Three Premier League Debutants

On the opening day of the 2024/25 Premier League season, Ipswich Town played their first game in the top flight since they were relegated at the end of the 2001/02 season. In the second half, manager Kieran McKenna introduced Marcus Harness, who declared for Ireland in 2019, U21 midfielder Jack Taylor, and newly capped forward Sammie Szmodics from the bench. This was only the fourth time that three, or more, Irish players made their Premier League debut in the same game, and the first in fifteen years.

Wolves 0-2 West Ham, Saturday 15th August 2009
The last time this happened was in August 2009, when Wolves, managed by two-time Ireland manager Mick McCarthy,  started defenders Stephen Ward and Kevin Foley, and striker Andy Keogh as the old gold faced West Ham United in their first game in England's top division for five years.

Wimbledon 3-2 Bolton Wanderers, Saturday 19th August 1995
It had been thirteen years since the feat had occurred, when Bolton lost 3-2 to Wimbledon on the opening day of the 1995/96 season. This was Bolton's first game in the Premier League, and their first top level game in 15 years. Keith Branagan and Jason McAteer lined out for the Trotters in Selhurst Park, with future single capped player Owen Coyle coming on for the last six minutes of the game.

Ipswich Town 1-1 Aston Villa, Saturday, 15th August 1992
On the very first day of the Premier League in August 1992, when technically every player made their PL debut, Aston Villa started Paul McGrath and Steve Staunton in defence, with fellow Irish international Ray Houghton playing on the wing.

Coventry 2-1 Middlesbrough, Saturday, 15th August 1992
There's only one game where more than three Irish players made their Premier League debut. On the same day that Villa started three, Coventry faced Middlesbrough at Highfield Road, with defenders Chris Morris and Alan Kernaghan starting for Boro. They were joined in the second half by Bernie Slaven, who would go on to be the first Irish player to score in the Premier League four days later. Phil Babb lined out for Coventry, making this the only time four Irish players made their Premier League debut in the same game.

Further reading
Hammers ruin Wolves' return
Wimbledon 3-2 Bolton
Coventry City 2-1 Middlesbrough

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th August 2024

Saturday, 17th August 2024

Premier League

Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool

Sammie Szmodics, Marcus Harness, and Jack Taylor made their first appearance in the Premier League, the first time three Irish players made their debuts in the top flight in the same game since Kevin Foley, Andy Keogh, and Stephen Ward made their first PL appearance in August 2009, for Wolves against West Ham

Arsenal 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Portsmouth 0-0 Luton Town

Chiedozie Ogbene's start was his 200th appearance in English football

Bristol City 4-3 Millwall

Sinclair Armstrong scored his first goal for Bristol City

Burnley 5-0 Cardiff

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 50th appearance for Cardiff

Sheffield United 2-2 QPR

Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season

Watford 3-0 Stoke City

Andrew Moran made his first appearance for loan club Stoke City

League 1

Lincoln City 1-2 Barnsley

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 28th October 2023

League 2

Accrington Stanley 3-3 Harrogate Town

Seamus Conneely made his 350th appearance for Accrington Stanley

Bradford City 0-0 Salford City

Neil Byrne was booked for the first time since Friday, 22 December 2023

Port Vale 0-0 Tranmere Rovers

Ronan Curtis' start was the 200th time the forward was named in a starting XI in English football

Sunday, 18th August 2024

League 2

Notts County 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Mipo Odubeko was booked on his first appearance for Fleetwood Town

Scottish League Cup

Motherwell 1-0 Kilmarnock

Kieran O'Hara made his first start of the season - this was the goalkeeper's first start since Wednesday, 15th May 2024

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 31st October 2023

Tuesday, 31st October 2023

League 1

Derby County 4-0 Northampton Town

Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Wigan 2-3 Charlton Athletic

Babajide Adeeko was booked for the fifth time this season

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Cambridge United

Killian Phillips made his tenth start for Wycombe Wanderers

League 2

Barrow 1-0 Morecambe

Mazeed Ogungbo's introduction was his 25th appearance in League Two

Swiss Cup

Bellinzona 0-1 FC Zurich

Armstrong Oko-Flex was named in the Zurich starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

