Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th March 2019

Saturday, 16th March 2019

Championship

Preston North End 1-0 Birmingham City

Callum Robinson came off the bench for his first appearance since November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Wigan 5-2 Bolton

Darron Gibson's second half introduction - his first appearance in six weeks - was his 200th appearance in English football

League 1

Luton 2-2 Gillingham

Callum Reilly completed his first assist since October

Peterborough 1-2 Coventry

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time since December

Shrewsbury 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 6-1 Crawley

Paul Green scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 24th February 2018

MK Dons 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was booked for the tenth time this season

Notts County 0-0 Morecambe

Michael Doyle was shown his fifth yellow card of the season

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time in a month
Gary Dicker assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st July

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 1-1 Partick Thistle

Sean McGinty started a game for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Sunday, 17th March 2019

Premier League

Fulham 1-2 Liverpool

Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Celtic

John O'Sullivan made his first start for Dundee, this was the winger's first start since December

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aiden O'Brien marked his 200th appearance for Millwall with his 40th goal for the club, his fifth in the FA Cup
Alex Pearce scored his first goal for the Lions, this was his first goal since April 2018
Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since September

According to FA Cup Factfile on twitter, this was the first time an Irish player scored an FA Cup on St Patrick's Day

I've been doing a bit of digging and Alex Pearce and Aiden O'Brien of @MillwallFC may very well be the first Irish players to score #FACup goals on #StPatricksDay

If you know any different, do let me know#MILBHA #Millwall #Lions

— FA Cup Factfile (@FACupFactfile) March 17, 2019

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 26th January 2019

Saturday, 26 January 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Ipswich

Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season

Nottingham Forest 3-1 Wigan

Darron Gibson made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Rotherham 1-2 Leeds United

Anthony Forde made his 100th appearance for Rotherham
Richie Towell completed his first assist since November

Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne's tenth goal of the season was also his 20th goal in the Championship
Sean Maguire made his first assist of the season - this was his fifth assist since signing for Preston

League 1

Peterborough 0-0 Charlton

Conor O'Malley made his 25th appearance for Peterborough

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Colchester

Eddie Nolan's first goal of the season was the fifth goal of his career
Paul Green's first assist since Saturday, 4 August 2018(174 days)

Exeter 1-0 Cambridge United

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time since August

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 2-0 St Johnstone

Jake Mulraney was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 3rd November

Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock

Following his recovery from surgery, Tommie Hoban came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th August
Gary Dicker was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 0-0 Dunfermline

Ryan Scully made the first appearance of his second spell Dunfermline

English FA Cup

Shrewsbury 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's fourth goal of the season equals his tally from 2017/18

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Oldham

Kieran Sadlier was named in a Doncaster Rovers starting XI for the first time

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady started his first game for Burnley since Saturday, 15th December
Jeff Hendrick, Kevin Long, Stephen Ward and Brady were all named in a Burnley starting XI for the first time since Sunday, 21st May 2017

Portsmouth 1-1 QPR

Ryan Manning's first start in a month was also his first appearances in the FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon 4-2 West Ham United

Dylan Connolly made his first start for AFC Wimbledon

Sunday, 27 January 2019

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan made his 25th appearance for Newcastle Jets

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 3-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's assist for Burnley's only goal of the game was his first of the season

Huddersfield 1-3 Southampton

Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Southampton, in the process becoming their youngest goalscorer in the Premier League, and the 105th Irish player to score in the PL.
This was the eleventh goal scored by an Irish player in the 2018/19 season - matching the total scored in 2017/18.

West Ham United 0-2 Watford

Congratulations to Declan Rice on his 50th appearance for West Ham United

Congratulations, @_DeclanRice! 👏 pic.twitter.com/NRnyd6aOuN

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) December 22, 2018

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End

Keiren Westwood's start was his first appearance in more than a year, his last time lining out for the Owls was on Saturday, 9th December 2017

League 1

Blackpool 0-1 Barnsley

John O'Sullivan was named in the Blackpool starting XI for the first time in a month

Bradford City 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal for Bradford, and was also booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season, three months after his last yellow card, and also made his fifth assist of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Walsall

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time this season in his first league appearance of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was shown his first yellow card since August

League 2

Crawley 2-3 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his first assist since September

Forest Green 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green came off the bench for his first appearance for Crewe since August

Lincoln City 3-2 Newport Co.

