Irish Abroad: Cyrus Christie

Tom Cannon scored his 15th goal in the Championship
Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season
Andrew Moran was booked for the fifth time this season

Cardiff 2-1 Norwich City

Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season, also his 15th goal for the Blues
Callum O'Dowda assisted a goal for the first time since August 2023
Shane Duffy was named in the Norwich City starting XI for the 50th time

Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City

Mark Sykes made his first assist of the season

Sheffield Wednesday 2-6 Watford

Festy Ebosele made his first assist of the season - this was the winger's first assist since May 2023

Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone 1-2 Hearts

Graham Carey was name in the St Johnstone starting XI for the first time in five weeks

FA Cup

Bradford City 3-1 Aldershot

Calum Kavanagh scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

David Okagbue started a game for Walsall for the fiftieth time

Stockport County 2-1 Forest Green Rovers

Tayo Adaramola's start was the defender's first appearance in a month

Port Vale 1-3 Barnsley

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Luca Connell was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 3rd November 2024

Championship

Millwall 1-0 Burnley

Josh Cullen's start was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 1-1 Dundee United

Emmanuel Adegboyega was booked for the fifth time this season

Dundee 3-2 Kilmarnock

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time since Saturday, 14th September

FA Cup

MK Dons 0-2 AFC Wimbledon

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time this season

Curzon Ashton 0-4 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn scored his first goal since Friday, 9 August

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Deinze 3-1 SK Beveren

Liam Kerrigan start a game for the first time in six weeks

MLS

Atlanta United 2-1 Inter Miami

Derrick Williams scored his first goal for Atlanta United, this was the defender's first goalsince Sunday, 25th June

Danish First Division

Fredericia 1-4 OB

William Martin came off the bench to score his first goal in five weeks

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd October 2022

Saturday, 22th October 2022

Championship

Blackpool 4-2 Preston North End

In his first start of the season, CJ Hamilton scored his first goal of the season

Middlesbrough 0-0 Huddersfield Town

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time in two months

Reading 2-0 Bristol City

Shane Long assisted a goal for the first time this season, in his first appearance in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-4 Hull City

Cyrus Christie scored his first goal of the season

Sheffield United 2-2 Norwich City

Tony Springett's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Sunderland 2-4 Burnley

Luke McNally's introduction was his first appearance since Friday, 12th August

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Sean Roughan's start was his 25th appearance for Lincoln City
Daniel Mandroiu scored his second goal in two games

Oxford United 1-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his tenth goal in League One

League 2

Carlisle United 2-3 Leyton Orient

Aaron Drinan scored his 15th goal in League Two

Crawley Town 3-2 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Grimsby Town 0-0 Bradford City

Tyreik Wright was booked for the first time this season - this was the midfielder's first yellow card since January

Salford City 0-2 Stockport County

Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-0 Hamilton Academical

Daniel O'Reilly was sent off for the first time for Hamilton Academical

Dundee 0-0 Greenock Morton

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance of the season
Both Ryan Sweeney and Jaze Kabia were booked for the fifth time this season and both players are suspended for the next game

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-1 Raith Rovers

Zak Delaney made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 23rd October 2022

Championship

Swansea City 2-0 Cardiff

Michael Obafemi scored his 15th goal for Swansea City
Callum Robinson was sent off for the first time in his career

Watford 4-0 Luton Town

Louie Watson's first appearance since Tuesday, 9 August 2022(76 days)

Monday, 24 thOctober 2022

Premier League

West Ham United 2-0 Bournemouth

Mark Travers' introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Back underway for the second half and we've been forced into another change...

