Round up for weekend of Satuday, 30th Match 2019

Saturday, 30th March 2019

Premier League

Fulham 0-2 Manchester City

Cyrus Christie was shown his fifth yellow card of the season in his first start since Saturday, 2nd February

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Southampton

Shane Duffy made his 100th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Blackburn

Glenn Whelan made his 50th start for Aston Villa
Darragh Lenihan made his first appearance in two months

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Swansea

Daryl Murphy scored for the first time in three months

Reading 2-1 Preston North End

Paul McShane came off the bench for his first appearance since Wednesday, 22nd August
Callum Robinson was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th November

Sheffield United 2-3 Bristol City

Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season, almost a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 3rd April 2018

League 1

Blackpool 2-2 Plymouth

Graham Carey assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Charlton 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor's start was the defender's first appearance in two months

Gillingham 1-1 Rochdale

Graham Burke made his 25th appearance of the season

Scunthorpe 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin started his first game since Tuesday, 19th February

League 2

Bury 1-3 Swindon Town

Jay O'Shea made his fifth assist of the season

Cambridge United 0-1 Colchester

Jake Carroll made his 150th appearance in League Two
Jake Doyle-Hayes came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson scored his first goal since Tuesday, 8th January

Morecambe 1-0 Crawley

Barry Roche's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 27th October

Stevenage 0-3 Notts County

Michael Doyle made his 150th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 2-1 Dundee

John O'Sullivan's first assist since November was his fifth assist of the season

Motherwell 3-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne made his 50th appearance in the competition
Carl McHugh made his first assist of the season

Hearts 2-1 Aberdeen

In his first appearance in seven weeks, Conor Shaughnessy made his first assist of the season

Kilmarnock 5-0 Hamilton Academical

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time in two months

Sunday, 31st March 2019

Premier League

Cardiff 1-2 Chelsea

Harry Arter completed his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Rangers

In his first start in five weeks, Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time since the same game

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 2-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady's brace in the final was his first goals in the competition

Norwegian Eliteserien

Viking 2-0 Kristiansund

Sean McDermott was named in the starting XI on his return to the Kristiansund first team. This was his first start since Sunday, 17th February

Monday, 1st April 2019

MLS

Orlando City 1-2 D.C. United

Chris McCann came off the bench for his D.C. United debut

Round Up for Friday, 1st February 2019

Friday, 1st February 2019

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Sean Maguire made his 25th start for Preston North End

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts

Jake Mulraney completed his first assist since 24th July

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-5 Newcastle Jets

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

Saturday, 2nd February 2019

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Jeff Hendrick made his 100th appearance for Burnley

Everton 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty made his 250th career start

Championship

Bristol City 2-0 Swansea

Callum O'Dowda marked the 200th appearance of his career with the 20th goal of his career

Hull City 2-0 Stoke City

James McClean made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood made his 150th appearance for Sheffield Wednesday

League 1

Coventry 1-1 Gillingham

David Meyler captained Coventry on his first appearance for the Sky Blues. This was the midfielder's first start (and appearance) since Saturday, 1st September Graham Burke made his first appearance for new loan club Gillingham

Peterborough 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season - more than two years after his last booking on in December 2016

Sunderland 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

Aiden McGeady's goal was his 15th goal for Sunderland

Walsall 1-2 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney made his 50th start for Rochdale

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance in League One
The first appearance of Billy Clarke's second spell at Bradford was his first appearance in two months

League 2

Exeter 3-1 MK Dons

Pierce Sweeney completed his first assist since Saturday, 13th October

Northampton 0-4 Colchester

John-Joe O'Toole's start (his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November) was his 400th career appearance

Notts County 1-1 Lincoln City

In his first appearance for Notts County, Michael Doyle was booked for the first time since November

Stevenage 1-0 Yeovil

Courtney Duffus made his debut for new club Yeovil

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's was shown his first booking since Saturday, 25th August

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-2 Ross County

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season

Dundee Utd 2-1 Greenock Morton

Mark Connolly made his first appearance for Dundee United

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-0 Wellington Phoenix

Andy Keogh's tenth goal of the season was also his 50th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th November 2018

Friday, 30th November 2018

Premier League

Cardiff 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his 15th goal for Wolves, this was also the 20th goal of the defender's career

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 3-1 Arka Gdynia

Cillian Sheridan's start (his first since Friday, 19th October) was his 350th career appearance

Saturday, 1st December 2018

Premier League

Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was named in the Burnley starting XI for the first time in a month

