Round up for weekend of Friday, 24th January 2020

Friday, 24th January 2020

FA Cup

QPR 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's start made his 80th appearance for QPR
Alex Hunt came off the bench for his first appearance August

Saturday, 25th January 2020

Championship

Stoke City 2-0 Swansea

In his 70th appearance for Stoke City, James McClean scored his fifth goal of the season, a month after his last strike

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the Fleetwood starting XI for the 80th time
At the other other end of the scale, Glenn Whelan made his first appearance for the Fisherman after completing his move on Friday

Burton Albion 1-1 Accrington Stanley

John-Joe O'Toole was shown his first yellow card in three months

Ipswich 1-0 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Rochdale 2-2 Gillingham

Eoghan O'Connell's start was the 100th time in the defender's career that he was named in a starting XI

League 2

Crawley 3-2 Grimsby

Reece Grego Cox came off the bench at half time for his first appearance in six weeks

Macclesfield 2-1 Forest Green

Fiacre Kelleher's start was his 70th appearance in League Two
Corey O'Keeffe was sent off for the first time in his career
After completing his loan move to Forest Green on Friday, Conrad Logan made his first appearance for the Green

Mansfield Town 3-0 Bradford City

Harry Charsley was named in Mansfield Town's starting XI for the first time
Anthony O'Connor made his 80th appearance for Bradford City
Eoin Doyle made his 50th start for Bradford City
Jamie Devitt came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 3 September

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 2-1 Partick Thistle

Lee O'Connor made his first appearance for loan club Partick Thistle

FA Cup

Burnley 1-2 Norwich

Kevin Long was booked for the first time in more than a year in what was his 60th start for Burnley

Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United

Jay Molumby's start was his 30th career appearance

Sunday, 26th January 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 2-1 Rangers

Aidan White's start was his first appearance in a month

Round up for weekend of Friday, 17th January 2020

Friday, 17th January 2020

Championship

Fulham 1-0 Middlesbrough

Harry Arter's appearance off the bench was his 300th career appearance

Saturday, 18th January 2020

Premier League

Nine Irish players were named in the starting XI of their respective clubs - the first time this has happened in one day's Premier League fixtures since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in three months

Southampton 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season was his 54th Premier League goal, which equals Damien Duff's tally

West Ham United 1-1 Everton

Darren Randolph completed his move to former club West Ham, and made his first appearance since starting for Middlesbrough on Sunday, 24 November

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 0-5 Blackburn

In his 150th appearance for Blackburn, and coincidentally his 150th career start, Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal for the club

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Peterborough

Callum Reilly's start was the 150th of his career

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Coventry

Kieran Sadlier's start against Coventry was his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

League 2

Colchester 2-1 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first own goal since August 2016, and was booked for the first time since September

Grimsby 0-1 Exeter

Billy Clarke was named in the Grimsby starting XI for the first time

Oldham 1-1 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Carlisle United

Plymouth 3-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town

Scottish FA Cup

Ayr 1-0 Ross County

Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for loan club Ayr

Kilmarnock 6-0 Queen's Park

Alan Power made his 100th appearance for Kilmarnock, in the same game that Gary Dicker made his 150th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 3-0 Broxburn

Both Conor McCarthy and Jamie McGrath made their debuts for St Mirren

Sunday, 19th January 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Dundee Utd 2-2 Hibernian

Mark Connolly made his 250th career start

Round Up for Saturday, 11th January 2020

Saturday, 11th January 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last booking on Tuesday, 29th January 2019

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned from injury for his first appearance in a month

Championship

Brentford 3-1 QPR

After his senior debut last week, Conor Masterson came off the bench for his league debut

Hull City 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 0-0 Millwall

Jay Molumby was named in a starting XI for the 25th time in his career
Shaun Williams was sent off for the fourth time for Millwall, almost four years after his last red card in April 2016

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

After signing for Bristol Rovers, Josh Barrett made his first appearance for the Gas

Burton Albion 1-0 Fleetwood

John-Joe O'Toole started a game for the first time in a month
Paddy Madden came off the bench for his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 4-1 Accrington Stanley

