3️⃣ @AidenObrien22 & @AnthonyScully_ scored hat tricks tonight, the first time two @FAIreland players scored three goals on the same day since Saturday, 17th November 2018 when James Collins & @17AdamRooney scored hat tricks for @LutonTown & @SalfordCityFC, respectively#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/iE6bbtnHhZ
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 24, 2021

League 2

English League Cup

Norwich 6-0 Bournemouth

Andrew Omobamidele's start was his first appearance of the season
Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 0-0 Bolton

James McClean was booked for the first time this season in his first start since Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Morecambe 2-4 Preston North End

Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal for Morecambe
Shane McLoughlin made his first assist for Morecambe
Joe Rafferty's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 20 March 2021

Blackpool 2-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first hat trick since September 2015

Barrow 0-6 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's start was his first appearance of the season

Millwall 3-1 Cambridge United

Alex Pearce's start was his first appearance of the season

Cardiff 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Andrew Moran's introduction was his senior career debut
Evan Ferguson made his first appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

QPR 2-0 Oxford United

Mark Sykes was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan assisted a goal for Wycombe for the fifth time

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 3-2 Manchester United U21

Billy Brooks' introduction was his career debut
Anthony Scully scored the first hat trick of his career

Wednesday, 25th August 2021

English League Cup

Newcastle United 0-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick's start, his first since Sunday, 7 March 2021, was his first appearance of the season,
Nathan Collins' first appearance for new club Burnley was his 50th career appearance

Newport County 0-8 Southampton

Both Michael Obafemi and Shane Long made their first appearance of the season as second half substitutes

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th August 2021

Friday, 20th August 2021

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Swansea

In his 25th appearance for Swansea, Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 21st August 2021

Premier League

Leeds United 2-2 Everton

Seamus Coleman's booking was his first yellow card since Saturday, 23rd November 2019!

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Watford

Shane Duffy scored his first goal since Sunday, 13th December 2020

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 50th time

Luton 0-5 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored twice in a game for the first time since Saturday, 6th February 2021

Sheffield United 1-2 Huddersfield

David McGoldrick assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Oxford United

Eoin Doyle scored his second goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Bolton

Cambridge United 3-0 Burton Albion

After signing for Cambridge United on loan, Conor Masterson made his appearance for the U's
Wes Hoolahan completed his tenth assist for Cambridge United

Charlton 0-2 Wigan

James McClean marked his first appearance for Wigan in his second spell at the Latics, with his first goal since Saturday, 31 October 2020

Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe

Courtney Duffus came off the bench for his first appearance for new club Morecambe

League 2

Mansfield Town 2-3 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal of the season - this was also his fifth goal in League Two

Salford City 0-1 Swindon Town

After signing for Salford on loan, Corrie Ndaba was named in the Ammies starting XI

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 6-0 St Mirren

Alan Power was sent off for the first time for St Mirren - this was the player's first red card since Sunday, 23 February 2020

Livingston 1-2 Motherwell

After four appearances in the Scottish League Cup for Motherwell this season, Darragh O'Connor's late introduction was his first appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 22nd August 2021

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-2 Hibernian

Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 25 February 2019

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

Monday, 4 February 2019

Round Up for Friday, 1st February 2019

Friday, 1st February 2019

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Sean Maguire made his 25th start for Preston North End

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts

Jake Mulraney completed his first assist since 24th July

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-5 Newcastle Jets

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

Saturday, 2nd February 2019

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Jeff Hendrick made his 100th appearance for Burnley

Everton 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty made his 250th career start

Championship

Bristol City 2-0 Swansea

Callum O'Dowda marked the 200th appearance of his career with the 20th goal of his career

Hull City 2-0 Stoke City

James McClean made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood made his 150th appearance for Sheffield Wednesday

League 1

Coventry 1-1 Gillingham

David Meyler captained Coventry on his first appearance for the Sky Blues. This was the midfielder's first start (and appearance) since Saturday, 1st September Graham Burke made his first appearance for new loan club Gillingham

