Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th August 2024

Friday, 30th August 2024

Championship

Luton Town 1-2 QPR

Jimmy Dunne scored his first own goal in almost two years, since Saturday, 15 October 2022

Saturday, 31st August 2024

Championship

Oxford United 3-1 Preston North End

Tyler Goodrham scored his first goal in the Championship

Portsmouth 1-3 Sunderland

Alan Browne scored his first goal for Sunderland, this was the midfielder's first goal since December 2023

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Swansea City

Jayson Molumby scored his first goal of the season, his first goal since April 2023

League 1

Rotherham 2-1 Huddersfield Town

Joe Hodge marked his Huddersfield Town debut with his first goal since February

Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Exeter City

Millenic Ali scored his fifth goal in the competition
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Cambridge United

Promise Omochere scored a brace for the first time in his career

Crawley Town 0-3 Barnsley

Luca Connell was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 0-1 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan made his 100th appearance for Lincoln City
Jack Moylan scored his fifth goal for Lincoln City
Paudie O'Connor was sent off for the third time for Lincoln City

League 2

Grimsby Town 2-1 Bradford City

Tyreik Wright's start was his 100th career appearance

Swindon Town 1-2 Notts County

Gavin Kilkenny scored his first goal for Swindon Town in his debut for the Robins
David McGoldrick scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 2-1 Cheltenham

David Okagbue was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell

Dan Casey scored his fifth goal for Motherwell

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Liege 0-0 SK Beveren

Liam Kerrigan made his first appearance for SK Beveren

Sunday, 1st September 2024

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-1 Hibernian

Corrie Ndaba made his first start of the season

La Liga

Getafe 0-0 Real Sociedad

John-Joe Finn made his first appearance of the season - this was the midfielder's first appearance since Wednesday, 1 November 2023

MLS

Toronto FC 1-3 D.C. United

Kevin Long made his 25th appearance for Toronto FC

Austin FC 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Jon Gallagher was named in the Austin FC starting XI for the 100th time

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2024

Transfers

Tuesday, 2nd July

Harry Charsley signed for non league Oldham Athletic

Wednesday, 3rd July

21 year old winger Cian Hayes joined Peterborough

Thursday, 4th July

David Okagbue signed for Walsall until the summer of 2026

Following a successful loan spell with Bradford in the 2023/24 season, Tyreik Wright signed a two year contract with the Bantams

Friday, 5th July

Promising U21 midfielder Rocco Vata signed a four year contract with Watford, with the option of a further 12 months

Former U19 player Liam Kelly signed for MK Dons

Monday, 8th July

Gavan Holohan joined Crawley Town, signing a two year contract with the Red Devils

Drogheda United goalkeeper Andrew Wogan signed a four year contract with Stockport County, and returned on loan to the Drogs until the end of the 2024 League of Ireland season

Tuesday, 9th July

Defender Adam Alimi-Adetoro signed a two year contract with FC Halifax Town

Thursday, 11th July

After making more than 400 appearances for Preston North End, Alan Browne signed a three year contract with Sunderland

Saturday, 13th July

Following a succesful loan in the Eredivisie last season, Troy Parrott signed for AZ Alkmaar, where he will wear the number 9 jersey

Monday, 15th July

Ruari Paton signed a three year contract with League Two Side Port Vale

Goalkeeper turned centre-half AJ Doyle was announced as one of twelve scholars for Derby County's Academy

Tuesday, 16th July

Dawson Devoy returned from England to sign for Bohemians, signing a multi-year contract with the Gypsies

Following his release from Bournemouth, Ben Greenwood signed for non-league Weymouth

Wedneday, 17th July

After more than 300 games in English football, Greg Cunningham returned to his native Galway to sign for Galway United

Zach Elbouzedi returned to Ireland, signing a multi-year contract with St Patrick's Athletic

Friday, 19th July

Three-times capped Ireland striker Saoirse Noonan signed a three year contract with Celtic FC Women

Following the bankruptcy of KV OOstende, Liam Bossin returned to former club FC Dordrecht

Promise Omochere signed a three year contract with Bristol Rovers

21 year old striker Sinclair Armstrong signed for Bristol City

Saturday, 20th July

Sophie Whitehouse signed a one year contract with Charlton Athletic Women

Wednesday, 24th July

Ricardo Dinanga signed a one year contract with AFC Telford

Friday, 26th July

Freddie Turley signed a three year contract with Derby County, where he will initially line out for their U21 side

