Round up for week of Tuesday, 20th April 2021

Tuesday, 20th April 2021

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Derby County

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo completed an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 9th March

Northampton 3-0 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness started his 20th game for Ipswich

League 2

Bolton 1-0 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode was named in the starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Bradford City 0-1 Tranmere

Paudie O'Connor scored an own goal for the first time in almost exactly three years - his previous OG was on Saturday, 21st April 2018

3️⃣ Anthony, @Paudie97 & Lee O'Connor started in @officialbantams v @TranmereRovers, the first time three @FAIreland players with the same surname started a game in English football since Brian, Daryl & Joe Murphy started for Ipswich & Scunthorpe in March 2010#COYBIG #BCAFC #TRFC pic.twitter.com/Rhz1ikj6tv

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 21, 2021

Mansfield Town 3-0 Scunthorpe

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Dundee starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 28th November

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-0 Falkirk

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12th December

Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Championship

Millwall 1-4 Bournemouth

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in a month

Rotherham 1-2 Middlesbrough

Kieran Sadlier started a game for Rotherham for the first time since Saturday, 7th November

Luton 0-0 Reading

James Collins was booked for the first time in three months

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 3-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly's start was his first appearance in two months

Ross County 1-3 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy made his 40th start for St Mirren

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 6-0 Montana

Graham Carey's goal (his first since Thursday, 17th September) was his fifth goal in the Bulgarian Championship

Polish Ekstraklasa

Cracovia Kraków 1-0 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisla starting XI for the first time since Monday, 14th December

Thursday, 22th April 2021

Premier League

Leicester City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea's start was his 25th Premier League appearance

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 22nd February 2019

Friday, 22nd February 2019

Premier League

Cardiff 1-5 Watford

Harry Arter made his 250th career start

Saturday, 23rd February 2019

Championship

Norwich 3-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda scored his fifth goal of the season, this is the first time since 2015/16 that the midfielder has reached this total

Reading 1-1 Rotherham

John O'Shea came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 1st January

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time in a month

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady scored his tenth goal in League One

Burton Albion 0-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 29th December

Plymouth 5-1 Rochdale

Graham Carey completed his first assist in a month

Walsall 3-2 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor scored his 15th goal of his career

League 2

Bury 3-1 Oldham

Jay O'Shea scored his 20th goal for Bury in what was his 350th appearance in English football

Crawley 1-1 Macclesfield

Reece Grego Cox's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 15th January

Stevenage 1-2 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first tme since Tuesday, 8th January in his first appearance since Saturday, 12th January

Yeovil 1-0 Cambridge United

In his first start for Yeovil, Courtney Duffus scored his first goal in English football

Slovakian Super Liga

Spartak Trnava 3-1 DAC

Connor Ronan's second half introduction was the midfielder's 50th career appearance

Sunday, 24th February 2019

Premier League

Arsenal 2-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi's second half introduction was his first appearance in two months

League 1

Luton 1-1 Coventry

Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 4-1 Motherwell

Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since Saturday, 8th December

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-1 Crystal Palace

Shane Duffy was sent off for the third time in his career, more than two years after his last red card in August 2016.
Duffy is the first Irish player to be sent off in the Premier League since Jeff Hendrick in February 2017

West Ham United 3-1 Cardiff

Declan Rice's start was his 50th career appearance

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 2-1 Arsenal U21

Joe Mason came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Bury

In his first first appearance since September, Stephen Dawson was set off for the third time in his career. This was his first red card since April 2013
Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season

Polish Cup

Arka Gdynia 0-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal in the Polish Cup

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Celtic

Conor Sammon was named in the Motherwell starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Jonathan Hayes' start was his first appearance since Thursday, 30 August

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th April 2018

Friday, 27th April 2018

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Anthony O'Connor's first goal since August was also his fifth goal for Aberdeen

Saturday, 28th April 2018

Premier League

Southampton 2-1 Bournemouth

Shane Long came off the bench for his 150th appearance for Southampton

Championship

Hull City 0-2 Cardiff

David Meyler was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Leeds United

In what was his last appearance for Norwich City, Wes Hoolahan's start was his 470th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland, the goal he scored was his 70th since leaving the LOI, and his 30th in the Championship. #ThanksWes

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City

Daryl Murphy start was the striker's first appearance since since Saturday, 17th March