Peterborough 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season - more than two years after his last booking on in December 2016

Sunderland 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

Aiden McGeady's goal was his 15th goal for Sunderland

Walsall 1-2 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney made his 50th start for Rochdale

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance in League One
The first appearance of Billy Clarke's second spell at Bradford was his first appearance in two months

League 2

Exeter 3-1 MK Dons

Pierce Sweeney completed his first assist since Saturday, 13th October

Northampton 0-4 Colchester

John-Joe O'Toole's start (his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November) was his 400th career appearance

Notts County 1-1 Lincoln City

In his first appearance for Notts County, Michael Doyle was booked for the first time since November

Stevenage 1-0 Yeovil

Courtney Duffus made his debut for new club Yeovil

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's was shown his first booking since Saturday, 25th August

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-2 Ross County

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season

Dundee Utd 2-1 Greenock Morton

Mark Connolly made his first appearance for Dundee United

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-0 Wellington Phoenix

Andy Keogh's tenth goal of the season was also his 50th goal in the A-League

Thursday, 9 November 2017

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Football League Trophy

Oldham 4-1 Newcastle United U21

Courtney Duffus made his first appearance since Saturday, 12th August
Jack Byrne hadn't scored in a month before tonight and ended his mini-drought with his fourth and fifth goals of the season, unfortunately he also picked up his fifth booking of 2017/18 and is suspended for the next game

Bradford City 0-3 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored his first goal in almost two months, and was also booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 1-2 Cheltenham

Joe Quigley started his first game since August, in what his first appearance since Saturday, 30th September

Rochdale 1-1 Blackburn

Niall Canavan's first appearance since Saturday, 2nd September was his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Southend United 2-0 Colchester

Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21

Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Gillingham

Northampton 3-3 Southampton U21

Sam Foley scored his first goal for Northampton

Wednesday, 8th November 2017

Football League Trophy

Carlisle United 1-2 Fleetwood

After returning from injury, John O'Sullivan made his first appearance of the season
Jamie Devitt was shown his first yellow card in exactly three months, his last booking was on Tuesday, 8 August

Bury 3-1 Stoke City U21

Callum Reilly scored his first goal for Bury, almost 15 months after his last goal in August 2016

Grimsby 1-1 Sunderland U21

Sam Kelly's appearance in Grimsby's starting XI was his first start in a month

Bristol Rovers 2-4 Swindon Town

Ryan Sweeney's third goal of the season was his first goal in the Football League Trophy
Donal McDermott was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 31 July 2017

July 2017 Transfers, Contracts and Loans

Transfers

July 2017

Saturday, 1st July

After spending the second half of 2016/17 on loan at Partick Thistle, Niall Keown signed a two year deal at Firhill: https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/keown-joins-on-two-year-deal/

Monday, 3rd July

Eddie Nolan signed a one year deal with Crewe Alexandra, with the option of a further 12 months: https://www.crewealex.net/news/2017/july/eddie-nolan-signs-for-crewe/

Tuesday, 4th July

After more than a decade with Dundee United, Sean Dillon signed a two year deal with Scottish League Two side Montrose, and will also be joining the coaching staff at Links Park: http://www.montrosefc.co.uk/index.php/links/scottish-football/33-featured/1237-gable-endies-land-ex-tangerine-captain-dillon

Wednesday, 5th July

Mark Travers joins his previous Bournemouth coach Mark Molesley at Weymouth on a season long loan: http://theterras.com/index.php/2017/07/05/weymouth-sign-goalkeeper-mark-travers/

Friday, 7th July

After two years at Fleetwood Town, Jimmy Ryan signed a two year contract with Blackpool: https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/jimmy-ryan-moves-to-blackpool/

Rene Gilmartin signed for Colchester United on a free transfer, and will also take over as goalkeeping coach for their first team: https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2017/july/us-flash-keeper-rene-joins-up/