Saturday, 27th July

Erin McLaughlin signed a 12 month contract, with the option of a further year, with Portsmouth Women

Sunday, 28th July

Aidan Keena returned from England to sign for St Patrick's Athletic

Tuesday, 30th July

Recent senior international debutant Jake O'Brien signed for Everton

Corrie Ndaba signed a three year contract with Kilmarnock

Wednesday, 31st July

Rory Finneran, who set a new record as Blackburn Rovers' youngest ever player in 2023/24, signed for Newcastle

Striker Aoife Colvill signed a two year contract with Belgian side Standard Liege

Loans

Monday, 15th July

Wrexham goalkeeper Luke McNicholas signed a season long loan with AFC Rochdale

Tuesday, 16th July

Striker Luke Pearce signed for Sligo Rovers until the end of the 2024 League of Ireland season

U21 player Jack Henry-Francis signed a loan deal with Sligo Rovers for the rest of the current LOI season

Friday, 26th July

U21 defender Tayo Adaramola will spend the 2024/25 season on loan with Stockport County

Saturday, 27th July

Shrewsbury Town announced the loan signing of Rotherham striker JJ Kayode for the 2024/25 season

Tuesday, 30th July

Former Shamrock Rovers defender James Furlong signed a season-long loan with AFC Wimbledon

Contracts

Thursday, 4th July

Durham confirmed their retained player list for 2024/25, including a new contract for Eleanor Ryan Doyle

Monday, 8th July

U18 cap Joe Gibbard signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace

Wednesday, 10th July

Tom O'Connor extended his contract with Wrexham AFC, signing a new deal with the Welsh side until summer 2027

Friday, 12th July

U21 goalkeeper Killian Cahill signed a 12 month extension to his contract with Brighton and Hove Albion, with the option of a further year

Monday, 29th July

Women's National Team midfielder Denise O'Sullivan signed a new contract with NWSL side North Carolina Courage until the end of the 2026 season

Management

Monday, 1st July

Brentford appointed former Republic of Ireland assistant manager Keith Andrews as their set piece coach

Thursday, 11th July

Hull City confirmed that former player David Meyler was promoted to assistant coach of their U18 side

Friday, 12th July

Stoke City announced that Liam Lawrence will be in charge of their U21 side for the upcoming season

Further reading

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2024
Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2024

Round up for week of Tuesday, 28th February 2023

Tuesday, 28th February 2023

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Coventry

Alan Browne's start was his 300th appearance in the competition

League 1

Derby County 2-0 Cheltenham

Glen Rea was named in the Cheltenham starting XI for the first time, this was the player's first start in twelve months
This was the first time ten Irish players appeared in an English league game since 2006

Gary Kelly, Paul Butler, and Jonathan Douglas started for Leeds
Kenny Cunningham, Liam Miller, @graham_kavanagh, Daryl Murphy, and @MrDavidConnolly started for Sunderland, with @LiamLawrence07 and @SleevesElliott coming off the bench for the Black Cats in a 3-0 win

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 28, 2023

Lincoln City 1-1 MK Dons

In his first start in a month, Daniel Mandroiu scored his fifth goal for Lincoln City

Portsmouth 3-1 Bolton Wanderers

Joe Rafferty made his first assist of the season

League 2

Gillingham 0-2 Bradford

Congratulations to Aiden O'Brien on reaching 350 career appearances with his start in this game

Hit the half way mark👊🏻... Honoured and proud to hit this milestone in my career. Just a kid from Islington, North London living his dream. Here’s to another 350🥳🙏🏼🙌🏻🥳 pic.twitter.com/i316i3Nwtc

— AidenObrien🤷🏼‍♂️ (@AidenObrien22) March 1, 2023

Harrogate Town 1-1 Northampton Town

William Hondermarck started a game for Northampton Town for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 20 September

AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Stevenage

Daryl Horgan made his first start for Stevenage, his first start in two months

Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Crawley Town

Lee O'Connor started a game for Tranmere for the 100th time

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FA Cup

Stoke City 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Evan Ferguson scored his first goal in the FA Cup, the youngest Irish goalscorer in the competition for 14 years

