NI Players in the SPFL

(Statistics to the end of the 2020/21 season)

Since the SPFL was formed in 2013, 67 Northern Ireland players have featured across the four divisions. This breaks down as follows:

• 32 full internationals
• 25 Under-21 internationals
• 5 players capped at youth levels 
• 2 players called-up to the senior squad and (as yet) uncapped
• 3 otherwise eligible players uncapped at any level

The following number of players have played in each of the four divisions:

• Premiership - 49 players
• Championship - 27 players
• League One - 17 
• League Two - 9 players

Title Winners

Premiership

• Steven Davis (Rangers) 2020/21

Championship

• Dominic Ball (Rangers) 2015/16
• Liam Boyce (Hearts) 2020/21
• Aaron McEneff (Hearts) 2020/21
• Billy McKay (Ross Co) 2018/19
• Callum Morris (Ross Co) 2018/19
• Dean Shiels (Rangers) 2015/16
• Michael Smith (Hearts) 2020/21

League One

• Shea Gordon (Partick Thistle) 2020/21
• Andrew Little (Rangers) 2013/14
• Dean Shiels (Rangers) 2013/14

League Two

• Bryan Gilfillan (Peterhead) 2013/14

Top Appearances 

1. Billy McKay - 254 (208+46)
2. Niall McGinn - 244 (199+46)
3. Daniel Devine - 184 (171+13)
4. Paul Paton - 179 (165+14)
5. Callum Morris - 150 (145+5)

Premiership

1. Niall McGinn - 244 (199+46)
2. Billy McKay - 182 (152+30)
3. Alan Mannus - 141 (139+2)

Championship

1. Rory McKeown - 100 (100+0)
2. Daniel Devine - 70 (66+4)
3. Callum Morris - 55 (53+2)
4. Chris Turner - 55 (50+5)

League One

1. Brett Long - 62 (62+0)
2. Conor Brennan - 50 (50+0)
3. Ben Hall - 40 (39+1)

League Two

1. Bryan Gilfillan - 54 (50+4)
2. Andrew Mitchell - 39 (39+0)
3. Brett Long - 14 (14+0)
4. Ally Roy - 14 (5+9)

Top Goalscorers

1. Billy McKay - 80
2. Liam Boyce - 64
3. Niall McGinn - 51
4. Kyle Lafferty - 25
5. Josh Magennis - 19

Seasonal

1. Liam Boyce (Ross County) - 23 (Premiership)
2. Billy McKay (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) - 18 (Premiership)
3. Billy McKay (Ross County) - 17 (Championship)

