Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th August 2023

Tuesday, 29th August 2023

English League Cup

Stoke City 6-1 Rotherham

Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance of the season

Wrexham 1-1 Bradford City

James McClean made his first appearance for Wrexham, and was shown his first yellow card of the season six minutes later
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first start of the season - this was the defender's first start since Saturday, 30th July 2022

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Blackpool

Matt Doherty marked his first appearance in his second spell at Wolves with two goals - his first goals in the League Cup
Joe Hodge's start was his first appearance of the season
Nathan Fraser scored on his senior career debut

Luton Town 3-2 Gillingham

Chiedozie Ogbene was named in the Luton Town starting XI for the first time

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Sutton United

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal for Sutton United

Wednesday, 30th August 2023

English League Cup

Harrogate Town 0-8 Blackburn Rovers

Andrew Moran assisted a goal on his first start for loan club Blackburn Rovers
Zak Gilsenan scored his second career goal in his second senior appearance
Thomas Bloxham marked his senior career debut with a goal

Sheffield United 0-0 Lincoln City

John Egan started a game for the 400th time in his career

Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 31st August 2023

Europa League

Aberdeen 1-3 Häcken

Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time this season in his first start for Aberdeen

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th February 2023

Friday, 24th February 2023

Eerste Divisie

NAC Breda 3-2 Dordrecht

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

Saturday, 25th February 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-4 Manchester City

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

📝 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝

🔺 One change
🔺 Mepham comes in
🔺 Tavernier ruled out

We're all set for #BOUMCI 👊👊 pic.twitter.com/pjYeT0ygt0

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) February 25, 2023

Championship

Burnley 4-0 Huddersfield Town

Michael Obafemi scored his fifth goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Wigan

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

QPR 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics scored his tenth goal in the Championship

Stoke City 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in seven weeks

League 1

Barnsley 4-1 Derby County

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

Exeter City 2-0 Cambridge United

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

MK Dons 0-1 Ipswich Town

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

Portsmouth 4-0 Cheltenham

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

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal of the season

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Bradford City

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

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

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

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-1 Motherwell

Dan Casey was booked for the first time this season

St Johnstone 1-1 St Mirren

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

Scottish Championship

Hamilton Academical 1-4 Queen's Park

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

Sunday, 26 February 2023

MLS

Austin FC 2-3 Unknown Club

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

That man @JonGallagher96 knows how to get @Q2Stadium rocking! 🎸 pic.twitter.com/UaUWOXLBOL

— Austin FC (@AustinFC) February 26, 2023

Monday, 27 February 2023

Championship

Swansea City 1-1 Rotherham

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

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 4-0 Colorado Rapids

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for Colorado Rapids

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Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th December 2021

Tuesday, 7th December 2021

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Oxford United

Mark Sykes scored his first goal in six weeks

Rotherham 5-1 Gillingham

Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since January 2020

Sunderland 5-0 Morecambe

Aiden O'Brien assisted a goal for the first time in nine weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Burton Albion

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Port Vale

Trevor Clarke's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 19 October

Leyton Orient 4-1 Swindon Town

Aaron Drinan scored his ninth goal in eight games
Shadrach Ogie was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 1-0 Carlisle United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 1-1 Crawley Town

Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time this season

Scottish FA Cup

Greenock Morton 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine scored his first goal of the season

Wednesday, 8th December 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Shrewsbury

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in eight weeks
Joshua Daniels was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 31 August

League 2

Hartlepool 2-1 Rochdale

Aidan White was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first booking since October 2019

Thursday, 9th December 2021

Europa League

Celtic 3-2 Real Betis

Liam Scales made his first start for Celtic

2️⃣ Celtic have named two @FAIreland players in the starting XI for the first time since Anthony Stokes and Eoghan O'Connell started for the Bhoys against Dundee United in August 2015#COYBIG https://t.co/DlhOfcfpIN

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) December 9, 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-2 Luton

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

Sheffield United 1-2 Millwall

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

Stoke City 0-1 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time in two months

League 1

Cheltenham 3-1 Morecambe

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

Fleetwood 0-1 Burton Albion

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

Wigan 1-2 MK Dons

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

League 2

Bradford City 1-3 Hartlepool

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

Colchester 1-1 Bristol Rovers

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

Mansfield Town 1-1 Port Vale

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

Oldham 1-3 Walsall

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

Wednesday, 20th October 2021

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff

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

Hull City 1-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his first goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Coventry

