Irish Abroad: Caoimhin Kelleher

Conor Wilkinson was named in the starting XI for the first time in eleven weeks
Jamie McGrath marked his 100th appearance in the Scottish Premiership with his first goals in a month

St Johnstone 2-1 Kilmarnock

Graham Carey's first assist in two months was his fifth assist for St Johnstone

Dundee 0-5 Rangers

In his 300th appearance in the Scottish Premiership, Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time since Monday, 2 January 2023

English League Cup

Ipswich Town 1-3 Fulham

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season
Jack Taylor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher made his 25th appearance for Liverpool's senior team - starting each one

KNVB Cup

Den Bosch 1-2 Excelsior

Troy Parrott started a game for Excelsior for the first time

Copa del Rey

Tardienta 0-12 Getafe

John-Joe Finn marked his first appearance since January 2021 with his first senior goal

👏🏻 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐓 con el primer equipo + 𝐆𝐎𝐋 de @jordimartin__

¡Enhorabuena, Jordi! pic.twitter.com/hy7RS4nyuo
— Getafe C.F. (@GetafeCF) November 1, 2023

Thursday, 26 October 2023

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th October 2023

Tuesday, 24th October 2023

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was sent off for the second time in his career - the first time since May 2018

League 1

Barnsley 3-0 Shrewsbury Town

Barry Cotter returned to the Barnsley starting XI for his first start since Tuesday, 19th September

Blackpool 3-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Lincoln City 3-1 Charlton Athletic

Sean Roughan marked his 60th start for Lincoln City with his first goal since Tuesday, 8th August

Reading 1-2 Fleetwood Town

Bosun Lawal scored his first goal for Fleetwood

Northampton Town 2-2 Leyton Orient

Aaron Drinan started a game for the first time in five weeks

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Accrington Stanley

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

Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Barrow

Sam Foley scored his fifth goal in the competition

MK Dons 4-1 Bradford City

Conor Grant started a game for the first time in five weeks

Swindon Town 0-1 Gillingham

Conor Masterson's start was his 100th career appearance

Wrexham 2-1 Sutton United

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Tuesday, 29th August

Wednesday, 25th October 2023

Championship

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Finn Azaz assisted a goal for the tenth time for Plymouth

Preston North End 2-2 Southampton

Gavin Bazunu marked his 50th appearance for Southampton with his first yellow card since February 2022
Will Smallbone made his first assist of the season

Rotherham 2-0 Coventry

Georgie Kelly came off the bench to make his first assist of the season

Thursday, 26th October 2023

Europa League

Liverpool 5-1 Tolouse

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his 25th career appearance

Friday, 22 September 2023

Round of week of Tuesday, 19th September 2023

Tuesday, 19th September 2023

Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Birmingham City

Kevin Long's start was his 200th career appearance

Southampton 0-1 Ipswich Town

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal for Middlesbrough - this was the defender's first goal since April 2022

League 1

Barnsley 2-3 Portsmouth

Barry Cotter scored his second goal of the season - the second time in his career he's scored twice in a single season
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Derby County 2-0 Lincoln City

James Collins assisted a goal for the first time this season in his first start in a month
Dylan Duffy started a game for the first time this season
Oisin Gallagher made his first career start

Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Leigh Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Sutton United 2-2 Aston Villa U21

Aaron O'Reilly made his first appearance of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Crystal Palace U21

Kieran Sadlier's start was his first appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
Both Richard Keogh and Sean Grehan were booked for the first time this season

Leyton Orient 2-2 Fulham U21

Aaron Drinan made his first start of the season
Oliver O'Neill scored his first goal in senior football

Oxford United 0-1 MK Dons

Michael Kelly made his first appearance for MK Dons
Conor Grant's start was his 100th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 1-3 West Ham U21

Sean Moore made his first appearance for West Ham U21

Wednesday, 20th September 2023

Championship

Hull City 0-0 Leeds United

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in six weeks

Millwall 3-0 Rotherham

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Europa League

LASK 1-3 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance of the season

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-2 Seattle Sounders FC

Connor Ronan started a game for the Rapids for the 30th time

Friday, 24 September 2021

Round Up for weekend of Tuesday, 21st September 2021

Tuesday, 21st September 2021

League 1

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season

English League Cup

Preston North End 4-1 Cheltenham

Joe Rafferty scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since August 2019 - and completed his first assist since November 2020
Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since December 2020
Greg Cunningham made his first assist of the season - the first time the defender assisted a goal since September 2019

