Northern Ireland - Record International Players

  • Appearances for Northern Ireland National Team
  • Goalscoring for Northern Ireland National Team

  • Players for both Irelands

    Last match included: Northern Ireland-Denmark, 20 Nov 2023
    

    Appearances for Northern Ireland National Team

      
    Name                            First/Last     Caps  Goals
    
    Steven DAVIS                  * 2005-2022      140     13
    Pat JENNINGS                 	1964-1986      119	0
    Aaron HUGHES                  * 1998-2018      112      1
    Jonathan "Jonny" EVANS        * 2006-2023      106      6
    David HEALY                     2000-2013       95     36
    Mal DONHAGY             	1980-1994	91	0
    Kyle LAFFERTY                 * 2006-2022       89     20
    Sammy McILLROY                 	1972-1987	88	5
    Maik TAYLOR                     1999-2011       88      0
    Keith GILLESPIE                 1995-2008       86      2
    Gareth McAULEY                * 2005-2018       80      9
    Chris BAIRD                   * 2003-2016       79      0
    Josh MAGENNIS                 * 2010-2023       76     11
    Craig CATHCART                * 2010-2023       73      2
    Niall McGINN                  * 2008-2022       73      6
    Jimmy NICHOLL               	1976-1986	73	1
    Michael HUGHES                 	1992-2004	71	4
    Corry EVANS                   * 2009-2022       70      2
    David McCREERY            	1976-1990	67	0
    Patrick James "Paddy" McNAIR  * 2015-2023       67      6
    Nigel WORTHINGTON              	1984-1997	66	0
    Christopher BRUNT             * 2004-2017       65      3
    Martin O'NEILL               	1972-1985	64	8
    Gerry ARMSTRONG          	1977-1986	63     12
    Stuart DALLAS                 * 2011-2022       62      3
    Iain DOWIE                     	1990-2000	59     12
    Terry NEILL                 	1961-1973	59	2
    Shane FERGUSON                * 2009-2023       57      2
    Oliver NORWOOD                * 2010-2018       57      0
    Billy BINGHAM           	1951-1964	56     10
    Danny BLANCHFLOWER          	1950-1963	56	2
    Damien JOHNSON                  1999-2009       56      0
    Jimmy McILLROY           	1952-1966	55     10
    Stephen CRAIGAN                 2003-2011       53      0
    Alan HUNTER                 	1970-1980	53	1
    John McCLELLAND                	1980-1990	53	1
    Jim MAGILTON                   	1991-2002	52	5
    Alan McDONALD               	1986-1996	52	3
    Sammy NELSON                   	1970-1982	51	1
    Chris NICHOLL                 	1975-1984	51	3
    George SAVILLE                * 2017-2023       51      0
    Gerry TAGGART                  	1990-2002	51	7
    Brian HAMILTON               	1969-1980	50	4
    James QUINN                     1997-2006       50      4
    Pat RICE                	1969-1980       49	0
    Dave CLEMENTS                 	1965-1976	48	2
    Jimmy QUINN                  	1985-1996	46     12
    Roy CARROLL                   * 1999-2017       45      0
    Warren FEENEY                 * 2002-2011       45      5
    Steve LOMAS                     1994-2003       45      2
    Derek DOUGAN                	1958-1973	43	8
    Conor McLAUGHLIN              * 2011-2021       43      1
    Conor WASHINGTON              * 2016-2023       43      6
    Bailey PEACOCK-FARRELL        * 2018-2023       42      0
    Kevin WILSON               	1987-1995	42	6
    William HAMILTON                1978-1986	41	5
    Jimmy NICHOLSON           	1961-1972	41	6
    Alec ELDER                	1960-1970	40	1
    Neil LENNON                     1994-2002       40      2
    Alf McMICHAEL           	1950-1960	40	0
    Sammy CLINGHAN                * 2006-2014       39      0
    Stuart ELLIOTT                  2000-2008       39      4
    Grant McCANN                    2001-2012       39      4
    Stephen MORROW                  1990-1999       39      1
    John O'NEILL                    1980-1986       39      1
    Colin CLARKE                    1986-1993       38     13
    Norman WHITESIDE                1982-1989       38      9
    George BEST                     1964-1977       37      9
    Mark WILLIAMS                   1999-2005       36      1
    Thomas JACKSON                  1968-1977       35      0
    Jordan THOMPSON               * 2018-2023       35      0
    Jamie WARD                    * 2011-2018       35      4
    Martin HARVEY                   1961-1971       34      3
    Jamal Piaras LEWIS            * 2018-2023       34      5
    George McCARTNEY              * 2001-2010       34      1
    Peter McPARLAND                 1954-1962       34      9
    Michael McGOVERN              * 2010-2020       33      0
    Colin MURDOCK                   2000-2006       33      1
    Kevin HORLOCK                   1995-2002       32      0
    Gary FLEMING                    1986-1994       31      0
    Michael O'NEILL                 1988-1996       31      4
    Robert PEACOCK                  1951-1961       31      2
    Elisha SCOTT                    1920-1936       31      0
    Ian STEWART                     1982-1987       31      2
    Tommy WRIGHT                    1989-1999       31      0
    Kingsley BLACK                  1988-1994       30      1
    William CUNNINGHAM              1951-1962       30      0
    Olphert STANFIELD               1887-1897       30      9
    Gavin WHYTE                   * 2018-2023       30      5
    
    *  still active
    
    

    Goalscoring for Northern Ireland National Team

    
    Name                            First/Last     Goals
    
    David HEALY                     2000-2013       36
    Kyle LAFFERTY                 * 2006-2022       20
    Colin CLARKE                  	1986-1993	13
    Steven DAVIS                  * 2005-2022       13
    Gerry ARMSTRONG          	1977-1986	12
    Joe BAMBRICK                 	1929-1938	12
    Iain DOWIE                     	1990-2000	12
    William GILLESPIE               1913-1931	12
    Jimmy QUINN               	1985-1996	12
    Josh MAGENNIS                 * 2010-2023       11
    Olphert M. STANFIELD         	1887-1897	11
    Billy BINGHAM           	1951-1964	10
    John CROSSAN                  	1960-1968	10
    Jimmy McILLROY           	1952-1966	10
    Peter McPARLAND          	1954-1962	10
    
    

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