The Gaelic Stats record book · Appearances
Most starts
Explore appearances, starting places and contributions from the bench across the recorded senior inter-county seasons.
All counties · Championship & Tailteann Cup · 2000–2026
Explore the ranking below. Players with equal totals share the same rank.
Top 100 places
110 players · including ties · 25 per page| Rank | Player | starts | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Cluxton (Dublin) | 132 | 2001–202523 recorded seasons |
| 2 | Aidan O'Shea (Mayo) | 93 | 2009–202618 recorded seasons |
| 3 | Michael Murphy (Donegal) | 90 | 2007–202618 recorded seasons |
| 4 | Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone) | 86 | 2002–201715 recorded seasons |
| 5 | Ciaran Kilkenny (Dublin) | 83 | 2012–202614 recorded seasons |
| 5 | Tomas O'Se (Kerry) | 83 | 2000–201314 recorded seasons |
| 7 | Colm Cooper (Kerry) | 82 | 2002–201614 recorded seasons |
| 8 | Marc O'Se (Kerry) | 81 | 2002–201615 recorded seasons |
| 9 | Matthew Donnelly (Tyrone) | 78 | 2012–202615 recorded seasons |
| 10 | James McCarthy (Dublin) | 77 | 2011–202414 recorded seasons |
| 11 | Neil McGee (Donegal) | 74 | 2006–202217 recorded seasons |
| 12 | Peter Harte (Tyrone) | 73 | 2010–202516 recorded seasons |
| 13 | Keith Higgins (Mayo) | 72 | 2005–202016 recorded seasons |
| 14 | Conor Gormley (Tyrone) | 71 | 2002–201413 recorded seasons |
| 14 | Paul Conroy (Galway) | 71 | 2008–202618 recorded seasons |
| 16 | Ryan McHugh (Donegal) | 70 | 2013–202613 recorded seasons |
| 16 | Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry) | 70 | 2000–201112 recorded seasons |
| 18 | Michael Fitzsimons (Dublin) | 68 | 2010–202414 recorded seasons |
| 18 | Niall Morgan (Tyrone) | 68 | 2013–202614 recorded seasons |
| 18 | Rory Beggan (Monaghan) | 68 | 2013–202614 recorded seasons |
| 21 | Johnny Doyle (Kildare) | 67 | 2000–201314 recorded seasons |
| 21 | Kevin McLoughlin (Mayo) | 67 | 2009–202315 recorded seasons |
| 23 | Conor McManus (Monaghan) | 66 | 2007–202418 recorded seasons |
| 23 | Donal Keogan (Meath) | 66 | 2012–202615 recorded seasons |
| 23 | Ross Munnelly (Laois) | 66 | 2003–202220 recorded seasons |
Each selection stops at the top 100 places. Everyone tied at the cutoff is included, so a list can contain more than 100 players. Equal totals share a rank and may continue onto the next page. Names are ordered alphabetically within ties.
What counts?
A start means the player is recorded in the starting team.
Published match coverage: 2000–2026. League games are excluded. The default includes the provincial Championship, All-Ireland series, qualifiers and Tailteann Cup. Competition labels follow the recorded archive.
A player’s records are counted separately for each county represented. Totals may not represent complete careers for players whose careers began before coverage. The season range shows a player’s first and last recorded season in this selection; it does not imply an appearance in every intervening year.