Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 8th September 2018

Saturday, 8th September 2018

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Burton Albion

Seamus Conneely made his 150th start for Accrington Stanley
Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time since August 2016

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time this season

Southend United 2-3 Peterborough

Stephen McLaughlin's 15th goal in the competition was also the 20th he scored since leaving the League of Ireland

Sunderland 1-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal was his 80th strike in League One

League 2

Cambridge United 1-2 Carlisle United

Gary Deegan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Exeter 5-1 Notts County

The first goal of Pierce Sweeney's first brace of his career was his tenth goal in League Two

Lincoln City 0-1 Crawley

Lee Frecklington was sent off for the first time since March 2015

Morecambe 0-1 Swindon Town

Barry Roche started his 450th game for Morecambe

Tuesday, 11th September 2018

International Match

Poland 1-1 Republic of Ireland

The eleven players who started this game had a combined caps total of 129, the lowest total since a 3-2 friendly loss to Uruguay in February 2011 when the caps total was 102.
Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 30th appearance for Ireland was also his 25th start at international level
Kevin Long made his eighth appearance for Ireland
Richard Keogh's 18th appearance for Ireland was his first appearance for the Republic since Friday, 2 June 2017
John Egan made his third appearance for Ireland was his first start since the same game
Enda Stevens' third cap for Ireland was also his first start
Cyrus Christie made his 19th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 41st appearance for Ireland
Shaun Williams' third appearance for Ireland was his first start at international level
Callum O'Dowda made his 12th appearance for Ireland
Aiden O'Brien marked his international debut with a goal, the first player to do so since Robbie Brady and Alex Pearce both scored on their first appearances for Ireland against Oman in September 2012
Callum Robinson made his second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Alan Judge made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Daryl Horgan made his sixth appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane made his seventh appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 26th appearance for Ireland
Graham Burke made his third appearance for Ireland
Matt Doherty made his third appearance for Ireland

Football League Trophy

Fleetwood 2-2 Leicester City U21

Cian Bolger was sent off for the first time for Fleetwood. This was the defender's fourth career red card, and his first since December 2014

Swindon Town 1-0 Newport County

Mark O'Brien's first start of the season was also his 50th start for Newport County

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th September 2018

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

Football League Trophy

Carlisle United 3-2 Morecambe

Jamie Devitt's start was his 100th appearance for Carlisle United
Barry Roche made his 450th appearance for Morecambe

Sunderland 0-0 Stoke City U21

Nathan Collins made his first appearance in senior football

Macclesfield 3-3 Blackpool

John O'Sullivan and Paudie O'Connor both scored their first goals for Blackpool

Burton Albion 1-2 Walsall

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for Walsall
Callum Cockerill-Mollett made his first career appearance

Colchester 0-2 Southampton U21

Paul Rooney's first appearance for Colchester was his first appearance since January 2017
Thomas O'Connor's start was his first appearance in senior football since December 2016
Michael Obafemi scored his first senior goal of his career

Luton 2-1 Brighton U21

Eunan O'Kane's first start for Luton was also the midfielder's 300th career appearance
Aaron Connolly scored his first goal of his career

MK Dons 3-3 Peterborough

Conor O'Malley's start was his first appearance of the season

Northampton 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers

John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the first time this season

Crawley 1-1 Tottenham U21

Troy Parrott came off the bench to make his first career appearance

Thursday, 6th September 2018

UEFA Nations League

Wales 4-1 Republic of Ireland

Starting XI
Darren Randolph's first appearance since Tuesday, 14 November 2017 was his 29th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward made his 50th appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy continued his record of starting every cap in his 21st appearance for Ireland
Ciaran Clark's first start since Tuesday, 14 November 2017 was his 32nd appearance for Ireland, and was booked for the first time since October 2017
Seamus Coleman made his 47th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 40th appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane made his sixth appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his 11th appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie 's first start since Tuesday, 14 November 2017 was his 18th appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson's start was his international debut
Jonathan Walters made his 54th appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Enda Stevens made his second appearance for Ireland
Daryl Horgan made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Shaun Williams scored his first international goal in his second appearance for Ireland

