Showing posts with label Joe Mason. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe Mason. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Round up for weekend of Friday, 12th August 2022

Friday, 12th August 2022
Championship
Watford 1-0 Burnley
Luke McNally's introduction was his first appearance for Burnley


Eerste Divisie
Eindhoven 2-1 Willem II
Dan Crowley scored his first goal for Willem II since returning to the Dutch club

Saturday, 13th August 2022
Championship
Cardiff 1-0 Birmingham City
Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Saturday, 20th November 2021

Hull City 2-1 Norwich City
Andrew Omobamidele was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 6 November 2021

Luton 0-1 Preston North End
Robbie Brady assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Wigan 1-1 Bristol City
Will Keane scored his first goal of the season in his 150th career start


Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell
Liam Scales assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 22 January

Scottish Championship
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4-1 Cove Rangers
Aaron Doran's first goal in eleven months was his 50th goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle


Canadian Premier League
Cavalry 2-1 Forge
Joe Mason was booked for the first time since Sunday, 1st May

Serie A
AC Milan 4-2 Udinese
After Matts Kunding, Paddy Sloan, Liam Brady, and Robbie Keane, Festy Ebosele became the fifth Irish player to appear in Serie A

Sunday, 14 August 2022
Championship
Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheffield United
John Egan was named in a starting XI for the 350th time in his career
No player in the game completed as many passes as Darragh Lenihan


Scottish Premier League
Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic
Alan Power made his 150th start for Kilmarnock

Hearts 4-1 Dundee United
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6th November 2021

MLS
Austin FC 4-3 Sporting Kansas City
Jon Gallagher scored to start the comeback for Austin, this was his first goal since Sunday, 19 September 2021


Serie B
Venezia 1-2 Genoa
Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for Venezia

Monday, 15 August 2022
Getafe 0-3 Atletico Madrid
John-Joe Patrick Finn was named in the Getafe matchday squad for the first time since Thursday, 16th December 2021

Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Round Up for weekend of Satuday, 27th February 2021

Saturday, 27th February 2021
Premier League
Manchester City 2-1 West Ham United
Darren Randolph start was his first appearance in seven weeks

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Aaron Connolly made his 25th start for Brighton and Hove Albion's senior team

Championship
Preston North End 3-0 Huddersfield
Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time since Saturday, 3rd October 2020

Rotherham 0-1 Reading
Trevor Clarke came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 9 January

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Hull City
Sean McLoughlin's introduction was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 1-1 Accrington Stanley
Seamus Conneely's start was his 250th appearance for Accrington Stanley

MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United
Joe Mason's start for MK Dons was his 300th career appearance

Rochdale 0-2 Burton Albion
Eoghan O'Connell made his 150th appearance in British football

Swindon Town 2-1 Northampton Town
Alan Sheehan's start was his 450th career appearance


League 2
Mansfield Town 1-0 Morecambe
Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Scunthorpe 0-2 Cheltenham
Mason O'Malley was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

Southend United 0-0 Salford City
Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in six weeks

Walsall 1-2 Bradford City
Callum Cockerill-Mollett started his first game since Saturday, 21st November

Port Vale 0-1 Cambridge United
Wes Hoolahan made his 25th appearance for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League
Kilmarnock 1-1 Dundee Utd
Mark Connolly was booked for the first time in a month

St Mirren 1-0 Ross County
Jamie McGrath scored his tenth goal for St Mirren


Bulgarian Championship
Ludogorets 1-0 CSKA Sofia
Graham Carey came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 6th December

Sunday, 28th February 2021
Premier League
Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool
Enda Stevens was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 150th time

Championship
Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Norwich
Adam Idah scored his fifth goal for Norwich, this was his first goal since Saturday, 12 September


Polish Ekstraklasa
WisΕ‚a PΕ‚ock 1-3 WisΕ‚a KrakΓ³w
Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his first appearance since Monday, 14 December


Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th February 2021

Saturday, 20th February 2021
Premier League
Liverpool 0-2 Everton
Following his 350th appearance in English football last week, Seamus Coleman made his 300th start for Everton, and is now the Irish player with the 15th most appearances in the Premier League

Championship
Huddersfield 4-1 Swansea
Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal of the season, this was also his 30th goal in the Championship, and the 80th goal of his career


Norwich 1-0 Rotherham
Kieran Sadlier's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 7th November

QPR 2-1 Bournemouth
Shane Long scored his first goal for Bournemouth, this was his first goal in a year


Stoke City 3-0 Luton
James Collins was booked for the first time in three months

League 1
Gillingham 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Thomas O'Connor completed his first assist in a year

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Shrewsbury
Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season


Burton Albion 0-3 Sunderland
Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time in a month
Aiden McGeady completed his tenth assist of the season, this was also his 20th assist for Sunderland

Ipswich 0-0 Oxford United
Anthony Forde was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 4-3 Northampton
Joe Mason made his first assist for MK Dons

Portsmouth 0-1 Blackpool
Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 0-0 Plymouth
On his 19th birthday, Gavin Bazunu's start was his 25th career appearance
Paul McShane was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 17th October

Wigan 1-2 Lincoln City
Anthony Scully scored his 15th goal of his career


League 2
Stevenage 1-1 Walsall
Emmanuel Osadebe's start was his first appearance in a month
Liam Kinsella was sent off for the first time in his career

Tranmere 2-2 Oldham
Lee O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Tranmere

Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 1-1 Livingston
Conor McCarthy scored his second own goal of the season

Scottish Championship
Hearts 1-1 Greenock Morton
Aaron McEneff made his first start for Hearts

Sunday, 21st February 2021
League 2
Newport Co. 0-2 Forest Green
Dominic Bernard was booked for the first time this season


Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th February 2021

Friday, 5th February 2021
Championship
Swansea 2-0 Norwich
Adam Idah was showing his first yellow card since Tuesday, 20th October

League 1
Gillingham 0-3 Lincoln City
Jack Bonham's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Championship
Ayr 0-1 Hearts
Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season
Aaron McEneff came off the bench to make his first appearance for Hearts

Saturday, 6th February 2021
Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Aaron Connolly's start (his first in five weeks) was his 50th career appearance

Newcastle Utd 3-2 Southampton
Jeff Hendrick was sent off for the first time for Newcastle Utd, almost four years to the day since his last red card on Saturday, 4th February 2017

Championship
Bournemouth 3-2 Birmingham City
Shane Long made his first appearance for Bournemouth
Scott Hogan scored twice in the same game for the first time in eleven months


Luton 1-1 Huddersfield
James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season - two months after scoring his ninth goal


Millwall 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading
James McClean was booked for the first time in five weeks

Swansea 2-0 Norwich
Conor Hourihane scored in three successive games for the first time since November 2015


Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Nottingham Forest
Daryl Horgan was named in the Wycombe starting XI for he first time since Saturday, 2nd January

League 1
Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Oxford United
Olamide Shodipo scored his tenth goal of the season


Ipswich 2-0 Blackpool
Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Ipswich

MK Dons 2-2 Sunderland
Warren O'Hora made his 25th appearance in English football
Joe Mason's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in League One


Peterborough 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
Jack Taylor was booked for the fifth time this season

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth
Ronan Curtis scored his first goal since Saturday, 21st November


Rochdale 0-2 Charlton
Conor Grant made his first appearance for Rochdale
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since Saturday, 19th December

League 2
Exeter 3-2 Bradford City
Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of the season, almost a year after his last goal on Saturday, 15th February 2020
Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Bradford City


Crawley 1-3 Harrogate Town
Simon Power scored his first goal for Harrogate Town


Leyton Orient 0-0 Colchester
Conor Wilkinson started his 50th game for Leyton Orient

