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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




Friday, 9 June 2023

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2023

Transfers
Friday, 2nd June
Joe Shaughnessy joined Dundee FC, becoming manager Tony Docherty's first signing for the Dee

Wednesday, 7th June
Former U21 striker Courtney Duffus linked up with Pete Wild, who he played under at Oldham, at Barrow AFC, signing a one year contract with the Bluebirds

Friday, 9th June
Free agent Shane Duffy signed a three year contract with Norwich City

Saturday, 10th June
David McGoldrick returned to Notts County, where he started as an academy graduate

Tuesday, 13th June
Amber Barrett will play in the Belgian Super League next season after signing for Standard Liege

Wednesday, 14th June
26 year old defender Conor Shaughnessy signed a two year contract with Portsmouth, with the option of a further 12 months with Pompey

Friday, 16th June
Winger Anthony Scully signed a two year contract with Portsmouth, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 20th June
Dan Crowley signed a two year contract with newly promoted League Two side Notts County

U18 international Thomas Bloxham joined Blackburn Rovers, signing a contract until the summer of 2025

Thursday, 22nd June
Former St Patrick's Athletic midfielder Glory Nzingo signed a two year contract with Swansea City academy

Liam Kelly signed a contract until the summer of 2025 with Crawley Town

Friday, 23rd June
Dara O'Shea joined Josh Cullen, Luke McNally, Dara Costelloe, and Michael Obafemi at Burnley, signing a four year contract with the Clarets

Sunday, 25th June
After spending the second half of the 2022/23 season with Birmingham City, Kevin Long has signed a one year contract with the Blues

Monday, 26th June
Jack Taylor is promoted side Ipswich Town's first signing of the summer, joining the Tractor Boys on a three year contract

Tuesday, 27th June
Chiedozie Ogbene will play Premier League football next season after signing for play off winners Luton Town

Wednesday, 28th June
Defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed a two year contract with League Two side Barrow Town

Friday, 20th June
Recent U19 call up Sean Moore joined West Ham United, signing a three year deal with the Hammers

Loans
Thursday, 23rd June
Ipswich Town defender Corrie Ndaba will spend the 2023/24 season on loan at Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock

Contracts
Wednesday, 7th June
Midfielder Aaron O'Reilly signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa

Thursday, 1st June
Chloe Mustaki pledged her allegiance to Bristol City by signing a new two year contract

Monday, 5th June
Robbie Brady and Preston North End reached an agreement on a two year contract extension, keeping the midfielder at Deepdale for until the summer of 2025

Tuesday, 6th June
Wolves striker Nathan Fraser signed a two year extension to his contract at Molineux

Wednesday, 7th June
Ciara Grant signed a one year extension to her contract to stay with Hearts for the 2023/24 season

Monday, 12th June
Lewes Player's Player of the Season, and Manager's Player of the Season, Sophie Whitehouse will stay at The Dripping Pan for the 2023/24 season

Tuesday, 13th June
After recently passing 100 appearances for Liverpool FC women's team, defender Niamh Fahey has signed an extension to her conract with the Reds

Thursday, 14th June
Greg Cunningham signed a six month extension to his contract at Preston, with an option further six months depending on fitness and availability

Wednesday, 22nd June
Having proved his fitness in the second half of the season, Kyle Callan-McFadden has signed a one year extension to his contract with King's Lynn Town

Wednesday, 28th June
Everton exercised the 12 month option on Courtney Brosnan's contract with the Toffees

Recent U19 call up Patrick Casey signed a three year contract with Charlton Athletic, this is the striker's first professional contract

Thursday, 29th June
Seamus Coleman signed a one year extension to his contract with Everton, which should see him overtake Tim Howard with the most appearances in the Premier League for the Toffees

Friday, 30th June
Left-sided defender Sean Roughan committed himself to Lincoln City, signing a contract extension until 2025 with the Imps

Managers
Monday, 26th June
Robbie Keane agreed to take over Maccabi Tel Aviva, signing a two year contract with the Israeli side

Thursday, 29th June
Alan Sheehan joined Michael Duff's backroom team at Swansea City, as assistant haead coach

July 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts
August 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

Friday, 21 October 2022

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 18th October 2022

Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Premier League
Crystal Palace 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nathan Collins returned from suspension for his first appearance in a month

Championship
Huddersfield Town 0-1 Preston North End
Greg Cunningham scored his first goal of the season, this was the defender's first goal since February 2021!