After a short trial, Zachary Elbouzedi signed a two year deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle: http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1951-zak-elbouzedi-signs

Tuesday, 11th July

Following his release from Sunderland, Dan Casey signed for Bohemians: http://bohemianfc.com/?p=11329

Wednesday, 12th July

Following the expiration of his contract at Anderlecht, Liam Bossin signed a two year deal with Nottingham Forest: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/bossin-signs-for-the-reds/

Thursday, 13th July

Donal McDermott signed a one year deal with Swindon Town after appearing for them twice in preseason: https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/breaking-mcdermott-becomes-signing-number-nine/

Aiden McGeady rejoined Simon Grayson at his new club Sunderland, signing a three year deal: https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2017/july/double-signing-completed

Monday, 17th July

After six years at Everton, academy graduate Courtney Duffus signed for Oldham Athletic: https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2017/july/17072017-courtney-duffus-signing/

Thursday, 20th July

After the expiration of his contract at Millwall, David Forde signed for Cambridge United: https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/2017/july/forde-signs/

After nine years, and more than 300 appearances, Glenn Whelan left Stoke to sign for Aston Villa: https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/07/20/transfer-news-whelan-joins

Friday, 21st July

Noe Baba signed a one year deal with Macclesfield Town: https://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/macclesfield-town-sign-noe-baba

Daryl Murphy left Newcastle to sign a three year contract with Nottingham Forest: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/murphy-joins-the-reds/

Saturday, 22nd July

Darren Randolph joined Cyrus Christie at Middlesbrough, signing a four year contract: http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/boro-complete-ps5m-signing-of-darren-randolph

Friday, 28th July

Having featured in all of their preseason games, Gavin Gunning put pen to paper with Port Vale: https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2017/july/welcome-to-vale---gavin-gunning/

Denise O’Sullivan returned to the National Women’s Soccer League to sign for North Carolina Courage: http://www.northcarolinafc.com/news/2017/07/28/north-carolina-courage-adds-firepower-to-roster-with-denise-osullivan

Saturday, 29th July

Defender Niamh Fahey left Chelsea to sign for Girondins Bordeaux: http://www.girondins.com/fr/accord-de-principe-pour-niamh-fahey

Sunday, 30th July

Ciaran Kilduff left Dundalk to sign for NASL side Jacksonville Armada: http://www.armadafc.com/news/2017/07/30/irish-striker-ciarn-kilduff-signed-by-the-armada-fc

Loans

Wednesday, 5th July

Burnley U23 defender Jimmy Dunne signed for Conference side Barrow AFC on loan until January 2018: http://barrowafc.com/jimmy-dunne-deal/

Contracts

July 2017

Monday, 3rd July

After missing the entirety of the 2016/17 season due to a broken leg, Stephen Ireland signed a six month extension to his contract with Stoke City: http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/ireland-signs-short-term-contract

Defender Dan Cleary signed a one year extension on his contract at Birmingham: https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2017/new-deals-for-blues-youngsters/

Thursday, 6th July

After breaking through to the Reading first team in 2016/17, Liam Kelly was rewarded with a new contract until 2020 by the Royals: https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/liam-kelly-commits-until-2020/

Thursday, 13th July

Harry Arter signed a new deal with Bournemouth, which will keep him with the Cherries until 2021: https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/harry-arter-signs-new-afc-bournemouth-contract

Monday, 17th July

Ryan Manning extended his contract at QPR with a new contract until 2020:

https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/ryan-manning-agrees-contract-extension/

Tuesday, 18th July

After returning from a serious leg injury, Sam Byrne was rewarded with a one year extension to his contract at Everton: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/07/18/new-contract-for-byrne

Saturday, 22nd July

Alan Browne extended his stay at Preston North End until 2020 after signing a three year extension to his contract: https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/july/alan-browne-signs-new-preston-north-end-contract/