Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th August 2023

Tuesday, 29th August 2023

English League Cup

Stoke City 6-1 Rotherham

Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance of the season

Wrexham 1-1 Bradford City

James McClean made his first appearance for Wrexham, and was shown his first yellow card of the season six minutes later
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first start of the season - this was the defender's first start since Saturday, 30th July 2022

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Blackpool

Matt Doherty marked his first appearance in his second spell at Wolves with two goals - his first goals in the League Cup
Joe Hodge's start was his first appearance of the season
Nathan Fraser scored on his senior career debut

Luton Town 3-2 Gillingham

Chiedozie Ogbene was named in the Luton Town starting XI for the first time

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Sutton United

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal for Sutton United

Wednesday, 30th August 2023

English League Cup

Harrogate Town 0-8 Blackburn Rovers

Andrew Moran assisted a goal on his first start for loan club Blackburn Rovers
Zak Gilsenan scored his second career goal in his second senior appearance
Thomas Bloxham marked his senior career debut with a goal

Sheffield United 0-0 Lincoln City

John Egan started a game for the 400th time in his career

Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 31st August 2023

Europa League

Aberdeen 1-3 Häcken

Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time this season in his first start for Aberdeen

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th February 2021

Friday, 5th February 2021

Championship

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

Adam Idah was showing his first yellow card since Tuesday, 20th October

League 1

Gillingham 0-3 Lincoln City

Jack Bonham's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Hearts

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season
Aaron McEneff came off the bench to make his first appearance for Hearts

Saturday, 6th February 2021

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly's start (his first in five weeks) was his 50th career appearance

Newcastle Utd 3-2 Southampton

Jeff Hendrick was sent off for the first time for Newcastle Utd, almost four years to the day since his last red card on Saturday, 4th February 2017

Championship

Bournemouth 3-2 Birmingham City

Shane Long made his first appearance for Bournemouth
Scott Hogan scored twice in the same game for the first time in eleven months

Luton 1-1 Huddersfield

James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season - two months after scoring his ninth goal

Millwall 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the first time in five weeks

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

Conor Hourihane scored in three successive games for the first time since November 2015

Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Horgan was named in the Wycombe starting XI for he first time since Saturday, 2nd January

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his tenth goal of the season

Ipswich 2-0 Blackpool

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Ipswich

MK Dons 2-2 Sunderland

Warren O'Hora made his 25th appearance in English football
Joe Mason's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in League One

Peterborough 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

Jack Taylor was booked for the fifth time this season

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth

Ronan Curtis scored his first goal since Saturday, 21st November

Rochdale 0-2 Charlton

Conor Grant made his first appearance for Rochdale
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since Saturday, 19th December

League 2

Exeter 3-2 Bradford City

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of the season, almost a year after his last goal on Saturday, 15th February 2020
Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Bradford City

Crawley 1-3 Harrogate Town

Simon Power scored his first goal for Harrogate Town

Leyton Orient 0-0 Colchester

Conor Wilkinson started his 50th game for Leyton Orient

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 7th February 2021

Indian Super League

Jamshedpur 1-2 SC East Bengal

Anthony Pilkington scored for the first time in a month

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th October 2020

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Championship

Coventry 1-1 Swansea

Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Championship

Millwall 2-0 Luton

Glen Rea made his 20th appearance in the Championship

Norwich 1-0 Birmingham City

Adam Idah made his first assist of the season - also his first assist for Norwich

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Portsmouth

Jack Bonham's start was made his 50th appearance for Gillingham
Thomas O'Connor made his 30th appearance in League One
Marcus Harness completed his first assist of the season

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the starting XI for his 120th appearance for Fleetwood

Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 50th game for Ipswich

Hull City 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin made his 40th appearance in League One

Oxford United 3-2 MK Dons

Olamide Shodipo marked his first appearance for Oxford United with the first goal of his career

Burton Albion 0-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan made his 40th appearance for Rochdale

Northampton 2-1 Swindon Town

Michael Harriman made his 40th appearance for Northampton

League 2

Morecambe 1-1 Mansfield Town

John O'Sullivan made his 50th appearance for Morecambe
Harry Charsley scored his first goal for Mansfield Town - his first goal since November 2016
Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 1-1 Walsall

Billy Clarke scored his 80th goal of his career
Liam Kinsella completed his first assist since Saturday, 10 November 2018

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 4-2 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban scored his fifth goal of his career on his 20th appearance for Aberdeen

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Championship

QPR 0-2 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Stoke City 2-2 Barnsley

Nathan Collins made his 25th appearance for Stoke City

Is a goalkeeping crisis not being discussed?

