Showing posts with label Andy Keogh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andy Keogh. Show all posts

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Three Premier League Debutants

On the opening day of the 2024/25 Premier League season, Ipswich Town played their first game in the top flight since they were relegated at the end of the 2001/02 season. In the second half, manager Kieran McKenna introduced Marcus Harness, who declared for Ireland in 2019, U21 midfielder Jack Taylor, and newly capped forward Sammie Szmodics from the bench. This was only the fourth time that three, or more, Irish players made their Premier League debut in the same game, and the first in fifteen years.

Wolves 0-2 West Ham, Saturday 15th August 2009
The last time this happened was in August 2009, when Wolves, managed by two-time Ireland manager Mick McCarthy,  started defenders Stephen Ward and Kevin Foley, and striker Andy Keogh as the old gold faced West Ham United in their first game in England's top division for five years.

Wimbledon 3-2 Bolton Wanderers, Saturday 19th August 1995
It had been thirteen years since the feat had occurred, when Bolton lost 3-2 to Wimbledon on the opening day of the 1995/96 season. This was Bolton's first game in the Premier League, and their first top level game in 15 years. Keith Branagan and Jason McAteer lined out for the Trotters in Selhurst Park, with future single capped player Owen Coyle coming on for the last six minutes of the game.

Ipswich Town 1-1 Aston Villa, Saturday, 15th August 1992
On the very first day of the Premier League in August 1992, when technically every player made their PL debut, Aston Villa started Paul McGrath and Steve Staunton in defence, with fellow Irish international Ray Houghton playing on the wing.

Coventry 2-1 Middlesbrough, Saturday, 15th August 1992
There's only one game where more than three Irish players made their Premier League debut. On the same day that Villa started three, Coventry faced Middlesbrough at Highfield Road, with defenders Chris Morris and Alan Kernaghan starting for Boro. They were joined in the second half by Bernie Slaven, who would go on to be the first Irish player to score in the Premier League four days later. Phil Babb lined out for Coventry, making this the only time four Irish players made their Premier League debut in the same game.

Further reading
Hammers ruin Wolves' return
Wimbledon 3-2 Bolton
Coventry City 2-1 Middlesbrough

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th May 2021

Saturday, 15th May 2021
Scottish Premier League
Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen
In his final appearance for Aberdeen, Tommie Hoban was named in the Don's starting XI for the 50th time

St Johnstone 0-0 Livingston
Jaze Kabia was named in the Livingston starting XI for the first time

Belgian Super League
Anderlecht 1-2 Genk
Josh Cullen's start was his 25th appearance in the Belgian league
 
Sunday, 16th May 2021
Premier League
Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston Villa
James McCarthy was named in the Crystal Palace starting XI for the 50th time

Everton 0-1 Sheffield United
John Egan made his 300th career appearance

Scottish Premier League
Hamilton Academical 0-2 Kilmarnock
Alan Power assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Motherwell 1-2 Ross County
Sam Foley scored his first goal for Motherwell - this was his first goal since February 2020


St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd
Dylan Connolly was named in the St Mirren starting XI for the first time in a month

MLS
Atlanta United 1-0 Montreal Impact
Jake Mulraney's came off the bench to assist a goal for the first time since September 2020

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 5-1 Western Sydney Wanderers
Andy Keogh marked his 35th birthday with four goals in one game, his first goals since February 2020, making the only the second Perth Glory player to score four goals in one A-League game


Monday, 17th May 2021
Championship
Barnsley 0-1 Swansea
Conor Hourihane started a game for Swansea for the twentieth time

Thursday, 15 April 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th April 2021

Tuesday, 13th April 2021
League 1
Wigan 2-1 Sunderland
Aiden McGeady made his 15th assist of the season - this was also his 25th assist for Sunderland

AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Ipswich
Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 75th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Alan Judge was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 2-1 Swindon Town
Eoghan O'Connell made his 75th appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal of his career, in his tenth start for Rochdale

Lincoln City 4-0 MK Dons
Anthony Scully started his 30th game for Lincoln City

League 2
Morecambe 4-1 Scunthorpe
John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in two months, then assisted another goal twelve minutes later!
Mason O'Malley's start was his 25th appearance for Scunthorpe

Barrow 2-1 Exeter
Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal since Saturday, 6th February

Newport Co. 0-0 Carlisle United
Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance Saturday, 6th March

Walsall 1-0 Tranmere
Emmanuel Osadebe scored his tenth goal of his career

Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 1-1 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh made his fifth assist of the season, a month after his last assist

Wednesday, 14th April 2021
Bulgarian Cup
Ludogorets 1-2 CSKA Sofia
Graham Carey's introduction was his 25th appearance of the season

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th March 2021

Saturday, 6th March 2021
Championship
Coventry 1-0 Derby County
Jason Knight was booked for the fifth time this season

Millwall 0-2 Blackburn
Dan McNamara's second half introduction was his first appearance in a month

League 1
Sunderland 2-0 Rochdale
The two teams named eight Irish players in their respective starting XIs, the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started with nine Irish players in their starting XI

