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, 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 week for Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Norwich

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 9th December

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham

Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in eight weeks

Hull City 0-1 Ipswich

Troy Parrott's start was his 25th career appearance

Northampton 0-0 Rochdale

Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since April 2019
Conor Shaughnessy started a game for the 50th time in his career
Conor Grant started a game for the first time in his career

Oxford United 0-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time in a month
Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 2-0 Fleetwood

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored for the first time in six weeks

League 2

Bolton 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time in a year
Mason O'Malley came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Bradford City 1-0 Leyton Orient

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

Cambridge United 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long scored his first goal of the season and was booked for the first time this season in his first start of the season

Carlisle United 2-3 Tranmere

Joshua Kayode scored his fifth goal of the season six weeks after his last goal

Harrogate Town 1-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley started the 50th game of his career

Oldham 0-1 Barrow

Jamie Devitt made his first assist of the season

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Championship

Swansea 1-0 Coventry

Conor Hourihane made his first assist for Swansea

League 2

Forest Green 1-3 Southend United

Alan McCormack's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Europa League

Tottenham 4-0 Wolfsberger AC

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time since Saturday, 2nd January

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United

Robbie Brady completed his first assist since 26 October 2019
Enda Stevens started a game in English football for the 300th time

Championship

Birmingham City 0-4 Derby County

Louis Watson's late substitute introduction was his first senior career appearance

Luton 2-1 Bristol City

James Collins was named in the Luton starting XI for the 150th time
Glen Rea scored his second goal of the season, this is the first time the defender scored more than once in a single season since the 2016/17 season when he scored three

Preston North End 2-0 Coventry

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie's start was his 20th appearance for Nottingham Forest

League 1

Burton Albion 3-4 Wigan

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal for Burton Albion, this was the 70th goal of his career, and his first goal since March 2019

Northampton 3-1 Gillingham

Alan Sheehan scored his first goal for Northampton, this was the 30th goal of his career, and his first goal since August 2019
Thomas O'Connor's start was his 50th senior career appearance

Plymouth 2-3 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his fifth goal for Oxford United
Liam Kelly was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Leyton Orient 2-0 Southend United

Conor Wilkinson's first goal in a month was his tenth of the season, and his fifteenth for Leyton Orient

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran was named in the Inverness starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Wednesday, 30th December 2020

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-2 Rangers

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Motherwell 0-2 Kilmarnock

Jake Carroll's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Thursday, 31th December 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's start was his 100th appearance in the A-League

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, 6th Match 2020

Friday, 6th March 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Millwall

Jay Molumby completed his first assist of the season

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal in the A-League - this was his first goal since August
Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Saturday, 7th March 2020

Premier League

Southampton 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his 30th career appearance

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the first time in a month
Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season

Preston North End 1-3 QPR

Ryan Manning's goal, his first since October, was his tenth in English football

Wigan 0-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was named in the Bolton starting XI for the first time - this was his first start since New Year's Day

Lincoln City 3-2 Burton Albion

Alan Sheehan's start was his first appearance for new club Lincoln City
Anthony Scully assisted a goal for the first time this season
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the tenth time this season

Peterborough 2-0 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' start was his 90th appearance for Portsmouth

Rochdale 3-1 Rotherham

Jimmy Keohane started a game for the first time in a month

League 2

Carlisle United 0-3 Colchester

Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Northampton 1-2 Mansfield Town

Alan McCormack was booked for the first time since Thursday, 26th December

Salford City 2-0 Bradford City

Darron Gibson assisted two goals, his first assists for Salford
Jamie Devitt's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 28 January

Swindon Town 0-2 Forest Green

Kevin Dawson was booked for the first time this season - more than a year after his last yellow card on Saturday, 2nd March 2019

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-1 Queen of the South

In his tenth career appearance, Jonathan Afolabi scored his second goal in three games

Greenock Morton 1-1 Arbroath

Sean McGinty scored his first goal for Greenock Morton, this was his first goal of the season, and his first goal since February 2018

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 2-0 Beroe Stara Zagora

In his first start since Saturday, 14th December Graham Carey score for the first time since the same game. Carey actually scored twice, his first brace since March 2018