English League Cup

Mansfield Town 0-1 Port Vale

Stephen McLaughlin's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 3-0 Manchester City U21

Colin Doyle was shown his first yellow card since September 2017

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

League 1

Fleetwood Town 3-3 Blackpool

Promise Omochere scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premiership

Celtic 2-1 St Mirren

Liam Scales' start was his 25th appearance for Celtic

Motherwell 2-4 Aberdeen

Conor Wilkinson was named in the starting XI for the first time in eleven weeks
Jamie McGrath marked his 100th appearance in the Scottish Premiership with his first goals in a month

St Johnstone 2-1 Kilmarnock

Graham Carey's first assist in two months was his fifth assist for St Johnstone

Dundee 0-5 Rangers

In his 300th appearance in the Scottish Premiership, Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time since Monday, 2 January 2023

English League Cup

Ipswich Town 1-3 Fulham

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season
Jack Taylor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher made his 25th appearance for Liverpool's senior team - starting each one

KNVB Cup

Den Bosch 1-2 Excelsior

Troy Parrott started a game for Excelsior for the first time

Copa del Rey

Tardienta 0-12 Getafe

John-Joe Finn marked his first appearance since January 2021 with his first senior goal

👏🏻 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐓 con el primer equipo + 𝐆𝐎𝐋 de @jordimartin__

¡Enhorabuena, Jordi! pic.twitter.com/hy7RS4nyuo

— Getafe C.F. (@GetafeCF) November 1, 2023

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th September 2023

Tuesday, 26th September 2023

English League Cup

Ipswich Town 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Jack Taylor scored his first goal in seven weeks
Marcus Harness assisted three goal in one game - the first Irish player to do that in English football since Will Smallbone did so for Stoke against Sunderland in March 2023

Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 0-2 Middlesbrough

Alex Gilbert made his first appearance for Middlesbrough - this was the striker's first appearance in senior football since December 2021

Salford City 0-4 Burnley

Dara O'Shea scored his first goal for Burnley - just over a year after the defender's last goal on Saturday, 17th September 2022

Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts

Corrie Ndaba's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Football League Trophy

Barnsley 3-1 Manchester City U21

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal for Barnsley - this was the defender's first goal since April 2022

Burton Albion 2-0 Everton U21

Ryan Sweeney started a game for the first time in six weeks

Wednesday, 27th September 2023

English League Cup

Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff

Sammie Szmodics' introduction was his 50th appearance for Blackburn Rovers
Andrew Moran scored twice (including his first goal for Blackburn) and assisted twice in the same game - the first Irish player to score and assist more than one goal in the same game since Aaron Drinan for Leyton Orient against Hartlepool in October 2021
Callum Robinson scored his first goal of the season in his first start since February 2023

Scottish League Cup

Ross County 1-2 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Serie A

Napoli 4-1 Udinese

Festy Ebosele started a game Udinese for the tenth time - this was his 25th appearance for Udinese

Round of week of Tuesday, 19th September 2023

Tuesday, 19th September 2023

Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Birmingham City

Kevin Long's start was his 200th career appearance

Southampton 0-1 Ipswich Town

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal for Middlesbrough - this was the defender's first goal since April 2022

League 1

Barnsley 2-3 Portsmouth

Barry Cotter scored his second goal of the season - the second time in his career he's scored twice in a single season
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Derby County 2-0 Lincoln City

James Collins assisted a goal for the first time this season in his first start in a month
Dylan Duffy started a game for the first time this season
Oisin Gallagher made his first career start

Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Leigh Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Sutton United 2-2 Aston Villa U21

Aaron O'Reilly made his first appearance of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Crystal Palace U21

Kieran Sadlier's start was his first appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
Both Richard Keogh and Sean Grehan were booked for the first time this season

Leyton Orient 2-2 Fulham U21

Aaron Drinan made his first start of the season
Oliver O'Neill scored his first goal in senior football

