Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th January 2019

Saturday, 12th January 2019

Premier League

This was the first time since Saturday, 13th February 2016 that three Ireland players scored in the Premier League on the same day. Also, Clark's goal means that this season is the first since 2016/17 where three players have scored three, or more, goals.

West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal

Declan Rice scored his first goal of his career. Before this strike, the last Ireland player to score for West Ham in the Premier League was Joey O'Brien against Fulham in January 2013

Burnley 2-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie's start was his 25th appearance for Fulham

Cardiff 0-0 Huddersfield

Harry Arter was booked for the first time since Saturday, 3rd November

Leicester City 1-2 Southampton

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season

Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's third goal of the season means 2018/19 is his best goalscoring season since 2016/17 and equals his career high for Premier League goals in a season in 2010/11

Championship

Brentford 3-1 Stoke City

James McClean made his 25th appearance for Stoke City

Bristol City 2-1 Bolton

Callum O'Dowda made his 50th start for Bristol City

Hull City 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood was booked for the first time this season, almost two years after his last yellow card in February 2017

Reading 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Murphy was shown his first yellow card since August

Sheffield United 1-0 QPR

David McGoldrick's strike was his tenth goal for Sheffield United

Wigan 3-0 Aston Villa

After transferring to Wigan during the week, Anthony Pilkington marked his debut with his first assist since December 2017. This was the midfielder's first appearance of the season, and his first start in almost a year

League 1

Barnsley 3-0 Bradford City

Having signed for Bradford City on loan, Paudie O'Connor made his first start for the Bantams

Burton Albion 2-3 Gillingham

Callum Reilly scored his fifth goal for Gillingham

Fleetwood 2-2 Oxford United

Paddy Madden scored his 15th goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Fleetwood

League 2

Bury 4-3 MK Dons

Jay O'Shea scored his 15th goal for Bury
Eoghan O'Connell completed his first assist of the season, his first since November 2017

Northampton 3-0 Carlisle United

Sam Foley marked his 25th start of the season with his first assist since November

Swindon Town 2-2 Lincoln City

Lee Frecklington was booked for the first time since October

Scottish Championship

Alloa 2-1 Greenock Morton

Ryan Scully was booked for the first time this season in his first start since October

Sunday, 13th January 2019

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Bournemouth

Seamus Coleman was named in an Everton starting XI for the 250th time

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 3-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's assist for Burnley's only goal of the game was his first of the season

Huddersfield 1-3 Southampton

Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Southampton, in the process becoming their youngest goalscorer in the Premier League, and the 105th Irish player to score in the PL.
This was the eleventh goal scored by an Irish player in the 2018/19 season - matching the total scored in 2017/18.

West Ham United 0-2 Watford

Congratulations to Declan Rice on his 50th appearance for West Ham United

Congratulations, @_DeclanRice! 👏 pic.twitter.com/NRnyd6aOuN

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) December 22, 2018

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End

Keiren Westwood's start was his first appearance in more than a year, his last time lining out for the Owls was on Saturday, 9th December 2017

League 1

Blackpool 0-1 Barnsley

John O'Sullivan was named in the Blackpool starting XI for the first time in a month

Bradford City 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal for Bradford, and was also booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season, three months after his last yellow card, and also made his fifth assist of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Walsall

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time this season in his first league appearance of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was shown his first yellow card since August

League 2

Crawley 2-3 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his first assist since September

Forest Green 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green came off the bench for his first appearance for Crewe since August

Lincoln City 3-2 Newport Co.

The first goal of Padraig Amond's brace was his 70th goal in League Two

Stevenage 1-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal for Mansfield, his was the fifth goal of the defender's career, his first goal in League Two, and his first goal of the season

Yeovil 1-1 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Stephen Gleeson's came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 6th October
Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Hearts, also his first appearance in the SPL

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker made his 400th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's scored his fifth goal in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 23rd December 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th November

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance for St Johnstone

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Newcastle Jets

After completing his record suspension, Roy O'Donovan returned to the Newcastle Jets starting XI for his first appearance since May

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-1 Crystal Palace

Shane Duffy was sent off for the third time in his career, more than two years after his last red card in August 2016.
Duffy is the first Irish player to be sent off in the Premier League since Jeff Hendrick in February 2017

West Ham United 3-1 Cardiff

Declan Rice's start was his 50th career appearance

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 2-1 Arsenal U21

Joe Mason came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Bury

In his first first appearance since September, Stephen Dawson was set off for the third time in his career. This was his first red card since April 2013
Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season

Polish Cup

Arka Gdynia 0-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal in the Polish Cup

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Celtic

Conor Sammon was named in the Motherwell starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Jonathan Hayes' start was his first appearance since Thursday, 30 August

One Cap

It was goalkeeper Kelham O'Hanlon's birthday yesterday and, as we try to do for all Irish internationals, we posted a happy birthday message on twitter, along with his international record.

