Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th November 2022

Saturday, 12th November 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 3-0 Everton

After making his senior debut midweek, Tom Cannon came off the bench to make his Premier League debut - the 200th Republic of Ireland Player to appear in the competition! made his first appearance in the competition

Championship

Hull City 1-2 Reading

Shane Long was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-4 Millwall

Dan McNamara assisted a goal for the first time this season

Wigan 2-1 Blackpool

James McClean scored for the first time in three months

League 1

Exeter City 3-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the 100th time

Morecambe 1-1 Portsmouth

Dylan Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

MK Dons 1-3 Derby County

Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time in eleven weeks

Burton Albion 3-3 Charlton

Ciaran Gilligan's start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Barnsley

Jordan Shipley was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Crawley Town 1-0 Barrow

Niall Canavan made his 150th appearance in the competition

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-0 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Scottish Championship

Dundee 2-0 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 1st October

Sunday, 13th November 2022

Championship

Burnley 3-0 Blackburn Rovers

Josh Cullen's start was his 250th career appearance

Round up for weekend of Friday, 12th August 2022

Friday, 12th August 2022

Championship

Watford 1-0 Burnley

Luke McNally's introduction was his first appearance for Burnley

Luke McNally comes on for Josh Cullen 🔁#WATBUR pic.twitter.com/DyMN6vJ3FN

— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) August 12, 2022

Eerste Divisie

Eindhoven 2-1 Willem II

Dan Crowley scored his first goal for Willem II since returning to the Dutch club

Saturday, 13th August 2022

Championship

Cardiff 1-0 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Saturday, 20th November 2021

Hull City 2-1 Norwich City

Andrew Omobamidele was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 6 November 2021

Luton 0-1 Preston North End

Robbie Brady assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Wigan 1-1 Bristol City

Will Keane scored his first goal of the season in his 150th career start

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell

Liam Scales assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 22 January

Scottish Championship

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4-1 Cove Rangers

Aaron Doran's first goal in eleven months was his 50th goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Canadian Premier League

Cavalry 2-1 Forge

Joe Mason was booked for the first time since Sunday, 1st May

Serie A

AC Milan 4-2 Udinese

After Matts Kunding, Paddy Sloan, Liam Brady, and Robbie Keane, Festy Ebosele became the fifth Irish player to appear in Serie A

Sunday, 14 August 2022

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan was named in a starting XI for the 350th time in his career
No player in the game completed as many passes as Darragh Lenihan

🆚 Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheffield United
📋 Post Game Summary (1/2)
🏃 Darragh Lenihan
⏱️ Started, played whole game
🅰️ 1 assist
👟 58/69 passes completed(84.05%) - 🥇 in game!
🔑 1 Key passes
💥 2 tackles - 🥇 for team!
💨 Dribbled past 1 players#COYBIG #MIDSHU

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 14, 2022

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic

Alan Power made his 150th start for Kilmarnock

Hearts 4-1 Dundee United

Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6th November 2021

MLS

Austin FC 4-3 Sporting Kansas City

Jon Gallagher scored to start the comeback for Austin, this was his first goal since Sunday, 19 September 2021

Serie B

Venezia 1-2 Genoa

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for Venezia

Monday, 15 August 2022

Getafe 0-3 Atletico Madrid

John-Joe Patrick Finn was named in the Getafe matchday squad for the first time since Thursday, 16th December 2021

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, 15th May 2021

Saturday, 15th May 2021

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen

In his final appearance for Aberdeen, Tommie Hoban was named in the Don's starting XI for the 50th time

St Johnstone 0-0 Livingston

Jaze Kabia was named in the Livingston starting XI for the first time

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 1-2 Genk

Josh Cullen's start was his 25th appearance in the Belgian league
 

Sunday, 16th May 2021

Premier League

Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston Villa

James McCarthy was named in the Crystal Palace starting XI for the 50th time

Everton 0-1 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 300th career appearance

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 0-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Motherwell 1-2 Ross County

Sam Foley scored his first goal for Motherwell - this was his first goal since February 2020

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Dylan Connolly was named in the St Mirren starting XI for the first time in a month