With the play-off for Euro 2020 a month away, a lot of the recent discussion on the squad Mick McCarthy is set to announce on March 13th has been on the strikers - will Troy Parrott be named, has Shane Long's recent form earned him a recall, will David McGoldrick be recovered in time, can Aaron Connolly get back into the Brighton starting XI, does Scott Hogan's recent good form count, etc.

However, we think another conversation should be happening - who is going to be in goals against Slovakia?

Since the final whistle was blown against Denmark in November, first choice Darren Randolph played once for Middlesbrough before a thigh injury sidelined him. On recovering, he earned a move to Premier League side West Ham during the January transfer window. Unfortunately the Bray native has only appeared three times for the Hammers since the move, with his last appearance coming a month ago against West Brom in the FA Cup.

Mark Travers was named on the bench against Denmark, and has had a similar player record to Randolph since November - appearing three times for Bournemouth, twice in the FA Cup and once in the Premier League. Fellow unused substitute against the Danes Kieran O'Hara has played more games than any other number 1 since then, he's named in the starting XI for loan side Burton Albion, 21 times since that night in Aviva stadium. The Brewers currently sit twelfth in League One.

Looking at the other Irish goalkeepers playing outside Ireland, only five men - James McKeown, Jack Bonham, Max O'Leary, Danny Rogers, and Conrad Logan - have ten or more appearances since November, and none of them at a higher level than mid-table in England's third tier.

Of the other players capped at, or called up to, senior international level, Joe Murphy has appeared six times for Shrewsbury Town, Kristiansund's Sean McDermott's season ended in early December, and the Norwegian 2020 season will not kick off until early April. Caoimhin Kelleher has played twice for Liverpool, but is expected to be on U21 duty, and Kieren Westwood clarified on Twitter recently why he has not appeared for Sheffield Wednesday since the end of November.

So, with all that in mind - do we have a goalkeeping crisis?
Who would you like to see named in the squad?

Round up for week of Monday, 22nd April 2019

Monday, 22nd April 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 2-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick's third Premier League goal of the seasons is a career high for the midfielder

Championship

Aston Villa 1-0 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season - this was the striker's first yellow card since September 2017

Wigan 2-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire's start was his 50th appearance for Preston North End

League 1

Southend United 3-2 Burton Albion

Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Bradford City 1-1 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston's introduction was his first appearance in three months
Billy Clarke was booked for the first time since December, and completed his first assist of the season
Eoin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Rochdale

Jack Bonham made his 100th career start

Shrewsbury 2-3 Oxford United

Samir Carruthers's start was his first appearance in two months

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Walsall

Michael Harriman made his 150th start for Wycombe Wanderers

League 2

Bury 3-1 Northampton

Joe Murphy made his 50th appearance of the season
Eoghan O'Connell made his 50th appearance for Bury

Forest Green 2-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan made his 250th career start
Gavin Gunning scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal in March 2018

Tuesday, 23rd April 2019

Premier League

Watford 1-1 Southampton

Shane Long's record breaking goal, the fastest goal in the Premier League, was the 21st goal scored by an Irish player in the competition this season - more than in either of the last two seasons (11 and 20, respectively)

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 24th April 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Arsenal

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season

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

Today marks 2⃣5⃣0⃣ career club appearances for @DSWilliams_.

