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 week of Tuesday, 3rd September 2019

Tuesday, 3rd September 2019

Football League Trophy

Bolton 1-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal for Bradford, this was his first goal since October 2018

Blackpool 5-1 Morecambe

After moving to Blackpool following the cancellation of his contract with Bradford, Sean Scannell made his first appearance for the Tangerines

Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Burton Albion

In his first appearance in the Football League Trophy, Stephen Quinn scored for the first time in a year
John-Joe O'Toole's assist on Burton's second goal was his first assist since November 2018

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Brighton U21

Shane McLoughlin was named in a starting XI for the first time in 2019/20

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's fifth goal of the season was also his 30th goal for Fleetwood

Coventry 0-0 Walsall

After signing for Walsall on loan for the rest of the season, Rory Gaffney came off the bench for his first appearance for the Saddlers

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Lincoln City

Kieran Sadlier's start was his 25th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Leyton Orient 2-0 Southend United

Congratulations to U19 call up Shadrach Ogie, his start against Southend was his senior career debut
Robert Kiernan made his first start of the season

Macclesfield 2-1 Newcastle United U21

Oisin McEntee's start was his first appearance in senior football

Salford City 2-0 Aston Villa U21

Adam Rooney scored his first goal of the season
Both Jack Clarke and Tyreik Wright made their first appearances in senior football - unfortunately Clarke marked the occasion with a booking

Wednesday, 4th September 2019

Football League Trophy

Newport Co. 4-5 West Ham U21

Anthony Scully marked his appearance of the season with his first goals in senior football

Thursday, 5th September 2019

European Championships Qualifier

Republic of Ireland 1-1 Switzerland

Glenn Whelan's 88th cap was the 80th time he was named in an Irish starting XI
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 50th international cap - Hendrick is the 42nd player to reach the milestone
Shane Duffy continued his record of being named in the starting XI for every cap - 30 games, 30 starts
In his 11th cap for Ireland, David McGoldrick scored his first goal
Alan Browne's introduction was his first cap since May 2018

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - July 2018

Transfers

Monday, 2nd July
Former Dundalk player Patrick McEleney returned to the Lilywhites after a brief spell at Oldham: 🔗

Tuesday, 3rd July
Following his loan spell at Gillingham in the second half of 2017/18, Callum Reilly signed a two year contract with the Gills: 🔗

Friday, 6th July
Former finalist of “Football’s Next Star” Connor Smith signed for Boreham Wood: 🔗

Monday, 9th July
Following his release from Everton, Sam Byrne signed an 18 month contract with former loan club Dundalk: 🔗

Thursday, 12th July
Rhys Murphy signed for non league Chelmsford Town: 🔗

Monday, 16th July
After a short trial, Reece Grego-Cox signed a two year deal with Crawley Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 18th July
19 year old FAI Women’s Team striker Leanne Kiernan signed for West Ham Ladies: 🔗

Thursday, 19th July
Adam Rooney signed a three year deal with non league side Salford City: 🔗

Sheffield United broke their transfer record to sign John Egan to a four year contract: 🔗

Huddersfield Town’s longest serving player Sean Scannell left the John Smith’s Stadium to sign for Bradford City: 🔗

Following his release from Bradford City, four times capped goalkeeper Colin Doyle signed a two year contract with Hearts: 🔗

Sunday, 22nd July
James McClean left West Brom to sign for fellow Championship side Stoke City: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th July
Following a short trial, Marc Wilson signed a 12 month contract with Bolton Wanderers: 🔗

Following a trial during preseason, David McGoldrick signed for Sheffield United: 🔗

Saturday, 28th July
Ireland U21 striker Liam McAlinden signed a two year contract with Cheltenham Town: 🔗

Loans

Friday, 6th July
After signing a two year extension to his contract with Leeds, Paudie O’Connor signed a season long loan deal with Blackpool: 🔗

Wednesday, 11th July
Danny Rogers signed a season long loan deal with newly promoted Scottish Premiership side St Mirren: 🔗

Monday, 16th July
Conor Sammon signed a season long loan deal with Motherwell: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th July
Former Finn Harps defender Shane Blaney signed for non league Tamworth Town on a six month loan: 🔗

Contracts

Thursday, 3rd July
Darragh Lenihan signed an extension to his contract with Blackburn Rovers, keeping the defender at Ewood Park until 2022: 🔗

Friday, 4th July
Ryan Delaney signed a new contract with Rochdale: 🔗

Wednesday, 11th July
Preston’s international midfielder Alan Browne signed a new three year contract at Deepdale: 🔗

Thursday, 12th July
Blackburn Rovers defender Derrick Williams signed a new deal that will keep him with the Lancashire side until 2021: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th July
Highly rated teenage striker Troy Parrott signed his professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur and will play for their U18 side as a first year scholar

Wednesday, 18th July
Former St Francis player Jack Connolly signed his first professional contract with Sunderland: 🔗

Thursday, 19th July
Southampton due Sean Brennan and Kameron Ledwidge signed their first professional contracts: 🔗

2017/18 Season Appearance Statistics for Irish Players

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for the 2017/18 season

Wins
Promoted Matt Doherty started the most wins of the season, named in the starting XI 30 times that Wolves would go on to win. Interestingly, new recruit Callum Robinson started the most wins of any striker - 13 wins for the Preston forward.

Draws
Derby defender Richard Keogh started 15 games that ended all square, just behind goalkeeper Jack Bonham whose loan spell at Carlisle featured 17 draws.

Losses
St Johnstone's Joe Shaughnessy started 20 losses across the season, including two losses to FK Trakai of Lithuania.

Starts/Completed Games
Darren Randolph started a remarkable 50 games during 2017-18, only missing three games of Middlesbrough's season, and went on to completed 90 minutes in each one. Of the outfield players, nobody started or completed more games than Anthony O'Connor's games for Aberdeen.

Substitutions/Introductions
No player was substituted more than Millwall's Aiden O'Brien, the striker was removed from the action 19 times in 2017-18. Fellow striker Adam Rooney was introduced from the bench 21 times this season.

Stayed On Bench
Cardiff City's Brian Murphy was left on the bench in more games than any other player, finishing the season as an unused substitute in 47 games. Derby defender Alex Pearce was left on the bench in 35 games - the most of any outfield player

Goals
In what was a poor season for Irish goals, Conor Hourihane, Anthony Stokes and Adam Rooney all managed 11 goals, Sean Maguire scored 10 for Preston, and Eoin Doyle scored 17 on loan at Oldham.

Discipline
Carl McHugh was shown a yellow card in 15 of his 45 starts, four more than compatriot Daniel Devine - the only two players to reach double digit bookings in 2017-18

Round Up for Tuesday, 13th Match 2018

Tuesday, 13th March 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 1-3 QPR

In his first start since October, Ryan Manning scored his first goal of the season

Brentford 1-3 Cardiff

Alan Judge came off the bench to make his 150th appearance in the Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Burton Albion

Enda Stevens scored his first goal for Sheffield United in his 200th appearance in English football

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Reading

The first goal of Matt Doherty's brace was his tenth goal in the Championship

League 1

Exeter 0-0 Yeovil

After signing for Yeovil in January, Shaun Donnellan made his debuts for the Glovers

Rochdale 0-0 Southend United

Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time this season

Blackpool 1-0 Charlton

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal since September in his 200th appearance in League One

League 2

Coventry 2-2 Luton

Michael Doyle made his 200th start for Coventry
Glen Rea made his 100th career start in what was coincidentally his 100th appearance for Luton

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-0 Inverness CT

Zachary Elbouzedi made his first appearance in the competition

Scottish FA Cup

Kilmarnock 1-1 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney was booked for the first time this season in his 150th start for Aberdeen

