Showing posts with label Harry Arter. Show all posts
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Thursday, 1 October 2020

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for September 2020

Transfers
Wednesday, 2nd September
Daryl Horgan returned to the Championship, and signed a two year contract with newly promoted Wycombe Wanderers

Sean Scannell joined Grimsby Town, signing a two year deal with the Mariners

Thursday, 3rd September
Following his departure from Macclesfield Town, defender Emmanuel Osadebe signed for Walsall

Wednesday, 9th September
Callum Robinson returned to West Bromwich Albion, where he spent the 2019/20 season on loan, signing a five year contract with the Baggies

Thursday, 10th September
Tyrone Duffus reunited with former boss Peter Beadle at non-league side Barnet

Friday, 11th September
Stephen McLaughlin joined former manager Graham Coughlan at Mansfield Town, signing a short term deal with the Stags

Following his season long loan at Burton Albion last season, goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara signed a two year contract with the Brewers

Saturday, 12th September
Defender Fiacre Kelleher signed a one year contract with Welsh side Wrexham

Wednesday, 16th September
Following his successful loan at St Andrews during the 2019/20 season, Scott Hogan signed a four year contract with Birmingham City

Thursday, 17th September
Alan McCormack returned to Southend United, where he left in 2010 after more than 150 games, signing a contract until January 2021

Friday 18th September
Defender Kevin Toner signed for Spanish fourth division side Club de Futbol la Nucia

Monday, 21st September
Shamrock Rovers' Ireland underage international Edwin Agbaje signed for Ipswich Town

Roland Idowu left Southampton to sign his first professional contract with Cardiff City

Tuesday, 22nd September
After making more than 250 appearances for Bournemouth, Harry Arter has signed for fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest

Sunday, 27th September
U21 striker Michael O'Connor left Waterford to sign for Scottish Premiership side Ross County

Wednesday, 30th September
Deji Sotona has signed for Ligue Un side OGC Nice, and will go straight into their first team squad

Loans
Wednesday, 2nd September
Shane Duffy completed a season long loan to Celtic during the international break

Thursday, 10th September
Denise O'Sullivan signed a loan deal with Brighton and Hove Albion, and will play for the Women's Super League side until the end of 2020

Friday, 18th September
Fulham defender Cyrus Christie signed a season long loan deal with Nottingham Forest

Tuesday, 22nd September
Birmingham City defender Ryan Burke signed for Yeovil Town on loan until January 2021

Ireland U19 and Arsenal defender Mark McGuinnes signed a season long loan deal with Ipswich

Tuesday, 29th September
Celtic striker Jonathan Afolabi signed a season long loan deal with Dundee

Tom O'Connor returned to Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020/21 season

Contracts
Tuesday, 8th September
Conor Masterson extended his contract with QPR until the summer of 2023

Wednesday, 16th September
Connor Ronan signed a four year extension to his contract with Wolves

Friday, 18th September
Bradford defender Reece Staunton signed a new four year contract at Valley Parade

Tuesday, 22nd September
After signing a one year scholar contract in July, Calum Kavanagh signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough

Tuesday, 29th September
Goalkeeper Max O'Leary signed a three year extension to his contract with Bristol City

Before completing his loan move to Dundee, Jonathan Afolabi signed an extension to his contract with Celtic until the end of the 2022/23 season

Sunday, 19 July 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th July 2020

Friday, 17th July 2020
Championship
Huddersfield 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion lost for the first time in a game where Dara O'Shea scored
Callum Robinson's introduction was his 15th appearance for the Baggies

Saturday, 18th July 2020
Premier League
Norwich 0-2 Burnley
Adam Idah came off the bench for his 15th appearance for Norwich
Kevin Long made his tenth appearance of the season, one short of his total for 2018/19

Championship
Charlton 2-2 Wigan
Aiden McGeady's introduction was his 30th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-0 Brentford
Nathan Collins' introduction was his 20th appearance for Stoke City
James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Fulham 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 0-1 Luton
Glen Rea made his 15th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Birmingham City
Joe Rafferty made his 30th start of the season

QPR 4-3 Millwall
Three Irish players scored in the same game in English football for the first time since Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney scored for Bristol City, and Jack Byrne and Eoin Doyle scored for Oldham, when the two sides faced off in August 2017
Both Conor Masterson and Jay Molumby scored the first goal of their careers
Ryan Manning scored his tenth goal in the Championship in his 80th start for QPR
Olamide Shodipo start, his tenth for QPR, was also his 30th appearance for Rangers

Polish Ekstraklasa
Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Wisła Płock
Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time for Wisła Płock, in what his 15th appearance for the Nafciarze

Sunday, 19th July 2020
Premier League
Bournemouth 0-2 Southampton
Shane Long's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Championship
Derby County 1-3 Leeds United
Jason Knight's introduction was his 30th appearance in the Championship

Australian A-League
Brisbane Roar 0-1 Adelaide United
On the return of A-League football, Jay O'Shea was named in the starting XI for Brisbane Roar

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd July 2020

Friday, 3rd July 2020
League 1
Fleetwood 1-4 Wycombe Wanderers
Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since moving to England

Saturday, 4th July 2020
Premier League
Norwich 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Shane Duffy made his 20th appearance of the season

Leicester City 3-0 Crystal Palace
James McCarthy came off the bench for his 30th appearance for Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Arsenal
Matt Doherty's 40th start of the season was also his 70th appearance in the Premier League

Championship
Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Jason Knight's start was his 30th appearance for Derby County

Fulham 1-0 Birmingham City
Harry Arter made his 25th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie made his 60th appearance for Fulham

Huddersfield 0-0 Preston North End
Joe Rafferty was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 30th time

Sunday, 5th July 2020
Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United
This was the eighth game this season to feature four, or more, starting Irish players - more than the last three seasons combined(2016-17 - 4, 2017-18 - 3, 2018-19 - 0).
Enda Stevens' start was his 40th appearance in the competition
John Egan scored his first goal of the season, almost two years after his last goal in August 2018. Egan's goal is the 23rd Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in the 2019/20 season, equaling the total from 2018/19. Egan is the twelfth Irish player to score in the 2019/20 season, the most to score in a single season since 2012/13