Stoke City 0-1 Rotherham
Georgie Kelly was named in the Rotherham starting XI for the first time in two months

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Bristol City
Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in two months

Football League Trophy
Harrogate Town 2-1 Morecambe
Shane McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Tranmere Rovers
Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Leeds United U21
Cian Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in senior football

Port Vale 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
Jimmy Storer's start for Wolves' U21 side was his first appearance in senior football

Stockport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
Aiden O'Brien was named in the Shrewsbury starting XI for the first time this season

Rochdale 2-2 Salford City
Liam Kelly marked his 50th appearance for Rochdale with his second goal in two games

Lincoln City 2-0 Newcastle United U21
Daniel Mandroiu scored his first goal for Lincoln City

Derby County 1-3 Manchester City U21
David McGoldrick scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th August

Walsall 0-2 MK Dons
Warren O'Hora assisted a goal for the first time since December 2020

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Peterborough
Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his previous goal, on Saturday, 2nd October 2021

Forest Green Rovers 4-1 Exeter City
Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the 100th time
Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal for Forest Green Rovers

Leyton Orient 2-3 Chelsea U21
Shadrach Ogie's start was his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Cambridge United 1-0 Ipswich Town
Edwin Agbaje's start was his debut in football

Northampton Town 1-3 Arsenal U21
Jack Henry-Francis was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 19th October 2022
Championship
Birmingham City 1-1 Burnley
Scott Hogan scored his 30th goal for Birmingham City

QPR 3-0 Cardiff
Sinclair Armstrong was named in the QPR starting XI for the first time

Coppa Italia
Udinese 2-3 Monza
Festy Ebosele started a game for Udinese for the first time

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 20th August 2022

Saturday, 20th August 2022
Championship
Preston North End 0-0 Watford
Greg Cunningham's introduction made his 150th appearance for Preston North End
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time since Saturday, 8th January

Swansea City 0-2 Luton Town
Ryan Manning started a game for the 150th time in his career

West Bromwich Albion 5-2 Hull City
Dara O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the date since his last goal on Wednesday, 18 August 2021

League 1
Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 26th October 2021
Mark McGuinness' start was his first appearance of the season

League 2
Gillingham 0-0 Walsall
After signing his first professional contract, Ronan Maher was named in a starting XI for the first time in his career

Scottish Premiership
Hibernian 2-2 Rangers
Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 50th appearance for Hibernian

Ross County 1-0 Kilmarnock
Deji Sotona made his first appearance for Kilmarnock's senior side

St Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes made his 300th appearance for Aberdeen


Scottish Championship
Arbroath 1-2 Queen's Park
Johnny Kenny made his first appearance for Queen's Park after signing for the Spiders on loan earlier that afternoon

Sunday, 21st August 2022
Serie B
Pisa 2-2 Como 1907
In his first appearance in Serie B, Liam Kerrigan scored his first goal for Como 190


Monday, 22nd August 2022
MLS
Charlotte FC 1-2 Orlando City
Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time since Thursday, 16th June

Friday, 1 October 2021

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


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

Friday, 24 September 2021

Round Up for weekend of Tuesday, 21st September 2021

Tuesday, 21st September 2021
League 1
Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth Argyle
Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season

English League Cup
Preston North End 4-1 Cheltenham
Joe Rafferty scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since August 2019 - and completed his first assist since November 2020
Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since December 2020
Greg Cunningham made his first assist of the season - the first time the defender assisted a goal since September 2019


Fulham 0-0 Leeds United
Cyrus Christie's start was his first appearance of the season

Watford 1-3 Stoke City
Robert Elliot's start was his first appearance since December 2017

Wigan 0-2 Sunderland
Babajide Adeeko's introduction was his career debut


Norwich 0-3 Liverpool
Adam Idah made his first start of the season - this was his first start since  October 2020
Caoimhin Kelleher's first appearance of the season was also his tenth time being named in the Liverpool starting XI

Burnley 4-1 Rochdale
Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in a month

Sheffield United 2-2 Southampton
Enda Stevens start was his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal since February 2020


Football League Trophy
Bradford City 0-3 Manchester United U21
Reece Staunton's start was his first appearance since November 2020
Paul McShane was booked in his first appearance of the season