Oxford United 0-1 MK Dons

Michael Kelly made his first appearance for MK Dons
Conor Grant's start was his 100th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 1-3 West Ham U21

Sean Moore made his first appearance for West Ham U21

Wednesday, 20th September 2023

Championship

Hull City 0-0 Leeds United

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in six weeks

Millwall 3-0 Rotherham

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Europa League

LASK 1-3 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance of the season

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-2 Seattle Sounders FC

Connor Ronan started a game for the Rapids for the 30th time

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th February 2023

Saturday, 18th February 2023

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Leeds United

Seamus Coleman scored his since Saturday, 12 February 2022, coincidentally also against Leeds. This goal, his 22nd in the Premier League, takes him past Stephen Hunt as the tenth highest Republic of Ireland goalscorer in the competition's history

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Championship

Millwall 3-2 Sheffield United

John Egan was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 200th time

Rotherham 0-2 Coventry

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time since Saturday, 5th November

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Seamus Conneely's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 14th January

Derby County 2-0 Charlton

Eiran Cashin scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since Saturday, 30th April 2022

Lincoln City 0-0 Portsmouth

Daniel Mandroiu was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his fifth goal of the season, 11 weeks after his last goal on Friday, 2nd December

Plymouth Argyle 0-0 Fleetwood Town

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Hartlepool

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th September

Leyton Orient 1-0 Crawley Town

Mazeed Ogungbo started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Rochdale 0-2 Gillingham

Aiden O'Brien was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the first time, this was the striker's first start in six weeks

Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Mansfield Town

Joe Murphy's start was his first appearance of the season, his 25th season in football

👏 Here's your Rovers side for this afternoon...

Turnbull, Morris and Hemmings all miss out through injury 🤕

COME ON ROVERS! #TRFC #SWA

— Tranmere Rovers FC (@TranmereRovers) February 18, 2023

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

Aiden McGeady assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Scottish Championship

Montrose 3-3 Edinburgh City

Sean Dillon scored his first goal of the season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-2 Central Coast Mariners

Aaron McEneff's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 Kerala Blasters

Carl McHugh's brace, his first goals in 15 weeks, was the first time the midfielder scored twice in the same game in his career

Sunday, 19th February 2023

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 2-0 Hearts

James Furlong was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 20th February 2023

Championship

Watford 3-2 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was the first Republic of Ireland player to be introduced and assist two goals in a game in English football since Callum Robinson in January 2022

Both Daire O'Connor(for Ayr United V Elgin) and Robert Mahon(for Dunfermline V Airdrie) assisted two goals as substitutes in Scottish football nine days ago!

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 20, 2023

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th November 2022

Saturday, 12th November 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 3-0 Everton

After making his senior debut midweek, Tom Cannon came off the bench to make his Premier League debut - the 200th Republic of Ireland Player to appear in the competition! made his first appearance in the competition

Championship

Hull City 1-2 Reading

Shane Long was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-4 Millwall

Dan McNamara assisted a goal for the first time this season

Wigan 2-1 Blackpool

James McClean scored for the first time in three months

League 1

Exeter City 3-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the 100th time

Morecambe 1-1 Portsmouth

Dylan Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

MK Dons 1-3 Derby County

Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time in eleven weeks

Burton Albion 3-3 Charlton

Ciaran Gilligan's start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Barnsley

Jordan Shipley was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Crawley Town 1-0 Barrow

Niall Canavan made his 150th appearance in the competition

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-0 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Scottish Championship

Dundee 2-0 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 1st October

Sunday, 13th November 2022

Championship

Burnley 3-0 Blackburn Rovers

Josh Cullen's start was his 250th career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd October 2022

Saturday, 22th October 2022

Championship

Blackpool 4-2 Preston North End

In his first start of the season, CJ Hamilton scored his first goal of the season

Middlesbrough 0-0 Huddersfield Town

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time in two months

Reading 2-0 Bristol City

Shane Long assisted a goal for the first time this season, in his first appearance in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-4 Hull City

