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Friday, 1 September 2023

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th August 2023

Tuesday, 29th August 2023
English League Cup
Stoke City 6-1 Rotherham
Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance of the season

Wrexham 1-1 Bradford City
James McClean made his first appearance for Wrexham, and was shown his first yellow card of the season six minutes later
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first start of the season - this was the defender's first start since Saturday, 30th July 2022

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Blackpool
Matt Doherty marked his first appearance in his second spell at Wolves with two goals - his first goals in the League Cup
Joe Hodge's start was his first appearance of the season
Nathan Fraser scored on his senior career debut

Luton Town 3-2 Gillingham
Chiedozie Ogbene was named in the Luton Town starting XI for the first time

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Sutton United
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal for Sutton United

Wednesday, 30th August 2023
English League Cup
Harrogate Town 0-8 Blackburn Rovers
Andrew Moran assisted a goal on his first start for loan club Blackburn Rovers
Zak Gilsenan scored his second career goal in his second senior appearance
Thomas Bloxham marked his senior career debut with a goal

Sheffield United 0-0 Lincoln City
John Egan started a game for the 400th time in his career

Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
Alex Pearce was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 31st August 2023
Europa League
Aberdeen 1-3 Häcken
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time this season in his first start for Aberdeen

Friday, 27 August 2021

Round up for week of Tuesday, 24th August 2021

Tuesday, 24th August 2021
League 2
English League Cup
Norwich 6-0 Bournemouth
Andrew Omobamidele's start was his first appearance of the season
Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 0-0 Bolton
James McClean was booked for the first time this season in his first start since Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Morecambe 2-4 Preston North End
Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal for Morecambe
Shane McLoughlin made his first assist for Morecambe
Joe Rafferty's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 20 March 2021


Blackpool 2-3 Sunderland
Aiden O'Brien scored his first hat trick since September 2015


Barrow 0-6 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane's start was his first appearance of the season

Millwall 3-1 Cambridge United
Alex Pearce's start was his first appearance of the season

Cardiff 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Andrew Moran's introduction was his senior career debut
Evan Ferguson made his first appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

QPR 2-0 Oxford United
Mark Sykes was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Daryl Horgan assisted a goal for Wycombe for the fifth time

Football League Trophy
Lincoln City 3-2 Manchester United U21
Billy Brooks' introduction was his career debut
Anthony Scully scored the first hat trick of his career


Wednesday, 25th August 2021
English League Cup
Newcastle United 0-0 Burnley
Jeff Hendrick's start, his first since Sunday, 7 March 2021, was his first appearance of the season,
Nathan Collins' first appearance for new club Burnley was his 50th career appearance

Newport County 0-8 Southampton
Both Michael Obafemi and Shane Long made their first appearance of the season as second half substitutes

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th November 2020

Friday, 27th November 2020
League 1
Fleetwood 1-1 Sunderland
Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 15th September

Indian Super League
SC East Bengal 0-2 ATK Mohun Bagan
Anthony Pilkington made his first appearance for SC East Bengal
With Carl McHugh name in the starting XI, this was the first time two Irish players faced off in the Indian Super League

Saturday, 28th November 2020
Premier League
Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Liverpool
Aaron Connolly's first start in eight weeks was his 20th start for Brighton and Hove Albion

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sheffield United
Callum Robinson's start was made his 30th appearance in the Premier League

Championship
Reading 3-1 Bristol City
Callum O'Dowda's start was his 130th appearance in the Championship

Birmingham City 0-0 Millwall
Alex Pearce's first appearance in a month was his 50th start for Millwall
Troy Parrott's start was made his tenth appearance in senior football

Blackburn 2-1 Barnsley
Darragh Lenihan's start was his 150th Championship appearance

Cardiff 4-0 Luton
Glen Rea was named in the Luton starting XI for the 150th time

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Stoke City
Nathan Collins was booked for the first time this season, in his first start in a month - this was also his 30th appearance for Stoke City

Watford 4-1 Preston North End
Sean Maguire was named in the starting XI for the first time in six weeks

League 1
Ipswich 0-2 Charlton
Aaron Drinan's introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 13th September
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Oxford United 1-2 Swindon Town
Liam Kelly completed his first assist of the season in his 20th appearance for Oxford United
Mark Sykes was booked for the first time this season

League 2
Bolton 3-0 Southend United
Eoin Doyle scored his fifth and sixth goals for Bolton
Alan McCormack started a agame for the first time since Saturday, 19 September


FA Cup
Morecambe 4-2 Solihull Moors
John O'Sullivan scored his first goal of the season


