Premier League Minutes

Recently, one of my followers on twitter asked did I know the total number of appearances for Irish players in the Premier League for the last few years, and had this season seen more or less appearances from Irish players? Following the end of the 2012/13 season, I was able to produce the following table with the number of appearances in the Premier League*. Following the relegation of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 2011/12 season, there was a reduced number of players in the Premier League, however the total appearances for the 2012/13 is still higher than 2006/07, 2008/09, and 2010/11.

2006-2007
Player Name	Starts	Introductions	Total
Lee Carsley	38	0	38
Richard Dunne	38	0	38
Paddy Kenny	34	0	34
Steve Finnan	32	1	33
Stephen Hunt	28	7	35
Kevin Kilbane	28	5	33
Kevin Doyle	28	4	32
Matt Holland	27	6	33
Derek Geary	26	0	26
Stephen Carr	23	0	23
Shay Given	22	0	22
Damien Duff	20	2	22
Robbie Keane	18	9	27
John O'Shea	16	16	32
Andy Reid	15	1	16
Stephen Quinn	15	0	15
Stephen Ireland	14	9	23
Alan Quinn	11	8	19
Shane Long	9	12	21
Caleb Folan	8	5	13
Steven Reid	3	0	3
Andy O'Brien	1	2	3
Alan O'Brien	1	1	2
Darren Randolph	1	0	1
Graham Kavanagh	0	2	2
David Connolly	0	2	2
Total	456	92	548
2007-2008
Player Name	Starts	Introductions	Total
Stephen Kelly	38	0	38
Stephen Hunt	37	0	37
Richard Dunne	35	0	35
Kevin Doyle	34	2	36
Kevin Kilbane	33	2	35
Lee Carsley	33	0	33
Robbie Keane	32	4	36
Stephen Ireland	31	1	32
Andy O'Brien	31	1	32
Steve Finnan	21	3	24
Steven Reid	20	4	24
Paul McShane	20	1	21
Daryl Murphy	19	8	27
Shay Given	19	0	19
Liam Miller	16	8	24
Joey O'Brien	15	4	19
Damien Duff	12	4	16
John O'Shea	10	17	27
Andy Reid	10	2	12
Anthony Stokes	8	12	20
Shane Long	7	22	29
Stephen Carr	7	2	9
Roy O'Donovan	4	12	16
Ian Harte	3	5	8
Colin Doyle	3	0	3
David Connolly	1	2	3
Caleb Folan	1	1	2
Jonathan Macken	0	3	3
Total	500	120	620
2008-2009
Player Name	Starts	Introductions	Total
Shay Given	37	0	37
Stephen Ireland	34	1	35
Rory Delap	34	0	34
Richard Dunne	31	0	31
Andy O'Brien	30	4	34
Robbie Keane	30	3	33
Damien Duff	28	2	30
Keith Andrews	27	6	33
Glenn Whelan	21	5	26
Andy Reid	20	12	32
John O'Shea	20	10	30
Kevin Kilbane	18	8	26
Liam Lawrence	18	2	20
Paul McShane	17	3	20
Daryl Murphy	6	17	23
Joey O'Brien	5	2	7
Steven Reid	4	0	4
Dean Kiely	3	0	3
Caleb Folan	2	13	15
Keith Treacy	2	10	12
Stephen Kelly	2	4	6
Marc Wilson	2	1	3
Darron Gibson	1	2	3
Liam Miller	1	2	3
Aaron Doran	0	3	3
Anthony Stokes	0	2	2
Total	393	112	505
2009-2010
Player Name	Starts	Introductions	Total
Richard Dunne	37	0	37
Shay Given	35	0	35
Stephen Carr	35	0	35
Rory Delap	34	2	36
Kevin Doyle	33	1	34
Damien Duff	30	2	32
Stephen Hunt	27	0	27
Marc Wilson	27	0	27
Paul McShane	26	1	27
Glenn Whelan	25	8	33
Kevin Foley	23	2	25
Keith Andrews	22	10	32
James McCarthy	19	1	20
