Northern Ireland national under-21 football team

Northern Ireland U21

Association	Irish Football Association
Head coach	Steve Beaglehole
Captain	Jonathan Flynn
Most caps	21 Sean Friars (1998-2001)
Top scorer	4 (four players)
Home colours Away colours
First international
8 March 1978, Rep. Ireland U21 1-1 Northern Ireland U21 FR
Biggest win
10 May 2006, Northern Ireland U21 5-0 Liechtenstein U21 ECQ
Biggest defeat
1 April 2003, Northern Ireland U21 2-6 Greece U21 ECQ

The Northern Ireland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Northern Ireland.

Former Coaches

Name	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	%W
Danny Blanchflower	08-03-1978		1	0	1	0	0.0
Billy Bingham	03-04-1990		1	1	0	0	100.0
Bryan Hamilton	22-03-1994		1	0	1	0	0.0
Roy Millar	21-04-1998		1	1	0	0	100.0
Chris Nicholl	20-05-1998	08-10-1999	13	3	5	5	23.1
Roy Millar	28-03-2000	26-03-2008	48	17	9	22	35.4
Steve Beaglehole	19-08-2008		4	1	0	3	25.0

• To 20 August 2008.

2008/09 Matches

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
19-08-2008	Kiev	Poland	0-1	International Friendly Tournament
20-08-2008	Kiev	Ukraine	1-4	International Friendly Tournament
05-09-2008	Stadion am Zoo, Wuppertal	Germany	0-3	Euro U21 Qualifier
18-11-2008	New Douglas Park, Hamilton	Scotland	3-1	International Friendly
31-03-2009	Shamrock Park, Portadown	Ukraine	1-1	International Friendly

Current squad

Squad for the Ukraine International Friendly Tournament 19-20 August 2008.^[1]

Pos	Player	Club	Caps	Goals	Date of Birth (age)
GK	Trevor Carson	Sunderland	6	0	March 5, 1988 (1988-03-05) (age 21)
GK	Chris McCluskey	Lisburn Distillery	0	0	July 20, 1989 (1989-07-20) (age 20)
DF	Liam McMenamin	Sheffield Wednesday	0	0	April 10, 1989 (1989-04-10) (age 20)
DF	Jonathan Flynn	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	November 18, 1989 (1989-11-18) (age 20)
DF	Chris Casement	Ipswich Town	9	0	January 12, 1988 (1988-01-12) (age 21)
DF	Ryan McGivern	Manchester City	0	0	July 8, 1990 (1990-07-08) (age 19)
DF	Craig Cathcart	Manchester United	6	0	February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06) (age 20)
DF	Daniel Lafferty	Celtic	0	0	May 18, 1989 (1989-05-18) (age 20)
MD	Adam Chapman	Sheffield United	0	0	November 29, 1989 (1989-11-29) (age 19)
MD	Robbie Weir	Sunderland	0	0	December 9, 1988 (1988-12-09) (age 20)
MD	Corry Evans	Manchester United	0	0	July 30, 1990 (1990-07-30) (age 19)
MD	Philip Lowry	Linfield	0	0	July 15, 1989 (1989-07-15) (age 20)
MD	Eunan O'Kane	Everton	0	0	July 10, 1990 (1990-07-10) (age 19)
MD	Sammy Stewart	Aberdeen	0	0	November 25, 1990 (1990-11-25) (age 18)
FW	Andrew Little	Rangers	0	0	May 12, 1989 (1989-05-12) (age 20)
FW	Jordan Owens	Crusaders	0	0	July 9, 1989 (1989-07-09) (age 20)
FW	James McClean	Derry City	0	0	April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22) (age 20)
FW	James Lawrie	Port Vale	1	0	December 18, 1990 (1990-12-18) (age 18)