Plymouth 2-0 Lincoln City
Anthony Scully's start was his 25th career appearance

Portsmouth 6-1 King's Lynn Town
Ronan Curtis started his 100th game for Portsmouth
Marcus Harness scored his first goal in a month
Both Curtis and Harness completed their fifth assist of the season


Bradford City 1-2 Oldham
Anthony O'Connor made his 350th career appearance
Ian Lawlor made his 20th appearance for Oldham

Peterborough 1-2 Chorley
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season. and scored his fifth goal of the season


Scottish League Cup
Alloa 1-0 Hearts
Aidan White made his 25th appearance for Hearts

St Mirren 2-1 Aberdeen
Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time this season, in his 50th career appearance
Jamie McGrath scored his first goal in seven weeks
Jonathan Hayes' start was his first appearance in a month
Tommie Hoban's made his first appearance in the competition was his 100th career appearance


Sunday, 29th November 2020
Championship
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Swansea
Harry Arter made his 110th appearance in the Championship

FA Cup
Mansfield Town 2-1 Dagenham and Redbridge
Harry Charsley's equaliser was the fifth goal of his career


Carlisle United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Joshua Kayode was booked for the first time this season

Barnet 0-1 MK Dons
Richard Keogh's start was his 30th appearance in the FA Cup

Scottish League Cup
Celtic 0-2 Ross County
Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in six weeks in his first appearance in the Scottish League Cup

Monday, 30th November 2020
Premier League
West Ham United 2-1 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane's start was his 150th appearance for Aston Villa

Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 2nd October 2020

Friday, 2nd October 2020
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 2-1 St Mirren
Tommie Hoban started his fifteenth game for Aberdeen

Dundee Utd 1-2 Livingston
Mark Connolly was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 29 August

Polish Ekstraklasa
Raków Częstochowa 3-0 Wisła Płock
Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 3rd October 2020
Premier League
Everton 4-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Aaron Connolly's start was his 40th career appearance

Championship
Norwich 0-1 Derby County
Adam Idah came off the bench for his 20th appearance for Norwich
Jason Knight was booked for the first time this season

Blackburn 0-0 Cardiff
Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21 September 2019

Luton 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
James Collins' start was his 50th appearance in the Championship
Daryl Horgan's start was his tenth appearance of the season

Rotherham 1-1 Huddersfield
Kieran Sadlier completed his first assist of the season

Swansea 2-1 Millwall
Alex Pearce made his 50th appearance for Millwall

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Accrington Stanley
Ryan Cassidy was booked for the first time this season

Blackpool 2-3 Lincoln City
Sean Roughan's start was his fifth career appearance

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Northampton
Cian Bolger was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 2-4 Portsmouth
John-Joe O'Toole made his 40th appearance for Burton Albion
Ronan Curtis made his 100th appearance for Portsmouth

MK Dons 1-1 Ipswich
Richard Keogh was named in the MK Dons starting XI for the first time, this was the defneder's first start since Saturday, 21 September 2019

Peterborough 3-1 Swindon Town
Jack Taylor's start was his 15th appearance in League One

Rochdale 2-1 Fleetwood
Paul McShane's start was his 20th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden started his 90th game for Fleetwood

Shrewsbury 1-1 Gillingham
Jack Bonham's start was his 150th career appearance
Thomas O'Connor's first start of the season was his 40th career appearance

League 2
Harrogate Town 1-2 Bolton
Ryan Delaney made his first appearance in League Two
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal for Bolton, this was also his 40th goal in League Two

Newport Co. 2-1 Mansfield Town
Stephen McLaughlin marked his first start for Mansfield Town with his first goal for the Stags

Swiss Challenge League
Grasshopper 3-0 Wil
Connor Ronan was booked in his first appearance for Grasshopper, as a second half substitute

Bulgarian Second League
Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 3-1 Pirin Blagoevgrad
Conor Henderson scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 4 October 2020
Premier League
Southampton 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Dara O'Shea started his 25th game for West Bromwich Albion, this was also his 60th career start

Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield United
David McGoldrick scored his 22nd goal for Sheffield United in his 80th appearance for the Blades

Championship
Brentford 2-4 Preston North End
Sean Maguire scored his 20th goal for Preston North End

Stoke City 1-1 Birmingham City
Scott Hogan came off the bench for his 20th appearance for Birmingham City

Scottish Premier League
St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic
Dan McNamara's start was his tenth appearance for St Johnstone
Shane Duffy made his first assist for Celtic, this was the defender's first assist since Saturday, 5 January 2019

Bulgarian Championship
ETAR 2-2 CSKA Sofia
Graham Carey made his tenth appearance of the season

