Northern Ireland national football team records and statistics explained

This page details Northern Ireland national football team records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, and Northern Ireland's match record by opponent and decade.

Player records

Most capped players

after the match against .

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	First Cap	Last Cap
1	Steven Davis	140	13	9 February 2005 vs.	27 September 2022 vs.
2	Pat Jennings	119	0	15 April 1964 vs.	12 June 1986 vs.
3	Aaron Hughes	112	1	25 March 1998 vs.	3 June 2018 vs.
4	Jonny Evans	107	6	6 September 2006 vs.	8 June 2024 vs.
5	David Healy	95	36	23 February 2000 vs.	26 March 2013 vs.
6	Mal Donaghy	91	0	16 May 1980 vs.	11 June 1994 vs.
7	Kyle Lafferty	89	20	21 May 2006 vs.	12 June 2022 vs.
8	Sammy McIlroy	88	5	16 February 1972 vs.	15 October 1986 vs.
	Maik Taylor	88	0	27 March 1999 vs.	11 October 2011 vs.
10	Keith Gillespie	86	2	7 September 1995 vs.	19 November 2008 vs.
11	Gareth McAuley	80	9	4 June 2005 vs.	18 November 2018 vs.
12	Chris Baird	79	0	3 June 2003 vs.	12 June 2016 vs.
	Josh Magennis	79	11	26 May 2010 vs.	11 June 2024 vs.
14	Jimmy Nicholl	73	1	24 March 1976 vs.	12 June 1986 vs.
	Niall McGinn	73	6	19 November 2008 vs.	12 June 2022 vs.
	Craig Cathcart	73	2	3 September 2010 vs.	7 September 2023 vs.
17	Corry Evans	72	2	6 June 2009 vs.	11 June 2024 vs.
18	Michael Hughes	71	5	13 November 1991 vs.	8 September 2004 vs.
19	Paddy McNair	69	6	25 March 2015 vs.	20 November 2023 vs.
20	David McCreery	67	0	8 May 1976 vs.	18 May 1990 vs.
21	Nigel Worthington	66	0	22 May 1984 vs.	11 February 1997 vs.
22	Chris Brunt	65	3	18 August 2004 vs.	12 November 2017 vs.
23	Martin O'Neill	64	8	13 October 1971 vs.	14 November 1984 vs.
24	Gerry Armstrong	63	12	27 April 1977 vs.	12 June 1986 vs.
25	Stuart Dallas	62	3	27 May 2011 vs.	29 March 2022 vs.
26	Terry Neill	59	2	25 April 1961 vs.	19 May 1973 vs.
	Iain Dowie	59	12	27 March 1990 vs.	9 September 1999 vs.
28	Oliver Norwood	57	0	11 August 2010 vs.	15 October 2018 vs.
	Shane Ferguson	57	2	6 June 2009 vs.	23 March 2023 vs.
30	Danny Blanchflower	56	2	1 October 1949 vs.	28 November 1962 vs.
	Billy Bingham	56	9	12 May 1951 vs.	20 November 1963 vs.
	Damien Johnson	56	0	29 May 1999 vs.	14 October 2009 vs.
33	Jimmy McIlroy	55	10	6 October 1951 vs.	24 November 1965 vs.
34	Stephen Craigan	54	0	12 February 2003 vs.	29 March 2011 vs.
35	Allan Hunter	53	1	22 October 1969 vs.	21 November 1979 vs.
	John McClelland	53	1	16 May 1980 vs.	27 March 1990 vs.
37	Alan McDonald	52	3	16 October 1985 vs.	27 March 1996 vs.
	Jim Magilton	52	5	5 February 1991 vs.	27 March 2002 vs.
39	Sammy Nelson	51	1	21 April 1970 vs.	1 July 1982 vs.
	Chris Nicholl	51	3	30 October 1974 vs.	12 October 1983 vs.
	Gerry Taggart	51	7	27 March 1990 vs.	12 October 2002 vs.
	George Saville	51	0	5 October 2017 vs.	20 November 2023 vs.
43	Bryan Hamilton	50	4	11 December 1968 vs.	18 June 1980 vs.
	James Quinn	50	4	24 April 1996 vs.	11 October 2006 vs.

Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Top goalscorers

after the match against .

Rank	Player	NI Career	Goals	Caps	Goals per game	First Goal	Last Goal
1	David Healy	2000–2013	36	95		23 February 2000 vs.	14 November 2012 vs.
2	Kyle Lafferty	2006–2022	20	89		16 August 2006 vs.	11 November 2016 vs.
3	Billy Gillespie	1913–1932	13	25		15 February 1913 vs.	20 October 1926 vs.
	Colin Clarke	1986–1993	13	38		23 April 1986 vs.	9 September 1992 vs.
	Steven Davis	2005–2022	13	140		8 October 2005 vs.	25 March 2022 vs.
6	Joe Bambrick	1928–1940	12	11		22 October 1928 vs.	16 March 1938 vs.
	Gerry Armstrong	1977–1986	12	63		16 November 1977 vs.	14 November 1984 vs.
	Jimmy Quinn	1984–1995	12	46		16 October 1984 vs.	11 October 1995 vs.
	Iain Dowie	1990–1999	12	59		16 October 1991 vs.	18 November 1998 vs.
10	Olphie Stanfield	1887–1897	11	30		12 March 1887 vs.	6 March 1897 vs.
	Josh Magennis	2010–	11	79		8 October 2015 vs.	14 October 2023 vs.
12	Jimmy McIlroy	1951–1965	10	55		6 October 1956 vs.	22 November 1961 vs.
	Peter McParland	1954–1962	10	34		31 March 1954 vs.	9 November 1960 vs.
	Johnny Crossan	1959–1967	10	24		28 November 1962 vs.	2 October 1965 vs.
15	Billy Bingham	1951–1963	9	56		3 November 1954 vs.	12 October 1963 vs.
	George Best	1964–1977	9	37		14 November 1964 vs.	21 April 1971 vs.
	Norman Whiteside	1982–1989	9	38		21 September 1983 vs.	6 September 1989 vs.
	Gareth McAuley	2005–2018	9	80		11 February 2009 vs.	11 November 2016 vs.
19	Derek Dougan	1958–1973	8	43		13 April 1961 vs.	21 April 1971 vs.
	Willie Irvine	1963–1972	8	23		30 May 1963 vs.	10 September 1968 vs.
	Martin O'Neill	1971–1984	8	64		28 March 1973 vs.	12 September 1984 vs.
22	John Peden	1887–1899	7	24		12 March 1887 vs.	19 February 1898 vs.
	Billy McAdams	1954–1962	7	15		3 November 1954 vs.	25 April 1961 vs.
	Sammy Wilson	1961–1967	7	12		12 October 1963 vs.	30 March 1966 vs.
	Gerry Taggart	1990–2002	7	51		5 February 1991 vs.	3 June 1998 vs.

