Round Up for Weekend of Friday, 24th September 2021

Friday, 24th September 2021

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 QPR

Six weeks after his last assist for West Brom, Callum Robinson assisted two goals in the same game

Saturday, 25th September 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 0-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 100th time

League 1

Burton Albion 1-2 Lincoln City

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of the season, this was also his 20th goal in League 1, and his 30th goal for Lincoln City

Charlton 2-2 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his first goal since Saturday, 14th August

MK Dons 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Troy Parrott scored his fifth goal of his career, all of which have come in League One

Morecambe 3-3 Accrington Stanley

Shane McLoughlin was sent off for the first time in his career
Seamus Conneely assisted a goal in his first appearance of the season
John O'Sullivan's was named in the starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Rotherham 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Chiedozie Ogbene's start was his 50th appearance for Rotherham

Sunderland 1-0 Bolton

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Crawley Town 2-1 Bradford City

Will Ferry scored his first goal in senior football

Forest Green 0-0 Tranmere

Dominic Bernard was booked for the first time in six weeks in his 75th appearance for Forest Green

Leyton Orient 0-0 Mansfield Town

Shadrach Ogie was booked for the first time this season
Stephen McLaughlin made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town
Ryan Burke's introduction was his first appearance in League 2

Rochdale 0-1 Oldham

Liam Kelly made his first appearance in League 2

Sutton United 4-0 Carlisle United

Corey Whelan scored the first own goal of his career

Queen's Park 3-2 Peterhead

Luca Connell scored his first goal of the season, and was booked for the first time this season. Coincidentally he was also booked in the last game he scored

Sunday, 26th September 2021

Premier League

Southampton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 3-2 Aberdeen

Connor Ronan's brace was his first goal since December 2020
Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time this season
Jonathan Hayes's first start in a month was his 300th appearance in the SPL

Hibernian 1-0 St Johnstone

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time since Thursday, 12th August

Bulgarian Parva Liga

CSKA Sofia 2-1 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey's goal, his first in the league this season, was his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Tuesday, 21st September 2021

Tuesday, 21st September 2021

League 1

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season

English League Cup

Preston North End 4-1 Cheltenham

Joe Rafferty scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since August 2019 - and completed his first assist since November 2020
Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since December 2020
Greg Cunningham made his first assist of the season - the first time the defender assisted a goal since September 2019

Fulham 0-0 Leeds United

Cyrus Christie's start was his first appearance of the season

Watford 1-3 Stoke City

Robert Elliot's start was his first appearance since December 2017

Wigan 0-2 Sunderland

Babajide Adeeko's introduction was his career debut

💙 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Congratulations to Baba Adeeko & Chris Sze on making their debuts for the club last night 👏🏼#wafc 🔵⚪️ #BELIEVE pic.twitter.com/rkJvndHkct

— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) September 22, 2021

Norwich 0-3 Liverpool

Adam Idah made his first start of the season - this was his first start since  October 2020
Caoimhin Kelleher's first appearance of the season was also his tenth time being named in the Liverpool starting XI

Burnley 4-1 Rochdale

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in a month

Sheffield United 2-2 Southampton

Enda Stevens start was his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal since February 2020

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 0-3 Manchester United U21

Reece Staunton's start was his first appearance since November 2020
Paul McShane was booked in his first appearance of the season

Wednesday, 22nd September 2021

English League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Swansea

In his first start of the season, Aaron Connolly scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 January 2021

Asian AFC Cup

Nasaf 6-0 ATK Mohun Bagan

Carl McHugh made his 25th appearance for ATK Mohun Bagan - starting each game

Thursday, 23rd September 2021

Scottish League Cup

Celtic 3-0 Raith

Liam Scales made his first appearance for Celtic
James McCarthy made his first assist for Celtic

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 1-1 Gent

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time in a month

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th September 2021

Saturday, 18th September 2021

Championship

Hull City 1-3 Sheffield United

In his first start for Sheffield United, Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time since April 2021
John Egan scored his first goals of the season, this was the third time in his career the defender scored twice in the same game, after also scoring a brace for Brentford in August 2016, and Gillingham in November 2014

Luton 3-3 Swansea

Michael Obafemi was named in the starting XI for the first time since Thursday, 16 July 2020

Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackpool

Richard Keogh assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Peterborough 3-0 Birmingham City

Jack Taylor started his first game of the season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-4 Wigan

John O'Sullivan's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Fleetwood 2-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal in six weeks

Portsmouth 1-2 Cambridge United

In his 150th appearance for Portsmouth, Ronan Curtis scored his first goal of the season

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Shrewsbury

Olamide Shodipo started his first game in seven weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Charlton

Daryl Horgan's start was his 50th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
Harry Arter's first appearance in his season spell at Charlton was his first appearance since Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Barrow

Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time this season- this was his first yellow card since Saturday, 22nd February 2020

Carlisle United 2-2 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley made his first assist of the season, this was the first time he assisted a goal since Saturday, 5 December 2020

Mansfield Town 1-1 Rochdale

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season

Newport County 2-1 Walsall

In his 50th appearance for Walsall, Emmanuel Osadebe assisted a goal for the first time this season

Tranmere 2-0 Salford City

Corrie Ndaba's start was his 25th career appearance

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-2 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy scored his fifth goal for St Mirren
Connor Ronan assisted a goal for St Mirren for the first time during his loan spell

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran's start was his 300th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

Congratulations to Aaron Doran who made his 300th appearance for the club this afternoon pic.twitter.com/gSIHNBF3M1

— Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (@ICTFC) September 18, 2021

Greenock Morton 0-1 Raith

Oisin McEntee made his first appearance for Greenock Morton, this was his first appearance in senior football since October 2019
Ethon Varian assisted a goal for Raith for the first time

Sunday, 19th September 2021

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City

Shane Duffy's start was his 300th career appearance

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 1-0 Celtic

James McCarthy made his first start for Celtic since signing for the Bhoys

MLS

Austin FC 3-4 San Jose Earthquakes

Jon Gallagher scored his first goal since Friday, 2 July 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 14th September 2021

Tuesday, 14th September 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-2 Preston North End

John Egan's start was his 125th appearance for Sheffield United

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time this season

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Rotherham

Anthony Scully was named in the starting XI of a team for the 50th team

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Rangers B 0-3 Ayr

Daire O'Connor scored his first goal in Scottish football

Football League Trophy

Morecambe 0-1 Everton U21

Tom Cannon's start was made his first appearance in senior football

Tranmere 4-1 Leeds United U21

Lee O'Connor's start (his first in a month) was his 50th career appearance
Sam Foley scored his 25th and 26th goals of his career,

Walsall 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Emmanuel Osadebe started a game for the first time in a month
In his first appearance in senior football this season, Gary Dicker was sent off for the first time since August 2018
James Furlong made his first appearance of the season
Evan Ferguson started a game in senior football for the first time

Leyton Orient 1-0 Southampton U21

Callum Reilly made his first start for Leyton Orient, this was his first start since March 2021

Ipswich 1-2 West Ham U21

Armstrong Oko-Flex scored his first career goal in his first start in senior football

Thursday, 16th September 2021

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Roma 5-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's goal, the first Irish goal scored in Stadio Olimpico since Damien Duff scored there for Chelsea in November 2003, was his tenth goal for CSKA Sofia

What a thunderous finish from Graham Carey! 💥

The Irish midfielder gives CSKA Sofia an unexpected lead against Jose Mourinho's Roma!#UECL pic.twitter.com/AjHzFl0M1t

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 16, 2021

Episode 32 - Three games in September

I'm joined once more by Mark Kennedy from Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football, along with guest Jimmy Carew of pogmogoal to discuss the three qualifiers played by the Republic of Ireland national team in September - what went right, what went wrong, what we learned, and what we want to see in the games in October

Rouund Up for weekend of Friday, 10th September 2021

Friday, 10th September 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 2-0 Derby County

Jason Knight's introduction was his first appearance of the season - this was his 75th appearance in the Championship

League 2

Barrow 2-3 Colchester

Alan Judge scored his first goal for Colchester - the 60th goal of his career

Bulgarian Parva Liga

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 2-1 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson was named in the Blagoevgrad starting XI for the first time this season

Saturday, 11th September 2021

Premier League

Arsenal 1-0 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele made his first appearance in the Premier League, the 36th Irish teenage player to start at least one game in the PL

