Irish Abroad: Derrick Williams

Tom Cannon scored his 15th goal in the Championship
Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season
Andrew Moran was booked for the fifth time this season

Cardiff 2-1 Norwich City

Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season, also his 15th goal for the Blues
Callum O'Dowda assisted a goal for the first time since August 2023
Shane Duffy was named in the Norwich City starting XI for the 50th time

Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City

Mark Sykes made his first assist of the season

Sheffield Wednesday 2-6 Watford

Festy Ebosele made his first assist of the season - this was the winger's first assist since May 2023

Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone 1-2 Hearts

Graham Carey was name in the St Johnstone starting XI for the first time in five weeks

FA Cup

Bradford City 3-1 Aldershot

Calum Kavanagh scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

David Okagbue started a game for Walsall for the fiftieth time

Stockport County 2-1 Forest Green Rovers

Tayo Adaramola's start was the defender's first appearance in a month

Port Vale 1-3 Barnsley

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Luca Connell was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 3rd November 2024

Championship

Millwall 1-0 Burnley

Josh Cullen's start was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 1-1 Dundee United

Emmanuel Adegboyega was booked for the fifth time this season

Dundee 3-2 Kilmarnock

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time since Saturday, 14th September

FA Cup

MK Dons 0-2 AFC Wimbledon

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time this season

Curzon Ashton 0-4 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn scored his first goal since Friday, 9 August

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Deinze 3-1 SK Beveren

Liam Kerrigan start a game for the first time in six weeks

MLS

Atlanta United 2-1 Inter Miami

Derrick Williams scored his first goal for Atlanta United, this was the defender's first goalsince Sunday, 25th June

Danish First Division

Fredericia 1-4 OB

William Martin came off the bench to score his first goal in five weeks

Monday, 1 January 2024

January 2024 Transfer Window

Transfers

Wednesday, 3rd January

Bristol City signed former St Patrick's Athletic midfielder Adam Murphy on a three and a half year contract

Conor Wilkinson signed an 18 month contract with League Two's Colchester United

Thursday, 4th January

Jay McGrath returned to Doncaster, where he spent time with their academy, signing a contract until the summer of 2026

Friday, 5th January

Finn Azaz left Aston Villa to sign a contract with Middlesbrough until the summer of 2029

After 18 months in France with SM Caen, Killian Cailloce returned to Drogheda United

Tuesday, 9th January

Partick Thistle announced the signing of Daniel O'Reilly on an 18 month contract

Friday, 12th January

Conor Coventry left West Ham to sign a contract with Charlton Athletic until July 2027

Ireland U19 midfielder Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh has joined Southampton until 2027, and will play for their U21 side

Kyle Robinson signed for Scottish Championship side Arbroath

Defender Zak Delaney left Inverness Caledonian Thistle to sign for fellow Scottish side Arbroath

Derrick Williams signed a two year contract with Atlanta United, with the option of a further 12 months

Saturday, 13th January

Serie A side AS Roma confirmed that Kevin Zefi has joined I Giallorossi

🤝 Benvenuto nella nostra squadra Primavera a Kevin Zefi, attaccante irlandese classe 2005, proveniente dall’Inter#ASRoma pic.twitter.com/fNc3myRVKK
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) January 13, 2024

Shamrock Rovers confirmed that, following his loan at the Hoops last season, Trevor Clarke signed a permanent contract at Tallaght Stadium

Wednesday, 17th January

15 year old Grady McDonnell, who played for the Republic of Ireland U15s, U16s, and U17s in 2023, signed a three year contract with Canadian side Vancouver FC

Friday, 19th January

Ronan Curtis signed a deal until the end of the season with AFC Wimbledon

Tuesday, 23rd January

U21 winger Ollie O'Neill signed a two and a half year contract with League One side Leyton Orient

Wednesday, 24th January

Liam Kinsella signed an 18 month contract with Cheltenham Town

Connor O'Riordan jumped two divisions to sign a long term contract with Blackburn Rovers

Thursday, 25th January

Sam Curtis, one of the standout players from the League of Ireland, has signed a long term contract with Sheffield United

Friday, 26th January

U19 midfielder Darius Lipsiuc signed a two and a half year contract with Stoke City

18 year old Charlie Cummins signed League One side Exeter City

Crystal Palace signed Shelbourne defender Luke Browne, who will play in the Eagle's U18 side

