Irish Abroad: Gavan Holohan

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

Wednesday, 6 September 2023

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

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Round Up for the weekend of Satuday, 8th October 2022

Saturday, 8th October 2022

Premier League

Chelsea 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Congratulations to Joe Hodge on making his senior debut for Wolves - the 198th Irish player to appear in the Premier League!

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Matt Doherty's start, his first of the season, was also the defender's 400th career appearance!

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Rotherham

Sammie Szmodics scored his first goal in two months

Coventry 0-1 Burnley

Josh Cullen assisted a goal for the first time April 2021

Millwall 2-0 Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan was named in the Middlesbrough starting XI for the first in six weeks

Norwich City 2-3 Preston North End

Troy Parrott's introduction was the striker's 100th career appearance, and also scored his first goal in two months

Wigan 1-3 Cardiff

Will Keane made his 100th appearance for Wigan

League 1

Derby County 1-2 Port Vale

James Collins was sent off for the first time for Derby County - this was the striker's first red card since April 2019

Lincoln City 0-0 Charlton

Daniel Mandroiu was named in the Lincoln City starting XI for the first time

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was sent off for the third time for Accrington Stanley, this was his first red card since March 2021

Shrewsbury Town 2-1 MK Dons

Dawson Devoy was sent off for the first time for MK Dons

League 2

Barrow 0-1 Mansfield Town

John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Colchester United 2-1 Harrogate Town

Danny Grant assisted a goal for the first time this season

Grimsby Town 3-0 Crawley Town

Gavan Holohan scored his first goal for Grimsby Town

Newport County 0-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premiership

Dundee United 4-0 Aberdeen

Jamie McGrath scored his first goal for Dundee United - this was his first goal since November 2021

Sunday, 9th October 2022

Premier League

West Ham United 3-1 Fulham

Shane Duffy came off the bench for his first appearance in seven weeks)

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Perth Glory

On the opening weekend of the A-League season, Aaron McEneff made his first appearance for new club Perth Glory

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 2-0 Helsingborg

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal of the 2022 Allsvenskan season - this was his first goal since scoring in the Svenska Cupen in February

Monday, 10th October 2022

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 1-2 Chennaiyin FC

Carl McHugh made an appearance as a second half substitute on the opening weekend of the 2022/23 Indian Super League season

Carl McHugh

Tuesday, 1 February 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th January 2022

Saturday, 15th January 2022

Premier League

Norwich 2-1 Everton

Adam Idah scored his first goal in the Premier League, the fourth Irish player to score in this season's competition. This was the striker's first goal since May 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Blackburn

James Collins 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Derby County 2-0 Sheffield United

Jason Knight's start was his 100th appearance for Derby County

Jason Knight made his 100th appearance for us yesterday! 💫

Congratulations on the milestone, Knighty! 👏🐏#DCFC pic.twitter.com/kvOjlhoC0j
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 16, 2022

Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for loan club Swansea, this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 21st September

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for loan club Middlesbrough, this was his first appearance in a month

Millwall 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Dan McNamara was shown a yellow card for the first time since Saturday, 11th December

Peterborough 1-4 Coventry

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 20th October
Scott Hogan scored his first goal in ten weeks

QPR 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 16th October

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Fleetwood 1-0 Rotherham

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for Fleetwood, this was his first goal since Saturday, 27th February 2021

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Salford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance in five weeks
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in 90 days, this was his tenth goal in English football

Carlisle United 1-1 Crawley Town

Corey Whelan 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Mansfield Town 2-0 Walsall

Harry Charsley scored his first goal of the season

Tranmere 2-0 Rochdale

Aidan White made his tenth start for Rochdale

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton made his fifth assist of the season

Tuesday, 4 January 2022

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 1st January 2022

Saturday, 1st January 2022

League 1

Rotherham 2-1 Bolton

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time this season
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal in six weeks

League 2

Barrow 1-2 Bradford City

Fiacre Kelleher's start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Hartlepool 0-0 Oldham

Gavan Holohan was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 6th November

Walsall 3-3 Newport County

Conor Wilkinson's brace was the first time the striker scored since Saturday, 9th October

Sunday, 2nd January 2022

Championship

Bristol City 3-2 Millwall

Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 10th August
Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time in a month

Blackburn 0-0 Huddersfield

Darragh Lenihan made his 250th career appearance

⛔️ A clean sheet for @darragh_lenihan on his 200th #Rovers league start / 250th club career appearance.#Rovers 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/b3pOSGNUCl
— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 3, 2022

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Cardiff

Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season
James Collins scored his first goal since Saturday, 20 November
Mark McGuinness was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Shrewsbury 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Joshua Daniels was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-0 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season

Monday, 3rd January 2022

League 1

Cambridge United 0-0 Portsmouth

Wes Hoolahan's introduction, his first appearance in a month, was his 50th appearance for Cambridge United
Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season