Fulham 0-0 Leeds United

Cyrus Christie's start was his first appearance of the season

Watford 1-3 Stoke City

Robert Elliot's start was his first appearance since December 2017

Wigan 0-2 Sunderland

Babajide Adeeko's introduction was his career debut

💙 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Congratulations to Baba Adeeko & Chris Sze on making their debuts for the club last night 👏🏼#wafc 🔵⚪️ #BELIEVE pic.twitter.com/rkJvndHkct
— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) September 22, 2021

Norwich 0-3 Liverpool

Adam Idah made his first start of the season - this was his first start since October 2020
Caoimhin Kelleher's first appearance of the season was also his tenth time being named in the Liverpool starting XI

Burnley 4-1 Rochdale

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in a month

Sheffield United 2-2 Southampton

Enda Stevens start was his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal since February 2020

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 0-3 Manchester United U21

Reece Staunton's start was his first appearance since November 2020
Paul McShane was booked in his first appearance of the season

Wednesday, 22nd September 2021

English League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Swansea

In his first start of the season, Aaron Connolly scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 January 2021

Asian AFC Cup

Nasaf 6-0 ATK Mohun Bagan

Carl McHugh made his 25th appearance for ATK Mohun Bagan - starting each game

Thursday, 23rd September 2021

Scottish League Cup

Celtic 3-0 Raith

Liam Scales made his first appearance for Celtic
James McCarthy made his first assist for Celtic

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 1-1 Gent

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time in a month

Thursday, 1 July 2021

Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for May/June 2021

Transfers

Wednesday, 19th May

Following the expiration of his contract with Luton Town, James Collins signed a two year deal with fellow Championship side Cardiff City: 🔗

Thursday, 3rd June

Former U21 defender Charles Dunne signed a two year contract with St Mirren: 🔗

Friday, 4th June

Former underage midfielder Eoghan Stokes signed a one year contract with Scottish League One side Dumbarton: 🔗

Thursday, 10th June

Former U21 striker Rhys Murphy signed a two year contract with AFC Rochdale: 🔗

Friday, 11th June

Leyton Orient striker Conor Wilkinson signed a two year contract with Walsall, joining the Saddlers on the expiration of his previous deal on Thursday, 1st July: 🔗

After more than 200 appearances for Exeter City, Pierce Sweeney signed a two year contract with Swindon Town: 🔗

Monday, 14th June

After spending four months on loan with Mansfield Town in the 2020/21 season,Stephen Quinn signed a one year contract with the Stags: 🔗

Tuesday, 15th June

Dylan Connolly returned to English league football, signing a two year contract with Northampton Town: 🔗

Tuesday, 15th June

Following the end of his contract with Falkirk, Conor Sammon signed for Alloa Athletic, and will play in Scottish League One in the 2021/22 season following the Wasps relegation from the Scottish Championship: 🔗

Thursday, 17th June

After two seasons at Morecambe, John O'Sullivan returned to Accrington Stanley, where he spent two loan spells in 2014/15 and 2016/17, signing a three year deal at Wham Stadium: 🔗

Friday, 18th June

Alan Judge signed for Colchester United, signing a deal with the League Two side until June of 2023: 🔗

Monday, 21st June

U21 defender Mark McGuinness signed for Cardiff City, penning a three year contract with the bluebirds: 🔗

St Mirren announced the signing of Alan Power on a 12 month contract: 🔗

Tuesday, 22nd June

Leanne Kiernan joined international teammate Niamh Fahey at Liverpool FC Women: 🔗

After 18 months with Bolton Wanderers, Ryan Delaney signed a contract until 2023 with Morecambe: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd June

Defender Corey Whelan signed a contract until the summer of 2023 with Carlisle United: 🔗

Following his release by Southampton, Thomas O'Connor signed a two year contract with Burton Albion: 🔗

