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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

East Fife 2-3 Hearts

Aidan White started a game for the first time in a month

Raith 3-3 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card of the season in his first start of the season

Elgin City 1-4 Ross County

Michael O'Connor came off the bench for his first appearance for Ross County

Queen's Park 1-3 Queen of the South

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Shrewsbury

Eddie Nolan's start (his first appearance in eleven months) was his 110th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Scunthorpe 1-2 Mansfield Town

Mason O'Malley was booked for the first time this season
James Clarke's start was his first appearance of the season
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in a year

Barrow 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy's first start in a month was his tenth appearance for Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town 0-2 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time in two months

Plymouth 3-1 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Charlton 3-1 Leyton Orient

Dylan Gavin's introduction was his career debut

Wednesday, 11th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

St Mirren 1-1 Greenock Morton

Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Airdrie Utd 0-1 Edinburgh City

Eoghan Stokes started a game for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

MK Dons 1-2 Southampton U21

Seamus Keogh came off the bench for his first career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Satuday, 14th December 2019

Saturday, 14th December 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-0 Aston Villa

David McGoldrick's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Championship

Brentford 1-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 25th time

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean started a game for Stoke for the 50th time

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Callum Reilly scored his first goal in two months
Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time this season

Accrington Stanley 4-1 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his 20th goal for Portsmouth

Fleetwood 1-1 Gillingham

Paddy Madden's marked his 300th appearance in League One with his 16th goal of the season

Shrewsbury 2-1 Coventry

Jordan Shipley scored his fifth goal of the season

Southend United 2-2 Rotherham

Robert Kiernan scored an own goal for the first time since January 2011

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Grimsby

Canice Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 1-1 Cambridge United

Samir Carruthers started his first game in three months

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Mansfield Town

Eddie Nolan made his 350th career appearance

Leyton Orient 0-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 3-0 Morecambe

Billy Clarke's introduction in the second half was his 50th appearance in League Two

Salford City 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-1 St Johnstone

Aidan Keena was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time in three months

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Dundee United

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 4-0 DUNAV 2010

Graham Carey scored his first goal for CSKA Sofia

Sunday, 15th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester United 1-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's first start since Tuesday, 29th October was his 300th appearance for Everton

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st November 2015

Friday, 1st November 2019

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Saturday, 2nd November 2019

Premier League

The two goals scored by Duffy and Clark today brings the total number of Irish goalscorers in the Premier League in 2019/20 to seven - as many as scored in the 2018/19 season

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Norwich

Shane Duffy scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since February

West Ham United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since January

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the first time in a month

Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Burton Albion

Kieran Sadlier scored his tenth goal for Doncaster

Rochdale 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell scored an own goal for the first time since August 2014

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney unfortunately scored the first own goal of his career in what was his 150th appearance for Exeter

Carlisle United 2-1 Macclesfield

Canice Carroll's late second half introduction was his 50th career appearance
Emmanuel Osadebe was shown his first yellow card in two months

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Eddie Nolan made his 100th start for Crewe Alexandra

Mansfield Town 2-3 Colchester

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall

Rory Gaffney scored his first goal for loan club Walsall

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Queen of the South

Ryan Scully made his 25th appearance for Dunfermline

Inverness CT 0-3 Dundee Utd

Aaron Doran was named in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle starting XI for the 200th time
Mark Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance for Dundee in two months

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 12th October 2019

Saturday, 12th October 2019

League 1

Blackpool 1-2 Rotherham

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

Rochdale 2-1 Accrington Stanley

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

Southend United 1-4 AFC Wimbledon

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

League 2

Carlisle United 2-4 Crewe Alexandra

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

Leyton Orient 3-1 Walsall

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

Mansfield Town 6-1 Oldham

Conor Shaughnessy made his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-2 Bradford City

Dylan Connolly made his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 1-1 Plymouth

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

Euro Qualifiers

Georgia 0-0 Republic of Ireland

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

Sunday, 13th October 2019

League 1

Coventry 0-1 Tranmere

Darren Potter made his 250th appearance in League One

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-1 Brisbane Roar

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th September 2019

Tuesday, 17th September 2019

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Thomas O'Connor scored his first goal of his career, at 1:15 in this video

Portsmouth 2-2 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole was sent off for the second time for Burton, 11 months after his last red card in October 2018

Rochdale 1-1 Lincoln City

Cian Bolger's start was his 250th career appearance

Tranmere 2-2 Peterborough

Strangely, Darren Potter was booked, and completed an assist, for the first time October 2017