1️⃣4️⃣ At 18 years and 132 days old, @Evan_Ferguson9 is the youngest @FAIreland player to score in the @EmiratesFACup in fourteen years, since Sean Scannell scored for Crystal Palace against Leicester in January 2009 aged 18 years and 119 days#COYBIGhttps://t.co/Jeqi2Y6YFf

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 28, 2023

Leicester City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 1st March 2023

Burnley 1-0 Fleetwood Town

Michael Obafemi started a game for Burnley for the first time, almost four months after his last start on Saturday, 5 November
Josh Cullen's start was his 250th start in senior football
Cian Hayes was sent off for the first time in his career

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 29th October 2022

Saturday, 29th October 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur

Mark Travers' start, his first in two months, was the 60th time he'd been named in the Bournemouth starting XI

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' introduction was his first appearance in three months

Preston North End 2-1 Middlesbrough

Congratulations to Alan Browne on reaching 350 appearances for Preston North End

🙌 This afternoon, skipper @Alan__Browne is set to become the 16th player to reach 350 appearances for PNE!

Congratulations, Browney 💙#pnefc pic.twitter.com/XwXfqqQRz3

— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) October 29, 2022

League 1

Port Vale 1-0 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Derby County 4-2 Bristol Rovers

Both James Collins and David McGoldrick scored their fifth goal for Derby County - McGoldrick's goal was the final goal of the first hat trick of his career
Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season, six weeks after his previous booking, and is suspended for the next game

League 2

Stockport County 3-0 Sutton United

James Brown was booked for the first time in two months, and assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Bradford City 1-1 Crawley Town

Mazeed Ogungbo's start was his first appearance in seven weeks

Walsall 1-0 Rochdale

Liam Kinsella was named in the Walsall starting XI for the 200th time

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 3-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy's introduction was his first appearance in a month

St Johnstone 1-0 Kilmarnock

Graham Carey's start was his first appearance in two months

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-0 Melbourne Victory

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

Sunday, 30th October 2022

Swedish Allsvenskan

Mjällby 1-2 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi's was named in the AIK starting XI for the first time in two months

Data, stats, and tutorials

For a little while now, I've been thinking of creating a tutorial on how the stats posted on the account are generated. 

Having curated data on Irish international and club football since 2006, there's a wealth of information available to mine statistics from.

With that in mind, I've created a GitHub account to make the raw data publicly available, and have started a YouTube account to explain the stats. Be warned - this is not a beginner's programming tutorial. A level of technical knowledge is assumed. But I have tried to make it as accessible as possible for anyone without development experience.

The first and second episodes are available online now.

Episode 1 introduces the data, how it is stored in JSON files, and accessed using NodeJs

Episode 2 explains how three stats were compiled

• That Stephen Kenny is the first Ireland manager to lose two games to teams ranked outside the top 90
• That the winning margin against Scotland was the largest against a higher ranked side in a competitive game since rankings were introduced
• That Alan Browne's goal against Belgium was the fastest by a substitute since James Collins V Serbia 

This is something different for me. While I have some minor video editing experience, I've never worked on anything on this scale, so bear with me while I learn how video editing works.

There's no formal schedule for how often these videos will be published, but I'm aiming for once a month, with two stats explained in each tutorial.

Have fun!

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 11th December 2021

Saturday, 11th December 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 0-2 Blackburn

Robbie Brady made his first start for Bournemouth, 10 months after his last start in January 2021

Derby County 1-0 Blackpool

Eiran Cashin came off the bench for his first career appearance
Richard Keogh's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Hull City 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the Bristol City starting XI for the 100th time <-- CHECK THIS

Preston North End 2-1 Barnsley

Sean Maguire's start was his 150th appearance for Preston North End
Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Reading

Callum Robinson scored his first goal in four months, and was shown his first yellow card since February 2020

League 1

Cheltenham 2-2 Lincoln City

Sean Long was booked for the first time in a month

MK Dons 1-2 Oxford United

Troy Parrott assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Portsmouth 2-0 Morecambe

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal of the season

Sunderland 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-2 Sutton United

Niall Canavan was sent off for the second time for Bradford City, just over a year after his last red card on Saturday, 21 November 2020

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Rochdale

Trevor Clarke assisted a goal for the first time this season in his first start in two months