MLS

Atlanta United 1-0 Montreal Impact

Jake Mulraney's came off the bench to assist a goal for the first time since September 2020

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 5-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh marked his 35th birthday with four goals in one game, his first goals since February 2020, making the only the second Perth Glory player to score four goals in one A-League game

Monday, 17th May 2021

Championship

Barnsley 0-1 Swansea

Conor Hourihane started a game for Swansea for the twentieth time

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th January 2021

Saturday, 16th January 2021

Premier League

Leicester City 2-0 Southampton

Will Smallbone's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 20 September, and unfortunately has injured his ACL and will miss the rest of the season

Championship

Middlesbrough 0-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for Birmingham City, all of which have come in the Championship

Cardiff 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele came on as a late substitute for his first appearance in for Norwich's senior team

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien complete an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 8 September

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Gillingham

Seamus Conneely made his 75th appearance in League One

Burton Albion 0-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 60th game for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness scored the first goal of his career
Aaron Drinan was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 3-0 MK Dons

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time in six weeks

Rochdale 3-3 Wigan

Gavin Bazunu's assist was the first by an Irish goalkeeper in English football since Ian Lawlor in August 2019

Bazunu is the first @FAIreland goalkeeper to register an assist in English football since @Ianlawlor assisted Niall Ennis' opener for Doncaster Rovers against Lincoln City on Saturday, 24th August 2019#COYBIG #RAFChttps://t.co/eJfwDCGDPC

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 16, 2021

League 2

Bolton 1-1 Cheltenham

After signing for Bolton on loan for the rest of the season, Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his first appearance for the Trotters
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal in a month
Sean Long's first appearance of the season as a late substitute was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham

Grimsby 0-0 Southend United

Sean Scannell's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks
Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Walsall 1-1 Oldham

Callum Cockerill-Mollett came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

As well as scoring his first own goal of the season, Alan Power was also booked for the tenth time this season

Sunday, 17th January 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-3 Tottenham

David McGoldrick's first goal in a month was his 25th goal for Sheffield United
John Egan's booking was his fifth yellow card of the season, a month after his previous caution

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Rangers

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

League 2

Grimsby 1-2 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 110th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor made his 20th start of the season
Billy Clarke completed his first assist since Tuesday, 3rd November

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-1 Montrose

Sean Dillon's start was his first appearance in ten weeks

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-3 Haugesund

Sean McDermott made his 100th appearance for Kristiansund - starting each one

Wednesday, 23rd December 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-0 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly's start was his tenth appearance in the SPL

Motherwell 0-0 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start (the 90th of his career) was his 30th appearance for Aberdeen

Dundee Utd 2-0 Kilmarnock

Alan Power made his 120th start for Kilmarnock

English League Cup

Stoke City 1-3 Tottenham

Andy Lonergan's start was his first appearance for Stoke City

Everton 0-2 Manchester United

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 7th August 2020

Friday, 7th August 2020

Bulgarian Second League

Hebar 1918 1-1 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson was sent off for the first time in his career

Saturday, 8th August 2020

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 1-4 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 17 August 2019

Sunday, 9 August 2020

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 3-0 St Mirren

In his 15th appearance for St Mirren, Conor McCarthy scored an OG for the first time for the club

Kilmarnock 1-1 Celtic

Gary Dicker started a game in British football for the 400th time
Alan Power made his 90th appearance in the SPL
Danny Rogers made his first start for Kilmarnock, following his move in the summer from Aberdeen

Round up for weekend of Friday, 17th January 2020

Friday, 17th January 2020

Championship

Fulham 1-0 Middlesbrough

Harry Arter's appearance off the bench was his 300th career appearance

Saturday, 18th January 2020

Premier League

Nine Irish players were named in the starting XI of their respective clubs - the first time this has happened in one day's Premier League fixtures since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in three months

Southampton 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season was his 54th Premier League goal, which equals Damien Duff's tally

West Ham United 1-1 Everton

Darren Randolph completed his move to former club West Ham, and made his first appearance since starting for Middlesbrough on Sunday, 24 November

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 0-5 Blackburn

In his 150th appearance for Blackburn, and coincidentally his 150th career start, Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal for the club