Following the expiration of his contract with Bradford City, defender Anthony O'Connor signed a two year contract with Morecambe: 🔗

Thursday, 24th June

Nathan Collins will play in the Premier League next season after he signed a four year contract with Burnley: 🔗

Megan Campbell signed for Liverpool Women's team, joining fellow internationals Niamh Fahey and Leanne Kiernan: 🔗

Connor Shaughnessy is returning to Burton Albion, where he briefly played on loan before the curtailing of the 2019/20 season, signing a two year contract with the Brewers: 🔗

Striker Ruari Paton signed a two year contract with Queen of the South: 🔗

Friday, 25th June

U19 forward Armstrong Okoflex returned to London from Celtic and signed a two year contract with West Ham, where he will initially play for their U23 side: 🔗

After 290 appearances for Millwall, Shaun Williams signed a 12 month contract with Portsmouth: 🔗

Monday, 28th June

Former under-17 goalkeeper Jack Bonham signed a one year contract with Stoke City, and will complete the transfer on Thursday, 1st July: 🔗

Tuesday, 29th June

Striker Aaron Drinan signed a two year contract with Leyton Orient: 🔗

Fiacre Kelleher signed a contract with Bradford City until 2023: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th June

After a short spell with St Mirren, Jake Doyle Hayes signed a two year contract with fellow Scottish Premiership side Hibernian: 🔗

Underage captain Seamus Keogh returned to his native Sligo to sign for the Bit O'Red: 🔗

Contracts

Friday, 21st May

St Mirren captain Joe Shaughnessy signed a two year extension to his contract with the Buddies: 🔗

Thursday, 27th May

After winning the Bulgarian Cup, Graham Carey extended his contract with CSKA Sofia: 🔗

Tuesday, 1st June

Oisin McEntee was among a number of players offered a new contract by Newcastle United: 🔗

Wednesday, 2nd June

After winning promotion to League One with Cambridge United, Wes Hoolahan extended his contract with the U's for another 12 months: 🔗

Wednesday, 9th June

Striker Amber Barrett signed a 12 month extension to her contract with FC Koln and will stay with the Billy Goats until June 2022: 🔗

Friday, 11th June

Joe Murphy signed a 12 month extension to his contract with Tranmere Rovers: 🔗

Signed as short term cover in January, Watford's Rob Eliot has extended his stay with at Vicarage Road with a two year contract 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd June

Eoghan O'Connell signed a new contract with Rochdale AFC, extending his stay Spotland for another 12 months: 🔗

Thursday, 24th June

After a hugely successful season, where he made his club and international debut, Caoimhin Kelleher signed a new long term deal with Liverpool FC: 🔗

Sunday, 27th June

Highly rated underage defender Anselmo Garcia MacNulty signed his first professional contract with VFL Wolfsburg until the summer of 2024: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th June

Aiden McGeady will play with Sunderland in the 2021/22 season after signing a 12 month contract with the Black Cats: 🔗

Management and coaches

Tuesday, 1st June

U21 goalkeeping coach Rene Gilmartin was appointed as assistant coach to John McGreal at Swindon Town: 🔗
Unfortunately, the pair stood down from their positions at Swindon only 24 days later

Thursday, 4 February 2021

Round Up for Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

John Egan made his first assist of the season, more than two years after his last assist in December 2018

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace

Ciaran Clark was named in the Newcastle starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Norwich

Adam Idah's introduction was his 25th appearance for Norwich

Coventry 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Nottingham Forest - starting each time

League 1

Charlton 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness assisted a goal for the first time since the end of November

Accrington Stanley 6-1 Bristol Rovers

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-2 Forest Green

Joshua Kayode was named in the Carlisle starting XI for the first time in a month

Stevenage 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Livingston

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time this season

Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic

Gary Dicker's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st November
Colin Doyle's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 10 November

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 3-1 AFC Wimbledon

Olamide Shodipo made his first assist of the season

Tranmere 2-1 Peterborough

Both Joe Murphy and Lee O'Connor were named in the Tranmere starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his fifth assist of the season