Huddersfield 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's third goal of the season was also his fifth goal for Brighton.
Before this goal, no Irish player had scored more than two Premier League goals in a season since the 2016/17 season, and no Irish player had scored in December since Shane Long scored on 31st December 2016

Southamton 2-2 Manchester United

Michael Obafemi marked his first start in the Premier League with an assist. Obafemi is only the fifth teenage Irish striker to start a Premier League game, following Robbie Keane, Leon Best, Anthony Stokes and Reece Grego-Cox

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Preston North End

Graham Burke came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Norwich 3-1 Rotherham

Anthony Forde's first appearance in a month was also his first time in Rotherham's starting XI since AugustRichie Towell's scored his first goal in two months

Reading 2-2 Stoke City

James McClean was shown his first yellow card since August

Middlesbrough 0-3 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan came off the bench to score his first goal since February

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-0 Greenock Morton

Aidan Keena scored his fourth goal of the season, a month after his last strike

English FA Cup

Peterborough 2-2 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City - all of which have been starts

Walsall 1-1 Sunderland

Liam Kinsella made his 50th start for Walsall
Aiden McGeady's strike was his first goal in the FA Cup

Charlton 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

Billy Clarke's start was his 25th appearance for Charlton

Wrexham 0-0 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien was booked for the first time in a month

Sunday, 2nd December 2018

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Millwall

Callum O'Dowda came off the bench for first appearance in a month
Aiden O'Brien started a game for Millwall for the first time in a month
Shaun Williams scored his fifth goal of the season

English FA Cup

Bury 0-1 Luton

Eoghan O'Connell's first start in two months was his 25th start for Bury

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh's start was his 100th appearance in the A-League

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 14th August 2018

Tuesday, 14th August 2018

English League Cup

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bury

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

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fleetwood

Eddie Nolan made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal for Macclesfield

Sheffield United 1-1 Hull City

Enda Stevens made his 50th start for Sheffield United

Leeds United 2-1 Bolton

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

Mansfield Town 6-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance for loan club Mansfield Town

Preston North End 3-1 Morecambe

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

Blackpool 3-1 Barnsley

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

Yeovil 0-1 Aston Villa

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

Southend United 2-4 Brentford

Alan Judge made his 100th start for Brentford

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crawley

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

Bristol City 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Plymouth

Cambridge United 1-4 Newport Co.

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

Reading 2-0 Birmingham City

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

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness CT 1-2 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran made his 200th appearance for Inverness CT

Thursday, 16th August 2018

UEFA Cup

Burnley 1-0 Istanbul Buyuksehir

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

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 11th August 2018

Saturday, 11th August 2018

Premier League

The five Irish defenders that started today's Premier League fixtures was the most since six defenders started on Saturday, 11th April 2015

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Tottenham

Ciaran Clark's start today was the defender's first appearance since Sunday, 4th February

Fulham 0-2 Crystal Palace

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI was his first start since Wednesday, 21st February

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading

Congratulations to Paul McShane on his 100th appearance for Reading

Our skipper @pmacca15 starts this afternoon, which will be his 100th appearance as a Royal! 💙#FORvREA pic.twitter.com/Ahq8v37l16

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) August 11, 2018

QPR 1-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for the Blades, this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 18th November 2017

Swansea 1-0 Preston North End

After signing for Preston during the summer transfer window, Graham Burke made his first appearance for the club as a second half substitute

Derby County 1-4 Leeds United

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time since February

League 1

Blackpool 1-2 Portsmouth

Following his debut last week, Ronan Curtis opened his account for Portsmouth with a brace

Plymouth 1-1 Southend United

Graham Carey's start against Southend was his 150th appearance for Plymouth

League 2

Cambridge United 3-2 Notts County

Jake Carroll made his 50th start for Cambridge United

Carlisle United 2-2 Northampton

Jamie Devitt's first goal of the season was his first goal since Saturday, 14th April

Morecambe 0-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his tenth goal of his career

Newport Co. 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Padraig Amond's goal was his 15th goal for Newport

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-0 Celtic

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time since January

Motherwell 0-1 Hamilton Academical

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since Saturday, 30th December 2017

Sunday, 12th August 2018

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-1 Hibernian

After signing for Hibernian midweek, Daryl Horgan made his first appearance for Hibs as a second half substitute

International Round Up

Monday, 28th May 2018

Friendly

France 2-0 Republic of Ireland

The three players to make their international debut in this game was most debutants in one game since four players (Daryl Horgan, Andy Boyle, John Egan, and Conor Hourihane) made their first senior appearance against Iceland in March 2017

