Irish Abroad: Danny Rogers

buzzing to sign my first professional contract with @FCSion, waited a long time for this and can’t wait to get going🔴⚪️

Thank you for everything @peamountutd it’s been a pleasure💚 pic.twitter.com/tgpxI4GUQu
— Tiegan Ruddy (@tieganruddy) August 29, 2022

Monday, 29th August

Callum Robinson signed a three year contract with Cardiff City

Goalkeeper Conor Brann signed for Swindon Town

Winger Anthony Scullly made the step up from League One to Championship, signing a three year deal with Wigan Athletic

Former Ireland U19 midfielder Alex Hunt joined former loan club Grimsby Town, signing a contract with the Mariners until 2025

UCD defender John Ryan signed for Serie A side Sassuolo

Congratulations to former Aisling Annacotty player, John Ryan, on joining Italian 🇮🇹 Serie A Team Sassuolo. John has also played for Ireland 🇮🇪 underage teams over the last few years. The Club is very proud of his achievements 👏 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/ryOMmkDtI0
— Aisling Annacotty AFC (@aislingannafc) September 1, 2022

Full back Alex Healy-Byrne signed for Burnley, and will play for their U21 side in the Professional Development League

Daniel Okwute joined Stockport County from Kerry FC, signing a a contract until 2024

Loans

Monday, 1st August

Mazeed Ogungbo joined his former Arsenal underage coach Kevin Betsy at Crawley Town on a season long loan

Wednesday, 3rd August

Jamie McGrath returned to Scotland, signing a season long loan with Dundee United

Friday, 5th August

Shane Duffy will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Fulham

Jamie Egan signed a one month youth loan with Gloucester City

Tuesday, 9th August

Deji Sotona signed a one year loan deal with Kilmarnock

Friday, 12th August

Preston North End defender Josh Seary signed a three month loan deal with non-league Warrington Town

Thursday, 18th August

U21 defender Mark McGuinness signed a one season loan deal with Sheffield Wednesday

Friday, 19th August

Former U18 defender Corrie Ndaba signed for Burton Albion on loan for the 2022/23 season

Wolves goalkeeper Joe O'Shaughnessy signed a loan deal with Bradford City until the end of the season

Saturday, 20th August

Celtic striker Johnny Kenny signed a season loan deal with Scottish Championship side Queen's Park

Friday, 26th August

U21 defender Jake O'Brien signed for Belgian second division side Racing White Daring Molenbeek on loan for the 2022/23 Belgian season

Monday, 29th August

Rotherham striker JJ Kayode joined MK Dons on a season long loan

Tuesday, 30th August

After making his senior debut for West Ham against Viborg, Armstrong Okoflex signed for Swansea on loan until the end of the season

Thursday, 1st September

Tyreik Wright signed his fourth loan deal in League Two, joining Bradford City until the end of the season

Danny Grant signed for Harrogate Town on loan

Contracts

Monday, 1st August

Following their promotion to the Women's Super League last season, Liverpool Women's team captain Niamh Fahey extended her stay with the Reds

Thurday, 11th August

Highly rated winger Andrew Moran signed a new three year contract with Brighton and Hove Albion

Monday, 15th August

Danny McNamara signed a new long term contract with Millwall

Friday, 19th August

Ronan Maher signed his first professional contract with Walsall FC, signing with the Saddlers until 2025

Warren O'Hora extended his contract with MK Dons until June of 2023

Saturday, 20th August

Ahead of the new Women's Championship season, Naoisha McAloon was rewarded for her performances with Durham FC with a new contract

Sunday, 21st August

Striker Tom Cannon signed a contract with Everton until the summer of 2025

Tuesday, 23rd August

Former U19 defender Harvey Neville signed a contract with Inter Miami until the end of the 2024 MLS season

Friday, 26th August

U19 striker Calum Kavanagh extended his contract with Middlesbrough until the summer of 2025

Management

Friday, 5th August

Andy Reid was promoted to Nottingham Forest's senior coaching staff

Friday, 19th August

Marie Hourihan was appointed interim head coach of London Bees

Wednesday, 25th August

Following the departure of youth team coach Tommy McIntyre, Darren O'Dea has been promoted to joint coach of Celtic's youth teams, with Stephen McManus

Summer 2022 Transfer Window

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2022
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2022

Tuesday, 4 May 2021

Round up for weekend of Friday, 30th April 2021

Friday, 30th April 2021

League 2

Harrogate Town 5-4 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan's scored his first goal in six weeks

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-0 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty was sent off for the first time in his career

Inverness CT 2-2 Ayr

Aaron Doran's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Eerste Divisie

Excelsior 3-0 Dordrecht

Liam Bossin was named in the Dordrecht starting XI for the tenth time

Saturday, 1st May 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 1-1 Coventry

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time since Saturday, 26 December
Jordan Shipley scored his first goal since Tuesday, 20 October

Luton 1-1 Middlesbrough

Glen Rea scored his first goal since Tuesday, 29 December 2020, and was booked for the tenth time this season

Millwall 4-1 Bristol City

Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance in six weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his 40th goal for Portsmouth

Fleetwood 1-1 MK Dons

Glenn Whelan's late introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 23 January

Peterborough 3-3 Lincoln City

Jack Taylor was named in the Peterborough starting XI for the 50th time

Rochdale 1-2 Doncaster Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell's start was his 100th appearance in the competition

Swindon Town 1-2 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness made his 25th career appearance

League 2

Bradford City 0-0 Scunthorpe

Paudie O'Connor's start was his 100th career appearance

Grimsby 1-0 Port Vale

Sean Scannell started a game for the first time since Saturday, 5 December

Leyton Orient 2-3 Carlisle United

Conor Wilkinson's 15th goal of the season was also his 20th goal for Leyton Orient

Mansfield Town 4-1 Oldham

Ireland U18 player Jaden Charles' introduction for Mansfield was his senior career debut
Stephen McLaughlin's assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Newport Co. 1-0 Cheltenham

Padraig Amond made his 50th appearance of the season

Walsall 0-2 Morecambe

Liam McAlinden's start (his first in five weeks) was his 100th appearance League Two

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 1-2 Aberdeen

Jaze Kabia assisted a goal for Livingston for the first time
Jonathan Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season

Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock

Sam Foley was named in the Motherwell starting XI for the first time
Danny Rogers' start was first appearance in three months

St Mirren 1-2 Hamilton Academical

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6 February

Sunday, 2th May 2021

Premier League

Tottenham 4-0 Sheffield United

John Egan was booked for the first time in three months

Belgian Super League

FC Bruges 2-2 Anderlecht

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season in his 25th appearance for Anderlecht

MLS

Minessota United 0-1 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher's introduction was his 50th appearance in senior football

Monday, 3rd May 2021

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 LA Galaxy

Derrick Williams' start was his first appearance for LA Galaxy

Tuesday, 5 January 2021

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

Tuesday, 22 December 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 19th December 2020

Saturday, 19th December 2020

Premier League

Everton 2-1 Arsenal

Seamus Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Fulham

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Norwich 2-0 Cardiff

Greg Cunningham started a game for the first time in nine weeks

Birmingham City 1-4 Middlesbrough

Scott Hogan made his 30th appearance for Birmingham City

Stoke City 1-0 Blackburn

Nathan Collins started a game for the 25th time

League 1

Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham

Eoghan O'Connell scored his second goal of the season, the second time the defender scored more than once in a season

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Callum Reilly started his 50th game for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance in League One

Northampton 0-4 Lincoln City

Zachary Elbouzedi made his 20th appearance in British football
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of his career

Plymouth 1-0 MK Dons

Joe Mason's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th October

League 2

Bradford City 1-0 Cambridge United

Billy Clarke's start was his 150th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist since January 2019

Colchester 1-2 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan scored his fifth goal for Morecambe

Mansfield Town 1-1 Southend United

Ryan Sweeney was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Harry Charsley completed his fifth assist of the season

Walsall 4-3 Port Vale

Liam Kinsella made his 50th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 3-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since October 2019

Scottish Championship

Alloa 2-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's introduction was his 300th career appearance

Sunday, 20th December 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield United

In his 40th Premier League appearance, David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in a year (his last yellow card was on Saturday, 21st December 2019) and completed his first assist since Saturday, 14th December 2019

West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen

Danny Rogers made his 25th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 21 December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Robbie Brady's start was his 150th appearance in the competition

Robbie Brady's 150th @premierleague appearance tonight. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MVFqEpa3ay
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) December 21, 2020

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 31st October 2020

Saturday, 31st October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-3 Chelsea

Kevin Long's 40th appearance in the Premier League was also the 150th time the defender started a game
Robbie Brady's substitute appearance was his 70th appearance for Burnley

Championship

Bournemouth 1-1 Derby County

Jason Knight start was his 40th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 1-2 Birmingham City

Joe Rafferty came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Preston North End

QPR 3-2 Cardiff

Conor Masterson started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Stoke City 1-0 Rotherham

James McClean scored his second goal of the season in what was his 90th appearance for Stoke City

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully's second half introduction was his 20th career appearance

Fleetwood 2-0 Oxford United

Anthony Forde started his 25th game for Oxford United

Ipswich 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Alan Judge's assist was the tenth time the winger created a goal for Ipswich

MK Dons 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Warren O'Hora's start was his tenth career appearance
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 5-1 Shrewsbury

Jack Taylor scored his first goal since Saturday, 19 September

Rochdale 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell completed his first assist of the season

Wigan 2-3 Northampton

Michael Harriman made his first assist of the season

League 2

Barrow 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 40th appearance for Bradford City
Reece Staunton was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12 September

Leyton Orient 4-0 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson scored his tenth goal in League Two in his 40th appearance for Leyton Orient

Mansfield Town 1-1 Walsall

Harry Charsley completed his first assist in five weeks in his 20th appearance for Mansfield Town

Newport Co. 2-1 Harrogate Town

After signing his loan move to Newport two weeks ago, Jamie Devitt made his first appearance for the Exiles as a late second half substitute

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 3-1 Arbroath

Aaron Doran's late introduction was his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 1st November 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Matt Doherty's start was his 80th appearance in the Premier League

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Rangers

Danny Rogers made his 20th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 2nd November 2020

Bulgarian Second League

Pirin Blagoevgrad 0-0 Litex Lovech

Conor Henderson was booked for the first time in two months

Swiss Championship

Grasshopper Zurich 1-1 Thun

Conor Ronan was named in the Grasshopper starting XI for the first time

Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 7th August 2020

Friday, 7th August 2020

Bulgarian Second League

Hebar 1918 1-1 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson was sent off for the first time in his career

Saturday, 8th August 2020

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 1-4 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 17 August 2019

Sunday, 9 August 2020

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 3-0 St Mirren

In his 15th appearance for St Mirren, Conor McCarthy scored an OG for the first time for the club

Kilmarnock 1-1 Celtic

Gary Dicker started a game in British football for the 400th time
Alan Power made his 90th appearance in the SPL
Danny Rogers made his first start for Kilmarnock, following his move in the summer from Aberdeen

Tuesday, 4 August 2020

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 #StMirrenFC https://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

Wednesday, 26 February 2020

Is a goalkeeping crisis not being discussed?

With the play-off for Euro 2020 a month away, a lot of the recent discussion on the squad Mick McCarthy is set to announce on March 13th has been on the strikers - will Troy Parrott be named, has Shane Long's recent form earned him a recall, will David McGoldrick be recovered in time, can Aaron Connolly get back into the Brighton starting XI, does Scott Hogan's recent good form count, etc.

However, we think another conversation should be happening - who is going to be in goals against Slovakia?

Since the final whistle was blown against Denmark in November, first choice Darren Randolph played once for Middlesbrough before a thigh injury sidelined him. On recovering, he earned a move to Premier League side West Ham during the January transfer window. Unfortunately the Bray native has only appeared three times for the Hammers since the move, with his last appearance coming a month ago against West Brom in the FA Cup.

Mark Travers was named on the bench against Denmark, and has had a similar player record to Randolph since November - appearing three times for Bournemouth, twice in the FA Cup and once in the Premier League. Fellow unused substitute against the Danes Kieran O'Hara has played more games than any other number 1 since then, he's named in the starting XI for loan side Burton Albion, 21 times since that night in Aviva stadium. The Brewers currently sit twelfth in League One.

Looking at the other Irish goalkeepers playing outside Ireland, only five men - James McKeown, Jack Bonham, Max O'Leary, Danny Rogers, and Conrad Logan - have ten or more appearances since November, and none of them at a higher level than mid-table in England's third tier.

Of the other players capped at, or called up to, senior international level, Joe Murphy has appeared six times for Shrewsbury Town, Kristiansund's Sean McDermott's season ended in early December, and the Norwegian 2020 season will not kick off until early April. Caoimhin Kelleher has played twice for Liverpool, but is expected to be on U21 duty, and Kieren Westwood clarified on Twitter recently why he has not appeared for Sheffield Wednesday since the end of November.

So, with all that in mind - do we have a goalkeeping crisis?
Who would you like to see named in the squad?

Thursday, 29 November 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 24th November 2018

Saturday, 24th November 2018

Premier League

Fulham 3-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Bolton

Marc Wilson was booked for the first time this season

Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 200th career start

Preston North End 4-1 Blackburn

Alan Browne's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in the Championship

Brentford 1-2 Middlesbrough

Alan Judge scored his 25th Championship goal his first start in almost two months

League 1

Rochdale 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 2-2 Bury

In his 50th appearance for Bury, Jay O'Shea scored his tenth goal for the club
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 2-0 Hearts

Danny Rogers' start was his first appearance in four months

Sunday, 25th November 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 4-2 Birmingham City

Glenn Whelan started his first game in a month

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-2 Central Coast Mariners

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 26th November 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Newcastle Utd

Robbie Brady made his 25th start for Burnley
In his first start in two months, Ciaran Clark scored his second goal of the season, matching his total from 2017/18

Monday, 29 January 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 27th January 2018

Saturday, 27th January 2018

Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Stephen Gleeson made his first start for Ipswich, this was the midfielder's first start since Saturday, 9th December, and he picked up his first yellow card since August
Matt Doherty's winner was the defender's first goal since November

League 1

Blackburn 1-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 30th goal for Northampton

Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since November in his 25th appearance of the season
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal in 90 days, the striker last finding the back of the net in October

Gillingham 2-1 Fleetwood

After signing for Fleetwood Town on loan, Kevin O'Connor made his first appearance for Fleetwood Town
Paddy Madden and Cian Bolger were booked for the fifth and tenth time, respectively, in 2017/18

Southend United 3-2 Scunthorpe

Michael Timlin made his 250th appearance for Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin scored his fifth goal of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-0 Forest Green

Jamie Devitt scored his fifth goal for Carlisle
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-1 Kilmarnock

After coming on as a substitute against Rangers midweek, Danny Rogers made his first start for Aberdeen

Hearts 1-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

St Johnstone 1-3 Partick Thistle

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance in the SPL
David McMillan came off the bench to make his first appearance for St Johnstone, and unfortunately had to be substituted 21 minutes later

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 3-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time in his career

English FA Cup

MK Dons 0-1 Coventry

Josh Barrett's first appearance in the FA Cup was also his first start for Coventry, and came 80 days after his last start on Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Millwall 2-2 Rochdale

Shaun Williams made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup
Following his move to Spotland, Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for Rochdale

Newport Co. 1-1 Tottenham

Padraig Amond's opener against Tottenham was his tenth goal for Newport, and his fifth goal in the competition

Sunday, 28th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 1-2 Rangers

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh his first goal since Thursday, 21 December 2017

Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

League 2

Newport County 1-1 Morecambe

After joining them on loan, Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-2 Celtic

Conor Sammon's opener was his fifth goal for Partick, the striker has now scored in three consecutive games for the first time since November 2010

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City

Wednesday, 24th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 Ross County

Carl McHugh made his 50th start for Motherwell

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 25th appearance of the season
Danny Rogers came off the bench for his first appearance since October

Monday, 29 August 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 27th August 2016

Saturday, 27 August 2016
Today was the first time that two Irish players scored an own goal on the same day since January

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-1 Bournemouth
Damien Delaney was booked for the first time this season

Everton 1-0 Stoke City
Shay Given's own goal this against Everton was the goalkeeper's first OG since October 2007

Hull City 0-1 Manchester United
David Meyler was booked for the first time since October 2015

Championship

Barnsley 4-0 Rotherham
Aidan White made his 25th appearance for Barnsley

Blackburn 0-1 Fulham
After signing for Blackburn on Friday, both Tommie Hoban and Derrick Williams made their first appearances for the Lancashire side

Newcastle Utd 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Having signed for Brighton on Friday, Shane Duffy went straight into the starting XI for the Seagulls against Newcastle

League 1

Bradford City 1-1 Oldham
Billy Clarke's second half penalty was his 20th goal for Bradford

Chesterfield 1-3 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the first time since February 2016

Coventry 1-1 Northampton
Despite the season only being a month old, John-Joe O'Toole picked up his fifth booking in this game

Port Vale 3-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden came off the bench to make his first appearance for Scunthorpe this season

Rochdale 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Donal McDermott made his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Walsall 3-3 Bury
After signing a new contract with Aston Villa this week, Kevin Toner went out on loan to Walsall and made his first appearance this season for his new club

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-3 Morecambe
John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Crawley 1-3 Notts County
James Collins had the misfortune of scoring the first own goal of his career in this game

Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 2-1 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th start for St Johnstone

Celtic 4-1 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney's goal against Celtic was the Aberdeen striker's first goal in more than a month

Scottish First Division

Falkirk 1-0 Dumbarton
Danny Rogers made his 50th appearance for Falkirk

Monday, 6 June 2016

Irish Abroad player statistics for 2015/16 season

With the Champions League final behind us, and less than a week until the Republic of Ireland open their Euro 2016 campaign against Sweden, we've compiled the appearance statistics for Irish players in England, Scotland, the MLS* and the Eredivisie across the 2015/16 season: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=14

Wins
Aberdeen's loan goalkeeper Danny Rogers won 24 games on loan at Falkirk, just ahead of Richard Keogh who started 22 wins for Derby

Draws
In the Championship, Preston North End's Player of the Season Greg Cunningham started 16 games that finished all square, just ahead of fellow Championship players Keogh and goalkeeper Kieren Westwood

Losses
Norwich City's Robbie Brady started 20 losses for the Canaries in their relegation season, his second year in a row dropping out of the top flight after being relegated with Hull City last season

Starts/Completed Games
Keogh again started more games than any other player across the season (having also done so in 2014/15) - the Derby captain started 49 games and completed 90 minutes in 48 of them.

Substitutions/Introductions
Midfielders Wes Hoolahan and Anthony Pilkington were both substituted on 20 separate occasions across the season, Pilkington was withdrawn as many times as at home as way - ten each, while Hoolahan was taken off more often at home than away - 12 times as opposed to 8 when Norwich were on the road. Striker David McGoldrick came off the bench more than any other player, Mick McCarthy called upon the striker 15 times in 2015/16

Stayed On Bench
As always, a goalkeeper was left on the bench more than any outfield player, Brentford's Jack Bonham will hope to improve on his record of only making one appearance and being left on the bench 47 times next season. Of the outfield players, defender Alex Pearce failed to play a minute in 28 games where he was named in the matchday squad, behind only Bonham and Darren Randolph

Goals
Robbie Keane scored more goals than any other Irish player since 1st July 2015, the LA Galaxy striker found the back of the net 23 times. Aberdeen striker Adam Rooney was the only Irishman to score more penalties than Keane, the Dons player found the back of the net seven times from 12 yards. Midfielder Alan Judge scored almost as many (14) as the next two top scoring midfielders combined - Pilkington(9) and Harriman(8) in less appearances than either player. The top scoring defender Shane Duffy scored more goals in 2015/16 (four) than in his career up until the beginning of the season!

Discipline
Mk Dons midfielder Samir Carruthers was shown 14 yellow cards this season, one of only three player to get into double figures along with Shane Duffy(10) and Darragh Lenihan (11). All of Lenihan's bookings came in 2016!

*The MLS stats are calculated from July 2015 to May 2016, not as their season runs from March to November, to accurately compare players

Sunday, 3 January 2016

Five month summary for 2015/16

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for 2015/16 so far: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=13

Wins

Danny Rogers has won 15 of his 23 games on loan at Falkirk so far this season. Of the outfield players Derby's Richard Keogh and Cyrus Christie along with Aberdeen's Jonathan Hayes have all won 13 games so far in 2015/16

Draws

Defenders Greg Cunningham and Shane Duffy both started 10 drawn games before New Year's Day

Losses

Sean Dillon and Derrick Williams have both started 11 losses in their games in 2015/16

Starts/Completed Games

Along with his 13 wins, Jonathan Hayes has also started the most games to date, the midfielder has started 26 games for Aberdeen. However, Richard Keogh, Daniel Devine and Stephen Gleeson have completed the most games, each player was still on the pitch after ninety minutes in 24 games this season

Substitutions/Introductions

Wes Hoolahan, Anthony Pilkington and Graham Cummins have all been substituted 11 times in 2015/16, while Ipswich striker David McGoldrick has been introduced in each of the 11 games he's started on the bench

Stayed on bench

Goalkeeper Jack Bonham has been an unused substitute in 24 games this season, while defender Stephen Ward has stayed on the bench 22 times.

Goals

Robbie Keane's 19 goals since July 1st is more than any other Irish player, while Adam Rooney has scored more penalties than anyone else. Six of the Aberdeen striker's 14 goals have been from 12 yards

Discipline

Alan McCormack has been booked more than anyone else in 2015/16. The Brentford midfielder has acquired seven yellow cards