Round Up for week of Tuesday, 25th February 2020

Tuesday, 25th February 2020

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Preston North End

Callum Robinson completed his first assist in three months

League 1

Sunderland 1-1 Fleetwood

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

Blackpool 2-1 Bolton

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

League 2

Grimsby 4-2 Newport Co.

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

Cheltenham 2-1 Northampton

Jake Doyle-Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-2 St Mirren

Sam Foley was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 1-2 Greenock Morton

Aaron Drinan completed his first assist for Ayr

Dunfermline 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran scored his 15th goal in the Scottish Championship

Wednesday, 26th February 2020

Championship

Blackburn 0-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins was named in the Stoke starting XI for the first time in two months

Millwall 0-0 Birmingham City

Alex Pearce's start was his 40th appearance for Millwall

CONCACAF Champions League

Atlanta United 3-0 Unknown Club

Having signed for Atlanta United in January, Jake Mulraney made his debut for the Five Stripes

Thursday, 27th February 2020

Europa League

Espanyol 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's strike was the first goal scored by an Irish player in the knock out stages of the Europa League since Seamus Coleman scored against BSC Young Boys in February 2015

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 11th February 2020

Tuesday, 11th February 2020

Championship

Barnsley 0-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Blackburn 3-0 Hull City

Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Charlton

Aiden McGeady came off the bench for his first appearance for Charlton - this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 26th November
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season

Swansea 0-0 QPR

Ryan Manning was named in a starting XI for the 80th time in his career

Wigan 2-2 Middlesbrough

Anthony Pilkington's start was his first appearance since Thursday, 26 December

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Ipswich

Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in a month

Blackpool 2-3 Gillingham

Connor Ronan was booked for the first time since August
Thomas O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Burton Albion 2-2 Oxford United

Liam Kelly was named in the Oxford United starting XI for the first time - his first start since August
Anthony Forde came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 7th December

Sunderland 3-0 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell unfortunately marked his 120th career appearance with his third own goal of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 0-1 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes made his 30th appearance for Cheltenham

Colchester 2-3 Grimsby

Bradley Garmston made his debut for Grimsby - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox's first booking since Saturday, 26 October was his fifth yellow card of the season

Exeter 5-1 Oldham

Chris McCann was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 2-0 Macclesfield

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Northampton 0-1 Swindon Town

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time since New Year's Day

Asian AFC Champions League

Lekhwiya 2-0 Persepolis

Anthony Stokes is the first Irish player to appear in the Asian AFC Champions League since Roy O'Donovan for Newcastle Jets a year ago

Wednesday, 12th February 2020

Championship

Bristol City 3-2 Derby County

Callum O'Dowda made his 110th appearance in the Championship

Luton 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season

Millwall 1-1 Fulham

Harry Arter was booked for the first time since August

Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End

James McClean was booked for the first time in two months, in what was his 60th start for Stoke City
Alan Browne scored his 25th goal in the Championship

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

Round Up for Tuesday, 1st January 2019

Tuesday, 1st January 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 2-2 QPR

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time since August

Blackburn 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Wes Hoolahan came off the bench for his first appearance in three months

Ipswich 2-3 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien made his first assist of the season - almost a year to the date since his last assist on Saturday, 6th January 2018

Nottingham Forest 4-2 Leeds United

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal of the season, three months after his last goal in September

Stoke City 0-2 Bristol City

James McClean's start against Bristol was the 200th time the player was named in a starting XI in English football

League 1

Blackpool 0-1 Sunderland

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Plymouth 3-0 Oxford United

Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Saturday, 17th November

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Southend United 2-0 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston was named in a Gillingham starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 13th November

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Coventry

Michael Harriman's start was his frst appearance in five weeks

League 2

Grimsby 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney's first booking since Saturday, 24 November 2018(38 days)

Bury 3-1 Crewe Alexandra

Jay O'Shea scored his 25th goal in League 2 in his 100th appearance in the competition

Crawley 2-0 Colchester

Mark Connolly was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 20th November

Forest Green 2-1 Northampton

Sam Foley scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 9th December 2017
Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season

Stevenage 1-0 Newport Co.