Saturday, 27th January

Izzy Atkinson signed a two year contract with Crystal Palace Women

Monday, 29th January

After a year in Denmark with Fortuna Hjorring, Roma McLaughlin returned to Ireland, signing for Shelbourne

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮 ✍🏻

Roma McLaughlin signs for Shels, subject to international clearance#DublinsFinest | #Reds2024
— Shelbourne FC (@shelsfc) January 29, 2024

Tuesday, 30th January

Cristiano Fitzgerald signed for Primera Liga side CF Estrela da Amadora, in their first season in the Primera Liga

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Wednesday, 31st January

Twice-capped defender Tara O'Hanlon signed a contract with Manchester City's Womens team until 2027

Abbie Larkin signed a two and a half year contract with Crystal Palace Women

Following the expiration of her contract with Everton, Megan Campbell joined Women's Championship side London City Lionesses

Kate Mooney signed an 18 month contract with Hearts Women

Olamide Shodipo signed for Portuguese second division side CD Feirenses

Thursday, 1st February

Serie A side Torin confirmed the signing of midfield player Senan Mullins

👦 | PRIMAVERA

Il Torino Football Club comunica di aver acquisito dal Dundalk Football Club, a titolo definitivo, il diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Senan Mullen.

Benvenuto! 💪#SFT | #Primavera1TIM pic.twitter.com/ErM84YePtc
— Torino Football Club (@TorinoFC_1906) February 1, 2024

Calum Kavanagh signed a two and a half year deal with Bradford City

Naj Razi signed a two and a half year contract with Serie B side Como

Georgie Kelly has signed a three and a half year contract with Carlisle United

Striker Tommy Lonergan moved to Fleetwood Town

Aaron Drinan signed a permanent contract with Swindown Town

Loans

Monday, 1st January

Burnley's Dara Costelloe signed for Dundee on loan until the end of the season

Tuesday, 2nd January

Darragh Burns returns to the League of Ireland, signing a season long loan with Shamrock Rovers

Wednesday, 3rd January

Following his return from his loan spell with St Patrick's Athletic, Conor Carty joined Doncaster Rovers for the remainder of the season in England

Thursday, 4th January

U21 defender Sean Grehan signed for Carlisle United on loan until the end of the current season

Norwich City defender Emmanuel Adegboyega signed a loan deal with Walsall until the end of the season

Josh Keeley will keep goal at The Hive Stadium, after signing a loan deal with Barnet FC

Friday, 5th January

Dawson Devoy signed for Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2023/24 season

Monday, 15th January

After signing a loan deal until the end of the season, Tony Springett will help Northampton Town in their promotion bid from League One

Tyreik Wright returned to Bradford City, where he spent the first half of the 2022/23 season, signing a loan deal until the end of the season at Valley Parade

Lincoln City's Oisin Gallagher signed a loan deal with Drogheda United

Boston United extended the loan of Deji Sotona from Doncaster Rovers until the end of the season

Wednesday, 17th January

Swindown Town signed defender Conor McCarthy on loan for the remainder of the season

Friday, 19th January

Aaron McEneff signed for Shamrock Rovers on loan for the 2024 LOI season, with a view to a permanent move in 2025

Tuesday, 23rd January

Michael Obafemi signed a loan deal with Championship side Millwall until the end of the season

Crystal Palace defender Tayo Adaramola joined Belgian Jupiler league side RWD Molenbeek

Wednesday, 24th January

18 months after leaving Sligo Rovers for Oxford United, Ed McGinty returned to the Bit O'Red on a six month loan

Friday, 26th January

Defender Jessie Stapleton signed for Reading on loan for the rest of the season

Liam Kerrigan will continue his return from an ACL injury with a loan at Serie C side Novara

Sunday, 28th January

After spending the first half of 2023/24 on loan at wycombe Wanderers, Killian Phillips joined Aberdeen for the remainder of the season

Tuesday, 30th January

AIK's Zak Elbouzedi joined League Two side Swindon Town on loan

Thursday, 1st February

After a short loan at Rochdale earlier this season, Fleetwood's Cian Hayes returned to Spotland on loan until the end of the season

Mikey Johnston signed for West Bromwich Albion on loan for the remainder of the season

