Round Up for weekend of Friday, 29th July 2022

Friday, 29th July 2022

Championship

Huddersfield 0-1 Burnley

Both Josh Cullen and Dara Costelloe made their debuts for Burnley

Saturday, 30th July 2022

Championship

Blackburn 1-0 QPR

Sinclair Armstrong's second half introduction was his first appearance for QPR

Cardiff 1-0 Norwich City

Andrew Omobamidele's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 5th December 2021

Millwall 2-0 Stoke City

On his first appearance for loan club Stoke City, Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time November 2021

Wigan 0-0 Preston North End

Robbie Brady's first appearance for Preston North End was his 200th career start

📋 TEAM NEWS: This is how we line up for our opening game of the 2022/23 season! 💪

Three full debuts for North End this afternoon as Freddie Woodman, Robbie Brady and Troy Parrott all start for the first time in competitive action! 💛#pnefc #YELLOWS pic.twitter.com/w98ey4AnWk

— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) July 30, 2022

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Charlton

Eoghan O'Connell's first appearance for Charlton was his 200th start in British football

Derby County 1-0 Oxford United

Conor Hourihane's first goal for Derby County was his 25th goal in League One

Port Vale 2-1 Fleetwood

Promise Omochere marked his first appearance for Fleetwood with an assist

League 2

Stockport County 2-3 Barrow

Paddy Madden scored and assisted a goal in the same game for the first time since Wednesday, 17th November 2021

Monday, 1st August 2022

Championship

Watford 1-0 Sheffield United

Ciaran Clark's start was his appearance since Saturday, 22nd January, and was booked for the first time since Sunday, 17th October 2021

Round Up for week of Thursday, 30th November 2021

Tuesday, 30th November 2021

Premier League

Newcastle United 1-1 Norwich

Ciaran Clark was sent off for the first time for Newcastle United. This was the third sending off of his career, and his first since being sent off in January 2015

FA Cup

Exeter 2-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game - this was his first yellow card in eight weeks

Football League Trophy

Bolton 1-0 Fleetwood

Eoin Doyle assisted a goal for the first time since August
Cian Hayes started a game in senior football for the first time in his career

Rotherham 1-1 Port Vale

JJ Kayode started a game for the first time in five weeks
Kieran Sadlier assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 26th October

Leyton Orient 0-0 MK Dons

Troy Parrott was sent off for the first time in his career

Cambridge United 2-0 Walsall

Liam Kinsella was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 18th September

Swindon Town 1-2 Colchester

Alan Judge was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 1st December 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Burnley

Nathan Collins' start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th October

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time this season

Hibernian 0-1 Rangers

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time in two months

St Mirren 0-0 Ross County

Both Charles Dunne and Connor Ronan were booked for the first time this season. Dunne's yellow card was his first booking since December 2018

Sunderland 0-1 Oldham

In his first start in six weeks, Harry Vaughan scored his first goal in nine weeks

Thursday, 2nd December 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-0 Hearts

Aaron McEneff started a game for Hearts for the first time since Saturday, 10th July

Bulgarian Parva Liga

CSKA Sofia 2-0 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929

Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Thursday, 22 July

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th November 2021

Saturday, 6th November 2021

Premier League

Brentford 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was booked for the first time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Newcastle United

Ciaran Clark made his first assist of the season - this was the defender's first assist since January 2018

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Derby County

Festy Ebosele scored his first goal in senior football

Great work from Sam Baldock and Tom Lawrence to put it on a plate for Festy Ebosele...

And 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 a moment for the youngster! 🤩#DCFC pic.twitter.com/VfSBwOroia

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) November 7, 2021

Birmingham City 1-2 Reading

Scott Hogan scored his 20th goal for Birmingham City - all of which have come in the league

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's introduction was his 250th appearance in British football

Hearts 5-2 Dundee Utd

In his first appearance since Sunday, 22 August, Aaron McEneff scored his first goal in the SPL

St Johnstone 0-0 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-2 Inverness CT

Jonathan Afolabi assisted a goal for the first time this season

Dunfermline 1-3 Greenock Morton

Oisin McEntee started a game for the tenth time in his career

Queen of the South 1-1 Raith

Ruairi Paton assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Ethon Varian completed an assist for the first time since Saturday, 2nd October

