Northern Ireland women's national football team

{{See also|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in association football|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports|FIFA International Match Calendar}}

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|id=POR v NIR

|date=31 May

|time=21:45 {{small|(20:45 UTC+1)}}

|team1={{fbw-rt|POR}}

|score=4–0

|team2={{fbw|NIR}}

|goals1=

• C. Costa {{goal|25|pen.}}
• Alves {{goal|49||90+6}}
• Amado {{goal|83}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

| location =Leiria

|attendance=10,017

|referee=Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040399/

| result = l

}}

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|id=NIR v POR

|date=4 June

|time=20:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+1)}}

|team1={{fbw-rt|NIR}}

|score=1–2

|team2={{fbw|POR}}

|goals1=

• Wade {{goal|5}}

|goals2=

• Nazareth {{goal|18}}
• Norton {{goal|30}}

|stadium=Mourneview Park

| location =Lurgan

|attendance=

|referee=Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040424/

| result = l

}}

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|id=MLT v NIR

|date=12 July

|time=19:30

|team1={{fbw-rt|MLT}}

|score=0–2

|team2={{fbw|NIR}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Centenary Stadium

| location = Ta' Qali

|attendance=

|referee=

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040455/

| result = W

}}

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|id=NIR v BIH

|date=16 July

|time=19:00 {{small|(18:00 UTC+1)}}

|team1={{fbw-rt|NIR}}

|score=2–0

|team2={{fbw|BIH}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Windsor Park

| location = Belfast

|attendance=

|referee=

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040479/

| result = W

}}

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying play-off

| date = 25 October 2024

|time=18:00 CEST (UTC+01:00)

|team1={{fbw-rt|CRO}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fbw|NIR}}

|goals1=Lojna {{goal|4|pen.}}

|goals2=Lojna {{goal|90+2|o.g.}}

|stadium=Stadion Varteks

|attendance=

| location = Varaždin, Croatia

|referee=

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2041646--croatia-vs-northern-ireland/

| result = D

}}

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying play-off

| date = 29 October 2024

|time=20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00)

|team1={{fbw-rt|NIR}}

|score=1–0

|aet = yes

|aggregatescore = 2–1

|team2={{fbw|CRO}}

|goals1=*Wade {{goal|114}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Windsor Park

|attendance=

| location = Belfast

|referee=

|report=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2041660--northern-ireland-vs-croatia/

| result = W

}}

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs

| date = 29 November

| time = {{UTZ|19:00|+0}}

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|NIR}}

| score = 0–4

| team2 = {{fbw|NOR}}

| report = https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2041670/

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

• Graham Hansen {{goal|7||26}}
• Hansen {{goal|14}}
• Bergsvand {{goal|67}}

| location = Larne, Northern Ireland

| stadium = Inver Park

| attendance = 1,866

| referee = Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

| result = l

}}

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| format = 1

| round = Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs

| date = 3 December

| time = {{UTZ|18:00|+1}}

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|NOR}}

| score = 3–0

| aggregatescore = 7–0

| team2 = {{fbw|NIR}}

| report = https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2041677/

| goals1 =

• Graham Hansen {{goal|13}}
• Maanum {{goal|47}}
• Jensen {{goal|78}}

| goals2 =

| location = Oslo, Norway

| stadium = Ullevaal Stadion

| attendance = 3,155

| referee = Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)

| result = l

| note = Norway won 7–0 on aggregate, and qualified for the finals.

}}

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| format = 1

| round = 2025 UEFA Nations League

|id = POL v NIR

|date = 21 February

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|POL}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbw|NIR}}

|goals1 =

• Kamczyk {{goal|17}}
• Achcińska {{goal|20}}

|goals2 =

| location = Gdańsk,Poland

|stadium = Gdańsk Stadium

|attendance = 2,700

|referee = Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042866

| result =l

}}

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| format = 1

| round = 2025 UEFA Nations League

|id = NIR v BIH

|date = 25 February

|time = 20:00 {{small|(19:00 GMT)}}

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NIR}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbw|BIH}}

|goals1 =

• McPartlan {{goal|15}}
• Magill {{goal|89||90+2}}

|goals2 =

• Ekić {{goal|46}}
• Milinković {{goal|49}}

| location = Larne,Northern Ireland

|stadium = Inver Park

|attendance = 1,303

|referee = Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042891

| result = w

}}

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| format = 1

| round = 2025 UEFA Nations League

|id = ROU v NIR

|date = 4 April

|time = 18:00 ({{small|19:00 EEST)}}

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ROU}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbw|NIR}}

