List of all Irish players abroad

With the help of Football Manager 2005 I compiled a list of Irish players playing in England. ATM, I've only got through the premiership and championship. I have links to profiles of the lesser known players that actually had an online profiles. I've also got links to match reports of the reserves, youths and 1st team reports for the lower leagues as it would be more difficult to keep track of these matches. If you know of any players not in the list post there details and i'll add them. If a mod feels this warrants a sticky please do.

BTW, I didn't include those who have retired from International football.

Premiership

Arsenal (reserves & youths):
Patrick Cregg - MC - 21.2.1986
Graham Stack - GK - 26.9.1981
Sean Kelly - M - 9.7.1987
Anthony Stokes - FC - 25.7.1988
Matthew Connolly - DC - 24.9.1987

Aston Villa (reserves/academy):
Lee Boyle - GK - 22.1.1988
Stephen Henderson - GK - 2.5.1988
Wayne Henderson - GK - 16.9.1983
Steven Foley - MLC - 10.2.1986
Stephen O'Halloran - DL - 29.11.1987

Birmingham City (reserves):


Marcos Painter - DL - 17.8.1986
Colin Doyle - GK - 12.8.1985

Blackburn (reserves/academy):
Steven Reid - MR - 10.3.1981

Jonathon Douglas - MLC - 22.11.1981
Eddie Nolan - DC - 5.8.1988
Alan Judge - FC - 11.11.1988
Keith Treacy - ML - 13.9.1988

Bolton
Joey O'Brien - MR - 17.2.1986

Charlton (reserves/U18's):
Matt Holland - MC - 11.4.1974

Darren Randolph - GK - 12.5.1987
Robert Elliott - GK - 30.4.1986
Kieran Murtagh - MRC - 29.10.1988

Chelsea (reserves/youths):
Damien Duff - ML - 2.3.1979

James Simmonds - ML - 3.12.1987

Everton (reserves):
Kevin Kilbane - MLC - 1.2.1977
Lee Carsley - MC - 28.2.1974

Alan Kearney - DC - 2.1.1987

Fulham (reserves):
Michael Timlin - MC - 19.3.1985

Liverpool (reserves/youth):
Steve Finnan - D/MR - 24.4.1976

Darren Potter - MC - 21.12.1984
James Ryan - MRC - 6.9.1988
Conal Platt - FC - 7.4.1987

Man City (reserves/acadamy):
Richard Dunne - DC - 21.9.1979
Willo Flood - MRC - 10.4.1985
Stephen Ireland - AMC - 20.2.1987

Karl Bermingham - FC - 6.10.1985
James Lee-Matthews - DRC - 13.12.1986

Man Utd (reserves/academy):
Liam Miller - MC - 13.2.1981
John O'Shea - DLRC - 30.4.1981

Paul McShane - DC - 6.1.1986
Kyle Moran - FC - 7.6.1987
Darron Gibson - MC - 25.10.1987
Christopher Fagan - FC - 11.5.1989

Newcastle (reserves/academy):
Shay Given - GK - 20.4.1976

Alan O'Brien - ML - 20.2.1985

Portsmouth (reserves):
Andy O'Brien - DC - 29.6.1979

Marc Wilson - MC - 17.8.1987

Sunderland (1st Team/reserves):
Gary Breen - DC - 12.12.1973
Colin Healy - MC - 14.3.1980
Stephen Elliott - FC - 6.1.1984
Joe Murphy - GK - 21.8.1981
Daryl Murphy - FC - 15.3.1983

Billy Dennehy - ML - 7.5.1986
Gavin Donoghue - DRC - 3.3.1989

Tottenham (reserves):
Robbie Keane - FC - 8.7.1980
Andy Reid - MLC - 29.7.1982
Stephen Kelly - DR - 6.9.1983

Mark Yeates - FC - 11.1.1985

West Ham (reserves/academy):
Clive Clarke - D/MLC - 14.1.1980
Lorcan Fitzgerald - D/ML - 8.4.1988