Wednesday, 22nd September 2021
English League Cup
Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Swansea
In his first start of the season, Aaron Connolly scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 January 2021


Asian AFC Cup
Nasaf 6-0 ATK Mohun Bagan
Carl McHugh made his 25th appearance for ATK Mohun Bagan - starting each game

Thursday, 23rd September 2021
Scottish League Cup
Celtic 3-0 Raith
Liam Scales made his first appearance for Celtic
James McCarthy made his first assist for Celtic

Belgian Super League
Anderlecht 1-1 Gent
Josh Cullen was booked for the first time in a month

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th August 2021

Friday, 6 August 2021
Championship
Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
In the first game of the new season, Dara O'Shea scored his first goal since Friday, 17 July 2020 and Callum Robinson scored his tenth goal for West Bromwich Albion

O'Shea's performance earned him a spot in the Championship Team of the Weekend

Saturday, 7 August 2021
Championship
Bristol City 1-1 Blackpool
Callum O'Dowda's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 20 March, and unfortunately only lasted 13 minutes before being substituted following an injury
Richard Keogh made his first appearance for Blackpool

Cardiff 1-1 Barnsley
Both summer transfers James Collins and Mark McGuinness made their first appearance for Cardiff - this was also McGuinness' first appearance in the Championship

Derby County 1-1 Huddersfield
Louie Watson started a game for Derby for the first time since Tuesday, 16th March

Preston North End 1-4 Hull City
Greg Cunningham's start was the defender's 300th career appearance

League 1
Bolton 3-3 MK Dons
Troy Parrott made his first appearance for MK Dons

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Cheltenham
Sean Long's start was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 0-1 Portsmouth
Anthony Pilkington made his first appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 2-2 Morecambe
Ryan Delaney, Shane McLoughlin, Anthony O'Connor all made their first appearance for Morecambe

Shrewsbury 0-1 Burton Albion
Thomas O'Connor's first appearance for Burton Albion was also his 75th career appearance

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Daryl Horgan's start was his first appearance in the League One

Sunderland 2-1 Wigan
Aiden McGeady scored his first goal since Monday, 5th April


League 2
Harrogate Town 3-2 Rochdale
Both Aidan White and Corey O'Keeffe made their first appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal in the competition


Hartlepool 1-0 Crawley
Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Hartlepool
Gavan Holohan scored his first goal in the competition
Will Ferry made his first appearance for Crawley - this was his first appearance in senior football since Tuesday, 22nd September

Mansfield Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Trevor Clarke made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers - this was also his first start since Tuesday, 24th November

Northampton 1-0 Port Vale
Dylan Connolly made his first appearance for Northampton

Oldham 0-1 Newport Co.
After announcing his loan move earlier the same day, Jamie Bowden made his first appearance for Oldham, along with new signing Danny Rogers

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient
Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for Leyton Orient

Stevenage 1-0 Barrow
Jamie Devitt was booked for the first time since January 2020

Tranmere 1-0 Walsall
Sam Foley made his first appearance for Tranmere
Conor Wilkinson and Stephen Ward made their first appearance for Walsall, this was Ward's first appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 0-0 Colchester
Corey Whelan made his first appearance for Carlisle United
Alan Judge made his first appearance for Colchester

Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 1-2 Hearts
Joe Shaughnessy scored his 15th goal of his career
Aaron McEneff made his first appearance in the Scottish Premier League


Scottish Championship
Ayr 2-2 Arbroath
Daire O'Connor made his first start for Ayr

Inverness CT 1-0 Raith
Ethon Varian made his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 8 August 2021
Scottish Premier League
Celtic 6-0 Dundee
Both Ryan Sweeney and Cillian Sheridan were named in the Dundee starting XI for the first time

Wednesday, 21 April 2021

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

Tuesday, 2 March 2021

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


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


Tuesday, 16 February 2021

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

Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 29th January 2021

Friday, 29th January 2021
Australian A-League
Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Jets
Roy O'Donovan's penalty was his second goal in two games, in what was his 50th start for the Jets



Saturday, 30 January 2021
Premier League
Everton 0-2 Newcastle Utd
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since since Saturday, 7 March 2020

Championship
Norwich 0-0 Middlesbrough
Adam Idah returned from injury for his first appearance since Saturday, 24th October