Cyrus Christie scored his first goal of the season

Sheffield United 2-2 Norwich City

Tony Springett's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Sunderland 2-4 Burnley

Luke McNally's introduction was his first appearance since Friday, 12th August

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Sean Roughan's start was his 25th appearance for Lincoln City
Daniel Mandroiu scored his second goal in two games

Oxford United 1-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his tenth goal in League One

League 2

Carlisle United 2-3 Leyton Orient

Aaron Drinan scored his 15th goal in League Two

Crawley Town 3-2 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Grimsby Town 0-0 Bradford City

Tyreik Wright was booked for the first time this season - this was the midfielder's first yellow card since January

Salford City 0-2 Stockport County

Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-0 Hamilton Academical

Daniel O'Reilly was sent off for the first time for Hamilton Academical

Dundee 0-0 Greenock Morton

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance of the season
Both Ryan Sweeney and Jaze Kabia were booked for the fifth time this season and both players are suspended for the next game

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-1 Raith Rovers

Zak Delaney made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 23rd October 2022

Championship

Swansea City 2-0 Cardiff

Michael Obafemi scored his 15th goal for Swansea City
Callum Robinson was sent off for the first time in his career

Watford 4-0 Luton Town

Louie Watson's first appearance since Tuesday, 9 August 2022(76 days)

Monday, 24 thOctober 2022

Premier League

West Ham United 2-0 Bournemouth

Mark Travers' introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Back underway for the second half and we've been forced into another change...

⬅️ Neto
➡️ Travers

Let's go, Travs 👐

46' | ⚒ 1-0 🍒 // #WHUBOU pic.twitter.com/5V41Nd0VFU

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) October 24, 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 7-0 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Southampton 2-2 Burnley

Nathan Collins made his 40th career start

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning's start was his 150th appearance in English football
In his first appearance since Saturday, 18th September, Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since Monday, 13th July 2020

Blackpool 2-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season
Alan Browne's red card was the fourth time the player has been sent off for Preston North End

Peterborough 2-1 QPR

Conor Coventry made his 25th career appearance

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Wigan

James McClean's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Wigan

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his fifth goal of the season
Ronan Curtis scored his first goal in a month

Ipswich 2-1 Fleetwood

Anthony Pilkington's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Lincoln City

Olamide Shodipo's introduction was his 100th career appearance

Shrewsbury 4-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Exeter 2-1 Mansfield Town

Padraig Amond assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12th December 2020
Stephen Quinn completed and assist for the first time since Tuesday, 17 August

Hartlepool 3-2 Harrogate Town

Neil Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rochdale 3-2 Sutton United

Liam Kelly made his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 1-3 Bradford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 4 September

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-1 Ayr

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 24th October 2021

Scottish League One

Queen's Park 3-4 Alloa

Luca Connell scored his first goal in a month

Australian FFA Cup

Queensland Lions 0-4 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea assisted a goal in his first appearance in the Australian 2021/22 season,

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-2 Luton

Jason Knight's first goal of the season, his first since Tuesday, 29th December 2020, was his tenth goal for Derby

Sheffield United 1-2 Millwall

David McGoldrick was named in the starting XI for the first time in two months
Conor Hourihane started a game for the first time in a month

Stoke City 0-1 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time in two months

League 1

Cheltenham 3-1 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Fleetwood 0-1 Burton Albion

Thomas O'Connor scored his third goal in two games, this was also the fifth goal of his career

Wigan 1-2 MK Dons

Will Keane made his fifth assist of the season
Warren O'Hora started a game for MK Dons for the 50th time
Troy Parrott made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Bradford City 1-3 Hartlepool

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in two months
Gavan Holohan started a game for the first time in seven weeks

Colchester 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Trevor Clarke was sent off for the first time for Bristol Rovers

Mansfield Town 1-1 Port Vale

Harry Charsley started a game for Mansfield Town for the 50th time

Oldham 1-3 Walsall

Alan Sheehan's start was his first appearance in a month
Conor Wilkinson started a game for the first time in in eight weeks
Emmanuel Osadebe scored his fifth goal for Walsall
Conor Wilkinson assisted a goal for the first time this season

Wednesday, 20th October 2021

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff

Joel Bagan was booked first time since Saturday, 14th August

Hull City 1-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his first goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Coventry

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time this season in what was his 300th appearance for Preston North End

Swansea 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time this season (in club football, he's been booked twice while playing for Ireland) in his first start for West Bromwich Albion - this was his first start since Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th August 2021

Friday, 27th August 2021

League 2

Rochdale 1-1 Colchester

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal of the season

Saturday, 28th August 2021

Championship

Barnsley 1-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan was named in the Birmingham City starting XI for the 50th time

Luton 0-0 Sheffield United

John Egan was booked for the first time this season

Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan started a game for for Blackburn for the 200th time

Peterborough 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Jack Taylor's half time introduction was his first appearance of the season
Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Cambridge United 1-0 Bolton

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Troy Parrott assisted a goal for the first time this season

League 2

Leyton Orient 2-0 Bradford City

Fiacre Kelleher's substitute appearance was his first appearance of the season and his debut for Bradford City

Salford City 3-0 Newport County

Tyreik Wright's early opener for Salford was the first goal of his career

Walsall 1-0 Stevenage

Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Walsall

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-0 Dundee

Jake Carroll unfortunately marked his 50th appearance for Motherwell with his second red card for The Well, the first coming in September 2019
Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his 100th appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 29th August 2021

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-0 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy's start was his 50th appearance for St Mirren - remarkably all were starts!

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

Round up for weekend of Friday, 2nd April 2021

Friday, 2nd April 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time since October

Derby County 2-0 Luton

Jason Knight's start was his 75th appearance for Derby County

Preston North End 1-1 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was named in the Norwich City starting XI for the first time

QPR 3-0 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Birmingham City 1-0 Swansea

Scott Hogan's goal was his first strike in seven weeks

League 1

Fleetwood 0-1 Peterborough

Jack Taylor's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Ipswich 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Stephen Ward's was named in a starting XI in English football for the 400th time
Alan Judge's goal (his first in five weeks) was his 30th goal in League One

Northampton 1-0 Shrewsbury

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Portsmouth 2-1 Rochdale

Ronan Curtis' goal (his first in two months) was his 30th goal in League One
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since December 2019

Sunderland 3-1 Oxford United

Aiden McGeady scored his fifth goal of the season
Mark Sykes was sent off for the first time for Oxford United

League 2

Barrow 2-1 Newport Co.

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Barrow

Bradford City 4-1 Forest Green

Niall Canavan was booked for the fifth time this season
Billy Clarke completed his fifth assist of the season

Cheltenham 4-0 Tranmere

Joe Murphy was named in the Tranmere starting XI for the first time in two months
Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Walsall 0-0 Harrogate Town

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 3rd April 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-5 West Bromwich Albion

In his first appearance for West Brom's senior team in two months, Callum Robinson's scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season - also his fourth and fifth Premier League goals, all of which have come against Chelsea

5️⃣ @CallumRobinson7's five goals against Chelsea joins Robbie Keane(Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, and Newcastle), Roy Keane(Leeds United), Niall Quinn(Newcastle), and @JonWalters19(QPR) for five Premier League goals by an @FAIreland player against a single club#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/5nMz5Slnyf

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 4, 2021

Leeds United 2-1 Sheffield United

John Egan returned from injury for his first appearance in seven weeks as a second half substitute

Scottish FA Cup

East Fife 1-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty scored his first goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Formartine United 0-5 Motherwell

Sam Foley's introduction was his first appearance Wednesday, 3rd February 2021(60 days)

Hamilton Academical 0-3 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath's brace was his first two goals in the Scottish FA Cup

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Monday, 5th April 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman assisted a goal for the first time since September

Championship

Luton 1-2 Barnsley

James Collins' first goal in two months was his 70th goal for Luton

Stoke City 1-2 Millwall

James McClean's  introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 20th February

League 1

Peterborough 1-1 Sunderland

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the first time since Saturday, 27 February