Other Recent Call-Ups

Pos	Player	Club	Caps	Goals	Date of Birth (age)	Notes
GK	Jonathan Tuffey	Partick Thistle	13	0	January 20, 1987 (1987-01-20) (age 22)	Full Squad
GK	Chris Keenan	Larne	0	0	June 30, 1987 (1987-06-30) (age 22)
GK	Matthew McGraw	Portstewart	0	0	(age 21)
DF	Aaron Callaghan	Derry City	15	0	July 1, 1986 (1986-07-01) (age 23)
DF	Lee Colligan	Ballymena United	1	0	February 11, 1989 (1989-02-11) (age 20)
DF	Tony Kane	Blackburn Rovers	5	0	August 29, 1987 (1987-08-29) (age 22)
DF	Rory McArdle	Rochdale	19	1	May 1, 1987 (1987-05-01) (age 22)
DF	David Howland	Port Vale	4	0	September 17, 1986 (1986-09-17) (age 23)
DF	Kyle McVey	Coleraine	8	0	July 7, 1986 (1986-07-07) (age 23)
DF	Johnny Taylor	Glentoran	8	1	June 30, 1988 (1988-06-30) (age 21)
DF	Jonny Evans	Manchester United	3	0	January 2, 1988 (1988-01-02) (age 21)	Full Squad
DF	Emmet Friars	Newry City	7	0	September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14) (age 24)
DF	Philip Simpson	Glentoran	0	0
DF	David Armstrong	Hearts	1	0	January 23, 1987 (1987-01-23) (age 22)
DF	Albert Watson	Ballymena United	0	0	September 8, 1985 (1985-09-08) (age 24)
MF	Richard Clarke	Glentoran FC	7	2	November 28, 1985 (1985-11-28) (age 23)
MF	Matthew Hazley	Airdrie United	3	0	December 30, 1987 (1987-12-30) (age 21)
MF	Chris Kingsberry	Lisburn Distillery	0	0	September 10, 1985 (1985-09-10) (age 24)
MF	Kieran McKenna	Tottenham Hotspur	6	0	May 14, 1986 (1986-05-14) (age 23)
MF	Michael O'Connor	Crewe Alexandra	3	1	October 6, 1987 (1987-10-06) (age 22)	Full Squad
MF	Chris Turner	Partick Thistle	12	3	January 3, 1987 (1987-01-03) (age 22)
MF	Robert Garrett	Linfield FC	10	0	May 5, 1988 (1988-05-05) (age 21)
MF	David Buchanan	Bury	15	2	May 6, 1986 (1986-05-06) (age 23)
MF	Jamie Mulgrew	Linfield	11	0	June 5, 1986 (1986-06-05) (age 23)
MF	Michael Carvill	Linfield	7	0	April 3, 1988 (1988-04-03) (age 21)
MF	Dermot McCaffrey	Falkirk	8	0	March 29, 1986 (1986-03-29) (age 23)
FW	Thomas Stewart	Derry City	18	4	November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12) (age 23)
FW	Daryl Fordyce	Glentoran	12	2	January 2, 1987 (1987-01-02) (age 22)
FW	Jamie Ward	Chesterfield	7	2	May 12, 1986 (1986-05-12) (age 23)
FW	Andrew Waterworth	Glentoran	7	2	April 11, 1986 (1986-04-11) (age 23)
FW	Darren Meenan	Monaghan United	3	0	January 27, 1987 (1987-01-27) (age 22)
FW	Kyle Lafferty	Rangers	2	0	September 16, 1987 (1987-09-16) (age 22)	Full Squad
FW	Daryl Smylie	Ostersunds FK	6	0	September 10, 1985 (1985-09-10) (age 24)
FW	Mark McAllister	Linfield	3	0	April 26, 1988 (1988-04-26) (age 21)
FW	Martin Paterson	Burnley	2	0	May 10, 1987 (1987-05-10) (age 22)	Full Squad

Under-21 Graduates

Players who have won Northern Ireland 'Full' caps after playing for Northern Ireland U21 (Figures in brackets Under-21 Caps/Goals and career)

See Also

• Northern Ireland national football team
• Northern Ireland national under-17 football team

References

External links

• Fixtures & Results - Under 21 of 2007 and 2008, with further links to Results of 2006 and 2005
• U21-squad-announced for the international challenge match against Finland on Tuesday August 21.
• NI U21 Appearance Details from NIFG