Irish Premier League players in the 2010s

After reviewing the appearance data for Ireland players in the Premier League during the 2010s, we are delighted to announce Seamus Coleman as our player of the decade!

Coleman made more Premier League appearance than any other Irish player in the 2010s, appearing 257 times for Everton Football Club
Shane Long(254), James McCarthy(237), Glenn Whelan(235), Jonathan Walters(229), and John O'Shea(212) were the only other players to make more than 200 appearances during the decade

Coleman also started more games than any other Irish player. He was named in the Everton starting XI 237 times.
James McCarthy(214), Glenn Whelan(204), and John O'Shea(202) are the only other players with more than 200 starts

Shane Long was the top Irish scorer in the Premier League across the 2010s, with 48 goals, including only one penalty

Jonathan Walters scored the most penalties in the last ten years, with eleven goals from 12 yards

Seamus Coleman was the top scorer without a single penalty, with twenty goals

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 28th December 2019

Saturday, 28th December 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Will Smallbone was named in the Southampton matchday squad for the first time

Sunday, 29th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United

Callum Robinson was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the first time in two months

Championship

Bristol City 3-0 Luton

James Collins' start was his 25th Championship appearance

Fulham 1-0 Stoke City

Cyrus Christie's start was his 50th appearance for Fulham

Millwall 1-0 Brentford

Aiden O'Brien marked his first start in two months with his fourth goal of the season - his first time scoring in consecutive appearances since January 2018
Millwall started all four of the Irish players at the club - O'Brien, Molumby, Pearce and Williams - for the first time this season, the first time the Lions started four Irish players since March 2015

QPR 1-2 Hull City

Ryan Manning's assist was his fifth for QPR

League 1

Gillingham 1-0 Rochdale

Thomas O'Connor's start for Gillingham was his 25th in senior football
Paul McShane's start was his first appearance in a month
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time since August

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Oxford United

Shane McLoughlin was unfortunate to mark his 25th appearance for AFC Wimbledon with his first own goal for the club

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Sunderland

Kieran Sadlier complete his first assist for Doncaster in two months

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Scunthorpe

Paul Green's first goal since September was also his fifth goal for Crewe

Newport Co. 1-1 Leyton Orient

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season
Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth 2-1 Stevenage

Niall Canavan's first goal of the season, eleven months after his last strike, was also the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 30th December 2019

Championship

Derby County 2-1 Charlton

Jason Knight's brace was his first goals in senior football

Round Up for St Stephen's Day 2019 fixtures

Thursday, 26th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time in a month

Chelsea 0-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi is the tenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season, the first time there has been ten, or more, Irish goalscorers since the 2916/17 season

Everton 1-0 Burnley

Kevin Long came off the bench for his first appearance in the 2019/20 Premier League season - his first appearance for Burnley in four months - making him the seventeenth Irish player to appear in this season's competition, two more than in 2018/19 and equaling the total from 2017/18

Sheffield United 1-1 Watford

David McGoldrick was named in Sheffield United's starting XI for the 50th time

Championship

Luton 3-3 Fulham

James Collins' assist was his first since October

Leeds United 1-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's goal was his 30th strike for Preston

A fabulous flowing team move from Preston is finished off by Browne after the team won the ball back deep in their own half - a perfectly-executed counter attack 👌

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— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 26, 2019

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

The first goal of Kieran Sadlier's brace was his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ronan Curtis' tenth goal of the season was also his 20th in League Oene

Rochdale 2-3 Fleetwood

In his 25th appearance for Rochdale, Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Southend United 2-2 MK Dons

Robert Kiernan scored his first goal of the season was also the fifth goal of his career
Joe Mason fourth goal of the season was also his tenth goal in League One, and the 60th goal of his career

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 0-1 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started a game for Plymouth for the first time in a month

Exeter 1-0 Newport Co.

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Salford City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra

Adam Rooney returned to the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 4-0 Cambridge United

Eoin Doyle marked his 250th start in British football by becoming only the second player to score in eleven consecutive league games this decade

⚽️ @Official_STFC's Eoin Doyle is only the 2nd player this century, after Jamie Vardy, to score in 11 successive league appearances in England's top 4 divisions pic.twitter.com/TI1C8Xcchb

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 26, 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-2 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan started for Hibs for the first time since Saturday, 2nd November
Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since August

Ross County 1-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Friday, 27th December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Manchester City

Matt Doherty marked his 25th appearance of the season with his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for the weekend of Friday, 20th December 2019

Friday, 20th December 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 0-3 Rangers

In his 25th appearance of the season, Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time since September

Saturday, 21st December 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the fifth time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' start was his 25th appearance in the Premier League
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in two months

Newcastle Utd 1-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy completed 90 minutes in a league game for the first time in three years

Norwich 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season in what was his 250th start for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Millwall 1-2 Barnsley

Aiden O'Brien scored his tenth Championship goal
Jay Molumby's first booking since Saturday, 9 November was his fifth yellow card of the season

QPR 2-2 Charlton

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Brentford

Dara O'Shea came off the bench for his Championship debut - this was his first appearance since August

League 1

Gillingham 3-1 MK Dons

Jack Bonham made his 25th appearance for Gillingham - all of which have been starts
Thomas O'Connor's start was his 25th appearance in senior football

Bolton 3-2 Southend United

Daryl Murphy's completed his first assist since New Year's Day

Burton Albion 3-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell made his 50th appearance in League One

Rotherham 2-2 Fleetwood

Trevor Clarke was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Salford City

Adam Rooney scored for the first time in a month
Dylan Connolly assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12th October

Forest Green 2-2 Swindon Town

Eoin Doyle scored for the 10th game in succession, the first goal of his brace was his 20th goal for the club

Port Vale 1-1 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes made his fifth assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

Jon Gallagher made his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Hamilton Academical 2-1 Hearts

Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-0 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran completed his tenth assist for the club

Round Up for weekend of Satuday, 14th December 2019

Saturday, 14th December 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-0 Aston Villa

David McGoldrick's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Championship