The first goal of Padraig Amond's brace was his 70th goal in League Two

Stevenage 1-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal for Mansfield, his was the fifth goal of the defender's career, his first goal in League Two, and his first goal of the season

Yeovil 1-1 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Stephen Gleeson's came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 6th October
Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Hearts, also his first appearance in the SPL

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker made his 400th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's scored his fifth goal in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 23rd December 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th November

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance for St Johnstone

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Newcastle Jets

After completing his record suspension, Roy O'Donovan returned to the Newcastle Jets starting XI for his first appearance since May

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd March 2018

Friday, 23rd March 2018

International Match

Turkey 1-0 Republic of Ireland

Starting Players
Colin Doyle made his second appearance for Ireland, ten years and ten months after his first cap
Shane Duffy continued his record of being named in the starting XI in his every international appearance
Declan Rice and Scott Hogan both made their international debuts
Kevin Long made his fifth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 58th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 44th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since breaking his leg one year before this game
Jeff Hendrick's 38th appearance for Ireland was also his 30th start for his country
Conor Hourihane made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Both Alan Browne and Sean Maguire started their first international game in their second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ciaran Clark made his 31st appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 24th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge made his second appearance for Ireland, almost two years after his last appearance on Friday, 25th March 2016
Matt Doherty came off the bench to make his international debut
Shane Long made his 79th appearance for Ireland

Saturday, 24th March 2018

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Gillingham

24 hours after playing for his country in Turkey, Colin Doyle lined out for Bradford and kept a clean sheet
Callum Reilly made his 100th career start
Conor Wilkinson started his first game since Saturday, 30th December

Fleetwood 2-0 Northampton

Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Conor O'Malley's returned to the Peterborough starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th November

Southend United 2-0 Rotherham

Simon Cox scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th December in the same game that Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th January

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 25th March 2018

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting Kansas City

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Colorado Rapids in his MLS debut

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-0 Melbourne Victory

Andy Keogh's first goal in almost two months was also his 40th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th November 2017

Friday, 17th November 2017

Championship

Burton Albion 1-3 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers' late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months

Preston North End 0-0 Bolton

Andy Boyle was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 18th November 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 4-0 Huddersfield

Harry Arter scored his first goal of the season, this was also the 30th goal of the midfielder's career

Burnley 2-0 Swansea

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned to the Newcastle starting XI for the first time since 1st October

Championship

Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance since Saturday, 26th August

Cardiff 2-0 Brentford

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Brentford

Reading 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's first goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Wolves, and the 15th goal of his career

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 50th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-3 AFC Wimbledon

Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Blackpool

Conor O'Malley made his first appearance in League One

League 2

Grimsby 0-1 Carlisle United

Jack Bonham made his 25th career appearance

Lincoln City 1-2 Coventry

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Kilmarnock

Darren O'Dea was sent off for the second time this season, two months after his last red card on Saturday, 16 September. This was fourth red card of his career

Sunday, 19th November 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Dundee United 3-0 Falkirk

Willo Flood scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 September in his 200th start for Dundee United

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd November 2017

Friday, 3rd November 2017

English FA Cup

Port Vale 2-0 Oxford United

Gavin Gunning marked his first appearance in the FA Cup with his first goal since March 2014

Saturday, 4th November 2017

Premier League

The nine Irish players to appear in the Premier League games today equals the season high for players in one day

Huddersfield 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the first time in a month

Newcastle Utd 0-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark's introduction from the bench was his first appearance since Sunday, 1st October

Championship

Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff

After scoring his first goal for Bristol City recently, Callum O'Dowda's opener against Cardiff was his first goal in the Championship

Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Scott Hogan returned to the Aston Villa starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 19th September

Derby County 2-4 Reading

Alex Pearce's introduction from the bench (his first appearance since Tuesday, 12th September) was his 50th appearance for Derby County

Ipswich 3-0 Preston North End

After coming off the bench in Derby's previous game, Kevin O'Connor started first game since Tuesday, 8th August
David McGoldrick scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th September

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-1 Dundee

Anthony Stokes was booked for the first time since August

English FA Cup

Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield

Connor Dimaio's first start in two months was also his 50th career appearance

Peterborough 1-1 Tranmere

Conor O'Malley made his first start for Peterborough in a month

Shrewsbury 5-0 Aldershot

After extending his loan deal at Aldershot by another month, Ipswich Town's Adam McDonnell made his first appearance in the FA Cup

Hereford 1-0 AFC Telford

Dara O'Shea made his first appearance in the FA Cup while on loan at Hereford from West Brom

Gravesend 2-6 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor was shown his first yellow card of 2017/18

Carlisle United 3-2 Oldham

Paul Green started his first game in almost three months, his last start came on  Wednesday, 9th August 2017

Cheltenham 2-4 Maidstone United

Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal of the season, also his first goal in the FA Cup, then was sent off for the third time in his career. The midfielder's last red card came almost exactly a year ago on Saturday, 5th November 2016

Newport Co. 2-1 Walsall

Liam Kinsella made his 25th start for Walsall

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 3-0 Wellington Phoenix

The first goal of Roy O'Donovan's brace was his 25th goal in the A-League

Perth Glory 1-0 Adelaide United

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 5 November 2017

Championship

Middlesbrough 1-0 Sunderland

The six Irish players to start this game was a season high for the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season and will be suspended for Middlesbrough's next game

English FA Cup

Coventry 2-0 Maidenhead

Michael Doyle made his 50th appearance in the FA Cup

Solihull Moors 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers

After signing a short term deal with Solihull Moors, Sean St Ledger made his first appearance in more than two years

Exeter 3-1 Heybridge Swifts

Liam McAlinden scored his first goal in the FA Cup was also his tenth goal for Exeter

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