Blackburn 1-0 Luton
Glen Rea was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Derby County 1-0 Bristol City
Jason Knight started a game for the 50th time in his career

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End
Greg Cunningham's introduction for loan club Preston North End was his first appearance in six weeks
Kieren Westwood's start was his 500th career appearance


League 1
Sunderland 2-2 Gillingham
Aiden McGeady scored his 30th goal for Sunderland


AFC Wimbledon 0-2 MK Dons
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in six weeks

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Ipswich
Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Ipswich - eleven months after his last goal on Saturday, 29 February 2020


Hull City 1-0 Swindon Town
Dan Crowley started a game for the first time since Saturday, 17th October

League 2
Bolton 2-0 Leyton Orient
Eoin Doyle scored his tenth goal for Bolton


Bradford City 2-1 Barrow
Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first tine in eight weeks
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist in seven weeks
Jamie Devitt made his first appearance for new club Barrow

Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley
Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time this season, scored his fourth goal of the season, and completed his fifth assist of the season


Grimsby 1-2 Stevenage
James McKeown was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 3rd November

Harrogate Town 2-1 Newport Co.
Simon Power was named in the Harrogate Town starting XI for the first time

Oldham 2-1 Salford City
Richie Towell started a game for Salford for the first time since Saturday, 10th October

Scottish Premier League
Celtic 1-2 St Mirren
Dylan Connolly made his first assist of the season

Scottish Championship
Hearts 1-0 Dunfermline
Aidan White's introduction was the defender's first appearance in seven weeks

Australian A-League
Brisbane Roar 3-1 Adelaide United
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, and was booked for the first time this season


Sunday, 31st January 2021
Premier League
Chelsea 2-0 Burnley
Robbie Brady was named in the Burnley starting XI for the 50th time

Tuesday, 22 December 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 19th December 2020

Saturday, 19th December 2020
Premier League
Everton 2-1 Arsenal
Seamus Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Fulham
Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Championship
Norwich 2-0 Cardiff
Greg Cunningham started a game for the first time in nine weeks

Birmingham City 1-4 Middlesbrough
Scott Hogan made his 30th appearance for Birmingham City

Stoke City 1-0 Blackburn
Nathan Collins started a game for the 25th time

League 1
Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham
Eoghan O'Connell scored his second goal of the season, the second time the defender scored more than once in a season


AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Crewe Alexandra
Callum Reilly started his 50th game for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance in League One

Northampton 0-4 Lincoln City
Zachary Elbouzedi made his 20th appearance in British football
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of his career


Plymouth 1-0 MK Dons
Joe Mason's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th October

League 2
Bradford City 1-0 Cambridge United
Billy Clarke's start was his 150th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist since January 2019

Colchester 1-2 Morecambe
John O'Sullivan scored his fifth goal for Morecambe


Mansfield Town 1-1 Southend United
Ryan Sweeney was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Harry Charsley completed his fifth assist of the season

Walsall 4-3 Port Vale
Liam Kinsella made his 50th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 3-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since October 2019

Scottish Championship
Alloa 2-1 Inverness CT
Aaron Doran's introduction was his 300th career appearance

Sunday, 20th December 2020
Premier League
Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield United
In his 40th Premier League appearance, David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in a year (his last yellow card was on Saturday, 21st December 2019) and completed his first assist since Saturday, 14th December 2019

West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa
Callum Robinson's introduction was his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Scottish Premier League
Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen
Danny Rogers made his 25th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 21 December 2020
Premier League
Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Robbie Brady's start was his 150th appearance in the competition

Friday, 18 December 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 15th December 2020

Tuesday, 15th December 2020
Championship
Bournemouth 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Daryl Horgan made his 20th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers

Barnsley 2-1 Preston North End
Joe Rafferty made his 50th appearance in the competition
Sean Maguire's first goal since Sunday, 4 October was his 20th goal in the Championship


Bristol City 0-2 Millwall
Callum O'Dowda came off the bench in the second half for his 150th appearance for Bristol City
Shaun Williams was named in the Millwall starting IX for the 250th time

League 1
Gillingham 0-2 Accrington Stanley
Jack Bonham made his 60th appearance for Gillingham - starting every time
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 22 September