Premiership

1. Billy McKay - 59
2. Niall McGinn - 51
3. Liam Boyce- 50

Championship

1. Billy McKay - 17
2. Liam Boyce - 14
3. Shea Gordon - 7

League One

1. Dean Shiels - 8
2. Ally Roy - 8
3. Andrew Little - 5

League Two

1. Andrew Mitchell - 6
2. Bryan Gilfillan - 5
3. Ally Roy - 4

Season	Team	L	Premiership			Championship			League One			League Two			TOTALS
			St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl	St	Sb	Gl
Dominic Ball
15/16	Rangers	L				15	6	0							15	6	0
17/18	Aberdeen	L	9	7	0										9	7	0
18/19	Aberdeen	L	24	7	0										24	7	0
TOTALS			33	14	0	15	6	0							48	20	0
Adam Barton
16/17	Partick Thistle		30	1	1										30	1	1
17/18	Partick Thistle		27	6	0										27	6	0
18/19	Dundee United					5	2	0							5	2	0
TOTALS			57	7	1	5	2	0							62	9	1
Liam Boyce
14/15	Ross County		17	13	10										17	13	10
15/16	Ross County		29	6	15										29	6	15
16/17	Ross County		34	0	23										34	0	23
19/20	Hearts		6	2	2										6	2	2
20/21	Hearts					24	1	14							24	1	14
21/22	Hearts		-	-	-										0	0	0
TOTALS			86	21	50	24	1	14							110	22	64
Conor Brennan
14/15	Kilmarnock		3	1	0										3	1	0
15/16	Kilmarnock		1	2	0										1	2	0
15/16	Stranraer	L							3	0	0				3	0	0
16/17	Raith Rovers					6	2	0							6	2	0
17/18	Gr'nock Morton					4	1	0							4	1	0
18/19	Brechin City								17	0	0				17	0	0
18/19	Dumbarton								2	0	0				2	0	0
19/20	Dumbarton								28	0	0				28	0	0
TOTALS			4	3	0	10	3	0	50	0	0				64	6	0
Alex Bruce
18/19	Kilmarnock		3	1	0										3	1	0
19/20	Kilmarnock		11	5	1										11	5	1
TOTALS			14	6	1										14	6	1
Bobby Burns
18/19	Hearts		3	2	1										3	2	1
TOTALS			3	2	1										3	2	1
Trevor Carson
17/18	Motherwell		33	0	0										33	0	0
18/19	Motherwell		12	0	0										12	0	0
20/21	Motherwell		12	0	0										12	0	0
21/22	Dundee United		4	0	0										4	0	0
TOTALS			61	0	0										61	0	0
Sammy Clingan
13/14	Kilmarnock		13	5	1										13	5	1
14/15	Kilmarnock		22	2	2										22	2	2
TOTALS			35	7	3										35	7	3
Euan Deveney
20/21	Falkirk	L							1	3	0				1	3	0
21/22	Clyde	L							-	-	-				0	0	0
TOTALS									1	3	0				1	3	0
Steven Davis
18/19	Rangers	L	10	4	0										10	4	0
19/20	Rangers		20	4	0										20	4	0
20/21	Rangers		29	6	0										29	6	0
21/22	Rangers		-	-	-										0	0	0
TOTALS			59	14	0										59	14	0
Daniel Devine
13/14	Inverness CT		8	5	0										8	5	0
14/15	Inverness CT		6	2	0										6	2	0
15/16	Inverness CT		37	0	2										37	0	2
16/17	Partick Thistle		28	2	0										28	2	0
17/18	Partick Thistle		26	0	0										26	0	0
18/19	Dunfermline Ath.					30	0	1							30	0	1
19/20	Dunfermline Ath.					15	2	1							15	2	1
20/21	Inverness CT					21	2	0							21	2	0
21/22	Inverness CT					-	-	-							0	0	0
TOTALS			105	9	2	66	4	2							171	13	4
Liam Donnelly
18/19	Motherwell		6	1	1										6	1	1
19/20	Motherwell		22	0	7										22	0	7
20/21	Motherwell		1	0	0										1	0	0
21/22	Motherwell		-	-	-										0	0	0
TOTALS			29	1	8										29	1	8
Michael Duffy
15/16	Alloa Athletic	L				31	3	3							31	3	3
16/17	Dundee	L	4	4	0										4	4	0
TOTALS			4	4	0	31	3	3							35	7	3
Shane Duffy
20/21	Celtic	L	14	4	3										14	4	3
TOTALS			14	4	3										14	4	3
Daniel Finlayson
20/21	St Mirren	L	2	1	0										2	1	0
21/22	Kelty Hearts	L										-	-	-	0	0	0
TOTALS			2	1	0										2	1	0
Johnny Flynn
13/14	Falkirk					14	8	0							14	8	0