Michael Timlin completed his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 0-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney made his 100th appearance in League Two

Yeovil 1-4 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson's first goal since September was his tenth goal in League Two

Wednesday, 2nd January 2019

Premier League

Huddersfield 1-2 Burnley

Robbie Brady was sent off for the third time in his career, two years after his last red card on Saturday, 31st December 2016

West Ham United 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's fourth goal of the season (equaling his career high for a season) was the 15th goal of his career
Duffy's goal was the twelfth Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in 2018/19, one more than the total for the 2017/18 season

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-2 Brisbane Roar

Roy O'Donovan scored his 30th goal in the A-League

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24rd October 2018

Tuesday, 23rd October 2018

Championship

Middlesbrough 0-0 Rotherham

Ryan Manning made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Norwich 2-1 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan started his first game since Saturday, 1st September
Conor Hourihane made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Scott Hogan came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Sheffield United 1-1 Stoke City

John Egan made his 200th career appearance

League 1

Plymouth 3-1 Gillingham

Callum Reilly made his 25th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston made his 100th career appearance

Wycombe Wanderers 3-0 Rochdale

Joe Rafferty made his 150th appearance in League One

League 2

Bury 1-1 Newport Co.

Joe Murphy made his 50th appearance for Bury

Wednesday, 24th October 2018

Championship

Preston North End 4-3 Brentford

Alan Browne scored his 20th goal for Preston

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 25th August 2018

Saturday, 25th August 2018

Premier League

Southampton 1-2 Leicester City

Shane Long made his first start of the season

Championship

Derby County 2-0 Preston North End

Richard Keogh's first goal since February was also his tenth goal for Derby

Stoke City 2-0 Hull City

James McClean's first goal for Stoke (his first goal since January), was also his tenth strike in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Birmingham City

In his 25th start for Forest, Daryl Murphy booked for the first time since March 2015!

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Coventry

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time since February

Luton 3-2 Shrewsbury

James Collins made his 50th appearance for Luton

Oxford United 3-1 Burton Albion

After signing a short term contract with Burton during the week, Stephen Quinn made his first appearance for the Brewers. This was his first appearance in more than a year

League 2

Cambridge United 0-1 Cheltenham

Gary Deegan made his 50th appearance for Cambridge United
Kevin Dawson's booking was his first yellow card since February

Yeovil 2-0 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was sent off for the fourth time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban marked his first appearance in the SPL with his first goal for loan club Aberdeen. This was the defender's first goal since April 2017

Kilmarnock 0-1 Hearts

Jimmy Dunne made his first appearance for loan club Hearts
Gary Dicker was sent off for the third time in his career, his second while at Kilmarnock

Sunday, 26th August 2018

Premier League

Fulham 4-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick scored his fifth goal for Burnley, all of which have come in the Premier League. This was his first goal since October

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 3-3 Rangers

Carl McHugh's goal was the 15th goal of his career

Round Up for weekend of 19th January 2018

Friday, 19th January 2018

League 2

Newport Co. 2-1 Crawley

Padraig Amond's opener was the striker's tenth strike of the season
Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season on his 150th appearance for Crawley

Saturday, 20th January 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley

Glenn Whelan made his 25th appearance for Aston Villa
The first goal of Scott Hogan's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship

Leeds 3-4 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored in three successive games for the first time since September 2016

Bolton 1-1 Ipswich

After signing for Ipswich on Friday, Stephen Gleeson came off the bench for his first appearance for the Tractor Boys, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 9th December

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham made his 250th career appearance

Reading 0-1 Brentford

Liam Kelly made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Nottingham Forest

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance in the competition

League 1

Fleetwood 1-2 Blackburn

Paddy Madden made his first start for Fleetwood

Northampton 2-1 MK Dons

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-3 Gillingham

Following his move to Gillingham on loan, Callum Reilly made his first start for the Gills
Bradley Garmston made his 50th career start

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Grimsby

Sean Murray's equaliser for Colchester was his first goal since October

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time since October, this was the defender's fifth yellow card this season

Mansfield Town 3-2 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren

Adam Rooney scored his tenth goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 2-2 Inverness CT

Darren O'Dea starting his first game since November
Aaron Doran scored his 25th goal of his career

Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey first appearance in a month was also his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance for Motherwell
Charles Dunne made his first appearance in the competition

Sunday, 21 January 2018

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Tottenham

Congratulations to 17 year old Michael Obafemi on making his first appearance for Southampton's senior side, the first 17 year old Irish player to appear in the Premier League since Aaron Doran in 2009.