⬅️ Neto
➡️ Travers

Let's go, Travs 👐

46' | ⚒ 1-0 🍒 // #WHUBOU pic.twitter.com/5V41Nd0VFU
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) October 24, 2022

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th August 2022

Friday, 26th August 2022

Championship

Luton Town 1-1 Sheffield United

John Egan's his first assist of the season was his fifth assist for Sheffield United

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Dundee - eight months after being sent off in December 2021

Eerste Divisie

Roda JC 1-3 NAC Breda

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 27th August 2022

Championship

Hull City 3-2 Coventry

After signing a two year contract with Hull City, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for the Tigers

Watford 2-3 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Wigan 1-5 Burnley

James McClean was named in the Wigan starting XI for the 100th time
Will Keane scored his 40th goal for Wigan, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship

League 1

Cheltenham 1-2 Oxford United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 2-1 Peterborough

Jason Knight scored his first goal since Sunday, 21 November 2021
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 4th December 2021

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora' start was his 100th appearance in British football

League 2

Stockport County 1-1 Swindon Town

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since Friday, 3 July 2020

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Sunday, 28th August 2022

Scottish Premiership

Hearts 3-2 St Johnstone

Graham Carey scored his first goal in five weeks

Friday, 24 September 2021

Round Up for weekend of Tuesday, 21st September 2021

Tuesday, 21st September 2021

League 1

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season

English League Cup

Preston North End 4-1 Cheltenham

Joe Rafferty scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since August 2019 - and completed his first assist since November 2020
Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since December 2020
Greg Cunningham made his first assist of the season - the first time the defender assisted a goal since September 2019

Fulham 0-0 Leeds United

Cyrus Christie's start was his first appearance of the season

Watford 1-3 Stoke City

Robert Elliot's start was his first appearance since December 2017

Wigan 0-2 Sunderland

Babajide Adeeko's introduction was his career debut

💙 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Congratulations to Baba Adeeko & Chris Sze on making their debuts for the club last night 👏🏼#wafc 🔵⚪️ #BELIEVE pic.twitter.com/rkJvndHkct
— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) September 22, 2021

Norwich 0-3 Liverpool

Adam Idah made his first start of the season - this was his first start since October 2020
Caoimhin Kelleher's first appearance of the season was also his tenth time being named in the Liverpool starting XI

Burnley 4-1 Rochdale

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in a month

Sheffield United 2-2 Southampton

Enda Stevens start was his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal since February 2020

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 0-3 Manchester United U21

Reece Staunton's start was his first appearance since November 2020
Paul McShane was booked in his first appearance of the season

Wednesday, 22nd September 2021

English League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Swansea

In his first start of the season, Aaron Connolly scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 January 2021

Asian AFC Cup

Nasaf 6-0 ATK Mohun Bagan

Carl McHugh made his 25th appearance for ATK Mohun Bagan - starting each game

Thursday, 23rd September 2021

Scottish League Cup

Celtic 3-0 Raith

Liam Scales made his first appearance for Celtic
James McCarthy made his first assist for Celtic

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 1-1 Gent

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time in a month

Tuesday, 6 April 2021

Round up for weekend of Friday, 2nd April 2021

Friday, 2nd April 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time since October

Derby County 2-0 Luton

Jason Knight's start was his 75th appearance for Derby County

Preston North End 1-1 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was named in the Norwich City starting XI for the first time

QPR 3-0 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Birmingham City 1-0 Swansea

Scott Hogan's goal was his first strike in seven weeks

League 1

Fleetwood 0-1 Peterborough

Jack Taylor's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Ipswich 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Stephen Ward's was named in a starting XI in English football for the 400th time
Alan Judge's goal (his first in five weeks) was his 30th goal in League One

Northampton 1-0 Shrewsbury

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Portsmouth 2-1 Rochdale

Ronan Curtis' goal (his first in two months) was his 30th goal in League One
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since December 2019

Sunderland 3-1 Oxford United

Aiden McGeady scored his fifth goal of the season
Mark Sykes was sent off for the first time for Oxford United

League 2

Barrow 2-1 Newport Co.

