Irish Abroad: Adam Idah

Myself, Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick, and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football look back at the positives and negatives for Irish players over the 2023/24 season - what players impressed us, what events could shape the future of the game here, and what needs to be improved on?

Friday, 9 February 2024

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 6th February 2023

Tuesday, 6th February 2024

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Fleetwood Town

Harry Vaughan and Gavin Kilkenny were named in the Fleetwood Town starting XI for the first time
Kilkenny assisted a goal for the first time since July 2021

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 5-0 Ross County

Shane Blaney's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes' start was his 350th appearance for Aberdeen

FA Cup

Coventry 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Jeff Hendrick's introduction was his first appearance in nine weeks

Southampton 3-0 Watford

Will Smallbone was booked for the first time in six weeks

Wednesday, 7th February 2024

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 1-2 Celtic

Adam Idah marked his first start for Celtic with two converted penalties

2️⃣ Adam Idah is the first @IrelandFootball player to score two penalties in the same @spfl game since @jamie_mc_gra scored two from 12 yards for St Mirren against Dundee United in January 2021!#COYBIG https://t.co/W2j4DGdw6v
— @irish_abroad@mastodon.ie (@irish_abroad) February 8, 2024

FA Cup

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bristol City

Jason Knight scored his fifth goal of the season
Jason Knight's first goal since Friday, 22 December 2023(49 days)

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th October 2023

Friday, 27th October 2023

Scottish Championship

Queen's Park 2-2 Partick Thistle

Ruairi Paton's first goal in five weeks was his tenth goal for Queen's Park

Belgian Challenger Pro League

KV Oostende 0-0 Patro Eisden

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Lommel 1-1 Zulte Waragem

Joel Bagan was booked for the first time since Friday, 25th August

Eredivisie

Vitesse Arnhem 1-1 PEC Zwolle

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Saturday, 28 October 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Dara O'Shea assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 20th August 2022

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Swansea City

Andrew Moran was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Cardiff 2-0 Bristol City

Jason Knight was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career

Ipswich Town 3-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal for Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke City

Alex Gilbert's introduction(his first appearance in five weeks) was his first appearance in the Championship
Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th September

Sunderland 3-1 Norwich City

Adam Idah was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Barnsley 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Exeter City 1-1 Lincoln City

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 8th August

Oxford United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Richard Keogh made his tenth start for Wycombe Wanderers

Port Vale 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long's brace was the defender's first goals since Saturday, 1 October 2022
Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town

Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

David Okagbue's start was first appearance since Saturday, 9th September

MK Dons 3-2 Swindon Town

Warren O'Hora's first goal since Saturday, 26th August was the tenth goal of his career

Notts County 0-2 Wrexham

Dan Crowley was booked for the first time in six weeks

Sutton United 2-1 Bradford City

Aiden O'Brien assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 0-0 Celtic

Mikey Johnston came off the bench for his first appearance of the season for Celtic's senior team

Livingston 0-2 Dundee

Joe Shaughnessy's brace was his first goals for new club Dundee

St Mirren 4-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Greenock Morton

Alan Power made his first assist of the season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Airdrie Utd

Zak Delaney made his 50th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
After signing for them on a short term contract, Cillian Sheridan made his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Sunday, 29th October 2023

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham

Evan Ferguson's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Brighton

Evan Ferguson,Georgie Kelly,Ryan Johansson,Joe Mason

10 - Evan Ferguson is the first teenager to score 10+ goals in a single calendar year in the Premier League since Wayne Rooney in 2005 (11). Future. pic.twitter.com/CfnFgy6sRT
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 29, 2023

Monday, 28 August 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 25th August 2023

Friday, 25th August 2023

Championship

Hull City 1-1 Bristol City

Mark Sykes assisted a goal for the first time this season, this was the midfielder's first assist since January

Belgian Challenger Pro League

RFC Seraing 0-5 Zulte Waragem

Joel Bagan was booked for the first time this season - this was the full back's first yellow card since January

Saturday, 26th August 2023

Premier League

Everton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tom Cannon's introduction was his his first appearance of the season

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 West Ham United

Evan Ferguson was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time this season