MLS
D.C. United 0-4 Atlanta United
Jon Gallagher scored a brace for the first time in his career

Norwegian Eliteserien
Aalesund 1-2 Kristiansund
Sean McDermott made his 90th appearance for Kristiansund - remarkably starting each one

Friday, 17 July 2020

Round up for week of Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Tuesday, 14th July 2020
Premier League
Chelsea 1-0 Norwich
Adam Idah came off the bench for his tenth appearance in the Premier League

Championship
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Fulham
Dara O'Shea's start was his 15th appearance in the competition
Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his 25th appearance of the season

Luton 1-1 QPR
James Collins was named in the Luton starting XI for the 130th time
Conor Masterson's early introduction was his tenth Championship appearance
Olamide Shodipo's late introduction was his 25th appearance in the Championship

Millwall 1-0 Blackburn
Alex Pearce's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Wednesday, 15th July 2020
Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Robbie Brady came off the bench for his first appearance since football restarted in England

Championship
Brentford 1-0 Preston North End
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time since November

Bristol City 1-1 Stoke City
James McClean's start was his 80th appearance for Stoke City

Birmingham City 1-1 Charlton
Aiden McGeady's start was his 90th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 16th July 2020
Premier League
Everton 1-1 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane marked his 25th appearance in the Premier League with his fifth assist of the season

Southampton 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Will Smallbone's fifth start for Southampton was also  tenth appearance of the season

MLS
Atlanta United 0-1 Cincinnati
Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time for Atlanta United, on his fifth start for the club, seven months after his red card in December while still with Hearts

Friday, 28 February 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 25th February 2020

Tuesday, 25th February 2020
Championship
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Preston North End
Callum Robinson completed his first assist in three months

League 1
Sunderland 1-1 Fleetwood
Paddy Madden assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 40th appearance of the season

Blackpool 2-1 Bolton
Connor Ronan scored his first goal for Blackpool - this was his first goal since July

League 2
Grimsby 4-2 Newport Co.
Bradley Garmston scored his first goal for Grimsby, this was the defender's first goal since January 2018
Padraig Amond scored his 50th goal for Newport Co.

Cheltenham 2-1 Northampton
Jake Doyle-Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 1-2 St Mirren
Sam Foley was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship
Ayr 1-2 Greenock Morton
Aaron Drinan completed his first assist for Ayr

Dunfermline 1-2 Inverness CT
Aaron Doran scored his 15th goal in the Scottish Championship

Wednesday, 26th February 2020
Championship
Blackburn 0-0 Stoke City
Nathan Collins was named in the Stoke starting XI for the first time in two months

Millwall 0-0 Birmingham City
Alex Pearce's start was his 40th appearance for Millwall

CONCACAF Champions League
Atlanta United 3-0 Unknown Club
Having signed for Atlanta United in January, Jake Mulraney made his debut for the Five Stripes

Thursday, 27th February 2020
Europa League
Espanyol 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty's strike was the first goal scored by an Irish player in the knock out stages of the Europa League since Seamus Coleman scored against BSC Young Boys in February 2015

Monday, 25 November 2019

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd November 2019

Saturday, 23rd November 2019
Premier League
Arsenal 2-2 Southampton
Michael Obafemi started a game for Southampton for the first time in two months

Championship
Derby County 1-0 Preston North End
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last yellow card in December 2018

Luton 1-2 Leeds United
James Collins' goal was his first strike in two months

Stoke City 2-1 Wigan
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season - 15 months after his last booking in August 2018
James McClean's first booking in two months was also his fifth yellow card of 2019/20

Swansea 0-1 Millwall
Alex Pearce made his 25th appearance for Millwall, two months after his last appearance for the Lions

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham
Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time since September

Accrington Stanley 7-1 Bolton
Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time, and completed his fifth assist for Accrington Stanley in this game

MK Dons 2-3 Rotherham
Joe Mason scored his first goal for MK Dons, this was his first goal since scoring for Colorado Rapids in June 2018

Rochdale 0-3 Portsmouth
Jimmy Keohane started his 25th game for Rochdale
Ronan Curtis scored his 15th and 16th goals in League One

Sunderland 1-1 Coventry
Aiden McGeady's start was his 50th appearance in League One

League 2
Northampton 2-0 Grimsby
James McKeown was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 2-1 Bradford City
Niall Canavan's own goal was his second for Plymouth, and the third of his career

Swindon Town 1-0 Mansfield Town
Eoin Doyle's goal was his 30th in League Two

Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 3-1 Motherwell
Daryl Horgan scored his tenth goal for Hibernian

St Mirren 2-1 Ross County
Both Sam Foley and Sean McLoughlin scored their first goal for St Mirren