Harrogate Town announced the loan signing of Tom Bloxham for the rest of the season

Norwich City striker Aadam Idah joined Scottish giants Celtic on loan until the end of the current season

Gavin Kilkenny signed a loan deal with Fleetwood Town

Promising winger Harry Vaughn signed a loan deal with Bristol Rovers

The club is delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Harry Vaughan from Hull City, on a loan deal lasting until the end of the season!#BristolRovers pic.twitter.com/xquaEawoob
— Bristol Rovers (@Official_BRFC) February 1, 2024

After being named as a substitute against Manchester United, Joe Hodge signed a loan deal with QPR

John-Joe O'Toole joined AFC Wimbledon on loan for the rest of the season

Contracts

Wednesday, 31st January

Gotham FC confirmed that Sinead Farrelly will continue with the NWSL Champions for the 2024 season

Management

Friday, 12th January

Curtis Fleming joined Charlton as assistant head coach

Wednesday, 24th January

Following the departure of Michael Appleton, Fleming was promoted to interim head coach

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 30th September 2023

Saturday, 30th September 2023

Championship

Southampton 3-1 Leeds United

Will Smallbone scored his first goal of the season - this was the fifth goal of the midfielder's career

Hull City 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

Sean McLoughlin started a game for the first time in five weeks
Both Cyrus Christie and Finn Azaz were booked for the first time this season

Norwich City 2-0 Birmingham City

Kevin Long was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 0-4 West Bromwich Albion

Will Keane's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 2nd September

QPR 1-3 Coventry

Sinclair Armstrong assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

League 1

Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Charlton Athletic

Louie Watson was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 1-2 Portsmouth

Conor Shaughnessy assisted a goal the first time since February 2022

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Tranmere Rovers

In his first appearance since Saturday, 19 August, Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Bradford City 1-3 Walsall

Ross Tierney was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 0-1 Harrogate Town

Warren O'Hora scored an own goal for the first time since December 2021

Swindon Town 2-1 Grimsby Town

Liam Kinsella's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 1-2 Celtic

Dan Casey assisted a goal for the first time since signing for Motherwell

Kilmarnock 1-1 St Mirren

Corrie Ndaba started a game for the first time in six weeks

St Johnstone 1-1 Livingston

Dara Costelloe scored his first goal in senior football

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Francs Borains 0-2 RFC Seraing

Matt Healy shown his first yellow card in six weeks

Sunday, 1st October 2023

Ligue Un

Reims 2-0 Lyon

Jake O'Brien's start was his first appearance for Lyon - the first Irish player to appear in Ligue Un since Tony Cascarino in the 1999/2000 season for AS Nancy

Swiss Super League

Luzern 1-4 FC Zurich

Armstrong Oko-Flex scored his first goal in the Swiss Super League

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

After scoring his second goal in two games, Troy Parrott was booked for the first time this season

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher's start was his 100th appearance for Austin FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-2 D.C. United

Derrick Williams made his 25th appearance for D.C. United

Swedish Allsvenskan

Häcken 2-0 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Monday, 2nd October 2023

Indian Super League

Goa 1-0 Punjab

Carl McHugh was booked on his first appearance for Goa

Friday, 10 March 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd March 2023

Friday, 3rd March 2023

Championship

Hull City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea scored the first own goal of his career

Scottish Championship

Hamilton Academical 0-0 Arbroath

Daniel O'Reilly was named in the Hamilton Academical starting XI for the 50th time

Saturday, 4th March 2023

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Nathan Collins' introduction was the defender's first appearance in six weeks

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Sheffield United

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the fifth time this season

Huddersfield Town 0-4 Coventry

Sean Maguire came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Middlesbrough 5-0 Reading

Jeff Hendrick started a game for the 350th time in his career

Rotherham 3-1 QPR

Chiedozie Ogbene assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

League 1

Derby County 2-2 Shrewsbury Town

Eiran Cashin was booked for the first time since Saturday, 10th December
Jason Knight assisted a goal for the first time since Monday, 2nd January

Ipswich Town 4-0 Burton Albion

Conor Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season

Lincoln City 1-0 Oxford United

Daniel Mandroiu scored his fifth goal in League One

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Mansfield Town

Alex Pearce assisted a goal for the first time this season
Stephen Quinn made his 100th appearance for Mansfield Town

