Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th December 2021

Tuesday, 7th December 2021

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Oxford United

Mark Sykes scored his first goal in six weeks

Rotherham 5-1 Gillingham

Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since January 2020

Sunderland 5-0 Morecambe

Aiden O'Brien assisted a goal for the first time in nine weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Burton Albion

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Port Vale

Trevor Clarke's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 19 October

Leyton Orient 4-1 Swindon Town

Aaron Drinan scored his ninth goal in eight games
Shadrach Ogie was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 1-0 Carlisle United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 1-1 Crawley Town

Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time this season

Scottish FA Cup

Greenock Morton 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine scored his first goal of the season

Wednesday, 8th December 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Shrewsbury

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in eight weeks
Joshua Daniels was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 31 August

League 2

Hartlepool 2-1 Rochdale

Aidan White was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first booking since October 2019

Thursday, 9th December 2021

Europa League

Celtic 3-2 Real Betis

Liam Scales made his first start for Celtic

2️⃣ Celtic have named two @FAIreland players in the starting XI for the first time since Anthony Stokes and Eoghan O'Connell started for the Bhoys against Dundee United in August 2015#COYBIG https://t.co/DlhOfcfpIN

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) December 9, 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th October 2020

Tuesday, 13th October 2020

League 2

Walsall 2-1 Leyton Orient

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish League Cup

Inverness CT 0-0 Cowdenbeath

Daniel Devine made his first appearance of the season
Cian Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Falkirk 2-1 Clyde

Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Falkirk

Kilmarnock 0-3 Dunfermline

Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Kilmarnock

Greenock Morton 1-0 Queen's Park

Sean McGinty made his first appearance of the season

Football League Trophy

Crawley 1-2 Arsenal U21

Jordan McEneff's goal was his first in senior competition

Thursday, 15 October 2020

MLS

Inter Miami 1-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal for Atlanta United - his first goal since November 2019

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - June 2018

Transfers

Thursday, 10th May
Following his release from Oldham, Paul Green signed a one year contract with Crewe Alexandra: 🔗

Monday, 21st May
After two seasons at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, winger Jake Mulraney signed for Scottish Premiership side Hearts: 🔗

Tuesday, 22nd May
Derry City winger Ronan Curtis agreed a deal to join Portsmouth: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd May
Following three years at Aston Villa, defender James Finnerty signed a two year deal with Rochdale AFC: 🔗

Friday, 25th May
Conor Dimaio left Chesterfield to sign for non-league Stockport County: 🔗

Thursday, 30th May
Noel Hunt returned to his native Waterford to sign for Waterford FC as player, and will also act as assistant to manager Alan Reynolds: 🔗

Tuesday, 5th June
After more than 100 appearances for Peterborough United, Chris Forrester signed a three year contract with Aberdeen: 🔗

Free agent David Meyler signed a two year contract with Reading FC: 🔗

Wednesday, 6th June
Daniel Devine signed a two year contract with Dunfermline Athletic: 🔗

Friday, 8th June
Niall Canavan bounced back after a season disrupted by injury to sign for Plymouth Argyle: 🔗

Cork City announced they had resigned Damien Delaney, who will return to his hometown club when his contract with Crystal Palace expires on July 1st: 🔗

Monday, 11th June
After more than 200 appearances for Southend United, former U21 midfielder Michael Timlin signed with League Two side Stevenage FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 12th June
Winger John O’Sullivan signed a one year contract with Blackpool, with the option of a further 12 months: 🔗

Wednesday, 13th June
Greg Cunningham signed for Cardiff City, bringing the number of Irish full backs in the Premier League to five: 🔗

Following his recent international debut, Graham Burke signed for Preston North End: 🔗

Thursday, 14th June
After two years at Aberdeen, Anthony O’Connor signed a three year contract with Bradford City: 🔗

Monday, 18th June
Winger Willo Flood signed a one year contract with Dunfermline Athletic: 🔗

Defender Sean McGinty joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a two year deal: 🔗

Tuesday, 19th June
Following the end of his contract with Ipswich, midfielder Stephen Gleeson signed a two year deal with Aberdeen: 🔗