Leyton Orient 1-2 Crawley Town

Will Ferry was named in the starting XI for the first time in six weeks

Walsall 3-0 Colchester

Emmanuel Osadebe made his 50th start for Walsall

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Hibernian

Joe Shaughnessy scored his tenth goal in the SPL
Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-3 Queen of the South

Mark Connolly scored his first goal for Dunfermline, this was his first goal since January 2020, and the 15th goal of his career

Sunday, 12th December 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's first start in 15 weeks was his 50th start for Motherwell

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 7-0 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Southampton 2-2 Burnley

Nathan Collins made his 40th career start

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning's start was his 150th appearance in English football
In his first appearance since Saturday, 18th September, Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since Monday, 13th July 2020

Blackpool 2-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season
Alan Browne's red card was the fourth time the player has been sent off for Preston North End

Peterborough 2-1 QPR

Conor Coventry made his 25th career appearance

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Wigan

James McClean's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Wigan

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his fifth goal of the season
Ronan Curtis scored his first goal in a month

Ipswich 2-1 Fleetwood

Anthony Pilkington's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Lincoln City

Olamide Shodipo's introduction was his 100th career appearance

Shrewsbury 4-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Exeter 2-1 Mansfield Town

Padraig Amond assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12th December 2020
Stephen Quinn completed and assist for the first time since Tuesday, 17 August

Hartlepool 3-2 Harrogate Town

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

Rochdale 3-2 Sutton United

Liam Kelly made his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 1-3 Bradford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 4 September

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-1 Ayr

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 24th October 2021

Scottish League One

Queen's Park 3-4 Alloa

Luca Connell scored his first goal in a month

Australian FFA Cup

Queensland Lions 0-4 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea assisted a goal in his first appearance in the Australian 2021/22 season,

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-2 Luton

Jason Knight's first goal of the season, his first since Tuesday, 29th December 2020, was his tenth goal for Derby

Sheffield United 1-2 Millwall

David McGoldrick was named in the starting XI for the first time in two months
Conor Hourihane started a game for the first time in a month

Stoke City 0-1 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time in two months

League 1

Cheltenham 3-1 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Fleetwood 0-1 Burton Albion

Thomas O'Connor scored his third goal in two games, this was also the fifth goal of his career

Wigan 1-2 MK Dons

Will Keane made his fifth assist of the season
Warren O'Hora started a game for MK Dons for the 50th time
Troy Parrott made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Bradford City 1-3 Hartlepool

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in two months
Gavan Holohan started a game for the first time in seven weeks

Colchester 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Trevor Clarke was sent off for the first time for Bristol Rovers

Mansfield Town 1-1 Port Vale

Harry Charsley started a game for Mansfield Town for the 50th time

Oldham 1-3 Walsall

Alan Sheehan's start was his first appearance in a month
Conor Wilkinson started a game for the first time in in eight weeks
Emmanuel Osadebe scored his fifth goal for Walsall
Conor Wilkinson assisted a goal for the first time this season

Wednesday, 20th October 2021

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff

Joel Bagan was booked first time since Saturday, 14th August

Hull City 1-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his first goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Coventry

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time this season in what was his 300th appearance for Preston North End

Swansea 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time this season (in club football, he's been booked twice while playing for Ireland) in his first start for West Bromwich Albion - this was his first start since Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th October 2021

Friday, 15th October 2021

League 1

Burton Albion 3-2 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor made his first assist of the season
Thomas O'Connor scored twice in a game for the first time in his career. After only scoring once in senior football before this season, the former Southampton player has scored three in the 2021/22 season

Saturday, 16th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Fulham 4-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-2 Bournemouth

Callum O'Dowda was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Gavin Kilkenny's start, his first appearance in eight weeks, was his tenth career start

Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time since Saturday, 7th August 2021
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Alan Browne returned to the Preston starting XI with his first start in nine weeks
Festy Ebosele was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 14 August

Sheffield United 2-1 Stoke City

David McGoldrick scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Enda Stevens' first assist of the season

League 1

Bolton 0-4 Wigan

Will Keane marked his 50th appearance for Wigan, across two spells with the Latics, with his second goal in two games
James McClean's brace was the first time the winger scored in two months

Cambridge United 2-2 Ipswich

Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in a month

Cheltenham 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Gillingham 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Charlton

