Round up for weekend of Friday, 1st November 2024

Friday, 1st November 2024

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Club Brugge II 1-3 Lommel

Daniel Negry-McGrath came off the bench in the 78th minute for his first appearance of the season

Saturday, 2nd November 2024

Championship

Oxford United 1-2 Swansea City

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for new club Swansea City

Stoke City 2-1 Derby County

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

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 2nd September 2023

Saturday, 2nd September 2023

Premier League

Brentford 2-2 Bournemouth

Nathan Collins assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 17th October 2020

Burnley 2-5 Tottenham Hotspur

Josh Cullen assisted a goal for Burnley for the fifth time

Championship

Swansea City 1-2 Bristol City

Mark Sykes scored his first goal of the season

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Blackburn Rovers

Finn Azaz scored his first goal of the season
Following his senior debut in the League Cup, Thomas Bloxham made his first league appearance

Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12th November 2022
Greg Cunningham's introduction, his first appearance of the season, was his 350th career appearance

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Huddersfield Town

Jayson Molumby's start was his 150th career appearance

League 1

Charlton 2-1 Fleetwood Town

Cian Hayes was booked for the first time this season

Northampton Town 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Richard Keogh scored his first goal for Wycombe Wanderers - this was the defenders first goal since Wednesday, 1st May 2019

League 2

Grimsby Town 2-0 Gillingham

Gavan Holohan scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 1-0 Colchester United

David Okagbue made his first appearance for Walsall

Eredivisie

Almere City 1-2 PEC Zwolle

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was named in the PEC Zwolle starting XI for the first time

Sunday, 3rd September 2023

Scottish Premiership

Rangers 0-1 Celtic

In his tenth start for Celtic, Liam Scales was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 29th October 2022

Saturday, 29th October 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur

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

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' introduction was his first appearance in three months

Preston North End 2-1 Middlesbrough

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

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

Congratulations, Browney 💙#pnefc pic.twitter.com/XwXfqqQRz3

— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) October 29, 2022

League 1

Port Vale 1-0 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Derby County 4-2 Bristol Rovers

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

League 2

Stockport County 3-0 Sutton United

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

Bradford City 1-1 Crawley Town

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

Walsall 1-0 Rochdale

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

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 3-0 St Mirren

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

St Johnstone 1-0 Kilmarnock

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

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-0 Melbourne Victory

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

Sunday, 30th October 2022

Swedish Allsvenskan

Mjällby 1-2 AIK

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-4 West Bromwich Albion

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

Middlesbrough 2-0 Sheffield United

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

Preston North End 1-1 Stoke City

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

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Portsmouth

Thomas O'Connor scored his first goal in two years

MK Dons 3-3 Fleetwood

Troy Parrott completed his first assist in a month

Morecambe 2-0 Lincoln City

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

Oxford United 5-1 Accrington Stanley

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

Rotherham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

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

Sunderland 5-0 Cheltenham

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

Wednesday, 29th September 2021

Championship

Derby County 1-0 Reading

Jason Knight completed his first assist of the season

Luton 5-0 Coventry

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

2⃣0⃣0⃣ 🆙 for Glen Rea!

Congratulations on a milestone appearance 👏#COYH pic.twitter.com/uiH0BD7s2k

— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) September 30, 2021

Millwall 1-0 Bristol City

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

Scottish Championship

Raith 1-1 Dunfermline

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd April 2021

Friday, 23rd April 2021

Scottish League Two

Queen's Park 0-1 Stranraer

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

Saturday, 24th April 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle Utd

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

Sheffield United 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

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

Championship

Barnsley 1-0 Rotherham

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

Coventry 0-1 Preston North End

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

Derby County 1-2 Birmingham City

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

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

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 25, 2021

League 1

Portsmouth 1-0 Bristol Rovers

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

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

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

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Harrogate Town

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

Cheltenham 1-0 Colchester

Sean Long was booked for the first time in two months

Exeter 0-0 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond made his 200th appearance for Newport Co.