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-2 Bengaluru

Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Caoimhin Kelleher made his tenth career start

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee Utd

Sam Foley's first appearance for new club Motherwell was his first appearance in two months

Monday, 11 January 2021

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

Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th December 2020

Friday, 4th December 2020

Championship

Barnsley 0-4 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny came off the bench late in this game to make his league debut, this was his first appearance in ten weeks

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 0-3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Daniel Devine's start was the defender's 90th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Saturday, 5th December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Everton

In his 40th start for Burnley, Robbie Brady scored his first goal of the season, this was his tenth goal in the Premier League, and his first goal in a year

Championship

Brentford 2-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the second time in his career, almost four years to the day since his first red card on Monday, 26th December 2016

Millwall 0-1 Derby County

Jason Knight scored for the first time in three months in what was the midfielder's 40th career start

Preston North End 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan completed his first assist for Wycombe Wanderers

Swansea 2-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora completed his first assist of the season

Burton Albion 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Kieran O'Hara's start was his 100th career appearance

Fleetwood 0-1 Blackpool

Paddy Madden made his 130th appearance for Fleetwood

Northampton 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance for Northampton

Oxford United 1-1 Hull City

Liam Kelly made his 120th career appearance

Rochdale 0-2 Lincoln City

Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 0-1 Wigan

Aiden McGeady's start was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Scunthorpe 2-0 Leyton Orient

Mason O'Malley completed his first assist in six weeks
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 27th October

Barrow 0-1 Salford City

Richie Towell's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Bolton 3-6 Port Vale

Ryan Delaney made his 20th appearance for Bolton

Bradford City 0-1 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode made his 25th career appearance

Mansfield Town 3-3 Crawley

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th appearance for Mansfield Town

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Aberdeen

Jamie McGrath scored his for SPL goal in his 20th appearance in the competition
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal since Thursday, 27 August

La Liga

Levante 3-0 Getafe

John-Joe Finn's introduction was his career debut - Finn is the first Irish player to appear in La Liga since Steve Finnan in December 2008 for Espanyol

Sunday, 6th December 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Caoimhin Kelleher made his first appearance in the Premier League, the third Irish goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet on his Premier League debut

Monday, 7th December 2020

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 3-0 Neuchâtel Xamax

Connor Ronan scored his first goal for Grasshopper, this was the fifth goal of his career

Friday, 4 December 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 1st December 2020

Tuesday, 1st December 2020

Championship

Bournemouth 2-3 Preston North End

Sean Maguire completed his first assist since October 2019 in his 110th appearance for Preston North End

League 1

Blackpool 1-0 Portsmouth

Both Marcus Harness and Ronan Curtis made their 20th appearance of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Wigan

Anthony Scully completed his first assist since September

Oxford United 0-0 Ipswich

Aaron Drinan's started his first game since Sunday, 13th September 2020
Mark McGuinness' start was his tenth career appearance

Sunderland 1-1 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn was named in the Burton Albion for the 100th time

Northampton 1-0 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger scored his first goal for Northampton, this was his first goal since March 2019
Paddy Madden made his 100th start for Fleetwood

Plymouth 0-4 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Oldham 0-1 Tranmere

Ian Lawlor's start was his 130th career appearance

Champions League

Liverpool 1-0 Ajax

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was the first appearance by an Irish player in the Champions League since Eoghan O'Connell played for Celtic against Barcelona in September 2016, and is the first Irish goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in the competition

Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning made his first assist of the season in his first start in five weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Stoke City

James McClean's first assist since Saturday, 24 October was his 15th assist for Stoke

League 1

Shrewsbury 2-2 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy scored his first goal in since Saturday, 26 September

League 2

Cambridge United 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time in three months
Harry Charsley assisted his fifth goal for Mansfield Town

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 0-0 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan's first appearance in seven weeks was his 25th appearance for Wisła Płock

Friday, 25 September 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

English League Cup

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Brentford

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time this season in his 25th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Newport Co. 3-1 Watford

Padraig Amond scored his first goal of the season in his 130th start for Newport County

West Ham United 5-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin's start was his tenth appearance for Hull City