Southampton 1-0 Manchester City
Southampton are the first team to name four Irish players on the bench since Stoke City in October 2015
Will Smallbone came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Championship
Swansea 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Alex Hunt made his fifth appearance of the season

Middlesbrough 0-1 QPR
Ryan Manning's start was his 90th appearance for QPR, and his 100th appearance in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Hull City
Dara O'Shea was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Monday, 6th July 2020
Premier League
Tottenham 1-0 Everton
Seamus Coleman made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1
Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood
Glenn Whelan's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa
Wisła Płock 1-0 Górnik Zabrze
Cillian Sheridan made his tenth start for Wisła Płock

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th June 2020

Friday, 26th June 2020
Championship
Brentford 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Callum Robinson made his tenth appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Saturday, 27th June 2020
Championship
Charlton 1-0 QPR
Aiden McGeady's fifth appearance for Charlton was also his 20th start of the season
Conor Masterson's start was his tenth career appearance
Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his 25th appearance for QPR

Birmingham City 3-3 Hull City
In his 30th appearance in the Championship, Dan Crowley scored his first goal in the competition

Leeds United 3-0 Fulham
Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 15th time

Stoke City 0-2 Middlesbrough
James McClean's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Bulgarian Championship
Slavia Sofia 0-0 CSKA Sofia
Graham Carey made his 20th appearance in the Bulgarian Championship

Sunday, 28th June 2020
Premier League
Watford 1-3 Southampton
Will Smallbone;s start was made his fifth appearance for Southampton

Championship
Bristol City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Callum O'Dowda made his 30th appearance of the season

FA Cup
Sheffield United 1-2 Arsenal
David McGoldrick scored his third goal of the seasons in his 70th appearance for Sheffield United

Monday, 29th June 2020
Premier League
Crystal Palace 0-1 Burnley
Kevin Long's introduction was his fifth appearance of the season

League 2
Exeter 0-4 Northampton
Michael Harriman's start was his 30th appearance for Northampton

Monday, 3 February 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 31st January 2020

Friday, 31st January 2020
Scottish Championship
Partick Thistle 1-1 Ayr
In his first home game for Partick, Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time for his loan club

Australian A-League
Sydney 1-0 Brisbane Roar
Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time in a month

Saturday, 1st February 2020
Championship
Birmingham City 2-1 Nottingham Forest
In his first appearance for loan club Birmingham City, Scott Hogan scored his first goal since October

Charlton 2-1 Barnsley
Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance for Charlton - all of which have been starts

Fulham 3-2 Huddersfield
Harry Arter made his 15th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie completed his first assist since April 2019

Preston North End 1-1 Swansea
Sean Maguire second half introduction was his 80th appearance for Preston North End

QPR 0-1 Bristol City
Olamide Shodipo's start was his fifth appearance of the season - one more than in 2018/19

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in a month

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Luton
Dara O'Shea's fifth start for West Bromwich Albion was also the 40th of his career
James Collins made his 30th appearance of the season - all of which have ben in the Championship

League 1
Accrington Stanley 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
Callum Reilly completed his first assist since September

Fleetwood 2-1 Doncaster Rovers
Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 1-4 Peterborough
Alan Judge was named in the Ipswich starting XI for the 40th time
Jack Taylor assisted a goal for Peterborough for the first time

Oxford United 2-1 Blackpool
Liam Kelly came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Oxford United - his first appearance since August

Portsmouth 2-0 Sunderland
Ronan Curtis made his 30th start of the season

Rotherham 3-2 Burton Albion
Stephen Quinn's start for Burton was his 80th appearance for the Brewers

Southend United 2-1 Lincoln City
Stephen McLaughlin assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks
Zachary Elbouzedi was named in the Lincoln City starting XI for the first time
Cian Bolger completed his first assist for Lincoln City - this was his first assist since November 2018

League 2
Cheltenham 2-1 Morecambe
Jake Doyle-Hayes's first booking in two months was his fifth yellow of the season

Crawley 3-1 Scunthorpe
In his first start since Saturday, 14th December, Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal since Saturday, 9th November

Grimsby 2-2 Forest Green
Billy Clarke assisted a goal for the first time this season in his fifth appearance for Grimsby
Kevin Dawson's start was his first appearance in a month

Mansfield Town 2-2 Carlisle United
Harry Charsley assisted a goal for Mansfield Town for the first time
Joshua Kayode scored for the second game in succession

Port Vale 1-1 Salford City
Adam Rooney was shown his first yellow card since October
Richie Towell assisted a goal for the first time since September

Stevenage 0-3 Leyton Orient
Conor Wilkinson completed his fifth assist of the season

Swindon Town 2-1 Exeter
Eoin Doyle scored in his first game since returning to Swindon - his first goal since his last appearance for the Robins on Wednesday, 1st January

Walsall 1-2 Crewe Alexandra
Liam Kinsella was booked for the tenth time this season

Oldham 3-0 Bradford City
Chris McCann's first appearance since Sunday, 29th December was his 15th appearance of the season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his 30th appearance for Bradford City

Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 2-2 St Mirren
Conor McCarthy scored his first goal for St Mirren

Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen
Jon Gallagher made his 30th appearance for Aberdeen

Scottish Championship
Greenock Morton 1-1 Dundee
Sean McGinty made his first appearance for Greenock Morton

Queen of the South 2-3 Dunfermline
Jonathan Afolabi made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline Athletic
Daniel Devine marked his 50th appearance for Dunfermline with his first goal of the season

Sunday, 2nd February 2020
Australian A-League
Central Coast Mariners 1-3 Western Sydney Wanderers
Simon Cox came off the bench for his first appearance for Western Sydney Wanderers - and scored his first goal for his new club. This was his first goal since October

Tuesday, 21 January 2020

Round up for weekend of Friday, 17th January 2020

Friday, 17th January 2020
Championship
Fulham 1-0 Middlesbrough
Harry Arter's appearance off the bench was his 300th career appearance

Saturday, 18th January 2020
Premier League
Nine Irish players were named in the starting XI of their respective clubs - the first time this has happened in one day's Premier League fixtures since Saturday, 4th February 2017
Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in three months

