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20 Years of NIFG - The Top 20s!

Day 12: Top Scoring Northern Ireland Internationals for Irish League/NIFL Clubs

Historical stats for the Irish League are incomplete, but these are 20 of the highest scorers to have played domestically and been awarded senior caps by the Irish FA

Players with a "+" are likely to have scored more than the tally shown.

If you can help bulk out any of these stats, please get in touch!

20. Kevin McGarry
3 #NornIron caps (1950-1951)
174+ goals (1948-1961)
Belfast Celtic, Cliftonville
[plus 2 League of Ireland goals for Sligo Rovers]

19. Olphie Stanfield
30 Ireland caps (1887-1897)
178 goals (1886-1898)
Distillery

18. Ray McCoy
1 #NornIron cap (1987)
186 goals (1980-1999)
Coleraine, Glenavon
[plus 1 League of Ireland goal for Dundalk]

17. Hugh Barr
3 #NornIron caps (1961-1962)
193 goals (1954-1962)
Cliftonville, Coleraine, Ballymena United, Linfield
[plus 15 English League goals for Coventry City]

16. Sammy Curran
4 Ireland caps (1926-1928)
209+ goals
Belfast Celtic, Derry City, Bangor

15. Peter Thompson
8 #NornIron caps (2005-2008)
230 goals (2001-2015)
Linfield
[plus 5 English League goals for Stockport County]

14. Warren Feeney (Sr)
1 #NornIron cap (1976)
247 goals
Ards, Linfield, Distillery, Glentoran, Linfield, Crusaders

13. Jordan Owens
1 #NornIron cap (2011)
255 goals (2007-2026)
Crusaders

12. Gary Hamilton
5 #NornIron caps (2003-2004)
266 goals (2001-2023)
Portadown, Glentoran, Glenavon
[plus 2 Norwegian League goals for Raufoss IL]

11. Stevie McBride
4 #NornIron caps (1990-1991)
275 goals (1982-1999)
Linfield, Glenavon, Linfield, Bangor, Crusaders

10. Fay Coyle
4 #NornIron caps (1955-1958)
322 goals
Derry City, Coleraine, Derry City

9. Davy "Boy" Martin
10 Ireland caps (1933-1938)
322 goals (1931-1947)
Cliftonville, Belfast Celtic, Glentoran, Derry City, Ballymena United
[also 77 English League goals for Wolves, Nottingham Forest & Notts County]

8. Martin McGaughey
1 #NornIron goal (1984)
324 goals (1978-1994)
Linfield, Ards

7. Fred Roberts
1 Ireland cap (1931)
407 goals (1925-1936)
Portadown, Queen's Island, Glentoran, Distillery, Ards, Glenavon, Ballymena United

6. Jim Kelly
11 Ireland caps (1931-1936)
416 goals (1927-1953)
Newry Town, Coleraine, Derry City, Ballymena United
[plus 12 League of Ireland goals for Shamrock Rovers & Dundalk]

5. Dessie Dickson
4 #NornIron caps (1970-1973)
455 goals (1966-1982)
Coleraine

4. Tommy Dickson
1 #NornIron cap (1956)
457 goals (1948-1966)
Linfield, Glentoran

3. Glenn Ferguson
5 #NornIron caps (1999-2001)
563 goals (1987-2011)
Ards, Glenavon, Linfield, Lisburn Distillery

2. Joe Bambrick
11 Ireland caps (1928-1938)
568 goals (1926-1943)
Glentoran, Linfield
[plus 49 English League goals with Chelsea & Walsall]

1. Jimmy Jones
3 #NornIron caps (1956-1957)
645 goals (1947-1964)
Belfast Celtic, Glenavon, Portadown, Bangor

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