Australian A-League
Macarthur 2-2 Western Sydney Wanderers
Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season


Sunday, 7th February 2021
Indian Super League
Jamshedpur 1-2 SC East Bengal
Anthony Pilkington scored for the first time in a month

Friday, 22 January 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Tuesday, 19th January 2021
Premier League
West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Dara O'Shea's start was his 75th career appearance

Championship
Rotherham 3-3 Stoke City
James McClean completed his first assist in seven weeks

League 1
Hull City 3-0 Accrington Stanley
After completing his loan move to Hull City, Dan Crowley made his first appearance for the club - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Bristol Rovers
Josh Barrett's introduction was his 50th career appearance

MK Dons 3-1 Fleetwood
After going four months without scoring, Joe Mason scored a hat trick
Paddy Madden completed his first assist in a month


Portsmouth 4-0 AFC Wimbledon
Ronan Curtis' introduction was his first appearance in a month

Sunderland 1-2 Plymouth
Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since September

League 2
Southend United 1-2 Cambridge United
Alan McCormack started his first game in a month

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond's start was his 350th appearance in League Two

Wednesday, 20th January 2021
Championship
Huddersfield 0-1 Millwall
Dan McNamara made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Preston North End
Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League
Livingston 2-2 Celtic
Jaze Kabia came off the bench for his first appearance for Livingston

Perth Glory 5-3 Adelaide United
Andy Keogh completed two assists on his return for Perth Glory

Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 18th September 2020

Friday, 18th September 2020
Polish Ekstraklasa
WisΕ‚a KrakΓ³w 0-3 WisΕ‚a PΕ‚ock
Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his 70th appearance in the competition

Saturday, 19th September 2020
Premier League
Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace
James McCarthy was named in the Crystal Palace starting XI for the 20th time

Everton 5-2 West Bromwich Albion
Seamus Coleman started a Premier League game for the 250th time

Championship
Blackburn 5-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Derrick Williams scored his first goal since Saturday, 9th November 2019

Norwich 2-2 Preston North End
Sean Maguire's start was his 100th appearance for Preston North End

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 4-4 Plymouth
Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal of the season in his 40th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Niall Canavan's goal was his fifth for Plymouth

Burton Albion 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Seamus Conneely's start was his 60th appearance in League One

MK Dons 1-2 Lincoln City
Joe Mason scored his fifth goal for MK Dons in his his 20th appearance for the Dons

Oxford United 0-2 Sunderland
Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season in his tenth appearance for Oxford United

Peterborough 2-1 Fleetwood
Jack Taylor scored his first goal of the season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Northampton
Michael Harriman's start was his 60th appearance in League One

League 2
Carlisle United 2-0 Southend United
Joshua Kayode scored his first goal of the season
Alan McCormack made his first appearance for Southend since his return to Roots Hall

Crawley 1-0 Scunthorpe
Mason O'Malley made his first appearance in the competition

Forest Green 2-2 Bradford City
Reece Staunton made his fifth appearance of the season
Anthony O'Connor was sent off for the first time in his career
Paudie O'Connor was sent off for the first time since October 2018

Leyton Orient 2-2 Mansfield Town
Harry Charsley assisted a goal for the first time this season in his tenth start for Mansfield Town

Morecambe 0-5 Cambridge United
Wes Hoolahan scored his first goal for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League
Dundee Utd 2-1 St Mirren
Dylan Connolly scored his first goal for St Mirren

Sunday, 20th September 2020
Premier League
Newcastle Utd 0-3 Brighton and Hove Albion
Aaron Connolly first goal of the season was the tenth goal of his career

Leicester City 4-2 Burnley
After David Connolly, Clinton Morrison, Robbie Keane, Kevin Doyle, and Wes Hoolahan, Jimmy Dunne is the sixth Irish player to score on his Premier League debut

Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 0-3 Motherwell
Tommie Hoban's start was his 15th appearance for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Championship
CSKA Sofia 2-2 Ludogorets
Graham Carey was booked for the first time this season in his 30th appearance in the Bulgarian Championship

MLS
Atlanta United 1-2 Inter Miami
Jon Gallagher scored his first goal in MLS football, in his fifth appearance for Atlanta United

Monday, 21st September 2020
Premier League
Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
John Egan was sent off for the third time for Sheffield United

Saturday, 28 December 2019

Round Up for St Stephen's Day 2019 fixtures

Thursday, 26th December 2019
Premier League
Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Shane Duffy was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time in a month

Chelsea 0-2 Southampton
Michael Obafemi is the tenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season, the first time there has been ten, or more, Irish goalscorers since the 2916/17 season

Everton 1-0 Burnley
Kevin Long came off the bench for his first appearance in the 2019/20 Premier League season - his first appearance for Burnley in four months - making him the seventeenth Irish player to appear in this season's competition, two more than in 2018/19 and equaling the total from 2017/18

Sheffield United 1-1 Watford
David McGoldrick was named in Sheffield United's starting XI for the 50th time

Championship
Luton 3-3 Fulham
James Collins' assist was his first since October

Leeds United 1-1 Preston North End
Alan Browne's goal was his 30th strike for Preston

League 1
Bristol Rovers 1-2 AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 0-3 Doncaster Rovers
The first goal of Kieran Sadlier's brace was his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Ronan Curtis' tenth goal of the season was also his 20th in League Oene

Rochdale 2-3 Fleetwood
In his 25th appearance for Rochdale, Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Southend United 2-2 MK Dons
Robert Kiernan scored his first goal of the season was also the fifth goal of his career
Joe Mason fourth goal of the season was also his tenth goal in League One, and the 60th goal of his career

League 2
Carlisle United 0-0 Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 0-1 Plymouth
Billy Clarke started a game for Plymouth for the first time in a month

Exeter 1-0 Newport Co.
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Salford City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Adam Rooney returned to the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 4-0 Cambridge United
Eoin Doyle marked his 250th start in British football by becoming only the second player to score in eleven consecutive league games this decade

Scottish Premier League
Hearts 0-2 Hibernian
Daryl Horgan started for Hibs for the first time since Saturday, 2nd November
Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since August

Ross County 1-2 Motherwell
Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Friday, 27th December 2019
Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Manchester City
Matt Doherty marked his 25th appearance of the season with his fifth goal of the season

Monday, 25 November 2019

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd November 2019

Saturday, 23rd November 2019
Premier League
Arsenal 2-2 Southampton
Michael Obafemi started a game for Southampton for the first time in two months

Championship
Derby County 1-0 Preston North End
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last yellow card in December 2018

Luton 1-2 Leeds United
James Collins' goal was his first strike in two months

Stoke City 2-1 Wigan
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season - 15 months after his last booking in August 2018
James McClean's first booking in two months was also his fifth yellow card of 2019/20

Swansea 0-1 Millwall
Alex Pearce made his 25th appearance for Millwall, two months after his last appearance for the Lions

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham
Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time since September

Accrington Stanley 7-1 Bolton
Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time, and completed his fifth assist for Accrington Stanley in this game

MK Dons 2-3 Rotherham
Joe Mason scored his first goal for MK Dons, this was his first goal since scoring for Colorado Rapids in June 2018

Rochdale 0-3 Portsmouth
Jimmy Keohane started his 25th game for Rochdale
Ronan Curtis scored his 15th and 16th goals in League One

Sunderland 1-1 Coventry
Aiden McGeady's start was his 50th appearance in League One

League 2
Northampton 2-0 Grimsby
James McKeown was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 2-1 Bradford City
Niall Canavan's own goal was his second for Plymouth, and the third of his career

Swindon Town 1-0 Mansfield Town
Eoin Doyle's goal was his 30th in League Two

Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 3-1 Motherwell
Daryl Horgan scored his tenth goal for Hibernian

