Round up for weekend of Friday, 8th January 2021

Friday, 8th January 2021

FA Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy's start was his first appearance in two months, and his first start since a month before that

Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 9th December

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-2 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox completed his first assist since August

Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Peterborough

Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal for Lincoln City, this was also his fifth goal in League One

Gillingham 0-1 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole was named in the Burton Albion for the 50th time

Rochdale 3-3 Crewe Alexandra

Gavin Bazunu's start was his first appearance in two months
Paul McShane's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17th October

Ipswich 2-3 Swindon Town

Alan Judge's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Ipswich
Mark Travers' start was his first appearance for loan club Swindon Town

Sunderland 1-1 Hull City

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season, a rare header for the winger, more than a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 26th November 2019

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Harrogate Town

Wes Hoolahan completed his first assist in two months

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Motherwell

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season

FA Cup

Boreham Wood 0-2 Millwall

Dan McNamara's start was his Millwall debut

Chorley 2-0 Derby County

Both Festy Ebosele and Ola Ibrahim both made their career debuts as substitutes for Derby

Bournemouth 4-1 Oldham

Gavin Kilkenny was named in the Bournemouth starting XI for the first time this season

Stoke City 0-4 Leicester City

James McClean's start was his 25th appearance in the FA Cup

Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby first appearance for Preston North End was his 50th career appearances

Exeter 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Ciaran Brennan's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 23rd September

Brentford 2-1 Middlesbrough

Alex Gilbert's start was his career debut

Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 3-2 Bonnyrigg Rose

Jonathan Afolabi's first goal in the Scottish FA Cup was his fifth senior goal

Sunday, 10th January 2021

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers

Jonathan Hayes' assist was his first since Tuesday, 20 October

FA Cup

Cheltenham 2-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin started his first game in six weeks, and scored his first goal in 100 days
Corey O'Keeffe started a game for the first time in two months
James Clarke came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Monday, 11th January 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-1 Hibernian

Armstrong Okoflex came off the bench to make his first appearance for Celtic's senior team(he appeared for the Bhoys' U20 side in the 2019/20 Scottish Challenge Cup)

FA Cup

Stockport County 0-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph's start was his 50th appearance for West Ham United
Mipo Odubeko came on for his first appearance for West Ham United's senior team

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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

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Friday, 1st November 2019

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Saturday, 2nd November 2019

Premier League

The two goals scored by Duffy and Clark today brings the total number of Irish goalscorers in the Premier League in 2019/20 to seven - as many as scored in the 2018/19 season

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Norwich

Shane Duffy scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since February

West Ham United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since January

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the first time in a month

Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Burton Albion

Kieran Sadlier scored his tenth goal for Doncaster

Rochdale 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell scored an own goal for the first time since August 2014

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney unfortunately scored the first own goal of his career in what was his 150th appearance for Exeter

Carlisle United 2-1 Macclesfield

Canice Carroll's late second half introduction was his 50th career appearance
Emmanuel Osadebe was shown his first yellow card in two months

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Eddie Nolan made his 100th start for Crewe Alexandra

Mansfield Town 2-3 Colchester

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall

Rory Gaffney scored his first goal for loan club Walsall

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Queen of the South

Ryan Scully made his 25th appearance for Dunfermline

Inverness CT 0-3 Dundee Utd

Aaron Doran was named in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle starting XI for the 200th time
Mark Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance for Dundee in two months

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Saturday, 10th August 2019

Premier League

Seven Irish players were named in the starting XI of today's Premier League games for the first time since January 2018

Bournemouth 1-1 Sheffield United

Sheffield United are the first team to name four Irish players in the starting XI of a Premier League game since Burnley in May 2017

Burnley 3-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi returned from injury for his first appearance since February

Championship

Charlton 3-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ward's start, his first since January, was his 400th appearance in English football

Derby County 0-0 Swansea

Richard Keogh was shown his first yellow card of the season in what was his 350th appearance for Derby County - remarkably in every one of these he was named in the starting XI