Scottish Championship
Inverness CT 1-0 Dundee
Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, and scored his fifth of the season in this game

Slovakian Super Liga
Zemplín Michalovce 5-0 DAC
Connor Ronan's start was the 50th of his career

Sunday, 24th November 2019
Premier League
Sheffield United 3-3 Manchester United
Callum Robinson completed his first assist of the season for Sheffield United's late equaliser

Tuesday, 19 March 2019

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

Monday, 9 April 2018

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

Friday, 6 April 2018

Round Up for week of Monday, 2nd April 2018

Monday, 2nd April 2018
Championship
Preston North End 0-1 Derby County
Alex Pearce was named in the starting XI for a league game for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-1 Brentford
Alan Judge started his first game since April 2016

Burton Albion 1-1 Middlesbrough
Damien McCrory was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-2 Millwall
Stephen Gleeson made his 400th career appearance

QPR 4-1 Norwich
Ryan Manning scored his second goal of the season (one more than his total for 2016/17) in his 25th start for QPR
Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in three months

Sunderland 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Marc Wilson started his first game since Saturday, 13th January

Sheffield United 1-1 Cardiff
Anthony Pilkington scored his fifth goal of the season (also his 20th goal in the Championship) in his 100th appearance in the competition

League 1
Charlton 3-1 Rotherham
Anthony Forde made his 50th start for Rotherham

Oldham 2-1 Blackpool
Jack Byrne's first goal since Saturday, 9th December was also his fifth goal in League One

Southend United 4-0 Gillingham
Mark Byrne was booked for the tenth time this season

League 2
Carlisle United 0-1 Lincoln City
Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Port Vale
Eddie Nolan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 1-2 Colchester
Gavin Gunning's first booking in two months was his tenth yellow card of the season

Luton 2-1 Mansfield Town
Alan McCormack made his 50th appearance in League Two
James Collins' 20th goal of the season was his 90th goal in the competition
Glen Rea scored his first goal of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Grimsby
Michael Harriman started his first game since Stepember
James Berrett made his 50th start for Grimsby

Tuesday, 3rd April 2018
Championship
Aston Villa 3-0 Reading
Conor Hourihane scored his tenth goal of the season in his 50th start for Aston Villa
Coincidentally, Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for the club in the same game

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Hull City
David Meyler scored his fourth goal of the season in his 25th appearance of the season, this is the first time the player has reached the total since 2013-14

League 1
Bury 0-2 Rochdale
Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Rochdale, this was also his first goal in English football

Scottish Premier League
Ross County 4-0 Partick Thistle
Niall Keown's first appearance in a month was the defender's 50th career appearance

Wednesday, 4th April 2018
UEFA Champions League
Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City
Conor Masterson made his second appearance in a Liverpool matchday squad, more than two years after being named on the bench for an FA Cup in January 2016. The defender is the first Irish player to be involved in a Champions League knock out tie since Anthony Stokes was named on the bench for Celtic against Juventus in March 2013.

Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th January 2018

Friday, 5th January 2018
English FA Cup
Manchester United 2-0 Derby County
Alex Pearce's first appearance in two months was also his first start since Tuesday, 12th September 2017

Saturday, 6th January 2018
League 1
Northampton 3-1 Southend United
John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal of the season

Charlton 1-0 Oldham
Paul Green started his first game in a month

League 2
Accrington Stanley 4-0 Chesterfield
Jimmy Dunne came off the bench in the second half to make his debut in league football

Forest Green 1-0 Port Vale
After signing for them on Thursday, Gavin Gunning made his first start for Forest Green Rovers

English FA Cup
Middlesbrough 2-0 Sunderland
Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Middlesbrough
Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup

Coventry 2-1 Stoke City
Stephen Ireland made his return from a broken leg with his first appearance since May 2016, and his first start since the previous January

Ipswich Town 0-1 Sheffield United
After completing his move from Waterford, Aaron Drinan made his first appearance in an Ipswich matchday squad

Yeovil 2-0 Bradford City
After signing for Yeovil on loan from Liverpool for the rest of the season, Corey Whelan came off the bench for his career debut

Brentford 0-1 Notts County
After two appearances in the Brentford matchday squad as an unused substitute, Alan Judge came off the bench for his first appearance since April 2016

Exeter 0-2 West Bromwich Albion
James McClean made his 100th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Millwall 4-1 Barnsley
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since September, and his first brace since October 2015

Wycombe Wanderers 1-5 Preston North End
Alan Browne marked his 100th start for Preston North End with his first goal since September, and his first brace for the club