Happy birthday Kelham O'Hanlon(1 cap), 56 today! 🎂 #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/U6ckRzfH2D

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) May 16, 2018

O'Hanlon only played once for the Republic of Ireland senior international side, a 5-0 friendly win over Israel in 1987 - notable for David Kelly also making his debut and marking the occasion with a hat trick. After seeing the tweet, one of the followers of the @irish_abroad account asked if a list of players with only one cap was available, which led us to produce the table below.

At the time of writing, there are 102 players have a single cap for the Republic of Ireland, including three from the most recent international against Turkey - Matt Doherty, Declan Rice, and Scott Hogan. We expect all three to earn further caps

In recent years, single caps have been a rarity, with only 14 players playing once at senior international level since the year 2000, including the three mentioned above. By contrast 34 players have a single cap from the 18 years of international competition involving the Republic's team.

Of the 102, only five marked their solitary appearance with a goal, and only one, former Bohemians striker Jimmy White, scored more than once. The last player to score in his only international appearance was Jimmy McCann against Germany in 1956

Player	Date	Level	Home	Score	Away	Goals
Mick Foley	21-March-1926	Friendly	Italy	3-0	Republic of Ireland
Denis Doyle	21-March-1926	Friendly	Italy	3-0	Republic of Ireland
James Connolly	21-March-1926	Friendly	Italy	3-0	Republic of Ireland
Joe Grace	21-March-1926	Friendly	Italy	3-0	Republic of Ireland
Jack Fagan	21-March-1926	Friendly	Italy	3-0	Republic of Ireland
Fran Watters	21-March-1926	Friendly	Italy	3-0	Republic of Ireland
Frank Collins	23-April-1927	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-2	Italy
Alec Kirkland	23-April-1927	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-2	Italy
Tommy Muldoon	23-April-1927	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-2	Italy
Christy Martin	23-April-1927	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-2	Italy
Jimmy White	12-February-1928	Friendly	Belgium	2-4	Republic of Ireland	2
Jack Sullivan	12-February-1928	Friendly	Belgium	2-4	Republic of Ireland	1
Joe Kinsella	12-February-1928	Friendly	Belgium	2-4	Republic of Ireland
Jack Byrne	12-February-1928	Friendly	Belgium	2-4	Republic of Ireland
Jim Maguire	20-April-1929	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	4-0	Belgium
John Burke	20-April-1929	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	4-0	Belgium
Jimmy Bermingham	20-April-1929	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	4-0	Belgium
Robert Egan	20-April-1929	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	4-0	Belgium
Sean Byrne	26-April-1931	Friendly	Spain	1-1	Republic of Ireland
Charlie Reid	26-April-1931	Friendly	Spain	1-1	Republic of Ireland
Larry Doyle	13-December-1931	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-5	Spain
Patsy Gallagher	13-December-1931	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-5	Spain
Michael McCarthy	08-May-1932	Friendly	Netherlands	0-2	Republic of Ireland
Miah Lynch	25-February-1934	World Cup Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	4-4	Belgium
Tom Burke	25-February-1934	World Cup Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	4-4	Belgium
Johnny Squires	08-April-1934	World Cup Qualifier	Netherlands	5-2	Republic of Ireland	1
Paddy Meehan	08-April-1934	World Cup Qualifier	Netherlands	5-2	Republic of Ireland
Paddy Bermingham	16-December-1934	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2-4	Hungary	1
Dick Griffiths	16-December-1934	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2-4	Hungary
Bill McGuire	08-December-1935	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	3-5	Netherlands
Paddy Andrews	08-December-1935	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	3-5	Netherlands
Owen Madden	03-May-1936	Friendly	Hungary	3-3	Republic of Ireland
Hugh Connolly	17-October-1936	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	5-2	Germany
Joe Williams	10-October-1937	World Cup Qualifier	Norway	3-2	Republic of Ireland
Tom Arrigan	07-November-1937	World Cup Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	3-3	Norway
Ned Courtney	16-June-1946	Friendly	Portugal	3-1	Republic of Ireland
Mick O'Flanagan	30-September-1946	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-1	England
Johnny McGowan	02-March-1947	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	3-2	Spain
William J Hayes	24-April-1949	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-2	Belgium
Lar O'Byrne	24-April-1949	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-2	Belgium
Gerry Malone	24-April-1949	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-2	Belgium
Pat Daly	08-September-1949	World Cup Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	3-0	Finland