League 2
Barrow 2-0 Mansfield Town
Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Mansfield Town, 18 months after his previous red card in August 2019

Bradford City 1-1 Bolton
Anthony O'Connor completed his first assist since Saturday, 5 September

Colchester 0-2 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond scored his first goal in three months


Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 0-0 Hamilton Academical
Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time in a month

Rangers 3-0 St Mirren
Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 60th time in his career
Dylan Connolly's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 16 December

Scottish Championship
Alloa 1-1 Inverness CT
Daniel Devine was s first booking since Saturday, 19 December 2020(78 days)

Hearts 2-1 Dundee
Aidan White's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Jonathan Afolabi second half introduction was his 25th career appearance

Sunday, 7th March 2021
Premier League
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd
Jeff Hendrick's start was his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 4-1 Crystal Palace
Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season, and completed his fifth assist for Tottenham

Australian A-League
Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh was named in the Perth Glory for the first time in a month

Western United 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers
Simon Cox was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 30th December

Friday, 5 March 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021
Championship
Millwall 2-1 Preston North End
Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time in a month

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Luton
James Collins' introduction was his 75th appearance in the competition

League 1
Gillingham 3-2 MK Dons
Thomas O'Connor was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the 50th time
Warren O'Hora scored his first goal for MK Don, 17 months after his last goal, in October 2019


Accrington Stanley 1-2 Ipswich
Seamus Conneely was sent off for the first time since Saturday, 7th September 2019

Hull City 2-0 Rochdale
Conor Shaughnessy was sent off for the first time in his career
Rochdale named six Irish players in their starting XI(Bazunu, McShane, O'Connell, Keohane, Shaughnessy, and Grant) - the first team to do so since Ipswich in March 2010(Delaney, Murphy, Walters, Garvan, Murphy, and O'Connor)

Shrewsbury 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2
Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town
Niall Canavan made his first assist of the season, a year after his last assist on Tuesday, 3rd March 2020

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 1-2 Central Coast Mariners
Andy Keogh completed an assist for the first time in six weeks

Wednesday, 3rd March 2021
Premier League
Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa
David McGoldrick scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season - the first Irish player to score more than five goals in England's top division since Shane Long scored ten in 2015/16


Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United
James McCarthy started his first game in a month

Championship
Stoke City 1-2 Swansea
Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 4th March 2021
Premier League
West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Everton
Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in five weeks

Fulham 0-1 Tottenham
Matt Doherty's start was his 25th appearance for Tottenham

Friday, 22 January 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Tuesday, 19th January 2021
Premier League
West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Dara O'Shea's start was his 75th career appearance

Championship
Rotherham 3-3 Stoke City
James McClean completed his first assist in seven weeks

League 1
Hull City 3-0 Accrington Stanley
After completing his loan move to Hull City, Dan Crowley made his first appearance for the club - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Bristol Rovers
Josh Barrett's introduction was his 50th career appearance

MK Dons 3-1 Fleetwood
After going four months without scoring, Joe Mason scored a hat trick
Paddy Madden completed his first assist in a month


Portsmouth 4-0 AFC Wimbledon
Ronan Curtis' introduction was his first appearance in a month

Sunderland 1-2 Plymouth
Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since September

League 2
Southend United 1-2 Cambridge United
Alan McCormack started his first game in a month

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond's start was his 350th appearance in League Two

Wednesday, 20th January 2021
Championship
Huddersfield 0-1 Millwall
Dan McNamara made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Preston North End
Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League
Livingston 2-2 Celtic
Jaze Kabia came off the bench for his first appearance for Livingston

Perth Glory 5-3 Adelaide United
Andy Keogh completed two assists on his return for Perth Glory

Friday, 21 February 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 18th February 2020

Tuesday, 18th February 2020
League 1
Southend United 0-1 Gillingham
Joe Shaughnessy's came off the bench for his first appearance in three months

League 2
Macclesfield 1-1 Plymouth
Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish FA Cup
Motherwell 4-4 St Mirren
Sam Foley scored his first goal in the competition - this was his first goal in three months

Football League Trophy
Portsmouth 3-2 Exeter
Marcus Harness scored his first goal since Saturday, 11th January

Wednesday, 19th February 2020
Football League Trophy
Newport Co. 0-0 Salford City
Darron Gibson made his debut for Salford City - 300 days after his last appearance in football
Richie Towell was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Thursday, 20th February 2020
UEFA Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Espanyol
Matt Doherty completed his first assist of the season - his first since Saturday, 4th May 2019

Indian Super League
NorthEast United 1-5 Unknown Club
Andy Keogh scored his first goal for NorthEast United

Friday, 9 August 2019

Summer 2019 Transfer Window - Transfers, Loans and Contracts

Transfers
Tuesday, 21st May
Following the end of his contract at Northampton, John Joe O’Toole signed a two year deal with Burton Albion: 📝

Tuesday, 28th May
Defender Carl McHugh signed a two year contract with Indian Super League side ATK: 📝

Friday, 31st May
Former League of Ireland Player of the Season Richie Towell signed a two year contract with Salford City: 📝