Football League Trophy

AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

James Furlong was named in the starting XI in his first senior football debut

Wigan 6-1 Liverpool U21

Caoimhin Kelleher started his fifth game in senior football

Stevenage 2-1 Southampton U21

Will Ferry started a game in senior football for the first time
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Oldham 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Ian Lawlor's start was his fifth appearance for Oldham
Conor Carty came off the bench for his first appearance in senior football

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

English League Cup

Preston North End 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Joe Rafferty's start was his 300th career appearance
Sean Maguire came off the bench for his fifth appearance of the season

Millwall 0-2 Burnley

Following his loan move during the summer, Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Millwall

Morecambe 0-7 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's start was the defender's 250th career appearance

Thursday, 24th September 2020

English League Cup

Lincoln City 2-7 Liverpool

Anthony Scully started a game for the tenth time in his career. Coincidentally, this was also his tenth appearance for Lincoln City

Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny came off the bench for his first appearance of the season - just short of one year since his last appearance on Wednesday, 25th September 2019

Europa League

Riga 0-1 Celtic

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season

Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start was 90th career appearance

Wednesday, 26 February 2020

Is a goalkeeping crisis not being discussed?

With the play-off for Euro 2020 a month away, a lot of the recent discussion on the squad Mick McCarthy is set to announce on March 13th has been on the strikers - will Troy Parrott be named, has Shane Long's recent form earned him a recall, will David McGoldrick be recovered in time, can Aaron Connolly get back into the Brighton starting XI, does Scott Hogan's recent good form count, etc.

However, we think another conversation should be happening - who is going to be in goals against Slovakia?

Since the final whistle was blown against Denmark in November, first choice Darren Randolph played once for Middlesbrough before a thigh injury sidelined him. On recovering, he earned a move to Premier League side West Ham during the January transfer window. Unfortunately the Bray native has only appeared three times for the Hammers since the move, with his last appearance coming a month ago against West Brom in the FA Cup.

Mark Travers was named on the bench against Denmark, and has had a similar player record to Randolph since November - appearing three times for Bournemouth, twice in the FA Cup and once in the Premier League. Fellow unused substitute against the Danes Kieran O'Hara has played more games than any other number 1 since then, he's named in the starting XI for loan side Burton Albion, 21 times since that night in Aviva stadium. The Brewers currently sit twelfth in League One.

Looking at the other Irish goalkeepers playing outside Ireland, only five men - James McKeown, Jack Bonham, Max O'Leary, Danny Rogers, and Conrad Logan - have ten or more appearances since November, and none of them at a higher level than mid-table in England's third tier.

Of the other players capped at, or called up to, senior international level, Joe Murphy has appeared six times for Shrewsbury Town, Kristiansund's Sean McDermott's season ended in early December, and the Norwegian 2020 season will not kick off until early April. Caoimhin Kelleher has played twice for Liverpool, but is expected to be on U21 duty, and Kieren Westwood clarified on Twitter recently why he has not appeared for Sheffield Wednesday since the end of November.

So, with all that in mind - do we have a goalkeeping crisis?
Who would you like to see named in the squad?

Friday, 7 February 2020

Round up for week of Tuesday, 4th February 2020

Tuesday, 4th February 2020

League 1

Tranmere 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

Kieran Sadlier completed his first assist in a month, this was his fifth assist of the season

FA Cup

Liverpool 1-0 Shrewsbury

Caoimhin Kelleher's start against Shrewsbury was his first appearance since Tuesday, 17th December

Oxford United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Liam Kelly came off the bench and scored his first goal since November 2018 - also his booking in this game was his first yellow card since August 2018

Wednesday, 5th February 2020

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-4 Celtic

Jake Carroll's start was his 30th appearance in the SPL

Rangers 2-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan came off the bench for his 70th appearance for Hibernian

St Mirren 1-1 Hamilton Academical

Jamie McGrath was named in a St Mirren starting XI for the first time

FA Cup

Tottenham 3-2 Southampton

Shane Long's start was his 20th appearance of the season

Thursday, 6th February 2020

Iranian Super League

Persepolis 2-2 Esteghlal

Anthony Stokes came off the bench for his first appearance for Persepolis