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 goalscorers June 2014

22-Jun-2014 Singapore S.League Harimau Muda II1-4DPMM FC Roy O'Donovan(58)

29-Jun-2014 Singapore Cup Albirex Niigata S3-4DPMM FC Roy O'Donovan(7)Roy O'Donovan(90)

Remaining goals for Irish players in May 2014

5-May-2014 Premier League Crystal Palace3-3Liverpool Damien Delaney(79)	6-May-2014 Scottish Premier League Dundee Utd1-3Aberdeen Sean Dillon(34)
7-May-2014 Scottish Premier League St Johnstone3-3Celtic Tim Clancy(9)	9-May-2014 Singapore S.League DPMM FC4-0Tanjong Pagar Roy O'Donovan(9)Roy O'Donovan(46)
11-May-2014 Premier League Hull City0-2Everton James McCarthy(9) Championship Derby County4-1Brighton and Hove Albion Jeff Hendrick(87) Scottish Premier League Celtic3-1Dundee Utd Anthony Stokes(64) Cypriot Premier League APOEL8-1Anorthosis Cillian Sheridan(64) MLS Portland Timbers1-1LA Galaxy Robbie Keane(90)	14-May-2014 Singapore S.League DPMM FC2-1Albirex Niigata S Roy O'Donovan(56)
15-May-2014 League 1 Rotherham3-1Preston North End Lee Frecklington(34)	18-May-2014 Ukrainian Premier League Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk3-1Metalurh Donetsk Darren O'Dea(44)
21-May-2014 Cypriot Cup APOEL2-0Ermis Cillian Sheridan(27)	22-May-2014 MLS LA Galaxy2-1Dallas Robbie Keane(24)
26-May-2014 MLS LA Galaxy4-1Philadelphia Union Robbie Keane(64)	31-May-2014 Cypriot Premier League AEL0-1APOEL Cillian Sheridan(45) Singapore Cup Global FC0-7DPMM FC Roy O'Donovan(59)Roy O'Donovan(78)Roy O'Donovan(90)

Irish Abroad player statistics for 2013/14 season

Appearance data for April 2014: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=14
Celtic's Anthony Stokes 30 wins was more than any other player, two ahead of Derby's Richard Keogh
Loanee Stephen Ward's 15 drawn games tops the draws table, one ahead of Shaun Williams and Andy Reid's 14 games that finished all square
Ward and Keogh both started the most games of any player this season - with both player lining out for their respective sides 47 times across the season
Darren Randolph is the unfortunate winner of the least coveted "Most Starting Losses" award, finishing on the losing side in 24 of the 46 games he started for Birmingham
Randolph did manange the remarkable feat of completing 90 minutes in each of those 46 games, one ahead of Richard Keogh who completed the most games of any outfield player
Striker Simon Cox was substituted more than any other player, the Nottingham Forest frontman was withdrawn from the action in 23 of the 30 games he started in 2013/14, four more than Samir Carruthers in second place
Fellow striker Conor Sammon was introduced from the bench on the most occasions. The Derby County forward was brought on in 36 of the 46 games he started on the bench
Unsurprisingly, goalkeepers dominate the most unused substitute table, with Leicester City's Conrad Logan remaining on the bench in all 51 of the games he was named as a substitute for. Of the outfield players, Burnley's Kevin Long remained on the bench 39 times from the 41 games he started as a replacement
Jim Goodwin has the dubious honour of being the recipient of the most yellow cards, the St Mirren defender was booked in 14 of the 36 games he appeared in (35 starts)
Robbie Keane's 22 strikes from June 2013 to May 2014 were more than any other striker, one ahead of Celtic's Anthony Stokes. Stokes' goals let to 13 wins in the 15 games he scored in, a remarkable record.
Honourable mention for Leyton Orient's David Mooney who also finished with 21 strikes in League One