Wigan (1st Team):
Alan Mahon - ML - 4.4.1978
Graham Kavanagh - MC - 2.12.1973
David Connolly - FC - 6.6.1977

Championship

Burnley (reserves/youth):
Chris McCann - MC - 6.7.1988
Martin Reilly - DL - 8.9.1988

Cardiff (1st Team):
Willie Boland - MC - 6.8.1975
Alan Lee - FC - 21.8.1978

Coventry (1st Team/academy):
Graham Barrett - M/FRC - 6.10.1981
Michael Doyle - MLC - 8.7.1981
Roy O'Donovan - M/FC - 10.8.1985
Kevin Thornton - MRC - 9.7.1986
Sean Cooney - M - 31.10.1983

Derby (1st Team/reserves/U18s):
Jeff Kenna - DR - 17.8.1970
David Cassidy - M/FC - 23.5.1985

Ipswich (1st Team/):
Gerard Nash - DC - 11.7.1986
Shane Supple - GK - 4.5.1987
Cathal Lordan - MC - 23.3.1987
Michael Synnott - DLRC - 20.1.1987
Billy Clarke - FC - 31.12.1987
Owen Garven - MC - 1.10.1988

Leeds (1st Team/reserves/U18s):
Paul Butler - DC - 2.11.1972
Kevin Cronin - D/MC - 18.5.1985
Derek Tyrrell - DC - 14.4.1985
Paul Keegan - MC - 5.7.1984
Robbie Shields - MC - 1.5.1984
Edward Keyes - DR - 2.5.1985
Henry McStay - DC - 6.3.1985
Barry Corr - FC - 2.4.1985
Ian Morris - MC - 27.2.1987
Simon Madden - DR - 23.11.1987
Robert Bayly - DL - 22.2.1988

Leicester (1st Team/reserves/academy):
David Connolly - FC - 6.6.1977
Alan Maybury - DRL - 8.8.1978
Paddy McCarthy - DC - 31.5.1983
Stephen Dawson - MC - 4.12.1985
Ryan McGavin - FC - 8.10.1986
Conrad Logan - GK - 18.4.1986
Stephen Grant - MC - 20.1.1987
Alan Sheehan - DL - 7.9.1987

Millwall (First Team/reserves/academy):
Graham Stack (loan from: Arsenal) - GK - 26.9.1981
Alan Dunne - DR - 23.8.1982
Mark Quigley - FC - 27.10.1985
Barry Cogan - MR - 4.11.1984
Terry Masterson - GK - 5.6.1986

Nottm Forest (1st Team/reserves):
Barry Roche - GK - 6.4.1982
John Thompson - D/MRC - 12.10.1981

Plymouth (1st Team/reserves):
Micky Evans - FC - 1.1.1973
Graham Coughlan - DC - 18.11.1974
Dave Worrell - DR - 12.1.1978
Tony McKeever - DRL - 26.7.1988

Preston (1st Team/reserves):
David Elebert - DC - 21.3.1986
Alan McCormack - MC - 10.1.1984
Kieran Tracey - ML - 3.8.1987

Q.P.R (1st Team):
Martin Rowlands - MR - 8.2.1979

Reading (1st Team/reserves/U18s):
Scott Davies - MRC - 10.3.1988
Jonathon Hayes - ML - 9.7.1987
Darren Stapleton - DL - 5.7.1987
Peter Castle - DC - 12.3.1987

Sheff Utd (1st Team/reserves/academy):
Alan Quinn - MLC - 13.6.1979
Paddy Kenny - GK - 17.5.1978
Derek Geary - DR - 19.6.1980
Adrian Harper - MC - 4.5.1985
Keith Quinn - ML - 13.4.1988
Stephen Quinn - MLC - 28.1.1986
Travis Binnion - D/MLC - 10.11.1986

Stoke (1st Team/reserves):
Clive Clarke - DL/MC - 14.1.1980
Robert Duggan - GK - 1.4.1987
John Quigley - DRL - 20.4.1988

