Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th January 2022

Saturday, 15th January 2022

Premier League

Norwich 2-1 Everton

Adam Idah scored his first goal in the Premier League, the fourth Irish player to score in this season's competition. This was the striker's first goal since May 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Blackburn

James Collins 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Derby County 2-0 Sheffield United

Jason Knight's start was his 100th appearance for Derby County

Jason Knight made his 100th appearance for us yesterday! 💫

Congratulations on the milestone, Knighty! 👏🐏#DCFC pic.twitter.com/kvOjlhoC0j

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 16, 2022

Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for loan club Swansea, this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 21st September

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for loan club Middlesbrough, this was his first appearance in a month

Millwall 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Dan McNamara was shown a yellow card for the first time since Saturday, 11th December

Peterborough 1-4 Coventry

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 20th October
Scott Hogan scored his first goal in ten weeks

QPR 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 16th October

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Fleetwood 1-0 Rotherham

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for Fleetwood, this was his first goal since Saturday, 27th February 2021

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Salford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance in five weeks
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in 90 days, this was his tenth goal in English football

Carlisle United 1-1 Crawley Town

Corey Whelan 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Mansfield Town 2-0 Walsall

Harry Charsley scored his first goal of the season

Tranmere 2-0 Rochdale

Aidan White made his tenth start for Rochdale

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton made his fifth assist of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 22nd January 2021

Friday, 22nd January 2021

Championship

Stoke City 1-2 Watford

Nathan Collins was booked for the first time a month in what was his 30th start for the Potters' senior side

League 2

Salford City 2-2 Harrogate Town

Richie Towell's substitute appearance was his first appearance since Saturday, 5th December
Simon Power came off the bench to make his Harrogate Town debut

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 2-0 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy

Connor Ronan was named in the Grasshopper starting XI in their first game following the end of the Swiss winter break

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-1 Mumbai City

Anthony Pilkington made his tenth start for SC East Bengal

Saturday, 23rd January 2021

League 1

Charlton 2-2 Swindon Town

Conor Masterson made his first appearance for loan club Swindon Town - this was his first start in two months

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time in two months

Gillingham 2-2 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane's brace was his first goal in eight weeks

Ipswich 0-1 Peterborough

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time in two months

Lincoln City 2-1 Northampton

Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of the season
Michael Harriman's start was his 300th career appearance

Portsmouth 0-4 Hull City

Ronan Curtis started a game for the first time in five weeks

Sunderland 1-0 Shrewsbury

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 0-0 Fleetwood

After signing a short term contract with Wigan Athletic, Corey Whelan made his first appearance for the Latics

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor started his 50th game for Bradford City

Morecambe 3-0 Colchester

John O'Sullivan's first goal in a month was the 20th goal of his career

Port Vale 1-3 Walsall

Tyreik Wright completed an assist in his first appearance for loan club Walsall
Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time in two months

Southend United 0-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn's start was his first appearance for Mansfield Town

Tranmere 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Motherwell

Tommie Hoban scored his second goal of the season, the second time he's scored twice in a single season in his career, having also managed it for Watford in the 2012/13 season

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-0 Ayr

Corrie Ndaba made his first appearance for loan club Ayr

FA Cup

Swansea 5-1 Nottingham Forest

Ryan Manning's start was the 100th time the defender was named in a starting XI in his career
Conor Hourihane's first appearance for Swansea was his first appearance in two months

Millwall 0-3 Bristol City

Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 October

Sunday, 24th January 2021

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Reading

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time this season

FA Cup

Chelsea 3-1 Luton

James Collins' substitute appearance was his 500th career appearance

Fulham 0-3 Burnley

Kevin Long scored the tenth goal of his career in his first appearance since Saturday, 31 October, more than two years after his last goal on Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Scottish League Cup

Livingston 1-0 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's first goal of the season was his 50th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 7th December 2018

Friday, 7th December 2018

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time this season, almost a year to the date of his last booking on Saturday, 9th December 2017

Saturday, 8th December 2018

Championship

Birmingham City 0-1 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time this season - this was the midfielder's first yellow card since April 2016!

Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams' was booked for the first time in two months

Millwall 2-2 Hull City

Aiden O'Brien's goal was his first strike since August

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Preston North End

Daryl Murphy's appearance off the bench was the striker's first appearance in two months

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored in consecutive games for the first time since December 2016

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-4 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor made his 50th appearance in League One

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Barnsley

After signing on an emergency loan midweek, Stephen Henderson made his first start for Wycombe Wanderers. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since February

League 2

Cheltenham 2-1 Grimsby

James McKeown was booked for the first time since August

Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Oldham

Corey Whelan made his 25th career start

Swindon Town 2-1 Newport Co.

In his 25th appearance of the season, Padraig Amond scored his 25th goal for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy's first goal in a month was also his fifth goal in the SPL and the tenth goal of the defender's career

Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Hearts 1-0 Motherwell

Charles Dunne's start was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 20th October

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 2-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal of the season

Sunday, 9th December 2018

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-1 Rangers

Andy Boyle's start was his first appearance in a month

MLS

Atlanta United 2-0 Portland Timbers

Congratulations to Chris McCann on winning the MLS Cup with Atlanta United

Monday, 10th December 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-2 Watford

Seamus Coleman's own goal was his first OG since August 2014

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 27th October 2018

Saturday, 27th October 2018

Premier League

Leicester City 1-1 West Ham United

Conor Coventry was named in a Premier League squad for the first time

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Rotherham

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season

Swansea 2-0 Reading

John O'Shea's start was the defender's first start in a month

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 100th start for Blackburn

League 1

Fleetwood 3-2 Blackpool

Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal of the season

Scunthorpe 1-4 Plymouth

Niall Canavan scored his first goal for Plymouth, his first goal since February 2017

Sunderland 3-0 Southend United

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 3-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman made his 150th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby

Corey Whelan scored his first goal of the season

Exeter 1-2 Forest Green

Pierce Sweeney made his 100th start for Exeter

Mansfield Town 1-1 MK Dons

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Northampton 2-1 Oldham

John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Sam Foley was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-1 Hamilton Academical

After being introduced as a substitute, Jack Byrne was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 28 October 2018

Premier League

Burnley 0-4 Chelsea

Jeff Hendrick's start was his 200th career appearance
Robbie Brady was booked on his return from injury, making his first appearance in 11 months

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 14th September 2018

Friday, 14th September 2018

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 3-1 Cracovia Kraków

On his first start in a month, Cillian Sheridan scored a brace

Saturday, 15th September 2018

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Arsenal

Ciaran Clark's first goal of the season was the defender's tenth goal in the Premier League

Championship

Rotherham 1-0 Derby County

Richie Towell made his first appearance of the season
Ryan Manning's goal was his first strike for Rotherham
Richard Keogh made his 300th appearance for Derby County - even more impressive was that the defender started every appearance for the Rams!

Thank you to all involved at @dcfcofficial for the journey over the last six seasons. Thrilled to have reached 300 appearances for the club #COYR 🐏 pic.twitter.com/e0ljv7e6Nl

— Richard Keogh (@RichardKeogh_6) September 18, 2018

Blackburn 1-1 Aston Villa

Derrick Williams made his first appearance since Saturday, 4th August

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady made his first appearance of the season

Fleetwood 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Cian Bolger scored his first goal of the season

Shrewsbury 2-0 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season in what was his 100th start for Southend United

League 2

Carlisle United 0-2 Tranmere

Jamie Devitt was booked for the first time this season

Cheltenham 0-0 Crewe Alexandra

Corey Whelan made his first appearance for loan club Crewe Alexandra

Colchester 3-0 Cambridge United

David Forde made his 50th appearance for Cambridge United
Gary Deegan made his 250th career appearance

