Northern Ireland
AssociationIrish Football Association (IFA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachTanya Oxtoby[1]
CaptainMarissa Callaghan
Most capsJulie Nelson (125)
Top scorerRachel Furness (38)
FIFA codeNIR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 46 Increase 1 (15 December 2023)[2]
Highest45 (March – June 2023)
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

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

18 July Friendly Czech Republic  0–2  Northern Ireland Opava, Czech Republic
19:30 UTC+2 Source
  • McFadden 26'
  • Beattie 48'
 Stadium: Stadion v Městských sadech
Attendance: 778
Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)
26 September UEFA Women's Nations League Northern Ireland  1–0  Albania Belfast
--:--  Wade 57' Source Stadium: Seaview Stadium
Referee: Zulema González (Spain)
31 October UEFA Women's Nations League Northern Ireland  1–1  Hungary Belfast
20:00 (19:00 GMT)
Source
Stadium: Seaview Stadium
Attendance: 948
Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

Coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Albania and Republic of Ireland on 1 and 5 December 2023, respectively.[8]

Kelsie Burrows withdrew from the squad on 29 November and was replaced by Rachel McLaren.[9]

Caps and goals updated as of 5 December 2023 after the match against  Republic of Ireland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Shannon Turner (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 6 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
12 1GK Rachael Norney (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 1 0 Northern Ireland Cliftonville
23 1GK Maddy Harvey-Clifford (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 2 0 Northern Ireland Crusaders
2 2DF Rebecca McKenna (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 33 1 England Lewes
3 2DF Demi Vance (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 90 4 Northern Ireland Glentoran
4 2DF Sarah McFadden (1987-05-23) 23 May 1987 104 9 England Durham
5 2DF Ellie Mason (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 4 0 England Birmingham City
6 2DF Laura Rafferty (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 38 0 England Southampton
13 2DF Rachel McLaren (2002-11-19) 19 November 2002 1 0 Northern Ireland Crusaders
15 2DF Rebecca Holloway (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 22 3 United States Racing Louisville
22 2DF Abbie Magee (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 12 0 Northern Ireland Cliftonville
7 3MF Chloe McCarron (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 35 1 Northern Ireland Glentoran
8 3MF Marissa Callaghan (captain) (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 86 9 Northern Ireland Cliftonville
16 3MF Nadene Caldwell (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 78 2 Northern Ireland Glentoran
17 3MF Caragh Hamilton (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 38 6 England Lewes
18 3MF Megan Bell (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 25 2 Scotland Rangers
20 3MF Joely Andrews (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 17 1 Northern Ireland Glentoran
9 4FW Simone Magill (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 78 24 England Aston Villa
10 4FW Keri Halliday (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 1 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
11 4FW Danielle Maxwell (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 9 2 Northern Ireland Cliftonville
14 4FW Lauren Wade (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 54 9 England Reading
19 4FW Emily Wilson (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 21 1 Northern Ireland Glentoran
21 4FW Kerry Beattie (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 10 3 Northern Ireland Glentoran

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 Lilie Woods (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 1 0 Northern Ireland Mid-Ulster v.  Hungary, 31 October 2023
DF Kelsie Burrows (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 13 0 Northern Ireland Cliftonville v.  Albania, 1 December 2023 WD
MF Rachel Furness (1988-06-19) 19 June 1988 95 38 England Bristol City v.  Hungary, 31 October 2023 INJ
FW Caitlin McGuinness (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 18 1 Northern Ireland Cliftonville v.  Hungary, 31 October 2023
FW Kirsty McGuinness (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 57 14 Northern Ireland Cliftonville v.  Albania, 26 September 2023

Notes:

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

Records

  • 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.[10]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

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 1991Did not qualify UEFA EURO 1991
Sweden 1995Did not enter UEFA EURO 1995
United States 1999 Did not enter
United States 2003
China 2007Did not qualify 6213711−4
Germany 2011 10325816−8
Canada 2015 10127319−16
France 2019 8107427−23
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 106133616+20
2027To be determined To be determined
Total0/10------- 441311235889−31
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984Did not qualify 6006521
Norway 1987 6006235
West Germany 1989Did not enter Did not enter
Denmark 1991Did not qualify 4004121
Italy 1993Did not enter Did not enter
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995
NorwaySweden 1997
Germany 2001
England 2005
Finland 2009Did not qualify 112181128
Sweden 2013 103251215
Netherlands 2017 82151022
England 2022Group stage3003111 106222118
Switzerland 2025To be determined To be determined
Total1/133003111 551363662160
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  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. ↑ "Squad for Women's Nations League games revealed". Irish Football Association. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "McLaren replaces Burrows in senior women's squad". Irish Football Association. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Fullerton, Gareth (7 October 2017). "Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!". belfastlive. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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