In the third in our series of programming tutorials, framed around appearance data for the Republic of Ireland national men's team, I show how to prove that the average age of the starting XI named by Stephen Kenny to face Scotland in September 2022 had the youngest average age of any side in a competitive international since a World Cup qualifier against Cyprus in November 1980, and that, following Mark Sykes' debut against Malta, Kenny has given as many players their debuts in his 30 games in charge as Brian Kerr did in his 33 games managing the national side
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Thursday, 23 March 2023
Episode 3 - Average Age and Debuts
Monday, 14 December 2015
Generations
In a recent article for ESPN, Zonal Marking's Michael Cox reviewed the previous generations of England players, their appearances for the national side and the trophies won by their respective clubs, and determined that the Roy Hodgson's side have lost a generation of players born from 1982-1988, with only goalkeeper Joe Hart and striker (and captain) Wayne Rooney emerging as top class players from the internationals born in that generation.
As well as compiling appearance data for Irish players at club level, we also analyse the same data for the international side, so we've compared the total appearances for each generation of players to determine the golden and lost generations for the boys in green. Since the birthdates of some of the earliest players of the Republic of Ireland are unknown, we limited the study to players born after 1st January 1957, beginning with Davey Langan (b. 2nd February 1957), and defined a generation as six years, similar to the numbers used by Zonal Marking in the original article.
As you can see in the table above, players born between 1975 and 1980 acquired the most caps. This generation includes four players from the top six international appearances for the Republic - Robbie Keane, Shay Given, Kevin Kilbane and Damien Duff.
The previous generation produced the fewest number of players, giving the corollary of the highest average caps per player to the internationals born between 1969 and 1974. This includes Ireland's first centurion Steve Staunton and legendary players like Roy Keane, Kenny Cunningham and Gary Breen.
Either of these could arguably be crowned the "golden generation", although we favour the players born in 1969-1974, even with the lower numbers of internationals born in this era, it still led to a large proportion of high quality players.
While the most recent generation have the lowest number of total caps, and the lowest average, the majority of players have not yet retired. The oldest players (born in 1987) are still only 28, and can probably look forward to at least another 4 years of international football, so we've dismissed them for the time being.
Finally, we come to the internationals born between 1981 and 1986. This is the first generation in the study to average less than 20 caps per player. Of the 45 players born in these years, more than half (24) have less than ten caps, more internationals than were born between 1969 and 1974! This includes players like Graham Barrett and Thomas Butler, both of whom had serious injury problems throughout their careers that limited their international appearances. But what happened the rest of this lost generation? Why did so many slip between the cracks? Was it just bad luck due to injury? Were too many caps handed out to sub standard players, or were they called up in the first place because there wasn't the quality available to previous generations? And possibly most important of all - has the FAI learned from this, or will the same mistake be made with the following generation?
Further Reading
England hoping to avoid past mistakes with new generation
As well as compiling appearance data for Irish players at club level, we also analyse the same data for the international side, so we've compared the total appearances for each generation of players to determine the golden and lost generations for the boys in green. Since the birthdates of some of the earliest players of the Republic of Ireland are unknown, we limited the study to players born after 1st January 1957, beginning with Davey Langan (b. 2nd February 1957), and defined a generation as six years, similar to the numbers used by Zonal Marking in the original article.
| Generation | Players | Caps | Avg. Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 – 1962 | 38 | 938 | 24.68 |
| 1963 – 1968 | 22 | 527 | 23.95 |
| 1969 – 1974 | 20 | 657 | 32.85 |
| 1975 – 1980 | 35 | 1093 | 31.22 |
| 1981 – 1986 | 45 | 851 | 18.91 |
| 1987 – 1992 | 28 | 387 | 13.82 |
As you can see in the table above, players born between 1975 and 1980 acquired the most caps. This generation includes four players from the top six international appearances for the Republic - Robbie Keane, Shay Given, Kevin Kilbane and Damien Duff.
The previous generation produced the fewest number of players, giving the corollary of the highest average caps per player to the internationals born between 1969 and 1974. This includes Ireland's first centurion Steve Staunton and legendary players like Roy Keane, Kenny Cunningham and Gary Breen.
Either of these could arguably be crowned the "golden generation", although we favour the players born in 1969-1974, even with the lower numbers of internationals born in this era, it still led to a large proportion of high quality players.
While the most recent generation have the lowest number of total caps, and the lowest average, the majority of players have not yet retired. The oldest players (born in 1987) are still only 28, and can probably look forward to at least another 4 years of international football, so we've dismissed them for the time being.
Finally, we come to the internationals born between 1981 and 1986. This is the first generation in the study to average less than 20 caps per player. Of the 45 players born in these years, more than half (24) have less than ten caps, more internationals than were born between 1969 and 1974! This includes players like Graham Barrett and Thomas Butler, both of whom had serious injury problems throughout their careers that limited their international appearances. But what happened the rest of this lost generation? Why did so many slip between the cracks? Was it just bad luck due to injury? Were too many caps handed out to sub standard players, or were they called up in the first place because there wasn't the quality available to previous generations? And possibly most important of all - has the FAI learned from this, or will the same mistake be made with the following generation?
