Thanks, Wes

Last Saturday against Leeds, Wes Hoolahan captained Norwich City on his last appearance for the Canaries, scoring the equaliser and assisting the winner in a 2-1 win.

During his time with the East Anglian side, Hoolahan was named the 2006/07 PFA League One Team of the Year, the 2009/10 PFA League One Team of the Year, the 2010/11 PFA Championship Team of the Year, was named the Football League Team of the Decade in 2015 and won the Norwich City player of the season for 2016/17

With 352 appearances in yellow, Hoolahan is joint 16th on the all time list of Norwich City players, level with defender Daryl Sutch. We've broken down his appearances and goals into these two graphs, developed with the Chart.js library. 

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st April 2018

Saturday, 21st April 2018

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens started his 200th game since leaving Shamrock Rovers

Preston North End 0-0 Norwich

Greg Cunningham was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 1-2 Burton Albion

Marc Wilson's first booking since Tuesday, 26th December was also the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Oldham

Eoin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 2-0 Plymouth

John-Joe O'Toole's opener was the player's first goal in two months

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Luton

John O'Sullivan's came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Lincoln City 2-1 Colchester

Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 24th February

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 22nd April 2018

Premier League

Stoke City 1-1 Burnley

Stephen Ward's start was his 100th appearance for Burnley

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 17th April 2018

Tuesday, 17th April 2018

League 1

Wigan 1-0 Oxford United

Canice Carroll made his first appearance since January

Doncaster Rovers 3-3 Bury

Andy Boyle scored his first goal for Doncaster, also his first goal in English football, in what was his first appearance since Saturday, 24th February
Jay O'Shea scored his third goal of the season, equaling his tally from 2016/17

Gillingham 0-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell's first booking in two months was the midfielder's fifth yellow card of the season

Wednesday, 18th April 2018

Scottish Championship

Dumbarton 0-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's appearance in the Inverness starting XI was the winger's 150th career start

Thursday, 19th April 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Chelsea

Kevin Long unfortunately scored his first own goal in English football

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 13th April 2018

Friday, 13th April 2018

Bulgarian Championship

Pirin Blagoevgrad 2-5 Slavia Sofia

Conor Henderson scored his first goal since February

Saturday, 14th April 2018

Premier League

Southampton 2-3 Chelsea

Shane Long was booked for the first time since December, this was also the striker's fifth yellow card of 2017/18

Burnley 2-1 Leicester City

Kevin Long scored his first goal in the Premier League, this was the former Cork City player's first goal since January 2016

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-1 Bristol City

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time since January
 

Fulham 1-1 Brentford

Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

League 1

Bury 2-3 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole was shown his first yellow card since February

Olsham 1-1 Gillingham

Seven Irish players were named in the respective starting XI's for this game (Jack Byrne, Eoin Doyle, Patrick McEleney, Mark Byrne, Callum Reilly, Bradley Garmston, and Conor Wilkinson), this is a season high for 2017/18

League 2

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Exeter

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time in two months

Colchester 1-3 Notts County

Olamide Shodipo was named in Colchester's starting XI for the first time, this was the winger's 25th career appearance and his first start since March 2017
Sean Murray made his 50th appearance in League Two

Crawley 1-2 Coventry

Michael Doyle was booked for the tenth time this season

Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt scored his tenth goal for the club

Newport Co. 2-1 Swindon Town

Padraig Amond's first goal since January was his 60th goal in League Two

Stevenage 0-2 Cambridge United

The first goal of Barry Corr's brace was his 15th goal for Cambridge
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-2 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 5-1 Dumbarton

Aaron Doran scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 3-0 Aberdeen

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time since November

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-8 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's brace was the first time the striker had scored since November

Perth Glory 2-3 Brisbane Roar

Andy Keogh's 25th appearance of the season was also the striker's 100th start for Perth Glory

Monday, 16th April 2018

Premier League

West Ham United 1-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ireland came off the bench for his first appearance in three months

MLS

Atlanta United 2-2 New York City FC

Chris McCann scored his first goal for Atlanta United - this was the midfielder's first goal since October 2016

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 10th April 2018

Tuesday, 10th April 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff

Glenn Whelan was named in the Aston Villa starting XI for the first time in a month

Burton Albion 0-5 Hull City

David Meyler's penalty was his fifth goal of 2017/18 - a career high in a single season for the midfielder

Ipswich 1-0 Barnsley

Congratulations to Barry Cotter on making his first appearance for Ipswich Town since his move from the League of Ireland in January

Preston North End 3-1 Leeds United

Daryl Horgan came off the bench for his first appearance for Preston since Saturday, 24th February
Sean Maguire scored his tenth goal for the club
Alan Browne scored his first goal in a month, and was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 1-1 Norwich

Wes Hoolahan's start against Sunderland was the midfielder's 350th appearance for Norwich

League 1

Rochdale 1-4 Wigan

Joe Rafferty was booked for the fifth time this season

Gillingham 0-0 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time since August in was was his 100th career appearance

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-0 Falkirk

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal since Sunday, 18th February

Wednesday, 11th April 2018

League 1

Oldham 1-1 Walsall

Eoin Doyle made his 50th appearance in League One
Liam Kinsella's first appearance in a month was also the first time the midfielder had been named in Walsall's starting XI since February

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 7th April 2018

Saturday, 7th April 2018

Premier League

Watford 1-2 Burnley

Kevin Long's start for Burnley was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 24th February

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Swansea

James McClean was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th February

Championship

Norwich 3-1 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan made his 50th appearance for Aston Villa

Derby County 3-0 Bolton

Alex Pearce scored his first goal since December 2016 in what was his 50th start for Derby County