Starting XI
Derrick Williams made his first appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long made his sixth appearance for Ireland
James McClean was booked for the tenth time in his international career in his 59th appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his ninth appearance for Ireland, this was his first international appearance since Saturday, 11th November 2017
Alan Browne made his third appearance for Ireland
Shane Long start was his 40th start for Ireland, his first start since Friday, 6th October 2017 and his 80th appearance for Ireland
Jonathan Walters made his 52nd appearance for Ireland, this was the player's  first international appearance since Tuesday, 5th September 2017

Substitutes
Harry Arter's 12th appearance for Ireland as his first appearance since Tuesday, 14th November 2017, and he was booked for the first time at international level since the previous month
David Meyler made his 25th appearance for Ireland
Graham Burke made his first appearance for Ireland - Burke is the first player from the League of Ireland player to make a senior international appearance since Joe Gamble in 2007
Matt Doherty made his second appearance for Ireland
Shaun Williams made his first appearance for Ireland - the first player to make their international debut at 31 since David Forde against Northern Ireland in May 2011

Saturday, 2nd June 2018

Friendly

Republic of Ireland 2-1 United States of America

This was the first game where two players scored their first international goal since Jeff Hendrick and Daryl Murphy scored against Serbia in September 2017
Following the debuts of Darragh Lenihan and Enda Stevens in this game, Martin O'Neill has given debuts to the same amount of players as Steve Staunton did in his reign - 23
This game continued the record of both teams scoring in every fixture between the Republic of Ireland and the USA, neither team has failed to score in all nine games, and the first time the team had come from behind to win under O'Neill - the last time this happened was against Kazakhstan in October 2013

Starting XI
Colin Doyle made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long made his seventh appearance for Ireland was also the defender's fifth start at international level
John O'Shea retired after making his 118th appearance for Ireland, this was the defender's first international appearance since Friday, 24 March 2017
Shane Duffy made his 20th appearance for Ireland - all of which have been starts
James McClean made his 60th appearance for Ireland
Declan Rice made his third appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his fifth start for Ireland in his tenth appearance at senior international level
Jeff Hendrick made his 39th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 46th appearance for Ireland
Graham Burke scored his first international goal in his first start for Ireland - the first League of Ireland player to score at international level since Ray Treacy in 1978

Substitutes
Darragh Lenihan and Enda Stevens came off the bench to make their first appearances for Ireland
Harry Arter made his 13th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge scored his first goal for Ireland in his fourth international appearance
Daryl Horgan made his fourth appearance for Ireland

Round Up - Weekend of 18th November 2016

Friday, 18 November 2016

Championship

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
Shane Duffy's start was the defender's 150th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Adelaide United
After his brace against Adelaide, Andy Keogh has now scored six goals in his last five games

Saturday, 19 November 2016

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Swansea
James McCarthy marked his return to the Everton team for his first appearance in a month (his first start since August 23rd) with his first booking of the season
After only scoring once in 2015/16, Seamus Coleman now has two goals in 2016/17

Sunderland 3-0 Hull City
David Meyler came off the bench to make his 150th appearance for Hull

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty made his 150th career start

Ipswich 0-2 Nottingham Forest
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-0 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Bristol Rovers 0-0 MK Dons
Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in England

Fleetwood 2-1 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea scored his fifth goal of the season in what was the striker's 150th start for Chesterfield

Northampton 0-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester scored his fifth goal for Peterborough

Rochdale 4-0 Swindon Town
Joe Rafferty made his 150th career appearance, all of which have been for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 1-0 Oldham
Paul Green was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Exeter
Jamie Devitt was sent off for the fourth time in his career

Notts County 0-3 Newport Co.
Graham Burke made his 50th appearance for Notts County

Yeovil 2-1 Colchester
Kevin Dawson was booked for the tenth time this season in what was only the midfielder's twentieth appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-3 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney marked his 400th career appearance with his ninth goal of the season

Motherwell 2-0 Partick Thistle
Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

St Johnstone 2-4 Ross County
Aaron McCarey made his second appearance of the season, almost four months after his last appearance for Ross County on July 30th

Sunday, 20 November 2016

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Central Coast Mariners
Roy O'Donovan made his 25th appearance for Central Coast Mariners

Round Up - Weekend of 13th August 2016

Saturday, 13 August 2016
Premier League
Hull City 2-1 Leicester City
On the opening day of the Premier League season, David Meyler started his first club game since Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Championship
Brentford 2-0 Ipswich
John Egan opened his account for Brentford with two strikes, the first Irish defender to score a brace in England since Egan himself notched twice for Gillingham in November 2014

Leeds United 1-2 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson's booking against Leeds was his first booking since February

Wigan 3-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's start for Blackburn this afternoon was his 50th career appearance

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Reading
Joe Mason and Matt Doherty both scored their fifth goal for Wolves against Reading. This was tenth goal of Doherty's career.