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Barrow

Bradford City 4-1 Forest Green

Niall Canavan was booked for the fifth time this season
Billy Clarke completed his fifth assist of the season

Cheltenham 4-0 Tranmere

Joe Murphy was named in the Tranmere starting XI for the first time in two months
Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Walsall 0-0 Harrogate Town

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 3rd April 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-5 West Bromwich Albion

In his first appearance for West Brom's senior team in two months, Callum Robinson's scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season - also his fourth and fifth Premier League goals, all of which have come against Chelsea

5️⃣ @CallumRobinson7's five goals against Chelsea joins Robbie Keane(Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, and Newcastle), Roy Keane(Leeds United), Niall Quinn(Newcastle), and @JonWalters19(QPR) for five Premier League goals by an @FAIreland player against a single club#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/5nMz5Slnyf
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 4, 2021

Leeds United 2-1 Sheffield United

John Egan returned from injury for his first appearance in seven weeks as a second half substitute

Scottish FA Cup

East Fife 1-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty scored his first goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Formartine United 0-5 Motherwell

Sam Foley's introduction was his first appearance Wednesday, 3rd February 2021(60 days)

Hamilton Academical 0-3 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath's brace was his first two goals in the Scottish FA Cup

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Monday, 5th April 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman assisted a goal for the first time since September

Championship

Luton 1-2 Barnsley

James Collins' first goal in two months was his 70th goal for Luton

Stoke City 1-2 Millwall

James McClean's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 20th February

League 1

Peterborough 1-1 Sunderland

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the first time since Saturday, 27 February

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Mansfield Town

Pierce Sweeney's start (his first in a month) was his 200th start for Exeter

Newport Co. 1-0 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's start was the 300th time the striker started a game in Engilsh football

Stevenage 1-1 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Monday, 22 March 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th March 2021

Saturday, 20th March 2021

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Newcastle Utd

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

Championship

Bristol City 0-2 Rotherham

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

Millwall 1-0 Middlesbrough

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

Preston North End 0-1 Luton

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

Swansea 0-1 Cardiff

Conor Hourihane made his 400th career start

League 1

Portsmouth 2-1 Ipswich

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

Rochdale 3-3 Peterborough

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Newport Co. 0-1 Leyton Orient

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

Bolton 2-1 Walsall

Eoin Doyle scored his 15th goal of the season

Cambridge United 1-0 Forest Green

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

Harrogate Town 0-1 Morecambe

Simon Power made his tenth start for Harrogate Town

Mansfield Town 2-2 Grimsby

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

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-1 St Mirren

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

Kilmarnock 4-1 Motherwell

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

Scottish League Two

Queen's Park 3-0 Stranraer

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

FA Cup

Bournemouth 0-3 Southampton

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

Sunday, 21st March 2021

Bulgarian Championship

Beroe Stara Zagora 1-0 CSKA Sofia

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

Tuesday, 16 March 2021

Report Card for weekend of Friday, 12th March 2021

Friday, 12th March 2021

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Aston Villa

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

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Brentford

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

👏 @darragh_lenihan makes his 200th #Rovers appearance and his 200th club career start tonight!#ROVvBRE 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/jf8yLZff7R pic.twitter.com/b33bL6stch
— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) March 12, 2021

League 2

Walsall 0-1 Barrow

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

Saturday, 13th March 2021

Championship

Luton 0-1 Swansea

Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal for Swansea

Birmingham City 0-3 Bristol City

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

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Preston North End

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

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

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

Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Burton Albion

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

Ipswich 1-0 Plymouth

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

League 2

Carlisle United 3-1 Bradford City

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

Crawley 1-0 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn was booked for the tenth time this season

Exeter 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long started his 50th game for Cheltenham

Port Vale 0-1 Bolton

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

Southend United 0-0 Stevenage

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

Grimsby 0-0 Colchester

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

Thursday, 4 February 2021

Round Up for Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

John Egan made his first assist of the season, more than two years after his last assist in December 2018

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace

Ciaran Clark was named in the Newcastle starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Norwich

Adam Idah's introduction was his 25th appearance for Norwich

Coventry 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Nottingham Forest - starting each time

League 1

Charlton 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness assisted a goal for the first time since the end of November

Accrington Stanley 6-1 Bristol Rovers

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-2 Forest Green

Joshua Kayode was named in the Carlisle starting XI for the first time in a month

Stevenage 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Livingston

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time this season

Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic

Gary Dicker's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st November
Colin Doyle's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 10 November

