| Date | Time | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 07/09/2014 | 17:00 | Georgia vs Ireland |
| Sat 11/10/2014 | 17:00 | Ireland vs Gibraltar |
| Tue 14/10/2014 | 19:45 | Germany vs Ireland |
| Fri 14/11/2014 | 19:45 | Scotland vs Ireland |
| Sun 29/03/2015 | 19:45 | Ireland vs Poland |
| Sat 13/06/2015 | 17:00 | Ireland vs Scotland |
| Fri 04/09/2015 | 19:45 | Gibraltar vs Ireland |
| Mon 07/09/2015 | 19:45 | Ireland vs Georgia |
| Thu 08/10/2015 | 19:45 | Ireland vs Germany |
| Sun 11/10/2015 | 19:45 | Poland vs Ireland |
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Sunday, 23 February 2014
Euro 2016 Group D Fixtures
Republic of Ireland's fixtures for Euro 2016
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Thursday, 24 October 2013
Trapattoni's debutant goalscorers
While compiling the information on Trapattoni's reign, I noticed that there was a high number of players who had scored on their debut for the Italian. No less than five footballers all registered their first strike on their first appearance for the Boys in Green. This is as many players as managed the feat under the previous four
managers combined! Under Jack Charlton, David Kelly (10th November 1987
VS Israel), Bernie Slaven (28th March 1990 VS Wales), and Tommy Coyne
(25th March 1992 VS Switzerland) all scored on their first appearances, with David Kelly notching a hat trick. During Mick McCarthy's reign both Clinton Morrison(15th August 2001 VS Croatia) and Graham Barrett(21st
August 2002 VS Finland) scored on their debuts.
No players managed the feat under the next two managers Brian Kerr and
Steve Staunton.
After Keith Andrews impressed in a B international against Nottingham Forest in November 2008, he was promoted to the senior squad for the friendly against Poland on the 19th and scored Ireland's second goal in a 3-2 defeat to their future European Championships hosts at Croke Park.
In the penultimate game of the Carling Nations Cup, the Republic of Ireland faced Northern Ireland in front of a sparse crowd at Aviva stadium on the 24th May 2011. Stephen Ward and Simon Cox were both handed their first appearances by the Italian, and they scored the first and final goals, respectively, in a 5-0 victory against our neighbours from the North.
After an underwhelming last minute victory over Kazakhstan, the team returned to Craven Cottage for their third friendly at the ground, following games against Colombia in May 2008 and Nigeria May 2009. Winger Robbie Brady marked his first cap, and his first start, with his first goal with a fine strike from outside the area. Second half substitute Alex Pearce converted a header from an Aiden McGeady corner to complete the goalscoring for the Irish side in a 4-1 win.
A double strike from debutants is extremely rare, in fact previous to Trapttoni's reign, an Ireland game had not been marked with this since 1976 when Joe Waters and Frank Stapleton both scored against Turkey in Ankara on their first appearances for the country in a 3-3 draw.
After Keith Andrews impressed in a B international against Nottingham Forest in November 2008, he was promoted to the senior squad for the friendly against Poland on the 19th and scored Ireland's second goal in a 3-2 defeat to their future European Championships hosts at Croke Park.
In the penultimate game of the Carling Nations Cup, the Republic of Ireland faced Northern Ireland in front of a sparse crowd at Aviva stadium on the 24th May 2011. Stephen Ward and Simon Cox were both handed their first appearances by the Italian, and they scored the first and final goals, respectively, in a 5-0 victory against our neighbours from the North.
After an underwhelming last minute victory over Kazakhstan, the team returned to Craven Cottage for their third friendly at the ground, following games against Colombia in May 2008 and Nigeria May 2009. Winger Robbie Brady marked his first cap, and his first start, with his first goal with a fine strike from outside the area. Second half substitute Alex Pearce converted a header from an Aiden McGeady corner to complete the goalscoring for the Irish side in a 4-1 win.
A double strike from debutants is extremely rare, in fact previous to Trapttoni's reign, an Ireland game had not been marked with this since 1976 when Joe Waters and Frank Stapleton both scored against Turkey in Ankara on their first appearances for the country in a 3-3 draw.
