Round up for week of Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

League 2

Grimsby 1-2 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 110th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor made his 20th start of the season
Billy Clarke completed his first assist since Tuesday, 3rd November

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-1 Montrose

Sean Dillon's start was his first appearance in ten weeks

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-3 Haugesund

Sean McDermott made his 100th appearance for Kristiansund - starting each one

Wednesday, 23rd December 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-0 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly's start was his tenth appearance in the SPL

Motherwell 0-0 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start (the 90th of his career) was his 30th appearance for Aberdeen

Dundee Utd 2-0 Kilmarnock

Alan Power made his 120th start for Kilmarnock

English League Cup

Stoke City 1-3 Tottenham

Andy Lonergan's start was his first appearance for Stoke City

Everton 0-2 Manchester United

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 19th December 2020

Saturday, 19th December 2020

Premier League

Everton 2-1 Arsenal

Seamus Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Fulham

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Norwich 2-0 Cardiff

Greg Cunningham started a game for the first time in nine weeks

Birmingham City 1-4 Middlesbrough

Scott Hogan made his 30th appearance for Birmingham City

Stoke City 1-0 Blackburn

Nathan Collins started a game for the 25th time

League 1

Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham

Eoghan O'Connell scored his second goal of the season, the second time the defender scored more than once in a season

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Callum Reilly started his 50th game for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance in League One

Northampton 0-4 Lincoln City

Zachary Elbouzedi made his 20th appearance in British football
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of his career

Plymouth 1-0 MK Dons

Joe Mason's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th October

League 2

Bradford City 1-0 Cambridge United

Billy Clarke's start was his 150th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist since January 2019

Colchester 1-2 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan scored his fifth goal for Morecambe

Mansfield Town 1-1 Southend United

Ryan Sweeney was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Harry Charsley completed his fifth assist of the season

Walsall 4-3 Port Vale

Liam Kinsella made his 50th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 3-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since October 2019

Scottish Championship

Alloa 2-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's introduction was his 300th career appearance

Sunday, 20th December 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield United

In his 40th Premier League appearance, David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in a year (his last yellow card was on Saturday, 21st December 2019) and completed his first assist since Saturday, 14th December 2019

West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen

Danny Rogers made his 25th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 21 December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Robbie Brady's start was his 150th appearance in the competition

Robbie Brady's 150th @premierleague appearance tonight. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MVFqEpa3ay

— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) December 21, 2020

Round Up for St Stephen's Day 2019 fixtures

Thursday, 26th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time in a month

Chelsea 0-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi is the tenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season, the first time there has been ten, or more, Irish goalscorers since the 2916/17 season

Everton 1-0 Burnley

Kevin Long came off the bench for his first appearance in the 2019/20 Premier League season - his first appearance for Burnley in four months - making him the seventeenth Irish player to appear in this season's competition, two more than in 2018/19 and equaling the total from 2017/18

Sheffield United 1-1 Watford

David McGoldrick was named in Sheffield United's starting XI for the 50th time

Championship

Luton 3-3 Fulham

James Collins' assist was his first since October

Leeds United 1-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's goal was his 30th strike for Preston

A fabulous flowing team move from Preston is finished off by Browne after the team won the ball back deep in their own half - a perfectly-executed counter attack 👌

📺 Watch Leeds Utd v Preston live on Sky Sports Football now or follow here: https://t.co/eBRPLJ6a4B pic.twitter.com/LZuz8bJX6n

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 26, 2019

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

The first goal of Kieran Sadlier's brace was his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ronan Curtis' tenth goal of the season was also his 20th in League Oene

Rochdale 2-3 Fleetwood

In his 25th appearance for Rochdale, Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Southend United 2-2 MK Dons

Robert Kiernan scored his first goal of the season was also the fifth goal of his career
Joe Mason fourth goal of the season was also his tenth goal in League One, and the 60th goal of his career

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 0-1 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started a game for Plymouth for the first time in a month

Exeter 1-0 Newport Co.