|goals1 =

• Ciolacu {{goal|38}}

|goals2 =

• Maxwell {{goal|33}}

|stadium = Stadionul Arcul de Triumf

| location = Bucharest,Romania

|attendance = 1,485<

|referee = Sandra Bastos (Portugal)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042919

| result =d

}}

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| format = 1

| round = 2025 UEFA Nations League

|id = NIR v ROU

|date = 8 April

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NIR}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbw|ROU}}

|goals1 =

• Weir {{goal|8}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Windsor Park

| location = Belfast,Northern Ireland

|attendance = 2,380

|referee = Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042942

| result =w

}}

• {{flagicon|NIR}} Alfie Wylie (2004–2019){{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/alfie-wylie-leaves-role-as-northern-ireland-womens-manager-after-15-years-to-take-new-ifa-job/38008695.html|title=Alfie Wylie leaves role as Northern Ireland women's manager after 15 years to take new IFA job|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|date=12 April 2019}}
• {{flagicon|NIR}} Kenny Shiels (2019–2023){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48289675|title=Kenny Shiels: Former Kilmarnock boss appointed Northern Ireland senior women's manager|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 May 2019|access-date=22 June 2023|archive-date=22 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622203557/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48289675|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64350434|title=Kenny Shiels: Northern Ireland women's manager leaves role|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2023}}
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Tanya Oxtoby (2023–){{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Kenny |date=1 September 2023 |title=New Northern Ireland women's manager Tanya Oxtoby targeting top tournaments |url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/footballsoccer/2023/09/01/news/new_northern_ireland_women_s_manager_tanya_oxtoby_targeting_top_tournaments-3577845/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=The Irish News |archive-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922122212/https://www.irishnews.com/sport/footballsoccer/2023/09/01/news/new_northern_ireland_women_s_manager_tanya_oxtoby_targeting_top_tournaments-3577845/ |url-status=live }}

The following players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Romania on 4 and 8 April2025, respectively.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishfa.com/news/2025/march/oxtoby-reveals-squad-for-romania-double-header|title=Oxtoby reveals squad for Romania double header|publisher=Irish Football Association|date=27 March 2025|access-date=12 April 2025}}

• ''Caps and goals updated as of 14 April 2025.

{{nat fs g start}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Jackie|Burns|dab=footballer, born 1997}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|6}}|caps=60|goals=0|club=Calgary Wild|clubnat=CAN}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Maddy|Harvey-Clifford}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|5|8}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Crusaders|clubnat=NIR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Rachael|Norney}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|6|18}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Liverpool Feds|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Rebecca|Holloway}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|8|25}}|caps=34|goals=3|club=Birmingham City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Rebecca|McKenna}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|04|13}}|caps=53|goals=2|club=Birmingham City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Ellie|Mason}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|2|16}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=Birmingham City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Rachel|Dugdale}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|11|19}}|caps=41|goals=0|club=Blackburn Rovers|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Abi|Sweetlove}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2006|04|9}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Linfield|clubnat=NIR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Natalie|Johnson}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|11|12}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Nottingham Forest|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Louise|McDaniel}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|5|24}}|caps=18|goals=1|club=Burnley|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Brenna|McPartlan}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|9|1}}|caps=14|goals=1|club=Burnley|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Nadene|Caldwell}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|1|24}}|caps=88|goals=1|club=Glentoran|clubnat=NIR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Aimee|Kerr}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2006|5|31}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Glentoran|clubnat=NIR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Joely|Andrews}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|4|20}}|caps=29|goals=2|club=Hearts|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Megan|Bell}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|4|17}}|caps=36|goals=3|club=Nottingham Forest|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Connie|Scofield}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|5|26}}|caps=7|goals=0|club= London City Lionesses|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Rachel|Furness}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|6|19}}|caps=95|goals=38|club= Bristol City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Emily|Wilson|dab=footballer}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|8|26}}|caps=29|goals=1|club=Glentoran|clubnat=NIR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Keri|Halliday}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|2|11}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=Linfield|clubnat=NIR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Lauren|Wade}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|11|22}}|caps=73|goals=14|club=Hearts|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Simone|Magill}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|1}}|caps=93|goals=27|club=Birmingham City|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Kascie|Weir}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2006|10|2}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=Glentoran|clubnat=NIR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Caragh|Hamilton}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|10|18}}|caps=50|goals=7|club=Nottingham Forest|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Danielle|Maxwell}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|4|9}}|caps=19|goals=3|club=Burnley|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g end}}

• The following players have been named to a squad in the past 12 months.
• This list may be incomplete.