Congrats, Del! 👏🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/kn6NRS2ddE

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) April 13, 2019

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

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 1st September 2018

Saturday, 1st September 2018

The eleven goals scored today by Irish players equals the most scored in a single day in 2018 so far - eleven goals were also scored on April 14th, January 27th, and January 20th

Championship

Preston North End 2-2 Bolton

Callum Robinson's first goal of the season was also his 20th goal in the Championship

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Scunthorpe

Seamus Conneely's first goal in League One was also his tenth goal for Accrington,

Burton Albion 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

Stephen Quinn's first goal for Burton was the 30th goal of his career and his first goal since September 2016

Fleetwood 2-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle scored his first goal for Fleetwood
Paddy Madden was booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 3-0 Plymouth

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal for Portsmouth, in only his seventh appearance for Pompey

Shrewsbury 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Jack Bonham made his first appearance for loan club Bristol Rovers

Southend United 1-2 Charlton

After signing for them on loan on deadline day, Josh Cullen made his debut for Charlton - this was the midfielder's first start since January

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Luton

Eunan O'Kane made his first appearance for Luton

League 2

Cheltenham 1-3 Colchester

Kevin Dawson scored his first goal since December 2017

Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Macclesfield

Kevin O'Connor was booked for the first time since February in his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Notts County 1-3 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning's start against Notts County was his 250th career appearance

Stevenage 0-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan made his 50th start for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 2-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 1-0 Greenock Morton

Niall Keown made his 50th start for Partick Thistle

Sunday, 2nd September 2018

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-1 Start

Sean McDermott made his 100th career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th November 2017

Friday, 24th November 2017

Bulgarian Championship

Cherno More 0-1 OFK Pirin

Conor Henderson scored his first goal for the OFK Pirin, this was the former U21 midfielder's first goal since January 2016

Saturday, 25th November 2017

Championship

Barnsley 0-2 Leeds United

Conor Shaughnessy came off the bench in the second to make his first appearance for Leeds in a month

Burton Albion 0-2 Sunderland

Joe Mason introduction in the second half was the striker's first appearance since Friday, 13th October
John O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Scunthorpe 2-0 Charlton

Paddy Madden made his 25th appearance of the season

Southend United 1-1 Oxford United

Simon Cox scored his fifth goal of the season
Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Morecambe

Jack Bonham made his 25th career start

Exeter 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Pierce Sweeney marked his 50th appearance in League Two with his third goal of the season

Sunday, 26th November 2017

Premier League

Southampton 4-1 Everton

Shane Long's second half introduction was his 250th appearance in the Premier League

Burnley 0-1 Arsenal

Robbie Brady was booked for the first time since Sunday, 10th September

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-3 Aberdeen

Gary Dicker came off the bench at half time to make his first appearance of the season

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th start for Aberdeen

Monday, 27 November 2017

Championship

QPR 2-2 Brentford

John Egan made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th November 2017

Friday, 17th November 2017

Championship

Burton Albion 1-3 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers' late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months

Preston North End 0-0 Bolton

Andy Boyle was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 18th November 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 4-0 Huddersfield

Harry Arter scored his first goal of the season, this was also the 30th goal of the midfielder's career

Burnley 2-0 Swansea

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned to the Newcastle starting XI for the first time since 1st October

Championship

Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance since Saturday, 26th August

Cardiff 2-0 Brentford

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Brentford

Reading 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's first goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Wolves, and the 15th goal of his career

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 50th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-3 AFC Wimbledon

Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Blackpool

Conor O'Malley made his first appearance in League One

League 2

Grimsby 0-1 Carlisle United

Jack Bonham made his 25th career appearance

Lincoln City 1-2 Coventry

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Kilmarnock

Darren O'Dea was sent off for the second time this season, two months after his last red card on Saturday, 16 September. This was fourth red card of his career

Sunday, 19th November 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Dundee United 3-0 Falkirk

Willo Flood scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 September in his 200th start for Dundee United

June 2017 Transfers and Contracts

Transfers

Thursday, 1st June

Following the expiration of his contract at Brenford, midfielder Alan McCormack signed for Luton: http://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/luton-town-football-sky-bet-league-two-alan-mccormack-3727772.aspx

Thursday, 8th June

Defender Eoghan O'Connell left Celtic to sign for League One side Bury on a three year deal: https://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/confirmed-eoghan-oconnell-signs-for-the-shakers/

Friday, 9th June

Following the expiration of his contract at Chesterfield, midfielder Jay O'Shea signed a two year contract with for Bury: https://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/confirmed-jay-oshea-signs-for-bury-football-club/

Wednesday, 14th June

After announcing he would be leaving former club MK Dons in April, midfielder Darren Potter signed a two year deal with Rotherham: https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2017/june/signing--millers-secure-deal-for-darren-potter/

