This does not include data for any seasons before the formation of the Premiership. I've also decided to leave out the non-USMNT Americans like Giuseppe Rossi.
Ten Americans saw action in the EPL this past season, one more than in 2009/10. Clint Dempsey finished with 12 goals, and is now only three away from tying McBride for the most by an American. He's also one appearance away from matching McBride for the most by a field player. Brad Friedel has now played 400 games exactly, more than anyone in the MLS regular season (Ralston-378). Stuart Holden and Tim Howard also were full time starters, while Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, and Eric Lichaj played for the first time in England's highest level. Marcus Hahnemann, Eddie Johnson, and Jonathan Spector played on occasion, completing the list of ten. That's everyone, right?
| Games | Goals | Clubs | ||
| 1 | Brad Friedel | 400 | 1 | Liverpool, Blackburn, Aston Villa |
| 2 | Tim Howard | 231 | 0 | Manchester Utd, Everton |
| 3 | Kasey Keller | 201 | 0 | Leicester, Tottenham, Southampton, Fulham |
| 4 | Brian McBride | 148 | 36 | Everton, Fulham |
| 5 | Clint Dempsey | 147 | 33 | Fulham |
| 6 | Jonathan Spector | 124 | 2 | Manchester Utd, Charlton, West Ham |
| 7 | Carlos Bocanegra | 116 | 8 | Fulham |
| 8 | Marcus Hahnemann | 115 | 0 | Reading, Wolves |
| 9 | Claudio Reyna | 104 | 7 | Sunderland, Manchester City |
| 10 | Roy Wegerle | 75 | 13 | Blackburn, Coventry |
| 11 | Joe-Max Moore | 52 | 8 | Everton |
| 12 | Preki | 46 | 4 | Everton |
| 13 | John Harkes | 43 | 2 | Sheff Wed, West Ham, Nottingham |
| 14 | Jay DeMerit | 33 | 2 | Watford |
| 14 | Juergen Sommer | 33 | 0 | QPR |
| 16 | Bobby Convey | 29 | 0 | Reading |
| 17 | Jozy Altidore | 28 | 1 | Hull |
| 17 | Stuart Holden | 28 | 2 | Bolton |
| 19 | Eddie Lewis | 25 | 0 | Fulham, Derby |
| 20 | Jovan Kirovski | 23 | 2 | Birmingham |
| 21 | Cobi Jones | 21 | 2 | Coventry |
| 22 | Eddie Johnson | 19 | 0 | Fulham |
| 23 | DaMarcus Beasley | 18 | 3 | Manchester City |
| 24 | Jermaine Jones | 15 | 0 | Blackburn |
| 25 | Oguchi Onyewu | 12 | 0 | Newcastle |
| 26 | Landon Donovan | 10 | 2 | Everton |
| 26 | Benny Feilhaber | 10 | 0 | Derby |
| 28 | Ian Feuer | 5 | 0 | West Ham, Derby |
| 28 | Jemal Johnson | 5 | 0 | Blackburn |
| 28 | Eric Lichaj | 5 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 31 | Michael Bradley | 3 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 32 | Brad Guzan | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa |
| 32 | Johann Smith | 1 | 0 | Bolton |
Maybe you just didn't have room for it, but Keller had Premiership games with Leicester City too.
ReplyDeleteFUUUUUUUUUUUULHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM! We did it, baby, we did it! COYW!
ReplyDeleteJust to clairify, this is only league matches, right? FA and League Cup (and euro) matches aren't included?
ReplyDeleteYes, this is just league matches. And yes, I forgot Leicester.
ReplyDelete1 goal by Friedel deserves a story. Do tell....
ReplyDeleteYou haven't seen this Seth?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGkxvL65Tt4
Thanks!
ReplyDeleteTerrific work, scaryice, and thanks for the credit!
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txs for this:
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Wasn't Millwall in the Prem when Keller was playing there?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I know Wegerle played with QPR for a while, were they not in the Prem when he was there? Or dies his time at QPR predate the Premier League?
Millwall was in the second division, and yes, Wegerle was with QPR before the EPL started.
ReplyDeleteLandon at Everton?
ReplyDeleteLandon Donovan @Everton. Does loan not count?
ReplyDeleteYes, I had this suspicion I was missing somebody. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Premiere League's website Brian McBride only has 36 goals.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Soccernet shows McBride with 10 league goals for 2005/06, whereas the official site shows him with only 9. That appears to be the difference. However, the game logs on Soccernet only show 9.
ReplyDeleteI've changed it to 36.
who has the most appearances in the Championship/Second division? I reckon it would be Jay Demerit first, and Bobby Convey/Marcus Hahnemann second. Eddie Johnson would be up on the list also. Eddie Lewis also played for Leeds for a couple years in the championship.
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