Polish Ekstraklasa

Arka Gdynia 1-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for Wisła Płock for the first time since his return to Poland

Round Up for week of Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Chelsea

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance in senior football

Norwich 1-1 Crystal Palace

Adam Idah's late introduction was his first appearance in the Premier League
Idah is the fourth Irish teenager to appear in England's top division this season, the most to appear in a single season since 2011/12

Championship

Millwall 3-1 Luton

Aiden O'Brien's start was the 150th time the striker was named in the Millwall starting XI, and his 100th Championship appearance
Alan Sheehan completed his first assist of the season, before this the defender's last assist was in October 2018

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Southend United

Callum Reilly's start was made his 200th career appearance
Ryan Delaney made his first assist of the season

Bolton 3-4 Burton Albion

Daryl Murphy's goal was the 110th goal of his career

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started a game for the 300th time in his career

League 2

Port Vale 2-2 Macclesfield

Emmanuel Osadebe assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 31st August

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Thursday, 2nd January 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United

John Egan's start was his 250th career appearance

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th December 2019

Tuesday, 10th December 2019

Championship

Bristol City 1-2 Millwall

Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the first time since August
Sean Maguire scored for the first time since Saturday, 21st September
Joe Rafferty was sent off for the first time for Preston, three and a half years after his last red card in February 2017

Stoke City 3-0 Luton

Alan Sheehan started for Luton for the first time in almost three months
Glen Rea made his first appearance of the season (his first in almost a year), this was also his first appearance in the Championship
James McClean scored his 15th Championship goal, and was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-2 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly's late introduction for Dundee was his first appearance in a month

English FA Cup

Ipswich 1-2 Coventry

Barry Cotter's start was his first appearance in the FA Cup

Wednesday, 11th December 2019

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Jason Knight was booked for the first time this season in what was his first start since Saturday, 31st August

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 27th August 2019

Tuesday, 27th August 2019

English League Cup

Plymouth 2-4 Reading

Josh Barrett's brace was his first time scoring at senior level for Reading

Crawley 1-0 Norwich

Congratulations to Adam Idah - his start was his senior career debut
Reece Grego Cox's booking was his first yellow card since April 2018

Newport Co. 0-2 West Ham United

Conor Coventry's appearance off the bench was his first appearance at senior level in 11 months

Cardiff 0-3 Luton

In his first start of the season, Alan Sheehan scored his first goal since October 2018

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

In his first senior start for Brighton, Aaron Connolly scored his first senior goal for the club

Crystal Palace 0-0 Colchester

James McCarthy's start against Colchester was the first time the midfielder had been named in a starting XI since January 2018

Fulham 0-1 Southampton

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in the 2019/20 season
In his first start since Saturday, 1st December 2018, Michael Obafemi scored his first goal since Saturday, 22 December 2018
Shane Long came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Crewe Alexandra 1-6 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's brace was the the first time the midfielder scored twice in the same game since his two goals against Derby in March 2018

Rochdale 2-1 Carlisle United

Jimmy Keohane completed his first assist for Rochdale

Football League Trophy

Northampton 1-1 Arsenal U21

Both Jordan McEneff (in the starting XI) and Mazeed Ogungbo (as a second halg substitute) made their first appearances in senior football

Wednesday, 28th August 2019

English League Cup

Bournemouth 0-0 Forest Green

In a memorable first appearance of the season, Mark Travers saved all three of the penalties he faced in the shoot out
Congratulations to Gavin Kilkenny on his senior career debut

Three from three 🙌

🥅 ↘️
🥅 ↘️
🥅 ↙️

So good, @marktravers40 😍 pic.twitter.com/9r8IU9ySKI

— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) August 29, 2019

QPR 0-2 Portsmouth

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Leicester City

Ciaran Clark's start (his first appearance of the season) was his first appearance since January

Burnley 1-3 Sunderland

Both Jeff Hendrick and Kevin Long were named in the Burnley starting XI for the first time this season - before this Long hadn't appeared for the Clarets since January