Saturday, 1st June
Sam Kelly returned to English football, signing for non league King’s Lynn: 📝

Sunday, 2nd June
Connor Smith returned to Wealdstone, where he was on loan during the 2011/12 season: 📝

Tuesday, 4th June
Following his release from Brentford, Jack Bonham signed a two year contract with Gillingham: 📝

Striker Joe Mason signed for MK Dons: 📝

Wednesday, 5th June
After two years with Luton Town, Alan McCormack signed a one year contract with Gillingham: 📝

Tuesday, 11th June
Midfielder Graham Carey left Plymouth Argyle to sign a two year deal with CSKA Sofia: 📝

Monday, 17th June
Former U21 striker Conor Wilkinson signed for Leyton Orient: 📝

Tuesday, 18th June
Limerick’s Paudie O’Connor made his loan to Bradford a permanent one, signing a three contract: 📝

Thursday, 20th June
Carlisle United’s Player of the Year for the past two seasons Jamie Devitt signed a two year contract with Blackpool FC, with the option of a further 12 months: 📝

Monday, 24th June
Roy O’Donovan signed a two year contract with Brisbane Roar: 📝

Andy Boyle returned from England to sign for former club Dundalk: 📝

Wednesday, 26th June
Free agent Stephen Ward signed a one year deal with Stoke City: 📝

Former U21 striker Rhys Murphy joined Yeovil Town on a two year deal: 📝

Friday, 28th June
Former international Darren Potter signed a one year contract with League One newcomers Tranmere Rovers: 📝

Jay O’Shea joined Roy O’Donovan at Brisbane Roar in Australia: 📝

Saturday, 29th June
Former U21 defender Emmanuel Osadebe signed for Macclesfield: 📝

Recent senior team call up Luca Connell signed a four year deal with Scottish giants Celtic FC: 📝

Monday, 1st July
Rene Gilmartin signed a two year contract with Bristol City: 📝

After two years at Cheltenham Town, Kevin Dawson signed a one year contract with Forest Green Rovers: 📝

Midfielder Adam McDonnell signed a two year contract with Boreham Wood: 📝

Former League of Ireland defender Paul Rooney signed for Dover Athletic: 📝

Tuesday, 2nd July
Following his release by Blackpool, John O’Sullivan signed a two year contract with Morecambe: 📝

Wednesday, 3rd July
Conor Masterson signed a two year deal with QPR: 📝

Thursday, 4th July
After winning promotion from League Two last season, Joe Murphy has signed a one year deal with Shrewsbury Town: 📝

Eoghan O’Connell signed a two year contract with Rochdale: 📝

Former U21 player Adam Barton moved from Scotland to Wales, signing a two year deal with Wrexham: 📝

Friday, 5th July
U19 striker Ali Reghba signed for Leicester City, where he had a trial earlier this year: 📝

Former Ireland under 19 midfielder Tom Holland signed for Waterford FC: 📝

Saturday, 6th July
Free agent Stephen Henderson signed a one year contract with Crystal Palace: 📝

Monday, 8th July
Fiacre Kelleher returned to Macclesfield Town, where he spent the 2018/19 season on loan, signing a one year deal: 📝

Liam Kelly joined former manager Jaap Stam at Feyenoord, signing for three years with the Eredivisie side: 📝

Friday, 12th July
Callum Robinson signed a four year deal with Sheffield United, becoming their record signing in the process: 📝

Monday, 15th July
U21 defender Corey Whelan signed for USL Championship side Phoenix Rising: 📝

Tuesday, 16th July
Anthony Stokes signed a two year contract, with an option for another 12 months, with Turkish second division side Adana Demirspor: 📝

Wednesday, 17th July
Defender Gavin Gunning will play for Billericay Town in the upcoming season: 📝

Thursday, 18th July
After declaring his intention to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level, winger Marcus Harness signed a three year contract with Portsmouth: 📝

Dan Crowley returned from the Netherlands to sign for Birmingham City: 📝

Friday, 26th July
After two years at Gillingham, Callum Reilly signed for AFC Wimbledon: 📝

Cork City defender Sean McLoughlin signed a three year contract with Hull City: 📝

Liverpool academy striker Glen McAuley returned to Dublin to sign for St Patrick’s Athletic: 📝

Monday, 29th July
Winger Jimmy Ryan signed a two year deal with Rochdale: 📝

Highly rated full back Trevor Clarke signed a three year contract with Rotherham: 📝

Wednesday, 31st July
After three seasons, and more than 100 appearances, with Rotherham, Anthony Forde signed a two year contract with Oxford United: 📝

Thursday, 1st August
Sam Foley was the fifth summer signing for St Mirren, signing a two year deal: 📝

Free agent Joe Shaughnessy signed a one year contract with Southend, with the option of a further 12 months: 📝

Wednesday, 7th August
After five years in Australia, Andy Keogh signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Qadsiah: 📝

Thursday, 8th August
After almost six years with Everton, James McCarthy signed for Crystal Palace: 📝

Friday, 9th August
A day after turning 18, Tyler Toland signed for Manchester City: 📝