Irish Abroad player statistics for May 2014

Appearance data for May 2014: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=5
In a month with reduced fixtures, Kevin Doyle's three wins was more than any other player managed. Doyle's two substitutions in these games was one more than any other player, while fellow striker James Collins was introduced from the bench twice - also once more than any other player
Smilarly, it only took two draws for Damien Delaney to top the draws table
Three was not the magic number for Alan Maybury, Sean Dillon, Gavin Gunning, Stephen Quinn, and David Meyler as all players lost three times in May
Maybury and Robbie Keane started and completed the most number of games - both players lining out for their respective sides five times in 2014's fifth month, and went on to complete 90 minutes in each one. Keane's three strikes for LA Galaxy were enough to top the goalscoring charts, one ahead of Anthony Stokes whose two goals for Celtic led to two wins for the Bhoys

Irish goals for weekend of Saturday, 26th April 2014

Irish Scorers for 03/05/2014

Barclays Premier League
Stoke City 4-1 Fulham
Jonathan Walters(82)

Sky Bet Championship
Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Wigan Athletic
James McClean(59)

Ipswich Town 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Paul Green(67)

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Stephen Ward(53)

Sky Bet League 1
Brentford 2-0 Stevenage
Alan Judge(90)

Oldham Athletic 1-1 Notts County
Alan Sheehan(75, penalty)

Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 Leyton Orient
David Mooney(56)

Sky Bet League 2
Hartlepool United 0-2 Exeter City
Jimmy Keohane(25)

Newport County AFC 2-1 Rochdale
Kevin Feely(88)

Portsmouth 3-3 Plymouth Argyle
Conor Hourihane(41) Conor Hourihane(89)

Scunthorpe United 2-2 York City
Paddy Madden(19) Will Hayhurst(71)

Southend United 1-0 Burton Albion
Barry Corr(22)

Scottish Premiership
Celtic 5-2 Aberdeen
Anthony Stokes(53)

Talking points from Irish football

With the season coming to an end, it means a host of players, both youth and senior, are being released from their respective clubs. So far, Sam Byrne (Manchester United), John Egan (Sunderland), Gary Dicker, Mark Connolly and Billy Clarke (all Crawley Town), Keith Treacy (Burnley) and Leon McSweeney (Northampton Town) have all been told they will need to find new clubs in the summer. Is a return to the League of Ireland a viable option for these players?
In better news, former West Ham, and Ireland U19 defender Eoin Wearen has signed for Bohemians and made his debut recently for the Gypsies.
Jack Grealish has returned to Aston Villa after his season on loan at Notts County and could feature in their last two games against Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Is he deserving of a call up to the senior side for the end of season friendlies?
Noe Baba and Dean O'Halloran both featured for Fulham against Chelsea in the FA Youth Cup, losing 7-6 over two legs to the Blues. With Fulham preparing to return to the Championship, and Magath's history of promoting youth, will either player appear for Fulham next season?
The line up for the Football League Play Offs has been decided, with Derby County, Brighton and Hove Albion, QPR and Wigan playing off for a place in next season's Premier League
In League One, Leyton Orient, Peterborough, Rotherham and Preston North End will contest a place in the Championship for 2014-15
Finally, one of League Two's Fleetwood Town, York City, Southend United, and Burton Albion will be playing in League One next season.
Bearing in mind the Irish contingent at each club, who do you want to see promoted in each play off?
After David Meyler's moment of madness against Manchester United, should he be excluded from the FA Cup Final for his stamp on Adnan Januzaj?