Australian FFA Cup

Brisbane Roar 2-2 Central Coast Mariners

Roy O'Donovan's second half penalty was his first goal for Brisbane, but would unfortunately miss in the shoot out

Roy O'Donovan, cool as ice! ❄️

🎥 @FOXFOOTBALL#BRIvCCM #RoarAsOne #FFACup pic.twitter.com/sHDez6AMlp

— Brisbane Roar (@brisbaneroar) August 28, 2019

Round up for weekend of Friday, 19th April 2019

Friday, 19th April 2019

Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Enda Stevens made his 100th appearance in the Championship
David McGoldrick completed his first assist since New Year's Day

Birmingham City 2-2 Derby County

Richard Keogh scored his tenth goal in the Championship in what his 50th appearance of the season, all of which were starts. This was the first time Keogh reached 50 appearances in a season in 2014/15

Middlesbrough 1-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins made his first start for Stoke City

Preston North End 4-0 Ipswich

Joe Rafferty started his first game for Preston North End, more than a month after his last appearance on Wednesday, 13th March

League 1

Gillingham 3-1 Plymouth

Mark Byrne scored his tenth goal for Gillinghm, and completed his first assist since Saturday, 26th January

Walsall 1-1 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his first goal in a month

Sunderland 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Jimmy Dunne made his first assist of the season in his first appearance in a month

League 2

Exeter 1-3 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal of the season

Mansfield Town 4-0 Morecambe

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time since February

Notts County 1-2 MK Dons

Michael Doyle assisted a goal for Notts County since signing for the club

Saturday, 20th April 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-3 Luton

Alan Sheehan's started a game for the first time in 2019
Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-3 Rangers

Jake Mulraney assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Kilmarnock 0-1 Aberdeen

Stephen Gleeson was named in a starting XI for the first time since September

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Motherwell

Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 24th February

St Johnstone 2-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 0-2 Dundee Utd

Both Aaron Doran and Mark Connolly made their 250th career appearance in this game

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-6 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan scored his tenth, and eleventh, goals of the season

Sunday, 21 April 2019

Premier League

Everton 4-0 Manchester United

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since Saturday, 20th January 2018

Round up for Saturday, 13th April 2019

Saturday, 13th April 2019

Premier League

Burnley 2-0 Cardiff

In his 25th appearance for Cardiff, Harry Arter was booked for the tenth time this season

Southampton 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long's second goal in two games was also his 30th goal for Southampton. Long is the first Irish player to score in consecutive Premier League games since Long himself in May 2016

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Bristol City

Conor Hourihane scored his 20th goal for Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 250th career appearance

Today marks 2⃣5⃣0⃣ career club appearances for @DSWilliams_.

Congrats, Del! 👏🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/kn6NRS2ddE

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) April 13, 2019

Sheffield United 1-1 Millwall

John Egan was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1

Bristol Rovers 3-2 Bradford City

Jack Bonham's start was the goalkeeper's 100th career appearance
Sean Scannell was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 6 October

Charlton 3-1 Luton

Alan Sheehan came off the bench his first appearance in two months, and was booked for the first time since August
Having recovered from a hamstring problem, Aaron Connolly made his debut for loan club Luton as a second half substitute

Oxford United 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's first goal since Saturday, 2nd March

Forest Green 2-0 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher's first yellow card in three months was his fifth booking of the season

Lincoln City 1-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long started a game for the first time since Tuesday, 30th October

Northampton 1-1 Mansfield Town

Sam Foley scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st January

Scottish FA Cup

Hearts 3-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance for Hearts

Round up for week of Tuesday, 9th October 2018

Tuesday, 9th October 2018

Football League Trophy

Cambridge United 4-0 Southampton U21

Emmanuel Osadebe's start was his first appearance in a month

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Grimsby

Ian Lawlor start for Doncaster was his first appearance since the end of August
After signing for Doncaster from Finn Harps last January, Shane Blaney made his first appearance for Donny

Blackpool 1-2 West Bromwich Albion U23

Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in a month
Kevin Healy made his first appearance in senior football