League 1
Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers made his 50th career start
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, his first goal since April

MK Dons 2-2 Millwall
Darren Potter's booking today was his first yellow card since April

Peterborough 0-1 Bradford City
After returning to Bradford on loan, Josh Cullen made his first appearance of the season

Sheffield United 1-1 Rochdale
Donal McDermott was shown his first yellow card since January

League 2
Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Crawley
After signing for Crawley in the summer, James Collins scored his first goal for the club

Exeter 1-2 Hartlepool
in his first start for Exeter, Liam McAlinden scored his first goal for the club. This was his first goal since Friday, 25 March 2016

Notts County 1-1 Stevenage
Graham Burke came off the bench for Notts County to make his 50th career appearance

Scottish Premier League
Dundee 1-2 Rangers
Darren O'Dea captained Dundee on his 25th appearance for the club

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th appearance for St Johnstone since signing for them in May 2015

Sunday, 14 August 2016
League 1
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Oxford United
Rory Gaffney was booked for the first time since February in his 25th start for Bristol

Round Up - Midweek games of 23rd February 2016

Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Championship
Brentford 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty made his one hundredth appearance for Wolves

Bristol City 0-4 Brighton and Hove Albion
Alex Pearce made his first start for Bristol City since signing for them on loan

Middlesbrough 3-1 Cardiff
Following his man of the match performance at the weekend, Anthony Pilkington made his fiftieth appearance for Cardiff against Middlesbrough

Reading 1-0 Rotherham
Paul Green made his fiftieth start for Rotherham, while Stephen Kelly returned to the matchday squad for the first time in more than two months

League 2
York City 1-2 Northampton
James Collins scored his fifth goal for Northampton

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Carlisle United
Connor Smith made his first start for AFC Wimbledon since signing for them following his release from Watford, it was the player's first minutes of football since September

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Notts County
Graham Burke came off the bench to make his first appearance for Notts County since early January, while fellow substitute Ronan Murray scored his first goal of the season

Barnet 1-0 Portsmouth
Enda Stevens made his one hundredth career appearance in England since leaving Shamrock Rovers

Thursday, 25 February 2016
CONCACAF Champions League
LA Galaxy 0-0 Santos Laguna
Robbie Keane led the line for LA Galaxy in their first game of the 2016 season
Further Reading
Giovanni Trapattoni praises Roy Keane impact with Ireland - goal.com
On being tired of football - Popular Stand

Report Card - Week of 28th December 2015

28 December 2015
Championship
Birmingham City 1-0 MK Dons
Samir Carruthers received his first booking since September

Burnley 4-0 Bristol City
Stephen Ward made his first league start of the season, and the first time he started for the Clarets since a League Cup game in August

Reading 1-2 Brentford
Stephen Quinn picked up his first booking of the season

League 1
Burton Albion 1-0 Swindon Town
Anthony O'Connor made his one hundred fiftieth career appearance

Southend United 0-4 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his tenth goal of 2015/16. The Lions frontman had promised to score ten goals before January, and delivered with their last game of 2015!

Barnsley 4-2 Blackpool
Kevin Long's booking this afternoon was his first of the season, and his first in more than two and a half years, the last coming on the 29th Mar 2013!

Gillingham 1-0 Colchester
After his 100th career appearance on St. Stephen's Day, John Egan made his one hundredth career start this afternoon!

Oldham 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
After a successful loan spell at Crawley Town (nine goals in 16 games), Rhys Murphy returned to the Oldham starting XI for the first time since September and marked the occasion with his eleventh goal of the season

Scunthorpe 1-1 Rochdale
Paddy Madden made his one hundredth start for Scunthorpe. The move to the Irons has been a success for the striker, he's scored 36 goals for them since signing for them from Yeovil

League 2
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Leyton Orient
Rory Gaffney scored his fifth of the season, and his third in the last three games

Notts County 2-2 Morecambe
Graham Burke made his twenty-fifth start for Notts County

Portsmouth 0-0 Luton
Michael Doyle made his twenty-fifth appearance for Portsmouth was marred slightly with his first booking since September. This game also marked a return to the starting XI for Adam Barton. His last start for Pompey came on October 20th against Stevenage

