Northern Ireland national under-21 football team

Northern Ireland Under-21
Association	Irish Football Association
Head coach	Tommy Wright
Most caps	Liam Donnelly (24)
Top scorer	Liam Donnelly; Shayne Lavery (5)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Rep. of Ireland 1–1 Northern Ireland ; (Dalymount Park, Phibsborough; 8 March 1978)
Biggest win
	Northern Ireland 5–0 Luxembourg ; (Mourneview Park, Lurgan; 16 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
	Northern Ireland 0–6 Spain ; (Inver Park, Larne; 3 June 2022)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	0

The Northern Ireland national under-21 football team also known as the Northern Ireland under-21s or Northern Ireland U21s, is the national under-21 football team of Northern Ireland and is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. To date Northern Ireland haven't yet qualified for the finals tournament.

The national under-21 team is the highest level of youth football in Northern Ireland, and is open to any players who were born in Northern Ireland or whose parents or grandparents were born in Northern Ireland. This team is for Northern Irish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side and again for the U21s.

Competitive Record[edit]

For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record[edit]

UEFA Under-21 Football Championship finals record										Qualification record						Manager(s)
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Manager(s)
1978	did not enter									did not enter						None
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000	did not qualify									8	1	3	4	5	9	Chris Nicholl
2002										10	2	2	6	12	21	Roy Millar
2004										8	2	1	5	8	16	Roy Millar
2006	did not enter									did not enter						None
2007	did not qualify									4	2	0	2	10	7	Roy Millar
2009										8	4	0	4	13	12	Roy Millar, Steve Beaglehole^[1]
2011										8	2	1	5	12	16	Steve Beaglehole
2013										8	1	1	6	5	13	Steve Beaglehole, Stephen Robinson^[2]
2015										8	1	0	7	3	17	Stephen Robinson, Jim Magilton^[3]
2017										10	0	2	8	6	18	Jim Magilton
2019										10	6	2	2	15	11	Ian Baraclough
2021										10	2	3	5	7	13	Ian Baraclough, Andy Crosby^[4]
2023										8	2	1	5	8	18	John Schofield
2025	To be determined									6	2	0	4	4	8	Tommy Wright
Total	-	0/25	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	106	27	16	63	108	179	-

Results and fixtures[edit]

2023[edit]

7 September 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	0–1	Luxembourg	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
14:00 BST		report	Rodrigues 13'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 333 Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus)

12 September 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Ukraine	1–0	Northern Ireland	Poprad, Slovakia
17:30 BST	Roman 70'	report		Stadium: Národné tréningové centrum Poprad Attendance: 275 Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

12 October 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Azerbaijan	0–1	Northern Ireland	Baku, Azerbaijan
15:00 BST		report	McGuckin 19'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Bulgaria)

16 October 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	1–2	Serbia	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
19:30 BST	McGuckin 51' (pen.)	report	Lučić 15' Pantović 82'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Attendance: 433 Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

21 November 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	England	3–0	Northern Ireland	Liverpool, England
19:45 GMT	Morton 31' Elliott 52', 80'	report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 7,890 Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

2024[edit]

21 March Friendly	Czech Republic	3–0	Northern Ireland	Pardubice, Czech Republic
16:30 GMT	Sejk 17', 34' Halinský 78'			Stadium: CFIG Arena Attendance: 2,892

26 March 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Serbia	1–2	Northern Ireland	Leskovac, Serbia
17:00 GMT	Mitrović 39'	Report	Allen 56' Farquhar 70'	Stadium: Dubočica Stadium Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

6 September 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	–	England	Northern Ireland
BST

10 September 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	–	Ukraine	Northern Ireland
BST

12 October 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Northern Ireland	–	Azerbaijan	Northern Ireland
BST

15 October 2025 UEFA U-21 Group F Qualifier	Luxembourg	–	Northern Ireland	Luxembourg
BST

UEFA European Under-21 Championship[edit]