Salford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

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

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-1 Alloa

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

Sunday, 25th April 2021

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

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

Championship

Reading 2-2 Swansea

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

Bristol City 2-3 Luton

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

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee Utd

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

Bulgarian Championship

Levski Sofia 0-2 CSKA Sofia

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

MLS

Atlanta United 3-1 Chicago Fire

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

Colorado Rapids 1-3 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first assist for new club Austin FC

Monday, 26th April 2021

Scottish FA Cup

Kilmarnock 3-3 St Mirren

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

Australian A-League

Western United 2-0 Newcastle Jets

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th April 2021

Friday, 16th April 2021

League 1

Peterborough 3-1 Northampton

Jack Taylor completed his first assist since Saturday, 17 October

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 2-1 Inverness CT

Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 7th October

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 2-6 Den Bosch

Liam Bossin's start was his first appearance in five weeks; the goalkeeper was also booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

In his first start in seven weeks, Simon Cox assisted a goal for the first time since Friday, 8th January

Saturday, 17th April 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 29 December

Championship

Stoke City 0-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month
Greg Cunningham's start was his first appearance in six weeks

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully marked his 50th appearance for Lincoln City with his 15th goal of the season

Charlton 0-0 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness's start was his first appearance in two months

Hull City 2-1 Fleetwood

In his first start in eight weeks, Dan Crowley made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 3-1 Accrington Stanley

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal of his career

AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Swindon Town

Shane McLoughlin was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 2nd March

League 2

Forest Green 3-2 Scunthorpe

Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green starting XI for the 50th time

Leyton Orient 2-0 Barrow

Conor Wilkinson assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Newport Co. 0-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in eleven weeks

Stevenage 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since Wednesday, 13th January

Colchester 2-1 Walsall

Liam Kinsella made his 150th career start - all of which have been for Walsall

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 1-0 Wil

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance in the competition

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 2-2 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time since Sunday, 10th January

Sunday, 18th April 2021

MLS

Los Angeles FC 2-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first appearance for Austin FC

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan scored his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Satuday, 27th February 2021

Saturday, 27th February 2021

Premier League

Manchester City 2-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph start was his first appearance in seven weeks

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly made his 25th start for Brighton and Hove Albion's senior team

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Huddersfield

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time since Saturday, 3rd October 2020

Rotherham 0-1 Reading

Trevor Clarke came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 9 January

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin's introduction was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 250th appearance for Accrington Stanley

MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United

Joe Mason's start for MK Dons was his 300th career appearance

Rochdale 0-2 Burton Albion

Eoghan O'Connell made his 150th appearance in British football

Swindon Town 2-1 Northampton Town

Alan Sheehan's start was his 450th career appearance

Alan Sheehan chalked up his 𝟒𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 career appearance yesterday!

Congratulations on the milestone, @sheezdogg 👏 pic.twitter.com/WgAixJ7Tnw

— Northampton Town (@ntfc) February 28, 2021

League 2

Mansfield Town 1-0 Morecambe

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Scunthorpe 0-2 Cheltenham

Mason O'Malley was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

Southend United 0-0 Salford City

Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in six weeks

Walsall 1-2 Bradford City

Callum Cockerill-Mollett started his first game since Saturday, 21st November

Port Vale 0-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan made his 25th appearance for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-1 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly was booked for the first time in a month

St Mirren 1-0 Ross County

Jamie McGrath scored his tenth goal for St Mirren

Bulgarian Championship

Ludogorets 1-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 6th December

Sunday, 28th February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool

Enda Stevens was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 150th time

Championship

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Norwich

Adam Idah scored his fifth goal for Norwich, this was his first goal since Saturday, 12 September

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-3 Wisła Kraków

Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his first appearance since Monday, 14 December

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 12th February 2021

Friday, 12th February 2021

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 Preston North End

In his first start in two months, Greg Cunningham scored his first goal since February 2018. This was also his fifth goal for Preston North End, and the tenth goal of his career
Alan Browne assist for Cunningham's goal was his first assist since Saturday, 29th August

Bulgarian Second League

Pirin Blagoevgrad 2-0 Hebar 1918

Conor Henderson started for Pirin on the return of Bulgarian football after the winter break