Brentford 1-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 25th time

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean started a game for Stoke for the 50th time

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Callum Reilly scored his first goal in two months
Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time this season

Accrington Stanley 4-1 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his 20th goal for Portsmouth

Fleetwood 1-1 Gillingham

Paddy Madden's marked his 300th appearance in League One with his 16th goal of the season

Shrewsbury 2-1 Coventry

Jordan Shipley scored his fifth goal of the season

Southend United 2-2 Rotherham

Robert Kiernan scored an own goal for the first time since January 2011

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Grimsby

Canice Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 1-1 Cambridge United

Samir Carruthers started his first game in three months

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Mansfield Town

Eddie Nolan made his 350th career appearance

Leyton Orient 0-0 Bradford City

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

Plymouth 3-0 Morecambe

Billy Clarke's introduction in the second half was his 50th appearance in League Two

Salford City 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-1 St Johnstone

Aidan Keena was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time in three months

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Dundee United

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 4-0 DUNAV 2010

Graham Carey scored his first goal for CSKA Sofia

Sunday, 15th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester United 1-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's first start since Tuesday, 29th October was his 300th appearance for Everton

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 14th November 2019

Thursday, 14th November 2019

International Friendly

Republic of Ireland 3-1 New Zealand

Both Kieran O'Hara and Jack Byrne started for Ireland for the first time in their second appearanceCiaran Clark's start was his first international appearance since Thursday, 6th September 2018
Both Troy Parrott and Lee O'Connor's starts were also their international debut
Sean Maguire scored his first goal in his first start since Saturday, 23rd March
In his third appearance, and his first starting since May 2018, Derrick Williams scored his first international goal
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for Ireland

Saturday, 16th November 2019

League 1

Bolton 1-0 MK Dons

Joe Mason made his first start for MK Dons - this was his first start since October 2018

Coventry 2-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Lincoln City

Cian Bolger first booking in seven weeks, was also his fifth yellow card of the season

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 25th career appearance

Forest Green 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan made his 50th start for Plymouth

Port Vale 2-1 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season, in what was his first start in a month

Salford City 2-3 Swindon Town

Adam Rooney scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season
Eoin Doyle scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season, and also completed his first assist of the season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th December 2019

Tuesday, 10th December 2019

Championship

Bristol City 1-2 Millwall

Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the first time since August
Sean Maguire scored for the first time since Saturday, 21st September
Joe Rafferty was sent off for the first time for Preston, three and a half years after his last red card in February 2017

Stoke City 3-0 Luton

Alan Sheehan started for Luton for the first time in almost three months
Glen Rea made his first appearance of the season (his first in almost a year), this was also his first appearance in the Championship
James McClean scored his 15th Championship goal, and was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-2 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly's late introduction for Dundee was his first appearance in a month

English FA Cup

Ipswich 1-2 Coventry

Barry Cotter's start was his first appearance in the FA Cup

Wednesday, 11th December 2019

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Jason Knight was booked for the first time this season in what was his first start since Saturday, 31st August

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th December 2019

Friday, 6th December 2019

Championship

Millwall 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams marked his 250th appearance for Millwall with his second goal in two games - his first time scoring in consecutive games since August 2016
Aiden O'Brien's late equaliser was his first goal since Tuesday, 13 August

Saturday, 7th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 5-0 Burnley

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the competition - the 16th Irish player to appear in the Premier League this season, one more than appeared in 2018/19.
Parrott is the third Irish teenage player to play in the competition this season, the first time that's happened since 2011/12

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist of the season - his first since January

Luton 2-1 Wigan

James Collins' start was his 450th career appearance
Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-2 AFC Wimbledon

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Bolton

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin completed his first assist in two months

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge made his fifth assist for Ipswich

League 2

Cambridge United 1-0 Plymouth

On his first appearance since Saturday, 14 September, Samir Carruthers was shown his first yellow card since February 2017

Colchester 1-0 Salford City

Richie Towell was booked for the first time since August

Forest Green 0-2 Scunthorpe

Kevin Dawson started his first game for Forest Green in three months
Dominic Bernard was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-3 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes completed two assist in this game - before this his last assist came in August

Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal in two months

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-0 Hearts

Aidan Keena came off the bench for his first appearance in six weeks
Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time since January 2018

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-1 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since March 2016

Inverness CT 2-0 Ayr

Aaron Doran made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 8 December 2019

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Premier League
Stevens is the ninth Irish player to score in the competition this season, the most since 2016/17 when ten players scored
Callum Robinson was booked for the first time in 14 months

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 3rd December 2019

Tuesday, 3rd December 2019

Premier League

Burnley 1-4 Manchester City

Robbie Brady's first goal of the season, his first in more than two years, was also his fifth goal for Burnley.
Brady is the eighth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season, one more than in 2018/19

League 1

Burton Albion 1-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his 25th goal in English football,
John-Joe O'Toole was sent off for the second time this season, the ninth red card of his career

Football League Trophy

Colchester 1-2 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was booked for the first time in a month

Portsmouth 2-1 Northampton

Marcus Harness scored his fifth goal for Portsmouth
Michael Harriman scored his first goal for Northampton, this was his first goal since September 2017

MK Dons 2-0 Coventry

Joe Mason's strike was his first goal in the competition

Wednesday, 4th December 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's start was his 400th career appearance

Southampton 2-1 Norwich

Shane Long completed his first assist since January in what was his 100th time being named in the Southampton starting XI

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-2 Rangers

Jon Gallagher's goal was the first of his career

Hearts 1-1 Livingston

Jake Mulraney started his first game in six weeks

Kilmarnock 0-0 St Johnstone

Gary Dicker's booking (his first in a month) was his fifth yellow card of the season

Ross County 2-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Football League Trophy

Peterborough 1-1 Ipswich

Barry Cotter made his first appearance of the season on his 21st birthday

Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Leicester City U21

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance in a month
Shane Blaney's start was his first appearance in two months

Tranmere 3-2 Manchester United U21

Ayodeji Sotona came off the bench for his first appearance in senior football, and was sent off for the first time

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Leyton Orient

In his first appearance in a month, Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time in two months

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 30th November 2019

Saturday, 30th November 2019

Premier League

Two Irish teenagers (Aaron Connolly and Michael Obafemi) were named in the starting XI of their respective clubs in the Premier League today, for the first time since Saturday, 21st January 2006 when Joey O'Brien and Stephen Ireland (both 19) started for Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City, respectively.

Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace

Robbie Brady started his first game in six weeks

Southampton 2-1 Watford

Shane Long's appearance off the bench was his 300th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Birmingham City 1-1 Millwall

Shaun Williams scored his first goal of the season - and what a way to do it!

Derby County 1-1 QPR

Jason Knight came off the bench for his first appearance since Wednesday, 2nd October

League 2

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City

Corey O'Keeffe's first booking in nine weeks was his fifth yellow card of the season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 St Mirren

Jon Gallagher was named in the Aberdeen starting XI for the first time in a month

Hibernian 2-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Motherwell 4-0 St Johnstone

Jake Carroll scored his first goal for Motherwell, this was his first goal since March 2016

English FA Cup

Portsmouth 2-1 Altrincham

Marcus Harness started his first game in five weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 1st December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Sheffield United

Matt Doherty's goal was his scored his 25th goal for the club, this was also the 30th goal of his career
John Egan was booked for the first time this season

English FA Cup

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge assisted a goal for the first time since August

Exeter 2-2 Hartlepool

Pierce Sweeney was named in the Exeter starting XI for the 150th time

Gillingham 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Mark Byrne scored his first goal of the season

Crawley 1-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal (his fourth in four games) was his 15th goal of the season and his 40th goal for the Fleetwood

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd November 2019

Saturday, 23rd November 2019

Premier League

Arsenal 2-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi started a game for Southampton for the first time in two months

Championship

Derby County 1-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last yellow card in December 2018

Luton 1-2 Leeds United

James Collins' goal was his first strike in two months

Stoke City 2-1 Wigan

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season - 15 months after his last booking in August 2018
James McClean's first booking in two months was also his fifth yellow card of 2019/20

Swansea 0-1 Millwall

Alex Pearce made his 25th appearance for Millwall, two months after his last appearance for the Lions

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham

Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time since September

Accrington Stanley 7-1 Bolton

Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time, and completed his fifth assist for Accrington Stanley in this game

MK Dons 2-3 Rotherham

Joe Mason scored his first goal for MK Dons, this was his first goal since scoring for Colorado Rapids in June 2018

Rochdale 0-3 Portsmouth

Jimmy Keohane started his 25th game for Rochdale
Ronan Curtis scored his 15th and 16th goals in League One

Sunderland 1-1 Coventry

Aiden McGeady's start was his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Northampton 2-0 Grimsby

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 2-1 Bradford City

Niall Canavan's own goal was his second for Plymouth, and the third of his career

Swindon Town 1-0 Mansfield Town

Eoin Doyle's goal was his 30th in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 3-1 Motherwell

Daryl Horgan scored his tenth goal for Hibernian

St Mirren 2-1 Ross County

Both Sam Foley and Sean McLoughlin scored their first goal for St Mirren

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-0 Dundee

Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, and scored his fifth of the season in this game

Slovakian Super Liga

Zemplín Michalovce 5-0 DAC

Connor Ronan's start was the 50th of his career

Sunday, 24th November 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 3-3 Manchester United

Callum Robinson completed his first assist of the season for Sheffield United's late equaliser

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 9th November 2019

Saturday, 9 November 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was booked for the first time since August

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark scored his tenth goal for the club, the 20th goal of his career, and in two consecutive games for the first time in his career

Southampton 1-2 Everton

Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 1-1 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick completed his first assist of the season

Championship

Barnsley 2-4 Stoke City

In new manager Michael O'Neill's first game, James McClean was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 1st October

Birmingham City 0-1 Fulham

In his first appearance since August, Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time this season

Leeds United 2-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams scored his fifth goal for Blackburn, this was also the tenth goal of his career

Millwall 2-1 Charlton

Shaun Williams made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 3-1 Huddersfield

Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season
Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season

QPR 2-2 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time since April 2018 in what was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Reading 3-0 Luton

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 24th September

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 5-2 St Mirren

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal of the season

English FA Cup

Sunderland 1-1 Gillingham

Aiden McGeady scored his 70th goal of his career, this was also his fifth goal of the season

Crawley 4-1 Scunthorpe

Reece Grego Cox's brace was his first goals in the FA Cup

Colchester 0-2 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's brace was his first goal since August

Salford City 1-1 Burton Albion

Richie Towell scored for the first time since the end of August

Grimsby 1-1 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien made his 150th career start
Padraig Amond made his 25th appearance in the competition

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Shane McLoughlin was named in the starting XI for the first time since September

Cheltenham 1-1 Swindon Town

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Crewe Alexandra

Seamus Conneely made his 200th appearance for Accrington Stanley
Paul Green made his first assist of the season

MK Dons 0-1 Port Vale

Joe Mason made his first appearance for MK Dons, this was his first appearance since December 2018

Indian Super League

Atlético de Kolkata 3-1 Jamshedpur

Carl McHugh was booked for the first time this season

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 3-1 Trenčín

Connor Ronan made his 25th start for DAC

Sunday, 10th November 2019

Premier League

Manchester United 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's started his first game for the Seagulls since September

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa

Matt Doherty's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st November 2015

Friday, 1st November 2019

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Saturday, 2nd November 2019

Premier League

The two goals scored by Duffy and Clark today brings the total number of Irish goalscorers in the Premier League in 2019/20 to seven - as many as scored in the 2018/19 season

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Norwich

Shane Duffy scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since February

West Ham United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since January

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the first time in a month

Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Burton Albion

Kieran Sadlier scored his tenth goal for Doncaster

Rochdale 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell scored an own goal for the first time since August 2014