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	6	6	0	0	15	2	+13	18^[a]	Final tournament	—	3–2	6 Sep '24	1–0	4–0	1–0
2	England	7	6	0	1	32	5	+27	18^[a]	Play-offs	11 Oct '24	—	9–1	3–0	7–0	15 Oct '24
3	Serbia	7	3	1	3	9	16	−7	10		15 Oct '24	0–3	—	1–2	2–0	2–0
4	Northern Ireland (Y)	6	2	0	4	4	8	−4	6		10 Sep '24	6 Sep '24	1–2	—	0–1	12 Oct '24
5	Luxembourg (E)	8	1	1	6	4	23	−19	4		0–3	0–3	1–1	15 Oct '24	—	6 Sep '24
6	Azerbaijan (E)	6	1	0	5	4	14	−10	3		0–3	1–5	10 Sep '24	0–1	3–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, but may advance via the play-offs.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on head-to-head points: Ukraine 3, England 0.

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

As of 31 August 2023

Position	Name
Manager	Tommy Wright
Assistant Manager	Paul Stephenson
Goalkeeping Coach	Roy Carroll
Sports Scientist	Simon Coleman

Manager history[edit]

Current manager highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against Serbia on 26 March 2024.

Manager	First Game	Last Game	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Draw %	Loss %
Danny Blanchflower	8 March 1978 vs.	8 March 1978 vs.	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
Billy Bingham	3 April 1990 vs.	3 April 1990 vs.	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bryan Hamilton	22 March 1994 vs.	22 March 1994 vs.	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%
Roy Millar	21 April 1998 vs.	21 April 1998 vs.	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Chris Nicholl	20 May 1998 vs.	8 October 1999 vs.	13	3	5	5	11	13	–2	23.08%	38.46%	38.46%
Roy Millar	28 March 2000 vs.	26 March 2008 vs.	48	18	8	22	64	79	–15	37.50%	16.67%	45.83%
Steve Beaglehole	19 August 2008 vs.	15 November 2011 vs.	21	4	3	14	23	39	–16	19.05%	14.29%	66.67%
Steve Robinson	10 May 2012 vs.	15 October 2013 vs.	10	0	0	10	5	24	–19	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
Jim Magilton*	14 November 2013 vs.	11 October 2016 vs.	14	1	2	11	8	27	–19	7.14%	14.29%	78.57%
Ian Baraclough	8 June 2017 vs.	19 November 2019 vs.	19	9	6	4	22	19	+3	47.37%	31.58%	21.05%
Andy Crosby**	4 September 2020 vs.	5 June 2021 vs.	7	3	0	4	9	11	–2	42.86%	0.00%	57.14%
John Schofield	3 September 2021 vs.	25 September 2022 vs.	11	2	2	7	10	27	–17	18.18%	18.18%	63.64%
Tommy Wright	7 September 2023 vs.		7	2	0	5	4	11	–7	28.57%	0.00%	71.43%
Total			154	44	28	82	161	253	-92	28.57%	18.18%	53.25%

* first two games as caretaker manager
** caretaker manager for all 7 games

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 will be eligible until the completion of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were named in the squad for the friendly international against Czech Republic on 21 March 2024 and the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifier against Serbia on the 26 March 2024.^[5]^[6]

Last updated after the match against Serbia on 26 March 2024. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Stephen McMullan	(2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Fleetwood Town
1GK	Pierce Charles	(2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Sheffield Wednesday
1GK	Fraser Barnsley	(2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Everton

2DF	Carl Johnston	(2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 21)	15	1	Fleetwood Town
2DF	Sam McClelland	(2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22)	13	0	Dundee United
2DF	Sean Stewart	(2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)	11	0	Cliftonville
2DF	Tommy Fogarty	(2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 20)	6	0	Ebbsfleet United
2DF	Ruairi McConville	(2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 18)	3	0	Brighton
2DF	Odhran Casey	(2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Cliftonville
2DF	Ethan McGee	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Linfield
2DF	Craig Farquhar	(2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 20)	1	1	Crystal Palace
2DF	Johnny Russell	(2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Glentoran

