Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd February 2018

Friday, 23th February 2018

Scottish Championship

Livingston 2-1 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Saturday, 24th February 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Stephen Ward returned from injury for Burnley for his first appearance since December

Championship

Burton Albion 0-1 Millwall

Damien McCrory came off the bench for his first appearance since September

Reading 3-3 Derby County

Liam Kelly scored his fifth goal of the season
Richard Keogh scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since August 2016

Sheffield Wednesday 2-4 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan scored his first goal for Aston Villa in his 25th start for the club, this was the midfielder's first goal since November 2011. In the same game, Conor Hourihane scored his tenth goal for the club in his 50th appearance for the Villains

Sunderland 3-3 Middlesbrough

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Plymouth 1-0 Bradford City

Graham Carey made his 50th appearance in League One

Portsmouth 0-2 Blackpool

Connor Ronan made his 25th career appearance

League 2

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the first time booking time since September

Lincoln City 1-4 Crewe Alexandra

Sean Long was named in the Lincoln starting XI for first start since Monday, 1st January
Paul Green scored his first goal for Crewe, this was the midfielder's first goal since August

Luton 2-2 Cheltenham

Alan Sheehan's scored his first goal in 2018
Kevin Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 2-1 Partick Thistle

Conor Sammon scored his ninth goal of the season in his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle

Indian Super League

Delhi Dynamos 4-3 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane scored his first brace since September 2010 in his first start since Sunday, 7th January

Sunday, 25th February 2018

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham

Damien Delaney came off the bench for his first appearance since Monday, 8th January

Bulgarian Championship

Pirin Blagoevgrad 1-0 Vitosha Bistritsa

Conor Henderson scored his first goal since Friday, 24th November

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th February 2018

Tuesday, 20th February 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham made his 100th appearance for Preston North End - all of which were starts!
Alan Browne made his 150th appearance for Preston North End

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time since since Monday, 11th December

Bolton 1-0 Sunderland

John O'Shea made his 25th start of the season was also his 25th appearance in the competition

League 1

Shrewsbury 1-1 Gillingham

Mark Byrne scored his first goal since December, this was his fourth goal of the season, his most in a single season since 2014/15 (see below, from 1:28)

League 2

Barnet 1-3 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt marked his 50th start for Carlisle United with his ninth goal of the season
After ten substitute appearances, John O'Sullivan was named in Carlisle's starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 16th December

Wednesday, 21st February 2018

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for Fulham, and marked it with an assist. This was the full back's first appearance in a month

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th February 2018

Friday, 16th February 2018

English FA Cup

Leicester City 1-0 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers made his first appearance since Saturday, 6th January

Saturday, 17th February 2018

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Alan Browne scored his fifth goal of the season
Congratulations to Adam O'Reilly on getting called up to the Preston team for the first time

Sunderland 0-2 Brentford

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time November in his first start since Monday, 1st January

League 1

Gillingham 0-0 Walsall

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the fifth time this season

Scunthorpe 2-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his fifth goal of 2017/18, and was also booked for the fifth time this season

Shrewsbury 0-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell was booked for the first time since December in his 25th start for Rotherham

League 2

Cambridge United 3-1 Grimsby

James Berrett made his 50th appearance for Grimsby

Carlisle United 2-0 Chesterfield

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal of the season, this was also the winger's tenth goal of his career

Crawley 3-1 Lincoln City

Mark Connolly scored his fifth goal in League Two

Newport Co. 0-0 Notts County

Mark O'Brien made his 25th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Cracovia Kraków

Cillian Sheridan made his first appearance since Friday, 1st December

Sunday, 18th February 2018

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Peterborough

Jimmy Ryan made his 25th appearance for Blackpool

English FA Cup

Rochdale 2-2 Tottenham

Joe Rafferty'was booked for the first time since October

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-2 Crusaders

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal in the Scottish League Challenge Cup in his first appearance in the competition
Zachary Elbouzedi came off the bench for his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Bulgarian Championship

Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson started Pirin's first game on the return of the Bulgarian Championship

Monday, 19th February 2018

League 1

Blackburn 2-0 Bury

Darragh Lenihan started his first game for Blackburn since August

Round Up for week of Tueday, 13th February 2018

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

League 1

Bury 0-0 Southend United

Jay O'Shea's late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in 2018
Stephen McLaughlin made his 100th appearance in League One

Northampton 1-2 Gillingham

Brendan Moloney made his 100th start for Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th appearance for Northampton

Plymouth 4-2 AFC Wimbledon

Graham Carey's tenth goal of the season was also his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 1-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan returned from injury as a second half substitute for Blackburn, this was the defender's first appearance since August

Rotherham 3-1 Oxford United

Richie Towell scored his first goal since November on his 25th start of the season
Anthony Forde scored his first goal since September in his 200th career appearance

League 2

Chesterfield 2-3 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 50th appearance for Cambridge United

Luton 4-1 Crawley

James Collins scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season

Notts County 2-1 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt scored his 30th goal in the competition

