Report Card - Weekend of Friday, 25th August 2017

Friday, 25 August 2017

Championship

Hull City 4-0 Bolton

David Meyler's start against Bolton was his 200th appearance in England

Saturday, 26 August 2017

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 West Ham United

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal since February

Championship

Barnsley 3-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Brentford 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Burton Albion in the first appearance of his loan deal

League 1

Blackburn 4-1 MK Dons

Derrick Williams scored his first goal of the season, before this the defender hadn't found the back of the net since March

Bristol Rovers 3-1 Fleetwood

Rory Gaffney's start today was the first time the striker had been named in the starting XI since Saturday, 1st April

Gillingham 3-3 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season on his 50th start for Southend United

Northampton 1-4 Peterborough

Brendan Moloney made his first start of the season

Plymouth 0-4 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden's second goal took him into the top ten Scunthorpe United goalscorers

Congratulations to @Paddymadden who enters the top ten all-time Scunthorpe United goalscorers, surpassing John Eyre.

— Scunthorpe United FC (@SUFCOfficial) August 26, 2017

Rochdale 0-0 Bury

Joe Murphy was send off for the first time since November 2009

League 2

Barnet 0-1 Stevenage

Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Stevenage after signing for them on loan

Cambridge United 0-0 Morecambe

David Forde made his 50th appearance in League Two
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 3-4 Exeter

Kevin Dawson scored the first brace of his career (also the tenth goal of his career) in his first start for Cheltenham
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-2 Luton

James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season in his fifth appearance
Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 4-1 Chesterfield

After signing for Newport County on Wednesday, Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club - also his 50th goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-1 St Johnstone

Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season

Partick Thistle 3-4 Aberdeen

Niall Keown scored his first goal since December 2016, was booked and sent off for the first time in his career in what was his 25th career appearance!
The last Irish player to score, get booked, and sent off in the same game was Philip Roberts in October 2013
Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance for Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Brechin 0-4 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 27 August 2017

Scottish Premier League

MLS

Philadelphia Union 2-2 Atlanta United

Chris McCann started his first game since Thursday, 29 June

Round Up - Week of 22nd August 2017

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

English League Cup

Grimsby 0-1 Derby County

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since April in the defender's first start of the season
James Berrett was booked for the first time this season

Crystal Palace 2-1 Ipswich

Adam McDonnell made his first start of the season
Congratulations to Shane McLoughlin on his first appearance for Ipswich Town

Accrington Stanley 1-3 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the first time this season

Leeds United 5-1 Newport Co.

Congratulations to Eoghan Stokes on his first career appearance
Joe Quigley was booked for the first time this season

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Hull City

Brian Lenihan made his first appearance of the season for Hull

Aston Villa 4-1

Congratulations to Jake Doyle-Hayes on making his senior debut for Aston Villa
Noel Hunt came off the bench to made his first appearance for Wigan

QPR 1-4 Brentford

John Egan's second goal in two games was his first goal in the League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Barnet

Richie Towell made his first start of the season, this was the midfielder's first appearance since March
Jay Molumby made his first senior appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion
Congratulations to Aaron Connolly on his career debut

Cardiff 1-2 Burton Albion

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal since January in his 100th appearance for Cardiff
Sean Scannell made his first start for Burton Albion since signing for the Brewers on loan

Fulham 0-1 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney were both booked for the first time this season, the striker hadn't been booked since March, whereas the defender's last booking was in April

Reading 3-1 Millwall

Stephen Quinn's start against Millwall was the midfielder's first start since September 2016

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

English League Cup

Blackburn 0-2 Burnley

Jonathan Walters made his first start for Burnley, this was the striker's first start since Saturday, 8th April
Kevin Long was booked in his first appearance of the season. Before this, he hadn't been shown a yellow card since January 2016!
Robbie Brady scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't scored since February

Cheltenham 0-2 West Ham United

Declan Rice made his first appearance in the competition

Last Irish Player To Start For Each 2016/17 Premier League Club

With the new Premier League season fast approaching, we've taken a look at the records to see who the last Irish player was to start for each club, and when this happened. Having never played a Premier League game, promoted sides Brighton and Huddersfield are omitted from the final results, leaving Swansea as the only current Premier League team to have never started an Irish player during their stay in the top flight.

Arsenal have gone the longest since starting one of the Boys in Green, Eddie McGoldrick started their final game of the 1993/94 season under George Graham away to Newcastle - none of the Scot's successors has started an Irish player in the Premier League.

Damien Delaney and Robbie Keane hold the distinction of being the last Irish player to start in the top flight for two separate clubs, Delaney for Leicester in March 2002, and also for Crystal Palace this past April, while Robbie Keane is the last Irish player to start for Liverpool in January 2009 against local rivals Everton, and also for Tottenham Hotspur in his second spell at the club in October 2010 against Manchester United.