29 December 2015
Championship
Leeds United 2-2 Derby County
Jeff Hendrick's opener for Derby tonight (his first of the season) was his twenty-fifth goal for the club. His yellow card tonight was his first booking in exactly four months, the last one coming on August 29th

30 December 2015
Scottish Premier League
Hamilton Academical 3-4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Daniel Devine made his fiftieth start for the Jags

Further reading:
Paul Kimmage with Kevin Moran
The changing face of sports coverage in Ireland in 2015

Report Card - Weekend of 11th December 2015

12 December 2015
Premier League
Norwich 1-1 Everton
Wes Hoolahan scored his second of the season, exactly two months since his last goal for the Canaries

Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester United
Eunan O'Kane made his first appearance since October 25, coming on for fellow Irish player Harry Arter

Sunderland 0-1 Watford
As noted by online statistican OptaJoe, John O'Shea became only the third Irish player to reach 400 Premier League appearances with his start in this game

400 - John O’Shea will be the third Republic of Ireland player to reach 400 PL apps after Shay Given (443) & Richard Dunne (431). Charm.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 12, 2015

Championship
Preston 1-0 Reading
U17 midfielder Josh Barrett made his first appearance on the Reading bench

League 1
Gillingham 0-3 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory made his one hundred fiftieth start for Burton Albion, while defender Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal for the club. This was his first goal since 14th April 2015, when the full back scored for Plymouth Argyle against Portsmouth

Swindon Town 2-1 Rochdale
John O'Sullivan was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2
Crawley 3-2 Dagenham and Redbridge
Rhys Murphy's first goal in this game for Crawley was the thirtieth of his career. With the second, he has now scored five goals in his last four appearances for Crawley*

Notts County 4-3 Newport Co.
Graham Burke made his twenty-fifth start of his career

Yeovil 2-2 Barnet
Ian Lawlor signed on loan for Barnet from Manchester City, and went straight into the starting XI to make his first career start

Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 1-0 Hearts
Jonathan Hayes picked up his first booking of the season

Dundee United 0-1 Partick Thistle
After his fourth start since returning to Dundee United during the summer, Gavin Gunning has now made 100 starts for the Arabs

*source: Sky Sports Soccer Saturday, thanks Jeff.

Report Card - 24th November 2015

Peterborough United 3-2 Barnsley
After not scoring for nearly two months, Conor Hourihane now has two in two games with his fifth goal of the season. His last two goals also came in consecutive games
Following his return to action last weekend, Kevin Long was sent off for the third time in his career. His last red card came in August 2012, while playing with Portsmouth, against Carlisle

Sheffield United 2-4 Shrewsbury Town
Conor Sammon scored his fifth goal on loan at Sheffield United

Crawley Town 1-2 Northampton Town
John-Joe O'Toole scored his fifth goal for Northampton, his first since September 29th

Notts County 4-2 Barnet
Graham Burke made his twenty-fifth appearance for Notts County, after joining them in January 2015
Alan Sheehan scored the twentieth goal of his career, not bad for a defender!

Oxford United 1-1 Newport County AFC
Patrick Hoban scored his fifth goal this season for Oxford

Crawley Town 1-2 Northampton Town
Brendan Moloney was sent off for the first time in his career

Irish Scorers weekend of 2nd May 2015

02 May 2015 Sky Bet Championship Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Ipswich Town Daryl Murphy(2) Daryl Murphy(82, penalty) Charlton Athletic 0-3 Bournemouth Harry Arter(12) Nottingham Forest 1-2 Cardiff City Eoin Doyle(24) Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2 Millwall Aiden O'Brien(58) Sky Bet League 2 Accrington Stanley 2-1 Mansfield Town Seamus Conneely(47) Exeter City 2-1 Dagenham and Redbridge Jimmy Keohane(61) Luton Town 2-0 Stevenage Michael Harriman(45) Morecambe 3-1 Southend United Jamie Devitt(66) Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 1-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aaron Doran(55)

03 May 2015 Sky Bet League 1 Barnsley 5-0 Rochdale Conor Hourihane(90) Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Bradford City Billy Clarke(23) Doncaster Rovers 5-2 Scunthorpe United Niall Canavan(12) Gillingham 3-1 Notts County Graham Burke(61) John Egan(88) Milton Keynes Dons 5-1 Yeovil Town Darren Potter(35) Swindon Town 2-2 Leyton Orient Anton Rodgers(61)

04 May 2015 Barclays Premier League Hull City 1-3 Arsenal Stephen Quinn(56)