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Salford City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra

Adam Rooney returned to the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 4-0 Cambridge United

Eoin Doyle marked his 250th start in British football by becoming only the second player to score in eleven consecutive league games this decade

⚽️ @Official_STFC's Eoin Doyle is only the 2nd player this century, after Jamie Vardy, to score in 11 successive league appearances in England's top 4 divisions pic.twitter.com/TI1C8Xcchb

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 26, 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-2 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan started for Hibs for the first time since Saturday, 2nd November
Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since August

Ross County 1-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Friday, 27th December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Manchester City

Matt Doherty marked his 25th appearance of the season with his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Satuday, 14th December 2019

Saturday, 14th December 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-0 Aston Villa

David McGoldrick's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Championship

Brentford 1-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 25th time

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean started a game for Stoke for the 50th time

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Callum Reilly scored his first goal in two months
Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time this season

Accrington Stanley 4-1 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his 20th goal for Portsmouth

Fleetwood 1-1 Gillingham

Paddy Madden's marked his 300th appearance in League One with his 16th goal of the season

Shrewsbury 2-1 Coventry

Jordan Shipley scored his fifth goal of the season

Southend United 2-2 Rotherham

Robert Kiernan scored an own goal for the first time since January 2011

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Grimsby

Canice Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 1-1 Cambridge United

Samir Carruthers started his first game in three months

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Mansfield Town

Eddie Nolan made his 350th career appearance

Leyton Orient 0-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 3-0 Morecambe

Billy Clarke's introduction in the second half was his 50th appearance in League Two

Salford City 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-1 St Johnstone

Aidan Keena was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time in three months

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Dundee United

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 4-0 DUNAV 2010

Graham Carey scored his first goal for CSKA Sofia

Sunday, 15th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester United 1-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's first start since Tuesday, 29th October was his 300th appearance for Everton

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 19th October 2019

Friday, 18th October 2019

League 1

Lincoln City 0-0 Shrewsbury

In his 25th start for Lincoln City, Cian Bolger was sent off for the first time for the club. This was the fifth time he'd been sent off in his career, and the first time since September 2018

Tranmere 1-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin's start for Southend was his 200th appearance in English football
Simon Cox completed his first assist of the season

Saturday, 19th October 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Leicester City 2-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was named in a starting XI for Burnley for the 100th time
Robbie Brady made his first start of the season

Championship

Brentford 3-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams started his 350th game in English football

Charlton 3-0 Derby County

Josh Cullen made his first assist of the season, this was his fifth assist for Charlton

Hull City 2-3 QPR

Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal for QPR

Luton 3-0 Bristol City

In his 100th start for Luton, James Collins completed his first assist since December 2018

Reading 1-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was named in the Preston starting XI for the 50th time

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Kieran Sadlier scored his fifth goal of the season

Fleetwood 4-1 Burton Albion

In his first start in month, Paddy Madden scored his first hat trick in English football, and completed his first assist of the season. The first goal of the triple was his 100th goal in League One
John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th appearance in League One

Gillingham 1-2 Peterborough

Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox scored his fifth goal for Crawley

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Swindon Town

Eddie Nolan made his 150th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 2-2 Mansfield Town

Conor Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season, more than two years after his last booking in September 2017

Newport Co. 2-1 Scunthorpe

Mark O'Brien scored an own goal for the first time since January 2015, and also assisted a goal for the first time since October 2017

Northampton 2-0 Salford City

Alan McCormack started a game for the first time since early August
Michael Harriman was booked for the first time since November 2018 in whay was his 250th career appearance
Adam Rooney made his 50th appearance in League Two

Oldham 0-1 Macclesfield

After signing a short term deal during the week, Chris McCann made his first appearance for Oldham, and was booked for the first time since December 2018

Plymouth 2-0 Carlisle United

Billy Clarke made his first appearance for Plymouth, the former U21 striker signed a short term with the Pilgrims the day before

Port Vale 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin's 50th start for Stevenage was also his 450th career appearance