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season - this was the first time the midfielder was shown a yellow card since Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Rotherham 4-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his 20th goal in the competition

Shrewsbury 1-0 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora's start was his 50th appearance for MK Dons

League 2

Oldham 3-0 Stevenage

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time in a month, and assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 10th August

Salford City 2-0 Hartlepool

Gavan Holohan's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Swindon Town 2-2 Rochdale

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-1 Queen of the South

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Ayr starting XI for the first time

Sunday, 17th October 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-1 West Ham United

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance in a month

Championship

Swansea 3-0 Cardiff

Ryan Manning assisted a goal for the first time this season
James Collins' second half introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

MLS

Austin FC 0-1 Minessota United

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Austin FC

LA Galaxy 2-1 Portland Timbers

Derrick Williams's start (his first appearance in five weeks) was his 300th appearance in senior football

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd April 2021

Friday, 23rd April 2021

Scottish League Two

Queen's Park 0-1 Stranraer

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time since Saturday, 14 November

Saturday, 24th April 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's start was his 200th Premier League appearance

Sheffield United 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

David McGoldrick scored his first goal in eight weeks
Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season
Aaron Connolly's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 27th February

Championship

Barnsley 1-0 Rotherham

Chiedozie Ogbene started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26th September

Coventry 0-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire started a game for the first time in six weeks
Alan Browne's goal (his first since Saturday, 26th December) was his 30th goal in the Championship

Derby County 1-2 Birmingham City

Eiran Cashin was named among Derby's substitutes for the first time
Along with Festy Ebosele and Louie Watson, it was the first time an English club named three Irish teenagers in a matchday squad for a league game since Watford in 2012

This was the first time that three Irish teenagers were named in the same @SkyBetChamp squad since Watford started @tommiehoban05(18), and named Sean Murray(19) and Jack Bonham(19) among their substitutes, against Barnsley on Saturday, 1st December 2012#COYBIG

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 25, 2021

League 1

Portsmouth 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Marcus Harness' start was his 50th appearance of the season

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell's booking(his first in two months) was his tenth yellow card of the season
Conor Shaughnessy assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 11 February 2020

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Harrogate Town

Joshua Kayode's goal (his first in eight weeks) was his tenth goal for Carlisle United

Cheltenham 1-0 Colchester

Sean Long was booked for the first time in two months

Exeter 0-0 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond made his 200th appearance for Newport Co.

Salford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

Richie Towell was sent off for the second time for Salford City, 15 months after his previous red card, in January 2020

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-1 Alloa

Sean McGinty was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 20th February

Sunday, 25th April 2021

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea introduction was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Championship

Reading 2-2 Swansea

Conor Hourihane's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Bristol City 2-3 Luton

James Collins assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21 November

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee Utd

Tommie Hoban's start was his 50th appearance for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Championship

Levski Sofia 0-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Sunday, 4 October 2020

MLS

Atlanta United 3-1 Chicago Fire

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time in the MLS 2021 season

Colorado Rapids 1-3 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first assist for new club Austin FC

Monday, 26th April 2021

Scottish FA Cup

Kilmarnock 3-3 St Mirren

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th October
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal in three months
Jamie McGrath's penalty was his 15th goal of the season

Australian A-League

Western United 2-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan was booked for the fifth time this season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 20th April 2021

Tuesday, 20th April 2021

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Derby County

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo completed an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 9th March

Northampton 3-0 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness started his 20th game for Ipswich

League 2

Bolton 1-0 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode was named in the starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Bradford City 0-1 Tranmere

Paudie O'Connor scored an own goal for the first time in almost exactly three years - his previous OG was on Saturday, 21st April 2018

3️⃣ Anthony, @Paudie97 & Lee O'Connor started in @officialbantams v @TranmereRovers, the first time three @FAIreland players with the same surname started a game in English football since Brian, Daryl & Joe Murphy started for Ipswich & Scunthorpe in March 2010#COYBIG #BCAFC #TRFC pic.twitter.com/Rhz1ikj6tv

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 21, 2021

Mansfield Town 3-0 Scunthorpe

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Dundee starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 28th November