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney unfortunately scored the first own goal of his career in what was his 150th appearance for Exeter

Carlisle United 2-1 Macclesfield

Canice Carroll's late second half introduction was his 50th career appearance
Emmanuel Osadebe was shown his first yellow card in two months

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Eddie Nolan made his 100th start for Crewe Alexandra

Mansfield Town 2-3 Colchester

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall

Rory Gaffney scored his first goal for loan club Walsall

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Queen of the South

Ryan Scully made his 25th appearance for Dunfermline

Inverness CT 0-3 Dundee Utd

Aaron Doran was named in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle starting XI for the 200th time
Mark Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance for Dundee in two months

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 25th October 2019

Friday, 25th October 2019

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-1 Melbourne Victory

Roy O'Donovan was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 26th October 2019

Premier League

West Ham United 1-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was shown his first yellow card of the 2019/20 season

Burnley 2-4 Chelsea

Robbie Brady's two assists in this game was the first time there were two assists by an Irish player in a single Premier League game since Brady and Jeff Hendrick assisted a goal each for Burnley against Swansea in November 2017

Championship

Millwall 2-0 Stoke City

Scott Hogan was named in the Stoke starting XI for the first time in a month

Preston North End 3-2 Blackburn

Both Sean Maguire and Alan Browne completed their tenth assist for Preston in this game, Browne's was his first of the season

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen marked his 25th appearance in the Championships with his first goal in the competition

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Gillingham

Mark Byrne's start was his 150th appearance for Gillingham
Thomas O'Connor made his first assist of the season

Bristol Rovers 2-2 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' strike was his 15th goal for Portsmouth

Burton Albion 0-0 Blackpool

Stephen Quinn's start (his first appearance in a month) was his 100th appearance in League One

Southend United 1-3 Ipswich

Simon Cox was booked for the first time in a month in what was his 150th start for Southend United

League 2

Colchester 3-1 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien made his 100th start for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-2 Ross County

Daryl Horgan first goal since August was also his fifth goal in the SPL

Tuesday, 29th October 2019

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Arbroath

Ryan Scully's first start since Saturday, 31 August 2019(58 days)
Ryan Scully's first appearance since Saturday, 31 August 2019(58 days)

Queen of the South 0-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's first goal since Saturday, 7 September 2019(51 days)

English League Cup

Manchester City 3-1 Southampton

Shane Long made his 25th appearance in the competition

Football League Trophy

Plymouth 0-1 Chelsea U21

Billy Clarke made his first start for Plymouth

Wednesday, 30th October 2019

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time since August
Jake Carroll made his first assist of the season - his first since November 2018

English League Cup

Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance for Liverpool in a month

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 19th October 2019

Friday, 18th October 2019

League 1

Lincoln City 0-0 Shrewsbury

In his 25th start for Lincoln City, Cian Bolger was sent off for the first time for the club. This was the fifth time he'd been sent off in his career, and the first time since September 2018

Tranmere 1-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin's start for Southend was his 200th appearance in English football
Simon Cox completed his first assist of the season

Saturday, 19th October 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Leicester City 2-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was named in a starting XI for Burnley for the 100th time
Robbie Brady made his first start of the season

Championship

Brentford 3-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams started his 350th game in English football

Charlton 3-0 Derby County

Josh Cullen made his first assist of the season, this was his fifth assist for Charlton

Hull City 2-3 QPR

Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal for QPR

Luton 3-0 Bristol City

In his 100th start for Luton, James Collins completed his first assist since December 2018

Reading 1-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was named in the Preston starting XI for the 50th time

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Kieran Sadlier scored his fifth goal of the season

Fleetwood 4-1 Burton Albion

In his first start in month, Paddy Madden scored his first hat trick in English football, and completed his first assist of the season. The first goal of the triple was his 100th goal in League One
John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th appearance in League One

Gillingham 1-2 Peterborough

Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox scored his fifth goal for Crawley

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Swindon Town

Eddie Nolan made his 150th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 2-2 Mansfield Town

Conor Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season, more than two years after his last booking in September 2017

Newport Co. 2-1 Scunthorpe

Mark O'Brien scored an own goal for the first time since January 2015, and also assisted a goal for the first time since October 2017

Northampton 2-0 Salford City

Alan McCormack started a game for the first time since early August
Michael Harriman was booked for the first time since November 2018 in whay was his 250th career appearance
Adam Rooney made his 50th appearance in League Two

Oldham 0-1 Macclesfield

After signing a short term deal during the week, Chris McCann made his first appearance for Oldham, and was booked for the first time since December 2018

Plymouth 2-0 Carlisle United

Billy Clarke made his first appearance for Plymouth, the former U21 striker signed a short term with the Pilgrims the day before

Port Vale 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin's 50th start for Stevenage was also his 450th career appearance

Walsall 1-2 Cheltenham

Liam Kinsella was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-1 Livingston

Gary Dicker scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since January 2017

Motherwell 0-3 Aberdeen

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance of the season as a late second half substitute for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Second League

Pirin Blagoevgrad 3-1 Pomorie

Conor Henderson scored his first goal of the season in his first start of the season - his first strike since April 2018

Scottish Premier League

Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-1 Ironi Kiryat

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal since August

Sunday, 20th October 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Rangers

In his first start since August, Aidan White was booked for the first time this season, also his first yellow card since January 2017,

Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters 2-1 Atlético de Kolkata

On the opening day of the new season in India, Carl McHugh marked his first appearance for Atlético de Kolkata with his first goal since August 2018

Monday, 21st October 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Arsenal

David McGoldrick was booked for the first time since December 2018, in his first appearance in a month

What if Premier League results were aggregated?

A really interesting question was asked recently on the Football365 mailbox - what if Premier League results were decided on aggregate, similar to the knock out stages of the Champions League and Europa League. So, for example, Liverpool's two results against Manchester City last season - a 0-0 draw at Anfield and a 2-1 loss at the Etihad stadium - would result in a 2-1 win, and three points, for Pep Guardiola's side. This reduces the number of results in a season from 38 to 19, and the maximum points a team can earn is reduced from 114 to 57.