Walsall 1-2 Cheltenham

Liam Kinsella was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-1 Livingston

Gary Dicker scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since January 2017

Motherwell 0-3 Aberdeen

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance of the season as a late second half substitute for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Second League

Pirin Blagoevgrad 3-1 Pomorie

Conor Henderson scored his first goal of the season in his first start of the season - his first strike since April 2018

Scottish Premier League

Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-1 Ironi Kiryat

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal since August

Sunday, 20th October 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Rangers

In his first start since August, Aidan White was booked for the first time this season, also his first yellow card since January 2017,

Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters 2-1 Atlético de Kolkata

On the opening day of the new season in India, Carl McHugh marked his first appearance for Atlético de Kolkata with his first goal since August 2018

Monday, 21st October 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Arsenal

David McGoldrick was booked for the first time since December 2018, in his first appearance in a month

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

Round up for week of Monday, 22nd April 2019

Monday, 22nd April 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 2-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick's third Premier League goal of the seasons is a career high for the midfielder

Championship

Aston Villa 1-0 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season - this was the striker's first yellow card since September 2017

Wigan 2-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire's start was his 50th appearance for Preston North End

League 1

Southend United 3-2 Burton Albion

Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Bradford City 1-1 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston's introduction was his first appearance in three months
Billy Clarke was booked for the first time since December, and completed his first assist of the season
Eoin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Rochdale

Jack Bonham made his 100th career start

Shrewsbury 2-3 Oxford United

Samir Carruthers's start was his first appearance in two months

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Walsall

Michael Harriman made his 150th start for Wycombe Wanderers

League 2

Bury 3-1 Northampton

Joe Murphy made his 50th appearance of the season
Eoghan O'Connell made his 50th appearance for Bury

Forest Green 2-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan made his 250th career start
Gavin Gunning scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal in March 2018

Tuesday, 23rd April 2019

Premier League

Watford 1-1 Southampton

Shane Long's record breaking goal, the fastest goal in the Premier League, was the 21st goal scored by an Irish player in the competition this season - more than in either of the last two seasons (11 and 20, respectively)

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 24th April 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Arsenal

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season

January 2019 Transfer Window - Transfers, Loans and Contracts

Transfers

Wednesday, 2nd January

After leaving Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok, Cillian Sheridan signed for A-League side Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2018/19 season: 📝

Thursday, 3rd January

Winger Dylan Connolly left League of Ireland Champions and FAI Cup Winners Dundalk FC to sign for League One AFC Wimbledon: 📝

Thursday, 10th January

After being left out of the Cardiff squad for the Premier League, Anthony Pilkington signed an 18 month contract with Wigan Athletic: 📝

Monday, 14th January

Having almost joined Ipswich Town twice before, Alan Judge signed a six month contract with the Tractor Boys, with the option of a further 12 months: 📝

Thursday, 17th January

After cancelling his contract at Gillingham by mutual consent, Conor Wilkinson has signed for Dagenham and Redbridge until June 2020: 📝

Cian Bolger signed a two and a half year deal with Lincoln City: 📝

Friday, 18th January

Recent senior squad call up Sean McDermott left Kristiansund in Norway to sign for Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest: 📝

After leaving Bulgarian side Pirin Blagoevgrad in the summer, Conor Henderson signed for Romanian Liga I side AFC Dunarea Calarasi: 📝

Wednesday, 23rd January

Having agreed with his previous club Aberdeen to cancel his contract, Chris Forrester returned to the League of Ireland with former club St Patrick’s Athletic: 📝

After more than 250 appearances for Rochdale, Joe Rafferty signed a three and a half year deal with Preston North End: 📝

Thursday, 24th January

Ryan Scully returned to Dunfermline Athletic on an initial six month contract, with the option of a further twelve months: 📝

Saturday, 26th January

Recent Florida State University graduate Megan Connolly signed for Brighton and Hove Albion until the end of the season: 📝

Tuesday, 29th January

After a successful six month loan at Mansfield Town, Ryan Sweeney signed a 30 month contract at Field Mill: 📝

