Irish-born players in England's Football Leagues, 1945–2010: an historical and geographical assessment

Curran, Conor

doi:10.1080/17430437.2015.1038915

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“…This research topic may be of particular importance, given that Britain remains the primary destination for many League of Ireland footballers. 9 Furthermore, as the League of Ireland is ranked considerably lower (46th of 54) by the UEFA league ranking coefficients compared with nations reported previously in northern Europe who are in the top 50% (Denmark, Sweden, Holland and England), it is unknown how injury statistics compare with elite level football.…”

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The first prospective injury audit of League of Ireland footballers

Fitzharris

Jones

et al. 2017

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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ObjectivesFootball has the highest sports participation (10.6%) in Ireland ahead of its Gaelic counterpart (3.9%). Research into injury incidence and patterns in Irish football is non-existent. The aim of this study was to conduct a prospective injury audit of League of Ireland (semiprofessional) footballers during the 2014 season (8 months, 28 games).MethodsA total of 140 semiprofessional League of Ireland footballers were prospectively followed between March and November 2014. Data were collected in accordance with the international consensus on football injury epidemiology.ResultsThe injury rate was 9.2/1000 hour exposure to football (95% CI 6.2 to 12.9, p<0.05). Players were at a higher risk of injury during a match compared with training (23.1 (95% CI 15.2 to 31.3) vs 4.8 (95% CI 2.2 to 7.7)/1000 hours, p<0.05). Injuries were most common during non-contact activity (54.6%), mainly running (30.9%), and occurred almost three times more often in the second half (56% vs 21%, p<05). Strains (50.1%) and sprains (20.3%) were the most common injury types, and the thigh region was injured most often (28.3%).ConclusionsThe prevalence of injury in League of Ireland football is similar to that of European professional football, although the incidence of injury is higher. The incidence of injury is in line with that of Dutch amateur football.

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