Northern Ireland national football team

Northern Ireland
Nickname(s)	Green and White Army,; Norn Iron
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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	59 (22 December 2022)
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)
Biggest win
	Ireland 7–0 Wales ; (Belfast, Ireland; 1 February 1930); 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

Northern Ireland national football team is the national football team of Northern Ireland.

Most appearances[change | change source]

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 | change source]

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 | change source]

↑ "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.

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[NIR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Northern) Ireland - International Results RSSSF

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

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