Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th February 2023

Saturday, 18th February 2023

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Leeds United

Seamus Coleman scored his since Saturday, 12 February 2022, coincidentally also against Leeds. This goal, his 22nd in the Premier League, takes him past Stephen Hunt as the tenth highest Republic of Ireland goalscorer in the competition's history

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Championship

Millwall 3-2 Sheffield United

John Egan was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 200th time

Rotherham 0-2 Coventry

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time since Saturday, 5th November

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Seamus Conneely's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 14th January

Derby County 2-0 Charlton

Eiran Cashin scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since Saturday, 30th April 2022

Lincoln City 0-0 Portsmouth

Daniel Mandroiu was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his fifth goal of the season, 11 weeks after his last goal on Friday, 2nd December

Plymouth Argyle 0-0 Fleetwood Town

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Hartlepool

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th September

Leyton Orient 1-0 Crawley Town

Mazeed Ogungbo started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Rochdale 0-2 Gillingham

Aiden O'Brien was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the first time, this was the striker's first start in six weeks

Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Mansfield Town

Joe Murphy's start was his first appearance of the season, his 25th season in football

👏 Here's your Rovers side for this afternoon...

Turnbull, Morris and Hemmings all miss out through injury 🤕

COME ON ROVERS! #TRFC #SWA

— Tranmere Rovers FC (@TranmereRovers) February 18, 2023

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

Aiden McGeady assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Scottish Championship

Montrose 3-3 Edinburgh City

Sean Dillon scored his first goal of the season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-2 Central Coast Mariners

Aaron McEneff's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 Kerala Blasters

Carl McHugh's brace, his first goals in 15 weeks, was the first time the midfielder scored twice in the same game in his career

Sunday, 19th February 2023

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 2-0 Hearts

James Furlong was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 20th February 2023

Championship

Watford 3-2 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was the first Republic of Ireland player to be introduced and assist two goals in a game in English football since Callum Robinson in January 2022

Both Daire O'Connor(for Ayr United V Elgin) and Robert Mahon(for Dunfermline V Airdrie) assisted two goals as substitutes in Scottish football nine days ago!

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 20, 2023

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 30th October 2021

Saturday, 30th October 2021

Championship

Fulham 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 250th appearance in senior football

Derby County 1-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Middlesbrough 0-2 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his first goal since Friday, 10th September

Swansea 3-0 Peterborough

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 1

Fleetwood 3-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Anthony Pilkington started a game for the first time in two months

Oxford United 3-1 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor made his 400th career appearance

Rotherham 5-1 Sunderland

Joshua Kayode made his first assist of the season
Aiden McGeady was send off for the first time since January 2015

League 2

Leyton Orient 5-0 Hartlepool

After not scoring for six weeks, Aaron Drinan scored the third hat trick of the season for an Irish player
Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-0 Tranmere

After signing a short term deal with Mansfield Town, John-Joe O'Toole made his first appearance for the Stags

Barrow 1-2 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell made his first assist of the season, exactly a year to the day since his previous assist

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-1 Dundee

Iin his first start for Dundee since Sunday, 8th August, Cillian Sheridan unfortunately ruptured his achilles and will be out injured for some time

Thanks for all the messages folks, ruptured my Achilles tendon (turns out isn’t a great thing to do). On a positive note though, once I come back I’m told it will be renamed the Acillians Tendon ™ pic.twitter.com/vVzTqV9NTY

— Cillian Sheridan (@CillianSheridan) November 1, 2021

Sunday, 31th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Leeds United

In his first start in six weeks, Andrew Omobamidele scored the first goal of his career

Monday, 1st November 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21 August

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-4 West Bromwich Albion

Mark McGuinness' start was his first appearance in eight weeks
James Collins was booked for the first time this season
Jayson Molumby came off the bench for his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion, also his first appearance of the season

Middlesbrough 2-0 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick's second half introduction was his first appearance in a month
Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 1-1 Stoke City

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time this season in what was his 200th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Portsmouth

