Round Up for week of Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Seamus Coleman's start was his 350th appearance for Everton

3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ in 🔵

A typical all-action performance from the captain in his 350th #EFC appearance in all competitions.

Congrats, Seamus! 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/gpGD1RMzNz

— Everton (@Everton) May 20, 2021

Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa

Matt Doherty's introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 14 March

West Bromwich Albion 1-3 West Ham United

Darren Randolph's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 27 February

League 1

Lincoln City 2-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady's start was the 110th time the winger was named in the Sunderland starting XI

Bulgarian Cup

ARDA 0-1 CSKA Sofia

Congratulations to Graham Carey on winning the Bulgarian Cup with CSKA Sofia!

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Thursday, 20th May 2021

League 2

Tranmere 1-2 Morecambe

Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time since Friday, 2nd April
Liam McAlinden scored for consecutive games for the first time since August 2019, and assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 15 September

Round Up for weekend of Satuday, 27th February 2021

Saturday, 27th February 2021

Premier League

Manchester City 2-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph start was his first appearance in seven weeks

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly made his 25th start for Brighton and Hove Albion's senior team

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Huddersfield

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time since Saturday, 3rd October 2020

Rotherham 0-1 Reading

Trevor Clarke came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 9 January

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin's introduction was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 250th appearance for Accrington Stanley

MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United

Joe Mason's start for MK Dons was his 300th career appearance

Rochdale 0-2 Burton Albion

Eoghan O'Connell made his 150th appearance in British football

Swindon Town 2-1 Northampton Town

Alan Sheehan's start was his 450th career appearance

Alan Sheehan chalked up his 𝟒𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 career appearance yesterday!

Congratulations on the milestone, @sheezdogg 👏 pic.twitter.com/WgAixJ7Tnw

— Northampton Town (@ntfc) February 28, 2021

League 2

Mansfield Town 1-0 Morecambe

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Scunthorpe 0-2 Cheltenham

Mason O'Malley was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

Southend United 0-0 Salford City

Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in six weeks

Walsall 1-2 Bradford City

Callum Cockerill-Mollett started his first game since Saturday, 21st November

Port Vale 0-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan made his 25th appearance for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-1 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly was booked for the first time in a month

St Mirren 1-0 Ross County

Jamie McGrath scored his tenth goal for St Mirren

Bulgarian Championship

Ludogorets 1-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 6th December

Sunday, 28th February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool

Enda Stevens was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 150th time

Championship

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Norwich

Adam Idah scored his fifth goal for Norwich, this was his first goal since Saturday, 12 September

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-3 Wisła Kraków

Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his first appearance since Monday, 14 December

Round up for weekend of Friday, 8th January 2021

Friday, 8th January 2021

FA Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy's start was his first appearance in two months, and his first start since a month before that

Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 9th December

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-2 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox completed his first assist since August

Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Peterborough

Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal for Lincoln City, this was also his fifth goal in League One

Gillingham 0-1 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole was named in the Burton Albion for the 50th time

Rochdale 3-3 Crewe Alexandra

Gavin Bazunu's start was his first appearance in two months
Paul McShane's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17th October

Ipswich 2-3 Swindon Town

Alan Judge's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Ipswich
Mark Travers' start was his first appearance for loan club Swindon Town

Sunderland 1-1 Hull City

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season, a rare header for the winger, more than a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 26th November 2019

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Harrogate Town

Wes Hoolahan completed his first assist in two months

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Motherwell

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season

FA Cup

Boreham Wood 0-2 Millwall

Dan McNamara's start was his Millwall debut

Chorley 2-0 Derby County

Both Festy Ebosele and Ola Ibrahim both made their career debuts as substitutes for Derby

Bournemouth 4-1 Oldham

Gavin Kilkenny was named in the Bournemouth starting XI for the first time this season

Stoke City 0-4 Leicester City

James McClean's start was his 25th appearance in the FA Cup

Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby first appearance for Preston North End was his 50th career appearances

Exeter 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Ciaran Brennan's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 23rd September

Brentford 2-1 Middlesbrough

Alex Gilbert's start was his career debut

Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 3-2 Bonnyrigg Rose

Jonathan Afolabi's first goal in the Scottish FA Cup was his fifth senior goal

Sunday, 10th January 2021

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers

Jonathan Hayes' assist was his first since Tuesday, 20 October

FA Cup

Cheltenham 2-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin started his first game in six weeks, and scored his first goal in 100 days
Corey O'Keeffe started a game for the first time in two months
James Clarke came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Monday, 11th January 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-1 Hibernian

Armstrong Okoflex came off the bench to make his first appearance for Celtic's senior team(he appeared for the Bhoys' U20 side in the 2019/20 Scottish Challenge Cup)

FA Cup

Stockport County 0-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph's start was his 50th appearance for West Ham United
Mipo Odubeko came on for his first appearance for West Ham United's senior team

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

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?

Round up for weekend of Friday, 17th January 2020

Friday, 17th January 2020

Championship

Fulham 1-0 Middlesbrough

Harry Arter's appearance off the bench was his 300th career appearance

Saturday, 18th January 2020

Premier League

Nine Irish players were named in the starting XI of their respective clubs - the first time this has happened in one day's Premier League fixtures since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in three months

Southampton 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season was his 54th Premier League goal, which equals Damien Duff's tally

West Ham United 1-1 Everton

Darren Randolph completed his move to former club West Ham, and made his first appearance since starting for Middlesbrough on Sunday, 24 November

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 0-5 Blackburn

In his 150th appearance for Blackburn, and coincidentally his 150th career start, Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal for the club

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Peterborough

Callum Reilly's start was the 150th of his career

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Coventry

Kieran Sadlier's start against Coventry was his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

League 2

Colchester 2-1 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first own goal since August 2016, and was booked for the first time since September

Grimsby 0-1 Exeter

Billy Clarke was named in the Grimsby starting XI for the first time

Oldham 1-1 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Carlisle United

Plymouth 3-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town

Scottish FA Cup

Ayr 1-0 Ross County

Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for loan club Ayr

Kilmarnock 6-0 Queen's Park

Alan Power made his 100th appearance for Kilmarnock, in the same game that Gary Dicker made his 150th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 3-0 Broxburn

Both Conor McCarthy and Jamie McGrath made their debuts for St Mirren

Sunday, 19th January 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Dundee Utd 2-2 Hibernian

Mark Connolly made his 250th career start

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 9th November 2019

Saturday, 9 November 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was booked for the first time since August

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark scored his tenth goal for the club, the 20th goal of his career, and in two consecutive games for the first time in his career

Southampton 1-2 Everton

Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 1-1 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick completed his first assist of the season

Championship

Barnsley 2-4 Stoke City

In new manager Michael O'Neill's first game, James McClean was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 1st October

Birmingham City 0-1 Fulham

In his first appearance since August, Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time this season

Leeds United 2-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams scored his fifth goal for Blackburn, this was also the tenth goal of his career

Millwall 2-1 Charlton

Shaun Williams made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 3-1 Huddersfield

Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season
Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season

QPR 2-2 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time since April 2018 in what was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Reading 3-0 Luton

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 24th September

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 5-2 St Mirren

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal of the season

English FA Cup

Sunderland 1-1 Gillingham

Aiden McGeady scored his 70th goal of his career, this was also his fifth goal of the season

Crawley 4-1 Scunthorpe

Reece Grego Cox's brace was his first goals in the FA Cup

Colchester 0-2 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's brace was his first goal since August

Salford City 1-1 Burton Albion

Richie Towell scored for the first time since the end of August

Grimsby 1-1 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien made his 150th career start
Padraig Amond made his 25th appearance in the competition

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Shane McLoughlin was named in the starting XI for the first time since September

Cheltenham 1-1 Swindon Town

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Crewe Alexandra

Seamus Conneely made his 200th appearance for Accrington Stanley
Paul Green made his first assist of the season

MK Dons 0-1 Port Vale

Joe Mason made his first appearance for MK Dons, this was his first appearance since December 2018

Indian Super League

Atlético de Kolkata 3-1 Jamshedpur

Carl McHugh was booked for the first time this season

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 3-1 Trenčín

Connor Ronan made his 25th start for DAC

Sunday, 10th November 2019

Premier League

Manchester United 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's started his first game for the Seagulls since September

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa

Matt Doherty's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 12th October 2019

Saturday, 12th October 2019

League 1

Blackpool 1-2 Rotherham

After returning from injury midweek in the Football League Trophy, Trevor Clarke made his first appearance in League One off the bench
Sean Scannell was booked for the first time this season, this was Scannell's first booking since September 2016!

Rochdale 2-1 Accrington Stanley

After signing a short term contract with Rochdale, Paul McShane made his first appearance for the Dale. This was the defender's first start since August 2018

Southend United 1-4 AFC Wimbledon

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for AFC Wimbledon, this was also his fifth goal in English football, and his first goal in almost exactly one year - his last strike came on Saturday, 6 October 2018

League 2

Carlisle United 2-4 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan's start was his 100th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Leyton Orient 3-1 Walsall

Conor Wilkinson scored his fifth goal in the competition, and in the same game was sent off for the first time since August 2017

Mansfield Town 6-1 Oldham

Conor Shaughnessy made his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-2 Bradford City

Dylan Connolly made his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 1-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Plymouth

Euro Qualifiers

Georgia 0-0 Republic of Ireland

Ireland are now unbeaten in nine internationals, the longest unbeaten run since the team went 14 games without losing between May 2011 and June 2012
Darren Randolph's start was his 40th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 70th appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his tenth appearance for Ireland
James Collins made his first start for Ireland
Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance for Ireland
Derrick Williams made his second appearance for Ireland, his first appearance since May 2018
Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time at international level since September 2016

Sunday, 13th October 2019

League 1

Coventry 0-1 Tranmere

Darren Potter made his 250th appearance in League One

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-1 Brisbane Roar

In the first A-League game of the season, Roy O'Donovan scored his 40th goal in the competition

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th August 2019

Saturday, 10th August 2019

Premier League

Seven Irish players were named in the starting XI of today's Premier League games for the first time since January 2018

Bournemouth 1-1 Sheffield United

Sheffield United are the first team to name four Irish players in the starting XI of a Premier League game since Burnley in May 2017

Burnley 3-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi returned from injury for his first appearance since February

Championship

Charlton 3-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ward's start, his first since January, was his 400th appearance in English football

Derby County 0-0 Swansea

Richard Keogh was shown his first yellow card of the season in what was his 350th appearance for Derby County - remarkably in every one of these he was named in the starting XI

Fulham 2-0 Blackburn

Harry Arter assisted Fulham's opener on his debut for the Cottagers - his first assist since March

Middlesbrough 0-1 Brentford

Darren Randolph's start was his 100th appearance for Middlesbrough - all of which have been starts

Preston North End 3-0 Wigan

Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season

QPR 1-1 Huddersfield

Ryan Manning completed his first assist of the season - his first in almost a year

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Millwall

Alex Pearce unfortunately scored an OG in this game, his first since November 2014

League 1

Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough

Anthony Forde came off the bench to make his debut at new club Oxford United

Portsmouth 2-0 Tranmere

Darren Potter made his first start for Tranmere Rovers - his first time being named in a starting XI since December 2017

Rochdale 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Kieran Sadlier scored his fifth goal for Doncaster - all of which have been in league football

Southend United 1-3 Blackpool

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season in his 150th appearance for Southend United

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 4-1 Scunthorpe

Jake Doyle-Hayes marked first appearance for loan club Cheltenham with an assist

Macclesfield 3-0 Leyton Orient

Fiacre Kelleher made his 50th appearance for Macclesfield
Former U21 cap Emmanuel Osadebe's first goal for Macclesfield was his first strike since November 2018

Swindon Town 3-2 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-0 Ross County

After overcoming severe injury, Aidan White made his first appearance for Hearts. This was his first appearance in football since January 2017

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-1 Arbroath

Aaron Doran scored the 40th goal of his career - this was also his tenth goal in the Scottish Championship

Slovakian Super Liga

Trenčín 2-1 DAC

Connor Ronan was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 11th August 2019

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 6-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th November 2018

Tuesday, 13th November 2018

Football League Trophy

Walsall 1-2 Port Vale

Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time this season

Cambridge United 3-1 Colchester

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his first goal for Cambridge

Blackpool 3-2 Accrington Stanley

John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Charlton 0-1 Swansea City U21

Billy Clarke made his first start of the season, 11 months after his last start in December 2017

MK Dons 2-3 Brighton U21

Warren O'Hora's start was his first appearance in senior football
Aaron Connolly scored his first hat trick in senior football

Thursday, 15th November 2018

International Match

Republic of Ireland 0-0 Northern Ireland

Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 33rd appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy made his 24th appearance for Ireland
John Egan made his fourth start for Ireland
Darragh Lenihan's second appearance for Ireland was also his first start
James McClean made his 63rd appearance for Ireland
Glenn Whelan's first appearance since Saturday, 11 November 2017 was his 85th appearance for IrelandJeff Hendrick made his 44th appearance for Ireland

Seamus Coleman made his 48th appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his 14th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady's first appearance since Tuesday, 14 November 2017 was his 40th appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his fifth appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ronan Curtis made his first appearance for Ireland
Sean Maguire made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Enda Stevens made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 22nd appearance for Ireland
Scott Hogan made his third appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time for Ireland in his eighth appearance

Round up for UEFA Nations League games in October 2018

Saturday, 13th October 2018

UEFA Nations League

Republic of Ireland 0-0 Denmark

Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 31st appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long made his ninth appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy continued his remarkable record of starting every game when he plays for Ireland in his made his 22nd appearance, and was booked for the first time since November 2016
Richard Keogh made his 19th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 61st appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his 13th appearance for Ireland
Harry Arter's 14th appearance for Ireland was his first start since November 2017
Cyrus Christie made his 20th appearance for Ireland
Matt Doherty made his fourth appearance for Ireland was also his first start for the national side
Jeff Hendrick made his 42nd appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 81st appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Aiden O'Brien made his second appearance for Ireland
Enda Stevens made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his third appearance for Ireland

Tuesday, 16th October 2018

UEFA Nations League

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Wales

Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 32nd appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy made his 23rd appearance for Ireland
Richard Keogh made his 20th appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long was booked for the first time at international level in his tenth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 62nd appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 21st appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 43rd appearance for Ireland
Harry Arter made his 15th appearance for Ireland
Matt Doherty made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Aiden O'Brien made his third appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his fourth appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Sean Maguire made his third appearance for Ireland, this was his first appearance since Friday, 23 March 2018
Scott Hogan made his second appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 82nd appearance for Ireland, and was shown his first yellow card since September 2017

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 21st September 2018

Friday, 21st September 2018

Danish Superliga

Vejle Boldklub 1-0 Esbjerg

Sean Murray's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 19th August

Saturday, 22nd September 2018

Championship

This was the first time two Irish players were sent off on the same day in the Championship since Lee Frecklington and Tommie Hoban were both shown red cards on Saturday, 7th March 2015

Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Conor Hourihane made his 350th career appearance

Ipswich 0-0 Bolton

In his first start in a month, Marc Wilson was sent off for the first time since May 2015. This was the third red card in the defender's career

Middlesbrough 0-0 Swansea

Darren Randolph made his 150th appearance in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Rotherham

Richie Towell was booked for the first time this season

Reading 3-0 Hull City

John O'Shea was sent off for the second time in his career - the veteran's last red card came in August 2013

League 1

Charlton 2-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey marked his 150th start for Plymouth with his second goal of the season

Gillingham 2-4 Peterborough

Mark Byrne's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal in League One
Callum Reilly's first goal for Gillingham (his first strike since November 2017) was also the the fifth goal of his career

Southend United 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden made his 25th start for Fleetwood

Sunderland 4-1 Rochdale

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 1-1 Mansfield Town

Barry Corr's first start of the season was his 25th start for Cambridge United
Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Forest Green 1-0 Crawley

Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Ross County 0-0 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran made his 150th start for Inverness CT

2017/18 Season Appearance Statistics for Irish Players

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for the 2017/18 season

Wins
Promoted Matt Doherty started the most wins of the season, named in the starting XI 30 times that Wolves would go on to win. Interestingly, new recruit Callum Robinson started the most wins of any striker - 13 wins for the Preston forward.

Draws
Derby defender Richard Keogh started 15 games that ended all square, just behind goalkeeper Jack Bonham whose loan spell at Carlisle featured 17 draws.

Losses
St Johnstone's Joe Shaughnessy started 20 losses across the season, including two losses to FK Trakai of Lithuania.

Starts/Completed Games
Darren Randolph started a remarkable 50 games during 2017-18, only missing three games of Middlesbrough's season, and went on to completed 90 minutes in each one. Of the outfield players, nobody started or completed more games than Anthony O'Connor's games for Aberdeen.

Substitutions/Introductions
No player was substituted more than Millwall's Aiden O'Brien, the striker was removed from the action 19 times in 2017-18. Fellow striker Adam Rooney was introduced from the bench 21 times this season.

Stayed On Bench
Cardiff City's Brian Murphy was left on the bench in more games than any other player, finishing the season as an unused substitute in 47 games. Derby defender Alex Pearce was left on the bench in 35 games - the most of any outfield player

Goals
In what was a poor season for Irish goals, Conor Hourihane, Anthony Stokes and Adam Rooney all managed 11 goals, Sean Maguire scored 10 for Preston, and Eoin Doyle scored 17 on loan at Oldham.

Discipline
Carl McHugh was shown a yellow card in 15 of his 45 starts, four more than compatriot Daniel Devine - the only two players to reach double digit bookings in 2017-18

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 week of Monday, 1st January 2018

Monday, 1st January 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-2 Bournemouth

Shane Duffy made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

Stoke City 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark made his 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens made his 25th appearance for Sheffield United

Preston North End 2-3 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph's booking was the goalkeeper's first yellow card since September

QPR 2-1 Cardiff

Brian Murphy made his first start for Cardiff since August

Aston Villa 5-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan's strike was his fifth goal for Aston Villa, and his first goal since August
Conor Hourihane's goal was the midfielder's first since Saturday, 23rd September

League 1

Charlton 1-2 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 50th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston started his first game since Saturday, 28th October

Rotherham 1-1 Blackburn

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance of the season

Scunthorpe 1-0 Bury

Callum Reilly made his 50th appearance in League One

Shrewsbury 1-0 Oldham

Jack Byrne's (probably last) appearance for Oldham was his 25th appearance for the Latics

League 2

Colchester 0-0 Cambridge United

Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 21st October 2017

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby

James Berrett started his first game since Saturday, 11th November

Luton 4-2 Lincoln City

James Collins made his 25th appearance for Luton
Alan Sheehan was sent off for the second time for Lincoln, the seventh time in his career, his last red card was almost a year ago on Saturday, 14th January 2017

Mansfield Town 3-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Yeovil 1-2 Crawley

Connor Smith's red card was the first time the player was sent off in his career

Tuesday, 2nd January 2018

Premier League

Today was the first day this season where more than one Irish player scored on the same day in the Premier League, this hasn't happened since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Southampton 1-2 Crystal Palace

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal for West Brom

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Livingston

Aaron Doran marked his first start in a year with his first goal since October 2016

Wednesday, 3rd January 2018

Indian Super League

ATK 1-1 GOA

Robbie Keane's goal was the first time he'd scored in consecutive club games since July 2016

World Cup 2018 UEFA Qualification Group D

Following the conclusion of the group stages with the memorable 1-0 win against Wales in Cardiff, we've compiled the appearance data for players across the qualifiers.

Goalkeeper Darren Randolph is the only player to start all ten games, with James McClean and Stephen Ward following him on nine start.

Daryl Murphy and Aiden McGeady were introduced from the bench nine times during the qualifiers, the rest of the squad combined were only introduced 12 times.

While no player was sent off over the course of the qualifiers, Robbie Brady did manager to pick up four bookings, while no other player had more than two

James McClean's four goals (as many as Gareth Bale) made him the top scorer, with Dary Murphy's three goals in second. Combined, their seven goals is more than the combined five goals the rest of the squad scored

Player	Starts	Intros	Bookings	Red Cards	Goals
Darren Randolph	10	0	1	0	0
James McClean	9	0	2	0	4
Stephen Ward	9	0	1	0	0
Jonathan Walters	8	0	1	0	1
Shane Duffy	8	0	1	0	1
Ciaran Clarke	7	1	1	0	0
Jeff Hendrick	7	0	2	0	1
Shane Long	7	0	1	0	1
Robbie Brady	7	0	4	0	0
Glenn Whelan	6	2	1	0	0
Cyrus Christie	5	1	1	0	0
Seamus Coleman	5	0	1	0	1
David Meyler	4	2	2	0	0
Harry Arter	4	1	1	0	0
Wes Hoolahan	4	1	0	0	0
Daryl Murphy	2	4	1	0	3
John O'Shea	2	1	0	0	0
Richard Keogh	2	0	0	0	0
James McCarthy	2	0	0	0	0
Aidan McGeady	0	5	1	0	0
Stephen Quinn	0	1	0	0	0
Eunan O'Kane	0	1	0	0	0
David McGoldrick	0	1	0	0	0

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th October 2017

Friday, 6th October 2017

FIFA World Cup 2018 European Qualifying

Republic of Ireland 2-0 Moldova

Darren Randolph made his 20th start in his 25th appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy continued his record of starting every game for Ireland in his 14th international appearance
Callum O'Dowda made his first competitive start in his seventh appearance for Ireland
Daryl Murphy scored his second and third international goals in his 29th appearance for Ireland, his first international goals in 13 months
Congratulations to Sean Maguire on making his first appearance for Ireland, before this the last player to make his debut in a competitive game was Anthony Pilkington against Sweden in September 2013
Harry Arter was booked for the first time since May 2016 in his eighth appearance for Ireland

Saturday, 7th October 2017

League 1

Northampton 0-6 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney scored his fifth goal of the season

League 2

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Luton

James Collins made his 350th career appearance

Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Stevenage

After his first career start in the League Trophy midweek, Luke Wade Slater made his first appearance in League One as a second half substitute

Lincoln City 2-1 Chesterfield

Sean Long made his 25th appearance in League One

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-5 Newcastle Jets

The first goal of Roy O'Donovan's hat trick against his former club was his 20th goal in the A-League

Monday, 9th October 2017

FIFA World Cup 2018 European Qualifying

Wales 0-1 Republic of Ireland

With this victory, Martin O'Neill is the first Republic of Ireland manager to win two away qualifiers against higher ranked opposition Austria(30) and Wales(13)
Darren Randolph and Daryl Murphy were both shown their first yellow card at international level
Cyrus Christie and Shane Duffy both made their 15th appearances for Ireland
Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time since November 2012 in his 25th start for Ireland
James McClean scored his tenth international goal in his 55th appearance for Ireland, Ireland have gone on to win every competitive game when the Derryman has scored
Jeff Hendrick made his 35th appearance for Ireland
Glenn Whelan earned his 83rd cap off the bench, drawing level with Paul McGrath

He draws level with Paul McGrath for caps but 6 fewer goals. https://t.co/7Shef21avP

— Gerard Farrell (@gerrytastic) October 9, 2017

Kevin Long's appearance from the bench meant there were four Burnley players on the pitch at the same time!

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 for Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough

Conor Hourihane's start was his 300th career appearance
Darren Randolph made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 3-0 Cardiff

Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal since April 2016

QPR 2-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time this season

Bolton 0-1 Sheffield United

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Gillingham

Conor Wilkinson made his 50th appearance in League One

Bristol Rovers 2-3 Oldham

This was the first time that four Irish players scored in one game since October 2008 when Noel Hunt, Stephen Hunt, Shane Long and Chris McCann all scored as Reading beat Burnley 3-1
Rory Gaffney scored his 20th goal for Bristol
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal for Oldham, the defender's first goal since February 2016

Northampton 3-1 Portsmouth

Damien McCrory made his 300th career start

Plymouth 1-3 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal for Blackpool, this was also the 40th goal of his career, and his first goal since December 2015

Rotherham 5-1 Walsall

Richie Towell made his first start for Rotherham
The first goal of Lee Frecklington's hat trick (the first of his career) was his 30th goal for Rotherham

Report Card for Republic of Ireland V Serbia

Tuesday, 5 September 2017

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Serbia

Darren Randolph's 19th start was his 24th appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 13th appearance for IrelandShane Duffy continued his run of starting every cap he's earned for Ireland in his 13th game
Ciaran Clark made his 26th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward made his 45th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 30th start for Ireland in his 54th international appearance
Wes Hoolahan made his 41st appearance for Ireland, this was the midfielder's first start since Saturday, 12 November 2016David Meyler made his 20th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady made his 36th appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 75th appearance for Ireland
Jonathan Walters made his 51st appearance for IrelandDaryl Murphy made his 28th appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his sixth appearance for Ireland