Jimmy Coffey	09-October-1949	World Cup Qualifier	Finland	1-1	Republic of Ireland
Mattie Clarke	10-May-1950	Friendly	Belgium	5-1	Republic of Ireland
Terry Murray	10-May-1950	Friendly	Belgium	5-1	Republic of Ireland
Bobby Duffy	10-May-1950	Friendly	Belgium	5-1	Republic of Ireland
Christy Giles	26-November-1950	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2-2	Norway
Jim Higgins	13-May-1951	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-1	Argentina
Tim Cuneen	30-May-1951	Friendly	Norway	2-3	Republic of Ireland
Florrie Burke	17-October-1951	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	3-2	Germany
Sean Cusack	16-November-1952	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-1	France
Liam Munroe	28-October-1953	World Cup Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	4-0	Luxembourg
Tom Scannell	07-March-1954	World Cup Qualifier	Luxembourg	0-1	Republic of Ireland
Mick Gallagher	07-March-1954	World Cup Qualifier	Luxembourg	0-1	Republic of Ireland
Fred Kearns	07-March-1954	World Cup Qualifier	Luxembourg	0-1	Republic of Ireland
Noel Kelly	07-March-1954	World Cup Qualifier	Luxembourg	0-1	Republic of Ireland
Albie Murphy	19-October-1955	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-4	Yugoslavia
Jimmy McCann	25-November-1956	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	3-0	Germany	1
Shay Keogh	05-October-1958	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2-2	Poland
Tommy Taylor	05-October-1958	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2-2	Poland
Christy Doyle	05-April-1959	European Cup Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	2-0	Czechoslovakia
Richard Whittaker	10-May-1959	European Cup Qualifier	Czechoslovakia	4-0	Republic of Ireland
Maurice Swan	18-May-1960	Friendly	Sweden	4-1	Republic of Ireland
John O'Neill	28-September-1960	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2-3	Wales
Dinny Lowry	08-April-1962	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2-3	Austria
Eddie Bailham	24-May-1964	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-3	England
Fran Brennan	24-March-1965	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-2	Belgium
John Keogh	04-May-1966	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-4	Germany
Mick Smyth	30-October-1968	Friendly	Poland	1-0	Republic of Ireland
Billy Newman	27-May-1969	World Cup Qualifier	Denmark	2-0	Republic of Ireland
Kevin Fitzpatrick	07-October-1969	World Cup Qualifier	Czechoslovakia	3-0	Republic of Ireland
Mick Gannon	10-October-1971	European Cup Qualifier	Austria	6-0	Republic of Ireland
Mick Kearin	10-October-1971	European Cup Qualifier	Austria	6-0	Republic of Ireland
Eamon Fagan	06-June-1973	Friendly	Norway	1-1	Republic of Ireland
Tony Macken	09-February-1977	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-1	Spain
Cathal Muckian	12-April-1978	Friendly	Poland	3-0	Republic of Ireland
Jerome Clarke	12-April-1978	Friendly	Poland	3-0	Republic of Ireland
Austin Hayes	02-May-1979	European Cup Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	2-0	Denmark
Mick Fairclough	21-May-1982	Friendly	Chile	1-0	Republic of Ireland
Johnny Walsh	30-May-1982	Friendly	Trinidad and Tobago	2-1	Republic of Ireland
Gary Howlett	03-June-1984	Tournament	China PR	0-1	Republic of Ireland
Barry Murphy	23-April-1986	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-1	Uruguay
Peter Eccles	23-April-1986	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-1	Uruguay
Kelham O'Hanlon	10-November-1987	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	5-0	Israel
Pat Scully	19-October-1988	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	4-0	Tunisia
Mike Milligan	29-April-1992	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	4-1	USA
Owen Coyle	20-April-1994	Friendly	Netherlands	0-1	Republic of Ireland
Keith Branagan	11-February-1997	Friendly	Wales	0-0	Republic of Ireland
Mickey Evans	11-October-1997	World Cup Qualifier	Republic of Ireland	1-1	Romania
Paul Butler	23-February-2000	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	3-2	Czech Republic
Richard Sadlier	13-February-2002	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2-0	Russia
Jim Goodwin	21-August-2002	Friendly	Finland	0-3	Republic of Ireland
John Thompson	18-November-2003	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	3-0	Canada
Michael Doyle	05-June-2004	Friendly	Netherlands	0-1	Republic of Ireland
Jonathan Macken	18-August-2004	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1-1	Bulgaria
Joe Lapira	23-May-2007	Friendly	Ecuador	1-1	Republic of Ireland
Peter Murphy	26-May-2007	Friendly	Bolivia	1-1	Republic of Ireland
Paddy Madden	14-August-2013	Friendly	Wales	0-0	Republic of Ireland
Andy Boyle	28-March-2017	Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0-1	Iceland
Matt Doherty	23-March-2018	Friendly	Turkey	1-0	Republic of Ireland
Scott Hogan	23-March-2018	Friendly	Turkey	1-0	Republic of Ireland
Declan Rice	23-March-2018	Friendly	Turkey	1-0	Republic of Ireland