Sunderland (1st Team/reserves):
Gary Breen - DC - 12.12.1973
Colin Healy - MC - 14.3.1980
Sean Thornton - MRC - 18.5.1983
Stephen Elliott - FC - 6.1.1984
Richie Ryan - MRC - 6.1.1985
Niall Flynn - MR - 22.1.1986
Billy Dennehy - ML - 7.5.1986

Wigan (1st Team):
Gareth Whalley - MC - 19.12.1973
Alan Mahon - ML - 4.4.1978
Graham Kavanagh - MC - 2.12.1973

Wolves (1st Team/reserves):
Mark Kennedy - D/ML - 15.5.1976
Patrick Flynn - DR - 13.1.1985
Stephen Gleeson - ML - 3.8.1988
Aidan Lyons - DL - 19.7.1987
Conor Rafferty - DLC - 3.2.1987
Gary Mulligan - FC - 23.4.1985
Kevin O'Connor - MR - 19.10.1985
Keith Andrews - MC - 13.9.1980

That's a detailed list you've compiled, eirebhoy. Fair play to you. Some interesting names across both divisions. Hopefully some of the kids mentioned will rise to the very top. :)

:D PP

Superb work EB. Will try rise to the challenge of tracking their progress. :)

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Originally Posted by davros

EB,
There's normally a list in one of the Irish papers,on a Sun./Mon.(Tribune?/Irish Times?)of all the Irish players in the Eng.& Scots.Lges.......which might help

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Aye, cheers. I found Derek Geary in there, didn't previously have him listed. I find the Irish Times very good for the stats such as assists and shots. Kavanagh is the second highest player in the shots list with 41.
http://www.ireland.com/sports/weekend_soccer.pdf

Leon Best scored 2 for Southampton reserves last night, they beat Coventry 4-1. Also, Yeates set up the only goal as Spurs won 1-0.

Fair dues to ya EB,a lot of work put in there. :cool:

I wouldn't mind seeing a list of former EL players playing in England or Scotland now,most would be in the lower leagues of England i'd say.

Cork City have at least two exiles as far as I know Damian Delaney and Brian Barry Murphy at Hull and Bury.

Thanks eb, great info.

Couple of questions.

1. Is Leon Best committed to Ireland. There was some talk of him changing his allegiance to England.?

2. Anyone know a site where I can get a weekly update of Irish players in Prem & Champ Lge (old 1st Div) who are injured. There was a site years ago that did that but it disappeared.

Cheers.
Mjpcc.

Fair play to you EB, that's just what the Irish soccer nerd needs. I actually can't think of anywhere else where you can find all this information in the one place. I saw Leon Best mentioned there. Any update on this troubled youngster? If this post is out of place, feel free to move it. Not sure if this sticky is a forum for discussion or just information.

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Thanks eb, great info.

Couple of questions.

1. Is Leon Best committed to Ireland. There was some talk of him changing his allegiance to England.?

2. Anyone know a site where I can get a weekly update of Irish players in Prem & Champ Lge (old 1st Div) who are injured. There was a site years ago that did that but it disappeared.

Cheers.
Mjpcc.

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I don't know if this helps:
http://www.physioroom.com/news/table_current.shtml

Fair play to you EB. Gary Kelly seems to have slipped through the net but we'll forgive you that one indescretion - just don't let it happen again :D

Speaking of exiled EL players ex-Kilkenny City star Michael Reddy is currently plying his trade with the mighty Grimsby Town. Thought when he scored a goal in the Premiership that he was destined for bigger things.

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Fair play to you EB. Gary Kelly seems to have slipped through the net but we'll forgive you that one indescretion - just don't let it happen again :D

Speaking of exiled EL players ex-Kilkenny City star Michael Reddy is currently plying his trade with the mighty Grimsby Town. Thought when he scored a goal in the Premiership that he was destined for bigger things.

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BTW, I didn't include those who have retired from International football.