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 3-1 AFC Wimbledon

Olamide Shodipo made his first assist of the season

Tranmere 2-1 Peterborough

Both Joe Murphy and Lee O'Connor were named in the Tranmere starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his fifth assist of the season

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-2 Bengaluru

Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Caoimhin Kelleher made his tenth career start

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee Utd

Sam Foley's first appearance for new club Motherwell was his first appearance in two months

Thursday, 31 December 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United

Robbie Brady completed his first assist since 26 October 2019
Enda Stevens started a game in English football for the 300th time

Championship

Birmingham City 0-4 Derby County

Louis Watson's late substitute introduction was his first senior career appearance

Luton 2-1 Bristol City

James Collins was named in the Luton starting XI for the 150th time
Glen Rea scored his second goal of the season, this is the first time the defender scored more than once in a single season since the 2016/17 season when he scored three

Preston North End 2-0 Coventry

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie's start was his 20th appearance for Nottingham Forest

League 1

Burton Albion 3-4 Wigan

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal for Burton Albion, this was the 70th goal of his career, and his first goal since March 2019

Northampton 3-1 Gillingham

Alan Sheehan scored his first goal for Northampton, this was the 30th goal of his career, and his first goal since August 2019
Thomas O'Connor's start was his 50th senior career appearance

Plymouth 2-3 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his fifth goal for Oxford United
Liam Kelly was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Leyton Orient 2-0 Southend United

Conor Wilkinson's first goal in a month was his tenth of the season, and his fifteenth for Leyton Orient

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran was named in the Inverness starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Wednesday, 30th December 2020

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-2 Rangers

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Motherwell 0-2 Kilmarnock

Jake Carroll's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Thursday, 31th December 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's start was his 100th appearance in the A-League

Friday, 11 December 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Championship

Coventry 0-0 Luton

James Collins made his 60th Championship appearance

Stoke City 1-2 Cardiff

James McClean was named in the Stoke City starting XI for the 80th time

League 2

Grimsby 0-2 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his 90th goal in League Two

Football League Trophy

Hull City 0-0 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card October 2019

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Manchester United U21

Ryan Cassidy started his first game in a month

Port Vale 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Conor Carty started a game in senior football for the first time

Salford City 3-3 Leicester City U21

Shane Flynn scored the first senior goal of his career

Shrewsbury 1-4 Lincoln City

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal for Lincoln in his first start for three months
Anthony Scully scored for the first time in a month

Oxford United 1-1 Forest Green

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal since Tuesday, 3 November in his first appearance in the League Trophy

Wednesday, 9th December 2020

Championship

Bristol City 1-0 Blackburn

Derrick Williams start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 3td November

Norwich 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his first assist in a five weeks

Reading 1-2 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time this season, this was his first yellow card since April 2017

Champions League

Midtjylland 1-1 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 10th December 2020

Europa League

Celtic 3-2 Lille

Shane Duffy started a game for the first time in five weeks

Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th November 2020

Friday, 6th November 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Burnley

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 30th appearance in the Premier League
Robbie Brady started a game for the first time in seven weeks

Southampton 2-0 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick's start was his 130th appearance in the Premier League

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-0 Kilmarnock

Dan McNamara scored his first goal for St Johnstone
Alan Power's start was his 120th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Following his signing during the week, Jake Doyle-Hayes made his first appearance for St Mirren

Scottish Championship

Alloa 3-3 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi's start was his tenth appearance in the Scottish Championship

Saturday, 7th November 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 4-1 Leeds United

James McCarthy's appearance off the bench - his first appearance in a month - was his 40th appearance for Crystal Palace

Chelsea 4-1 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick scored his second Premier League goal of the season - equaling his total from 2019/20
John Egan was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Championship

Reading 0-3 Stoke City

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season

Birmingham City 1-3 Bournemouth

Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season in his 25th appearance for Birmingham City

Blackburn 3-1 QPR

Darragh Lenihan completed his first assist of the season

Huddersfield 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12th September

Nottingham Forest 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ahead of his call up to the national side, Cyrus Christie completed his first assist for Nottingham Forest