Thomas O'Connor scored his first goal in two years

MK Dons 3-3 Fleetwood

Troy Parrott completed his first assist in a month

Morecambe 2-0 Lincoln City

Ryan Delaney assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 1 January 2020

Oxford United 5-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was named in the Accrington Stanley starting XI for the 250th time

Rotherham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Sunderland 5-0 Cheltenham

Aiden McGeady assisted his 30th and 31st goals for Sunderland

Wednesday, 29th September 2021

Championship

Derby County 1-0 Reading

Jason Knight completed his first assist of the season

Luton 5-0 Coventry

Glen Rea's start (his first in seven weeks) was his 200th appearance for Luton

2⃣0⃣0⃣ 🆙 for Glen Rea!

Congratulations on a milestone appearance 👏#COYH pic.twitter.com/uiH0BD7s2k

— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) September 30, 2021

Millwall 1-0 Bristol City

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time this season in his first appearance in six weeks
Callum O'Dowda's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 7th August

Scottish Championship

Raith 1-1 Dunfermline

After signing for Dunfermline on loan until January, Mark Connolly made his first appearance for the Pars

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th August 2021

Friday, 6 August 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

In the first game of the new season, Dara O'Shea scored his first goal since Friday, 17 July 2020 and Callum Robinson scored his tenth goal for West Bromwich Albion

O'Shea's performance earned him a spot in the Championship Team of the Weekend

Your #SkyBetChampionship team of the opening weekend! 👏

Powered by @WhoScored ratings... 🔋 #EFL pic.twitter.com/RB14VKzFl6

— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) August 9, 2021

Saturday, 7 August 2021

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Blackpool

Callum O'Dowda's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 20 March, and unfortunately only lasted 13 minutes before being substituted following an injury
Richard Keogh made his first appearance for Blackpool

Cardiff 1-1 Barnsley

Both summer transfers James Collins and Mark McGuinness made their first appearance for Cardiff - this was also McGuinness' first appearance in the Championship

Derby County 1-1 Huddersfield

Louie Watson started a game for Derby for the first time since Tuesday, 16th March

Preston North End 1-4 Hull City

Greg Cunningham's start was the defender's 300th career appearance

League 1

Bolton 3-3 MK Dons

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for MK Dons

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long's start was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 0-1 Portsmouth

Anthony Pilkington made his first appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 2-2 Morecambe

Ryan Delaney, Shane McLoughlin, Anthony O'Connor all made their first appearance for Morecambe

Shrewsbury 0-1 Burton Albion

Thomas O'Connor's first appearance for Burton Albion was also his 75th career appearance

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Daryl Horgan's start was his first appearance in the League One

Sunderland 2-1 Wigan

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal since Monday, 5th April

League 2

Harrogate Town 3-2 Rochdale

Both Aidan White and Corey O'Keeffe made their first appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal in the competition

Hartlepool 1-0 Crawley

Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Hartlepool
Gavan Holohan scored his first goal in the competition
Will Ferry made his first appearance for Crawley - this was his first appearance in senior football since Tuesday, 22nd September

Mansfield Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Trevor Clarke made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers - this was also his first start since Tuesday, 24th November

Northampton 1-0 Port Vale

Dylan Connolly made his first appearance for Northampton

Oldham 0-1 Newport Co.

After announcing his loan move earlier the same day, Jamie Bowden made his first appearance for Oldham, along with new signing Danny Rogers

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient

Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for Leyton Orient

Stevenage 1-0 Barrow

Jamie Devitt was booked for the first time since January 2020

Tranmere 1-0 Walsall

Sam Foley made his first appearance for Tranmere
Conor Wilkinson and Stephen Ward made their first appearance for Walsall, this was Ward's first appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 0-0 Colchester

Corey Whelan made his first appearance for Carlisle United
Alan Judge made his first appearance for Colchester

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-2 Hearts

Joe Shaughnessy scored his 15th goal of his career
Aaron McEneff made his first appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-2 Arbroath

Daire O'Connor made his first start for Ayr

Inverness CT 1-0 Raith

Ethon Varian made his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 8 August 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 6-0 Dundee

Both Ryan Sweeney and Cillian Sheridan were named in the Dundee starting XI for the first time

Round Up for week of Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Seamus Coleman's start was his 350th appearance for Everton

3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ in 🔵

A typical all-action performance from the captain in his 350th #EFC appearance in all competitions.