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
First caps under Trapattoni
Here are the 37 Irish players handed a debut by Trapattoni during his five year reign, and the games in which they received their first cap.
Note: the numbers in brackets refer to the ranking of the side at the time of the game
Of these, James McCarthy was the youngest player to make his first appearance, who was 19 years and three months when he came on against Brazil at Emirates Stadium. At the other end of the age scale, Galwegian David Forde was 31 when making his debut against Northern Ireland in the Carling Nations Cup.
Only two players made their debuts in competitive games - Caleb Folan and Anthony Pilkington, while Paddy Madden has the honour of being the only player given his first cap in an away game*
To compare with previous managers, Steve Staunton awarded 23 new caps during his reign, with no less than 11 of these coming in the same game - VS Ecuador in New York in 2007. During his tenure, Brian Kerr gave 15 players their first caps.
*Note that the games against Colombia, Nigeria, Brazil and Oman are treated as home games, as designated by their listing on fifa.com
Note: the numbers in brackets refer to the ranking of the side at the time of the game
| Date | Level | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Debut(s) |
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| 24 May 2008 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(41) | 1-1 | Serbia(31) | Damien Delaney Glenn Whelan |
| 29 May 2008 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(41) | 1-0 | Colombia(19) | Wes Hoolahan |
| 15 October 2008 | World Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland(38) | 1-0 | Cyprus(80) | Caleb Folan |
| 19 October 2008 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(36) | 2-3 | Poland(32) | Keith Andrews Noel Hunt |
| 29 May 2009 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(34) | 1-1 | Nigeria(30) | Liam Lawrence Kevin Foley Leon Best Eddie Nolan Sean St Ledger |
| 12 August 2009 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(37) | 0-3 | Australia(16) | Keiren Westwood |
| 8 September 2009 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(38) | 1-0 | South Africa(73) | Darren O'Dea |
| 2 March 2010 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(37) | 0-2 | Brazil(2) | James McCarthy |
| 25 May 2010 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(43) | 2-1 | Paraguay(30) | Paul Green Keith Fahey Cilian Sheridan |
| 28 May 2010 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(41) | 3-0 | Algeria(30) | Greg Cunningham |
| 11 August 2010 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(36) | 0-1 | Argentina(5) | Keith Treacy |
| 17 November 2010 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(32) | 1-2 | Norway(12) | Jonathan Walters |
| 11 February 2011 | Carling Nations Cup | Republic of Ireland(35) | 3-0 | Wales(116) | Ciaran Clarke Marc Wilson Seamus Coleman |
| 24 May 2011 | Carling Nations Cup | Republic of Ireland(34) | 5-0 | Northern Ireland(65) | David Forde Simon Cox Stephen Ward |
| 29 February 2012 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(20) | 1-1 | Czech Republic(29) | James McClean |
| 11 September 2012 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(26) | 4-1 | Oman(93) | Darren Randolph Robbie Brady David Meyler Alex Pearce |
| 6 February 2013 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(41) | 2-0 | Poland(56) | Conor Sammon Jeff Hendrick Richard Keogh |
| 2 June 2013 | Friendly | Republic of Ireland(39) | 4-0 | Georgia(96) | Stephen Quinn |
| 14 August 2013 | Friendly | Wales(46) | 0-0 | Republic of Ireland(44) | Paddy Madden |
| 6 September 2013 | World Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland(44) | 1-2 | Sweden(30) | Anthony Pilkington |
Of these, James McCarthy was the youngest player to make his first appearance, who was 19 years and three months when he came on against Brazil at Emirates Stadium. At the other end of the age scale, Galwegian David Forde was 31 when making his debut against Northern Ireland in the Carling Nations Cup.
Only two players made their debuts in competitive games - Caleb Folan and Anthony Pilkington, while Paddy Madden has the honour of being the only player given his first cap in an away game*
To compare with previous managers, Steve Staunton awarded 23 new caps during his reign, with no less than 11 of these coming in the same game - VS Ecuador in New York in 2007. During his tenure, Brian Kerr gave 15 players their first caps.