Monday, 25th June
Dessie Hutchinson and Noe Baba returned to Ireland to sign for Hutchinson’s home town club, Waterford FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 26th June
23 year old defender Sean Long left Lincoln to sign a two year contract with Cheltenham Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 27th June
Former Ireland international Alan Maybury joined the backroom staff at former club St. Johnstone as youth coach: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Shay Given joined Frank Lampard’s coaching team at Derby County as goalkeeping coach: 🔗

Loans

Thursday, 21st June
Samir Carruthers joined former manager Karl Robinson at Oxford United on a season long loan: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Oxford United defender Fiacre Kelleher signed for Macclesfield Town on a season long loan: 🔗

Contracts

Monday, 14th May
Goalkeeper Danny Rogers signed a two year extension to his contract with Aberdeen: 🔗

Friday, 25th May
U18 defender Jack James signed his first professional contract with Luton Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th May
Shamir Fenelon signed a new one year deal with Aldershot Town: 🔗

Thursday, 31st May
Alan Sheehan extended his stay with Luton Town with a new two year contract: 🔗

Tuesday, 5th June
Sean Maguire was rewarded for an outstanding first season at Preston North End with a new three year contract: 🔗

Thursday, 14th June
Republic of Ireland teammates Katie McCabe and Louise Quinn both signed new contracts with Arsenal Women’s FC: 🔗

Monday, 25th June
Gillingham’s 2017/18 Player of the Season Mark Byrne signed a new two year deal with Gillingham, keeping him at Priestfield until 2020: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Former Limerick FC defender Paudie O’Connor signed a two year deal with Leeds: 🔗

Southampton youth team players Aaron O’Driscoll and Jonathan Afolabi signed two and one year contracts, respectively, with the Saints: 🔗

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th May 2018

Saturday, 12th May 2018

Championship Play Off

Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in a month

League 2 Play Off

Lincoln City 0-0 Exeter

Sean Long came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 8th April

Coventry 1-1 Notts County

Michael Doyle made his 50th appearance of the season, remarkably the midfielder started each of these 50 games

Sunday, 13th May 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Bournemouth

Stephen Ward made his 100th start for Burnley
In the same game, Kevin Long made his 50th appearance for the Clarets
Ward, Long and Jeff Hendrick were named in the starting XI in consecutive games for the first time in a year

Liverpool 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 200th career start

Polish Ekstraklasa

Zagłębie Lubin 1-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan was shown a yellow card for the first time since Thursday, 29th June 2017

Tuesday, 15th May 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph made his 50th appearance for Middlesbrough

Wednesday, 16th May 2018

League 1

Rotherham 2-0 Scunthorpe

Anthony Forde was booked for the first time since February

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Livingston 2-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the first time since Saturday, 31st March

Sunday, 20 May 2018

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Partick Thistle 0-1 Livingston

Adam Barton's first booking since December was his fifth booking of the season

Thursday, 31st May 2018

American MLS

New England Revolution 1-1 Atanta United

Chris McCann returned for his first start for Atlanta for a month

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 29th Match 2018

Thursday, 29th March 2018

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-3 Sydney

Andy Keogh made his 100th appearance for Perth Glory

Friday, 30th March 2018

Championship

Millwall 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the day since his last goal on Saturday, 1st April 2017
Aiden O'Brien came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 20th January

Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was sent off for the second time in his career, his last red card was in December 2014

Derby County 1-4 Sunderland

John O'Shea marked his 250th appearance for Sunderland with his first goal since December 2013 - also his first goal in the Championship
Marc Wilson came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 13th January
Aiden McGeady scored his seventh goal of the season, one less than his total for 2016/17

League 1

Wigan 3-0 Oldham

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time since December in what was his 25th appearance for Oldham

Rochdale 3-1 Shrewsbury

Joe Rafferty made his 200th career start - all of which have been for Rochdale

League 2

Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley

Jake Carroll's first appearance in a month was also his first start since January

Cheltenham 0-1 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal in six weeks, and in the same game he was booked for the first time since December

Colchester 2-1 Luton

Sean Murray made his 50th appearance for Colchester
Alan Sheehan was booked for the tenth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal since September. This was the defender's second goal of the season, one more than he scored in 2016/17

Newport Co. 1-1 Coventry

Mark O'Brien made his 50th appearance for Newport Co.

Notts County 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman' early introduction from the bench was his first appearance since September and also his 150th appearance in League Two

Swindon Town 1-1 Morecambe

Donal McDermott's introduction as a late substitute was his first appearance since mid-December

Saturday, 31st March 2018

Premier League

West Ham United 3-0 Southampton

1️⃣7️⃣ @JoshCullen is the 17th @FAIreland player to appear in the @premierleague this season, one less than in 2016/17 #COYBIG https://t.co/h2cn9jq6Dk

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 31, 2018

Josh Cullen came off the bench for his second Premier League appearance, this was the midfielder's first appearance in two months
Declan Rice made his 25th appearance for West Ham's senior side (the defender also has three appearances for the Hammers' under-23 team)

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-2 Rangers

Carl McHugh made his 200th career appearance

Hibernian 2-0 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was sent off for the third time in his career, eleven months after his last red card on Saturday, 29th April 2017

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-2 St Mirren

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card in two months

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 6th February 2018

Tuesday, 6th February 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 St Johnstone

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

Partick Thistle 0-2 Rangers

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

English FA Cup

Birmingham City 1-4 Huddersfield

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

Football League Trophy

Yeovil 3-2 Fleetwood

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

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

English FA Cup

Tottenham 2-0 Newport County

Padraig Amond made his 25th start for Newport County.

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th November 2017

Friday, 17th November 2017

Championship

Burton Albion 1-3 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers' late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months

Preston North End 0-0 Bolton

Andy Boyle was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 18th November 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 4-0 Huddersfield

Harry Arter scored his first goal of the season, this was also the 30th goal of the midfielder's career

Burnley 2-0 Swansea

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned to the Newcastle starting XI for the first time since 1st October

Championship

Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance since Saturday, 26th August

Cardiff 2-0 Brentford

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Brentford

Reading 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's first goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Wolves, and the 15th goal of his career

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 50th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-3 AFC Wimbledon

Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Blackpool

Conor O'Malley made his first appearance in League One

League 2

Grimsby 0-1 Carlisle United

Jack Bonham made his 25th career appearance

Lincoln City 1-2 Coventry

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Kilmarnock

Darren O'Dea was sent off for the second time this season, two months after his last red card on Saturday, 16 September. This was fourth red card of his career

Sunday, 19th November 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Dundee United 3-0 Falkirk

Willo Flood scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 September in his 200th start for Dundee United

September 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for September 2017
Wins
Aston Villa teammates Glenn Whelan and Conor Hourihane both started four wins in September, along with Callum O'Dowda and Matt Doherty

Draws
Quite a few players drew three games in September - Darren Randolph, Daniel Devine, Richard Keogh, Cyrus Christie, Adam Barton, Sean Maguire, and Anthony Stokes all started three games that finished all square

Losses
Sunderland's Marc Wilson started four losses in the ninth month of 2017, no other player started more than three

Starts/Completed Games
Randolph, Christie, Doherty, Hourihane, and Maguire all started six games, with only Maguire failing to complete 90 minutes in each game

Substitutions/Introductions
Sean Scannell and David McGoldrick were substituted in all but one of the five games they started, while new call up Scott Hogan was introduced from the bench in six of the seven games Aston Villa played in September.

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Brian Murphy and Stephen Henderson were unused substitutes more than any other player in September, both players were left on the bench six times. Of the outfield players, Alex Pearce, Ryan Manning, and Darron Gibson were unused substitutes in five games.

Goals
Four players scored three goals in September: McGoldrick, Murphy, Stokes and Adam Rooney, with Rooney's all coming in one game, the eighth hat trick of his career. Two of Stokes' goals were from the penalty spot, David Meyler, Liam Kelly and Adam Rooney were the only other players to score from 12 yards with a single penalty each.

