Irish Abroad: David McGoldrick

Three Irish players(Nathan Collines, Dara O'Shea, and Josh Cullen) were named in the starting XI of a single game for the first time since David McGoldrick, John Egan, Enda Stevens, and Jimmy Dunne started when Sheffield United played Burnley in May 2021

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Luton Town

Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal for Luton Town, and his first Premier League goal

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Millwall

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time this season - this was the defender's first booking since December 2022
Will Keane assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks
Aidomo Emakhu was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time

Hull City 1-2 Southampton

Will Smallbone scored his fifth goal in the Championship
Ryan Manning booking(his first in five weeks) was his fifth of the 2023/24 season and the defender is suspended for the next game

Norwich City 2-3 Leeds United

Shane Duffy scored his first goal for Norwich City, but unfortunately also scored his first own goal since August 2016 - the first Irish player to score at both ends in the same game since Cyrus Christie in Hull-Middlesbrough in November 2022

Stoke City 2-1 Sunderland

Enda Stevens' start was his first appearance in seven weeks
Luke McNally scored his first goal for Stoke City

League 1

Burton Albion 4-1 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season

Cheltenham 1-0 Cambridge United

Will Ferry's start was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham

Portsmouth 1-0 Carlisle United

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time in a month

League 2

Gillingham 1-2 Notts County

David McGoldrick was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Australian A-League Men

Macarthur 1-1 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea's scored his first goal in eight week

Sunday, 22nd October 2023

Ligue Un

Lyon 1-2 Clermont

Jake O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-4 PEC Zwolle

2️⃣ When @troyparrott9 was introduced from the bench today for @excelsiorrdam, against Anselmo Garcia MacNulty's @PECZwolle , it meant that, for the first time ever, two @IrelandFootball players faced each other in the @eredivisie!#COYBIG https://t.co/auoLOQ0Nyt
— @irish_abroad@mastodon.ie (@irish_abroad) October 22, 2023

Monday, 23rd October 2023

Serie A

Udinese 1-1 Lecce

Festy Ebosele was booked for the first time this season

Friday, 9 June 2023

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2023

Transfers

Friday, 2nd June

Joe Shaughnessy joined Dundee FC, becoming manager Tony Docherty's first signing for the Dee

Wednesday, 7th June

Former U21 striker Courtney Duffus linked up with Pete Wild, who he played under at Oldham, at Barrow AFC, signing a one year contract with the Bluebirds

Friday, 9th June

Free agent Shane Duffy signed a three year contract with Norwich City

Saturday, 10th June

David McGoldrick returned to Notts County, where he started as an academy graduate

Tuesday, 13th June

Amber Barrett will play in the Belgian Super League next season after signing for Standard Liege

Wednesday, 14th June

26 year old defender Conor Shaughnessy signed a two year contract with Portsmouth, with the option of a further 12 months with Pompey

Friday, 16th June

Winger Anthony Scully signed a two year contract with Portsmouth, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 20th June

Dan Crowley signed a two year contract with newly promoted League Two side Notts County

U18 international Thomas Bloxham joined Blackburn Rovers, signing a contract until the summer of 2025

Thursday, 22nd June

Former St Patrick's Athletic midfielder Glory Nzingo signed a two year contract with Swansea City academy

Liam Kelly signed a contract until the summer of 2025 with Crawley Town

Friday, 23rd June

Dara O'Shea joined Josh Cullen, Luke McNally, Dara Costelloe, and Michael Obafemi at Burnley, signing a four year contract with the Clarets

Sunday, 25th June

After spending the second half of the 2022/23 season with Birmingham City, Kevin Long has signed a one year contract with the Blues

Monday, 26th June

Jack Taylor is promoted side Ipswich Town's first signing of the summer, joining the Tractor Boys on a three year contract

Tuesday, 27th June

Chiedozie Ogbene will play Premier League football next season after signing for play off winners Luton Town

Wednesday, 28th June

Defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed a two year contract with League Two side Barrow Town

Friday, 20th June

Recent U19 call up Sean Moore joined West Ham United, signing a three year deal with the Hammers

Loans

Thursday, 23rd June

Ipswich Town defender Corrie Ndaba will spend the 2023/24 season on loan at Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock

Contracts

Wednesday, 7th June

Midfielder Aaron O'Reilly signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa

Thursday, 1st June

Chloe Mustaki pledged her allegiance to Bristol City by signing a new two year contract

Monday, 5th June

Robbie Brady and Preston North End reached an agreement on a two year contract extension, keeping the midfielder at Deepdale for until the summer of 2025

Tuesday, 6th June

Wolves striker Nathan Fraser signed a two year extension to his contract at Molineux

Wednesday, 7th June

Ciara Grant signed a one year extension to her contract to stay with Hearts for the 2023/24 season

Monday, 12th June

Lewes Player's Player of the Season, and Manager's Player of the Season, Sophie Whitehouse will stay at The Dripping Pan for the 2023/24 season

Tuesday, 13th June

After recently passing 100 appearances for Liverpool FC women's team, defender Niamh Fahey has signed an extension to her conract with the Reds

Thursday, 14th June

Greg Cunningham signed a six month extension to his contract at Preston, with an option further six months depending on fitness and availability

Wednesday, 22nd June

Having proved his fitness in the second half of the season, Kyle Callan-McFadden has signed a one year extension to his contract with King's Lynn Town

Wednesday, 28th June

Everton exercised the 12 month option on Courtney Brosnan's contract with the Toffees

Recent U19 call up Patrick Casey signed a three year contract with Charlton Athletic, this is the striker's first professional contract

Thursday, 29th June

Seamus Coleman signed a one year extension to his contract with Everton, which should see him overtake Tim Howard with the most appearances in the Premier League for the Toffees

Friday, 30th June

Left-sided defender Sean Roughan committed himself to Lincoln City, signing a contract extension until 2025 with the Imps

Managers

Monday, 26th June

Robbie Keane agreed to take over Maccabi Tel Aviva, signing a two year contract with the Israeli side

Thursday, 29th June

Alan Sheehan joined Michael Duff's backroom team at Swansea City, as assistant haead coach

July 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts
August 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th February 2023

Friday, 24th February 2023

Eerste Divisie

NAC Breda 3-2 Dordrecht

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty's booking, his first in eight weeks, was the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

Saturday, 25th February 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-4 Manchester City

In this game, Bournemouth became the first club to name two Republic of Ireland goalkeepers as substitutes in a Premier League game

📝 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝

🔺 One change
🔺 Mepham comes in
🔺 Tavernier ruled out

We're all set for #BOUMCI 👊👊 pic.twitter.com/pjYeT0ygt0
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) February 25, 2023

Championship

Burnley 4-0 Huddersfield Town

Michael Obafemi scored his fifth goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Wigan

Tom Cannon scored his first goal for loan club Preston North End
Robbie Brady was shown his first red card since Wednesday, 2nd January 2019
Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Monday, 2nd January

QPR 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics scored his tenth goal in the Championship

Stoke City 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in seven weeks

League 1

Barnsley 4-1 Derby County

Eiran Cashin was named in the Derby County starting XI for the 50th time
David McGoldrick scored his 20th goal in League One

Exeter City 2-0 Cambridge United

Pierce Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 9th August

MK Dons 0-1 Ipswich Town

Darragh Burns second half introduction was his first appearance in a month, the midfielder was also booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 4-0 Cheltenham

In his first start in a month, Ronan Curtis scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st November
Glen Rea made his first appearance of the season, almost a year since his last appearance on Saturday, 5th March 2022

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal of the season

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Bradford City

In his first start in a month, Dara Costelloe was booked for the first time this season
Emmanuel Osadebe's introduction was his first appearance in seven months

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Conor Masterson was booked for the first time this season, eleven months after his last book in March 2022

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-1 Motherwell

Dan Casey was booked for the first time this season

St Johnstone 1-1 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy' made his first assist since Saturday, 1st October

Scottish Championship

Hamilton Academical 1-4 Queen's Park

Daniel O'Reilly's start was his 50th appearance for Hamilton Academical

Sunday, 26 February 2023

MLS

Austin FC 2-3 Unknown Club

On the opening day of the 2023 MLS season, Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal for Austin FC

