Player records Players still active are highlighted in green
Most capped players As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.
Top goalscorers As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Rank Player NI Career Goals Caps Goals per game First Goal Last Goal 1 David Healy 2000–2013 36 95 0.38 23 February 2000 vs. 14 November 2012 vs. 2 Kyle Lafferty 2006–2022 20 89 0.22 16 August 2006 vs. 11 November 2016 vs. 3 Billy Gillespie 1913–1932 13 25 0.52 15 February 1913 vs. 20 October 1926 vs. Colin Clarke 1986–1993 13 38 0.34 23 April 1986 vs. 9 September 1992 vs. Steven Davis 2005–2022 13 140 0.09 8 October 2005 vs. 25 March 2022 vs. 6 Joe Bambrick 1928–1940 12 11 1.09 22 October 1928 vs. 16 March 1938 vs. Gerry Armstrong 1977–1986 12 63 0.19 16 November 1977 vs. 14 November 1984 vs. Jimmy Quinn 1984–1995 12 46 0.26 16 October 1984 vs. 11 October 1995 vs. Iain Dowie 1990–1999 12 59 0.2 16 October 1991 vs. 18 November 1998 vs. 10 Olphie Stanfield 1887–1897 11 30 0.37 12 March 1887 vs. 6 March 1897 vs. Josh Magennis 2010– 11 78 0.14 8 October 2015 vs. 14 October 2023 vs. 12 Jimmy McIlroy 1951–1965 10 55 0.18 6 October 1956 vs. 22 November 1961 vs. Peter McParland 1954–1962 10 34 0.29 31 March 1954 vs. 9 November 1960 vs. Johnny Crossan 1959–1967 10 24 0.42 28 November 1962 vs. 2 October 1965 vs. 15 Billy Bingham 1951–1963 9 56 0.16 3 November 1954 vs. 12 October 1963 vs. George Best 1964–1977 9 37 0.24 14 November 1964 vs. 21 April 1971 vs. Norman Whiteside 1982–1989 9 38 0.24 21 September 1983 vs. 6 September 1989 vs. Gareth McAuley 2005–2018 9 80 0.11 11 February 2009 vs. 11 November 2016 vs. 19 Derek Dougan 1958–1973 8 43 0.19 13 April 1961 vs. 21 April 1971 vs. Willie Irvine 1963–1972 8 23 0.35 30 May 1963 vs. 10 September 1968 vs. Martin O'Neill 1971–1984 8 64 0.13 28 March 1973 vs. 12 September 1984 vs. 22 John Peden 1887–1899 7 24 0.29 12 March 1887 vs. 19 February 1898 vs. Billy McAdams 1954–1962 7 15 0.47 3 November 1954 vs. 25 April 1961 vs. Sammy Wilson 1961–1967 7 12 0.58 12 October 1963 vs. 30 March 1966 vs. Gerry Taggart 1990–2002 7 51 0.14 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 Players still active are highlighted in green
As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Rank Player Captaincy Span Times Record as Captain First Captaincy Last Captaincy W D L GF GA GD 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– 15 4 2 9 13 19 -6 26.67% 13.33% 60.00% 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 Players still active are highlighted in green
As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Rank Player NI Career Clean Sheets Caps Clean sheets per game First Clean Sheet Last Clean Sheet 1 Pat Jennings 1964–1986 45 119 0.38 29 April 1964 vs. 23 April 1986 vs. 2 Maik Taylor 1999–2011 34 88 0.39 31 March 1999 vs. 8 October 2010 vs. 3 Roy Carroll 1997–2017 18 45 0.4 21 May 1997 vs. 2 June 2017 vs. 4 Michael McGovern 2010–2020 16 33 0.48 30 May 2010 vs. 5 September 2019 vs. 5 Bailey Peacock-Farrell 2018– 15 44 0.34 29 May 2018 vs. 26 March 2024 vs. 6 Tommy Wright 1989–1999 11 31 0.35 26 April 1989 vs. 29 March 1997 vs. 7 Alan Mannus 2004–2016 7 9 0.78 6 June 2004 vs. 27 May 2016 vs. 8 Elisha Scott 1920–1936 6 31 0.19 18 April 1925 vs. 5 December 1931 vs. Jim Platt 1976–1986 6 23 0.26 24 March 1976 vs. 15 December 1982 vs. Alan Fettis 1991–1998 6 25 0.24 26 April 1995 vs. 10 October 1998 vs. 11 Billy Scott 1903–1913 5 25 0.2 21 March 1903 vs. 19 March 1910 vs. Conor Hazard 2018– 5 8 0.63 3 June 2018 vs. 20 November 2023 vs. 13 Harry Gregg 1954–1963 4 25 0.16 10 April 1957 vs. 17 October 1961 vs. Allen McKnight 1987–1989 4 10 0.4 11 November 1987 vs. 14 September 1988 vs. Jonny Tuffey 2008–2011 4 8 0.5 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 4* 7 February 1891 Wales Ulsterville, Belfast , Northern Ireland 7–2 1890–91 British Home Championship Jack Peden 3 8 April 1893 Wales Solitude , Belfast , Northern Ireland 4–3 1892–93 British Home Championship Andy Gara 3 22 February 1902 Wales Ninian Park , Cardiff , Wales 3–0 1901–02 British Home Championship Harold Sloan 3 2 April 1906 Wales Racecourse Ground , Wrexham , Wales 4–4 1905–06 British Home Championship Joe Bambrick 6* 1 February 