What Irish players play in the Premier League?
Evan Ferguson and others close to getting game time in the top flight.
- Darragh Lenihan. AT CLUB level, Lenihan has been consistently one of the highest performing Irish players outside of the top flight in recent years.
- Evan Ferguson.
- Gavin Kilkenny.
- Tayo Adaramola.
- Armstrong Oko-Flex.
How many Irish players are there in the Premier League?
Statistics on the Irish at Premier League clubs are undeniably grim. Of 22 players spread across 12 clubs only four – Séamus Coleman at Everton, Matt Doherty at Spurs and Ciaran Clark and Jeff Hendrick at Newcastle United – can expect regular first team football.
Who is the best Irish football player?
Irelands’ Soccer Greats
- George Best. Simply the best!
- Roy Keane. To many Roy Keane is all that is great and bad about Irish soccer.
- Paul McGrath. Paul McGrath is one of the most loved Irish soccer stars.
- Damien Duff.
- Liam Brady.
- Johnny Giles.
- Niall Quinn.
- Robbie Keane.
What Irish players played for Liverpool?
List of Republic of Ireland Footballers that Played for Liverpool FC
Player | From | Period With Liverpool |
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Brian Mooney | Dublin | 1983 – 1987 |
John Aldridge | Liverpool, England | 1987 – 1989 |
Steve Staunton | Drogheda, Co. Louth | 1986-1991 / 1998-2000 |
Ray Houghton | Glasgow, Scotland | 1987 – 1992 |
What English club has the most Irish players?
Promoted Stories. Burnley is the club with the most Irish players in the Premier League but where do the other clubs stand in comparison? Here’s a breakdown of the 23 players in Premier League first teams ahead of the 2018/19 season.
What Irish player has the most Premier League appearances?
300 appearances for one club Ryan Giggs has the most Premier League appearances for one club, playing all 632 games for Manchester United.
Which Premier League team has had the most Irish players?
Burnley is the club with the most Irish players in the Premier League but where do the other clubs stand in comparison? Here’s a breakdown of the 23 players in Premier League first teams ahead of the 2018/19 season. Please let us know if we have missed any players.
Which English club has had the most Irish players?
England’s top 10 Irish football teams
- Chelsea. Not a club with a rich history of Irish players.
- Manchester City. United have unquestionably hoovered up the majority of the Irish support in Manchester.
- Leeds United.
- QPR.
- Everton.
- Spurs (no table would seem right without Spurs in this position)
- Aston Villa.
- Liverpool.
Who has the most caps for Ireland football?
Robbie Keane
Republic of Ireland national football team
Most caps | Robbie Keane (146) |
Top scorer | Robbie Keane (68) |
Home stadium | Aviva Stadium |
FIFA code | IRL |
FIFA ranking |
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How many Irish players played for Manchester United?
There have been 32 footballers from the Republic of Ireland that have played for Manchester United.
Is Liverpool Irish?
Liverpool is widely known as the ‘real capital of Ireland’, with an estimated three quarters of its population having some Irish roots. This rich heritage is being marked this month in the tenth Liverpool Irish Festival, which continues until October 21.
Is Man City a Catholic?
There is a strong anti-Catholic tradition in Manchester which finds peculiar expression in Football with Manchester United traditionally representing the Catholic immigrants and Manchester City representing the native Protestants.
Who are the top 10 Irish Premier League players of all time?
The top 25 Irish players to play in the Premier League era 1 Roy Keane. 2 Denis Irwin. 3 Damien Duff. 4 Robbie Keane. 5 Paul McGrath. 6 John O’Shea. 7 Steve Finnan. 8 Shay Given. 9 Richard Dunne. 10 Stephen Carr.
Who has scored the most Premier League goals in Irish football history?
Robbie Keane’s 126 goals in the Premier League see him sit well out in front in the Irish goalscoring charts, and it’s not even close. The striker was an elite talent during his various spells with Coventry, Leeds, Tottenham, Liverpool, West Ham and Aston Villa.
Which Irish football players are without a club ahead of season?
We have a club-by-club breakdown here for you of all of the Irish players who are without a club ahead of the new season. The most notable names on the list are Robbie Brady and James McCarthy, both of whom have been trusted members of the senior Irish team for several years now.
Who are the top 10 greatest footballers of all time?
1 Roy Keane. 2 Denis Irwin. 3 Damien Duff. 4 Robbie Keane. 5 Paul McGrath. 6 John O’Shea. 7 Steve Finnan. 8 Shay Given. 9 Richard Dunne. 10 Stephen Carr.