3MF	Charlie Allen	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20)	10	1	York City
3MF	Patrick Kelly	(2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 19)	6	0	West Ham United
3MF	Justin Devenny	(2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Crystal Palace
3MF	Darren Robinson	(2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Derby County
3MF	Charlie Lindsay	(2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Glentoran
4FW	Josh Archer	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Linfield
4FW	Dylan Sloan	(2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Larne

4FW	Dale Taylor	(2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 20)	11	3	Wycombe Wanderers
4FW	Ciaran McGuckin	(2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20)	9	2	Dundalk
4FW	Benji Magee	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Loughgall
4FW	Rhys Annett	(2004-11-06) 6 November 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Linfield

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-21 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	David Walsh	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Linfield	v. England, 21 November 2023
GK	Josh Clarke	(2004-07-28) 28 July 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Celtic	v. England, 21 November 2023
GK	Dylan Berry	(2003-05-14) 14 May 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Macclesfield (on loan from Norwich City)	v. Ukraine, 12 September 2023
GK	Dermot Mee	(2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Manchester United	v. Scotland, 25 September 2022

DF	Aaron Donnelly	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 20)	16	0	Dundee	v. Czech Republic, 21 March 2024 ^SEN
DF	Michael Forbes	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 19)	5	0	West Ham United	v. England, 21 November 2023
DF	Cameron Stewart	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Cove Rangers (on loan from Ipswich Town)	v. England, 21 November 2023
DF	Matty Carson	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Southampton	v. England, 21 November 2023
DF	Michael Glynn	(2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Larne	v. Serbia, 16 October 2023
DF	Jack Scott	(2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 21)	14	0	Coleraine	v. Ukraine, 12 September 2023
DF	Brodie Spencer	(2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Huddersfield Town	v. Luxembourg, 7 September 2023 ^SEN
DF	Henry Jeffcott	(2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Arsenal	v. Scotland, 25 September 2022

MF	Barry Baggley	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22)	8	1	Waterford	v. Czech Republic, 21 March 2024 ^INJ
MF	Jamie McDonnell	(2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20)	5	0	Nottingham Forest	v. Czech Republic, 21 March 2024 ^INJ
MF	Sean McAllister	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	v. Czech Republic, 21 March 2024 ^INJ
MF	Terry Devlin	(2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 20)	10	0	Portsmouth	v. England, 21 November 2023
MF	JJ McKiernan	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Morecambe	v. England, 21 November 2023
MF	Charlie McCann	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Forest Green Rovers	v. England, 21 November 2023
MF	Harry Wilson	(2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Fleetwood Town	v. England, 21 November 2023
MF	Archie Heron	(2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Luton Town	v. England, 21 November 2023
MF	Ross McCausland	(2003-05-12) 12 May 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Rangers	v. England, 21 November 2023 ^SEN

FW	Chris McKee	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 21)	10	1	Linfield	v. Czech Republic, 21 March 2024 ^INJ
FW	Conor Falls	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Huddersfield Town	v. Czech Republic, 21 March 2024 ^INJ
FW	Makenzie Kirk	(2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Hearts	v. England, 21 November 2023
FW	Liam McStravick	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Airdrieonians	v. Serbia, 16 October 2023
FW	Callum Marshall	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19)	2	0	West Bromwich Albion	v. Ukraine, 12 September 2023
FW	Euan Williams	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Charlton Athletic	v. Scotland, 25 September 2022
^COVID = Player withdrew due to a positive COVID test or from being in close contact with someone with a positive COVID test. ^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played. ^PRE = Preliminary squad / standby. ^SEN = Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team. ^SUS = Suspended from national team. ^WTD = Withdrew due to other reasons.

Player records[edit]

Most appearances[edit]

Players still active are highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against Serbia on 26 March 2024.