Crawley 0-1 Portsmouth

Joe Mason started his first game for Portsmouth

Colchester 2-0 Southend United

Rene Gilmartin's start was the goalkeeper's first appearance since November 2017

Luton 3-0 MK Dons

Alan Sheehan scored his first goal of the season

Oxford United 1-2 Northampton

Samir Carruthers started his first game in two months
John-Joe O'Toole was sent off for the fourth time since joining Northampton, the was the seventh red card of the midfielder's career

Saturday, 13th October 2018

League 1

Barnsley 3-2 Luton

Alan McCormack came off the bench in the second half for his first appearance in a month, and was shown his first yellow card in two months

Accrington Stanley 3-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle scored for the first time in a month

Fleetwood 2-1 Shrewsbury

Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal for Fleetwood in his 250th appearance in League One

Gillingham 0-2 Southend United

The first goal of Simon Cox's brace was his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 7th April 2018

Saturday, 7th April 2018

Premier League

Watford 1-2 Burnley

Kevin Long's start for Burnley was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 24th February

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Swansea

James McClean was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th February

Championship

Norwich 3-1 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan made his 50th appearance for Aston Villa

Derby County 3-0 Bolton

Alex Pearce scored his first goal since December 2016 in what was his 50th start for Derby County

Leeds United 1-1 Sunderland

Congratulations to Paudie O'Connor on his first appearance for Leeds United, and to Under 19 midfielder Callum Nicell after being named in the matchday squad for the first time

Millwall 2-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda returned from injury for his first start since Saturday, 25th November

League 1

Gillingham 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Rhys Murphy made his first appearance for Gillingham

Rotherham 3-2 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger scored his 15th goal of his career

Walsall 1-0 Bury

Joe Murphy returned to the Bury starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 28th October

League 2

Colchester 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time in two months

Mansfield Town 3-4 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green was booked for the fifth time this season in his 25th appearance of 2017/18

Port Vale 1-2 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 150th start for Crawley

Yeovil 0-3 Luton

Alan Sheehan made his 100th start for Luton
Alan McCormack was booked for the fifth time this season, before this the midfielder had not been booked since September

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 0-0 Motherwell

Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Dumbarton 3-2 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 8th April 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 3-2 Southampton

Shane Long scored his first goal in the Premier League this season in his first start since Wednesday, 31st January. This was the tenth goal scored by an Irish player in the Premier League in 2017/18

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 1-0 Shrewsbury

Congratulations to Lee Frecklington and substutute Sean Long on winning the Football League Trophy with Lincoln!

MLS

Dallas 1-1 Colorado Rapids

Joe Mason scored his second goal in three starts for the Rapids

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd February 2018

Friday, 23th February 2018

Scottish Championship

Livingston 2-1 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Saturday, 24th February 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Stephen Ward returned from injury for Burnley for his first appearance since December

Championship

Burton Albion 0-1 Millwall

Damien McCrory came off the bench for his first appearance since September

Reading 3-3 Derby County

Liam Kelly scored his fifth goal of the season
Richard Keogh scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since August 2016

Sheffield Wednesday 2-4 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan scored his first goal for Aston Villa in his 25th start for the club, this was the midfielder's first goal since November 2011. In the same game, Conor Hourihane scored his tenth goal for the club in his 50th appearance for the Villains

Sunderland 3-3 Middlesbrough

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Plymouth 1-0 Bradford City

Graham Carey made his 50th appearance in League One

Portsmouth 0-2 Blackpool

Connor Ronan made his 25th career appearance

League 2

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the first time booking time since September

Lincoln City 1-4 Crewe Alexandra

Sean Long was named in the Lincoln starting XI for first start since Monday, 1st January
Paul Green scored his first goal for Crewe, this was the midfielder's first goal since August

Luton 2-2 Cheltenham

Alan Sheehan's scored his first goal in 2018
Kevin Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 2-1 Partick Thistle

Conor Sammon scored his ninth goal of the season in his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle

Indian Super League

Delhi Dynamos 4-3 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane scored his first brace since September 2010 in his first start since Sunday, 7th January