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Mansfield Town

Pierce Sweeney's start (his first in a month) was his 200th start for Exeter

Newport Co. 1-0 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's start was the 300th time the striker started a game in Engilsh football

Stevenage 1-1 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Round Up for week for Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Norwich

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 9th December

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham

Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in eight weeks

Hull City 0-1 Ipswich

Troy Parrott's start was his 25th career appearance

Northampton 0-0 Rochdale

Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since April 2019
Conor Shaughnessy started a game for the 50th time in his career
Conor Grant started a game for the first time in his career

Oxford United 0-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time in a month
Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 2-0 Fleetwood

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored for the first time in six weeks

League 2

Bolton 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time in a year
Mason O'Malley came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Bradford City 1-0 Leyton Orient

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Cambridge United 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long scored his first goal of the season and was booked for the first time this season in his first start of the season

Carlisle United 2-3 Tranmere

Joshua Kayode scored his fifth goal of the season six weeks after his last goal

Harrogate Town 1-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley started the 50th game of his career

Oldham 0-1 Barrow

Jamie Devitt made his first assist of the season

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Championship

Swansea 1-0 Coventry

Conor Hourihane made his first assist for Swansea

League 2

Forest Green 1-3 Southend United

Alan McCormack's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Europa League

Tottenham 4-0 Wolfsberger AC

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time since Saturday, 2nd January

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th January 2021

Saturday, 16th January 2021

Premier League

Leicester City 2-0 Southampton

Will Smallbone's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 20 September, and unfortunately has injured his ACL and will miss the rest of the season

Championship

Middlesbrough 0-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for Birmingham City, all of which have come in the Championship

Cardiff 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele came on as a late substitute for his first appearance in for Norwich's senior team

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien complete an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 8 September

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Gillingham

Seamus Conneely made his 75th appearance in League One

Burton Albion 0-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 60th game for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness scored the first goal of his career
Aaron Drinan was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 3-0 MK Dons

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time in six weeks

Rochdale 3-3 Wigan

Gavin Bazunu's assist was the first by an Irish goalkeeper in English football since Ian Lawlor in August 2019

Bazunu is the first @FAIreland goalkeeper to register an assist in English football since @Ianlawlor assisted Niall Ennis' opener for Doncaster Rovers against Lincoln City on Saturday, 24th August 2019#COYBIG #RAFChttps://t.co/eJfwDCGDPC

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 16, 2021

League 2

Bolton 1-1 Cheltenham

After signing for Bolton on loan for the rest of the season, Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his first appearance for the Trotters
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal in a month
Sean Long's first appearance of the season as a late substitute was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham

Grimsby 0-0 Southend United

Sean Scannell's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks
Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Walsall 1-1 Oldham

Callum Cockerill-Mollett came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

As well as scoring his first own goal of the season, Alan Power was also booked for the tenth time this season

Sunday, 17th January 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-3 Tottenham

David McGoldrick's first goal in a month was his 25th goal for Sheffield United
John Egan's booking was his fifth yellow card of the season, a month after his previous caution

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Rangers

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara's start was his first appearance in the Championship

League 1

Charlton 4-4 Rochdale

Gavin Bazunu was booked for the first time this season
Jimmy Keohane completed his first assist since Saturday, 24th October

League 2

Exeter 1-1 Bolton

Pierce Sweeney made his 200th appearance for Exeter

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 2-2 St Johnstone

Mark Connolly's start was his 300th career appearance

Football League Trophy

Hull City 3-2 Fleetwood

Sean McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month
Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal in the Football League Trophy, this was his first goal in a month

Sunderland 2-0 Port Vale

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in four months in his first start in a month

Lincoln City 4-0 Accrington Stanley

In his first start in a month, Zachary Elbouzedi scored and assisted a goal. Coincidentally, he also scored and assisted a goal in his previous start
Ryan Cassidy was named in the Accrington Stanley starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 8th December

Bristol Rovers 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Josh Barrett made his first start of the season, almost a year after his previous start on Saturday, 25th January 2020