Thursday, 31st January

Versatile midfielder Shane McLoughlin left Ipswich Town for AFC Wimbledon: 📝

After more than 70 appearances in his second spell with Coventry City, Michael Doyle signed for Notts County: 📝

Billy Clarke returned to Bradford, signing a contract until the end of the season: 📝

After cancelling his contract with Yeovil Town by mutual consent earlier in January, Shaun Donnellan signed for Maidstone United until the end of the season: 📝

Former U21 striker Courtney Duffus signed a two and a half year contract with Yeovil Town: 📝

Mark Connolly returned to Scotland with Dundee - his third club north of Hadrian's Wall: 📝

Loans

Friday, 4th January

Brentford defender Canice Carroll joined Swindon Town on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Alex Pearce signed for Millwall on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Monday, 7th January

Conor Shaughnessy signed on loan at Hearts until the end of the season: 📝

Simon Power extended his contract at Norwich until June 2021, and signed for FC Dordrecht on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Tuesday, 8th January

After his parent club, Leeds United, recalled Paudie O’Connor from his loan at Blackpool, the defender signed for Bradford City on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Wednesday, 9th January

Following his return to parent club Burnley from his loan deal at Hearts, Jimmy Dunne signed for Sunderland on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Thursday, 24th January

Sophie Perry signed for Lewes FC, famous for paying their men’s and women’s team the same, on loan 📝

Tuesday, 29th January

Andy Boyle signed a loan deal with Ross County until the end of the season: 📝

Niall Keown joined St Johnston on loan in a swap deal with fellow defender Steven Anderson: 📝

Thursday, 31st January

Aston Villa striker Scott Hogan signed for Sheffield United on loan for the rest of the season: 📝

U19 international Stephen Mallon signed for Central Coast Mariners on loan until the end of the A-League season: 📝

St Johnstone striker David McMillan signed for fellow SPL side Hamilton Academical on loan: 📝

David Meyler left Reading to sign for Coventry City until the end of the season: 📝

Aaron Connolly to Luton Town on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Wolves winger Connor Ronan signed on loan with Slovakian side FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda 📝

Winger John O’Sullivan signed for Dundee on loan for the rest of the season: 📝

Contracts/Other

Sunday, 6th January

Graham Coughlan was appointed manager of Bristol Rovers, signing a contract until June 2021: 📝

Monday, 14th January

Having left his post as Shamrock Rovers U15 coach, Damien Duff took over as reserve team coach at Celtic: 📝

Thursday, 17th January

Callum O’Dowda extended his contract with Bristol City by 18 months, keeping him at Ashton Gate until June 2020: 📝

Friday, 25th January

After scoring ten goals since signing in the summer, David McGoldrick signed a two and a half year contract with Sheffield United: 📝

Preston North End youth captain Adam O’Reilly signed his first professional contract: 📝

Thursday, 31st January

Aaron Connolly signed an extension to his contract at Brighton and Hove Albion: 📝

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th November 2018

Saturday, 10th November 2018

Premier League

The eight Irish players that appeared in the Premier League today (four starting players, four introduced substitutes) is a season high for a single day

Cardiff 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Greg Cunningham was booked on his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Leicester City 0-0 Burnley

Kevin Long's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 29th September

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End

Callum Robinson marked his 150th appearance for Preston North End with his eighth goal of the season

Derby County 0-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's goal against Derby was scored his 15th goal for Villa, and also his 20th goal in the Championship

Norwich 4-3 Millwall

Shaun Williams' start was his 350th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 4-0 Hamilton Academical

Sam Kelly's appearance off the bench for Hamilton was his first appearance since Saturday, 29th Septembe

English FA Cup

Luton 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

James Collins' start was his 400th career appearance

Southend United 1-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox cane off the bench for his first appearance since AugustSimon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Carlisle United

Eddie Nolan was named in the Crewe starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 1st September, and was booked for the first time this season
Jamie Devitt's winner was also his first goal in theFA Cup