Southampton 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Shane Long scored his first goal of the season was his 54th Premier League goal, which equals Damien Duff's tally

West Ham United 1-1 Everton
Darren Randolph completed his move to former club West Ham, and made his first appearance since starting for Middlesbrough on Sunday, 24 November

Championship
Sheffield Wednesday 0-5 Blackburn
In his 150th appearance for Blackburn, and coincidentally his 150th career start, Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal for the club

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Peterborough
Callum Reilly's start was the 150th of his career

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Coventry
Kieran Sadlier's start against Coventry was his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

League 2
Colchester 2-1 Macclesfield
Fiacre Kelleher scored his first own goal since August 2016, and was booked for the first time since September

Grimsby 0-1 Exeter
Billy Clarke was named in the Grimsby starting XI for the first time

Oldham 1-1 Carlisle United
Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Carlisle United

Plymouth 3-1 Mansfield Town
Harry Charsley made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town

Scottish FA Cup
Ayr 1-0 Ross County
Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for loan club Ayr

Kilmarnock 6-0 Queen's Park
Alan Power made his 100th appearance for Kilmarnock, in the same game that Gary Dicker made his 150th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 3-0 Broxburn
Both Conor McCarthy and Jamie McGrath made their debuts for St Mirren

Sunday, 19th January 2020
Scottish FA Cup
Dundee Utd 2-2 Hibernian
Mark Connolly made his 250th career start


Tuesday, 7 January 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 4th January 2020

Saturday, 4th January 2020
League 1
Sunderland 3-1 Lincoln City
After completing his move from Waterford on New Year's Day, Zach Elbouzedi came off the bench for his first appearance for Lincoln City

League 2
Cheltenham 3-0 Oldham
Sean Long completed his fifth assist of the season

Salford City 1-2 Walsall
Liam Kinsella's start was his 100th career start - all for Walsall

Scottish Championship
Dundee 0-2 Inverness CT
Aaron Doran's seventh goal of the season was his first goal in a month

Queen of the South 0-1 Dundee Utd
In his first start since August, Mark Connolly scored his first goal since August 2018 - also his first goal for Dundee United

English FA Cup
Bristol City 1-1 Shrewsbury
Joe Murphy was named in the Shrewsbury starting XI for the first time in six weeks

Bournemouth 4-0 Luton
Mark Travers' start was first appearance since September

Burnley 4-2 Peterborough
Kevin Long started a game for Burnley for the first time since August
Jeff Hendrick's first goal in three months was his tenth goal for the Clarets

Birmingham City 2-1 Blackburn
Dan Crowley scored his first goal for Birmingham

Fulham 2-1 Aston Villa
In his first appearance since October, Harry Arter scored his first goal since November 2017

Southampton 2-0 Huddersfield
Will Smallbone marked his first appearance for Southampton's senior side with his first goal in senior football
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his FA Cup debut
Shane Long was booked for the first time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Shane Duffy's start was the 250th of his career

Preston North End 2-4 Norwich
Adam Idah's hat trick was the first hat trick scored by an Irish teenage player since Aaron Connolly scored three for Brighton's U21s against MK Dons in the Football League Trophy in November 2018

Brentford 1-0 Stoke City
Nathan Collins' start was his first appearance since September

Fleetwood 1-2 Portsmouth
Ronan Curtis completed his first assist since Augus

Sunday, 5th January 2020
English FA Cup
QPR 5-1 Swansea
Conor Masterson's start was his first career appearance
Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his first appearance since August

Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Yassine En-Neyah came off the bench for his first career appearance

Charlton 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
Dara O'Shea was named in West Brom's starting XI for the first time since August

Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Barnsley
Paul Green scored his first goal in the FA Cup since February 2009

Sheffield United 2-1 AFC Fylde
Neil Byrne's start was his first appearance in a month
Callum Robinson's first goal since August was his fifth goal in the FA Cup

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

Will the real 100th Irish goalscorer in the Premier League please stand up?

In his first Premier League start at the weekend, Aaron Connolly scored twice against Tottenham Hotspur, and was later announced by the Match of the Day twitter account as the 100th Irish player to score in the league since it launched in 1992
But is he? MOTD appear to have taken their lead from the statistics available on premierleague.com. If you open the Player Stats link on the website, and change the filter settings to the following:
  • Filter By Season: "All Seasons"
  • Filter By Nationality: "Ireland"
you'll get a list of 101 Irish players to have scored in the competition, including Connolly, and Conor Hourihane who scored later the same afternoon.

However, here at Irish Abroad, we have a list of 107 players, either born in Ireland, or who have earned FAI caps at senior or underage level, who have scored in England's top division.

So, who are these six players who are not registered as Irish on premierleague.com, and who is the real 100th Irish player to score in the Premier League?

1. Lee Power
The Norwich forward was only 20 when he scored his first goal for Norwich in the Premier League against Crystal Palace in August 1992, and scored five more time for the Canaries in the league in the 1992/93 season. Qualifying to play for the Republic through his Waterford-born grandfather, he played thirteen times for the U21 side, scoring twice, and in a B international against Denmark in 1992, but never earned a senior cap

2. Mike Milligan
Manchester born Milligan appeared for Oldham and Norwich in the Premier League, scoring three times for the Latics in 1992/93, and twice for the Canaries in 1994/95. He represented Ireland at U21, U23, B, and once at senior level when he replaced Denis Irwin against the USA in a friendly in April 1992

3. Andy Turner
Turner set the record as the youngest goalscorer in the Premier League when, at 17 years and 166 days, he scored the first of his three league goals in the 1992/93 season. The record would stand until May 1997 when it was broken by Michael Owen. Turner earned several caps for the Ireland U21 side, but never played at senior international level

4, Jon Goodman
Goodman scored eleven times for Wimbledon in the Premier League across the 1994/95, 1995/96, and 1996/97 seasons. He qualified to play for Ireland after his father, who had been adopted, discovered links to Galway when tracing his heritage. Once it was clarified that this meant Goodman was eligible to play for the Republic, he was called up by Mick McCarthy and made his debut against Wales in 1997. Goodman would go on to earn three more caps for the Boys in Green