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:)

Did anyone see Duffer tonight? I watched Celtic so didn't get to see him. He came on at H/T for Robben and is currently rated as the highest outfield player by the fans on Sky:
http://skysports.planetfootball.com/...sp?fxid=268686

Nice one eirebhoy, I posted this in the yongsters thread, but I think it's better suited here

Stephen Ireland played for the Man City reserves on monday night against Bolton's reserves, including Joey O'Brien in midfield.


Karl Bermingham came with about 20 minutes to go, but doesn't get a mention in the review

mcfc.co.uk describes him as the star of the game, he set up the second goal, read the review here

bolton's match review describes Joey as their performer in the same game here

Who is Mikey Keane playing for now?

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Who is Mikey Keane playing for now?

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Hull City, check it out here
Not exactly a regular but knocked in a few goals

Cheers, yeah he was in my class.. Not bad, doubt he'll be too big a name in the future, he's getting to the age where he should be proving himself..

Partridge starts for Liverpool reserves tonight, could be his chance to impress to at least get a place on the bench tonight. Luis Garcia, Baros, Cisse and Traore are all out injured. Josemi is also injured and suspended for the Arsenal game which means Finnan will be playing at RB rather than right side of midfield. With Traore injured Risse will also be forced to play at the back which means less choices for midfield and Kewell is most likely going to start up front. Nunez will also start for the reserves tonight but Rafa said he won't play for the first team for another week or 2. It will be a sin if Richie can't even make the bench for the Arsenal game.

I'm downloading the second half of the Chelsea game to see how Duffer did (10% downloaded in 10 minutes, pretty quick). It looks like he's getting more freedom since the Croatia game and is returning to the player we all know him to be.

tetsujin - I don't think it will be long before O'Brien breaks into the Bolton first team. Captain of the reserves at such a young age. Any idea why McCarthy didn't play?

I think it was a blessing bringing Robben to chelsea, its takes the pressurre off duff and the oppositon have to put two men on robben like they'd normally do to duff, so he getting back to his pele way.. Id still rather him than robben anyway.. Richie should be on the bench on sunday alright, I reckon potter will be too.

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tetsujin - I don't think it will be long before O'Brien breaks into the Bolton first team. Captain of the reserves at such a young age. Any idea why McCarthy didn't play?

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O'Brien got a run out for the first team in the league cup already, think he was a very late sub.

No idea why Paddy McCarthy didn't play, he's a regular for the reserves and I haven't heard anything about injuries. I know Willo Flood didn't play because of his involvement with the first team (unused sub at the weekend), so if I had to guess it's in case there is an injury or suspension at senior level and he's needed there. He's not played for the last 2 games, scored on his last runout against Villa's second string. There's a lot of talk on the official site about Paddy having to be patient and his chance will come - see here . He signed a contract extension to 2007, Keegan got rightly stung with Elliott so he's tieing the younger stars to longer term contracts. AFAIK he's left footed (not 100% on that) otherwise I would have thought he could fill in at right full, injuries + suspensions meant Onuoha started there for the first time last week, and Danny Mills is back for Villa at the weekend. I'd say it'd take an injury or suspension to Distin or Dunne to get him in the first team picture.

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Hull City, check it out here
Not exactly a regular but knocked in a few goals

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Who is he?

Great goalscoring record for so few appearances and it says he's a midfielder in his stats also.

I was looking up Damien Delaney stats for Hull City after checking out your man Mickey Keane and saw that Leicester paid £50,000 to Cork City for him.I don't remember that much money being mentioned at the time.It would have been a lot for a young player who was only in the City first team for a couple of months before he was signed up.

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Who is he?

Great goalscoring record for so few appearances and it says he's a midfielder in his stats also.

