Northern Ireland national under-21 football team
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| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
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| Head coach | Steve Beaglehole | ||
| Captain | Johnny Flynn | ||
| Most caps | 21 Sean Friars (1998-2001) | ||
| Top scorer | 4 (four players) | ||
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| First international | |||
8 March 1978,  Rep. Ireland U21 1-1 Northern Ireland U21  FR |
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| Biggest win | |||
10 May 2006, Northern Ireland U21 5-0  Liechtenstein U21ECQ |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
1 April 2003, Northern Ireland U21 2-6  Greece U21 ECQ |
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The Northern Ireland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Northern Ireland.
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[edit] Former coaches
| Name | From | To | Record | ||||||
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| 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 | present | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | ||
- To 20 August 2008.
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Current squad
Squad to play San Marino.
| Pos | Player | Club | Date of Birth (age) |
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| GK | Stuart Rafferty | Bangor F.C. |
April 11, 1991 |
| GK | Conor Devlin | unattached | September 29, 1991 |
| DF | Lee Hodson | Watford |
October 2, 1991 |
| DF | Johnny Flynn | Ross County |
November 18, 1989 |
| DF | Dean Jarvis | Aberdeen |
June 1, 1992 |
| DF | Conor McLaughlin | Preston North End |
July 26, 1991 |
| DF | Chris Ramsey | Ballymena United |
May 24, 1990 |
| DF | Robbie Weir | Sunderland |
December 9, 1988 |
| MF | James Lawrie | Telford United |
December 18, 1990 |
| MF | Corry Evans | Hull City |
July 30, 1990 |
| MF | Oliver Norwood | Manchester United |
April 12, 1991 |
| MF | Shane Ferguson | Newcastle United |
July 12, 1991 |
| MF | Patrick McLaughlin | York City |
January 14, 1991 |
| MF | Michael Bryan | Watford |
February 21, 1990 |
| FW | Billy Kee | Burton Albion |
December 1, 1990 |
| FW | Billy McKay | Inverness CT |
October 22, 1988 |
| FW | Liam Boyce | Werder Bremen |
April 8, 1991 |
| FW | Will Grigg | Walsall |
July 3, 1991 |
[edit] Other Recent Call-Ups
The following players have been called up to the Under-21 squad and remain eligible:
| Pos | Player | Club | Caps | Goals | Date of Birth (age) | Notes |
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| GK | Matthew McGraw | Portstewart |
0 | 0 | (age 21) | |
| DF | Lee Colligan | Ballymena United |
1 | 0 | February 11, 1989 | |
| MF | Adam Barton | Preston North End |
0 | 0 | January 7, 1991 |
[edit] 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)
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] 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
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