Northern Ireland national under-16 football team
| Nickname(s) | The GAWA, Norn Iron | ||
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| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Home stadium | various | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
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| First international | |||
NI Schools  0–5  Scotland Schools(21 May 1927, Solitude) | |||
The Northern Ireland national under-16 schools football team (also known as Northern Ireland schoolboys, under-16s or U16) represents
Wales
). The Northern Ireland under-16 side also competes regularly in other minor tournaments and in friendlies. The team had previously been fielded at under-15 level and games are still sometimes arranged at this age group level with the agreement of the opposition association.
Honours
- European Schools Champions: 1979[1]
- Victory Shield Winners: 2000
Coaches
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Current squad
- The following players were called up for the Victory Shield.[2]
- Match dates: 30 October–4 November 2022
- Opposition:
Wales - Caps and goals correct as of: 4 November 2022, after the match against
Wales
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Will Murdock | 26 May 2007 | 3 | 0 |  Manchester United
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| GK | Josh Gracey | 3 | 0 | Glenavon
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| DF | Conor McVeigh | 3 | 0 | Linfield
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| DF | Conor Haughey (Captain) | 4 | 0 | Glentoran
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| DF | Calum Moreland | 15 February 2007 | 4 | 1 | Linfield
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| DF | Callum Cowan | 5 | 0 | Linfield
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| DF | Caoimhan McDermott | 3 | 0 | Derry City
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| DF | Alex Watson | 2 | 0 | Linfield
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| DF | Noah McDonnell | 3 | 0 | Linfield
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| MF | Blaine McClure | 5 | 1 | Linfield
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| MF | Fionn Duffy | 3 | 0 | Derry City
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| MF | Jack Doherty | 2 January 2007 | 4 | 0 | Derry City
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| MF | Callum Burnside | 16 January 2007 | 4 | 3 | Linfield
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| MF | Dylan Stitt | 5 | 0 | Linfield
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| MF | Oili McCart | 4 | 0 | Cliftonville
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| MF | Troy Savage | 5 | 0 | Castle Juniors
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| FW | Cole Brannigan | 5 | 0 | Linfield
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| FW | Oscar Kelly | 5 February 2007 | 4 | 2 | Rochdale
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| FW | Sean Corry | 4 | 0 | Ballinamallard United
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| FW | Mikey Harkin | 2 | 0 | Derry City
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| FW | Chris Atherton
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19 October 2008 | 5 | 1 | Glenavon
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| FW | Ceadach O'Neill | 3 | 0 | Linfield
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See also
References
- ^ "From School to Full".
- ^ "U16s get set for kick-off in Victory Shield". irishfa.com. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
External links
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