St Mirren 2-1 Ross County
Both Sam Foley and Sean McLoughlin scored their first goal for St Mirren

Scottish Championship
Inverness CT 1-0 Dundee
Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, and scored his fifth of the season in this game

Slovakian Super Liga
ZemplΓ­n Michalovce 5-0 DAC
Connor Ronan's start was the 50th of his career

Sunday, 24th November 2019
Premier League
Sheffield United 3-3 Manchester United
Callum Robinson completed his first assist of the season for Sheffield United's late equaliser

Thursday, 6 December 2018

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Tuesday, 4th December 2018
Premier League
Brighton and Hove Albion 3-1 Crystal Palace
Shane Duffy was sent off for the third time in his career, more than two years after his last red card in August 2016.
Duffy is the first Irish player to be sent off in the Premier League since Jeff Hendrick in February 2017

West Ham United 3-1 Cardiff
Declan Rice's start was his 50th career appearance

Football League Trophy
Portsmouth 2-1 Arsenal U21
Joe Mason came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Bury
In his first first appearance since September, Stephen Dawson was set off for the third time in his career. This was his first red card since April 2013
Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season

Polish Cup
Arka Gdynia 0-2 Jagiellonia BiaΕ‚ystok
Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal in the Polish Cup

Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 1-1 Celtic
Conor Sammon was named in the Motherwell starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Jonathan Hayes' start was his first appearance since Thursday, 30 August

Monday, 15 October 2018

Round up for week of Tuesday, 9th October 2018

Tuesday, 9th October 2018
Football League Trophy
Cambridge United 4-0 Southampton U21
Emmanuel Osadebe's start was his first appearance in a month

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Grimsby
Ian Lawlor start for Doncaster was his first appearance since the end of August
After signing for Doncaster from Finn Harps last January, Shane Blaney made his first appearance for Donny

Blackpool 1-2 West Bromwich Albion U23
Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in a month
Kevin Healy made his first appearance in senior football


Crawley 0-1 Portsmouth
Joe Mason started his first game for Portsmouth

Colchester 2-0 Southend United
Rene Gilmartin's start was the goalkeeper's first appearance since November 2017

Luton 3-0 MK Dons
Alan Sheehan scored his first goal of the season

Oxford United 1-2 Northampton
Samir Carruthers started his first game in two months
John-Joe O'Toole was sent off for the fourth time since joining Northampton, the was the seventh red card of the midfielder's career

Saturday, 13th October 2018
League 1
Barnsley 3-2 Luton
Alan McCormack came off the bench in the second half for his first appearance in a month, and was shown his first yellow card in two months

Accrington Stanley 3-1 Bradford City
Eoin Doyle scored for the first time in a month

Fleetwood 2-1 Shrewsbury
Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal for Fleetwood in his 250th appearance in League One

Gillingham 0-2 Southend United
The first goal of Simon Cox's brace was his fifth goal of the season

Monday, 9 April 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 7th April 2018

Saturday, 7th April 2018
Premier League
Watford 1-2 Burnley
Kevin Long's start for Burnley was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 24th February

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Swansea
James McClean was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th February

Championship
Norwich 3-1 Aston Villa
Scott Hogan made his 50th appearance for Aston Villa

Derby County 3-0 Bolton
Alex Pearce scored his first goal since December 2016 in what was his 50th start for Derby County

Leeds United 1-1 Sunderland
Congratulations to Paudie O'Connor on his first appearance for Leeds United, and to Under 19 midfielder Callum Nicell after being named in the matchday squad for the first time

Millwall 2-0 Bristol City
Callum O'Dowda returned from injury for his first start since Saturday, 25th November

League 1
Gillingham 0-0 Doncaster Rovers
Rhys Murphy made his first appearance for Gillingham

Rotherham 3-2 Fleetwood
Cian Bolger scored his 15th goal of his career

Walsall 1-0 Bury
Joe Murphy returned to the Bury starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 28th October

