Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 12th February 2016

Saturday, 13 February 2016 
Premier League
Three Irish players scored in the same day in the Premier League - Shane Long, Wes Hoolahan and Robbie Brady - for the second time this season, that's the first time that's happened since the 2011/12 season

Norwich 2-2 West Ham United
Robbie Brady marked his one hundred fiftieth career appearance with his first goal since September 26th, and with his "weaker" right foot!

Championship
Bristol City 2-1 Ipswich
Kevin Foley made his first appearance for Ipswich since signing for them on a short term deal, and was booked. It was the defender's first minutes of football since coming off the bench for Copenhagen in June

Derby County 0-1 MK Dons
Samir Carruthers picked up his tenth booking of the season

League 1
Gillingham 2-1 Barnsley
Emmanuel Osadebe returned to Gillingham's starting XI for the first start since November 24

Peterborough 0-4 Bradford City
After signing for Bradford City on an emergency loan midweek, Josh Cullen made his first career league start with the Bantams

Port Vale 0-0 Fleetwood
Sam Foley picked up his fifth booking of the season

Rochdale 0-1 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the tenth time this season

Scunthorpe 1-0 Southend United
Cian Bolger was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2
AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Luton
Ryan Sweeney marked his first appearance of the season with the first goal of his career - congratulations Ryan!

Accrington Stanley 4-1 Crawley
Seamus Conneely's goal this afternoon was his fifth goal for Accrington Stanley

Leyton Orient 0-4 Northampton
James Collins scored his tenth and eleventh goals of the season

Plymouth 3-0 Mansfield Town
Graham Carey returned to the starting XI for Plymouth, and was booked for the fifth time in 2015/16

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Exeter
Michael Harriman made his fiftieth start for Wycombe

Further Reading
The sliding history of the League of Ireland - These Football Times
How Tottenham cracked the defensive code - The Telegraph
Soccer still battling for recognition in schools across the country - The Irish Times

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