{{nat fs r start}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Shannon|Turner|dab=footballer}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|9|8}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Wolverhampton Wanderers|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{Fbw|MNE}}, 27 February 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Lauren|Perry}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|4|5}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Montrose|clubnat=SCO|latest=v. {{Fbw|CRO}}, 29 October 2024}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Abbie|Magee}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|11|15}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=Cliftonville|clubnat=NIR|latest=v. {{Fbw|BIH}}, 9 April 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Sarah|McFadden}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|5|23}}|caps=106|goals=9|club=Durham|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{Fbw|MNE}}, 27 February 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Demi|Vance}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|5|2}}|caps=95|goals=4|club=Glentoran|clubnat=NIR|latest=v. {{Fbw|CRO}},29 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Rachel|McLaren}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|11|19}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Crusaders|clubnat=NIR|latest=v. {{Fbw|CRO}},29 October 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Kelsie|Burrows}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|2|22}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=Cliftonville|clubnat=NIR|latest=v. {{Fbw|BIH}},25 February 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Laura|Rafferty}} ^INJ|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|4|29}}|caps=38|goals=0|club=Southampton|clubnat=ENG |latest=v. {{Fbw|ROM}}, 4 April 2025}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Marissa|Callaghan}}|other=|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|9|02}}|caps=86|goals=9|club=Cliftonville|clubnat=NIR|latest=v. {{Fbw|CRO}}, 29 October 2024}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Casey|Howe}}|age={{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|9|2}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Athlone Town|clubnat=IRL|latest=v. {{Fbw|NOR}}, 3 December 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Kerry|Beattie}}|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|9|27}}|caps=10|goals=3|club=Glentoran|clubnat=NIR|latest=v. {{Fbw|BIH}},25 February 2025}}

{{nat fs end}}

Notes:

• ^INJ Withdrew due to injury.
• ^WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury or medical issue

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• Statistics correct as of 5 December 2023.
• Active players in bold.

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Simone Magill holds the world record for the fastest international goal in women's football. Previously, US forward Alex Morgan had held the record at twelve seconds. Magill achieved an eleven-second goal against Georgia at the start of a European Qualifying match on 3 June 2016. The goal marks the fastest ever international goal by any national Northern Irish team – male or female.{{Cite web|url=http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/now-thats-quick-northern-ireland-13730868|title=Northern Ireland striker recognised for scoring fastest goal ever!|last=Fullerton|first=Gareth|date=7 October 2017|website=belfastlive|access-date=25 May 2019|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525125250/https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/now-thats-quick-northern-ireland-13730868|url-status=live}}

|colspan=7|UEFA EURO 1991

|-

||{{flagicon|Sweden}} 1995||colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not enter

|colspan=7|UEFA EURO 1995

|-

||{{flagicon|USA}} 1999

|colspan=7 rowspan=2|Did not enter

|-

||{{flagicon|USA}} 2003

|-

||{{flagicon|China}} 2007||colspan=8 rowspan=5|Did not qualify

||6||2||1||3||7||11||−4

|-

||{{flagicon|Germany}} 2011

||10||3||2||5||8||16||−8

|-

||{{flagicon|Canada}} 2015

||10||1||2||7||3||19||−16

|-

||{{flagicon|France|1974}} 2019

||8||1||0||7||4||27||−23

|-

||{{flagicon|Australia}}{{flagicon|New Zealand}} 2023

||10||6||1||3||36||16||+20

|-

||{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2027||colspan=8|To be determined

|colspan=7|To be determined

|-

||{{flagicon|Mexico}}{{flagicon|USA}} 2031||colspan=8|To be determined

|colspan=7|To be determined

|-

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|UK}} 2035||colspan=8|Qualified

|colspan=7|Qualified as co-host

|-

!Total||1/12||-||-||-||-||-||-||-

!44||13||11||23||58||89||−31

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:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

:*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty kicks.

• Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team
• Northern Ireland women's national under-17 football team
• Northern Ireland national football team, the men's team
• Republic of Ireland women's national football team

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{{reflist}}

• [http://www.irishfa.com/ Official website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234847/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nir/ FIFA profile]

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