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th May 2018

Friday, 4th May 2018

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-1 Ross County

Conor Sammon was named in a starting XI for the 200th time since leaving the League of Ireland
Daniel Devine made his first appearance in a month

Saturday, 5th May 2018

Premier League

Leicester City 0-2 West Ham United

Declan Rice made his 25th Premier League appearance

League 1

Blackburn 2-1 Oxford United

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal for Blackburn, more than three years after his last goal, on loan at Burton in January 2015

Fleetwood 2-0 Walsall

Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal of the season

Northampton 2-2 Oldham

Brendan Moloney made his first appearance in a month

League 2

Exeter 1-0 Colchester

Liam McAlinden's start against Colchester was the striker's first appearance since Tuesday, 20th March

Forest Green 0-3 Grimsby

James Berrett's late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in a month

Lincoln City 1-1 Yeovil

Corey Whelan returned to Yeovil and his start against Lincoln was his first appearance since Saturday, 10th March

Mansfield Town 1-1 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 200th career start, and was booked for the first time since March

Notts County 0-0 Luton

Glen Rea made his 50th appearance of the season
Alan Sheehan was shown his first yellow card in a month

Swindon Town 3-0 Accrington Stanley

After being shown two yellow cards, Jimmy Dunne was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-0 Hamilton Academical

Darren O'Dea started his first game in a month

Motherwell 1-5 St Johnstone

David McMillan scored his first goal for St Johnstone in his first appearance since Saturday, 27th January

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 0-1 Melbourne Victory

Roy O'Donovan was sent off for the second time in two months

Sunday, 6th May 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 5-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick started his first start since Saturday, 10th March.
Hendrick, Stephen Ward, and Kevin Long were all named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th February

Championship

Cardiff 0-0 Reading

Paul McShane came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 13th January

Ipswich 2-2 Middlesbrough

Shane McLoughlin's late introduction was his debut appearance in the Championship

Leeds United 2-0 QPR

Eunan O'Kane came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Millwall 1-0 Aston Villa

Aiden O'Brien was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 20th Januar
Shaun Williams's first goal since Friday, 30 March was also his fifth goal in the Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Burton Albion

Sean Maguire's start was his 25th appearance for Preston North End

Sunderland 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 29th Match 2018

Thursday, 29th March 2018

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-3 Sydney

Andy Keogh made his 100th appearance for Perth Glory

Friday, 30th March 2018

Championship

Millwall 2-0 Nottingham Forest

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

Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Derby County 1-4 Sunderland

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

League 1

Wigan 3-0 Oldham

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

Rochdale 3-1 Shrewsbury

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

League 2

Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley

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

Cheltenham 0-1 Carlisle United

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

Colchester 2-1 Luton

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

Mansfield Town 0-1 Accrington Stanley

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

Newport Co. 1-1 Coventry

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

Notts County 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers

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

Swindon Town 1-1 Morecambe

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

Saturday, 31st March 2018

Premier League

West Ham United 3-0 Southampton

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

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 31, 2018

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

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-2 Rangers

Carl McHugh made his 200th career appearance

Hibernian 2-0 Partick Thistle

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

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-2 St Mirren

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card in two months

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd March 2018

Friday, 23rd March 2018

International Match

Turkey 1-0 Republic of Ireland

Starting Players
Colin Doyle made his second appearance for Ireland, ten years and ten months after his first cap
Shane Duffy continued his record of being named in the starting XI in his every international appearance
Declan Rice and Scott Hogan both made their international debuts
Kevin Long made his fifth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 58th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 44th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since breaking his leg one year before this game
Jeff Hendrick's 38th appearance for Ireland was also his 30th start for his country
Conor Hourihane made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Both Alan Browne and Sean Maguire started their first international game in their second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ciaran Clark made his 31st appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 24th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge made his second appearance for Ireland, almost two years after his last appearance on Friday, 25th March 2016
Matt Doherty came off the bench to make his international debut
Shane Long made his 79th appearance for Ireland