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 30th January 2018

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Championship

Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Blackburn 3-1 Walsall

Derrick Williams made his 200th career start

League 2

Coventry 3-1 Cambridge United

Michael Doyle scored his third goal of 2017/18, as many as he scored in the previous two seasons combined

Scottish FA Cup

Inverness CT 0-1 Dundee

Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance of the season
Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, more than a year after he was shown his last yellow card on Saturday, 21 January 2017

Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-1 Leicester City

On his return to Everton's starting XI, 318 days after his last appearance for the Toffees, Seamus Coleman was voted Man of the Match

💙 | Tonight's Man of the Match, as voted for by you, is... Seamus Coleman! #WelcomeBackSeamus #EFCmatchday pic.twitter.com/1nMqylOAd0

— Everton (@Everton) January 31, 2018

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Burnley

Ciaran Clark made his 200th career start

Manchester City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Exeter 2-0 Forest Green

Pierce Sweeney's penalty was his fifth goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-4 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney scored his 85th and 86th goals for Aberdeen

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

League 2

Newport County 1-1 Morecambe

After joining them on loan, Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-2 Celtic

Conor Sammon's opener was his fifth goal for Partick, the striker has now scored in three consecutive games for the first time since November 2010

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City

Wednesday, 24th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 Ross County

Carl McHugh made his 50th start for Motherwell

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 25th appearance of the season
Danny Rogers came off the bench for his first appearance since October

Round Up for weekend of 19th January 2018

Friday, 19th January 2018

League 2

Newport Co. 2-1 Crawley

Padraig Amond's opener was the striker's tenth strike of the season
Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season on his 150th appearance for Crawley

Saturday, 20th January 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley

Glenn Whelan made his 25th appearance for Aston Villa
The first goal of Scott Hogan's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship

Leeds 3-4 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored in three successive games for the first time since September 2016

Bolton 1-1 Ipswich

After signing for Ipswich on Friday, Stephen Gleeson came off the bench for his first appearance for the Tractor Boys, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 9th December

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham made his 250th career appearance

Reading 0-1 Brentford

Liam Kelly made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Nottingham Forest

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance in the competition

League 1

Fleetwood 1-2 Blackburn

Paddy Madden made his first start for Fleetwood

Northampton 2-1 MK Dons

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-3 Gillingham

Following his move to Gillingham on loan, Callum Reilly made his first start for the Gills
Bradley Garmston made his 50th career start

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Grimsby

Sean Murray's equaliser for Colchester was his first goal since October

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time since October, this was the defender's fifth yellow card this season

Mansfield Town 3-2 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren

Adam Rooney scored his tenth goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 2-2 Inverness CT

Darren O'Dea starting his first game since November
Aaron Doran scored his 25th goal of his career

Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey first appearance in a month was also his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance for Motherwell
Charles Dunne made his first appearance in the competition

Sunday, 21 January 2018

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Tottenham

Congratulations to 17 year old Michael Obafemi on making his first appearance for Southampton's senior side, the first 17 year old Irish player to appear in the Premier League since Aaron Doran in 2009.

2️⃣ Following Michael Obafemi's debut today, 2017/18 is the first @premierleague season with appearances by two @FAIreland players under the age of 19 (Obafemi and Declan Rice) since 2011/12 #COYBIG #beirt

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 21, 2018

December 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for December 2017

Wins
In the final month of 2017, nobody started more wins than Derby's Richard Keogh's five victories

Draws
Glenn Whelan, Jeff Hendrick, and Anthony Stokes all started three draws in December 2017

Losses
Daniel Devine, Niall Keown, Charles Dunne, and Adam Barton all started five losses

Starts/Completed Games
Keown and Barton both started eight games in the 31 days of December, with Keown completing 90 minutes in each

Substitutions/Introductions
No player was substituted more than the five times Millwall's Aiden O'Brien was withdrawn from the action. In contrast Shaun Williams, James McClean, Samir Carruthers, and Conor Sammon were all introduced to the action four times during the month