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Saturday, 4th February

Huddersfield Town 0-4 Norwich City

Shane Duffy started a game for the 300th time in his career
Adam Idah assisted a goal for the first time this season

Millwall 1-0 Stoke City

Luke McNally made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Swansea City

Alan Browne made his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since Saturday, 25th February

Southampton 2-1 QPR

Ryan Manning assisted a goal, in fact two, for Southampton for the first time

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Middlesbrough

Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season - this was the fifth time Molumby assisted a goal for West Brom

League 1

Leyton Orient 2-0 Cambridge United

Glenn McConnell made his first appearance for Cambridge United

Peterborough 2-4 Derby County

Eiran Cashin scored his first goal of the season

Stevenage 0-0 Portsmouth

Joe Rafferty was sent off for the sixth time in his career, almost three years after his last red card, in November 2020

League 2

Barrow 1-1 Wrexham

Sam Foley made his 50th appearance for Barrow
Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Lewis Richards was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Gillingham 0-3 Colchester United

Fiacre Kelleher marked his first appearance of the season with his first goal of the season

MK Dons 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Warren O'Hora scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premiership

Celtic 0-0 St Johnstone

Liam Scales' start was his first appearance of the season
Dara Costelloe made his first appearance for St Johnstone

Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock

Dan Casey scored his first goal for Motherwell - this was his first goal since Thursday, 21 April 2022

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 0-3 Arbroath

Alan Power was booked for the first time this season

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-2 Fortuna Sittard

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for loan club Excelsior

Australian FFA Cup

Sydney United 0-5 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea scored his 20th goal for Brisbane Roar

Sunday, 27th August 2023

Premier League

Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa

Josh Cullen made his 50th start for Burnley

Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester City

John Egan was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Watford 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

Andrew Moran made his first appearance for loan club Blackburn Rovers

Scottish Premiership

St Mirren 2-2 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 13 August 2022

Eredivisie

PEC Zwolle 1-0 FC Utrecht

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty made his first appearance for PEC Zwolle

Friday, 26 August 2022

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

English League Cup

Derby County 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

David McGoldrick was named in the Derby County starting XI for the first time
Dara O'Shea started his 100th club game

Fleetwood Town 0-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance of the season

Rotherham 0-1 Morecambe

Joshua Kayode made his first appearance of the season
Chiedozie Ogbene's introduction was his 100th appearance for Rotherham

100 Club Appearance @OfficialRUFC 🙌🏽

We thank god ❤️ pic.twitter.com/DNZP1Wqoi2
— Chiedozie Ogbene (@EdozieOgbene) August 25, 2022

Barrow 2-2 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully scored his 40th goal for Lincoln City

Norwich City 2-2 Bournemouth

Adam Idah marked his first appearance since Wednesday, 9th February with his first goal of the season, also his first goal in the League Cup
Ben Greenwood's start was his Bournemouth debut

Oxford United 0-2 Crystal Palace

Killian Phillips made his first appearance for Crystal Palace

Watford 0-2 MK Dons

Darragh Burns scored his first goal for MK Dons

Colchester United 0-2 Brentford

Kieran O'Hara made his first appearance for Colchester United

Crawley Town 2-0 Fulham

Shane Duffy started a game for the first time since Wednesday, 16th March

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

English League Cup

Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Sean Robertson was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 26th October 2021
Evan Ferguson scored his first goal for Brighton's senior team in his first start for the Seagulls
James Furlong made his first appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion as a second half substitute

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Celtic B 3-0 Livingston II

Ben Quinn scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Viborg 0-3 West Ham United

Armstrong Oko-Flex made his first appearance for West Ham's senior team

Tuesday, 1 February 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th January 2022

Saturday, 15th January 2022

Premier League

Norwich 2-1 Everton

Adam Idah scored his first goal in the Premier League, the fourth Irish player to score in this season's competition. This was the striker's first goal since May 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Blackburn

James Collins 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Derby County 2-0 Sheffield United

Jason Knight's start was his 100th appearance for Derby County

Jason Knight made his 100th appearance for us yesterday! 💫

Congratulations on the milestone, Knighty! 👏🐏#DCFC pic.twitter.com/kvOjlhoC0j
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 16, 2022

Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for loan club Swansea, this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 21st September

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for loan club Middlesbrough, this was his first appearance in a month

Millwall 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Dan McNamara was shown a yellow card for the first time since Saturday, 11th December

Peterborough 1-4 Coventry

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 20th October
Scott Hogan scored his first goal in ten weeks

QPR 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 16th October

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Fleetwood 1-0 Rotherham

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for Fleetwood, this was his first goal since Saturday, 27th February 2021

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Salford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance in five weeks
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in 90 days, this was his tenth goal in English football

Carlisle United 1-1 Crawley Town

Corey Whelan 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Mansfield Town 2-0 Walsall

Harry Charsley scored his first goal of the season

Tranmere 2-0 Rochdale

Aidan White made his tenth start for Rochdale

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton made his fifth assist of the season

Thursday, 9 December 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd December 2021

Friday, 3rd December 2021

Championship

Fulham 1-1 Bournemouth

Robbie Brady came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since Saturday, 13th March 2021(268 days)
Mark Travers was booked for the first time this season

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 2-5 Roda JC

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Saturday, 4th December 2021

Premier League

Newcastle United 1-0 Burnley

Nathan Collins was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 25th August 2021

Southampton 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th October 2021
Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in five weeks, unfortunatel this was the defender's fifth booking this season and is suspended for the next game

Championship

Coventry 1-2 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Blackburn 1-0 Preston North End

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol City 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was booked for the first time this season

Cardiff 2-3 Sheffield United

James Collins was booked for the first time in two months
On his 100th start for Sheffield United, David McGoldrick scored his 30th goal the Blades

Millwall 3-1 Birmingham City

Dan McNamara assisted a goal for the first time in 10 months
Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season - this was his first assist since February 2020

League 1

Accrington Stanley 5-1 Fleetwood

John O'Sullivan's introduction was his 50th appearance for Accrington Stanley, across three spells with the club
Cian Hayes was booked for the first time this season in his first appearance in League One

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 0-0 Partick Thistle

Ruairi Paton was booked for the fifth time this season

FA Cup

Burton Albion 1-2 Port Vale

Conor Shaughnessy 'was booked for the first time in three months

Lincoln City 0-1 Hartlepool

Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time in five weeks

Leyton Orient 4-0 Tranmere

Aaron Drinan scored his seventh goal in his previous seven games

Cambridge United 2-1 Exeter

Wes Hoolahan assisted a goal for Cambridgee for the 15th time

Walsall 1-2 Swindon Town

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his first goal since Tuesday, 19th October

Carlisle United 1-2 Shrewsbury

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time since Saturday, 7th August
Joshua Daniels' introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Portsmouth 1-2 Harrogate Town

Coincidentally, both Gavin Bazunu and Shaun Williams were named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the 20th time

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-0 Adelaide United

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 5th December 2021

Premier League

Tottenham 3-0 Norwich

Adam Idah started a game for the first time in eleven weeks

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 0-3 Celtic

Liam Scales scored his first goal for Celtic in his league debut for the Bhoys

Friday, 24 September 2021

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

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 8th May 2021

Saturday, 8th May 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 26 September

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Norwich

Adam Idah scored his first goal in ten weeks in his first appearance in nine weeks

Coventry 6-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the tenth time this season

Derby County 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Without coming off the bench, Festy Ebosele was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Morecambe 2-0 Bradford City

Liam McAlinden first goal in six weeks was his tenth goal in League Two

Port Vale 0-3 Mansfield Town

James Clarke was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 10 November
Stephen Quinn scored his first goal in six weeks

Salford City 3-0 Leyton Orient

Darron Gibson's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17th October

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 2-2 Royal Antwerp

Josh Cullen started a game for Anderlecht for the first time in two months

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Sydney

Roy O'Donovan scored his 30th goal for Newcastle Jets

Sunday, 9th May 2021

League 1

Ipswich 3-1 Fleetwood

Troy Parrott scored his first goal in two months

MK Dons 0-3 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his tenth goal of the season in his 50th appearance of the season
Jimmy Ryan's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 15 December