League 2

Cheltenham 3-2 Bradford City

Jake Doyle-Hayes scored his first goal of his career, see 1:18 in this video

Crawley 2-2 Plymouth

Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal of the season

Leyton Orient 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan scored his fifth goal Crewe - all of which have come in League Two

Macclesfield 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 18th September 2019

Serie C

Arezzo 1-2 Juventus II

After his first appearance for Arezzo as a sub midweek, Ryan Nolan was named in the starting XI for the first time in his career

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th August 2019

Saturday, 17th August 2019

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Watford

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time since October 2018

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time this season

Stoke City 2-2 Derby County

Scott Hogan scored his first goal for loan club Stoke in his 100th appearance in the Championship

Swansea 3-2 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty scored his first goal for Preston - his first strike since December 2018

League 1

Sunderland 2-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his first goal for Portsmouth
Aiden McGeady completed his first assist since New Year's Day

Blackpool 2-1 Oxford United

Anthony Forde made his 250th career appearance

Burton Albion 0-1 Rotherham

Stephen Quinn made his 50th start for Burton Albion, and coincidentally, Kieran O'Hara made his 50th career start

Coventry 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season

Lincoln City 4-0 Southend United

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bradford City 3-0 Oldham

Sean Scannell scored his first goal for Bradford - this was the winger's first goal since November 2015

Carlisle United 0-2 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town

Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Walsall

Paul Green made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra
Eddie Nolan scored his first goal of the season - before this Nolan hadn't scored since January

Exeter 1-1 Swindon Town

In his first appearance for Swindon Town, Eoin Doyle scored his first goal of 2019/20

Morecambe 0-0 Cheltenham

Barry Roche was booked for the first time in almost a year, the goalkeeper's last yellow card was on Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Sean Long was booked for the first time this season, his last yellow was in December 2017

Newport Co. 1-0 Plymouth

Padraig Amond made his 300th appearance in League Two

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 5-3 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers made his first appearance for loan club Greenock Morton
Daryl Horgan completed his tenth assist for Hibernian

Sunday, 18th August 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy booked for the first time since January 2018 in his first appearance for Crystal Palace

Eredivisie

Feyenoord 1-1 FC Utrecht

Liam Kelly's first start for Feyenoord was the first time the midfielder was named in a starting XI since February

Monday, 19th August 2019

Romanian Second League

Lovech 1-2 OFK Pirin

Conor Henderson made his first appearance for OFK since returning to them

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 26th January 2019

Saturday, 26 January 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Ipswich

Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season

Nottingham Forest 3-1 Wigan

Darron Gibson made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Rotherham 1-2 Leeds United

Anthony Forde made his 100th appearance for Rotherham
Richie Towell completed his first assist since November

Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne's tenth goal of the season was also his 20th goal in the Championship
Sean Maguire made his first assist of the season - this was his fifth assist since signing for Preston

League 1

Peterborough 0-0 Charlton

Conor O'Malley made his 25th appearance for Peterborough

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Colchester

Eddie Nolan's first goal of the season was the fifth goal of his career
Paul Green's first assist since Saturday, 4 August 2018(174 days)

Exeter 1-0 Cambridge United

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time since August

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 2-0 St Johnstone

Jake Mulraney was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 3rd November

Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock

Following his recovery from surgery, Tommie Hoban came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th August
Gary Dicker was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 0-0 Dunfermline

Ryan Scully made the first appearance of his second spell Dunfermline

English FA Cup

Shrewsbury 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's fourth goal of the season equals his tally from 2017/18

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Oldham

Kieran Sadlier was named in a Doncaster Rovers starting XI for the first time

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady started his first game for Burnley since Saturday, 15th December
Jeff Hendrick, Kevin Long, Stephen Ward and Brady were all named in a Burnley starting XI for the first time since Sunday, 21st May 2017

Portsmouth 1-1 QPR

Ryan Manning's first start in a month was also his first appearances in the FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon 4-2 West Ham United

Dylan Connolly made his first start for AFC Wimbledon

Sunday, 27 January 2019

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan made his 25th appearance for Newcastle Jets

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th November 2018

Saturday, 17th November 2018

League 1

Burton Albion 1-0 Coventry

Stephen Quinn was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Luton 5-1 Plymouth

The first goal of James Collins' hat trick was his 25th goal for Luton

Peterborough 1-1 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor scored his fifth goal in League One

League 2

Bury 4-0 Stevenage

In his 25th appearance for Bury, Eoghan O'Connell scored his third goal of the season
The first goal of Jay O'Shea's brace was his 20th goal in League Two