Irish Abroad player statistics for April 2014

Appearance data for April 2014: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=4
Derby County's rise to the play off positions results in Richard Keogh winning the most games, the defender was victorious in five games in April, just ahead of fellow centre half Damien Delaney
Midfielder Keith Andrews was the only player to draw four games in April, with three of the Brighton loanee's away games and one home game finishing all square
Championship duo Darren Randolph and Stephen Dawson lost the most games in 2014's fourth month, both players started five losses
Dawson and Andrews started the most games, both Championship players lining out for their respective sides no less than seven times in April, with Andrews completing 90 minutes in each one
Championship triplet Liam Lawrence, Owen Garvan and Noel Hunt are joined by Stephen Ireland at the top of the substitutions table. All four players were withdrawn from the action three times
Strangely, Noel Hunt was also introduced from the bench the most times in April, the Leeds striker is joined by teammate Aiden White and Everton's Aiden McGeady in being brought off the bench four times
Goalkeeper Conrad Logan was the most unused substitute in April 2014, the Leicester City player stayed on the bench seven times. In terms of outfield players, fellow promoted player Kevin Long remained on the bench for his Burnley side six times
Goalkeeper David Forde and midfielder Callum Reilly were both shown the most yellow cards in April - the Championship players picked up three bookings apiece
A hat trick in Anthony Stokes' last game in April meant he topped the goalscoring charts with five goals, ahead of Robbie Keane and Jeff Hendrick on three each. Curiously, Stokes was the only player to score a penalty in April. Derby County won both games that Hendrick scored in, whereas LA Galaxy and Celtic had identical records in the games where their players scored - two wins and a draw

Talking points from Irish football

Anthony Stokes continues his scoring streak, taking him to eight goals in six games with his second hat trick of the season. This is the first time the Celtic striker has managed the feat more than once in a season since 2006/07 with Falkirk
Jeff Hendrick scored twice for Derby County as they look to assure their place in the play offs. Will he be playing in the Premier League next season, with or without the Rams?
Roy O'Donovan continued his remarkable record of scoring twice in games with another brace for DPMM FC in the Singapore S League. Is the former Cork City striker too far out of sight, and out of mind?
Seamus Coleman joins his compatriots Gary Kelly, Denis Irwin, Stephen Carr and Steve Finnan by appearing in the Premier League team of the year at right back. After an outstanding season for the Donegal man, how good can he get?
Eunan O'Kane, Harry Arter and Stephen McLaughlin were watched by Roy Keane on Saturday. Who of these can look forward to a call up in the near future?
Paddy Madden will return to League One with Scunthorpe to face his relegated former team Yeovil, at only 24 do you think he will earn another cap?
FC Den Bosch are making a late run into the play offs in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, will Barry Maguire be playing in the Eredivisie next season?
LA Galaxy are playing Colorado Rapids on Saturday, should Robbie Keane speak to Middleton born defender Shane O'Neill about declaring for the Republic of Ireland?

Irish goals for Monday, 21 April 2014

Irish Scorers for 21/04/2014 Sky Bet Championship Derby County 2-1 Barnsley Jeff Hendrick(34) Ipswich Town 2-2 Bournemouth Paul Green(56) Sky Bet League 1 Milton Keynes Dons 2-2 Brentford Stephen Gleeson(80, penalty) Sky Bet League 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Chesterfield Eoin Doyle(28) Plymouth Argyle 1-2 AFC Wimbledon Conor Hourihane(7) Southend United 1-0 Accrington Stanley Barry Corr(64)

Irish Scorers for 25/04/2014 Singapore S League DPMM FC 4-1 Balestier Khalsa Roy O'Donovan(45) Roy O'Donovan(81)

Talking points from Irish football

David Forde was awarded Player of the Year at Millwall, but is he the long term solution between the posts for Ireland? As it is,Robert Elliot and Keiren Westwood are the only Irish goalkeepers in the Premier League, with only a handful of appearances between them this season.
On that note, Manchester City's EDS keeper Ian Lawlor faced his compatriots Sean Long, Shane Griffin, Pierce Sweeney and Liam Kelly of Reading FC in the U21 Premier League Cup, with the Royal contingent coming winners over the two legs. Who of these do you see playing for the senior team in the years to come?
Shane Long had to come off against Arsenal with a calf problem, if this persists who should start up front in the May/June friendlies?
Anthony Stokes scored his fifth goal in five games against Motherwell, to take him to 16 for the season, is it enough to bring him into the squad?
Kevin Kilbane is reportedly in talks to join the coaching staff at the FAI, should more be done to encourage former players to take similar roles?
Joey O'Brien made his first appearance in a matchday squad for West Ham since January as an unused substitute against Crystal Palace. Should he be considered for the troublesome left back position, or is he another square peg in that round hole?
Despite Norwich City's troubles, FA Youth Cup winning captain Kyle McFadden has been awarded a one year extension on his contract, do you think he'll make an appearance for the first team next season?
With more promotions secured over the weekend, Brentford FC will be in the Championship next season and Burnley will be playing Premier League football next season. Which Irish players from their respective squads can make the step up to the next level?
Stephen McLaughlin made his debut for Nottingham Forest in central midfield and marked his debut with an assist. Can he progress to the international side, or are the established players too much of a barrier for the former Derry City player?