1930 Wales Celtic Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 7–0 1929–30 British Home Championship Billy McAdams 3 26 October 1960 West Germany Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 3–4 1962 FIFA World Cup Group 3 Qualifier Johnny Crossan 3 7 May 1965 Albania Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 4–1 1966 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Qualifier George Best 3 21 April 1971 Cyprus Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 5–0 UEFA Euro 1972 Group 4 Qualifier Colin Clarke 3 11 September 1991 Faroe Islands Landskrona IP , Landskrona , Sweden 5–0 UEFA Euro 1992 Group 4 Qualifier David Healy 3 6 September 2006 Spain Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 3–2 UEFA Euro 2008 Group F Qualifier David Healy 3 24 March 2007 Liechtenstein Rheinpark , Vaduz , Liechtenstein 4–1 UEFA Euro 2008 Group F Qualifier
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 Greece Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 2–0 1962 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 3 Qualifier Billy Ferguson 22 October 1966 England Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 0–2 1966–67 British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1968 Group 8 Qualifier George Best 18 April 1970 Scotland Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 0–1 1969–70 British Home Championship George Best 18 October 1972 Bulgaria Vasil Levski National Stadium , Sofia , Bulgaria 0–3 1974 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier Terry Cochrane 3 June 1981 Sweden Råsunda Stadium , Stockholm , Sweden 0–1 1982 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier Mal Donaghy 25 June 1982 Spain Estadio Luis Casanova , Valencia , Spain 1–0 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Phil Gray 23 March 1994 Romania Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 2–0 International Friendly Iain Dowie 27 March 1996 Norway Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 0–2 International Friendly Steve Lomas 27 March 2002 Liechtenstein Rheinpark , Vaduz , Liechtenstein 0–0 International Friendly James Quinn 2 April 2003 Greece Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 0–2 UEFA Euro 2004 Group 6 Qualifier Keith Gillespie 2 April 2003 Greece Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 0–2 UEFA Euro 2004 Group 6 Qualifier George McCartney 11 October 2003 Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium , Athens , Greece 0–1 UEFA Euro 2004 Group 6 Qualifier Mark Williams 30 May 2004 Barbados Barbados National Stadium , Saint Michael , Barbados 1–1 International Friendly Michael Hughes 8 September 2004 Wales Millennium Stadium , Cardiff , Wales 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier David Healy 8 September 2004 Wales Millennium Stadium , Cardiff , Wales 2–2 2006 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier Keith Gillespie 17 August 2005 Malta Ta' Qali National Stadium , Ta' Qali , Malta 1–1 International Friendly Damien Johnson 12 October 2005 Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna , Austria 0–2 2006 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group 6 Qualifier James Quinn 26 May 2006 Romania Soldier Field , Chicago , United States 0–2 International Friendly Ryan McGivern 20 August 2008 Scotland Hampden Park , Glasgow , Scotland 0–0 International Friendly Adam Thompson 24 May 2011 Republic of Ireland Aviva Stadium , Dublin , Republic of Ireland 0–5 2011 Nations Cup Chris Brunt 6 September 2013 Portugal Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 2–4 2014 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group F Qualifier Kyle Lafferty 6 September 2013 Portugal Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 2–4 2014 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group F Qualifier Jonny Evans 11 October 2013 Azerbaijan Eighth Kilometer District Stadium , Baku , Azerbaijan 0–2 2014 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group F Qualifier Gareth McAuley 5 March 2014 Cyprus GSP Stadium , Strovolos , Cyprus 0–0 International Friendly Chris Baird 7 September 2015 Hungary Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 Group F Qualifier Josh Magennis 4 September 2020 Romania Arena Națională , Bucharest , Romania 1–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League - Group B1 Jamal Lewis 9 October 2021 Switzerland Stade de Genève , Geneva , Switzerland 0–2 2022 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group C Qualifier Shea Charles 17 October 2023 Slovenia Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland 0–1 UEFA Euro 2024 Group H Qualifier