Sunderland 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Aiden O'Brien's start was first appearance since Tuesday, 10th November
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time since Saturday, 31st October

Wigan 0-5 Rochdale
Jimmy Ryan's start was his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Ipswich 2-1 Burton Albion
John-Joe O'Toole's first start in five weeks was his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

MK Dons 1-1 Peterborough
Jack Taylor made his 30th appearance for Peterborough, continuing his record of starting each game

Portsmouth 0-0 Fleetwood
Marcus Harness' 50th start for Portsmouth was also his 60th appearance for Pompey
Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2
Carlisle United 1-0 Mansfield Town
Ryan Sweeney was named in the Mansfield starting XI for the 100th time

Oldham 2-3 Walsall
Liam Kinsella's start was his 150th appearance for Walsall

Cheltenham 0-1 Bolton
Eoin Doyle's start was his 350th appearance in British football
Ryan Delaney's goal was his first in League Two


Indian Super League
Hyderabad 3-2 SC East Bengal
Anthony Pilkington completed his first assist for SC East Bengal, in his fifth appearance for the club.

Wednesday, 16th December 2020
Premier League
Leeds United 5-2 Newcastle Utd
Jeff Hendrick scored his second goal of the season in his 300th career start
Ciaran Clark's first goal of the season, his first in 13 months, was his 15th Premier League goal



Championship
Derby County 2-0 Swansea
Jason Knight's start was his 50th Championship appearance

Cardiff 3-2 Birmingham City
Greg Cunningham's late substitute introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 18th October

Scottish League Cup
St Mirren 3-2 Rangers
Conor McCarthy scored his first goal of the season in his 30th appearance for St Mirren
Jamie McGrath's brace was his fifth goal in four games


Copa del Rey
CD Calaharra 0-1 La Nucia
Kevin Toner's introduction made the defender the first Irish player to appear in the Copa del Rey since Steve Finnan started for Espanyol against Barcelona in January 2009

Thursday, 17th December 2020
Premier League
Sheffield United 2-3 Manchester United
David McGoldrick scored his fifth and sixth goals in the Premier League


Copa del Rey
Anaitasuna 1-2 Getafe
John-Joe Finn was named in the starting XI for the first time in his career

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 25th September 2020

Friday, 25th September 2020
Championship
Huddersfield 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Both Harry Arter and Cyrus Christie made their debuts for Forest

Polish Ekstraklasa
Wisła Płock 1-3 Warta Poznan
Cillian Sheridan came off the bench for his 20th league appearance for Wisła Płock

Saturday, 26th September 2020
Premier League
Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
Seamus Coleman completed his first assist in a year

West Bromwich Albion 3-3 Chelsea
Callum Robinson scored his fifth and sixth goals for West Brom in his 20th appearance for the Baggies - the first player to score twice in the first half of a Premier League game since Shane Long for Southampton against Aston Villa in May 2015

Championship
Birmingham City 1-1 Rotherham
Scott Hogan's start was his first appearance of the season
Kieran Sadlier's penalty was his first goal for Rotherham, and his first goal in the Championship

Cardiff 1-2 Reading
Greg Cunningham continued his return from injury with his first start of the season. This was the defender's first start since October 2019, and his tenth appearance for Cardiff.

Derby County 0-4 Blackburn
Jason Knight's start was his 40th appearance for Derby County
Derrick Williams' start was his 110th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 0-1 Stoke City
Alan Browne was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 200th time
Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since November 2019

League 1
Accrington Stanley 1-4 Oxford United
Ryan Cassidy scored his first goal in league football in his fifth appearance for Accrington
Anthony Forde made his first assist of the season, his first in more than a year, in his 20th start for Oxford United

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 MK Dons
Richard Keogh came of the bench to make his first appearance for new club MK Dons - this was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 21st September 2019

Fleetwood 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
Glenn Whelan's start was his 20th appearance for Fleetwood
Callum Reilly made his 40th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-0 Rochdale
Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 1-1 Shrewsbury
Niall Canavan was shown his first yellow card of 2020/21 in his 80th appearance for Plymouth

Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan
Ronan Curtis made his 90th start for Portsmouth

Sunderland 1-0 Peterborough
Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since Saturday, 24 August 2019

Swindon Town 4-2 Burton Albion
Stephen Quinn scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 3 September 2019

