Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th August 2021

Tuesday, 10th August 2021

English League Cup

Crawley 2-2 Gillingham

After coming off the bench for his debut against Hartlepool, Will Ferry was named in the Crawley starting XI for the first time, and marked it with an assist on Crawley's first goal

Derby County 3-3 Salford City

Festy Ebosele was named man of the match in his first start for Derby County

This man enjoyed hearing his name being chanted at Pride Park last night during his Man of the Match-winning performance! 👏#DCFC

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) August 11, 2021

Mansfield Town 0-3 Preston North End

Ryan Burke made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town
In his first appearance of the season, Sean Maguire assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 29th December

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th March

Oldham 2-2 Tranmere

In his first start for Tranmere, Sam Foley scored his first goal for Tranmere

Rotherham 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Kieran Sadlier made his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal in 11 months

Millwall 2-1 Portsmouth

Shaun Williams made his first appearance for Portsmouth, fittingly at former club Millwall

Reading 0-3 Swansea

Congratulations to Kian Leavy on his senior career debut

🚨 Your Royals starting XI for tonight’s @Carabao_Cup meeting with @SwansOfficial.

Puscas, Holmes and @Tom5Mc start alongside 3️⃣ @RFCAcademy debutants.#REASWA pic.twitter.com/r4ROxnvBeq

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) August 10, 2021

Wednesday, 11th August 2021

English League Cup

Burton Albion 1-1 Oxford United

Luke McNally made his first appearance for Oxford United
Mark Sykes assisted a goal for The U's for the fifth time

Leyton Orient 1-1 QPR

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Leyton Orient - this was his first goal since Saturday, 30 January
Jimmy Dunne made his first appearance for QPR

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Falkirk 3-0 East Kilbride

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal in the competition

Dundee B 1-2 Peterhead

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance of the season

Dumbarton 2-3 Rangers B

Eoghan Stokes scored his first goal for Dumbarton

Celtic B 2-0 Annan

Lee O'Connor scored his first goal of his career

 

Thursday, 12th August 2021

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Rijeka 4-1 Hibernian

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time this season
 

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League 2

Walsall 2-1 Leyton Orient

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish League Cup

Inverness CT 0-0 Cowdenbeath

Daniel Devine made his first appearance of the season
Cian Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Falkirk 2-1 Clyde

Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Falkirk

Kilmarnock 0-3 Dunfermline

Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Kilmarnock

Greenock Morton 1-0 Queen's Park

Sean McGinty made his first appearance of the season

Football League Trophy

Crawley 1-2 Arsenal U21

Jordan McEneff's goal was his first in senior competition

Thursday, 15 October 2020

MLS

Inter Miami 1-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal for Atlanta United - his first goal since November 2019

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Championship

Millwall 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams marked his 250th appearance for Millwall with his second goal in two games - his first time scoring in consecutive games since August 2016
Aiden O'Brien's late equaliser was his first goal since Tuesday, 13 August

Saturday, 7th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 5-0 Burnley

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the competition - the 16th Irish player to appear in the Premier League this season, one more than appeared in 2018/19.
Parrott is the third Irish teenage player to play in the competition this season, the first time that's happened since 2011/12

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist of the season - his first since January

Luton 2-1 Wigan

James Collins' start was his 450th career appearance
Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-2 AFC Wimbledon

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Bolton

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin completed his first assist in two months

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge made his fifth assist for Ipswich

League 2

Cambridge United 1-0 Plymouth

On his first appearance since Saturday, 14 September, Samir Carruthers was shown his first yellow card since February 2017

Colchester 1-0 Salford City

Richie Towell was booked for the first time since August

Forest Green 0-2 Scunthorpe

Kevin Dawson started his first game for Forest Green in three months
Dominic Bernard was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-3 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes completed two assist in this game - before this his last assist came in August

Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal in two months

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-0 Hearts

Aidan Keena came off the bench for his first appearance in six weeks
Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time since January 2018

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-1 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since March 2016

Inverness CT 2-0 Ayr

Aaron Doran made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 8 December 2019

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Premier League
Stevens is the ninth Irish player to score in the competition this season, the most since 2016/17 when ten players scored
Callum Robinson was booked for the first time in 14 months

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Saturday, 9th February 2019

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 2-0 Central Coast Mariners

Loanee Stephen Mallon made his senior professional debut for Central Coast Mariners as a second half substitute

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Burnley

Shane Duffy's fifth Premier League goal of the season made him the first Irish player to reach the total since Shane Long and Jonathan Walters both managed it in the 2015/16 season

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Bristol City

Derrick Williams was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the first time since December, and was his first appearance for Rovers in a month
Callum O'Dowda's assist on Bristol's winner was his first assist in two months

Bolton 1-2 Preston North End

Marc Wilson's start was his first appearance for Bolton in a month

Rotherham 1-1 Wigan

Both Anthony Forde and Anthony Pilkington were booked for the first time this season

League 1

Charlton 1-1 Southend United

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Peterborough

In his first appearance in League One, Kieran Sadlier scored his first goal for Doncaster Rovers

Oxford United 1-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was named in a Sunderland starting XI for the 50th time
Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal for the Black Cats, this was the defender's first goal since October

Plymouth 1-1 Portsmouth

Graham Carey's first goal since September was his 20th goal in League One

League 2

Cambridge United 1-0 Port Vale

Having signed for Cambridge on loan during the January transfer window, Jake Doyle-Hayes made his first appearance for Cambridge United as The U's as a second half substitute
Jake Carroll was shown his first yellow card since November

Carlisle United 1-1 Exeter

Jamie Devitt tenth goal of the season was also his 20th goal for Carlisle

Colchester 3-0 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson's first start in a month was also his 100th appearance in League Two

Macclesfield 3-3 Crewe Alexandra

Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time since October

Morecambe 2-3 Bury

The first goal of Jay O'Shea's brace was his 30th goal in England's fourth tier

Newport Co. 1-0 Mansfield Town

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time since October
Ryan Sweeney was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish FA Cup

Hibernian 3-1 Raith

Daryl Horgan both scored his fifth goal, and completed his fifth assist, for Hibs against Raith

Sunday, 10th February 2019

Scottish FA Cup

Celtic 5-0 St Johnstone

Following his substitute appearance for Celtic midweek, Jonathan Hayes was named in a Celtic starting XI for the first time in two months. It was an eventful game for the winger, he was booked for the first time in more than 17 months and completed his first assist since August
Niall Keown came off the bench for his St Johnston debut

Hearts 4-0 Auchinleck Talbot

Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Hearts

Romanian Liga I

Dunărea Călăraşi 2-1 Concordia Chiajna

Conor Henderson made his first appearance for Dunărea Călăraşi, this was the midfielder's first appearance in nine months

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Saturday, 5th January 2019

League 1

Rochdale 0-4 Burton Albion

Ryan Delaney made his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle started a game for the first time in more than a month

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Mansfield Town

Jamie Devitt marked his 250th appearance in League Two with his fifth assist of the season

Macclesfield 1-2 Swindon Town

Having signing for Swindon on loan, Canice Carroll made his debut for the Robins - and was booked for the first time this season
Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time since October

Yeovil 0-1 Bury

Shaun Donnellan's first appearance since Saturday, 10th November was his 25th appearance for Yeovil
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time since September

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-2 Alloa

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal of the season
Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in two months

English FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Walsall

U18 International Luca Connell came off the bench for his senior Bolton debut

Manchester United 2-0 Reading

Liam Kelly's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Wigan

Wes Hoolahan was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 25th September

Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's completed his first assist since Saturday, 22nd September

Burnley 1-0 Barnsley

Stephen Ward returned from injury for his first appearance since Tuesday, 25 September
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 250th career start
Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

Fleetwood 2-3 AFC Wimbledon

Paddy Madden scored his 20th goal for Fleetwood

Aston Villa 0-3 Swansea

Scott Hogan was named an Aston Villa starting XI for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Cardiff

Mark Byrne made his 100th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston was booked for the fifth time this season

Derby County 2-2 Southampton

Shane Long started his first game since November

Sunday, 6th January 2019

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-1 Hull City

Having signed for Millwall, Alex Pearce made his first appearance for the Lions. This was his first start of the season
Shaun Williams came off the bench for first appearance in a month

Preston North End 1-3 Doncaster Rovers

Sean Maguire's introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months
Kieran Sadlier came off the bench for his first appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Newport Co. 2-1 Leicester City

Padraig Amond's penalty that knocked Leicester out of the cup was the striker's 30th goal for Newport

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Saturday, 20th October 2018

Premier League

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Blackburn 2-1 Leeds United

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal of the season

Hull City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his first start of the season

Rotherham 1-1 Bolton

Richie Towell made his 50th appearance for Rotherham

League 1

Luton 2-0 Walsall

Glen Rea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Luton

Portsmouth 1-0 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Southend United 1-2 Coventry

Michael Doyle was booked for the first time this season
Simon Cox was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Bury 4-0 Notts County

Jay O'Shea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Bury

Forest Green 1-1 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 150th career start in England
Liam McAlinden came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 28th August

Lincoln City 1-1 Cambridge United

David Forde made his 100th appearance in League Two

MK Dons 1-0 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-1 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st July

St Mirren 1-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power scored his first goal for Kilmarnock, this was his first goal since January 2017

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-1 Queen of the South

Aidan Keena made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline

Sunday, 21st October 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh scored on the opening day of the A-League 2018/19 season