Round Up - Weekend of 27th January 2017

Friday, 27th January 2017

English FA Cup

Derby County 2-2 Leicester City

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time in two months

Saturday, 28th January 2017

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Swindon Town

After signing for Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season on Friday, Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance of the season in the Pirates' starting XI. This was the defender's first appearance since May, and also picked up his first yellow card since last March.

Fleetwood 1-1 Southend United

Michael Timlin was booked for the first time in almost two months, the midfielder's last yellow card was on December 6th

Gillingham 1-1 Shrewsbury

Bradley Garmston returned from injury to make his first appearance since November 16th. This was the defender's 50th appearance for Gillingham
Gary Deegan start today was the midfielder's 150th career start

Oldham 1-2 Bradford City

Billy Clarke was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the first time since November 12th

Peterborough 0-4 MK Dons

Darren Potter was booked for the tenth time this season

League 2

Luton 2-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time in more than three months, the defender's last booking came on October 22nd

Newport Co. 3-1 Hartlepool

Padraig Amond's consolation strike for Hartlepool was the striker's tenth goal of the season

Notts County 2-1 Crawley

James Collins' thought he had salvaged a draw for Crawley with his 15th goal of the season, only for Notts County to score again and claim all three points

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-2 Rangers

Robbie Kiernan was booked for the fourth time seas season, almost two months after his last booking on December 3rd

Kilmarnock 3-2 Ross County

Gary Dicker scored his first goal for Kilmarnock (also his first goal in the SPL, and his tenth goal since leaving the League of Ireland) in his 25th start of the season. Before this, Dicker hadn't scored in almost two years, his last goal came in April 2015 for Carlisle

Inverness CT 0-0 Partick Thistle

After signing for Partick Thistle on Tuesday, Reading's Niall Keown made his first start for the Jags

St Johnstone 3-0 Hamilton Academical

The first goal of Graham Cummins' brace (his first goals since September) was the striker's tenth goal in the SPL

English FA Cup

Liverpool 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his first appearance in the FA Cup

Lincoln 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Richie Towell scored his first goal for Brighton's senior team, having already scored for the U23 side in the Checkatrade Trophy this season and was booked for the first time this season

Cypriot Premier League

Omonia Nicosia 3-0 Nea Salamis

Cillian Sheridan's opener was the striker's first goal since December 21st

Round Up - Week of 24th January 2017

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

League 1

Oldham 2-0 Peterborough
Paul Green scored his first goal for Oldham, a year and a half after his last goal in August 2015

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Championship

Leeds United 2-0 Nottingham Forest

After his substitute appearance last weekend, Eunan O'Kane made his first start since the end of November

Scottish FA Cup

Hearts 4-2 Raith

Conor Sammon came off the bench to make his 25th appearance for Hearts

Round Up - Weekend of 19th January 2017

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Australian A-League

Melbourne City 2-1 Central Coast Mariners
Roy O'Donovan scored his 60th goal since leaving the League of Ireland, and unfortunately was sent off for the first time for Central Coast Mariners in the same game. O'Donovan's last red card came in October 2014 when he was with DPMM in Singapore

Saturday, 21 January 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
Seamus Coleman scored his 25th goal since leaving the League of Ireland in his 240th appearance for Everton

Championship

QPR 1-1 Fulham
Ryan Manning scored his first goal for QPR, a day after signing a contract extension until the summer of 2019

Aston Villa 2-2 Preston North End
Alan Browne was booked for the fifth time this season

Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson was booked for the first time since September

Derby County 3-2 Reading
Alex Pearce made his 25th start for Derby
Cyrus Christie came off the bench to make his first appearance since getting injured in early November

Newcastle Utd 4-0 Rotherham
Stephen Kelly came off the bench for his first appearance since December 10th

Norwich 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Robbie Brady scored his fourth goal of the season (his first since December 3rd) in what was his 25th appearance of the season
Wes Hoolahan was booked for the fifth time this season

Barnsley 3-2 Leeds United
Eunan O'Kane returned from injury for his first appearance since November 29th and was booked for the first time since three days before that game

League 1

Bradford City 1-1 Millwall
Josh Cullen made his 25th start of the season

Coventry 0-1 Fleetwood
Cian Bolger was booked for the fifth time this season

MK Dons 5-3 Northampton
Darren Potter scored his second goal of the season, this is the first time the midfielder has scored twice in the same season since 2014/15