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Brian Murphy and Aaron McCarey were both unused substitutes in six games in December, while of the outfield players Andy Boyle and Conor Shaughnessy were both unused in five games

Goals
Anthony Stokes, Adam Rooney and Conor Sammon were the only players to score more than once - each player scored twice. No Irish player scored a penalty in December

Discipline
Gary Dicker was booked more than any player in December, the Kilmarnock player was shown three yellow cards

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 22nd December 2017

Friday, 22nd December 2017

League 1

Fleetwood 0-2 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Coventry 3-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Doyle scored his fifth goal in League Two, his first goal in almost three months, and a memorable strike it was too!

Saturday, 23rd December 2017

Premier League

West Ham United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark made his 50th appearance for Newcastle Utd

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Kevin O'Connor returned to the Preston starting XI for the first time in a month

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Ipswich

Matt Doherty made his 200th career start

Aston Villa 2-2 Sheffield United

Conor Hourihane made his 300th career start
Samir Carruthers came off the bench to make his 50th appearance in the competition

League 1

Northampton 1-1 Blackburn

John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the first time in two months

Peterborough 3-0 Bury

Stephen Dawson's introduction as a second half substitute (his first appearance for Bury since August) was his 100th appearance for the Shakers
Having only been sent off once in his career before 2017/28, Eoghan O'Connell was sent off for the second time this season

Rotherham 2-1 MK Dons

Lee Frecklington was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Luton 2-0 Grimsby

James Collins scored his tenth goal for Luton (also his 80th goal in League Two) in his first start since Saturday, 11th November

Newport Co. 0-0 Lincoln City

Mark O'Brien was sent off for the second time for Newport County

Stevenage 5-1 Chesterfield

Connor Dimaio made his 50th appearance for Chesterfield

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 300th career start
Anthony O'Connor made his 200th career start
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal for Celtic since moving to the Bhoys in the summer

Partick Thistle 1-0 Hamilton Academical

Niall Keown scored his first goal since August, and was unfortunately booked for the fifth time this season and so is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney made his 25th start for Inverness CT

Indian Super League

Atlético de Kolkata 1-0 Delhi Dynamos

Robbie Keane scored his first goal for Atléletico de Kolkata, this was the striker's first goal anywhere since September 2016

Round up for weekend of Friday, 15th December 2017

Friday, 15th December 2017

League 2

Swindon Town 2-3 Colchester

Donal McDermott's first appearance since Wednesday, 8 November was also his first start for Swindon the previous Sunday

Saturday, 16th December 2017

Premier League

Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle Utd

Robert Elliot's start was his 50th Premier League appearance

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Burnley

Shane Duffy was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Championship

Bolton 0-1 Burton Albion

Sean Scannell made his 300th appearance in the Championship

Derby County 2-0 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 4th November

Ipswich 2-0 Reading

Paul McShane was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield United

This was the first time since March 2016 that four Irish players (Kevin O'Connor, Andy Boyle, Daryl Horgan and Alan Browne) started on the subs bench for a single team.
Samir Carruthers's first start since August was his 25th appearance for Sheffield United

Cardiff 1-0 Hull City

In his first appearance for Cardiff since August, Anthony Pilkington assisted the winner against Hull

League 1

Blackburn 2-0 Charlton

Derrick Williams made his 200th career appearance
Leon Best unfortunately scored his first own goal since May 2007

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Oldham

Eoin Doyle scored his 15th goal of the season

Gillingham 4-1 Bristol Rovers

Bradley Garmston made his first appearance since Saturday, 28th October

Northampton 2-1 Walsall

Brendan Moloney made his 100th appearance for Northampton

Rotherham 1-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey made his 300th career appearance in British football

Southend United 1-2 Bradford City

Stephen McLaughlin scored his 15th goal for Southend

League 2

Carlisle United 1-2 Port Vale

John O'Sullivan's first start of the season was also his 25th appearance for Carlisle United