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-0 Falkirk

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12th December

Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Championship

Millwall 1-4 Bournemouth

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in a month

Rotherham 1-2 Middlesbrough

Kieran Sadlier started a game for Rotherham for the first time since Saturday, 7th November

Luton 0-0 Reading

James Collins was booked for the first time in three months

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 3-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly's start was his first appearance in two months

Ross County 1-3 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy made his 40th start for St Mirren

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 6-0 Montana

Graham Carey's goal (his first since Thursday, 17th September) was his fifth goal in the Bulgarian Championship

Polish Ekstraklasa

Cracovia Kraków 1-0 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisla starting XI for the first time since Monday, 14th December

Thursday, 22th April 2021

Premier League

Leicester City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea's start was his 25th Premier League appearance

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th April 2021

Friday, 16th April 2021

League 1

Peterborough 3-1 Northampton

Jack Taylor completed his first assist since Saturday, 17 October

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 2-1 Inverness CT

Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 7th October

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 2-6 Den Bosch

Liam Bossin's start was his first appearance in five weeks; the goalkeeper was also booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

In his first start in seven weeks, Simon Cox assisted a goal for the first time since Friday, 8th January

Saturday, 17th April 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 29 December

Championship

Stoke City 0-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month
Greg Cunningham's start was his first appearance in six weeks

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully marked his 50th appearance for Lincoln City with his 15th goal of the season

Charlton 0-0 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness's start was his first appearance in two months

Hull City 2-1 Fleetwood

In his first start in eight weeks, Dan Crowley made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 3-1 Accrington Stanley

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal of his career

AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Swindon Town

Shane McLoughlin was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 2nd March

League 2

Forest Green 3-2 Scunthorpe

Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green starting XI for the 50th time

Leyton Orient 2-0 Barrow

Conor Wilkinson assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Newport Co. 0-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in eleven weeks

Stevenage 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since Wednesday, 13th January

Colchester 2-1 Walsall

Liam Kinsella made his 150th career start - all of which have been for Walsall

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 1-0 Wil

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance in the competition

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 2-2 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time since Sunday, 10th January

Sunday, 18th April 2021

MLS

Los Angeles FC 2-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first appearance for Austin FC

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan scored his fifth goal of the 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 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

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for January 2021

Transfers

Monday, 4th January

Jack Byrne joined Cypriot side APOEL, signing a contract until May 2023

Friday, 8th January

Striker Jaze Kabai joined Scottish side Livingstone

Saturday, 9th January

Goalkeeper Andy Lonergan signed a short term contract with West Brom until the end of the season

Bohemians striker Evan Ferguson signed for Brighton and Hove Albion

Paddy Barrett signed for Cambodian side Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC

Tuesday, 12th January

Niall Canavan joined Bradford City, signing a contract with the Bantams until June 2022

Wednesday, 13th January

Bohemians defender Dan Casey signed for USL Championship side Sacramento Republic

Saturday, 16th January

Ruesha Littlejohn left Leicester to sign for Birmingham City for the rest of the 2020/21 season

Monday, 18th January

U21 winger Simon Power signed for Harrogate Town

Warren O'Hora made his loan spell at MK Dons permanent

Tuesday, 19th January

Richard Keogh returned to the Championship, signing a contract with Huddersfield Town until the end of the season

Diane Caldwell signed a one year contract with NWSL side North Carolina Courage and will line out beside international teammate Denise O'Sullivan in the 2021 season

Following his release from Blackpool, Jamie Devitt signed an 18 month contract with Barrow

Friday, 22nd January

Corey Whelan returned to England to sign for Wigan Athletic until the end of the 2020/21 season

Thursday, 28th January

Rob Elliot signed a contract with Watford until the end of the season

Friday, 29th January

Luke McNally joined Oxford United, signing a contract with the U's until the summer of 2024

Sunday, 31st January

St Mirren's 2019/20 Player of the Season Sam Foley signed a contract with Motherwell until the end of the season

Monday, 1st February

Conor Shaugnessy signed a contract with Rochdale AFC until the summer of 2022

Aaron McEneff signed for Hearts until June 2023

Conor Grant has signed for Rochdale AFC on a two and a half year deal

Shelbourne winger Isibeal Atkinson signed for Celtic FC Women

🖊 #CelticFC Women are pleased to announce the signing of @FAIreland internationalist @izzyatkinson_ from @shelsfc! Welcome to Celtic, Izzy! 🇮🇪🍀 pic.twitter.com/gKIB4MOLDO

