Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 8th May 2021

Saturday, 8th May 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 26 September

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Norwich

Adam Idah scored his first goal in ten weeks in his first appearance in nine weeks

Coventry 6-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the tenth time this season

Derby County 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Without coming off the bench, Festy Ebosele was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Morecambe 2-0 Bradford City

Liam McAlinden first goal in six weeks was his tenth goal in League Two

Port Vale 0-3 Mansfield Town

James Clarke was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 10 November
Stephen Quinn scored his first goal in six weeks

Salford City 3-0 Leyton Orient

Darron Gibson's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17th October

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 2-2 Royal Antwerp

Josh Cullen started a game for Anderlecht for the first time in two months

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Sydney

Roy O'Donovan scored his 30th goal for Newcastle Jets

Sunday, 9th May 2021

League 1

Ipswich 3-1 Fleetwood

Troy Parrott scored his first goal in two months

MK Dons 0-3 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his tenth goal of the season in his 50th appearance of the season
Jimmy Ryan's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 15 December

Oxford United 4-0 Burton Albion

Olamide Shodipo's first goal since Tuesday, 16 March was his tenth goal in League Two

Portsmouth 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 2nd March

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 1-2 St Johnstone

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal since Wednesday, 16th December

MLS

LA Galaxy 2-1 Los Angeles FC

Derrick Williams made his first assist for LA Galaxy

Norwegian Eliteserien

Molde 2-0 Kristiansund

With the return of the Norwegian league, Sean McDermott started Kristiansund's first game of the new season

Monday, 10th May 2021

MLS

Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Austin FC

In his first start for new club Austin FC, Jon Gallagher scored his first goal for the Green - this was his fifth goal in MLS

What a ball from Jared.
What a finish from Jon.

Yep, that was perfect. pic.twitter.com/wUXJ1g29ul

— Austin FC (@AustinFC) May 10, 2021

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

Round Up for Saturday, 11th January 2020

Saturday, 11th January 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last booking on Tuesday, 29th January 2019

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned from injury for his first appearance in a month

Championship

Brentford 3-1 QPR

After his senior debut last week, Conor Masterson came off the bench for his league debut

Hull City 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 0-0 Millwall

Jay Molumby was named in a starting XI for the 25th time in his career
Shaun Williams was sent off for the fourth time for Millwall, almost four years after his last red card in April 2016

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

After signing for Bristol Rovers, Josh Barrett made his first appearance for the Gas

Burton Albion 1-0 Fleetwood

John-Joe O'Toole started a game for the first time in a month
Paddy Madden came off the bench for his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 4-1 Accrington Stanley

Alan Judge's goal was his first strike in two months

Peterborough 0-0 Gillingham

Jack Taylor made his first appearance for new club Peterborough
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Marcus Harness scored for the first time in a month
Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season - three months after his last booking in October

Rochdale 2-0 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal for Rochdale, nearly two years after his last goal in April 2018
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the fifth time this season
Jimmy Keohane assisted a goal for the first time since August

Shrewsbury 1-1 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry made his first appearance for loan club Lincoln City - this was Coventry's first start in senior football since September 2018

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-1 Grimsby

Billy Clarke marked his first appearance for new club Grimsby with his first goal of the season

Mansfield Town 3-4 Forest Green

James Clarke completed his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-1 Colchester

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time since August

Scunthorpe 1-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time in more than five months

Round up for week of Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Coincidentally, both Greg Cunningham and Derrick Williams made their 250th career start in this game

Wigan 1-0 Birmingham City

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

Reading 1-4 Fulham

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

Football League Trophy

Walsall 1-0 Southampton U21

Kameron Ledwidge's start was his first appearance in senior football

Crawley 1-2 Norwich U21

Andrew Omobamidele was named in a starting XI in a senior game for the first time

Rochdale 1-1 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan's start was his 450th career appearance

Southend United 0-2 Brighton U21

Warren O'Hora scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 2nd October 2019

Championship

Luton 1-1 Millwall

Jay Molumby was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 3 October 2019

UEFA Cup

Celtic 2-0 Cluj

Jonathan Hayes came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Celtic

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach

U19 training camp callup Conor Noss was named in the Monchengladbach matchday squad for the first time