Leyton Orient 1-1 Swindon Town

Kieran Sadlier made his fifth assist of the season

Salford City 3-1 Newport County

Harry Charsley scored his first goal for Newport County, 11 months after his last goal in April 2022

Walsall 0-1 Barrow

Sam Foley was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish Premiership

Dundee United 1-3 Aberdeen

Jamie McGrath scored his 15th goal in the Scottish Premiership

La Liga

Atletico Madrid 6-1 Sevilla

Matt Doherty made his first appearance for Atletico Madrid

Australian A-League Men

Western United 2-1 Perth Glory

Aaron McEneff was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 Delhi Dynamos

Carl McHugh assisted a goal for the first time since January 2021

Serie A

Atalanta 0-0 Udinese

Festy Ebosele was named in the Udinese starting XI for the first time since Wednesday, 19th October

Sunday, 5th March 2023

Scottish Premiership

St Mirren 1-5 Celtic

Charles Dunne was sent off for the second time for St Mirren

MLS

Columbus Crew 2-0 D.C. United

Derrick Williams made his first appearance for D.C. United

Monday, 6th March 2023

Eerste Divisie

PSV II 1-2 NAC Breda

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty made his 25th appearance for NAC Breda

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, 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

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 8th May 2021

Saturday, 8th May 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 26 September

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Norwich

Adam Idah scored his first goal in ten weeks in his first appearance in nine weeks

Coventry 6-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the tenth time this season

Derby County 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Without coming off the bench, Festy Ebosele was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Morecambe 2-0 Bradford City

Liam McAlinden first goal in six weeks was his tenth goal in League Two

Port Vale 0-3 Mansfield Town

James Clarke was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 10 November
Stephen Quinn scored his first goal in six weeks

Salford City 3-0 Leyton Orient

Darron Gibson's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17th October

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 2-2 Royal Antwerp

Josh Cullen started a game for Anderlecht for the first time in two months

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Sydney

Roy O'Donovan scored his 30th goal for Newcastle Jets

Sunday, 9th May 2021

League 1

Ipswich 3-1 Fleetwood

Troy Parrott scored his first goal in two months

MK Dons 0-3 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his tenth goal of the season in his 50th appearance of the season
Jimmy Ryan's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 15 December

Oxford United 4-0 Burton Albion

Olamide Shodipo's first goal since Tuesday, 16 March was his tenth goal in League Two

Portsmouth 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 2nd March

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 1-2 St Johnstone

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal since Wednesday, 16th December

MLS

LA Galaxy 2-1 Los Angeles FC

Derrick Williams made his first assist for LA Galaxy

Norwegian Eliteserien

Molde 2-0 Kristiansund

With the return of the Norwegian league, Sean McDermott started Kristiansund's first game of the new season

Monday, 10th May 2021

MLS

Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Austin FC

In his first start for new club Austin FC, Jon Gallagher scored his first goal for the Green - this was his fifth goal in MLS

What a ball from Jared.
What a finish from Jon.

Yep, that was perfect. pic.twitter.com/wUXJ1g29ul
— Austin FC (@AustinFC) May 10, 2021

Tuesday, 4 May 2021

Round up for weekend of Friday, 30th April 2021

Friday, 30th April 2021

League 2

Harrogate Town 5-4 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan's scored his first goal in six weeks

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-0 Greenock Morton

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

Inverness CT 2-2 Ayr

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

Eerste Divisie

Excelsior 3-0 Dordrecht

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

Saturday, 1st May 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 1-1 Coventry

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

Luton 1-1 Middlesbrough

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

Millwall 4-1 Bristol City

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

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his 40th goal for Portsmouth

Fleetwood 1-1 MK Dons

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

Peterborough 3-3 Lincoln City

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

Rochdale 1-2 Doncaster Rovers

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

Swindon Town 1-2 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness made his 25th career appearance