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Most captaincies

after the match against .

Rank	Player	Captaincy Span	Times	Record as Captain	First Captaincy	Last Captaincy
						Win %	Draw %	Loss %
1	Steven Davis	2006–2022	82	26	23	33	87	92	-5	31.71%	28.05%	40.24%	21 May 2006 vs.	29 March 2022 vs.
2	Aaron Hughes	2002–2015	47	12	18	17	46	56	-10	25.53%	38.30%	36.17%	14 April 2002 vs.	31 May 2015 vs.
3	Danny Blanchflower	1954–1962	42	10	12	20	60	96	-36	23.81%	28.57%	47.62%	3 November 1954 vs.	28 November 1962 vs.
4	Terry Neill	1963–1973	38	16	8	14	58	53	5	42.11%	21.05%	36.84%	3 April 1963 vs.	19 May 1973 vs.
5	Martin O'Neill	1980–1984	33	12	11	10	29	34	-5	36.36%	33.33%	30.30%	26 March 1980 vs.	14 November 1984 vs.
6	Alan McDonald	1990–1995	26	8	8	10	28	29	-1	30.77%	30.77%	38.46%	17 May 1990 vs.	7 June 1995 vs.
7	Steve Lomas	1997–2003	22	5	6	11	14	26	-12	22.73%	27.27%	50.00%	10 September 1997 vs.	2 April 2003 vs.
8	Allan Hunter	1974–1979	19	6	4	9	19	31	-12	31.58%	21.05%	47.37%	30 October 1974 vs.	21 November 1979 vs.
	Sammy McIlroy	1980–1986	19	7	7	5	15	15	0	36.84%	36.84%	26.32%	16 May 1980 vs.	12 June 1986 vs.
10	John McClelland	1984–1990	17	4	5	8	15	21	-6	23.53%	29.41%	47.06%	16 October 1984 vs.	27 March 1990 vs.
11	Jonny Evans	2015–	16	4	2	10	14	24	-10	25.00%	12.50%	62.50%	25 March 2015 vs.	17 October 2023 vs.
12	Billy Gillespie	1921–1930	14	4	3	7	19	27	-8	28.57%	21.43%	50.00%	22 October 1921 vs.	20 October 1930 vs.
	Maik Taylor	2004–2011	14	4	4	6	13	18	-5	28.57%	28.57%	42.86%	31 March 2004 vs.	11 October 2011 vs.
14	Dave Clements	1973–1976	13	3	3	7	6	12	-6	23.08%	23.08%	53.85%	16 October 1973 vs.	27 March 1976 vs.
15	Billy Cook	1935–1939	11	2	1	8	11	32	-21	18.18%	9.09%	72.73%	13 November 1935 vs.	15 March 1939 vs.
	Jackie Vernon	1947–1951	11	1	2	8	13	40	-27	9.09%	18.18%	72.73%	4 October 1947 vs.	20 November 1951 vs.
	Derek Dougan	1971–1973	11	4	2	5	9	9	0	36.36%	18.18%	45.45%	21 April 1971 vs.	14 February 1973 vs.
18	Billy Scott	1908–1912	10	1	1	8	8	29	-21	10.00%	10.00%	80.00%	15 February 1908 vs.	10 February 1912 vs.
	Iain Dowie	1996–1999	10	3	4	3	7	10	-3	30.00%	40.00%	30.00%	31 August 1996 vs.	29 May 1999 vs.
19	Alf McMichael	1952–1954	9	1	2	6	10	21	-11	11.11%	22.22%	66.67%	19 March 1952 vs.	2 October 1954 vs.
	Nigel Worthington	1993–1997	9	3	2	4	14	14	0	33.33%	22.22%	44.44%	8 September 1993 vs.	22 January 1997 vs.

Captaincy appearances are only awarded to players who were assigned the captaincy at the start of an international game.
Players with an equal number of captaincies are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

Most clean sheets

after the match against .

Rank	Player	NI Career	Clean Sheets	Caps	Clean sheets per game	First Clean Sheet	Last Clean Sheet
1	Pat Jennings	1964–1986	45	119		29 April 1964 vs.	23 April 1986 vs.
2	Maik Taylor	1999–2011	34	88		31 March 1999 vs.	8 October 2010 vs.
3	Roy Carroll	1997–2017	18	45		21 May 1997 vs.	2 June 2017 vs.
4	Michael McGovern	2010–2020	16	33		30 May 2010 vs.	5 September 2019 vs.
	Bailey Peacock-Farrell	2018–	16	46		29 May 2018 vs.	11 June 2024 vs.
6	Tommy Wright	1989–1999	11	31		26 April 1989 vs.	29 March 1997 vs.
7	Alan Mannus	2004–2016	7	9		6 June 2004 vs.	27 May 2016 vs.
8	Elisha Scott	1920–1936	6	31		18 April 1925 vs.	5 December 1931 vs.
	Jim Platt	1976–1986	6	23		24 March 1976 vs.	15 December 1982 vs.
	Alan Fettis	1991–1998	6	25		26 April 1995 vs.	10 October 1998 vs.
11	Billy Scott	1903–1913	5	25		21 March 1903 vs.	19 March 1910 vs.
	Conor Hazard	2018–	5	8		3 June 2018 vs.	20 November 2023 vs.
13	Harry Gregg	1954–1963	4	25		10 April 1957 vs.	17 October 1961 vs.
	Allen McKnight	1987–1989	4	10		11 November 1987 vs.	14 September 1988 vs.
	Jonny Tuffey	2008–2011	4	8		12 August 2009 vs.	17 November 2010 vs.