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd August 2019

Friday, 23rd August 2019

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 250th appearance in the Premier League

Saturday, 24th August 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-2 Southampton

Shane Duffy made his 250th career appearance

Championship

Fulham 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season

Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall

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

Stoke City 0-3 Leeds United

James McClean made his 50th appearance for Stoke City

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Lincoln City

Ian Lawlor completed his first assist for Doncaster

Bolton 0-5 Ipswich

Alan Judge's start was his 25th appearance for Ipswich

Coventry 1-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 0-0 Blackpool

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

League 2

Bradford City 0-1 Forest Green

After returning to former club Bradford on loan, Jamie Devitt made his first appearance of the season for the Bantams
Kevin Dawson completed his first assist of the season

Cheltenham 2-2 Swindon Town

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his 15th goal in League Two

Leyton Orient 2-3 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox's assist was his first since November 2018

Macclesfield 1-0 Scunthorpe

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 0-0 Stevenage

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

Newport Co. 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Padraig Amond's goal was his 40th goal for Newport

Plymouth 3-0 Walsall

Callum Cockerill-Mollett's start was his first appearance in League Two

Sunday, 25th August 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick came off the bench forhis first appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 3-1 Hearts

Glenn Whelan's start was his first appearance for Hearts
Jake Mulraney's start was his 50th appearance in the SPL

Ligat ha'Al

Bnei Yehuda 2-1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal for his new club

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd May 2019

Friday, 3rd May 2019

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady started a game for the first time in three months, six weeks after his last appearance for Burnley
Seamus Coleman scored his 20th goal in the Premier League, taking him ahead of Stephen Ireland in the all time list of Irish goalscorers in the competition

Saturday, 4th May 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham

Mark Travers' start was his first appearance for Bournemouth
This, combined with Michael Obafemi's appearances this season for Southampton, means 2018/19 is the first season since 2015/16 where two, or more, Irish players under the age of 20 appeared in the Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in a month

League 1

Blackpool 0-3 Gillingham

Jimmy Ryan made his first appearance of the season as a second half substitute, one day short of a full year since his last appearance on Saturday, 5th May 2018 Bradley Garmston's first start in three months was his 100th appearance for Gillingham, and he made his first assist since November
Mark Byrne made his fifth assist of the season

Bradford City 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Eoin Doyle made his 100th appearance in League One

Charlton 4-0 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney's start was first appearance in two months
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Coventry

Kieran Sadlier's strike was his first goal in five weeks

Plymouth 3-2 Scunthorpe

Graham Carey's scored his first goal since Tuesday, 12th March

Southend United 2-1 Sunderland

Robert Kiernan was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bury 1-1 Port Vale

Jay O'Shea made his 50th appearance of the season

MK Dons 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th career appearance

Oldham 2-5 Northampton

Sam Foley made his fifth assist of the season

Romanian Liga I

Dunărea Călăraşi 1-0 Dinamo Bucharest

Conor Henderson started a game for the first time since Friday, 8th March

Sunday, 5th May 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 1-2 Norwich

Glenn Whelan made his 25th start of the season

Blackburn 2-2 Swansea

Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal of his career in his 100th appearance in the Championship

Brentford 3-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his 50th appearance in the Championship
Callum Robinson made his 25th start of the season

Reading 0-0 Birmingham City

Josh Barrett's started a game for the first time since Saturday, 10th November
John O'Shea's late second half introduction for the final appearance of his career was his first appearance since Saturday, 23rd February

Rotherham 1-2 Middlesbrough

Darren Potter made his first appearance of the season, 17 months after his last appearance in December 2017

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 QPR

Olamide Shodipo made his first start of the season
Ryan Manning's start was the 50th of his career

Stoke City 2-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens scored his fifth goal for Sheffield United

Wigan 1-0 Millwall

Anthony Pilkington was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 23rd February

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-0 Tromsø

Sean McDermott made his 25th start of the season

Round Up for Tuesday, 13th Match 2018

Tuesday, 13th March 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 1-3 QPR

In his first start since October, Ryan Manning scored his first goal of the season

