Northern Ireland national football team
men's national association football team representing Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team is the national football team of Northern Ireland.
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| Nickname(s) | Green and White Army, Norn Iron | ||
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| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Michael O'Neill | ||
| Captain | Steven Davis | ||
| Most caps | Steven Davis (126) | ||
| Top scorer | David Healy (36) | ||
| Home stadium | Windsor Park | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 59  (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 20 (September 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 129 (September 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
 Ireland 0–13 England  (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) As Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–4 England (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 7 October 1950)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Ireland 7–0 Wales  (Belfast, Ireland; 1 February 1930)[2] As Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 5–0 Cyprus  (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 21 April 1971)  Faroe Islands 0–5 Northern Ireland (Landskrona, Sweden; 11 September 1991)  Liechtenstein 0–4 Northern Ireland (Eschen, Liechtenstein; 11 October 1995) Northern Ireland 4–0 San Marino  (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 15 October 2008) Northern Ireland 4–0 Faroe Islands (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 10 August 2011) Northern Ireland 4–0 San Marino  (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 8 October 2016) Northern Ireland 4–0 Azerbaijan  (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 11 November 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Ireland 0–13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) As Northern Ireland  Netherlands 6–0 Northern Ireland (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2 June 2012) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1958) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 1958 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16, 2016 | ||
Most appearances
change| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 119 | 0 | 1964–1986 |
| 2 | Mal Donaghy | 91 | 0 | 1980–1994 |
| 3 | Sammy McIlroy | 88 | 5 | 1972–1987 |
| 4 | Keith Gillespie | 83 | 2 | 1995–2008 |
| 5 | Jimmy Nicholl | 73 | 1 | 1976–1986 |
| 6 | Michael Hughes | 71 | 5 | 1992–2004 |
| 6 | Maik Taylor | 71 | 0 | 1999–2011 |
| 8 | David McCreery | 67 | 0 | 1976–1990 |
| 9 | David Healy | 66 | 35 | 2000–2013 |
| 9 | Nigel Worthington | 66 | 0 | 1984–1997 |
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Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | David Healy | 35 | 66 | 2000–2013 |
| 2 | Colin Clarke | 13 | 38 | 1986–1993 |
| 2 | Billy Gillespie | 13 | 25 | 1913–1932 |
| 4 | Gerry Armstrong | 12 | 63 | 1977–1986 |
| 4 | Iain Dowie | 12 | 59 | 1990–2000 |
| 4 | Jimmy Quinn | 12 | 46 | 1985–1996 |
| 4 | Joe Bambrick | 12 | 11 | 1928–1940 |
| 8 | Billy Bingham | 10 | 56 | 1951–1964 |
| 8 | Jimmy McIlroy | 10 | 55 | 1952–1966 |
| 8 | Peter McParland | 10 | 34 | 1954–1962 |
| 8 | Johnny Crossan | 10 | 24 | 1960–1968 |
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Northern) Ireland - International Results RSSSF
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