Part of the appearance data aggregated here at Irish Abroad is the actual results, so applying this restructured points system to the fixtures of the 2018/19 season results in the following table.

Liverpool are the obvious winners from the new system, finishing one place higher as champions only one pair of fixtures resulting in a loss all season. Manchester City finish in second, despite going the season unbeaten, with a number of draws meaning they slip to second. The big movers on the new table are Arsenal, who climb three places to third in the table. No other team moves by more than two places. While the top half has some movement, nine of the bottom eleven teams are in the same position, with West Ham's drop of two places the only difference to the actual league table.

Team	Points	+/-
Liverpool	54	+1
Manchester City	53	-1
Arsenal	40	+3
Tottenham	37	=
Leicester City	33	-2
Chelsea	32	+1
Manchester United	32	+1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	31	+1
Everton	30	-1
Crystal Palace	27	+2
Watford	26	=
West Ham United	26	-2
Newcastle Utd	25	=
Bournemouth	21	=
Burnley	18	=
Southampton	18	=
Brighton and Hove Albion	17	=
Cardiff	13	=
Fulham	7	=
Huddersfield	5	=

Teenage (Competitive) Kicks

After starting against in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Switzerland, Aaron Connolly joined an elite group of players who made their full competitive debut before their 20th birthday.

Only 16 players (including Connolly) have done this in the 564 game history of the Republic, starting with Kevin O'Flanagan and Jackie Carey in a qualifier for the 1938 World Cup against Norway.

Before Connolly, the last time a teenage player started a competitive game was in September 1998, when Robbie Keane and Damien Duff, aged 18 and 19 respectively, started against Croatia in a 2-0 win for the Boys in Green. Keane is also the youngest player ever to start a competitive game

Player	Level	Date of birth	Date	Home	Score	Away	Age
Kevin O'Flanagan	World Cup Qualifier	10 June 1919	7 November 1937	Republic of Ireland	3-3	Norway	18 years, 150 days
Jackie Carey	World Cup Qualifier	23 February 1919	7 November 1937	Republic of Ireland	3-3	Norway	18 years, 257 days
Arthur Fitzsimons	World Cup Qualifier	16 December 1929	8 September 1949	Republic of Ireland	3-0	Finland	19 years, 266 days
Liam Munroe	World Cup Qualifier	28 November 1933	28 October 1953	Republic of Ireland	4-0	Luxembourg	19 years, 334 days
Don Givens	World Cup Qualifier	9 August 1949	27 May 1969	Denmark	2-0	Republic of Ireland	19 years, 291 days
Jimmy Holmes	World Cup Qualifier	11 November 1953	15 November 1972	Republic of Ireland	2-1	France	19 years, 4 days
Liam Brady	European Cup Qualifier	13 February 1956	30 October 1974	Republic of Ireland	3-0	Soviet Union	18 years, 259 days
David O'Leary	World Cup Qualifier	2 May 1958	17 November 1976	France	2-0	Republic of Ireland	18 years, 199 days
Pierce O'Leary	European Cup Qualifier	5 November 1959	17 October 1979	Republic of Ireland	3-0	Bulgaria	19 years, 346 days
Steve Staunton	World Cup Qualifier	19 January 1969	16 November 1988	Spain	2-0	Republic of Ireland	19 years, 302 days
Mark Kennedy	European Cup Qualifier	15 May 1976	6 September 1995	Austria	3-1	Republic of Ireland	19 years, 114 days
David Connolly	World Cup Qualifier	6 June 1977	30 April 1997	Romania	1-0	Republic of Ireland	19 years, 328 days
Ian Harte	World Cup Qualifier	31 August 1977	31 August 1996	Liechtenstein	0-5	Republic of Ireland	19 years, 0 days
Damien Duff	European Cup Qualifier	2 March 1979	5 September 1998	Republic of Ireland	2-0	Croatia	19 years, 187 days
Robbie Keane	European Cup Qualifier	8 July 1980	5 September 1998	Republic of Ireland	2-0	Croatia	18 years, 59 days
Aaron Connolly	European Cup Qualifier	28 January 2000	15 October 2019	Switzerland	2-0	Republic of Ireland	19 years, 260 days

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 12th October 2019

Saturday, 12th October 2019

League 1

Blackpool 1-2 Rotherham

After returning from injury midweek in the Football League Trophy, Trevor Clarke made his first appearance in League One off the bench
Sean Scannell was booked for the first time this season, this was Scannell's first booking since September 2016!

Rochdale 2-1 Accrington Stanley

After signing a short term contract with Rochdale, Paul McShane made his first appearance for the Dale. This was the defender's first start since August 2018

Southend United 1-4 AFC Wimbledon

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for AFC Wimbledon, this was also his fifth goal in English football, and his first goal in almost exactly one year - his last strike came on Saturday, 6 October 2018

League 2

Carlisle United 2-4 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan's start was his 100th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Leyton Orient 3-1 Walsall

Conor Wilkinson scored his fifth goal in the competition, and in the same game was sent off for the first time since August 2017

Mansfield Town 6-1 Oldham

Conor Shaughnessy made his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-2 Bradford City

Dylan Connolly made his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 1-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Plymouth

Euro Qualifiers

Georgia 0-0 Republic of Ireland

Ireland are now unbeaten in nine internationals, the longest unbeaten run since the team went 14 games without losing between May 2011 and June 2012
Darren Randolph's start was his 40th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 70th appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his tenth appearance for Ireland
James Collins made his first start for Ireland
Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance for Ireland
Derrick Williams made his second appearance for Ireland, his first appearance since May 2018
Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time at international level since September 2016

Sunday, 13th October 2019

League 1

Coventry 0-1 Tranmere

Darren Potter made his 250th appearance in League One

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-1 Brisbane Roar

In the first A-League game of the season, Roy O'Donovan scored his 40th goal in the competition

Players to score in all four divisions in england

After breaking his Premier League duck against Norwich last weekend, Conor Hourihane reached a rare career milestone - scoring in each of the four divisions in England.