5. Liam Daish
Daish made the first of his five appearances for Ireland in February 1992 against Wales while playing for Cambridge in the then-Second Division, now rebranded as the Championship. He appeared in the Premier League for Coventry in 1995/96 and 1996/96, scoring once in both seasons. The move to the Sky Blues resulted in his recall to the Ireland squad, where he earned three caps in 1996

6. Gareth Whalley
Whalley started his career at Crewe, where manager Dario Gradi recommended him to Mick McCarthy during his first tenure as Ireland manager. McCarthy subsequently called the midfielder into several senior squads, but he never earned a senior cap. Following a move to Bradford in 1998, he went on to appear in the Premier League for the Bantams in the 1999/2000 and 2000/01 seasons, scoring once in the former

7. Matthew Rush
Qualifying through his Irish-born mother, Rush was called into the Ireland U21 side in 1991, going on to make four appearances. After returning from a loan during the 1993/94 season, Rush scored his first Premier League goal, and notched two more the following season.

So, taking into account that these Irish players have scored in the Premier League, who was the 100th Irish player to score in the Premier League? It's midfielder Harry Arter, who scored his first Premier League goal in Bournemouth's 3-1 loss to West Ham on Tuesday, 12th January 2016.

Full List of Irish Premier League goalscorers

#Player
1Bernie Slaven
2Eddie McGoldrick
3Denis Irwin
4Ronnie Whelan
5Niall Quinn
6Mike Milligan
7Lee Power
8Alan Kernaghan
9Steve Staunton
10Matthew Rush
11Andy Turner
12Andy Townsend
13Chris Morris
14Kevin Moran
15Ray Houghton
16Roy Keane
17Paul McGrath
18John Sheridan
19Jeff Kenna
20Tony Cascarino
21Liam O'Brien
22Phil Babb
23Terry Phelan
24Jon Goodman
25Liam Daish
26Graham Kavanagh
27Curtis Fleming
28Ian Harte
29Gary Kelly
30Jason McAteer
31Michael Evans
32Lee Carsley
33Damien Duff
34Gary Breen
35Gareth Farrelly
36Clinton Morrison
#Player
37Mark Kinsella
38Rory Delap
39Robbie Keane
40Paul Butler
41Stephen Carr
42Michael Reddy
43Stephen McPhail
44Gareth Whalley
45Andy O'Brien
46Alan Quinn
47Kevin Kilbane
48Dominic Foley
49Matt Holland
50Gary Doherty
51Alan Mahon
52Sean Thornton
53John O'Shea
54Mark Kennedy
55Jonathan Macken
56Jonathan Douglas
57Steve Finnan
58Willo Flood
59Steven Reid
60Stephen Kelly
61Richard Dunne
62Andy Reid
63David Connolly
64Stephen Elliott
65Liam Lawrence
66Daryl Murphy
67Stephen Ireland
68Stephen Quinn
69Shane Long
70Caleb Folan
71Stephen Hunt
72Kevin Doyle
#Player
73Liam Miller
74Anthony Stokes
75Keith Andrews
76Paul McShane
77Glenn Whelan
78Darron Gibson
79Andy Keogh
80James McCarthy
81Jonathan Walters
82Seamus Coleman
83Keith Fahey
84Kevin Foley
85Ciaran Clark
86Marc Wilson
87Stephen Ward
88Leon Best
89Simon Cox
90Conor Sammon
91Wes Hoolahan
92Anthony Pilkington
93James McClean
94Noel Hunt
95Joey O'Brien
96Robbie Brady
97David Meyler
98Damien Delaney
99Aiden McGeady
100Harry Arter
101Jeff Hendrick
102Kevin Long
103Shane Duffy
104Matt Doherty
105Michael Obafemi
106Callum Robinson
107Aaron Connolly
108Conor Hourihane

 

Further reading

Jon Goodman: 'I didn’t have an Irish accent or the heritage the boys had, but I’ve got to say they were very welcoming'

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

Monday, 2 September 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th August 2019

Friday, 30th August 2019
Championship
Cardiff 1-1 Fulham
Harry Arter was sent off for the fourth time in his career, three years after his last red card in August 2016

Scottish Championship
Inverness CT 5-0 Greenock Morton
Aaron Doran's start was the 200th time he was named in a starting XI in his career

Dundee Utd 6-2 Dundee
Mark Connolly completed an assist for the first time since January 2018

Saturday, 31st August 2019
Premier League
The 2019/20 season has the lowest number of Premier League goals by Irish players in August since the 2016/17 season - when no goals were scored.

Chelsea 2-2 Sheffield United
John Egan made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have been starts
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for the Blades, this was also his first goal in the Premier League
Enda Stevens' assist on Robinson's goal was his first since December 2018

Manchester City 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Aaron Connolly came off the bench for made his first appearance in the Premier League

Championship
Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough
Callum O'Dowda made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 2-1 Stoke City
Stephen Ward start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

League 1
Blackpool 1-1 Portsmouth
Ronan Curtis' start was his 50th start for Portsmouth

Gillingham 5-0 Bolton
After signing for Gillingham on loan until January, Thomas O'Connor made his first start for the club
Mark Byrne made his first assist of the season

Oxford United 3-3 Coventry
Both Anthony Forde and Jordan Shipley were booked for the first time this season.
Shipley also completed his first assist of the season

Southend United 0-3 Rochdale
Robert Kiernan's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2
Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Bradford City
Paul Green made his 50th start for Crewe Alexandra
Jamie Devitt was named in a starting XI for the first time this season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in League Two

Exeter 1-0 Mansfield Town
Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the third time in his career, this was his first red card since September 2017

Forest Green 0-2 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond's goal was his 80th strike in League Two

Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge United
After signing a one year contract with Cambridge during the week, Samir Carruthers made his first appearance for the U's

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient
Richie Towell's goal was his first for Salford
Adam Rooney was booked for the first time this season

Scunthorpe 0-1 Carlisle United
Canice Carroll was named in Carlisle United's starting XI for the first time

Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 3-0 Ross County
Simon Power's second half introduction (his first appearance in a month) was  his first appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship
Arbroath 1-0 Dunfermline
Daniel Devine's start was his first appearance of the 2019/20 season