FA Cup

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 5th January 2021

Rotherham 3-0 Bromley

Chiedozie Ogbene made his first assist of the season

Portsmouth 1-0 Harrow Borough

Shaun Williams' start was his 450th appearance in English football

Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United

Conor Masterson scored his first goal for Cambridge United

Harrogate Town 2-1 Wrexham

Simon Power scored his first goal of the season

Hartlepool 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time this season

Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere

Lee O'Connor started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Lincoln City 1-0 Bowers and Pitsea

Sean Roughan's start was his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 7th November 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-0 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Rochdale 1-1 Notts County

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal in two months

Bolton 2-2 Stockport County

Eoin Doyle scored his 25th goal for Bolton

Belgian Super League

Royal Antwerp 2-0 Anderlecht

Josh Cullen's start was his 200th career appearance

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 3-0 Östersunds FK

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal in the Allsvenskan

Monday, 8 November 2021

MLS

LA Galaxy 3-3 Minessota United

Derrick Williams made his 20th start for LA Galaxy

Round Up for Weekend of Friday, 1st October 2021

Friday, 1st October 2021

Eerste Divisie

AZ II 2-1 Dordrecht

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 2nd October 2021

Premier League

Burnley 0-0 Norwich

Nathan Collins' start was his first appearance in the Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Newcastle United

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season
Jeff Hendrick scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since Wednesday, 16 December 2020 - and joined some exalted company in Newcastle history

3 - Jeff Hendrick is only the third Newcastle player to score in the first-half of a Premier League match as substitute, after Gary Speed vs Coventry City in September 1998 and Nolberto Solano vs Wimbledon in November 1998. Haste. pic.twitter.com/hBOBEsw7nB

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 2, 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Reading

Mark McGuinness was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 0-0 Swansea

Festy Ebosele's second half introduction was his first appearance in seven weeks

Hull City 2-0 Middlesbrough

Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Luton 0-0 Huddersfield

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in six weeks

Peterborough 2-3 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the starting XI for the first time in two months
Sammie Szmodics' brace was his first goals of the season

QPR 3-2 Preston North End

Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season, and his first strike for QPR, more than a year after his last goal, scored in September 2020

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Ipswich

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 0-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his fifth goal of the season
James McClean made his first assist of the season - his first assist since Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Lincoln City 2-2 Plymouth Argyle

Anthony Scully scored his 30th goal for Lincoln, in only his 73rd appearance for the Imps!

Portsmouth 4-0 Sunderland

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Both Gavin Bazunu and Shaun Williams were named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the tenth time
Marcus Harness marked his 100th appearance for Portsmouth with his third goal of the season

💯 Blues appearances for @MarcusHarness#Pompey pic.twitter.com/qcbV30VKMJ

— Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) October 2, 2021

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Oxford United

Anthony Forde was named in the Oxford starting XI for the 50th time

Wycombe Wanderers 4-3 Morecambe

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season - 13 months after his last goal, on Sunday, 6 September 2020

League 2

Colchester 0-2 Salford City

Corrie Ndaba made his 25th career start

Exeter 2-2 Walsall

Pierce Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Barrow

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season in his first start in a month

Northampton 0-2 Sutton United

Michael Harriman's first appearance since Tuesday, 31 August 2021(33 days)

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season, his first goal for Dundee

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 2-2 Arbroath

Oisin McEntee was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 3rd October 2021

Scottish League One

Queen's Park 1-1 Montrose

Luca Connell was named in the starting XI for the first time in eight weeks

MLS

Montreal Impact 2-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal in almost a year, his last goal came on Thursday, 15th October 2020

Round up for weekend of Friday, 30th April 2021

Friday, 30th April 2021

League 2

Harrogate Town 5-4 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan's scored his first goal in six weeks

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-0 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty was sent off for the first time in his career

Inverness CT 2-2 Ayr

Aaron Doran's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Eerste Divisie

Excelsior 3-0 Dordrecht

Liam Bossin was named in the Dordrecht starting XI for the tenth time

Saturday, 1st May 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 1-1 Coventry

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time since Saturday, 26 December
Jordan Shipley scored his first goal since Tuesday, 20 October

Luton 1-1 Middlesbrough

Glen Rea scored his first goal since Tuesday, 29 December 2020, and was booked for the tenth time this season

Millwall 4-1 Bristol City

Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance in six weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his 40th goal for Portsmouth