*Note that the games against Colombia, Nigeria, Brazil and Oman are treated as home games, as designated by their listing on fifa.com
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Irish Abroad player statistics for May 2013
Following the summer break, I've compiled the monthly appearance statistics for the opening month of the season in England and Scotland: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats
With the extra week of games, Scottish and Championship players lead most of the tables.
Paddy Kenny, Jake Carroll, Richard Dunne, Richard Keogh, Aaron Doran and Richie Foran all started four wins for their respective clubs.
Seamus Coleman was the only player to start three draws in the first month of the new season
Jim Goodwin, Stephen Dawson, Jay Tabb and Graham Carey started four losses in August
Paddy Kenny, Richard Keogh and Stephen Dawson all started each of their respective clubs' seven games in August, and all three players completed 90 minutes in every game
Aaron Doran and Noel Hunt were both substituted four times, more than any other player
Four is also the most number of introductions for Irish players in August, Conor Sammon and Sean Scannell both coming off the bench four times
Goalkeepers again dominate the most stayed on bench table, with three players remaining unused five times or more, with Leicester's Conrad Logan's six times the most. Of the outfield players, Stephen Kelly, Sam Foley, Callum Reilly and Conor Smith all remained unused four times.
Robbie Keane topped the scoring charts in August, with five goals coming in two games. Andy Reid's three goal in five starts secures second place, along with Anthony Stokes
Keane and Stokes' goals led to two wins for their clubs, along with Robbie Brady's two game winning strikes for Hull
Three players managed to collect two bookings in August, David van Zanten, Harry Arter and Anthony Stokes all being shown a yellow card twice
With the extra week of games, Scottish and Championship players lead most of the tables.
Paddy Kenny, Jake Carroll, Richard Dunne, Richard Keogh, Aaron Doran and Richie Foran all started four wins for their respective clubs.
Seamus Coleman was the only player to start three draws in the first month of the new season
Jim Goodwin, Stephen Dawson, Jay Tabb and Graham Carey started four losses in August
Paddy Kenny, Richard Keogh and Stephen Dawson all started each of their respective clubs' seven games in August, and all three players completed 90 minutes in every game
Aaron Doran and Noel Hunt were both substituted four times, more than any other player
Four is also the most number of introductions for Irish players in August, Conor Sammon and Sean Scannell both coming off the bench four times
Goalkeepers again dominate the most stayed on bench table, with three players remaining unused five times or more, with Leicester's Conrad Logan's six times the most. Of the outfield players, Stephen Kelly, Sam Foley, Callum Reilly and Conor Smith all remained unused four times.
Robbie Keane topped the scoring charts in August, with five goals coming in two games. Andy Reid's three goal in five starts secures second place, along with Anthony Stokes
Keane and Stokes' goals led to two wins for their clubs, along with Robbie Brady's two game winning strikes for Hull
Three players managed to collect two bookings in August, David van Zanten, Harry Arter and Anthony Stokes all being shown a yellow card twice
Monday, 17 June 2013
The history of Ireland competitive victories over higher ranked opposition
In order to qualify for the World Cup in 2014, the Boys in Green will more than likely need to accomplish something not yet achieved under the current regime - defeat a higher ranked opposition in a competitive international*.
At the time of writing, Trapattoni's men have fallen two places to 41st in FIFA's rankings, while opponents Sweden are ranked 27th in the world, a drop of three places from their previous ranking, and Austria are 76th after falling five places.
Looking at the history of internationals since the rankings system was first introduced in 1993, there are only six occasions when a superior ranked opposition fell to the Green Army
Previous managers Jack Charlton, Mick McCarthy and Steve Staunton all claimed the scalp of higher ranked opposition. Charlton's solitary win was arguably the most high profile, the 1-0 win over Italy in Giants Stadium during the group stages of World Cup '94. Although it has to be remembered that rankings were introduced towards the end of his tenure. McCarthy has four of the six wins, including the only away win in Lithuania (Charlton's win over Italy was at a neutral ground), with the memorable 1-0 victory over Holland with ten men the outstanding result. Steve Staunton's win in Croke Park over Slovakia, who were ranked 15 places ahead of the Dundalk man's side, completes the short history. Brian Kerr failed to defeat an opponent ranked higher than his own side during his three year tenure.