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 3-2 Dundee

Gary Dicker was shown his first red card since September 2014

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 9th February 2018

Friday, 9th February 2018

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Lincoln City

Barry Corr made his first start of the season, almost a year after his last start on Saturday, 1 April 2017

Saturday, 10th February 2018

Premier League

Swansea 1-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

West Ham United 2-0 Watford

Declan Rice made his 25th career appearance

Championship

Sheffield United 2-1 Leeds United

Eunan O'Kane made his 50th appearance for Leeds United

Brentford 1-1 Preston North End

John Egan returned to the Brentford starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 16 December, and was booked for the first time since the previous week
Alan Browne made his 25th start of the season
Greg Cunningham was sent off for the first time in his career

Bristol City 3-3 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady came off the bench to score his 15th goal in the Championship in what was his 25th appearance for Sunderland

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance of the season

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Hull City

Daryl Murphy made his return from injury as a second half substitute

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Peterborough

Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time since November

Oxford United 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney made his 100th appearance for Bristol Rovers

Scunthorpe 1-2 Rotherham

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance in League One

Southend United 3-1 Wigan

Stephen McLaughlin's start today was his 100th time being named in the starting XI in English football

League 2

Cheltenham 5-1 Port Vale

Kevin Dawson made his 25th start for Cheltenham

Coventry 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time this season in his first appearance since Saturday, 23rd December

Crawley 3-0 Grimsby

Sam Kelly came off the bench at half time for his first appearance since November

Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Yeovil

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 11th February 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-0 Birmingham City

Conor Hourihane's winner was the midfielder's 15th goal in the Championship

In Memoriam

As our followers on social media know, we mark the birthday of every current Irish player with a birthday greeting. There's no hard and fast rule for who is remembered, but in general it's for players currently under contract at an English, Scottish or MLS club. Should the player in question also have earned caps at international level, then they will always receive a greeting, and it includes a graphic with each game they appeared in, including any goals scored, e.g. for Martin Rowland's recent 39th birthday.

Happy birthday Martin Rowlands(5 caps), 39 today! 🎂 #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/2Sn7qnFRAZ

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 8, 2018

We've been aware since this feature was first started a few years ago, that eventually we would have to deal with players who had passed away, and have considered the question of how to remember them since then, either on their birthday, or on the anniversary of their death.

With Liam Miller's tragic passing on Friday, only days before what would have been his 37th birthday on Tuesday, we have had to deal with this far earlier than had been anticipated.

With that in mind, we have decided to pay tribute to a former international on significant anniversaries of his death, with the same graphic as his birthday. For now this is after 12 months, 5 years, 10 years, and then every 10 year anniversary following (20 years, 30 years, 40 years, etc).

There is no easy answer to how to remember a player correctly, and we appreciate any feedback you may have on this.

Thank you.

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 6th February 2018

Tuesday, 6th February 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's start against St Johnstone was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Partick Thistle 0-2 Rangers

Daniel Devine returned to the Patrick starting XI for his first appearance since Wednesday, 27 December

English FA Cup

Birmingham City 1-4 Huddersfield

Sean Scannell came off the bench for his first appearance since the injury that cut short his loan spell to Burton - this was the winger's first appearance for Huddersfield since May 2017

Football League Trophy

Yeovil 3-2 Fleetwood

Connor Smith made his 25th appearance for Yeovil
Corey Whelan scored his first goal of his career, see below at 1:19
Cian Bolger's first goal in the Football League Trophy was also his tenth goal for the club. Unfortunately, Bolger also scored the third own goal of his career, his first against Yeovil, just over six years since his last OG in December 2011

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

English FA Cup

Tottenham 2-0 Newport County

Padraig Amond made his 25th start for Newport County.

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 3rd February 2018

Saturday, 3rd February 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Manchester City

Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Southampton

James McClean's 25th appearance of the season was also the winger's 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Nottingham Forest

After siging for Fulham on transfer deadline day, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance in a match day squad for the Cottagers as an unused substitute

Leeds United 1-4 Cardiff

Anthony Pilkington's yellow card was his first booking since December 2016

Preston North End 2-1 Hull City

Greg Cunningham's opener for Preston was the defender's first goal since April 2016, while Alan Browne's penalty was his fifth Championship goal

QPR 1-0 Barnsley

Ryan Manning came off the bench only to be shown the first red card of his career five minutes later

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Scunthorpe

Kevin O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Northampton 0-1 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney made his first appearance in League One

Oldham 2-1 Bradford City

Colin Doyle's start for Bradford (his first appearance since November) was also his 100th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the fifth time this season in what was his 100th appearance for Southend United

Portsmouth 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Stephen Henderson started his first game on loan at Portsmouth, this was the goalkeeper's first start since September, while fellow loanee Andy Boyle made his first start for Doncaster Rovers - his first start since November

Wigan 2-0 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time this season, almost a year after his last booking on Saturday, 18th February 2017

