Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 27th January 2018

Saturday, 27th January 2018

Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Stephen Gleeson made his first start for Ipswich, this was the midfielder's first start since Saturday, 9th December, and he picked up his first yellow card since August
Matt Doherty's winner was the defender's first goal since November

League 1

Blackburn 1-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 30th goal for Northampton

Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since November in his 25th appearance of the season
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal in 90 days, the striker last finding the back of the net in October

Gillingham 2-1 Fleetwood

After signing for Fleetwood Town on loan, Kevin O'Connor made his first appearance for Fleetwood Town
Paddy Madden and Cian Bolger were booked for the fifth and tenth time, respectively, in 2017/18

Southend United 3-2 Scunthorpe

Michael Timlin made his 250th appearance for Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin scored his fifth goal of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-0 Forest Green

Jamie Devitt scored his fifth goal for Carlisle
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-1 Kilmarnock

After coming on as a substitute against Rangers midweek, Danny Rogers made his first start for Aberdeen

Hearts 1-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

St Johnstone 1-3 Partick Thistle

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance in the SPL
David McMillan came off the bench to make his first appearance for St Johnstone, and unfortunately had to be substituted 21 minutes later

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 3-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time in his career

English FA Cup

MK Dons 0-1 Coventry

Josh Barrett's first appearance in the FA Cup was also his first start for Coventry, and came 80 days after his last start on Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Millwall 2-2 Rochdale

Shaun Williams made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup
Following his move to Spotland, Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for Rochdale

Newport Co. 1-1 Tottenham

Padraig Amond's opener against Tottenham was his tenth goal for Newport, and his fifth goal in the competition

Sunday, 28th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 1-2 Rangers

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh his first goal since Thursday, 21 December 2017

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

League 2

Newport County 1-1 Morecambe

After joining them on loan, Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-2 Celtic

Conor Sammon's opener was his fifth goal for Partick, the striker has now scored in three consecutive games for the first time since November 2010

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City

Wednesday, 24th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 Ross County

Carl McHugh made his 50th start for Motherwell

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 25th appearance of the season
Danny Rogers came off the bench for his first appearance since October

Round Up for weekend of 19th January 2018

Friday, 19th January 2018

League 2

Newport Co. 2-1 Crawley

Padraig Amond's opener was the striker's tenth strike of the season
Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season on his 150th appearance for Crawley

Saturday, 20th January 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley

Glenn Whelan made his 25th appearance for Aston Villa
The first goal of Scott Hogan's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship

Leeds 3-4 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored in three successive games for the first time since September 2016

Bolton 1-1 Ipswich

After signing for Ipswich on Friday, Stephen Gleeson came off the bench for his first appearance for the Tractor Boys, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 9th December

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham made his 250th career appearance

Reading 0-1 Brentford

Liam Kelly made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Nottingham Forest

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance in the competition

League 1

Fleetwood 1-2 Blackburn

Paddy Madden made his first start for Fleetwood

Northampton 2-1 MK Dons

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-3 Gillingham

Following his move to Gillingham on loan, Callum Reilly made his first start for the Gills
Bradley Garmston made his 50th career start

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Grimsby

Sean Murray's equaliser for Colchester was his first goal since October

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time since October, this was the defender's fifth yellow card this season

Mansfield Town 3-2 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren

Adam Rooney scored his tenth goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 2-2 Inverness CT

Darren O'Dea starting his first game since November
Aaron Doran scored his 25th goal of his career

Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey first appearance in a month was also his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance for Motherwell
Charles Dunne made his first appearance in the competition

Sunday, 21 January 2018

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Tottenham

Congratulations to 17 year old Michael Obafemi on making his first appearance for Southampton's senior side, the first 17 year old Irish player to appear in the Premier League since Aaron Doran in 2009.