Premier league Debut ✅ pic.twitter.com/ydo8PTGwFb

— Andrew Omobamidele (@AndrewOmobamid1) September 12, 2021

Brentford 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's start was his 100th appearance in the Premier League

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ @shaneduffy's start for Brighton against Brentford at the weekend was his 100th appearance in the @premierleague #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/7BLYxY7UWU

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) September 14, 2021

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle United

Jeff Hendrick's introduction was his 25th appearance for Newcastle United

Championship

Sheffield United 6-2 Peterborough

Conor Hourihane came off the bench for his first appearance for Sheffield United
Conor Coventry made his first appearance for Peterborough - this was his first appearance in senior football in almost a year

Stoke City 2-1 Huddersfield

Mipo Odubeko made his first appearance for loan club Huddersfield

Swansea 0-0 Hull City

Michael Obafemi made his first appearance for new club Swansea as a second half substitute

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Millwall

Callum Robinson's second half introduction was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

League 1

Cambridge United 1-5 Lincoln City

Conor Masterson made his 25th career start
The first goal of Anthony Scully's brace was the 30th goal of his career, and he claimed a hat trick of assists

Charlton 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-5 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's penalty was his 50th goal in League One

MK Dons 1-0 Portsmouth

Both Troy Parrott and Shaun Williams were booked for the first time this season - Williams for the first time since December 2020

Morecambe 3-4 AFC Wimbledon

Ryan Delaney was named in the starting XI for the first time in five weeks
Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal for Morecambe, almost a year since his previous goal on Saturday, 19 September 2020

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Olamide Shodipo's introduction was his first appearance in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-4 Fleetwood

Kieran Sadlier scored his 15th goal in League 1

Sunderland 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Aiden McGeady completed his first assist of the season

League 2

Crawley Town 2-1 Carlisle United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Hartlepool 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Glenn Whelan made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers

Leyton Orient 4-0 Oldham

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 1-0 Tranmere

Conor Grant made his 25th appearance for Rochdale

Salford City 1-0 Bradford City

Tyreik Wright's start was his 25th career appearance
Paudie O'Connor was booked for the first time this season in what was his 100th career start

Swindon Town 1-2 Port Vale

Alex Gilbert was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Livingston

Ryan Sweeney started a game for the first time in a month

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for St Mirren
Mark Connolly's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dunfermline

Daire O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Inverness CT 3-1 Partick Thistle

Aaron Doran's goal, his first in two months, was the 50th goal of his career

Raith 0-1 Queen of the South

Ethon Varian was booked for the first time this season

MLS

Atlanta United 3-0 Orlando City

Jake Mulraney's start was his first appearance in seven weeks

Colorado Rapids 1-1 LA Galaxy

Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in two months

Sunday, 12th September 2021

Norwegian Eliteserien

Strømsgodset 1-2 Kristiansund

Sean McDermott's start was his 150th appearance in the top division in Norway

Quiz: 36 Irish Premier League starting teenagers

Andrew Omobamidele is the 36th Irish player to start at least one Premier League game before his 20th birthday, can you name the other 35?

Round up for week of Tuesday, 31st August 2021

Tuesday, 31st August 2021

Football League Trophy

Shrewsbury 0-1 Crewe Alexandra

Joshua Daniels was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 4-0 Liverpool U21

Jimmy Keohane made his 100th appearance for Rochdale
Liam Kelly marked his first appearance for Rochdale with a goal - his first since February 2020
Corey O'Keeffe's brace were the first goals of his career

Bradford City 0-3 Lincoln City

Fiacre Kelleher was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the first time

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Newcastle United U21

Ciaran Brennan's start was his first appearance of the season

Burton Albion 1-2 MK Dons

Ciaran Gilligan made his first appearance of the season

Forest Green 1-1 Northampton

Michael Harriman's own goal was his first OG since September 2019

Cambridge United 4-1 Oxford United

Luke McNally was sent off for the first time in his career

Fleetwood 4-1 Leicester City U21

Anthony Pilkington made his first assist of the season

Harrogate Town 3-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley was named in the starting XI for the first time this season - his first start since Saturday, 27 March 2021
James Clarke's start was made his first appearance of the season