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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 9: Most Goals by Northern Ireland Internationals in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿English League Football

Top goalscoring senior (Northern) Ireland caps in the Football League (EFL) and Premier League since 1888.

20. Tommy Eglington
6 Ireland caps (1946-1948) / 24 Eire caps (1946-1955)
112 EFL goals (1946/47-1960/61)
Everton 76 gls
Tranmere Rovers 36 gls

19. Peter McParland
34 #NornIron caps (1954-1962)
121 EFL goals (1952/53-1963/64)
Aston Villa 97 gls
Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 gls
Plymouth Argyle 14 gls

18. Terry Harkin
5 #NornIron caps (1968-1970)
126 EFL goals (1962/63-1970/71)
Port Vale 11 gls
Crewe Alexandra 35 gls
Cardiff City 10 gls
Notts County 10 gls
Southport 31 gls
Shrewsbury Town 29 gls

17. Jim McLaughlin
12 #NornIron caps (1961-1966)
126 EFL goals (1960/61-1973/74)
Shrewsbury Town 56 + 21 gls
Swansea Town/City 45+2 gls
Peterborough United 2 gls

16. Jimmy McIlroy
55 #NornIron caps (1951-1965)
132 EFL goals (1950/51-1967/68)
Burnley 115 gls
Stoke City 16 gls
Oldham Athletic 1 gl

15. Willie Irvine
23 #NornIron caps (1963-1972)
133 EFL goals (1962/63-1972/73)
Burnley 78 gls
Preston North End 27 gls
Brighton & Hove Albion 27 gls
Halifax Town 1 gl

14. Colin Clarke
38 #NornIron caps (1986-1993)
134 EFL goals (1981/82-1992/93)
Peterborough United 18 gls
Gillingham 1 gl
Tranmere Rovers 22 gls
AFC Bournemouth 26+2 gls
Southampton 36 gls
Q.P.R. 11 goals
Portsmouth 18 gls

13. Davy Walsh
11 Ireland caps (1946-1950)/20 Eire caps (1946-1953)
137 EFL goals (1946/47-1955/56)
West Bromwich Albion 94 gls
Aston Villa 37 gls
Walsall 6 gls

12. Billy Gillespie
25 Ireland caps (1913-1930)
137 EFL goals (1910/11-1931/32)
Leeds City 10 gls
Sheffield United 127 gls

11. Will Grigg
13 #NornIron caps (2012-2018)
141 EFL goals (2008/09-2025/26)*
Walsall 27 gls
Brentford 4 gls
MK Dons 20+8+5 gls
Wigan Athletic 53 gls
Sunderland 5 gls
Rotherham United 2 gls
Chesterfield 17 gls (+24 NL)

10. George Best
37 #NornIron caps (1964-1977)
147 EFL goals (1963/64-1982/83)
Manchester United 137 gls
Stockport County 2 gls
Fulham 8 gls
AFC Bournemouth 0 gls

9. Kevin Wilson
42 #NornIron caps (1987-1995)
147 EFL goals (1979/80-2000/01)
Derby County 30 gls
Ipswich Town 34 gls
Chelsea 40 gls
Notts County 3 gls
Bradford City 0 gls
Walsall 38 gls
Northampton Town 2 gls

8. Billy McAdams
15 #NornIron caps (1954-1962)
148 goals (1953/54-1967/68)
Manchester City 63 gls
Bolton Wanderers 26 gls
Leeds United 3 gls
Brentford 36 gls
Q.P.R. 11 gls
Barrow 9 gls

7. Jimmy Dunne
7 Ireland caps (1928-1932) / 15 Irish Free State caps (1930-1939)
173 EFL goals (1925/26-1936/37)
New Brighton 6 gls
Sheffield United 143 gls
Arsenal 10 gls
Southampton 14 gls

6. Bobby Campbell
2 #NornIron caps (1982)
179 EFL goals (1973/74-1987/88)
Aston Villa 1 gl
Halifax Town 0+3 gls
Huddersfield Town 9+3 gls
Sheffield United 11 gls
Bradford City 76+45 gls
Derby County 4 gls
Wigan Athletic 27 gls

5. Ian Lawther
4 #NornIron caps (1960-1962)
179 EFL goals (1959/60-1975/76)
Sunderland 41 gls
Blackburn Rovers 21 gls
Scunthorpe United 22 gls
Brentford 43 gls
Halifax Town 23 gls
Stockport County 29 gls

4. Sammy McCrory
1 #NornIron cap (1957)
186 EFL goals (1946/47-1959/60)
Swansea Town 47 gls
Ipswich Town 39 gls
Plymouth Argyle 11 gls
Southend United 91 gls

3. Peter Doherty
16 Ireland caps (1935-1950)
200 EFL goals (1933/34-1952/53)
Blackpool 29 gls
Manchester City 74 gls
Derby County 7 gls
Huddersfield Town 33 gls
Doncaster Rovers 57 gls

2. Jimmy Quinn
46 #NornIron caps (1985-1996)
211 EFL goals (1981/82-1999/00)
Swindon Town 10+30+0 gls
Blackburn Rovers 17 gls
Leicester City 6 gls
Bradford City 14 gls
West Ham United 19 gls
AFC Bournemouth 19 gls
Reading 71 gls
Peterborough United 25 gls

1. Derek Dougan
43 #NornIron caps (1958-1973)
222 EFL goals (1957/58-1974/75)
Portsmouth 9 gls
Blackburn Rovers 26 gls
Aston Villa 19 gls
Peterborough United 38 gls
Leicester City 35 gls
Wolverhampton Wanderers 95 gls

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