Sunday, 11th November 2018

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie started his first game in a month

Arsenal 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 7-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was sent off for the second time this season

English FA Cup

Mansfield Town 1-1 Charlton

Billy Clarke returned from injury as second half substitute, this was the striker's first appearance since December 2017

Alfreton Town 1-4 Fleetwood

The first goal of Paddy Madden's brace was his fifth FA Cup goal

Chorley 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor started his first game in a month

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Round up for weekend of Friday, 8th December 2017

Friday, 8th December 2017

Championship

Sheffield United 1-2 Bristol City

Enda Stevens' first booking since October was also his fifth yellow card of the season and he is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 9th December 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Watford

This was Kevin Long's first appearance in the Premier League this season and his first appearance for Burnley since Tuesday, 19 September

Championship

Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams returned from injury as a second half substitute. This was the midfielder's first appearance since Tuesday, 26th September
Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burton Albion 1-2 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan's late winner was his first goal of the season

Hull City 3-2 Brentford

David Meyler unfortunately scored his first own goal of his career in this game
John Egan scored his first goal since Tuesday, 22nd August and was booked for the second time this season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Sunderland

Darron Gibson's start against Wolves was his 25th appearance for Sunderland

League 1

Bristol Rovers 3-0 Southend United

Rory Gaffney made his 25th appearance of the season

Charlton 0-1 Portsmouth

Billy Clarke started his first game for Charlton in a month

Oldham 5-1 Northampton

The first goal of Jack Byrne's brace (the second time he's scored twice in a game this season) was the tenth goal of his career, and earned him a spot in the EFL team of the week

#EFL Team of the Week! 💫

Our selection of standout performers from the weekend action >> https://t.co/OxkIVUQynQ pic.twitter.com/6ufuKc6PIk

— EFL (@EFL) December 11, 2017

Sam Foley's consolation for Northampton was his first goal in a month and also his 15th goal in League 1

Plymouth 2-1 Gillingham

Graham Carey made his 250th start in British football

League 2

Cheltenham 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan made his 25th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Colchester 3-1 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 25th appearance of the season

Grimsby 1-0 Forest Green

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season, before this the goalkeeper hadn't been booked since September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 5-1 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown scored the first own goal of his career for Partick in this game

Monday, 11th December 2017

Championship

Reading 2-2 Cardiff

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season

Round Up - Weekend of 31st March 2017

Friday, 31 March 2017

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-7 Aberdeen

Darren O'Dea made his 50th appearance for Dundee
Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance in the SPL
Adam Rooney scored his first goal in a month

Saturday, 1 April 2017

Championship

Ipswich 1-1 Birmingham City

This was Jonathan Douglas's first appearance since February 14th, and his first start since a month earlier on January 17th

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Wigan

Jack Byrne was included in a Wigan matchday squad for the first time, but did not come off the bench

Rotherham 0-1 Fulham

Lee Frecklington made his 150th start for Rotherham

Reading 1-0 Leeds United

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance for Reading

League 1

Bolton 0-0 Chesterfield

Connor Dimaio was booked for the fifth time this season

Bradford City 1-0 Walsall

Billy Clarke scored his 25th goal for Bradford, almost five months after his last goal in November

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Shrewsbury

Rory Gaffney made his 50th start for Bristol Rovers
Ryan Sweeney made his 25th career appearance

Millwall 3-1 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden made his 150th start for Scunthorpe
Shaun Williams penalty today (his first goal since November 26th) was his scored his 25th goal in League One and his fifth goal of the season

Southend United 3-0 Oldham

Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season
Paul Green was shown his first yellow card in 2017

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Cambridge United

Barry Corr made his first start of the season, 14 months after his last start in January 2016

Hartlepool 0-2 Portsmouth

Padraig Amond made his 200th appearance in League Two
Enda Stevens made his 150th start in England

Leyton Orient 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Collins made his 25th appearance for Leyton Orient

Yeovil 0-2 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal for Carlisle, this was the winger's first goal since December 4th