Exeter 2-1 Stevenage

Pierce Sweeney scored his fifth goal of the season in his 25th start of the season
Liam McAlinden was booked for the first time this season

Forest Green 0-2 Luton

Alan Sheehan made his 100th appearance in League Two
Glen Rea made his 25th appearance of the season
Alan Sheehan's scored his first goal since September

Lincoln City 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely returned for his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 4-1 Hibernian

Adam Rooney made his 200th appearance in the SPL
Anthony Stokes' late consolation for Hibernian was his tenth goal of the season, and his 100th goal in the top level of Scottish football

Rangers 1-3 St Johnstone

Graham Cummins' first goal of the season was also his 15th goal for St. Johnstone

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-0 Dumbarton

Jake Mulraney's start against Dumbarton was his 50th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Sunday, 17th December 2017

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Peterborough

Cian Bolger scored his third goal in two games (the first time the defender has scored in consecutive games) in his 25th start of the season

Indian Super League

Mumbai City 0-1 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane made his first start for Atlético de Kolkata, this was his first time being named in a starting XI since October 2016, and was voted as Fans Player of the Match

You voted for @WorldATK's Robbie Keane as the Fans' Player of the Match and he has a message of gratitude. #LetsFootball #MUMKOL pic.twitter.com/JtFlogGOWw

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 17, 2017

Round up for week of Tuesday, 12th December 2017

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Stoke City

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th appearance for Burnley

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time since October

English FA Cup

Wigan 3-2 AFC Fylde

Noel Hunt's introduction from the bench was the striker's first appearance since Tuesday, 24 October

Exeter 2-1 Forest Green

Pierce Sweeney scored his first FA Cup goal, and was booked for the first time since August in his 25th appearance of the season

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Premier League

Liverpool 0-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean's first start since Tuesday, 22nd August was also the Derry native's 250th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 3-2 Motherwell

The six Irish players to start this game was the most since six players also started the Middlesbrough-Sunderland game on Sunday, 5th November
Conor Sammon scored his first goal for Partick in his first start since early November

St Johnstone 0-3 Aberdeen

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance in the SPL
Adam Rooney scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 30 September

English FA Cup

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams assisted the only goal of the game in his 25th appearance of the season, all of which were starts

Thursday, 14 December 2017

English FA Cup

Hereford United 0-2 Fleetwood

The first goal of Cian Bolger's brace (his first goals of the season) was the tenth goal of his career

September 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for September 2017
Wins
Aston Villa teammates Glenn Whelan and Conor Hourihane both started four wins in September, along with Callum O'Dowda and Matt Doherty

Draws
Quite a few players drew three games in September - Darren Randolph, Daniel Devine, Richard Keogh, Cyrus Christie, Adam Barton, Sean Maguire, and Anthony Stokes all started three games that finished all square

Losses
Sunderland's Marc Wilson started four losses in the ninth month of 2017, no other player started more than three

Starts/Completed Games
Randolph, Christie, Doherty, Hourihane, and Maguire all started six games, with only Maguire failing to complete 90 minutes in each game

Substitutions/Introductions
Sean Scannell and David McGoldrick were substituted in all but one of the five games they started, while new call up Scott Hogan was introduced from the bench in six of the seven games Aston Villa played in September.

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Brian Murphy and Stephen Henderson were unused substitutes more than any other player in September, both players were left on the bench six times. Of the outfield players, Alex Pearce, Ryan Manning, and Darron Gibson were unused substitutes in five games.

Goals
Four players scored three goals in September: McGoldrick, Murphy, Stokes and Adam Rooney, with Rooney's all coming in one game, the eighth hat trick of his career. Two of Stokes' goals were from the penalty spot, David Meyler, Liam Kelly and Adam Rooney were the only other players to score from 12 yards with a single penalty each.

