Irish Abroad: Evan Ferguson

In the second chapter of episode four, I again show that Evan Ferguson is the third youngest player to start a competitive game for the Republic of Ireland men's team, this time using document-based database MongoDB

Further reading
MongoDB
MongoDB Certification

Friday, 12 January 2024

Episode 4 - Youngest Competitive Starts - Chapter 1 - NodeJS

In the first of a three-part episode in our programming tutorial series, I use nodeJS to show how to prove that Evan Ferguson's start against France in March 2023 made him the third youngest player to start a competitive game for the Republic of Ireland

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th October 2023

Friday, 27th October 2023

Scottish Championship

Queen's Park 2-2 Partick Thistle

Ruairi Paton's first goal in five weeks was his tenth goal for Queen's Park

Belgian Challenger Pro League

KV Oostende 0-0 Patro Eisden

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Lommel 1-1 Zulte Waragem

Joel Bagan was booked for the first time since Friday, 25th August

Eredivisie

Vitesse Arnhem 1-1 PEC Zwolle

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Saturday, 28 October 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Dara O'Shea assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 20th August 2022

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Swansea City

Andrew Moran was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Cardiff 2-0 Bristol City

Jason Knight was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career

Ipswich Town 3-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal for Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke City

Alex Gilbert's introduction(his first appearance in five weeks) was his first appearance in the Championship
Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th September

Sunderland 3-1 Norwich City

Adam Idah was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Barnsley 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Exeter City 1-1 Lincoln City

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 8th August

Oxford United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Richard Keogh made his tenth start for Wycombe Wanderers

Port Vale 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long's brace was the defender's first goals since Saturday, 1 October 2022
Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town

Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

David Okagbue's start was first appearance since Saturday, 9th September

MK Dons 3-2 Swindon Town

Warren O'Hora's first goal since Saturday, 26th August was the tenth goal of his career

Notts County 0-2 Wrexham

Dan Crowley was booked for the first time in six weeks

Sutton United 2-1 Bradford City

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

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 0-0 Celtic

Mikey Johnston came off the bench for his first appearance of the season for Celtic's senior team

Livingston 0-2 Dundee

Joe Shaughnessy's brace was his first goals for new club Dundee

St Mirren 4-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Greenock Morton

Alan Power made his first assist of the season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Airdrie Utd

Zak Delaney made his 50th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
After signing for them on a short term contract, Cillian Sheridan made his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Sunday, 29th October 2023

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham

Evan Ferguson's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Brighton

Evan Ferguson,Georgie Kelly,Ryan Johansson,Joe Mason

10 - Evan Ferguson is the first teenager to score 10+ goals in a single calendar year in the Premier League since Wayne Rooney in 2005 (11). Future. pic.twitter.com/CfnFgy6sRT
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 29, 2023

Monday, 28 August 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 25th August 2023

Friday, 25th August 2023

Championship

Hull City 1-1 Bristol City

Mark Sykes assisted a goal for the first time this season, this was the midfielder's first assist since January

Belgian Challenger Pro League

RFC Seraing 0-5 Zulte Waragem

Joel Bagan was booked for the first time this season - this was the full back's first yellow card since January

Saturday, 26th August 2023

Premier League

Everton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tom Cannon's introduction was his his first appearance of the season

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 West Ham United

Evan Ferguson was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time this season

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Saturday, 4th February

Huddersfield Town 0-4 Norwich City

Shane Duffy started a game for the 300th time in his career
Adam Idah assisted a goal for the first time this season

Millwall 1-0 Stoke City

Luke McNally made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Swansea City

Alan Browne made his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since Saturday, 25th February

Southampton 2-1 QPR

Ryan Manning assisted a goal, in fact two, for Southampton for the first time

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Middlesbrough

Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season - this was the fifth time Molumby assisted a goal for West Brom

League 1

Leyton Orient 2-0 Cambridge United

Glenn McConnell made his first appearance for Cambridge United

Peterborough 2-4 Derby County

Eiran Cashin scored his first goal of the season

Stevenage 0-0 Portsmouth

Joe Rafferty was sent off for the sixth time in his career, almost three years after his last red card, in November 2020

League 2

Barrow 1-1 Wrexham

Sam Foley made his 50th appearance for Barrow
Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Lewis Richards was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Gillingham 0-3 Colchester United

Fiacre Kelleher marked his first appearance of the season with his first goal of the season

MK Dons 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Warren O'Hora scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premiership

Celtic 0-0 St Johnstone

Liam Scales' start was his first appearance of the season
Dara Costelloe made his first appearance for St Johnstone

Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock

Dan Casey scored his first goal for Motherwell - this was his first goal since Thursday, 21 April 2022

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 0-3 Arbroath

Alan Power was booked for the first time this season

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-2 Fortuna Sittard

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for loan club Excelsior

Australian FFA Cup

Sydney United 0-5 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea scored his 20th goal for Brisbane Roar