A goalkeeper is awarded a clean sheet if he does not concede a goal during his time on the pitch.

Hat-tricks

The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first.

Player	Goals	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Type of Game	Ref
Olphie Stanfield	align=center bgcolor=gold	4*	7 February 1891		Ulsterville, Belfast, Northern Ireland	7–2	1890–91 British Home Championship	^[1]
Jack Peden	3	8 April 1893		Solitude, Belfast, Northern Ireland	4–3	1892–93 British Home Championship	^[2]
Andy Gara	3	22 February 1902		Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales	3–0	1901–02 British Home Championship	^[3]
Harold Sloan	3	2 April 1906		Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales	4–4	1905–06 British Home Championship	^[4]
Joe Bambrick	align=center bgcolor=gold	6*	1 February 1930		Celtic Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	7–0	1929–30 British Home Championship	^[5]
Billy McAdams	3	26 October 1960		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	3–4	1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	^[6]
Johnny Crossan	3	7 May 1965		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	4–1	1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier	^[7]
George Best	3	21 April 1971		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	5–0	UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier	^[8]
Colin Clarke	3	11 September 1991		Landskrona IP, Landskrona, Sweden	5–0	UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	^[9]
David Healy	3	6 September 2006		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	3–2	UEFA Euro 2008 Group F Qualifier	^[10]
David Healy	3	24 March 2007		Rheinpark, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	4–1	UEFA Euro 2008 Group F Qualifier	^[11]

More than a hat-trick scored *

Red cards

The result is presented with Northern Ireland's score first.

Player	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Type of Game	Ref
Jimmy Nicholson	17 October 1961		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	2–0	1962 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 3 Qualifier	^[12]
Billy Ferguson	22 October 1966		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	0–2	1966–67 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier	^[13]
George Best	18 April 1970		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	0–1	1969–70 British Home Championship	^[14]
George Best	18 October 1972		Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	0–3	1974 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier	^[15]
Terry Cochrane	3 June 1981		Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	0–1	1982 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier	^[16]
Mal Donaghy	25 June 1982		Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain	1–0	1982 FIFA World Cup Group 5	^[17]
Phil Gray	23 March 1994		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	2–0	International Friendly	^[18]
Iain Dowie	27 March 1996		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	0–2	International Friendly	^[19]
Steve Lomas	27 March 2002		Rheinpark, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	0–0	International Friendly	^[20]
James Quinn	2 April 2003		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	0–2	UEFA Euro 2004 Group 6 Qualifier	^[21]
Keith Gillespie	2 April 2003		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	0–2	UEFA Euro 2004 Group 6 Qualifier
George McCartney	11 October 2003		Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece	0–1	UEFA Euro 2004 Group 6 Qualifier	^[22]
Mark Williams	30 May 2004		Barbados National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados	1–1	International Friendly	^[23]
Michael Hughes	8 September 2004		Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier	^[24]
David Healy	8 September 2004		Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier
Keith Gillespie	17 August 2005		Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	1–1	International Friendly	^[25]
Damien Johnson	12 October 2005		Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	0–2	2006 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier	^[26]
James Quinn	26 May 2006		Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	0–2	International Friendly	^[27]
Ryan McGivern	20 August 2008		Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	0–0	International Friendly	^[28]
Adam Thompson	24 May 2011		Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	0–5	2011 Nations Cup	^[29]
Chris Brunt	6 September 2013		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	2–4	2014 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group F Qualifier	^[30]
Kyle Lafferty	6 September 2013		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	2–4	2014 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group F Qualifier
Jonny Evans	11 October 2013		Eighth Kilometer District Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	0–2	2014 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group F Qualifier	^[31]
Gareth McAuley	5 March 2014		GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus	0–0	International Friendly	^[32]
Chris Baird	7 September 2015		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	1–1	UEFA Euro 2016 Group F Qualifier	^[33]
Josh Magennis	4 September 2020		Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	1–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League - Group B1	^[34]
Jamal Lewis	9 October 2021		Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland	0–2	2022 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group C Qualifier	^[35]
Shea Charles	17 October 2023		Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	0–1	UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier	^[36]

Individual and Team records

Age records

• Youngest player to make debut: Samuel Johnston – 15 years and 154 days, 18 February 1882 vs
• Oldest player to play a game: Elisha Scott – 42 years and 200 days, 11 March 1936 vs
• Youngest player to play at World Cup finals: Norman Whiteside – 17 years and 41 days, 17 June 1982 vs
• Oldest player to play at World Cup finals: Pat Jennings – 41 years and 0 days, 12 June 1986 vs
• Youngest player to score a goal: Samuel Johnston – 15 years and 161 days, 25 February 1882 vs

Goal records

• First Irish goal: Samuel Johnston – 15 years and 161 days, 25 February 1882 vs
• Most goals scored in one game by a player: 6 – Joe Bambrick, 1 February 1930 vs

Firsts

• First International: 18 February 1882 vs
• First home international: 18 February 1882 vs
• First win: 12 March 1887 vs
• First overseas opponent:, 25 May 1922
• First win over an overseas opponent: 1 May 1957 vs

