Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th May 2018

Friday, 4th May 2018

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-1 Ross County

Conor Sammon was named in a starting XI for the 200th time since leaving the League of Ireland
Daniel Devine made his first appearance in a month

Saturday, 5th May 2018

Premier League

Leicester City 0-2 West Ham United

Declan Rice made his 25th Premier League appearance

League 1

Blackburn 2-1 Oxford United

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal for Blackburn, more than three years after his last goal, on loan at Burton in January 2015

Fleetwood 2-0 Walsall

Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal of the season

Northampton 2-2 Oldham

Brendan Moloney made his first appearance in a month

League 2

Exeter 1-0 Colchester

Liam McAlinden's start against Colchester was the striker's first appearance since Tuesday, 20th March

Forest Green 0-3 Grimsby

James Berrett's late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in a month

Lincoln City 1-1 Yeovil

Corey Whelan returned to Yeovil and his start against Lincoln was his first appearance since Saturday, 10th March

Mansfield Town 1-1 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 200th career start, and was booked for the first time since March

Notts County 0-0 Luton

Glen Rea made his 50th appearance of the season
Alan Sheehan was shown his first yellow card in a month

Swindon Town 3-0 Accrington Stanley

After being shown two yellow cards, Jimmy Dunne was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-0 Hamilton Academical

Darren O'Dea started his first game in a month

Motherwell 1-5 St Johnstone

David McMillan scored his first goal for St Johnstone in his first appearance since Saturday, 27th January

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 0-1 Melbourne Victory

Roy O'Donovan was sent off for the second time in two months

Sunday, 6th May 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 5-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick started his first start since Saturday, 10th March.
Hendrick, Stephen Ward, and Kevin Long were all named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th February

Championship

Cardiff 0-0 Reading

Paul McShane came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 13th January

Ipswich 2-2 Middlesbrough

Shane McLoughlin's late introduction was his debut appearance in the Championship

Leeds United 2-0 QPR

Eunan O'Kane came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Millwall 1-0 Aston Villa

Aiden O'Brien was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 20th Januar
Shaun Williams's first goal since Friday, 30 March was also his fifth goal in the Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Burton Albion

Sean Maguire's start was his 25th appearance for Preston North End

Sunderland 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Round Up for the weekend of Saturday, 10th Match 2018

Saturday, 10th March 2018

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 Southampton

Shane Long made his 25th appearance of the season

Championship

Preston North End 1-2 Fulham

Sean Maguire scored his eighth goal for Preston in his first start since November

QPR 1-0 Sunderland

John O'Shea was booked for this first time since November

Reading 2-2 Leeds United

Liam Kelly's 25th start of the season was also his 50th start for Reading
Eunan O'Kane made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Aston Villa 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Conor Hourihane was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 30 December 2017

League 1

Blackburn 3-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan made his 400th career start

Bury 2-2 Oldham

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal since Saturday, 14 October
Jack Byrne was booked for the tenth time this season

Peterborough 4-1 Charlton

Chris Forrester made his 100th appearance in League One

Portsmouth 1-3 Gillingham

Conor Wilkinson's first goal since December

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Port Vale

James Berrett scored his first goal of the season, 11 months after his last goal in April 2017

Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester

Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for Colchester, this was the winger's first appearance since Tuesday, 21st March 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 2-0 Motherwell

Charles Dunne was booked for the first time since November

Kilmarnock 3-2 Ross County

Aaron McCarey made his first appearance since Sunday, 28 January

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th February 2018

Friday, 16th February 2018

English FA Cup

Leicester City 1-0 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers made his first appearance since Saturday, 6th January

Saturday, 17th February 2018

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Alan Browne scored his fifth goal of the season
Congratulations to Adam O'Reilly on getting called up to the Preston team for the first time

Sunderland 0-2 Brentford

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time November in his first start since Monday, 1st January

League 1

Gillingham 0-0 Walsall

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the fifth time this season

Scunthorpe 2-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his fifth goal of 2017/18, and was also booked for the fifth time this season

Shrewsbury 0-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell was booked for the first time since December in his 25th start for Rotherham

League 2

Cambridge United 3-1 Grimsby

James Berrett made his 50th appearance for Grimsby

Carlisle United 2-0 Chesterfield

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal of the season, this was also the winger's tenth goal of his career