Rotherham 2-1 Preston North End

Kieran Sadlier started a game for the first time in five weeks
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 2-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran scored his first goal of the season

FA Cup

Tonbridge 0-7 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal of the season in his 100th appearance for Bradford City. This was his first goal since February 2019

Leyton Orient 1-2 Newport County

Jamie Devitt was named in the Newport County starting XI for the first time

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's 30th career start was also his first appearance in the FA Cup

Oxford United 1-2 Peterborough

Olamide Shodipo was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since September 2016
Jack Taylor scored his third goal in three games

Tranmere 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Lee O'Connor's first appearance in the FA Cup was his 20th career appearance

Lincoln City 6-2 Forest Green

Anthony Scully scored twice in the same game for the first time since September 2019

Sunday, 8th November 2020

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Tottenham

Dara O'Shea's start was his first appearance in a month
Callum Robinson's start, his first in a month, was his 25th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Matt Doherty made his first assist of the season

FA Cup

Barnet 1-0 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara made his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

Yeading 2-2 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode made his 20th career appearance

Bulgarian Championship

Montana 1-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey started a game for the first time in five weeks

MLS

Columbus Crew 2-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney's start was his 20th appearance for Atlanta United

Thursday, 1 October 2020

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for September 2020

Transfers

Wednesday, 2nd September

Daryl Horgan returned to the Championship, and signed a two year contract with newly promoted Wycombe Wanderers

Sean Scannell joined Grimsby Town, signing a two year deal with the Mariners

Thursday, 3rd September

Following his departure from Macclesfield Town, defender Emmanuel Osadebe signed for Walsall

Wednesday, 9th September

Callum Robinson returned to West Bromwich Albion, where he spent the 2019/20 season on loan, signing a five year contract with the Baggies

Thursday, 10th September

Tyrone Duffus reunited with former boss Peter Beadle at non-league side Barnet

Friday, 11th September

Stephen McLaughlin joined former manager Graham Coughlan at Mansfield Town, signing a short term deal with the Stags

Following his season long loan at Burton Albion last season, goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara signed a two year contract with the Brewers

Saturday, 12th September

Defender Fiacre Kelleher signed a one year contract with Welsh side Wrexham

Wednesday, 16th September

Following his successful loan at St Andrews during the 2019/20 season, Scott Hogan signed a four year contract with Birmingham City

Thursday, 17th September

Alan McCormack returned to Southend United, where he left in 2010 after more than 150 games, signing a contract until January 2021

Friday 18th September

Defender Kevin Toner signed for Spanish fourth division side Club de Futbol la Nucia

Monday, 21st September

Shamrock Rovers' Ireland underage international Edwin Agbaje signed for Ipswich Town

Roland Idowu left Southampton to sign his first professional contract with Cardiff City

Tuesday, 22nd September

After making more than 250 appearances for Bournemouth, Harry Arter has signed for fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest

Sunday, 27th September

U21 striker Michael O'Connor left Waterford to sign for Scottish Premiership side Ross County

Wednesday, 30th September

Deji Sotona has signed for Ligue Un side OGC Nice, and will go straight into their first team squad

Loans

Wednesday, 2nd September

Shane Duffy completed a season long loan to Celtic during the international break

Thursday, 10th September

Denise O'Sullivan signed a loan deal with Brighton and Hove Albion, and will play for the Women's Super League side until the end of 2020

Friday, 18th September

Fulham defender Cyrus Christie signed a season long loan deal with Nottingham Forest

Tuesday, 22nd September

Birmingham City defender Ryan Burke signed for Yeovil Town on loan until January 2021

Ireland U19 and Arsenal defender Mark McGuinnes signed a season long loan deal with Ipswich

Tuesday, 29th September

Celtic striker Jonathan Afolabi signed a season long loan deal with Dundee

Tom O'Connor returned to Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020/21 season