2️⃣ Following Michael Obafemi's debut today, 2017/18 is the first @premierleague season with appearances by two @FAIreland players under the age of 19 (Obafemi and Declan Rice) since 2011/12 #COYBIG #beirt

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 21, 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 13th January 2018

Saturday, 13th January 2018

Championship

Cardiff 4-0 Sunderland

Anthony Pilkington came off the bench, and scored his 20th goal for Cardiff - this was the midfielder's  first goal since August

Brentford 2-0 Bolton

After signing for Bolton Wanderers on loan, Harry Charsley made his first start for the Trotters.

Burton Albion 1-3 QPR

Ryan Manning came off the bench for his first appearance in almost two months

Hull City 0-0 Reading

David Meyler stated his first game for Hull in a month

Ipswich 1-0 Leeds United

Eunan O'Kane was sent off for the first time in his career

Millwall 1-1 Preston North End

Aiden O'Brien's opener for Millwall was his fifth goal in the Championship, and also his fifth goal of the season

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the first time the striker had scored in consecutive games since November 2016

League 1

Blackpool 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Rowan Roche made his first appearance in League One

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Plymouth

Ian Lawlor made his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Gillingham 2-1 Rochdale

Bradley Garmston scored his first goal of the season, this was the defender's first goal since November 2015

Oldham 1-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance for Rotherham

Portsmouth 1-1 Scunthorpe

Connor Ronan made his first appearance in League One

Southend United 1-2 Fleetwood

Michael Timlin made his 25th start of the season
Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden marked his first appearance for new club Fleetwood (his first appearance in a month) with a goal, this was fifth goal of the season

Wigan 0-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester made his 100th start for Peterborough

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Mansfield Town

After proving his fitness, Barry Corr rejoined Cambridge on a short term contract and made his first appearance of the season for the U's

Carlisle United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green made his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra after signing for them on loan until the end of the season, this was the midfielder's first appearance in League Two

Exeter 1-0 Coventry

Josh Barrett made his first appearance for loan club Coventry, this was his first senior appearance in two months

Lincoln City 2-2 Notts County

Lee Frecklington scored on his return to Lincoln City, this was the former B International's fifth goal of the season

Port Vale 1-1 Yeovil

Following his senior debut in the FA Cup last week, Corey Whelan came off the bench to make his league debut against Port Vale

Round Up for Tuesday, 9th January 2018

Tuesday, 9th January 2018

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 4-1 Falkirk

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal of the season, this was also his first goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and his first goal since April 2016

Football League Trophy

Bury 2-3 Fleetwood

Callum Reilly made his 25th appearance for Bury

Charlton 1-1 Oxford United

Canice Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Portsmouth 1-2 Chelsea U21

After signing for Portsmouth on loan, Connor Ronan made his first appearance for Pompey in their starting XI against Chelsea's U21 side

Yeovil 2-0 Forest Green

Following his debut in the FA Cup, Corey Whelan made his first start for Yeovil
Connor Smith scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal in October 2016

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th January 2018

Friday, 5th January 2018

English FA Cup

Manchester United 2-0 Derby County

Alex Pearce's first appearance in two months was also his first start since Tuesday, 12th September 2017

Saturday, 6th January 2018

League 1

Northampton 3-1 Southend United

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal of the season

Charlton 1-0 Oldham

Paul Green started his first game in a month

League 2

Accrington Stanley 4-0 Chesterfield

Jimmy Dunne came off the bench in the second half to make his debut in league football

Forest Green 1-0 Port Vale

After signing for them on Thursday, Gavin Gunning made his first start for Forest Green Rovers

English FA Cup

Middlesbrough 2-0 Sunderland

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Middlesbrough
Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup

Coventry 2-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ireland made his return from a broken leg with his first appearance since May 2016, and his first start since the previous January

Ipswich Town 0-1 Sheffield United

After completing his move from Waterford, Aaron Drinan made his first appearance in an Ipswich matchday squad

Yeovil 2-0 Bradford City

After signing for Yeovil on loan from Liverpool for the rest of the season, Corey Whelan came off the bench for his career debut