Irish goals weekend of 12th April 2014

Irish Scorers for 12/04/2014 Sky Bet Championship Ipswich Town 2-1 Doncaster Rovers Daryl Murphy(47) Sky Bet League 1 Preston North End 6-1 Carlisle United Alane Browne(20) Leyton Orient 5-1 Gillingham David Mooney(5), David Mooney(35) Sky Bet League 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 1-4 Portsmouth Michael Drennan(21), Michael Drennan(57) Hartlepool United 1-2 Chesterfield Eoin Doyle(49) Scunthorpe United 2-2 Bury Paddy Madden(62)

Irish Scorers for 13/04/2014 American MLS League Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps Robbie Keane(47) The FA Cup Hull City 5-3 Sheffield United Stephen Quinn(67), David Meyler(90)

Sky Bet Championship Reading 1-1 Leicester City Alex Pearce(16)

Talking points from the weekend

We're getting closer to the end of the season now, Norwich are looking like getting dragged into the relegation dogfight - will Hoolahan and Pilkington pass Leicester City's Logan and St Ledger as they get promoted?
Following Hull City's FA Cup semi final win yesterday, it's possible that their sizeable Irish contingent could be playing in Europe next season.
Kevin Doyle is back at QPR after recovering faster than expected from his injury, is he able for another season in the top flight?
U19 cap and former Cork City player Alan Browne marked his first start for Preston with a goal on Saturday, what do we expect from him in the future?
Hull City player Conor Henderson made his first start since August 2012 on loan at Stevenage, he was marked out as one to watch for a long time, and had a reputation for some fantastic strikes, can he be part of the Ireland set up under the new manager?
Martin O'Neill was at the Stoke - Newcastle game on Saturday, are we finally going to see Stephen Ireland back in a green jersey?
Aiden O'Brien was awarded a new contract at Millwall, despite not playing for the first team after a productive spell on loan at Torquay. Can the U21 striker progress to the senior ranks?

Irish goals week of 7th April 2014

Irish Scorers for 07/04/2014 Eerste Divisie Jong PSV 1-4 Den Bosch Barry Maguire(62), Barry Maguire(72, penalty)

Irish Scorers for 08/04/2014 Sky Bet Championship Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Bolton Wanderers Joe Mason(15) Leicester City 1-4 Brighton and Hove Albion Stephen Ward(17) Huddersfield Town 0-2 Ipswich Town Daryl Murphy(33) Sky Bet League 2 Newport County AFC 1-2 Plymouth Argyle Conor Hourihane(30) Sky Bet League 1 Brentford 1-0 Crawley Town Jonathan Douglas(58)

Irish goals for weekend of 4th April 2014

Irish Scorers for 04/04/2014 Scottish Premiership Ross County 1-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aaron Doran(45)

Irish Scorers for 05/04/2014 Sky Bet Championship Huddersfield Town 0-1 Bolton Wanderers Joe Mason(90) Sky Bet League 1 Brentford 3-1 Notts County Alan Judge(43) Alan Judge(52) Sky Bet League 2 Cheltenham Town 1-2 Southend United Barry Corr(64) Chesterfield 1-1 Newport County AFC Jimmy Ryan(49) Scottish Premiership Dundee United 0-2 Celtic Anthony Stokes(24)