Discipline
Cyrus Christie was booked four times in the six games he started in September

Report Card - Weekend of Saturday, 9th September 2017

Saturday, 9 September 2017

Championship

Leeds United 5-0 Burton Albion

Joe Mason made his first start for Burton Albion, this was the striker's first start since January

Preston North End 1-1 Barnsley

Sean Maguire scored his first goal for Preston

Sunderland 1-2 Sheffield United

After transferring to Sunderland on transfer deadline day, Marc Wilson made his first start for the Black Cats, and was shown his first yellow card of the season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams made his 300th career appearance in England
Aiden O'Brien was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Portsmouth

Damien McCrory made his first appearance for Portsmouth

Charlton 2-1 Southend United

Billy Clarke was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 2-2 Oldham

Jack Byrne was booked for the first time this season, before this the midfielder hadn't been booked in more than a year

Plymouth 0-1 MK Dons

Graham Carey was shown the first red card of his career

Rochdale 0-3 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 50th appearance for Blackburn, strangely the defender started each of these games

Rotherham 3-2 Bury

Richie Towell scored his first goal for Rotherham, this was his first goal since January

Scunthorpe 0-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time in almost a year

League 2

Mansfield Town 4-1 Grimsby

James Berrett made his 25th start for Grimsby

Crewe Alexandra 5-1 Chesterfield

Eddie Nolan scored his first own goal against Crewe Alexandra

Forest Green 1-3 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 50th career start
Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of his career

Luton 0-3 Swindon Town

James Collins was shown his first yellow card of the season in what was his 200th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney started his first game since July

Ross County 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine's first appearance in a month was his 100th appearance in the SPL

Polish Ekstraklasa

Cracovia Kraków 1-1 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th start for Jagiellonia Białystok

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 28th April 2017

Friday, 28 April 2017

Championship

Cardiff 0-2 Newcastle Utd

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

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 4-0 Inverness CT

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

Saturday, 29 April 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-2 Burnley

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

Championship

Derby County 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Alex Pearce was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

David McGoldrick made his 25th start of the season

Leeds United 3-3 Norwich

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

Reading 1-0 Wigan

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 2-0 Crawley

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

Carlisle United 2-1 Newport Co.

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

Cheltenham 1-0 Hartlepool

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time since September

Hearts 2-2 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was sent off for the second time this season

Hamilton Academical 0-2 Kilmarnock

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

MLS

Orlando City 2-0 Colorado Rapids

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

Australian A-League

Sydney 3-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 30 April 2017

League 1

Bolton 3-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester made his 50th appearance of the season

Northampton 0-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 25th start for Gillingham

Rochdale 1-1 Bradford City

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

Southend United 1-0 Bury

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

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal for Jagiellonia Białystok

Round Up - Weekend of 4th March 2017

Saturday, 4 March 2017

Premier League

Swansea 3-2 Burnley

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time in 2017 in what was his 350th appearance in England
Robbie Brady made his 150th career start

Championship

Reading 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Paul McShane scored his third goal of the season, this was the first time the defender reached three goals in a season since 2006/07

Rotherham 0-2 Aston Villa

Lee Frecklington's was booked for the first time in 2017 in his first appearance for Rotherham since January 2nd

Huddersfield 1-3 Newcastle Utd

Daryl Murphy scored his 80th goal in the Championship in his first start in a month
Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time in 2017

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Peterborough

Josh Cullen made his 50th start for Bradford City

Millwall 2-1 MK Dons

Darren Potter made his 250th start for MK Dons

Northampton 2-1 Charlton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 60th goal of his career in his 100th start for Northampton

Rochdale 3-3 Sheffield United

Keith Keane made his 25th start for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 0-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was shown his first yellow card of 2017

Shrewsbury 0-0 Coventry

Callum Reilly made his 25th appearance in League One

Swindon Town 0-1 Chesterfield

Anton Rodgers was in the starting XI for Swindon for the first time since January 7th

Walsall 2-0 Oldham

Eoghan O'Connell made his 25th appearance in the UK

League 2

Blackpool 3-1 Morecambe

Barry Roche was booked for the first time this season, more than 18 months after his last booking in August 2015

Cambridge United 1-1 Colchester

Gerry McDonagh scored his first goal for Cambridge, this was the U18 striker's first goal in league football

Cheltenham 0-0 Mansfield Town

Patrick Hoban's yellow card was the striker's first booking since October

Crawley 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Mark Connolly made his 150th career start

Grimsby 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman made his 100th start for Wycombe Wanderers

Hartlepool 3-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney came off the bench for his first appearance since November

Plymouth 2-0 Carlisle United

Graham Carey scored his first goal since December 21st, this was the midfielder's 11th goal of the season

Portsmouth 0-1 Crewe Alexandra

Enda Stevens' start against Crewe was his 150th appearance in England
Eoin Doyle made his 50th appearance in League Two

Yeovil 0-4 Luton

Glen Rea scored his first goal since November 5th in his 50th career start

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Motherwell

Carl McHugh's equaliser for Motherwell was his first goal for the club, and was booked for the fifth time in 2016/17

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 3-3 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh scored his tenth goal of the season

Sunday, 5 March 2017

Premier League

Sunderland 0-2 Manchester City

John O'Shea was shown his first yellow card in 2017, 81 days after his last booking in December

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 1-0 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine's red card was the first time the defender was sent off in his career

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-0 New England Revolution

Kevin Doyle started Colorado's first game in the new MLS season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 4-1 Śląsk Wrocław

After signing for Jagiellonia Białystok midweek, Cillian Sheridan started his first game for the club

2016/17 Appearance Stats to date

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for 2016/17 season to date:
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=13

Keiren Westwood, John Egan and Graham Carey were rewarded for their performances in 2016 by being included in the English Football League's Team of 2016

Here it is! ⚽️🌟

The 11 players and a manager that make up our #EFL Team of 2016 >> https://t.co/XPI6cgD9HJ. pic.twitter.com/4C5w2BGuDv

— EFL (@EFL) December 30, 2016

Wins
Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark has won 16 games so far in 2016/17, just ahead of fellow Championship centre half Shane Duffy on 15

Draws
Josh Cullen has started ten draws with Bradford, one more than fellow midfielder Gary Dicker on nine draws

Losses
Celtic centre half Fiacre Kelleher is not having the best time on loan at Peterhead, losing 12 of his 24 starts so far this season, the same as former Celtic centre half Darren O'Dea has lost in 2016/17 with Dundee

Starts/Completed Games
The Richard Keogh award for starting and completing games goes to Richard Keogh for starting and completing 27 games

Substitutions/Introductions
Wes Hoolahan and Adam Rooney have both been substituted by their managers 11 times, while winger Jake Mulraney has been introduced 13 times

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Dean Brill has stayed on the bench 25 times this season, while, of the outfield players, defender Sean Long remained an unused substitute in 14 games

Goals
Rooney's 11 goals makes him the only player to be in double figures, and has also scored more penalties than any other player - three. Aberdeen have gone on to lose only one of the games in which the striker has found the back of the net, winning the other nine. Millwall's Aiden O'Brien gets an honourable mention for his ten goals for the League One side

Discipline
Defender Greg Cunningham has picked up eight bookings already this season, one more than fellow defenders O'Dea and Daniel Devine

May 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for May 2016

Wins
Shane Long and Anthony Stokes both finished 2016/16 with three wins in the last month of the season

Draws
Robbie Keane and James McClean's started two draws in May

Losses
Aberdeen teammates Willo Flood and Jonathan Hayes started three losses as the Don's title challenge petered out

Starts/Completed Games
Stokes started and completed all six of Hibernian's games in May, two more than any other player

Substitutions/Introductions
Flood was also substituted in two of hid games, as many as fellow midfielder Josh Cullen and striker Connor Smith, while striker Richie Foran was introduced three times for Inverness

Stayed On Bench
Due to a reduced number of games in May, defender Aidan White has the rare distinction of being an outfield player left on the bench more than a goalkeeper - three times in total

Goals
Strikers Keane, Stokes, Graham Cummins and defender Daniel Devine all scored twice in May while Foran and David McGoldrick were the only players to score a penalty. For each of the top scorers, their respective teams went on to win when they scored, except for Cummins who won one and drew one of the games where he scored

Discipline
Stokes was also the only player to be shown more than one yellow card, the on loan striker was booked twice in May

Round Up - Weekend of 13th May 2016

Friday, 13 May 2016
Championship Play-Off
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Richie Towell made his league debut for Brighton, this was his first appearance since starting for the Seagulls in the FA Cup in January

Scottish Championship Play-Off
Falkirk 3-2 Hibernian
Anthony Stokes was booked for the fifth time this season

Saturday, 14 May 2016
League 1 Play Off
Barnsley 3-0 Walsall
Conor Hourihane made his one hundredth start for Barnsley in the first leg of their play off semi final
Anthony Forde made his fiftieth appearance of the season

League 2 Play Off
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Seamus Conneely came off the bench to make his fiftieth appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 4-0 Dundee
In Inverness' last game of the season, Richie Foran scored his first goal since September 2013. After scoring the fourth goal of his career in the previous game, Daniel Devine scored his fifth goal of his career, and scored for two consecutive games for the first time in his career!

Sunday, 15 May 2016
Premier League
Southampton 4-1 Crystal Palace
Shane Long made his twenty-fifth start of the season

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Liverpool
James McClean was booked for the eleventh time this season, three months after his last booking in February

Everton 3-0 Norwich
James McCarthy's goal this afternoon was his fifth goal for Everton, all five of which have come in the league

Watford 2-2 Sunderland
John O'Shea returned to the Sunderland starting XI to captain the side on the last day of the season, this was the defender's first start since 1st March

Stoke City 2-1 West Ham United
Shay Given and Darren Randolph are the first two Irish keepers to face each other in a Premier League game since Shay Given faced Paddy Kenny for Aston Villa and QPR, respectively, in February 2012 Given was booked for the first time this season, more than a year since his last yellow in May 2015

League 2
Plymouth 1-0 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle made his fiftieth appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League
Hearts 2-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy scored the first own goal of his career

MLS
Columbus Crew 1-1 Colorado Rapids
Kevin Doyle marked his 25th appearance for Colorado Rapids with his second goal and second booking of the season

Round Up - Midweek games of 10th May 2016

Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Scottish Premier League
St Johnstone 2-1 Celtic
Graham Cummins scored his seventh goal of the season, his first goal since scoring a brace in October

Hamilton Academical 0-1 Inverness CT
Daniel Devine scored his first goal in the Scottish Premier League, this the defender's second goal of the season after scoring in the League Cup in September

Thursday, 12 May 2016
League 2
Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth
Adam Barton was booked for the second time this season, more than four months after his first booking of 2015/16 in January
Graham Carey was shown his seventh yellow card of the season

March 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for March 2016

Wins
Andy Keogh's recent scoring streak meant he won all four of the games he started in March

Draws
Crawley Town's on loan midfielder Frankie Sutherland drew three League Two games in March, one more than Greg Cunningham, Matt Doherty, Stephen Quinn, Stephen Gleeson, John O'Sullivan (on loan at Bury) and Samir Carruthers

Losses
Inverness Caledonian Thistle's defender Daniel Devine lost four games in Match

Starts/Completed Games
Sutherland, Devine and Shane Duffy all started six games in March, and all three completed 90 minutes in each games

Substitutions/Introductions
Aiden McGeady was substituted three times for Sheffield Wednesday, one less than Cardiff striker Eoin Doyle came off the bench

Stayed On Bench
Alex Pearce didn't play a minute of Bristol City's four games in March, spending each one on the bench

Goals
Andy Keogh hasn't failed to score for Perth Glory since early February, including five goals in four games for them in March. Two of Keogh's goals were penalties, the same as Robbie Keane, and both players' goals led to wins for their respective sides when they scored. Leon Best's three goals in March were his first strikes since April 2014!

Discipline
Blackburn's midfielder Darragh Lenihan was booked four times in the six games he played in March, and has now been booked eight times since the beginning of February, having not been shown the yellow card at all this season before that

Victims XI?

A recent article on joe.ie asserted that Birmingham City midfielder Stephen Gleeson is the real victim of Martin O'Neill's approach to squad selection. The former Wolves trainee is currently sitting in sixth in the Championship, ahead of senior international squad members Anthony Pilkington(ninth with Cardiff City) and Paul Green(24th with Rotherham) among others, but has yet to be called up by the manager. With this in mind, we analysed the appearance data for this season of players in England, Scotland and the USA to see if a starting XI of players who have not been capped by the manager since his appointment can be produced.

Goalkeeper 

While we're informally sticking to players who have at least ten appearances so far in 2015/16, we're bending the rules to include Charlton's Stephen Henderson between the sticks. Falkirk's on loan keeper Danny Rogers has made 16 appearances to Henderson's two starts since returning from shoulder surgery, but with Rogers currently in the U21 squad, Stephen lines out to continue the family legacy of his grandfather Paddy and uncle Wayne with international caps for Ireland.