Peterborough 5-1 Portsmouth

Jack Taylor scored for the first time in seven weeks

Northampton 0-2 MK Dons

Cian Bolger made his 300th career appearance
Joe Mason was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th October

Wednesday, 13th January 2021

League 2

Oldham 2-3 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley scored his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Championship

Luton 1-1 Birmingham City

James Collins made his 150th appearance for Luton
Glen Rea's assist was the first time he'd created a goal since October 2018

QPR 3-2 Rotherham

Trevor Clarke started his first game since December 2019

Stoke City 2-3 Norwich

Nathan Collins scored the first league goal of his career

Preston North End 0-3 Blackburn

Joe Rafferty was sent off for the second time for Preston North End, and the fifth time in his career

Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Harry Arter started a game for Forest for the first time in a month

League 1

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly completed his first assist of the season in his 50th appearance for AFC Wimbledon

Burton Albion 4-2 Charlton

Kieran O'Hara made his 40th appearance in League One

MK Dons 2-2 Shrewsbury

Richard Keogh started his tenth game for MK Dons

Peterborough 1-0 Plymouth

Jack Taylor's start was his 25th appearance for Peterborough

Portsmouth 1-1 Oxford United

In his 90th appearance in League One, Ronan Curtis completed his first assist in two months

Swindon Town 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his 20th appearance for Lincoln City

Wigan 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the 100th time, and was booked for the first time since December 2019

Scunthorpe 0-1 Bolton

Eoin Doyle made his 100th appearance in League Two

Southend United 0-1 Forest Green

Alan McCormack was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 25th November 2020

Championship

Middlesbrough 3-0 Derby County

Jason Knight's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County

Millwall 1-1 Reading

Troy Parrott's was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time in two months

Bristol City 0-0 Watford

Callum O'Dowda's start was the midfielder's 250th career appearance

Swansea 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's second half introduced was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Thursday, 26th November 2020

Europa League

CSKA Sofia 0-1 Young Boys

Graham Carey started his 30th game for CSKA Sofia

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th November 2020

Friday, 6th November 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Burnley

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 30th appearance in the Premier League
Robbie Brady started a game for the first time in seven weeks

Southampton 2-0 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick's start was his 130th appearance in the Premier League

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-0 Kilmarnock

Dan McNamara scored his first goal for St Johnstone
Alan Power's start was his 120th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Following his signing during the week, Jake Doyle-Hayes made his first appearance for St Mirren

Scottish Championship

Alloa 3-3 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi's start was his tenth appearance in the Scottish Championship

Saturday, 7th November 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 4-1 Leeds United

James McCarthy's appearance off the bench - his first appearance in a month - was his 40th appearance for Crystal Palace

Chelsea 4-1 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick scored his second Premier League goal of the season - equaling his total from 2019/20
John Egan was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Championship

Reading 0-3 Stoke City

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season

Birmingham City 1-3 Bournemouth

Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season in his 25th appearance for Birmingham City

Blackburn 3-1 QPR

Darragh Lenihan completed his first assist of the season

Huddersfield 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12th September

Nottingham Forest 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ahead of his call up to the national side, Cyrus Christie completed his first assist for Nottingham Forest

Rotherham 2-1 Preston North End

Kieran Sadlier started a game for the first time in five weeks
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 2-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran scored his first goal of the season

FA Cup

Tonbridge 0-7 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal of the season in his 100th appearance for Bradford City. This was his first goal since February 2019

Leyton Orient 1-2 Newport County

Jamie Devitt was named in the Newport County starting XI for the first time

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's 30th career start was also his first appearance in the FA Cup

Oxford United 1-2 Peterborough

Olamide Shodipo was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since September 2016
Jack Taylor scored his third goal in three games

Tranmere 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Lee O'Connor's first appearance in the FA Cup was his 20th career appearance

Lincoln City 6-2 Forest Green

Anthony Scully scored twice in the same game for the first time since September 2019