— Celtic FC Women (@CelticFCWomen) February 1, 2021

Loans

Tuesday, 5th January

Brighton midfielder Jayson Molumby will spend the rest of the 2020/21 season on loan with Preston North End

Wednesday, 6th January

Mark Travers signed a loan deal with Swindon Town until the end of the season

Thursday, 7th January

Defender Corrie Ndaba signed for Ayr United on loan until the end of the season

Wednesday, 13th January

Aston Villa's U19 midfielder Tyreik Wright joined Walsall on loan until the end of the season

Friday, 15th January

Stephen Quinn will spend the rest of the 2020/21 season on loan at Mansfield Town

Saturday, 16th January

Lincoln winger Zach Elbouzedi signed for Bolton Wanderers for the rest of the season

Tuesday, 19th January

QPR defender Conor Masterson has signed for Swindon Town Football Club on loan for the rest of the 2020/21 season

Wednesday, 20th January

Conor Hourihane signed for Swansea City on loan, and will spend the rest of the season at the Liberty Stadium

Thursday, 28th January

Greg Cunningham returned to Preston North End, signing on loan until the end of the season

Saturday, 30th January

Midfielder Barry Coffey signed for Irish League side Cliftonville until the end of the season

Sunday, 31st January

Ahead of the new League of Ireland season, Aaron Bolger signed on loan for Longford Town

Monday, 1st February

After cutting his loan spell at Millwall short, Troy Parrott signed for Ipswich Town for the rest of the 2020/21 season

Eddie Nolan signed for Motherwell on loan until the end of the season

Shane Long signed for Southampton rivals Bournemouth until the end of the season

Contracts

Wednesday, 13th January

Alan Browne signed a new contract with Preston that will keep him at Deepdale until the summer of 2024

Ciaran Clark signed a new two year contract with Newcastle, keeping him at St James' Park until 2023

Thursday, 20th January

Full back Jake Carroll extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2023

Saturday, 30th January

Kevin Long extended his contact with Burnley, signing a two year extension to his contract with the Clarets

Monday, 1st February

Charles Dunne extended his contract at Motherwell until the end of the season

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 26th December 2020

Saturday, 26 December 2020

Premier League

Fulham 0-0 Southampton

Shane Long's first start of the season was his 329th Premier League appearance, overtaking Denis Irwin as the Irish player with the tenth most appearances in the competition

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

John Egan's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol City 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Callum O'Dowda completed his first assist of the season, this was his first asssit since August 2019

Coventry 0-0 Stoke City

James McClean's start was his 100th appearance for Stoke City

Derby County 0-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's late winner was his first goal in two months

League 1

Lincoln City 5-1 Burton Albion

Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his tenth appearance for Lincoln City
Anthony Scully made his fifth assist for Lincoln City

Oxford United 2-0 AFC Wimbledon

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance for Oxford United

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Leyton Orient

Wes Hoolahan scored for the first time since Saturday, 19th September
Conor Wilkinson made his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Scunthorpe 2-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 3-3 Bolton

Joshua Kayode made his 25th appearance for Carlisle United

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 1-1 Motherwell

Mark Connolly was named in a Dundee Utd starting XI for the 50th time

Sunday, 27th December 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

On his tenth Premier League appearance, Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in three months

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Championship

Barnsley 3-0 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks

Swansea 2-0 Stoke City

Ryan Manning made his first appearance for new club Swansea, this was his first appearance in eight weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Blackpool

Callum Reilly's goal was the 15th strike of his career, and his tenth in League One

Charlton 2-0 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo made his first start for loan club Oxford United

Ipswich 1-0 Gillingham

Mark McGuinness' start was his league debut, and his first appearance for loan club Ipswich
Stephen Ward assisted a goal for the first time since October 2017

Portsmouth 4-0 Northampton

Ronan Curtis scored his 30th goal for Portsmouth
After signing an appearance based contract with Northampton, Alan Sheehan made his debut for the Cobblers

Rochdale 2-2 Sunderland

Eoghan O'Connell's start was his 70th appearance in League One

League 2

Bolton 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor started a game for the 50th time in his career, and was also his 60th career appearance