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-21 Caps	U-21 Goals	First Cap	Last Cap
1	Liam Donnelly	2012–2018	24	5	13 November 2012 vs.	16 October 2018 vs.
2	Sean Friars	1998–2001	21	2	21 April 1998 vs.	5 June 2001 vs.
2	Caolan Boyd-Munce	2017–2022	21	0	25 March 2019 vs.	25 September 2022 vs.
4	Kofi Balmer	2019–2022	20	0	22 March 2019 vs.	4 June 2022 vs.
4	Ethan Galbraith	2019–2022	20	1	22 March 2019 vs.	7 June 2022 vs.
6	Terry McFlynn	2000–2003	19	2	28 March 2000 vs.	10 October 2003 vs.
	Rory McArdle	2006–2008	19	1	6 February 2006 vs.	26 March 2008 vs.
	Thomas Stewart	2006–2008	19	4	6 February 2006 vs.	26 March 2008 vs.
9	Chris Casement	2007–2009	18	2	6 February 2007 vs.	17 November 2009 vs.
	Cameron Dummigan	2014–2018	18	0	9 September 2014 vs.	16 October 2018 vs.
	Alfie McCalmont	2019–2022	18	3	25 March 2019 vs.	25 September 2022 vs.
12	Jeff Whitley	1998–2000	17	1	21 April 1998 vs.	10 October 2000 vs.
	Ciarán Toner	2000–2003	17	1	28 March 2000 vs.	1 April 2003 vs.
	Josh Magennis	2009–2012	17	4	11 August 2009 vs.	13 November 2012 vs.
	David Parkhouse	2017–2020	17	3	8 June 2017 vs.	8 September 2020 vs.

Top goalscorers[edit]

Players still active are highlighted in green

Last updated after the match against Serbia on 26 March 2024.

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-21 Goals	U-21 Caps	Goals per game	First Goal	Last Goal
1	Liam Donnelly	2012–2018	5	24	0.21	8 June 2017 vs.	11 September 2018 vs.
1	Shayne Lavery	2016–2020	5	14	0.36	10 November 2017 vs.	25 March 2019 vs.
3	Adrian Coote	1998–1999	4	12	0.33	21 April 1998 vs.	17 August 1999 vs.
	David Healy	1998–1999	4	8	0.5	17 November 1998 vs.	17 August 1999 vs.
	Sam Morrow	2005–2006	4	4	1	8 February 2005 vs.	12 April 2006 vs.
	Thomas Stewart	2006–2008	4	19	0.21	16 May 2006 vs.	26 March 2008 vs.
	Josh Magennis	2009–2012	4	17	0.24	8 September 2009 vs.	7 September 2012 vs.
	Oliver Norwood	2009–2012	4	11	0.36	13 November 2009 vs.	2 March 2010 vs.
	Paul O'Neill	2019–2021	4	10	0.4	9 October 2020 vs.	12 November 2021 vs.
10	Gary Hamilton	2000–2001	3	12	0.25	2 June 2000 vs.	10 October 2000 vs.
	Mo Harkin	2000–2001	3	9	0.33	28 March 2000 vs.	10 October 2000 vs.
	Grant McCann	2000–2001	3	11	0.27	10 October 2000 vs.	5 October 2001 vs.
	Lee McEvilly	2002–2003	3	9	0.33	6 September 2002 vs.	1 April 2003 vs.
	Chris Turner	2006–2008	3	12	0.25	1 June 2007 vs.	16 November 2007 vs.
	Andrew Little	2008–2010	3	6	0.5	18 November 2008 vs.	3 September 2010 vs.
	Billy Kee	2009–2011	3	10	0.3	10 August 2011 vs.	10 August 2011 vs.
	David Parkhouse	2017–2020	3	17	0.18	8 June 2017 vs.	4 September 2020 vs.
	Alfie McCalmont	2019–2022	3	18	0.17	14 November 2019 vs.	12 November 2021 vs.
	Dale Taylor	2021–	3	11	0.27	2 June 2021 vs.	25 September 2022 vs.