Mansfield Town 1-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 3-2 Kilmarnock

After his release from Oldham, Jack Byrne came off the bench for his first appearance for Kilmarnock

Rangers 4-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea's start was his first appearance of the season

St Johnstone 1-1 Aberdeen

Chris Forrester made his first start for Aberdeen
David McMillan's goal was his fifth strike for St Johnstone

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 6th February 2018

Tuesday, 6th February 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's start against St Johnstone was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Partick Thistle 0-2 Rangers

Daniel Devine returned to the Patrick starting XI for his first appearance since Wednesday, 27 December

English FA Cup

Birmingham City 1-4 Huddersfield

Sean Scannell came off the bench for his first appearance since the injury that cut short his loan spell to Burton - this was the winger's first appearance for Huddersfield since May 2017

Football League Trophy

Yeovil 3-2 Fleetwood

Connor Smith made his 25th appearance for Yeovil
Corey Whelan scored his first goal of his career, see below at 1:19
Cian Bolger's first goal in the Football League Trophy was also his tenth goal for the club. Unfortunately, Bolger also scored the third own goal of his career, his first against Yeovil, just over six years since his last OG in December 2011

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

English FA Cup

Tottenham 2-0 Newport County

Padraig Amond made his 25th start for Newport County.

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 13th January 2018

Saturday, 13th January 2018

Championship

Cardiff 4-0 Sunderland

Anthony Pilkington came off the bench, and scored his 20th goal for Cardiff - this was the midfielder's  first goal since August

Brentford 2-0 Bolton

After signing for Bolton Wanderers on loan, Harry Charsley made his first start for the Trotters.

Burton Albion 1-3 QPR

Ryan Manning came off the bench for his first appearance in almost two months

Hull City 0-0 Reading

David Meyler stated his first game for Hull in a month

Ipswich 1-0 Leeds United

Eunan O'Kane was sent off for the first time in his career

Millwall 1-1 Preston North End

Aiden O'Brien's opener for Millwall was his fifth goal in the Championship, and also his fifth goal of the season

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the first time the striker had scored in consecutive games since November 2016

League 1

Blackpool 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Rowan Roche made his first appearance in League One

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Plymouth

Ian Lawlor made his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Gillingham 2-1 Rochdale

Bradley Garmston scored his first goal of the season, this was the defender's first goal since November 2015

Oldham 1-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance for Rotherham

Portsmouth 1-1 Scunthorpe

Connor Ronan made his first appearance in League One

Southend United 1-2 Fleetwood

Michael Timlin made his 25th start of the season
Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden marked his first appearance for new club Fleetwood (his first appearance in a month) with a goal, this was fifth goal of the season

Wigan 0-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester made his 100th start for Peterborough

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Mansfield Town

After proving his fitness, Barry Corr rejoined Cambridge on a short term contract and made his first appearance of the season for the U's

Carlisle United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green made his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra after signing for them on loan until the end of the season, this was the midfielder's first appearance in League Two

Exeter 1-0 Coventry

Josh Barrett made his first appearance for loan club Coventry, this was his first senior appearance in two months

Lincoln City 2-2 Notts County

Lee Frecklington scored on his return to Lincoln City, this was the former B International's fifth goal of the season

Port Vale 1-1 Yeovil

Following his senior debut in the FA Cup last week, Corey Whelan came off the bench to make his league debut against Port Vale

Round Up for Tuesday, 9th January 2018

Tuesday, 9th January 2018

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 4-1 Falkirk

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

Football League Trophy

Bury 2-3 Fleetwood

Callum Reilly made his 25th appearance for Bury

Charlton 1-1 Oxford United

Canice Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Portsmouth 1-2 Chelsea U21

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

Yeovil 2-0 Forest Green

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th January 2018

Friday, 5th January 2018

English FA Cup

Manchester United 2-0 Derby County

Alex Pearce's first appearance in two months was also his first start since Tuesday, 12th September 2017