Streaks

• Most consecutive victories: 5
  • 26 March 2017 – 4 September 2017
  • 21 March 2019 – 5 September 2019
• Most consecutive matches without defeat: 12
  • 29 March 2015 – 4 June 2016
• Most consecutive draws: 4
  • 11 September 2012 – 6 February 2013
• Most consecutive matches without a draw: 24
  • 26 January 1884 – 28 March 1891
• Most consecutive matches without victory: 21
  • 5 November 1947 – 7 November 1953
• Most consecutive defeats: 11
  • 26 January 1884 – 19 February 1887
  • 3 October 1959 – 7 October 1961
• Most consecutive matches scoring: 13
  • 4 November 1933 – 16 March 1938
• Most consecutive matches without scoring: 13
  • 27 March 2002 – 11 October 2003
• Most consecutive matches conceding a goal: 46
  • 18 February 1882 – 27 March 1897
• Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 6
  • 27 March 1985 – 26 February 1986

Biggest wins

Best Results by Northern Ireland
	Date	Opponent	Round	Result	Difference
1	1 February 1930		1929–30 British Home Championship	7–0	+7
2	7 February 1891		1890–91 British Home Championship	7–2	+5
	21 April 1971		UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier	5–0
	11 September 1991		UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier	5–0
3	5 December 1931		1931–32 British Home Championship	4–0	+4
	11 October 1995		UEFA Euro 1996 Group 6 Qualifier	4–0
	15 October 2008		2010 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	4–0
	10 August 2011		UEFA Euro 2012 Group C Qualifier	4–0
	8 October 2016		2018 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	4–0
	11 November 2016		2018 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier	4–0

Heaviest defeats

Worst Results by Northern Ireland
	Date	Opponent	Round	Result	Difference
1	18 February 1882		International Friendly	0–13	-13
2	18 February 1899		1898–99 British Home Championship	2–13	rowspan="3"	-11
	3 March 1888		1887–88 British Home Championship	0–11
	23 February 1901		1900–01 British Home Championship	0–11
3	9 March 1895		1894–95 British Home Championship	0–9	-9
4	24 March 1888		1887–88 British Home Championship	2–10	rowspan="3"	-8
	15 March 1890		1889–90 British Home Championship	1–9
	25 March 1899		1898–99 British Home Championship	1–9
5	16 November 1949		1949–50 British Home Championship 1950 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 1	2–9	rowspan="6"	-7
	23 February 1884		1883–84 British Home Championship	1–8
	24 February 1883		International Friendly	0–7
	5 February 1887		1886–87 British Home Championship	0–7
	9 March 1889		1888–89 British Home Championship	0–7
	16 November 1938		1938–39 British Home Championship	0–7
6	14 March 1885		1884–85 British Home Championship	2–8	rowspan="7"	-6
	11 April 1885		1884–85 British Home Championship	2–8
	1 October 1949		1949–50 British Home Championship 1950 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group 1	2–8
	25 February 1882		International Friendly	1–7
	9 February 1884		1883–84 British Home Championship	0–6
	20 February 1897		1896–97 British Home Championship	0–6
	2 June 2012		International Friendly	0–6

Competition Records

FIFA World Cup

Qualification

• First match: 1 October 1949 vs
• First goal: Sammy Smyth vs, 1 October 1949

Finals

• First finals: Sweden 1958
• Total number of times qualified for the finals: 3 (1958), (1982) and (1986)
• First game: 8 June 1958 vs
• First goal: Wilbur Cush vs, 8 June 1958
• Most Successful final: 1958 – Quarter finals
• World Cup top goal scorer: 5
  • Peter McParland (1958)

UEFA European Championship

Qualification

• First match: 10 October 1962 vs
• First goal: Derek Dougan vs, 10 October 1962

Finals

• First finals: France 2016
• Total number of times qualified for the finals: 1 (2016)
• First game: 12 June 2016 vs
• First goal: Gareth McAuley vs, 16 June 2016
• Most Successful final: 2016 - Round of 16
• European Championship scorer: 1
  • Gareth McAuley (2016)
  • Niall McGinn (2016)

UEFA Nations League

Qualification

• First match: 8 September 2018 vs
• First goal: Will Grigg vs, 8 September 2018

Rankings

• Highest FIFA Rank: 20 (September 2017)
• Lowest FIFA Rank: 129 (September 2012)
• Highest Elo Rank: 5 (1882)
• Lowest Elo Rank: 114 (11 October 2013)

Performance

Performance by competition

after the match against .

Competition								Win %	Draw %	Loss %
FIFA World Cup	13	3	5	5	13	23	-10	23.08%	38.46%	38.46%
FIFA World Cup qualification	142	45	39	58	155	168	-13	31.69%	27.46%	40.85%
UEFA European Championship	4	1	0	3	2	3	-1	25.00%	0.00%	75.00%
UEFA European Championship qualification	130	47	27	56	140	167	-27	36.15%	20.77%	43.08%
UEFA Nations League	16	1	4	11	13	28	-15	6.25%	25.00%	68.75%
British Home Championship	265	48	49	168	284	710	-426	18.11%	18.49%	63.40%
Competitive	528	137	115	276	571	1029	-458	25.95%	21.78%	52.27%
International Friendlies	127	35	35	57	120	201	-81	27.56%	27.56%	44.88%
Minor Tournaments	5	0	0	5	1	14	-13	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
Total	690	178	157	355	718	1282	-564	25.80%	22.75%	51.45%

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

Performance by manager

after the match against .