Saturday, 24th March 2018

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Gillingham

24 hours after playing for his country in Turkey, Colin Doyle lined out for Bradford and kept a clean sheet
Callum Reilly made his 100th career start
Conor Wilkinson started his first game since Saturday, 30th December

Fleetwood 2-0 Northampton

Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Conor O'Malley's returned to the Peterborough starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th November

Southend United 2-0 Rotherham

Simon Cox scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th December in the same game that Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th January

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 25th March 2018

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting Kansas City

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Colorado Rapids in his MLS debut

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-0 Melbourne Victory

Andy Keogh's first goal in almost two months was also his 40th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 9th February 2018

Friday, 9th February 2018

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Lincoln City

Barry Corr made his first start of the season, almost a year after his last start on Saturday, 1 April 2017

Saturday, 10th February 2018

Premier League

Swansea 1-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

West Ham United 2-0 Watford

Declan Rice made his 25th career appearance

Championship

Sheffield United 2-1 Leeds United

Eunan O'Kane made his 50th appearance for Leeds United

Brentford 1-1 Preston North End

John Egan returned to the Brentford starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 16 December, and was booked for the first time since the previous week
Alan Browne made his 25th start of the season
Greg Cunningham was sent off for the first time in his career

Bristol City 3-3 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady came off the bench to score his 15th goal in the Championship in what was his 25th appearance for Sunderland

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance of the season

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Hull City

Daryl Murphy made his return from injury as a second half substitute

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Peterborough

Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time since November

Oxford United 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney made his 100th appearance for Bristol Rovers

Scunthorpe 1-2 Rotherham

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance in League One

Southend United 3-1 Wigan

Stephen McLaughlin's start today was his 100th time being named in the starting XI in English football

League 2

Cheltenham 5-1 Port Vale

Kevin Dawson made his 25th start for Cheltenham

Coventry 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time this season in his first appearance since Saturday, 23rd December

Crawley 3-0 Grimsby

Sam Kelly came off the bench at half time for his first appearance since November

Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Yeovil

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 11th February 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-0 Birmingham City

Conor Hourihane's winner was the midfielder's 15th goal in the Championship

Round up for weekend of Friday, 1st December 2017

Friday, 1st December 2017

Championship

Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time since Saturday, 14th October

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan marked his first start since Sunday, 22th October with his first goal since Sunday, 13th August

Saturday, 2nd December 2017

Premier League

Chelsea 3-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 16th September

Championship

Millwall 3-1 Sheffield United

Aiden O'Brien made his 150th appearance for Millwall

Another #Millwall milestone for @AidenObrien22 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/wUvgTBNF4Z

— Millwall FC (@MillwallFC) December 2, 2017

League 1

Southend United 2-0 Oldham

Jack Byrne made his 50th career start

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 5-1 Motherwell

Jonathan Hayes returned to the Celtic starting XI for his first start since Saturday, 30th September

St Johnstone 1-2 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time this season in his first start of the season

English FA Cup

Bradford City 3-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey scored his fifth goal of the season

Sunday, 3rd December 2017

Premier League

Manchester City 2-1 West Ham United

Declan Rice was booked for the first time this season in his first start since Tuesday, 31st October

English FA Cup

Gateshead 0-5 Luton

Glen Rea made his 100th career appearance

Blackburn 3-3 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan scored his first goal of the season, also his first goal in the FA Cup. Before this the defender hadn't scored since September 2015

Coventry 3-0 Boreham Wood

Michael Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Monday, 4 December 2017

English FA Cup

Slough Town 0-4 Rochdale

Joe Rafferty's start for Rochdale was the defender's 200th career appearance

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th October 2017

Tuesday, 24th October 2017

League 1

Oldham 2-1 Bury

Paul Green's introduction from the bench was his 50th appearance for Oldham
Jay O'Shea started his first game since Saturday, 5th August
Eoin Doyle's strike was his tenth goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 0-0 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton made his 50th start for Partick Thistle

St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey was booked for the first time this season, before this the goalkeeper hadn't been shown a yellow card November 2012!