Swindon Town 0-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester scored his fourth goal of the season, two months after his last goal on November 19th

Walsall 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal of his career in only his second appearance for Walsall

League 2

Barnet 0-0 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first booking since August 2015

Cambridge United 1-3 Mansfield Town
Gerry McDonagh made his first appearance for Cambridge after signing for them on loan

Exeter 3-0 Colchester
Liam McAlinden's goal against Colchester was his fifth goal for Exeter

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 4-0 Stranraer
The second goal of Adam Rooney's brace was the striker's 70th goal for Aberdeen

Rangers 2-1 Motherwell
Carl McHugh was booked for the fourth time this season, this was his first booking since being booked in each of his first three games

Elgin City 1-2 Inverness CT
Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, this was the midfielder's first booking since December 2014

Sunday, 22 January 2017

Scottish FA Cup

Raith 1-1 Hearts
Conor Sammon came off the bench to make his first appearance since December 17th

Round Up - Week of 17th January 2017

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

English FA Cup

Barnsley 1-2 Blackpool
Mark Yeates made his 25th appearance for Blackpool

Lincoln 1-0 Ipswich
Leon Best returned to the Ipswich starting XI for the first time since 22 October 22nd
Jonathan Douglas was booked for the third time this season, more than three months after his last booking on October 1st

Football League Trophy

Cheltenham 0-1 Bradford City
Billy Clarke returned from injury for his first appearance since November 12th

Wednesday, 18 January 2017

English FA Cup

Southampton 1-0 Norwich
Shane Long marked his 100th appearance for Southampton with his second goal of the season

Round Up - Weekend of 14th January 2017

Saturday, 14 January 2017

Premier League

Hull City 3-1 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his 200th start for Bournemouth

Sunderland 1-3 Stoke City
Glenn Whelan reached the landmark of 500 career appearances

Championship

Birmingham City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Stephen Gleeson made his 100th start for Birmingham

Fulham 2-0 Barnsley
Aidan White was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 3-2 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan made his 25th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Daryl Horgan marked his first start for Preston with an assist on the Lilywhites' second goal against Brighton

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
Joe Mason scored his fourth goal of the season, having not scored before this since scoring three goals in his first five games of the season

League 1

Chesterfield 1-0 Coventry
Kevin Foley made his first start for Coventry since signing for the club on January 6th

Fleetwood 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Cian Bolger set a personal best by scoring his third goal of the season, beating his previous record of two goals in 2011-12

Oldham 1-0 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in two months

Southend United 2-1 Rochdale
Joe Rafferty made his 150th start for the club
Simon Cox scored his ninth goal of the season (his fifth goal in his last five games), reaching the milestone of 100 career goals

To say I'm buzzing is an understatement! To achieve 100 career goals makes every sacrifice worth it. Thanks for the messages #100 #5in5

— Simon Cox (@SCoxy31Real) January 14, 2017

Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season, this was the goalkeeper's first booking since September 2014
Keith Keane was sent off for the first time since November 2008

Walsall 4-1 Sheffield United
After signing for Walsall on loan, Eoghan O'Connell made his first appearance for the club. This was the defender's first appearance since September 13th

League 2

Barnet 1-3 Doncaster Rovers
After signing for Doncaster Rovers during the week, Ian Lawlor made his debut for the club. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since  last March

Cambridge United 0-0 Blackpool
Jake Carroll made his first appearance for Cambridge United

Crawley 1-0 Hartlepool
Conor Henderson came off the bench to make his first appearance since December 7th

Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Luton
Alan Sheehan was sent off for the first time since September 2014

Grimsby 0-3 Exeter
After signing for Grimsby earlier in the January transfer window, Gavin Gunning made his first appearance for the club

Sunday, 15 January 2017

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-2 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh's first goal since December 2nd was the striker's 30th goal in the A-League

Round Up - 10th January 2017

Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Football League Trophy

Blackpool 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Mark Yeates made his first appearance in more than a month with his start against Wycombe

Yeovil 4-2 Reading U23
Josh Barrett scored his first goal in the Football League Trophy

Mansfield Town 2-0 Oldham
The first goal of Patrick Hoban's brace was the striker's fifth goal for the Mansfield

Luton 4-0 Chesterfield
Connor Dimaio made his 25th start for Chesterfield

Oxford United 4-1 Scunthorpe
Canice Carroll came off the bench for Oxford to make his first appearance in the Checkatrade Trophy

