Northern Ireland women's national football team

Northern Ireland

Shirt badge/Association crest
Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Alfie Wylie
Captain	Ashley Hutton
FIFA code	NIR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	66 (25 September 2015)
Highest	53 (June 2012)
Lowest	83 (December 2004)

The Northern Ireland women's national football team represents Northern Ireland in international women's football.

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

Date: 24 October 2015
Competition: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
Opponent: Georgia
Venue: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Debut
Goalkeepers
Emma Higgins	(1986-05-15) 15 May 1986	Grindavík	66 (1)	vs. Portugal, 14 March 2004
Defenders
Julie Nelson	(1985-06-04) 4 June 1985	Glasgow City	62 (6)	vs. Portugal, 14 March 2004
Billie Simpson	(1992-07-07) 7 July 1992	Linfield Ladies	3 (0)
Hannah Doherty	(1997-09-08) 8 September 1997	Linfield Ladies	1 (0)
Jessica Foy	(1995-06-07) 7 June 1995	Glentoran Belfast United	0(0)
Hayley Crackle		Aston Villa		vs. Poland, 5 March 2015
Nicola Adams
Midfielders
Laura Rafferty	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996	Chelsea Ladies	6(0)	vs. Rep. of Ireland, 6 March 2013
Marissa Callaghan	(1985-09-02) 2 September 1985	Cliftonville Ladies	14(0)	vs. Scotland, 23 May 2010
Kirsty McGuinness	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994	Glentoran Belfast United	13(1)	vs. Estonia, 24 July 2010
Clare Timoney	(1988-05-27) 27 May 1988	Linfield Ladies
Ciara Sherwood		Millwall Lionesses
Emma McMaster		Cliftonville Ladies
Strikers
Simone Magill	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994	Everton Ladies	33 (2)	vs. Scotland, 23 May 2010
Lauren Wade	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993	Glentoran Belfast United	5(0)	vs. Poland, 23 November 2013
Aimee Mackin	(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997	Newry City Ladies	7(1)	vs. Scotland, 26 October 2013
Avilla Bergin	(1991-08-01) 1 August 1991	Tottenham Hotspur	4(0)
Rachel Furness	(1988-06-19) 19 June 1988	Sunderland	47 (10)
Lauren Brennan
Cathy Hyndman

Results and fixtures

2015

Northern Ireland v Scotland

8 February 2015 Int. Friendly	Northern Ireland	0 – 4	Scotland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
13:30 GMT		Report	Ross  39', 73' Weir  40', 47'	Stadium: Solitude

Poland v Northern Ireland

4 March 2015 Istria Cup	Poland	2 – 0	Northern Ireland	Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia
11:30 GMT	Sikora  60' Balcerzak  90+4'	Report

Northern Ireland v Romania

6 March 2015 Istria Cup	Northern Ireland	0 – 1	Romania	Poreč, Croatia
11:30 GMT		Report	Lunca  12'

Croatia v Northern Ireland

9 March 2015 Istria Cup	Croatia	2 – 1	Northern Ireland	Umag, Croatia
14:30 GMT	Baban  57' (pen.) Rudelic  70'	Report	Callaghan  8'

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland

11 March 2015 Istria Cup	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–0 (4 – 5 p)	Northern Ireland	Poreč, Croatia
16:00 GMT		Report

Georgia v Northern Ireland

24 October 2015 Euro 2017 qual.	Georgia	0–3	Northern Ireland	Tbilisi, Georgia
15:00 GMT		Report	Nelson  3' Bergin  29', 56'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Referee: Barbara Poxhofer (Austria)

Northern Ireland v Switzerland

27 November 2015 Euro 2017 qual.	Northern Ireland	–	Switzerland	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
				Stadium: Mourneview Park

2016

Northern Ireland v Czech Republic

8 April 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Northern Ireland	–	Czech Republic

Italy v Northern Ireland

12 April 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Italy	–	Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland v Georgia

3 June 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Northern Ireland	–	Georgia

Czech Republic v Northern Ireland

7 June 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Czech Republic	–	Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland v Italy

16 September 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Northern Ireland	–	Italy

Switzerland v Northern Ireland

20 September 2016 Euro 2017 qual.	Switzerland	–	Northern Ireland

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile