Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 5th October 2024

Saturday, 5th October 2024

Premier League

Arsenal 3-1 Southampton

Ryan Manning's start, his first appearance of the season, was also his first appearance in the Premier League

Brentford 5-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins scored his first goal of the season - the defender's first goal since January

Championship

Norwich City 4-0 Hull City

Shane Duffy made his 50th appearance for Norwich City

Derby County 2-0 QPR

Marcus Harness scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the midfielder's first goal since November 2023

Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Plymouth Argyle, this was the striker's twentieth goal in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Millwall

Mikey Johnston was booked in what was his first start of the season
Dan McNamara started a game for the first time in six weeks

League 1

Huddersfield Town 2-0 Barnsley

Joe Hodge was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 2-1 Stevenage

Cian Hayes started a game for the first time in five weeks

Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Shrewsbury Town

Jordan Shipley scored his 15th goal for Shrewsbury Town

Charlton Athletic 1-0 Birmingham City

Conor Coventry was booked for the fifth time this season

Lincoln City 2-1 Leyton Orient

Sean Roughan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-0 Blackpool

Stephen McLaughlin was shown his first yellow card in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-1 Reading

Joe Rafferty made his first assist of the season - the first time the defender assisted a goal since November 2023

Wrexham 4-1 Northampton Town

James McClean scored his first goals of the season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham

Adrien Thibaut made his first assist of the season

Salford City 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

James Furlong was booked for the first time this season, in his first start in five weeks
    

Swindon Town 0-0 Harrogate Town

Aaron Drinan's start was his 100th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premiership

St Mirren 0-1 Dundee United

Charles Dunne's start was his first appearance of the season
Emmanuel Adegboyega scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 6th October 2024

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff

Luke McNally scored his first goal of the season
Mark Sykes was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premiership

Ross County 1-2 Celtic

Adam Idah started a game for Celtic for the tenth time

Aberdeen 3-2 Hearts

Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Segunda Division

Deportivo La Coruna 0-0 Malaga

Aaron Ochoa Moloney was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 7th October 2024

League 2

Bradford City 3-1 Newport County

Calum Kavanagh made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Round of week of Tuesday, 19th September 2023

Tuesday, 19th September 2023

Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Birmingham City

Kevin Long's start was his 200th career appearance

Southampton 0-1 Ipswich Town

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal for Middlesbrough - this was the defender's first goal since April 2022

League 1

Barnsley 2-3 Portsmouth

Barry Cotter scored his second goal of the season - the second time in his career he's scored twice in a single season
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Derby County 2-0 Lincoln City

James Collins assisted a goal for the first time this season in his first start in a month
Dylan Duffy started a game for the first time this season
Oisin Gallagher made his first career start

Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Leigh Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Sutton United 2-2 Aston Villa U21

Aaron O'Reilly made his first appearance of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Crystal Palace U21

Kieran Sadlier's start was his first appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
Both Richard Keogh and Sean Grehan were booked for the first time this season

Leyton Orient 2-2 Fulham U21

Aaron Drinan made his first start of the season
Oliver O'Neill scored his first goal in senior football

Oxford United 0-1 MK Dons

Michael Kelly made his first appearance for MK Dons
Conor Grant's start was his 100th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 1-3 West Ham U21

Sean Moore made his first appearance for West Ham U21

Wednesday, 20th September 2023

Championship

Hull City 0-0 Leeds United

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in six weeks

Millwall 3-0 Rotherham

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Europa League

LASK 1-3 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance of the season

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-2 Seattle Sounders FC

Connor Ronan started a game for the Rapids for the 30th time

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th November 2022

Saturday, 12th November 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 3-0 Everton

After making his senior debut midweek, Tom Cannon came off the bench to make his Premier League debut - the 200th Republic of Ireland Player to appear in the competition! made his first appearance in the competition

Championship

Hull City 1-2 Reading

Shane Long was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-4 Millwall

Dan McNamara assisted a goal for the first time this season

Wigan 2-1 Blackpool

James McClean scored for the first time in three months

League 1

Exeter City 3-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the 100th time

Morecambe 1-1 Portsmouth

Dylan Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

MK Dons 1-3 Derby County

Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time in eleven weeks

Burton Albion 3-3 Charlton

Ciaran Gilligan's start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Barnsley

Jordan Shipley was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Crawley Town 1-0 Barrow

Niall Canavan made his 150th appearance in the competition

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-0 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Scottish Championship

Dundee 2-0 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 1st October

Sunday, 13th November 2022

Championship

Burnley 3-0 Blackburn Rovers

Josh Cullen's start was his 250th career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th October 2022

Saturday, 15th October 2022

Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 400th appearance in English football

Championship

Rotherham 2-1 Huddersfield Town

Georgie Kelly scored his first goal in a month

Bristol City 1-2 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in two months

Cardiff 0-1 Coventry

Callum Robinson's start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Darragh Lenihan scored an own goal for the first time since October 2020

Preston North End 0-2 Stoke City

Will Smallbone scored his first goal for Stoke City

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-3 Derby County

David McGoldrick's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Burton Albion 1-1 Morecambe

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Morecambe

MK Dons 1-4 Plymouth Argyle

Finn Azaz scored twice in a game for the first time in his career

Port Vale 2-2 Forest Green Rovers

Mipo Odubeko scored his first goal in six weeks

League 2

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

Stephen Quinn made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 2-1 Barrow

Liam Kelly scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Cove Rangers 0-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season

MLS

LA Galaxy 1-0 Nashville SC

Derrick Williams' inroduction was his 50th appearance for LA Galaxy

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-1 Perth Glory

Aaron McEneff scored his first goal for Perth Glory

Sunday, 16th October 2022

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Liam Scales was booked for the first time in a month

Monday, 17th October 2022

League 1

Charlton 3-0 Portsmouth

Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal for Charlton

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, 26th November 2021

Friday, 26th November 2021

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Jayson Molumby was sent off for the first time in senior football

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Newport County

In his first appearance since Friday, 8 October, Alan Judge made his first assist of the season - this was his first assist in 13 months

Saturday, 27th November 2021

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 29th September

Luton 1-2 Cardiff

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in eight weeks
James Collins was named in the Cardiff starting XI for the first time in five weeks

Peterborough 0-0 Barnsley

Conor Coventry was booked for the first time this season - this was his first booking since January 2020

Swansea 2-3 Reading

Ryan Manning scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since September 2020

League 1

Bolton 2-2 Cheltenham

Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time this season

Burton Albion 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Thomas O'Connor scored his fifth goal of the season

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his 20th goal for Wigan

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 3-0 Motherwell

Ryan Sweeney's first goal since Saturday, 2 October 2021(57 days)

Hearts 2-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy was sent off for the fourth time in his career, a year after his last red card in November 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Cove Rangers 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton's first goal since Sunday, 5 September 2021(84 days)

Sunday, 28th November 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

James McCarthy completed 90 minutes for the first time since January 2021
Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 2-3 Viking

Sean McDermott was booked for the first time this seaso

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Reading

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 25th appearance for Millwall

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Wigan

James McClean made his 100th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane scored his 20th goal in League Two

Portsmouth 1-1 Cheltenham

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Dan Crowley was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Rochdale 0-3 Bolton

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season, eight weeks after his last goal

Northampton 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Andrew Moran made his first start in senior football
Evan Ferguson scored his first senior goal of his career

Salford City 5-3 Leeds United U21

Tyreik Wright was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 18th September

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-2 Preston North End

Mark Travers made his 25th appearance for Bournemouth - starting in each one

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Hull City

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the fifth time in the 2021/22 season

Thursday, 4th November 2021

Europa League

Ferencvaros 2-3 Celtic

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks

MLS

Austin FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City

In his first start in five weeks, Jon Gallagher was shown his first yellow card of the season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-4 West Bromwich Albion

Mark McGuinness' start was his first appearance in eight weeks
James Collins was booked for the first time this season
Jayson Molumby came off the bench for his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion, also his first appearance of the season

Middlesbrough 2-0 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick's second half introduction was his first appearance in a month
Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 1-1 Stoke City

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time this season in what was his 200th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Portsmouth

Thomas O'Connor scored his first goal in two years

MK Dons 3-3 Fleetwood

Troy Parrott completed his first assist in a month

Morecambe 2-0 Lincoln City

Ryan Delaney assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 1 January 2020

Oxford United 5-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was named in the Accrington Stanley starting XI for the 250th time

Rotherham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Sunderland 5-0 Cheltenham

Aiden McGeady assisted his 30th and 31st goals for Sunderland

Wednesday, 29th September 2021

Championship

Derby County 1-0 Reading

Jason Knight completed his first assist of the season

Luton 5-0 Coventry

Glen Rea's start (his first in seven weeks) was his 200th appearance for Luton

2⃣0⃣0⃣ 🆙 for Glen Rea!

Congratulations on a milestone appearance 👏#COYH pic.twitter.com/uiH0BD7s2k

— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) September 30, 2021

Millwall 1-0 Bristol City

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time this season in his first appearance in six weeks
Callum O'Dowda's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 7th August

Scottish Championship

Raith 1-1 Dunfermline

After signing for Dunfermline on loan until January, Mark Connolly made his first appearance for the Pars

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 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

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th March 2021

Saturday, 6th March 2021

Championship

Coventry 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was booked for the fifth time this season

Millwall 0-2 Blackburn

Dan McNamara's second half introduction was his first appearance in a month

League 1

Sunderland 2-0 Rochdale

The two teams named eight Irish players in their respective starting XIs, the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started with nine Irish players in their starting XI

8️⃣ Between them, @SunderlandAFC and @officiallydale are starting eight @FAIreland players - the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started nine players in a League Cup game in August 2010#COYBIG #SAFC #RAFC pic.twitter.com/7dckMRg7cP

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 6, 2021

League 2

Barrow 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Mansfield Town, 18 months after his previous red card in August 2019

Bradford City 1-1 Bolton

Anthony O'Connor completed his first assist since Saturday, 5 September

Colchester 0-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in three months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-0 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time in a month

Rangers 3-0 St Mirren

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 60th time in his career
Dylan Connolly's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 16 December

Scottish Championship

Alloa 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine was s first booking since Saturday, 19 December 2020(78 days)

Hearts 2-1 Dundee

Aidan White's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Jonathan Afolabi second half introduction was his 25th career appearance

Sunday, 7th March 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick's start was his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 4-1 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season, and completed his fifth assist for Tottenham

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was named in the Perth Glory for the first time in a month

Western United 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 30th December

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Premier League

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea's start was his 75th career appearance

Championship

Rotherham 3-3 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist in seven weeks

League 1

Hull City 3-0 Accrington Stanley

After completing his loan move to Hull City, Dan Crowley made his first appearance for the club - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's introduction was his 50th career appearance

MK Dons 3-1 Fleetwood

After going four months without scoring, Joe Mason scored a hat trick
Paddy Madden completed his first assist in a month

Portsmouth 4-0 AFC Wimbledon

Ronan Curtis' introduction was his first appearance in a month

Sunderland 1-2 Plymouth

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since September

League 2

Southend United 1-2 Cambridge United

Alan McCormack started his first game in a month

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's start was his 350th appearance in League Two

Wednesday, 20th January 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 2-2 Celtic

Jaze Kabia came off the bench for his first appearance for Livingston

What a moment too make my Debut last night. Onwards and Upwards now 💛 pic.twitter.com/93N0v9HTjx

— Jaze Kabia 🃏 (@Jazekabia123) January 21, 2021

Perth Glory 5-3 Adelaide United

Andy Keogh completed two assists on his return for Perth Glory

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara's start was his first appearance in the Championship

League 1

Charlton 4-4 Rochdale

Gavin Bazunu was booked for the first time this season
Jimmy Keohane completed his first assist since Saturday, 24th October

League 2

Exeter 1-1 Bolton

Pierce Sweeney made his 200th appearance for Exeter

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 2-2 St Johnstone

Mark Connolly's start was his 300th career appearance

Football League Trophy

Hull City 3-2 Fleetwood

Sean McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month
Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal in the Football League Trophy, this was his first goal in a month

Sunderland 2-0 Port Vale

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in four months in his first start in a month

Lincoln City 4-0 Accrington Stanley

In his first start in a month, Zachary Elbouzedi scored and assisted a goal. Coincidentally, he also scored and assisted a goal in his previous start
Ryan Cassidy was named in the Accrington Stanley starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 8th December

Bristol Rovers 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Josh Barrett made his first start of the season, almost a year after his previous start on Saturday, 25th January 2020

Peterborough 5-1 Portsmouth

Jack Taylor scored for the first time in seven weeks

Northampton 0-2 MK Dons

Cian Bolger made his 300th career appearance
Joe Mason was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th October

Wednesday, 13th January 2021

League 2

Oldham 2-3 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley scored his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st January 2021

Friday, 1st January 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph's start was his first appearance in three months. Randolph is the 21st Irish player to appear in this season's Premier League, equal to the total from the 2019/20 season

Saturday, 2nd January 2021

Premier League

Tottenham 3-0 Leeds United

Matt Doherty was sent off for the first time for Tottenham, almost three years after his last red card in March 2018

Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 100th appearance for Sheffield United - and continued his remarkable record of starting each game

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Aaron Connolly's second goal of the season was his fifth goal in the Premier League

Championship

Swansea 2-1 Watford

Ryan Manning was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Lincoln City

Shane McLoughlin completed his first assist in two months

Burton Albion 1-5 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his fifth and sixth goals in League One

League 2

Mansfield Town 4-0 Port Vale

Aaron O'Driscoll's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 1-0 Celtic

Shane Duffy was booked for the fifth time this season

Hamilton Academical 3-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll started his first game of the season, 11 months after his last start in February 2020

Kilmarnock 1-1 St Mirren

Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since January 2020

Ross County 1-1 St Johnstone

Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Dundee 3-1 Hearts

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal since Saturday, 24th October 2020

😎 #thedee pic.twitter.com/yFYhRQBl2X

— Dundee Football Club (@DundeeFC) January 3, 2021

Sunday, 3rd January 2021

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Leicester City

Ciaran Clark's start was his 100th appearance for Newcastle Utd

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 3-1 Delhi Dynamos

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for SC East Bengal

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 NorthEast United

Carl McHugh was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th November 2020

Friday, 20th November 2020

Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters 0-1 ATK Mohun Bagan

On the first day of the new Indian Super League, Carl McHugh made his first start for newly formed club ATK Mohun Bagan

Team News! 📄

Here’s our Starting XI for our first @IndSuperLeague match! 🤩#ATKMohunBagan #Mariners #JoyMohunBagan #KBFCATKMB #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/Withp1AeZ3

— ATK Mohun Bagan FC (@atkmohunbaganfc) November 20, 2020

Saturday, 21st November 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-2 Chelsea

Ciaran Clark's start was his first appearance in two months, and his first Premier League appearance of the season

Aston Villa 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Conor Hourihane came off the bench for his 30th appearance in the Premier League
Jayson Molumby's late introduction was his first appearance in the Premier League - the 19th Irish player to appear in the league this season, and the 189th Irish player overall to appear in the league

Championship

Luton 1-1 Blackburn

James Collins completed his first assist of the season

Millwall 1-1 Cardiff

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the Championship, this was his first appearance in two months
Shaun Williams made his first assist of the season, almost exactly a year since his last assist on Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood's made his first appearance of the season, two days short of a year since his last appearance on Saturday, 23 November 2019

Stoke City 4-3 Huddersfield

Nathan Collins' substitute was his 30th appearance in senior football

Swansea 1-0 Rotherham

Trevor Clarke's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season, ten months after his last appearance in January 2020

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Brentford

Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Burton Albion 1-3 Northampton

Stephen Quinn was booked for the fifth time this season
Michael Harriman's second half introduction was his 70th appearance in League One

Fleetwood 5-1 Plymouth

Glenn Whelan made his 30th appearance for Fleetwood
Niall Canavan's first red card since November 2016 was the third time in his career he was sent off

Portsmouth 4-1 Crewe Alexandra

Ronan Curtis marked his 110th appearance for Portsmouth with his second brace of the season

Rochdale 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance for AFC Wimbledon

League 2

Crawley 0-3 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode scored his fifth goal for Carlisle United

Cheltenham 3-0 Walsall

Liam Kinsella was booked for the fifth time this season

Exeter 1-2 Oldham

Ian Lawlor's performance in his 40th appearance in League Two earned him a place in the League Two Team of the Weekend

Introducing your #SkyBetLeagueTwo Team of the Week, powered by @WhoScored ratings!#EFL | #TOTW pic.twitter.com/b6dnH1pcLu

— Sky Bet League Two (@SkyBetLeagueTwo) November 22, 2020

Leyton Orient 3-0 Harrogate Town

Conor Wilkinson completed his first assist of the season - his first assist since February 2020

Tranmere 5-0 Grimsby

Lee O'Connor started the 20th game of his career

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 0-1 St Mirren

Jake Doyle-Hayes scored his first goal for St Mirren, this was his first goal since  September 2019
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time this season

St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in three months

Sunday, 22th November 2020

La Liga

Eibar 0-0 Getafe

Ryan Nolan was the first Irish player to be named in a La Liga matchday squad since Steve Finnan was an unused substitute for Espanyol against Recreativo Huelva in February 2009

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 2nd October 2020

Friday, 2nd October 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 St Mirren

Tommie Hoban started his fifteenth game for Aberdeen

Dundee Utd 1-2 Livingston

Mark Connolly was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 29 August

Polish Ekstraklasa

Raków Częstochowa 3-0 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 3rd October 2020

Premier League

Everton 4-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly's start was his 40th career appearance

Championship

Norwich 0-1 Derby County

Adam Idah came off the bench for his 20th appearance for Norwich
Jason Knight was booked for the first time this season

Blackburn 0-0 Cardiff

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21 September 2019

Luton 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

James Collins' start was his 50th appearance in the Championship
Daryl Horgan's start was his tenth appearance of the season

Rotherham 1-1 Huddersfield

Kieran Sadlier completed his first assist of the season

Swansea 2-1 Millwall

Alex Pearce made his 50th appearance for Millwall

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy was booked for the first time this season

Blackpool 2-3 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan's start was his fifth career appearance

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Northampton

Cian Bolger was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 2-4 Portsmouth

John-Joe O'Toole made his 40th appearance for Burton Albion
Ronan Curtis made his 100th appearance for Portsmouth

MK Dons 1-1 Ipswich

Richard Keogh was named in the MK Dons starting XI for the first time, this was the defneder's first start since Saturday, 21 September 2019

Peterborough 3-1 Swindon Town

Jack Taylor's start was his 15th appearance in League One

Rochdale 2-1 Fleetwood

Paul McShane's start was his 20th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden started his 90th game for Fleetwood

Shrewsbury 1-1 Gillingham

Jack Bonham's start was his 150th career appearance
Thomas O'Connor's first start of the season was his 40th career appearance

League 2

Harrogate Town 1-2 Bolton

Ryan Delaney made his first appearance in League Two
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal for Bolton, this was also his 40th goal in League Two

Newport Co. 2-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin marked his first start for Mansfield Town with his first goal for the Stags

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 3-0 Wil

Connor Ronan was booked in his first appearance for Grasshopper, as a second half substitute

Bulgarian Second League

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 3-1 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 4 October 2020

Premier League

Southampton 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea started his 25th game for West Bromwich Albion, this was also his 60th career start

Arsenal 2-1 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick scored his 22nd goal for Sheffield United in his 80th appearance for the Blades

Championship

Brentford 2-4 Preston North End

Sean Maguire scored his 20th goal for Preston North End

Stoke City 1-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan came off the bench for his 20th appearance for Birmingham City

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

Dan McNamara's start was his tenth appearance for St Johnstone
Shane Duffy made his first assist for Celtic, this was the defender's first assist since Saturday, 5 January 2019

Bulgarian Championship

ETAR 2-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey made his tenth appearance of the season

MLS

D.C. United 0-4 Atlanta United

Jon Gallagher scored a brace for the first time in his career

Norwegian Eliteserien

Aalesund 1-2 Kristiansund

Sean McDermott made his 90th appearance for Kristiansund - remarkably starting each one

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 31st July 2020

Friday, 31st July 2020

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Wellington Phoenix

Simon Cox was named in the Western Sydney Wanderers starting XI for the fifth time

Saturday, 1st August 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers

Follow his return to Aberdeen during the extended close season in Scotland, Jonathan Hayes made his first appearance for the Dons since May 2017

Dundee Utd 1-1 St Johnstone

Dan McNamara's start was his first appearance for St Johnstone

Hibernian 2-1 Kilmarnock

Danny Rogers came off the bench at half time to make his debut for new club Kilmarnock

St Mirren 1-0 Livingston

Danny Rogers' introduction at half time made him the first Irish goalkeeper to play since football restarted, and the first goalkeeper to play since Saturday, 7th March when Rogers, James McKeown, Jack Bonham, and Max O'Leary all started for their respective clubs

Joe Shaughnessy debut for new club St Mirren was also his 200th appearance in the SPL

4️⃣ @saintmirrenfc are the first team to start four @FAIreland players in an @spfl game since Hearts started Glenn Whelan, Colin Doyle, Aidan White, and Jake Mularaney against Hamilton Academical on Saturday, 31st August 2019#COYBIG #StMirrenFChttps://t.co/IhJSSejs4r

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 1, 2020

Sunday, 2 August 2020

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-0 Western United

Roy O'Donovan scored his tenth goal of the season

⚽️ GOAL ‼️

Roy O'Donovan gets his 1️⃣0️⃣th goal of the season 🔥

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— Fox Football (@FOXFOOTBALL) August 2, 2020