Oxford United 4-0 Burton Albion

Olamide Shodipo's first goal since Tuesday, 16 March was his tenth goal in League Two

Portsmouth 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 2nd March

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 1-2 St Johnstone

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal since Wednesday, 16th December

MLS

LA Galaxy 2-1 Los Angeles FC

Derrick Williams made his first assist for LA Galaxy

Norwegian Eliteserien

Molde 2-0 Kristiansund

With the return of the Norwegian league, Sean McDermott started Kristiansund's first game of the new season

Monday, 10th May 2021

MLS

Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Austin FC

In his first start for new club Austin FC, Jon Gallagher scored his first goal for the Green - this was his fifth goal in MLS

What a ball from Jared.
What a finish from Jon.

Yep, that was perfect. pic.twitter.com/wUXJ1g29ul
— Austin FC (@AustinFC) May 10, 2021

Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Round Up for weekend of Satuday, 27th February 2021

Saturday, 27th February 2021

Premier League

Manchester City 2-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph start was his first appearance in seven weeks

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly made his 25th start for Brighton and Hove Albion's senior team

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Huddersfield

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time since Saturday, 3rd October 2020

Rotherham 0-1 Reading

Trevor Clarke came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 9 January

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin's introduction was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 250th appearance for Accrington Stanley

MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United

Joe Mason's start for MK Dons was his 300th career appearance

Rochdale 0-2 Burton Albion

Eoghan O'Connell made his 150th appearance in British football

Swindon Town 2-1 Northampton Town

Alan Sheehan's start was his 450th career appearance

Alan Sheehan chalked up his 𝟒𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 career appearance yesterday!

Congratulations on the milestone, @sheezdogg 👏 pic.twitter.com/WgAixJ7Tnw
— Northampton Town (@ntfc) February 28, 2021

League 2

Mansfield Town 1-0 Morecambe

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Scunthorpe 0-2 Cheltenham

Mason O'Malley was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

Southend United 0-0 Salford City

Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in six weeks

Walsall 1-2 Bradford City

Callum Cockerill-Mollett started his first game since Saturday, 21st November

Port Vale 0-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan made his 25th appearance for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-1 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly was booked for the first time in a month

St Mirren 1-0 Ross County

Jamie McGrath scored his tenth goal for St Mirren

Bulgarian Championship

Ludogorets 1-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 6th December

Sunday, 28th February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool

Enda Stevens was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 150th time

Championship

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Norwich

Adam Idah scored his fifth goal for Norwich, this was his first goal since Saturday, 12 September

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-3 Wisła Kraków

Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his first appearance since Monday, 14 December

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th February 2021

Friday, 5th February 2021

Championship

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

Adam Idah was showing his first yellow card since Tuesday, 20th October

League 1

Gillingham 0-3 Lincoln City

Jack Bonham's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Hearts

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season
Aaron McEneff came off the bench to make his first appearance for Hearts

Saturday, 6th February 2021

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly's start (his first in five weeks) was his 50th career appearance

Newcastle Utd 3-2 Southampton

Jeff Hendrick was sent off for the first time for Newcastle Utd, almost four years to the day since his last red card on Saturday, 4th February 2017

Championship

Bournemouth 3-2 Birmingham City

Shane Long made his first appearance for Bournemouth
Scott Hogan scored twice in the same game for the first time in eleven months

Luton 1-1 Huddersfield

James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season - two months after scoring his ninth goal

Millwall 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the first time in five weeks

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

Conor Hourihane scored in three successive games for the first time since November 2015

Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Horgan was named in the Wycombe starting XI for he first time since Saturday, 2nd January

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his tenth goal of the season

Ipswich 2-0 Blackpool

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Ipswich

MK Dons 2-2 Sunderland

Warren O'Hora made his 25th appearance in English football
Joe Mason's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in League One

Peterborough 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

Jack Taylor was booked for the fifth time this season

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth

Ronan Curtis scored his first goal since Saturday, 21st November

Rochdale 0-2 Charlton

Conor Grant made his first appearance for Rochdale
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since Saturday, 19th December

League 2

Exeter 3-2 Bradford City

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of the season, almost a year after his last goal on Saturday, 15th February 2020
Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Bradford City