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Tranmere

Eddie Nolan's start for Crewe was his 300th career appearance

Swindon Town 0-4 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Carlisle

Monday, 19 November 2018

UEFA Nations League

Denmark 0-0 Republic of Ireland

Martin O'Neill is the first Ireland manager to be in charge of four consecutive games where the team failed to score

Ireland complete a calendar year without a competitive win for the first time since 1986

Starting XI

Darren Randolph made his 34th appearance for Ireland

Shane Duffy made his 25th appearance for Ireland

Richard Keogh made his 21st appearance for Ireland

Kevin Long made his 11th appearance for Ireland

Enda Stevens made his sixth appearance for Irelandand

Cyrus Christie made his 23rd appearance for Ireland

Jeff Hendrick made his 45th appearance for Ireland

Seamus Coleman made his 49th appearance for Irel

Aiden O'Brien made his fourth appearance for Ireland

Callum O'Dowda made his 15th appearance for Ireland

Robbie Brady made his 41st appearance for Ireland

Substitutes

Michael Obafemi made his first appearance for Ireland - the Southampton striker is the first player born this century to play senior football for the national side
Ronan Curtis made his second appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his sixth appearance for Ireland

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th November 2018

Saturday, 10th November 2018

Premier League

The eight Irish players that appeared in the Premier League today (four starting players, four introduced substitutes) is a season high for a single day

Cardiff 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Greg Cunningham was booked on his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Leicester City 0-0 Burnley

Kevin Long's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 29th September

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End

Callum Robinson marked his 150th appearance for Preston North End with his eighth goal of the season

Derby County 0-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's goal against Derby was scored his 15th goal for Villa, and also his 20th goal in the Championship

Norwich 4-3 Millwall

Shaun Williams' start was his 350th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 4-0 Hamilton Academical

Sam Kelly's appearance off the bench for Hamilton was his first appearance since Saturday, 29th Septembe

English FA Cup

Luton 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

James Collins' start was his 400th career appearance

Southend United 1-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox cane off the bench for his first appearance since AugustSimon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Carlisle United

Eddie Nolan was named in the Crewe starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 1st September, and was booked for the first time this season
Jamie Devitt's winner was also his first goal in theFA Cup

Sunday, 11th November 2018

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie started his first game in a month

Arsenal 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 7-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was sent off for the second time this season

English FA Cup

Mansfield Town 1-1 Charlton

Billy Clarke returned from injury as second half substitute, this was the striker's first appearance since December 2017

Alfreton Town 1-4 Fleetwood

The first goal of Paddy Madden's brace was his fifth FA Cup goal

Chorley 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor started his first game in a month

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 14th August 2018

Tuesday, 14th August 2018

English League Cup

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal for Bury, 18 months after his last goal in January 2017
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time this season, almost a year to the day since his last booking on Sunday, 13th August 2017

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fleetwood

Eddie Nolan made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal for Macclesfield

Sheffield United 1-1 Hull City

Enda Stevens made his 50th start for Sheffield United

Leeds United 2-1 Bolton

After signing for Bolton during preseason, Marc Wilson made his debut for the Trotters

Mansfield Town 6-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance for loan club Mansfield Town

Preston North End 3-1 Morecambe

Graham Burke marked his first start for Preston North End with his first goal for the Lilywhites

Blackpool 3-1 Barnsley

John O'Sullivan's first start for Blackpool was also his first start since February

Yeovil 0-1 Aston Villa

Jake Doyle-Hayes's start for Aston Villa was the midfielder's first appearance at senior level since September 2017
Conor Hourihane's late winner was his first goal in the League Cup and the 60th goal of his career

Southend United 2-4 Brentford

Alan Judge made his 100th start for Brentford

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crawley

Mark Connolly scored his first goal in the League Cup, this was the defender's first goal since February

Bristol City 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Plymouth

Cambridge United 1-4 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's brace were his first goals in the League Cup

Reading 2-0 Birmingham City

John O'Shea came off the bench late in the second half to make his debut for Reading

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness CT 1-2 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran made his 200th appearance for Inverness CT

Thursday, 16th August 2018

UEFA Cup

Burnley 1-0 Istanbul Buyuksehir

In his first appearance of the season, Kevin Long was booked for the first time since February
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time since November 2017

Round Up for week of Monday, 2nd April 2018

Monday, 2nd April 2018

Championship

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County

Alex Pearce was named in the starting XI for a league game for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-1 Brentford

