| Pos | Player | Club | Caps | Goals | Date of Birth (age) |
| GK | Trevor Carson |  Sunderland | 6 | 0 | March 5, 1988 (1988-03-05) (age 21) |
| GK | Chris McCluskey |  Lisburn Distillery | 0 | 0 | July 20, 1989 (1989-07-20) (age 20) |
| DF | Liam McMenamin | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | April 10, 1989 (1989-04-10) (age 20) |
| DF | Jonathan Flynn | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | November 18, 1989 (1989-11-18) (age 20) |
| DF | Chris Casement | Ipswich Town | 9 | 0 | January 12, 1988 (1988-01-12) (age 21) |
| DF | Ryan McGivern | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | July 8, 1990 (1990-07-08) (age 19) |
| DF | Craig Cathcart | Manchester United | 6 | 0 | February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06) (age 20) |
| DF | Daniel Lafferty |  Celtic | 0 | 0 | May 18, 1989 (1989-05-18) (age 20) |
| MD | Adam Chapman | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | November 29, 1989 (1989-11-29) (age 20) |
| MD | Robbie Weir | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | December 9, 1988 (1988-12-09) (age 21) |
| MD | Corry Evans | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | July 30, 1990 (1990-07-30) (age 19) |
| MD | Philip Lowry | Linfield | 0 | 0 | July 15, 1989 (1989-07-15) (age 20) |
| MD | Eunan O'Kane | Everton | 0 | 0 | July 10, 1990 (1990-07-10) (age 19) |
| MD | Sammy Stewart | Aberdeen | 0 | 0 | November 25, 1990 (1990-11-25) (age 19) |
| FW | Andrew Little | Rangers | 0 | 0 | May 12, 1989 (1989-05-12) (age 20) |
| FW | Jordan Owens | Crusaders | 0 | 0 | July 9, 1989 (1989-07-09) (age 20) |
| FW | James McClean |  Derry City | 0 | 0 | April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22) (age 20) |
| FW | James Lawrie | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | December 18, 1990 (1990-12-18) (age 19) |
| Pos | Player | Club | Caps | Goals | Date of Birth (age) | Notes |
| GK | Jonathan Tuffey | Partick Thistle | 13 | 0 | January 20, 1987 (1987-01-20) (age 22) | Full Squad |
| GK | Chris Keenan | Larne | 0 | 0 | June 30, 1987 (1987-06-30) (age 22) |
| GK | Matthew McGraw | Portstewart | 0 | 0 | (age 21) |
| DF | Aaron Callaghan | Derry City | 15 | 0 | July 1, 1986 (1986-07-01) (age 23) |
| DF | Lee Colligan | Ballymena United | 1 | 0 | February 11, 1989 (1989-02-11) (age 20) |
| DF | Tony Kane | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | August 29, 1987 (1987-08-29) (age 22) |
| DF | Rory McArdle | Rochdale | 19 | 1 | May 1, 1987 (1987-05-01) (age 22) |
| DF | David Howland | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | September 17, 1986 (1986-09-17) (age 23) |
| DF | Kyle McVey | Coleraine | 8 | 0 | July 7, 1986 (1986-07-07) (age 23) |
| DF | Johnny Taylor | Glentoran | 8 | 1 | June 30, 1988 (1988-06-30) (age 21) |
| DF | Jonny Evans | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | January 2, 1988 (1988-01-02) (age 21) | Full Squad |
| DF | Emmet Friars | Newry City | 7 | 0 | September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14) (age 24) |
| DF | Philip Simpson | Glentoran | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | David Armstrong | Hearts | 1 | 0 | January 23, 1987 (1987-01-23) (age 22) |
| DF | Albert Watson | Ballymena United | 0 | 0 | September 8, 1985 (1985-09-08) (age 24) |
| MF | Richard Clarke | Glentoran FC | 7 | 2 | November 28, 1985 (1985-11-28) (age 24) |
| MF | Matthew Hazley | Airdrie United | 3 | 0 | December 30, 1987 (1987-12-30) (age 21) |
| MF | Chris Kingsberry | Lisburn Distillery | 0 | 0 | September 10, 1985 (1985-09-10) (age 24) |
| MF | Kieran McKenna | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 0 | May 14, 1986 (1986-05-14) (age 23) |
| MF | Michael O'Connor | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | October 6, 1987 (1987-10-06) (age 22) | Full Squad |
| MF | Chris Turner | Partick Thistle | 12 | 3 | January 3, 1987 (1987-01-03) (age 22) |
| MF | Robert Garrett | Linfield FC | 10 | 0 | May 5, 1988 (1988-05-05) (age 21) |
| MF | David Buchanan | Bury | 15 | 2 | May 6, 1986 (1986-05-06) (age 23) |
| MF | Jamie Mulgrew | Linfield | 11 | 0 | June 5, 1986 (1986-06-05) (age 23) |
| MF | Michael Carvill | Linfield | 7 | 0 | April 3, 1988 (1988-04-03) (age 21) |
| MF | Dermot McCaffrey | Falkirk | 8 | 0 | March 29, 1986 (1986-03-29) (age 23) |
| FW | Thomas Stewart | Derry City | 18 | 4 | November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12) (age 23) |
| FW | Daryl Fordyce | Glentoran | 12 | 2 | January 2, 1987 (1987-01-02) (age 22) |
| FW | Jamie Ward | Chesterfield | 7 | 2 | May 12, 1986 (1986-05-12) (age 23) |
| FW | Andrew Waterworth | Glentoran | 7 | 2 | April 11, 1986 (1986-04-11) (age 23) |
| FW | Darren Meenan | Monaghan United | 3 | 0 | January 27, 1987 (1987-01-27) (age 22) |
| FW | Kyle Lafferty | Rangers | 2 | 0 | September 16, 1987 (1987-09-16) (age 22) | Full Squad |
| FW | Daryl Smylie |  Ostersunds FK | 6 | 0 | September 10, 1985 (1985-09-10) (age 24) |
| FW | Mark McAllister | Linfield | 3 | 0 | April 26, 1988 (1988-04-26) (age 21) |
| FW | Martin Paterson | Burnley | 2 | 0 | May 10, 1987 (1987-05-10) (age 22) | Full Squad |
Players who have won Northern Ireland 'Full' caps after playing for Northern Ireland U21 (Figures in brackets Under-21 Caps/Goals and career)
