Northern Ireland
Est. 1880
League position
Position 10- Promotion
- Relegation
Points trajectory
Rank 10FIFA world ranking
#64
Manager
M. O'Neill
Season at a glance
Streaks
Last result
Next match
UEFA Nations League table
Statistics
Home / Away splits
Biggest results
- Biggest away win0-3
Week-by-week trends
team vs league avg (dashed)Squad
| # | Player | Pos | Club | League | Apps | G | A | Mins | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  P. CharlesGoalkeeper | Goalkeeper |  QPR |  Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 990 | 7.19 |
| 12 |  C. HazardGoalkeeper | Goalkeeper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 |  B. Peacock-FarrellGoalkeeper | Goalkeeper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |  T. DevlinDefender | Defender |  Portsmouth | Championship | 9 | 1 | 0 | 591 | 6.82 |
| 4 |  Tom AtchesonDefender | Defender |  Blackburn | Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 768 | 6.52 |
| 4 |  D. BallardDefender | Defender |  Sunderland |  Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 6.92 |
| 15 |  Ruairi McConvilleDefender | Defender |  Norwich | Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 830 | 6.83 |
| 17 |  P. McNairDefender | Defender |  Hull City | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.30 |
| 20 |  B. SpencerDefender | Defender |  Oxford United | Championship | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2155 | 6.80 |
| 22 |  C. BrownDefender | Defender | Oxford United | Championship | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3326 | 6.96 |
| 3 |  J. DevennyMidfielder | Midfielder |  Stoke City | Championship | 7 | 2 | 0 | 453 | 6.72 |
| 5 |  T. HumeMidfielder | Midfielder | Sunderland | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 6.64 |
| 6 |  J. ThompsonMidfielder | Midfielder |  Preston | Championship | 11 | 1 | 1 | 873 | 6.59 |
| 7 |  K. MorrisonMidfielder | Midfielder |  Liverpool | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 |  E. GalbraithMidfielder | Midfielder | Stoke City | Championship | 11 | 3 | 3 | 990 | 7.07 |
| 14 |  I. PriceMidfielder | Midfielder |  West Brom | Championship | 11 | 4 | 2 | 905 | 7.27 |
| 16 |  Patrick KellyMidfielder | Midfielder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 |  S. CharlesMidfielder | Midfielder |  Fulham | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 6.94 |
| 8 |  C. MarshallAttacker | Attacker | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6.35 |
| 8 |  C. O’NeillAttacker | Attacker |  Arsenal | Premier League | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 |  J. DonleyAttacker | Attacker | Oxford United | Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 6.58 |
| 11 |  P. SmythAttacker | Attacker | QPR | Championship | 10 | 3 | 0 | 557 | 7.17 |
| 21 |  J. MagennisAttacker | Attacker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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