Northern Ireland Under-16 Schools
Nickname(s)The GAWA, Norn Iron
AssociationIrish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Home stadiumvarious
FIFA codeNIR
First colours
Second colours
First international
NI Schools Northern Ireland 0–5 Scotland 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 Northern Ireland in association football at under-16 level. It is controlled by the Northern Ireland Schools Football Association (NISFA) which is affiliated to the Irish Football Association. The main competition competed for by the team is the Victory Shield which has been competed for since 1925 by the same four teams (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and 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

Coaches

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Will Murdock (2007-05-26) 26 May 2007 3 0 England Manchester United
1GK Josh Gracey 3 0 Northern Ireland Glenavon
2DF Conor McVeigh 3 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
2DF Conor Haughey (Captain) 4 0 Northern Ireland Glentoran
2DF Calum Moreland (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 4 1 Northern Ireland Linfield
2DF Callum Cowan 5 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
2DF Caoimhan McDermott 3 0 Northern Ireland Derry City
2DF Alex Watson 2 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
2DF Noah McDonnell 3 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
3MF Blaine McClure 5 1 Northern Ireland Linfield
3MF Fionn Duffy 3 0 Northern Ireland Derry City
3MF Jack Doherty (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 4 0 Northern Ireland Derry City
3MF Callum Burnside (2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 4 3 Northern Ireland Linfield
3MF Dylan Stitt 5 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
3MF Oili McCart 4 0 Northern Ireland Cliftonville
3MF Troy Savage 5 0 Northern Ireland Castle Juniors
4FW Cole Brannigan 5 0 Northern Ireland Linfield
4FW Oscar Kelly (2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 4 2 England Rochdale
4FW Sean Corry 4 0 Northern Ireland Ballinamallard United
4FW Mikey Harkin 2 0 Northern Ireland Derry City
4FW Chris Atherton (2008-10-19) 19 October 2008 5 1 Northern Ireland Glenavon
4FW Ceadach O'Neill 3 0 Northern Ireland Linfield

See also

References

  1. ↑ "From School to Full".
  2. ↑ "U16s get set for kick-off in Victory Shield". irishfa.com. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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