Crawley 3-1 Lincoln City

Mark Connolly scored his fifth goal in League Two

Newport Co. 0-0 Notts County

Mark O'Brien made his 25th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Cracovia Kraków

Cillian Sheridan made his first appearance since Friday, 1st December

Sunday, 18th February 2018

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Peterborough

Jimmy Ryan made his 25th appearance for Blackpool

English FA Cup

Rochdale 2-2 Tottenham

Joe Rafferty'was booked for the first time since October

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-2 Crusaders

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal in the Scottish League Challenge Cup in his first appearance in the competition
Zachary Elbouzedi came off the bench for his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Bulgarian Championship

Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson started Pirin's first game on the return of the Bulgarian Championship

Monday, 19th February 2018

League 1

Blackburn 2-0 Bury

Darragh Lenihan started his first game for Blackburn since August

Round up for week of Monday, 1st January 2018

Monday, 1st January 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-2 Bournemouth

Shane Duffy made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

Stoke City 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark made his 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens made his 25th appearance for Sheffield United

Preston North End 2-3 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph's booking was the goalkeeper's first yellow card since September

QPR 2-1 Cardiff

Brian Murphy made his first start for Cardiff since August

Aston Villa 5-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan's strike was his fifth goal for Aston Villa, and his first goal since August
Conor Hourihane's goal was the midfielder's first since Saturday, 23rd September

League 1

Charlton 1-2 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 50th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston started his first game since Saturday, 28th October

Rotherham 1-1 Blackburn

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance of the season

Scunthorpe 1-0 Bury

Callum Reilly made his 50th appearance in League One

Shrewsbury 1-0 Oldham

Jack Byrne's (probably last) appearance for Oldham was his 25th appearance for the Latics

League 2

Colchester 0-0 Cambridge United

Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 21st October 2017

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby

James Berrett started his first game since Saturday, 11th November

Luton 4-2 Lincoln City

James Collins made his 25th appearance for Luton
Alan Sheehan was sent off for the second time for Lincoln, the seventh time in his career, his last red card was almost a year ago on Saturday, 14th January 2017

Mansfield Town 3-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Yeovil 1-2 Crawley

Connor Smith's red card was the first time the player was sent off in his career

Tuesday, 2nd January 2018

Premier League

Today was the first day this season where more than one Irish player scored on the same day in the Premier League, this hasn't happened since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Southampton 1-2 Crystal Palace

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal for West Brom

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Livingston

Aaron Doran marked his first start in a year with his first goal since October 2016

Wednesday, 3rd January 2018

Indian Super League

ATK 1-1 GOA

Robbie Keane's goal was the first time he'd scored in consecutive club games since July 2016

Round Up for Weekend of Saturday, 28th October 2017

Saturday, 28 October 2017

Premier League

Today's seven fixtures set a new high for a single day's fixtures without a starting Irish player. The previous high was five games on 6th November 2016

Championship

Preston North End 2-3 Brentford

Sean Maguire marked his 40th start in English football with his fourth goal of the season and his first booking of 2017/18

Sunderland 1-2 Bristol City

Darron Gibson first start in a month was also his 25th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Northampton 1-0 Blackpool

John-Joe O'Toole made his 350th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 2-0 MK Dons

Rory Gaffney scored his 25th goal in English football

Bury 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell was sent off for the second time in his career, the defender was last shown a red card on 22nd April

Oldham 2-3 Scunthorpe

Jack Byrne made his 50th career appearance

Walsall 0-1 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his 20th goal for Southend

League 2

Chesterfield 2-2 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his 200th appearance in League Two

Grimsby 0-0 Cambridge United

James Berrett was booked for the first time in a month in his landmark 350th career appearance

Luton 0-3 Coventry

Glen Rea was sent off for the second time for Luton, the defender's last red card came in January of this year

Port Vale 0-3 Swindon Town

Donal McDermott made his 25th appearance inLeague 2
Gavin Gunning was booked for the first time in almost three months

