Irish Abroad: Andrew Moran

Eiran Cashin made his 25th appearance in the competition
Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season in what was his first start for Derby County

League 1

Barnsley 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Kieran Sadlier assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Bristol Rovers 3-2 Charlton Athletic

Promise Omochere assisted a goal for the first time this season

Leyton Orient 0-1 Exeter City

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time in five weeks

Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Stockport County

Tayo Adaramola was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 1-0 Wrexham

Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Wigan 3-0 Peterborough

Babajide Adeeko was named in the Wigan starting XI for the fiftieth time
Cian Hayes' introduction was his first appearance in five weeks
Sam Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Cheltenham 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Both Connor O'Brien and Liam Kinsella assisted a goal for the first time this season, Kinsella did so in his first start in five weeks
Dara Costelloe scored his first goal for Accrington Stanley - almost a year to the date after his previous goal on Saturday, 30 September 2023

Morecambe 1-1 Bradford City

Calum Kavanagh started a game for the first time in five weeks

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Swindon Town

Gavin Kilkenny was named in a starting XI for the fiftieth time in his career

Walsall 2-6 Fleetwood Town

David Okagbue made his first assist of the season
David Harrington was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 2nd October 2024

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Watford

Robbie Brady's start, his first in seven weeks, was his 75th appearance for Preston North End

Stoke City 6-1 Portsmouth

Andrew Moran scored his first goal of the season
Tom Cannon broke his duck with loan club Stoke City by scoring four goals - the first player to do so for the Potters since Peter Thorn in 2000
Mark O'Mahony scored his first goal for Portsmouth

Thursday, 3rd October 2024

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 CF Montreal

Derrick Williams made his 25th start for Atlanta United

Toronto FC 1-4 New York Red Bulls

Kevin Long made his 25th start for Toronto FC
Ryan Meara was booked for the first time this season

Colorado Rapids 1-3 LA Galaxy

In his 60th start for Colorado Rapids, Connor Ronan scored his first goal since May 2023

Friday, 30 August 2024

Round up for week of Tuesday, 27th August 2024

Tuesday, 27th August 2024

English League Cup

Middlesbrough 0-5 Stoke City

In his first start for Stoke City, Andrew Moran completed a hat trick of assists

Watford 2-0 Plymouth Argyle

Michael Obafemi was named in the Plymouth Argyle starting XI for the first time

Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 Crawley Town

In his final appearance for Brighton before departing on loan to Portsmouth for the rest of the season, Mark O'Mahony scored the first goal of his career

Everton 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Both Seamus Coleman and Jake O'Brien made his their first appearance of the season, O'Brien's start was his debut for Everton, which his marked with an assist
Ian Lawlor's start was the goalkeeper's 100th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra 5-1 Liverpool U21

Adrien Thibaut marked his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra with a goal
Trent Kone Doherty made his first appearance of the season

Wednesday, 28th August 2024

English League Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Burnley

Luke McNally started a game for the first time this season

Swansea City 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Kieran Sadlier made his 50th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Ipswich Town

Both Dara O'Shea and Chiedozie Ogbene made their Ipswich Town debuts

Cardiff 3-5 Southampton

Former League of Ireland midfield duo Romeo Akachukwu and Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh made their first appearance for Southampton

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle United

Andrew Omobamidele's start, his first since Saturday, 13 April, was his first appearance of the season

Austrian Cup

WSPG Weis 0-1 Blau-Weiss Linz

Conor Noss scored his first goal in the competition

Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th August 2024

Saturday, 17th August 2024

Premier League

Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool

Sammie Szmodics, Marcus Harness, and Jack Taylor made their first appearance in the Premier League, the first time three Irish players made their debuts in the top flight in the same game since Kevin Foley, Andy Keogh, and Stephen Ward made their first PL appearance in August 2009, for Wolves against West Ham

Arsenal 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Portsmouth 0-0 Luton Town

Chiedozie Ogbene's start was his 200th appearance in English football

Bristol City 4-3 Millwall

Sinclair Armstrong scored his first goal for Bristol City

Burnley 5-0 Cardiff

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 50th appearance for Cardiff