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 2-1 Ross County

Adam Barton made his 25th start for Partick Thistle

Inverness CT 1-1 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon made his 300th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Hamilton Academical 1-0 St Johnstone

Graham Cummins was booked for the first time in 2017

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-1 Airdrie Utd

Joe Gorman made his first start since December

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 0-0 Atlanta United

Chris McCann started his first game for Atlanta United

Sunday, 2 April 2017

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Nieciecza

Cillian Sheridan's penalty today (his first goal since January 28th) was his tenth goal this season and his first goal for his new club

Round Up - International Break

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

League 1

Coventry 2-1 Port Vale

Sam Foley was booked for the first time in 2017

Rochdale 3-3 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored for the first time in a month

League 2

Newport Co. 1-1 Luton

Mark O'Brien was sent off for the second time in his career, two and half years after his last red card in September 2014

Saturday, 25 March 2017

League 1

Oldham 1-1 Sheffield United

Jay O'Shea's tenth goal of the season (the most he's scored in a single season in England) was also his 30th goal in League One

League 2

Carlisle United 0-2 Crewe Alexandra

Jamie Devitt returned to the Carlisle starting XI for his first start since February 11th

Colchester 2-1 Luton

Sean Murray made his 25th start of the season
Glen Rea made his 50th appearance for Luton

Crawley 3-0 Leyton Orient

James Collins scored his 20th goal for Crawley

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Adelaide United

Roy O'Donovan scored his first goal February 12th

Sunday, 26 March 2017

League 1

Scunthorpe 3-2 Bradford City

Kevin Toner marked his first appearance for Bradford City with the first goal of his career
Billy Clarke was booked for the first time in 2017

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 3-1 Rochdale

Keith Keane was sent off for the second time this season

Sheffield United 2-0 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien was shown his first yellow card of 2017

Round Up - Weekend of 27th January 2017

Friday, 27th January 2017

English FA Cup

Derby County 2-2 Leicester City

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time in two months

Saturday, 28th January 2017

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Swindon Town

After signing for Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season on Friday, Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance of the season in the Pirates' starting XI. This was the defender's first appearance since May, and also picked up his first yellow card since last March.

Fleetwood 1-1 Southend United

Michael Timlin was booked for the first time in almost two months, the midfielder's last yellow card was on December 6th

Gillingham 1-1 Shrewsbury

Bradley Garmston returned from injury to make his first appearance since November 16th. This was the defender's 50th appearance for Gillingham
Gary Deegan start today was the midfielder's 150th career start

Oldham 1-2 Bradford City

Billy Clarke was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the first time since November 12th

Peterborough 0-4 MK Dons

Darren Potter was booked for the tenth time this season

League 2

Luton 2-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time in more than three months, the defender's last booking came on October 22nd

Newport Co. 3-1 Hartlepool

Padraig Amond's consolation strike for Hartlepool was the striker's tenth goal of the season

Notts County 2-1 Crawley

James Collins' thought he had salvaged a draw for Crawley with his 15th goal of the season, only for Notts County to score again and claim all three points

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-2 Rangers

Robbie Kiernan was booked for the fourth time seas season, almost two months after his last booking on December 3rd

Kilmarnock 3-2 Ross County

Gary Dicker scored his first goal for Kilmarnock (also his first goal in the SPL, and his tenth goal since leaving the League of Ireland) in his 25th start of the season. Before this, Dicker hadn't scored in almost two years, his last goal came in April 2015 for Carlisle

Inverness CT 0-0 Partick Thistle

After signing for Partick Thistle on Tuesday, Reading's Niall Keown made his first start for the Jags

St Johnstone 3-0 Hamilton Academical

The first goal of Graham Cummins' brace (his first goals since September) was the striker's tenth goal in the SPL

English FA Cup

Liverpool 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his first appearance in the FA Cup

Lincoln 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Richie Towell scored his first goal for Brighton's senior team, having already scored for the U23 side in the Checkatrade Trophy this season and was booked for the first time this season

