Bobby Burns

Name: Robert Burns
Born: 7 October 1999, Belfast
Height: 5.09 ft / 1.73 m
Weight: 11.04 st / 72kg
Position: Forward / Midfielder / Left-Back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-18, Under-17, Under-15.

Club Career:
Team ..... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- 
Lisburn Youth ............... Youth
Cliftonville ................ Youth
Glenavon .................... Youth
Knockbreda 16/17 ............. Loan
Hearts ... 18/19- date May-18 Undis

Biography:
Bobby Burns came through the Northern Ireland schools and youth set-ups playing largely as a holding midfielder and occasionally as a winger. He captained the Under-18 side to the Centenary Shield in 2017. At the same time he was enjoying a successful spell at Knockbreda where he played regularly as a forward for the first time in his career. The following season he established himself the Glenavon forward line, despite having the squad number three. He was still just 18 when awarded his first Under-21 cap. In May 2018 he agreed to join Hearts on a three year contract for an undisclosed free.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
26-03-2018 Iceland H D 0-0 ECQ
still active

Ben Hall

Name: Ben Hall
Born: 16 January 1997, Enniskillen
Height: 6.01 ft / 1.85 m
Weight:
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17, Schools.

Club Career:
Dungannon Swifts ............... Youth
Motherwell .. 15/16 ..... c/s-13 Youth 16(2)/0 1(0)/0
Brighton & HA 16/17- date Jun-16 Undis
Notts County. 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Loan
Notts County. 18/19 ..... Jul-18 .Loan

Biography:
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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
still active

Billy Murray

Name: William Murray
Born: East Belfast, c.1954
Height:
Weight:
Position: Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-21 Cap; Irish League: 1 Cap.
Club Honours: (with Linfield) Irish League Champion; Irish Cup Winner 1977/78, 1981/82, Runner-Up 1982/83, 1984/85 ...

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	Europe	Other
Portadown	-	-	Youth	-	-	-	-
Linfield	77/78-87/88	Nov-77	£7k	/57	/4	10(3)/0	/71
Ballyclare Com.	88/89-90/91	Aug-88	-	#1(0)/ 0	-	-	#2(1)/ 0
Cookstown Utd	-	Mar-91	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£7k		-	-	10(3)/0	-

# data for senior games only (1990/91)

Biography:
A Linfield fan as a boy, Billy Murray (inevitably nicknamed "Ruby" or "Minto" by various wags) made his mark on the Irish League scene in the late-1970s.

He began his senior career with Portadown after being spotted by Gibby McKenzie playing schoolboy football. He enjoyed rapid elevation to the first eleven and was a prolific goalscorer from the left-wing.

In 1977 Roy Coyle identified Murray as a potential key component in re-establishing Linfield at the top of the Irish League. It took a local-record-fee to take him to Windsor Park, and in the next year he had claimed the first of many honours, the Irish League and Cup, an Under-21 cap and had represented the Irish League against their Scottish counterparts.

Murray's mesmerising skills were to dazzle the Linfield fans for over a decade and brought admiring glances from further afield. Billy Bingham included him in the provisional squad for the 1982 World Cup finals. In 1987 he enjoyed a testimonial against Shamrock Rovers, and when he left Linfield the following year at the age of 34, Rovers actually attempted to sign him. He decided to remain closer to home and joined B Division Ballyclare Comrades and played for them in their first season as a senior club in 1990/91.

Later Murray settled in Lanzarote and his legendary status with Linfield was recognised in 2017 when he became the tenth recipient of the Torrans Trophy and was also presented honoury life membership of the club.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
08-03-1978 Rep. Ireland A D 1-1 FR sub

Summary: 0(1)/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 1.

Irish League Representative Match Details:
01-11-1978 Scotland A D 1-1

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 1.

Domestic Seasonal Goals Record:

Season	Tot	IL	IC	CC	GC	UC	CAS	AIC	CAC
Portadown
-	?	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
75/76	15	4	-	4	-	7	-	-	-
76/77	24	10	5	-	2	7	-	-	-
77/78	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Linfield
77/78	13	9	-	-	-	-	1	3
78/79	23	6	1	-	2	14	-	-	-
79/80	7	-	-	-	2	5	-	-	-
80/81	14	8	-	-	3	3	-	-	-
81/82	19	13	1	-	2	3	-	-	-
82/83	20	6	1	-	2	8	3	-	-
83/84	16	5	1	-	5	4	1	-	-
84/85	4	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
85/86	3	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
86/87	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
87/88	8	5	-	-	2	-	-	-	1
Ballyclare Comrades
90/91	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	167	71	9	4	21	53	5	3	1

David Parkhouse

Name: David Parkhouse
Born: 24 October 1999, Strabane
Height:
Weight:
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-18 Schools, Under-17, Under-16 schools.

Club Career:
Maiden City Soccer Academy
Sheffield United May-16 Youth

Biography:
A former pupil of St Joseph's in Derry and prolific goalscorer throughout his youth. He joined Sheffield United in September 2014 and this was followed by a three year scholarship deal.

A regular scorer for the Northern Ireland schools and youth teams, he was promoted to the Under-21 squad in June 2017 while still just 17, and marked his debut with a goal against Estonia.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
08-06-2017 Estonia A W 2-1 ECQ 1 goal
still active

Conor McDermott

Name: Conor McDermott
Born: 18 August 1997, Culmore, Londonderry
Height:
Weight: 
Position: Midfielder/Full-Back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21 (2016-date), Under-18 Schools (2015).