Sunday, 7th January 2018
English FA Cup
Newport Co. 2-1 Leeds United
Conor Shaughnessy scored the first own goal of his career

Shrewsbury 0-0 West Ham United
Two Irish players (Josh Cullen and Declan Rice) started for West Ham for the first time since February 2016. This was Cullen's first appearance for the Hammers since August 2015


Monday, 8th January 2018
English FA Cup
Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney's start for Crystal Palace was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 30th September, and his 30th career appearance in the FA Cup

Monday, 6 November 2017

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd November 2017

Friday, 3rd November 2017
English FA Cup
Port Vale 2-0 Oxford United
Gavin Gunning marked his first appearance in the FA Cup with his first goal since March 2014

Saturday, 4th November 2017
Premier League
The nine Irish players to appear in the Premier League games today equals the season high for players in one day
Huddersfield 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
James McClean was booked for the first time in a month

Newcastle Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
Ciaran Clark's introduction from the bench was his first appearance since Sunday, 1st October

Championship
Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff
After scoring his first goal for Bristol City recently, Callum O'Dowda's opener against Cardiff was his first goal in the Championship

Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Scott Hogan returned to the Aston Villa starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 19th September

Derby County 2-4 Reading
Alex Pearce's introduction from the bench (his first appearance since Tuesday, 12th September) was his 50th appearance for Derby County

Ipswich 3-0 Preston North End
After coming off the bench in Derby's previous game, Kevin O'Connor started first game since Tuesday, 8th August
David McGoldrick scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th September

Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 2-1 Dundee
Anthony Stokes was booked for the first time since August

English FA Cup
Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
Connor Dimaio's first start in two months was also his 50th career appearance

Peterborough 1-1 Tranmere
Conor O'Malley made his first start for Peterborough in a month

Shrewsbury 5-0 Aldershot
After extending his loan deal at Aldershot by another month, Ipswich Town's Adam McDonnell made his first appearance in the FA Cup

Hereford 1-0 AFC Telford
Dara O'Shea made his first appearance in the FA Cup while on loan at Hereford from West Brom

Gravesend 2-6 Doncaster Rovers
Ian Lawlor was shown his first yellow card of 2017/18

Carlisle United 3-2 Oldham
Paul Green started his first game in almost three months, his last start came on  Wednesday, 9th August 2017

Cheltenham 2-4 Maidstone United
Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal of the season, also his first goal in the FA Cup, then was sent off for the third time in his career. The midfielder's last red card came almost exactly a year ago on Saturday, 5th November 2016

Newport Co. 2-1 Walsall
Liam Kinsella made his 25th start for Walsall

Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 3-0 Wellington Phoenix
The first goal of Roy O'Donovan's brace was his 25th goal in the A-League

Perth Glory 1-0 Adelaide United
Andy Keogh was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 5 November 2017
Championship
Middlesbrough 1-0 Sunderland
The six Irish players to start this game was a season high for the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season and will be suspended for Middlesbrough's next game

English FA Cup
Coventry 2-0 Maidenhead
Michael Doyle made his 50th appearance in the FA Cup

Solihull Moors 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers
After signing a short term deal with Solihull Moors, Sean St Ledger made his first appearance in more than two years

Exeter 3-1 Heybridge Swifts
Liam McAlinden scored his first goal in the FA Cup was also his tenth goal for Exeter

Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Round Up - International games

Friday, 24th March 2017
FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Wales
James McClean's 48th appearance for Ireland was also his 25th start
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 30th appearance for Ireland
John O'Shea started his first game for Ireland since Monday, 5 September 2016
Richard Keogh's first appearance since the same game was his 15th start for Ireland
David Meyler's first start since Tuesday, 31 May 2016 was his tenth start for Ireland, and was booked for the first time since November 2014 - coincidentally the same game Aiden McGeady got his last booking for Ireland before this game
Stephen Ward made his 40th start for Ireland
Cyrus Christie's introduction was his first appearance since Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Tuesday, 28th March 2017
International Friendly
Republic of Ireland 0-1 Iceland
Aiden McGeady's start against Iceland was his first start for Ireland since Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Jonathan Hayes made his first start for Ireland, in what was his third cap
Cyrus Christie's first start since Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Alex Pearce's start (first start since Tuesday, 18 November 2014) was his fifth start for Ireland, and his first appearance since March 2016
Keiren Westwood made his 20th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since August 2016
Conor Hourihane and John Egan's inclusion in the starting XI was their first appearances for Ireland, with Egan also earning his first international booking
This was Kevin Doyle's first start since Friday, 25 March 2016
Preston players Andy Boyle and Daryl Horgan came off the bench to make their first appearances for Ireland
Stephen Gleeson made his third appearance for Ireland, almost ten years after his last cap in May 2007