That man @JonGallagher96 knows how to get @Q2Stadium rocking! 🎸 pic.twitter.com/UaUWOXLBOL
— Austin FC (@AustinFC) February 26, 2023

Monday, 27 February 2023

Championship

Swansea City 1-1 Rotherham

In his 125th appearance for Rotherham, Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th December

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 4-0 Colorado Rapids

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for Colorado Rapids

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Tuesday, 1 November 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 29th October 2022

Saturday, 29th October 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur

Mark Travers' start, his first in two months, was the 60th time he'd been named in the Bournemouth starting XI

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' introduction was his first appearance in three months

Preston North End 2-1 Middlesbrough

Congratulations to Alan Browne on reaching 350 appearances for Preston North End

🙌 This afternoon, skipper @Alan__Browne is set to become the 16th player to reach 350 appearances for PNE!

Congratulations, Browney 💙#pnefc pic.twitter.com/XwXfqqQRz3
— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) October 29, 2022

League 1

Port Vale 1-0 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Derby County 4-2 Bristol Rovers

Both James Collins and David McGoldrick scored their fifth goal for Derby County - McGoldrick's goal was the final goal of the first hat trick of his career
Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season, six weeks after his previous booking, and is suspended for the next game

League 2

Stockport County 3-0 Sutton United

James Brown was booked for the first time in two months, and assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Bradford City 1-1 Crawley Town

Mazeed Ogungbo's start was his first appearance in seven weeks

Walsall 1-0 Rochdale

Liam Kinsella was named in the Walsall starting XI for the 200th time

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 3-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy's introduction was his first appearance in a month

St Johnstone 1-0 Kilmarnock

Graham Carey's start was his first appearance in two months

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-0 Melbourne Victory

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 30th October 2022

Swedish Allsvenskan

Mjällby 1-2 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi's was named in the AIK starting XI for the first time in two months

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th October 2022

Saturday, 15th October 2022

Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton

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

Championship

Rotherham 2-1 Huddersfield Town

Georgie Kelly scored his first goal in a month

Bristol City 1-2 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in two months

Cardiff 0-1 Coventry

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

Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

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

Preston North End 0-2 Stoke City

Will Smallbone scored his first goal for Stoke City

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-3 Derby County

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

Burton Albion 1-1 Morecambe

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Morecambe

MK Dons 1-4 Plymouth Argyle

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

Port Vale 2-2 Forest Green Rovers

Mipo Odubeko scored his first goal in six weeks

League 2

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

Stephen Quinn made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 2-1 Barrow

Liam Kelly scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Cove Rangers 0-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season

MLS

LA Galaxy 1-0 Nashville SC

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

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-1 Perth Glory

Aaron McEneff scored his first goal for Perth Glory

Sunday, 16th October 2022

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Liam Scales was booked for the first time in a month

Monday, 17th October 2022

League 1

Charlton 3-0 Portsmouth

Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal for Charlton

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th August 2022

Friday, 26th August 2022

Championship

Luton Town 1-1 Sheffield United

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

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dundee

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

Eerste Divisie

Roda JC 1-3 NAC Breda

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 27th August 2022

Championship

Hull City 3-2 Coventry

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

Watford 2-3 QPR

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

Wigan 1-5 Burnley

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

League 1

Cheltenham 1-2 Oxford United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 2-1 Peterborough

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

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

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

League 2

Stockport County 1-1 Swindon Town

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

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston

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

Sunday, 28th August 2022

Scottish Premiership

Hearts 3-2 St Johnstone

Graham Carey scored his first goal in five weeks

Friday, 26 August 2022

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

English League Cup

Derby County 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

David McGoldrick was named in the Derby County starting XI for the first time
Dara O'Shea started his 100th club game

Fleetwood Town 0-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance of the season

Rotherham 0-1 Morecambe

Joshua Kayode made his first appearance of the season
Chiedozie Ogbene's introduction was his 100th appearance for Rotherham

100 Club Appearance @OfficialRUFC 🙌🏽

We thank god ❤️ pic.twitter.com/DNZP1Wqoi2
— Chiedozie Ogbene (@EdozieOgbene) August 25, 2022

