Round Up - Week of 4th October 2016

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Football League Trophy

Bolton 1-0 Blackpool
Eddie Nolan returned to the Blackpool starting XI for his first appearance since Tuesday, 30 August

Cambridge United 2-1 Middlesbrough U23
Coincidentally, Sean Long also returned to the Cambridge starting XI for his first appearance since Tuesday, 30 August

Carlisle United 2-0 Blackburn Rovers U23
Anthony Stokes made his first appearance since 27 August 2016

Fleetwood 0-2 Oldham
After coming off the bench against Bradford a week ago, Cian Bolger made his first start since Tuesday, 30 August

Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Derby County U23
Paul Keegan made his first appearance of the season and was booked for the first time in more than a year

Rochdale 2-1 Notts County
Niall Canavan made his 25th start for Rochdale
Graham Burke's start for Notts County was his first appearance since 31 August 2016

Grimsby 0-1 Leicester City U23
James McKeown was sent off for the first time in his career

Sheffield United 1-2 Walsall
Kevin Toner was booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Yeovil
Kevin Dawson was sent off for the first time in his career

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Plymouth
Connor Smith scored his first goal of his career

Southend United 1-0 Leyton Orient
Alan Dunne made his first appearance of the season, before this the defender had not played since Sunday, 15 November 2015

Millwall 2-1 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his 25th appearance for Gillingham

Thursday, 6th October 2016

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying

Republic of Ireland 1-0 Georgia
Seamus Coleman scored his first goal in what was his 40th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the fifth time in his 20th start for Ireland
James McCarthy made his 40th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady made his 30th appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 70th appearance for Ireland
Jonathan Walters made his 30th start for Ireland

Irish Abroad player appearance statistics half way report for 2014/15 season

Appearance data for 2014/15 season to date: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=13
We're midway through the 2014/15 season in England and Scotland, so how have the Irish players been performing across the water, and around the world?
Anthony Stokes is leading the wins, starting 17 wins this season for Celtic in the SPL, just ahead of Derby duo Richard Keogh and Cyrus Christie, and Aberdeen's Jonathan Hayes. Stokes has also been substituted more than any other player, he was withdrawn from the action in 14 of his 25 starts, while fellow striker has been introduced more than any other player, coming off the bench 17 times this season - that's six more than any other player
John O'Shea has started 11 draws for Sunderland, just ahead of Paul Green and Keiren Westwood on 10
David Forde has unfortunately started 12 losses for Millwall, just ahead of Shaun Williams and Alex Pearce, both starting ten losses so far this season
Forde's fellow Lion Alan Dunne has been shown the most yellow cards, the Millwall defender has been booked eight times in his 21 starts
Richard Keogh has started 28 of Derby County's 29 games this season, with fellow Ram Cyrus Christie in second on 27 starts. Remarkably Keogh completed 90 minutes in all but one of these, with Christie playing the whole game in each of his 27 starts
Unsurprisingly, two goalkeepers have been unused substitutes the most this season, Colin Doyle and Jack Bonham have both been left on the subs bench 27 times in 2014/15 so far. Doyle has three starts to his name, while Bonham has yet to feature. Of the outfield players, Daniel Devine is the most unused substitute, the Inverness Caledonian Thistle player has been left on the bench 17 times, and is also yet to feature for his club
Daryl Murphy and Adam Rooney have both found the net 17 times for their respective clubs. What makes Murphy's record more impressive is it does not include a single penalty, while Rooney's total includes four finishes from 12 yards. The strike duo have similar results from the games in which they scored - 10 wins and a single loss, while Murphy's goals have also contributed to two draws for Ipswich. Anthony Stokes and Andy Keogh's goals have led to wins in 100% of the games in which they scored - seven wins from seven games

Irish scorers weekend of 8th November 2014

08 November 2014 Barclays Premier League Southampton 2-0 Leicester City Shane Long(75) Shane Long(80) Sky Bet Championship Derby County 5-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Jeff Hendrick(28) Jeff Hendrick(55) Millwall 2-3 Brentford Alan Dunne(59) Scottish Premiership Kilmarnock 0-3 Ross County Graham Carey(33) The FA Cup Barnsley 5-0 Burton Albion Conor Hourihane(56) Gillingham 1-2 Bristol City Greg Cunningham(40) Southend United 1-2 Chester FC Barry Corr(31, penalty) Walsall 2-2 Shrewsbury Town James Collins(61)

09 November 2014 Barclays Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Stoke City Jonathan Walters(33) Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 1-2 Celtic Adam Rooney(27) The FA Cup Braintree Town 0-6 Chesterfield Eoin Doyle(20) Jay O'Shea(30) Eoin Doyle(90)

10 November 2014 American MLS League Los Angeles Galaxy 5-0 Real Salt Lake Robbie Keane(20)

Irish Abroad player statistics for October 2014

Appearance data for October 2014: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=10
Stephen McLaughlin's loan spell at Notts County is going well, the winger started five win in October, scoring once. In the higher leagues, Anthony Stokes started four wins for Celtic
Unfortunately, Enda Stevens' loan at Northampton Town has not gone as well, the Aston Villa loanee started all four of the Cobblers' losses. Stevens also picked up the most yellow cards, the former Shamrock Rovers player was booked three times in those four games
Championship players David Forde, Keiren Westwood, Alan Dunne, James McClean, Paul Green, Lee Frecklington and Conor Sammon all started three draws in the tenth month of 2014
John O'Sullivan's loan at Accrington Stanley means he started six games in October, one more than fellow loanees McLaughlin and Conrad Logan(at Rochdale) as well as Andy O'Brien, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce and Celtic's Stokes
Of these, Logan, O'Brien, Pearce, and McLaughlin all completed 90 minutes in each of their five starts
Nottingham Forest's Simon Cox was substituted three times in October, the same as loanees Anthony Forde(at Walsall) and Michael Drennan(at Portsmouth)
Three was the magic number for introductions from the bench, with Jake Carroll, Jay Tabb, Jeff Hendrick, Callum Reilly and Leon Best all introduced to the action three times in October
Paddy Kenny was an unused substitute six times, while of the outfield players Ian Harte remained on the bench four times
In Australia, Andy Keogh scored six times to top the scoring charts ahead of Daryl Murphy who scored three. Perth Glory won in all three games where Keogh scored. Keogh, Murphy and Liam McAlinden were the only Irish players to score in more than one game in October