Cypriot Premier League

Omonia Nicosia 3-0 Nea Salamis

Cillian Sheridan's opener was the striker's first goal since December 21st

Round Up - Week of 17th January 2017

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

English FA Cup

Barnsley 1-2 Blackpool
Mark Yeates made his 25th appearance for Blackpool

Lincoln 1-0 Ipswich
Leon Best returned to the Ipswich starting XI for the first time since 22 October 22nd
Jonathan Douglas was booked for the third time this season, more than three months after his last booking on October 1st

Football League Trophy

Cheltenham 0-1 Bradford City
Billy Clarke returned from injury for his first appearance since November 12th

Wednesday, 18 January 2017

English FA Cup

Southampton 1-0 Norwich
Shane Long marked his 100th appearance for Southampton with his second goal of the season

Round Up - Weekend of 12th November 2016

Saturday, 12 November 2016

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Austria 0-1 Republic of Ireland
This was Ireland's first win in Austria, the first time the Boys in Green have beaten them since 1963(the longest winless streak against any opponent) and the first time beating higher ranked opposition in an away qualifier since a 2-1 victory against Lithuania in 1997
Shane Duffy continued his record of starting in each appearance for Ireland, and was booked for the first time in his Ireland career
Seamus Coleman made his 40th start for Ireland
James McClean's winner was the winger's eighth goal for Ireland
Both Harry Arter and David McGoldrick made their first competitive appearance for Ireland in their fourth and fifth senior appearances, respectively
Wes Hoolahan made his 37th appearance for Ireland, this was Hoolahan's 36th cap while signed to Norwich City, breaking Mark Bowen's record of 35 caps for Wales while playing for the Canaries

League 1
Bradford City 4-0 Rochdale
Billy Clarke made his 100th appearance for Bradford
Niall Canavan had not been sent off in his career before this season, but after this game, he has now been sent off twice in two months

Bury 1-4 Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin scored his tenth goal in England

Gillingham 2-1 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole scored his fifth goal of the season

Millwall 4-0 Bristol Rovers
Shaun Williams scored his tenth goal for Millwall, almost three months after his ninth goal for the Lions on August 23rd

MK Dons 1-1 Walsall
Samir Carruthers was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 2

Colchester 0-3 Leyton Orient
Michael Collins was booked for the first time April 6th

Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Plymouth
Graham Carey scored his 20th goal for Plymouth

Portsmouth 4-0 Mansfield Town
Noel Hunt scored his first goal for Portsmouth, almost a year since his last goal on Friday, 18 December 2015

Round Up - Weekend of 21st October 2016

Friday, 21 October 2016

Australian A-League

Melbourne City 2-3 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh scored his first hat trick almost exactly two years after his last triple on 19th October 2014.

Saturday, 22 October 2016

Premier League

Burnley 2-1 Everton
Seamus Coleman made his 200th start for Everton
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time since the opening game of the season

Championship

Brentford 0-2 Barnsley
Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Newcastle Utd 3-0 Ipswich
David McGoldrick came off the bench to make his first appearance since August 9th

Rotherham 0-1 Reading
Paul McShane scored his second of the season, two months after his last goal on 20 August 2016. The defender has now scored more than once in a season for the first time since 2012-13

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Leeds United
Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season, exactly 200 days after his last yellow card on April 5th

League 1

Bradford City 3-3 Sheffield United
Billy Clarke scored his fifth goal of the season

MK Dons 0-3 Southend United
Simon Cox's scored his third of the season, two months after his last strike on August 20th
Darren Potter was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Dundee Utd 2-1 Dumbarton
Willo Flood picked up his fourth booking of the season, his first since August 20th

Round Up - Week of 26th September 2016

Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Championship

Brentford 4-1 Reading
Paul McShane made his 50th appearance for Reading
Alan McCormack's returned to the Brentford starting XI for his first appearance since 9th August and was booked for the first time since April