Manager	First Game	Last Game								Win %	Draw %	Loss %
Irish FA Selection Committee	18 February 1882 vs.	12 May 1951 vs.	177	29	27	121	200	568	-368	16.38%	15.25%	68.36%
	6 October 1951 vs.	9 May 1962 vs.	51	9	14	28	67	119	-52	17.65%	27.45%	54.90%
	10 October 1962 vs.	12 April 1967 vs.	28	11	4	13	46	54	-8	39.29%	14.29%	46.43%
	21 October 1967 vs.	22 May 1971 vs.	20	8	3	9	24	22	+2	40.00%	15.00%	45.00%
	22 September 1971 vs.	30 October 1974 vs.	20	6	6	8	16	18	-2	30.00%	30.00%	40.00%
	16 April 1975 vs.	14 May 1976 vs.	11	3	2	6	7	15	-8	27.27%	18.18%	54.55%
	13 October 1976 vs.	21 November 1979 vs.	24	6	5	13	19	38	-19	25.00%	20.83%	54.17%
	26 March 1980 vs.	17 November 1993 vs.	98	32	31	35	91	107	-16	32.65%	31.63%	35.71%
	23 March 1994 vs.	11 October 1997 vs.	31	8	8	15	34	41	-7	25.81%	25.81%	48.39%
	25 March 1998 vs.	9 October 1999 vs.	14	4	3	7	9	25	-16	28.57%	21.43%	50.00%
	23 February 2000 vs.	11 October 2003 vs.	29	5	7	17	19	40	-21	17.24%	24.14%	58.62%
	18 February 2004 vs.	28 March 2007 vs.	32	11	10	11	35	42	-7	34.38%	31.25%	34.38%
	22 August 2007 vs.	11 October 2011 vs.	41	9	10	22	35	55	-20	21.95%	24.39%	53.66%
	29 February 2012 vs.	19 November 2019 vs.	72	26	18	28	75	83	-8	36.11%	25.00%	38.89%
	4 September 2020 vs.	27 September 2022 vs.	28	6	8	14	27	36	-9	21.43%	28.57%	50.00%
	23 March 2023 vs.		14	5	1	8	14	19	-5	35.71%	7.14%	57.14%
Total			690	178	157	355	718	1282	-564	25.80%	22.75%	51.45%

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

Performance by venue

after the match against .

Venue	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost				Win %	Draw %	Loss %
Home	327	111	73	143	413	542	-129	33.94%	22.32%	43.73%
Away	333	61	78	194	282	687	-405	18.32%	23.42%	58.26%
Neutral	30	6	6	18	23	53	-30	20.00%	20.00%	60.00%
Total	690	178	157	355	718	1282	-564	25.80%	22.75%	51.45%

Performance by confederation

after the match against .

	Confederation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost				Win %	Draw %	Loss %
		654	168	148	340	685	1241	-556	25.61%	22.56%	51.83%
		12	3	4	5	13	15	-2	25.00%	33.33%	41.67%
		11	2	0	9	6	16	-10	18.18%	0.00%	81.82%
		4	1	2	1	5	5	0	25.00%	50.00%	25.00%
		4	3	1	0	6	3	+3	75.00%	25.00%	0.00%
		3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	33.33%	66.67%	0.00%

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

Performance by decade

after the match against .

Decade								Win %	Draw %	Loss %
	22	1	1	20	20	139	-119	4.55%	4.55%	90.91%
	30	5	4	21	45	124	-79	16.67%	13.33%	70.00%
	31	5	4	22	24	83	-59	16.13%	12.90%	70.97%
	16	5	3	8	20	30	-10	31.25%	18.75%	50.00%
	33	5	8	20	32	63	-31	15.15%	24.24%	60.61%
	29	6	3	20	38	75	-37	20.69%	10.34%	68.97%
	11	2	2	7	16	40	-24	18.18%	18.18%	63.64%
	43	8	15	20	54	89	-35	18.60%	34.88%	46.51%
	52	16	8	28	77	111	-34	30.77%	15.38%	53.85%
	64	19	13	32	53	80	-27	29.69%	20.31%	50.00%
	73	23	24	26	59	77	-18	31.51%	32.88%	35.62%
	70	21	18	31	75	96	-21	30.00%	25.71%	44.29%
	84	23	23	38	79	107	-28	27.38%	27.38%	45.24%
	90	28	22	40	85	113	-28	31.11%	24.44%	44.44%
2020s	42	11	9	22	41	55	-14	26.19%	21.43%	52.38%
Total	690	178	157	355	718	1282	-564	25.80%	22.75%	51.45%

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

All-time records

Head to head records

after the match against .