Fleetwood 1-1 MK Dons

Glenn Whelan's late introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 23 January

Peterborough 3-3 Lincoln City

Jack Taylor was named in the Peterborough starting XI for the 50th time

Rochdale 1-2 Doncaster Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell's start was his 100th appearance in the competition

Swindon Town 1-2 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness made his 25th career appearance

League 2

Bradford City 0-0 Scunthorpe

Paudie O'Connor's start was his 100th career appearance

Grimsby 1-0 Port Vale

Sean Scannell started a game for the first time since Saturday, 5 December

Leyton Orient 2-3 Carlisle United

Conor Wilkinson's 15th goal of the season was also his 20th goal for Leyton Orient

Mansfield Town 4-1 Oldham

Ireland U18 player Jaden Charles' introduction for Mansfield was his senior career debut
Stephen McLaughlin's assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Newport Co. 1-0 Cheltenham

Padraig Amond made his 50th appearance of the season

Walsall 0-2 Morecambe

Liam McAlinden's start (his first in five weeks) was his 100th appearance League Two

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 1-2 Aberdeen

Jaze Kabia assisted a goal for Livingston for the first time
Jonathan Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season

Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock

Sam Foley was named in the Motherwell starting XI for the first time
Danny Rogers' start was first appearance in three months

St Mirren 1-2 Hamilton Academical

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6 February

Sunday, 2th May 2021

Premier League

Tottenham 4-0 Sheffield United

John Egan was booked for the first time in three months

Belgian Super League

FC Bruges 2-2 Anderlecht

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season in his 25th appearance for Anderlecht

MLS

Minessota United 0-1 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher's introduction was his 50th appearance in senior football

Monday, 3rd May 2021

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 LA Galaxy

Derrick Williams' start was his first appearance for LA Galaxy

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd April 2021

Friday, 23rd April 2021

Scottish League Two

Queen's Park 0-1 Stranraer

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time since Saturday, 14 November

Saturday, 24th April 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's start was his 200th Premier League appearance

Sheffield United 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

David McGoldrick scored his first goal in eight weeks
Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season
Aaron Connolly's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 27th February

Championship

Barnsley 1-0 Rotherham

Chiedozie Ogbene started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26th September

Coventry 0-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire started a game for the first time in six weeks
Alan Browne's goal (his first since Saturday, 26th December) was his 30th goal in the Championship

Derby County 1-2 Birmingham City

Eiran Cashin was named among Derby's substitutes for the first time
Along with Festy Ebosele and Louie Watson, it was the first time an English club named three Irish teenagers in a matchday squad for a league game since Watford in 2012

This was the first time that three Irish teenagers were named in the same @SkyBetChamp squad since Watford started @tommiehoban05(18), and named Sean Murray(19) and Jack Bonham(19) among their substitutes, against Barnsley on Saturday, 1st December 2012#COYBIG

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 25, 2021

League 1

Portsmouth 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Marcus Harness' start was his 50th appearance of the season

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell's booking(his first in two months) was his tenth yellow card of the season
Conor Shaughnessy assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 11 February 2020

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Harrogate Town

Joshua Kayode's goal (his first in eight weeks) was his tenth goal for Carlisle United

Cheltenham 1-0 Colchester

Sean Long was booked for the first time in two months

Exeter 0-0 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond made his 200th appearance for Newport Co.

Salford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

Richie Towell was sent off for the second time for Salford City, 15 months after his previous red card, in January 2020

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-1 Alloa

Sean McGinty was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 20th February

Sunday, 25th April 2021

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea introduction was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Championship

Reading 2-2 Swansea

Conor Hourihane's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Bristol City 2-3 Luton

James Collins assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21 November

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee Utd

Tommie Hoban's start was his 50th appearance for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Championship

Levski Sofia 0-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Sunday, 4 October 2020

MLS

Atlanta United 3-1 Chicago Fire

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time in the MLS 2021 season

Colorado Rapids 1-3 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first assist for new club Austin FC

Monday, 26th April 2021

Scottish FA Cup

Kilmarnock 3-3 St Mirren

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th October
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal in three months
Jamie McGrath's penalty was his 15th goal of the season

Australian A-League

Western United 2-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan was booked for the fifth time this season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th March 2021

Saturday, 20th March 2021

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark started a game for the 250th time in his career