English League Cup

Bournemouth 3-1 Middlesbrough

After his first appearance for Bournemouth in a month at the weekend as a substitute, Harry Arter started his first game for the Cherries since Friday, 15th September

Bristol City 4-1 Crystal Palace

Callum O'Dowda's goal was his first time finding the back of the net for Bristol, this was also the 15th goal of the midfielder's career and his first goal since May 2016

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 2-1 Manchester City U21

Ireland U19 defender Tyreke Wilson made his first appearance at senior level

Wigan 4-1 Middlesbrough U21

Noel Hunt scored his first goal for Wigan in made his first start for the club.  Before this, he hadn't scored since November 2016

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time this seasonas a substitute

English League Cup

Chelsea 2-1 Everton

James McCarthy was booked on his first appearance of the season. Before this game, the midfielder hadn't appeared for his club since March, and hadn't started a game since February

Tottenham 2-3 West Ham United

Declan Rice returned to the West Ham starting XI for his first appearance for the Hammers in a month

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 19th May 2016

Friday, 19 May 2017

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Falkirk 1-2 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon started his first game in two months

Saturday, 20 May 2017

League One Play Off

Bradford City 0-1 Millwall

Colin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City
Aiden O'Brien made his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Ross County

Aaron McCarey started his first game since March 18th
Conor Sammon scored his 30th goal for Kilmarnock

Hamilton Academical 4-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea made his 100th appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 West Ham United

The four Irish players named in Burnley's starting XI was the most in a Premier League side this season, and the most named by any team since May 2015
Declan Rice came off the bench to make his senior debut for West Ham

Southampton 0-1 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 0-6 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes' second goal in consecutive games was his tenth goal of the season. This was the first time the midfielder scored in consecutive appearances since January 2012

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Graham Cummins scored his 30th goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Round Up - Week of 26th December 2016

Monday, 26 December 2016

Premier League

Watford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burnley 1-0 Middlesbrough
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time since the opening day of the season in what was the defender's 300th start in England
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Chelsea 3-0 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his 200th career start

Swansea 1-4 West Ham United
Declan Rice was in the matchday squad at West Ham for the first time as an unused substitute

Championship

Brentford 2-2 Cardiff
Brian Murphy made his first appearance for Cardiff since signing for the Bluebirds in September, indeed this was his first appearance in a matchday squad for the club!

Aston Villa 2-1 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory made his 300th career appearance

Barnsley 2-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the first time in his career

Ipswich 0-2 Fulham
Jonathan Douglas made his 50th start for Ipswich

Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Keiren Westwood's performance for Sheffield Wednesday against Newcastle was recognised by WhoScored and EA as the among the best of the week's fixtures

ST @hazardeden10, @paulpogba and @LacazetteAlex in TOTW 15! https://t.co/gSqAcZfgOs pic.twitter.com/oreAAyrPnF

— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) December 28, 2016

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— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 28, 2016

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Bristol City
Joe Mason came off the bench to make his first appearance for Wolves since October 15th

League 1

Southend United 3-0 AFC Wimbledon
Simon Cox ended a goal drought of more than a month by scoring his first brace since November 2014, and his performance was recognised by the Football League as one of the best of the week

🌟 #EFL Team of the Week, with @EASPORTSFIFA 🌟

Our selection of stand-out stars from the Boxing Day schedule >> https://t.co/fGq4Mq8Kta. pic.twitter.com/S4SilFiN5O

— EFL (@EFL) December 28, 2016

Bristol Rovers 4-1 Coventry
Liam Lawrence made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers since August 30th

League 2

Leyton Orient 3-2 Crawley
James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season (his first booking in more than a month) and is suspended for the next game

Luton 0-1 Colchester
Owen Garvan was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 2-3 Portsmouth
On his 34th birthday, Noel Hunt made his first start for Portsmouth since November 5th
Enda Stevens scored his first goal for Portsmouth, 18 months after signing for Pompey in June 2015. This was the defender's first goal since February 2015

Yeovil 0-0 Exeter
Liam McAlinden was booked for the first time this season

Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Premier League

Liverpool 4-1 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters scored his 60th goal for Stoke

Championship

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 QPR
Shane Duffy made his 150th career start

Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Premier League

Southampton 1-4 Tottenham
Shane Long was picked up his second booking of the season, more than 100 days since his last booking on September 18th

Scottish Premier League

Inverness CT 1-2 Motherwell
Carl McHugh returned to the Motherwell starting XI for his first appearance the opening day of the season

St Johnstone 1-1 Rangers
Graham Cummins lined out for St Johnstone for the first time since October 29