Fulham 2-0 Blackburn

Harry Arter assisted Fulham's opener on his debut for the Cottagers - his first assist since March

Middlesbrough 0-1 Brentford

Darren Randolph's start was his 100th appearance for Middlesbrough - all of which have been starts

Preston North End 3-0 Wigan

Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season

QPR 1-1 Huddersfield

Ryan Manning completed his first assist of the season - his first in almost a year

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Millwall

Alex Pearce unfortunately scored an OG in this game, his first since November 2014

League 1

Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough

Anthony Forde came off the bench to make his debut at new club Oxford United

Portsmouth 2-0 Tranmere

Darren Potter made his first start for Tranmere Rovers - his first time being named in a starting XI since December 2017

Rochdale 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Kieran Sadlier scored his fifth goal for Doncaster - all of which have been in league football

Southend United 1-3 Blackpool

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season in his 150th appearance for Southend United

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 4-1 Scunthorpe

Jake Doyle-Hayes marked first appearance for loan club Cheltenham with an assist

Macclesfield 3-0 Leyton Orient

Fiacre Kelleher made his 50th appearance for Macclesfield
Former U21 cap Emmanuel Osadebe's first goal for Macclesfield was his first strike since November 2018

Swindon Town 3-2 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-0 Ross County

After overcoming severe injury, Aidan White made his first appearance for Hearts. This was his first appearance in football since January 2017

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-1 Arbroath

Aaron Doran scored the 40th goal of his career - this was also his tenth goal in the Scottish Championship

Slovakian Super Liga

Trenčín 2-1 DAC

Connor Ronan was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 11th August 2019

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 6-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 5th January 2019

Saturday, 5th January 2019

League 1

Rochdale 0-4 Burton Albion

Ryan Delaney made his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle started a game for the first time in more than a month

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Mansfield Town

Jamie Devitt marked his 250th appearance in League Two with his fifth assist of the season

Macclesfield 1-2 Swindon Town

Having signing for Swindon on loan, Canice Carroll made his debut for the Robins - and was booked for the first time this season
Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time since October

Yeovil 0-1 Bury

Shaun Donnellan's first appearance since Saturday, 10th November was his 25th appearance for Yeovil
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time since September

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-2 Alloa

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal of the season
Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in two months

English FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Walsall

U18 International Luca Connell came off the bench for his senior Bolton debut

Manchester United 2-0 Reading

Liam Kelly's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Wigan

Wes Hoolahan was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 25th September

Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's completed his first assist since Saturday, 22nd September

Burnley 1-0 Barnsley

Stephen Ward returned from injury for his first appearance since Tuesday, 25 September
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 250th career start
Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

Fleetwood 2-3 AFC Wimbledon

Paddy Madden scored his 20th goal for Fleetwood

Aston Villa 0-3 Swansea

Scott Hogan was named an Aston Villa starting XI for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Cardiff

Mark Byrne made his 100th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston was booked for the fifth time this season

Derby County 2-2 Southampton

Shane Long started his first game since November

Sunday, 6th January 2019

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-1 Hull City

Having signed for Millwall, Alex Pearce made his first appearance for the Lions. This was his first start of the season
Shaun Williams came off the bench for first appearance in a month

Preston North End 1-3 Doncaster Rovers

Sean Maguire's introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months
Kieran Sadlier came off the bench for his first appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Newport Co. 2-1 Leicester City

Padraig Amond's penalty that knocked Leicester out of the cup was the striker's 30th goal for Newport

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 17th April 2018

Tuesday, 17th April 2018

League 1

Wigan 1-0 Oxford United

Canice Carroll made his first appearance since January

Doncaster Rovers 3-3 Bury

Andy Boyle scored his first goal for Doncaster, also his first goal in English football, in what was his first appearance since Saturday, 24th February
Jay O'Shea scored his third goal of the season, equaling his tally from 2016/17

Gillingham 0-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell's first booking in two months was the midfielder's fifth yellow card of the season

Wednesday, 18th April 2018

Scottish Championship

Dumbarton 0-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's appearance in the Inverness starting XI was the winger's 150th career start