Individual and Team records Age records Goal records Firsts First International: 18 February 1882 vs England First home international: 18 February 1882 vs England First win: 12 March 1887 vs Wales First overseas opponent: Norway , 25 May 1922 First win over an overseas opponent: 1 May 1957 vs Portugal Streaks Most consecutive victories: 5 Most consecutive matches without defeat: 12 Most consecutive draws: 4 Most consecutive matches without a draw: 24 Most consecutive matches without victory: 21 Most consecutive defeats: 11 Most consecutive matches scoring: 13 Most consecutive matches without scoring: 13 Most consecutive matches conceding a goal: 46 Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 6 Biggest wins Heaviest defeats Competition Records FIFA World Cup UEFA European Championship First finals: France 2016 Total number of times qualified for the finals: 1 (2016 ) First game: 12 June 2016 vs Poland First goal: Gareth McAuley vs Ukraine , 16 June 2016 Most Successful final: 2016 - Round of 16 European Championship scorer: 1 UEFA Nations League 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) As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
Current manager highlighted in green
As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Manager First Game Last Game Pld W D L GF GA GD 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% Peter Doherty 6 October 1951 vs. 9 May 1962 vs. 51 9 14 28 67 119 -52 17.65% 27.45% 54.90% Bertie Peacock 10 October 1962 vs. 12 April 1967 vs. 28 11 4 13 46 54 -8 39.29% 14.29% 46.43% Billy Bingham 21 October 1967 vs. 22 May 1971 vs. 20 8 3 9 24 22 +2 40.00% 15.00% 45.00% Terry Neill 22 September 1971 vs. 30 October 1974 vs. 20 6 6 8 16 18 -2 30.00% 30.00% 40.00% Dave Clements 16 April 1975 vs. 14 May 1976 vs. 11 3 2 6 7 15 -8 27.27% 18.18% 54.55% Danny Blanchflower 13 October 1976 vs. 21 November 1979 vs. 24 6 5 13 19 38 -19 25.00% 20.83% 54.17% Billy Bingham 26 March 1980 vs. 17 November 1993 vs. 98 32 31 35 91 107 -16 32.65% 31.63% 35.71% Bryan Hamilton 23 March 1994 vs. 11 October 1997 vs. 31 8 8 15 34 41 -7 25.81% 25.81% 48.39% Lawrie McMenemy 25 March 1998 vs. 9 October 1999 vs. 14 4 3 7 9 25 -16 28.57% 21.43% 50.00% Sammy McIlroy 23 February 2000 vs. 11 October 2003 vs. 29 5 7 17 19 40 -21 17.24% 24.14% 58.62% Lawrie Sanchez 18 February 2004 vs. 28 March 2007 vs. 32 11 10 11 35 42 -7 34.38% 31.25% 34.38% Nigel Worthington 22 August 2007 vs. 11 October 2011 vs. 41 9 10 22 35 55 -20 21.95% 24.39% 53.66% Michael O'Neill 29 February 2012 vs. 19 November 2019 vs. 72 26 18 28 75 83 -8 36.11% 25.00% 38.89% Ian Baraclough 4 September 2020 vs. 27 September 2022 vs. 28 6 8 14 27 36 -9 21.43% 28.57% 50.00% Michael O'Neill 23 March 2023 vs. 12 4 1 7 11 14 -3 33.33% 8.33% 58.33% Total 688 177 157 354 715 1277 -562 25.73% 22.82% 51.45%
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Venue Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss % Home 327 111 73 143 413 542 -129 33.94% 22.32% 43.73% Away 332 61 78 193 281 682 -401 18.37% 23.49% 58.13% Neutral 29 5 6 18 21 53 -32 17.24% 20.69% 62.07% Total 688 177 157 354 715 1277 -562 25.73% 22.82% 51.45%
As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss % UEFA 652 167 148 339 682 1236 -554 25.54% 22.63% 51.83% CONCACAF 12 3 4 5 13 15 -2 25.00% 33.33% 41.67% CONMEBOL 11 2 0 9 6 16 -10 18.18% 0.00% 81.82% CAF 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 25.00% 50.00% 25.00% OFC 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3 75.00% 25.00% 0.00% AFC 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 33.33% 66.67% 0.00%
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
Still active decade highlighted in green