Alan Judge's goal was his first strike in two months

Peterborough 0-0 Gillingham

Jack Taylor made his first appearance for new club Peterborough
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Marcus Harness scored for the first time in a month
Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season - three months after his last booking in October

Rochdale 2-0 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal for Rochdale, nearly two years after his last goal in April 2018
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the fifth time this season
Jimmy Keohane assisted a goal for the first time since August

Shrewsbury 1-1 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry made his first appearance for loan club Lincoln City - this was Coventry's first start in senior football since September 2018

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-1 Grimsby

Billy Clarke marked his first appearance for new club Grimsby with his first goal of the season

Mansfield Town 3-4 Forest Green

James Clarke completed his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-1 Colchester

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time since August

Scunthorpe 1-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time in more than five months

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 4th January 2020

Saturday, 4th January 2020

League 1

Sunderland 3-1 Lincoln City

After completing his move from Waterford on New Year's Day, Zach Elbouzedi came off the bench for his first appearance for Lincoln City

League 2

Cheltenham 3-0 Oldham

Sean Long completed his fifth assist of the season

Salford City 1-2 Walsall

Liam Kinsella's start was his 100th career start - all for Walsall

Scottish Championship

Dundee 0-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's seventh goal of the season was his first goal in a month

Queen of the South 0-1 Dundee Utd

In his first start since August, Mark Connolly scored his first goal since August 2018 - also his first goal for Dundee United

English FA Cup

Bristol City 1-1 Shrewsbury

Joe Murphy was named in the Shrewsbury starting XI for the first time in six weeks

Bournemouth 4-0 Luton

Mark Travers' start was first appearance since September

Burnley 4-2 Peterborough

Kevin Long started a game for Burnley for the first time since August
Jeff Hendrick's first goal in three months was his tenth goal for the Clarets

Birmingham City 2-1 Blackburn

Dan Crowley scored his first goal for Birmingham

Fulham 2-1 Aston Villa

In his first appearance since October, Harry Arter scored his first goal since November 2017

Southampton 2-0 Huddersfield

Will Smallbone marked his first appearance for Southampton's senior side with his first goal in senior football
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his FA Cup debut
Shane Long was booked for the first time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Shane Duffy's start was the 250th of his career

Preston North End 2-4 Norwich

Adam Idah's hat trick was the first hat trick scored by an Irish teenage player since Aaron Connolly scored three for Brighton's U21s against MK Dons in the Football League Trophy in November 2018

Brentford 1-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins' start was his first appearance since September

Fleetwood 1-2 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis completed his first assist since Augus

Sunday, 5th January 2020

English FA Cup

QPR 5-1 Swansea

Conor Masterson's start was his first career appearance
Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his first appearance since August

Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Yassine En-Neyah came off the bench for his first career appearance

Charlton 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea was named in West Brom's starting XI for the first time since August

Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Barnsley

Paul Green scored his first goal in the FA Cup since February 2009

Sheffield United 2-1 AFC Fylde

Neil Byrne's start was his first appearance in a month
Callum Robinson's first goal since August was his fifth goal in the FA Cup

Round Up for week of Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Chelsea

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance in senior football

Norwich 1-1 Crystal Palace

Adam Idah's late introduction was his first appearance in the Premier League
Idah is the fourth Irish teenager to appear in England's top division this season, the most to appear in a single season since 2011/12

Championship

Millwall 3-1 Luton

Aiden O'Brien's start was the 150th time the striker was named in the Millwall starting XI, and his 100th Championship appearance
Alan Sheehan completed his first assist of the season, before this the defender's last assist was in October 2018

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Southend United

Callum Reilly's start was made his 200th career appearance
Ryan Delaney made his first assist of the season

Bolton 3-4 Burton Albion

Daryl Murphy's goal was the 110th goal of his career

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started a game for the 300th time in his career

League 2

Port Vale 2-2 Macclesfield

Emmanuel Osadebe assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 31st August

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Thursday, 2nd January 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United

John Egan's start was his 250th career appearance