Sheffield United 2-2 QPR

Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season

Watford 3-0 Stoke City

Andrew Moran made his first appearance for loan club Stoke City

League 1

Lincoln City 1-2 Barnsley

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 28th October 2023

League 2

Accrington Stanley 3-3 Harrogate Town

Seamus Conneely made his 350th appearance for Accrington Stanley

Bradford City 0-0 Salford City

Neil Byrne was booked for the first time since Friday, 22 December 2023

Port Vale 0-0 Tranmere Rovers

Ronan Curtis' start was the 200th time the forward was named in a starting XI in English football

Sunday, 18th August 2024

League 2

Notts County 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Mipo Odubeko was booked on his first appearance for Fleetwood Town

Scottish League Cup

Motherwell 1-0 Kilmarnock

Kieran O'Hara made his first start of the season - this was the goalkeeper's first start since Wednesday, 15th May 2024

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th October 2023

Friday, 27th October 2023

Scottish Championship

Queen's Park 2-2 Partick Thistle

Ruairi Paton's first goal in five weeks was his tenth goal for Queen's Park

Belgian Challenger Pro League

KV Oostende 0-0 Patro Eisden

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Lommel 1-1 Zulte Waragem

Joel Bagan was booked for the first time since Friday, 25th August

Eredivisie

Vitesse Arnhem 1-1 PEC Zwolle

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Saturday, 28 October 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Dara O'Shea assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 20th August 2022

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Swansea City

Andrew Moran was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Cardiff 2-0 Bristol City

Jason Knight was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career

Ipswich Town 3-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal for Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke City

Alex Gilbert's introduction(his first appearance in five weeks) was his first appearance in the Championship
Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th September

Sunderland 3-1 Norwich City

Adam Idah was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Barnsley 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Exeter City 1-1 Lincoln City

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 8th August

Oxford United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Richard Keogh made his tenth start for Wycombe Wanderers

Port Vale 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long's brace was the defender's first goals since Saturday, 1 October 2022
Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town

Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

David Okagbue's start was first appearance since Saturday, 9th September

MK Dons 3-2 Swindon Town

Warren O'Hora's first goal since Saturday, 26th August was the tenth goal of his career

Notts County 0-2 Wrexham

Dan Crowley was booked for the first time in six weeks

Sutton United 2-1 Bradford City

Aiden O'Brien assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 0-0 Celtic

Mikey Johnston came off the bench for his first appearance of the season for Celtic's senior team

Livingston 0-2 Dundee

Joe Shaughnessy's brace was his first goals for new club Dundee

St Mirren 4-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Greenock Morton

Alan Power made his first assist of the season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Airdrie Utd

Zak Delaney made his 50th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
After signing for them on a short term contract, Cillian Sheridan made his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Sunday, 29th October 2023

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham

Evan Ferguson's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Brighton

Evan Ferguson,Georgie Kelly,Ryan Johansson,Joe Mason

10 - Evan Ferguson is the first teenager to score 10+ goals in a single calendar year in the Premier League since Wayne Rooney in 2005 (11). Future. pic.twitter.com/CfnFgy6sRT
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 29, 2023

Friday, 29 September 2023

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th September 2023

Tuesday, 26th September 2023

English League Cup

Ipswich Town 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Jack Taylor scored his first goal in seven weeks
Marcus Harness assisted three goal in one game - the first Irish player to do that in English football since Will Smallbone did so for Stoke against Sunderland in March 2023

Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United

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

Bradford City 0-2 Middlesbrough

Alex Gilbert made his first appearance for Middlesbrough - this was the striker's first appearance in senior football since December 2021

Salford City 0-4 Burnley

Dara O'Shea scored his first goal for Burnley - just over a year after the defender's last goal on Saturday, 17th September 2022

Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts

Corrie Ndaba's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Football League Trophy

Barnsley 3-1 Manchester City U21

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal for Barnsley - this was the defender's first goal since April 2022

Burton Albion 2-0 Everton U21

Ryan Sweeney started a game for the first time in six weeks

Wednesday, 27th September 2023

English League Cup

Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff

Sammie Szmodics' introduction was his 50th appearance for Blackburn Rovers
Andrew Moran scored twice (including his first goal for Blackburn) and assisted twice in the same game - the first Irish player to score and assist more than one goal in the same game since Aaron Drinan for Leyton Orient against Hartlepool in October 2021
Callum Robinson scored his first goal of the season in his first start since February 2023