Coventry 3-0 Brighton U23
Daniel Mandroiu second half introduction from the bench was the U18 midfielder's first appearance in the tournament

Round Up - Weekend of 5th January 2017

Thursday, 5 January 2017

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle and Enda Stevens both made their 25th appearances of the season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-1 Wellington Phoenix
Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since October 21st

Friday, 6 January 2017

Scottish Championship

Hibernian 3-0 Dundee Utd
Willo Flood made his 25th appearance of the season

Saturday, 7 January 2017

League 1

Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
Josh Cullen made two assists, and was voted man of the match, despite his first booking since October 18th

Scunthorpe 3-2 Bury
Stephen Dawson scored his first goal for Scunthorpe, almost three years after his last goal in March 2014 for Barnsley

Southend United 2-4 Sheffield United
After signing for Sheffield United on Tuesday, Samir Carruthers came off the bench to make his first appearance for the Blades

League 2

Hartlepool 0-1 Grimsby
Sean Kavanagh signed for Hartlepool on Thursday, and his start for them today was his first appearance since August 24th

Stevenage 3-1 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien made his first start for Newport County after signing for them on Wednesday

English FA Cup

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Luton
Glen Rea was sent off for the first time in his career

Birmingham City 1-1 Newcastle Utd
Daryl Murphy's opener today for Newcastle was his first goal for the club, his first goal of the season, and his first goal in the FA Cup!

Blackpool 0-0 Barnsley
Barnsley's cup tie was Aidan White's first appearance since September 17th

Brentford 5-1 Eastleigh
After the end of his contract in India, and signing for Eastleigh in December, Graham Stack made his first start for the club and marked the occasion with his first booking since April 2015

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 MK Dons
Richie Towell made his second start for Brighton, almost a year after his last start on 9th January 2016

Everton 1-2 Leicester City
Seamus Coleman made his 250th appearance in England

Ipswich 2-2 Lincoln
Sean Long made his first appearance for Lincoln after signing for them on loan

Millwall 3-0 Bournemouth
Shaun Williams made his 250th start in England
Marc Wilson's appearance for Bournemouth in the cup was his first since September 20th

Preston North End 1-2 Arsenal
Daryl Horgan came off the bench to made his first debut for Preston North End

QPR 1-2 Blackburn
Both Olamide Shodipo and Anthony Stokes made their first appearance in the FA Cup as second half substitutes

Sunderland 0-0 Burnley
John O'Shea made his 200th appearance for Sunderland

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Derby County
James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for his first start since October 29th

Sunday, 8 January 2017

English FA Cup

Chelsea 4-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Sydney
Roy O'Donovan scored his 15th goal for Central Coast

Round Up - 2nd January 2017

Monday, 2 January 2017

Championship

Blackburn 1-0 Newcastle Utd
Daryl Murphy came off the bench to make his first appearance for Newcastle since November 29th

Bristol City 2-3 Reading
Callum O'Dowda made his first start for Bristol City since October 25th
Liam Kelly scored his first goal for Reading

Burton Albion 0-1 Preston North End
Eoin Doyle lined out for Preston's starting side for the first time since October 25th
Alan Browne made his 100th appearance for Preston

Leeds United 3-0 Rotherham
Anthony Forde made the 150th appearance of his career

Norwich 3-0 Derby County
Wes Hoolahan returned to the Norwich City starting XI for the first time since November 26th
Richard Keogh was booked for the second time this season. more than four months after his first booking on August 20th

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Barnsley
Stephen Henderson's start for Forest was his first appearance since August 27th
Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal of the season, winning the SkyBet Championship Goal of the Day. This was also the midfielder's 30th goal for Barnsley

88 minutes on the clock; @ConorHourihane takes aim for @bfc_official...