Sunday, 1st September 2019
Scottish Premier League
Rangers 0-2 Celtic
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season as a late second half substitute, this was his first goal since December 2017

Bulgarian
CSKA Sofia 2-2 Levski Sofia
Graham Carey assisted both of CSKA Sofia's goals in his seventh appearances for the club

Monday, 26 August 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd August 2019

Friday, 23rd August 2019
Premier League
Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
Seamus Coleman's start was his 250th appearance in the Premier League

Saturday, 24th August 2019
Premier League
Brighton and Hove Albion 0-2 Southampton
Shane Duffy made his 250th career appearance

Championship
Fulham 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season

Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

Stoke City 0-3 Leeds United
James McClean made his 50th appearance for Stoke City

League 1
Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Lincoln City
Ian Lawlor completed his first assist for Doncaster

Bolton 0-5 Ipswich
Alan Judge's start was his 25th appearance for Ipswich

Coventry 1-0 Gillingham
Mark Byrne was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 0-0 Blackpool
Jimmy Ryan was named in a Rochdale starting XI for the first time - this was the midfielder's first start since May 2018 due to a long term injury
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time this season

League 2
Bradford City 0-1 Forest Green
After returning to former club Bradford on loan, Jamie Devitt made his first appearance of the season for the Bantams
Kevin Dawson completed his first assist of the season

Cheltenham 2-2 Swindon Town
The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his 15th goal in League Two

Leyton Orient 2-3 Crawley
Reece Grego Cox's assist was his first since November 2018

Macclesfield 1-0 Scunthorpe
Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 0-0 Stevenage
After coming off the bench for his senior debut during the week, James Clarke made his first start for Mansfield Town

Newport Co. 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
Padraig Amond's goal was his 40th goal for Newport

Plymouth 3-0 Walsall
Callum Cockerill-Mollett's start was his first appearance in League Two

Sunday, 25th August 2019
Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Burnley
Jeff Hendrick came off the bench forhis first appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League
Celtic 3-1 Hearts
Glenn Whelan's start was his first appearance for Hearts
Jake Mulraney's start was his 50th appearance in the SPL

Ligat ha'Al
Bnei Yehuda 2-1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal for his new club

Monday, 12 August 2019

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th August 2019

Saturday, 10th August 2019
Premier League
Seven Irish players were named in the starting XI of today's Premier League games for the first time since January 2018

Bournemouth 1-1 Sheffield United
Sheffield United are the first team to name four Irish players in the starting XI of a Premier League game since Burnley in May 2017

Burnley 3-0 Southampton
Michael Obafemi returned from injury for his first appearance since February

Championship
Charlton 3-1 Stoke City
Stephen Ward's start, his first since January, was his 400th appearance in English football

Derby County 0-0 Swansea
Richard Keogh was shown his first yellow card of the season in what was his 350th appearance for Derby County - remarkably in every one of these he was named in the starting XI

Fulham 2-0 Blackburn
Harry Arter assisted Fulham's opener on his debut for the Cottagers - his first assist since March

Middlesbrough 0-1 Brentford
Darren Randolph's start was his 100th appearance for Middlesbrough - all of which have been starts

Preston North End 3-0 Wigan
Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season

QPR 1-1 Huddersfield
Ryan Manning completed his first assist of the season - his first in almost a year

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Millwall
Alex Pearce unfortunately scored an OG in this game, his first since November 2014

League 1
Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough
Anthony Forde came off the bench to make his debut at new club Oxford United

Portsmouth 2-0 Tranmere
Darren Potter made his first start for Tranmere Rovers - his first time being named in a starting XI since December 2017

Rochdale 1-1 Doncaster Rovers
Kieran Sadlier scored his fifth goal for Doncaster - all of which have been in league football

Southend United 1-3 Blackpool
Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season in his 150th appearance for Southend United

League 2
Grimsby 1-1 Bradford City
Eoin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 4-1 Scunthorpe
Jake Doyle-Hayes marked first appearance for loan club Cheltenham with an assist

Macclesfield 3-0 Leyton Orient
Fiacre Kelleher made his 50th appearance for Macclesfield
Former U21 cap Emmanuel Osadebe's first goal for Macclesfield was his first strike since November 2018

Swindon Town 3-2 Carlisle United
Canice Carroll was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League
Hearts 0-0 Ross County
After overcoming severe injury, Aidan White made his first appearance for Hearts. This was his first appearance in football since January 2017

Scottish Championship
Inverness CT 2-1 Arbroath
Aaron Doran scored the 40th goal of his career - this was also his tenth goal in the Scottish Championship

Slovakian Super Liga
Trenčín 2-1 DAC
Connor Ronan was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 11th August 2019
Scottish Premier League
Rangers 6-1 Hibernian
Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season

Friday, 9 August 2019

Summer 2019 Transfer Window - Transfers, Loans and Contracts

Transfers
Tuesday, 21st May
Following the end of his contract at Northampton, John Joe O’Toole signed a two year deal with Burton Albion: 📝

Tuesday, 28th May
Defender Carl McHugh signed a two year contract with Indian Super League side ATK: 📝

Friday, 31st May
Former League of Ireland Player of the Season Richie Towell signed a two year contract with Salford City: 📝

Saturday, 1st June
Sam Kelly returned to English football, signing for non league King’s Lynn: 📝

Sunday, 2nd June
Connor Smith returned to Wealdstone, where he was on loan during the 2011/12 season: 📝

Tuesday, 4th June
Following his release from Brentford, Jack Bonham signed a two year contract with Gillingham: 📝

Striker Joe Mason signed for MK Dons: 📝

Wednesday, 5th June
After two years with Luton Town, Alan McCormack signed a one year contract with Gillingham: 📝

Tuesday, 11th June
Midfielder Graham Carey left Plymouth Argyle to sign a two year deal with CSKA Sofia: 📝

Monday, 17th June
Former U21 striker Conor Wilkinson signed for Leyton Orient: 📝

Tuesday, 18th June
Limerick’s Paudie O’Connor made his loan to Bradford a permanent one, signing a three contract: 📝

Thursday, 20th June
Carlisle United’s Player of the Year for the past two seasons Jamie Devitt signed a two year contract with Blackpool FC, with the option of a further 12 months: 📝