QPR 3-1 Birmingham City

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time since November

Sheffield United 0-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's winner was his 15th goal for Preston

Middlesbrough 2-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Bradford City 0-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin's start was his 50th appearance of the season, and  his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston made his 50th start for Gillingham

Oldham 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor was named in the Doncaster starting XI for the first time since February

Oxford United 2-1 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 13th March

Peterborough 2-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden made his 300th appearance since leaving Bohemians

Plymouth 2-1 Rotherham

Graham Carey scored his 15th goal of the season
Richie Towell's first goal since Saturday, 17 March was his fifth goal League One

League 2

Chesterfield 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman's own goal was his first since March 2013

Colchester 0-0 Swindon Town

Donal McDermott was booked for the first time since November

Newport Co. 2-1 Cambridge United

Barry Corr was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 3-1 Exeter

Luke Wade Slater's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 7th November
Pierce Sweeney's ninth goal of the season was his first goal in a month

Yeovil 2-3 Mansfield Town

Connor Smith's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 10th March

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 5-3 Kilmarnock

Alan Power's first yellow card in nearly two months was his fifth booking of 2017/18

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the first time since November

St Johnstone 1-1 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown made his 50th career start
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal since Thursday, 29th June 2017
Conor Sammon's first goal since Saturday, 24 February was his tenth goal of the season, and his 30th goal in the SPL

Tuesday, 1st May 2018

League 2

Chesterfield 1-0 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's start was his 50th appearance for Newport County

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd February 2018

Friday, 23th February 2018

Scottish Championship

Livingston 2-1 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Saturday, 24th February 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Stephen Ward returned from injury for Burnley for his first appearance since December

Championship

Burton Albion 0-1 Millwall

Damien McCrory came off the bench for his first appearance since September

Reading 3-3 Derby County

Liam Kelly scored his fifth goal of the season
Richard Keogh scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since August 2016

Sheffield Wednesday 2-4 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan scored his first goal for Aston Villa in his 25th start for the club, this was the midfielder's first goal since November 2011. In the same game, Conor Hourihane scored his tenth goal for the club in his 50th appearance for the Villains

Sunderland 3-3 Middlesbrough

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Plymouth 1-0 Bradford City

Graham Carey made his 50th appearance in League One

Portsmouth 0-2 Blackpool

Connor Ronan made his 25th career appearance

League 2

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the first time booking time since September

Lincoln City 1-4 Crewe Alexandra

Sean Long was named in the Lincoln starting XI for first start since Monday, 1st January
Paul Green scored his first goal for Crewe, this was the midfielder's first goal since August

Luton 2-2 Cheltenham

Alan Sheehan's scored his first goal in 2018
Kevin Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 2-1 Partick Thistle

Conor Sammon scored his ninth goal of the season in his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle

Indian Super League

Delhi Dynamos 4-3 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane scored his first brace since September 2010 in his first start since Sunday, 7th January

Sunday, 25th February 2018

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham

Damien Delaney came off the bench for his first appearance since Monday, 8th January

Bulgarian Championship

Pirin Blagoevgrad 1-0 Vitosha Bistritsa

Conor Henderson scored his first goal since Friday, 24th November

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

League 2

Newport County 1-1 Morecambe

After joining them on loan, Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-2 Celtic

Conor Sammon's opener was his fifth goal for Partick, the striker has now scored in three consecutive games for the first time since November 2010

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City

Wednesday, 24th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 Ross County

Carl McHugh made his 50th start for Motherwell

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 25th appearance of the season
Danny Rogers came off the bench for his first appearance since October

December 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for December 2017

Wins
In the final month of 2017, nobody started more wins than Derby's Richard Keogh's five victories

Draws
Glenn Whelan, Jeff Hendrick, and Anthony Stokes all started three draws in December 2017

Losses
Daniel Devine, Niall Keown, Charles Dunne, and Adam Barton all started five losses

Starts/Completed Games
Keown and Barton both started eight games in the 31 days of December, with Keown completing 90 minutes in each

Substitutions/Introductions
No player was substituted more than the five times Millwall's Aiden O'Brien was withdrawn from the action. In contrast Shaun Williams, James McClean, Samir Carruthers, and Conor Sammon were all introduced to the action four times during the month

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Brian Murphy and Aaron McCarey were both unused substitutes in six games in December, while of the outfield players Andy Boyle and Conor Shaughnessy were both unused in five games

