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Northern Ireland

Association

Irish Football Association

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Kenny Shiels

Captain

Marissa Callaghan

Most caps

Julie Nelson (115)

Top scorer

Rachel Furness (38)

FIFA code

NIR

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

1 (13 October 2022)[1]

Highest

46 (December 2021)

Lowest

83 (December 2004)

First international

Republic of Ireland 4–1 Northern Ireland

(Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 30 June 1973)

Biggest win

North Macedonia 0–11 Northern Ireland

(Skopje, North Macedonia; 25 November 2021)

Biggest defeat

Scotland 11–1 Northern Ireland

(Clydebank, Scotland, 23 November 1974)

England 10–0 Northern Ireland

(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]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2021

23 October 2023 World Cup qualifying	England	4–0	Northern Ireland	London, England
18:15 (17:15 BST)	Mead 64', 74', 78' England 72'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

26 October 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	2–2	Austria	Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:00 (19:00 BST)	Wade 46' Vance 50'	Report	Dunst 42' Enzinger 90+2'	Stadium: Seaview Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

25 November 2023 World Cup qualifying	North Macedonia	0–11	Northern Ireland	Skopje, North Macedonia
		Report	Furness 4', 16' (pen.), 68' McKenna 10' Magill 11', 42', 73', 90' Wade 26' McGuinnness 33' Holloway 90+1'	Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)

29 November 2023 World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	9–0	North Macedonia	Belfast, Northern Ireland
	McGuiness 11', 38', 62' Holloway 30', 64' Furness 36', 87' Magill 74' Beattie 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Seaview Referee: Meitar Shemesh (Israel)

2022

17 February Friendly	Northern Ireland	3–1	Faroe Islands	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
	Kelly 6' McFadden 40' McCarron 45+2'		Wade 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

20 February Friendly	Northern Ireland	2–2	Switzerland	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
19:00	Magill 43', 72' (pen.)		Lehmann 51' Bachmann 54'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

23 February Friendly	Northern Ireland	0–1	Romania	San Pedro de Alcántara, Spain
17:00			Marcu 63'	Stadium: Marbella Fpptball Center

8 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Austria	3–1	Northern Ireland	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
	Wenninger 48' Billa 55' Dunst 57'	Report	Andrews 85'	Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

12 April 2023 World Cup qualifying	Northern Ireland	0–5	England	Belfast, Northern Ireland
		Report	Hemp 26', 60' Toone 52' Stanway 70', 79'	Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

23 June Friendly	Belgium	4–1	Northern Ireland	Lier, Belgium
	Wullaert 24', 86' Kerkhoven 82', 90+3'		Wade 45+1'	Stadium: Herman Vanderpoortenstadion Referee: Victoria Beyer (France)

7 July UEFA Women's Euro GS	Norway	4–1	Northern Ireland	Southampton, England
20:00	Blakstad 10' Maanum 13' Graham Hansen 31' (pen.) Reiten 54'	Report	Nelson 49'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 9,146 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

11 July UEFA Women's Euro GS	Austria	2–0	Northern Ireland	Southampton, England
	Schiechtl 19' Naschenweng 88'	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	England	Southampton, England
		Report	Kirby 40' Mead 44' Russo 48', 53' Burrows 76' (o.g.)	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,785 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

2 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Luxembourg	1–2	Northern Ireland	Esch-sur-Alzette
	Thompson 80'	Report	Robson 52' McKenna 85'	Stadium: Stade Émile Mayrisch Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

6 September 2023 World Cup qualifying	Latvia	1–3	Northern Ireland
		Report

15 November Friendly	Northern Ireland	v	Italy
20:00

Players

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up to the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[4]
Caps and goal correct as of 23 June 2022, before the match against Belgium.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jacqueline Burns	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 25)	39	0	Reading
12	1GK	Becky Flaherty	(1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 24)	7	0	Brighouse Town
23	1GK	Shannon Turner	(1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 25)	0	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers

5	2DF	Julie Nelson	(1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 37)	125	8	Crusaders Strikers
6	2DF	Ashley Hutton	(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 35)	114	9	Linfield
4	2DF	Sarah Robson	(1987-05-23) 23 May 1987 (age 35)	86	6	Durham
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	Southampton
2	2DF	Rebecca McKenna	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 21)	20	1	Lewes
15	2DF	Rebecca Holloway	(1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 27)	9	3	Racing Louisville
13	2DF	Kelsie Burrows	(2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 21)	8	0	Cliftonville
22	2DF	Abbie Magee	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 21)	6	0	Cliftonville

10	3MF	Rachel Furness	(1988-06-19) 19 June 1988 (age 34)	85	38	Liverpool
8	3MF	Marissa Callaghan (captain)	(1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 37)	72	9	Cliftonville
16	3MF	Nadene Caldwell	(1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 31)	67	2	Glentoran
7	3MF	Chloe McCarron	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 24)	23	1	Glentoran
20	3MF	Joely Andrews	(2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 20)	7	1	Glentoran
18	3MF	Louise McDaniel	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 22)	6	0	Cliftonville

	4FW	Simone Magill	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 28)	70	21	Aston Villa
11	4FW	Kirsty McGuinness	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 28)	57	14	Cliftonville
14	4FW	Lauren Wade	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 28)	41	7	Reading
19	4FW	Emily Wilson	(2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 21)	11	1	Crusaders Strikers
21	4FW	Caitlin McGuinness	(2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 20)	11	1	Cliftonville

Recent call-ups

The following players have been named to a squad in the past 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Maddy Harvey-Clifford	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Crusaders Strikers	v. North Macedonia, 29 November 2021

DF	Toni Leigh Finnegan	(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 20)	6	0	Cliftonville	v. Belgium, 23 June 2022
DF	Rachel McLaren	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Crusaders Strikers	v. North Macedonia, 29 November 2021

MF	Caragh Hamilton	(1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 26)	0	0	Glentoran	v. England, 12 April 2022
MF	Samantha Kelly	(1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 25)	0	0	Glentoran	v. England, 12 April 2022
MF	Megan Bell	(2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Rangers	v. England, 12 April 2022
MF	Ciara Watling	(1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 (age 30)	0	0	Southampton	v. North Macedonia, 29 November 2021

FW	Kerry Beattie	(2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 20)	6	1	Glentoran	v. Belgium, 23 June 2022
FW	Danielle Maxwell	(2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 20)	3	0	Cliftonville	v. Romania, 23 February 2022

Records

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]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	Did not qualify								UEFA EURO 1991
1995	Did not enter								UEFA EURO 1995
1999									Did not enter
2003									Did not enter
2007	Did not qualify								6	2	1	3	7	11	−4
2011									10	3	2	5	8	16	−8
2015									10	1	2	7	3	19	−16
2019									8	1	0	7	4	27	−23
2023									To be determined
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	7	5	22	22	73	−51

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
UEFA Women's Championship record								Qualifying record
1984	Did not qualify							6	0	0	6	5	21
1987	Did not qualify							6	0	0	6	2	35
1989	Did not enter							Did not enter
1991	Did not qualify							4	0	0	4	1	21
1993	Did not enter							Did not enter
1995
1997
2001
2005
2009	Did not qualify							11	2	1	8	11	28
2013								10	3	2	5	12	15
2017								8	2	1	5	10	22
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	11	10	6	2	2	21	18
Total	1/13	3	0	0	3	1	11	55	13	6	36	62	160

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
"Women's National Teams Coefficient Overview" (PDF). editorial.uefa.com. 24 February 2021.
VAVEL.com (29 September 2021). "Northern Ireland Women move to a full-time international set-up". VAVEL. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
"Northern Ireland UEFA Women's Euro squad announced". IFA.
Fullerton, Gareth (7 October 2017). "Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!". belfastlive. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

External links

Northern Ireland squads – UEFA Women's Championship

v t e Northern Ireland squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2022
1 Burns 2 McKenna 3 Vance 4 McFadden 5 Nelson 6 Hutton 7 McCarron 8 Callaghan (c) 9 Magill 10 Furness 11 K. McGuinness 12 Flaherty 13 Burrows 14 Wade 15 Holloway 16 Caldwell 17 Rafferty 18 McDaniel 19 Wilson 20 Andrews 21 C. McGuinness 22 Magee 23 Turner Coach: Shiels

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Awards

Ulster Footballer of the Year
Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Player of the Year

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