NIFG

- Schools - -  Under-16  - Under-18 -  School to Full  - - Centenary Shield - - 1972-1990 - 1991-2010 - 2011-2030 - Original Shield The Centenary Shield for Under-18 Schoolboy teams was first played in the 1972/73 season between England, Scotland and Wales, with the English and Welsh sharing the title. The original trophy [right] was presented to the SAFIB by the Scottish FA, which in 1973 was celebrating the 100th anniversary of its foundation. This was replaced by a new larger trophy [below] for the 2012/13 comptetition. The competing nations evolved over the following 23 years; Scotland withdrew in the late-80s and Switzerland enjoyed a successful period in the 1990s. Indeed it was the Swiss who Northern Ireland defeated in the final in 1996, as they won the tournament on the first occasion on which they entered. Current Shield While the Northern Ireland Schools Under-14/15/16 side dates back to 1927, it was only in 1988 that they playe...

Youth -  Home Nations  -  International Youth Tournament  -  Milk Cup Elite Section  -  Under-18/19  -  Under-16/17  - - 1948 - 1949 - 1951 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 -  1963  - 1964 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 -  1978  -  1979  - 1980 - After their heroics in the 1963 tournament, Northern Ireland accepted an invitation to compete in the 1964 UEFA Youth Tournament in the Netherlands. Five of the previous year's squad retained their places. The squad: 1 Wright A. (Brantwood) 2 Holmes C. (Port Vale) 3 White R. (Linfield) 4 McDonald T. (Middlesbrough) 5 Napier R.J. (Bolton Wanderers) 6 Todd S.J. (Burnley) 7 Dunlop J.D. (Coleraine) 8 Clements D. (Wolverhampton W.) 9 Broa...

- Schools - -  Under-16  - Under-18 -  School to Full  - -  Victory Shield  - -  1947-1960  -  1961-1980  -  1981-2000  - 2001-2020 - 2000/01 (Winners: Northern Ireland ) Teams Pl W D L F A Pt SCO 0 - 3 WAL N. Ireland 3 2 1 0 4 2 - NIR 1 - 0 ENG England 3 1 1 1 6 2 - WAL 1 - 1 ENG Wales 3 1 1 1 5 3 - SCO 1 - 1 NIR Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 9 - ENG 5 - 0 SCO NIR 2 - 1 WAL * Northern Ireland claim their first Victory Shield title. (courtesy of NI Stats /Conall Murtagh) NIR Squad: Lee Windrum (Ashfield HS), Will...