Loans
Saturday, 23rd June
Atlanta United player Jon Gallagher signed for Aberdeen on loan until the end of the 2019 MLS season: 📝

Thursday, 4th July
Pacy winger Simon Power signed a season long loan deal with Ross County: 📝

Friday, 5th July
Recent senior team call up Max O'Leary signed a season long loan deal with Shrewsbury Town: 📝

Monday, 8th July
After spending the 2018/19 season with Macclesfield, Manchester United goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara signed a season long loan deal with Burton Albion: 📝

After signing a two year extension to his contract with Brighton, U21 captain Jayson Molumby will spend the 2019/20 season on loan at Millwall: 📝

Wednesday, 31st July
Graham Burke returned to Shamrock Rovers, signing a 12 month loan deal from Preston North End: 📝

Thursday, 1st August
Canice Carroll signed a season-long loan deal with Carlisle United: 📝

Jake Doyle-Hayes signed for League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for the 2019/20 season: 📝

Thursday, 2nd August
After signing for Hull City, Sean McLoughlin was sent on loan to St Mirren for the new season: 📝

Saturday, 3rd August
Rotherham forward Joshua Kayode joined Gateshead until January 2020: 📝

Tuesday, 6th August
Harry Arter signed a one year loan deal with Fulham, where he will work with brother in law Scott Parker: 📝

Wednesday, 7th August
Aston Villa’s Scott Hogan will spend the 2019/20 season on loan with Stoke City: 📝

After spending the 2018/19 season on loan with Charlton Athletic, Josh Cullen returned to the Valley for another season long loan: 📝

Thursday, 8th August
Aaron Drinan will spend the autumn season on loan with Swedish side GAIS: 📝

Cardiff defender Greg Cunningham will spend the 2019/20 season on loan with fellow Championship side Blackburn Rovers: 📝

Contract/Other
Monday, 20th May
U21 midfielder Connor Ronan signed a new two year contract with Wolves: 📝

Thursday, 30th May
Mark O’Brien signed a two year extension to his contract at Newport County: 📝

Wednesday, 19th May
Two years after first signing for Cambridge United, Gary Deegan extended his stay at Abbey Stadium with a new 12 month contract: 📝

Thursday, 20th May
Following her comeback from a long term injury, Megan Campbell signed a one year extension to her deal with Manchester City: 📝

Friday, 14th June
Rotherham academy player Jake Cooper signed his first professional contract: 📝

Tuesday, 25th June
Ryan Burke signs first contact at Birmingham 📝

Thursday, 27th June
Joe Redmond extends contact at Birmingham 📝

Kevin O’Connor extended his loan spell at Cork City until the end of the League of Ireland season: 📝

Friday, 28th June
Club legend Jim Goodwin returned to St Mirren FC as manager, signing a three year contract: 📝

Monday, 1st July
Jimmy Keohane signed a two year extension to his contract with Rochdale: 📝

Thursday, 4th July
Adam Idah signed a four year contract at Norwich City, and will wear squad number 35 for the 2019/20 season: 📝

Friday, 5th July
Harriet Scott extended her stay with Birmingham City until the end of the 2020/21 season: 📝

Tuesday, 9th July
Having made over 150 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday, Kieren Westwood extended his stay with the Owls with a new two year contract: 📝

Saturday, 13th July
After more than 100 appearances for Aston Villa, Conor Hourihane signed a contract extension with the midlands club: 📝

Monday, 15th July
Following his senior debut at the end of the 2018/19 season, Mark Travers signed a long term deal with AFC Bournemouth: 📝

Tuesday, 16th July
Reece Grego Cox extended his stay with Crawley Town until the end of the 2021-22 season: 📝

Wednesday, 17th July
Former Sligo Rovers player Seamus Keogh signed his first professional contract, a two year deal with Southampton: 📝

Friday, 26th July
After making his first team debut with Stoke City in the 2018/19 season, Nathan Collins signed a new contract keeping him with the Potters until 2024: 📝

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

2018/19 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for 2018/19 season

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, 29 April 2019

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 27th April 2019

Saturday, 27th April 2019
Premier League
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton
Seamus Coleman's start was his 300th appearance in English football

Fulham 1-0 Cardiff
Cyrus Christie's assist on Fulham's winner was his first of the season

Southampton 3-3 Bournemouth
Shane Long scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season, equaling his combined total for the last two seasons

Watford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty made his 250th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship
Millwall 0-0 Stoke City
Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance since St Patrick's Day

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading
Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance since November

Preston North End 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Alan Browne's goal was his first strike since Saturday, 9th February

QPR 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Ryan Manning's start was his 50th appearance for QPR
Nathan Carlyle was named in a matchday squad for the first time

Sheffield United 2-0 Ipswich
Alan Judge was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 2nd February

League 1
Burton Albion 2-1 Luton
James Collins scored his 25th goal of the season

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers
Paddy Madden's was booked for the first time in two months
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 0-2 Charlton
Josh Cullen scored his first goal of the season, two and a half years after his last goal in August 2016