As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Decade Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss % 1880s 22 1 1 20 20 139 -119 4.55% 4.55% 90.91% 1890s 30 5 4 21 45 124 -79 16.67% 13.33% 70.00% 1900s 31 5 4 22 24 83 -59 16.13% 12.90% 70.97% 1910s 16 5 3 8 20 30 -10 31.25% 18.75% 50.00% 1920s 33 5 8 20 32 63 -31 15.15% 24.24% 60.61% 1930s 29 6 3 20 38 75 -37 20.69% 10.34% 68.97% 1940s 11 2 2 7 16 40 -24 18.18% 18.18% 63.64% 1950s 43 8 15 20 54 89 -35 18.60% 34.88% 46.51% 1960s 52 16 8 28 77 111 -34 30.77% 15.38% 53.85% 1970s 64 19 13 32 53 80 -27 29.69% 20.31% 50.00% 1980s 73 23 24 26 59 77 -18 31.51% 32.88% 35.62% 1990s 70 21 18 31 75 96 -21 30.00% 25.71% 44.29% 2000s 84 23 23 38 79 107 -28 27.38% 27.38% 45.24% 2010s 90 28 22 40 85 113 -28 31.11% 24.44% 44.44% 2020s 40 10 9 21 38 20 -12 25.00% 22.50% 52.50% Total 688 177 157 354 715 1277 -562 25.73% 22.82% 51.45%
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
All-time records Head to head records All opponents of the Northern Ireland national team As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponent Confederation Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Draw % Loss % Albania UEFA 9 5 2 2 13 5 +8 55.56% 22.22% 22.22% Algeria CAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% Argentina CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Armenia UEFA 4 0 2 2 1 3 -2 0.00% 50.00% 50.00% Australia AFC 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 66.67% 33.33% 0.00% Austria UEFA 13 4 3 6 19 21 -2 30.77% 23.08% 46.15% Azerbaijan UEFA 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 50.00% 33.33% 16.67% Barbados CONCACAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% Belarus UEFA 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% Belgium UEFA 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 66.67% 0.00% 33.33% Bosnia and Herzegovina UEFA 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 0.00% 33.33% 66.67% Brazil CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Bulgaria UEFA 9 2 2 5 8 11 -3 22.22% 22.22% 55.56% Canada CONCACAF 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 0.00% 33.33% 66.67% Chile CONMEBOL 4 0 0 4 1 6 -5 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Colombia CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Costa Rica CONCACAF 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Croatia UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Cyprus UEFA 8 3 4 1 13 3 +10 37.50% 50.00% 12.50% Czech Republic UEFA 7 2 3 2 6 6 0 28.57% 42.86% 28.57% Denmark UEFA 13 3 5 5 11 15 -4 23.08% 38.46% 38.46% England UEFA 98 7 16 75 81 323 -242 7.14% 16.33% 76.53% Estonia UEFA 7 5 0 2 9 7 +2 71.43% 0.00% 28.57% Faroe Islands UEFA 6 4 2 0 16 3 +13 66.67% 33.33% 0.00% Finland UEFA 11 4 2 5 12 18 -6 36.36% 18.18% 45.45% France UEFA 9 0 3 6 4 22 -18 0.00% 33.33% 66.67% Georgia UEFA 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% Germany UEFA 12 0 3 9 7 31 -24 0.00% 25.00% 75.00% Greece UEFA 9 3 0 6 11 13 -2 33.33% 0.00% 66.67% Honduras CONCACAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% Hungary UEFA 7 1 1 5 4 9 -5 14.29% 14.29% 71.43% Iceland UEFA 6 2 0 4 6 7 -1 33.33% 0.00% 66.67% Israel UEFA 10 4 5 1 14 8 +6 40.00% 50.00% 10.00% Italy UEFA 11 1 3 7 6 19 -13 9.09% 27.27% 63.64% Kazakhstan UEFA 1 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Kosovo UEFA 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 50.00% 0.00% 50.00% Latvia UEFA 7 5 0 2 8 4 +4 71.43% 0.00% 28.57% Liechtenstein UEFA 5 4 1 0 15 3 +12 80.00% 20.00% 0.00% Lithuania UEFA 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 75.00% 25.00% 0.00% Luxembourg UEFA 5 3 1 1 10 6 +4 60.00% 20.00% 20.00% Malta UEFA 8 6 2 0 14 1 +13 75.00% 25.00% 0.00% Mexico CONCACAF 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 50.00% 0.00% 50.00% Moldova UEFA 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% Montenegro UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Morocco CAF 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00% 50.00% 0.00% Netherlands UEFA 8 1 3 4 5 17 -12 12.50% 37.50% 50.00% New Zealand OFC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% Norway UEFA 12 2 0 10 11 27 -16 16.67% 0.00% 83.33% Panama CONCACAF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% Poland UEFA 10 4 