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 1-1 Hyderabad

Anthony Pilkington assisted a goal the first time in two months

Saturday, 13th February 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-1 Middlesbrough

Jason Knight was booked for the first time in two months

Huddersfield 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers

A month after his previous assist, Daryl Horgan made his fifth assist of the season

League 1

Charlton 2-3 Gillingham

Thomas O'Connor's start was his 50th appearance for Gillingham

Sunderland 4-1 Doncaster Rovers

Aiden McGeady assisted four goals in one game

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-0 St Mirren

Tommie Hoban started a game for the 100th time in his career

Sunday, 14th February 2021

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 1-0 Jamshedpur

Carl McHugh was booked for the fifth time this season

Monday, 15th February 2021

Premier League

West Ham United 3-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' start was his 150th appearance for Sheffield United

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Sheffield United

Robbie Brady completed his first assist since 26 October 2019
Enda Stevens started a game in English football for the 300th time

Championship

Birmingham City 0-4 Derby County

Louis Watson's late substitute introduction was his first senior career appearance

Luton 2-1 Bristol City

James Collins was named in the Luton starting XI for the 150th time
Glen Rea scored his second goal of the season, this is the first time the defender scored more than once in a single season since the 2016/17 season when he scored three

Preston North End 2-0 Coventry

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie's start was his 20th appearance for Nottingham Forest

League 1

Burton Albion 3-4 Wigan

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal for Burton Albion, this was the 70th goal of his career, and his first goal since March 2019

Northampton 3-1 Gillingham

Alan Sheehan scored his first goal for Northampton, this was the 30th goal of his career, and his first goal since August 2019
Thomas O'Connor's start was his 50th senior career appearance

Plymouth 2-3 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his fifth goal for Oxford United
Liam Kelly was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Leyton Orient 2-0 Southend United

Conor Wilkinson's first goal in a month was his tenth of the season, and his fifteenth for Leyton Orient

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran was named in the Inverness starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Wednesday, 30th December 2020

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-2 Rangers

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Motherwell 0-2 Kilmarnock

Jake Carroll's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Thursday, 31th December 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's start was his 100th appearance in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th December 2020

Saturday, 12th December 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea first start in five weeks was also his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 Norwich

Darragh Lenihan made his 200th career appearance

Derby County 0-0 Stoke City

Jason Knight was booked for the first time in six weeks

Luton Town 3-0 Preston

James Collins scored his second hat trick of the season

League 1

Blackpool 0-0 Oxford United

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 27th October

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Northampton

Cian Bolger was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 0-2 Portsmouth

Alan Judge's start was his 70th appearance for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness was booked for the first time this season
Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Lincoln City 0-4 Sunderland

Anthony Scully made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City
Aiden McGeady completed his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since August 2019

MK Dons 1-1 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara started his 100th career game

Swindon Town 0-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden scored his 50th goal for Fleetwood

Wigan 4-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 4-0 Stevenage

Joshua Kayode scored his third goal of the season, in his 20th start for Carlisle United

Exeter 5-0 Tranmere

Lee O'Connor's start was his 25th career appearance

Forest Green 2-0 Cambridge United

Dominic Bernard's first start in eight weeks was his 30th appearance in League Two

Leyton Orient 2-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond completed his first assist since Saturday, 19th October 2019

Morecambe 1-0 Harrogate Town

John O'Sullivan's start was his 60th appearance for Morecambe

Oldham 3-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Walsall 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Ross County

Tommie Hoban's start was his 20th appearance in the SPL

Motherwell 0-1 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath scored his third goal in three games in his 30th appearance for St Mirren

Sunday, 13th December 2020

Premier League

Southampton 3-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' start was his first appearance in five weeks

Arsenal 0-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock

Shane Duffy's goal was the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 14th December 2020

Polish Ekstraklasa

Lechia Gdańsk 0-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan's first start Friday, 23 October was his 20th start for Wisła Płock

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th October 2010

Friday, 16th October 2020

Championship

Derby County 0-1 Watford

48 hours after making his international debut, Jason Knight made his 30th start for Derby County