Championship

Bristol City 0-2 Rotherham

Callum O'Dowda started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26th December

Millwall 1-0 Middlesbrough

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in two months in his first start since Tuesday, 2 February

Preston North End 0-1 Luton

Joe Rafferty started a game for Preston for the first start time in six weeks

Swansea 0-1 Cardiff

Conor Hourihane made his 400th career start

League 1

Portsmouth 2-1 Ipswich

Marcus Harness scored his first goal since Saturday, 28 November
Ronan Curtis assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Stephen Ward was named in the Ipswich starting XI for the first time in six weeks

Rochdale 3-3 Peterborough

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Newport Co. 0-1 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal since Tuesday, 29th December, and was booked for the fifth time

Bolton 2-1 Walsall

Eoin Doyle scored his 15th goal of the season

Cambridge United 1-0 Forest Green

Wes Hoolahan scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal since Saturday, 30 January

Harrogate Town 0-1 Morecambe

Simon Power made his tenth start for Harrogate Town

Mansfield Town 2-2 Grimsby

Stephen McLaughlin assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 3 November in what was his 250th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-1 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy was booked for the fifth time this season. This was his 50th appearance for St Mirren, remarkably starting each one

Kilmarnock 4-1 Motherwell

Alan Power completed an assist for the first time since Wednesday, 12th August

Scottish League Two

Queen's Park 3-0 Stranraer

Luca Connell assisted a goal on his first appearance for loan club Queen's Park. Connell's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 13th August 2019

FA Cup

Bournemouth 0-3 Southampton

Gavin Kilkenny's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 9th January

Sunday, 21st March 2021

Bulgarian Championship

Beroe Stara Zagora 1-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey was named in the CSKA starting XI for the first time since Sunday, 13th December

Report Card for weekend of Friday, 12th March 2021

Friday, 12th March 2021

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Aston Villa

Ciaran Clark's start was his 196th appearance in the Premier League, overtaking Dean Kiely as the Irish player with the 29th most appearances in the Premier League

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Brentford

Darragh Lenihan started a game for the 200th time in his career, coincidentally, this was also his 200th appearance for Blackburn

👏 @darragh_lenihan makes his 200th #Rovers appearance and his 200th club career start tonight!#ROVvBRE 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/jf8yLZff7R pic.twitter.com/b33bL6stch

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) March 12, 2021

League 2

Walsall 0-1 Barrow

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 10th November

Saturday, 13th March 2021

Championship

Luton 0-1 Swansea

Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal for Swansea

Birmingham City 0-3 Bristol City

In his first appearance since December 26th, Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan was shown his first yellow card in two months
Sean Maguire started a game for the first time since Saturday, 16th January

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was named in the AFC Wimbledon starting XI for the 50th time

Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 16 January

Ipswich 1-0 Plymouth

In his 20th career start, Troy Parrott scored the first goal of his career

League 2

Carlisle United 3-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his fifth goal for Bradford City, three months after his last goal on Saturday, 12th December

Crawley 1-0 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn was booked for the tenth time this season

Exeter 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long started his 50th game for Cheltenham

Port Vale 0-1 Bolton

Zachary Elbouzedi's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 9 February

Southend United 0-0 Stevenage

Alan McCormack was named in the Southend starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 23 January

Grimsby 0-0 Colchester

James McKeown's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 30 January

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st January 2021

Friday, 1st January 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph's start was his first appearance in three months. Randolph is the 21st Irish player to appear in this season's Premier League, equal to the total from the 2019/20 season

Saturday, 2nd January 2021

Premier League

Tottenham 3-0 Leeds United

Matt Doherty was sent off for the first time for Tottenham, almost three years after his last red card in March 2018

Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 100th appearance for Sheffield United - and continued his remarkable record of starting each game

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Aaron Connolly's second goal of the season was his fifth goal in the Premier League

Championship

Swansea 2-1 Watford

Ryan Manning was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Lincoln City

Shane McLoughlin completed his first assist in two months

Burton Albion 1-5 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his fifth and sixth goals in League One

League 2

Mansfield Town 4-0 Port Vale

Aaron O'Driscoll's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 1-0 Celtic

Shane Duffy was booked for the fifth time this season

Hamilton Academical 3-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll started his first game of the season, 11 months after his last start in February 2020