Monday, 24th June
Roy O’Donovan signed a two year contract with Brisbane Roar: 📝

Andy Boyle returned from England to sign for former club Dundalk: 📝

Wednesday, 26th June
Free agent Stephen Ward signed a one year deal with Stoke City: 📝

Former U21 striker Rhys Murphy joined Yeovil Town on a two year deal: 📝

Friday, 28th June
Former international Darren Potter signed a one year contract with League One newcomers Tranmere Rovers: 📝

Jay O’Shea joined Roy O’Donovan at Brisbane Roar in Australia: 📝

Saturday, 29th June
Former U21 defender Emmanuel Osadebe signed for Macclesfield: 📝

Recent senior team call up Luca Connell signed a four year deal with Scottish giants Celtic FC: 📝

Monday, 1st July
Rene Gilmartin signed a two year contract with Bristol City: 📝

After two years at Cheltenham Town, Kevin Dawson signed a one year contract with Forest Green Rovers: 📝

Midfielder Adam McDonnell signed a two year contract with Boreham Wood: 📝

Former League of Ireland defender Paul Rooney signed for Dover Athletic: 📝

Tuesday, 2nd July
Following his release by Blackpool, John O’Sullivan signed a two year contract with Morecambe: 📝

Wednesday, 3rd July
Conor Masterson signed a two year deal with QPR: 📝

Thursday, 4th July
After winning promotion from League Two last season, Joe Murphy has signed a one year deal with Shrewsbury Town: 📝

Eoghan O’Connell signed a two year contract with Rochdale: 📝

Former U21 player Adam Barton moved from Scotland to Wales, signing a two year deal with Wrexham: 📝

Friday, 5th July
U19 striker Ali Reghba signed for Leicester City, where he had a trial earlier this year: 📝

Former Ireland under 19 midfielder Tom Holland signed for Waterford FC: 📝

Saturday, 6th July
Free agent Stephen Henderson signed a one year contract with Crystal Palace: 📝

Monday, 8th July
Fiacre Kelleher returned to Macclesfield Town, where he spent the 2018/19 season on loan, signing a one year deal: 📝

Liam Kelly joined former manager Jaap Stam at Feyenoord, signing for three years with the Eredivisie side: 📝

Friday, 12th July
Callum Robinson signed a four year deal with Sheffield United, becoming their record signing in the process: 📝

Monday, 15th July
U21 defender Corey Whelan signed for USL Championship side Phoenix Rising: 📝

Tuesday, 16th July
Anthony Stokes signed a two year contract, with an option for another 12 months, with Turkish second division side Adana Demirspor: 📝

Wednesday, 17th July
Defender Gavin Gunning will play for Billericay Town in the upcoming season: 📝

Thursday, 18th July
After declaring his intention to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level, winger Marcus Harness signed a three year contract with Portsmouth: 📝

Dan Crowley returned from the Netherlands to sign for Birmingham City: 📝

Friday, 26th July
After two years at Gillingham, Callum Reilly signed for AFC Wimbledon: 📝

Cork City defender Sean McLoughlin signed a three year contract with Hull City: 📝

Liverpool academy striker Glen McAuley returned to Dublin to sign for St Patrick’s Athletic: 📝

Monday, 29th July
Winger Jimmy Ryan signed a two year deal with Rochdale: 📝

Highly rated full back Trevor Clarke signed a three year contract with Rotherham: 📝

Wednesday, 31st July
After three seasons, and more than 100 appearances, with Rotherham, Anthony Forde signed a two year contract with Oxford United: 📝

Thursday, 1st August
Sam Foley was the fifth summer signing for St Mirren, signing a two year deal: 📝

Free agent Joe Shaughnessy signed a one year contract with Southend, with the option of a further 12 months: 📝

Wednesday, 7th August
After five years in Australia, Andy Keogh signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Qadsiah: 📝

Thursday, 8th August
After almost six years with Everton, James McCarthy signed for Crystal Palace: 📝

Friday, 9th August
A day after turning 18, Tyler Toland signed for Manchester City: 📝

Loans
Saturday, 23rd June
Atlanta United player Jon Gallagher signed for Aberdeen on loan until the end of the 2019 MLS season: 📝

Thursday, 4th July
Pacy winger Simon Power signed a season long loan deal with Ross County: 📝

Friday, 5th July
Recent senior team call up Max O'Leary signed a season long loan deal with Shrewsbury Town: 📝

Monday, 8th July
After spending the 2018/19 season with Macclesfield, Manchester United goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara signed a season long loan deal with Burton Albion: 📝

After signing a two year extension to his contract with Brighton, U21 captain Jayson Molumby will spend the 2019/20 season on loan at Millwall: 📝

Wednesday, 31st July
Graham Burke returned to Shamrock Rovers, signing a 12 month loan deal from Preston North End: 📝

Thursday, 1st August
Canice Carroll signed a season-long loan deal with Carlisle United: 📝

Jake Doyle-Hayes signed for League Two side Cheltenham Town on loan for the 2019/20 season: 📝

Thursday, 2nd August
After signing for Hull City, Sean McLoughlin was sent on loan to St Mirren for the new season: 📝

Saturday, 3rd August
Rotherham forward Joshua Kayode joined Gateshead until January 2020: 📝

Tuesday, 6th August
Harry Arter signed a one year loan deal with Fulham, where he will work with brother in law Scott Parker: 📝

Wednesday, 7th August
Aston Villa’s Scott Hogan will spend the 2019/20 season on loan with Stoke City: 📝

After spending the 2018/19 season on loan with Charlton Athletic, Josh Cullen returned to the Valley for another season long loan: 📝

Thursday, 8th August
Aaron Drinan will spend the autumn season on loan with Swedish side GAIS: 📝

Cardiff defender Greg Cunningham will spend the 2019/20 season on loan with fellow Championship side Blackburn Rovers: 📝

Contract/Other
Monday, 20th May
U21 midfielder Connor Ronan signed a new two year contract with Wolves: 📝

Thursday, 30th May
Mark O’Brien signed a two year extension to his contract at Newport County: 📝

