Premier League minutes 2013/14 and 2014/15

Finally, after the list of players who started in the Premier League, we've compiled the total appearances by Irish players over the last two seasons.
Although the total number of starts is down slightly in 2014/15, the number of substitute appearances is up with a slightly higher total number of appearances.

2013/14

Player	Starts	Intro.	Total
Damien Delaney	37	0	37
Seamus Coleman	36	0	36
John O'Shea	32	0	32
James McCarthy	31	3	34
Marc Wilson	29	3	32
Glenn Whelan	28	3	31
David Meyler	27	3	30
Jonathan Walters	26	5	31
Shane Long	26	4	30
Ciaran Clark	23	4	27
Steven Reid	16	0	16
Stephen Ireland	14	10	24
Joey O'Brien	13	4	17
Robbie Brady	11	5	16
Wes Hoolahan	10	6	16
Damien Duff	9	6	15
Anthony Pilkington	9	5	14
Paul McShane	9	1	10
Keiren Westwood	9	0	9
Aiden McGeady	4	12	16
Stephen Quinn	4	11	15
Robert Elliot	2	0	2
Owen Garvan	1	1	2
Darron Gibson	0	1	1
Paddy McCarthy	0	1	1
Jack Grealish	0	1	1
Total	406	89	495

2014/15

Player	Starts	Intro.	Total
John O'Shea	37	0	37
Seamus Coleman	34	1	35
Jonathan Walters	28	4	32
Damien Delaney	28	1	29
James McCarthy	27	1	28
Glenn Whelan	26	2	28
Marc Wilson	25	2	27
Ciaran Clark	22	3	25
Richard Dunne	22	1	23
David Meyler	19	9	28
Paul McShane	19	1	20
Stephen Quinn	17	11	28
Robbie Brady	17	10	27
Shane Long	16	16	32
Stephen Ireland	11	6	17
Aiden McGeady	10	6	16
Jack Grealish	7	10	17
Stephen Ward	7	2	9
Joey O'Brien	6	3	9
Darron Gibson	3	6	9
Shay Given	3	0	3
Robert Elliot	3	0	3
Steven Reid	1	6	7
Reece Grego Cox	1	3	4
Kevin Doyle	0	3	3
Kevin Long	0	1	1
Total	389	108	497

Irish Players in the Premier League 2013/14 and 2014/15

A recent piece on Newstalk's Off The Ball discussed the declining numbers of Irish players in the Premier League. This reminded me of the stats we compiled on players with at least one start in the PL since 2008/09 here: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=7775354499853620436

Following the completion of the 2014/15 season last weekend, we've compiled the names of players with at least one start in 2013/14 and 2014/15. Surprisingly, one more Irish player made at least one start in the just completed season!

2013/14: 23
Robbie Brady, Ciaran Clark, Seamus Coleman, Damien Delaney, Damien Duff, Robert Elliot, Owen Garvan, Wes Hoolahan, Stephen Ireland, Shane Long, James McCarthy, Aiden McGeady, Paul McShane, David Meyler, Joey O'Brien, John O'Shea, Anthony Pilkington, Stephen Quinn, Steven Reid, Jonathan Walters, Keiren Westwood, Glenn Whelan, Marc Wilson

2014/15: 24
Robbie Brady, Ciaran Clark, Seamus Coleman, Damien Delaney, Richard Dunne, Robert Elliot, Darron Gibson, Shay Given, Jack Grealish, Reece Grego Cox, Stephen Ireland, Shane Long, David Meyler, James McCarthy, Aiden McGeady, Paul McShane, Joey O'Brien, John O'Shea, Stephen Quinn, Steven Reid, Jonathan Walters, Stephen Ward, Glenn Whelan, Marc Wilson

What does this mean for 2015/16? Brady, Dunne, Grego-Cox, Meyler, Quinn and Ward have all been relegated and, with Steven Reid's retirement, will mean at least seven less Irish starters. Will any of the promising young players at Manchester City, Liverpool or Everton get promoted to their respective senior sides? From the promoted sides, will Arter continue in Bournemouth's midfield, and can Eunan O'Kane force his way back into the first team picture at Dean Court after a solid start to 2014/15, but only three appearances since the turn of the year? At Watford, Tommie Hoban is a regular in the starting XI, and has been linked with a transfer to the Premier League in the past, but will Sean Murray (three starts in 2014/15, no appearances since early January) or Connor Smith (four unused substitute appearances) make an appearance in England's top division? Finally, Norwich City have returned to the top table, after only a single season in the Championship, defeating Middlesbrough 2-0 in the Play Off Final. Wes Hoolahan is an almost certain starter for the Canaries, but promising central defender Kyle Callan-McFadden, owner of an FA Youth Cup winner's medal was released after making only a single appearance in yellow.

Irish Scorers week of 11th May 2015

14 May 2015 Sky Bet League 2 Southend United 3-1 Stevenage Stephen McLaughlin(108) Michael Timlin(120)

Irish Scorers weekend of 2nd May 2015

02 May 2015 Sky Bet Championship Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Ipswich Town Daryl Murphy(2) Daryl Murphy(82, penalty) Charlton Athletic 0-3 Bournemouth Harry Arter(12) Nottingham Forest 1-2 Cardiff City Eoin Doyle(24) Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2 Millwall Aiden O'Brien(58) Sky Bet League 2 Accrington Stanley 2-1 Mansfield Town Seamus Conneely(47) Exeter City 2-1 Dagenham and Redbridge Jimmy Keohane(61) Luton Town 2-0 Stevenage Michael Harriman(45) Morecambe 3-1 Southend United Jamie Devitt(66) Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 1-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aaron Doran(55)

03 May 2015 Sky Bet League 1 Barnsley 5-0 Rochdale Conor Hourihane(90) Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Bradford City Billy Clarke(23) Doncaster Rovers 5-2 Scunthorpe United Niall Canavan(12) Gillingham 3-1 Notts County Graham Burke(61) John Egan(88) Milton Keynes Dons 5-1 Yeovil Town Darren Potter(35) Swindon Town 2-2 Leyton Orient Anton Rodgers(61)

04 May 2015 Barclays Premier League Hull City 1-3 Arsenal Stephen Quinn(56)