Brentford 1-3 Cardiff

Alan Judge came off the bench to make his 150th appearance in the Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Burton Albion

Enda Stevens scored his first goal for Sheffield United in his 200th appearance in English football

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Reading

The first goal of Matt Doherty's brace was his tenth goal in the Championship

League 1

Exeter 0-0 Yeovil

After signing for Yeovil in January, Shaun Donnellan made his debuts for the Glovers

Rochdale 0-0 Southend United

Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time this season

Blackpool 1-0 Charlton

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal since September in his 200th appearance in League One

League 2

Coventry 2-2 Luton

Michael Doyle made his 200th start for Coventry
Glen Rea made his 100th career start in what was coincidentally his 100th appearance for Luton

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-0 Inverness CT

Zachary Elbouzedi made his first appearance in the competition

Scottish FA Cup

Kilmarnock 1-1 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney was booked for the first time this season in his 150th start for Aberdeen

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 Tuesday, 28th November 2017

Tuesday, 28th November 2017

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark scored his fifth goal for Newcastle, this was also the 15th goal of the defender's career

Championship

Reading 3-0 Barnsley

Liam Kelly made his 50th appearance for Reading

Tonight's line-up also means Academy graduate @L_Kelly95 will notch up senior appearance number 5️⃣0️⃣ in a Reading shirt! 💙 #OneOfOurOwn pic.twitter.com/rORnjsznfv

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) November 28, 2017

League 1

Blackpool 2-4 Blackburn

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time in two months

Charlton 2-2 Peterborough

After signing a two month deal with Charlton, Leon Best made his first start for the Addicks. This was his first appearance since January
Chris Forrester returned to the Peterborough starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 14th October

Wednesday, 29th November 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-2 Burnley

Harry Arter made his 250th appearance for Bournemouth

2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ and counting...@HarryArter2 makes a landmark club appearance in #BOUBUR tonight! 👏#afcb 🍒 pic.twitter.com/bqXBe6cFMM

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) November 29, 2017

Robbie Brady scored his 25th goal of his career

Manchester City 2-1 Southampton

Shane Long was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Celtic

Charles Dunne was shown his first yellow card since Sunday, 24th September

Rangers 3-0 Aberdeen

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time in a month

Report Card for Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough

Conor Hourihane's start was his 300th career appearance
Darren Randolph made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 3-0 Cardiff

Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal since April 2016

QPR 2-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time this season

Bolton 0-1 Sheffield United

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Gillingham

Conor Wilkinson made his 50th appearance in League One

Bristol Rovers 2-3 Oldham

This was the first time that four Irish players scored in one game since October 2008 when Noel Hunt, Stephen Hunt, Shane Long and Chris McCann all scored as Reading beat Burnley 3-1
Rory Gaffney scored his 20th goal for Bristol
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal for Oldham, the defender's first goal since February 2016

Northampton 3-1 Portsmouth

Damien McCrory made his 300th career start

Plymouth 1-3 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal for Blackpool, this was also the 40th goal of his career, and his first goal since December 2015

Rotherham 5-1 Walsall

Richie Towell made his first start for Rotherham
The first goal of Lee Frecklington's hat trick (the first of his career) was his 30th goal for Rotherham

July 2017 Transfers, Contracts and Loans

Transfers

July 2017

Saturday, 1st July

After spending the second half of 2016/17 on loan at Partick Thistle, Niall Keown signed a two year deal at Firhill: https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/keown-joins-on-two-year-deal/

Monday, 3rd July

Eddie Nolan signed a one year deal with Crewe Alexandra, with the option of a further 12 months: https://www.crewealex.net/news/2017/july/eddie-nolan-signs-for-crewe/

Tuesday, 4th July

After more than a decade with Dundee United, Sean Dillon signed a two year deal with Scottish League Two side Montrose, and will also be joining the coaching staff at Links Park: http://www.montrosefc.co.uk/index.php/links/scottish-football/33-featured/1237-gable-endies-land-ex-tangerine-captain-dillon

Wednesday, 5th July

Mark Travers joins his previous Bournemouth coach Mark Molesley at Weymouth on a season long loan: http://theterras.com/index.php/2017/07/05/weymouth-sign-goalkeeper-mark-travers/