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Peterborough

Callum Reilly's start was the 150th of his career

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Coventry

Kieran Sadlier's start against Coventry was his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

League 2

Colchester 2-1 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first own goal since August 2016, and was booked for the first time since September

Grimsby 0-1 Exeter

Billy Clarke was named in the Grimsby starting XI for the first time

Oldham 1-1 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Carlisle United

Plymouth 3-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town

Scottish FA Cup

Ayr 1-0 Ross County

Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for loan club Ayr

Kilmarnock 6-0 Queen's Park

Alan Power made his 100th appearance for Kilmarnock, in the same game that Gary Dicker made his 150th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 3-0 Broxburn

Both Conor McCarthy and Jamie McGrath made their debuts for St Mirren

Sunday, 19th January 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Dundee Utd 2-2 Hibernian

Mark Connolly made his 250th career start

2018/19 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for 2018/19 season

Wins
With Sheffield United's promotion to the Premier League, Enda Stevens and David McGoldrick won 26 and 21 games, respectively. Darren Randolph was the only other player to reach 20 wins in 2018/19

Draws
James McClean started the most draws, being named in the Stoke starting XI in games that finished level 19 times this season

Losses
Brighton's Shane Duffy lost the most games in the season, the defender finished on the losing side in 18 of the 40 games he started

Starts/Completed Games
Richard Keogh started every one of Derby's 57 games in 2018/19, and completed 90 minutes in all but one of these

Substitutions/Introductions
David McGoldrick was substituted more than any other player - 22 times, in 11 home and away games. Coincidentally, it was another striker, Millwall's Aiden O'Brien, who had the most introductions in 2018/19, and also on 22 occasions

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Colin Doyle was left on the bench in more games than any other player in 2018/19 - 39. Of the outfield players, Stephen Gleeson was left on the bench for Aberdeen 29 times

Goals
Strikers David McGoldrick and Andy Keogh both scored 15 goals during the season, although Keogh's total does not include any penalties. Ryan Manning scored the most penalties - four - all of which came on loan at Rotherham. Honorable mention for James Collins' nineteen goals, including six penalties, in League One

Discipline
Alan Power's 12 yellow cards was the most received by a player - one more than James McClean's total

Round up for weekend of Friday, 5th April 2019

Friday, 5th April 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-3 Liverpool

In his first start in two months, Shane Long scored his 50th goal in the Premier League

Saturday, 6th April 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-3 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was shown his first yellow card since February

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Stoke City

Derrick Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield United

Alan Browne's start against Sheffield United was his 200th appearance for Preston North End
The seven Irish internationals that appeared in this game is the most to appear in a Championship game since Preston played Aston Villa on Wednesday, 1st November 2017

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Dylan Connolly was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance in English football
Sean Scannell second half introduction was his first appearance since October

Luton 2-2 Blackpool

James Collins's red card was his second time being sent off for Luton, thirteen months after his last red card in March 2018

Plymouth 0-2 Charlton

Graham Carey made his 100th appearance in League One
Niall Canavan's own goal was the first time the player had put the ball in his own net since May 2015

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell was shown his fifth yellow card of the season

Cheltenham 1-1 Exeter

Sean Long came off the bench for his first appearance since October
Pierce Sweeney was named in a starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 1-1 Yeovil

Courtney Duffus was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-2 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored for the first time in two months. This was the wingers second brace of the season

Kilmarnock 2-0 St Johnstone

Alan Power was booked for the tenth time this season

MLS

D.C. United 0-4 Los Angeles FC

Chris McCann made his first start for D.C. United

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 1-0 Žilina

Connor Ronan scored his first goal for DAC, this was his first goal since November 2016

Sunday, 7th April 2019

English FA Cup

Watford 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his 20th goal for Wolves

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 3-1 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal for the Wellington Phoenix, four months after his last goal on Saturday, 8 December 2018(118 days)

Central Coast Mariners 0-3 Perth Glory

In his first start in a month, Andy Keogh completed his first assist since Saturday, 16th February

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th March 2019

Saturday, 16th March 2019

Championship

Preston North End 1-0 Birmingham City

Callum Robinson came off the bench for his first appearance since November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Wigan 5-2 Bolton

