Northern Ireland national football team statistics and records: top scorers
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Top Northern Ireland goal scorers
Northern Ireland's top scorers and their total goal tallies.
Totals are updated after each game.
| Player | Goals | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
|
David Healy |
36 | 23 Feb 2000 | 14 Nov 2012 |
|
Kyle Lafferty |
20 | 16 Aug 2006 | 11 Nov 2016 |
|
Colin Clarke |
13 | 23 Apr 1986 | 09 Sep 1992 |
|
Steven Davis |
13 | 08 Oct 2005 | 25 Mar 2022 |
|
Iain Dowie |
12 | 16 Oct 1991 | 18 Nov 1998 |
|
Jimmy Quinn |
12 | 16 Oct 1984 | 11 Oct 1995 |
|
Gerry Armstrong |
12 | 16 Nov 1977 | 14 Nov 1984 |
|
Josh Magennis |
11 | 08 Oct 2015 | 14 Oct 2023 |
|
Johnny Crossan |
10 | 28 Nov 1962 | 02 Oct 1965 |
|
Jimmy McIlroy |
10 | 06 Oct 1956 | 22 Nov 1961 |
|
Martin O'Neill |
9 | 28 Mar 1973 | 12 Sep 1984 |
|
Norman Whiteside |
9 | 21 Sep 1983 | 06 Sep 1989 |
|
Gareth McAuley |
9 | 11 Feb 2009 | 11 Nov 2016 |
|
George Best |
9 | 14 Nov 1964 | 21 Apr 1971 |
|
Billy Bingham |
8 | 03 Nov 1954 | 12 Oct 1963 |
|
Peter McParland |
8 | 11 Jun 1958 | 09 Nov 1960 |
|
Willie Irvine |
8 | 30 May 1963 | 10 Sep 1968 |
|
Derek Dougan |
8 | 12 Apr 1961 | 21 Apr 1971 |
|
Samuel Wilson |
7 | 12 Oct 1963 | 30 Mar 1966 |
|
Gerry Taggart |
7 | 05 Feb 1991 | 03 Jun 1998 |
|
Billy McAdams |
7 | 03 Nov 1954 | 25 Apr 1961 |
|
Wilbur Cush |
6 | 04 Dec 1957 | 15 Oct 1958 |
|
Niall McGinn |
6 | 16 Oct 2012 | 28 Mar 2021 |
|
Philip Gray |
6 | 08 Sep 1993 | 02 Sep 2000 |
|
Paddy McNair |
6 | 11 Jun 2019 | 12 Jun 2022 |
|
Jonny Evans |
6 | 28 Mar 2009 | 07 Sep 2023 |
|
Conor Washington |
6 | 28 Mar 2016 | 12 Oct 2021 |
|
James McLaughlin |
6 | 07 Oct 1961 | 03 Oct 1964 |
|
Jimmy Nicholson |
6 | 22 Jun 1966 | 13 Oct 1971 |
|
Kevin Wilson |
6 | 27 Mar 1990 | 28 Apr 1993 |
|
Jim Magilton |
5 | 05 Feb 1991 | 11 Feb 1997 |
|
Sammy McIlroy |
5 | 29 Oct 1975 | 13 Dec 1983 |
|
Warren Feeney |
5 | 03 Sep 2005 | 01 Apr 2009 |
|
Gavin Whyte |
5 | 11 Sep 2018 | 24 Sep 2022 |
|
Michael Hughes |
5 | 02 Jun 1992 | 05 Sep 2001 |
|
Billy Hamilton |
5 | 16 May 1980 | 21 Sep 1983 |
|
Chris McGrath |
4 | 13 Oct 1976 | 16 Nov 1977 |
|
James Quinn |
4 | 11 Feb 1997 | 28 Apr 2004 |
|
Michael O'Neill |
4 | 26 Apr 1989 | 15 Nov 1995 |
|
Stuart Elliott |
4 | 28 Mar 2001 | 03 Sep 2005 |
|
Trevor Anderson |
4 | 08 May 1973 | 25 Oct 1978 |
|
William Simpson |
4 | 01 May 1957 | 16 Apr 1958 |
|
Grant McCann |
4 | 24 Mar 2007 | 12 Aug 2009 |
|
Bryan Hamilton |
4 | 22 May 1971 | 29 Oct 1975 |
|
Jamie Ward |
4 | 06 Sep 2013 | 26 Mar 2017 |
|
Martin Harvey |
3 | 03 Apr 1963 | 30 Mar 1966 |
|
Chris Brunt |
3 | 11 Feb 2009 | 04 Sep 2017 |
