Wednesday, 16 May 2018

One Cap

It was goalkeeper Kelham O'Hanlon's birthday yesterday and, as we try to do for all Irish internationals, we posted a happy birthday message on twitter, along with his international record.
O'Hanlon only played once for the Republic of Ireland senior international side, a 5-0 friendly win over Israel in 1987 - notable for David Kelly also making his debut and marking the occasion with a hat trick. After seeing the tweet, one of the followers of the @irish_abroad account asked if a list of players with only one cap was available, which led us to produce the table below.

At the time of writing, there are 102 players have a single cap for the Republic of Ireland, including three from the most recent international against Turkey - Matt Doherty, Declan Rice, and Scott Hogan. We expect all three to earn further caps

In recent years, single caps have been a rarity, with only 14 players playing once at senior international level since the year 2000, including the three mentioned above. By contrast 34 players have a single cap from the 18 years of international competition involving the Republic's team.

Of the 102, only five marked their solitary appearance with a goal, and only one, former Bohemians striker Jimmy White, scored more than once. The last player to score in his only international appearance was Jimmy McCann against Germany in 1956

PlayerDateLevelHomeScoreAwayGoals
Mick Foley21-March-1926FriendlyItaly3-0Republic of Ireland
Denis Doyle21-March-1926FriendlyItaly3-0Republic of Ireland
James Connolly21-March-1926FriendlyItaly3-0Republic of Ireland
Joe Grace21-March-1926FriendlyItaly3-0Republic of Ireland
Jack Fagan21-March-1926FriendlyItaly3-0Republic of Ireland
Fran Watters21-March-1926FriendlyItaly3-0Republic of Ireland
Frank Collins23-April-1927FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-2Italy
Alec Kirkland23-April-1927FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-2Italy
Tommy Muldoon23-April-1927FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-2Italy
Christy Martin23-April-1927FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-2Italy
Jimmy White12-February-1928FriendlyBelgium2-4Republic of Ireland2
Jack Sullivan12-February-1928FriendlyBelgium2-4Republic of Ireland1
Joe Kinsella12-February-1928FriendlyBelgium2-4Republic of Ireland
Jack Byrne12-February-1928FriendlyBelgium2-4Republic of Ireland
Jim Maguire20-April-1929FriendlyRepublic of Ireland4-0Belgium
John Burke20-April-1929FriendlyRepublic of Ireland4-0Belgium
Jimmy Bermingham20-April-1929FriendlyRepublic of Ireland4-0Belgium
Robert Egan20-April-1929FriendlyRepublic of Ireland4-0Belgium
Sean Byrne26-April-1931FriendlySpain1-1Republic of Ireland
Charlie Reid26-April-1931FriendlySpain1-1Republic of Ireland
Larry Doyle13-December-1931FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-5Spain
Patsy Gallagher13-December-1931FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-5Spain
Michael McCarthy08-May-1932FriendlyNetherlands0-2Republic of Ireland
Miah Lynch25-February-1934World Cup QualifierRepublic of Ireland4-4Belgium
Tom Burke25-February-1934World Cup QualifierRepublic of Ireland4-4Belgium
Johnny Squires08-April-1934World Cup QualifierNetherlands5-2Republic of Ireland1
Paddy Meehan08-April-1934World Cup QualifierNetherlands5-2Republic of Ireland
Paddy Bermingham16-December-1934FriendlyRepublic of Ireland2-4Hungary1
Dick Griffiths16-December-1934FriendlyRepublic of Ireland2-4Hungary
Bill McGuire08-December-1935FriendlyRepublic of Ireland3-5Netherlands
Paddy Andrews08-December-1935FriendlyRepublic of Ireland3-5Netherlands
Owen Madden03-May-1936FriendlyHungary3-3Republic of Ireland
Hugh Connolly17-October-1936FriendlyRepublic of Ireland5-2Germany
Joe Williams10-October-1937World Cup QualifierNorway3-2Republic of Ireland
Tom Arrigan07-November-1937World Cup QualifierRepublic of Ireland3-3Norway
Ned Courtney16-June-1946FriendlyPortugal3-1Republic of Ireland
Mick O'Flanagan30-September-1946FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-1England
Johnny McGowan02-March-1947FriendlyRepublic of Ireland3-2Spain
William J Hayes24-April-1949FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-2Belgium
Lar O'Byrne24-April-1949FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-2Belgium
Gerry Malone24-April-1949FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-2Belgium
Pat Daly08-September-1949World Cup QualifierRepublic of Ireland3-0Finland
Jimmy Coffey09-October-1949World Cup QualifierFinland1-1Republic of Ireland
Mattie Clarke10-May-1950FriendlyBelgium5-1Republic of Ireland
Terry Murray10-May-1950FriendlyBelgium5-1Republic of Ireland