2️⃣ Following Michael Obafemi's debut today, 2017/18 is the first @premierleague season with appearances by two @FAIreland players under the age of 19 (Obafemi and Declan Rice) since 2011/12 #COYBIG #beirt

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 21, 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 13th January 2018

Saturday, 13th January 2018

Championship

Cardiff 4-0 Sunderland

Anthony Pilkington came off the bench, and scored his 20th goal for Cardiff - this was the midfielder's  first goal since August

Brentford 2-0 Bolton

After signing for Bolton Wanderers on loan, Harry Charsley made his first start for the Trotters.

Burton Albion 1-3 QPR

Ryan Manning came off the bench for his first appearance in almost two months

Hull City 0-0 Reading

David Meyler stated his first game for Hull in a month

Ipswich 1-0 Leeds United

Eunan O'Kane was sent off for the first time in his career

Millwall 1-1 Preston North End

Aiden O'Brien's opener for Millwall was his fifth goal in the Championship, and also his fifth goal of the season

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the first time the striker had scored in consecutive games since November 2016

League 1

Blackpool 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Rowan Roche made his first appearance in League One

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Plymouth

Ian Lawlor made his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Gillingham 2-1 Rochdale

Bradley Garmston scored his first goal of the season, this was the defender's first goal since November 2015

Oldham 1-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance for Rotherham

Portsmouth 1-1 Scunthorpe

Connor Ronan made his first appearance in League One

Southend United 1-2 Fleetwood

Michael Timlin made his 25th start of the season
Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden marked his first appearance for new club Fleetwood (his first appearance in a month) with a goal, this was fifth goal of the season

Wigan 0-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester made his 100th start for Peterborough

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Mansfield Town

After proving his fitness, Barry Corr rejoined Cambridge on a short term contract and made his first appearance of the season for the U's

Carlisle United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green made his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra after signing for them on loan until the end of the season, this was the midfielder's first appearance in League Two

Exeter 1-0 Coventry

Josh Barrett made his first appearance for loan club Coventry, this was his first senior appearance in two months

Lincoln City 2-2 Notts County

Lee Frecklington scored on his return to Lincoln City, this was the former B International's fifth goal of the season

Port Vale 1-1 Yeovil

Following his senior debut in the FA Cup last week, Corey Whelan came off the bench to make his league debut against Port Vale

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 14th October 2017

Saturday, 14th October 2017

Championship

Fulham 2-2 Preston North End

On his return from international duty, Sean Maguire scored his first goal in a month

Norwich 1-1 Hull City

David Meyler's red card was his second for Hull (the third of his career), and his first since April 2015

League 1

Bury 3-1 Bradford City

On his return from injury, Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in two months

Northampton 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

John-Joe O'Toole picked up a booking in made his first appearance of the season

Peterborough 0-1 Gillingham

Chris Forrester made his 100th appearance for Peterborough
Bradley Garmston returned from injury to make his first start of the season, this was the defender's first appearance since February

Plymouth 1-1 Shrewsbury

Graham Carey scored his first goal since Saturday, 2nd September

League 2

Chesterfield 0-2 Morecambe

Connor Dimaio's introduction as a second half substitute was his first appearance in League Two

Colchester 0-1 Carlisle United

Sean Murray made his 25th start for Colchester
After 57 appearances, Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Carlisle, this was the midfielder's first goal since May 2016

Forest Green 0-4 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 0-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 25th start for Cambridge United

Port Vale 3-1 Cheltenham

Gavin Gunning made his 200th career start
Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal for Cheltenham

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 50th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Hamilton Academical 1-2 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Hibernian 0-1 Aberdeen

Anthony Stokes' start for Hibernian was his 200th appearance in SPL

Partick Thistle 0-2 Kilmarnock

Niall Keown made his 25th start for Partick Thistle
Alan Power's start for Kilmarnock was his first appearance since Tuesday, 8 August

