Michael O'Neill

Nigel Worthington

Manager 2012-date

incumbent

Name: Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill MBE

Born: 5 July 1969, Portadown

Playing Career:

Northern Ireland: 31 Full Caps (1988-1996)

details

Coaching Career:

Cowdenbeath assistant-manager

Brechin City manager (April 2006 - December 2008)

Shamrock Rovers manager (December 2008 - December 2011)

Northern Ireland manager (February 2012 - date)

Managerial Honours:

with Brechin City
Scottish Second Division Manager of the Month February 2007, December 2007, October 2008
with Shamrock Rovers

League of Ireland Premier Division Champion 2010, 2011, Runner-Up 2009

FAI Cup Runner-Up 2010

Setanta Sports Cup Winner 2011
SWAI Personality of the Year 2011
with Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying Group F Winner
BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year 2015
RTE Sport Manager of the Year 2015
Philips Sports Manager of the Year 2015 (shared with Martin O'Neill)
Belfast Telegraph Coach/Manager of the Year 2015, 2016, 2017
NIFWA International Personality of the Year 2015/16
LMA Special Achievement Award 2015/16

Biography:

31 times capped as a player, Michael O'Neill's managerial career began with Brechin City. He then spent three successful seasons in charge of Shamrock Rovers, where he was latterly assisted for a spell by Jim Magilton. As well as two titles and a Setanta Cup, Rovers also enjoyed an unprecedented run in the Europa League under O'Neill's charge.

In December 2011 it was announced that O'Neill had beaten off competition from Magilton and Iain Dowie for the appointment as Northern Ireland manager. He officially took the position from the 1st February 2012, with his first game against Norway at Windsor Park at the end of the month. Former Scotland international Billy McKinlay was appointed as his assistant, with Tommy Wright as goalkeeping coach. Wright left the set-up when appointed St Johnstone manager in June 2013 and was replaced by Maik Taylor. McKinley left in September 2014 when appointed as Watford boss with Jim Magilton taking on the role of assistant manager and Stephen Robinson also joining the coaching set-up, both on an interim basis. Jimmy Nicholl was then appointed as permanent assistant manager in March 2015, with Robinson retaining his coaching role.

More to follow.

Irish FA Announcement

Northern Ireland Record:

29-02-2012 Norway H L 0-3 FR

Managers - Irish FA Committee

New Role

Manager 1882-1951

Peter Doherty

Prior to the appointment of Peter Doherty as Ireland's first manager the team was selected by an IFA committee and trained/coached by various people.

Trainers employed included (dates are approximate)

William Crone 1897-1910

Hugh McAteer 1898-1914

Rab Torrans 1900-1914

John McIlvenny 1909

William Quinn 1910

J. Torrans 1926

J. Devlin 1927-1930

Gerry Morgan

Ireland's Record under the "Committee"

