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The Top Ranked Soccer Players of All-Time from Northern Ireland
Notes: Players are ranked on the list of the country they were born in.
Where a player grew up, went to school, or who they represented internationally is not factored into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Pat Jennings | GK | 1963 | 145 |
| 2 | George Best | MF | 1963 | 316 |
| 3 | Danny Blanchflower | MF | 1946 | 325 |
| 4 | Harry Gregg | GK | 1952 | 523 |
| 5 | Norman Whiteside | MF | 1982 | 559 |
| 6 | Gerry Armstrong | FW | 1970 | 910 |
| 7 | Billy Hamilton | FW | 1975 | 940 |
| 8 | Jimmy McIlroy | FW | 1949 | 1428 |
| 9 | Peter McParland | FW | 1951 | 1456 |
| 10 | Colin Clarke | FW | 1980 | 1879 |
| 11 | Wilbur Cush | FW | 1947 | 2140 |
| 12 | John O'Neill | DF | 1977 | 2717 |
| 13 | Mal Donaghy | DF | 1976 | 2731 |
| 14 | David McCreery | MF | 1974 | 2743 |
| 15 | John McClelland | DF | 1974 | 2748 |
| 16 | Jim Platt | GK | 1971 | 2763 |
| 17 | Sammy McIlroy | MF | 1971 | 2766 |
| 18 | David Campbell | MF | 1984 | 5760 |
| 19 | Philip Hughes | GK | 1983 | 5863 |
| 20 | Alan McDonald | DF | 1982 | 5887 |
| 21 | Steve Penney | MF | 1981 | 5999 |
| 22 | Ian Stewart | FW | 1980 | 6031 |
| 23 | Paul Ramsey | MF | 1980 | 6054 |
| 24 | Nigel Worthington | DF | 1979 | 6120 |
| 25 | Mark Caughey | FW | 1978 | 6180 |
| 26 | Jimmy Quinn | FW | 1977 | 6225 |
| 27 | George Dunlop | GK | 1975 | 6349 |
| 28 | Jim Cleary | MF | 1975 | 6362 |
| 29 | Johnny Jameson | MF | 1975 | 6364 |
| 30 | Bobby Campbell | FW | 1974 | 6414 |
| 31 | Felix Healy | MF | 1974 | 6424 |
| 32 | Noel Brotherston | MF | 1974 | 6451 |
| 33 | Martin O'Neill | MF | 1971 | 6610 |
| 34 | Tommy Finney | MF | 1971 | 6631 |
| 35 | John Hill | DF | 1968 | 6761 |
| 36 | Tommy Cassidy | MF | 1968 | 6785 |
| 37 | Sammy Nelson | DF | 1966 | 6883 |
| 38 | Bobby Trainor | FW | 1956 | 7362 |
| 39 | Derek Dougan | FW | 1953 | 7474 |
| 40 | Sammy Chapman | MF | 1953 | 7489 |
| 41 | Jackie Scott | FW | 1952 | 7513 |
| 42 | Fay Coyle | FW | 1951 | 7554 |
| 43 | Roy Rea | GK | 1951 | 7573 |
| 44 | Dick Keith | DF | 1950 | 7584 |
| 45 | Tommy Casey | MF | 1949 | 7663 |
| 46 | Willie Cunningham (1930) | DF | 1949 | 7666 |
| 47 | Billy Bingham | FW | 1948 | 7674 |
| 48 | Norman Uprichard | GK | 1948 | 7695 |
| 49 | Tommy Hamill | DF | 1948 | 7700 |
| 50 | Bertie Peacock | DF | 1946 | 7752 |
| 51 | Billy Simpson | FW | 1946 | 7753 |
| 52 | Alf McMichael | DF | 1945 | 7804 |
| 53 | Len Graham | DF | 1945 | 7828 |
| 54 | Sammy McCrory | FW | 1944 | 7871 |
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