Northern Ireland national under-21 football team

history

,Steve Beaglehole | Captain = Jonathan Flynn | Most caps = 21 Sean Friars (1998-2001) | Top scorer = 4 (four players) | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1= | leftarm1=32AD42|body1=32AD42|rightarm1=32AD42|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=32AD42 | pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_thingreenandbluestripes|pattern_ra2=| | leftarm2=ffffff|body2=ffffff|rightarm2=ffffff|shorts2=32AD42|socks2=32AD42| | First game = 8 March 1978, Rep. Ireland U21 (A)
Drew 1-1 FR | Largest win = 10 May 2006, Liechtenstein U21 (H)
Won 5-0 ECQ | Largest loss = 1 April 2003, Greece U21 (H)
Lost 2-6 ECQ | UEFAu21Champ apps = | UEFAu21Champ first = | UEFAu21Champ best = |}} The Northern Ireland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Northern Ireland.

Former Coaches

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Name !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="7"|Record |- !P!!W!!D!!L!!%W |- |align=left| Danny Blanchflower | 08-03-1978 |
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|- |align=left| Billy Bingham | 03-04-1990 |
1100align=right|100.0
|- |align=left| Bryan Hamilton | 22-03-1994 |
1010align=right|0.0
|- |align=left| Roy Millar | 21-04-1998 |
1100align=right|100.0
|- |align=left| Chris Nicholl | 20-05-1998 | 08-10-1999
13355align=right|23.1
|- |align=left| Roy Millar | 28-03-2000 | 26-03-2008
4817922align=right|35.4
|- |align=left| Steve Beaglehole | 19-08-2008 |
4103align=right|25.0
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  • To 20 August 2008.
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2008/09 Matches

 {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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 | TBC | Ukraine ! |International Friendly |}

Current squad

Squad for the Ukraine International Friendly Tournament 19-20 August 2008.»Irish Football Association, Northern Ireland - News - U21 SQUAD TO TAKE PART IN FRIENDLY TOURNAMENT {| class="wikitable" |- ! Pos ! Player ! Club ! Caps ! Goals ! Date of Birth (age) |- | GK Trevor Carson Sunderland 6 0 |- | GK Chris McCluskey Lisburn Distillery 0 0 |- | DF Liam McMenamin Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 |- | DF Jonathan Flynn Blackburn Rovers 0 0 |- | DF Chris Casement Ipswich Town 9 0 |- | DF Ryan McGivern Manchester City 0 0 |- | DF Craig Cathcart Manchester United 6 0 |- | DF Daniel Lafferty Celtic 0 0 |- | MD Adam Chapman Sheffield United 0 0 |- | MD Robbie Weir Sunderland 0 0 |- | MD Corry Evans Manchester United 0 0 |- | MD Philip Lowry Institute 0 0 |- | MD Eunan O'Kane Everton 0 0 |- | MD Sammy Stewart Aberdeen 0 0 |- | FW Andrew Little Rangers 0 0 |- | FW Jordan Owens Crusaders 0 0 |- | FW James McClean Derry City 0 0 |- | FW Jamie Lawrie Port Vale 0 0 |- |}

Other Recent Call-Ups

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Pos ! Player ! Club ! Caps ! Goals ! Date of Birth (age) ! Notes |- | GK Jonathan Tuffey Partick Thistle 13 0 Full Squad |- | GK Chris Keenan Larne 0 0 |- | GK Matthew McGraw Portstewart 0 0 (age 21) |- | DF Aaron Callaghan Derry City 15 0 |- | DF Lee Colligan Ballymena United 1 0 |- | DF Tony Kane Blackburn Rovers 5 0 |- | DF Rory McArdle Rochdale 19 1 |- | DF David Howland Port Vale 4 0 |- | DF Kyle McVey Coleraine 8 0 |- | DF Johnny Taylor Glentoran 8 1 |- | DF Jonny Evans Manchester United 3 0 Full Squad |- | DF Emmet Friars Newry City 7 0 |- | DF Philip Simpson Glentoran 0 0 | |- | DF David Armstrong Hearts 1 0 |- | DF Albert Watson Ballymena United 0 0 |- | MF Richard Clarke Newry City 7 2 |- | MF Matthew Hazley Airdrie United 3 0 |- | MF Chris Kingsberry Lisburn Distillery 0 0 |- | MF Kieran McKenna Tottenham Hotspur 6 0 |- | MF Michael O'Connor Crewe Alexandra 3 1 Full Squad |- | MF Chris Turner Partick Thistle 12 3 |- | MF Robert Garrett Stoke City 10 0 |- | MF David Buchanan Bury 15 2 |- | MF Jamie Mulgrew Linfield 11 0 |- | MF Michael Carvill Linfield 7 0 |- | MF Dermot McCaffrey Falkirk 8 0 |- | FW Thomas Stewart Derry City 18 4 |- | FW Daryl Fordyce Glentoran 12 2 |- | FW Jamie Ward Chesterfield 7 2 |- | FW Andrew Waterworth Hamilton Academical 7 2 |- | FW Darren Meenan Monaghan United 3 0 |- | FW Kyle Lafferty Rangers 2 0 Full Squad |- | FW Daryl Smylie Ostersunds FK 6 0 |- | FW Mark McAllister Dungannon Swifts 3 0 |- | FW Martin Paterson Burnley 2 0 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)'' {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" |

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References

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