League 2

Bradford City 0-0 Scunthorpe

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

Grimsby 1-0 Port Vale

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

Leyton Orient 2-3 Carlisle United

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

Mansfield Town 4-1 Oldham

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

Newport Co. 1-0 Cheltenham

Padraig Amond made his 50th appearance of the season

Walsall 0-2 Morecambe

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

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 1-2 Aberdeen

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

Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock

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

St Mirren 1-2 Hamilton Academical

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

Sunday, 2th May 2021

Premier League

Tottenham 4-0 Sheffield United

John Egan was booked for the first time in three months

Belgian Super League

FC Bruges 2-2 Anderlecht

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

MLS

Minessota United 0-1 Austin FC

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

Monday, 3rd May 2021

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 LA Galaxy

Derrick Williams' start was his first appearance for LA Galaxy

Friday, 11 December 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Championship

Coventry 0-0 Luton

James Collins made his 60th Championship appearance

Stoke City 1-2 Cardiff

James McClean was named in the Stoke City starting XI for the 80th time

League 2

Grimsby 0-2 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his 90th goal in League Two

Football League Trophy

Hull City 0-0 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card October 2019

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Manchester United U21

Ryan Cassidy started his first game in a month

Port Vale 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Conor Carty started a game in senior football for the first time

Salford City 3-3 Leicester City U21

Shane Flynn scored the first senior goal of his career

Shrewsbury 1-4 Lincoln City

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal for Lincoln in his first start for three months
Anthony Scully scored for the first time in a month

Oxford United 1-1 Forest Green

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal since Tuesday, 3 November in his first appearance in the League Trophy

Wednesday, 9th December 2020

Championship

Bristol City 1-0 Blackburn

Derrick Williams start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 3td November

Norwich 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his first assist in a five weeks

Reading 1-2 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time this season, this was his first yellow card since April 2017

Champions League

Midtjylland 1-1 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 10th December 2020

Europa League

Celtic 3-2 Lille

Shane Duffy started a game for the first time in five weeks

Friday, 6 November 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 3rd November 2020

Tuesday, 3rd November 2020

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the Bristol City starting XI for the 80th time

Blackburn 0-0 Middlesbrough

Derrick Williams made his 150th appearance for Blackburn

League 1

Shrewsbury 1-1 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn made his 100th appearance for Burton Albion
Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his fifth goal for Peterborough, his second goal in two games

Lincoln City 1-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal of the season, this was his 25th goal in League One

Oxford United 3-1 Rochdale

Anthony Forde made his 40th appearance for Oxford United
Eoghan O'Connell made his 50th appearance for Rochdale
Jimmy Keohane made his 60th appearance for Rochdale

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Callum Reilly made his 130th appearance in League One

League 2

Morecambe 2-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney completed his first assist of the season

Bolton 1-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin made his first assist of the season

Carlisle United 3-2 Newport Co.

Joshua Kayode made his first assist for Carlisle United
Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Newport Co. - this was his first goal since April 2019

Grimsby 1-0 Barrow

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 4th November 2020

Championship

Reading 0-3 Preston North End

Alan Browne was booked for the fifth time this season
Joe Rafferty made his first assist of the season - his first assist since September 2019

Birmingham City 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Rotherham 0-1 Luton

James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season

Thursday, 5 November 2020

Europa League

Rapid Vienna 4-3 Dundalk FC

David McMillan is the first Irish player to score twice in the group stages of the Europa League since Anthony Stokes for Celtic against Rennes in November 2011

Ludogorets 1-3 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's start was his 350th career appearance

Young Boys 3-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey made his tenth appearance in the Europa League

Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 18th September 2020

Friday, 18th September 2020

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 0-3 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his 70th appearance in the competition

Saturday, 19th September 2020

Premier League

Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was named in the Crystal Palace starting XI for the 20th time

Everton 5-2 West Bromwich Albion

Seamus Coleman started a Premier League game for the 250th time

Championship

Blackburn 5-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Derrick Williams scored his first goal since Saturday, 9th November 2019

Norwich 2-2 Preston North End

Sean Maguire's start was his 100th appearance for Preston North End

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 4-4 Plymouth

Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal of the season in his 40th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Niall Canavan's goal was his fifth for Plymouth

Burton Albion 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 60th appearance in League One

MK Dons 1-2 Lincoln City

Joe Mason scored his fifth goal for MK Dons in his his 20th appearance for the Dons

Oxford United 0-2 Sunderland

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season in his tenth appearance for Oxford United

Peterborough 2-1 Fleetwood

Jack Taylor scored his first goal of the season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Northampton