Yeovil 3-0 Stevenage

Kevin Toner was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 Ross County

Aaron McCarey stated his first game since Saturday, 16th September

Partick Thistle 1-0 St Johnstone

Daniel Devine made his 50th start for Partick Thistle
Niall Keown made his 25th appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Monday, 30th October 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Newcastle Utd

This game had the most Irish players starting a Monday night fixture since 6th May 2013
Stephen Ward made his 150th Premier League appearance
Jeff Hendrick scored his 30th goal of his career

Report Card - Weekend of Saturday, 9th September 2017

Saturday, 9 September 2017

Championship

Leeds United 5-0 Burton Albion

Joe Mason made his first start for Burton Albion, this was the striker's first start since January

Preston North End 1-1 Barnsley

Sean Maguire scored his first goal for Preston

Sunderland 1-2 Sheffield United

After transferring to Sunderland on transfer deadline day, Marc Wilson made his first start for the Black Cats, and was shown his first yellow card of the season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams made his 300th career appearance in England
Aiden O'Brien was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Portsmouth

Damien McCrory made his first appearance for Portsmouth

Charlton 2-1 Southend United

Billy Clarke was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 2-2 Oldham

Jack Byrne was booked for the first time this season, before this the midfielder hadn't been booked in more than a year

Plymouth 0-1 MK Dons

Graham Carey was shown the first red card of his career

Rochdale 0-3 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 50th appearance for Blackburn, strangely the defender started each of these games

Rotherham 3-2 Bury

Richie Towell scored his first goal for Rotherham, this was his first goal since January

Scunthorpe 0-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time in almost a year

League 2

Mansfield Town 4-1 Grimsby

James Berrett made his 25th start for Grimsby

Crewe Alexandra 5-1 Chesterfield

Eddie Nolan scored his first own goal against Crewe Alexandra

Forest Green 1-3 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 50th career start
Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of his career

Luton 0-3 Swindon Town

James Collins was shown his first yellow card of the season in what was his 200th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney started his first game since July

Ross County 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine's first appearance in a month was his 100th appearance in the SPL

Polish Ekstraklasa

Cracovia Kraków 1-1 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th start for Jagiellonia Białystok

Round Up - Week of 22nd August 2017

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

English League Cup

Grimsby 0-1 Derby County

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since April in the defender's first start of the season
James Berrett was booked for the first time this season

Crystal Palace 2-1 Ipswich

Adam McDonnell made his first start of the season
Congratulations to Shane McLoughlin on his first appearance for Ipswich Town

Accrington Stanley 1-3 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the first time this season

Leeds United 5-1 Newport Co.

Congratulations to Eoghan Stokes on his first career appearance
Joe Quigley was booked for the first time this season

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Hull City

Brian Lenihan made his first appearance of the season for Hull

Aston Villa 4-1

Congratulations to Jake Doyle-Hayes on making his senior debut for Aston Villa
Noel Hunt came off the bench to made his first appearance for Wigan

QPR 1-4 Brentford

John Egan's second goal in two games was his first goal in the League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Barnet

Richie Towell made his first start of the season, this was the midfielder's first appearance since March
Jay Molumby made his first senior appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion
Congratulations to Aaron Connolly on his career debut

Cardiff 1-2 Burton Albion

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal since January in his 100th appearance for Cardiff
Sean Scannell made his first start for Burton Albion since signing for the Brewers on loan

Fulham 0-1 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney were both booked for the first time this season, the striker hadn't been booked since March, whereas the defender's last booking was in April

Reading 3-1 Millwall

Stephen Quinn's start against Millwall was the midfielder's first start since September 2016

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

English League Cup

Blackburn 0-2 Burnley

Jonathan Walters made his first start for Burnley, this was the striker's first start since Saturday, 8th April
Kevin Long was booked in his first appearance of the season. Before this, he hadn't been shown a yellow card since January 2016!
Robbie Brady scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't scored since February

Cheltenham 0-2 West Ham United

Declan Rice made his first appearance in the competition

Round Up - Weekend of 14th October 2016

Friday, 14 October 2016

Scottish Premier League

Inverness CT 0-1 Rangers
Robert Kiernan returned to the Rangers' starting XI for his first appearance since September 10th

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes
Kevin Doyle marked his return to the Rapid's starting XI (his first start since September 4th) with two strikes, his first goals since July. Before this brace, the Wexford striker hadn't scored twice in the same game since December 2012!