Friday, 7th July

After two years at Fleetwood Town, Jimmy Ryan signed a two year contract with Blackpool: https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/jimmy-ryan-moves-to-blackpool/

Rene Gilmartin signed for Colchester United on a free transfer, and will also take over as goalkeeping coach for their first team: https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2017/july/us-flash-keeper-rene-joins-up/

After a short trial, Zachary Elbouzedi signed a two year deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle: http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1951-zak-elbouzedi-signs

Tuesday, 11th July

Following his release from Sunderland, Dan Casey signed for Bohemians: http://bohemianfc.com/?p=11329

Wednesday, 12th July

Following the expiration of his contract at Anderlecht, Liam Bossin signed a two year deal with Nottingham Forest: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/bossin-signs-for-the-reds/

Thursday, 13th July

Donal McDermott signed a one year deal with Swindon Town after appearing for them twice in preseason: https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/breaking-mcdermott-becomes-signing-number-nine/

Aiden McGeady rejoined Simon Grayson at his new club Sunderland, signing a three year deal: https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2017/july/double-signing-completed

Monday, 17th July

After six years at Everton, academy graduate Courtney Duffus signed for Oldham Athletic: https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2017/july/17072017-courtney-duffus-signing/

Thursday, 20th July

After the expiration of his contract at Millwall, David Forde signed for Cambridge United: https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/2017/july/forde-signs/

After nine years, and more than 300 appearances, Glenn Whelan left Stoke to sign for Aston Villa: https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/07/20/transfer-news-whelan-joins

Friday, 21st July

Noe Baba signed a one year deal with Macclesfield Town: https://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/macclesfield-town-sign-noe-baba

Daryl Murphy left Newcastle to sign a three year contract with Nottingham Forest: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/murphy-joins-the-reds/

Saturday, 22nd July

Darren Randolph joined Cyrus Christie at Middlesbrough, signing a four year contract: http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/boro-complete-ps5m-signing-of-darren-randolph

Friday, 28th July

Having featured in all of their preseason games, Gavin Gunning put pen to paper with Port Vale: https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2017/july/welcome-to-vale---gavin-gunning/

Denise O’Sullivan returned to the National Women’s Soccer League to sign for North Carolina Courage: http://www.northcarolinafc.com/news/2017/07/28/north-carolina-courage-adds-firepower-to-roster-with-denise-osullivan

Saturday, 29th July

Defender Niamh Fahey left Chelsea to sign for Girondins Bordeaux: http://www.girondins.com/fr/accord-de-principe-pour-niamh-fahey

Sunday, 30th July

Ciaran Kilduff left Dundalk to sign for NASL side Jacksonville Armada: http://www.armadafc.com/news/2017/07/30/irish-striker-ciarn-kilduff-signed-by-the-armada-fc

Loans

Wednesday, 5th July

Burnley U23 defender Jimmy Dunne signed for Conference side Barrow AFC on loan until January 2018: http://barrowafc.com/jimmy-dunne-deal/

Contracts

July 2017

Monday, 3rd July

After missing the entirety of the 2016/17 season due to a broken leg, Stephen Ireland signed a six month extension to his contract with Stoke City: http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/ireland-signs-short-term-contract

Defender Dan Cleary signed a one year extension on his contract at Birmingham: https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2017/new-deals-for-blues-youngsters/

Thursday, 6th July

After breaking through to the Reading first team in 2016/17, Liam Kelly was rewarded with a new contract until 2020 by the Royals: https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/liam-kelly-commits-until-2020/

Thursday, 13th July

Harry Arter signed a new deal with Bournemouth, which will keep him with the Cherries until 2021: https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/harry-arter-signs-new-afc-bournemouth-contract

Monday, 17th July

Ryan Manning extended his contract at QPR with a new contract until 2020:

https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/ryan-manning-agrees-contract-extension/

Tuesday, 18th July

After returning from a serious leg injury, Sam Byrne was rewarded with a one year extension to his contract at Everton: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/07/18/new-contract-for-byrne

Saturday, 22nd July

Alan Browne extended his stay at Preston North End until 2020 after signing a three year extension to his contract: https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/july/alan-browne-signs-new-preston-north-end-contract/