League 2

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Stevenage

After two appearances off the bench. Jimmy Dunne was named in the starting XI for the first time for Accrington Stanley

Chesterfield 1-2 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 200th career appearance

Colchester 2-0 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien was booked for the fifth time this season

Luton 1-0 Exeter

James Collins made his 300th career start

Yeovil 2-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 2-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh scored his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 30th January 2018

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Championship

Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Blackburn 3-1 Walsall

Derrick Williams made his 200th career start

League 2

Coventry 3-1 Cambridge United

Michael Doyle scored his third goal of 2017/18, as many as he scored in the previous two seasons combined

Scottish FA Cup

Inverness CT 0-1 Dundee

Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance of the season
Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, more than a year after he was shown his last yellow card on Saturday, 21 January 2017

Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-1 Leicester City

On his return to Everton's starting XI, 318 days after his last appearance for the Toffees, Seamus Coleman was voted Man of the Match

💙 | Tonight's Man of the Match, as voted for by you, is... Seamus Coleman! #WelcomeBackSeamus #EFCmatchday pic.twitter.com/1nMqylOAd0

— Everton (@Everton) January 31, 2018

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Burnley

Ciaran Clark made his 200th career start

Manchester City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Exeter 2-0 Forest Green

Pierce Sweeney's penalty was his fifth goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-4 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney scored his 85th and 86th goals for Aberdeen

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - January 2018

Transfers

Wednesday, 3rd January

After five years at Scunthorpe, striker Paddy Madden signed for fellow League One side Fleetwood Town 🔗

Ahead of the 2018 League of Ireland season, former Ireland U19 left full Darragh Leahy signed for Bohemians following his release from Coventry City in December 2017 🔗

Ireland women’s U19 defender Keeva Keenan signed for Celtic FC women ahead of the 2018 season 🔗

After a successful trial, Ireland U19 winger Simon Power signed an 18 month contract with Norwich City 🔗

Thursday, 4th January

Defender Gavin Gunning signed an 18 month contract with Forest Green Rovers 🔗

Waterford’s Aaron Drinan signed a three and a half year contract with Ipswich Town 🔗

Tuesday, 9th January

Following his League of Ireland and FAI Cup double with Cork City, Ryan Delaney signed a two and a half year deal with Rochdale 🔗

Thursday, 11th January

Ireland B international Lee Frecklington returned to Lincoln City after signing a two and a half year deal 🔗

Friday, 12th January

U19 player Warren O’Hora signed a two and half year contract with Brighton and Hove Albion and will play for their under 23 side 🔗

Goalkeeper Tadhg Ryan signed for Galway United following his release from the Huddersfield Academy 🔗

Monday, 15th January

Following a successful loan spell at Oldham earlier in the season, Jack Byrne signed a two and a half year contract with the Latics 🔗

Tuesday, 16th January

Defender Shane Blaney left Finn Harps and signed a two and a half year contract with Donacaster Rovers 🔗

Friday, 19th January

Stephen Gleeson joined former manager Mick McCarthy at Ipswich Town, signing a contract until the end of the season 🔗

Striker Dean Ebbe signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints 🔗

Sean St Ledger signed for National League side Guiseley AFC 🔗

Wednesday, 24th January

Former St Patrick’s Athletic and Bohemians defender Paul Rooney signed an 18 month contract with Colchester United 🔗

Ireland U21 defender Danny Kane left Huddersfield to sign for Cork City 🔗

Saturday, 27th January

Following a loan spell with Walsall in the first half of the season, defender Shaun Donnellan has left West Brom to join Yeovil Town on an 18 month contract 🔗

Wednesday, 31 January

Following a short trial at Priestfield Stadium, Rhys Murphy signed for Gillingham until the end of the season 🔗

Ireland U19 defender Barry Cotter signed for Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town until 2021 🔗

Cyrus Christie left Middlesbrough to sign a three and a half year deal with Fulham 🔗

Former Liverpool youth player Alex O'Hanlon left St Patrick's Athletic and has signed for Glentoran 🔗

Loans

Wednesday, 3rd January

Highly rated winger Connor Ronan joined Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season, reuniting him with former manager Kenny Jackett 🔗

Friday, 5th January

U21 captain and Liverpool U23 defender Corey Whelan signed for Yeovil Town until the end of the season 🔗

Thursday, 11th January

Oldham Athletic midfielder Paul Green signed for Crewe Alexandra on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Thursday, 18th January

Callum Reilly signed for Gillingham on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Former U21 defender Emmanuel Osadebe signed for Newport County until the end of the season 🔗

Monday, 29th January

Former UCD player Dylan Watts signed for Bohemians on loan from Leicester until July

Wednesday, 31 January

QPR and Ireland U21 winger Olamide Shodipo signed for Colchester on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Eoin Doyle has returned to Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Stephen Henderson has returned to Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Contract

Wednesday, 17th January

Liam Kinsella extended his contract at Walsall until the summer of 2019 🔗