Saturday, 15 October 2016

Premier League

Manchester City 1-1 Everton
James McCarthy came off the bench to make his first appearance for Everton since the end of August
Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time this season

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Tottenham
James McClean made his 50th appearance for West Brom. THe Baggies have yet to lose a game the winger has started this season (via football365)

League 1

Charlton 3-0 Coventry
Chris McCann was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Fleetwood 2-0 Peterborough
Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time this season

Northampton 1-3 Millwall
Shaun Williams made his 250th appearance in England

Scunthorpe 2-1 MK Dons
Paddy Madden's two goals were the striker's first goals in more than a month, and the first time the former League of Ireland player had scored a brace since January

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Blackpool
John O'Sullivan made his 25th start for Accrington Stanley

Cambridge United 0-1 Grimsby
James Berrett scored his first goal for Grimsby

Carlisle United 3-2 Hartlepool
Padraig Amond's opener was his fifth goal for Hartlepool and his 40th goal in League Two

Leyton Orient 1-2 Luton
Glen Rea's return to Luton's starting XI after seven weeks was his 25th career start

Plymouth 2-2 Portsmouth
Connor Smith marked his 50th career appearance with his first goal in League Two

Scottish League One

Airdrie Utd 1-3 Peterhead
Joe Gorman made his first appearance in two months

Cypriot Premier League

Omonia Nicosia 2-0 Anorthosis Famagusta FC
Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal in his last five games

Sunday, 16 October 2016

MLS

Portland Timbers 1-0 Colorado Rapids
Kevin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Further Reading
The Premier League's most defensive attackers - football365

Round Up - Weekend of 20th February 2016

Saturday, 20 February 2016
Championship
Brentford 1-3 Derby County
This tie was the second time this season where three Irish players scored in the same game. That hasn't happened in one season since the 2012/13 season
Cyrus Christie scored his first goal for Derby County today, before that the defender hadn't scored since March 2013

Burnley 2-0 Rotherham
Leon Best came off the bench for Rotherham to make his first appearance in three months after recovering from an injury

MK Dons 0-2 Bristol City
Darren Potter received his fourth booking of the season, almost three months after his last yellow card

League 1
Bradford City 2-2 Rochdale
After signing for them on loan, Niall Canavan made his first start for Rochdale, before that the midfielder hadn't played a minute of football since starting an tie for parent club Scunthorpe on 2nd January

Chesterfield 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Connor Dimaio celebrated his debut for Chesterfield with a the first goal of his career, and also weighed in with an assist. Congratulations Connor!

Fleetwood 2-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden's eighteenth goal this season was his milestone fortieth goal for Scunthorpe!

Oldham 2-1 Gillingham
Bradley Garmston's start today for Gillingham was the defender's fiftieth career appearance

League 2 
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Morecambe
Rory Gaffney's eighth goal of the season was the former League of Ireland striker's first goal since 2nd January
Jamie Devitt's fifth goal of the season was his tenth goal for Morecambe

Cambridge United 3-1 York City
James Berrett scored his fifth goal of the season

Crawley 1-1 Plymouth
Shamir Goodwin scored his first goal for Crawley Town

English FA Cup 
Reading 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Simon Cox made his fiftieth appearance for Reading in the same game Paul McShane scored his first goal for the club

Bournemouth 0-2 Everton
James McCarthy made his one hundredth appearance for Everton

Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
Darren O'Dea's performance earned him a place in the BT Sport SPFL Team of the Week

#TEAMOFTHEWEEK @Fox1NtheBox @leehods2 @odea_darren @kierantierney1 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/iBIlIr7I3p

— BT Sport SPFL (@BTSportSPFL) February 22, 2016

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 6-3 Brisbane Roar
Andy Keogh scored his third goal in seven games since returning to Perth Glory

Sunday, 21 February 2016
Scottish First Division
Queen of the South 0-1 Rangers
Robbie Kiernan's booking this afternoon was his first yellow card in almost two months

English FA Cup
Blackburn 1-5 West Ham United
Shane Duffy made his fiftieth start for Blackburn, while Darragh Lenihan made his twenty-fifth career start