Darron Gibson's second half introduction - his first appearance in six weeks - was his 200th appearance in English football

League 1

Luton 2-2 Gillingham

Callum Reilly completed his first assist since October

Peterborough 1-2 Coventry

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time since December

Shrewsbury 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 6-1 Crawley

Paul Green scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 24th February 2018

MK Dons 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was booked for the tenth time this season

Notts County 0-0 Morecambe

Michael Doyle was shown his fifth yellow card of the season

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time in a month
Gary Dicker assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st July

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 1-1 Partick Thistle

Sean McGinty started a game for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Sunday, 17th March 2019

Premier League

Fulham 1-2 Liverpool

Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Celtic

John O'Sullivan made his first start for Dundee, this was the winger's first start since December

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aiden O'Brien marked his 200th appearance for Millwall with his 40th goal for the club, his fifth in the FA Cup
Alex Pearce scored his first goal for the Lions, this was his first goal since April 2018
Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since September

According to FA Cup Factfile on twitter, this was the first time an Irish player scored an FA Cup on St Patrick's Day

I've been doing a bit of digging and Alex Pearce and Aiden O'Brien of @MillwallFC may very well be the first Irish players to score #FACup goals on #StPatricksDay

If you know any different, do let me know#MILBHA #Millwall #Lions

— FA Cup Factfile (@FACupFactfile) March 17, 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th February 2019

Friday, 15th February 2019

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 3-1 Melbourne City

Roy O'Donovan scored his 15th goal for Newcastle Jets

Saturday, 16th February 2019

Championship

Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Richie Towell scored his tenth goal for Rotherham

Ipswich 1-1 Stoke City

James McClean scored for the first time since August in his 300th appearance in English football
Alan Judge completed his first assist since signing for Ipswich

Sheffield United 4-0 Reading

In his first appearance for Sheffield United, Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season
John Egan made his 100th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bradford City 0-0 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started his first game in two months

Charlton 0-0 Blackpool

Josh Cullen made his 100th career appearance

Gillingham 1-0 Scunthorpe

Mark Byrne's winner was his first goal since September
Callum Reilly's first booking since October was his fifth yellow card of the season

Oxford United 0-1 Peterborough

Samir Carruthers made his 100th appearance in the competition

League 2

Exeter 0-1 Bury

Joe Murphy was booked for the fifth time this season

Grimsby 1-0 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 200th appearance in English football

Lincoln City 2-2 Stevenage

Michael Timlin made his 200th appearance in the competition
Cian Bolger was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Daryl Horgan made his 25th appearance for Hibernian
David McMillan made his first start for Hamilton Academical

English FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Millwall

Shane McLoughlin made his first appearance in the FA Cup

Newport Co. 1-4 Manchester City

Padraig Amond's consolation strike was his tenth goal in the Cup

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 4-0 Brisbane Roar

Andy Keogh made his first assist of the season

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 0-1 Slovan Bratislava

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his first appearance for DAC

Sunday, 17th February 2019

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Middlesbrough

Derrick Williams was sent off for the second time this season

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic

Alan Power made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th October 2018

Saturday, 20th October 2018

Premier League

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Blackburn 2-1 Leeds United

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal of the season

Hull City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his first start of the season

Rotherham 1-1 Bolton

Richie Towell made his 50th appearance for Rotherham

League 1

Luton 2-0 Walsall

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

Portsmouth 1-0 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Southend United 1-2 Coventry

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

League 2

Bury 4-0 Notts County

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

Forest Green 1-1 Cheltenham

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

Lincoln City 1-1 Cambridge United

David Forde made his 100th appearance in League Two

MK Dons 1-0 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-1 St Johnstone

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

St Mirren 1-2 Kilmarnock

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

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-1 Queen of the South

Aidan Keena made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline

Sunday, 21st October 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th August 2018

Saturday, 18th August 2018

Premier League

Cardiff 0-0 Newcastle Utd

After signing for Cardiff on a season long loan, Harry Arter made his first appearance for the Bluebirds - this was the midfielder's first appearance since January

Leicester City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his first own goal since signing for Wolves