Under-21 graduates[edit]

Players who have won 25 or more Northern Ireland 'Full' caps after playing at least twice for the Northern Ireland U21.

Players still active are highlighted in green

Full caps and goals updated as of 19 June 2023 after the Northern Ireland senior team match against Kazakhstan.

Name	U21 Caps	U21 Goals	U21 Career	Full Caps	Full Goals	Full Career
Chris Baird	6	1	2002–2003	79	0	2003–2016
Chris Brunt	2	1	2005–2006	65	3	2004–2017
Roy Carroll	11	0	1998–1999	45	0	1997–2017
Craig Cathcart	15	0	2006–2009	72	2	2010–
Sammy Clingan	11	1	2003–2006	39	0	2006–2014
Stuart Dallas	2	0	2011–2012	62	3	2011–
Steven Davis	3	0	2003–2004	140	13	2005–
Stuart Elliott	3	0	1998–1999	39	4	2000–2007
Corry Evans	10	0	2008–2010	70	2	2009–
Jonny Evans	3	0	2006	102	5	2006–
Warren Feeney	8	2	2001–2003	46	5	2002–2011
Shane Ferguson	11	0	2008–2012	57	2	2009–
Danny Griffin	10	1	1998–1999	29	1	1996–2004
David Healy	8	4	1998–1999	95	36	2000–2013
Damien Johnson	11	0	1998–1999	56	0	1999–2009
Kyle Lafferty	2	0	2006	89	20	2006–2022
Neil Lennon	2	0	1990–1994	40	2	1994–2002
Josh Magennis	17	4	2009–2012	71	10	2010–
Grant McCann	11	3	2000–2001	39	4	2001–2012
George McCartney	5	0	2000–2001	34	1	2001–2010
Michael McGovern	10	0	2005–2006	33	0	2010–2020
Conor McLaughlin	7	0	2010–2012	43	1	2011–2021
Paddy McNair	2	0	2014	62	6	2015–
Philip Mulryne	5	1	1998–1999	27	3	1997–2007
Oliver Norwood	11	4	2009–2012	57	0	2010–2018
Jordan Thompson	12	0	2016-2018	30	0	2018–
Jamie Ward	7	2	2006–2008	35	4	2011–2018
Gavin Whyte	7	0	2015-2018	30	5	2018–

References[edit]

^ Roy Millar managed for the first seven qualifying matches. Steve Beaglehole managed the last game of the qualification campaign.
^ Steve Beaglehole managed for the first five qualifying matches. Stephen Robinson managed for the remainder of the qualification campaign.
^ Stephen Robinson managed for the first four qualifying matches. Jim Magilton managed for the remainder of the qualification campaign.
^ Ian Baraclough managed for the first five qualifying matches. Andy Crosby was appointed caretaker manager for the remainder of the qualification campaign.
^ "Wright reveals squad for upcoming U21 matches". 7 March 2024.
^ "Wright expecting tough challenges for U21s". 21 March 2024.

External links[edit]

NI U21 Appearance Details from NIFG

[table_hth_UKR0.39136428124801-5] Ranked on head-to-head points: Ukraine 3, England 0.

[1] Roy Millar managed for the first seven qualifying matches. Steve Beaglehole managed the last game of the qualification campaign.

[2] Steve Beaglehole managed for the first five qualifying matches. Stephen Robinson managed for the remainder of the qualification campaign.

[3] Stephen Robinson managed for the first four qualifying matches. Jim Magilton managed for the remainder of the qualification campaign.

[4] Ian Baraclough managed for the first five qualifying matches. Andy Crosby was appointed caretaker manager for the remainder of the qualification campaign.

[6] "Wright reveals squad for upcoming U21 matches". 7 March 2024.

[7] "Wright expecting tough challenges for U21s". 21 March 2024.

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record[edit]

Results and fixtures[edit]

2023[edit]

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship[edit]

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

Manager history[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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Player records[edit]

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Top goalscorers[edit]

Under-21 graduates[edit]

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