Barrow 2-2 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully scored his 40th goal for Lincoln City

Norwich City 2-2 Bournemouth

Adam Idah marked his first appearance since Wednesday, 9th February with his first goal of the season, also his first goal in the League Cup
Ben Greenwood's start was his Bournemouth debut

Oxford United 0-2 Crystal Palace

Killian Phillips made his first appearance for Crystal Palace

Watford 0-2 MK Dons

Darragh Burns scored his first goal for MK Dons

Colchester United 0-2 Brentford

Kieran O'Hara made his first appearance for Colchester United

Crawley Town 2-0 Fulham

Shane Duffy started a game for the first time since Wednesday, 16th March

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

English League Cup

Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Sean Robertson was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 26th October 2021
Evan Ferguson scored his first goal for Brighton's senior team in his first start for the Seagulls
James Furlong made his first appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion as a second half substitute

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Celtic B 3-0 Livingston II

Ben Quinn scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Viborg 0-3 West Ham United

Armstrong Oko-Flex made his first appearance for West Ham's senior team

Thursday, 9 December 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd December 2021

Friday, 3rd December 2021

Championship

Fulham 1-1 Bournemouth

Robbie Brady came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since Saturday, 13th March 2021(268 days)
Mark Travers was booked for the first time this season

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 2-5 Roda JC

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Saturday, 4th December 2021

Premier League

Newcastle United 1-0 Burnley

Nathan Collins was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 25th August 2021

Southampton 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th October 2021
Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in five weeks, unfortunatel this was the defender's fifth booking this season and is suspended for the next game

Championship

Coventry 1-2 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Blackburn 1-0 Preston North End

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol City 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was booked for the first time this season

Cardiff 2-3 Sheffield United

James Collins was booked for the first time in two months
On his 100th start for Sheffield United, David McGoldrick scored his 30th goal the Blades

Millwall 3-1 Birmingham City

Dan McNamara assisted a goal for the first time in 10 months
Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season - this was his first assist since February 2020

League 1

Accrington Stanley 5-1 Fleetwood

John O'Sullivan's introduction was his 50th appearance for Accrington Stanley, across three spells with the club
Cian Hayes was booked for the first time this season in his first appearance in League One

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 0-0 Partick Thistle

Ruairi Paton was booked for the fifth time this season

FA Cup

Burton Albion 1-2 Port Vale

Conor Shaughnessy 'was booked for the first time in three months

Lincoln City 0-1 Hartlepool

Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time in five weeks

Leyton Orient 4-0 Tranmere

Aaron Drinan scored his seventh goal in his previous seven games

Cambridge United 2-1 Exeter

Wes Hoolahan assisted a goal for Cambridgee for the 15th time

Walsall 1-2 Swindon Town

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his first goal since Tuesday, 19th October

Carlisle United 1-2 Shrewsbury

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time since Saturday, 7th August
Joshua Daniels' introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Portsmouth 1-2 Harrogate Town

Coincidentally, both Gavin Bazunu and Shaun Williams were named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the 20th time

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-0 Adelaide United

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 5th December 2021

Premier League

Tottenham 3-0 Norwich

Adam Idah started a game for the first time in eleven weeks

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 0-3 Celtic

Liam Scales scored his first goal for Celtic in his league debut for the Bhoys

Thursday, 21 October 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-2 Luton

Jason Knight's first goal of the season, his first since Tuesday, 29th December 2020, was his tenth goal for Derby

Sheffield United 1-2 Millwall

David McGoldrick was named in the starting XI for the first time in two months
Conor Hourihane started a game for the first time in a month

Stoke City 0-1 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time in two months

League 1

Cheltenham 3-1 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Fleetwood 0-1 Burton Albion

Thomas O'Connor scored his third goal in two games, this was also the fifth goal of his career

Wigan 1-2 MK Dons

Will Keane made his fifth assist of the season
Warren O'Hora started a game for MK Dons for the 50th time
Troy Parrott made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Bradford City 1-3 Hartlepool

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in two months
Gavan Holohan started a game for the first time in seven weeks

Colchester 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Trevor Clarke was sent off for the first time for Bristol Rovers