Championship

Leeds United 2-0 Rotherham

Ryan Manning made his first appearance for new loan club Rotherham

Millwall 2-1 Derby County

Shaun Williams scored his 15th goal for Millwall, also his 40th goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Sheffield United 2-1 Norwich

John Egan scored his first goal for Sheffield United, this was the 20th goal of his career
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time since November 2017

League 1

Southend United 2-0 Bradford City

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season

League 2

Bury 1-1 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning was sent off for the fourth time in his career, just over a year after his last red card on Wednesday, 9th August 2017

Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time since Saturday, 2nd December 2017

Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan scored his first goal for Cambridge, more than five years after his last goal in August 2013

Stevenage 1-0 Morecambe

Michael Timlin scored his first goal for Stevenage

Sunday, 19th August 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester United

Shane Duffy scored his first goal in the Premier League, 18 months after his last goal in February 2017
Duffy is the first Irish player to score for Brighton in the Premier League, and also the 103rd Irish player to score in the Premier League

Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock 1-3 Rangers

Alan Power and Gary Dicker were both booked for the first time this season. Coincidentally both players were last booked on the same day - Saturday, 28th April

Hibernian 3-2 Ross County

Daryl Horgan marked his first start for Hibernian (his first start since Saturday, 27th January) with his first goal for the club, this was the winger's first goal since Saturday, 6th January

MLS

Atlanta United 3-1 Columbus Crew

Chris McCann was booked for the first since Monday, 16th April in his 25th start for Atlanta

Round up for week of Tuesday, 12th December 2017

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Stoke City

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th appearance for Burnley

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time since October

English FA Cup

Wigan 3-2 AFC Fylde

Noel Hunt's introduction from the bench was the striker's first appearance since Tuesday, 24 October

Exeter 2-1 Forest Green

Pierce Sweeney scored his first FA Cup goal, and was booked for the first time since August in his 25th appearance of the season

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Premier League

Liverpool 0-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean's first start since Tuesday, 22nd August was also the Derry native's 250th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 3-2 Motherwell

The six Irish players to start this game was the most since six players also started the Middlesbrough-Sunderland game on Sunday, 5th November
Conor Sammon scored his first goal for Partick in his first start since early November

St Johnstone 0-3 Aberdeen

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance in the SPL
Adam Rooney scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 30 September

English FA Cup

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams assisted the only goal of the game in his 25th appearance of the season, all of which were starts

Thursday, 14 December 2017

English FA Cup

Hereford United 0-2 Fleetwood

The first goal of Cian Bolger's brace (his first goals of the season) was the tenth goal of his career

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th October 2017

Tuesday, 24th October 2017

League 1

Oldham 2-1 Bury

Paul Green's introduction from the bench was his 50th appearance for Oldham
Jay O'Shea started his first game since Saturday, 5th August
Eoin Doyle's strike was his tenth goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 0-0 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton made his 50th start for Partick Thistle

St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey was booked for the first time this season, before this the goalkeeper hadn't been shown a yellow card November 2012!

English League Cup

Bournemouth 3-1 Middlesbrough

After his first appearance for Bournemouth in a month at the weekend as a substitute, Harry Arter started his first game for the Cherries since Friday, 15th September

Bristol City 4-1 Crystal Palace

Callum O'Dowda's goal was his first time finding the back of the net for Bristol, this was also the 15th goal of the midfielder's career and his first goal since May 2016

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 2-1 Manchester City U21

Ireland U19 defender Tyreke Wilson made his first appearance at senior level

Wigan 4-1 Middlesbrough U21

Noel Hunt scored his first goal for Wigan in made his first start for the club.  Before this, he hadn't scored since November 2016

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time this seasonas a substitute

English League Cup

Chelsea 2-1 Everton

James McCarthy was booked on his first appearance of the season. Before this game, the midfielder hadn't appeared for his club since March, and hadn't started a game since February

Tottenham 2-3 West Ham United

Declan Rice returned to the West Ham starting XI for his first appearance for the Hammers in a month