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

Swansea 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th April 2021

Tuesday, 13th April 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady made his 15th assist of the season - this was also his 25th assist for Sunderland

AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Ipswich

Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 75th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Alan Judge was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 2-1 Swindon Town

Eoghan O'Connell made his 75th appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal of his career, in his tenth start for Rochdale

Lincoln City 4-0 MK Dons

Anthony Scully started his 30th game for Lincoln City

League 2

Morecambe 4-1 Scunthorpe

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in two months, then assisted another goal twelve minutes later!
Mason O'Malley's start was his 25th appearance for Scunthorpe

Barrow 2-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal since Saturday, 6th February

Newport Co. 0-0 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance Saturday, 6th March

Walsall 1-0 Tranmere

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his tenth goal of his career

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh made his fifth assist of the season, a month after his last assist

Wednesday, 14th April 2021

Bulgarian Cup

Ludogorets 1-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's introduction was his 25th appearance of the season

Round Up for midweek of Tuesday, 16th March 2021

Tuesday, 16th March 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-2 Brentford

Louis Watson started a game for the first time in his career
In the same game, Jason Knight started a game for the 60th time in his career

Middlesbrough 2-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne was sent off for the third time for Preston North End - this was his first red card since Saturday, 21th October 2017

League 1

Oxford United 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal in six weeks

Fleetwood 2-0 Ipswich

Stephen Ward's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

League 2

Salford City 0-0 Colchester

Richie Towell's introduction was his 50th appearance for Salford City

Crawley 1-1 Walsall

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his first goal for Walsall, this was his first goal since Saturday, 12th October 2019

Port Vale 2-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond was named in the Newport starting XI for the 150th time

Mansfield Town 1-1 Carlisle United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Sunday, 10th January

Wednesday, 17th March 2021

Championship

Blackburn 0-0 Bristol City

Max O'Leary's start was first appearance since Wednesday, 10th February

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady started his 100th game for Sunderland

Report Card for weekend of Friday, 12th March 2021

Friday, 12th March 2021

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Aston Villa

Ciaran Clark's start was his 196th appearance in the Premier League, overtaking Dean Kiely as the Irish player with the 29th most appearances in the Premier League

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Brentford

Darragh Lenihan started a game for the 200th time in his career, coincidentally, this was also his 200th appearance for Blackburn

👏 @darragh_lenihan makes his 200th #Rovers appearance and his 200th club career start tonight!#ROVvBRE 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/jf8yLZff7R pic.twitter.com/b33bL6stch

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) March 12, 2021

League 2

Walsall 0-1 Barrow

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 10th November

Saturday, 13th March 2021

Championship

Luton 0-1 Swansea

Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal for Swansea

Birmingham City 0-3 Bristol City

In his first appearance since December 26th, Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan was shown his first yellow card in two months
Sean Maguire started a game for the first time since Saturday, 16th January

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was named in the AFC Wimbledon starting XI for the 50th time

Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 16 January

Ipswich 1-0 Plymouth

In his 20th career start, Troy Parrott scored the first goal of his career

League 2

Carlisle United 3-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his fifth goal for Bradford City, three months after his last goal on Saturday, 12th December

Crawley 1-0 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn was booked for the tenth time this season

Exeter 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long started his 50th game for Cheltenham

Port Vale 0-1 Bolton

Zachary Elbouzedi's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 9 February

Southend United 0-0 Stevenage

Alan McCormack was named in the Southend starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 23 January

Grimsby 0-0 Colchester

James McKeown's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 30 January

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th October 2020

Tuesday, 13th October 2020

League 2

Walsall 2-1 Leyton Orient

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish League Cup

Inverness CT 0-0 Cowdenbeath

Daniel Devine made his first appearance of the season
Cian Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Falkirk 2-1 Clyde

Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Falkirk

Kilmarnock 0-3 Dunfermline

Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Kilmarnock

Greenock Morton 1-0 Queen's Park

Sean McGinty made his first appearance of the season

Football League Trophy

Crawley 1-2 Arsenal U21

Jordan McEneff's goal was his first in senior competition

Thursday, 15 October 2020

MLS

Inter Miami 1-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal for Atlanta United - his first goal since November 2019