Brentford 0-1 Notts County

After two appearances in the Brentford matchday squad as an unused substitute, Alan Judge came off the bench for his first appearance since April 2016

Exeter 0-2 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean made his 100th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Millwall 4-1 Barnsley

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since September, and his first brace since October 2015

Wycombe Wanderers 1-5 Preston North End

Alan Browne marked his 100th start for Preston North End with his first goal since September, and his first brace for the club

Sunday, 7th January 2018

English FA Cup

Newport Co. 2-1 Leeds United

Conor Shaughnessy scored the first own goal of his career

Shrewsbury 0-0 West Ham United

Two Irish players (Josh Cullen and Declan Rice) started for West Ham for the first time since February 2016. This was Cullen's first appearance for the Hammers since August 2015

Joe Hart captains the team on his return to Shrewsbury! pic.twitter.com/waA71lLN4x

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) January 7, 2018

Monday, 8th January 2018

English FA Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Crystal Palace

Damien Delaney's start for Crystal Palace was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 30th September, and his 30th career appearance in the FA Cup

Round up for week of Monday, 1st January 2018

Monday, 1st January 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-2 Bournemouth

Shane Duffy made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

Stoke City 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark made his 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens made his 25th appearance for Sheffield United

Preston North End 2-3 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph's booking was the goalkeeper's first yellow card since September

QPR 2-1 Cardiff

Brian Murphy made his first start for Cardiff since August

Aston Villa 5-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan's strike was his fifth goal for Aston Villa, and his first goal since August
Conor Hourihane's goal was the midfielder's first since Saturday, 23rd September

League 1

Charlton 1-2 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 50th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston started his first game since Saturday, 28th October

Rotherham 1-1 Blackburn

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance of the season

Scunthorpe 1-0 Bury

Callum Reilly made his 50th appearance in League One

Shrewsbury 1-0 Oldham

Jack Byrne's (probably last) appearance for Oldham was his 25th appearance for the Latics

League 2

Colchester 0-0 Cambridge United

Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 21st October 2017

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby

James Berrett started his first game since Saturday, 11th November

Luton 4-2 Lincoln City

James Collins made his 25th appearance for Luton
Alan Sheehan was sent off for the second time for Lincoln, the seventh time in his career, his last red card was almost a year ago on Saturday, 14th January 2017

Mansfield Town 3-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Yeovil 1-2 Crawley

Connor Smith's red card was the first time the player was sent off in his career

Tuesday, 2nd January 2018

Premier League

Today was the first day this season where more than one Irish player scored on the same day in the Premier League, this hasn't happened since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Southampton 1-2 Crystal Palace

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal for West Brom

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Livingston

Aaron Doran marked his first start in a year with his first goal since October 2016

Wednesday, 3rd January 2018

Indian Super League

ATK 1-1 GOA

Robbie Keane's goal was the first time he'd scored in consecutive club games since July 2016

December 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for December 2017

Wins
In the final month of 2017, nobody started more wins than Derby's Richard Keogh's five victories

Draws
Glenn Whelan, Jeff Hendrick, and Anthony Stokes all started three draws in December 2017

Losses
Daniel Devine, Niall Keown, Charles Dunne, and Adam Barton all started five losses

Starts/Completed Games
Keown and Barton both started eight games in the 31 days of December, with Keown completing 90 minutes in each

Substitutions/Introductions
No player was substituted more than the five times Millwall's Aiden O'Brien was withdrawn from the action. In contrast Shaun Williams, James McClean, Samir Carruthers, and Conor Sammon were all introduced to the action four times during the month

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Brian Murphy and Aaron McCarey were both unused substitutes in six games in December, while of the outfield players Andy Boyle and Conor Shaughnessy were both unused in five games

Goals
Anthony Stokes, Adam Rooney and Conor Sammon were the only players to score more than once - each player scored twice. No Irish player scored a penalty in December

Discipline
Gary Dicker was booked more than any player in December, the Kilmarnock player was shown three yellow cards