An interesting statistic of the wins is that four of the six wins all came in September, and three of those in odd-numbered years which hopefully be a positive omen for the coming game against Sweden.
* Giovanni Trapattoni's side did manage to beat France in 90 minutes in the infamous World Cup Play Off in 2009. At the time, Ireland were ranked 34 to France's 9th ranked side. The result is recorded as a draw after extra time on fifa.com, so is not included in the list.
Looking at the history of internationals since the rankings system was first introduced in 1993, there are only six occasions when a superior ranked opposition fell to the Green Army
| Date | Level | Rank | Rank | ||||
| 18 June 1994 | World Cup Finals | Italy | 0 | 4 | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 14 |
| 10 September 1997 | World Cup Qualifier | Lithuania | 1 | 42 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 55 |
| 5 September 1998 | European Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 48 | Croatia | 0 | 4 |
| 1 September 1999 | European Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 38 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 22 |
| 1 September 2001 | World Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 25 | Holland | 0 | 10 |
| 28 March 2007 | European Cup Qualifier | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 51 | Slovakia | 0 | 37 |
Previous managers Jack Charlton, Mick McCarthy and Steve Staunton all claimed the scalp of higher ranked opposition. Charlton's solitary win was arguably the most high profile, the 1-0 win over Italy in Giants Stadium during the group stages of World Cup '94. Although it has to be remembered that rankings were introduced towards the end of his tenure. McCarthy has four of the six wins, including the only away win in Lithuania (Charlton's win over Italy was at a neutral ground), with the memorable 1-0 victory over Holland with ten men the outstanding result. Steve Staunton's win in Croke Park over Slovakia, who were ranked 15 places ahead of the Dundalk man's side, completes the short history. Brian Kerr failed to defeat an opponent ranked higher than his own side during his three year tenure.
An interesting statistic of the wins is that four of the six wins all came in September, and three of those in odd-numbered years which hopefully be a positive omen for the coming game against Sweden.
* Giovanni Trapattoni's side did manage to beat France in 90 minutes in the infamous World Cup Play Off in 2009. At the time, Ireland were ranked 34 to France's 9th ranked side. The result is recorded as a draw after extra time on fifa.com, so is not included in the list.
Thursday, 13 June 2013
FIFA World Cup 2014 UEFA Qualifying Group C Permutations and Combinations
Following the conclusion of the 2012/13 season, qualifying group C remains open, with Germany looking likely to win the group, with only goal difference separating the following three sides. Having compiled permutation and combination tables for previous qualifying groups, I've compiled the same for this group.
First, some assumptions
I've marked the possibilities where Ireland finish second in the group in green for clarity.
Note that in cases where Ireland finish level with one or more teams, I've marked the group with yellow. The final group placings will be dependant on goal difference.
The first conclusion is that beating Sweden will give us the best chance of finishing second, and losing to the Swedes will almost certainly result in failure to reach the play offs. Four points from the two games would seem to all but guarantee a play off spot, assuming all other results finish as expected in the list above.
Finally, it is important to remember that the worst placed second team, after results against the weakest team in the group are discarded, will not participate in the play offs. In qualifying for Euro 2012, the worst second played team was Turkey, who had 11 points after their results against Kazakhstan were discarded. Assuming Ireland win their final game against Kazakhstan, the Boys in Green will have six points removed to determine their final position in the second placed teams
First, some assumptions
- Germany win all four remaining qualifiers:
- 6 September 2013 - Germany v Austria
- 10 September 2013 - Faroe Islands v Germany
- 11 October 2013 - Germany v Republic of Ireland
- 15 October 2013 - Sweden v Germany
- All teams win remaining games against group minnows:
- 10 September 2013 - Kazakhstan v Sweden
- 15 October 2013 - Faroe Islands v Austria
- 15 October 2013 - Republic of Ireland v Kazakhstan
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| Germany | 10 | 28 |
| Ireland | 8 | 14 |
| Sweden | 8 | 14 |
| Austria | 8 | 14 |
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- 6 September 2013 - Republic of Ireland v Sweden
- 10 September 2013 - Austria v Republic of Ireland
- 11 October 2013 - Sweden v Austria
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Note that in cases where Ireland finish level with one or more teams, I've marked the group with yellow. The final group placings will be dependant on goal difference.