Mansfield Town 1-1 Port Vale

Harry Charsley started a game for Mansfield Town for the 50th time

Oldham 1-3 Walsall

Alan Sheehan's start was his first appearance in a month
Conor Wilkinson started a game for the first time in in eight weeks
Emmanuel Osadebe scored his fifth goal for Walsall
Conor Wilkinson assisted a goal for the first time this season

Wednesday, 20th October 2021

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff

Joel Bagan was booked first time since Saturday, 14th August

Hull City 1-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his first goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Coventry

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time this season in what was his 300th appearance for Preston North End

Swansea 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time this season (in club football, he's been booked twice while playing for Ireland) in his first start for West Bromwich Albion - this was his first start since Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th October 2021

Friday, 15th October 2021

League 1

Burton Albion 3-2 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor made his first assist of the season
Thomas O'Connor scored twice in a game for the first time in his career. After only scoring once in senior football before this season, the former Southampton player has scored three in the 2021/22 season

Saturday, 16th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Fulham 4-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-2 Bournemouth

Callum O'Dowda was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Gavin Kilkenny's start, his first appearance in eight weeks, was his tenth career start

Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time since Saturday, 7th August 2021
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Alan Browne returned to the Preston starting XI with his first start in nine weeks
Festy Ebosele was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 14 August

Sheffield United 2-1 Stoke City

David McGoldrick scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Enda Stevens' first assist of the season

League 1

Bolton 0-4 Wigan

Will Keane marked his 50th appearance for Wigan, across two spells with the Latics, with his second goal in two games
James McClean's brace was the first time the winger scored in two months

Cambridge United 2-2 Ipswich

Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in a month

Cheltenham 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Gillingham 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Charlton

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season - this was the first time the midfielder was shown a yellow card since Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Rotherham 4-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his 20th goal in the competition

Shrewsbury 1-0 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora's start was his 50th appearance for MK Dons

League 2

Oldham 3-0 Stevenage

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time in a month, and assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 10th August

Salford City 2-0 Hartlepool

Gavan Holohan's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Swindon Town 2-2 Rochdale

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-1 Queen of the South

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Ayr starting XI for the first time

Sunday, 17th October 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-1 West Ham United

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance in a month

Championship

Swansea 3-0 Cardiff

Ryan Manning assisted a goal for the first time this season
James Collins' second half introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

MLS

Austin FC 0-1 Minessota United

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Austin FC

LA Galaxy 2-1 Portland Timbers

Derrick Williams's start (his first appearance in five weeks) was his 300th appearance in senior football

Friday, 1 October 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-4 West Bromwich Albion

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

Middlesbrough 2-0 Sheffield United

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

Preston North End 1-1 Stoke City

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

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Portsmouth

Thomas O'Connor scored his first goal in two years

MK Dons 3-3 Fleetwood

Troy Parrott completed his first assist in a month

Morecambe 2-0 Lincoln City

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

Oxford United 5-1 Accrington Stanley

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

Rotherham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

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

Sunderland 5-0 Cheltenham

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

Wednesday, 29th September 2021

Championship

Derby County 1-0 Reading

Jason Knight completed his first assist of the season

Luton 5-0 Coventry

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

2⃣0⃣0⃣ 🆙 for Glen Rea!

Congratulations on a milestone appearance 👏#COYH pic.twitter.com/uiH0BD7s2k
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) September 30, 2021

Millwall 1-0 Bristol City

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

Scottish Championship

Raith 1-1 Dunfermline

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

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th August 2021

Friday, 20th August 2021

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Swansea

In his 25th appearance for Swansea, Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 21st August 2021

Premier League

Leeds United 2-2 Everton

Seamus Coleman's booking was his first yellow card since Saturday, 23rd November 2019!