Further Reading
England hoping to avoid past mistakes with new generation
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
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
2014/15
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 |
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Irish Abroad player statistics for March 2015
Appearance data for March 2015: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=3
Charlton's goalkeeper Stephen Henderson won the most games in March, finishing on the winning side four times
With a reduced number of games in March, a number of players all finished two games all square - David Forde, Darren Randolph, Keiren Westwood, Paul McShane, Richard Keogh, Shaun Williams, Matt Doherty, Alex Pearce, Enda Stevens, Jonathan Douglas, Robert Kiernan, Jeff Hendrick, John O'Sullivan, Robbie Keane, Aiden O'Brien and Andy Keogh
Seamus Coleman, Jay Tabb, James McCarthy, and Michael Harriman (on loan at Luton Town) all started six games in March and only Coleman completed all six games. Harriman lost all six games he started
Fulham's Sean Kavanagh started four games and was substituted in each one
Future Colorado Rapids striker Kevin Doyle came off the bench three times in March, along with Cardiff City's Eoin Doyle
Blackburn's Darragh Lenihan remained on the bench in the most games in March, the Dublin born player was an unused substitute six times
Wes Hoolahan scored the most goals in March, finding the back of the net three times
Defender Cyrus Christie received the most bookings, the full back was shown the yellow card three times
Charlton's goalkeeper Stephen Henderson won the most games in March, finishing on the winning side four times
With a reduced number of games in March, a number of players all finished two games all square - David Forde, Darren Randolph, Keiren Westwood, Paul McShane, Richard Keogh, Shaun Williams, Matt Doherty, Alex Pearce, Enda Stevens, Jonathan Douglas, Robert Kiernan, Jeff Hendrick, John O'Sullivan, Robbie Keane, Aiden O'Brien and Andy Keogh
Seamus Coleman, Jay Tabb, James McCarthy, and Michael Harriman (on loan at Luton Town) all started six games in March and only Coleman completed all six games. Harriman lost all six games he started
Fulham's Sean Kavanagh started four games and was substituted in each one
Future Colorado Rapids striker Kevin Doyle came off the bench three times in March, along with Cardiff City's Eoin Doyle
Blackburn's Darragh Lenihan remained on the bench in the most games in March, the Dublin born player was an unused substitute six times
Wes Hoolahan scored the most goals in March, finding the back of the net three times
Defender Cyrus Christie received the most bookings, the full back was shown the yellow card three times
Monday, 2 March 2015
Irish Abroad player statistics for February 2015
Appearance data for February 2015: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=2
Aston Villa's on loan defender Enda Stevens won four games in February, one ahead of Stephen Henderson, Richard Keogh, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Jeff Hendrick, Jonathan Douglas, Wes Hoolahan, Darragh Lenihan, Daryl Murphy, Adam Rooney, and Simon Cox
Three was also the biggest number of draws, with Harry Arter, Andy Keogh and Eoin Doyle all finishing level in three of their starts
Doyle was also substituted the most in February, the striker was withdrawn from the action five times
Birmingham City's Callum Reilly was brought on, the midfielder was introduced from the bench five times
Ciaran Clark started the most losses, the central defender lost five of his games in February
With the extra games in the Championship, Enda Stevens, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce and Jeff Hendrick all started seven games, with Keogh and Pearce completing 90 minutes in each of them
Hendrick joined Daryl Murphy and Adam Rooney as the top scorers, with three goals apiece, with the trio winning both games where they scored
Goalkeepers Colin Doyle and Jack Bonham were both unused for six games in February. Steven Reid and Joey O'Brien were the most unused outfield substitutes, both players stayed on the bench four times
Glenn Whelan and Stephen Kelly finished February with three bookings
Aston Villa's on loan defender Enda Stevens won four games in February, one ahead of Stephen Henderson, Richard Keogh, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Jeff Hendrick, Jonathan Douglas, Wes Hoolahan, Darragh Lenihan, Daryl Murphy, Adam Rooney, and Simon Cox
Three was also the biggest number of draws, with Harry Arter, Andy Keogh and Eoin Doyle all finishing level in three of their starts
Doyle was also substituted the most in February, the striker was withdrawn from the action five times
Birmingham City's Callum Reilly was brought on, the midfielder was introduced from the bench five times
Ciaran Clark started the most losses, the central defender lost five of his games in February
With the extra games in the Championship, Enda Stevens, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce and Jeff Hendrick all started seven games, with Keogh and Pearce completing 90 minutes in each of them
Hendrick joined Daryl Murphy and Adam Rooney as the top scorers, with three goals apiece, with the trio winning both games where they scored
Goalkeepers Colin Doyle and Jack Bonham were both unused for six games in February. Steven Reid and Joey O'Brien were the most unused outfield substitutes, both players stayed on the bench four times
Glenn Whelan and Stephen Kelly finished February with three bookings
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
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
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