League 2
Bradford City 2-1 Stevenage
Billy Clarke made his first assist of the season in his 70th appearance in League Two

Mansfield Town 1-2 Exeter
Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season in his 25th career appearance
Stephen McLaughlin made his first appearance for Mansfield Town

Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 0-1 Kilmarnock
Jamie McGrath made his 20th appearance for St Mirren
Sam Foley made his 40th appearance for St Mirren

Sunday, 27th September 2020
Scottish Premier League
Ross County 0-3 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes completed his first assist of the season since Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Norwegian Eliteserien
Kristiansund 1-1 Brann
After recovering from error, Sean McDermott made his first appearance of the season. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since Sunday, 1 December 2019

Monday, 28th September 2020
Premier League
Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa
In his 120th start for Aston Villa, Conor Hourihane scored his first goal of the season, and also made his first assist of the season. This was the third time Hourihane scored and assisted in the same Premier League game.

Friday, 4 October 2019

Round up for week of Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Tuesday, 1st October 2019
Championship
Blackburn 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Coincidentally, both Greg Cunningham and Derrick Williams made their 250th career start in this game

Wigan 1-0 Birmingham City
In his first appearance in two months, Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal of the season. This was also his first goal for Wigan, and his first goal since April 2018

Reading 1-4 Fulham
Harry Arter was named in Fulham's starting XI for the first time in a month

Football League Trophy
Walsall 1-0 Southampton U21
Kameron Ledwidge's start was his first appearance in senior football

Crawley 1-2 Norwich U21
Andrew Omobamidele was named in a starting XI in a senior game for the first time

Rochdale 1-1 Bolton
Jimmy Ryan's start was his 450th career appearance

Southend United 0-2 Brighton U21
Warren O'Hora scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 2nd October 2019
Championship
Luton 1-1 Millwall
Jay Molumby was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 3 October 2019
UEFA Cup
Celtic 2-0 Cluj
Jonathan Hayes came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Celtic

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
U19 training camp callup Conor Noss was named in the Monchengladbach matchday squad for the first time

Sunday, 11 November 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th November 2018

Saturday, 10th November 2018
Premier League
The eight Irish players that appeared in the Premier League today (four starting players, four introduced substitutes) is a season high for a single day
Cardiff 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Greg Cunningham was booked on his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Leicester City 0-0 Burnley
Kevin Long's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth
Ciaran Clark came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 29th September

Championship
Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End
Callum Robinson marked his 150th appearance for Preston North End with his eighth goal of the season

Derby County 0-3 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane's goal against Derby was scored his 15th goal for Villa, and also his 20th goal in the Championship

Norwich 4-3 Millwall
Shaun Williams' start was his 350th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League
St Johnstone 4-0 Hamilton Academical
Sam Kelly's appearance off the bench for Hamilton was his first appearance since Saturday, 29th Septembe

English FA Cup
Luton 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
James Collins' start was his 400th career appearance

Southend United 1-1 Crawley
Reece Grego Cox cane off the bench for his first appearance since AugustSimon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Carlisle United
Eddie Nolan was named in the Crewe starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 1st September, and was booked for the first time this season
Jamie Devitt's winner was also his first goal in theFA Cup

Sunday, 11th November 2018
Premier League
Liverpool 2-0 Fulham
Cyrus Christie started his first game in a month

Arsenal 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League
Rangers 7-1 Motherwell
Carl McHugh was sent off for the second time this season

English FA Cup
Mansfield Town 1-1 Charlton
Billy Clarke returned from injury as second half substitute, this was the striker's first appearance since December 2017

Alfreton Town 1-4 Fleetwood
The first goal of Paddy Madden's brace was his fifth FA Cup goal

Chorley 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
Ian Lawlor started his first game in a month

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 30 August 2018

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 28th August 2018

Tuesday, 28th August 2018
English League Cup
Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Southampton
Aaron Connolly made his first appearance since November 2017

Burton Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
Stephen Quinn's start for Burton was his first start in a year

Cardiff 1-3 Norwich
After signing for Cardiff in the summer, Greg Cunningham made his first appearance for the Bluebirds

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Blackpool
Ian Lawlor made his first appearance of the season

Fulham 2-0 Exeter
Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time since August 2016 in his debut for Exeter

Leeds United 0-2 Preston North End
Conor Shaughnessy's start for Leeds was his first appearance since January