TOTALS						14	8	0							14	8	0
Bryan Gilfillan
13/14	Peterhead											29	3	4	29	3	4
14/15	Peterhead								5	10	2				5	10	2
14/15	Airdrie								11	0	1				11	0	1
15/16	Annan Athletic											10	1	1	10	1	1
17/18	Cowdenbeath											10	0	0	10	0	0
18/19	Cowdenbeath											1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS									16	10	3	50	4	5	66	14	8
Shea Gordon
16/17	Motherwell		2	2	0										2	2	0
18/19	Partick Thistle	L				9	0	2							9	0	2
19/20	Partick Thistle					9	7	4							9	7	4
20/21	Partick Thistle								11	10	2				11	10	2
21/22	Partick Thistle					1	7	1							1	7	1
21/22	Queen o/t South					-	-	-							0	0	0
TOTALS			2	2	0	19	14	7	11	10	2				32	26	9
Joe Gormley
16/17	St Johnstone	L	0	1	0										0	1	0
TOTALS			0	1	0										0	1	0
Sean Goss
17/18	Rangers	L	10	3	2										10	3	2
18/19	St Johnstone	L	6	0	0										6	0	0
21/22	Motherwell		-	-	-										0	0	0
TOTALS			16	3	2										16	3	2
Ben Hall
15/16	Motherwell		16	2	1										16	2	1
19/20	Partick Thistle					2	0	0							2	0	0
19/20	Falkirk	L							6	0	2				6	0	2
20/21	Falkirk								16	0	2				16	0	2
21/22	Falkirk								17	1	0				17	1	0
TOTALS			16	2	1	2	0	0	39	1	4				57	3	5
Conor Hazard
17/18	Falkirk					10	1	0							10	1	0
18/19	Partick Thistle					11	0	0							11	0	0
19/20	Dundee					11	0	0							11	0	0
20/21	Celtic		5	0	0										5	0	0
TOTALS			5	0	0	32	1	0							37	1	0
Lee Hodson
15/16	Kilmarnock	L	13	0	0										13	0	0
16/17	Rangers		10	1	1										10	1	1
17/18	Rangers		5	1	0										5	1	0
18/19	St Mirren	L	19	1	0										19	1	0
19/20	St Mirren	L	5	2	0										5	2	0
20/21	Hamilton Ac.	L	33	0	1										33	0	1
21/22	Kilmarnock					-	-	-							0	0	0
TOTALS			85	5	2										85	5	2
Aaron Hughes
16/17	Hearts		8	0	0										8	0	0
17/18	Hearts		17	2	0										17	2	0
18/19	Hearts		1	4	0										1	4	0
TOTALS			26	6	0										26	6	0
Jordan Jones
16/17	Kilmarnock		29	8	3										29	8	3
17/18	Kilmarnock		28	4	4										28	4	4
18/19	Kilmarnock		25	3	4										25	3	4
19/20	Rangers		2	5	0										2	5	0
20/21	Rangers		2	1	1										2	1	1
21/22	St Mirren		-	-	-										0	0	0
TOTALS			86	21	12										86	21	12
Matty Kennedy
14/15	Hibernian	L	5	8	0										5	8	0
18/19	St Johnstone		34	2	6										34	2	6
19/20	St Johnstone		16	2	3										16	2	3
19/20	Aberdeen		7	1	0										7	1	0
20/21	Aberdeen		22	9	1										22	9	1
21/22	Aberdeen		-	-	-										0	0	0
TOTALS			84	22	10										84	22	10
Andy Kirk
13/14	Alloa Athletic					27	5	5							27	5	5
TOTALS						27	5	5							27	5	5
Kyle Lafferty
17/18	Hearts		30	5	12										30	5	12
18/19	Hearts		1	1	1										1	1	1
18/19	Rangers		6	15	4										6	15	4
20/21	Kilmarnock		8	1	8										8	1	8
21/22	Kilmarnock					-	-	-							0	0	0
TOTALS			45	22	25										45	22	25
Tom Leighton
19/20	Cove Rangers											3	4	0	3	4	0
21/22	Albion Rovers											-	-	-	0	0	0
TOTALS												3	4	0	3	4	0
Shayne Lavery
18/19	Falkirk	L				0	6	0							0	6	0
TOTALS						0	6	0							0	6	0
Andrew Little
13/14	Rangers								13	8	5				13	8	5
16/17	Stirling Albion											0	5	0	0	5	0
17/18	Stirling Albion											4	4	1	4	4	1
18/19	Dumbarton								1	5	0				1	5	0
TOTALS									14	13	5	4	9	1	18	22	6
Brett Long
16/17	Clyde											1	0	0	1	0	0
17/18	Elgin City	L										13	0	0	13	0	0
18/19	East Fife								32	0	0				32	0	0
19/20	East Fife								15	0	0				15	0	0
20/21	East Fife								15	0	0				15	0	0