2 4 13 14 -1 40.00% 20.00% 40.00% Portugal UEFA 13 2 7 4 13 14 -1 15.38% 53.85% 30.77% Qatar AFC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% Republic of Ireland UEFA 11 2 5 4 4 17 -13 18.18% 45.45% 36.36% Romania UEFA 9 3 4 2 9 9 0 33.33% 44.44% 22.22% Russia UEFA 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 50.00% 0.00% 50.00% Saint Kitts and Nevis CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% San Marino UEFA 6 6 0 0 19 0 +19 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% Scotland UEFA 96 16 17 64 82 261 -179 16.49% 17.53% 65.98% Serbia UEFA 3 0 0 3 1 4 -3 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Slovakia UEFA 4 1 1 3 3 6 -3 20.00% 20.00% 60.00% Slovenia UEFA 7 3 1 3 5 7 -2 42.86% 14.29% 42.86% South Africa CAF 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% South Korea AFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% Spain UEFA 18 2 5 11 11 38 -27 11.11% 27.78% 61.11% Sweden UEFA 7 3 1 3 10 7 +3 42.86% 14.29% 42.86% Switzerland UEFA 8 2 3 3 3 5 -2 25.00% 37.50% 37.50% Thailand AFC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% Turkey UEFA 12 5 2 5 12 12 0 41.67% 16.67% 41.67% Ukraine UEFA 6 1 2 3 3 4 -1 16.67% 33.33% 50.00% United States CONCACAF 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% Uruguay CONMEBOL 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 50.00% 0.00% 50.00% Wales UEFA 96 27 24 45 132 191 -59 28.13% 25.00% 46.88% West Germany UEFA 7 2 1 4 8 15 -7 28.57% 14.29% 57.14% Former Teams Czechoslovakia UEFA 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% Serbia and Montenegro UEFA 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% Soviet Union UEFA 4 0 2 2 1 4 -3 0.00% 50.00% 50.00% Yugoslavia UEFA 8 1 1 6 4 14 -10 12.50% 12.50% 75.00% Total 688 177 157 354 715 1277 -562 25.73% 22.82% 51.45%
Statistics include official FIFA recognised matches only
FIFA members yet to play against Northern Ireland As of 26 March 2024 after the match against Scotland . Competitive record Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
FIFA World Cup UEFA European Championship UEFA Nations League British Home Championship British Home Championship record Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1883–84 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 19 -18 0 1884–85 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 4 20 -16 0 1885–86 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 3 18 -15 0 1886–87 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 5 12 -7 2 1887–88 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 3 26 -23 0 1888–89 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 2 16 -14 0 1889–90 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 4 18 -14 0 1890–91 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 9 10 -1 2 1891–92 Third place 3rd 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1 1892–93 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 6 15 -9 2 1893–94 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 4 8 -4 1 1894–95 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 3 14 -11 1 1895–96 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 4 11 -7 1 1896–97 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 5 14 -9 2 1897–98 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 2 1898–99 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 22 -18 2 1899–1900 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 0 7 -7 0 1900–01 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 0 15 -15 0 1901–02 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 2 1902–03 Champions 1st= 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 4 1903–04 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 3 1904–05 Fourth place 4th 3 0 2 1 3 7 -4 2 1905–06 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 4 10 -6 1 1906–07 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0 1907–08 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 2 8 -6 2 1908–09 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10 0 1909–10 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 3 1910–11 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 2 6 -4 0 1911–12 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 