Goals
Anthony Stokes, Adam Rooney and Conor Sammon were the only players to score more than once - each player scored twice. No Irish player scored a penalty in December

Discipline
Gary Dicker was booked more than any player in December, the Kilmarnock player was shown three yellow cards

Round up for weekend of Friday, 29th December 2017

Friday, 29th December 2017

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Preston North End

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

Saturday, 30 December 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Everton

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

Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Ciaran Clark made his 50th start for Newcastle Utd

Championship

Birmingham City 1-0 Leeds United

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

Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa

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

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady's winner was his fifth goal for Sunderland

Sheffield United 0-1 Bolton

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

League 1

Blackpool 2-2 Plymouth

Graham Carey scored his 50th goal in UK football

Bradford City 3-2 Oxford United

Canice Carroll scored his first goal of his career

Bury 0-2 Fleetwood

Stephen Dawson made his 100th start for Bury

Oldham 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

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

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 2-0 Ross County

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

Australian A-League

Sydney 6-0 Perth Glory

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

Sunday, 31st December 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City

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

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal

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

Round up for week of Tuesday, 12th December 2017

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Stoke City

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th appearance for Burnley

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time since October

English FA Cup

Wigan 3-2 AFC Fylde

Noel Hunt's introduction from the bench was the striker's first appearance since Tuesday, 24 October

Exeter 2-1 Forest Green

Pierce Sweeney scored his first FA Cup goal, and was booked for the first time since August in his 25th appearance of the season

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Premier League

Liverpool 0-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean's first start since Tuesday, 22nd August was also the Derry native's 250th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 3-2 Motherwell

The six Irish players to start this game was the most since six players also started the Middlesbrough-Sunderland game on Sunday, 5th November
Conor Sammon scored his first goal for Partick in his first start since early November

St Johnstone 0-3 Aberdeen

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance in the SPL
Adam Rooney scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 30 September

English FA Cup

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams assisted the only goal of the game in his 25th appearance of the season, all of which were starts

Thursday, 14 December 2017

English FA Cup

Hereford United 0-2 Fleetwood

The first goal of Cian Bolger's brace (his first goals of the season) was the tenth goal of his career

May 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for May 2017

Wins
In the final month of the season, only Adam Rooney started three wins, the only player to start more than two

Draws
Keiren Westwood was the only player to draw more than once in May, and curiously no striker started a draw

Losses
Partick Thistle midfielder Adam Barton finished the season with four losses in May, and no goalkeeper started a loss for the final four weeks of 2016/17

Starts/Completed Games
Joe Shaughnessy, Darren O'Dea, Carl McHugh, John O'Shea, Gary Dicker, Adam Barton, Jonathan Hayes, and Conor Sammon all started four games in May, with O'Shea, O'Dea, Shaughnessy, McHugh, Dicker, Barton, and Sammon going on to complete 90 minutes in each one

Substitutions/Introductions
Marc Wilson was substituted in each of the three games he started in May, while Darron Gibson was introduced in each of the three games he started on the bench in May

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeping pair Darren Randolph and Aaron McCarey were unused substitutes in three games in May, while Dean Ebbe and Declan Rice was the only outfield player to be left on the bench in more than one game - both players spent two games without seeing a minute of action

Goals
Jonathan Hayes(3) and Wes Hoolahan(2) were the only players to score more than once in May, while Darren O'Dea and Conor Sammon were the only players to score a penalty

Discipline
Marc Wilson was shown three yellow cards in the four games he played in May. No Irish striker or goalkeeper was booked in May 2017

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 19th May 2016

Friday, 19 May 2017

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Falkirk 1-2 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon started his first game in two months

Saturday, 20 May 2017

League One Play Off

Bradford City 0-1 Millwall

Colin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City
Aiden O'Brien made his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Ross County

Aaron McCarey started his first game since March 18th
Conor Sammon scored his 30th goal for Kilmarnock

Hamilton Academical 4-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea made his 100th appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 West Ham United

The four Irish players named in Burnley's starting XI was the most in a Premier League side this season, and the most named by any team since May 2015
Declan Rice came off the bench to make his senior debut for West Ham

Southampton 0-1 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 0-6 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes' second goal in consecutive games was his tenth goal of the season. This was the first time the midfielder scored in consecutive appearances since January 2012

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Graham Cummins scored his 30th goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 28th April 2017

