Numbers crunched on Donegal’s 2025 league and championship season to date 

Donegal lock horns with Tyrone in Ballybofey on Saturday evening and ahead of that clash we look at some of the interesting stats and numbers produced by Jim McGuinness’ men so far this season.

The following list, compiled by Edward Molloy, represents both the NFL and Ulster SFC.

A total of 36 different players have played this year, making 222 appearances in total. No player has started all matches this year. 

Ciaran Moore is the only player to have played some part in all 11 matches, with ten starts and one appearance as a substitute. 

Two players, Brendan McCole and Shane O’Donnell, have started 10 matches. Eleven players have started all four Ulster championship matches. 

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Two players, Jason McGee and Jamie Brennan, have come on as subs in all four championship matches.

Players who have played in 2025: Shaun Patton, Finnbarr Roarty, Mark Curran, Brendan McCole, Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Ryan McHugh, Ciaran Moore, Caolan McColgan, Peader Mogan, Caolan McGonigle, Michael Langan, Hugh McFadden, Ciaran Thompson, Shane O'Donnell, Niall O'Donnell, Patrick McBrearty, Jamie Brennan, Oisin Gallen, Daire O Baoill, Conor O'Donnell, Jeaic McKelvey, Odhran Doherty, Stephen McMenamin, Aaron Doherty, Gavin Mulreany, Eoin McHugh, Donall MacGiolla Bhride, Michael Murphy, Odhran McFadden Ferry, Charles McGuinness, Caolan Ward, Kevin McGettigan, Luke McGlynn, Keelan McGroddy, Jonny Carlin, Jason McGee.

Scoring in 2025

Total scored: 6-225 (243 pts) -  match average: 22.09 pts League scoring: 2-135 (141 pts) - match average: 20.14 Championship scoring: 4-90 (102 pts) - match average: 25.5 Number of different scorers this year so far: 26 Number of different scorers in Ulster championship: 17

Number of different scorers per match:

Match 1 – 8 scorers
Match 2 – 10
Match 3 – 9
Match 4 – 6
Match 5 – 9
Match 6 – 10
Match 7 – 1
Match 8 – 11
Match 9 – 9
Match 10 – 10
Match 11 – 12
Total scores across all games: 105

Scorers in 2025 / Ulster Championship:

Daire O Baoill – 1-29 / 1-10
Patrick McBrearty – 1-27 / 1-15
Ciaran Thompson – 0-24 / 0-09
Oisin Gallen – 0-20 / 0-07
Michael Murphy – 0-19 / 0-11
Conor O'Donnell – 0-18 / 0-05
Shane O'Donnell – 1-10 / 0-02
Jamie Brennan – 0-12 / 0-04
Peader Mogan – 0-12 / 0-07
Michael Langan – 0-12 / 0-08
Ciaran Moore – 1-08 / 1-04
Ryan McHugh – 0-10 / 0-02
Hugh McFadden – 1-02 / 1-00
Eoin McHugh – 1-01 / —
Finbarr Roarty – 0-04 / 0-02
Niall O'Donnell – 0-03 / 0-02
Odhran Doherty – 0-03 / —
Caolan McColgan – 0-02 / —
Aaron Doherty – 0-02 / —
Luke McGlynn – 0-01 / —
Shaun Patton – 0-01 / 0-01
Jason McGee – 0-01 / 0-01
Eoghan Ban Gallagher – 0-01 / —
Gavin Mulreany – 0-01 / —
Mark Curran – 0-01 / —
Kevin McGettigan – 0-01 / —