5 12 -7 2 1912–13 Fourth place 4th 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 2 1913–14 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5 1919–20 Fourth place 4th 3 0 2 1 3 6 -3 2 1920–21 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0 1921–22 Fourth place 4th 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2 1922–23 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2 1923–24 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 2 1924–25 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1 1925–26 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 3 1926–27 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 5 7 -2 2 1927–28 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4 1928–29 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 6 11 -5 1 1929–30 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 2 1930–31 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1 1931–32 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 7 9 -2 2 1932–33 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 9 -8 0 1933–34 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 3 1934–35 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 6 -2 2 1935–36 Fourth place 4th 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 2 1936–37 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 3 10 -7 0 1937–38 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 3 6 -3 3 1938–39 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11 0 1946–47 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 4 8 -4 3 1947–48 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3 1948–49 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 4 11 -7 0 1949–50 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 4 17 -13 1 1950–51 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 3 12 -9 0 1951–52 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 0 8 -8 0 1952–53 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 5 6 -1 2 1953–54 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 2 1954–55 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 1 1955–56 Champions 1st= 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 3 1956–57 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2 1957–58 Champions 1st= 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4 1958–59 Champions 1st= 3 1 2 0 9 6 +3 4 1959–60 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 3 9 -6 0 1960–61 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 5 15 -10 0 1961–62 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 2 11 -9 1 1962–63 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 3 12 -9 0 1963–64 Champions 1st= 3 2 0 1 8 11 -3 4 1964–65 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 5 12 -7 0 1965–66 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 4 1966–67 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1 1967–68 Fourth place 4th 3 1 0 2 1 4 -3 2 1968–69 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2 1969–70 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 0 1970–71 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 4 1971–72 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 1 2 -1 3 1972–73 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4 1973–74 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 1 2 -1 2 1974–75 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 3 1975–76 Fourth place 4th 3 0 0 3 0 8 -8 0 1976–77 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1 1977–78 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 1 1978–79 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1 1979–80 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5 1980–81 Cancelled – 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 1981–82 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 1 8 -7 1 1982–83 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 0 1 -1 2 1983–84 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 Honours Titles 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 Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) Pos (Pts) 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
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