Saturday, 17th June

After five years at Aberdeen, Jonathan Hayes rejoined his former youth manager Brendan Rodgers at Celtic, signing a 3 year deal: http://www.celticfc.net/news/12794

Monday, 19th June

After a successful loan with Peterhead last season, Fiacre Kelleher left Celtic to join Oxford United on a two year deal: https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2017/june/kelleher-signs/

Former U19 midfielder Tom Holland signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints: http://www.tnsfc.co.uk/player/tom-holland/

Wednesday, 21st June

Connor Smith signed a two year contract with Yeovil Town, after signing for the Pilgrims on a free transfer: https://www.ytfc.net/news/2017/june/connor-smith-signs/

Thursday, 22nd June

Defender Graham Kelly signed for Port Vale on a one year deal, with the option of a further 12 months: https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2017/june/welcome-to-port-vale---graham-kelly/

Friday, 23rd June

After six years, and more than 250 appearances, for Lincoln City, Alan Power signed a two year contract with Kilmarnock: http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=5792

Tuesday, 27th June

After signing a one year extension to his contract with Brentford, goalkeeper Jack Bonham signed for Carlisle on a six month loan: https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2017/june/bonhamsigns18jun17/

Defender Cieron Keane signed a year one deal with National League North side Kidderminster Harriers: http://www.harriers.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/harriers-land-defender-keane/

Thursday, 29th June

Former U21 striker James Collins signed a three year contract with Luton Town: https://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/2017/june/james-collins/

Mark Yeates left the Football League to sign for big spending Eastleigh Town: http://www.eastleighfc.com/2017/06/28/yeates-signs-for-the-spitfires/

After eight different loans during his time at Bolton, Conor Wilkinson has signed for Gillingham on a two year deal: https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2017/june/gills-clinch-conor-wilkinson-signing/

Friday, 30th June

David Mooney signed a two year contract with Leyton Orient, where he spent four years between 2011 and 2015, following the expiration of his contract with Southend: https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2017/june/mooney-signs/

Kevin O'Connor will join Cork City teammate Sean Maguire at Preston North End after signing a three year contract with the Lilywhites: https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/june/preston-north-end-agree-to-sign-cork-citys-kevin-oconnor/

Charles Dunne followed his Oldham manager Steve Robinson to Motherwell, signing a one year contract, with the option of a further 12 months with the Steelmen: http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2017/06/30/charles-dunne-joins-the-steelmen/ 

Contracts

Tuesday, 6th June

Ahead of their return to the Championship in 2017/18, Shaun Williams signed a new one year contract with Millwall, with the option of a further 12 months: https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/shaun-williams-signs-new-deal/

Friday, 23rd June

U21 defender Connor O’Grady signed an extension to his contract with Sheffield Wednesday until Summer 2018: https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2017/june/ogrady-extends/

Monday, 26th June

Following her two assists in the Women’s FA Cup Final, Megan Campbell signed a one year extension to her contract at Man City: https://www.mancity.com/news/mcwfc/mcwfc-news/2017/june/man-city-women-megan-campbell-contract-extension

Thursday, 29th June

Graham Carey ended speculation about his future by signing a new contract with Plymouth Argyle: https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2017/june/gc10-again/

Friday, 30th June

John O’Shea agreed a new one year deal with Sunderland, after his previous contract expired at the end of the 2016/17 season: https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2017/june/oshea-pens-new-deal

2016/17 Irish Abroad Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for the 2016/17 Season

Wins
Aberdeen's extended season, that began on 30th June 2016, means that Adam Rooney and Jonathan Hayes started the most wins in 2016/17. The striker finished on the winning side 32 times, with his midfield compatriot winning 30 of the 44 games when he lined out for the Dons. In England, Ciaran Clark started 25 wins, despite being injured a month before the season ended

Draws
Bradford's on loan midfielder Josh Cullen started 16 draws in League One, one more than Gary Dicker's 15 draws in Scotland for Kilmarnock

Losses
Darren O'Dea started 21 losses in 2016/17, including one final appearance for FC Toronto, only just avoiding relegation with Dundee

Starts/Completed Games
Despite being unavailable for four games in 2016/17, Richard Keogh still managed to start more than any other player, the defender started 48 of the 52 games Derby played across the season and only failed to complete 90 minutes in one of these!