Club Career:
Derry City Youth

Biography:
A former pupil of St Columb's College, Conor McDermott broke into the Derry City first team as an eighteen year-old. Already a Northern Ireland Under-18 Schoolboy international, he was called into the Under-21 squad in the autumn of 2016.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
11-10-2016 France H L 0-3 ECQ
still active.

Ben Kennedy

Name:
Born: 12 January 1997, Lisburn
Height: 5.10 ft / 1.78 m
Weight: 11.00 st / 69kg
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17.

Club Career:
Teams ... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee-
Stevenage 14/15- date .. -14 Youth

Biography:
To follow

Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
06-10-2016 Ukraine A D 1-1 ECQ
still active

Conor Quigley

Name:
Born: 4 December 1997, Londonderry
Height:
Weight:
Position: Left-Back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Youth.

Club Career:
Teams ... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League
Trojans .................... Youth
Liverpool ........... ...... Youth 0(0)/0
Swansea C ........... Jul-15 .Free 0(0)/0
Dundee .. 16/17- date Jul-16 .Free

Biography:
To follow.

Soccerbase

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
06-10-2016 Ukraine A D 1-1 ECQ
still active

Paul Smyth

Name: Paul Smyth
Born: 10 September 1997, Belfast
Height: 
Weight: 
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-21, Under-19.
Club Honours: (with Linfield) NIFL Champion 2016/17; Irish Cup Winner 2016/17; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2016/17.
Awards: NIFWA Young Player of the Year 2017.

Club Career:
Linfield 15/16-16/17
QPR .... 17/18- date Aug-17  

Biography:
A pacy striker, Paul Smyth played his first games for Linfield when just eighteen. A Northern Ireland Youth international, after an impressive first season with the Blues he was invited to train with the senior international squad in preparation for Euro 2016.

Impressive performances after moving to QPR saw him promoted from the Northern Ireland Under-21 panel to the seniors. He came on for his debut as an 82nd minute substitute and four minutes later he had scored the winner.

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
24-03-2018 Korea Rep. W 2-1 FR sub 1 goal
still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
06-09-2016 FYR Macedonia A L 0-2 ECQ
still active

Chris Paul

Name: Christopher Paul
Born: 25 September 1997, Enfield (Eng)
Height: 
Weight: 
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17.

Club Career:
Teams ........... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- League
Tottenham Hotspur .................. Youth 0(0)/0
QPR ............. 16/17-17/18 May-16 .Free 0(0)/0

Biography:
Midfielder who is also capable in defence, Chris Paul was on the books at Spurs before he was released to allow him to join QPR in May 2016. He became a match-day squad regular at Loftus Road early on and earned elevation to the Northern Ireland Under-21 squad before his nineteenth birthday. In May 2018 it was announces that he was being released by QPR.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
06-09-2016 FYR Macedonia A L 0-2 ECQ sub
still active

Mark Sykes

Name: Mark Sykes
Born: 4 August 1997
Height: 
Weight: 
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-18.
Awards: Ulster Young Footballer of the Year 2017/18.

Club Career:
Glenavon

Biography:
A product of the Glenavon youth set-up, Mark Sykes came to the fore in the club's 2015 Harry Cavan Youth Cup win and he signed a professional deal ahead of the following season. A member of the Northern Ireland Under-18 schools squad, he earned rapid elevation through the Under-19 to the Under-21 set-ups.

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UEFA

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
06-09-2016 FYR Macedonia A L 0-2 ECQ
still active

Conor Mitchell

Name: Conor Mitchell
Born: 9 May 1996, Portrush
Height: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Weight: 11.06 st / 72kg
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17.

Club Career:
Burnley ....................... Youth
Sheffield... 15/16 ..... Aug-15 .Loan
Bradford PA. 15/16 ..... Jan-16 .Loan
Chester .... 17/18 ..... Aug-17 .Loan
St Johnstone 18/19 ..... Jul-18 .Loan

Biography:

To follow.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
02-09-2016 Iceland H L 0-1 ECQ

Jordan Thompson

Name: Jordan Thompson
Born: 3 January 1997, Antrim
Height: 5.09 ft / 1.75 m
Weight:
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-21, Under-19, Under-17.
Club Honours: (with Livingston) SPFL Premiership Play-Off Winner 2017/18.
Awards: Super Cup NI Senior Player of the Tournament 2014.

Club Career:
Teams ...... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Manchester United ............. Youth .0(0)/ 0
Rangers .... 15/16-17/18 Jul-15 .Free .0(2)/ 0 ...... 0(1)/0 2(0)/0
Airdrie .... 15/16 ..... Feb-16 .Loan .7(0)/ 1
Raith Rovers 16/17 ..... Aug-16 .Loan 23(3)/ 1 2(0)/0 ------ 0(1)/0
Livingston . 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Loan .7(4)/ 0 ............. 2(2)/0 
Blackpool .. 18/19- date Jun-18 .Free

Biography:
Talented midfielder promoted to the senior squad for the first time for the 2018 Central American Tour.

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
29-05-2018 Panama A D 0-0 FR sub
still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
02-09-2016 Iceland H L 0-1 ECQ