Sunday, 1 January 2017

December 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for December 2016: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=12

Wins
In the last month of 2016, four was the magic number with nine players - Keiren Westwood, Robert Kiernan, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce, Ciaran Clark, Shane Duffy, Jonathan Hayes, Conor Hourihane, and Adam Rooney - all starting four wins for their respective sides

Draws
Joe Shaughnessy, Gary Dicker, and Adam Barton all started three games in December

Losses
Defenders Derrick Williams and Damien McRory, along with midfielders Darragh Lenihan and Anthony Forde, all lost four games

Starts/Completed Games
Dicker and Hayes both started seven games (with Dicker completing 90 minutes in all seven) ahead of no less than 17 players who all started six games!

Substitutions/Introductions
Wingers Aiden McGeady and Liam Kelly were both substituted three times, while fellow wide player James McClean was introduced five times, along with strikers Shane Long and Graham Cummins

Stayed On Bench
As expected, goalkeepers top the unused substitute table with Aaron McCarey, Shay Given, Dean Brill, Stephen Henderson, and Jack Bonham all remaining on the bench for their clubs. Of the outfield players, Stephen Kelly and Wes Hoolahan were unused substitutes for Rotherham and Norwich, respectively

Goals
Hayes' three goals for Aberdeen is one more than any other player managed in December, while former League of Ireland player of the season Richie Towell was the only player to score a penalty.

Discipline
Damien Delaney and Jeff Hendrick were both booked three times in December, with both players picking up their yellow cards in only five starts

Monday, 19 December 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 17th December 2016

Saturday, 17 December 2016
Championship
Greg Cunningham and Liam Kelly made the WhoScored Championship Team of the Week for their performances this weekend
Bristol City 1-2 Preston North End
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Cardiff 3-4 Barnsley
Anthony Pilkington scored his fifth goal of the season, this was also the winger's 15th goal for Cardiff

Fulham 2-2 Derby County
Alex Pearce scored his second goal of the season, the first time the defender has scored more than once in a season since 2013/14

Leeds United 1-0 Brentford
John Egan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Congratulations to Connor Ronan on making his first senior appearance for Wolves

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Rotherham
Keiren Westwood made his 100th appearance for Sheffield Wednesday

Wigan 2-3 Ipswich
David McGoldrick scored his 15th goal for Ipswich

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 4-0 Port Vale
Sam Kelly was booked for the first time this season

Oldham 0-2 Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin made his 25th appearance of the season

Scunthorpe 3-0 Millwall
Stephen Dawson made his 50th appearance for Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden scored his third brace of the season, and was booked for the first time this season

League 2
Carlisle United 2-1 Yeovil
Kevin Dawson made his 25th appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League
Ross County 2-1 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Sunday, 18 December 2016
Premier League
Tottenham 2-1 Burnley
Stephen Ward made his 50th start for Burnley

Australian A-League
Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Brisbane Roar
Roy O'Donovan scored his fifth goal of the season

Sunday, 30 October 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 29th October 2016

Saturday, 29 October 2016
Premier League
West Bromwich Albion 0-4 Manchester City
After being booked for the third game in a row, James McClean has picked up five yellow cards this season and is suspended for the next game

Arsenal 4-1 Sunderland
John O'Shea made his 350th start in the Premier League, but unfortunately had to be substituted due to injury in the first half


Championship
Brighton and Hove Albion 5-0 Norwich
Robbie Brady introduction from the bench was his 50th appearance for Norwich City

Derby County 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
This was the first game where two Irish international defenders scored since November 2009 when Ian Harte and Richard Keogh scored for Carlisle in a 3-2 defeat to Bristol Rovers
Cyrus Christie marked his 100th start for Derby County with his first goal of the season
Alex Pearce's first goal for Derby (also his fifth in the Championship) was the defender's first goal since 14 April 2014

Ipswich 2-2 Rotherham
David McGoldrick marked his return to the Ipswich Town starting XI since August 6th with his first goal since the same game

Leeds United 2-0 Burton Albion
Eunan O'Kane's 250th career appearance was marred with his first booking of the season

Reading 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Paul McShane made his 50th start for Reading

League 1
Oxford United 1-2 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his 15th goal in League One

Bolton 3-1 Port Vale
After returning to the Port Vale side with an appearance from the bench a week and a half ago, Sam Kelly made his first start since August 9th

Fleetwood 2-1 Gillingham
Cian Bolger was booked for the first time this season

Sheffield United 2-1 MK Dons
Darren Potter scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't scored since January 31st