Discipline
Cyrus Christie was booked four times in the six games he started in September

Report Card for weekend of Saturday, 30th September 2017

Saturday, 30 September 2017

Premier League

Manchester United 4-0 Crystal Palace

Damien Delaney made his first start of the season

Stoke 2-1 Southampton

Shane Long's start against Stoke meant he started three consecutive games for Southampton for the first time since September 2016

Championship

Hull City 6-1 Birmingham City

David Meyler scored his tenth goal in the Championship in what was his 150th career start

Middlesbrough 2-2 Brentford

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-2 Sunderland

Daryl Horgan made his 25th appearance for Preston North End
John O'Shea started his first game in more than a month

League 1

Blackburn 1-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Plymouth

Rory Gaffney scored his tenth goal in League One
Graham Carey was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Portsmouth 1-2 Oldham

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his fifth goal for Oldham

League 2

Grimsby 0-0 Lincoln City

James McKeown made his 50th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season

Luton 3-1 Newport Co.

Joe Quigley made his first appearance in a month
Alan Sheehan reached a number of landmarks with his first goal of the season, it was also his fifth goal for Luton and the 25th goal of his career

Swindon Town 2-0 Cambridge United

Emmanuel Osadebe came off the bench to make his first appearance in a month

Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Barnet

Michael Harriman made his 200th career start

Yeovil 0-1 Colchester

Sean Murray scored his first goal for Colchester in his 25th appearance in League Two. This was also the winger's first goal in League Two, and his first goal in just over a year, he last scored on Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-0 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 100th appearance for St Johnstone
Graham Cummins made his 50th start for St Johnstone
Adam Rooney's hat trick was the eighth time the striker went home with the match ball in his career

Motherwell 3-0 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown made his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle
Adam Barton was booked for the first time this season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 0-0 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th appearance in the Polish League

Sunday, 1 October 2017

Premier League

Everton 0-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady made his 100th appearance in the Premier League
Jeff Hendrick's first goal of the season was the first time the midfielder scored since December 2016

Report Card - Weekend of Saturday, 9th September 2017

Saturday, 9 September 2017

Championship

Leeds United 5-0 Burton Albion

Joe Mason made his first start for Burton Albion, this was the striker's first start since January

Preston North End 1-1 Barnsley

Sean Maguire scored his first goal for Preston

Sunderland 1-2 Sheffield United

After transferring to Sunderland on transfer deadline day, Marc Wilson made his first start for the Black Cats, and was shown his first yellow card of the season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams made his 300th career appearance in England
Aiden O'Brien was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Portsmouth

Damien McCrory made his first appearance for Portsmouth

Charlton 2-1 Southend United

Billy Clarke was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 2-2 Oldham

Jack Byrne was booked for the first time this season, before this the midfielder hadn't been booked in more than a year

Plymouth 0-1 MK Dons

Graham Carey was shown the first red card of his career

Rochdale 0-3 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 50th appearance for Blackburn, strangely the defender started each of these games

Rotherham 3-2 Bury

Richie Towell scored his first goal for Rotherham, this was his first goal since January

Scunthorpe 0-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time in almost a year

League 2

Mansfield Town 4-1 Grimsby

James Berrett made his 25th start for Grimsby

Crewe Alexandra 5-1 Chesterfield

Eddie Nolan scored his first own goal against Crewe Alexandra

Forest Green 1-3 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 50th career start
Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of his career

Luton 0-3 Swindon Town

James Collins was shown his first yellow card of the season in what was his 200th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney started his first game since July

Ross County 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine's first appearance in a month was his 100th appearance in the SPL

Polish Ekstraklasa

Cracovia Kraków 1-1 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th start for Jagiellonia Białystok

Report Card - Weekend of Friday, 25th August 2017

Friday, 25 August 2017

Championship

Hull City 4-0 Bolton

David Meyler's start against Bolton was his 200th appearance in England

Saturday, 26 August 2017

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 West Ham United

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal since February

Championship

Barnsley 3-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Brentford 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Burton Albion in the first appearance of his loan deal