Wednesday, 19th May
Two years after first signing for Cambridge United, Gary Deegan extended his stay at Abbey Stadium with a new 12 month contract: 📝

Thursday, 20th May
Following her comeback from a long term injury, Megan Campbell signed a one year extension to her deal with Manchester City: 📝

Friday, 14th June
Rotherham academy player Jake Cooper signed his first professional contract: 📝

Tuesday, 25th June
Ryan Burke signs first contact at Birmingham 📝

Thursday, 27th June
Joe Redmond extends contact at Birmingham 📝

Kevin O’Connor extended his loan spell at Cork City until the end of the League of Ireland season: 📝

Friday, 28th June
Club legend Jim Goodwin returned to St Mirren FC as manager, signing a three year contract: 📝

Monday, 1st July
Jimmy Keohane signed a two year extension to his contract with Rochdale: 📝

Thursday, 4th July
Adam Idah signed a four year contract at Norwich City, and will wear squad number 35 for the 2019/20 season: 📝

Friday, 5th July
Harriet Scott extended her stay with Birmingham City until the end of the 2020/21 season: 📝

Tuesday, 9th July
Having made over 150 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday, Kieren Westwood extended his stay with the Owls with a new two year contract: 📝

Saturday, 13th July
After more than 100 appearances for Aston Villa, Conor Hourihane signed a contract extension with the midlands club: 📝

Monday, 15th July
Following his senior debut at the end of the 2018/19 season, Mark Travers signed a long term deal with AFC Bournemouth: 📝

Tuesday, 16th July
Reece Grego Cox extended his stay with Crawley Town until the end of the 2021-22 season: 📝

Wednesday, 17th July
Former Sligo Rovers player Seamus Keogh signed his first professional contract, a two year deal with Southampton: 📝

Friday, 26th July
After making his first team debut with Stoke City in the 2018/19 season, Nathan Collins signed a new contract keeping him with the Potters until 2024: 📝

Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Round up for Saturday, 13th April 2019

Saturday, 13th April 2019
Premier League
Burnley 2-0 Cardiff
In his 25th appearance for Cardiff, Harry Arter was booked for the tenth time this season

Southampton 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Shane Long's second goal in two games was also his 30th goal for Southampton. Long is the first Irish player to score in consecutive Premier League games since Long himself in May 2016

Championship
Aston Villa 2-1 Bristol City
Conor Hourihane scored his 20th goal for Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn
Derrick Williams made his 250th career appearance

Sheffield United 1-1 Millwall
John Egan was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1
Bristol Rovers 3-2 Bradford City
Jack Bonham's start was the goalkeeper's 100th career appearance
Sean Scannell was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 6 October

Charlton 3-1 Luton
Alan Sheehan came off the bench his first appearance in two months, and was booked for the first time since August
Having recovered from a hamstring problem, Aaron Connolly made his debut for loan club Luton as a second half substitute

Oxford United 0-0 AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

League 2
Cambridge United 0-3 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond's first goal since Saturday, 2nd March

Forest Green 2-0 Macclesfield
Fiacre Kelleher's first yellow card in three months was his fifth booking of the season

Lincoln City 1-1 Cheltenham
Sean Long started a game for the first time since Tuesday, 30th October

Northampton 1-1 Mansfield Town
Sam Foley scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st January

Scottish FA Cup
Hearts 3-0 Inverness CT
Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance for Hearts

Monday, 25 February 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 22nd February 2019

Friday, 22nd February 2019
Premier League
Cardiff 1-5 Watford
Harry Arter made his 250th career start

Saturday, 23rd February 2019
Championship
Norwich 3-2 Bristol City
Callum O'Dowda scored his fifth goal of the season, this is the first time since 2015/16 that the midfielder has reached this total

Reading 1-1 Rotherham
John O'Shea came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 1st January

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Sheffield United
Enda Stevens was booked for the first time in a month

League 1
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Sunderland
Aiden McGeady scored his tenth goal in League One

Burton Albion 0-1 Fleetwood
Paddy Madden was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 29th December

Plymouth 5-1 Rochdale
Graham Carey completed his first assist in a month

Walsall 3-2 Bradford City
Anthony O'Connor scored his 15th goal of his career

League 2
Bury 3-1 Oldham
Jay O'Shea scored his 20th goal for Bury in what was his 350th appearance in English football

Crawley 1-1 Macclesfield
Reece Grego Cox's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 15th January

Stevenage 1-2 Northampton
Sam Foley was booked for the first tme since Tuesday, 8th January in his first appearance since Saturday, 12th January

Yeovil 1-0 Cambridge United
In his first start for Yeovil, Courtney Duffus scored his first goal in English football

Slovakian Super Liga
Spartak Trnava 3-1 DAC
Connor Ronan's second half introduction was the midfielder's 50th career appearance

Sunday, 24th February 2019
Premier League
Arsenal 2-0 Southampton
Michael Obafemi's second half introduction was his first appearance in two months

League 1
Luton 1-1 Coventry
Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premier League
Celtic 4-1 Motherwell
Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Australian A-League
Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since Saturday, 8th December

Monday, 5 November 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 3rd November 2018

Saturday, 3rd November 2018
The 13 goals scored today is a season high for the 2018/19 season
Premier League
Cardiff 0-1 Leicester City
Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season

Everton 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Seamus Coleman's first goal since Saturday, 21 January 2017 was also his 25th goal for Everton

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Tottenham
Matt Doherty made his 200th start for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship
Reading 3-2 Bristol City
Liam Kelly scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since April

Rotherham 2-1 Swansea
Ryan Manning scored a brace of goals for the first time in his career

League 1
Coventry 1-1 Accrington Stanley
Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season - this was his tenth goal in League One

Gillingham 3-0 Fleetwood
Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2
Carlisle United 3-2 Newport Co.
On his first start in a month, Jamie Devitt scored twice for the first time in his career

Macclesfield 1-4 Bury
Jay O'Shea's strike was the 60th goal of his career

Northampton 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th appearance in League Two
Eddie Nolan came off the bench for his first appearance since in two months

Scottish Premier League
Celtic 5-0 Hearts
Jake Mulraney was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 25 August. This was his first appearance since 22nd September