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Watford

Shane Duffy scored his first goal since Sunday, 13th December 2020

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 50th time

Luton 0-5 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored twice in a game for the first time since Saturday, 6th February 2021

Sheffield United 1-2 Huddersfield

David McGoldrick assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Oxford United

Eoin Doyle scored his second goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Bolton

Cambridge United 3-0 Burton Albion

After signing for Cambridge United on loan, Conor Masterson made his appearance for the U's
Wes Hoolahan completed his tenth assist for Cambridge United

Charlton 0-2 Wigan

James McClean marked his first appearance for Wigan in his second spell at the Latics, with his first goal since Saturday, 31 October 2020

Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe

Courtney Duffus came off the bench for his first appearance for new club Morecambe

League 2

Mansfield Town 2-3 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal of the season - this was also his fifth goal in League Two

Salford City 0-1 Swindon Town

After signing for Salford on loan, Corrie Ndaba was named in the Ammies starting XI

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 6-0 St Mirren

Alan Power was sent off for the first time for St Mirren - this was the player's first red card since Sunday, 23 February 2020

Livingston 1-2 Motherwell

After four appearances in the Scottish League Cup for Motherwell this season, Darragh O'Connor's late introduction was his first appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 22nd August 2021

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-2 Hibernian

Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd April 2021

Friday, 23rd April 2021

Scottish League Two

Queen's Park 0-1 Stranraer

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time since Saturday, 14 November

Saturday, 24th April 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's start was his 200th Premier League appearance

Sheffield United 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

David McGoldrick scored his first goal in eight weeks
Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season
Aaron Connolly's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 27th February

Championship

Barnsley 1-0 Rotherham

Chiedozie Ogbene started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26th September

Coventry 0-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire started a game for the first time in six weeks
Alan Browne's goal (his first since Saturday, 26th December) was his 30th goal in the Championship

Derby County 1-2 Birmingham City

Eiran Cashin was named among Derby's substitutes for the first time
Along with Festy Ebosele and Louie Watson, it was the first time an English club named three Irish teenagers in a matchday squad for a league game since Watford in 2012

This was the first time that three Irish teenagers were named in the same @SkyBetChamp squad since Watford started @tommiehoban05(18), and named Sean Murray(19) and Jack Bonham(19) among their substitutes, against Barnsley on Saturday, 1st December 2012#COYBIG
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 25, 2021

League 1

Portsmouth 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Marcus Harness' start was his 50th appearance of the season

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell's booking(his first in two months) was his tenth yellow card of the season
Conor Shaughnessy assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 11 February 2020

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Harrogate Town

Joshua Kayode's goal (his first in eight weeks) was his tenth goal for Carlisle United

Cheltenham 1-0 Colchester

Sean Long was booked for the first time in two months

Exeter 0-0 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond made his 200th appearance for Newport Co.

Salford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

Richie Towell was sent off for the second time for Salford City, 15 months after his previous red card, in January 2020

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-1 Alloa

Sean McGinty was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 20th February

Sunday, 25th April 2021

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea introduction was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Championship

Reading 2-2 Swansea

Conor Hourihane's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Bristol City 2-3 Luton

James Collins assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21 November

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee Utd

Tommie Hoban's start was his 50th appearance for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Championship

Levski Sofia 0-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Sunday, 4 October 2020

MLS

Atlanta United 3-1 Chicago Fire

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time in the MLS 2021 season

Colorado Rapids 1-3 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first assist for new club Austin FC

Monday, 26th April 2021

Scottish FA Cup

Kilmarnock 3-3 St Mirren

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th October
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal in three months
Jamie McGrath's penalty was his 15th goal of the season

Australian A-League

Western United 2-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan was booked for the fifth time this season

Friday, 5 March 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Championship

Millwall 2-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time in a month

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Luton

James Collins' introduction was his 75th appearance in the competition

League 1

Gillingham 3-2 MK Dons

Thomas O'Connor was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the 50th time
Warren O'Hora scored his first goal for MK Don, 17 months after his last goal, in October 2019

Accrington Stanley 1-2 Ipswich

Seamus Conneely was sent off for the first time since Saturday, 7th September 2019

Hull City 2-0 Rochdale

Conor Shaughnessy was sent off for the first time in his career
Rochdale named six Irish players in their starting XI(Bazunu, McShane, O'Connell, Keohane, Shaughnessy, and Grant) - the first team to do so since Ipswich in March 2010(Delaney, Murphy, Walters, Garvan, Murphy, and O'Connor)

Shrewsbury 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town

Niall Canavan made his first assist of the season, a year after his last assist on Tuesday, 3rd March 2020