Huddersfield 2-1 Rotherham
Sean Scannell was booked for the first time in almost a year on his return for Huddersfield after a month out of the side

Ipswich 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Leon Best made his first start for Ipswich since signing for the Tractor Boys. Before this, the striker hadn't started since the end of April
Jonathan Douglas was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bradford City 2-1 Fleetwood
Josh Cullen made his 25th appearance for Bradford City (starting each one of them) and was booked for the first time in the 2016/17 season
Billy Clarke scored his 70th goal of his career, a month after he scored his 69th goal against Oldham

Southend United 2-1 Oxford United
David Mooney made his 50th appearance for Southend
Stephen McLaughlin made his 50th club start since leaving the League of Ireland

Swindon Town 1-3 Northampton
Sean Murray scored his first goal for Swindon. This was the winger's first goal since November 2015

Walsall 1-4 Scunthorpe
Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Mansfield Town
Patrick Hoban made his first start for Mansfield, having not started a game since February

Hartlepool 1-1 Luton
Alan Sheehan scored his first goal of the season

Leyton Orient 0-2 Plymouth
Graham Carey was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Championship

Newcastle Utd 4-3 Norwich
Ciaran Clark made his 150th career start
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time since March

Round Up - Weekend of 27th August 2016

Saturday, 27 August 2016
Today was the first time that two Irish players scored an own goal on the same day since January

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-1 Bournemouth
Damien Delaney was booked for the first time this season

Everton 1-0 Stoke City
Shay Given's own goal this against Everton was the goalkeeper's first OG since October 2007

Hull City 0-1 Manchester United
David Meyler was booked for the first time since October 2015

Championship

Barnsley 4-0 Rotherham
Aidan White made his 25th appearance for Barnsley

Blackburn 0-1 Fulham
After signing for Blackburn on Friday, both Tommie Hoban and Derrick Williams made their first appearances for the Lancashire side

Newcastle Utd 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Having signed for Brighton on Friday, Shane Duffy went straight into the starting XI for the Seagulls against Newcastle

League 1

Bradford City 1-1 Oldham
Billy Clarke's second half penalty was his 20th goal for Bradford

Chesterfield 1-3 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the first time since February 2016

Coventry 1-1 Northampton
Despite the season only being a month old, John-Joe O'Toole picked up his fifth booking in this game

Port Vale 3-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden came off the bench to make his first appearance for Scunthorpe this season

Rochdale 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Donal McDermott made his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Walsall 3-3 Bury
After signing a new contract with Aston Villa this week, Kevin Toner went out on loan to Walsall and made his first appearance this season for his new club

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-3 Morecambe
John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Crawley 1-3 Notts County
James Collins had the misfortune of scoring the first own goal of his career in this game

Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 2-1 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th start for St Johnstone

Celtic 4-1 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney's goal against Celtic was the Aberdeen striker's first goal in more than a month

Scottish First Division

Falkirk 1-0 Dumbarton
Danny Rogers made his 50th appearance for Falkirk

Round up - Week of 17th May 2016

Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Championship Play Off Semi Final
Hull City 0-2 Derby County
Jeff Hendrick returned to the Derby County starting XI for the first time since 19th March, and was booked for the fifth time this season

Wednesday, 18 May 2016
League 2 Play Off Semi Final
Accrington Stanley 2-2 AFC Wimbledon
Seamus Conneely made his 50th start of the season

Friday, 20 May 2016
League 1 Play Off Semi Final
Millwall 1-1 Bradford City
Billy Clarke made his 25th start of the season

Saturday, 21 May 2016
English FA Cup
Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United
Damien Delaney was booked for the first time since 6th February

Scottish FA Cup
Rangers 2-3 Hibernian
Both braces scored by Anthony Stokes this season have come in the Scottish Cup
A summary of Conrad Logan's season:

• Released by Leicester City in the summer
• Signs a short term deal with Hibs in March
• Saves two penalties in the Scottish Cup semi final in his first game for Hibs in April
• Wins the Scottish Cup with Hibs for the first time in 114 years in May!

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