Nathan Collins was booked for the first time a month in what was his 30th start for the Potters' senior side
League 2
Salford City 2-2 Harrogate Town
Richie Towell's substitute appearance was his first appearance since Saturday, 5th December
Simon Power came off the bench to make his Harrogate Town debut
Swiss Challenge League
Grasshopper 2-0 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
Connor Ronan was named in the Grasshopper starting XI in their first game following the end of the Swiss winter break
Indian Super League
SC East Bengal 0-1 Mumbai City
Anthony Pilkington made his tenth start for SC East Bengal
Saturday, 23rd January 2021
League 1
Charlton 2-2 Swindon Town
Conor Masterson made his first appearance for loan club Swindon Town - this was his first start in two months
Crewe Alexandra 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time in two months
Gillingham 2-2 Rochdale
Jimmy Keohane's brace was his first goal in eight weeks
Ipswich 0-1 Peterborough
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time in two months
Lincoln City 2-1 Northampton
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of the season
Michael Harriman's start was his 300th career appearance
Portsmouth 0-4 Hull City
Ronan Curtis started a game for the first time in five weeks
Sunderland 1-0 Shrewsbury
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season
Wigan 0-0 Fleetwood
After signing a short term contract with Wigan Athletic, Corey Whelan made his first appearance for the Latics
League 2
Cambridge United 0-0 Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor started his 50th game for Bradford City
Morecambe 3-0 Colchester
John O'Sullivan's first goal in a month was the 20th goal of his career
Port Vale 1-3 Walsall
Tyreik Wright completed an assist in his first appearance for loan club Walsall
Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time in two months
Southend United 0-1 Mansfield Town
Stephen Quinn's start was his first appearance for Mansfield Town
Tranmere 2-1 Bolton
Ryan Delaney was sent off for the first time in his career
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 2-0 Motherwell
Tommie Hoban scored his second goal of the season, the second time he's scored twice in a single season in his career, having also managed it for Watford in the 2012/13 season
Scottish Championship
Dunfermline 0-0 Ayr
Corrie Ndaba made his first appearance for loan club Ayr
FA Cup
Swansea 5-1 Nottingham Forest
Ryan Manning's start was the 100th time the defender was named in a starting XI in his career Conor Hourihane's first appearance for Swansea was his first appearance in two months
Millwall 0-3 Bristol City
Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 October
Sunday, 24th January 2021
Championship
Preston North End 0-0 Reading
Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time this season
FA Cup
Chelsea 3-1 Luton
James Collins' substitute appearance was his 500th career appearance
Fulham 0-3 Burnley
Kevin Long scored the tenth goal of his career in his first appearance since Saturday, 31 October, more than two years after his last goal on Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Scottish League Cup
Livingston 1-0 St Mirren
Dylan Connolly was booked for the first time this season
Australian A-League
Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Newcastle Jets
Roy O'Donovan's first goal of the season was his 50th goal in the A-League
It's a new year but it's the same FAI. Two of Stephen Kenny's coaching
team have stepped aside following the controversial video shown to the
squad before the friendly against England. Mark Travers has moved to
League One Swindon on loan - could he and fellow third tier goalkeeper
Gavin Bazunu be in the manager's thoughts for the qualifiers in March,
and what will Jack Byrne's move to Cyprus do for his international
ambitions?
I'm joined by Mark Kennedy and Phil Flanagan to discuss all this in the first podcast of 2021
*note this episode was recorded before Andy Reid stepped down as U18 coach and Mick McCarthy was appointed as Cardiff City manager
Will Smallbone's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 20 September, and unfortunately has injured his ACL and will miss the rest of the season
Championship
Middlesbrough 0-1 Birmingham City
Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for Birmingham City, all of which have come in the Championship
Cardiff 1-2 Norwich
Andrew Omobamidele came on as a late substitute for his first appearance in for Norwich's senior team
League 1
AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Sunderland
Aiden O'Brien complete an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 8 September
Accrington Stanley 0-1 Gillingham
Seamus Conneely made his 75th appearance in League One
Burton Albion 0-1 Ipswich
Alan Judge started his 60th game for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness scored the first goal of his career
Aaron Drinan was booked for the first time this season
Peterborough 3-0 MK Dons
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time in six weeks
Rochdale 3-3 Wigan
Gavin Bazunu's assist was the first by an Irish goalkeeper in English football since Ian Lawlor in August 2019
Bazunu is the first @FAIreland goalkeeper to register an assist in English football since @Ianlawlor assisted Niall Ennis' opener for Doncaster Rovers against Lincoln City on Saturday, 24th August 2019#COYBIG#RAFChttps://t.co/eJfwDCGDPC
After signing for Bolton on loan for the rest of the season, Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his first appearance for the Trotters
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal in a month Sean Long's first appearance of the season as a late substitute was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham
Grimsby 0-0 Southend United
Sean Scannell's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks
Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks
Walsall 1-1 Oldham
Callum Cockerill-Mollett came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks
Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock
As well as scoring his first own goal of the season, Alan Power was also booked for the tenth time this season
Sunday, 17th January 2021
Premier League
Sheffield United 1-3 Tottenham
David McGoldrick's first goal in a month was his 25th goal for Sheffield United
John Egan's booking was his fifth yellow card of the season, a month after his previous caution
Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 1-1 Rangers
Jake Carroll was booked for the first time this season
Dan McNamara's start was his first appearance in the Championship
League 1
Charlton 4-4 Rochdale
Gavin Bazunu was booked for the first time this season
Jimmy Keohane completed his first assist since Saturday, 24th October
League 2
Exeter 1-1 Bolton
Pierce Sweeney made his 200th appearance for Exeter
Scottish Premier League
Dundee Utd 2-2 St Johnstone
Mark Connolly's start was his 300th career appearance
Football League Trophy
Hull City 3-2 Fleetwood
Sean McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month
Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal in the Football League Trophy, this was his first goal in a month
Sunderland 2-0 Port Vale
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in four months in his first start in a month
Lincoln City 4-0 Accrington Stanley
In his first start in a month, Zachary Elbouzedi scored and assisted a goal. Coincidentally, he also scored and assisted a goal in his previous start Ryan Cassidy was named in the Accrington Stanley starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 8th December
Bristol Rovers 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
Josh Barrett made his first start of the season, almost a year after his previous start on Saturday, 25th January 2020
Peterborough 5-1 Portsmouth
Jack Taylor scored for the first time in seven weeks
Northampton 0-2 MK Dons
Cian Bolger made his 300th career appearance
Joe Mason was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th October
Wednesday, 13th January 2021
League 2
Oldham 2-3 Mansfield Town
Harry Charsley scored his fifth goal of the season
James McCarthy's start was his first appearance in two months, and his first start since a month before that
Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool
Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 9th December
Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 1-2 Western Sydney Wanderers
Simon Cox completed his first assist since August
Saturday, 9th January 2021
League 1
Lincoln City 1-1 Peterborough
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal for Lincoln City, this was also his fifth goal in League One
Gillingham 0-1 Burton Albion
John-Joe O'Toole was named in the Burton Albion for the 50th time
Rochdale 3-3 Crewe Alexandra
Gavin Bazunu's start was his first appearance in two months
Paul McShane's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17th October
Ipswich 2-3 Swindon Town
Alan Judge's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Ipswich Mark Travers' start was his first appearance for loan club Swindon Town
Sunderland 1-1 Hull City
Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season, a rare header for the winger, more than a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 26th November 2019
League 2
Cambridge United 2-1 Harrogate Town
Wes Hoolahan completed his first assist in two months
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 1-1 Motherwell
Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season
FA Cup
Boreham Wood 0-2 Millwall
Dan McNamara's start was his Millwall debut
Chorley 2-0 Derby County
Both Festy Ebosele and Ola Ibrahim both made their career debuts as substitutes for Derby
Bournemouth 4-1 Oldham
Gavin Kilkenny was named in the Bournemouth starting XI for the first time this season
Stoke City 0-4 Leicester City
James McClean's start was his 25th appearance in the FA Cup
Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 Preston North End
Jayson Molumby first appearance for Preston North End was his 50th career appearances
Exeter 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Ciaran Brennan's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 23rd September
Brentford 2-1 Middlesbrough
Alex Gilbert's start was his career debut
Scottish FA Cup
Dundee 3-2 Bonnyrigg Rose
Jonathan Afolabi's first goal in the Scottish FA Cup was his fifth senior goal
Sunday, 10th January 2021
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers
Jonathan Hayes' assist was his first since Tuesday, 20 October
FA Cup
Cheltenham 2-1 Mansfield Town
Stephen McLaughlin started his first game in six weeks, and scored his first goal in 100 days
Corey O'Keeffe started a game for the first time in two months
James Clarke came off the bench for his first appearance in two months
Monday, 11th January 2021
Scottish Premier League
Celtic 1-1 Hibernian
Armstrong Okoflex came off the bench to make his first appearance for Celtic's senior team(he appeared for the Bhoys' U20 side in the 2019/20 Scottish Challenge Cup)
FA Cup
Stockport County 0-1 West Ham United
Darren Randolph's start was his 50th appearance for West Ham United
Mipo Odubeko came on for his first appearance for West Ham United's senior team
Darren Randolph's start was his first appearance in three months. Randolph is the 21st Irish player to appear in this season's Premier League, equal to the total from the 2019/20 season
Saturday, 2nd January 2021
Premier League
Tottenham 3-0 Leeds United
Matt Doherty was sent off for the first time for Tottenham, almost three years after his last red card in March 2018
Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield United
John Egan made his 100th appearance for Sheffield United - and continued his remarkable record of starting each game
Brighton and Hove Albion 3-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aaron Connolly's second goal of the season was his fifth goal in the Premier League
Championship
Swansea 2-1 Watford
Ryan Manning was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month
League 1
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Lincoln City
Shane McLoughlin completed his first assist in two months
Burton Albion 1-5 Oxford United
Olamide Shodipo scored his fifth and sixth goals in League One
League 2
Mansfield Town 4-0 Port Vale
Aaron O'Driscoll's introduction was his first appearance in two months
Scottish Premier League
Rangers 1-0 Celtic
Shane Duffy was booked for the fifth time this season
Hamilton Academical 3-0 Motherwell
Jake Carroll started his first game of the season, 11 months after his last start in February 2020
Kilmarnock 1-1 St Mirren
Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since January 2020
Ross County 1-1 St Johnstone
Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season
Scottish Championship
Dundee 3-1 Hearts
Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal since Saturday, 24th October 2020