Alan Judge started his first game since April 2016

Burton Albion 1-1 Middlesbrough

Damien McCrory was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-2 Millwall

Stephen Gleeson made his 400th career appearance

QPR 4-1 Norwich

Ryan Manning scored his second goal of the season (one more than his total for 2016/17) in his 25th start for QPR
Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in three months

Sunderland 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Marc Wilson started his first game since Saturday, 13th January

Sheffield United 1-1 Cardiff

Anthony Pilkington scored his fifth goal of the season (also his 20th goal in the Championship) in his 100th appearance in the competition

League 1

Charlton 3-1 Rotherham

Anthony Forde made his 50th start for Rotherham

Oldham 2-1 Blackpool

Jack Byrne's first goal since Saturday, 9th December was also his fifth goal in League One

Southend United 4-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne was booked for the tenth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 0-1 Lincoln City

Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Port Vale

Eddie Nolan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 1-2 Colchester

Gavin Gunning's first booking in two months was his tenth yellow card of the season

Luton 2-1 Mansfield Town

Alan McCormack made his 50th appearance in League Two
James Collins' 20th goal of the season was his 90th goal in the competition
Glen Rea scored his first goal of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Grimsby

Michael Harriman started his first game since Stepember
James Berrett made his 50th start for Grimsby

Tuesday, 3rd April 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-0 Reading

Conor Hourihane scored his tenth goal of the season in his 50th start for Aston Villa
Coincidentally, Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for the club in the same game

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Hull City

David Meyler scored his fourth goal of the season in his 25th appearance of the season, this is the first time the player has reached the total since 2013-14

League 1

Bury 0-2 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Rochdale, this was also his first goal in English football

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 4-0 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown's first appearance in a month was the defender's 50th career appearance

Wednesday, 4th April 2018

UEFA Champions League

Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City

Conor Masterson made his second appearance in a Liverpool matchday squad, more than two years after being named on the bench for an FA Cup in January 2016. The defender is the first Irish player to be involved in a Champions League knock out tie since Anthony Stokes was named on the bench for Celtic against Juventus in March 2013.

Round up for weekend of Friday, 8th December 2017

Friday, 8th December 2017

Championship

Sheffield United 1-2 Bristol City

Enda Stevens' first booking since October was also his fifth yellow card of the season and he is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 9th December 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Watford

This was Kevin Long's first appearance in the Premier League this season and his first appearance for Burnley since Tuesday, 19 September

Championship

Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams returned from injury as a second half substitute. This was the midfielder's first appearance since Tuesday, 26th September
Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burton Albion 1-2 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan's late winner was his first goal of the season

Hull City 3-2 Brentford

David Meyler unfortunately scored his first own goal of his career in this game
John Egan scored his first goal since Tuesday, 22nd August and was booked for the second time this season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Sunderland

Darron Gibson's start against Wolves was his 25th appearance for Sunderland

League 1

Bristol Rovers 3-0 Southend United

Rory Gaffney made his 25th appearance of the season

Charlton 0-1 Portsmouth

Billy Clarke started his first game for Charlton in a month

Oldham 5-1 Northampton

The first goal of Jack Byrne's brace (the second time he's scored twice in a game this season) was the tenth goal of his career, and earned him a spot in the EFL team of the week

#EFL Team of the Week! 💫

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— EFL (@EFL) December 11, 2017

Sam Foley's consolation for Northampton was his first goal in a month and also his 15th goal in League 1

Plymouth 2-1 Gillingham

Graham Carey made his 250th start in British football

League 2

Cheltenham 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan made his 25th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Colchester 3-1 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 25th appearance of the season

Grimsby 1-0 Forest Green

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season, before this the goalkeeper hadn't been booked since September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 5-1 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown scored the first own goal of his career for Partick in this game

Monday, 11th December 2017

Championship

Reading 2-2 Cardiff

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season

Report Card - Weekend of Saturday, 9th September 2017

Saturday, 9 September 2017

Championship

Leeds United 5-0 Burton Albion

Joe Mason made his first start for Burton Albion, this was the striker's first start since January

Preston North End 1-1 Barnsley

Sean Maguire scored his first goal for Preston

Sunderland 1-2 Sheffield United

After transferring to Sunderland on transfer deadline day, Marc Wilson made his first start for the Black Cats, and was shown his first yellow card of the season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams made his 300th career appearance in England
Aiden O'Brien was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Portsmouth

