Top Scorer - Football

[panc56]

Maybe some of you can settle a bet for me. Who is the all-time top scorer in the All-Ireland Football Championship? Eddie Keher is tops in hurling but what about the footie.

Conleth

[ONeill]

Good question. I take it that includes qualifiers? Has be to a moden buck, even taking into account the Kerry years. The likes of McConville, Peter, Paddy Bradley, Joyce etc wouldn't be too far away. Some of those boys play more championship games in one season than the Kerry boys did in 3 years in the late 70s!

I think McConville and Peter lead the Ulster charts.

[Doire abú]

ULSTER'S ALL-TIME TOP 10 HOTSHOTS


Oisin McConville 11-197 (230)
Peter Canavan 9-191 (218)
Paddy Bradley 13-173 (216)
Paddy Doherty 15-159 (204)
Peter Donohoe 17-133 (184)
Steven McDonnell 16-128 (176)
Sean O'Neill 17-125 (176)
Charlie Gallagher 10-142 (172)
Sean O'Connell 11-118 (151)
Ronan Carolan (Cavan) 2-138 (144)

Bradley closing in on Canavan and Oisin.

[mylestheslasher]

How come county name is beside Ronan Carolan? Peter Donohoe & Charlie Gallagher are also Cavan. Charlie was a great player that died tragically in a boating accident. Both played exclusively in the days previous to back doors.

[Maguire01]

McDonnell could challenge for the top of that list too.

[Ball Hopper]

Where would Kerry's Mike Sheehy and Maurice Fitzgerald rank against those numbers, I wonder?   What with lots fewer games each year in Munster and all that, they would hardly come close, would they?

[dodo]

Maybe some of you can settle a bet for me. Who is the all-time top scorer in the All-Ireland Football Championship? Eddie Keher is tops in hurling but what about the footie.

Conleth

All-time top scorers in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

(Championship scores only) Rank Player Team Scores Games Era

1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny    36-307   (415pts)       50 games 1959-1977
2 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny    20-330   (390pts)     44 games 1999-present
3 Christy Ring Cork    33-208   (305pts)             64 games 1940-1963
4 D.J. Carey Kilkenny    34-195   (297pts)          57 games 1989-2005
5 Eoin Kelly Tipperary    12-253   (289pts)         38 games 2000-present
6 Nicky Rackard Wexford    59-96   (273pts)      36 games 1940-1957
7 Paul Flynn Waterford    24-181   (253pts)       46 games 1993-2008
8 Joe Deane Cork    3-234   (243pts)                48 games 1996-present
9 Charlie McCarthy Cork    28-153   (237pts)      45 games 1965-1980
10 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary    18-176   (230pts)   39 games 1958-1973
11 Jim Langton Kilkenny    16-159   (207pts)     27 games 1938-1954
12 James Young Laois    7-180   (201pts)          27 games 1997-present

As of 24 September 2008 (Bold denotes players still in the Championship)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship

[Schkite]

Henry will be taking over from Eddie fairly soon so. Incredible scoring, god knows what he'll be on by the time he retires.

[T O Hare]

ULSTER'S ALL-TIME TOP 10 HOTSHOTS


Oisin McConville 11-197 (230)
Peter Canavan 9-191 (218)
Paddy Bradley 13-173 (216)
Paddy Doherty 15-159 (204)
Peter Donohoe 17-133 (184)
Steven McDonnell 16-128 (176)
Sean O'Neill 17-125 (176)
Charlie Gallagher 10-142 (172)
Sean O'Connell 11-118 (151)
Ronan Carolan (Cavan) 2-138 (144)

Bradley closing in on Canavan and Oisin.

I think the Stevie from Killeavy equalled the goal scoring record in Ulster and has 17 goals to his name!!!!!

[off the laces]

thats still some shooting by Paddy Doc and Sean o Neill, in the days before back doors

[GrandMasterFlash]

Would beinteresting to see the number of games played for each of the Ulster Bhoys alright, though as O Neill says it'd have to be a young buck who's on the scene post-back-door!