Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th December 2021

Tuesday, 7th December 2021

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Oxford United

Mark Sykes scored his first goal in six weeks

Rotherham 5-1 Gillingham

Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since January 2020

Sunderland 5-0 Morecambe

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

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Burton Albion

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Port Vale

Trevor Clarke's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 19 October

Leyton Orient 4-1 Swindon Town

Aaron Drinan scored his ninth goal in eight games
Shadrach Ogie was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 1-0 Carlisle United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 1-1 Crawley Town

Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time this season

Scottish FA Cup

Greenock Morton 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine scored his first goal of the season

Wednesday, 8th December 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Shrewsbury

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in eight weeks
Joshua Daniels was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 31 August

League 2

Hartlepool 2-1 Rochdale

Aidan White was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first booking since October 2019

Thursday, 9th December 2021

Europa League

Celtic 3-2 Real Betis

Liam Scales made his first start for Celtic

2️⃣ Celtic have named two @FAIreland players in the starting XI for the first time since Anthony Stokes and Eoghan O'Connell started for the Bhoys against Dundee United in August 2015#COYBIG https://t.co/DlhOfcfpIN

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) December 9, 2021

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Scottish League Cup

East Fife 2-3 Hearts

Aidan White started a game for the first time in a month

Raith 3-3 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card of the season in his first start of the season

Elgin City 1-4 Ross County

Michael O'Connor came off the bench for his first appearance for Ross County

Queen's Park 1-3 Queen of the South

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Shrewsbury

Eddie Nolan's start (his first appearance in eleven months) was his 110th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Scunthorpe 1-2 Mansfield Town

Mason O'Malley was booked for the first time this season
James Clarke's start was his first appearance of the season
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in a year

Barrow 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy's first start in a month was his tenth appearance for Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town 0-2 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time in two months

Plymouth 3-1 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Charlton 3-1 Leyton Orient

Dylan Gavin's introduction was his career debut

Wednesday, 11th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

St Mirren 1-1 Greenock Morton

Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Airdrie Utd 0-1 Edinburgh City

Eoghan Stokes started a game for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

MK Dons 1-2 Southampton U21

Seamus Keogh came off the bench for his first career appearance

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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

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FA Cup

QPR 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's start made his 80th appearance for QPR
Alex Hunt came off the bench for his first appearance August

Saturday, 25th January 2020

Championship

Stoke City 2-0 Swansea

In his 70th appearance for Stoke City, James McClean scored his fifth goal of the season, a month after his last strike

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the Fleetwood starting XI for the 80th time
At the other other end of the scale, Glenn Whelan made his first appearance for the Fisherman after completing his move on Friday

Burton Albion 1-1 Accrington Stanley

John-Joe O'Toole was shown his first yellow card in three months

Ipswich 1-0 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Rochdale 2-2 Gillingham

Eoghan O'Connell's start was the 100th time in the defender's career that he was named in a starting XI

League 2

Crawley 3-2 Grimsby

Reece Grego Cox came off the bench at half time for his first appearance in six weeks

Macclesfield 2-1 Forest Green

Fiacre Kelleher's start was his 70th appearance in League Two
Corey O'Keeffe was sent off for the first time in his career
After completing his loan move to Forest Green on Friday, Conrad Logan made his first appearance for the Green

Mansfield Town 3-0 Bradford City

Harry Charsley was named in Mansfield Town's starting XI for the first time
Anthony O'Connor made his 80th appearance for Bradford City
Eoin Doyle made his 50th start for Bradford City
Jamie Devitt came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 3 September

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 2-1 Partick Thistle

Lee O'Connor made his first appearance for loan club Partick Thistle

FA Cup

Burnley 1-2 Norwich

Kevin Long was booked for the first time in more than a year in what was his 60th start for Burnley

Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United

Jay Molumby's start was his 30th career appearance

Sunday, 26th January 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 2-1 Rangers

Aidan White's start was his first appearance in a month

May 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for May 2016

Wins
Shane Long and Anthony Stokes both finished 2016/16 with three wins in the last month of the season

Draws
Robbie Keane and James McClean's started two draws in May

Losses
Aberdeen teammates Willo Flood and Jonathan Hayes started three losses as the Don's title challenge petered out

Starts/Completed Games
Stokes started and completed all six of Hibernian's games in May, two more than any other player

Substitutions/Introductions
Flood was also substituted in two of hid games, as many as fellow midfielder Josh Cullen and striker Connor Smith, while striker Richie Foran was introduced three times for Inverness

Stayed On Bench
Due to a reduced number of games in May, defender Aidan White has the rare distinction of being an outfield player left on the bench more than a goalkeeper - three times in total

Goals
Strikers Keane, Stokes, Graham Cummins and defender Daniel Devine all scored twice in May while Foran and David McGoldrick were the only players to score a penalty. For each of the top scorers, their respective teams went on to win when they scored, except for Cummins who won one and drew one of the games where he scored

Discipline
Stokes was also the only player to be shown more than one yellow card, the on loan striker was booked twice in May