The first conclusion is that beating Sweden will give us the best chance of finishing second, and losing to the Swedes will almost certainly result in failure to reach the play offs. Four points from the two games would seem to all but guarantee a play off spot, assuming all other results finish as expected in the list above.
Finally, it is important to remember that the worst placed second team, after results against the weakest team in the group are discarded, will not participate in the play offs. In qualifying for Euro 2012, the worst second played team was Turkey, who had 11 points after their results against Kazakhstan were discarded. Assuming Ireland win their final game against Kazakhstan, the Boys in Green will have six points removed to determine their final position in the second placed teams
Sunday, 2 June 2013
Irish Abroad appearance statistics for 2012/13
Appearance statistics for May 2013: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=14
20 wins for promoted defender Damien Delaney meant the Crystal Palace defender started the most wins in the 2012/13 season
North of Hadrian's Wall, Aaron Doran started the most draws, with 18 games finishing all square for the Inverness winger
Relegated pair James McCarthy and Kevin Doyle started the most losses, both players finishing on the losing side 20 times this season
Derby County club captain Richard Keogh started a massive 49 games this season, and even more remarkably completed 90 minutes in each one!
Nottingham Forest's Andy Reid was substituted more than any other Irish player in 2012/13, the midfielder was withdrawn from the action in 23 of his 43 starts
Conversely, striker Alan Lee was introduced from the bench more than his compatriots, coming on 21 times in total, as early as the 54th minute and as late as the 90th minute more than once!
Unsurprisingly, goalkeepers dominate the list of players who were unused substitutes, with Conrad Logan topping the table after remaining on the bench 53 times for Leicester this season. Shane Duffy holds the dubious honour of being the outfield player who remained unused the most, the Everton defender was kept from the action 28 times by his manager
Robbie Keane's 20 goals across 2012/13 for LA Galaxy ensure he tops the scoring charts, while defender Richard Keogh outscored quite a few players after finding the back of the net five times for Derby. The MLS champions went on to win 11 of the 15 games in which the Ireland captain won, only losing twice. Strangely, every one of Keith Andrews' four goals came from the penalty spot, including two in one game! Honourable mention for Yeovil Town's Paddy Madden, who scored 22 goals, and broke the club record for scoring in consecutive games after scoring 11 goals in eights games between the first of January and the 23rd of February
Defender Jim Goodwin managed to amass a booking in almost half the games he started, collecting 14 yellow cars in his 35 starts.
20 wins for promoted defender Damien Delaney meant the Crystal Palace defender started the most wins in the 2012/13 season
North of Hadrian's Wall, Aaron Doran started the most draws, with 18 games finishing all square for the Inverness winger
Relegated pair James McCarthy and Kevin Doyle started the most losses, both players finishing on the losing side 20 times this season
Derby County club captain Richard Keogh started a massive 49 games this season, and even more remarkably completed 90 minutes in each one!
Nottingham Forest's Andy Reid was substituted more than any other Irish player in 2012/13, the midfielder was withdrawn from the action in 23 of his 43 starts
Conversely, striker Alan Lee was introduced from the bench more than his compatriots, coming on 21 times in total, as early as the 54th minute and as late as the 90th minute more than once!