Substitutions/Introductions
Rooney was substituted in 23 of the 43 games he started for Aberdeen, one more than Wes Hoolahan. No other player was substituted more than Liam Kelly's 14 times in 2016/17. Shane Long came off the bench 26 times (13 both home and away) in this past season, Callum O'Dowda(20) and James McClean(21) were the only other players to come off the bench 20 times or more.

Stayed On Bench
Once again, goalkeepers dominate the players who were left on the bench by their managers during the season, with Jack Bonham(43), Aaron McCarey(39) and Shay Given(29) taking the top three places. Of the outfield players, Olamide Shodipo(21) was the only outfield player to be left on the bench for more than 20 games

Goals
Adam Rooney's 20 goals during the season, including five penalties (two more than any other player), was the most goals scored by an Irish player in 2016/17 across the top divisions in England and Scotland. Honourable mentions for James Collins' 22 goals for Crawley, Simon Cox's 16 goals for Southend and Graham Carey's 15 goals from midfield for Plymouth

Discipline
Greg Cunningham was shown 13 yellow cards in his 44 appearances (all starts)

September 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for September 2016: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=9

Wins
Sheffield Wednesday's Keiren Westwood was joined by Leeds' Eunan O'Kane and Norwich City duo Robbie Brady and Wes Hoolahan in winning four games in September

Draws
Defender Daniel Devine, and midfielders Jonathan Douglas, Gary Dicker, and Olamide Shodipo all drew two games in the second month of the 2016/17 season

Losses
Derby County's defensive pairing Richard Keogh and Cyrus Christie both started four of Derby's losses in September

Starts/Completed Games
Keogh, Christie and fellow defender Greg Cunningham all started six games, with the Derby pair completing 90 minutes in each game. Cunningham also managed to collect three bookings in these six games

Substitutions/Introductions
Wes Hoolahan was substituted in all four games he started in September, while fellow midfielders Stephen Quinn and Darragh Lenihan were both introduced four times

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Jack Bonham was an unused substitute five times in September, while of the outfield players, John O'Shea, Anthony Forde, Alan McCormack and Jack Byrne were all left on the bench by their respective managers three times

Goals
Robbie Keane(3) and Anthony Pilkington(2) were the only Irish players to score more than once in September

Irish Abroad player statistics for 2015/16 season

With the Champions League final behind us, and less than a week until the Republic of Ireland open their Euro 2016 campaign against Sweden, we've compiled the appearance statistics for Irish players in England, Scotland, the MLS* and the Eredivisie across the 2015/16 season: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=14

Wins
Aberdeen's loan goalkeeper Danny Rogers won 24 games on loan at Falkirk, just ahead of Richard Keogh who started 22 wins for Derby

Draws
In the Championship, Preston North End's Player of the Season Greg Cunningham started 16 games that finished all square, just ahead of fellow Championship players Keogh and goalkeeper Kieren Westwood

Losses
Norwich City's Robbie Brady started 20 losses for the Canaries in their relegation season, his second year in a row dropping out of the top flight after being relegated with Hull City last season

Starts/Completed Games
Keogh again started more games than any other player across the season (having also done so in 2014/15) - the Derby captain started 49 games and completed 90 minutes in 48 of them.

Substitutions/Introductions
Midfielders Wes Hoolahan and Anthony Pilkington were both substituted on 20 separate occasions across the season, Pilkington was withdrawn as many times as at home as way - ten each, while Hoolahan was taken off more often at home than away - 12 times as opposed to 8 when Norwich were on the road. Striker David McGoldrick came off the bench more than any other player, Mick McCarthy called upon the striker 15 times in 2015/16

Stayed On Bench
As always, a goalkeeper was left on the bench more than any outfield player, Brentford's Jack Bonham will hope to improve on his record of only making one appearance and being left on the bench 47 times next season. Of the outfield players, defender Alex Pearce failed to play a minute in 28 games where he was named in the matchday squad, behind only Bonham and Darren Randolph

Goals
Robbie Keane scored more goals than any other Irish player since 1st July 2015, the LA Galaxy striker found the back of the net 23 times. Aberdeen striker Adam Rooney was the only Irishman to score more penalties than Keane, the Dons player found the back of the net seven times from 12 yards. Midfielder Alan Judge scored almost as many (14) as the next two top scoring midfielders combined - Pilkington(9) and Harriman(8) in less appearances than either player. The top scoring defender Shane Duffy scored more goals in 2015/16 (four) than in his career up until the beginning of the season!