Bobby Duffy10-May-1950FriendlyBelgium5-1Republic of Ireland
Christy Giles26-November-1950FriendlyRepublic of Ireland2-2Norway
Jim Higgins13-May-1951FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-1Argentina
Tim Cuneen30-May-1951FriendlyNorway2-3Republic of Ireland
Florrie Burke17-October-1951FriendlyRepublic of Ireland3-2Germany
Sean Cusack16-November-1952FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-1France
Liam Munroe28-October-1953World Cup QualifierRepublic of Ireland4-0Luxembourg
Tom Scannell07-March-1954World Cup QualifierLuxembourg0-1Republic of Ireland
Mick Gallagher07-March-1954World Cup QualifierLuxembourg0-1Republic of Ireland
Fred Kearns07-March-1954World Cup QualifierLuxembourg0-1Republic of Ireland
Noel Kelly07-March-1954World Cup QualifierLuxembourg0-1Republic of Ireland
Albie Murphy19-October-1955FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-4Yugoslavia
Jimmy McCann25-November-1956FriendlyRepublic of Ireland3-0Germany1
Shay Keogh05-October-1958FriendlyRepublic of Ireland2-2Poland
Tommy Taylor05-October-1958FriendlyRepublic of Ireland2-2Poland
Christy Doyle05-April-1959European Cup QualifierRepublic of Ireland2-0Czechoslovakia
Richard Whittaker10-May-1959European Cup QualifierCzechoslovakia4-0Republic of Ireland
Maurice Swan18-May-1960FriendlySweden4-1Republic of Ireland
John O'Neill28-September-1960FriendlyRepublic of Ireland2-3Wales
Dinny Lowry08-April-1962FriendlyRepublic of Ireland2-3Austria
Eddie Bailham24-May-1964FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-3England
Fran Brennan24-March-1965FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-2Belgium
John Keogh04-May-1966FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-4Germany
Mick Smyth30-October-1968FriendlyPoland1-0Republic of Ireland
Billy Newman27-May-1969World Cup QualifierDenmark2-0Republic of Ireland
Kevin Fitzpatrick07-October-1969World Cup QualifierCzechoslovakia3-0Republic of Ireland
Mick Gannon10-October-1971European Cup QualifierAustria6-0Republic of Ireland
Mick Kearin10-October-1971European Cup QualifierAustria6-0Republic of Ireland
Eamon Fagan06-June-1973FriendlyNorway1-1Republic of Ireland
Tony Macken09-February-1977FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-1Spain
Cathal Muckian12-April-1978FriendlyPoland3-0Republic of Ireland
Jerome Clarke12-April-1978FriendlyPoland3-0Republic of Ireland
Austin Hayes02-May-1979European Cup QualifierRepublic of Ireland2-0Denmark
Mick Fairclough21-May-1982FriendlyChile1-0Republic of Ireland
Johnny Walsh30-May-1982FriendlyTrinidad and Tobago2-1Republic of Ireland
Gary Howlett03-June-1984TournamentChina PR0-1Republic of Ireland
Barry Murphy23-April-1986FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-1Uruguay
Peter Eccles23-April-1986FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-1Uruguay
Kelham O'Hanlon10-November-1987FriendlyRepublic of Ireland5-0Israel
Pat Scully19-October-1988FriendlyRepublic of Ireland4-0Tunisia
Mike Milligan29-April-1992FriendlyRepublic of Ireland4-1USA
Owen Coyle20-April-1994FriendlyNetherlands0-1Republic of Ireland
Keith Branagan11-February-1997FriendlyWales0-0Republic of Ireland
Mickey Evans11-October-1997World Cup QualifierRepublic of Ireland1-1Romania
Paul Butler23-February-2000FriendlyRepublic of Ireland3-2Czech Republic
Richard Sadlier13-February-2002FriendlyRepublic of Ireland2-0Russia
Jim Goodwin21-August-2002FriendlyFinland0-3Republic of Ireland
John Thompson18-November-2003FriendlyRepublic of Ireland3-0Canada
Michael Doyle05-June-2004FriendlyNetherlands0-1Republic of Ireland
Jonathan Macken18-August-2004FriendlyRepublic of Ireland1-1Bulgaria
Joe Lapira23-May-2007FriendlyEcuador1-1Republic of Ireland
Peter Murphy26-May-2007FriendlyBolivia1-1Republic of Ireland
Paddy Madden14-August-2013FriendlyWales0-0Republic of Ireland
Andy Boyle28-March-2017FriendlyRepublic of Ireland0-1Iceland
Matt Doherty23-March-2018FriendlyTurkey1-0Republic of Ireland
Scott Hogan23-March-2018FriendlyTurkey1-0Republic of Ireland
Declan Rice23-March-2018FriendlyTurkey1-0Republic of Ireland
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Saturday, 12 May 2018

Round up for week of Monday, 7th May 2018

Monday, 7th May 2018
Scottish Championship Play-Offs
Dundee Utd 2-3 Livingston
Willo Flood was sent off for the first time since August 2007

Tuesday, 8th May 2018
Scottish Premier League
Hamilton Academical 1-2 St Johnstone
David McMillan scored his second goal in two games in what was the striker's first start for St Johnstone

Ross County 0-1 Dundee
Aaron McCarey started his first game since Saturday, 31st March

Wednesday, 9th May 2018
Premier League
Manchester City 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in a months