We only have comprehensive appearance data going back to the 2005-06 season, but we still managed to compile this list of players who managed the feat since then

1. David Connolly
Beginning his career at Watford, Connolly had scored for the Hornets in what was then known as Division 1 and Division 2, now the Championship and League One, before securing a move to Feyenoord. Following his return from the Netherlands, he scored for Wimbledon, West Ham, and Leicester in the Championship before a move to Wigan was quickly followed by his first Premier League goal in 2005-06 season. Connolly would go on to complete the quadruple by scoring four goals in League Two in his final season as a professional footballer for Portsmouth

2. Clinton Morrison
After scoring in his first appearance for Crystal Palace in the Premier League during the 1997-98 season, Morrison went on to score in the then-First Division for the Eagles. Morrison would also score for Birmingham in the Premier League, before returning to the South London side after four seasons. Following a move to Sheffield Wednesday in 2010, Morrison would collect strikes in League One, before finishing his career in 2015-16 with Exeter in League Two, with a single strike in the division

3. Gary Doherty
After scoring 12 times in three seasons in the Second Division with Luton, Doherty was brought to the Premier League by Tottenham Hotspur, where he scored four times across six seasons before moving to Norwich, for whom he scored three goals in the Championship. Following two seasons with Charlton in League One, the Donegal born player retired after two seasons in League Two with Wycombe, scoring twice in the 2012-13 season

4. Noel Hunt
After two seasons in the League of Ireland, and six in Scotland, Hunt scored his first goal in English football in the Championship with Reading in the 2008-09 season. The Waterford-born striker would also score twice in the Premier League for the Royals. Following moves to Leeds, Ipswich and Southend, where he scored four times in League One, he completed the achievement with a single strike for Portsmouth in League Two in the 2016-17 season

5. Stephen Elliott
After only two appearances for Manchester City in the Premier League, Elliott went on to score 22 league goals (20 in the Championship, 2 in the Premier League) for Sunderland in 81 league appearances on Wearside. Two goals in a loan spell at Norwich in League One in 2009-10 were followed in 2014-15 with a single strike in League Two for Carlisle 

6. Liam Lawrence
Lawrence began his career with Mansfield Town, where he scored in both the old Third and Second Division. A move to Sunderland in the 2004-05 season was followed with goals in the Championship and Premier League for the Black Cats

7. Sean Thornton
Thornton performances in the Second Division with Tranmere Rovers during the 2001-02 season, where he scored once, earned him a move the Premier League with Sunderland. He scored his only goal in the top division against Chelsea in April 2003 before scoring four times in the First Division the following season, following Sunderland's relegation. After three seasons in League One with Doncaster and Leyton Orient, Thornton scored for Shrewsbury in League Two during a loan spell at New Meadow

8. Kevin Kilbane
Beginning his career with local side Preston North End, Kilbane scored in both the third and second divisions for the Lilywhites before moving to West Brom, where his 15 goals in the First Division helped him secure a move to Premier League side Sunderland. Kilbane went on to score eight times for the Black Cats in the PL, before a moves to Everton, Wigan, and Hull, for whom he would score four, two, and one goals in the division, respectively

9. Steve Finnan

Finnan started his career in the youth setup at Wimbledon, and signed for non-league Welling on his release. Birmingham City offered him a professional contract, and he went on to score for the Blues in the First Division. After scoring for Notts County in the Second Division while on loan, he made a permanent move to Meadow Lane where he also scored in the Third Division. A move to Fulham meant more goals in the Second and First Divisions, but he didn't score his only goal in the Premier League until a year after his move to Liverpool in the 2003-04 season

10. Keith Andrews

Andrews had already made his Wolves debut before he scored his first senior goal on loan at Oxford in the Second Division. His second league goal was also on loan, this time with Walsall in the First Division. Andrews notched his first goal in League Two with MK Dons after his move in the 2006-07 season. Three years later, his manager with the Dons, Paul Ince, took him to the Premier League where he would go on to five league goals for the Lancashire side, followed by two more for West Brom

Notes
Each player also scored in both the League Cup and FA Cup, apart from Thornton and Andrews, both of whom never scored in the FA Cup, and Finnan who never scored in the League Cup
All players, except for Thornton and Hunt, have also scored at international level, however Hunt also scored in the Scottish Premier League, and in both Scottish Cups

Will the real 100th Irish goalscorer in the Premier League please stand up?

In his first Premier League start at the weekend, Aaron Connolly scored twice against Tottenham Hotspur, and was later announced by the Match of the Day twitter account as the 100th Irish player to score in the league since it launched in 1992

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Aaron Connolly is the 100th player from the Republic of Ireland to score a Premier League goal.#MOTD pic.twitter.com/AAIGy6Ukq3

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) October 5, 2019

But is he? MOTD appear to have taken their lead from the statistics available on premierleague.com. If you open the Player Stats link on the website, and change the filter settings to the following:

• Filter By Season: "All Seasons"
• Filter By Nationality: "Ireland"

you'll get a list of 101 Irish players to have scored in the competition, including Connolly, and Conor Hourihane who scored later the same afternoon.

However, here at Irish Abroad, we have a list of 107 players, either born in Ireland, or who have earned FAI caps at senior or underage level, who have scored in England's top division.

So, who are these six players who are not registered as Irish on premierleague.com, and who is the real 100th Irish player to score in the Premier League?