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 21st August 2018

Tuesday, 21st August 2018

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Burton Albion

Anthony O'Connor's start for Bradford was the defender's 250th career appearance

League 2

Lincoln City 2-1 Bury

After scoring his first goal since January 2017 last week, Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal in League Two - this is a career high for goals in a season for the defender

Macclesfield 1-1 Cheltenham

After signing for Macclesfield on loan, Kieran O'Hara made his first appearance for the Silkmen. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance at senior level since April 2016
Liam McAlinden's booking was the striker's first yellow card since since December 2017

Morecambe 1-0 Northampton

Barry Roche was sent off for the fourth time for Morecambe, 28 months after his last red card in April 2016

Wednesday, 22nd August 2018

Championship

League 1

Scunthorpe 0-5 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's start was his 25th appearance for Fleetwood

Round Up - Weekend of 9th April 2016

Saturday, 9 April 2016
Premier League
Aston Villa 1-2 Bournemouth
Congratulations to U19 player Kevin Toner on his first appearance in the matchday squad for Aston Villa as an unused substitute

Watford 1-1 Everton
James McCarthy scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the day since his last strike for Everton on 26th April 2015

Southampton 3-1 Newcastle Utd
Shane Long scored his eleventh of the season, and eighth in the Premier League, equaling his career best in England's top division

Manchester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for his first start in almost two months

Championship
Ipswich 1-3 Brentford
We were desperately disappointed to hear of Alan Judge's double leg break in this game, and wish him a speedy recovery.

Middlesbrough 1-0 Preston North End
Eoin Doyle first start since 23rd January was his 25th appearance for Preston

MK Dons 0-4 Rotherham
Stephen Kelly was booked for the first time this season, and Leon Best scored his fourth goal in five games - could he make a late run to the Euro 2016 squad?

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's start against Wolves was his twenty-fifth appearance for Blackburn

League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers made his fiftieth appearance for Swindon
Billy Clarke scored his third of the season, having not scored before this game since early November

Southend United 2-2 Fleetwood
Gary Deegan made his fiftieth appearance for Southend, and in the same game Jimmy Ryan made his three hundred fiftieth career start

League 2
Crawley 1-5 Oxford United
Frankie Sutherland won't want to remember his 25th career appearance after this loss at home to Oxford!
Callum O'Dowda scored his fourth goal in three games, having only scored five goals in the season before that!

Dagenham and Redbridge 1-4 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle scored his second of the season, and was booked for the third time in 2015/16

Morecambe 2-5 Hartlepool
Having only been sent off once in his career before 2015/16, goalkeeper Barry Roche has now been sent off twice in the last four games!

Northampton 2-2 Bristol Rovers
Congratulations to John-Joe O'Toole, Brendan Moloney (who made his fiftieth appearance for Northampton today) and James Collins on winning promotion to League One next season in this game

Plymouth 1-2 AFC Wimbledon
Graham Carey scored his tenth goal of the season

Scottish Premier League
Hamilton Academical 2-1 Dundee
Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish First Division
Falkirk 3-2 St Mirren
Jim Goodwin was booked for the sixth time this season, in only 18 appearances

Eredivisie
SC Cambuur 0-1 Ajax
Jack Byrne made his twenty-fifth career appearance

Australian A-League
Central Coast Mariners 2-4 Newcastle Jets
Roy O'Donovan scored his fourth goal in his last four games

Further Reading
Sean Kavanagh still hopeful of saving Fulham FC career - getwestlondon
‘Lucky mascot’ Stephen Kelly eager to maintain Millers’ climb to safety - The Yorkshire Post
HOBAN: “Hopefully I Can Push On From Here” – Defender On Injury Return - watfordfc.com
Steven Reid: FAI have to realise we will win nothing without kids - Irish Independent

Round Up - Weekend of 19th March 2016

Saturday, 19 March 2016
Premier League
West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Norwich
Robbie Brady scored his fourth goal of the season, more than a month after his last goal for Norwich

Watford 1-2 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters scored his eighth goal of the season, more than two months since his last goal in January, and picked up his fourth booking of the season

Championship
Derby County 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Richard Keogh was shown his sixth yellow card in 2015/16, two months after his last card

Brentford 0-1 Blackburn
Shane Duffy scored his third goal of the season, previous to 2015/16 the defender had not scored more than once in a season

Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season, having not been booked since November 2014!