Scunthorpe 2-3 Bradford City
Billy Clarke scored his first goal of the season, 19 months after his last goal in September 2017

League 2
Cheltenham 3-2 Swindon Town
Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal of the season

Crewe Alexandra 4-3 Forest Green
Gavin Gunning assisted a goal for the first time since October 2018

Mansfield Town 1-2 Stevenage
Ryan Sweeney made his 50th appearance in League Two
Conrad Logan made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 4-3 Dundee
Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish Championship
Alloa 1-2 Inverness CT
Aaron Doran made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 2-0 Sydney
Roy O'Donovan made his 250th appearance since leaving Cork City

MLS
Atlanta United 1-0 Colorado Rapids
MLS 2018 SuperDraft pick Jon Gallagher made his first appearance in Atlanta's matchday squad

Sunday, 28th April 2019
Australian A-League
Perth Glory 5-0 Wellington Phoenix
Cillian Sheridan started a game for the first time in three months
The second goal of Andy Keogh's brace was his fifteenth goal of the season, before this the striker hadn't scored since Friday, 15th March

Monday, 18 February 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th February 2019

Friday, 15th February 2019
Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 3-1 Melbourne City
Roy O'Donovan scored his 15th goal for Newcastle Jets

Saturday, 16th February 2019
Championship
Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Richie Towell scored his tenth goal for Rotherham

Ipswich 1-1 Stoke City
James McClean scored for the first time since August in his 300th appearance in English football
Alan Judge completed his first assist since signing for Ipswich

Sheffield United 4-0 Reading
In his first appearance for Sheffield United, Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season
John Egan made his 100th appearance in the Championship

League 1
Bradford City 0-0 Plymouth
Billy Clarke started his first game in two months

Charlton 0-0 Blackpool
Josh Cullen made his 100th career appearance

Gillingham 1-0 Scunthorpe
Mark Byrne's winner was his first goal since September
Callum Reilly's first booking since October was his fifth yellow card of the season

Oxford United 0-1 Peterborough
Samir Carruthers made his 100th appearance in the competition

League 2
Exeter 0-1 Bury
Joe Murphy was booked for the fifth time this season

Grimsby 1-0 Cheltenham
Kevin Dawson made his 200th appearance in English football

Lincoln City 2-2 Stevenage
Michael Timlin made his 200th appearance in the competition
Cian Bolger was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 2-0 Hamilton Academical
Daryl Horgan made his 25th appearance for Hibernian
David McMillan made his first start for Hamilton Academical

English FA Cup
AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Millwall
Shane McLoughlin made his first appearance in the FA Cup

Newport Co. 1-4 Manchester City
Padraig Amond's consolation strike was his tenth goal in the Cup

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 4-0 Brisbane Roar
Andy Keogh made his first assist of the season

Slovakian Super Liga
DAC 0-1 Slovan Bratislava
Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his first appearance for DAC

Sunday, 17th February 2019
Championship
Blackburn 0-1 Middlesbrough
Derrick Williams was sent off for the second time this season

Scottish Premier League
Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic
Alan Power made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 4 February 2019

Round Up for Friday, 1st February 2019

Friday, 1st February 2019
Championship
Preston North End 0-0 Derby County
Sean Maguire made his 25th start for Preston North End

Scottish Premier League
Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts
Jake Mulraney completed his first assist since 24th July

Australian A-League
Western Sydney Wanderers 1-5 Newcastle Jets
Roy O'Donovan made his 25th start for Newcastle Jets

Saturday, 2nd February 2019
Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Southampton
Jeff Hendrick made his 100th appearance for Burnley

Everton 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty made his 250th career start

Championship
Bristol City 2-0 Swansea
Callum O'Dowda marked the 200th appearance of his career with the 20th goal of his career

Hull City 2-0 Stoke City
James McClean made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Keiren Westwood made his 150th appearance for Sheffield Wednesday

League 1
Coventry 1-1 Gillingham
David Meyler captained Coventry on his first appearance for the Sky Blues. This was the midfielder's first start (and appearance) since Saturday, 1st September Graham Burke made his first appearance for new loan club Gillingham

Peterborough 0-1 Plymouth
Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season - more than two years after his last booking on in December 2016

Sunderland 1-0 AFC Wimbledon
Aiden McGeady's goal was his 15th goal for Sunderland

Walsall 1-2 Rochdale
Ryan Delaney made his 50th start for Rochdale

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Bradford City
Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance in League One
The first appearance of Billy Clarke's second spell at Bradford was his first appearance in two months


League 2
Exeter 3-1 MK Dons
Pierce Sweeney completed his first assist since Saturday, 13th October

Northampton 0-4 Colchester
John-Joe O'Toole's start (his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November) was his 400th career appearance


Notts County 1-1 Lincoln City
In his first appearance for Notts County, Michael Doyle was booked for the first time since November

Stevenage 1-0 Yeovil
Courtney Duffus made his debut for new club Yeovil

Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen
Tommie Hoban's was shown his first booking since Saturday, 25th August

Scottish Championship
Dunfermline 1-2 Ross County
Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season