Crawley 1-3 Harrogate Town

Simon Power scored his first goal for Harrogate Town

Leyton Orient 0-0 Colchester

Conor Wilkinson started his 50th game for Leyton Orient

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 7th February 2021

Indian Super League

Jamshedpur 1-2 SC East Bengal

Anthony Pilkington scored for the first time in a month

Thursday, 4 February 2021

Round Up for Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

John Egan made his first assist of the season, more than two years after his last assist in December 2018

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace

Ciaran Clark was named in the Newcastle starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Norwich

Adam Idah's introduction was his 25th appearance for Norwich

Coventry 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Nottingham Forest - starting each time

League 1

Charlton 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness assisted a goal for the first time since the end of November

Accrington Stanley 6-1 Bristol Rovers

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-2 Forest Green

Joshua Kayode was named in the Carlisle starting XI for the first time in a month

Stevenage 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Livingston

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time this season

Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic

Gary Dicker's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st November
Colin Doyle's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 10 November

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 3-1 AFC Wimbledon

Olamide Shodipo made his first assist of the season

Tranmere 2-1 Peterborough

Both Joe Murphy and Lee O'Connor were named in the Tranmere starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his fifth assist of the season

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-2 Bengaluru

Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Caoimhin Kelleher made his tenth career start

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee Utd

Sam Foley's first appearance for new club Motherwell was his first appearance in two months

Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 29th January 2021

Friday, 29th January 2021

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's penalty was his second goal in two games, in what was his 50th start for the Jets

Saturday, 30 January 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-2 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since since Saturday, 7 March 2020

Championship

Norwich 0-0 Middlesbrough

Adam Idah returned from injury for his first appearance since Saturday, 24th October

Blackburn 1-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Derby County 1-0 Bristol City

Jason Knight started a game for the 50th time in his career

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham's introduction for loan club Preston North End was his first appearance in six weeks
Kieren Westwood's start was his 500th career appearance

My 500th Career appearance today. Really proud to have done it with 4 fantastic football clubs. Delighted to cap it with 3 points & a clean sheet. Great response from the boys. The Work rate, desire and attitude was brilliant. ⚽️💚 #cufc #ccfc #safc #swfc pic.twitter.com/D5t4oY7k53
— Keiren Westwood (@WestwoodKeiren) January 31, 2021

League 1

Sunderland 2-2 Gillingham

Aiden McGeady scored his 30th goal for Sunderland

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 MK Dons

Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in six weeks

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Ipswich

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Ipswich - eleven months after his last goal on Saturday, 29 February 2020

Hull City 1-0 Swindon Town

Dan Crowley started a game for the first time since Saturday, 17th October

League 2

Bolton 2-0 Leyton Orient

Eoin Doyle scored his tenth goal for Bolton

Bradford City 2-1 Barrow

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first tine in eight weeks
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist in seven weeks
Jamie Devitt made his first appearance for new club Barrow

Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time this season, scored his fourth goal of the season, and completed his fifth assist of the season

Grimsby 1-2 Stevenage

James McKeown was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 3rd November

Harrogate Town 2-1 Newport Co.

Simon Power was named in the Harrogate Town starting XI for the first time

Oldham 2-1 Salford City

Richie Towell started a game for Salford for the first time since Saturday, 10th October

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-2 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly made his first assist of the season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 1-0 Dunfermline

Aidan White's introduction was the defender's first appearance in seven weeks

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Adelaide United

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, and was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 31st January 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady was named in the Burnley starting XI for the 50th time

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd October 2020

Friday, 23rd October 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Derby County

Both Cyrus Christie and Harry Arter were booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Hearts

Aidan White made his 20th appearance for Hearts

Polish Ekstraklasa

Piast Gliwice 2-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for the first time this season

Saturday, 24th October 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne's brace was his first goal since Saturday, 22nd February

Millwall 1-1 Barnsley

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance in a month

Norwich 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Adam Idah was sent off for the first time in his career

Stoke City 3-2 Brentford

James McClean's first goal of the season was his 20th goal in the Championship

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal was his 110th goal in League One