Sunday, 25th February 2018

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham

Damien Delaney came off the bench for his first appearance since Monday, 8th January

Bulgarian Championship

Pirin Blagoevgrad 1-0 Vitosha Bistritsa

Conor Henderson scored his first goal since Friday, 24th November

Round up for week of Monday, 1st January 2018

Monday, 1st January 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-2 Bournemouth

Shane Duffy made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

Stoke City 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark made his 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens made his 25th appearance for Sheffield United

Preston North End 2-3 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph's booking was the goalkeeper's first yellow card since September

QPR 2-1 Cardiff

Brian Murphy made his first start for Cardiff since August

Aston Villa 5-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan's strike was his fifth goal for Aston Villa, and his first goal since August
Conor Hourihane's goal was the midfielder's first since Saturday, 23rd September

League 1

Charlton 1-2 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 50th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston started his first game since Saturday, 28th October

Rotherham 1-1 Blackburn

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance of the season

Scunthorpe 1-0 Bury

Callum Reilly made his 50th appearance in League One

Shrewsbury 1-0 Oldham

Jack Byrne's (probably last) appearance for Oldham was his 25th appearance for the Latics

League 2

Colchester 0-0 Cambridge United

Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 21st October 2017

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby

James Berrett started his first game since Saturday, 11th November

Luton 4-2 Lincoln City

James Collins made his 25th appearance for Luton
Alan Sheehan was sent off for the second time for Lincoln, the seventh time in his career, his last red card was almost a year ago on Saturday, 14th January 2017

Mansfield Town 3-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Yeovil 1-2 Crawley

Connor Smith's red card was the first time the player was sent off in his career

Tuesday, 2nd January 2018

Premier League

Today was the first day this season where more than one Irish player scored on the same day in the Premier League, this hasn't happened since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Southampton 1-2 Crystal Palace

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal for West Brom

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Livingston

Aaron Doran marked his first start in a year with his first goal since October 2016

Wednesday, 3rd January 2018

Indian Super League

ATK 1-1 GOA

Robbie Keane's goal was the first time he'd scored in consecutive club games since July 2016

Round Up for Saturday, 11th November 2017

Saturday, 11 November 2017

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Bury

Mark Byrne made his 50th appearance for Gillingham
Eoghan O'Connell made his 25th appearance in League One

Oxford United 1-2 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Accrington Stanley

Jake Carroll made his 100th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 2-2 Luton

Alan Sheehan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Exeter 2-0 Grimsby

Liam McAlinden's return to the Exeter starting XI for the first time in a month was also the striker's 25th start for Exeter

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness CT 1-0 Falkirk

Aaron Doran returned from injury for Inverness Caledonian Thistle to make his first appearance since February

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan made his 50th appearance in the A-League

FIFA World Cup 2018 European Play Off First Leg

Denmark 0-0 Republic of Ireland

Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 27th appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 16th appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy made his 16th appearance for Ireland
Ciaran Clark made his 29th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward made his 48th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 56th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 36th appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his eighth appearance for Ireland
Harry Arter made his tenth appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady made his 38th appearance for Ireland
Daryl Murphy made his 31st appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Glenn Whelan made his 84th appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 77th appearance for Ireland

Report Card for weekend of Saturday, 30th September 2017

Saturday, 30 September 2017

Premier League

Manchester United 4-0 Crystal Palace

Damien Delaney made his first start of the season

Stoke 2-1 Southampton

Shane Long's start against Stoke meant he started three consecutive games for Southampton for the first time since September 2016

Championship

Hull City 6-1 Birmingham City

David Meyler scored his tenth goal in the Championship in what was his 150th career start

Middlesbrough 2-2 Brentford

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-2 Sunderland

Daryl Horgan made his 25th appearance for Preston North End
John O'Shea started his first game in more than a month

League 1

Blackburn 1-0 Gillingham

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

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Plymouth

Rory Gaffney scored his tenth goal in League One
Graham Carey was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Portsmouth 1-2 Oldham

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his fifth goal for Oldham

League 2

Grimsby 0-0 Lincoln City

James McKeown made his 50th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season

Luton 3-1 Newport Co.