Leeds United 1-1 Sunderland

Congratulations to Paudie O'Connor on his first appearance for Leeds United, and to Under 19 midfielder Callum Nicell after being named in the matchday squad for the first time

Millwall 2-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda returned from injury for his first start since Saturday, 25th November

League 1

Gillingham 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Rhys Murphy made his first appearance for Gillingham

Rotherham 3-2 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger scored his 15th goal of his career

Walsall 1-0 Bury

Joe Murphy returned to the Bury starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 28th October

League 2

Colchester 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time in two months

Mansfield Town 3-4 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green was booked for the fifth time this season in his 25th appearance of 2017/18

Port Vale 1-2 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 150th start for Crawley

Yeovil 0-3 Luton

Alan Sheehan made his 100th start for Luton
Alan McCormack was booked for the fifth time this season, before this the midfielder had not been booked since September

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 0-0 Motherwell

Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Dumbarton 3-2 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 8th April 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 3-2 Southampton

Shane Long scored his first goal in the Premier League this season in his first start since Wednesday, 31st January. This was the tenth goal scored by an Irish player in the Premier League in 2017/18

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 1-0 Shrewsbury

Congratulations to Lee Frecklington and substutute Sean Long on winning the Football League Trophy with Lincoln!

MLS

Dallas 1-1 Colorado Rapids

Joe Mason scored his second goal in three starts for the Rapids

Round Up for week of Monday, 2nd April 2018

Monday, 2nd April 2018

Championship

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County

Alex Pearce was named in the starting XI for a league game for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-1 Brentford

Alan Judge started his first game since April 2016

Burton Albion 1-1 Middlesbrough

Damien McCrory was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-2 Millwall

Stephen Gleeson made his 400th career appearance

QPR 4-1 Norwich

Ryan Manning scored his second goal of the season (one more than his total for 2016/17) in his 25th start for QPR
Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in three months

Sunderland 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Marc Wilson started his first game since Saturday, 13th January

Sheffield United 1-1 Cardiff

Anthony Pilkington scored his fifth goal of the season (also his 20th goal in the Championship) in his 100th appearance in the competition

League 1

Charlton 3-1 Rotherham

Anthony Forde made his 50th start for Rotherham

Oldham 2-1 Blackpool

Jack Byrne's first goal since Saturday, 9th December was also his fifth goal in League One

Southend United 4-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne was booked for the tenth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 0-1 Lincoln City

Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Port Vale

Eddie Nolan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 1-2 Colchester

Gavin Gunning's first booking in two months was his tenth yellow card of the season

Luton 2-1 Mansfield Town

Alan McCormack made his 50th appearance in League Two
James Collins' 20th goal of the season was his 90th goal in the competition
Glen Rea scored his first goal of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Grimsby

Michael Harriman started his first game since Stepember
James Berrett made his 50th start for Grimsby

Tuesday, 3rd April 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-0 Reading

Conor Hourihane scored his tenth goal of the season in his 50th start for Aston Villa
Coincidentally, Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for the club in the same game

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Hull City

David Meyler scored his fourth goal of the season in his 25th appearance of the season, this is the first time the player has reached the total since 2013-14

League 1

Bury 0-2 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Rochdale, this was also his first goal in English football

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 4-0 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown's first appearance in a month was the defender's 50th career appearance

Wednesday, 4th April 2018

UEFA Champions League

Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City

Conor Masterson made his second appearance in a Liverpool matchday squad, more than two years after being named on the bench for an FA Cup in January 2016. The defender is the first Irish player to be involved in a Champions League knock out tie since Anthony Stokes was named on the bench for Celtic against Juventus in March 2013.

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 29th Match 2018

Thursday, 29th March 2018

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-3 Sydney

Andy Keogh made his 100th appearance for Perth Glory

Friday, 30th March 2018

Championship

Millwall 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the day since his last goal on Saturday, 1st April 2017
Aiden O'Brien came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 20th January

Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was sent off for the second time in his career, his last red card was in December 2014

Derby County 1-4 Sunderland

John O'Shea marked his 250th appearance for Sunderland with his first goal since December 2013 - also his first goal in the Championship
Marc Wilson came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 13th January
Aiden McGeady scored his seventh goal of the season, one less than his total for 2016/17

League 1

Wigan 3-0 Oldham

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time since December in what was his 25th appearance for Oldham

Rochdale 3-1 Shrewsbury

Joe Rafferty made his 200th career start - all of which have been for Rochdale

League 2

Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley

Jake Carroll's first appearance in a month was also his first start since January

Cheltenham 0-1 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal in six weeks, and in the same game he was booked for the first time since December

Colchester 2-1 Luton

Sean Murray made his 50th appearance for Colchester
Alan Sheehan was booked for the tenth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal since September. This was the defender's second goal of the season, one more than he scored in 2016/17

Newport Co. 1-1 Coventry

Mark O'Brien made his 50th appearance for Newport Co.

Notts County 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman' early introduction from the bench was his first appearance since September and also his 150th appearance in League Two

Swindon Town 1-1 Morecambe

Donal McDermott's introduction as a late substitute was his first appearance since mid-December

Saturday, 31st March 2018

Premier League

West Ham United 3-0 Southampton

1️⃣7️⃣ @JoshCullen is the 17th @FAIreland player to appear in the @premierleague this season, one less than in 2016/17 #COYBIG https://t.co/h2cn9jq6Dk

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 31, 2018

Josh Cullen came off the bench for his second Premier League appearance, this was the midfielder's first appearance in two months
Declan Rice made his 25th appearance for West Ham's senior side (the defender also has three appearances for the Hammers' under-23 team)

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-2 Rangers

Carl McHugh made his 200th career appearance

Hibernian 2-0 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was sent off for the third time in his career, eleven months after his last red card on Saturday, 29th April 2017

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-2 St Mirren

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card in two months