Scottish League Cup

Ross County 1-2 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Serie A

Napoli 4-1 Udinese

Festy Ebosele started a game Udinese for the tenth time - this was his 25th appearance for Udinese

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

Monday, 1 August 2022

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2022

Transfers

Monday, 1st August

26 year old central midfielder Sammie Szmodics signed a three year contract with Blackburn Rovers

Tuesday, 2nd August

Youssef Al-Mahdi signed a three year contract with Egyptian second division side Olympic Alexandria

Wednesday, 3rd August

Following a trial period at the end of last season, Sean Grehan signed a two year contract with Crystal Palace academy

Free agent Kieran O'Hara signed a twelve month contract with Colchester United

Thursday, 4th August

Winger Sean Robertson signed a contract with Forest Green Rovers

Friday, 5th August

Jonathan Afolabi returned to Ireland from Celtic, signing for Bohemians

Tuesday, 9th August

U21 midfielder Will Ferry signed for League One side Cheltenham Town

Ola Lawal, brother of Celtic's Bosun Lawal, signed a one year deal with Falkirk, with the option of a further 12 months

Wednesday, 10th August

Having started his career in the Ipswich Town academy, Richard Keogh returned to Portman Road, signing a 12 month contract with the Tractor Boys

Ahead of the new Women's Super League season, Diane Caldwell signed for Reading Women

Friday, 12th August

Daniel Devine signed a one year contract with Chester FC

Creative midfielder Conor Tee signed for AFC Rushden and Diamonds

Saturday, 13th August

Defender Claire O'Riordan signed for Celtic FC women

Former Falkirk academy player Ceiran Dunne returned to Scotland following his release by Sunderland to sign for Scottish Championship side Cove Rangers

Sunday, 14th August

Former U21 goalkeeper Danny Rogers returned to Ireland to sign for St Patrick's Athletic

Friday, 19th August

Jordan McEnedd returned to home town Derry to sign for Derry City until the end of the current League of Ireland season

Friday, 26th August

Cyrus Christie signed a two year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, with Hull City

Monday, 29th August

Blackpool announced that defender Andy Lyons will join the Seasiders in January 2023 after signing a three year contract, with the option of a further 12 months

Peamount player Teagan Ruddy signed for Swiss side FC Sion

buzzing to sign my first professional contract with @FCSion, waited a long time for this and can’t wait to get going🔴⚪️

Thank you for everything @peamountutd it’s been a pleasure💚 pic.twitter.com/tgpxI4GUQu
— Tiegan Ruddy (@tieganruddy) August 29, 2022

Monday, 29th August

Callum Robinson signed a three year contract with Cardiff City

Goalkeeper Conor Brann signed for Swindon Town

Winger Anthony Scullly made the step up from League One to Championship, signing a three year deal with Wigan Athletic

Former Ireland U19 midfielder Alex Hunt joined former loan club Grimsby Town, signing a contract with the Mariners until 2025

UCD defender John Ryan signed for Serie A side Sassuolo

Congratulations to former Aisling Annacotty player, John Ryan, on joining Italian 🇮🇹 Serie A Team Sassuolo. John has also played for Ireland 🇮🇪 underage teams over the last few years. The Club is very proud of his achievements 👏 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/ryOMmkDtI0
— Aisling Annacotty AFC (@aislingannafc) September 1, 2022

Full back Alex Healy-Byrne signed for Burnley, and will play for their U21 side in the Professional Development League

Daniel Okwute joined Stockport County from Kerry FC, signing a a contract until 2024

Loans

Monday, 1st August

Mazeed Ogungbo joined his former Arsenal underage coach Kevin Betsy at Crawley Town on a season long loan

Wednesday, 3rd August

Jamie McGrath returned to Scotland, signing a season long loan with Dundee United

Friday, 5th August

Shane Duffy will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Fulham

Jamie Egan signed a one month youth loan with Gloucester City

Tuesday, 9th August

Deji Sotona signed a one year loan deal with Kilmarnock

Friday, 12th August

Preston North End defender Josh Seary signed a three month loan deal with non-league Warrington Town