Kilmarnock 1-1 St Mirren

Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since January 2020

Ross County 1-1 St Johnstone

Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Dundee 3-1 Hearts

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal since Saturday, 24th October 2020

😎 #thedee pic.twitter.com/yFYhRQBl2X

— Dundee Football Club (@DundeeFC) January 3, 2021

Sunday, 3rd January 2021

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Leicester City

Ciaran Clark's start was his 100th appearance for Newcastle Utd

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 3-1 Delhi Dynamos

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for SC East Bengal

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 NorthEast United

Carl McHugh was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 15th December 2020

Tuesday, 15th December 2020

Championship

Bournemouth 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan made his 20th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers

Barnsley 2-1 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty made his 50th appearance in the competition
Sean Maguire's first goal since Sunday, 4 October was his 20th goal in the Championship

Bristol City 0-2 Millwall

Callum O'Dowda came off the bench in the second half for his 150th appearance for Bristol City
Shaun Williams was named in the Millwall starting IX for the 250th time

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Jack Bonham made his 60th appearance for Gillingham - starting every time
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 22 September

Sunderland 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Aiden O'Brien's start was first appearance since Tuesday, 10th November
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time since Saturday, 31st October

Wigan 0-5 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan's start was his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Ipswich 2-1 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole's first start in five weeks was his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

MK Dons 1-1 Peterborough

Jack Taylor made his 30th appearance for Peterborough, continuing his record of starting each game

Portsmouth 0-0 Fleetwood

Marcus Harness' 50th start for Portsmouth was also his 60th appearance for Pompey
Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was named in the Mansfield starting XI for the 100th time

Oldham 2-3 Walsall

Liam Kinsella's start was his 150th appearance for Walsall

Cheltenham 0-1 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's start was his 350th appearance in British football
Ryan Delaney's goal was his first in League Two

Indian Super League

Hyderabad 3-2 SC East Bengal

Anthony Pilkington completed his first assist for SC East Bengal, in his fifth appearance for the club.

Wednesday, 16th December 2020

Premier League

Leeds United 5-2 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick scored his second goal of the season in his 300th career start
Ciaran Clark's first goal of the season, his first in 13 months, was his 15th Premier League goal

Championship

Derby County 2-0 Swansea

Jason Knight's start was his 50th Championship appearance

Cardiff 3-2 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham's late substitute introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 18th October

Scottish League Cup

St Mirren 3-2 Rangers

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal of the season in his 30th appearance for St Mirren
Jamie McGrath's brace was his fifth goal in four games

Copa del Rey

CD Calaharra 0-1 La Nucia

Kevin Toner's introduction made the defender the first Irish player to appear in the Copa del Rey since Steve Finnan started for Espanyol against Barcelona in January 2009

Thursday, 17th December 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-3 Manchester United

David McGoldrick scored his fifth and sixth goals in the Premier League

Copa del Rey

Anaitasuna 1-2 Getafe

John-Joe Finn was named in the starting XI for the first time in his career

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th November 2020

Friday, 20th November 2020

Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters 0-1 ATK Mohun Bagan

On the first day of the new Indian Super League, Carl McHugh made his first start for newly formed club ATK Mohun Bagan

Team News! 📄

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Saturday, 21st November 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-2 Chelsea

Ciaran Clark's start was his first appearance in two months, and his first Premier League appearance of the season

Aston Villa 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Conor Hourihane came off the bench for his 30th appearance in the Premier League
Jayson Molumby's late introduction was his first appearance in the Premier League - the 19th Irish player to appear in the league this season, and the 189th Irish player overall to appear in the league

Championship

Luton 1-1 Blackburn

James Collins completed his first assist of the season

Millwall 1-1 Cardiff

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the Championship, this was his first appearance in two months
Shaun Williams made his first assist of the season, almost exactly a year since his last assist on Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood's made his first appearance of the season, two days short of a year since his last appearance on Saturday, 23 November 2019

Stoke City 4-3 Huddersfield

Nathan Collins' substitute was his 30th appearance in senior football

Swansea 1-0 Rotherham

Trevor Clarke's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season, ten months after his last appearance in January 2020

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Brentford

Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Burton Albion 1-3 Northampton

Stephen Quinn was booked for the fifth time this season
Michael Harriman's second half introduction was his 70th appearance in League One