Blackpool 1-0 MK Dons

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since Friday, 13th September 2019

Northampton 0-2 Charlton

Michael Harriman was booked for the first time this season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane made his first assist of the season

Sunderland 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness' goal was his 15th strike for Portsmouth

League 2

Exeter 3-1 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley assisted a goal for the first time in Scunthorpe colours

Bradford City 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in a month

Cheltenham 0-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's start was his 30th career appearance

Oldham 1-2 Port Vale

Ian Lawlor made his 120th career appearance - starting each one

Stevenage 0-2 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson's fifth goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Leyton Orient

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

St Johnstone 0-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly made his 50th appearance for Dundee Utd

Scottish Championship

Dundee 1-0 Greenock Morton

Jonathan Afolabi marked his first appearance for loan club Dundee with a goal
Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 1-1 Ayr

In his first start of the season, Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in 2020/21

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 D.C. United

Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal of his career

Sunday, 25th October 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic

Tommie Hoban's start was his 15th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 26th October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-1 Tottenham

Kevin Long was unfortunately booked for the first time this season in what was his 80th appearance for Burnley

Saturday, 24 October 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th October 2020

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Championship

Coventry 1-1 Swansea

Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Championship

Millwall 2-0 Luton

Glen Rea made his 20th appearance in the Championship

Norwich 1-0 Birmingham City

Adam Idah made his first assist of the season - also his first assist for Norwich

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Portsmouth

Jack Bonham's start was made his 50th appearance for Gillingham
Thomas O'Connor made his 30th appearance in League One
Marcus Harness completed his first assist of the season

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the starting XI for his 120th appearance for Fleetwood

Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 50th game for Ipswich

Hull City 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin made his 40th appearance in League One

Oxford United 3-2 MK Dons

Olamide Shodipo marked his first appearance for Oxford United with the first goal of his career

Burton Albion 0-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan made his 40th appearance for Rochdale

Northampton 2-1 Swindon Town

Michael Harriman made his 40th appearance for Northampton

League 2

Morecambe 1-1 Mansfield Town

John O'Sullivan made his 50th appearance for Morecambe
Harry Charsley scored his first goal for Mansfield Town - his first goal since November 2016
Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 1-1 Walsall

Billy Clarke scored his 80th goal of his career
Liam Kinsella completed his first assist since Saturday, 10 November 2018

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 4-2 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban scored his fifth goal of his career on his 20th appearance for Aberdeen

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Championship

QPR 0-2 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Stoke City 2-2 Barnsley

Nathan Collins made his 25th appearance for Stoke City

Tuesday, 15 September 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th September 2020

Saturday, 12th September 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton

Will Smallbone made his tenth career start - this was also his fifteenth senior career appearance, and his tenth appearance in the Premier League

West Ham United 0-2 Newcastle Utd

Following his transfer to St James' Park in the summer, Jeff Hendrick made his debut for Newcastle, and marked the occasion with a goal and assist - the first Irish player to do so in a Premier League game since Conor Hourihane for Aston Villa against Newcastle in November 2019. This was Hendrick's first appearance since March, his first goal since January, and his first assist since February

Championship

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Rotherham

Daryl Horgan was named in the Wycombe Wanderers starting XI for the first time

Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn

Both Mark Travers and Derrick Williams made their first appearances since January - Travers hadn't played since Monday, 27th January, and Williams had not made an appearance since Saturday, 4th January

Barnsley 0-1 Luton

James Collins' winner was his 15th goal in the Championship

Derby County 0-2 Reading

Jason Knight started a game for Derby for the 25th time

Huddersfield 0-1 Norwich

On his first appearance in the Championship, Adam Idah scored his first goal in the competition - his first goal anywhere since January

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora's first appearance in League 1 was his fifth appearance in senior football

Fleetwood 2-1 Burton Albion

Paddy Madden scored his 130th goal in English football
John-Joe O'Toole unfortunately marked his 450th career appearance with his fourth red card for Burton Albion - this was the tenth time in his career that the midfielder has been sent off

Lincoln City 2-0 Oxford United

On his fifth start for Lincoln, Anthony Scully scored his first goal since February