Friday, 28 April 2017

Championship

Cardiff 0-2 Newcastle Utd

Robert Elliot made his 50th start for Newcastle Utd. This was the first game where three Republic of Ireland players (Elliot, Ciaran Clark and Daryl Murphy) started a game for Newcastle since February 2008 when Shay Given, Stephen Carr and Damien Duff were in the starting XI for the toon

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 4-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney returned to the Inverness starting XI for his first start since the end of February

Saturday, 29 April 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick's appearance in the Burnley starting XI was the midfielder's 200th career start

Championship

Derby County 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Alex Pearce was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

David McGoldrick made his 25th start of the season

Leeds United 3-3 Norwich

Eunan O'Kane's first start since the beginning of March was also the midfielder's 25th appearance for Leeds United

Reading 1-0 Wigan

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 2-0 Crawley

Gerry McDonagh was shown the first yellow card of his loan spell at Cambridge in his first appearance since March 28th
James Collins made his 50th appearance for Crawley

Carlisle United 2-1 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien made his 25th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 1-0 Hartlepool

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time since September

Hearts 2-2 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was sent off for the second time this season

Hamilton Academical 0-2 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon's opener for Kilmarnock was the striker's first goal since March 18th

MLS

Orlando City 2-0 Colorado Rapids

Kevin Doyle was booked for the first time in the 2017 MLS season

Australian A-League

Sydney 3-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 30 April 2017

League 1

Bolton 3-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester made his 50th appearance of the season

Northampton 0-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 25th start for Gillingham

Rochdale 1-1 Bradford City

Joe Rafferty made his 50th appearance of the season
Kevin Toner's first start since Sunday, 26th March was also the defender's 25th career start

Southend United 1-0 Bury

Simon Cox made his 50th appearance for Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin marked his 100th appearance since leaving Derry City with his first goal of 2017

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal for Jagiellonia Białystok

Round Up - Weekend of 17th March 2017

Friday, 17 March 2017

League 1

Port Vale 2-1 Shrewsbury

Sam Foley scored his first goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal in more than a year - he last scored on Saturday, 5 March 2016 against Colchester

Saturday, 18 March 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford

Damien Delaney's appearance off the bench (his first appearance since February 11th) was his 25th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-2 Chelsea

Jonathan Walters scored his first goal of 2017, 81 days after his last goal on December 27th

Sunderland 0-0 Burnley

John O'Shea, Darron Gibson, Jeff Hendrick and Stephen Ward started this game, making it the first Premier League game this season where four Irish players started the same game
For O'Shea, it was his 200th start for Sunderland

West Ham United 2-3 Leicester City

Darren Randolph made his 25th Premier League appearance

Championship

Blackburn 2-2 Preston North End

Aiden McGeady marked his 25th start for Preston North End with his fifth goal for the club. This was also his fifth goal of the season, the first time the midfielder had managed this since 2012-13 with Spartak Moscow

Wigan 0-2 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the tenth time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Northampton

Brendan Moloney late second half introduction from the bench was his first appearance since November

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Chesterfield

Rory Gaffney scored his 15th goal for the Bristol Rovers in his 25th start of the season

Oxford United 2-1 Scunthorpe

Stephen Dawson made his 150th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden's 70th goal in League One was also his 50th league goal for Scunthorpe

Rochdale 4-1 Gillingham

Conrad Logan returned to the Rochdale starting XI for his first appearance since January 28th

League 2

Luton 1-1 Exeter

Alan Sheehan's yellow card against Exeter was the defender's fifth booking of the season

Plymouth 1-0 Morecambe

Graham Carey's winner was his 25th goal for Plymouth

Stevenage 3-0 Portsmouth

Noel Hunt made his first start of 2017
Eoin Doyle made his 150th start since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Jonathan Hayes' goal was his first strike in a month

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th career appearance

Kilmarnock 1-1 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton made his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle
Conor Sammon scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Raith 2-1 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood made his 25th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 19 March 2017

League 2

Notts County 1-0 Barnet

Mark Yeates was sent off for the first time in his career

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-2 Minessota United

Kevin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Colorado Rapids

Round Up - Weekend of 11th March 2017

Saturday, 11 March 2017

Premier League

Everton 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for the first time since January 7th

Championship

Cardiff 1-1 Birmingham City

Anthony Pilkington made his first start since January 21st

Leeds United 0-0 QPR

Eunan O'Kane was booked for the fifth time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-3 Fulham