Steve Finnan	19	1	20
Keith Fahey	18	16	34
Stephen Ward	18	4	22
Andy Reid	17	3	20
Stephen Ireland	16	6	22
Kevin Kilbane	15	6	21
Robbie Keane	15	5	20
Liam Lawrence	14	11	25
John O'Shea	12	3	15
David Meyler	9	0	9
Andy Keogh	8	5	13
Caleb Folan	7	1	8
Stephen Kelly	7	1	8
Chris McCann	7	0	7
Darron Gibson	6	9	15
Andy O'Brien	6	0	6
Lee Carsley	3	4	7
Daryl Murphy	2	1	3
Steven Reid	1	3	4
Seamus Coleman	0	3	3
Greg Cunningham	0	2	2
Jay O'Shea	0	1	1
Total	573	112	685
2010-2011
Player Name	Starts	Introductions	Total
Stephen Carr	38	0	38
Rory Delap	31	4	35
Richard Dunne	31	0	31
Kevin Foley	30	3	33
Stephen Ward	27	7	34
Jonathan Walters	25	9	34
Kevin Doyle	25	1	26
Seamus Coleman	24	9	33
James McCarthy	23	0	23
Damien Duff	22	2	24
Marc Wilson	20	7	27
Keith Fahey	19	5	24
John O'Shea	18	2	20
Ciaran Clark	15	3	18
Stephen Hunt	14	6	20
Steven Reid	13	10	23
Glenn Whelan	12	15	27
Leon Best	9	2	11
Stephen Kelly	8	2	10
Robbie Keane	6	9	15
Stephen Ireland	6	6	12
Darron Gibson	6	6	12
David Meyler	3	1	4
Andy Reid	2	5	7
Keith Andrews	2	3	5
Conor Sammon	1	5	6
Andy O'Brien	1	1	2
Andy Keogh	0	1	1
Colin Doyle	0	1	1
Total	431	125	556
2011-2012
Player Name	Starts	Introductions	Total
Stephen Ward	38	0	38
Jonathan Walters	38	0	38
Marc Wilson	35	0	35
Paddy Kenny	33	0	33
James McCarthy	33	0	33
Shay Given	32	0	32
John O'Shea	29	0	29
Richard Dunne	28	0	28
Glenn Whelan	27	3	30
Kevin Doyle	26	7	33
Wes Hoolahan	25	8	33
Shane Long	24	8	32
Anthony Pilkington	23	7	30
Damien Duff	23	5	28
Stephen Kelly	21	3	24
Steven Reid	21	1	22
James McClean	20	3	23
Stephen Ireland	19	5	24
Rory Delap	18	8	26
Marc Tierney	17	0	17
Stephen Hunt	16	8	24
Leon Best	16	2	18
Seamus Coleman	14	4	18
Ciaran Clark	13	2	15
Darron Gibson	12	0	12
Kevin Foley	11	5	16
Conor Sammon	8	17	25
Keith Andrews	8	6	14
Keiren Westwood	8	1	9
Simon Cox	7	11	18
Robbie Keane	5	1	6
Anthony Forde	3	3	6
Shane Duffy	2	1	3
David Meyler	1	6	7
Samir Carruthers	0	3	3
Michael Harriman	0	1	1
Matt Doherty	0	1	1
Total	654	130	784
2012-2013
Player Name	Starts	Introductions	Total
Jonathan Walters	37	0	37
James McCarthy	37	0	37
John O'Shea	33	0	33
Glenn Whelan	31	1	32
Joey O'Brien	31	1	32
Ciaran Clark	28	1	29
Wes Hoolahan	27	5	32
Damien Duff	26	4	30
Anthony Pilkington	25	5	30
James McClean	24	11	35
Shane Long	24	9	33
Seamus Coleman	23	2	25
Darron Gibson	21	1	22
Alex Pearce	18	1	19
Marc Wilson	18	0	18
Stephen Kelly	15	2	17
Ian Harte	15	1	16
Jay Tabb	12	0	12
Steven Reid	11	0	11
Noel Hunt	10	13	23
Stephen Ireland	9	4	13
Robert Elliot	9	1	10
Enda Stevens	6	1	7
Shay Given	2	0	2
Marc Tierney	1	0	1
Michael Harriman	1	0	1
David Meyler	0	3	3
Rory Delap	0	1	1
Derrick Williams	0	1	1
Shane Duffy	0	1	1
Adam Mitchell	0	1	1
Total	494	70	564

*Note this does not include appearances for Premier League clubs in other competitions, e.g. Stephen Henderson for West Ham in the League Cup