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- 700 - Friendly International NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 1-0 ICELAND (ISL) (H/T 1-0) Venue: Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast Goals: NIR: Isaac Price NORTHERN IRELAND: (green - green - white) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Trai Hume ICELAND: (white - white - blue) Pre-Match: Northern Ireland Squad Goalkeepers:  Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle) *, Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers), Stephen McMullan (Waterford, on loan from Fleetwood Town)# Defenders:  Trai Hume and Daniel Ballard (both Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town), Conor Bradley (Liverpool), Ruairi McConville (Norwich City),  Paddy McNair (San Diego FC) *, Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), Aaron Donnelly (Dundee). Midfielders:  George Saville (Millwall), Shea Charles (Southampton), Alistair McCann (Preston North End), Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion), Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), Ethan Galbraith (Leyton Orient), Brad Lyons (Kilmarnock), Justi...

698 vs Sweden - 699 - 700 vs Iceland International Friendly Saturday 07 June 2025, 18:00BST DENMARK (DEN) 2-1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) Venue: Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Referee:  Antoniou Menelaus Video Assistant Referee:  Dimitris Solomou Assistant Referees: Pavlos Georgiou, Kyriakos Sokratous Fourth Official:  Kyriakos Athanasiou Assistant VAR Official:  Rovertos Kosta Goals: NIR: P. Højbjerg (6' og); DEN: G. Isaksen (45'+2), C. Eriksen (67') NORTHERN IRELAND: Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Trai Hume NIR: (3-4-2-1) Hazard; McConville, Ballard, Hume; Bradley, McCann, S. Charles, Devenny; Galbraith, Price; D. Charles DENMARK: Head Coach: Brian Riemer Pre-Match: Northern Ireland Squad Goalkeepers: Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers). Defenders: Trai Hume and Daniel Ballard (both Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town), Conor Bradley (Liverpool), Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), ...

Name:  Gary Smyth Born:  20 December 1969, Belfast Height:  6.00 ft  Weight:  11.06 st Position:  Defender Representative Honours:  Northern Ireland: 1 ‘B’ Cap  (1997) , Under-18, Under-17, Under-16. Club Honours:  (with Glentoran)  Irish League Champion  1991/92, 2002/03 ; Irish Cup Winner  2000/01, 2003/04 , Runner-Up  2002/03 ; Irish League Cup Winner  1990/91, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07 ; Gold Cup Winner  1991/92, 2000/01 ; Co. Antrim Shield Winner  2000/01, 2001/02 ;  (with Glenavon)  Irish Cup Winner 1996/97 , Runner-Up  1995/96, 1997/98 ; Gold Cup Winner  1997/98 ; Floodlit Cup Winner  1996/97 ; Co. Antrim Shield Winner  1995/96 ; Mid-Ulster Cup Winner  1998/99 ;  (with Crusaders)  Irish Cup Winner  2008/09 . Awards:  Ulster Footballer of the Year  2003 ; Northern Ireland Football Writers’ Player of the Year  2003 . Club Career: ...

EUROPE Champions League: Conor Bradley (Liverpool) Europa League: Jonny Evans (Manchester United) runner-up ENGLAND Premier League: Conor Bradley (Liverpool) Champion Justin Devenny (Crystal Palace) Jonny Evans (Manchester United)  (retired from NI) Championship: Daniel Ballard (Sunderland) promoted via play-offs Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) (on loan from Southampton) Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle) relegated Trai Hume (Sunderland)  promoted via play-offs Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) Ali McCann (Preston North End) Rauri McConville (Norwich City) Paddy McNair (West Brom)  (on loan from San Diego FC) 2/0 Lge; 1/0 EFL Cup Isaac Price (West Brom) (signed from Standard Liege) Darren Robinson (Derby County) (on loan at Hartlepool United) 0/0 George Saville (Millwall) Paul Smyth (QPR) Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) Conor Washington (Derby County) Gavin Whyte (Portsmouth) (transferred to Der...