Scottish Championship

Hearts 6-2 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi made his first appearance for loan club Dundee

Saturday, 17th October 2020

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Dan Crowley was named in the Birmingham starting XI for the first time in since Saturday, 5 September

Luton 0-2 Stoke City

Nathan Collins made his first assist for Stoke City

Rotherham 1-2 Norwich

Adam Idah was named in the Norwich starting XI for the first time this season

League 1

MK Dons 2-0 Gillingham

Jack Bonham started a game for the 150th time in his career

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara made his 90th career start
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 0-0 Lincoln City

Paddy Madden's start was his 400th appearance in English football

Ipswich 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Alan Judge made his 60th appearance for Ipswich

Peterborough 2-0 Oxford United

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 0-3 Hull City

Eoghan O'Connell's was his 130th career appearance

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Colchester

Joshua Kayode made his tenth appearance for Carlisle United

Mansfield Town 1-3 Bradford City

Ryan Sweeney's start was his 150th career appearance 
Corey O'Keeffe made his first assist for Mansfield Town - his first since October 2019

Port Vale 1-0 Salford City

Darron Gibson made his tenth appearance for Salford City

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 0-0 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season - more than a year after his last yellow card in September 2019

Sunday, 18th October 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-1 Fulham

John Egan made his 40th appearance in the Premier League
Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance in the competition

Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly completed his first assist of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-0 Śląsk Wrocław

Cillian Sheridan started a game for Wisla for the first time in a month

Monday, 19th October 2020

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Burnley

Callum Robinson came off the bench for his 25th appearance in the competition

MLS

FC Toronto 1-0 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney started his tenth start for Atlanta United

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th July 2020

Friday, 24th July 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 0-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's start was his 20th appearance of the season

Sunday, 26th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly scored his first goal since Saturday, 5th October

Chelsea 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 300th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

300 appearances for Wolves today.

Huge congratulations, @mattdoherty20!

🐺👏 pic.twitter.com/eyutLLjtg5

— Wolves (@Wolves) July 26, 2020

Crystal Palace 1-1 Tottenham

James McCarthy's start was the 350th time the midfielder was named in a starting XI

Everton 1-3 Bournemouth

Seamus Coleman's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Southampton 3-1 Sheffield United

Will Smallbone's introduction was his tenth appearance for Southampton
Michael Obafemi made his 25th appearance of the season
Enda Stevens' start was his 40th appearance of the season

Monday, 27th July 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

In the Wanderers' first game since the return of the A-League, Simon Cox came off the bench to score a late equaliser

Round Up for week of Monday, 20th July 2020

Monday, 20th July 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Shane Duffy came off the bench for his 130th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

David McGoldrick's 30th appearance of the season was also the 60th time the striker was named in the Sheffield United starting XI
Enda Stevens made his 130th start for Sheffield United

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty completed an assist for the first time in a month

Tuesday, 21st July 2020

Australian A-League

Sydney 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan was named in the starting XI for Newcastle Jets' first game since the return of the A-League

Wednesday, 22nd July 2020

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Derby County

Dan Crowley's start was his 40th appearance for Birmingham City

Bristol City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire scored his fifth goal of the season, seven months after his last goal in December

Cardiff 3-0 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since the Championship restarted

Leeds United 4-0 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his tenth appearance for Charlton

Luton 3-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the 150th time

1⃣5⃣0⃣ #Rovers starts for @darragh_lenihan. 👏#LTNvROV 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/kMtPaLIjWI pic.twitter.com/W43SwuI6v2

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) July 22, 2020

Millwall 4-1 Huddersfield

Jay Molumby made his 40th appearance for Millwall

Nottingham Forest 1-4 Stoke City

James McClean's strike, his first since February, was his tenth goal for Stoke City

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 QPR

Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 20th time
Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season in his first start in a month
Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal of the season

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 Columbus Crew

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his first appearance for Atlanta United

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 10th July 2020

Friday, 10th July 2020

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff

Harry Arter made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season in his 15th start of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Zagłębie Lubin 0-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisla starting XI for the 15th time this season

Saturday, 11th July 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's start was his 70th appearance for Burnley

Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea

Enda Stevens' start was his 130th appearance for Sheffield United
David McGoldrick's brace made him the thirteenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season - the most in a single season since 2011/12, when nineteen players score in the competition

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-5 Manchester City

Aaron Connolly started his 15th game for Brighton and Hove Albion

Championship

Derby County 1-3 Brentford

Jason Knight scored his fifth goal of his career - all of which have come this season for Derby - and was booked for the fifth time this season

Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's introduction was his 120th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Joe Rafferty's start was his 30th appearance of the season

QPR 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Conor Masterson made his tenth start for QPR
Ryan Manning's start was his 110th career appearance
Olamide Shodipo was named in the starting XI for the first time this season, this was the winger's 40th career appearance

Sunday, 12th July 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace

Conor Hourihane was named in the Aston Villa starting XI for the 20th time this season

Championship

Stoke City 2-0 Birmingham City

James McClean made his fifth assist of the season
Scott Hogan's 15th appearance for Birmingham City was also his 30th appearance of the season
Congratulations to Ryan Burke on his senior debut - which he marked with a booking!

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 New York Red Bulls

On the return of MLS action, Jake Mulraney came off the bench for his fifth appearance for Atlanta United

Monday, 13th July 2020

Premier League

Manchester United 2-2 Southampton

By bringing Shane Long, Michael Obafemi, and Will Smallbone off the bench, Southampton are the first team to introduce three Irish substitutes in the same game since Hull in August 2014

Michael Obafemi scored his fifth goal for Southampton in his 30th appearance for the Saints

League 1

Oxford United 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Anthony Forde's introduction was his 30th appearance for Oxford United, while Liam Kelly's introduction was his fifth appearance for the Us

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd July 2020

Friday, 3rd July 2020

League 1

Fleetwood 1-4 Wycombe Wanderers

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since moving to England

Saturday, 4th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 20th appearance of the season

Leicester City 3-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy came off the bench for his 30th appearance for Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Arsenal

Matt Doherty's 40th start of the season was also his 70th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Jason Knight's start was his 30th appearance for Derby County

Fulham 1-0 Birmingham City

Harry Arter made his 25th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie made his 60th appearance for Fulham

Huddersfield 0-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 30th time

Sunday, 5th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United

This was the eighth game this season to feature four, or more, starting Irish players - more than the last three seasons combined(2016-17 - 4, 2017-18 - 3, 2018-19 - 0).

Enda Stevens' start was his 40th appearance in the competition
John Egan scored his first goal of the season, almost two years after his last goal in August 2018. Egan's goal is the 23rd Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in the 2019/20 season, equaling the total from 2018/19. Egan is the twelfth Irish player to score in the 2019/20 season, the most to score in a single season since 2012/13

Southampton 1-0 Manchester City

Southampton are the first team to name four Irish players on the bench since Stoke City in October 2015

Will Smallbone came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Championship

Swansea 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Alex Hunt made his fifth appearance of the season

Middlesbrough 0-1 QPR

Ryan Manning's start was his 90th appearance for QPR, and his 100th appearance in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Hull City

Dara O'Shea was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Monday, 6th July 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 1-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood

Glenn Whelan's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-0 Górnik Zabrze

Cillian Sheridan made his tenth start for Wisła Płock

Round Up for the weekend of Saturday, 20th June 2020

Saturday, 20th June 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Arsenal

Aaron Connolly's second half introduction was his 30th career appearance

West Ham United 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 40th appearance of the season

Championship

Millwall 2-3 Derby County

Jay Molumby's start was his 40th career appearance, and his 30th appearance in the Championship

Blackburn 3-1 Bristol City

Darragh Lenihan's start was his 130th appearance in the Championship

Coincidentally, Callum O'Dowda was named in a starting XI for the 130th time in his career

Huddersfield 0-2 Wigan

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal since November, in his 25th appearance for Wigan

Hull City 0-1 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his 25th appearance of the season

Luton 1-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne start was his 40th appearance of the season

QPR 0-1 Barnsley

Olamide Shodipo's second half introduction was his 20th appearance in the Championship