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 9th April 2016

Saturday, 9 April 2016
Premier League
Aston Villa 1-2 Bournemouth
Congratulations to U19 player Kevin Toner on his first appearance in the matchday squad for Aston Villa as an unused substitute

Watford 1-1 Everton
James McCarthy scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the day since his last strike for Everton on 26th April 2015

Southampton 3-1 Newcastle Utd
Shane Long scored his eleventh of the season, and eighth in the Premier League, equaling his career best in England's top division

Manchester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for his first start in almost two months

Championship
Ipswich 1-3 Brentford
We were desperately disappointed to hear of Alan Judge's double leg break in this game, and wish him a speedy recovery.

Middlesbrough 1-0 Preston North End
Eoin Doyle first start since 23rd January was his 25th appearance for Preston

MK Dons 0-4 Rotherham
Stephen Kelly was booked for the first time this season, and Leon Best scored his fourth goal in five games - could he make a late run to the Euro 2016 squad?

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's start against Wolves was his twenty-fifth appearance for Blackburn

League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers made his fiftieth appearance for Swindon
Billy Clarke scored his third of the season, having not scored before this game since early November

Southend United 2-2 Fleetwood
Gary Deegan made his fiftieth appearance for Southend, and in the same game Jimmy Ryan made his three hundred fiftieth career start

League 2
Crawley 1-5 Oxford United
Frankie Sutherland won't want to remember his 25th career appearance after this loss at home to Oxford!
Callum O'Dowda scored his fourth goal in three games, having only scored five goals in the season before that!

Dagenham and Redbridge 1-4 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle scored his second of the season, and was booked for the third time in 2015/16

Morecambe 2-5 Hartlepool
Having only been sent off once in his career before 2015/16, goalkeeper Barry Roche has now been sent off twice in the last four games!

Northampton 2-2 Bristol Rovers
Congratulations to John-Joe O'Toole, Brendan Moloney (who made his fiftieth appearance for Northampton today) and James Collins on winning promotion to League One next season in this game

Plymouth 1-2 AFC Wimbledon
Graham Carey scored his tenth goal of the season

Scottish Premier League
Hamilton Academical 2-1 Dundee
Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish First Division
Falkirk 3-2 St Mirren
Jim Goodwin was booked for the sixth time this season, in only 18 appearances

Eredivisie
SC Cambuur 0-1 Ajax
Jack Byrne made his twenty-fifth career appearance

Australian A-League
Central Coast Mariners 2-4 Newcastle Jets
Roy O'Donovan scored his fourth goal in his last four games

Further Reading
Sean Kavanagh still hopeful of saving Fulham FC career - getwestlondon
‘Lucky mascot’ Stephen Kelly eager to maintain Millers’ climb to safety - The Yorkshire Post
HOBAN: “Hopefully I Can Push On From Here” – Defender On Injury Return - watfordfc.com
Steven Reid: FAI have to realise we will win nothing without kids - Irish Independent

Report Card - 8th December 2015

Tuesday, 8th December 2015
Fleetwood Town 2-0 Morecambe
Winger Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal in almost three months, his last strike came on Saturday, September 12 against Bradford City

Oxford United 3-2 Yeovil Town
Fellow winger Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal since finding the back of the net against Ryan's former club Accrington Stanley on October 3rd

Further Reading
What exactly went wrong when Steve Finnan went to Espanyol?
Profile of an icon: Paul McGrath
Damien Delaney and Robbie Brady in the WhoScored list of most improved players
Euro 2016 - The Group E-ffect 

Irish Scorers week of 14 April 2015

14 April 2015 Sky Bet Championship Ipswich Town 3-1 Cardiff City Eoin Doyle(13) Daryl Murphy(90) Sky Bet League 1 Chesterfield 6-0 Colchester United Jimmy Ryan(60) Sky Bet League 2 Plymouth Argyle 1-1 AFC Wimbledon Anthony O'Connor(54) Southend United 2-0 Newport County AFC Cian Bolger(45) Stephen McLaughlin(51)