1. Lee Power
The Norwich forward was only 20 when he scored his first goal for Norwich in the Premier League against Crystal Palace in August 1992, and scored five more time for the Canaries in the league in the 1992/93 season. Qualifying to play for the Republic through his Waterford-born grandfather, he played thirteen times for the U21 side, scoring twice, and in a B international against Denmark in 1992, but never earned a senior cap

2. Mike Milligan
Manchester born Milligan appeared for Oldham and Norwich in the Premier League, scoring three times for the Latics in 1992/93, and twice for the Canaries in 1994/95. He represented Ireland at U21, U23, B, and once at senior level when he replaced Denis Irwin against the USA in a friendly in April 1992

3. Andy Turner
Turner set the record as the youngest goalscorer in the Premier League when, at 17 years and 166 days, he scored the first of his three league goals in the 1992/93 season. The record would stand until May 1997 when it was broken by Michael Owen. Turner earned several caps for the Ireland U21 side, but never played at senior international level

4, Jon Goodman
Goodman scored eleven times for Wimbledon in the Premier League across the 1994/95, 1995/96, and 1996/97 seasons. He qualified to play for Ireland after his father, who had been adopted, discovered links to Galway when tracing his heritage. Once it was clarified that this meant Goodman was eligible to play for the Republic, he was called up by Mick McCarthy and made his debut against Wales in 1997. Goodman would go on to earn three more caps for the Boys in Green

5. Liam Daish
Daish made the first of his five appearances for Ireland in February 1992 against Wales while playing for Cambridge in the then-Second Division, now rebranded as the Championship. He appeared in the Premier League for Coventry in 1995/96 and 1996/96, scoring once in both seasons. The move to the Sky Blues resulted in his recall to the Ireland squad, where he earned three caps in 1996

6. Gareth Whalley
Whalley started his career at Crewe, where manager Dario Gradi recommended him to Mick McCarthy during his first tenure as Ireland manager. McCarthy subsequently called the midfielder into several senior squads, but he never earned a senior cap. Following a move to Bradford in 1998, he went on to appear in the Premier League for the Bantams in the 1999/2000 and 2000/01 seasons, scoring once in the former

7. Matthew Rush
Qualifying through his Irish-born mother, Rush was called into the Ireland U21 side in 1991, going on to make four appearances. After returning from a loan during the 1993/94 season, Rush scored his first Premier League goal, and notched two more the following season.

So, taking into account that these Irish players have scored in the Premier League, who was the 100th Irish player to score in the Premier League? It's midfielder Harry Arter, who scored his first Premier League goal in Bournemouth's 3-1 loss to West Ham on Tuesday, 12th January 2016.

Full List of Irish Premier League goalscorers

#	Player
1	Bernie Slaven
2	Eddie McGoldrick
3	Denis Irwin
4	Ronnie Whelan
5	Niall Quinn
6	Mike Milligan
7	Lee Power
8	Alan Kernaghan
9	Steve Staunton
10	Matthew Rush
11	Andy Turner
12	Andy Townsend
13	Chris Morris
14	Kevin Moran
15	Ray Houghton
16	Roy Keane
17	Paul McGrath
18	John Sheridan
19	Jeff Kenna
20	Tony Cascarino
21	Liam O'Brien
22	Phil Babb
23	Terry Phelan
24	Jon Goodman
25	Liam Daish
26	Graham Kavanagh
27	Curtis Fleming
28	Ian Harte
29	Gary Kelly
30	Jason McAteer
31	Michael Evans
32	Lee Carsley
33	Damien Duff
34	Gary Breen
35	Gareth Farrelly
36	Clinton Morrison

#	Player
37	Mark Kinsella
38	Rory Delap
39	Robbie Keane
40	Paul Butler
41	Stephen Carr
42	Michael Reddy
43	Stephen McPhail
44	Gareth Whalley
45	Andy O'Brien
46	Alan Quinn
47	Kevin Kilbane
48	Dominic Foley
49	Matt Holland
50	Gary Doherty
51	Alan Mahon
52	Sean Thornton
53	John O'Shea
54	Mark Kennedy
55	Jonathan Macken
56	Jonathan Douglas
57	Steve Finnan
58	Willo Flood
59	Steven Reid
60	Stephen Kelly
61	Richard Dunne
62	Andy Reid
63	David Connolly
64	Stephen Elliott
65	Liam Lawrence
66	Daryl Murphy
67	Stephen Ireland
68	Stephen Quinn
69	Shane Long
70	Caleb Folan
71	Stephen Hunt
72	Kevin Doyle

#	Player
73	Liam Miller
74	Anthony Stokes
75	Keith Andrews
76	Paul McShane
77	Glenn Whelan
78	Darron Gibson
79	Andy Keogh
80	James McCarthy
81	Jonathan Walters
82	Seamus Coleman
83	Keith Fahey
84	Kevin Foley
85	Ciaran Clark
86	Marc Wilson
87	Stephen Ward
88	Leon Best
89	Simon Cox
90	Conor Sammon
91	Wes Hoolahan
92	Anthony Pilkington
93	James McClean
94	Noel Hunt
95	Joey O'Brien
96	Robbie Brady
97	David Meyler
98	Damien Delaney
99	Aiden McGeady
100	Harry Arter
101	Jeff Hendrick
102	Kevin Long
103	Shane Duffy
104	Matt Doherty
105	Michael Obafemi
106	Callum Robinson
107	Aaron Connolly
108	Conor Hourihane

 

Further reading

Jon Goodman: 'I didn’t have an Irish accent or the heritage the boys had, but I’ve got to say they were very welcoming'

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 5th October 2019

Saturday, 5th October 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Tottenham

In his first start in the Premier League, Aaron Connolly scored twice, the first Irish player to score a brace in the PL since Shane Long scored two against Arsenal in December 2015

Burnley 1-0 Everton

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season
Seamus Coleman was sent off for the first time since May 2011

Norwich 1-5 Aston Villa

In his 100th start for Aston Villa, Conor Hourihane scored his first goal in the Premier League, this was also his 25th goal for the club, and completed his first assist of the season

Watford 0-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

QPR 4-2 Blackburn

Ryan Manning completed his first assist in a month in what was his 50th start for QPR
Derrick Williams was made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Swansea 1-2 Stoke City

Scott Hogan's scored his first goal since Saturday, 17th August

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Oxford United

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since November 2018

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Portsmouth

In his first start in a month, Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 0-1 Ipswich

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 3-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his 150th start in English football, coincidentally, this was also his 150th appearance in League one, and completed his first assist of the season.