Dundee Utd 2-1 Greenock Morton
Mark Connolly made his first appearance for Dundee United

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 3-0 Wellington Phoenix
Andy Keogh's tenth goal of the season was also his 50th goal in the A-League

Sunday, 2 December 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th November 2018

Friday, 30th November 2018
Premier League
Cardiff 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty scored his 15th goal for Wolves, this was also the 20th goal of the defender's career

Polish Ekstraklasa
Jagiellonia Białystok 3-1 Arka Gdynia
Cillian Sheridan's start (his first since Friday, 19th October) was his 350th career appearance

Saturday, 1st December 2018
Premier League
Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley
Jeff Hendrick was named in the Burnley starting XI for the first time in a month

Huddersfield 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Shane Duffy's third goal of the season was also his fifth goal for Brighton.
Before this goal, no Irish player had scored more than two Premier League goals in a season since the 2016/17 season, and no Irish player had scored in December since Shane Long scored on 31st December 2016

Southamton 2-2 Manchester United
Michael Obafemi marked his first start in the Premier League with an assist. Obafemi is only the fifth teenage Irish striker to start a Premier League game, following Robbie Keane, Leon Best, Anthony Stokes and Reece Grego-Cox

Championship
Birmingham City 3-0 Preston North End
Graham Burke came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Norwich 3-1 Rotherham
Anthony Forde's first appearance in a month was also his first time in Rotherham's starting XI since AugustRichie Towell's scored his first goal in two months

Reading 2-2 Stoke City
James McClean was shown his first yellow card since August

Middlesbrough 0-3 Aston Villa
Glenn Whelan came off the bench to score his first goal since February

Scottish Championship
Dunfermline 3-0 Greenock Morton
Aidan Keena scored his fourth goal of the season, a month after his last strike

English FA Cup
Peterborough 2-2 Bradford City
Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City - all of which have been starts

Walsall 1-1 Sunderland
Liam Kinsella made his 50th start for Walsall
Aiden McGeady's strike was his first goal in the FA Cup

Charlton 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
Billy Clarke's start was his 25th appearance for Charlton

Wrexham 0-0 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien was booked for the first time in a month



Sunday, 2nd December 2018
Championship
Bristol City 1-1 Millwall
Callum O'Dowda came off the bench for first appearance in a month
Aiden O'Brien started a game for Millwall for the first time in a month
Shaun Williams scored his fifth goal of the season

English FA Cup
Bury 0-1 Luton
Eoghan O'Connell's first start in two months was his 25th start for Bury

Australian A-League
Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh's start was his 100th appearance in the A-League

Thursday, 29 November 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 24th November 2018

Saturday, 24th November 2018
Premier League
Fulham 3-2 Southampton
Michael Obafemi was booked for the first time this season

Championship
Millwall 1-1 Bolton
Marc Wilson was booked for the first time this season

Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield United
John Egan made his 200th career start


Preston North End 4-1 Blackburn
Alan Browne's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in the Championship

Brentford 1-2 Middlesbrough
Alan Judge scored his 25th Championship goal his first start in almost two months

League 1
Rochdale 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time this season

League 2
Cambridge United 2-2 Bury
In his 50th appearance for Bury, Jay O'Shea scored his tenth goal for the club
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 2-0 Hearts
Danny Rogers' start was his first appearance in four months

Sunday, 25th November 2018
Championship
Aston Villa 4-2 Birmingham City
Glenn Whelan started his first game in a month

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 3-2 Central Coast Mariners
Andy Keogh was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 26th November 2018
Premier League
Burnley 1-2 Newcastle Utd
Robbie Brady made his 25th start for Burnley
In his first start in two months, Ciaran Clark scored his second goal of the season, matching his total from 2017/18

Monday, 22 October 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th October 2018

Saturday, 20th October 2018
Premier League
Manchester City 5-0 Burnley
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Championship
Blackburn 2-1 Leeds United
Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal of the season

Hull City 1-1 Preston North End
Sean Maguire made his first start of the season

Rotherham 1-1 Bolton
Richie Towell made his 50th appearance for Rotherham

League 1
Luton 2-0 Walsall
Glen Rea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Luton

Portsmouth 1-0 Fleetwood
Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Southend United 1-2 Coventry
Michael Doyle was booked for the first time this season
Simon Cox was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2
Bury 4-0 Notts County
Jay O'Shea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Bury

Forest Green 1-1 Cheltenham
Kevin Dawson made his 150th career start in England
Liam McAlinden came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 28th August

Lincoln City 1-1 Cambridge United
David Forde made his 100th appearance in League Two

MK Dons 1-0 Northampton
Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 0-1 St Johnstone
Charles Dunne's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st July

St Mirren 1-2 Kilmarnock
Alan Power scored his first goal for Kilmarnock, this was his first goal since January 2017

Scottish Championship
Dunfermline 0-1 Queen of the South
Aidan Keena made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline

Sunday, 21st October 2018
Premier League
Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace
Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers
Andy Keogh scored on the opening day of the A-League 2018/19 season 