  2024/25 Transfers 13-May  Dougie Wilson (Portadown to Loughgall)  PFC 16-May  Jordan Thompson  (Stoke City to Preston North End) FREE   BBC   BBC 19-May  Jordan Stewart (Crusaders to Glentoran) GFC 02-Jun Philip Lowry (Crusaders to Limavady United) BBC 04-Jun Joel Cooper (Linfield to Coleraine)  FREE   BBC 11-Jun George Saville (Millwall to Luton Town) FREE BBC 14-Jun Lee Hodson (Eastleigh to AFC Totton) FREE   AFCT Ross Glendinning  (Carrick Rangers to Loughgall) 16-Jun Caolan Boyd-Munce (St Mirren to Wycombe Wanderers) BBC Liam Donnelly  (Kilmarnock to St Mirren) FREE   KFC Released Former U-21 'keeper Ross Glendinning leaves Carrick Rangers Curtis Allen (Carrick Rangers) retired Matty Lund (Salford City) BBC Ruaidhri Donnelly (Cliftonville) BBC Niall McGinn (Glentoran) BBC Jonny Evans (Manchester United) Metro   retired Kyle Vassell (Kilmarnock) KFC Rhys Marshall (Glenavon) retired Lewis McCann (Du...

Northern Ireland Matches in Lisbon Away Venue P 4 - W - 0 - D 2 - L 2 - F 2 - A 4 Win% 0% - Result% 17% Estadio Jose Alvalde Estadio Jose Alvalade c.1956 Old stadium on the left with new stadium under construction on right. Address: Lisbon Opened: [old stadium]   1956; [new stadium] 2003 Tennants: Sporting Clube de Portugal   (aka Sporting Lisbon) Major Events: UEFA Euro 2004; UEFA Cup Final 2005 Capacity: [old stadium] 75,000 (peak), 52,411 (2003); [new stadium] 50,095 (2004) Surface: Grass Status: Original stadium demolished in 2003. New stadium built adjacent and in operation since August 2003.  Co-Ordinates: [old stadium] 38.76281, -9.15861 ;   [new stadium] 38.76111, -9.16083 Links: sporting.pt Estadio da Luz   "Stadium of Light"  ( Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica) Estadio da Luz c.1985 The new Estadio da Luz under construction with the original stadium in the background Address: Lisbon Opened: 1953-2003 / 2003-date Tennants: SL Benfica Major Ev...

Northern Ireland Matches in Porto Away Venue P 2 - W 0 - D 2 - L 0 -  F 2 -  A 2 Win% 0% - Result% 33% 119. Estadio das Antas  (Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto) Address:  Avenida Fernão de Magalhães, Porto Opened: 1952 Tennants: FC Porto Capacity: 95,000 (1986),   55,000 (1997-2004) Surface: Grass Status: Demolished 2004 Co-Ordinates:  41.16452, -8.58673 Links: Stadium Guide Estadio das Antasa c.2000 (Stadium Guide) 166. Estadio do Dragao "Dragon Stadium" Address: Porto Opened: 2003 Tennants: FC Porto Major Events: UEFA Euro 2004; UEFA Champions League Final 2021 Capacity: 50,033 Surface: Grass Status: In use Co-Ordinates: 41.16177, -8.58367 Links: fcporto.pt Matches: Match Date Opponent Result Comp Ground 442 03/09/1995 Portugal D 1 - 1 ECQ Antas 582 16/10/2012 Portugal D 1 - 1 ...

697 vs Switzerland - 698 - 699 vs --- Tuesday 21st March 2025. KO: 18:00 GMT International Friendly SWEDEN (SWE) 5-1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T) 2-0 Venue: Strawberry Arena, Solna Attendance: 14,147 Referee: Matthew MacDermid (SCO) Assistant Referees: Dougie Potter (SCO), Chris Rae (SCO) Fourth Official:  Calum Scott (SCO) Goals: NIR : Price 89 ; SWE:  E. Holm 7 , B. Nygren 32 , K. Sema 59 , A. Isak 64 , A. Elanga 77 NORTHERN IRELAND:   (green shirts - white shorts - white socks) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Shea Charles SWEDEN: (yellow shirts - blue shorts) NORTHERN IRELAND: Squad:  ( Irish FA ) Goalkeepers  – Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers). Defenders  – Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Trai Hume (Sunderland) (injured) , Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town),  Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) , Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), Paddy McNair (San Diego FC), Terry Devlin ...