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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Ronan McNamee (Tyrone) | 56 | 2012–202311 recorded seasons |
| 52 | Brian Dooher (Tyrone) | 55 | 2000–201112 recorded seasons |
| 52 | David Clarke (Mayo) | 55 | 2005–202014 recorded seasons |
| 52 | Eoin Brosnan (Kerry) | 55 | 2001–201312 recorded seasons |
| 52 | Karl Lacey (Donegal) | 55 | 2004–201714 recorded seasons |
| 52 | Paul Murphy (Kerry) | 55 | 2014–202613 recorded seasons |
| 57 | Aidan Forker (Armagh) | 54 | 2012–202615 recorded seasons |
| 57 | Emmet Bolton (Kildare) | 54 | 2007–201711 recorded seasons |
| 57 | John O'Loughlin (Laois) | 54 | 2008–202215 recorded seasons |
| 57 | Kieran Donaghy (Kerry) | 54 | 2005–201814 recorded seasons |
| 57 | Mark Donnellan (Kildare) | 54 | 2013–202412 recorded seasons |
| 57 | Mark Timmons (Laois) | 54 | 2008–202416 recorded seasons |
| 63 | Benny Coulter (Down) | 53 | 2000–201415 recorded seasons |
| 63 | Colm Boyle (Mayo) | 53 | 2008–202110 recorded seasons |
| 63 | David Clifford (Kerry) | 53 | 2018–20269 recorded seasons |
| 63 | Dean Healy (Wicklow) | 53 | 2012–202614 recorded seasons |
| 63 | Kieran Duffy (Monaghan) | 53 | 2010–202516 recorded seasons |
| 63 | Michael McCarthy (Kerry) | 53 | 2000–20109 recorded seasons |
| 63 | Niall McNamee (Offaly) | 53 | 2003–202219 recorded seasons |
| 70 | Alan Dillon (Mayo) | 52 | 2003–201715 recorded seasons |
| 70 | Jason Foley (Kerry) | 52 | 2018–20269 recorded seasons |
| 70 | Jonny Cooper (Dublin) | 52 | 2012–202211 recorded seasons |
| 70 | Mark Breheny (Sligo) | 52 | 2002–201716 recorded seasons |
| 70 | Michael Shields (Cork) | 52 | 2006–201711 recorded seasons |
| 70 | Paddy McGrath (Donegal) | 52 | 2010–202011 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.