BOOM! 💥

Here's our #GoalOfTheDay from the first matchday of 2017. pic.twitter.com/s8t4ItO2o9

— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) January 4, 2017

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
This game was striker Joe Mason's first start since September 20th
Connor Ronan made his first start for the club

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his 11th goal of 2016/17, winning the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Day, in his 25th start of the season

The first #EFL goal of 2017 was a belter, and it won our @SkyBetLeagueOne #GoalOfTheDay! ⚽@MillwallFC's @AidenObrien22, take a bow. 👏 pic.twitter.com/2XCA4IqqeW

— Sky Bet League One (@SkyBetLeagueOne) January 4, 2017

Charlton 4-1 Bristol Rovers
After coming off the bench as a late substitute in his last game, Liam Lawrence made his first start since August 30th

Coventry 2-2 Bolton
After signing for Coventry on loan, Callum Reilly made his first appearance for the club, almost five months after his only appearance of the season on August 10th

Gillingham 0-1 Oxford United
Mark Byrne start for Gillingham was the defender's first start in almost two months

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Hartlepool
Seamus Conneely made his 100th appearance in England

Barnet 1-0 Plymouth
Connor Smith made his 25th appearance for Plymouth

Crawley 2-0 Yeovil
James Collins scored the 100th goal of his career

Exeter 4-0 Leyton Orient
Liam McAlinden scored his 15th goal of his career

Portsmouth 1-0 Luton
David Forde was booked for the first time this season on his 25th appearance for Portsmouth. Before this the goalkeeper hadn't been booked in almost a year - his last yellow card was on 9th January 2016
Glen Rea made his 50th career appearance

Scottish League One

Brechin 0-1 Peterhead
Fiacre Kelleher made his 25th appearance for Peterhead

2016/17 Appearance Stats to date

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for 2016/17 season to date:
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=13

Keiren Westwood, John Egan and Graham Carey were rewarded for their performances in 2016 by being included in the English Football League's Team of 2016

Here it is! ⚽️🌟

The 11 players and a manager that make up our #EFL Team of 2016 >> https://t.co/XPI6cgD9HJ. pic.twitter.com/4C5w2BGuDv

— EFL (@EFL) December 30, 2016

Wins
Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark has won 16 games so far in 2016/17, just ahead of fellow Championship centre half Shane Duffy on 15

Draws
Josh Cullen has started ten draws with Bradford, one more than fellow midfielder Gary Dicker on nine draws

Losses
Celtic centre half Fiacre Kelleher is not having the best time on loan at Peterhead, losing 12 of his 24 starts so far this season, the same as former Celtic centre half Darren O'Dea has lost in 2016/17 with Dundee

Starts/Completed Games
The Richard Keogh award for starting and completing games goes to Richard Keogh for starting and completing 27 games

Substitutions/Introductions
Wes Hoolahan and Adam Rooney have both been substituted by their managers 11 times, while winger Jake Mulraney has been introduced 13 times

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Dean Brill has stayed on the bench 25 times this season, while, of the outfield players, defender Sean Long remained an unused substitute in 14 games

Goals
Rooney's 11 goals makes him the only player to be in double figures, and has also scored more penalties than any other player - three. Aberdeen have gone on to lose only one of the games in which the striker has found the back of the net, winning the other nine. Millwall's Aiden O'Brien gets an honourable mention for his ten goals for the League One side

Discipline
Defender Greg Cunningham has picked up eight bookings already this season, one more than fellow defenders O'Dea and Daniel Devine

December 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for December 2016: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=12

Wins
In the last month of 2016, four was the magic number with nine players - Keiren Westwood, Robert Kiernan, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce, Ciaran Clark, Shane Duffy, Jonathan Hayes, Conor Hourihane, and Adam Rooney - all starting four wins for their respective sides

Draws
Joe Shaughnessy, Gary Dicker, and Adam Barton all started three games in December

Losses
Defenders Derrick Williams and Damien McRory, along with midfielders Darragh Lenihan and Anthony Forde, all lost four games

Starts/Completed Games
Dicker and Hayes both started seven games (with Dicker completing 90 minutes in all seven) ahead of no less than 17 players who all started six games!

Substitutions/Introductions
Wingers Aiden McGeady and Liam Kelly were both substituted three times, while fellow wide player James McClean was introduced five times, along with strikers Shane Long and Graham Cummins

Stayed On Bench
As expected, goalkeepers top the unused substitute table with Aaron McCarey, Shay Given, Dean Brill, Stephen Henderson, and Jack Bonham all remaining on the bench for their clubs. Of the outfield players, Stephen Kelly and Wes Hoolahan were unused substitutes for Rotherham and Norwich, respectively

Goals
Hayes' three goals for Aberdeen is one more than any other player managed in December, while former League of Ireland player of the season Richie Towell was the only player to score a penalty.

Discipline
Damien Delaney and Jeff Hendrick were both booked three times in December, with both players picking up their yellow cards in only five starts