Fleetwood 5-1 Plymouth

Glenn Whelan made his 30th appearance for Fleetwood
Niall Canavan's first red card since November 2016 was the third time in his career he was sent off

Portsmouth 4-1 Crewe Alexandra

Ronan Curtis marked his 110th appearance for Portsmouth with his second brace of the season

Rochdale 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance for AFC Wimbledon

League 2

Crawley 0-3 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode scored his fifth goal for Carlisle United

Cheltenham 3-0 Walsall

Liam Kinsella was booked for the fifth time this season

Exeter 1-2 Oldham

Ian Lawlor's performance in his 40th appearance in League Two earned him a place in the League Two Team of the Weekend

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Leyton Orient 3-0 Harrogate Town

Conor Wilkinson completed his first assist of the season - his first assist since February 2020

Tranmere 5-0 Grimsby

Lee O'Connor started the 20th game of his career

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 0-1 St Mirren

Jake Doyle-Hayes scored his first goal for St Mirren, this was his first goal since  September 2019
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time this season

St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in three months

Sunday, 22th November 2020

La Liga

Eibar 0-0 Getafe

Ryan Nolan was the first Irish player to be named in a La Liga matchday squad since Steve Finnan was an unused substitute for Espanyol against Recreativo Huelva in February 2009

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

Round Up for Saturday, 11th January 2020

Saturday, 11th January 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last booking on Tuesday, 29th January 2019

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned from injury for his first appearance in a month

Championship

Brentford 3-1 QPR

After his senior debut last week, Conor Masterson came off the bench for his league debut

Hull City 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 0-0 Millwall

Jay Molumby was named in a starting XI for the 25th time in his career
Shaun Williams was sent off for the fourth time for Millwall, almost four years after his last red card in April 2016

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

After signing for Bristol Rovers, Josh Barrett made his first appearance for the Gas

Burton Albion 1-0 Fleetwood

John-Joe O'Toole started a game for the first time in a month
Paddy Madden came off the bench for his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 4-1 Accrington Stanley

Alan Judge's goal was his first strike in two months

Peterborough 0-0 Gillingham

Jack Taylor made his first appearance for new club Peterborough
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Marcus Harness scored for the first time in a month
Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season - three months after his last booking in October

Rochdale 2-0 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal for Rochdale, nearly two years after his last goal in April 2018
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the fifth time this season
Jimmy Keohane assisted a goal for the first time since August

Shrewsbury 1-1 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry made his first appearance for loan club Lincoln City - this was Coventry's first start in senior football since September 2018

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-1 Grimsby

Billy Clarke marked his first appearance for new club Grimsby with his first goal of the season

Mansfield Town 3-4 Forest Green

James Clarke completed his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-1 Colchester

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time since August

Scunthorpe 1-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time in more than five months

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 14th November 2019

Thursday, 14th November 2019

International Friendly

Republic of Ireland 3-1 New Zealand

Both Kieran O'Hara and Jack Byrne started for Ireland for the first time in their second appearanceCiaran Clark's start was his first international appearance since Thursday, 6th September 2018
Both Troy Parrott and Lee O'Connor's starts were also their international debut
Sean Maguire scored his first goal in his first start since Saturday, 23rd March
In his third appearance, and his first starting since May 2018, Derrick Williams scored his first international goal
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for Ireland

Saturday, 16th November 2019

League 1

Bolton 1-0 MK Dons

Joe Mason made his first start for MK Dons - this was his first start since October 2018

Coventry 2-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Lincoln City

Cian Bolger first booking in seven weeks, was also his fifth yellow card of the season

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 25th career appearance

Forest Green 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan made his 50th start for Plymouth

Port Vale 2-1 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season, in what was his first start in a month

Salford City 2-3 Swindon Town

Adam Rooney scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season
Eoin Doyle scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season, and also completed his first assist of the season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 9th November 2019

Saturday, 9 November 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was booked for the first time since August

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark scored his tenth goal for the club, the 20th goal of his career, and in two consecutive games for the first time in his career

Southampton 1-2 Everton

Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 1-1 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick completed his first assist of the season

Championship

Barnsley 2-4 Stoke City

In new manager Michael O'Neill's first game, James McClean was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 1st October

Birmingham City 0-1 Fulham

In his first appearance since August, Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time this season

Leeds United 2-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams scored his fifth goal for Blackburn, this was also the tenth goal of his career