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for September 2020

Transfers

Wednesday, 2nd September

Daryl Horgan returned to the Championship, and signed a two year contract with newly promoted Wycombe Wanderers

Sean Scannell joined Grimsby Town, signing a two year deal with the Mariners

Thursday, 3rd September

Following his departure from Macclesfield Town, defender Emmanuel Osadebe signed for Walsall

Wednesday, 9th September

Callum Robinson returned to West Bromwich Albion, where he spent the 2019/20 season on loan, signing a five year contract with the Baggies

Thursday, 10th September

Tyrone Duffus reunited with former boss Peter Beadle at non-league side Barnet

Friday, 11th September

Stephen McLaughlin joined former manager Graham Coughlan at Mansfield Town, signing a short term deal with the Stags

Following his season long loan at Burton Albion last season, goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara signed a two year contract with the Brewers

Saturday, 12th September

Defender Fiacre Kelleher signed a one year contract with Welsh side Wrexham

Wednesday, 16th September

Following his successful loan at St Andrews during the 2019/20 season, Scott Hogan signed a four year contract with Birmingham City

Thursday, 17th September

Alan McCormack returned to Southend United, where he left in 2010 after more than 150 games, signing a contract until January 2021

Friday 18th September

Defender Kevin Toner signed for Spanish fourth division side Club de Futbol la Nucia

Monday, 21st September

Shamrock Rovers' Ireland underage international Edwin Agbaje signed for Ipswich Town

Roland Idowu left Southampton to sign his first professional contract with Cardiff City

Tuesday, 22nd September

After making more than 250 appearances for Bournemouth, Harry Arter has signed for fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest

Sunday, 27th September

U21 striker Michael O'Connor left Waterford to sign for Scottish Premiership side Ross County

Wednesday, 30th September

Deji Sotona has signed for Ligue Un side OGC Nice, and will go straight into their first team squad

Loans

Wednesday, 2nd September

Shane Duffy completed a season long loan to Celtic during the international break

Thursday, 10th September

Denise O'Sullivan signed a loan deal with Brighton and Hove Albion, and will play for the Women's Super League side until the end of 2020

Friday, 18th September

Fulham defender Cyrus Christie signed a season long loan deal with Nottingham Forest

Tuesday, 22nd September

Birmingham City defender Ryan Burke signed for Yeovil Town on loan until January 2021

Ireland U19 and Arsenal defender Mark McGuinnes signed a season long loan deal with Ipswich

Tuesday, 29th September

Celtic striker Jonathan Afolabi signed a season long loan deal with Dundee

Tom O'Connor returned to Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020/21 season

Contracts

Tuesday, 8th September

Conor Masterson extended his contract with QPR until the summer of 2023

Wednesday, 16th September

Connor Ronan signed a four year extension to his contract with Wolves

Friday, 18th September

Bradford defender Reece Staunton signed a new four year contract at Valley Parade

Tuesday, 22nd September

After signing a one year scholar contract in July, Calum Kavanagh signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough

Tuesday, 29th September

Goalkeeper Max O'Leary signed a three year extension to his contract with Bristol City

Before completing his loan move to Dundee, Jonathan Afolabi signed an extension to his contract with Celtic until the end of the 2022/23 season

Round Up for week of Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Chelsea

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance in senior football

Norwich 1-1 Crystal Palace

Adam Idah's late introduction was his first appearance in the Premier League
Idah is the fourth Irish teenager to appear in England's top division this season, the most to appear in a single season since 2011/12

Championship

Millwall 3-1 Luton

Aiden O'Brien's start was the 150th time the striker was named in the Millwall starting XI, and his 100th Championship appearance
Alan Sheehan completed his first assist of the season, before this the defender's last assist was in October 2018

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Southend United

Callum Reilly's start was made his 200th career appearance
Ryan Delaney made his first assist of the season

Bolton 3-4 Burton Albion

Daryl Murphy's goal was the 110th goal of his career

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started a game for the 300th time in his career

League 2

Port Vale 2-2 Macclesfield

Emmanuel Osadebe assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 31st August

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Thursday, 2nd January 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United

John Egan's start was his 250th career appearance

Round Up for week of Monday, 12th August 2019

Monday, 12th August 2019

Toto Cup Ligat Al

Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3-1 Hapoel Kfar Saba

Cillian Sheridan scored his second career hat trick, his first since September 2012