Scunthorpe 4-1 Swindon
The second goal of Paddy Madden's brace against Swindon (his fourth goal in four games) was the former Shamrock Rovers' striker's fiftieth goal for Scunthorpe, in 140 appearances for the Iron

Southend United 1-1 Shrewsbury
Stephen McLaughlin scored his fifth goal of the season, having gone more than a month since his last strike

League 2
Cambridge United 0-1 Portsmouth
Noel Hunt marked his first appearance for Portsmouth since September 10th with his first booking in over a year, having not been shown a yellow card since Monday, 31 August 2015
Michael Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Carlisle United 3-1 Crawley
Mark Connolly's consolation goal was his fifth time scoring for Crawley

Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Michael Harriman was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Leyton Orient 0-2 Crewe Alexandra
After appearing on the Sky Sports documentary "Out of Contract", Michael Collins signed a short term contract with Leyton Orient and came off the bench against Crewe to make his debut for the O's

Mansfield Town 1-2 Stevenage
Patrick Hoban scored his fifth goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 3-3 Hearts
Having returned to the Inverness first team last week, Aaron Doran scored his first goal of the season in almost 18 months against Hearts, his last goal came on Saturday, 2 May 2015

St Johnstone 1-2 Partick Thistle
Adam Barton was booked for the first time in two months

Cypriot Premier League
Omonia Nicosia 3-1 Aris
Cillian Sheridan scored his 25th goal for Omonia Nicosia on his 50th appearance for the club

Australian A-League
Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Central Coast Mariners
Roy O'Donovan was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 6 June 2016

Irish Abroad player statistics for 2015/16 season

With the Champions League final behind us, and less than a week until the Republic of Ireland open their Euro 2016 campaign against Sweden, we've compiled the appearance statistics for Irish players in England, Scotland, the MLS* and the Eredivisie across the 2015/16 season: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=14

Wins
Aberdeen's loan goalkeeper Danny Rogers won 24 games on loan at Falkirk, just ahead of Richard Keogh who started 22 wins for Derby

Draws
In the Championship, Preston North End's Player of the Season Greg Cunningham started 16 games that finished all square, just ahead of fellow Championship players Keogh and goalkeeper Kieren Westwood

Losses
Norwich City's Robbie Brady started 20 losses for the Canaries in their relegation season, his second year in a row dropping out of the top flight after being relegated with Hull City last season

Starts/Completed Games
Keogh again started more games than any other player across the season (having also done so in 2014/15) - the Derby captain started 49 games and completed 90 minutes in 48 of them.

Substitutions/Introductions
Midfielders Wes Hoolahan and Anthony Pilkington were both substituted on 20 separate occasions across the season, Pilkington was withdrawn as many times as at home as way - ten each, while Hoolahan was taken off more often at home than away - 12 times as opposed to 8 when Norwich were on the road. Striker David McGoldrick came off the bench more than any other player, Mick McCarthy called upon the striker 15 times in 2015/16

Stayed On Bench
As always, a goalkeeper was left on the bench more than any outfield player, Brentford's Jack Bonham will hope to improve on his record of only making one appearance and being left on the bench 47 times next season. Of the outfield players, defender Alex Pearce failed to play a minute in 28 games where he was named in the matchday squad, behind only Bonham and Darren Randolph

Goals
Robbie Keane scored more goals than any other Irish player since 1st July 2015, the LA Galaxy striker found the back of the net 23 times. Aberdeen striker Adam Rooney was the only Irishman to score more penalties than Keane, the Dons player found the back of the net seven times from 12 yards. Midfielder Alan Judge scored almost as many (14) as the next two top scoring midfielders combined - Pilkington(9) and Harriman(8) in less appearances than either player. The top scoring defender Shane Duffy scored more goals in 2015/16 (four) than in his career up until the beginning of the season!

Discipline
Mk Dons midfielder Samir Carruthers was shown 14 yellow cards this season, one of only three player to get into double figures along with Shane Duffy(10) and Darragh Lenihan (11). All of Lenihan's bookings came in 2016!