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Newcastle

Norwich 2-2 Blackburn

Tommy Hoban returned from injury for his first start since October
Wes Hoolahan and Darragh Lenihan were both shown their first yellow card since January 21st

Wigan 0-1 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 25th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Southend United

Rory Gaffney scored his first goal of 2017 in his 50th start in England
Stephen McLaughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since New Year's Eve
Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season

Chesterfield 1-1 Shrewsbury

Connor Dimaio started his first game in two months

Coventry 0-2 Bradford City

Callum Reilly made his 100th career appearance
Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance in League One

Fleetwood 2-4 Bolton

Cian Bolger made his 150th career appearance

Gillingham 3-2 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden scored his ninth goal of the season, in his 200th start in England
Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time in 2016/17

Port Vale 3-2 Swindon Town

Olamide Shodipo started his first game in a month
Sam Kelly made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Barnet 2-2 Crawley

Rhys Murphy's first goal of 2017 was also his tenth goal for Crawley, and his 25th goal in League Two
Conor Henderson was booked for the first time this season

Colchester 0-4 Portsmouth

Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't found the back of the net since April 2016
In the same game, Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season

Exeter 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time in 2017 (his fifth of 2016/17) in his first start since the end of November

Leyton Orient 0-3 Grimsby

Michael Collins was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 1-3 Yeovil

Kevin Dawson made his 100th start for Yeovil

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-0 Motherwell

Anthony O'Connor made his first start of 2017
Carl McHugh made his 150th career appearance

Ross County 1-2 Kilmarnock

Aaron McCarey started his first game July, this was also the goalkeeper's first appearance November
Conor Sammon scored his 20th goal in the SPL

Australian A-League

Melbourne Victory 4-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since January 5th

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 4-1 Korona Kielce

Cillian Sheridan was shown his first booking since July 14th

Sunday, 12 March 2017

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 25th appearance for Burnley

MLS

Minnesota United 1-6 Atlanta United

Chris McCann made his first appearance for Atlanta United, 71 days after his last appearance, on loan at Coventry

Round Up - Weekend of 24th February 2017

Friday, 24 February 2017

Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Birmingham City

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Saturday, 25 February 2017

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Sunderland

Darron Gibson was booked for the first time this season. Before this, the midfielder hadn't been booked since May 2016

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Bournemouth

James McClean came off the bench and was booked for the first time in 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County

Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season

Brentford 4-2 Rotherham

Anthony Forde scored his first goal in the Championship, exactly 200 days after his last goal on Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Newcastle Utd 2-2 Bristol City

Ciaran Clark's late equaliser means the defender has scored more than two goals in the same season for the first time since 2010/11

Preston North End 2-1 QPR

Aiden McGeady's equaliser (his fifth goal in the Championship) won Sky Sports' goal of the Day

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— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) February 25, 2017

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th career appearance

League 1

Coventry 1-3 Swindon Town

Kevin Foley was booked for the first time in 2017

Gillingham 2-1 Southend United

Emmanuel Osadebe's first start since November (his first appearance in a month) was the defender's 25th appearance in League One
In his 200th start for Southend United, Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season

Oldham 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next three games

Peterborough 3-1 Rochdale

The sending off of both Donal McDermott and Joe Rafferty was the first time two Irish players were sent off in the same game since Marc Wilson and Glenn Whelan were sent off for Stoke against Newcastle in December 2013. This was McDermott's first red card of his career, and Rafferty's third - his first since May 2015
Keith Keane made his 25th appearance for Rochdale

Port Vale 1-2 Bradford City

Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance for Bradford City, coincidentally this was also the midfielder's 50th career start

Sheffield United 2-0 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the fifth time this season in his first start since October

League 2

Barnet 0-1 Cambridge United

Gerry McDonagh made his first start for Cambridge United
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Carlisle United 0-3 Portsmouth

John O'Sullivan was booked for the fifth time this season

Colchester 2-1 Hartlepool

Owen Garvan made his 50th appearance for Colchester

Mansfield Town 2-1 Newport Co.