Tuesday, 13th August 2019

English League Cup

Wigan 0-1 Stoke City

Nathan Collins scored the first goal of his career in the same game where he became Stoke City's youngest ever captain

Port Vale 1-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn's start was his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

Bradford City 0-4 Preston North End

Eoin Doyle played his 300th game in British football

Blackpool 2-2 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his 50th start for Macclesfield
Corey O'Keeffe made his first career start at loan club MacclesfieldEmmanuel Osadebe completed his first assist since November 2018

Blackburn 3-2 Oldham

After signing for Blackburn Rovers on loan on transfer deadline day, Greg Cunningham made his first start for them, this was his first appearance since New Year's Day

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 MK Dons

Dylan Connolly was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 9th February 2019

Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough

Anthony Forde made his first start for new club Oxford United

QPR 3-3 Bristol City

Ryan Manning scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in nine months

Gillingham 2-2 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien's start was his 100th appearance for Newport

Coventry 4-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal in the League Cup, also his first goal in eleven months.

Accrington Stanley 1-3 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season

Scunthorpe 0-1 Derby County

Jason Knight made his first career start

Shrewsbury 0-4 Rotherham

Joe Murphy made his first start for Shrewsbury

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Millwall

Dara O'Shea made his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Jay Molumby's start was his first appearance since November 2017
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal of the season

Thursday, 15th August 2019

Europa League

Dynamo Tiblisi 1-1 Feyenoord

Liam Kelly came off the bench for his first competitive appearance for Feyenoord - this was his first appearance since February

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th August 2019

Saturday, 10th August 2019

Premier League

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

Bournemouth 1-1 Sheffield United

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

Burnley 3-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi returned from injury for his first appearance since February

Championship

Charlton 3-1 Stoke City

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

Derby County 0-0 Swansea

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

Fulham 2-0 Blackburn

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

Middlesbrough 0-1 Brentford

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

Preston North End 3-0 Wigan

Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season

QPR 1-1 Huddersfield

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

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Millwall

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

League 1

Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough

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

Portsmouth 2-0 Tranmere

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

Rochdale 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

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

Southend United 1-3 Blackpool

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

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 4-1 Scunthorpe

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

Macclesfield 3-0 Leyton Orient

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

Swindon Town 3-2 Carlisle United

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

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-0 Ross County

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

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-1 Arbroath

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

Slovakian Super Liga

Trenčín 2-1 DAC

Connor Ronan was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 11th August 2019

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 6-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 9th October 2018

Tuesday, 9th October 2018

Football League Trophy

Cambridge United 4-0 Southampton U21

Emmanuel Osadebe's start was his first appearance in a month

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Grimsby

Ian Lawlor start for Doncaster was his first appearance since the end of August
After signing for Doncaster from Finn Harps last January, Shane Blaney made his first appearance for Donny

Blackpool 1-2 West Bromwich Albion U23

Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in a month
Kevin Healy made his first appearance in senior football

Crawley 0-1 Portsmouth

Joe Mason started his first game for Portsmouth

Colchester 2-0 Southend United

Rene Gilmartin's start was the goalkeeper's first appearance since November 2017

Luton 3-0 MK Dons

Alan Sheehan scored his first goal of the season

Oxford United 1-2 Northampton

Samir Carruthers started his first game in two months
John-Joe O'Toole was sent off for the fourth time since joining Northampton, the was the seventh red card of the midfielder's career

Saturday, 13th October 2018

League 1

Barnsley 3-2 Luton

Alan McCormack came off the bench in the second half for his first appearance in a month, and was shown his first yellow card in two months

Accrington Stanley 3-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle scored for the first time in a month

Fleetwood 2-1 Shrewsbury

Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal for Fleetwood in his 250th appearance in League One

Gillingham 0-2 Southend United

The first goal of Simon Cox's brace was his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

League 2

Newport County 1-1 Morecambe

After joining them on loan, Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-2 Celtic

Conor Sammon's opener was his fifth goal for Partick, the striker has now scored in three consecutive games for the first time since November 2010

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City

Wednesday, 24th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 Ross County

Carl McHugh made his 50th start for Motherwell

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 25th appearance of the season
Danny Rogers came off the bench for his first appearance since October

Report Card - Weekend of Friday, 25th August 2017

Friday, 25 August 2017

Championship

Hull City 4-0 Bolton

David Meyler's start against Bolton was his 200th appearance in England

Saturday, 26 August 2017

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 West Ham United

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal since February

Championship

Barnsley 3-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Brentford 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Burton Albion in the first appearance of his loan deal