Millwall 2-1 Charlton

Shaun Williams made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 3-1 Huddersfield

Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season
Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season

QPR 2-2 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time since April 2018 in what was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Reading 3-0 Luton

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 24th September

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 5-2 St Mirren

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal of the season

English FA Cup

Sunderland 1-1 Gillingham

Aiden McGeady scored his 70th goal of his career, this was also his fifth goal of the season

Crawley 4-1 Scunthorpe

Reece Grego Cox's brace was his first goals in the FA Cup

Colchester 0-2 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's brace was his first goal since August

Salford City 1-1 Burton Albion

Richie Towell scored for the first time since the end of August

Grimsby 1-1 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien made his 150th career start
Padraig Amond made his 25th appearance in the competition

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Shane McLoughlin was named in the starting XI for the first time since September

Cheltenham 1-1 Swindon Town

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Crewe Alexandra

Seamus Conneely made his 200th appearance for Accrington Stanley
Paul Green made his first assist of the season

MK Dons 0-1 Port Vale

Joe Mason made his first appearance for MK Dons, this was his first appearance since December 2018

Indian Super League

Atlético de Kolkata 3-1 Jamshedpur

Carl McHugh was booked for the first time this season

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 3-1 Trenčín

Connor Ronan made his 25th start for DAC

Sunday, 10th November 2019

Premier League

Manchester United 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's started his first game for the Seagulls since September

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa

Matt Doherty's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st November 2015

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

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, 5th October 2019

Saturday, 5th October 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Tottenham

In his first start in the Premier League, Aaron Connolly scored twice, the first Irish player to score a brace in the PL since Shane Long scored two against Arsenal in December 2015

Burnley 1-0 Everton

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season
Seamus Coleman was sent off for the first time since May 2011

Norwich 1-5 Aston Villa

In his 100th start for Aston Villa, Conor Hourihane scored his first goal in the Premier League, this was also his 25th goal for the club, and completed his first assist of the season

Watford 0-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

QPR 4-2 Blackburn

Ryan Manning completed his first assist in a month in what was his 50th start for QPR
Derrick Williams was made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Swansea 1-2 Stoke City

Scott Hogan's scored his first goal since Saturday, 17th August

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Oxford United

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since November 2018

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Portsmouth

In his first start in a month, Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 0-1 Ipswich

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 3-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his 150th start in English football, coincidentally, this was also his 150th appearance in League one, and completed his first assist of the season.

League 2

Cambridge United 2-2 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his first assist of the season

Forest Green 3-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox completed his first assist in six weeks

Northampton 0-1 Leyton Orient

Alan McCormack came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Port Vale 3-1 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal for Morecambe, this was also his tenth goal in League Two, and came more than a year after his last goal in September 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 St Mirren

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 0-1 Queen of the South

Sean McGinty made his 50th appearance for Partick Thistle

Slovakian Super Liga

Spartak Trnava 1-2 DAC

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance for DAC

Sunday, 6th October 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-4 Chelsea

Shane Long was named in the Southampton starting XI for the first time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-0 Manchester United

Ciaran Clark started a game for Newcastle for the first time in a month

Most starting Irish players in a Premier League team

Sheffield United started four Irish players in their first Premier League game since 2007 - John Egan, Enda Stevens, David McGoldrick, and Callum Robinson. This was the first time this happened since Burnley named Stephen Ward, Jeff Hendrick, Kevin Long, and Robbie Brady in their starting XI against West Ham on Sunday, 21st May 2017.

While rare, starting four Irish players is not uncommon. Since the Premier League was launched in 1992, clubs have had a quintet of Irish players start a game in the competition for them on 65 occasions.

Stoke City account for almost half of these games - the Potters have named four players in 28 separate games, ahead of Aston Villa who started four players in 19 games. No other club has done it more than 10 times.

Only two clubs have named five players in their starting XI. Middlesbrough named Alan Kernaghan, Graham Kavanagh, Curtis Fleming, Bernie Slaven, and Chris Morris in their team against Sheffield Wedneday on Saturday, 24th October 1992. Almost twenty years later, in February 2012, Aston Villa named Shay Given, Richard Dunne, Ciaran Clark, Stephen Ireland, and Robbie Keane in their starting XI in two consecutive Premier League games.

To date, no Premier League team has started six, or more, Irish players.