Discipline
Mk Dons midfielder Samir Carruthers was shown 14 yellow cards this season, one of only three player to get into double figures along with Shane Duffy(10) and Darragh Lenihan (11). All of Lenihan's bookings came in 2016!

*The MLS stats are calculated from July 2015 to May 2016, not as their season runs from March to November, to accurately compare players

April 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for April 2016

Wins
Bradford City midfielder Alan McCormack started five wins for the Bees, as they moved from 18th (on April 1st) to tenth in the table.

Draws
Championship players Matt Doherty, Stephen Kelly, Jonathan Douglas, and Lee Frecklington, as well as Scottish Championship striker Anthony Stokes all started four draws in April 201

Losses
Midfielders Darren Potter and Stephen Quinn both started five losses

Starts/Completed Games
Quinn also started the most games in April, lining out for Reading eight times, the same as Hibs on loan striker Anthony Stokes. However, neither player completed 90 minutes in every game - Quinn completed seven and Stokes six

Substitutions/Introductions
Winger Stephen McLaughlin was substituted four times, while fellow midfield player Sean Scannell came off the bench six times

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Jack Bonham was an unused substitute in each of Brentford's eight games in April, while, of the outfield players, defender Kevin Long was an unused substitute in six of MK Dons' games - two more than any other outfield player

Goals
Only two players scored more than two goal in April - Anthony Stokes notched three on loan at Hibs, while Southampton's Shane Long scored twice in his six starts - with both clubs going on to win every game in which they scored. Rotherham striker Leon Best was the only player to score a penalty

Discipline
Blackburn midfielder Darragh Lenihan was booked three times in his seven games in April - he's now been booked 11 times in 2015/16 with each one coming in 2016!

Irish Abroad player statistics for 2014/15 season

Appearance data for 2014/15: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=14
The Champions League marks the end of the season for the major European football leagues, so we've compile the appearance data for Irish players in England, Scotland and the MLS since 1st July 2015.
Richard Keogh started all but one of Derby County's 54 games, their 3-0 win over Brighton in December was the only game the centre half failed to line up for the rams. For any player, let alone a defender, that's an impressive statistic. Keogh went on to win 26 of the 53 games he started, which along with Aberdeen's Adam Rooney is the most of any Irish player. Of the players who started more than 45 games, only goalkeeper David Forde had started 100% of his club's games, the Galway player started all 50 of 50 games for Millwall. Unfortunately, Millwall's relegation and early exit from both cups meant that Forde also lost the most games, finishing on the losing side 25 times over the course of the season. Ireland and Sunderland captain John O'Shea started the highest number of draws, with 18 of his 43 games finishing all square.
Midfielder Wes Hoolahan was substituted by Norwich managers 28 times in the 31 games he started for Norwich, 90.3%, the next highest percentage of substitutions for a player with over 25 starts is David McGoldrick who was substituted 23 times from 26 starts - 88.4%.
Unsurprisingly, a goalkeeper was the most unused substitute, with Brentford's Jack Bonham remaining on the bench 47 times. He did, however, make one start for the bees, starting in goals for their 2-0 loss in the third round of the FA Cup against Brighton. The combined total of the two highest outfield players, Joey O'Brien (27) and Daniel Devine (28) only just exceeds Bonham's total!Eoin Doyle scored found the back of the net 31 times for two teams in 2014/15, 26 goals for League One side Chesterfield, but only 5 goals after transferring to Championship side Cardiff City - all five of which came in the last eight games of the season. Doyle also scored the most penalties, finding the back of the net nine times from twelve yards. Seamus Coleman was the top scoring defender, with five goals, while recent international debutant Harry Arter matched Jeff Hendrick's total goals from midfield - both Championship player scored nine goals.
Arter also received the most bookings in the season, the London born midfielder was shown the yellow card 13 times in 2014/15, only one ahead of fellow midfielder James McClean.