League 1

Blackburn 4-1 MK Dons

Derrick Williams scored his first goal of the season, before this the defender hadn't found the back of the net since March

Bristol Rovers 3-1 Fleetwood

Rory Gaffney's start today was the first time the striker had been named in the starting XI since Saturday, 1st April

Gillingham 3-3 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season on his 50th start for Southend United

Northampton 1-4 Peterborough

Brendan Moloney made his first start of the season

Plymouth 0-4 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden's second goal took him into the top ten Scunthorpe United goalscorers

Congratulations to @Paddymadden who enters the top ten all-time Scunthorpe United goalscorers, surpassing John Eyre.

— Scunthorpe United FC (@SUFCOfficial) August 26, 2017

Rochdale 0-0 Bury

Joe Murphy was send off for the first time since November 2009

League 2

Barnet 0-1 Stevenage

Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Stevenage after signing for them on loan

Cambridge United 0-0 Morecambe

David Forde made his 50th appearance in League Two
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 3-4 Exeter

Kevin Dawson scored the first brace of his career (also the tenth goal of his career) in his first start for Cheltenham
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-2 Luton

James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season in his fifth appearance
Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 4-1 Chesterfield

After signing for Newport County on Wednesday, Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club - also his 50th goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-1 St Johnstone

Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season

Partick Thistle 3-4 Aberdeen

Niall Keown scored his first goal since December 2016, was booked and sent off for the first time in his career in what was his 25th career appearance!
The last Irish player to score, get booked, and sent off in the same game was Philip Roberts in October 2013
Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance for Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Brechin 0-4 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 27 August 2017

Scottish Premier League

MLS

Philadelphia Union 2-2 Atlanta United

Chris McCann started his first game since Thursday, 29 June

Round Up - Weekend of 24th February 2017

Friday, 24 February 2017

Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Birmingham City

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Saturday, 25 February 2017

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Sunderland

Darron Gibson was booked for the first time this season. Before this, the midfielder hadn't been booked since May 2016

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Bournemouth

James McClean came off the bench and was booked for the first time in 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County

Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season

Brentford 4-2 Rotherham

Anthony Forde scored his first goal in the Championship, exactly 200 days after his last goal on Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Newcastle Utd 2-2 Bristol City

Ciaran Clark's late equaliser means the defender has scored more than two goals in the same season for the first time since 2010/11

Preston North End 2-1 QPR

Aiden McGeady's equaliser (his fifth goal in the Championship) won Sky Sports' goal of the Day

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— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) February 25, 2017

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th career appearance

League 1

Coventry 1-3 Swindon Town

Kevin Foley was booked for the first time in 2017

Gillingham 2-1 Southend United

Emmanuel Osadebe's first start since November (his first appearance in a month) was the defender's 25th appearance in League One
In his 200th start for Southend United, Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season

Oldham 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next three games

Peterborough 3-1 Rochdale

The sending off of both Donal McDermott and Joe Rafferty was the first time two Irish players were sent off in the same game since Marc Wilson and Glenn Whelan were sent off for Stoke against Newcastle in December 2013. This was McDermott's first red card of his career, and Rafferty's third - his first since May 2015
Keith Keane made his 25th appearance for Rochdale

Port Vale 1-2 Bradford City

Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance for Bradford City, coincidentally this was also the midfielder's 50th career start

Sheffield United 2-0 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the fifth time this season in his first start since October

League 2

Barnet 0-1 Cambridge United

Gerry McDonagh made his first start for Cambridge United
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Carlisle United 0-3 Portsmouth

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

Colchester 2-1 Hartlepool

Owen Garvan made his 50th appearance for Colchester

Mansfield Town 2-1 Newport Co.