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Irish Abroad appearance statistics for 2013/14 to date
Player statistics for the 2013/14 season to the end of December 2013: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=13
Anthony Stokes has started the most wins, the Celtic striker has won 17 of his starts, three games ahead of Richard Keogh's 14 wins
Midfielders Chris McCann and Andy Reid both started the same number of draws, eight of their games finished all square
Ross County's Graham Carey has started the most losses so far this season, losing an unlucky thirteen of his starts in 2013/14, one ahead of Crystal Palace defender Damien Delaney
Paddy Kenny has started the most games so far this season, the Leeds goalkeeper has started 26 games between the sticks, ahead of fellow netminder Darren Randolph on 23 with both players completing 90 minutes in each game. Of the outfield players, defender Richard Keogh has also started 23 games for Derby County, completing 21 of these along with fellow defenders Richard Dunne and Alex Pearce
Strikers Daryl Murphy and Simon Cox have both been substituted ten times, the most of any outfield player. Keiren Westwood is the only goalkeeper to be substituted so far this season
A striker also tops the introductions table, Derby County's Conor Sammon has been summoned from the bench 17 times
Unsurprisingly goalkeepers top the unused substitutes list, with Conrad Logan(27), Brian Murphy(23), Colin Doyle(23) and Robert Elliot (20) all ahead of the most unused outfield player - Yeovil's Sam Foley(18)
Robbie Keane has found the back of the net 13 times since July 2013*, and LA Galaxy never lost when he scored, winning five and drawing two of the seven games he scored in. Honourable mentions for Rhys Murphy with 11 strikes for Dagenham and Redbridge, David Mooney with 13 strikes for Leyton Orient, and Aiden O'Brien with six goals in seven starts for Aldershot Town
Defender Jim Goodwin has been booked eight times so far this season, in only 20 starts.
Anthony Stokes has started the most wins, the Celtic striker has won 17 of his starts, three games ahead of Richard Keogh's 14 wins
Midfielders Chris McCann and Andy Reid both started the same number of draws, eight of their games finished all square
Ross County's Graham Carey has started the most losses so far this season, losing an unlucky thirteen of his starts in 2013/14, one ahead of Crystal Palace defender Damien Delaney
Paddy Kenny has started the most games so far this season, the Leeds goalkeeper has started 26 games between the sticks, ahead of fellow netminder Darren Randolph on 23 with both players completing 90 minutes in each game. Of the outfield players, defender Richard Keogh has also started 23 games for Derby County, completing 21 of these along with fellow defenders Richard Dunne and Alex Pearce
Strikers Daryl Murphy and Simon Cox have both been substituted ten times, the most of any outfield player. Keiren Westwood is the only goalkeeper to be substituted so far this season
A striker also tops the introductions table, Derby County's Conor Sammon has been summoned from the bench 17 times
Unsurprisingly goalkeepers top the unused substitutes list, with Conrad Logan(27), Brian Murphy(23), Colin Doyle(23) and Robert Elliot (20) all ahead of the most unused outfield player - Yeovil's Sam Foley(18)
Robbie Keane has found the back of the net 13 times since July 2013*, and LA Galaxy never lost when he scored, winning five and drawing two of the seven games he scored in. Honourable mentions for Rhys Murphy with 11 strikes for Dagenham and Redbridge, David Mooney with 13 strikes for Leyton Orient, and Aiden O'Brien with six goals in seven starts for Aldershot Town
Defender Jim Goodwin has been booked eight times so far this season, in only 20 starts.
*note that while the MLS season runs March-November, only games since 1st July 2013 were used when compiling the player comparison tables
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Goalscorers under Trapattoni
Unsurprisingly, Robbie Keane scored the most goals during Trapattoni's reign. The Tallaght striker notched an incredible 28 goals in five years under the Italian. No other player managed to get into double figures, with Kevin Doyle and Shane Long coming closest with seven and six goals, respectively. In midfield, Keiths Andrews and Fahey both scored three goals for the venerable manager, however Aiden McGeady managed two strikes in competitive games, one more than his fellow midfielders' total in competitive matches.
In defence, mainstays Sean St Ledger and Richard Dunne both scored three times, with all six goals from the duo coming in competitive games, to top the goalscoring charts for defenders. St Ledger possibly has a slight edge, due to his close range header against Croatia in the European Championship finals.
P.S. If you mouseover a player other than Robbie Keane in the goals section in the infographic - http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog - several other players are highlighted - why is that?
In defence, mainstays Sean St Ledger and Richard Dunne both scored three times, with all six goals from the duo coming in competitive games, to top the goalscoring charts for defenders. St Ledger possibly has a slight edge, due to his close range header against Croatia in the European Championship finals.
P.S. If you mouseover a player other than Robbie Keane in the goals section in the infographic - http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog - several other players are highlighted - why is that?
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
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
| 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
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