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Northern Ireland national football B team

Secondary football team

Field	Value
Name	Northern Ireland B
Badge
Badge_size	120px
FIFA Trigramme	NIR
Nickname	Green & White Army,
Norn Iron
Association	Irish Football Association
Coach	none
Most caps	Pat McGibbon (5)
Top scorer	Derek Dougan (3)
Home Stadium	Windsor Park / Mourneview Park / Coleraine Showgrounds
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First game
Largest win	6–0
(Belfast, Northern Ireland; 23 October 1957)
Largest loss	5–0
(Annecy, France; 16 March 1960)

Norn Iron (Belfast, Northern Ireland; 23 October 1957) (Annecy, France; 16 March 1960) |}} The Northern Ireland national football B team is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the Northern Ireland national football team. Primarily seen as a stepping-stone between the under-21 and full international teams, B team matches are also used to give a run-out for fringe players and to honour Irish League players who would not otherwise gain international recognition.

Matches are rarely played by Northern Ireland at this level due to their limited player pool, necessitating rapid elevation of young players to the 'Full' squad. Matches have been played against other football associations' 'B' teams and against various national "selects".

History

The Northern Ireland 'B' team made its first appearance in 1957, playing against Romania 'B' who were not deemed worthy of a 'Full' international (note: Romania was commonly referred to as Rumania in the English language up until the 1980s). The occasion of October 23, 1957 marked the first use of the Windsor Park floodlights for an international fixture. A one sided match finished 6-0 with a hat-trick from Derek Dougan and further goals from Sammy McCrory, Sammy Chapman and Jackie Scott.

The match against Rumania was followed up with two matches against France B in 1959 and 1960 before Under-23 international matches became de rigueur in the 1960s. The 'B' format re-emerged in the 1990s as national teams focussed on Under-21 rather than Under-23 matches and thus a "stepping stone" from Under-21 to 'Full' was required.

Northern Ireland's most recent match at 'B' level was against Scotland B in May 2009.

Fixtures

None

Previous matches

Performance Record:

P	W	D	L	F	A	Gd
	11	4	1	6	16	19	-3

	6 May 2009	Scotland B	0-3	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld

Squad for most recent game

(vs. Scotland B, May 6, 2009)

Goalkeepers

Trevor Carson (Sunderland)
Jonathan Tuffey (Partick Thistle) Defenders
Chris Casement (Wycombe Wanderers)
Craig Cathcart* (Manchester United)
Adam Chapman (Oxford United)
Shane Duffy (Everton)
Scott Gibb (Stirling Albion)
Jeff Hughes* (Bristol Rovers)
Daniel Lafferty (Celtic)
Rory McArdle* (Rochdale)
Ryan McGivern (Manchester City)
Robbie Weir (Sunderland) Midfielders
Martin Donnelly* (Crusaders)
Corry Evans (Manchester United)
Shane Ferguson (Newcastle United)
Robert Garrett (Linfield)
Pat McCourt (Celtic)
Niall McGinn (Celtic)
Oliver Norwood (Manchester United)
Michael O'Connor (Crewe Alexandra) Forwards
Curtis Allen* (Lisburn Distillery)
James Lawrie (Port Vale)
Andrew Little (Rangers)
Josh McQuoid (AFC Bournemouth)
Dean Shiels* (Doncaster Rovers)
Jamie Ward* (Sheffield United)
*Player withdrew from final squad.

Other previous players

Goalkeepers

Alan Fettis
Roy Carroll
David Miskelly
Elliott Morris
Tom Evans Defenders
Iain Jenkins
Pat McGibbon
Colin Murdock
Darren Patterson
Aaron Hughes
Keith Rowland
Peter Kennedy
Barry Hunter
Stephen Craigan
Mike Duff
Danny Griffin
Gareth McAuley
Paul Morgan
Chris Baird Midfielders
Jon McCarthy
Danny Sonner
Philip Mulryne
Stephen Robinson
Michael O'Neill
Danny Lennon
Jeff Whitley
Tommy Doherty
Grant McCann
Wayne Carlisle
Stuart Elliott
Steve Jones
Shaun Holmes
Jim Whitley Forwards
Gerry McMahon
George O'Boyle
David Healy
Rory Hamill
Gary Hamilton
Andy Kirk
Andy Smith
James Broome

Former coaches

(Record: Played Won-Drawn-Lost)

Peter Doherty 1957-1959 (2 1-1-0)
Len Graham 1960 (1 0-0-1)
Bryan Hamilton 1994-1997 (4 2-0-2)
Roy Millar 1998 (1 1-0-0)
Lawrie McMenemy 1999 (1 0-0-1)
Sammy McIlroy 2003 (1 0-0-1)
Nigel Worthington 2009 (1 0-0-1)

References

"Scotland B 3-0 Northern Ire (6 May, 2009) Final Score - ESPN (UK)".
Daily Mirror Northern ireland Soccer Yearbook 2008-09 (ed. Malcolm Brodie) Page 112

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