Club	Date	Home	Score	Away	Starting Players
Arsenal	7 May 1994	Newcastle Utd	2-0	Arsenal	Eddie McGoldrick
Watford	6 May 2000	Middlesbrough	1-1	Watford	Dominic Foley
Leicester City	16 March 2002	Southampton	2-2	Leicester City	Damien Delaney
Chelsea	7 May 2006	Newcastle Utd	1-0	Chelsea	Damien Duff
Liverpool	19 January 2009	Liverpool	1-1	Everton	Robbie Keane
Manchester City	24 April 2010	Arsenal	0-0	Manchester City	Shay Given
Tottenham	30 October 2010	Manchester United	2-0	Tottenham	Robbie Keane
Manchester United	26 December 2011	Manchester United	5-0	Wigan	Darron Gibson
Newcastle Utd	20 March 2016	Newcastle Utd	1-1	Sunderland	Robert Elliot
Everton	18 March 2017	Everton	4-0	Hull City	Seamus Coleman
West Ham United	15 April 2017	Sunderland	2-2	West Ham United	Darren Randolph
Crystal Palace	29 April 2017	Crystal Palace	0-2	Burnley	Damien Delaney
Bournemouth	13 May 2017	Bournemouth	2-1	Burnley	Harry Arter
Southampton	13 May 2017	Middlesbrough	1-2	Southampton	Shane Long
Burnley	21 May 2017	Burnley	1-2	West Ham United	Stephen Ward Jeff Hendrick Kevin Long Robbie Brady
Stoke City	21 May 2017	Southampton	0-1	Stoke City	Glenn Whelan
West Bromwich Albion	21 May 2017	Swansea	2-1	West Bromwich Albion	Marc Wilson

Round Up - Weekend of Saturday, 5th August 2017

Saturday, 5 August 2017
Championship
Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Greg Cunningham returned from a broken leg, just over 100 days since his injury
Having completed his transfer from Cork City, Sean Maguire made his first start for Preston North End

Sheffield United 1-0 Brentford
Enda Stevens made his first appearance for Sheffield United
John Egan's appearance in the starting XI today was his 150th career start

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Middlesbrough
Matt Doherty's start today was his 200th career appearance
Darren Randolph's start for Middlesbrough was his first appearance since Saturday, 15 April
This was also Cyrus Christie's first appearance since Saturday, 29 April
The last time two Irish players lined out for Middlesbrough was in December 2009, when Sean St Ledger and Mark Yeates started against Cardiff City

Aston Villa 1-1 Hull City
Glenn Whelan marked his first appearance for Aston Villa with a booking
David Meyler came of the bench to make his first appearance since Saturday, 11 March

League 1
Bradford City 2-1 Blackpool
Jimmy Ryan's first appearance for Blackpool was the midfielder's 400th career appearance

Bury 1-0 Walsall
Jay O'Shea and Callum Reilly made their first appearances for Bury
Liam Kinsella made his first appearance since Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Charlton 1-0 Bristol Rovers
Billy Clarke made his first appearance for Charlton

Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Gillingham
Conor Wilkinson made his first appearance for Gillingham

Oldham 0-2 Oxford United
Courtney Duffus came off the bench to make his first appearance for Oldham

Portsmouth 2-0 Rochdale
Keith Keane's red card was the fourth time in his career he's been sent off

League 2
Carlisle United 1-2 Swindon Town
Jack Bonham made his first appearance for Carlisle United

Chesterfield 1-3 Grimsby
Sam Kelly made his first appearance for Grimsby

Crawley 1-3 Port Vale
Gavin Gunning made his first appearance for Port Vale, and also picked up his first booking of 2017/18

Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Mansfield Town
Eddie Nolan made his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra
Conrad Logan made his first appearance for Mansfield Town

Exeter 1-0 Cambridge United
David Forde and Gary Deegan both made their first debuts for Cambridge United

Luton 8-2 Yeovil
Alan McCormack made his first appearance for Luton, this was the midfielder's first start since October 2016, and his first goal since September 2014
James Collins marked his first appearance for Luton with a hat trick
Connor Smith made his first appearance for Yeovil

Morecambe 2-1 Cheltenham
Barry Roche made his 400th appearance for Morecambe

Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Lincoln
Sean Long made his first start for Lincoln in his first appearance since January

Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 3-1 Partick Thistle
Anthony Stokes made his first appearance of the season
Anthony Stokes first appearance in his third spell at Hibs was his first appearance since mid April

Kilmarnock 1-2 St Johnstone
Alan Power made his first appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Scottish Championship
Inverness CT 0-1 Dundee Utd
Willo Flood made his 200th appearance for Dundee Utd

Sunday, 6th August 2017
Championship
Bolton 2-3 Leeds United
Josh Cullen made his first appearance for Bolton
Conor Shaughnessy made his career debut as a second half substitute

Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 1-2 Rangers
Charles Dunne made his first appearance in the competition
Charles Dunne was booked for the first time this season in his SPL debit

Aberdeen 2-0 Hamilton Academical
Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal of the season, 90 days after his last goal on Sunday, 7th May