Contracts

Tuesday, 8th September

Conor Masterson extended his contract with QPR until the summer of 2023

Wednesday, 16th September

Connor Ronan signed a four year extension to his contract with Wolves

Friday, 18th September

Bradford defender Reece Staunton signed a new four year contract at Valley Parade

Tuesday, 22nd September

After signing a one year scholar contract in July, Calum Kavanagh signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough

Tuesday, 29th September

Goalkeeper Max O'Leary signed a three year extension to his contract with Bristol City

Before completing his loan move to Dundee, Jonathan Afolabi signed an extension to his contract with Celtic until the end of the 2022/23 season

Friday, 17 July 2020

Round up for week of Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Premier League

Chelsea 1-0 Norwich

Adam Idah came off the bench for his tenth appearance in the Premier League

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Fulham

Dara O'Shea's start was his 15th appearance in the competition
Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his 25th appearance of the season

Luton 1-1 QPR

James Collins was named in the Luton starting XI for the 130th time
Conor Masterson's early introduction was his tenth Championship appearance
Olamide Shodipo's late introduction was his 25th appearance in the Championship

Millwall 1-0 Blackburn

Alex Pearce's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Wednesday, 15th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Robbie Brady came off the bench for his first appearance since football restarted in England

Championship

Brentford 1-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time since November

Bristol City 1-1 Stoke City

James McClean's start was his 80th appearance for Stoke City

Birmingham City 1-1 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his 90th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 16th July 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane marked his 25th appearance in the Premier League with his fifth assist of the season

Southampton 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Will Smallbone's fifth start for Southampton was also tenth appearance of the season

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 Cincinnati

Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time for Atlanta United, on his fifth start for the club, seven months after his red card in December while still with Hearts

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd July 2020

Friday, 3rd July 2020

League 1

Fleetwood 1-4 Wycombe Wanderers

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since moving to England

Saturday, 4th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 20th appearance of the season

Leicester City 3-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy came off the bench for his 30th appearance for Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Arsenal

Matt Doherty's 40th start of the season was also his 70th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Jason Knight's start was his 30th appearance for Derby County

Fulham 1-0 Birmingham City

Harry Arter made his 25th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie made his 60th appearance for Fulham

Huddersfield 0-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 30th time

Sunday, 5th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United

This was the eighth game this season to feature four, or more, starting Irish players - more than the last three seasons combined(2016-17 - 4, 2017-18 - 3, 2018-19 - 0).

Enda Stevens' start was his 40th appearance in the competition
John Egan scored his first goal of the season, almost two years after his last goal in August 2018. Egan's goal is the 23rd Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in the 2019/20 season, equaling the total from 2018/19. Egan is the twelfth Irish player to score in the 2019/20 season, the most to score in a single season since 2012/13

Southampton 1-0 Manchester City

Southampton are the first team to name four Irish players on the bench since Stoke City in October 2015

Will Smallbone came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Championship

Swansea 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Alex Hunt made his fifth appearance of the season

Middlesbrough 0-1 QPR

Ryan Manning's start was his 90th appearance for QPR, and his 100th appearance in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Hull City

Dara O'Shea was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Monday, 6th July 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 1-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood

Glenn Whelan's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-0 Górnik Zabrze

Cillian Sheridan made his tenth start for Wisła Płock

Friday, 3 July 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 30th June 2020

Tuesday, 30th June 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-3 Manchester United

Aaron Connolly and Shane Duffy were both named in the same starting XI for the first time since December

Aaron Connolly made his 25th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion, and his 20th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Swansea

Shaun Williams made his 30th appearance of the season

Cardiff 0-0 Charlton

Josh Cullen made his 60th appearance for Charlton - and continued his remarkable record of starting each one of these

QPR 1-2 Fulham

Cyrus Christie scored his first goal of the season, this was also the fifth goal of his career and his first goal since September 2018

Leeds United 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time since December in his 40th appearance of the season

Wigan 3-0 Stoke City

This was the first time Stephen Ward, Nathan Collins, and James McClean were named in the same starting XI

Ward was booked for the first time since December, while Collins was booked for the first time since August