Congrats, Seamus! 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/gpGD1RMzNz

— Everton (@Everton) May 20, 2021

Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa

Matt Doherty's introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 14 March

West Bromwich Albion 1-3 West Ham United

Darren Randolph's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 27 February

League 1

Lincoln City 2-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady's start was the 110th time the winger was named in the Sunderland starting XI

Bulgarian Cup

ARDA 0-1 CSKA Sofia

Congratulations to Graham Carey on winning the Bulgarian Cup with CSKA Sofia!

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Thursday, 20th May 2021

League 2

Tranmere 1-2 Morecambe

Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time since Friday, 2nd April
Liam McAlinden scored for consecutive games for the first time since August 2019, and assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 15 September

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th April 2021

Tuesday, 13th April 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady made his 15th assist of the season - this was also his 25th assist for Sunderland

AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Ipswich

Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 75th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Alan Judge was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 2-1 Swindon Town

Eoghan O'Connell made his 75th appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal of his career, in his tenth start for Rochdale

Lincoln City 4-0 MK Dons

Anthony Scully started his 30th game for Lincoln City

League 2

Morecambe 4-1 Scunthorpe

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in two months, then assisted another goal twelve minutes later!
Mason O'Malley's start was his 25th appearance for Scunthorpe

Barrow 2-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal since Saturday, 6th February

Newport Co. 0-0 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance Saturday, 6th March

Walsall 1-0 Tranmere

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his tenth goal of his career

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh made his fifth assist of the season, a month after his last assist

Wednesday, 14th April 2021

Bulgarian Cup

Ludogorets 1-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's introduction was his 25th appearance of the season

Round up for weekend of Friday, 2nd April 2021

Friday, 2nd April 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time since October

Derby County 2-0 Luton

Jason Knight's start was his 75th appearance for Derby County

Preston North End 1-1 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was named in the Norwich City starting XI for the first time

QPR 3-0 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Birmingham City 1-0 Swansea

Scott Hogan's goal was his first strike in seven weeks

League 1

Fleetwood 0-1 Peterborough

Jack Taylor's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Ipswich 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Stephen Ward's was named in a starting XI in English football for the 400th time
Alan Judge's goal (his first in five weeks) was his 30th goal in League One

Northampton 1-0 Shrewsbury

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Portsmouth 2-1 Rochdale

Ronan Curtis' goal (his first in two months) was his 30th goal in League One
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since December 2019

Sunderland 3-1 Oxford United

Aiden McGeady scored his fifth goal of the season
Mark Sykes was sent off for the first time for Oxford United

League 2

Barrow 2-1 Newport Co.

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Barrow

Bradford City 4-1 Forest Green

Niall Canavan was booked for the fifth time this season
Billy Clarke completed his fifth assist of the season

Cheltenham 4-0 Tranmere

Joe Murphy was named in the Tranmere starting XI for the first time in two months
Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Walsall 0-0 Harrogate Town

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 3rd April 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-5 West Bromwich Albion

In his first appearance for West Brom's senior team in two months, Callum Robinson's scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season - also his fourth and fifth Premier League goals, all of which have come against Chelsea

5️⃣ @CallumRobinson7's five goals against Chelsea joins Robbie Keane(Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, and Newcastle), Roy Keane(Leeds United), Niall Quinn(Newcastle), and @JonWalters19(QPR) for five Premier League goals by an @FAIreland player against a single club#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/5nMz5Slnyf

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 4, 2021

Leeds United 2-1 Sheffield United

John Egan returned from injury for his first appearance in seven weeks as a second half substitute

Scottish FA Cup

East Fife 1-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty scored his first goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Formartine United 0-5 Motherwell

Sam Foley's introduction was his first appearance Wednesday, 3rd February 2021(60 days)