League 1

Blackburn 4-1 MK Dons

Derrick Williams scored his first goal of the season, before this the defender hadn't found the back of the net since March

Bristol Rovers 3-1 Fleetwood

Rory Gaffney's start today was the first time the striker had been named in the starting XI since Saturday, 1st April

Gillingham 3-3 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season on his 50th start for Southend United

Northampton 1-4 Peterborough

Brendan Moloney made his first start of the season

Plymouth 0-4 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden's second goal took him into the top ten Scunthorpe United goalscorers

Congratulations to @Paddymadden who enters the top ten all-time Scunthorpe United goalscorers, surpassing John Eyre.

— Scunthorpe United FC (@SUFCOfficial) August 26, 2017

Rochdale 0-0 Bury

Joe Murphy was send off for the first time since November 2009

League 2

Barnet 0-1 Stevenage

Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Stevenage after signing for them on loan

Cambridge United 0-0 Morecambe

David Forde made his 50th appearance in League Two
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 3-4 Exeter

Kevin Dawson scored the first brace of his career (also the tenth goal of his career) in his first start for Cheltenham
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-2 Luton

James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season in his fifth appearance
Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 4-1 Chesterfield

After signing for Newport County on Wednesday, Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club - also his 50th goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-1 St Johnstone

Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season

Partick Thistle 3-4 Aberdeen

Niall Keown scored his first goal since December 2016, was booked and sent off for the first time in his career in what was his 25th career appearance!
The last Irish player to score, get booked, and sent off in the same game was Philip Roberts in October 2013
Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance for Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Brechin 0-4 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 27 August 2017

Scottish Premier League

MLS

Philadelphia Union 2-2 Atlanta United

Chris McCann started his first game since Thursday, 29 June

2016/17 Irish Abroad Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for the 2016/17 Season

Wins
Aberdeen's extended season, that began on 30th June 2016, means that Adam Rooney and Jonathan Hayes started the most wins in 2016/17. The striker finished on the winning side 32 times, with his midfield compatriot winning 30 of the 44 games when he lined out for the Dons. In England, Ciaran Clark started 25 wins, despite being injured a month before the season ended

Draws
Bradford's on loan midfielder Josh Cullen started 16 draws in League One, one more than Gary Dicker's 15 draws in Scotland for Kilmarnock

Losses
Darren O'Dea started 21 losses in 2016/17, including one final appearance for FC Toronto, only just avoiding relegation with Dundee

Starts/Completed Games
Despite being unavailable for four games in 2016/17, Richard Keogh still managed to start more than any other player, the defender started 48 of the 52 games Derby played across the season and only failed to complete 90 minutes in one of these!

Substitutions/Introductions
Rooney was substituted in 23 of the 43 games he started for Aberdeen, one more than Wes Hoolahan. No other player was substituted more than Liam Kelly's 14 times in 2016/17. Shane Long came off the bench 26 times (13 both home and away) in this past season, Callum O'Dowda(20) and James McClean(21) were the only other players to come off the bench 20 times or more.

Stayed On Bench
Once again, goalkeepers dominate the players who were left on the bench by their managers during the season, with Jack Bonham(43), Aaron McCarey(39) and Shay Given(29) taking the top three places. Of the outfield players, Olamide Shodipo(21) was the only outfield player to be left on the bench for more than 20 games

Goals
Adam Rooney's 20 goals during the season, including five penalties (two more than any other player), was the most goals scored by an Irish player in 2016/17 across the top divisions in England and Scotland. Honourable mentions for James Collins' 22 goals for Crawley, Simon Cox's 16 goals for Southend and Graham Carey's 15 goals from midfield for Plymouth

Discipline
Greg Cunningham was shown 13 yellow cards in his 44 appearances (all starts)

May 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for May 2017

Wins
In the final month of the season, only Adam Rooney started three wins, the only player to start more than two

Draws
Keiren Westwood was the only player to draw more than once in May, and curiously no striker started a draw