League 2

Cambridge United 2-2 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his first assist of the season

Forest Green 3-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox completed his first assist in six weeks

Northampton 0-1 Leyton Orient

Alan McCormack came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Port Vale 3-1 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal for Morecambe, this was also his tenth goal in League Two, and came more than a year after his last goal in September 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 St Mirren

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 0-1 Queen of the South

Sean McGinty made his 50th appearance for Partick Thistle

Slovakian Super Liga

Spartak Trnava 1-2 DAC

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance for DAC

Sunday, 6th October 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-4 Chelsea

Shane Long was named in the Southampton starting XI for the first time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-0 Manchester United

Ciaran Clark started a game for Newcastle for the first time in a month

Round up for week of Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Coincidentally, both Greg Cunningham and Derrick Williams made their 250th career start in this game

Wigan 1-0 Birmingham City

In his first appearance in two months, Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal of the season. This was also his first goal for Wigan, and his first goal since April 2018

Reading 1-4 Fulham

Harry Arter was named in Fulham's starting XI for the first time in a month

Football League Trophy

Walsall 1-0 Southampton U21

Kameron Ledwidge's start was his first appearance in senior football

Crawley 1-2 Norwich U21

Andrew Omobamidele was named in a starting XI in a senior game for the first time

Rochdale 1-1 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan's start was his 450th career appearance

Southend United 0-2 Brighton U21

Warren O'Hora scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 2nd October 2019

Championship

Luton 1-1 Millwall

Jay Molumby was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 3 October 2019

UEFA Cup

Celtic 2-0 Cluj

Jonathan Hayes came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Celtic

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach

U19 training camp callup Conor Noss was named in the Monchengladbach matchday squad for the first time

Round up for weekend of Friday, 27th September 2019

Friday, 27th September 2019

Championship

Stoke City 2-3 Nottingham Forest

James McClean scored his fifth goal for Stoke, all of which have been in the league

League 1

Blackpool 2-1 Lincoln City

Sean Scannell 's opener was his first goal for Blackpool

Saturday, 28 September 2019

Premier League

Twelve players(seven starting players, five substitutes) appeared in the Premier League today for the first time since Saturday, 1st April 2017

Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley

Robbie Brady's second half introduction was his 50th appearance for Burnley

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Watford

In his 300th career appearance, Matt Doherty scored his fifth Premier League goal

Everton 1-3 Manchester City

Seamus Coleman made his first assist of the season

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 Luton

James Collins' fifth goal of the season was also his 50th goal for Luton

Huddersfield 1-1 Millwall

Both Shaun Williams and Aiden O'Brien were named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time in a month

Preston North End 3-3 Bristol City

Joe Rafferty completed an assist for the first time since December 2018

League 1

Portsmouth 1-0 Bolton

Daryl Murphy made his first appearance for Bolton
Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cheltenham 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Sean Long made his 50th appearance in League Two

Crawley 2-3 Walsall

Rory Gaffney completed his first assist of the season

Exeter 1-3 Grimsby

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scunthorpe 1-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his fifth goal of his career

Swindon Town 0-2 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien marked his 100th appearance in League Two with his first goal of the season
Padraig Amond made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Celtic

Jonathan Hayes' second half introduction was his 250th appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 29th September 2019

Bulgarian Championship

Beroe Stara Zagora 2-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey was booked for the first time in two months

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 1-0 Žilina

After returning from injury in his previous game, Connor Ronan was named in the DAC starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 10th August

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th September 2019

Tuesday, 17th September 2019

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Thomas O'Connor scored his first goal of his career, at 1:15 in this video

Portsmouth 2-2 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole was sent off for the second time for Burton, 11 months after his last red card in October 2018

Rochdale 1-1 Lincoln City

Cian Bolger's start was his 250th career appearance

Tranmere 2-2 Peterborough

Strangely, Darren Potter was booked, and completed an assist, for the first time October 2017

League 2

Cheltenham 3-2 Bradford City

Jake Doyle-Hayes scored his first goal of his career, see 1:18 in this video

Crawley 2-2 Plymouth

Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal of the season

Leyton Orient 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan scored his fifth goal Crewe - all of which have come in League Two

Macclesfield 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 18th September 2019

Serie C

Arezzo 1-2 Juventus II

After his first appearance for Arezzo as a sub midweek, Ryan Nolan was named in the starting XI for the first time in his career

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 14th September 2019

Saturday, 14th September 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick marked his 100th appearance in the Premier League with his first goal of the season

Sheffield United 0-1 Southampton

David McGoldrick made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have come in league games

Championship

Blackburn 2-0 Millwall

Darragh Lenihan's start was his 150th career appearance
Greg Cunningham completed his first assist February 2018

Preston North End 2-0 Brentford

Sean Maguire scored his 15th goal for the club - all of which have come in the Championship

QPR 3-2 Luton

James Collins marked his 100th appearance for Luton with his fourth goal of the season

League 1

Ipswich 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Alan Judge start was his 350th career appearance

Southend United 3-3 Fleetwood

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season
Robert Kiernan was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Cambridge United

Paul Green was sent off for the first time for the club - before this the midfielder has not been shown a red card since November 2016

Exeter 2-2 Leyton Orient

Pierce Sweeney scored his 15th goal of his career - all of which have been for Exeter

Port Vale 1-0 Plymouth

Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season

Swindon Town 3-0 Macclesfield

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his 100th goal in British football

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-0 Hibernian

Alan Power made his first assist of the season - his first since December 2018

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 1-0 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers made his 100th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 3-1 Norwich City U21

Andrew Omobamidele's second half introduction for Norwich City was his first appearance in senior football

Bulgarian Championship

Botev Plovdiv 0-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's start was his first time being named in the CSKA starting XI for a month

Sunday, 15th September 2019

Championship

Huddersfield 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood made his 300th appearance in the Championship

Serie C

Pergolettese 1-1 SS Arezzo

After playing in a friendly last week, Ryan Nolan made his senior club football debut as a substitute