001	18/02/1882	England	H	FR	0	-	13
002	25/02/1882	Wales	A	FR	1	-	7
003	24/02/1883	England	A	FR	0	-	7
004	17/03/1883	Wales	H	FR	1	-	1
005	26/01/1884	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	5
006	09/02/1884	Wales	A	BC	0	-	6
007	23/02/1884	England	H	BC	1	-	8
008	28/02/1885	England	A	BC	0	-	4
009	14/03/1885	Scotland	A	BC	2	-	8
010	11/04/1885	Wales	H	BC	2	-	8
011	27/02/1886	Wales	A	BC	0	-	5
012	13/03/1886	England	H	BC	1	-	6
013	20/03/1886	Scotland	H	BC	2	-	7
014	05/02/1887	England	A	BC	0	-	7
015	18/02/1887	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	4
016	12/03/1887	Wales	H	BC	4	-	1
017	03/03/1888	Wales	A	BC	0	-	11
018	24/03/1888	Scotland	H	BC	2	-	10
019	07/04/1888	England	H	BC	1	-	5
020	02/03/1889	England	A	BC	1	-	6
021	09/03/1889	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	7
022	27/04/1889	Wales	H	BC	1	-	3
023	08/02/1890	Wales	A	BC	2	-	5
024	15/03/1890	England	H	BC	1	-	9
025	29/03/1890	Scotland	H	BC	1	-	4
026	07/02/1891	Wales	H	BC	7	-	2
027	07/03/1891	England	A	BC	1	-	6
028	28/03/1891	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	2
029	27/02/1892	Wales	A	BC	1	-	1
030	05/03/1892	England	H	BC	0	-	2
031	18/03/1892	Scotland	H	BC	2	-	3
032	25/02/1893	England	A	BC	1	-	6
033	25/03/1893	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	6
034	08/04/1893	Wales	H	BC	4	-	3
035	24/02/1894	Wales	A	BC	1	-	4
036	03/03/1894	England	H	BC	2	-	2
037	31/03/1894	Scotland	H	BC	1	-	2
038	09/03/1895	England	A	BC	0	-	9
039	16/03/1895	Wales	H	BC	2	-	2
040	30/03/1895	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	3
041	29/02/1896	Wales	A	BC	1	-	6
042	07/03/1896	England	H	BC	0	-	2
043	28/03/1896	Scotland	H	BC	3	-	3
044	20/02/1897	England	A	BC	0	-	6
045	06/03/1897	Wales	H	BC	4	-	3
046	27/03/1897	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	5
047	19/02/1898	Wales	A	BC	1	-	0
048	05/03/1898	England	H	BC	2	-	3
049	26/03/1898	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	3
050	18/02/1899	England	A	BC	2	-	13
051	04/03/1899	Wales	H	BC	1	-	0
052	25/03/1899	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	9
053	24/02/1900	Wales	A	BC	0	-	2
054	03/03/1900	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	3
055	17/03/1900	England	H	BC	0	-	2
056	23/02/1901	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	11
057	09/03/1901	England	A	BC	0	-	3
058	23/03/1901	Wales	H	BC	0	-	1
059	22/02/1902	Wales	A	BC	3	-	0
060	01/03/1902	Scotland	H	BC	1	-	5
061	22/03/1902	England	H	BC	0	-	1
062	09/08/1902	Scotland	H	FR	0	-	3
063	14/02/1903	England	A	BC	0	-	4
064	21/03/1903	Scotland	A	BC	2	-	0
065	28/03/1903	Wales	H	BC	2	-	0
066	12/03/1904	England	H	BC	1	-	3
067	21/03/1904	Wales	A	BC	1	-	0
068	26/03/1904	Scotland	H	BC	1	-	1
069	25/02/1905	England	A	BC	1	-	1
070	18/03/1905	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	4
071	08/04/1905	Wales	H	BC	2	-	2
072	17/02/1906	England	H	BC	0	-	5
073	17/03/1906	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	1
074	02/04/1906	Wales	A	BC	4	-	4
075	16/02/1907	England	A	BC	0	-	1
076	23/02/1907	Wales	H	BC	2	-	3
077	16/03/1907	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	3
078	15/02/1908	England	H	BC	1	-	3
079	14/03/1908	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	5
080	11/04/1908	Wales	A	BC	1	-	0
081	13/02/1909	England	A	BC	0	-	4
082	15/03/1909	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	5
083	20/03/1909	Wales	H	BC	2	-	3
084	12/02/1910	England	H	BC	1	-	1
085	19/03/1910	Scotland	H	BC	1	-	0
086	11/04/1910	Wales	A	BC	1	-	4
087	28/01/1911	Wales	H	BC	1	-	2
088	11/02/1911	England	A	BC	1	-	2
089	18/03/1911	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	2
090	10/02/1912	England	H	BC	1	-	6
091	16/03/1912	Scotland	H	BC	1	-	4
092	13/04/1912	Wales	A	BC	3	-	2
093	18/01/1913	Wales	H	BC	0	-	1
094	15/02/1913	England	H	BC	2	-	1