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Michael Keane, used to be at Preston and was highly rated, broke his leg last year and was out for most of the season, was on loan at Grimsby before Peter Taylor picked him up, there's a few Irish players in the first team at Hull, Damien Delaney (left full from Cork), Ben Burgess (who was knocking them in for fun last season) and Jonathon Walters (striker who used to be at Bolton, big Sam offloaded him last season, scored twice on his debut for the U-21s)

Delaney was Peter Taylor's first signing after taking over, he had him at Leicester so he knows all about him

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Michael Keane, used to be at Preston and was highly rated, broke his leg last year and was out for most of the season, was on loan at Grimsby before Peter Taylor picked him up, there's a few Irish players in the first team at Hull, Damien Delaney (left full from Cork), Ben Burgess (who was knocking them in for fun last season) and Jonathon Walters (striker who used to be at Bolton, big Sam offloaded him last season, scored twice on his debut for the U-21s)

Delaney was Peter Taylor's first signing after taking over, he had him at Leicester so he knows all about him

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Nice 1 tetsujin.

I remember when Delaney was at leicester and they played united at old trafford Delaney had a great game and kept Giggs quiet for the game.

Just watched the second half of the Chelsea match and Duff was the best player by far. I think Spurs was his first game back, he came off the bench and was his usual self running by players. Since then he was averaging less than 2 fouls on him a game and was only doing everything simple. I didn't know whether it was his choice or Mourinho's but now I'm certain it was Mourinho telling him to play conservative. The last 2 games he has been his old self which is good.

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I don't know if this helps:
http://www.physioroom.com/news/table_current.shtml

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Thanks eb, you are a mine of information.
:)

Man City reserves beat Newcastle reserves 3-0 with Stephen Ireland and Paddy McCarthy starting, Karl Bermingham came on as a late sub.
Stephen Brennan was at right full for Newcastle.
Ireland got an assist for the last of the three, and his free kick led to the first goal.
Read the man city review here
OR the newcastle slant on things here
You may need to sign up for premiumTV to read the newcastle report, I signed up for it ages ago when it was still free so I get access, any problems reading it and I'll post the review in the thread.

I see Owen Garvan (16) and Shane Supple (17) where both on the bench for Ipswitch recent league match. Garvan’s dad, Gerry, used to play with Shels and Drums in the early 1970s.

Richie Ryan scored the goal as Sunderland reserves beat Blackburn 1-0.

Eirebhoy,

Good list, I am one of these 'saddos' who keeps an eye out for Irish players and this list will help.

One query to all - did Gavin Mahon of Watford not play or get picked for Ireland at U21 level. I think it was when he was playing at Brentford. There is nothing on the Watford website to confirm this.

Also I believe that Scott Fitzgerald ( stricker) has been looked at by the Irish camp last season when he was scoring goals. Could just be paper talk.

On Mahon, not as far as I know. He does qualify for Ireland though. As does Scott Fitzgerald, about whom the Watford Observer ran an article last season in which he talked of his mother being from Galway.

:) PP

I'm pretty sure Mahon was interviewed in FourFourTwo a few months back as one of the "ones to watch", he did mention he qualified, but didn't know if Brian Kerr had been to see him or not.

Stephen Ireland added to Man City matchday squad for Boro game on monday night, but unlikely to make the bench, see here

Joey O'Brien has joined Sheffield Wednesday on a month's loan.

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Originally Posted by DolansWaistcoat

Leicester paid £50,000 to Cork City for him.I don't remember that much money being mentioned at the time.

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Yeah and the closest player money wise that they bought that season was some young lad for £750,000.00 .... we were robbed. One of the single dumbest moves our club ever made. :o

You wouldn't want to be the eejit who oversaw the sale of Roy Keane from Cobh to Nottingham Forest and never inserted a sell-on clause in the contract... :o

:D PP

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Originally Posted by eirebhoy

Joey O'Brien has joined Sheffield Wednesday on a month's loan.

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I've never heard of him EB, what's the craic with him? Where's he coming from?

He's eighteen and apparently has been in great form for Bolton's reserves so far this season. I don't know much more than that.

:) PP

Paul McShane included in the travelling squad for ManU - Fenerbache, along with Miller and O'Shea. No sign of Tierney though :( - read it here

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I've never heard of him EB, what's the craic with him? Where's he coming from?

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I don't know much myself, basically what PP said. He's the Bolton reserve captain too.

O'Brien scored after 8 minutes last night. :D