Hamilton Academical 0-3 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath's brace was his first two goals in the Scottish FA Cup

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Monday, 5th April 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman assisted a goal for the first time since September

Championship

Luton 1-2 Barnsley

James Collins' first goal in two months was his 70th goal for Luton

Stoke City 1-2 Millwall

James McClean's  introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 20th February

League 1

Peterborough 1-1 Sunderland

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the first time since Saturday, 27 February

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Mansfield Town

Pierce Sweeney's start (his first in a month) was his 200th start for Exeter

Newport Co. 1-0 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's start was the 300th time the striker started a game in Engilsh football

Stevenage 1-1 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Round Up for midweek of Tuesday, 16th March 2021

Tuesday, 16th March 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-2 Brentford

Louis Watson started a game for the first time in his career
In the same game, Jason Knight started a game for the 60th time in his career

Middlesbrough 2-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne was sent off for the third time for Preston North End - this was his first red card since Saturday, 21th October 2017

League 1

Oxford United 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal in six weeks

Fleetwood 2-0 Ipswich

Stephen Ward's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

League 2

Salford City 0-0 Colchester

Richie Towell's introduction was his 50th appearance for Salford City

Crawley 1-1 Walsall

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his first goal for Walsall, this was his first goal since Saturday, 12th October 2019

Port Vale 2-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond was named in the Newport starting XI for the 150th time

Mansfield Town 1-1 Carlisle United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Sunday, 10th January

Wednesday, 17th March 2021

Championship

Blackburn 0-0 Bristol City

Max O'Leary's start was first appearance since Wednesday, 10th February

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady started his 100th game for Sunderland

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th February 2021

Saturday, 20th February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-2 Everton

Following his 350th appearance in English football last week, Seamus Coleman made his 300th start for Everton, and is now the Irish player with the 15th most appearances in the Premier League

2️⃣8️⃣9️⃣ Seamus Coleman's start is his two hundred and eighty ninth appearance in the @premierleague, overtaking Steve Staunton as the @FAIreland player with the fifteenth most appearances in the #PL#COYBIG #EFC pic.twitter.com/4rCL3mefKw

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 20, 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 4-1 Swansea

Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal of the season, this was also his 30th goal in the Championship, and the 80th goal of his career

Norwich 1-0 Rotherham

Kieran Sadlier's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 7th November

QPR 2-1 Bournemouth

Shane Long scored his first goal for Bournemouth, this was his first goal in a year

Stoke City 3-0 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time in three months

League 1

Gillingham 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Thomas O'Connor completed his first assist in a year

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Shrewsbury

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season

Burton Albion 0-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time in a month
Aiden McGeady completed his tenth assist of the season, this was also his 20th assist for Sunderland

Ipswich 0-0 Oxford United

Anthony Forde was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 4-3 Northampton

Joe Mason made his first assist for MK Dons

Portsmouth 0-1 Blackpool

Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 0-0 Plymouth

On his 19th birthday, Gavin Bazunu's start was his 25th career appearance
Paul McShane was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 17th October

Wigan 1-2 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully scored his 15th goal of his career

League 2

Stevenage 1-1 Walsall

Emmanuel Osadebe's start was his first appearance in a month
Liam Kinsella was sent off for the first time in his career

Tranmere 2-2 Oldham

Lee O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Tranmere

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Livingston

Conor McCarthy scored his second own goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 1-1 Greenock Morton

Aaron McEneff made his first start for Hearts

Sunday, 21st February 2021

League 2

Newport Co. 0-2 Forest Green

Dominic Bernard was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 12th February 2021

Friday, 12th February 2021

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 Preston North End

In his first start in two months, Greg Cunningham scored his first goal since February 2018. This was also his fifth goal for Preston North End, and the tenth goal of his career
Alan Browne assist for Cunningham's goal was his first assist since Saturday, 29th August

Bulgarian Second League

Pirin Blagoevgrad 2-0 Hebar 1918

Conor Henderson started for Pirin on the return of Bulgarian football after the winter break

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 1-1 Hyderabad

Anthony Pilkington assisted a goal the first time in two months

Saturday, 13th February 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-1 Middlesbrough

