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Northern Ireland women's national football team

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Northern Ireland
AssociationIrish Football Association (IFA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachTanya Oxtoby[1]
CaptainSimone Magill
Most capsJulie Nelson (125)
Top scorerRachel Furness (38)
FIFA codeNIR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 45 Increase 3 (16 August 2024)[2]
Highest45 (March – June 2023; August 2024)
Lowest85 (June 2005)
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
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultGroup 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)[3] 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.[4]

Results and fixtures

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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

2023

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2024

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23 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches Montenegro  0–2  Northern Ireland Podgorica
14:00 Report
  • Wade 70'
  • Vance 90+1'
Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
27 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches Northern Ireland  1–1
(3–1 agg.)
 Montenegro Belfast
20:00 (19:00 GMT) Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Note: Northern Ireland won 3–1 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Portugal  4–0  Northern Ireland Leiria
21:45 (20:45 UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
29 November 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying play-off Northern Ireland  v  Norway Larne, Northern Ireland
20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Inver Park

Coaching staff

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Manager history

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Players

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Rachael Norney (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 20) 1 0 England Liverpool Feds
1GK Maddy Harvey-Clifford (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Northern Ireland Crusaders
1GK Jacqueline Burns (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997 (age 27) 48 0 England Reading

2DF Rebecca Holloway (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29) 22 3 England Birmingham City
2DF Rebecca McKenna (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) 33 2 England Charlton Athletic
2DF Ellie Mason (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 28) 4 0 England Birmingham City
2DF Laura Rafferty (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28) 38 0 England Southampton
2DF Rachel Dugdale (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 28) 24 0 England Reading
2DF Demi Vance (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 (age 33) 90 4 Northern Ireland Glentoran
2DF Rachel McLaren (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Northern Ireland Crusaders
2DF Natalie Johnson 0 Northern Ireland Nottingham Forest Women

3MF Joely Andrews (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22) 17 1 Northern Ireland Glentoran
3MF Chloe McCarron (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 26) 35 1 Northern Ireland Glentoran
3MF Louise McDaniel England Burnley
3MF Brenna McPartlan (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 25) 2 0 England Burnley
3MF Megan Bell (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 23) 25 2 Scotland Hearts
2DF Connie Scofield 0 Northern Ireland London City Lionesses

4FW Emily Wilson (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 23) 21 1 Northern Ireland Glentoran
4FW Simone Magill (captain) (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 30) 78 24 England Aston Villa
4FW Lauren Wade (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 31) 54 9 England Reading
4FW Keri Halliday (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
4FW Casey Howe (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Republic of Ireland Athlone Town
4FW Danielle Maxwell (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22) 9 2 England Blackburn Rovers

Recent call-ups

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  • 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 Shannon Turner (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 27) 6 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers v.  Montenegro, 27 February 2024
GK Lilie Woods (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Northern Ireland Mid-Ulster v.  Hungary, 31 October 2023
GK Lauren Perry (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23) 5 0 Scotland Montrose v.  Croatia, 29 October 2024

DF Abbie Magee (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24) 12 0 Northern Ireland Cliftonville v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 9 April 2024
DF Sarah McFadden (1987-05-23) 23 May 1987 (age 37) 104 9 England Durham v.  Montenegro, 27 February 2024
DF Kelsie Burrows (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) 13 0 Northern Ireland Cliftonville v.  Croatia, 29 October 2024

MF Rachel Furness (1988-06-19) 19 June 1988 (age 36) 95 38 England Bristol City v.  Hungary, 31 October 2023 INJ
MF Nadene Caldwell (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 33) 78 2 Northern Ireland Glentoran v.  Croatia, 29 October 2024
MF Marissa Callaghan (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 39) 86 9 Northern Ireland Cliftonville v.  Croatia, 29 October 2024

FW Caitlin McGuinness (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 22) 18 1 Northern Ireland Cliftonville v.  Hungary, 31 October 2023
FW Kirsty McGuinness (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) 57 14 Northern Ireland Cliftonville v.  Albania, 26 September 2023
FW Kerry Beattie (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 22) 10 3 Northern Ireland Glentoran v.  Croatia, 29 October 2024
FW Caragh Hamilton (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28) 38 6 England Lewes v.  Croatia, 29 October 2024

Notes:

  • INJ Withdrew due to injury.
  • WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury or medical issue

Records

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  • Statistics correct as of 5 December 2023.
  • Active players in bold.

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. The goal marks the fastest ever international goal by any national Northern Irish team – male or female.[9]

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did not qualify UEFA EURO 1991
Sweden 1995 Did not enter UEFA EURO 1995
United States 1999 Did not enter
United States 2003
China 2007 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4
Germany 2011 10 3 2 5 8 16 −8
Canada 2015 10 1 2 7 3 19 −16
France 2019 8 1 0 7 4 27 −23
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 10 6 1 3 36 16 +20
Brazil 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/10 - - - - - - - 44 13 11 23 58 89 −31
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

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UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 5 21
Norway 1987 6 0 0 6 2 35
West Germany 1989 Did not enter Did not enter
Denmark 1991 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 1 21
Italy 1993 Did not enter Did not enter
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995
NorwaySweden 1997
Germany 2001
England 2005
Finland 2009 Did not qualify 11 2 1 8 11 28
Sweden 2013 10 3 2 5 12 15
Netherlands 2017 8 2 1 5 10 22
England 2022 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 11 10 6 2 2 21 18
Switzerland 2025 To be determined To be determined
Total 1/13 3 0 0 3 1 11 55 13 6 36 62 160
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

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UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2023–24 B 1 3rd 6 2 1 3 9 13 - 25th
2025–26 B To be determined
Total 18th

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Archer, Kenny (1 September 2023). "New Northern Ireland women's manager Tanya Oxtoby targeting top tournaments". The Irish News. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's National Teams Coefficient Overview" (PDF). editorial.uefa.com. 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ VAVEL.com (29 September 2021). "Northern Ireland Women move to a full-time international set-up". VAVEL. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Alfie Wylie leaves role as Northern Ireland women's manager after 15 years to take new IFA job". Belfast Telegraph. 12 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Kenny Shiels: Former Kilmarnock boss appointed Northern Ireland senior women's manager". BBC Sport. 16 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Kenny Shiels: Northern Ireland women's manager leaves role". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Tanya Oxtoby has rung the changes in her squad for this month's UEFA Women's Euro 2025 play-off games against Croatia". Irish Football Association. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  9. ^ Fullerton, Gareth (7 October 2017). "Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!". belfastlive. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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