Unsurprisingly, goalkeepers dominate the list of players who were unused substitutes, with Conrad Logan topping the table after remaining on the bench 53 times for Leicester this season. Shane Duffy holds the dubious honour of being the outfield player who remained unused the most, the Everton defender was kept from the action 28 times by his manager
Robbie Keane's 20 goals across 2012/13 for LA Galaxy ensure he tops the scoring charts, while defender Richard Keogh outscored quite a few players after finding the back of the net five times for Derby. The MLS champions went on to win 11 of the 15 games in which the Ireland captain won, only losing twice. Strangely, every one of Keith Andrews' four goals came from the penalty spot, including two in one game! Honourable mention for Yeovil Town's Paddy Madden, who scored 22 goals, and broke the club record for scoring in consecutive games after scoring 11 goals in eights games between the first of January and the 23rd of February
Defender Jim Goodwin managed to amass a booking in almost half the games he started, collecting 14 yellow cars in his 35 starts.
Irish Abroad player statistics for May 2013
Appearance statistics for May 2013: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=5
With the season winding down, it only took three wins for Alan Maybury, Damien Delaney and Owen Garvan to top the most wins table. Garvan was also substituted more than any other Irish player in May. The Crystal Palace player hasn't completed 90 minutes since recovering from injury, the last time being December 2012
Along with three wins being enough to top that table, three draws were enough for Aberdeen's Joe Shaugnessey to start the most games that ended all square
Darren O'Dea started four losses for Toronto, two more losses than any other player
With the league run in, and the FA Cup final, James McCarthy started the most games in May, five, and completed 90 minutes in each of them
In Greece, Liam Lawrence was introduced from the bench three times, twice more than any other player
As usual, goalkeepers make up the majority of unused substitutes, with Brian Murphy, Keiren Westwood, Stephen Henderson, Shay Given and Conrad Logan all remaining on the bench for three games. They are joined in the May table by Reading's Alex Pearce who also didn't see action in May
A hat trick for Robbie Keane meant he tops the goalscoring charts in May with four strikes, and the most penalties - with two coming the same game. Anthony Stokes scored the most goals, finding the back of the net three times for Celtic. Neither LA Galaxy nor Celtic lost when either player scored, with the MLS side winning in both games in which Robbie Keane scored
Patrick Cregg's two bookings were enough to earn him the dubious honour of most bookings, one more than any other player shown the yellow card in May
With the season winding down, it only took three wins for Alan Maybury, Damien Delaney and Owen Garvan to top the most wins table. Garvan was also substituted more than any other Irish player in May. The Crystal Palace player hasn't completed 90 minutes since recovering from injury, the last time being December 2012
Along with three wins being enough to top that table, three draws were enough for Aberdeen's Joe Shaugnessey to start the most games that ended all square
Darren O'Dea started four losses for Toronto, two more losses than any other player
With the league run in, and the FA Cup final, James McCarthy started the most games in May, five, and completed 90 minutes in each of them
In Greece, Liam Lawrence was introduced from the bench three times, twice more than any other player
As usual, goalkeepers make up the majority of unused substitutes, with Brian Murphy, Keiren Westwood, Stephen Henderson, Shay Given and Conrad Logan all remaining on the bench for three games. They are joined in the May table by Reading's Alex Pearce who also didn't see action in May
A hat trick for Robbie Keane meant he tops the goalscoring charts in May with four strikes, and the most penalties - with two coming the same game. Anthony Stokes scored the most goals, finding the back of the net three times for Celtic. Neither LA Galaxy nor Celtic lost when either player scored, with the MLS side winning in both games in which Robbie Keane scored
Patrick Cregg's two bookings were enough to earn him the dubious honour of most bookings, one more than any other player shown the yellow card in May
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
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.
*Note this does not include appearances for Premier League clubs in other competitions, e.g. Stephen Henderson for West Ham in the League Cup
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Irish Managerial Highs And Lows
was a little bored earlier, so I went through the history of Ireland
games on soccerscene.ie to see who are the highest ranked teams
defeated, and lowest ranked sides lost to by Irish managers in
competitive games, by matching up the teams with the rankings on
fifa.com
here are the results:
here are the results:
| Manager Highest Ranked Lowest Ranked Team Defeated Team Lost To Jack Charlton Italy(4) Austria(42) Mick McCarthy Croatia(4) Macedonia(85) Brian Kerr Georgia(84) Switzerland(44) Steve Staunton Slovakia(37) Cyprus(103) Giovanni Trapattoni Armenia(44) Russia(25) |
Ireland's monthly records
After figuring out the highest ranked team beaten, and lowest ranked
side lost to, by recent managers a few weeks ago, I was reminded of
Staunton's quote that we play better in March anyway (at least I think
that's what it was, the only record I can find of it is here: http://www.munster-express.ie/sports/studsup/staunton-survives-and-its-all-to-play-for-in-september/ ) so I decided to see if I could use the same results set as before to find out what month we play best in.