Jason Knight was booked for the first time in two months

Huddersfield 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers

A month after his previous assist, Daryl Horgan made his fifth assist of the season

League 1

Charlton 2-3 Gillingham

Thomas O'Connor's start was his 50th appearance for Gillingham

Sunderland 4-1 Doncaster Rovers

Aiden McGeady assisted four goals in one game

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-0 St Mirren

Tommie Hoban started a game for the 100th time in his career

Sunday, 14th February 2021

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 1-0 Jamshedpur

Carl McHugh was booked for the fifth time this season

Monday, 15th February 2021

Premier League

West Ham United 3-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' start was his 150th appearance for Sheffield United

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

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th December 2020

Saturday, 12th December 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea first start in five weeks was also his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 Norwich

Darragh Lenihan made his 200th career appearance

Derby County 0-0 Stoke City

Jason Knight was booked for the first time in six weeks

Luton Town 3-0 Preston

James Collins scored his second hat trick of the season

League 1

Blackpool 0-0 Oxford United

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 27th October

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Northampton

Cian Bolger was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 0-2 Portsmouth

Alan Judge's start was his 70th appearance for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness was booked for the first time this season
Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Lincoln City 0-4 Sunderland

Anthony Scully made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City
Aiden McGeady completed his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since August 2019

MK Dons 1-1 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara started his 100th career game

Swindon Town 0-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden scored his 50th goal for Fleetwood

Wigan 4-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 4-0 Stevenage

Joshua Kayode scored his third goal of the season, in his 20th start for Carlisle United

Exeter 5-0 Tranmere

Lee O'Connor's start was his 25th career appearance

Forest Green 2-0 Cambridge United

Dominic Bernard's first start in eight weeks was his 30th appearance in League Two

Leyton Orient 2-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond completed his first assist since Saturday, 19th October 2019

Morecambe 1-0 Harrogate Town

John O'Sullivan's start was his 60th appearance for Morecambe

Oldham 3-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Walsall 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Ross County

Tommie Hoban's start was his 20th appearance in the SPL

Motherwell 0-1 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath scored his third goal in three games in his 30th appearance for St Mirren

Sunday, 13th December 2020

Premier League

Southampton 3-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' start was his first appearance in five weeks

Arsenal 0-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock

Shane Duffy's goal was the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 14th December 2020

Polish Ekstraklasa

Lechia Gdańsk 0-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan's first start Friday, 23 October was his 20th start for Wisła Płock

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th December 2020

Friday, 4th December 2020

Championship

Barnsley 0-4 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny came off the bench late in this game to make his league debut, this was his first appearance in ten weeks

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 0-3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Daniel Devine's start was the defender's 90th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Saturday, 5th December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Everton

In his 40th start for Burnley, Robbie Brady scored his first goal of the season, this was his tenth goal in the Premier League, and his first goal in a year

Championship

Brentford 2-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the second time in his career, almost four years to the day since his first red card on Monday, 26th December 2016

Millwall 0-1 Derby County

Jason Knight scored for the first time in three months in what was the midfielder's 40th career start

Preston North End 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan completed his first assist for Wycombe Wanderers

Swansea 2-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora completed his first assist of the season

Burton Albion 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Kieran O'Hara's start was his 100th career appearance

Fleetwood 0-1 Blackpool

Paddy Madden made his 130th appearance for Fleetwood

Northampton 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance for Northampton

Oxford United 1-1 Hull City

Liam Kelly made his 120th career appearance

Rochdale 0-2 Lincoln City

Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 0-1 Wigan

Aiden McGeady's start was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Scunthorpe 2-0 Leyton Orient

Mason O'Malley completed his first assist in six weeks
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 27th October

Barrow 0-1 Salford City

Richie Towell's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Bolton 3-6 Port Vale

Ryan Delaney made his 20th appearance for Bolton

Bradford City 0-1 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode made his 25th career appearance

Mansfield Town 3-3 Crawley

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th appearance for Mansfield Town

