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Association | Irish Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Kenny Shiels | ||
Captain | Marissa Callaghan | ||
Most caps | Julie Nelson (115) | ||
Top scorer | Rachel Furness (38) | ||
FIFA code | NIR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 49 ![]() | ||
Highest | 46 (December 2021) | ||
Lowest | 83 (December 2004) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 30 June 1973) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Skopje, North Macedonia; 25 November 2021) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Clydebank, Scotland, 23 November 1974) ![]() ![]() (Blackburn, England, 16 March 1986) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2022) |
The Northern Ireland women's national football team represents Northern Ireland in international women's football. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, FIFA statutes permit Northern Ireland as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.
The team were the lowest UEFA-ranked team (27th)[2] to qualify for the European Championships Finals in England in 2022.
In September 2021 it was announced that the senior women's team would be adopting a full-time professional set up ahead of Euro 2022.[3]
The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
23 October 2023 World Cup qualifying | England ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | London, England |
18:15 (17:15 BST) | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
26 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying | Northern Ireland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
20:00 (19:00 BST) | Report | Stadium: Seaview Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain) |
25 November 2023 World Cup qualifying | North Macedonia ![]() | 0–11 | ![]() | Skopje, North Macedonia |
Report | Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany) |
29 November 2023 World Cup qualifying | Northern Ireland ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Seaview Referee: Meitar Shemesh (Israel) |
17 February Friendly | Northern Ireland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain |
Wade ![]() |
Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
20 February Friendly | Northern Ireland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain |
19:00 |
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Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
23 February Friendly | Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain |
17:00 |
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Stadium: Marbella Fpptball Center |
8 April 2023 World Cup qualifying | Austria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
12 April 2023 World Cup qualifying | Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
23 June Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Lier, Belgium |
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Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion Referee: Victoria Beyer (France) |
7 July UEFA Women's Euro GS | Norway ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Southampton, England |
20:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 9,146 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland) |
11 July UEFA Women's Euro GS | Austria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Southampton, England |
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Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 9,268 Referee: Emikar Calderas Barrera (Venezuela) |
15 July UEFA Women's Euro GS | Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Southampton, England |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,785 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
2 September 2023 World Cup qualifying | Luxembourg ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Esch-sur-Alzette |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia) |
6 September 2023 World Cup qualifying | Latvia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | |
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15 November Friendly | Northern Ireland ![]() | v | ![]() | |
20:00 |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Jacqueline Burns | (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 25) | 39 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | 1GK | Becky Flaherty | (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 24) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | 1GK | Shannon Turner | (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Julie Nelson | (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 37) | 125 | 8 | ![]() |
6 | 2DF | Ashley Hutton | (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 35) | 114 | 9 | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Sarah Robson | (1987-05-23) 23 May 1987 (age 35) | 86 | 6 | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Demi Vance | (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 31) | 75 | 4 | Unattached |
17 | 2DF | Laura Rafferty | (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 26) | 32 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Rebecca McKenna | (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 21) | 20 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | 2DF | Rebecca Holloway | (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 27) | 9 | 3 | ![]() |
13 | 2DF | Kelsie Burrows | (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | 2DF | Abbie Magee | (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Rachel Furness | (1988-06-19) 19 June 1988 (age 34) | 85 | 38 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Marissa Callaghan (captain) | (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 37) | 72 | 9 | ![]() |
16 | 3MF | Nadene Caldwell | (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 31) | 67 | 2 | ![]() |
7 | 3MF | Chloe McCarron | (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 24) | 23 | 1 | ![]() |
20 | 3MF | Joely Andrews | (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 20) | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | 3MF | Louise McDaniel | (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
4FW | Simone Magill | (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 28) | 70 | 21 | ![]() | |
11 | 4FW | Kirsty McGuinness | (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 28) | 57 | 14 | ![]() |
14 | 4FW | Lauren Wade | (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 28) | 41 | 7 | ![]() |
19 | 4FW | Emily Wilson | (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 21) | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
21 | 4FW | Caitlin McGuinness | (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 20) | 11 | 1 | ![]() |
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Maddy Harvey-Clifford | (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Toni Leigh Finnegan | (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Rachel McLaren | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Caragh Hamilton | (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Samantha Kelly | (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Megan Bell | (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ciara Watling | (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Kerry Beattie | (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 20) | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Danielle Maxwell | (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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Northern Ireland's Simone Magill holds the world record for the fastest international goal in women's football. Previously, US forward Alex Morgan had held the record at twelve seconds. Magill achieved an eleven-second goal against Georgia at the start of a European Qualifying match on 3 June 2016, after chasing down the ball and then receiving a cross from a teammate. The Irish Football Association awarded her with a special trophy. The goal also marks the fastest ever international goal by any national Northern Irish team – male or female.[5]
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
![]() | Did not qualify | UEFA EURO 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | UEFA EURO 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | ||||||||||
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | |||||||||||
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10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 | −16 | |||||||||||
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | −23 | |||||||||||
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To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 73 | −51 |
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