21/22	Peterhead								-	-	-				0	0	0
TOTALS									62	0	0	14	0	0	76	0	0
Brad Lyons
18/19	St Mirren	L	14	1	1										14	1	1
21/22	Kilmarnock					-	-	-							0	0	0
TOTALS			14	1	1										14	1	1
Josh Magennis
13/14	Aberdeen		1	17	1										1	17	1
13/14	St Mirren	L	7	6	0										7	6	0
14/15	Kilmarnock		38	0	8										38	0	8
15/16	Kilmarnock		32	2	10										32	2	10
TOTALS			78	25	19										78	25	19
Alan Mannus
13/14	St Johnstone		34	0	0										34	0	0
14/15	St Johnstone		38	0	0										38	0	0
15/16	St Johnstone		33	0	0										33	0	0
16/17	St Johnstone		12	2	0										12	2	0
17/18	St Johnstone		22	0	0										22	0	0
TOTALS			139	2	0										139	2	0
Dominic Ball
18/19	Rangers		6	1	0										6	1	0
TOTALS			6	1	0										6	1	0
Alistair McCann
17/18	St Johnstone		1	2	0										1	2	0
18/19	St Johnstone		0	1	0										0	1	0
18/19	Stranraer	L							13	0	1				13	0	1
19/20	St Johnstone		26	3	4										26	3	4
20/21	St Johnstone		32	2	2										32	2	2
21/22	St Johnstone		4	0	0										4	0	0
TOTALS			63	8	6				13	0	1				76	8	7
Lewis McCann
18/19	Dunfermline Ath.					0	6	0							0	6	0
19/20	Dunfermline Ath.					6	8	0							6	8	0
20/21	Dunfermline Ath.					3	8	0							3	8	0
21/22	Dunfermline Ath.					-	-	-							0	0	0
TOTALS						9	22	0							9	22	0
David McClelland
20/21	Falkirk								5	1	0				5	1	0
TOTALS									5	1	0				5	1	0
Kyle McClean
17/18	St Johnstone		0	5	0										0	5	0
TOTALS			0	5	0										0	5	0
Adam McCracken
20/21	Stenhousemuir											1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS												1	0	0	1	0	0
Jamie McDonagh
16/17	Gr'nock Morton					19	6	1							19	6	1
TOTALS						19	6	1							19	6	1
Aaron McEneff
20/21	Hearts					11	2	2							11	2	2
21/22	Hearts		-	-	-										0	0	0
TOTALS						11	2	2							11	2	2
Niall McGinn
13/14	Aberdeen		35	1	13										35	1	13
14/15	Aberdeen		34	2	5										34	2	5
15/16	Aberdeen		33	3	10										33	3	10
16/17	Aberdeen		30	6	10										30	6	10
17/18	Aberdeen		10	1	2										10	1	2
18/19	Aberdeen		22	5	5										22	5	5
19/20	Aberdeen		22	6	6										22	6	6
20/21	Aberdeen		12	13	0										12	13	0
21/22	Aberdeen		1	8	0										1	8	0
21/22	Dundee		-	-	-										0	0	0
TOTALS			199	45	51										199	45	51
Ryan McGivern
13/14	Hibernian		31	2	0										31	2	0
TOTALS			31	2	0										31	2	0
Michael McGovern
13/14	Falkirk					34	0	0							34	0	0
14/15	Hamilton Ac.		38	0	0										38	0	0
15/16	Hamilton Ac.		37	0	0										37	0	0
TOTALS			75	0	0	34	0	0							109	0	0
Michael McGowan
13/14	Ayr United								17	7	2				17	7	2
TOTALS									17	7	2				17	7	2
Billy Mckay
13/14	Inverness CT		38	0	18										38	0	18
14/15	Inverness CT		22	1	10										22	1	10
15/16	Dundee United	L	28	1	12										28	1	12
16/17	Inverness CT	L	14	0	4										14	0	4
17/18	Ross County		14	9	3										14	9	3
18/19	Ross County					22	2	17							22	2	17
19/20	Ross County		22	5	7										22	5	7
20/21	Ross County		14	14	5										14	14	5
21/22	Inverness CT					-	-	-							0	0	0
TOTALS			152	30	59	22	2	17	34	14	4				208	46	80
Christopher McKee
20/21	Brechin City	L										10	2	1	10	2	1
TOTALS												10	2	1	10	2	1
Rory McKeown
13/14	Kilmarnock		6	3	0										6	3	0
13/14	Cowdenbeath	L				12	0	2							12	0	2
14/15	Raith Rovers					36	0	0							36	0	0
15/16	Raith Rovers					36	0	1							36	0	1
18/19	Gr'nock Morton					16	0	0							16	0	0
