Irish Premier League players in the 2010s

After reviewing the appearance data for Ireland players in the Premier League during the 2010s, we are delighted to announce Seamus Coleman as our player of the decade!

Coleman made more Premier League appearance than any other Irish player in the 2010s, appearing 257 times for Everton Football Club
Shane Long(254), James McCarthy(237), Glenn Whelan(235), Jonathan Walters(229), and John O'Shea(212) were the only other players to make more than 200 appearances during the decade

Coleman also started more games than any other Irish player. He was named in the Everton starting XI 237 times.
James McCarthy(214), Glenn Whelan(204), and John O'Shea(202) are the only other players with more than 200 starts

Shane Long was the top Irish scorer in the Premier League across the 2010s, with 48 goals, including only one penalty

Jonathan Walters scored the most penalties in the last ten years, with eleven goals from 12 yards

Seamus Coleman was the top scorer without a single penalty, with twenty goals

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 28th December 2019

Saturday, 28th December 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Will Smallbone was named in the Southampton matchday squad for the first time

Sunday, 29th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United

Callum Robinson was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the first time in two months

Championship

Bristol City 3-0 Luton

James Collins' start was his 25th Championship appearance

Fulham 1-0 Stoke City

Cyrus Christie's start was his 50th appearance for Fulham

Millwall 1-0 Brentford

Aiden O'Brien marked his first start in two months with his fourth goal of the season - his first time scoring in consecutive appearances since January 2018
Millwall started all four of the Irish players at the club - O'Brien, Molumby, Pearce and Williams - for the first time this season, the first time the Lions started four Irish players since March 2015

QPR 1-2 Hull City

Ryan Manning's assist was his fifth for QPR

League 1

Gillingham 1-0 Rochdale

Thomas O'Connor's start for Gillingham was his 25th in senior football
Paul McShane's start was his first appearance in a month
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time since August

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Oxford United

Shane McLoughlin was unfortunate to mark his 25th appearance for AFC Wimbledon with his first own goal for the club

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Sunderland

Kieran Sadlier complete his first assist for Doncaster in two months

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Scunthorpe

Paul Green's first goal since September was also his fifth goal for Crewe

Newport Co. 1-1 Leyton Orient

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season
Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth 2-1 Stevenage

Niall Canavan's first goal of the season, eleven months after his last strike, was also the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 30th December 2019

Championship

Derby County 2-1 Charlton

Jason Knight's brace was his first goals in senior football

Round Up for St Stephen's Day 2019 fixtures

Thursday, 26th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time in a month

Chelsea 0-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi is the tenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season, the first time there has been ten, or more, Irish goalscorers since the 2916/17 season

Everton 1-0 Burnley

Kevin Long came off the bench for his first appearance in the 2019/20 Premier League season - his first appearance for Burnley in four months - making him the seventeenth Irish player to appear in this season's competition, two more than in 2018/19 and equaling the total from 2017/18

Sheffield United 1-1 Watford

David McGoldrick was named in Sheffield United's starting XI for the 50th time

Championship

Luton 3-3 Fulham

James Collins' assist was his first since October

Leeds United 1-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's goal was his 30th strike for Preston

A fabulous flowing team move from Preston is finished off by Browne after the team won the ball back deep in their own half - a perfectly-executed counter attack 👌

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— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 26, 2019

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

The first goal of Kieran Sadlier's brace was his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ronan Curtis' tenth goal of the season was also his 20th in League Oene

Rochdale 2-3 Fleetwood

In his 25th appearance for Rochdale, Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Southend United 2-2 MK Dons

Robert Kiernan scored his first goal of the season was also the fifth goal of his career
Joe Mason fourth goal of the season was also his tenth goal in League One, and the 60th goal of his career

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 0-1 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started a game for Plymouth for the first time in a month

Exeter 1-0 Newport Co.

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Salford City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra

Adam Rooney returned to the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 4-0 Cambridge United

Eoin Doyle marked his 250th start in British football by becoming only the second player to score in eleven consecutive league games this decade

⚽️ @Official_STFC's Eoin Doyle is only the 2nd player this century, after Jamie Vardy, to score in 11 successive league appearances in England's top 4 divisions pic.twitter.com/TI1C8Xcchb

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 26, 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-2 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan started for Hibs for the first time since Saturday, 2nd November
Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since August

Ross County 1-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Friday, 27th December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Manchester City

Matt Doherty marked his 25th appearance of the season with his fifth goal of the season