|
Noel Brotherston |
3 | 23 May 1980 | 15 Oct 1980 |
|
Chris Nicholl |
3 | 30 Oct 1974 | 11 Jun 1980 |
|
Danny Blanchflower |
3 | 08 Oct 1955 | 09 Nov 1960 |
|
Martin Paterson |
3 | 15 Aug 2012 | 10 Sep 2013 |
|
Shayne Lavery |
3 | 02 Sep 2021 | 27 Sep 2022 |
|
Steve Lomas |
3 | 20 Apr 1994 | 13 Feb 2002 |
|
Sammy Morgan |
3 | 16 Feb 1972 | 29 Oct 1975 |
|
Stuart Dallas |
3 | 31 May 2015 | 11 Sep 2018 |
|
Derek Spence |
3 | 13 Oct 1976 | 25 May 1979 |
|
Alan McDonald |
3 | 26 Mar 1986 | 17 Feb 1993 |
|
Phil Mulryne |
3 | 11 Feb 1997 | 01 Sep 2001 |
|
Eric McMordie |
3 | 23 Oct 1968 | 06 May 1969 |
|
Dion Charles |
3 | 23 Mar 2023 | 20 Nov 2023 |
|
Will Grigg |
2 | 27 May 2016 | 08 Sep 2018 |
|
Tom Casey |
2 | 01 May 1957 | 04 Oct 1958 |
|
Terry Harkin |
2 | 11 Dec 1968 | 11 Dec 1968 |
|
Paddy McCourt |
2 | 10 Aug 2011 | 10 Aug 2011 |
|
Bertie Peacock |
2 | 04 Oct 1958 | 22 Apr 1959 |
|
Jeff Whitley |
2 | 09 Oct 1999 | 08 Sep 2004 |
|
David Clements |
2 | 21 Oct 1967 | 12 May 1973 |
|
Liam Boyce |
2 | 02 Jun 2017 | 18 Nov 2020 |
|
Neil Lennon |
2 | 05 Oct 1996 | 18 Nov 1998 |
|
Terry Neill |
2 | 17 Mar 1965 | 23 May 1972 |
|
Tom Finney |
2 | 04 Sep 1974 | 23 May 1975 |
|
Isaac Price |
2 | 07 Sep 2023 | 20 Nov 2023 |
|
Gerry McMahon |
2 | 11 Oct 1995 | 24 Apr 1996 |
|
Shane Ferguson |
2 | 15 Aug 2012 | 05 Sep 2021 |
|
Dan Ballard |
2 | 02 Sep 2021 | 09 Jun 2022 |
|
Craig Cathcart |
2 | 11 Oct 2015 | 24 Mar 2016 |
|
Corry Evans |
2 | 03 Sep 2010 | 18 Nov 2018 |
|
Paul Smyth |
2 | 24 Mar 2018 | 14 Oct 2023 |
|
Ian Stewart |
2 | 17 Nov 1982 | 27 Apr 1983 |
|
Steve Penney |
2 | 18 Feb 1987 | 21 May 1988 |
|
Eddie Crossan |
1 | 20 Apr 1955 | 20 Apr 1955 |
|
Keith Gillespie |
1 | 12 Oct 1994 | 12 Oct 1994 |
|
Steve Jones |
1 | 02 Jun 2004 | 02 Jun 2004 |
|
Darren Patterson |
1 | 22 Apr 1998 | 22 Apr 1998 |
|
William 'Billy' Ferguson |
1 | 22 Jun 1966 | 22 Jun 1966 |
|
Alistair McCann |
1 | 30 May 2021 | 30 May 2021 |
|
John O'Neill |
1 | 14 Nov 1984 | 14 Nov 1984 |
|
Billy Humphries |
1 | 10 Oct 1962 | 10 Oct 1962 |
|
Michael Duff |
1 | 08 Oct 2005 | 08 Oct 2005 |
|
Eric Welsh |
1 | 30 Mar 1966 | 30 Mar 1966 |
|
Vic Moreland |
1 | 17 Oct 1979 | 17 Oct 1979 |
|
Conor McMenamin |
1 | 14 Oct 2023 | 14 Oct 2023 |
|
Barry Hunter |
1 | 15 Nov 1995 | 15 Nov 1995 |
|
Mark Williams |
1 | 28 Mar 2001 | 28 Mar 2001 |
|
Liam O'Kane |
1 | 14 Nov 1973 | 14 Nov 1973 |
|
Sammy Nelson |
1 | 03 Jun 1977 | 03 Jun 1977 |
|
Jimmy Nicholl |
1 | 15 Oct 1980 | 15 Oct 1980 |
|
Sam McCrory |
1 | 06 Nov 1957 | 06 Nov 1957 |
|
Danny Griffin |
1 | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 1999 |
|
Alex Elder |
1 | 22 Jun 1966 | 22 Jun 1966 |