Wednesday, 1st July 2020

Premier League

Arsenal 4-0 Norwich

Adam Idah came off the bench for his tenth appearance for Norwich

Everton 2-1 Leicester City

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the 20th time this season

Championship

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County

Joe Rafferty returned to the starting XI for Preston - his 25th start of the season
Sean Maguire's introduction was his 90th appearance for Preston North End
Jason Knight's start was his 25th appearance in the Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 West Bromwich Albion

Alex Hunt came off the bench for his fifth appearance for Sheffield Wednesday
Dara O'Shea's start, his first appearance since the restart, was his 15th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Callum Robinson made his 30th appearance of the season

Thursday, 2nd July 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 3-1 Tottenham

David McGoldrick was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 20th time this season
John Egan's start was his 30th appearance in the Premier League

Monday, 9 March 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th Match 2020

Friday, 6th March 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Millwall

Jay Molumby completed his first assist of the season

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal in the A-League - this was his first goal since August
Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Saturday, 7th March 2020

Premier League

Southampton 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his 30th career appearance

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the first time in a month
Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season

Preston North End 1-3 QPR

Ryan Manning's goal, his first since October, was his tenth in English football

Wigan 0-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was named in the Bolton starting XI for the first time - this was his first start since New Year's Day

Lincoln City 3-2 Burton Albion

Alan Sheehan's start was his first appearance for new club Lincoln City
Anthony Scully assisted a goal for the first time this season
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the tenth time this season

Peterborough 2-0 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' start was his 90th appearance for Portsmouth

Rochdale 3-1 Rotherham

Jimmy Keohane started a game for the first time in a month

League 2

Carlisle United 0-3 Colchester

Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Northampton 1-2 Mansfield Town

Alan McCormack was booked for the first time since Thursday, 26th December

Salford City 2-0 Bradford City

Darron Gibson assisted two goals, his first assists for Salford
Jamie Devitt's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 28 January

Swindon Town 0-2 Forest Green

Kevin Dawson was booked for the first time this season - more than a year after his last yellow card on Saturday, 2nd March 2019

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-1 Queen of the South

In his tenth career appearance, Jonathan Afolabi scored his second goal in three games

Greenock Morton 1-1 Arbroath

Sean McGinty scored his first goal for Greenock Morton, this was his first goal of the season, and his first goal since February 2018

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 2-0 Beroe Stara Zagora

In his first start since Saturday, 14th December Graham Carey score for the first time since the same game. Carey actually scored twice, his first brace since March 2018

Polish Ekstraklasa

Arka Gdynia 1-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for Wisła Płock for the first time since his return to Poland

Monday, 3 February 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 31st January 2020

Friday, 31st January 2020

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 1-1 Ayr

In his first home game for Partick, Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time for his loan club

Australian A-League

Sydney 1-0 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time in a month

Saturday, 1st February 2020

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Nottingham Forest

In his first appearance for loan club Birmingham City, Scott Hogan scored his first goal since October

Charlton 2-1 Barnsley

Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance for Charlton - all of which have been starts

Fulham 3-2 Huddersfield

Harry Arter made his 15th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie completed his first assist since April 2019

Preston North End 1-1 Swansea

Sean Maguire second half introduction was his 80th appearance for Preston North End

QPR 0-1 Bristol City

Olamide Shodipo's start was his fifth appearance of the season - one more than in 2018/19

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in a month

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Luton

Dara O'Shea's fifth start for West Bromwich Albion was also the 40th of his career
James Collins made his 30th appearance of the season - all of which have ben in the Championship

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly completed his first assist since September

Fleetwood 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 1-4 Peterborough

Alan Judge was named in the Ipswich starting XI for the 40th time
Jack Taylor assisted a goal for Peterborough for the first time

Oxford United 2-1 Blackpool

Liam Kelly came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Oxford United - his first appearance since August

Portsmouth 2-0 Sunderland

Ronan Curtis made his 30th start of the season

Rotherham 3-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn's start for Burton was his 80th appearance for the Brewers