Patrick Hoban returned to to the Mansfield starting XI for his first start since January 10th

Morecambe 1-0 Grimsby

Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 0-2 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon scored his second goal of the season, before this the striker had not scored since August 20th

Sunday, 26 February 2017

Premier League

Tottenham 4-0 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was shown his fourth yellow card of the season, this was the midfielder's first booking September 24th

Round Up - Weekend of 17th September 2016

Saturday, 17 September 2016

Premier League

Leicester City 3-0 Burnley
Jeff Hendrick made his first start for Burnley since signing for them on transfer deadline day

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 West Ham United
James McClean scored his 25th goal since moving to England, this is also the former Derry winger's 10th goal in the Premier League

Everton 3-1 Middlesbrough
Seamus Coleman's first goal since February was also his 15th goal in the Premier League

Championship

Ipswich 0-0 Aston Villa
Leon Best came off the bench to make his first appearance for Ipswich

Newcastle Utd 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Joe Mason made his 25th appearance for Wolves

Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Keiren Westwood's yellow card was the goalkeeper's first booking since January 2015

League 1

Bradford City 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Josh Cullen made his 25th career start

Chesterfield 3-1 Northampton
Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Chesterfield, the striker's first goal since January. This was also his fifth goal in League One.

Coventry 0-0 Oldham
Paul Green and Charles Dunne were both booked for the first time this season. Before this, Green hadn't been booked since April 2015

Port Vale 2-1 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 2-1 Fleetwood
Keith Keane made his first start for Rochale since signing for them on loan 

Southend United 3-1 Millwall
Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal in a month in his 25th start for Southend
David Mooney scored his tenth goal for the Shrimpers

League 2

Exeter 0-2 Plymouth
Graham Carey made his 50th start for Plymouth and marked the occasion with his 15th goal in League Two

Leyton Orient 0-1 Yeovil
Kevin Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-2 Partick Thistle
Gary Dicker made his 25th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Johnstone 1-0 Hearts
Graham Cummins marked his 150th appearance in England and Scotland, for four clubs, with his tenth goal for St Johnstone

Scottish First Division

Greenock Morton 2-1 Dunfermline
Gavin Gunning made his first appearance for Greenock after signing a short term deal for the Ton during the week

Cypriot Premier League

Ethnikos Achna 1-2 Omonia Nicosia
The first goal of Cillian Sheridan's brace was the Monaghan striker's 25th goal in the Cypriot Premier League

Sunday, 18 September 2016

Premier League

Southampton 1-0 Swansea
Shane Long marked his 50th start for Southampton with his first booking this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-3 Aberdeen
Anthony O'Connor booking against Dundee was his first booking since December 2015

Inverness CT 2-2 Celtic
Jake Mulraney came off the bench to make his 25th career appearance

Round Up - Midweek games of 19th April 2016

Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Championship
Birmingham City 2-2 Preston North End
Preston's Irish duo Greg Cunningham and Alan Browne scored their first goals since 12th January and 6th February, respectively

Brentford 2-1 Cardiff
Anthony Pilkington made his fiftieth start for Cardiff

League 1
Barnsley 1-0 Peterborough
Conor Hourihane made his one hundredth appearance for Barnsley
Chris Forrester was sent off for the first time in his career

Burton Albion 1-1 Wigan
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time since August

Rochdale 1-1 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe came off the bench late on for Gillingham for his first appearance since the end of February
John Egan's fifth goal of 2015/16 was his tenth for the Gills, and equaled his tally from 2014/15

Southend United 0-1 Oldham
Stephen McLaughlin made his twenty-fifth appearance for Southend

Walsall 1-1 Swindon Town
Anthony Forde was booked for the first time since September

League 2
Hartlepool 1-2 Accrington Stanley
Seamus Conneely scored his first goal since 13th February, and was booked for the first time since November

York City 3-1 Portsmouth
Adam Barton's second half introduction was his first appearance since 1st March

Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Premier League
Liverpool 4-0 Everton
James McCarthy made his 100th start for Everton

Manchester United 2-0 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney's won't to remember his 150th start for Crystal Palace, after scoring his third own goal against them - his second of the season!

Further Reading
Derby County: Richard Keogh - The Man Who Can't Be Moved - Derby Telegraph
Participation in sport is a human activity with all its baggage - footblogball
Elliott's enjoying his new life at Shels - The Herald
Ken Early: Soccer finally cracks the code in USA - The Irish Times

Round Up - Weekend of 26th February 2016

Friday, 26 February 2016
League 1
Port Vale 3-1 Southend United
Cian Bolger made his fiftieth appearance for Southend United

Australian A-League
Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh scored his twentieth goal for Perth Glory from the penalty spot to equalise shortly after Wanderers had taken the lead, but unfortunately it wasn't enough to earn his side anything from the tie

Saturday, 27 February 2016
Premier League
Stoke City 2-1 Aston Villa
Glenn Whelan made his two hundred fiftieth start for Stoke City

Watford 0-0 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his two hundredth appearance for Bournemouth

Southampton 1-2 Chelsea
Shane Long scored his tenth goal of the season

Championship
Blackburn 3-2 MK Dons
Samir Carruthers made his one hundredth appearance for MK Dons, and marked the occasion with his first goal of the season. This was the fifth goal of the midfielder's career, coming almost a year since his last goal in April 2015!