Thursday, 19th April 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Chelsea

Kevin Long unfortunately scored his first own goal in English football

Round Up for Tuesday, 9th January 2018

Tuesday, 9th January 2018

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 4-1 Falkirk

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal of the season, this was also his first goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and his first goal since April 2016

Football League Trophy

Bury 2-3 Fleetwood

Callum Reilly made his 25th appearance for Bury

Charlton 1-1 Oxford United

Canice Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Portsmouth 1-2 Chelsea U21

After signing for Portsmouth on loan, Connor Ronan made his first appearance for Pompey in their starting XI against Chelsea's U21 side

Yeovil 2-0 Forest Green

Following his debut in the FA Cup, Corey Whelan made his first start for Yeovil
Connor Smith scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal in October 2016

Round up for weekend of Friday, 29th December 2017

Friday, 29th December 2017

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham's made his first appearance since August after returning from injury
Alan Browne was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 1st November in his 25th appearance of the season

Saturday, 30 December 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Everton

James McCarthy's start against Bournemouth was his first appearance in the Premier League this season

Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Ciaran Clark made his 50th start for Newcastle Utd

Championship

Birmingham City 1-0 Leeds United

Conor Shaughnessy's first start since Tuesday, 24th October was his first appearance for Leeds in a month

Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa

Darren Randolph made his 25th appearance for Middlesbrough
Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady's winner was his fifth goal for Sunderland

Sheffield United 0-1 Bolton

Josh Cullen made his first appearance since Saturday, 14th October, it was also the midfielder's first start in three months

League 1

Blackpool 2-2 Plymouth

Graham Carey scored his 50th goal in UK football

Bradford City 3-2 Oxford United

Canice Carroll scored his first goal of his career

Bury 0-2 Fleetwood

Stephen Dawson made his 100th start for Bury

Oldham 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal since Saturday, 14th October in his first start in a month

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 2-0 Ross County

Conor Sammon scored his 25th SPL goal, and was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Sydney 6-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh started his first game for Perth Glory since Friday, 24th November

Sunday, 31st December 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City

Unused substitute Damien Delaney was named in the Crystal Palace squad for the first time since Saturday, 28th October

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal

James McClean unfortunately scored his first own goal in English football against Arsenal

Round up for week of Tuesday, 5th December 2017

Tuesday, 5th December 2017

Football League Trophy

Gillingham 1-2 Oxford United

Canice Carroll started his first game since Saturday, 21st October, and was also booked for the first time since the last game
Mark Byrne scored his first goal of the season. This was the midfielder's first goal in more than a year, his last strike came on Saturday, 26th November 2016

Bradford City 0-1 Oldham

Paul Green was booked for the first time this season

Port Vale 1-2 Shrewsbury

Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scunthorpe 1-2 Leicester City U21

Paddy Madden's yellow card was his first booking in two months

Wednesday, 6th December 2017

Football League Trophy

Peterborough 2-0 Southend United

Both Simon Cox and Stephen McLaughlin made their 25th appearance of 2017/18
Chris Forrester was booked for the first time since August

Thursday, 7th December 2017

UEFA Cup

Apollon 0-3 Everton

Congratulations to U21 midfielder Harry Charsley on making his senior debut for Everton

📋 | Team sheets are in and there are 2️⃣ debutants for the Blues. Congratulations to Harry Charsley and Fraser Hornby! pic.twitter.com/9YHQSAoOHp

— Everton (@Everton) December 7, 2017

Indian Super League

Chennaiyin FC 3-2 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane came off the bench to make his first appearance for Atlético de Kolkata, more than a year after his last appearance for LA Galaxy on Sunday, 6th November 2016

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st October 2017

Saturday, 21st October 2017

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

Premier League

Manchester City 3-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady made his 25th appearance for Burnley

Stoke City 1-2 Bournemouth

Harry Arter made his first appearance for Bournemouth since Friday, 15 September

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham

Conor Hourihane made his 25th start for Aston Villa

Sheffield United 2-1 Reading

Enda Stevens made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne was sent off for the first time in almost exactly a year, the midfielder was last sent off on 25th October 2016