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-2 Central Coast Mariners

Andy Keogh completed an assist for the first time in six weeks

Wednesday, 3rd March 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa

David McGoldrick scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season - the first Irish player to score more than five goals in England's top division since Shane Long scored ten in 2015/16

Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United

James McCarthy started his first game in a month

Championship

Stoke City 1-2 Swansea

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 4th March 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Everton

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in five weeks

Fulham 0-1 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's start was his 25th appearance for Tottenham

Tuesday, 2 March 2021

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

Friday, 12 February 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 9th February 2021

Tuesday, 9th February 2021

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Oxford United

Anthony Forde's introduction was his 300th career appearance

Peterborough 2-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge's start was his 400th career appearance

Shrewsbury 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his 25th goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Swindon Town

Ronan Curtis scored his tenth goal of the season in his 100th appearance in League One

Rochdale 1-4 MK Dons

Conor Shaughnessy made his first appearance of the season at new club Rochdale, almost a year after his last appearance on Saturday, 22 February 2020

Fleetwood 3-1 Doncaster Rovers

Paddy Madden's goal made the striker Fleetwood's top league goalscorer

🌟 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿 𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙀𝙍 🌟@Paddymadden has become #ftfc's highest ever EFL league goal scorer after scoring his 4⃣2⃣nd against Doncaster tonight! 👏#OnwardTogether pic.twitter.com/iZIwN5YRnG
— Fleetwood Town FC (@ftfc) February 9, 2021

League 2

Salford City 4-1 Cambridge United

Richie Towell scored for the first time since Saturday, 10 October

Harrogate Town 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long completed his first assist of the season

Walsall 1-1 Mansfield Town

Tyreik Wright was booked for the first time this season
Harry Charsley's start was his 50th career appearance

Bolton 1-1 Morecambe

Eoin Doyle scored his 50th goal in League Two

FA Cup

Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth

Jimmy Dunne started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26 September

Manchester United 1-0 West Ham United

Mipo Odubeko's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Wednesday, 10th February 2021

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Motherwell

Gary Dicker's start was his 150th appearance in the SPL

FA Cup

Sheffield United 1-0 Bristol City

David McGoldrick's start was his 100th appearance for Sheffield United

What. A. Player. 💫

David McGoldrick made his 100th appearance for the Blades last night. 👏 pic.twitter.com/4wcMUGbpPI
— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) February 11, 2021

Monday, 18 January 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th January 2021

Saturday, 16th January 2021

Premier League

Leicester City 2-0 Southampton

Will Smallbone's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 20 September, and unfortunately has injured his ACL and will miss the rest of the season

Championship

Middlesbrough 0-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for Birmingham City, all of which have come in the Championship

Cardiff 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele came on as a late substitute for his first appearance in for Norwich's senior team

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien complete an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 8 September

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Gillingham

Seamus Conneely made his 75th appearance in League One

Burton Albion 0-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 60th game for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness scored the first goal of his career
Aaron Drinan was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 3-0 MK Dons

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time in six weeks

Rochdale 3-3 Wigan

Gavin Bazunu's assist was the first by an Irish goalkeeper in English football since Ian Lawlor in August 2019

Bazunu is the first @FAIreland goalkeeper to register an assist in English football since @Ianlawlor assisted Niall Ennis' opener for Doncaster Rovers against Lincoln City on Saturday, 24th August 2019#COYBIG #RAFC https://t.co/eJfwDCGDPC
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 16, 2021

League 2

Bolton 1-1 Cheltenham

After signing for Bolton on loan for the rest of the season, Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his first appearance for the Trotters
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal in a month
Sean Long's first appearance of the season as a late substitute was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham

Grimsby 0-0 Southend United

Sean Scannell's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks
Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Walsall 1-1 Oldham

Callum Cockerill-Mollett came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

As well as scoring his first own goal of the season, Alan Power was also booked for the tenth time this season

Sunday, 17th January 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-3 Tottenham

David McGoldrick's first goal in a month was his 25th goal for Sheffield United
John Egan's booking was his fifth yellow card of the season, a month after his previous caution

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Rangers

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time this season