Opponent	Confederation								Win %	Draw %	Loss %
	UEFA	9	5	2	2	13	5	+8	55.56%	22.22%	22.22%
	CAF	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	CONMEBOL	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	UEFA	4	0	2	2	1	3	-2	0.00%	50.00%	50.00%
	AFC	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	66.67%	33.33%	0.00%
	UEFA	13	4	3	6	19	21	-2	30.77%	23.08%	46.15%
	UEFA	6	3	2	1	8	3	+5	50.00%	33.33%	16.67%
	CONCACAF	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	66.67%	0.00%	33.33%
	UEFA	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3	0.00%	33.33%	66.67%
	CONMEBOL	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	UEFA	9	2	2	5	8	11	-3	22.22%	22.22%	55.56%
	CONCACAF	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	0.00%	33.33%	66.67%
	CONMEBOL	4	0	0	4	1	6	-5	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	CONMEBOL	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	CONCACAF	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	UEFA	8	3	4	1	13	3	+10	37.50%	50.00%	12.50%
	UEFA	7	2	3	2	6	6	0	28.57%	42.86%	28.57%
	UEFA	13	3	5	5	11	15	-4	23.08%	38.46%	38.46%
	UEFA	98	7	16	75	81	323	-242	7.14%	16.33%	76.53%
	UEFA	7	5	0	2	9	7	+2	71.43%	0.00%	28.57%
	UEFA	6	4	2	0	16	3	+13	66.67%	33.33%	0.00%
	UEFA	11	4	2	5	12	18	-6	36.36%	18.18%	45.45%
	UEFA	9	0	3	6	4	22	-18	0.00%	33.33%	66.67%
	UEFA	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	12	0	3	9	7	31	-24	0.00%	25.00%	75.00%
	UEFA	9	3	0	6	11	13	-2	33.33%	0.00%	66.67%
	CONCACAF	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	7	1	1	5	4	9	-5	14.29%	14.29%	71.43%
	UEFA	6	2	0	4	6	7	-1	33.33%	0.00%	66.67%
	UEFA	10	4	5	1	14	8	+6	40.00%	50.00%	10.00%
	UEFA	11	1	3	7	6	19	-13	9.09%	27.27%	63.64%
	UEFA	1	0	0	2	0	2	-2	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	UEFA	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	50.00%	0.00%	50.00%
	UEFA	7	5	0	2	8	4	+4	71.43%	0.00%	28.57%
	UEFA	5	4	1	0	15	3	+12	80.00%	20.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5	75.00%	25.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	5	3	1	1	10	6	+4	60.00%	20.00%	20.00%
	UEFA	8	6	2	0	14	1	+13	75.00%	25.00%	0.00%
	CONCACAF	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	50.00%	0.00%	50.00%
	UEFA	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	CAF	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	50.00%	50.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	8	1	3	4	5	17	-12	12.50%	37.50%	50.00%
	OFC	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	12	2	0	10	11	27	-16	16.67%	0.00%	83.33%
	CONCACAF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	10	4	2	4	13	14	-1	40.00%	20.00%	40.00%
	UEFA	13	2	7	4	13	14	-1	15.38%	53.85%	30.77%
	AFC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	11	2	5	4	4	17	-13	18.18%	45.45%	36.36%
	UEFA	9	3	4	2	9	9	0	33.33%	44.44%	22.22%
	UEFA	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	50.00%	0.00%	50.00%
	CONCACAF	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	6	6	0	0	19	0	+19	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	96	16	17	64	82	261	-179	16.49%	17.53%	65.98%
	UEFA	3	0	0	3	1	4	-3	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	UEFA	4	1	1	3	3	6	-3	20.00%	20.00%	60.00%
	UEFA	7	3	1	3	5	7	-2	42.86%	14.29%	42.86%
	CAF	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	AFC	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	19	2	5	12	12	43	-31	10.53%	26.32%	63.16%
	UEFA	7	3	1	3	10	7	+3	42.86%	14.29%	42.86%
	UEFA	8	2	3	3	3	5	-2	25.00%	37.50%	37.50%
	AFC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
	CONCACAF	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	12	5	2	5	12	12	0	41.67%	16.67%	41.67%
	UEFA	6	1	2	3	3	4	-1	16.67%	33.33%	50.00%
	CONCACAF	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
	CONMEBOL	4	2	0	2	4	2	+2	50.00%	0.00%	50.00%
	UEFA	96	27	24	45	132	191	-59	28.13%	25.00%	46.88%
	UEFA	7	2	1	4	8	15	-7	28.57%	14.29%	57.14%
Former Teams
	UEFA	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
	UEFA	4	0	2	2	1	4	-3	0.00%	50.00%	50.00%
	UEFA	8	1	1	6	4	14	-10	12.50%	12.50%	75.00%
Total		690	178	157	355	718	1282	-564	25.80%	22.75%	51.45%

Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only

FIFA members yet to play against Northern Ireland

after the match against .

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

FIFA World Cup

See main article: Northern Ireland at the FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup finals record		Qualification record		Manager(s)
Year		Round									Squad
1930		Not a FIFA member		Not a FIFA member	None
1934
1938
1950		Did not qualify		3	0	1	2	4	17	Irish FA Committee
1954		3		1	0	2	4	7	Peter Doherty
1958		Quarter-finals		8th	5	2	1	2		6	10	Squad	4	2	1	1	6	3
1962		Did not qualify		4	1	0	3	7		8
1966		6		3	2	1	9	5	Bertie Peacock
1970		4		2	1	1	7	3	Billy Bingham
1974		6		1	3	2	5	6	Terry Neill
1978		6		2	1	3	7	6	Danny Blanchflower
1982		Round of 16		9th	5	1	3	1	5	7	Squad	8	3	3	2	6	3	Billy Bingham
1986		Group Stage		21st	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad	8	4	2	2	8	5
1990		Did not qualify		8	2	1	5	6	12
1994		12		5	3	4	14	13
1998		10		1	4	5	6	10	Bryan Hamilton
2002		10		3	2	5	11	12	Sammy McIlroy
2006		10		2	3	5	10	18	Lawrie Sanchez
2010		10		4	3	3	13	9	Nigel Worthington
2014		10		1	4	5	9	17	Michael O'Neill
2018		12		6	2	4	17	7
2022		8		2	3	3	6	7	Ian Baraclough
2026		To be determined									To be determined
Total		Quarter-finals	3/22	13	3	5	5	13	23	—	142	45	39	58	155	168	—
Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA European Championship

See main article: Northern Ireland at the UEFA European Championship.

UEFA European Championship record		Qualification record		Manager(s)
Year		Round									Squad
1960		Did not enter									Did not enter						None
1964		Did not qualify	4	2	1	1	5	2	Bertie Peacock
1968		6	1	1	4	2	8	Bertie Peacock, Billy Bingham
1972		6	2	2	2	10	6	Billy Bingham, Terry Neill
1976		6	3	0	3	8	5	Terry Neill, Dave Clements
1980		8	4	1	3	8	14	Danny Blanchflower
1984		8	5	1	2	8	5	Billy Bingham
1988		6	1	1	4	2	10
1992		8	2	3	3	11	11
1996		10	5	2	3	20	15	Bryan Hamilton
2000		8	1	2	5	4	19	Lawrie McMenemy
2004		8	0	3	5	0	8	Sammy McIlroy
2008		12	6	2	4	17	14	Lawrie Sanchez, Nigel Worthington
2012		10	2	3	5	9	13	Nigel Worthington
2016		Round of 16	16th	4	1	0	3	2	3	Squad	10	6	3	1	16	8	Michael O'Neill
2020		Did not qualify	10	4	2	4	11	16	Michael O'Neill, Ian Baraclough
2024		10	3	0	7	9	13	Michael O'Neill
Total		Round of 16	1/16	4	1	0	3	2	3	—	130	47	27	56	140	167	—
Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record		Manager(s)
Year		Division	Group
2018–19		B	3	4	0	0	4	2	7		24th	Michael O'Neill
2020–21		B	1	6	0	2	4	4	11		32nd	Ian Baraclough
2022–23		C	2	6	1	2	3	7	10		44th	Ian Baraclough
2024–25		C	To be determined
Total			16	1	4	11	13	28	—	24th	—