TOTALS			6	3	0	100	0	3							106	3	3
Ryan McLaughlin
15/16	Aberdeen	L	1	3	0										1	3	0
TOTALS			1	3	0										1	3	0
Brian McLean
13/14	Ross County		25	1	0										25	1	0
16/17	Hibernian					2	0	0							2	0	0
18/19	Dumbarton								7	0	0				7	0	0
19/20	Gr'nock Morton					8	3	1							8	3	1
20/21	Gr'nock Morton					23	0	0							23	0	0
21/22	Gr'nock Morton					-	-	-							0	0	0
TOTALS			25	1	0	33	3	1	7	0	0				65	4	1
James McPake
13/14	Hibernian		1	2	0										1	2	0
14/15	Dundee		34	0	2										34	0	2
15/16	Dundee		16	0	2										16	0	2
TOTALS			51	2	4										51	2	4
Andrew Mitchell
13/14	Annan Athletic											27	0	5	27	0	5
14/15	Annan Athletic	L										12	0	1	12	0	1
TOTALS												39	0	6	39	0	6
Callum Morris
13/14	Dunfermline Ath.								27	1	1				27	1	1
14/15	Dundee United		23	2	1										23	2	1
15/16	Dundee United		13	0	0										13	0	0
16/17	Dunfermline Ath.					13	0	0							13	0	0
17/18	Dunfermline Ath.					28	2	2							28	2	2
18/19	Ross County					12	0	0							12	0	0
19/20	Ross County		17	0	0										17	0	0
20/21	Ross County		12	0	0										12	0	0
TOTALS			65	2	1	53	2	2	27	1	1				145	5	4
Cammy Palmer
19/20	Partick Thistle	L				10	3	1							10	3	1
20/21	Clyde								1	2	0				1	2	0
TOTALS						10	3	1	1	2	0				11	5	1
Paul Paton
13/14	Dundee United		36	1	2										36	1	2
14/15	Dundee United		22	2	2										22	2	2
15/16	Dundee United		13	1	2										13	1	2
16/17	St Johnstone		22	6	1										22	6	1
17/18	St Johnstone		16	1	0										16	1	0
18/19	Falkirk					27	2	1							27	2	1
19/20	Dunfermline Ath.					23	1	0							23	1	0
20/21	Aidrie								6	0	0				6	0	0
21/22	Dumbarton								-	-	-				0	0	0
TOTALS			109	11	7	50	3	1	6	0	0				165	14	8
Harry Robinson
20/21	Motherwell		0	1	0										0	1	0
20/21	Queen o/t South					1	2	0							1	2	0
TOTALS			0	1	0	1	2	0							1	3	0
Ally Roy
14/15	Hearts		0	1	0										0	1	0
15/16	East Stirlingshire	L										5	9	4	5	9	4
16/17	Stenhousemuir	L							12	16	3				12	16	3
17/18	Dumbarton	L				7	9	2							7	9	2
18/19	Partick Thistle					0	4	0							0	4	0
19/20	Aidrie								5	15	2				5	15	2
20/21	Aidrie								6	7	3				6	7	3
21/22	Queen o/t South					-	-	-							0	0	0
TOTALS			0	1	0	7	13	2	23	38	8	5	9	4	35	61	14
Jamie Sendles-White
15/16	Hamilton Ac.		4	3	0										4	3	0
TOTALS			4	3	0										4	3	0
Dean Shiels
13/14	Rangers								13	5	8				13	5	8
14/15	Rangers					10	10	2							10	10	2
15/16	Rangers					5	26	2							5	26	2
17/18	Dunfermline Ath.					16	3	0							16	3	0
TOTALS						31	39	4	13	5	8				44	44	12
Michael Smith
17/18	Hearts		29	2	0										29	2	0
18/19	Hearts		28	0	0										28	0	0
19/20	Hearts		23	0	0										23	0	0
20/21	Hearts					25	0	2							25	0	2
21/22	Hearts		-	-	-										0	0	0
TOTALS			80	2	0	25	0	2							105	2	2
Luke Southwood
19/20	Hamilton Ac.		15	0	0										15	0	0
TOTALS			15	0	0										15	0	0
Ivan Sproule
13/14	Ross County		7	3	2										7	3	2
TOTALS			7	3	2										7	3	2
Chris Turner
13/14	Dumbarton					30	0	6							30	0	6
14/15	Dumbarton					20	5	0							20	5	0
15/16	Hamilton Ac.		3	0	0										3	0	0
16/17	Cowdenbeath											7	2	0	7	2	0
TOTALS			3	0	0	50	5	6				7	2	0	60	7	6
Conor Washington
19/20	Hearts		7	8	3										7	8	3
TOTALS			7	8	3										7	8	3
Jude Winchester
13/14	Kilmarnock		0	4	0										0	4	0
TOTALS			0	4	0										0	4	0
			2001	340	274	700	155	73	322	98	36	133	30	17	3156	623	400