Patrick Hoban returned to to the Mansfield starting XI for his first start since January 10th

Morecambe 1-0 Grimsby

Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 0-2 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon scored his second goal of the season, before this the striker had not scored since August 20th

Sunday, 26 February 2017

Premier League

Tottenham 4-0 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was shown his fourth yellow card of the season, this was the midfielder's first booking September 24th

Round Up - Week of 24th January 2017

Tuesday, 24 January 2017

League 1

Oldham 2-0 Peterborough
Paul Green scored his first goal for Oldham, a year and a half after his last goal in August 2015

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Championship

Leeds United 2-0 Nottingham Forest

After his substitute appearance last weekend, Eunan O'Kane made his first start since the end of November

Scottish FA Cup

Hearts 4-2 Raith

Conor Sammon came off the bench to make his 25th appearance for Hearts

Round Up - Weekend of 19th January 2017

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Australian A-League

Melbourne City 2-1 Central Coast Mariners
Roy O'Donovan scored his 60th goal since leaving the League of Ireland, and unfortunately was sent off for the first time for Central Coast Mariners in the same game. O'Donovan's last red card came in October 2014 when he was with DPMM in Singapore

Saturday, 21 January 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
Seamus Coleman scored his 25th goal since leaving the League of Ireland in his 240th appearance for Everton

Championship

QPR 1-1 Fulham
Ryan Manning scored his first goal for QPR, a day after signing a contract extension until the summer of 2019

Aston Villa 2-2 Preston North End
Alan Browne was booked for the fifth time this season

Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson was booked for the first time since September

Derby County 3-2 Reading
Alex Pearce made his 25th start for Derby
Cyrus Christie came off the bench to make his first appearance since getting injured in early November

Newcastle Utd 4-0 Rotherham
Stephen Kelly came off the bench for his first appearance since December 10th

Norwich 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Robbie Brady scored his fourth goal of the season (his first since December 3rd) in what was his 25th appearance of the season
Wes Hoolahan was booked for the fifth time this season

Barnsley 3-2 Leeds United
Eunan O'Kane returned from injury for his first appearance since November 29th and was booked for the first time since three days before that game

League 1

Bradford City 1-1 Millwall
Josh Cullen made his 25th start of the season

Coventry 0-1 Fleetwood
Cian Bolger was booked for the fifth time this season

MK Dons 5-3 Northampton
Darren Potter scored his second goal of the season, this is the first time the midfielder has scored twice in the same season since 2014/15

Swindon Town 0-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester scored his fourth goal of the season, two months after his last goal on November 19th

Walsall 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal of his career in only his second appearance for Walsall

League 2

Barnet 0-0 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first booking since August 2015

Cambridge United 1-3 Mansfield Town
Gerry McDonagh made his first appearance for Cambridge after signing for them on loan

Exeter 3-0 Colchester
Liam McAlinden's goal against Colchester was his fifth goal for Exeter

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 4-0 Stranraer
The second goal of Adam Rooney's brace was the striker's 70th goal for Aberdeen

Rangers 2-1 Motherwell
Carl McHugh was booked for the fourth time this season, this was his first booking since being booked in each of his first three games

Elgin City 1-2 Inverness CT
Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, this was the midfielder's first booking since December 2014

Sunday, 22 January 2017

Scottish FA Cup

Raith 1-1 Hearts
Conor Sammon came off the bench to make his first appearance since December 17th

2016/17 - The Season So Far

With the English and Scottish domestic seasons about to kick off, some people may not realise that there have been some Irish players already involved with their clubs in the early rounds of European competition. We've reviewed the appearance data so far for the first of the 2016/17 season reports for these players, as well as the Irish players lining out for their respective clubs in MLS

Thursday, 30 June 2016
UEFA Cup
Banants 0-1 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan started Omonia's first game of the new season

Aberdeen 3-1 Fola Esch
Willo Flood, Jonathan Hayes and Adam Rooney all lined out for Aberdeen's season opener against Fola Esch, and Rooney marked the occasion with a goal

Hearts 2-1 Infonet
Having moved to Hearts in the close season, Conor Sammon made his first start for the Tynecastle side, and marked the occasion with a booking - his first yellow since January

Tuesday, 5 July 2016
MLS
LA Galaxy 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Robbie Keane marked his return to the Galaxy after Euro 2016 with a goal, his first since a brace against New England Revolution two months earlier

Thursday, 7 July 2016
UEFA Cup
Fola Esch 1-0 Aberdeen
After signing for the Dons from Burton Albion, Anthony O'Connor made his first start for the club in the return leg against Fola Esch
In what would be his last appearance for Aberdeen, Willo Flood was shown his first yellow card of the season