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 0-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney's start for Inverness was his first time in the starting XI in two months

Sunday, 15th October 2017

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-2 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh made his 300th career start
Roy O'Donovan was booked for the first time this season

Round Up - Week of 21st February 2017

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Brentford

John Egan scored his fourth goal of the season, five months after his last goal in September

League 1

Gillingham 2-2 AFC Wimbledon

Bradley Garmston's injury and subsequent substitution means he joins David Mooney, Kevin Doyle and Samir Carruthers as substitutes who were introduced and substituted in the same game

Peterborough 1-4 Southend United

Michael Timlin's first goal of the season was also the midfielder's 15th goal for Southend

League 2

Colchester 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Sean Murray's first start for Colchester was the winger's 25th appearance of the season


DAvid Mooney
Kevin Doyle
Samir Carruthers
Bradley Garmston - all introduced and substituted this season

Round Up - Week of 14th February 2017

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Championship

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Ipswich

David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in 2017

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Sheffield United

After signing for Sheffield United on loan, Jay O'Shea made his first start for the Blades against Bristol

Gillingham 1-1 Chesterfield

Bradley Garmston continued his recovery from injury with hs first start since November 16th

Millwall 2-0 Port Vale

Aiden O'Brien's first goal since the beginning of January was also his 20th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 0-0 Walsall

Paddy Madden returned to the Scunthorpe starting XI for his first start since January 2nd

Bolton 1-0 Rochdale

Keith Keane was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor was booked for the first time this season, this was the goalkeeper's first yellow card in more than a year

Colchester 2-3 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 100th start for Crawley, spread across two spells with the reds

Notts County 2-2 Exeter

Liam McAlinden was booked for the first time in 2017

Portsmouth 2-0 Blackpool

Eoin Doyle scored his first goal for Portsmouth, more than two months after his last goal on December 3rd

Yeovil 1-1 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 100th start in England
After returning from injury following a year out, Barry Corr scored his first goal since December 2015

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 7-2 Motherwell

Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal since December 30th to match his total of six goals in 2015/16
Adam Rooney reached 15 goals for the season with his first hat trick since September 2014

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 8th November 2016

Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Football League Trophy

Everton U23 1-1 Blackpool
After returning from injury, Darron Gibson made his first start of the season
Although he's appeared for the Everton U23 side before this, Harry Charsley will remember his first appearance for the side in the Football League Trophy after marking it with a goal.
Mark Yeates was booked for the first time this season, before this the winger hadn't been shown a yellow card since last December

Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal in the Football League Trophy
Connor Dimaio scored his first goal of the season for Chesterfield

Blackburn Rovers U23 2-2 Oldham
Anthony Stokes scored his fourth goal of the season, his first since August 9th, in his first start in more than a month

Luton 1-3 Millwall
Congratulations to U19 midfielder Kyron Farrell made his senior debut
After signing for Millwall in the summer from Bohemians, Paul Rooney made his debut for the Lions

Wolves U23 4-0 Accrington Stanley
Connor Ronan scored his first goal of his career in his second appearance in the Football League Trophy

Swansea City U23 2-0 Plymouth
Tom Holland made his first appearance in the FLT

Stevenage 4-0 Southend United
Luke Wade Slater made his senior debut as a second half substitute for Stevenage
Michael Timlin made his first appearance of the season

Brighton U23 1-0 Leyton Orient
Richie Towell marked his first start of the season with his first goal for Brighton. This was the midfielder's first goal in the UK since July 2014
Michael Collins made his first start for Leyton Orient

West Bromwich Albion U23 0-2 Gillingham
After recovering from injury, Bradley Garmston made his first appearance of the season

Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters 2-1 Goa
Graham Stack returned to the Kerala Blasters starting XI for his first appearance in a month

Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Football League Trophy

Hartlepool 1-2 Rochdale
Brian Barry-Murphy made his first appearance of the season

Reading U23 0-2 Yeovil
Niall Keown made his first appearance of the season

Grimsby 2-4 Sheffield United
Graham Kelly made his first start for Sheffield United

Round Up - Midweek games of 12th April 2016

Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Championship
Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading
Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season, his last goal came in December 2014