League 2
Colchester 0-1 Accrington Stanley
Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time in two months

Mansfield Town 3-4 Crewe Alexandra
Paul Green was booked for the fifth time this season in his 25th appearance of 2017/18

Port Vale 1-2 Crawley
Mark Connolly made his 150th start for Crawley

Yeovil 0-3 Luton
Alan Sheehan made his 100th start for Luton
Alan McCormack was booked for the fifth time this season, before this the midfielder had not been booked since September

Scottish Premier League
St Johnstone 0-0 Motherwell
Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship
Dumbarton 3-2 Dundee Utd
Willo Flood was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 8th April 2018
Premier League
Arsenal 3-2 Southampton
Shane Long scored his first goal in the Premier League this season in his first start since Wednesday, 31st January. This was the tenth goal scored by an Irish player in the Premier League in 2017/18

Football League Trophy
Lincoln City 1-0 Shrewsbury
Congratulations to Lee Frecklington and substutute Sean Long on winning the Football League Trophy with Lincoln!

MLS
Dallas 1-1 Colorado Rapids
Joe Mason scored his second goal in three starts for the Rapids

Monday, 26 March 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd March 2018

Friday, 23rd March 2018
International Match
Turkey 1-0 Republic of Ireland
Starting Players
Colin Doyle made his second appearance for Ireland, ten years and ten months after his first cap
Shane Duffy continued his record of being named in the starting XI in his every international appearance
Declan Rice and Scott Hogan both made their international debuts
Kevin Long made his fifth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 58th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 44th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since breaking his leg one year before this game
Jeff Hendrick's 38th appearance for Ireland was also his 30th start for his country
Conor Hourihane made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Both Alan Browne and Sean Maguire started their first international game in their second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ciaran Clark made his 31st appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 24th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge made his second appearance for Ireland, almost two years after his last appearance on Friday, 25th March 2016
Matt Doherty came off the bench to make his international debut
Shane Long made his 79th appearance for Ireland

Saturday, 24th March 2018
League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Gillingham
24 hours after playing for his country in Turkey, Colin Doyle lined out for Bradford and kept a clean sheet
Callum Reilly made his 100th career start
Conor Wilkinson started his first game since Saturday, 30th December

Fleetwood 2-0 Northampton
Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Conor O'Malley's returned to the Peterborough starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th November

Southend United 2-0 Rotherham
Simon Cox scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th December in the same game that Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th January

League 2
Carlisle United 1-1 Cambridge United
Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 25th March 2018
MLS
Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting Kansas City
Joe Mason scored his first goal for Colorado Rapids in his MLS debut

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 1-0 Melbourne Victory
Andy Keogh's first goal in almost two months was also his 40th goal in the A-League

Tuesday, 28 November 2017

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th November 2017

Friday, 24th November 2017
Bulgarian Championship
Cherno More 0-1 OFK Pirin
Conor Henderson scored his first goal for the OFK Pirin, this was the former U21 midfielder's first goal since January 2016

Saturday, 25th November 2017
Championship
Barnsley 0-2 Leeds United
Conor Shaughnessy came off the bench in the second to make his first appearance for Leeds in a month

Burton Albion 0-2 Sunderland
Joe Mason introduction in the second half was the striker's first appearance since Friday, 13th October
John O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

League 1
Scunthorpe 2-0 Charlton
Paddy Madden made his 25th appearance of the season

Southend United 1-1 Oxford United
Simon Cox scored his fifth goal of the season
Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 2
Carlisle United 1-1 Morecambe
Jack Bonham made his 25th career start

Exeter 2-0 Accrington Stanley
Pierce Sweeney marked his 50th appearance in League Two with his third goal of the season

Sunday, 26th November 2017
Premier League
Southampton 4-1 Everton
Shane Long's second half introduction was his 250th appearance in the Premier League