Damien McCrory made his first appearance for Portsmouth

Charlton 2-1 Southend United

Billy Clarke was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 2-2 Oldham

Jack Byrne was booked for the first time this season, before this the midfielder hadn't been booked in more than a year

Plymouth 0-1 MK Dons

Graham Carey was shown the first red card of his career

Rochdale 0-3 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 50th appearance for Blackburn, strangely the defender started each of these games

Rotherham 3-2 Bury

Richie Towell scored his first goal for Rotherham, this was his first goal since January

Scunthorpe 0-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time in almost a year

League 2

Mansfield Town 4-1 Grimsby

James Berrett made his 25th start for Grimsby

Crewe Alexandra 5-1 Chesterfield

Eddie Nolan scored his first own goal against Crewe Alexandra

Forest Green 1-3 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 50th career start
Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of his career

Luton 0-3 Swindon Town

James Collins was shown his first yellow card of the season in what was his 200th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney started his first game since July

Ross County 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine's first appearance in a month was his 100th appearance in the SPL

Polish Ekstraklasa

Cracovia Kraków 1-1 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th start for Jagiellonia Białystok

July 2017 Transfers, Contracts and Loans

Transfers

July 2017

Saturday, 1st July

After spending the second half of 2016/17 on loan at Partick Thistle, Niall Keown signed a two year deal at Firhill: https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/keown-joins-on-two-year-deal/

Monday, 3rd July

Eddie Nolan signed a one year deal with Crewe Alexandra, with the option of a further 12 months: https://www.crewealex.net/news/2017/july/eddie-nolan-signs-for-crewe/

Tuesday, 4th July

After more than a decade with Dundee United, Sean Dillon signed a two year deal with Scottish League Two side Montrose, and will also be joining the coaching staff at Links Park: http://www.montrosefc.co.uk/index.php/links/scottish-football/33-featured/1237-gable-endies-land-ex-tangerine-captain-dillon

Wednesday, 5th July

Mark Travers joins his previous Bournemouth coach Mark Molesley at Weymouth on a season long loan: http://theterras.com/index.php/2017/07/05/weymouth-sign-goalkeeper-mark-travers/

Friday, 7th July

After two years at Fleetwood Town, Jimmy Ryan signed a two year contract with Blackpool: https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/jimmy-ryan-moves-to-blackpool/

Rene Gilmartin signed for Colchester United on a free transfer, and will also take over as goalkeeping coach for their first team: https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2017/july/us-flash-keeper-rene-joins-up/

After a short trial, Zachary Elbouzedi signed a two year deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle: http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1951-zak-elbouzedi-signs

Tuesday, 11th July

Following his release from Sunderland, Dan Casey signed for Bohemians: http://bohemianfc.com/?p=11329

Wednesday, 12th July

Following the expiration of his contract at Anderlecht, Liam Bossin signed a two year deal with Nottingham Forest: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/bossin-signs-for-the-reds/

Thursday, 13th July

Donal McDermott signed a one year deal with Swindon Town after appearing for them twice in preseason: https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/breaking-mcdermott-becomes-signing-number-nine/

Aiden McGeady rejoined Simon Grayson at his new club Sunderland, signing a three year deal: https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2017/july/double-signing-completed

Monday, 17th July

After six years at Everton, academy graduate Courtney Duffus signed for Oldham Athletic: https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2017/july/17072017-courtney-duffus-signing/

Thursday, 20th July

After the expiration of his contract at Millwall, David Forde signed for Cambridge United: https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/2017/july/forde-signs/

After nine years, and more than 300 appearances, Glenn Whelan left Stoke to sign for Aston Villa: https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/07/20/transfer-news-whelan-joins

Friday, 21st July

Noe Baba signed a one year deal with Macclesfield Town: https://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/macclesfield-town-sign-noe-baba

Daryl Murphy left Newcastle to sign a three year contract with Nottingham Forest: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/murphy-joins-the-reds/

Saturday, 22nd July

Darren Randolph joined Cyrus Christie at Middlesbrough, signing a four year contract: http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/boro-complete-ps5m-signing-of-darren-randolph

Friday, 28th July

Having featured in all of their preseason games, Gavin Gunning put pen to paper with Port Vale: https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2017/july/welcome-to-vale---gavin-gunning/

Denise O’Sullivan returned to the National Women’s Soccer League to sign for North Carolina Courage: http://www.northcarolinafc.com/news/2017/07/28/north-carolina-courage-adds-firepower-to-roster-with-denise-osullivan