June 2017 Transfers and Contracts

Transfers

Thursday, 1st June

Following the expiration of his contract at Brenford, midfielder Alan McCormack signed for Luton: http://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/luton-town-football-sky-bet-league-two-alan-mccormack-3727772.aspx

Thursday, 8th June

Defender Eoghan O'Connell left Celtic to sign for League One side Bury on a three year deal: https://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/confirmed-eoghan-oconnell-signs-for-the-shakers/

Friday, 9th June

Following the expiration of his contract at Chesterfield, midfielder Jay O'Shea signed a two year contract with for Bury: https://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/confirmed-jay-oshea-signs-for-bury-football-club/

Wednesday, 14th June

After announcing he would be leaving former club MK Dons in April, midfielder Darren Potter signed a two year deal with Rotherham: https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2017/june/signing--millers-secure-deal-for-darren-potter/

Saturday, 17th June

After five years at Aberdeen, Jonathan Hayes rejoined his former youth manager Brendan Rodgers at Celtic, signing a 3 year deal: http://www.celticfc.net/news/12794

Monday, 19th June

After a successful loan with Peterhead last season, Fiacre Kelleher left Celtic to join Oxford United on a two year deal: https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2017/june/kelleher-signs/

Former U19 midfielder Tom Holland signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints: http://www.tnsfc.co.uk/player/tom-holland/

Wednesday, 21st June

Connor Smith signed a two year contract with Yeovil Town, after signing for the Pilgrims on a free transfer: https://www.ytfc.net/news/2017/june/connor-smith-signs/

Thursday, 22nd June

Defender Graham Kelly signed for Port Vale on a one year deal, with the option of a further 12 months: https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2017/june/welcome-to-port-vale---graham-kelly/

Friday, 23rd June

After six years, and more than 250 appearances, for Lincoln City, Alan Power signed a two year contract with Kilmarnock: http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=5792

Tuesday, 27th June

After signing a one year extension to his contract with Brentford, goalkeeper Jack Bonham signed for Carlisle on a six month loan: https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2017/june/bonhamsigns18jun17/

Defender Cieron Keane signed a year one deal with National League North side Kidderminster Harriers: http://www.harriers.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/harriers-land-defender-keane/

Thursday, 29th June

Former U21 striker James Collins signed a three year contract with Luton Town: https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2017/june/james-collins/

Mark Yeates left the Football League to sign for big spending Eastleigh Town: http://www.eastleighfc.com/2017/06/28/yeates-signs-for-the-spitfires/

After eight different loans during his time at Bolton, Conor Wilkinson has signed for Gillingham on a two year deal: https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2017/june/gills-clinch-conor-wilkinson-signing/

Friday, 30th June

David Mooney signed a two year contract with Leyton Orient, where he spent four years between 2011 and 2015, following the expiration of his contract with Southend: https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2017/june/mooney-signs/

Kevin O'Connor will join Cork City teammate Sean Maguire at Preston North End after signing a three year contract with the Lilywhites: https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/june/preston-north-end-agree-to-sign-cork-citys-kevin-oconnor/

Charles Dunne followed his Oldham manager Steve Robinson to Motherwell, signing a one year contract, with the option of a further 12 months with the Steelmen: http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/06/30/charles-dunne-joins-the-steelmen/ 

Contracts

Tuesday, 6th June

Ahead of their return to the Championship in 2017/18, Shaun Williams signed a new one year contract with Millwall, with the option of a further 12 months: https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/shaun-williams-signs-new-deal/

Friday, 23rd June

U21 defender Connor O’Grady signed an extension to his contract with Sheffield Wednesday until Summer 2018: https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/ogrady-extends/

Monday, 26th June

Following her two assists in the Women’s FA Cup Final, Megan Campbell signed a one year extension to her contract at Man City: https://www.mancity.com/news/mcwfc/mcwfc-news/2017/june/man-city-women-megan-campbell-contract-extension

Thursday, 29th June

Graham Carey ended speculation about his future by signing a new contract with Plymouth Argyle: https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2017/june/gc10-again/

Friday, 30th June

John O’Shea agreed a new one year deal with Sunderland, after his previous contract expired at the end of the 2016/17 season: https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2017/june/oshea-pens-new-deal