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 13th April 2018

Friday, 13th April 2018
Bulgarian Championship
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2-5 Slavia Sofia
Conor Henderson scored his first goal since February

Saturday, 14th April 2018
Premier League
Southampton 2-3 Chelsea
Shane Long was booked for the first time since December, this was also the striker's fifth yellow card of 2017/18

Burnley 2-1 Leicester City
Kevin Long scored his first goal in the Premier League, this was the former Cork City player's first goal since January 2016

Championship
Middlesbrough 2-1 Bristol City
Darren Randolph was booked for the first time since January
 
Fulham 1-1 Brentford
Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

League 1
Bury 2-3 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole was shown his first yellow card since February

Olsham 1-1 Gillingham
Seven Irish players were named in the respective starting XI's for this game (Jack Byrne, Eoin Doyle, Patrick McEleney, Mark Byrne, Callum Reilly, Bradley Garmston, and Conor Wilkinson), this is a season high for 2017/18

League 2
Accrington Stanley 1-1 Exeter
Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time in two months

Colchester 1-3 Notts County
Olamide Shodipo was named in Colchester's starting XI for the first time, this was the winger's 25th career appearance and his first start since March 2017
Sean Murray made his 50th appearance in League Two

Crawley 1-2 Coventry
Michael Doyle was booked for the tenth time this season

Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United
Jamie Devitt scored his tenth goal for the club

Newport Co. 2-1 Swindon Town
Padraig Amond's first goal since January was his 60th goal in League Two

Stevenage 0-2 Cambridge United
The first goal of Barry Corr's brace was his 15th goal for Cambridge
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League
Hamilton Academical 1-2 Kilmarnock
Gary Dicker was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish Championship
Inverness CT 5-1 Dumbarton
Aaron Doran scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish FA Cup
Motherwell 3-0 Aberdeen
Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time since November

Australian A-League
Central Coast Mariners 2-8 Newcastle Jets
Roy O'Donovan's brace was the first time the striker had scored since November

Perth Glory 2-3 Brisbane Roar
Andy Keogh's 25th appearance of the season was also the striker's 100th start for Perth Glory

Monday, 16th April 2018
Premier League
West Ham United 1-1 Stoke City
Stephen Ireland came off the bench for his first appearance in three months

MLS
Atlanta United 2-2 New York City FC
Chris McCann scored his first goal for Atlanta United - this was the midfielder's first goal since October 2016

Monday, 2 April 2018

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 29th Match 2018

Thursday, 29th March 2018
Australian A-League
Perth Glory 2-3 Sydney
Andy Keogh made his 100th appearance for Perth Glory

Friday, 30th March 2018
Championship
Millwall 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Shaun Williams scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the day since his last goal on Saturday, 1st April 2017
Aiden O'Brien came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 20th January

Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty was sent off for the second time in his career, his last red card was in December 2014

Derby County 1-4 Sunderland
John O'Shea marked his 250th appearance for Sunderland with his first goal since December 2013 - also his first goal in the Championship
Marc Wilson came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 13th January
Aiden McGeady scored his seventh goal of the season, one less than his total for 2016/17

League 1
Wigan 3-0 Oldham
Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time since December in what was his 25th appearance for Oldham

Rochdale 3-1 Shrewsbury
Joe Rafferty made his 200th career start - all of which have been for Rochdale

League 2
Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley
Jake Carroll's first appearance in a month was also his first start since January

Cheltenham 0-1 Carlisle United
Jamie Devitt scored his first goal in six weeks, and in the same game he was booked for the first time since December

Colchester 2-1 Luton
Sean Murray made his 50th appearance for Colchester
Alan Sheehan was booked for the tenth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Accrington Stanley
Seamus Conneely scored his first goal since September. This was the defender's second goal of the season, one more than he scored in 2016/17

Newport Co. 1-1 Coventry
Mark O'Brien made his 50th appearance for Newport Co.

Notts County 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Michael Harriman' early introduction from the bench was his first appearance since September and also his 150th appearance in League Two

Swindon Town 1-1 Morecambe
Donal McDermott's introduction as a late substitute was his first appearance since mid-December

Saturday, 31st March 2018
Premier League
West Ham United 3-0 Southampton
Josh Cullen came off the bench for his second Premier League appearance, this was the midfielder's first appearance in two months
Declan Rice made his 25th appearance for West Ham's senior side (the defender also has three appearances for the Hammers' under-23 team)

Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 2-2 Rangers
Carl McHugh made his 200th career appearance

Hibernian 2-0 Partick Thistle
Daniel Devine was sent off for the third time in his career, eleven months after his last red card on Saturday, 29th April 2017

Scottish Championship
Inverness CT 2-2 St Mirren
Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card in two months

Monday, 26 March 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd March 2018