Reading 1-1 Stoke City

Nathan Collins made his tenth career start

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan's start was his tenth appearance for Birmingham City

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 3-3 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey scored his first goal since Saturday, 7th March

Sunday, 21st June 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 Sheffield United

Both John Egan and Enda Stevens made their 30th start of the season
John Egan was sent off for the first time since Saturday, 13th April 2019

After Seamus Coleman's sending off in October against Burnley, Egan's red card was the second time an Irish player has been sent off in the Premier League this season, meaning 2019/20 is the fourth season in a row to have two Irish players sent off

Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea

Conor Hourihane's start was his 20th appearance in the Premier League

Round up for weekend of Friday, 21st February 2020

Friday, 21st February 2020

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Fulham

Jason Knight's start was his 20th Championship appearance

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 5-2 Adelaide United

Simon Cox scored his fifth goal of the season, and completed his first assist for Western Sydney Wanderers - his first in four months

Saturday, 22 February 2020

Premier League

Burnley 3-0 Bournemouth

Jeff Hendrick's start was his 120th appearance in the Premier League

Sheffield United 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

David McGoldrick's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Enda Stevens' goal (his first since December) was his tenth strike in English football
Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa

U19 midfielder Will Smallbone's start was his Premier League debut - the 21st Irish player to appear in the Premier League this season, which is the most since the 2015/16 season
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Southampton
Conor Hourihane's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Championship

Birmingham City 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season, and scored his fifth goal in six games

Bristol City 0-3 West Bromwich Albion

Callum O'Dowda's tenth start of the season (his first since the end of November) was also his 70th for Bristol City
Dara O'Shea made his tenth appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Callum Robinson scored for the second game in succession for the first time since April 2019

Charlton 3-1 Luton

Glen Rea was named in the Luton starting XI for the 130th time

Stoke City 2-0 Cardiff

Nathan Collins' late introduction was his 15th career appearance

Wigan 1-0 Millwall

Jay Molumby made his 30th appearance for Millwall, and was booked for the first time in two months

League 1

Ipswich 0-1 Oxford United

Alan Judge's start was his 50th appearance for Ipswich

Lincoln City 0-0 Gillingham

Cian Bolger's start was his 50th appearance for Lincoln City

Rochdale 1-2 Coventry

Paul McShane was booked for the first time since December 2017

Southend United 2-3 Burton Albion

Joe Shaughnessy started a game for the first time since November

League 2

Crawley 2-0 Stevenage

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time in three months

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher was shown a yellow card for the first time in a month

Northampton 2-0 Exeter

Alan McCormack's second half introduction was his first appearance in two months

Plymouth 0-0 Cambridge United

Samir Carruthers's first booking since Saturday, 7 December 2019(78 days)

Salford City 1-2 Colchester

Darron Gibson was booked for the first time this season

Swindon Town 3-1 Grimsby

Eoin Doyle made his fifth assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Livingston

Daryl Horgan's substitute appearance was his 60th appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 4-4 Alloa

Sean McGinty made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Melbourne Victory

Wes Hoolahan returned from injury with his first appearance since September
Roy O'Donovan scored his first goal since Saturday, 7th December

 

Sunday, 23rd February 2020

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 3-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power's first red card since November 2015

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-1 Zagłębie Lubin

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisła Płock starting XI for the first time

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 7th February 2020

Friday, 7th February 2020

Championship

Bristol City 1-3 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan's third goal of the season is one more than his total for 2018/19, and it meant he scored in consecutive games for the first time since January 2018

League 1

Lincoln City 0-1 Rotherham

Anthony Scully came off the bench for his first appearance for new club Lincoln City
Cian Bolger was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 8th February 2020

Premier League

Everton 3-1 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was booked for the fifth time this season - more than in the last four seasons combined!