Saturday, 29th July

Defender Niamh Fahey left Chelsea to sign for Girondins Bordeaux: http://www.girondins.com/fr/accord-de-principe-pour-niamh-fahey

Sunday, 30th July

Ciaran Kilduff left Dundalk to sign for NASL side Jacksonville Armada: http://www.armadafc.com/news/2017/07/30/irish-striker-ciarn-kilduff-signed-by-the-armada-fc

Loans

Wednesday, 5th July

Burnley U23 defender Jimmy Dunne signed for Conference side Barrow AFC on loan until January 2018: http://barrowafc.com/jimmy-dunne-deal/

Contracts

July 2017

Monday, 3rd July

After missing the entirety of the 2016/17 season due to a broken leg, Stephen Ireland signed a six month extension to his contract with Stoke City: http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/ireland-signs-short-term-contract

Defender Dan Cleary signed a one year extension on his contract at Birmingham: https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2017/new-deals-for-blues-youngsters/

Thursday, 6th July

After breaking through to the Reading first team in 2016/17, Liam Kelly was rewarded with a new contract until 2020 by the Royals: https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/liam-kelly-commits-until-2020/

Thursday, 13th July

Harry Arter signed a new deal with Bournemouth, which will keep him with the Cherries until 2021: https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/harry-arter-signs-new-afc-bournemouth-contract

Monday, 17th July

Ryan Manning extended his contract at QPR with a new contract until 2020:

https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/ryan-manning-agrees-contract-extension/

Tuesday, 18th July

After returning from a serious leg injury, Sam Byrne was rewarded with a one year extension to his contract at Everton: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/07/18/new-contract-for-byrne

Saturday, 22nd July

Alan Browne extended his stay at Preston North End until 2020 after signing a three year extension to his contract: https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/july/alan-browne-signs-new-preston-north-end-contract/

Round Up - Week of 9th August 2016

Tuesday, 9 August 2016
English League Cup
Accrington Stanley 0-0 Bradford City
John O'Sullivans first appearance of the season was his 50th career appearance

Barnsley 1-2 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal for Northampton

Blackpool 4-2 Bolton
Mark Yeates made his first start since February
Eddie Nolan made his first start for Blackpool since signing for them in the summer

Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 Colchester
Louis Dunne came off the bench to make his first appearance since April

Derby County 1-0 Grimsby
Richard Keogh scored his first goal of the season in his 200th appearance for the club, this was the defender's first goal October 2015

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Nottingham Forest
After coming off the bench to make his first appearance for Nottingham Forest at the weekend, Stephen Henderson made his first start for the club

Leyton Orient 2-3 Fulham
Sean Kavanagh made his twenty-fifth appearance for Fulham, this was the defender's first appearance since March

Mansfield Town 1-3 Blackburn
After coming off the bench to make their first appearance for Blackburn at the weekend, Anthony Stokes and Jack Byrne made their first starts for the club and Stokes marked the occasion with a brace
Shane Duffy scored his first goal in the League Cup

Preston North End 1-0 Hartlepool
Jake Carroll made his fiftieth appearance for Hartlepool - all of which he started
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal since March

Rotherham 4-5 Morecambe
Anthony Forde's first goal for Rotherham was also his first goal in the League Cup

Southend United 1-3 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in the League Cup
Stephen McLaughlin's fifth goal for Southend was his first goal in the League Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Crawley
Joe Mason scored his first goal since 30th April
Mark Connolly was booked for the first time since December 2015. Connolly's subsequent sending off was the second red card of his career - the first once came on 26th February 2013

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Bristol City
Michael Harriman made his 150th career appearance
Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in almost 20 months, his last yellow card was on 20th December 2014

Barnet 0-4 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in the competition, and his second goal in two games

Reading 2-0 Plymouth
Connor Smith came off the bench in the second half to make his debut for Plymouth

Scottish League Cup
Alloa 1-0 Inverness CT
After three games as an unused substitute, Aaron Doran came off the bench to make his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in more than a year. The winger's last appearance came since 23rd July 2015

Dundee Utd 3-1 Partick Thistle
Willo Flood was booked for the second time this season, just over a month since his first booking on the 7th July

Rangers 5-0 Peterhead
Robert Kiernan captained Rangers on his fiftieth appearance for the club
Fiacre Kelleher scored the first own goal of his career

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
English League Cup
Burton Albion 3-2 Bury
In his first start of the season (his first since early April), Callum Reilly
scored his first goal since September 2014

Fleetwood 2-2 Leeds United
Cian Bolger made his first appearance for Fleetwood since moving to the Cod Army in the summer