Michael Harriman's start was his 60th appearance in League One

League 2

Carlisle United 2-0 Southend United

Joshua Kayode scored his first goal of the season
Alan McCormack made his first appearance for Southend since his return to Roots Hall

Crawley 1-0 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley made his first appearance in the competition

Forest Green 2-2 Bradford City

Reece Staunton made his fifth appearance of the season
Anthony O'Connor was sent off for the first time in his career
Paudie O'Connor was sent off for the first time since October 2018

Leyton Orient 2-2 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for the first time this season in his tenth start for Mansfield Town

Morecambe 0-5 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan scored his first goal for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 2-1 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly scored his first goal for St Mirren

Sunday, 20th September 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly first goal of the season was the tenth goal of his career

Leicester City 4-2 Burnley

After David Connolly, Clinton Morrison, Robbie Keane, Kevin Doyle, and Wes Hoolahan, Jimmy Dunne is the sixth Irish player to score on his Premier League debut

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-3 Motherwell

Tommie Hoban's start was his 15th appearance for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 2-2 Ludogorets

Graham Carey was booked for the first time this season in his 30th appearance in the Bulgarian Championship

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 Inter Miami

Jon Gallagher scored his first goal in MLS football, in his fifth appearance for Atlanta United

Monday, 21st September 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United

John Egan was sent off for the third time for Sheffield United

Tuesday, 15 September 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th September 2020

Saturday, 12th September 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton

Will Smallbone made his tenth career start - this was also his fifteenth senior career appearance, and his tenth appearance in the Premier League

West Ham United 0-2 Newcastle Utd

Following his transfer to St James' Park in the summer, Jeff Hendrick made his debut for Newcastle, and marked the occasion with a goal and assist - the first Irish player to do so in a Premier League game since Conor Hourihane for Aston Villa against Newcastle in November 2019. This was Hendrick's first appearance since March, his first goal since January, and his first assist since February

Championship

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Rotherham

Daryl Horgan was named in the Wycombe Wanderers starting XI for the first time

Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn

Both Mark Travers and Derrick Williams made their first appearances since January - Travers hadn't played since Monday, 27th January, and Williams had not made an appearance since Saturday, 4th January

Barnsley 0-1 Luton

James Collins' winner was his 15th goal in the Championship

Derby County 0-2 Reading

Jason Knight started a game for Derby for the 25th time

Huddersfield 0-1 Norwich

On his first appearance in the Championship, Adam Idah scored his first goal in the competition - his first goal anywhere since January

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora's first appearance in League 1 was his fifth appearance in senior football

Fleetwood 2-1 Burton Albion

Paddy Madden scored his 130th goal in English football
John-Joe O'Toole unfortunately marked his 450th career appearance with his fourth red card for Burton Albion - this was the tenth time in his career that the midfielder has been sent off

Lincoln City 2-0 Oxford United

On his fifth start for Lincoln, Anthony Scully scored his first goal since February

Portsmouth 0-0 Shrewsbury

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time since Sunday, 29 December 2019

Swindon Town 3-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell start was his 40th appearance for Rochdale, and the defender was named in the starting XI in each one
Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal for Rochdale - also his first goal in English football since September 2015

League 2

Bolton 0-1 Forest Green

Eoin Doyle's start for Bolton was his 90th appearance in League Two

Bradford City 0-0 Colchester

Anthony O'Connor made his 90th appearance for Bradford City

Mansfield Town 0-0 Tranmere

Harry Charsley started a game for the 20th time in his career

Salford City 2-2 Exeter

Darron Gibson was named in the Salford City starting XI for the fifth time

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 0-5 Celtic

Shane Duffy marked his debut for Celtic with his first goal since November 2019

Monday, 14th September 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Chelsea

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 30th appearance for Brighton's senior side

Sunday, 15 December 2019

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 14th November 2019

Thursday, 14th November 2019

International Friendly

Republic of Ireland 3-1 New Zealand

Both Kieran O'Hara and Jack Byrne started for Ireland for the first time in their second appearanceCiaran Clark's start was his first international appearance since Thursday, 6th September 2018
Both Troy Parrott and Lee O'Connor's starts were also their international debut
Sean Maguire scored his first goal in his first start since Saturday, 23rd March
In his third appearance, and his first starting since May 2018, Derrick Williams scored his first international goal
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for Ireland