Ipswich 0-1 Rotherham
Leon Best's winner in this game was the first time the striker had scored in consecutive games since March 2014

Preston North End 1-1 QPR
Eoin Doyle scored the sixtieth goal since moving to the UK, more than two months after his 59th

League 1
Bury 2-2 Shrewsbury
After signing for Bury on loan during the week, Cian Bolger made his first start for the club and was shown his seventh yellow card this season

Scunthorpe 1-1 Chesterfield
Paddy Madden scored his twentieth goal of the season

Walsall 2-1 Colchester
Liam Kinsella returned to the Walsall starting XI, having not started for the Saddlers since 12th January

League 2
AFC Wimbledon 2-1 York City
In his second appearance for AFC Wimbledon, Rhys Murphy scored his first goal for the club, this was his thirteenth goal of the season, more than two months after his last goal

Barnet 0-3 Oxford United
The first goal of Callum O'Dowda's brace (the first of his career) in this game was his tenth goal for Oxford

Crawley 0-0 Hartlepool
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Leyton Orient 1-0 Morecambe
Barry Roche was sent off for the second time in his career, coincidentally the last time he was shown a red card was also in March, in 2013

Mansfield Town 1-1 Portsmouth
Enda Stevens made his one hundredth start in England since leaving Shamrock Rovers

Plymouth 0-1 Luton
After signing for Luton on loan this week, Glen Rea made his first start for the club and was shown his second yellow card of the season

Scottish First Division
Raith 2-1 Hibernian
Anthony Stokes scored his fifth goal of the season, this was also his thirtieth goal for Hibernian across his two spells with the club

Australian A-League
Central Coast Mariners 2-2 Sydney
Roy O'Donovan scored his fifth goal of the season, having not scored since 12th December

Cypriot Premier League
Nea Salamis 1-2 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan scored his fourth goal in his last five games

Sunday, 20 March 2016
Australian A-League
Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh scored in his sixth consecutive game for Perth Glory

Further Reading
Richard Dunne: What's it like to captain a derby - mcfc.co.uk
Damien Duff: The Street Football - Graham Hunter
Seamus Coleman interview: Home is where the heart is for Everton man - The Irish Times
Glenn Whelan: 300 - stokecityfc.com

Round Up - Midweek games of 2nd February 2016

Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Premier League
Manchester United 3-0 Stoke City
Stephen Ireland was booked for the first time this season

Norwich 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Due to an illness, Robbie Brady was not in the starting XI for Norwich in a league game for the first time in 2015/16. After starting the last three games for Norwich, Wes Hoolahan started on the bench. He hasn't started more than three games in a row for the Canaries this season

Championship
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Burnley
Aiden McGeady made his first appearance for Sheffield Wednesday since signing for them on loan as a second half substitute

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Bolton
Joe Mason marked his debut for Wolves by scoring the opener against Bolton

League 1
Shrewsbury 1-2 Southend United
Michael Timlin was sent off for the second time for Southend, this was the midfielder's third red card of his career

League 2
Luton 1-1 Yeovil
Alan Sheehan scored his first goal for Luton since signing for them on loan during the January transfer window

Morecambe 1-1 Portsmouth
Barry Roche scored the first goal of his career, he's also the first goalkeeper to score a goal since we started compiling appearance data for Irish players!

Scottish First Division
Greenock Morton 0-1 Hibernian
Anthony Stokes marked his fiftieth appearance for Hibs with his second goal in two games. The Celtic striker hadn't managed that feat since August 2014

Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 2-1 Celtic
Jonathan Hayes' opener in the Dons win was his fifth goal of the season

Thursday, 4 February 2016
Football League Trophy
Fleetwood 1-1 Barnsley
Conor Hourihane's eighth goal of the season (his first since mid December) puts him second on the list of goalscoring Irish midfielders in 2015/16 with Graham Carey, both are behind Alan Judge's 12 strikes.

Further Reading
World Soccer Awards - World Soccer (Richie Towell joint 72nd with Andre Ayew, Carlos Bacca, Claudio Bravo, Marcelo Diaz, Luciano Figueroa, Hulk, Mats Hummels, Marcelo, Riyad Mahrez, Mesut Ozil, and Willian)
FIFA World Rankings - fifa.com (Republic of Ireland climb one place to 30th)