British Home Championship

British Home Championship record
Year	Round
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	19	-18	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	4	20	-16	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	3	18	-15	0
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	5	12	-7	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	3	26	-23	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	16	-14	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	4	18	-14	0
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	9	10	-1	2
	Third place	3rd	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	6	15	-9	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	4	8	-4	1
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	3	14	-11	1
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	4	11	-7	1
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	5	14	-9	2
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	2
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	4	22	-18	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	0	7	-7	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	0	15	-15	0
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	2
	Champions	1st=	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	4
	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	3
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	2	1	3	7	-4	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	4	10	-6	1
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	0
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	2	8	-6	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0
	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	3
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	6	-4	0
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	5	12	-7	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	2
	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	2	1	3	6	-3	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	6	-5	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	2
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5	1
	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	3
	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	5	7	-2	2
	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	4
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	6	11	-5	1
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	8	6	+2	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	3	8	-5	1
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	7	9	-2	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	9	-8	0
	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	3
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	3	10	-7	0
	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	3	6	-3	3
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	12	-11	0
	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	4	8	-4	3
	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	4	11	-7	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	4	17	-13	1
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	3	12	-9	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	0	8	-8	0
	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	5	6	-1	2
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3	1
	Champions	1st=	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	3
	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2
	Champions	1st=	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	4
	Champions	1st=	3	1	2	0	9	6	+3	4
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	3	9	-6	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	5	15	-10	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	2	11	-9	1
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	3	12	-9	0
	Champions	1st=	3	2	0	1	8	11	-3	4
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	5	12	-7	0
	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	4
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1
	Fourth place	4th	3	1	0	2	1	4	-3	2
	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	5	-4	0
	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	4
	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	1	2	-1	3
	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	4
	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	1	2	-1	2
	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	1	3	-2	3
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	0	8	-8	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1
	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	5
	Cancelled	–	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	1	8	-7	1
	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	0	1	-1	2
	Champions	1st	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	3
Total	8/88	8 Titles	265	48	49	168	284	710	-426	145

Minor tournaments

Year	Round
1995 Canada Cup	Group stage	3rd	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3
2011 Nations Cup	Group stage	4th	3	0	0	3	0	10	-10
Total			5	0	0	5	1	14	style="background-color:#008000; color:white; "	-13

Honours

Titles

• British Home Championship
  • **Winners (3): 1914 (as), 1980, 1984
  • **Shared (5): 1903, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1964