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Aberdeen

Jamie McGrath scored his for SPL goal in his 20th appearance in the competition
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal since Thursday, 27 August

La Liga

Levante 3-0 Getafe

John-Joe Finn's introduction was his career debut - Finn is the first Irish player to appear in La Liga since Steve Finnan in December 2008 for Espanyol

Sunday, 6th December 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Caoimhin Kelleher made his first appearance in the Premier League, the third Irish goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet on his Premier League debut

Monday, 7th December 2020

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 3-0 Neuchâtel Xamax

Connor Ronan scored his first goal for Grasshopper, this was the fifth goal of his career

Round Up for week of Monday, 20th July 2020

Monday, 20th July 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Shane Duffy came off the bench for his 130th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

David McGoldrick's 30th appearance of the season was also the 60th time the striker was named in the Sheffield United starting XI
Enda Stevens made his 130th start for Sheffield United

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty completed an assist for the first time in a month

Tuesday, 21st July 2020

Australian A-League

Sydney 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan was named in the starting XI for Newcastle Jets' first game since the return of the A-League

Wednesday, 22nd July 2020

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Derby County

Dan Crowley's start was his 40th appearance for Birmingham City

Bristol City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire scored his fifth goal of the season, seven months after his last goal in December

Cardiff 3-0 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since the Championship restarted

Leeds United 4-0 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his tenth appearance for Charlton

Luton 3-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the 150th time

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Millwall 4-1 Huddersfield

Jay Molumby made his 40th appearance for Millwall

Nottingham Forest 1-4 Stoke City

James McClean's strike, his first since February, was his tenth goal for Stoke City

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 QPR

Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 20th time
Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season in his first start in a month
Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal of the season

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 Columbus Crew

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his first appearance for Atlanta United

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

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th June 2020

Friday, 26th June 2020

Championship

Brentford 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson made his tenth appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Saturday, 27th June 2020

Championship

Charlton 1-0 QPR

Aiden McGeady's fifth appearance for Charlton was also his 20th start of the season
Conor Masterson's start was his tenth career appearance
Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his 25th appearance for QPR

Birmingham City 3-3 Hull City

In his 30th appearance in the Championship, Dan Crowley scored his first goal in the competition

Leeds United 3-0 Fulham

Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 15th time

Stoke City 0-2 Middlesbrough

James McClean's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Bulgarian Championship

Slavia Sofia 0-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey made his 20th appearance in the Bulgarian Championship

Sunday, 28th June 2020

Premier League

Watford 1-3 Southampton

Will Smallbone;s start was made his fifth appearance for Southampton

Championship

Bristol City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Callum O'Dowda made his 30th appearance of the season

FA Cup

Sheffield United 1-2 Arsenal

David McGoldrick scored his third goal of the seasons in his 70th appearance for Sheffield United

Monday, 29th June 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's introduction was his fifth appearance of the season

League 2

Exeter 0-4 Northampton

Michael Harriman's start was his 30th appearance for Northampton

Round Up for the weekend of Saturday, 20th June 2020

Saturday, 20th June 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Arsenal

Aaron Connolly's second half introduction was his 30th career appearance

West Ham United 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 40th appearance of the season

Championship

Millwall 2-3 Derby County

Jay Molumby's start was his 40th career appearance, and his 30th appearance in the Championship

Blackburn 3-1 Bristol City

Darragh Lenihan's start was his 130th appearance in the Championship

Coincidentally, Callum O'Dowda was named in a starting XI for the 130th time in his career

Huddersfield 0-2 Wigan

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal since November, in his 25th appearance for Wigan

Hull City 0-1 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his 25th appearance of the season

Luton 1-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne start was his 40th appearance of the season

QPR 0-1 Barnsley

Olamide Shodipo's second half introduction was his 20th appearance in the Championship

Reading 1-1 Stoke City

Nathan Collins made his tenth career start

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan's start was his tenth appearance for Birmingham City

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 3-3 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey scored his first goal since Saturday, 7th March

Sunday, 21st June 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 Sheffield United