Irish Scorers weekend of 31st January 2015

31 January 2015 Barclays Premier League Stoke City 3-1 Queens Park Rangers Jonathan Walters(21) Jonathan Walters(34) Jonathan Walters(90) Sky Bet League 1 Chesterfield 2-2 Doncaster Rovers Eoin Doyle(43) Jimmy Ryan(87) Sky Bet League 2 Morecambe 1-1 AFC Wimbledon Padraig Amond(42)

On Hat Tricks

Former U21 striker Andy Jackson notched his second career hat trick in the Scottish Cup for Brechin City on Tuesday, 9th December, scoring three goals in a 4-2 win over Annan Athletic. This came more than three years after his last treble, in an 8-0 win for Morton away to Stranraer, in which the Scottish-born striker finished with four goals to his name.

What was notable about the more recent hat trick was the speed at which he managed the feat, finding the back of the net in the 4th, 11th and 27th minutes, taking 23 minutes in total to complete the task.

We've examined the record books here at Irish Abroad to see where this ranks in the history of Irish strikers' hat tricks.

Jackson's fellow former U21 striker Billy Mehmet holds the current record for the fastest hat trick, scoring three in 11 minutes for St Mirren in a bizarre 6-3 win for the Buddies against East Stirlingshire in August 2009. With the Paisley side leading 3-0, their opponents scored three times to level the scores, before Mehmet struck twice more before substitute Stephen O'Donnell also found the net to leave the final score 6-3, and the Irishman scoring more than half the goals!

James Collins and Anthony Stokes have both scored trebles in only 12 minutes, for Swindon Town and Falkirk respectively, while Collins also has the record of the longest time taken to complete his hat trick, needing 92 minutes to finish his three goals for Swindon in a 4-3 extra time win for the Robins against Stoke City in August 2012.

Stokes has the most hat tricks since we started compiling information on Irish players, the Celtic striker has collected no less than seven match balls in his career to date, including consecutive hat tricks for Falkirk in the Scottish Premier League.

So far, Adam Rooney is the only player to score a hat trick in European competition, scoring three away to Daugava Rīga in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League in July this year.

Only four midfielders have scored hat tricks while the site has been active, with a treble apiece for Liam Lawrence(Stoke City), Aiden McGeady(Celtic), Wes Hoolahan(Norwich City) and Jimmy Ryan(Accrington Stanley).

Irish Scorers weekend of 20th December 2014

20 December 2014 Sky Bet Championship Blackpool 1-6 Bournemouth Harry Arter(76) Ipswich Town 2-0 Middlesbrough Daryl Murphy(25) Jay Tabb(45) Sky Bet League 1 Barnsley 2-0 Leyton Orient Conor Hourihane(13) Crawley Town 1-2 Port Vale Conor Henderson(88) Gillingham 2-3 Chesterfield John Egan(61) Jimmy Ryan(69) Milton Keynes Dons 7-0 Oldham Athletic Darren Potter(51) Sky Bet League 2 Accrington Stanley 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers Sean Maguire(49) Australian A-League Perth Glory 4-1 Central Coast Mariners Andy Keogh(35)

Irish goalscorers weekend of 3rd October 2014

3 October 2014 Sky Bet League Two Dagenham and Redbridge 1-2 Exeter City Jimmy Keohane(81, penalty) Scottish Premier League Kilmarnock 2-0 Dundee United Mark Connolly(65)	4 October 2014 Sky Bet Championship Brentford 3-1 Reading Simon Cox(49) Jonathan Douglas(81) Norwich City 1-1 Rotherham United Paul Green(44, penalty) Sky Bet League 1 Chesterfield 3-2 Sheffield United Jimmy Ryan(26) Eoin Doyle(73) Preston North End 4-2 Colchester United Alan Browne(25) Sky Bet League 2 Oxford United 1-0 Newport County AFC Michael Collins(40) Hartlepool United 0-3 Carlisle United Stephen Elliott(82)
5 October 2014 Sky Bet Championship Nottingham Forest 2-2 Ipswich Town Daryl Murphy(19) Daryl Murphy(71) American MLS League Los Angeles Galaxy 3-0 Toronto FC Robbie Keane(22) Robbie Keane(25)