Southend United 2-1 Lincoln City

Stephen McLaughlin assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks
Zachary Elbouzedi was named in the Lincoln City starting XI for the first time
Cian Bolger completed his first assist for Lincoln City - this was his first assist since November 2018

League 2

Cheltenham 2-1 Morecambe

Jake Doyle-Hayes's first booking in two months was his fifth yellow of the season

Crawley 3-1 Scunthorpe

In his first start since Saturday, 14th December, Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal since Saturday, 9th November

Grimsby 2-2 Forest Green

Billy Clarke assisted a goal for the first time this season in his fifth appearance for Grimsby
Kevin Dawson's start was his first appearance in a month

Mansfield Town 2-2 Carlisle United

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for Mansfield Town for the first time
Joshua Kayode scored for the second game in succession

Port Vale 1-1 Salford City

Adam Rooney was shown his first yellow card since October
Richie Towell assisted a goal for the first time since September

Stevenage 0-3 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson completed his fifth assist of the season

Swindon Town 2-1 Exeter

Eoin Doyle scored in his first game since returning to Swindon - his first goal since his last appearance for the Robins on Wednesday, 1st January

Walsall 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Liam Kinsella was booked for the tenth time this season

Oldham 3-0 Bradford City

Chris McCann's first appearance since Sunday, 29th December was his 15th appearance of the season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his 30th appearance for Bradford City

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-2 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal for St Mirren

Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

Jon Gallagher made his 30th appearance for Aberdeen

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-1 Dundee

Sean McGinty made his first appearance for Greenock Morton

Queen of the South 2-3 Dunfermline

Jonathan Afolabi made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline Athletic
Daniel Devine marked his 50th appearance for Dunfermline with his first goal of the season

Sunday, 2nd February 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-3 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox came off the bench for his first appearance for Western Sydney Wanderers - and scored his first goal for his new club. This was his first goal since October

Monday, 13 January 2020

Round Up for Saturday, 11th January 2020

Saturday, 11th January 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Utd

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

Championship

Brentford 3-1 QPR

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

Hull City 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 0-0 Millwall

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

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

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

Burton Albion 1-0 Fleetwood

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

Ipswich 4-1 Accrington Stanley

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

Peterborough 0-0 Gillingham

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

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

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

Rochdale 2-0 Bolton

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

Shrewsbury 1-1 Lincoln City

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

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-1 Grimsby

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

Mansfield Town 3-4 Forest Green

James Clarke completed his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-1 Colchester

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

Scunthorpe 1-2 Newport Co.

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

Monday, 30 December 2019

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 28th December 2019

Saturday, 28th December 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Will Smallbone was named in the Southampton matchday squad for the first time

Sunday, 29th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United

Callum Robinson was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the first time in two months

Championship

Bristol City 3-0 Luton

James Collins' start was his 25th Championship appearance

Fulham 1-0 Stoke City

Cyrus Christie's start was his 50th appearance for Fulham

Millwall 1-0 Brentford

Aiden O'Brien marked his first start in two months with his fourth goal of the season - his first time scoring in consecutive appearances since January 2018
Millwall started all four of the Irish players at the club - O'Brien, Molumby, Pearce and Williams - for the first time this season, the first time the Lions started four Irish players since March 2015

QPR 1-2 Hull City

Ryan Manning's assist was his fifth for QPR

League 1

Gillingham 1-0 Rochdale

Thomas O'Connor's start for Gillingham was his 25th in senior football
Paul McShane's start was his first appearance in a month
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time since August

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Oxford United

Shane McLoughlin was unfortunate to mark his 25th appearance for AFC Wimbledon with his first own goal for the club

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Sunderland

Kieran Sadlier complete his first assist for Doncaster in two months

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

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

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Scunthorpe

Paul Green's first goal since September was also his fifth goal for Crewe

Newport Co. 1-1 Leyton Orient

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season
Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth 2-1 Stevenage

Niall Canavan's first goal of the season, eleven months after his last strike, was also the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 30th December 2019

Championship

Derby County 2-1 Charlton

Jason Knight's brace was his first goals in senior football