*The MLS stats are calculated from July 2015 to May 2016, not as their season runs from March to November, to accurately compare players

Sunday, 3 April 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 2nd April 2016

Saturday, 2 April 2016
Premier League
West Ham United 2-2 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney equaled his most goals scored in one season with his third of the season

Championship
Blackburn 1-2 Preston North End
Shane Duffy's red card in this game was the first time he was sent off in his career
After returning to the starting XI for Preston, Alan Browne has started as many games in 2015/16 for the Lilywhites (26) as in the previous two seasons combined (5 in 2013/14 and 21 in 2014/15)

Bolton 0-1 Reading
Stephen Quinn was booked for the third time this season in his twenty-fifth appearance of the season, but his performance was enough to include him in the WhoScored Championship Team of the Week

Hull City 4-0 Bristol City
Alex Pearce came off the bench for his first appearance since 23rd February, and was booked for the first time this season

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Brentford
Alan Judge made his one hundredth appearance for Brentford

Rotherham 2-1 Leeds United
Leon Best was booked for the first in more than two years, his last yellow card came in February 2014

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Ipswich
David McGoldrick came off the bench for his first appearance since 12th December

League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Scunthorpe
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season

Chesterfield 4-2 Port Vale
Jay O'Shea scored his eighth goal of the season

Rochdale 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
Niall Canavan scored his first goal of the season

League 2
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Crawley
Liam Lawrence scored his first goal of the season, just over a year since his last strike in March 2015
Frankie Sutherland was booked for the first time since November 2014

Luton 0-1 Stevenage
Jake Mulraney made his first appearance for Stevenage and was booked for the first time this season

Scottish First Division
Dumbarton 0-0 Greenock Morton
Paul Heffernan made his first start for Dumbarton

Sunday, 3 April 2016
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Willo Flood returned from a hamstring injury for his first appearance in a month

Football League Trophy
Barnsley 3-2 Oxford United
Callum O'Dowda's eighth goal of the season in today's final will be some compensation for losing to Conor Hourihane's Barnsley

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 3-2 Melbourne City
Andy Keogh broke the A-League record with his eighth goal in consecutive games, which was also his tenth goal of the season

Further Reading
Conor Hourihane: A Natural Born Leader - The Southern Star

Friday, 1 April 2016

March 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for March 2016

Wins
Andy Keogh's recent scoring streak meant he won all four of the games he started in March

Draws
Crawley Town's on loan midfielder Frankie Sutherland drew three League Two games in March, one more than Greg Cunningham, Matt Doherty, Stephen Quinn, Stephen Gleeson, John O'Sullivan (on loan at Bury) and Samir Carruthers

Losses
Inverness Caledonian Thistle's defender Daniel Devine lost four games in Match

Starts/Completed Games
Sutherland, Devine and Shane Duffy all started six games in March, and all three completed 90 minutes in each games

Substitutions/Introductions
Aiden McGeady was substituted three times for Sheffield Wednesday, one less than Cardiff striker Eoin Doyle came off the bench

Stayed On Bench
Alex Pearce didn't play a minute of Bristol City's four games in March, spending each one on the bench

Goals
Andy Keogh hasn't failed to score for Perth Glory since early February, including five goals in four games for them in March. Two of Keogh's goals were penalties, the same as Robbie Keane, and both players' goals led to wins for their respective sides when they scored. Leon Best's three goals in March were his first strikes since April 2014!

Discipline
Blackburn's midfielder Darragh Lenihan was booked four times in the six games he played in March, and has now been booked eight times since the beginning of February, having not been shown the yellow card at all this season before that

Thursday, 31 March 2016

Round Up - Midweek games of 28th March 2016

Monday, 28 March 2016
League 1
Port Vale 0-1 Barnsley
Conor Hourihane's tenth goal of this season was also the fortieth goal of his career 

Millwall 2-0 Burton Albion
Aiden O'Brien scored his twelfth goal of the season, more than two months after his last strike in January

League 2
Barnet 2-1 Luton
Graham Stack's start for Barnet was his first appearance in the starting XI since August
Alan Sheehan's was booked for the fifth time this season

Notts County 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Graham Burke started his first game since 2nd January

Tuesday, 29 March 2016
International Friendly
Republic of Ireland 2-2 Slovakia
Paul McShane returned to the starting XI for his first start since June 2013.
The friendly was Robert Elliot, Alex Pearce and Anthony Pilkington's first appearance for Ireland since November 2014, and Elliot's first start since May 2014. We wish Elliot a speedy recovery from his knee injury
John O'Shea made his 110th appearance for Ireland, this was also the defender's 60th home start for Ireland, while Aiden McGeady and Glenn Whelan earned their 80th and 70th caps, respectively. At the other end of the appearance scale, Eunan O'Kane's second cap was his first start for Ireland
Shane Longs penalty was his fifteenth goal for Ireland, while James McClean's strike from 12 yards was his fifth goal for Ireland

Further Reading
The Eamon Dunphy Interview: 'I wanted to tell the story of the life of an ordinary footballer' - Irish Examiner
Jason Denayer and Jack Byrne have thrived on loan - but will it help them at Manchester City? - Manchester Evening News
Ciaran Clark in the FIFA 2016 Team of the Week