League 1
Gillingham 1-2 Walsall
Bradley Garmston returned to the Gillingham starting XI for the first time since 20th February, while John Egan came off the bench for his first appearance since 13th February

Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Premier League
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton
James McCarthy was sent off for the first time in his career

Further Reading
Richard Dunne and dusted: Irish legend at ease in retirement - Irish Examiner

Round Up - Weekend of 20th February 2016

Saturday, 20 February 2016
Championship
Brentford 1-3 Derby County
This tie was the second time this season where three Irish players scored in the same game. That hasn't happened in one season since the 2012/13 season
Cyrus Christie scored his first goal for Derby County today, before that the defender hadn't scored since March 2013

Burnley 2-0 Rotherham
Leon Best came off the bench for Rotherham to make his first appearance in three months after recovering from an injury

MK Dons 0-2 Bristol City
Darren Potter received his fourth booking of the season, almost three months after his last yellow card

League 1
Bradford City 2-2 Rochdale
After signing for them on loan, Niall Canavan made his first start for Rochdale, before that the midfielder hadn't played a minute of football since starting an tie for parent club Scunthorpe on 2nd January

Chesterfield 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Connor Dimaio celebrated his debut for Chesterfield with a the first goal of his career, and also weighed in with an assist. Congratulations Connor!

Fleetwood 2-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden's eighteenth goal this season was his milestone fortieth goal for Scunthorpe!

Oldham 2-1 Gillingham
Bradley Garmston's start today for Gillingham was the defender's fiftieth career appearance

League 2 
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Morecambe
Rory Gaffney's eighth goal of the season was the former League of Ireland striker's first goal since 2nd January
Jamie Devitt's fifth goal of the season was his tenth goal for Morecambe

Cambridge United 3-1 York City
James Berrett scored his fifth goal of the season

Crawley 1-1 Plymouth
Shamir Goodwin scored his first goal for Crawley Town

English FA Cup 
Reading 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Simon Cox made his fiftieth appearance for Reading in the same game Paul McShane scored his first goal for the club

Bournemouth 0-2 Everton
James McCarthy made his one hundredth appearance for Everton

Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
Darren O'Dea's performance earned him a place in the BT Sport SPFL Team of the Week

#TEAMOFTHEWEEK @Fox1NtheBox @leehods2 @odea_darren @kierantierney1 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/iBIlIr7I3p

— BT Sport SPFL (@BTSportSPFL) February 22, 2016

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 6-3 Brisbane Roar
Andy Keogh scored his third goal in seven games since returning to Perth Glory

Sunday, 21 February 2016
Scottish First Division
Queen of the South 0-1 Rangers
Robbie Kiernan's booking this afternoon was his first yellow card in almost two months

English FA Cup
Blackburn 1-5 West Ham United
Shane Duffy made his fiftieth start for Blackburn, while Darragh Lenihan made his twenty-fifth career start

Monday, 22 February 2016
League 1
Southend United 3-1 Burton Albion
Cian Bolger made his one hundredth career start
David Mooney scored his seventh goal of the season, his first in almost two months

Further Reading
Premier League’s five best stand-in stoppers - football365.com
Two-touch penalties, imaginary cards, lazy subs: Football's unwritten rules - ESPN FC
Ruud Dokter: 'We want our best young players to go to United, Arsenal and Chelsea but UK not always the best step' - Irish Independent

Irish Scorers weekend of 14th February 2015

14 February 2015 Sky Bet Championship Fulham 1-2 Ipswich Town Daryl Murphy(5) Daryl Murphy(45) Sky Bet League 1 Chesterfield 2-3 Leyton Orient Jay O'Shea(19, penalty) David Mooney(35) David Mooney(70) Gillingham 4-2 Milton Keynes Dons Bradley Garmston(75) Peterborough United 2-1 Rochdale Joe Rafferty(24) Scunthorpe United 3-1 Swindon Town Paddy Madden(62) Niall Canavan(76) Sky Bet League 2 Shrewsbury Town 2-0 AFC Wimbledon Liam Lawrence(45) Southend United 1-2 Accrington Stanley Barry Corr(72) Scottish Premiership St Mirren 1-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Jim Goodwin(68)