Omonia Nicosia 4-1 Banants
Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time since January

Friday, 15 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Airdrie Utd 0-1 Partick Thistle
After signing a contract with Airdrie in January, Joe Gorman made his first appearance for the club, in the same game Daniel Devine made his first start for his new side Partick Thistle

Cove Rangers 1-2 Raith
Following a short trial, Joel Coustrain signed for Raith and made his senior career debut a day later in this game

Saturday, 16 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Cowdenbeath 1-2 Inverness CT
After leaving QPR for Inverness, Jake Mulraney made his first appearance for the club

Motherwell 0-2 Rangers
Carl McHugh made his first appearance for Mothwerwell and was booked

Thursday, 21 July 2016
UEFA Cup
Ventspils 0-1 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his sixtieth goal for the club, and his tenth goal in European competition

Omonia Nicosia 3-2 Beitar Jerusalem
Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal in the Europa League

Hearts 1-2 Birkirkara
Conor Sammon's first goal for Hearts was also his first goal in the Europa League and his fiftieth goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Saturday, 23 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Dundee 6-2 Dumbarton
Darren O'Dea scored his first goal for Dundee

Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Peterhead 2-1 Dundee
Fiacre Kelleher made his first career start, after signing for Peterhead on a one month loan from Celtic

Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Champions League
Astana 1-1 Celtic
Eoghan O'Connell made his first since September 2015

Saturday, 30 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Dundee 7-0 Forfar
Darren O'Dea made his two hundredth career start

Ross County 7-0 Cove Rangers
Aaron McCarey made his first appearance for Ross County, this was the goalkeeper's first appearance since October 2015

Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Champions League
Celtic 2-1 Astana
Eoghan O'Connell picked up his first booking since September 2015

Thursday, 4 August 2016
UEFA Cup
NK Maribor 1-0 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney made his two hundred fiftieth career start

West Ham United 3-0 Domzale
Darren Randolph made his first appearance of the season for West Ham in their first home game in the Olympic Stadium

Round up - Weekend of 6th February 2016

Saturday, 6 February 2016
Premier League
Stoke City 0-3 Everton
Seamus Coleman's first goal of the season, which he dedicated to his newborn daughter, was also his twentieth goal for Everton. The defender had gone almost a year since his last goal, scored against QPR in March 2015

Championship
Birmingham City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Aiden McGeady made his first start for the Sheffield Wednesday since signing for them on loan. it was also the winger's first league start of the season

Cardiff 0-0 MK Dons
Samir Carruthers made his one hundredth career appearance in this draw at Cardiff

Charlton 0-1 Bristol City
Stephen Henderson made his fiftieth start for Charlton in this loss

Preston North End 2-1 Huddersfield
Alan Browne's goal this afternoon, his second of the season, was his first goal since 3rd October 2015

League 1
Sheffield United 0-2 Wigan
Conor Sammon made his one hundred fiftieth career start in England and Scotland

League 2
Stevenage 0-1 Crawley
After signing for Stevenage during the January transfer window, Patrick Hoban made his first start for the Boro

Scottish FA Cup
Rangers 0-0 Kilmarnock
After transferring to Kilmarnock in January, Gary Dicker made his first start for the club

Sunday, 7 February 2016
Scottish FA Cup 
Hearts 2-2 Hibernian
Anthony Stokes was booked for the first time this season

Report Card - 24th November 2015

Peterborough United 3-2 Barnsley
After not scoring for nearly two months, Conor Hourihane now has two in two games with his fifth goal of the season. His last two goals also came in consecutive games
Following his return to action last weekend, Kevin Long was sent off for the third time in his career. His last red card came in August 2012, while playing with Portsmouth, against Carlisle

Sheffield United 2-4 Shrewsbury Town
Conor Sammon scored his fifth goal on loan at Sheffield United

Crawley Town 1-2 Northampton Town
John-Joe O'Toole scored his fifth goal for Northampton, his first since September 29th

Notts County 4-2 Barnet
Graham Burke made his twenty-fifth appearance for Notts County, after joining them in January 2015
Alan Sheehan scored the twentieth goal of his career, not bad for a defender!

Oxford United 1-1 Newport County AFC
Patrick Hoban scored his fifth goal this season for Oxford

Crawley Town 1-2 Northampton Town
Brendan Moloney was sent off for the first time in his career