Both John Egan and Enda Stevens made their 30th start of the season
John Egan was sent off for the first time since Saturday, 13th April 2019

After Seamus Coleman's sending off in October against Burnley, Egan's red card was the second time an Irish player has been sent off in the Premier League this season, meaning 2019/20 is the fourth season in a row to have two Irish players sent off

Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea

Conor Hourihane's start was his 20th appearance in the Premier League

Round up for weekend of Friday, 14th February 2020

Friday, 14th February 2020

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Leicester City

Matt Doherty started a game for the 30th time this season

Saturday, 15th February 2020

Premier League

Southampton 1-2 Burnley

Shane Long started a game for Southampton for the 110th time
Michael Obafemi was booked for the first time since November 2018
Jeff Hendrick assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Callum Robinson scored his first goal for West Bromwich Albion

Charlton 0-2 Blackburn

Aiden McGeady was named in the Charlton starting XI for the first time
Darragh Lenihan was booked for the tenth time this season

Fulham 0-3 Barnsley

Harry Arter came off the bench for his 90th appearance in the Championship

Leeds United 1-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time this season

QPR 4-2 Stoke City

Ryan Manning's start was his 100th appearance in English football

League 1

Accrington Stanley 4-3 Lincoln City

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since September 2018
Anthony Scully marked his first start for Lincoln City with his first goal for the Imps

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Blackpool

Connor Ronan assisted a goal for Blackpool for the first time

Gillingham 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time in a month

Ipswich 4-1 Burton Albion

Alan Judge scored for the first time in a month - the first goal of his brace was his 25th in League One
Kieran O'Hara's start was his 40th appearance for Burton Albion

Oxford United 0-1 Sunderland

Anthony Forde started a game for the first time in since Saturday, 7th December

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Bradford City

Samir Carruthers came off the bench for his first appearance in two months - and assisted a goal for the first time this season

Cheltenham 2-1 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson scored his fifth goal of the season - four months after his last goal in October

Grimsby 2-1 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Macclesfield 2-3 Exeter

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal of the season - this was the defender's first goal since October 2018
Pierce Sweeney's goal was his first since September

Mansfield Town 1-0 Newport Co.

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Jets

Simon Cox made his first start for Western Sydney Wanderers
Roy O'Donovan assisted a goal for the first time since August in what was his 40th appearance for Newcastle Jets

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 11th February 2020

Tuesday, 11th February 2020

Championship

Barnsley 0-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Blackburn 3-0 Hull City

Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Charlton

Aiden McGeady came off the bench for his first appearance for Charlton - this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 26th November
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season

Swansea 0-0 QPR

Ryan Manning was named in a starting XI for the 80th time in his career

Wigan 2-2 Middlesbrough

Anthony Pilkington's start was his first appearance since Thursday, 26 December

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Ipswich

Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in a month

Blackpool 2-3 Gillingham

Connor Ronan was booked for the first time since August
Thomas O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Burton Albion 2-2 Oxford United

Liam Kelly was named in the Oxford United starting XI for the first time - his first start since August
Anthony Forde came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 7th December

Sunderland 3-0 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell unfortunately marked his 120th career appearance with his third own goal of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 0-1 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes made his 30th appearance for Cheltenham

Colchester 2-3 Grimsby

Bradley Garmston made his debut for Grimsby - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox's first booking since Saturday, 26 October was his fifth yellow card of the season

Exeter 5-1 Oldham

Chris McCann was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 2-0 Macclesfield

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Northampton 0-1 Swindon Town

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time since New Year's Day

Asian AFC Champions League

Lekhwiya 2-0 Persepolis

Anthony Stokes is the first Irish player to appear in the Asian AFC Champions League since Roy O'Donovan for Newcastle Jets a year ago

Wednesday, 12th February 2020

Championship

Bristol City 3-2 Derby County

Callum O'Dowda made his 110th appearance in the Championship

Luton 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season

Millwall 1-1 Fulham

Harry Arter was booked for the first time since August

Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End

James McClean was booked for the first time in two months, in what was his 60th start for Stoke City
Alan Browne scored his 25th goal in the Championship