Monday, 22 February 2016
League 1
Southend United 3-1 Burton Albion
Cian Bolger made his one hundredth career start
David Mooney scored his seventh goal of the season, his first in almost two months

Further Reading
Premier League’s five best stand-in stoppers - football365.com
Two-touch penalties, imaginary cards, lazy subs: Football's unwritten rules - ESPN FC
Ruud Dokter: 'We want our best young players to go to United, Arsenal and Chelsea but UK not always the best step' - Irish Independent

Report Card - Weekend of 18th December 2015

18 December 2015
League 1
Southend United 4-1 Bury
Noel Hunt marked his first appearance since September 29th with his first goal since September 5th and his first brace of the season.
David Mooney scored his fifth goal for Southend, on his twenty-fifth appearance for the Shrimpers

19 December 2015
Premier League
Everton 2-3 Leicester City
Seamus Coleman made his 200th appearance for Everton!

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bournemouth
James McClean was sent off for the first time for West Brom. This was the third red card for the former Derry City winger since moving to England. His last early bath came on 25th April, against Wolves

Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland
John O'Shea was shown his first yellow card of the season. Coincidentally, his last booking was on April 25, the same date as McClean's last red!

Championship
Brentford 4-2 Huddersfield
Alan Judge has never scored more than eight in a season before, his brace this afternoon (his third of the season) puts him at ten for 2015/16, and the second goal was his twentieth goal for Brentford!

Rotherham 2-0 Hull City
David Meyler made his one hundredth start for Hull City in this game, while former Ireland B international Lee Frecklington scored his twenty-fifth goal for Rotherham.

League 1
Burton Albion 3-3 Doncaster Rovers
Paul Keegan scored his first goal in more than three years, the former League of Ireland player's last goal came on Saturday, 27th October 2012!

Millwall 0-3 Gillingham
David Forde made his return to the Millwall team as a first half substitute following goalkeeper Jordan Archer's red card. This was the Galwayman's first appearance since November seventh, and he was shown his first yellow card since last February

Rochdale 3-1 Colchester
Donal McDermott's goal this afternoon was his first in three months. The former Manchester City trainee last scored on the 15th August

Shrewsbury 0-1 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers was shown the yellow card for the first time this season

League 2
Dagenham and Redbridge 0-3 Bristol Rovers
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal for Bristol Rovers since signing on loan for the Pirates

Hartlepool 1-2 Plymouth
Carl McHugh's goal this afternoon was the tenth goal of his career, not bad for a defender!

York City 2-1 Morecambe
James Berrett scored his first goal since the 5th September on his twenty-fifth appearance for York, almost as long since Jamie Devitt's last goal on the 1st September

20 December 2015
Championship
Reading 1-0 Blackburn
Stephen Quinn returned to the Reading starting XI with his first start since September 19

Eredivisie
Excelsior 1-4 SC Cambuur
Jack Byrne's first goal for SC Cambuur, indeed the first of his career*, made him their youngest ever goalscorer in the Eredivisie and the Manchester City loanee completed all but one of his passes in the game (see below)

94.6 - Jack Byrne had a pass completion of 94.6 per cent against Excelsior, highest of the starting 22. Precision. pic.twitter.com/mkLkfBZBWF

— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) December 20, 2015

19y 240d - Jack Byrne (@Jackb_8) is the youngest ever Eredivisie goalscorer for @SCCambuurLwd. Historic.

— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) December 20, 2015

*Byrne did find the back of the net last week from a free kick, but it was officially given as an OG

Irish Scorers weekend of 18 April 2015

19 April 2015 Sky Bet Championship Brentford 2-2 Bolton Wanderers Jonathan Douglas(42) Sky Bet League 1 Sheffield United 1-1 Bradford City Billy Clarke(83) Swindon Town 0-1 Yeovil Town James Berrett(58) Sky Bet League 2 Accrington Stanley 2-2 Stevenage Sean Maguire(15) Sean Maguire(40) Carlisle United 2-0 Plymouth Argyle Gary Dicker(29) Exeter City 0-1 Southend United Michael Timlin(90) Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 1-0 Dundee United Adam Rooney(39) Scottish League One Brechin City 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic Andy Jackson(64)