Mansfield Town 2-4 Barrow

Aaron O'Driscoll was sent off for the first time in his career

Wednesday, 28th October 2020

Championship

Preston North End 0-2 Millwall

Alan Browne's start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Bournemouth 1-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the starting XI for the first time this season

Luton 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Glen Rea scored his first goal since October 2018

Thursday, 29 October 2020

MLS

Orlando City 4-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney came off the bench for his 150th career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd October 2020

Friday, 23rd October 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Derby County

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

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Hearts

Aidan White made his 20th appearance for Hearts

Polish Ekstraklasa

Piast Gliwice 2-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for the first time this season

Saturday, 24th October 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Preston North End

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

Millwall 1-1 Barnsley

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance in a month

Norwich 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

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

Stoke City 3-2 Brentford

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

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Fleetwood

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

Blackpool 1-0 MK Dons

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

Northampton 0-2 Charlton

Michael Harriman was booked for the first time this season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane made his first assist of the season

Sunderland 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness' goal was his 15th strike for Portsmouth

League 2

Exeter 3-1 Scunthorpe

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

Bradford City 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in a month

Cheltenham 0-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's start was his 30th career appearance

Oldham 1-2 Port Vale

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

Stevenage 0-2 Leyton Orient

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

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

St Johnstone 0-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly made his 50th appearance for Dundee Utd

Scottish Championship

Dundee 1-0 Greenock Morton

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

Inverness CT 1-1 Ayr

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

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 D.C. United

Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal of his career

Sunday, 25th October 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic

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

Monday, 26th October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-1 Tottenham

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 25th September 2020

Friday, 25th September 2020

Championship

Huddersfield 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Both Harry Arter and Cyrus Christie made their debuts for Forest

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-3 Warta Poznan

Cillian Sheridan came off the bench for his 20th league appearance for Wisła Płock

Saturday, 26th September 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton

Seamus Coleman completed his first assist in a year

West Bromwich Albion 3-3 Chelsea

Callum Robinson scored his fifth and sixth goals for West Brom in his 20th appearance for the Baggies - the first player to score twice in the first half of a Premier League game since Shane Long for Southampton against Aston Villa in May 2015

Championship

Birmingham City 1-1 Rotherham

Scott Hogan's start was his first appearance of the season
Kieran Sadlier's penalty was his first goal for Rotherham, and his first goal in the Championship

Cardiff 1-2 Reading

Greg Cunningham continued his return from injury with his first start of the season. This was the defender's first start since October 2019, and his tenth appearance for Cardiff.

Derby County 0-4 Blackburn

Jason Knight's start was his 40th appearance for Derby County
Derrick Williams' start was his 110th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 0-1 Stoke City

Alan Browne was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 200th time
Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since November 2019

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-4 Oxford United

Ryan Cassidy scored his first goal in league football in his fifth appearance for Accrington
Anthony Forde made his first assist of the season, his first in more than a year, in his 20th start for Oxford United

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 MK Dons

Richard Keogh came of the bench to make his first appearance for new club MK Dons - this was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 21st September 2019

Fleetwood 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Glenn Whelan's start was his 20th appearance for Fleetwood
Callum Reilly made his 40th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-0 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 1-1 Shrewsbury

Niall Canavan was shown his first yellow card of 2020/21 in his 80th appearance for Plymouth

Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan

Ronan Curtis made his 90th start for Portsmouth

Sunderland 1-0 Peterborough

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since Saturday, 24 August 2019

Swindon Town 4-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 3 September 2019

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Stevenage

Billy Clarke made his first assist of the season in his 70th appearance in League Two

Mansfield Town 1-2 Exeter

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season in his 25th career appearance
Stephen McLaughlin made his first appearance for Mansfield Town

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-1 Kilmarnock

Jamie McGrath made his 20th appearance for St Mirren
Sam Foley made his 40th appearance for St Mirren

Sunday, 27th September 2020

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 0-3 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes completed his first assist of the season since Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-1 Brann

After recovering from error, Sean McDermott made his first appearance of the season. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since Sunday, 1 December 2019

Monday, 28th September 2020

Premier League

Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa

In his 120th start for Aston Villa, Conor Hourihane scored his first goal of the season, and also made his first assist of the season. This was the third time Hourihane scored and assisted in the same Premier League game.