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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Paul Durcan (Donegal) | 52 | 2004–201511 recorded seasons |
| 77 | Brian Howard (Dublin) | 51 | 2017–202610 recorded seasons |
| 77 | Bryan Menton (Meath) | 51 | 2011–202613 recorded seasons |
| 77 | Colm McFadden (Donegal) | 51 | 2002–201614 recorded seasons |
| 77 | Darren McCurry (Tyrone) | 51 | 2012–202614 recorded seasons |
| 77 | Eamonn McGee (Donegal) | 51 | 2004–201613 recorded seasons |
| 77 | Padraic Joyce (Galway) | 51 | 2000–201213 recorded seasons |
| 77 | Patrick Durcan (Mayo) | 51 | 2015–202612 recorded seasons |
| 84 | Bernard Brogan (Dublin) | 50 | 2007–201913 recorded seasons |
| 84 | Brian Malone (Wexford) | 50 | 2006–202116 recorded seasons |
| 84 | Ian Maguire (Cork) | 50 | 2014–202612 recorded seasons |
| 84 | Paddy Bradley (Derry) | 50 | 2000–201212 recorded seasons |
| 84 | Paul McGrane (Armagh) | 50 | 2000–20089 recorded seasons |
| 89 | Enda Smith (Roscommon) | 49 | 2013–202614 recorded seasons |
| 89 | Liam Silke (Galway) | 49 | 2015–202610 recorded seasons |
| 89 | Paul Barden (Longford) | 49 | 2000–201415 recorded seasons |
| 92 | Barry Cahill (Dublin) | 48 | 2002–201211 recorded seasons |
| 92 | Ciaran Thompson (Donegal) | 48 | 2016–202611 recorded seasons |
| 92 | Eoghan Ban Gallagher (Donegal) | 48 | 2016–202611 recorded seasons |
| 92 | Jason Doherty (Mayo) | 48 | 2011–202311 recorded seasons |
| 92 | Redmond Barry (Wexford) | 48 | 2001–201313 recorded seasons |
| 92 | Stephen Coen (Mayo) | 48 | 2015–202612 recorded seasons |
| 98 | Bryan Cullen (Dublin) | 47 | 2003–201412 recorded seasons |
| 98 | Cian O'Sullivan (Dublin) | 47 | 2009–201911 recorded seasons |
| 98 | Dan Gordon (Down) | 47 | 2002–201412 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.