Sunday, 27th August 2023

Premier League

Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa

Josh Cullen made his 50th start for Burnley

Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester City

John Egan was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Watford 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

Andrew Moran made his first appearance for loan club Blackburn Rovers

Scottish Premiership

St Mirren 2-2 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 13 August 2022

Eredivisie

PEC Zwolle 1-0 FC Utrecht

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty made his first appearance for PEC Zwolle

Monday, 26 June 2023

Episode 57 - The Highs and Lows of the 2022/23 season

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the highs and lows for Irish players during the 2022/23 season. In the past 12 months, we've seen record lows for players numbers in the Premier League, loan deals that either didn't work out or exceeded expectations, and one player emerging to set new records of his own - listen in to see what else sparked our interest

Friday, 3 March 2023

Round up for week of Tuesday, 28th February 2023

Tuesday, 28th February 2023

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Coventry

Alan Browne's start was his 300th appearance in the competition

League 1

Derby County 2-0 Cheltenham

Glen Rea was named in the Cheltenham starting XI for the first time, this was the player's first start in twelve months
This was the first time ten Irish players appeared in an English league game since 2006

Gary Kelly, Paul Butler, and Jonathan Douglas started for Leeds
Kenny Cunningham, Liam Miller, @graham_kavanagh, Daryl Murphy, and @MrDavidConnolly started for Sunderland, with @LiamLawrence07 and @SleevesElliott coming off the bench for the Black Cats in a 3-0 win
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 28, 2023

Lincoln City 1-1 MK Dons

In his first start in a month, Daniel Mandroiu scored his fifth goal for Lincoln City

Portsmouth 3-1 Bolton Wanderers

Joe Rafferty made his first assist of the season

League 2

Gillingham 0-2 Bradford

Congratulations to Aiden O'Brien on reaching 350 career appearances with his start in this game

Hit the half way mark👊🏻... Honoured and proud to hit this milestone in my career. Just a kid from Islington, North London living his dream. Here’s to another 350🥳🙏🏼🙌🏻🥳 pic.twitter.com/i316i3Nwtc
— AidenObrien🤷🏼‍♂️ (@AidenObrien22) March 1, 2023

Harrogate Town 1-1 Northampton Town

William Hondermarck started a game for Northampton Town for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 20 September

AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Stevenage

Daryl Horgan made his first start for Stevenage, his first start in two months

Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Crawley Town

Lee O'Connor started a game for Tranmere for the 100th time

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FA Cup

Stoke City 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Evan Ferguson scored his first goal in the FA Cup, the youngest Irish goalscorer in the competition for 14 years

1️⃣4️⃣ At 18 years and 132 days old, @Evan_Ferguson9 is the youngest @FAIreland player to score in the @EmiratesFACup in fourteen years, since Sean Scannell scored for Crystal Palace against Leicester in January 2009 aged 18 years and 119 days#COYBIG https://t.co/Jeqi2Y6YFf
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 28, 2023

Leicester City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 1st March 2023

Burnley 1-0 Fleetwood Town

Michael Obafemi started a game for Burnley for the first time, almost four months after his last start on Saturday, 5 November
Josh Cullen's start was his 250th start in senior football
Cian Hayes was sent off for the first time in his career

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th January 2023

Friday, 20th January 2023

Championship

Sheffield United 1-0 Hull City

Aaron Connolly made his first start for Hull City - this was his first start since Sunday, 11th September, and the 50th time the striker was named in a starting XI in his career

Saturday, 21st January 2023

Premier League

Leicester City 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Evan Ferguson scored his fifth goal of the season

Championship

Coventry 2-4 Norwich City

Adam Idah's introduction was his 25th appearance in the Championship

Stoke City 4-0 Reading

Will Smallbone scored his first goal since Saturday, 15th October

Birmingham City 1-2 Preston North End

Robbie Brady assisted a goal for the first time since Friday, 4th November in his first start in ten weeks

League 1

Shrewsbury Town 5-1 Cambridge United

Jordan Shipley scored his fifth goal of the season, this was his first goal since Saturday, 5th November

Plymouth Argyle 4-2 Cheltenham

Finn Azaz marked his first start since Tuesday, 25 October with two assists
Tyreik Wright made his first start for Plymouth Argyle
Will Ferry assisted a goal for the first time this season

Oxford United 2-1 Ipswich Town

Marcus Harness assisted a goal for the first time in nine weeks

Forest Green Rovers 1-2 MK Dons

Conor Grant was booked for the first time this season, more than a year after his last yellow card in December 2021

Derby County 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

Tony Springett made his first appearance for Derby County
Conor Hourihane scored his 30th goal in League One
Kieran Sadlier's fifth goal of the season was also his 20th goal in League One

League 2

Colchester United 0-2 Gillingham

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 15th November

Hartlepool 2-0 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane's start was his 150th appearance for Rochdale