Defence

Bristol City's Derrick Williams starts at left full for our side, the Championship defender is a graduate of Aston Villa's academy and has started all but three of the Robins' games so far.
Matt Doherty fills the right back slot in the team. The Wolverhampton Wanderers defender has appeared in 11 of their 17 games this season.
The Scottish Premier League provides both centre halves. Daniel Devine*, of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and St Johnstone's Joe Shaughnessy are partners in central defence. Both players have European experience this season, playing against AFC Astra of Romania, and Alashkert FC of Armenia in the early rounds of the UEFA Cup.

Midfield

At left wing, Huddersfield's Sean Scannell provides both a goal threat and a creative spark. The winger only has one assist this season and has yet to find the back of the net, but finished 2014/15 with seven assists and four goals.
On the opposite wing, Aberdeen's Willo Flood fulfills the promise shown after breaking through at Manchester City and joins Glenn Whelan and Stephen Elliott as former Blues trainees with senior Republic of Ireland caps.
We agree with with joe.ie that Stephen Gleeson should start in midfield, and have paired him with Alan McCormack. The Brentford midfielder plays a little deeper than Gleeson, but still has a pair of assists this season.

Strikers

Up front, Cardiff City's Joe Mason and St Johnstone's Graham Cummins are the only uncapped strikers available to Martin O'Neill. Mason has scored five times for the Bluebirds this season, while Cummins has six goals in Scotland, and also provided four assists.

Below is the data used to pick the side, what players would you have picked in favour of the XI assembled here?

Player	Age	Position	Starts	Intro	Apps	Goals
Jonathan Hayes	28	Midfielder	18	0	18	1
Joe Shaughnessy	23	Defender	17	0	17	1
Daniel Devine	23	Defender	17	0	17	1
Stephen Gleeson	27	Midfielder	16	0	16	2
Graham Cummins	27	Striker	12	4	16	6
Danny Rogers	21	Goalkeeper	16	0	16	0
Derrick Williams	22	Defender	12	3	15	1
Jonathan Douglas	33	Midfielder	12	2	14	0
Alan McCormack	31	Midfielder	12	2	14	0
Joe Mason	24	Striker	14	0	14	5
Alan Browne	20	Midfielder	9	5	14	1
Willo Flood	30	Midfielder	8	5	13	0
Samir Carruthers	22	Midfielder	9	4	13	0
Sean Scannell	25	Midfielder	11	0	11	0
Matt Doherty	23	Defender	6	5	11	0
Aidan White	24	Defender	4	6	10	0
Conor Wilkinson	20	Midfielder	3	7	10	1

*Daniel Devine has underage caps for Northern Ireland, and declared for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011

Irish Abroad player statistics for May 2015

Appearance data for May 2015: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=5
Defender Daniel Devine and midfielder Wes Hoolahan started four wins each, two more than any other player
Hoolahan was substituted in all four of these games which equals Jonathan Walters' record of four substitutions in the final month of the season
Conversely, midfielder Aaron Doran was introduced from the bench more than any other player, the tricky winger came off the bench three times for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Sean St Ledger continued his American adventure with three draws in May, one more than fellow defender John O'Shea
St Ledger and Devine, along with Aston Villa's Jack Grealish also started more games in May, all three lined out for their respective sides five times, with St Ledger and Devine completing 90 minutes in all five
Everton duo Seamus Coleman and James McCarthy join Hull City trio Paul McShane, Stephen Quinn and Robbie Brady, as well as Richard Dunne, Jonathan Hayes and Grealish in starting three losses in May
Coleman also managed to accumulate three yellow cards in the four games he started
Joey O'Brien managed the rare feat for an outfield player of being an unused substitute more than any other player in May - remaining on the bench for four games in May, just ahead of goalkeeper Jack Bonham who was unused in three games
Daryl Murphy and Shane Long's two strikes were enough to top the scoring charts for Irish players in May, with Murphy scoring one of only two penalties in the month, along with Hoolahan
Murphy's brace came in a single game, which Ipswich still lost 3-2 to Blackburn, while Long's two goals were part of an emphatic win 6-1 for Southampton over Aston Villa

Irish Scorers week of 10th March 2015

10 March 2015 Sky Bet League 1 Coventry City 1-1 Bradford City Mark Yeates(69) Scottish Cup Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Raith Rovers Daniel Devine(63)