Friday, 23rd March 2018
International Match
Turkey 1-0 Republic of Ireland
Starting Players
Colin Doyle made his second appearance for Ireland, ten years and ten months after his first cap
Shane Duffy continued his record of being named in the starting XI in his every international appearance
Declan Rice and Scott Hogan both made their international debuts
Kevin Long made his fifth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 58th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 44th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since breaking his leg one year before this game
Jeff Hendrick's 38th appearance for Ireland was also his 30th start for his country
Conor Hourihane made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Both Alan Browne and Sean Maguire started their first international game in their second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ciaran Clark made his 31st appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 24th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge made his second appearance for Ireland, almost two years after his last appearance on Friday, 25th March 2016
Matt Doherty came off the bench to make his international debut
Shane Long made his 79th appearance for Ireland

Saturday, 24th March 2018
League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Gillingham
24 hours after playing for his country in Turkey, Colin Doyle lined out for Bradford and kept a clean sheet
Callum Reilly made his 100th career start
Conor Wilkinson started his first game since Saturday, 30th December

Fleetwood 2-0 Northampton
Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Conor O'Malley's returned to the Peterborough starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th November

Southend United 2-0 Rotherham
Simon Cox scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th December in the same game that Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th January

League 2
Carlisle United 1-1 Cambridge United
Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 25th March 2018
MLS
Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting Kansas City
Joe Mason scored his first goal for Colorado Rapids in his MLS debut

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 1-0 Melbourne Victory
Andy Keogh's first goal in almost two months was also his 40th goal in the A-League

Monday, 5 February 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 3rd February 2018

Saturday, 3rd February 2018
Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Manchester City
Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Southampton
James McClean's 25th appearance of the season was also the winger's 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship
Fulham 2-0 Nottingham Forest
After siging for Fulham on transfer deadline day, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance in a match day squad for the Cottagers as an unused substitute

Leeds United 1-4 Cardiff
Anthony Pilkington's yellow card was his first booking since December 2016

Preston North End 2-1 Hull City
Greg Cunningham's opener for Preston was the defender's first goal since April 2016, while Alan Browne's penalty was his fifth Championship goal

QPR 1-0 Barnsley
Ryan Manning came off the bench only to be shown the first red card of his career five minutes later

League 1
Fleetwood 2-3 Scunthorpe
Kevin O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Northampton 0-1 Rochdale
Ryan Delaney made his first appearance in League One

Oldham 2-1 Bradford City
Colin Doyle's start for Bradford (his first appearance since November) was also his 100th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the fifth time this season in what was his 100th appearance for Southend United

Portsmouth 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
Stephen Henderson started his first game on loan at Portsmouth, this was the goalkeeper's first start since September, while fellow loanee Andy Boyle made his first start for Doncaster Rovers - his first start since November

Wigan 2-0 Gillingham
Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time this season, almost a year after his last booking on Saturday, 18th February 2017

League 2
Accrington Stanley 3-2 Stevenage
After two appearances off the bench. Jimmy Dunne was named in the starting XI for the first time for Accrington Stanley

Chesterfield 1-2 Crawley
Mark Connolly made his 200th career appearance

Colchester 2-0 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien was booked for the fifth time this season

Luton 1-0 Exeter
James Collins made his 300th career start

Yeovil 2-0 Cambridge United
Jake Carroll made his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Australian A-League
Adelaide United 2-1 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh scored his fifth goal of the season

Monday, 23 October 2017

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st October 2017

Saturday, 21st October 2017
This is the first time since April 2008 where more than 75 Irish players started, but less than five goals were scored.

Premier League
Manchester City 3-0 Burnley
Robbie Brady made his 25th appearance for Burnley

Stoke City 1-2 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his first appearance for Bournemouth since Friday, 15 September

Championship
Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham
Conor Hourihane made his 25th start for Aston Villa

Sheffield United 2-1 Reading
Enda Stevens made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Preston North End
Alan Browne was sent off for the first time in almost exactly a year, the midfielder was last sent off on 25th October 2016

League 1
Blackburn 3-0 Portsmouth
Derrick Williams made his 100th appearance in League One

Blackpool 1-3 Wigan
Noel Hunt was booked for the first time this season in his 25th League One appearance

Gillingham 1-2 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole started a game for the first time in 2017/18

Oxford United 3-3 Rotherham
Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season in his first start since Saturday, 9th September

League 2
Exeter 0-1 Port Vale
Pierce Sweeney made his 50th career start

Scottish Premier League
Hearts 1-0 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 100th start for St Johnstone

Partick Thistle 2-1 Dundee
Conor Sammon started a game for the first time in a month
Both Adam Barton and Daniel Devine made their 50th appearance for Partick Thistle, Devine's appearance was also his his 150th career appearance

Scottish League Cup
Hibernian 2-4 Celtic
Anthony Stokes' first goal in a month was his 15th goal in the competition

Sunday, 22 October 2017
Championship
Ipswich 0-1 Norwich
Wes Hoolahan made his 200th appearance in the Championship

MLS
Atlanta United 2-2 FC Toronto
Chris McCann made his 25th appearance for Atlanta United

Australian A-League
Brisbane Roar 1-2 Newcastle Jets
Roy O'Donovan's goal today (his fifth of the season) meant he scored in his third consecutive appearance for the first time since October 2014

Perth Glory 2-1 Central Coast Mariners
Andy Keogh's goal today, his first of the season, was his 40th goal for Perth Glory