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-0 Clyde

Kevin Joshua not at Peterhead(2010)

Scottish FA Cup

Celtic 5-0 Greenock Morton

Bosun Lawal came off the bench to make his first appearance for Celtic's senior side

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee

Joe Shaughnessy's introduction was his 100th appearance for St Mirren

Dundee United 3-0 Stirling University

In his first start since Saturday, 12th November, Jamie McGrath scored his first goal since Wednesday, 9th November

Arbroath 0-2 Motherwell

Shane Blaney made his debut for Motherwell

Monday, 23rd January 2023

Scottish FA Cup

Darvel 1-0 Aberdeen

Liam Scales was booked for the first time in a month

Friday, 26 August 2022

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

English League Cup

Derby County 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

David McGoldrick was named in the Derby County starting XI for the first time
Dara O'Shea started his 100th club game

Fleetwood Town 0-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance of the season

Rotherham 0-1 Morecambe

Joshua Kayode made his first appearance of the season
Chiedozie Ogbene's introduction was his 100th appearance for Rotherham

100 Club Appearance @OfficialRUFC 🙌🏽

We thank god ❤️ pic.twitter.com/DNZP1Wqoi2
— Chiedozie Ogbene (@EdozieOgbene) August 25, 2022

Barrow 2-2 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully scored his 40th goal for Lincoln City

Norwich City 2-2 Bournemouth

Adam Idah marked his first appearance since Wednesday, 9th February with his first goal of the season, also his first goal in the League Cup
Ben Greenwood's start was his Bournemouth debut

Oxford United 0-2 Crystal Palace

Killian Phillips made his first appearance for Crystal Palace

Watford 0-2 MK Dons

Darragh Burns scored his first goal for MK Dons

Colchester United 0-2 Brentford

Kieran O'Hara made his first appearance for Colchester United

Crawley Town 2-0 Fulham

Shane Duffy started a game for the first time since Wednesday, 16th March

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

English League Cup

Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Sean Robertson was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 26th October 2021
Evan Ferguson scored his first goal for Brighton's senior team in his first start for the Seagulls
James Furlong made his first appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion as a second half substitute

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Celtic B 3-0 Livingston II

Ben Quinn scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Viborg 0-3 West Ham United

Armstrong Oko-Flex made his first appearance for West Ham's senior team

Friday, 12 August 2022

Episode 45 - 2022/23 Predictions

In the first episode of the new season in England, and across Europe, myself, Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick, and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football review the performances of Irish players in the opening round of Premier League fixtures, and make some predictions for how the season will go for Irish players

Friday, 5 November 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Reading

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 25th appearance for Millwall

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Wigan

James McClean made his 100th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane scored his 20th goal in League Two

Portsmouth 1-1 Cheltenham

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Dan Crowley was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Rochdale 0-3 Bolton

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season, eight weeks after his last goal

Northampton 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Andrew Moran made his first start in senior football
Evan Ferguson scored his first senior goal of his career

Salford City 5-3 Leeds United U21

Tyreik Wright was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 18th September

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-2 Preston North End

Mark Travers made his 25th appearance for Bournemouth - starting in each one

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Hull City

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the fifth time in the 2021/22 season

Thursday, 4th November 2021

Europa League

Ferencvaros 2-3 Celtic

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks

MLS

Austin FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City

In his first start in five weeks, Jon Gallagher was shown his first yellow card of the season

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 14th September 2021

Tuesday, 14th September 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-2 Preston North End

John Egan's start was his 125th appearance for Sheffield United

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time this season

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Rotherham

Anthony Scully was named in the starting XI of a team for the 50th team

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Rangers B 0-3 Ayr

Daire O'Connor scored his first goal in Scottish football

Football League Trophy

Morecambe 0-1 Everton U21

Tom Cannon's start was made his first appearance in senior football

Tranmere 4-1 Leeds United U21

Lee O'Connor's start (his first in a month) was his 50th career appearance
Sam Foley scored his 25th and 26th goals of his career,

Walsall 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Emmanuel Osadebe started a game for the first time in a month
In his first appearance in senior football this season, Gary Dicker was sent off for the first time since August 2018
James Furlong made his first appearance of the season
Evan Ferguson started a game in senior football for the first time

Leyton Orient 1-0 Southampton U21

Callum Reilly made his first start for Leyton Orient, this was his first start since March 2021

Ipswich 1-2 West Ham U21

Armstrong Oko-Flex scored his first career goal in his first start in senior football

Thursday, 16th September 2021

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Roma 5-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's goal, the first Irish goal scored in Stadio Olimpico since Damien Duff scored there for Chelsea in November 2003, was his tenth goal for CSKA Sofia

What a thunderous finish from Graham Carey! 💥

The Irish midfielder gives CSKA Sofia an unexpected lead against Jose Mourinho's Roma!#UECL pic.twitter.com/AjHzFl0M1t
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 16, 2021