The results history I'm working off of is here if you want to check any of them: https://sites.google.com/site/tetsujin1979/matches
Month P W Win % D Draw % L Loss % GF GF/G C C/G
January 0 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0
February 26 13 50.00% 6 23.08% 7 26.92% 36 1.38 24 0.92
March 41 24 58.54% 7 17.07% 10 24.39% 61 1.49 37 0.90
April 38 15 39.47% 8 21.05% 15 39.47% 45 1.18 45 1.18
May 106 35 33.02% 22 20.75% 49 46.23% 123 1.16 165 1.56
June 64 25 39.06% 21 32.81% 18 28.12% 77 1.20 71 1.11
July 1 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 0 0.00 2 2.00
August 16 4 25.00% 7 43.75% 5 31.25% 19 1.19 21 1.31
September 56 26 46.43% 18 32.14% 12 21.43% 85 1.52 55 0.98
October 75 30 40.00% 24 32.00% 21 28.00% 128 1.71 106 1.41
November 54 20 37.04% 17 31.48% 17 31.48% 93 1.72 66 1.22
December 9 0 0.00% 1 11.11% 8 88.89% 8 0.89 26 2.89
GF = Goals For
GF/G = Goals for Per Game
C = Conceded
C/G = Conceded Per Game
So, the first thing to note, is that Staunton was right, with a 58% win ratio, March is our strongest month!
Technically, July is our weakest month, losing the only game we ever played in July, the 2-0 loss to Holland in World Cup '94. However, December is probably worse, losing 8 of 9 games played in the final month of the year, also the most goals conceded per game in any month, with over 2 goals per game
We've scored more goals in October than any other month, just ahead of May, but by .01 of a goal per game, November has the highest goals per game
May is comfortably our worst defensive month, conceding 165 goals (probably due to end of season syndrome) almost 60 more than the next worst, 106 in October
Month P W Win % D Draw % L Loss % GF GF/G C C/G
January 0 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0
February 26 13 50.00% 6 23.08% 7 26.92% 36 1.38 24 0.92
March 41 24 58.54% 7 17.07% 10 24.39% 61 1.49 37 0.90
April 38 15 39.47% 8 21.05% 15 39.47% 45 1.18 45 1.18
May 106 35 33.02% 22 20.75% 49 46.23% 123 1.16 165 1.56
June 64 25 39.06% 21 32.81% 18 28.12% 77 1.20 71 1.11
July 1 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 0 0.00 2 2.00
August 16 4 25.00% 7 43.75% 5 31.25% 19 1.19 21 1.31
September 56 26 46.43% 18 32.14% 12 21.43% 85 1.52 55 0.98
October 75 30 40.00% 24 32.00% 21 28.00% 128 1.71 106 1.41
November 54 20 37.04% 17 31.48% 17 31.48% 93 1.72 66 1.22
December 9 0 0.00% 1 11.11% 8 88.89% 8 0.89 26 2.89
GF = Goals For
GF/G = Goals for Per Game
C = Conceded
C/G = Conceded Per Game
So, the first thing to note, is that Staunton was right, with a 58% win ratio, March is our strongest month!
Technically, July is our weakest month, losing the only game we ever played in July, the 2-0 loss to Holland in World Cup '94. However, December is probably worse, losing 8 of 9 games played in the final month of the year, also the most goals conceded per game in any month, with over 2 goals per game
We've scored more goals in October than any other month, just ahead of May, but by .01 of a goal per game, November has the highest goals per game
May is comfortably our worst defensive month, conceding 165 goals (probably due to end of season syndrome) almost 60 more than the next worst, 106 in October
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