Scottish Premier League
Celtic 0-0 Kilmarnock
Gary Dicker made his 25th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa
Lech PoznaƄ 0-2 Jagiellonia BiaƂystok
In his first start since Friday, 1st December, Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal of the season - his fourth goal also came in that same game in December

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Monday, 7 May 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th May 2018

Friday, 4th May 2018
Scottish Premier League
Partick Thistle 1-1 Ross County
Conor Sammon was named in a starting XI for the 200th time since leaving the League of Ireland
Daniel Devine made his first appearance in a month

Saturday, 5th May 2018
Premier League
Leicester City 0-2 West Ham United
Declan Rice made his 25th Premier League appearance

League 1
Blackburn 2-1 Oxford United
Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal for Blackburn, more than three years after his last goal, on loan at Burton in January 2015

Fleetwood 2-0 Walsall
Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal of the season

Northampton 2-2 Oldham
Brendan Moloney made his first appearance in a month

League 2
Exeter 1-0 Colchester
Liam McAlinden's start against Colchester was the striker's first appearance since Tuesday, 20th March

Forest Green 0-3 Grimsby
James Berrett's late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in a month

Lincoln City 1-1 Yeovil
Corey Whelan returned to Yeovil and his start against Lincoln was his first appearance since Saturday, 10th March

Mansfield Town 1-1 Crawley
Mark Connolly made his 200th career start, and was booked for the first time since March

Notts County 0-0 Luton
Glen Rea made his 50th appearance of the season
Alan Sheehan was shown his first yellow card in a month

Swindon Town 3-0 Accrington Stanley
After being shown two yellow cards, Jimmy Dunne was sent off for the first time in his career


Scottish Premier League
Dundee 1-0 Hamilton Academical
Darren O'Dea started his first game in a month

Motherwell 1-5 St Johnstone
David McMillan scored his first goal for St Johnstone in his first appearance since Saturday, 27th January

Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 0-1 Melbourne Victory
Roy O'Donovan was sent off for the second time in two months

Sunday, 6th May 2018
Premier League
Arsenal 5-0 Burnley
Jeff Hendrick started his first start since Saturday, 10th March.
Hendrick, Stephen Ward, and Kevin Long were all named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th February

Championship
Cardiff 0-0 Reading
Paul McShane came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 13th January

Ipswich 2-2 Middlesbrough
Shane McLoughlin's late introduction was his debut appearance in the Championship

Leeds United 2-0 QPR
Eunan O'Kane came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Millwall 1-0 Aston Villa
Aiden O'Brien was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 20th Januar
Shaun Williams's first goal since Friday, 30 March was also his fifth goal in the Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Burton Albion
Sean Maguire's start was his 25th appearance for Preston North End

Sunderland 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance in the Championship
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Thursday, 3 May 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th April 2018

Friday, 27th April 2018
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts
Anthony O'Connor's first goal since August was also his fifth goal for Aberdeen

Saturday, 28th April 2018
Premier League
Southampton 2-1 Bournemouth
Shane Long came off the bench for his 150th appearance for Southampton

Championship
Hull City 0-2 Cardiff
David Meyler was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Leeds United
In what was his last appearance for Norwich City, Wes Hoolahan's start was his 470th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland, the goal he scored was his 70th since leaving the LOI, and his 30th in the Championship. #ThanksWes

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City
Daryl Murphy start was the striker's first appearance since since Saturday, 17th March

QPR 3-1 Birmingham City
Ryan Manning was booked for the first time since November

Sheffield United 0-1 Preston North End
Alan Browne's winner was his 15th goal for Preston

Middlesbrough 2-0 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1
Bradford City 0-2 Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin's start was his 50th appearance of the season, and  his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Gillingham
Bradley Garmston made his 50th start for Gillingham

Oldham 0-0 Doncaster Rovers
Ian Lawlor was named in the Doncaster starting XI for the first time since February

Oxford United 2-1 Rochdale
Ryan Delaney was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 13th March

Peterborough 2-0 Fleetwood
Paddy Madden made his 300th appearance since leaving Bohemians

Plymouth 2-1 Rotherham
Graham Carey scored his 15th goal of the season
Richie Towell's first goal since Saturday, 17 March was his fifth goal League One

League 2
Chesterfield 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Michael Harriman's own goal was his first since March 2013

Colchester 0-0 Swindon Town
Donal McDermott was booked for the first time since November

Newport Co. 2-1 Cambridge United
Barry Corr was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 3-1 Exeter
Luke Wade Slater's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 7th November
Pierce Sweeney's ninth goal of the season was his first goal in a month

Yeovil 2-3 Mansfield Town
Connor Smith's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 10th March

Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 5-3 Kilmarnock
Alan Power's first yellow card in nearly two months was his fifth booking of 2017/18

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee
Darren O'Dea was booked for the first time since November

St Johnstone 1-1 Partick Thistle
Niall Keown made his 50th career start
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal since Thursday, 29th June 2017
Conor Sammon's first goal since Saturday, 24 February was his tenth goal of the season, and his 30th goal in the SPL

Tuesday, 1st May 2018
League 2
Chesterfield 1-0 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond's start was his 50th appearance for Newport County
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