Hibernian 0-1 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season

Motherwell 1-0 Dundee
Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Sunday, 4th November 2018
Premier League
Manchester City 6-1 Southampton
Shane Long started a game for Southampton for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance in the Premier League since January

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Round up for UEFA Nations League games in October 2018

Saturday, 13th October 2018
UEFA Nations League
Republic of Ireland 0-0 Denmark
Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 31st appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long made his ninth appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy continued his remarkable record of starting every game when he plays for Ireland in his made his 22nd appearance, and was booked for the first time since November 2016
Richard Keogh made his 19th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 61st appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his 13th appearance for Ireland
Harry Arter's 14th appearance for Ireland was his first start since November 2017
Cyrus Christie made his 20th appearance for Ireland
Matt Doherty made his fourth appearance for Ireland was also his first start for the national side
Jeff Hendrick made his 42nd appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 81st appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Aiden O'Brien made his second appearance for Ireland
Enda Stevens made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his third appearance for Ireland

Tuesday, 16th October 2018
UEFA Nations League
Republic of Ireland 0-1 Wales
Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 32nd appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy made his 23rd appearance for Ireland
Richard Keogh made his 20th appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long was booked for the first time at international level in his tenth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 62nd appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 21st appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 43rd appearance for Ireland
Harry Arter made his 15th appearance for Ireland
Matt Doherty made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Aiden O'Brien made his third appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his fourth appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Sean Maguire made his third appearance for Ireland, this was his first appearance since Friday, 23 March 2018
Scott Hogan made his second appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 82nd appearance for Ireland, and was shown his first yellow card since September 2017

Tuesday, 21 August 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th August 2018

Saturday, 18th August 2018
Premier League
Cardiff 0-0 Newcastle Utd
After signing for Cardiff on a season long loan, Harry Arter made his first appearance for the Bluebirds - this was the midfielder's first appearance since January

Leicester City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty scored his first own goal since signing for Wolves

Championship
Leeds United 2-0 Rotherham
Ryan Manning made his first appearance for new loan club Rotherham

Millwall 2-1 Derby County
Shaun Williams scored his 15th goal for Millwall, also his 40th goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Sheffield United 2-1 Norwich
John Egan scored his first goal for Sheffield United, this was the 20th goal of his career
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time since November 2017

League 1
Southend United 2-0 Bradford City
Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season

League 2
Bury 1-1 Forest Green
Gavin Gunning was sent off for the fourth time in his career, just over a year after his last red card on Wednesday, 9th August 2017

Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester
Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time since Saturday, 2nd December 2017

Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United
Gary Deegan scored his first goal for Cambridge, more than five years after his last goal in August 2013

Stevenage 1-0 Morecambe
Michael Timlin scored his first goal for Stevenage

Sunday, 19th August 2018
Premier League
Brighton and Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester United
Shane Duffy scored his first goal in the Premier League, 18 months after his last goal in February 2017
Duffy is the first Irish player to score for Brighton in the Premier League, and also the 103rd Irish player to score in the Premier League

Scottish League Cup
Kilmarnock 1-3 Rangers
Alan Power and Gary Dicker were both booked for the first time this season. Coincidentally both players were last booked on the same day - Saturday, 28th April

Hibernian 3-2 Ross County
Daryl Horgan marked his first start for Hibernian (his first start since Saturday, 27th January) with his first goal for the club, this was the winger's first goal since Saturday, 6th January

MLS
Atlanta United 3-1 Columbus Crew
Chris McCann was booked for the first since Monday, 16th April in his 25th start for Atlanta

Tuesday, 7 August 2018

Last Irish Player To Score For Each 2018/19 Premier League Club

With the new Premier League season only a few days away, we've planned a series of blogs this week based on Irish player appearances in the PL.

Before last season, we published an article with the list of the last Irish player to start a game in the Premier League for each of the teams in the top division.
Following on from that, we've compiled the following list of the last Irish player to score for each of the teams in the upcoming season.

Damien Duff and Robbie Keane hold the distinction of being the last Irish goalscorer for two different clubs - Duff for Chelsea against Newcastle in 2005 and Fulham against Wigan in 2012, and Keane for Liverpool against Bolton in 2008 and Spurs against Sunderland in 2009. Keane actually scored twice for Liverpool against Bolton that day - finding the back of the net on 53 and 58 minutes.

Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Cardiff, Huddersfield, and Leicester City have had no Irish goalscorers in the Premier League era, and with no Irish players named in the Arsenal, Huddersfield and Leicester squads (at the time of writing) this does not look like changing in the next 12 months.

Of the teams with one, or more, goalscorers, Watford fans have waited the longest to see another goalscorer from the Boys in Green. More than 18 years have passed since Limerick's Dominic Foley scored for the Hornets against Leeds in May 2000, although much is thought of teenage scoring sensation Ryan Cassidy in the current underage setup at Vicarage Road.

ClubDateHomeScoreAwayGoalscorers
Bournemouth18th November 2017Bournemouth4-0HuddersfieldHarry Arter
Burnley19th April 2010Burnley1-2ChelseaKevin Long
Crystal Palace2nd April 2016West Ham United2-2Crystal PalaceDamien Delaney
Chelsea19th November 2005Chelsea3-0Newcastle UtdDamien Duff
Everton4th February 2017Everton6-3BournemouthJames McCarthy
Fulham22nd September 2012Wigan1-2FulhamDamien Duff
Liverpool26th December 2008Liverpool3-0BoltonRobbie Keane
Manchester City21st November 2009Liverpool2-2Manchester CityStephen Ireland
Manchester United27th March 2010Bolton0-4Manchester UnitedDarron Gibson
Newcastle Utd28th November 2017West Bromwich Albion2-2Newcastle UtdCiaran Clark
Southampton8th April 2010Arsenal3-2SouthamptonShane Long
Tottenham7th November 2009Tottenham2-0SunderlandRobbie Keane
Watford3rd May 2000Leeds United3-1WatfordDominic Foley
West Ham United30th January 2013Fulham3-1West Ham UnitedJoey O'Brien
Wolverhampton Wanderers25th February 2012Newcastle Utd2-2Wolverhampton WanderersKevin Doyle