FIFA Rankings

Last updated 27 March 2023

Northern Ireland's Historical FIFA Ranking and Points Total

Year	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
1992	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	43 (31)
1993	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	40 (37)	40 (37)	42 (36)	42 (37)	39 (38)
1994	39 (38)	38 (38)	42 (36)	35 (39)	33 (41)	41 (37)	39 (37)	39 (37)	45 (35)	39 (38)	44 (37)	45 (37)
1995	45 (37)	50 (37)	50 (37)	54 (35)	52 (36)	53 (35)	54 (36)	55 (35)	45 (35)	46 (38)	46 (39)	45 (39)
1996	48 (38)	51 (38)	51 (38)	57 (36)	60 (34)	60 (34)	60 (36)	63 (35)	65 (35)	74 (34)	75 (34)	64 (37)
1997	64 (37)	68 (37)	68 (37)	63 (40)	63 (40)	69 (39)	69 (39)	71 (39)	72 (38)	75 (38)	83 (36)	93 (34)
1998	93 (34)	99 (31)	98 (31)	92 (32)	90 (33)	90 (33)	88 (32)	90 (32)	94 (31)	87 (34)	88 (34)	86 (35)
1999	67 (467)	67 (465)	67 (463)	69 (459)	69 (455)	69 (462)	71 (460)	71 (459)	71 (456)	78 (441)	80 (435)	84 (427)
2000	84 (427)	88 (425)	88 (431)	87 (435)	92 (426)	95 (414)	95 (410)	98 (404)	96 (425)	91 (438)	90 (440)	93 (437)
2001	94 (437)	94 (436)	96 (433)	98 (430)	101 (423)	105 (420)	106 (413)	107 (411)	97 (446)	90 (465)	90 (465)	88 (465)
2002	89 (465)	92 (463)	92 (462)	91 (462)	90 (455)	90 (455)	89 (448)	90 (444)	98 (420)	98 (428)	100 (422)	103 (413)
2003	106 (413)	107 (411)	107 (409)	111 (404)	111 (399)	110 (408)	110 (403)	112 (395)	111 (404)	118 (393)	118 (389)	122 (383)
2004	124 (383)	124 (382)	124 (379)	115 (400)	114 (404)	110 (421)	112 (425)	110 (424)	109 (428)	110 (432)	107 (442)	107 (443)
2005	109 (442)	111 (441)	111 (439)	113 (435)	114 (430)	114 (425)	112 (418)	116 (410)	101 (464)	104 (451)	101 (460)	103 (461)
2006	103 (460)	102 (463)	98 (472)	96 (471)	96 (469)	96 (469)	75 (425)	72 (425)	58 (486)	45 (600)	48 (625)	48 (625)
2007	47 (625)	49 (602)	47 (615)	33 (742)	33 (742)	29 (838)	28 (838)	27 (886)	36 (707)	36 (716)	32 (780)	32 (780)
2008	32 (780)	34 (754)	34 (763)	34 (704)	34 (704)	32 (752)	33 (750)	32 (750)	32 (761)	35 (721)	42 (670)	52 (580)
2009	52 (580)	49 (593)	42 (619)	27 (795)	27 (795)	27 (820)	32 (784)	32 (784)	31 (795)	30 (775)	39 (737)	40 (729)
2010	40 (729)	39 (748)	50 (628)	57 (555)	56 (566)	56 (566)	59 (540)	59 (540)	45 (638)	41 (627)	42 (627)	43 (615)
2011	43 (615)	38 (615)	40 (605)	65 (520)	65 (520)	62 (498)	62 (498)	59 (545)	70 (477)	84 (421)	89 (403)	88 (403)
2012	87 (403)	86 (412)	87 (400)	100 (338)	100 (338)	103 (336)	102 (336)	101 (336)	129 (257)	117 (287)	100 (356)	96 (367)
2013	98 (367)	102 (354)	97 (367)	119 (285)	119 (285)	116 (304)	111 (307)	109 (307)	86 (431)	90 (399)	90 (381)	89 (381)
2014	90 (381)	85 (397)	86 (388)	84 (400)	84 (400)	90 (381)	89 (356)	95 (341)	71 (435)	43 (625)	47 (615)	48 (615)
2015	47 (615)	51 (626)	43 (679)	42 (672)	42 (672)	44 (676)	37 (721)	40 (721)	41 (687)	35 (724)	29 (797)	30 (825)
2016	30 (825)	29 (825)	28 (833)	26 (825)	26 (825)	25 (851)	28 (822)	28 (822)	30 (798)	36 (739)	32 (767)	32 (767)
2017	32 (767)	35 (772)	35 (786)	26 (823)	26 (823)	28 (837)	22 (897)	23 (897)	20 (945)	23 (889)	24 (867)	24 (867)
2018	25 (867)	26 (867)	24 (879)	27 (837)	27 (837)	29 (803)	29 (1887)	27 (1492)	28 (1487)	34 (1472)	35 (1465)	35 (1465)
2019	35 (1465)	36 (1465)	36 (1465)	33 (1481)	28 (1496)	28 (1496)	29 (1496)	29 (1496)	33 (1488)	34 (1483)	36 (1476)	36 (1476)
2020	36 (1476)	36 (1476)	36 (1476)	36 (1476)	36 (1476)	36 (1476)	36 (1476)	36 (1476)	38 (1468)	41 (1458)	45 (1440)	45 (1440)
2021	45 (1440)	45 (1440)	45 (1440)	48 (1426)	48 (1426)	48 (1426)	48 (1426)	51 (1422)	47 (1435)	58 (1412)	54 (1425)	54 (1425)
2022	54 (1425)	54 (1425)	54 (1425)	54 (1424)	54 (1424)	58 (1399)	58 (1399)	58 (1399)	58 (1399)	59 (1397)	59 (1397)	59 (1397)
2023	59 (1397)	59 (1397)	59 (1397)	- (-)	- (-)	- (-)	- (-)	- (-)	- (-)	- (-)	- (-)	- (-)
Table Key				Highest position			Lowest position			Ranking formula adjusted

External links

• Irish Football Association – Northern Ireland Football official site
• Northern Ireland Stats & Statistics
• RSSSF archive of international results 1882–
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ireland vs Wales, 7 February 1891. eu-football.info.
2. Web site: Ireland vs Wales, 8 April 1893. eu-football.info.
3. Web site: 059: 22 February 1902.
4. Web site: 074: 2 April 1906.
5. Web site: 133: 1 February 1930.
6. Web site: Northern Ireland vs West Germany, 26 October 1960, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
7. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Albania, 7 May 1965, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
8. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Cyprus, 21 April 1971,. eu-football.info.
9. Web site: Faroe Islands vs Northern Ireland, 11 September 1991,. eu-football.info.
10. Web site: Northern Ireland-Spain | European Qualifiers 2008. UEFA.com.
11. Web site: Liechtenstein-Northern Ireland | European Qualifiers 2008. UEFA.com.
12. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Greece, 17 October 1961, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
13. Web site: Northern Ireland vs England, 22 October 1966,. eu-football.info.
14. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Scotland, 18 April 1970. eu-football.info.
15. Web site: Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland, 18 October 1972, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
16. Web site: Sweden vs Northern Ireland, 3 June 1981, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
17. Web site: Spain vs Northern Ireland, 25 June 1982, World Cup. eu-football.info.
18. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Romania, 23 March 1994. eu-football.info.
19. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Norway, 27 March 1996. eu-football.info.
20. Web site: Liechtenstein vs Northern Ireland, 27 March 2002. eu-football.info.
21. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Greece, 2 April 2003,. eu-football.info.
22. Web site: Greece vs Northern Ireland, 11 October 2003,. eu-football.info.
23. Web site: Barbados vs Northern Ireland, 30 May 2004. eu-football.info.
24. Web site: Wales vs Northern Ireland, 8 September 2004, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
25. Web site: Malta vs Northern Ireland, 17 August 2005. eu-football.info.
26. Web site: Austria vs Northern Ireland, 12 October 2005, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
27. Web site: Romania vs Northern Ireland, 26 May 2006. eu-football.info.
28. Web site: Scotland vs Northern Ireland, 20 August 2008. eu-football.info.
29. Web site: Rep. of Ireland vs Northern Ireland, 24 May 2011. eu-football.info.
30. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Portugal, 6 September 2013, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
31. Web site: Azerbaijan vs Northern Ireland, 11 October 2013, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
32. Web site: Cyprus vs Northern Ireland, 5 March 2014. eu-football.info.
33. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Hungary, 7 September 2015,. eu-football.info.
34. Web site: Romania vs Northern Ireland, 4 September 2020. eu-football.info.
35. Web site: Switzerland vs Northern Ireland, 9 October 2021, World Cup qualification. eu-football.info.
36. Web site: Northern Ireland vs Slovenia, 17 October 2023. eu-football.info.