Championship

Reading 1-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin made his first appearance for Hull City

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Fleetwood

Callum Reilly made his 30th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal of the season in his 20th appearance of 2019/20
Paddy Madden came off the bench to score his first goal in six weeks

Blackpool 2-1 Southend United

Connor Ronan's start was his 30th appearance in League One
Stephen McLaughlin's first goal in two months was his 25th goal for Southend United

Burton Albion 0-0 Gillingham

Conor Shaughnessy's fifth appearance for Burton Albion was also his 50th career appearance
Jack Bonham's start was his 70th appearance in League One

Coventry 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for new club Bolton

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Grimsby

Billy Clarke's fifth start for Grimsby was also his 60th appearance in the League Two

Colchester 3-0 Plymouth

Niall Canavan's start was also his his 70th appearance for Plymouth

Exeter 2-1 Stevenage

Canice Carroll made his first appearance for loan club Stevenage

Scunthorpe 1-0 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 1-1 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance for Motherwell

Ayr 1-2 St Johnstone

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Ayr

Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the tenth time this season

Sunday, 9th February 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 Bournemouth

Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season in what was his 120th appearance for Sheffield United

Championship

Millwall 0-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea scored the first goal of his career

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 4-3 Central Coast Mariners

Roy O'Donovan started a game for the first time in two months

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 2-3 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan came off the bench for his first appearance for Wisła Płock

Round Up for the weekend of Friday, 20th December 2019

Friday, 20th December 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 0-3 Rangers

In his 25th appearance of the season, Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time since September

Saturday, 21st December 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the fifth time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' start was his 25th appearance in the Premier League
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in two months

Newcastle Utd 1-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy completed 90 minutes in a league game for the first time in three years

Norwich 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season in what was his 250th start for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Millwall 1-2 Barnsley

Aiden O'Brien scored his tenth Championship goal
Jay Molumby's first booking since Saturday, 9 November was his fifth yellow card of the season

QPR 2-2 Charlton

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Brentford

Dara O'Shea came off the bench for his Championship debut - this was his first appearance since August

League 1

Gillingham 3-1 MK Dons

Jack Bonham made his 25th appearance for Gillingham - all of which have been starts
Thomas O'Connor's start was his 25th appearance in senior football

Bolton 3-2 Southend United

Daryl Murphy's completed his first assist since New Year's Day

Burton Albion 3-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell made his 50th appearance in League One

Rotherham 2-2 Fleetwood

Trevor Clarke was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Salford City

Adam Rooney scored for the first time in a month
Dylan Connolly assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12th October

Forest Green 2-2 Swindon Town

Eoin Doyle scored for the 10th game in succession, the first goal of his brace was his 20th goal for the club

Port Vale 1-1 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes made his fifth assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

Jon Gallagher made his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Hamilton Academical 2-1 Hearts

Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-0 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran completed his tenth assist for the club

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th December 2019

Friday, 6th December 2019

Championship

Millwall 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams marked his 250th appearance for Millwall with his second goal in two games - his first time scoring in consecutive games since August 2016
Aiden O'Brien's late equaliser was his first goal since Tuesday, 13 August

Saturday, 7th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 5-0 Burnley

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the competition - the 16th Irish player to appear in the Premier League this season, one more than appeared in 2018/19.
Parrott is the third Irish teenage player to play in the competition this season, the first time that's happened since 2011/12

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist of the season - his first since January

Luton 2-1 Wigan

James Collins' start was his 450th career appearance
Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-2 AFC Wimbledon

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Bolton

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin completed his first assist in two months

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge made his fifth assist for Ipswich

League 2

Cambridge United 1-0 Plymouth

On his first appearance since Saturday, 14 September, Samir Carruthers was shown his first yellow card since February 2017

Colchester 1-0 Salford City

Richie Towell was booked for the first time since August

Forest Green 0-2 Scunthorpe

Kevin Dawson started his first game for Forest Green in three months
Dominic Bernard was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-3 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes completed two assist in this game - before this his last assist came in August

Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal in two months

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-0 Hearts

Aidan Keena came off the bench for his first appearance in six weeks
Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time since January 2018

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-1 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since March 2016

Inverness CT 2-0 Ayr

Aaron Doran made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 8 December 2019

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Premier League
Stevens is the ninth Irish player to score in the competition this season, the most since 2016/17 when ten players scored
Callum Robinson was booked for the first time in 14 months