Irish Scorers for 06/04/2014 American MLS League Chivas USA 0-3 Los Angeles Galaxy Robbie Keane(37) Singapore League DPMM FC 6-1 Young Lions Roy O'Donovan(32) Roy O'Donovan(87)

Irish goals week of 31st March 2014

Irish Scorers for 01/04/2014 Sky Bet League 1 Port Vale 2-1 Crawley Town Billy Clarke(35, penalty) Sky Bet Championship Wigan Athletic 2-2 Leicester City Robert Kiernan(62)

Irish Scorers for 02/04/2014 Scottish Premiership Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen Willo Flood(74)

Irish Abroad player statistics for March 2014

Appearance data for March 2014: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=3 
Everton duo Seamus Coleman and James McCarthy won the most games in March, both started five wins for their club
Championship defenders Alex Pearce and Shane Duffy both finished March with more draws than any other player with four games finishing all square
Darren Randolph and John O'Shea lost the most games, both players starting five games where they ended on the losing side
Loanees Leon Best and Shane Duffy started the most games and Duffy completed 90 minutes in each of his eight games
Nottingham Forest striker Simon Cox was substituted the most in March, he was withdrawn from the action in five of the six games he started
Fellow striker Conor Sammon was introduced the most in March, coming off the bench for Derby five times
Strikers Robbie Keane, Leon Best, Daryl Murphy, Anthony Stokes, and Adam Rooney all scored three goals in March, with Leon Best going on to win each of the games he scored in

Irish goals for weekend of 29 March 2014

Irish Scorers for 29/03/2014 Scottish League One Arbroath 1-2 Rangers Jon Daly(19) Sky Bet League 1 Swindon Town 2-1 Sheffield United Michael Doyle(59) Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liam McAlinden(81) Notts County 2-0 Colchester United Ronan Murray(5) Sky Bet Championship Millwall 2-2 Blackburn Rovers Shaun Williams(57, penalty) Birmingham City 2-4 Bournemouth Ian Harte(52) Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest Daryl Murphy(78) Yeovil Town 1-4 Barnsley Liam Lawrence(64)

Irish Scorers for 30/03/2014 Johnstone's Paint Trophy Chesterfield 1-3 Peterborough United Eoin Doyle(53)

Irish goals week of 25 March 2014

Irish Scorers for 25/03/2014  Sky Bet League 2 York City 1-0 Torquay United Will Hayhurst(11) Chesterfield 1-0 Morecambe Jay O'Shea(19)   Sky Bet League 1 Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Notts County Ronan Murray(87) Ronan Murray(79)   Scottish Premiership Ross County 1-1 Aberdeen Adam Rooney(77)   Sky Bet Championship Reading 1-3 Barnsley Stephen Dawson(16) Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion Leon Best(90)

Irish Scorers for 26/03/2014   Scottish Premiership Partick Thistle 1-5 Celtic Anthony Stokes(4) Anthony Stokes(90)

Irish goals for weekend of 21 March 2014

Irish Scorers for 21/03/2014 Sky Bet League 2 Oxford United 1-0 Hartlepool United David Connolly(78)

Irish Scorers for 22/03/2014 Sky Bet League 2 Morecambe 1-1 Northampton Town Padraig Amond(75) Scunthorpe United 1-0 Burton Albion Paddy Madden(60) Scottish Premiership Celtic 3-0 St Mirren Anthony Stokes(90) Aberdeen 2-1 Kilmarnock Adam Rooney(17) Sky Bet League 1 Notts County 4-1 Carlisle United Ronan Murray(40) James Berrett(57) Brentford 3-1 Coventry City Alan McCormack(48) Sky Bet Championship Brighton and Hove Albion 0-2 Ipswich Town Daryl Murphy(80) Yeovil Town 2-2 Bolton Wanderers Kevin Dawson(42) Derby County 5-0 Nottingham Forest Jeff Hendrick(37) Barclays Premier League Hull City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion Shane Long(38)

Unfortuantely I can't include any goals from the Premier League because they are not released on YouTube