Sunday, 8th November 2020

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Tottenham

Dara O'Shea's start was his first appearance in a month
Callum Robinson's start, his first in a month, was his 25th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Matt Doherty made his first assist of the season

FA Cup

Barnet 1-0 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara made his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

Yeading 2-2 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode made his 20th career appearance

Bulgarian Championship

Montana 1-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey started a game for the first time in five weeks

MLS

Columbus Crew 2-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney's start was his 20th appearance for Atlanta United

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 3rd November 2020

Tuesday, 3rd November 2020

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the Bristol City starting XI for the 80th time

Blackburn 0-0 Middlesbrough

Derrick Williams made his 150th appearance for Blackburn

League 1

Shrewsbury 1-1 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn made his 100th appearance for Burton Albion
Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his fifth goal for Peterborough, his second goal in two games

Lincoln City 1-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal of the season, this was his 25th goal in League One

Oxford United 3-1 Rochdale

Anthony Forde made his 40th appearance for Oxford United
Eoghan O'Connell made his 50th appearance for Rochdale
Jimmy Keohane made his 60th appearance for Rochdale

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Callum Reilly made his 130th appearance in League One

League 2

Morecambe 2-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney completed his first assist of the season

Bolton 1-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin made his first assist of the season

Carlisle United 3-2 Newport Co.

Joshua Kayode made his first assist for Carlisle United
Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Newport Co. - this was his first goal since April 2019

Grimsby 1-0 Barrow

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 4th November 2020

Championship

Reading 0-3 Preston North End

Alan Browne was booked for the fifth time this season
Joe Rafferty made his first assist of the season - his first assist since September 2019

Birmingham City 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Rotherham 0-1 Luton

James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season

Thursday, 5 November 2020

Europa League

Rapid Vienna 4-3 Dundalk FC

David McMillan is the first Irish player to score twice in the group stages of the Europa League since Anthony Stokes for Celtic against Rennes in November 2011

Ludogorets 1-3 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's start was his 350th career appearance

Young Boys 3-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey made his tenth appearance in the Europa League

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 31st October 2020

Saturday, 31st October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-3 Chelsea

Kevin Long's 40th appearance in the Premier League was also the 150th time the defender started a game
Robbie Brady's substitute appearance was his 70th appearance for Burnley

Championship

Bournemouth 1-1 Derby County

Jason Knight start was his 40th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 1-2 Birmingham City

Joe Rafferty came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Preston North End

QPR 3-2 Cardiff

Conor Masterson started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Stoke City 1-0 Rotherham

James McClean scored his second goal of the season in what was his 90th appearance for Stoke City

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully's second half introduction was his 20th career appearance

Fleetwood 2-0 Oxford United

Anthony Forde started his 25th game for Oxford United

Ipswich 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Alan Judge's assist was the tenth time the winger created a goal for Ipswich

MK Dons 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Warren O'Hora's start was his tenth career appearance
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 5-1 Shrewsbury

Jack Taylor scored his first goal since Saturday, 19 September

Rochdale 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell completed his first assist of the season

Wigan 2-3 Northampton

Michael Harriman made his first assist of the season

League 2

Barrow 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 40th appearance for Bradford City
Reece Staunton was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12 September

Leyton Orient 4-0 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson scored his tenth goal in League Two in his 40th appearance for Leyton Orient

Mansfield Town 1-1 Walsall

Harry Charsley completed his first assist in five weeks in his 20th appearance for Mansfield Town

Newport Co. 2-1 Harrogate Town

After signing his loan move to Newport two weeks ago, Jamie Devitt made his first appearance for the Exiles as a late second half substitute

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 3-1 Arbroath

Aaron Doran's late introduction was his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 1st November 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Matt Doherty's start was his 80th appearance in the Premier League

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Rangers

Danny Rogers made his 20th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 2nd November 2020

Bulgarian Second League

Pirin Blagoevgrad 0-0 Litex Lovech

Conor Henderson was booked for the first time in two months

Swiss Championship

Grasshopper Zurich 1-1 Thun

Conor Ronan was named in the Grasshopper starting XI for the first time