List of Northern Ireland international footballers

It is organised by the Irish Football Association (IFA), which was formed in 1880, prior to the partition of Ireland.

Following the creation of the Irish Free State, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was set up and it picked its own national team.

The team won the competition eight times, taking the title outright on three occasions, including the last championship in 1984.

[1] Norman Whiteside became the youngest player ever in the World Cup finals, breaking a record set by Pelé.

Caps/goals in unofficial wartime international matches are not included here, and any players who appeared in them but did not gain an official cap are not listed.

David Healy scored the most goals and made the third most number of appearances for Northern Ireland.
Willoughby Hamilton played once for Ireland , in 1885. He was also a tennis player and won the Wimbledon men's singles championship in 1890 .