League 1

Blackburn 3-0 Portsmouth

Derrick Williams made his 100th appearance in League One

Blackpool 1-3 Wigan

Noel Hunt was booked for the first time this season in his 25th League One appearance

Gillingham 1-2 Northampton

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

Oxford United 3-3 Rotherham

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season in his first start since Saturday, 9th September

League 2

Exeter 0-1 Port Vale

Pierce Sweeney made his 50th career start

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-0 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 100th start for St Johnstone

Partick Thistle 2-1 Dundee

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

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 2-4 Celtic

Anthony Stokes' first goal in a month was his 15th goal in the competition

Sunday, 22 October 2017

Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Norwich

Wes Hoolahan made his 200th appearance in the Championship

MLS

Atlanta United 2-2 FC Toronto

Chris McCann made his 25th appearance for Atlanta United

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's goal today (his fifth of the season) meant he scored in his third consecutive appearance for the first time since October 2014

Perth Glory 2-1 Central Coast Mariners

Andy Keogh's goal today, his first of the season, was his 40th goal for Perth Glory

Report Card - Tuesday, 29th August 2017

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Football League Trophy

Blackpool 1-1 Wigan

Rowan Roche made his first appearance of the season

Chesterfield 2-4 Bradford City

Connor Dimaio made his first appearance of the season

Oldham 0-0 Port Vale

After signing for Oldham on loan, Jack Byrne made his first start for the Latics. This was the midfielder's first start in almost a year.
Gavin Gunning's start for Port Vale was the defender's 200th career appearance

Colchester 2-2 Reading U21

After signing for Colchester in the summer, Rene Gilmartin made his first start for the U's. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since January 2013
Josh Barrett scored his first goal of the season

Morecambe 0-2 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his 50th appearance for Carlisle United

Gillingham 2-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time this season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-5 Bristol Rovers

Michael Harriman made his 200th career appearance

Stevenage 2-6 Oxford United

Kevin Toner made his first start for Stevenage
Canice Carroll made his first start of the season

Northampton 1-1 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 25th appearance for Cambridge United

Peterborough 2-0 Southampton U21

Conor O'Malley made his first start for Peterborough
Chris Forrester was booked for the first time this season

Round Up - 10th January 2017

Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Football League Trophy

Blackpool 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Mark Yeates made his first appearance in more than a month with his start against Wycombe

Yeovil 4-2 Reading U23
Josh Barrett scored his first goal in the Football League Trophy

Mansfield Town 2-0 Oldham
The first goal of Patrick Hoban's brace was the striker's fifth goal for the Mansfield

Luton 4-0 Chesterfield
Connor Dimaio made his 25th start for Chesterfield

Oxford United 4-1 Scunthorpe
Canice Carroll came off the bench for Oxford to make his first appearance in the Checkatrade Trophy

Coventry 3-0 Brighton U23
Daniel Mandroiu second half introduction from the bench was the U18 midfielder's first appearance in the tournament

Round Up - Week of 13th December 2016

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Championship

Blackburn 2-3 Brighton and Hove Albion
Shane Duffy scored his first goal for Brighton, this was also the defender's tenth goal of his career

Cardiff 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Anthony Pilkington scored his fourth goal of the season, just over three months since his brace on September 10th
Matt Doherty's goal was the first time the defender had scored in consecutive games since December 2012

English FA Cup
Oxford United 3-0 Macclesfield
Congratulations to Canice Carroll on making his senior career debut!

MK Dons 3-1 Charlton
Kevin Foley was booked for the first time this season, the full back's last yellow card was in February

Football League Trophy

Walsall 1-3 Oldham
Liam Kinsella's first appearance in more than a month was his 25th appearance for Walsall

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Premier League

West Ham United 1-0 Burnley
Darren Randolph made his 25th appearance for West Ham, all of which are starts

Stoke City 0-0 Southampton
Glenn Whelan returned to the Stoke City starting XI for his first start since November 5th