095	15/03/1913	Scotland	H	BC	1	-	2
096	19/01/1914	Wales	A	BC	2	-	1
097	14/02/1914	England	A	BC	3	-	0
098	14/03/1914	Scotland	H	BC	1	-	1
099	25/10/1919	England	H	BC	1	-	1
100	14/02/1920	Wales	H	BC	2	-	2
101	13/03/1920	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	3
102	23/10/1920	England	A	BC	0	-	2
103	26/02/1921	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	2
104	09/04/1921	Wales	A	BC	1	-	2
105	22/10/1921	England	H	BC	1	-	1
106	04/03/1922	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	2
107	01/04/1922	Wales	H	BC	1	-	1
108	25/05/1922	Norway	A	FR	1	-	2
109	21/10/1922	England	A	BC	0	-	2
110	03/03/1923	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	1
111	14/04/1923	Wales	A	BC	3	-	0
112	20/10/1923	England	H	BC	2	-	1
113	01/03/1924	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	2
114	15/03/1924	Wales	H	BC	0	-	1
115	24/09/1924	South Africa	H	FR	1	-	2
116	22/10/1924	England	A	BC	1	-	3
117	28/02/1925	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	3
118	18/04/1925	Wales	A	BC	0	-	0
119	24/10/1925	England	H	BC	0	-	0
120	13/02/1926	Wales	H	BC	3	-	0
121	27/02/1926	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	4
122	20/10/1926	England	A	BC	3	-	3
123	26/02/1927	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	2
124	09/04/1927	Wales	A	BC	2	-	2
125	22/10/1927	England	H	BC	2	-	0
126	04/02/1928	Wales	H	BC	1	-	2
127	21/02/1928	France	A	FR	0	-	4
128	25/02/1928	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	0
129	22/10/1928	England	A	BC	1	-	2
130	02/02/1929	Wales	A	BC	2	-	2
131	23/02/1929	Scotland	H	BC	3	-	7
132	19/10/1929	England	A	BC	0	-	3
133	01/02/1930	Wales	H	BC	7	-	0
134	22/02/1930	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	3
135	20/10/1930	England	A	BC	1	-	5
136	21/02/1931	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	0
137	22/04/1931	Wales	A	BC	2	-	3
138	19/09/1931	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	3
139	17/10/1931	England	H	BC	2	-	6
140	05/12/1931	Wales	H	BC	4	-	0
141	12/09/1932	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	4
142	17/10/1932	England	A	BC	0	-	1
143	07/12/1932	Wales	A	BC	1	-	4
144	16/09/1933	Scotland	A	BC	2	-	1
145	14/10/1933	England	H	BC	0	-	3
146	04/11/1933	Wales	H	BC	1	-	1
147	20/10/1934	Scotland	H	BC	2	-	1
148	06/02/1935	England	A	BC	1	-	2
149	27/03/1935	Wales	A	BC	1	-	3
150	19/10/1935	England	H	BC	1	-	3
151	13/11/1935	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	2
152	11/03/1936	Wales	H	BC	3	-	2
153	31/10/1936	Scotland	H	BC	1	-	3
154	18/11/1936	England	A	BC	1	-	3
155	17/03/1937	Wales	A	BC	1	-	4
156	23/10/1937	England	H	BC	1	-	5
157	10/11/1937	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	1
158	16/03/1938	Wales	H	BC	1	-	0
159	08/10/1938	Scotland	H	BC	0	-	2
160	16/11/1938	England	A	BC	0	-	7
161	15/03/1939	Wales	A	BC	1	-	3
162	28/09/1946	England	H	BC	2	-	7
163	27/11/1946	Scotland	A	BC	0	-	0
164	16/04/1947	Wales	H	BC	2	-	1
165	04/10/1947	Scotland	H	BC	2	-	0
166	05/11/1947	England	A	BC	2	-	2
167	10/03/1948	Wales	A	BC	0	-	2
168	09/10/1948	England	H	BC	2	-	6
169	17/11/1948	Scotland	A	BC	2	-	3
170	09/03/1949	Wales	H	BC	0	-	2
171	01/10/1949	Scotland	H	WCQ*	2	-	8
172	16/11/1949	England	A	WCQ*	2	-	9
173	08/03/1950	Wales	A	WCQ*	0	-	0
174	07/10/1950	England	H	BC	1	-	4
175	01/11/1950	Scotland	A	BC	1	-	6
176	07/03/1951	Wales	H	BC	1	-	2
177	12/05/1951	France	H	FR	2	-	2

Summary:

Comp	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Win %	Pts %	W/L
WCQ*	3	0	1	2	4	17	-13	0.0%	11.1%	-2
BIC*	168	29	25	114	194	527	-333	17.3%	22.2%	-85
FR	9	0	2	7	6	41	-35	0.0%	7.4%	-7
Tot	177	29	27	121	200	568	-368	16.4%	21.5%	-92

* The 1949/50 British Championships doubled as qualifiers for the 1950 World Cup. The games are credited to both competitions, therefore the above table does not tally.