Losses
Partick Thistle midfielder Adam Barton finished the season with four losses in May, and no goalkeeper started a loss for the final four weeks of 2016/17

Starts/Completed Games
Joe Shaughnessy, Darren O'Dea, Carl McHugh, John O'Shea, Gary Dicker, Adam Barton, Jonathan Hayes, and Conor Sammon all started four games in May, with O'Shea, O'Dea, Shaughnessy, McHugh, Dicker, Barton, and Sammon going on to complete 90 minutes in each one

Substitutions/Introductions
Marc Wilson was substituted in each of the three games he started in May, while Darron Gibson was introduced in each of the three games he started on the bench in May

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeping pair Darren Randolph and Aaron McCarey were unused substitutes in three games in May, while Dean Ebbe and Declan Rice was the only outfield player to be left on the bench in more than one game - both players spent two games without seeing a minute of action

Goals
Jonathan Hayes(3) and Wes Hoolahan(2) were the only players to score more than once in May, while Darren O'Dea and Conor Sammon were the only players to score a penalty

Discipline
Marc Wilson was shown three yellow cards in the four games he played in May. No Irish striker or goalkeeper was booked in May 2017

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 12 May 2017

Friday, 12 May 2017

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Chelsea

James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic

Adam Rooney's appearance off the bench was his 150th appearance for Aberdeen and his 50th appearance of the season
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal in almost two months

Saturday, 13 May 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady was booked for the first time in 2017 in what was his 200th career appearance

Middlesbrough 1-2 Southampton

Shane Long's appearance in the Southampton starting XI was his first start since April 8th

Championship

Fulham 1-1 Reading

Paul McShane was sent off for the first time for Reading, six years after his last red card in April 2011

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-1 Ross County

Darren O'Dea scored his fifth goal of the season

Kilmarnock 2-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance in the SPL

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 2-0 Wisła Kraków

Cillian Sheridan scored his 15th goal of the season

Sunday, 14 May 2017

League 2

Blackpool 3-2 Luton

Glen Rea start was his 50th appearance in League Two
Alan Sheehan was shown his first yellow card in nearly two months

Carlisle United 3-3 Exeter

John O'Sullivan marked his 50th appearance in League Two with his first goal since April 1st

Round Up - Weekend of Saturday, 6th May 2017

Saturday, 6th May 2017

Burnley 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

Kevin Long's first start in 2017 was also his first start in the Premier League and his 25th start for Burnley
Marc Wilson made his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion since signing for them on loan in January and was booked for the first time since September

5️⃣The five @FAIreland players starting @BurnleyOfficial v @WBA is a season high in the @premierleague and the most since March 2015. #penta

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) May 6, 2017

League 2

Crawley 2-2 Mansfield Town

James Collins made his 50th start for Crawley
Mark Connolly was booked for the first time since the end of February

Grimsby 1-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey made his 100th appearance for Plymouth

Newport Co. 2-1 Notts County

Mark O'Brien' first goal of the season, also his first goal for the club, kept Newport in the Football League

Stevenage 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Sunday, 7th May 2017

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Birmingham City

Stephen Gleeson was booked for the first time since February

Burton Albion 2-4 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th start for Reading

Huddersfield 0-3 Cardiff

On his 34th birthday, Brian Murphy made his first start since January

Norwich 4-0 QPR

Reece Grego Cox made his first appearance in the Championship, more than six months after his last appearance for QPR in October

Rotherham 1-1 Derby County

Lee Frecklington scored his first goal of the season, a year to the day after his last goal on Saturday, 7 May 2016

League 1

Scunthorpe 2-3 Millwall

Stephen Dawson scored his first goal since January

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney scored his 20th goal of the season, becoming the first Aberdeen player to register 20 goals in three consecutive seasons since the 1970's

Adam Rooney! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/EIE6Ygod06

— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) May 8, 2017

Anthony O'Connor's striker was his first goal since December