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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Paddy McBrearty (Donegal) | 65 | 2011–202515 recorded seasons |
| 27 | Brian Fenton (Dublin) | 64 | 2015–202410 recorded seasons |
| 27 | Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry) | 64 | 2003–201412 recorded seasons |
| 29 | Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone) | 63 | 2007–201913 recorded seasons |
| 29 | Lee Keegan (Mayo) | 63 | 2011–202212 recorded seasons |
| 29 | Ryan McMenamin (Tyrone) | 63 | 2001–201212 recorded seasons |
| 32 | Cillian O'Connor (Mayo) | 62 | 2011–202614 recorded seasons |
| 33 | Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry) | 61 | 2004–201613 recorded seasons |
| 33 | Alan Brogan (Dublin) | 61 | 2002–201513 recorded seasons |
| 33 | Darragh O'Se (Kerry) | 61 | 2000–200910 recorded seasons |
| 33 | Philip Jordan (Tyrone) | 61 | 2002–201110 recorded seasons |
| 33 | Stephen McDonnell (Armagh) | 61 | 2000–201112 recorded seasons |
| 38 | Frank McGlynn (Donegal) | 60 | 2006–201914 recorded seasons |
| 38 | Paul Geaney (Kerry) | 60 | 2013–202613 recorded seasons |
| 40 | Con O'Callaghan (Dublin) | 59 | 2016–202611 recorded seasons |
| 40 | Vincent Corey (Monaghan) | 59 | 2003–201917 recorded seasons |
| 42 | Shane Walsh (Galway) | 58 | 2013–202614 recorded seasons |
| 43 | Andy Mallon (Armagh) | 57 | 2003–201613 recorded seasons |
| 43 | Andy Moran (Mayo) | 57 | 2004–201916 recorded seasons |
| 43 | Darren Hughes (Monaghan) | 57 | 2007–202518 recorded seasons |
| 43 | Graham Canty (Cork) | 57 | 2000–201314 recorded seasons |
| 43 | Killian Young (Kerry) | 57 | 2006–201813 recorded seasons |
| 43 | Ryan Wylie (Monaghan) | 57 | 2014–202613 recorded seasons |
| 49 | John Small (Dublin) | 56 | 2015–202511 recorded seasons |
| 49 | Niall Scully (Dublin) | 56 | 2017–202610 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.