Bolton 1-2 Burnley
Stephen Ward made his twenty-fifth appearance for Burnley

Cardiff 2-1 Preston North End
Alan Browne made his fiftieth start for Preston, and unfortunately picked up his fourth booking of the season.
Anthony Pilkington's two penalties today (his seventh and eighth of the season, and third in his last three games) makes him the third player to manage the feat this season, after Robbie Keane in July and Cillian Sheridan in August

Rotherham 2-1 Brentford
Lee Frecklington returned from injury to start his game since 2nd January, along with Leon Best who made his first start for Rotherham in more than three months

League 1
Gillingham 1-2 Chesterfield
Emmanuel Osadebe's scored his second of the season, more than three months after his last goal on 14th November

League 2
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Oxford United
Callum O'Dowda made his fiftieth start for Oxford in this win

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Barnet
Seamus Conneely made his fiftieth appearance for Accrington today

Leyton Orient 2-0 Crawley
Shamir Goodwin made his twenty-fifth career appearance as a second half substitute for Crawley Town

Newport Co. 1-0 Mansfield Town
Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season

Plymouth 1-0 Notts County
Graham Carey scored the twenty-fifth goal of his career in England and Scotland, more than three months after his last goal for Plymouth

Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 1-1 St Johnstone
Willo Flood returned to the Aberdeen starting XI with his first appearance for the Dons since 9th January

Cypriot Premier League
Enosis 1-4 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan scored his tenth league goal of the season, with three more in the Europa League, more than a month since his last goal for Omonia Nicosia

Eredivisie
SC Cambuur 1-0 PEC Zwolle
Jack Byrne scored his second of the season. Coincidentally, his last goal came in Cambuur's last win on Sunday, 20th December

Further Reading
Sonny Pike on life as a football prodigy: ‘At 17 my head was finished. I was suicidal’ - The Guardian
Why Wes Hoolahan is more effective than Alexis Sanchez, and 11 other interesting stats - FourFourTwo

Round Up - Weekend of 12th February 2016

Saturday, 13 February 2016 
Premier League
Three Irish players scored in the same day in the Premier League - Shane Long, Wes Hoolahan and Robbie Brady - for the second time this season, that's the first time that's happened since the 2011/12 season

Norwich 2-2 West Ham United
Robbie Brady marked his one hundred fiftieth career appearance with his first goal since September 26th, and with his "weaker" right foot!

Championship
Bristol City 2-1 Ipswich
Kevin Foley made his first appearance for Ipswich since signing for them on a short term deal, and was booked. It was the defender's first minutes of football since coming off the bench for Copenhagen in June

Derby County 0-1 MK Dons
Samir Carruthers picked up his tenth booking of the season

League 1
Gillingham 2-1 Barnsley
Emmanuel Osadebe returned to Gillingham's starting XI for the first start since November 24

Peterborough 0-4 Bradford City
After signing for Bradford City on an emergency loan midweek, Josh Cullen made his first career league start with the Bantams

Port Vale 0-0 Fleetwood
Sam Foley picked up his fifth booking of the season

Rochdale 0-1 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the tenth time this season

Scunthorpe 1-0 Southend United
Cian Bolger was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2
AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Luton
Ryan Sweeney marked his first appearance of the season with the first goal of his career - congratulations Ryan!

Accrington Stanley 4-1 Crawley
Seamus Conneely's goal this afternoon was his fifth goal for Accrington Stanley

Leyton Orient 0-4 Northampton
James Collins scored his tenth and eleventh goals of the season

Plymouth 3-0 Mansfield Town
Graham Carey returned to the starting XI for Plymouth, and was booked for the fifth time in 2015/16

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Exeter
Michael Harriman made his fiftieth start for Wycombe

Further Reading
The sliding history of the League of Ireland - These Football Times
How Tottenham cracked the defensive code - The Telegraph
Soccer still battling for recognition in schools across the country - The Irish Times