Middlesbrough 2-1 Rochdale
Ryan Delaney scored his first goal of the season in his 25th start for Rochdale

Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty's start was the 250th appearance of his career

Walsall 3-3 Macclesfield
Kieran O'Hara made his first appearance in the League Cup

Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Forest Green
Gavin Gunning made his 25th appearance for Forest Green

Wednesday, 29th August 2018
English League Cup
Millwall 3-2 Plymouth
Shaun Williams made his 200th appearance for Millwall

Nottingham Forest 3-1 Newcastle Utd
Daryl Murphy's first goal in the League Cup was also his tenth goal for Forest, and the landmark 100th goal of his career

Reading 0-2 Watford
John O'Shea started his first game for Reading

Monday, 23 April 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st April 2018

Saturday, 21st April 2018
Championship
Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United
Enda Stevens started his 200th game since leaving Shamrock Rovers

Preston North End 0-0 Norwich
Greg Cunningham was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 1-2 Burton Albion
Marc Wilson's first booking since Tuesday, 26th December was also the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Oldham
Eoin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 2-0 Plymouth
John-Joe O'Toole's opener was the player's first goal in two months

League 2
Carlisle United 1-1 Luton
John O'Sullivan's came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Lincoln City 2-1 Colchester
Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 24th February

Scottish Premier League
Dundee 2-1 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 22nd April 2018
Premier League
Stoke City 1-1 Burnley
Stephen Ward's start was his 100th appearance for Burnley

Friday, 23 February 2018

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th February 2018

Tuesday, 20th February 2018
Championship
Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End
Greg Cunningham made his 100th appearance for Preston North End - all of which were starts!
Alan Browne made his 150th appearance for Preston North End

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading
Liam Kelly was booked for the first time since since Monday, 11th December

Bolton 1-0 Sunderland
John O'Shea made his 25th start of the season was also his 25th appearance in the competition

League 1
Shrewsbury 1-1 Gillingham
Mark Byrne scored his first goal since December, this was his fourth goal of the season, his most in a single season since 2014/15 (see below, from 1:28)


League 2
Barnet 1-3 Carlisle United
Jamie Devitt marked his 50th start for Carlisle United with his ninth goal of the season
After ten substitute appearances, John O'Sullivan was named in Carlisle's starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 16th December

Wednesday, 21st February 2018
Championship
Bristol City 1-1 Fulham
Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for Fulham, and marked it with an assist. This was the full back's first appearance in a month

Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 9th February 2018

Friday, 9th February 2018
League 2
Cambridge United 0-0 Lincoln City
Barry Corr made his first start of the season, almost a year after his last start on Saturday, 1 April 2017

Saturday, 10th February 2018
Premier League
Swansea 1-0 Burnley
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

West Ham United 2-0 Watford
Declan Rice made his 25th career appearance

Championship
Sheffield United 2-1 Leeds United
Eunan O'Kane made his 50th appearance for Leeds United

Brentford 1-1 Preston North End
John Egan returned to the Brentford starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 16 December, and was booked for the first time since the previous week
Alan Browne made his 25th start of the season
Greg Cunningham was sent off for the first time in his career

Bristol City 3-3 Sunderland
Aiden McGeady came off the bench to score his 15th goal in the Championship in what was his 25th appearance for Sunderland

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading
Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance of the season

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Hull City
Daryl Murphy made his return from injury as a second half substitute

League 1
Gillingham 1-1 Peterborough
Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time since November

Oxford United 1-2 Bristol Rovers
Rory Gaffney made his 100th appearance for Bristol Rovers

Scunthorpe 1-2 Rotherham
Richie Towell made his 25th appearance in League One

Southend United 3-1 Wigan
Stephen McLaughlin's start today was his 100th time being named in the starting XI in English football

League 2
Cheltenham 5-1 Port Vale
Kevin Dawson made his 25th start for Cheltenham

Coventry 0-2 Accrington Stanley
Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time this season in his first appearance since Saturday, 23rd December

Crawley 3-0 Grimsby
Sam Kelly came off the bench at half time for his first appearance since November

Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Yeovil
Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 1-1 Luton
James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 11th February 2018
Championship
Aston Villa 2-0 Birmingham City
Conor Hourihane's winner was the midfielder's 15th goal in the Championship