Joe Quigley made his first appearance in a month
Alan Sheehan reached a number of landmarks with his first goal of the season, it was also his fifth goal for Luton and the 25th goal of his career

Swindon Town 2-0 Cambridge United

Emmanuel Osadebe came off the bench to make his first appearance in a month

Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Barnet

Michael Harriman made his 200th career start

Yeovil 0-1 Colchester

Sean Murray scored his first goal for Colchester in his 25th appearance in League Two. This was also the winger's first goal in League Two, and his first goal in just over a year, he last scored on Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-0 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 100th appearance for St Johnstone
Graham Cummins made his 50th start for St Johnstone
Adam Rooney's hat trick was the eighth time the striker went home with the match ball in his career

Motherwell 3-0 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown made his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle
Adam Barton was booked for the first time this season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 0-0 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th appearance in the Polish League

Sunday, 1 October 2017

Premier League

Everton 0-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady made his 100th appearance in the Premier League
Jeff Hendrick's first goal of the season was the first time the midfielder scored since December 2016

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 12 May 2017

Friday, 12 May 2017

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Chelsea

James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic

Adam Rooney's appearance off the bench was his 150th appearance for Aberdeen and his 50th appearance of the season
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal in almost two months

Saturday, 13 May 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady was booked for the first time in 2017 in what was his 200th career appearance

Middlesbrough 1-2 Southampton

Shane Long's appearance in the Southampton starting XI was his first start since April 8th

Championship

Fulham 1-1 Reading

Paul McShane was sent off for the first time for Reading, six years after his last red card in April 2011

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-1 Ross County

Darren O'Dea scored his fifth goal of the season

Kilmarnock 2-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance in the SPL

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 2-0 Wisła Kraków

Cillian Sheridan scored his 15th goal of the season

Sunday, 14 May 2017

League 2

Blackpool 3-2 Luton

Glen Rea start was his 50th appearance in League Two
Alan Sheehan was shown his first yellow card in nearly two months

Carlisle United 3-3 Exeter

John O'Sullivan marked his 50th appearance in League Two with his first goal since April 1st

Round Up - Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Championship

Brentford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

John Egan was booked for the first time since January 2nd in his 150th career appearance
Matt Doherty scored his fifth goal of the season, a new personal best for the defender

League 1

Bury 3-0 Bristol Rovers

Joe Murphy was booked for the first time this season, more than three years after his last yellow card in January 2014
Rory Gaffney was booked for the first time this year

Coventry 0-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his first start of 2017

Gillingham 0-4 Bolton

Mark Byrne made his 25th appearance in League One

Scunthorpe 2-1 Rochdale

Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal of the season
Joe Rafferty was booked for the fifth time this season

Swindon Town 2-4 Sheffield United

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal for the Sheffield United (also his first goal in 2017) in his 200th start since leaving the League of Ireland

Walsall 0-1 Fleetwood

Eoghan O'Connell made his 25th career start
Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal in League One

League 2

Accrington Stanley 5-0 Leyton Orient

Seamus Conneely made his 100th start for Accrington Stanley

Carlisle United 0-0 Luton

Alan Sheehan made his 50th appearance for Luton

Crawley 0-3 Crewe Alexandra

Rhys Murphy made his 25th appearance for Crawley, while Conor Henderson made his 25th start for the club

Round Up - Week of 7th February 2017

Tuesday, 7 February 2017

League 2

Blackpool 0-0 Crawley

Conor Henderson made his first start of the season for Crawley, this was the midfielder's first start in league football since September 2015

Leyton Orient 0-1 Morecambe

Michael Collins was booked for the third time this season, more than two months after his last yellow card in November

Football League Trophy

Luton 5-2 Yeovil

Alan Sheehan's first goal since December was the defender's first strike in the Football League Trophy. Sheehan has now scored three goals in 2016/17, his best total since 2013/14

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

English FA Cup

Leicester City 3-1 Derby County

Having recovered from injury, Cyrus Christie made his first start since November, and was unfortunately booked for the firstr time since September