Saturday, 6th January 2018

League 1

Northampton 3-1 Southend United

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal of the season

Charlton 1-0 Oldham

Paul Green started his first game in a month

League 2

Accrington Stanley 4-0 Chesterfield

Jimmy Dunne came off the bench in the second half to make his debut in league football

Forest Green 1-0 Port Vale

After signing for them on Thursday, Gavin Gunning made his first start for Forest Green Rovers

English FA Cup

Middlesbrough 2-0 Sunderland

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Middlesbrough
Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup

Coventry 2-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ireland made his return from a broken leg with his first appearance since May 2016, and his first start since the previous January

Ipswich Town 0-1 Sheffield United

After completing his move from Waterford, Aaron Drinan made his first appearance in an Ipswich matchday squad

Yeovil 2-0 Bradford City

After signing for Yeovil on loan from Liverpool for the rest of the season, Corey Whelan came off the bench for his career debut

Brentford 0-1 Notts County

After two appearances in the Brentford matchday squad as an unused substitute, Alan Judge came off the bench for his first appearance since April 2016

Exeter 0-2 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean made his 100th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Millwall 4-1 Barnsley

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since September, and his first brace since October 2015

Wycombe Wanderers 1-5 Preston North End

Alan Browne marked his 100th start for Preston North End with his first goal since September, and his first brace for the club

Sunday, 7th January 2018

English FA Cup

Newport Co. 2-1 Leeds United

Conor Shaughnessy scored the first own goal of his career

Shrewsbury 0-0 West Ham United

Two Irish players (Josh Cullen and Declan Rice) started for West Ham for the first time since February 2016. This was Cullen's first appearance for the Hammers since August 2015

Joe Hart captains the team on his return to Shrewsbury! pic.twitter.com/waA71lLN4x

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) January 7, 2018

Monday, 8th January 2018

English FA Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Crystal Palace

Damien Delaney's start for Crystal Palace was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 30th September, and his 30th career appearance in the FA Cup

Liverpool's Irish youth

Liverpool FC will open their 2015/16 Europa League campaign against Bordeaux, and manager Brendan Rodgers has included several youth team members in his matchday squad, including Dublin born defender Daniel Cleary. Cleary made his Liverpool debut recently during preseason in a friendly against a Malaysian XI select side, and also appeared in their friendly game against Swindon. Should Cleary make his competitive debut for the reds, he will be the first Irish born academy graduate to do so since Richie Partridge.

While it's encouraging to see a young Irish player making progress, it's puzzling that he hasn't been included in an Irish underage squad for some time. U19 manager Paul Doolin last included Cleary in a squad for two friendlies against the Mexican U20 side in May 2014, but he only played the second game, a 2-0 loss in Dalymount Park.

Cleary was omitted from the following U19 squad, the elite level qualifiers against Iceland, Turkey and Serbia. Strangely, these qualifiers were the last appearance of Cleary's Liverpool teammate Alex O'Hanlon, who signed for Liverpool at 15 after being linked with a host of top clubs across Europe, including Real Madrid and Chelsea! Both Cleary and O'Hanlon have appeared regularly for Liverpool since then, including scoring in the UEFA Youth League last season, so why have they not been selected for any of the national side's underage squads?

Similarly, defender Corey Whelan has not appeared for the boys in green since being named in an Ireland squad in May 2014, for the U17 elite qualifiers against Serbia, Germany and Georgia, although it was noted on the FAI's website that he was unavailable for a recent U19 friendly against Italy in the squad announcement.

Having said that, highly rated defender Conor Masterson, who recently trained with the Liverpool first team at Melwood, captained the U17 team in the European Championship in Bulgaria last April, but the question remains why Cleary, O'Hanlon and Whelan have been excluded by the management.

The FAI will host the Scotland, Latvia and Slovenia U19 sides in the Qualifying Round group this coming November, will Whelan and Masterson be included in the Irish side?