Portsmouth 0-0 Shrewsbury

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time since Sunday, 29 December 2019

Swindon Town 3-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell start was his 40th appearance for Rochdale, and the defender was named in the starting XI in each one
Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal for Rochdale - also his first goal in English football since September 2015

League 2

Bolton 0-1 Forest Green

Eoin Doyle's start for Bolton was his 90th appearance in League Two

Bradford City 0-0 Colchester

Anthony O'Connor made his 90th appearance for Bradford City

Mansfield Town 0-0 Tranmere

Harry Charsley started a game for the 20th time in his career

Salford City 2-2 Exeter

Darron Gibson was named in the Salford City starting XI for the fifth time

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 0-5 Celtic

Shane Duffy marked his debut for Celtic with his first goal since November 2019

Monday, 14th September 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Chelsea

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 30th appearance for Brighton's senior side

Sunday, 19 July 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th July 2020

Friday, 17th July 2020

Championship

Huddersfield 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion lost for the first time in a game where Dara O'Shea scored

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 15th appearance for the Baggies

Saturday, 18th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-2 Burnley

Adam Idah came off the bench for his 15th appearance for Norwich
Kevin Long made his tenth appearance of the season, one short of his total for 2018/19

Championship

Charlton 2-2 Wigan

Aiden McGeady's introduction was his 30th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-0 Brentford

Nathan Collins' introduction was his 20th appearance for Stoke City
James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Fulham 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 0-1 Luton

Glen Rea made his 15th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Birmingham City

Joe Rafferty made his 30th start of the season

QPR 4-3 Millwall

Three Irish players scored in the same game in English football for the first time since Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney scored for Bristol City, and Jack Byrne and Eoin Doyle scored for Oldham, when the two sides faced off in August 2017

Both Conor Masterson and Jay Molumby scored the first goal of their careers
Ryan Manning scored his tenth goal in the Championship in his 80th start for QPR
Olamide Shodipo start, his tenth for QPR, was also his 30th appearance for Rangers

Polish Ekstraklasa

Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time for Wisła Płock, in what his 15th appearance for the Nafciarze

Sunday, 19th July 2020

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-2 Southampton

Shane Long's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Championship

Derby County 1-3 Leeds United

Jason Knight's introduction was his 30th appearance in the Championship

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-1 Adelaide United

On the return of A-League football, Jay O'Shea was named in the starting XI for Brisbane Roar

Friday, 17 July 2020

Round up for week of Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Premier League

Chelsea 1-0 Norwich

Adam Idah came off the bench for his tenth appearance in the Premier League

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Fulham

Dara O'Shea's start was his 15th appearance in the competition
Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his 25th appearance of the season

Luton 1-1 QPR

James Collins was named in the Luton starting XI for the 130th time
Conor Masterson's early introduction was his tenth Championship appearance
Olamide Shodipo's late introduction was his 25th appearance in the Championship

Millwall 1-0 Blackburn

Alex Pearce's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Wednesday, 15th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Robbie Brady came off the bench for his first appearance since football restarted in England

Championship

Brentford 1-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time since November

Bristol City 1-1 Stoke City

James McClean's start was his 80th appearance for Stoke City

Birmingham City 1-1 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his 90th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 16th July 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane marked his 25th appearance in the Premier League with his fifth assist of the season

Southampton 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Will Smallbone's fifth start for Southampton was also tenth appearance of the season

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 Cincinnati

Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time for Atlanta United, on his fifth start for the club, seven months after his red card in December while still with Hearts

Friday, 26 June 2020

Round up for week of Monday, 22nd June 2020

Monday, 22nd June 2020

League 2

Cheltenham 0-3 Northampton

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 40th time in his career
Alan McCormack's start was his 20th appearance for Northampton

Tuesday, 23rd June 2020

Premier League

Leicester City 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the second time this season

Wednesday, 24th June 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-1 Everton

Adam Idah's second hald introduction was his fifth appearance in the Premier League

Thursday, 25th June 2020

Premier League

Southampton 0-2 Arsenal

Michael Obafemi started for Southampton for the tenth time this season
Shane Long introduction was his 25th appearance of the season