Saturday, 16th November 2019

League 1

Bolton 1-0 MK Dons

Joe Mason made his first start for MK Dons - this was his first start since October 2018

Coventry 2-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Lincoln City

Cian Bolger first booking in seven weeks, was also his fifth yellow card of the season

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 25th career appearance

Forest Green 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan made his 50th start for Plymouth

Port Vale 2-1 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season, in what was his first start in a month

Salford City 2-3 Swindon Town

Adam Rooney scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season
Eoin Doyle scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season, and also completed his first assist of the season

Monday, 11 November 2019

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

Monday, 7 October 2019

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 5th October 2019

Saturday, 5th October 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Tottenham

In his first start in the Premier League, Aaron Connolly scored twice, the first Irish player to score a brace in the PL since Shane Long scored two against Arsenal in December 2015

Burnley 1-0 Everton

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season
Seamus Coleman was sent off for the first time since May 2011

Norwich 1-5 Aston Villa

In his 100th start for Aston Villa, Conor Hourihane scored his first goal in the Premier League, this was also his 25th goal for the club, and completed his first assist of the season

Watford 0-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

QPR 4-2 Blackburn

Ryan Manning completed his first assist in a month in what was his 50th start for QPR
Derrick Williams was made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Swansea 1-2 Stoke City

Scott Hogan's scored his first goal since Saturday, 17th August

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Oxford United

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since November 2018

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Portsmouth

In his first start in a month, Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 0-1 Ipswich

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 3-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his 150th start in English football, coincidentally, this was also his 150th appearance in League one, and completed his first assist of the season.

League 2

Cambridge United 2-2 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his first assist of the season

Forest Green 3-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox completed his first assist in six weeks

Northampton 0-1 Leyton Orient

Alan McCormack came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Port Vale 3-1 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal for Morecambe, this was also his tenth goal in League Two, and came more than a year after his last goal in September 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 St Mirren

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 0-1 Queen of the South

Sean McGinty made his 50th appearance for Partick Thistle

Slovakian Super Liga

Spartak Trnava 1-2 DAC

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance for DAC

Sunday, 6th October 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-4 Chelsea

Shane Long was named in the Southampton starting XI for the first time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-0 Manchester United

Ciaran Clark started a game for Newcastle for the first time in a month

Friday, 4 October 2019

Round up for week of Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Coincidentally, both Greg Cunningham and Derrick Williams made their 250th career start in this game

Wigan 1-0 Birmingham City

In his first appearance in two months, Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal of the season. This was also his first goal for Wigan, and his first goal since April 2018

Reading 1-4 Fulham

Harry Arter was named in Fulham's starting XI for the first time in a month

Football League Trophy

Walsall 1-0 Southampton U21

Kameron Ledwidge's start was his first appearance in senior football

Crawley 1-2 Norwich U21

Andrew Omobamidele was named in a starting XI in a senior game for the first time

Rochdale 1-1 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan's start was his 450th career appearance

Southend United 0-2 Brighton U21

Warren O'Hora scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 2nd October 2019

Championship

Luton 1-1 Millwall

Jay Molumby was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 3 October 2019

UEFA Cup

Celtic 2-0 Cluj

Jonathan Hayes came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Celtic

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach

U19 training camp callup Conor Noss was named in the Monchengladbach matchday squad for the first time

Thursday, 22 August 2019

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th August 2019

Tuesday, 20th August 2019

Championship

Hull City 0-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams scored his first goal in almost exactly two years, his last goal came on Saturday, 26th August 2017

League 1

Oxford United 2-4 Burton Albion

Anthony Forde scored his first goal for Oxford, this was also his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 3-3 Coventry

Ronan Curtis scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since March

League 2

Macclesfield 0-1 Morecambe

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

Mansfield Town 2-3 Leyton Orient

U19 defender James Clarke came on as a late substitute to make his senior debut
Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Leyton Orient

Wednesday, 21st August 2019

Championship

Fulham 4-0 Millwall

Jay Molumby came off the bench for his league debut

Preston North End 3-1 Stoke City

James McClean scored his 30th goal in English football

Australian FFA Cup

Edgeworth Eagles 1-5 Newcastle Jets

Wes Hoolahan marked his first appearance for Newcastle Jets with a goal (his first since April 2018) and and an assist