Burnley 0-1 Arsenal
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time since Sunday, 10th September

Scottish Premier League
Kilmarnock 1-3 Aberdeen
Gary Dicker came off the bench at half time to make his first appearance of the season
Anthony O'Connor made his 50th start for Aberdeen

Monday, 27 November 2017
Championship
QPR 2-2 Brentford
John Egan made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Monday, 11 September 2017

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 KrakΓ³w 1-1 Jagiellonia BiaΕ‚ystok
Cillian Sheridan made his 25th start for Jagiellonia BiaΕ‚ystok

Friday, 1 September 2017

August 2017 Transfers, Loans and Contracts

Transfers
Thursday, 3rd August
Rob Kiernan returned to Southend, having spent a brief loan spell at Roots Hall in 2013, signing a three year deal: πŸ”—

After impressing on trial in preseason, Noel Hunt signed a one year deal with Wigan Athletic: πŸ”—

Following his release from Blackburn Rovers, Anthony Stokes has returned to Hibernian for his third spell at Easter Road: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 15th August
Patrick Cregg returned to Scotland from St Patrick’s Athletic to sign a one year deal with Forfar Athletic: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 23rd August
Padraig Amond returned to League Two to sign for Newport County: πŸ”—

Thursday, 31st August
Marc Wilson left Bournemouth to sign a contract with Sunderland until the end of the season: πŸ”—

Loans
Tuesday, 1st August
Ahead of the new Championship season, Josh Cullen signed a six month loan deal with Bolton Wanderers: πŸ”—
 
Wednesday, 2nd August
Blackpool winger Rowan Roche signed for non league Southport until January: πŸ”—

Friday, 18th August
Bournemouth striker Joe Quigley signed on loan with Newport County until January: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 23rd August
Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Joe Mason signed for fellow Championship side Burton Albion on loan until January: πŸ”—

Thursday, 24th August
Aston Villa defender Kevin Toner signed a one year loan deal with Stevenage FC: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 29th August
Jack Byrne signed for fellow Irish midfielder John Sheridan on loan at Oldham until January: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 30th August
Ipswich midfielder Adam McDonnell signed for Aldershot Town on a one month’s loan: πŸ”—

Bostik League side Worthing Town took Brighton defender Rian O’Sullivan on a six month loan: πŸ”—

Thursday, 31st August
Preston striker Eoin Doyle joined John Sheridan’s Oldham on loan until January: πŸ”—

Burton full back Damien McCrory signed a loan deal with Portsmouth until January: πŸ”—

Rotherham United signed a late loan deal with Richie Towell until the end of the season: πŸ”—
 
Contracts
Friday, 11th August
Eunan O’Kane signed a new four year deal at Leeds United, extending his stay at Elland Road until the 2020/21 season: πŸ”—

Monday, 14th August
Following his stunning opening day goal for Burnley, Stephen Ward signed a new contract with the Clarets until June 2019: πŸ”—

Thursday, 17th August
Defender Shane Duffy was one of three players to sign new deals with Brighton and Hove Albion, the defender signed a new four year deal with the Seagulls: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 30th August
Reading captain Paul McShane signed a one year extension to his contract, keeping him with the Royals until 2019: πŸ”—

Monday, 28 August 2017

Report Card - Weekend of Friday, 25th August 2017

Friday, 25 August 2017
Championship
Hull City 4-0 Bolton
David Meyler's start against Bolton was his 200th appearance in England

Saturday, 26 August 2017
Premier League
Newcastle Utd 3-0 West Ham United
Ciaran Clark scored his first goal since February

Championship
Barnsley 3-0 Sunderland
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Brentford 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Joe Mason scored his first goal for Burton Albion in the first appearance of his loan deal

League 1
Blackburn 4-1 MK Dons
Derrick Williams scored his first goal of the season, before this the defender hadn't found the back of the net since March

Bristol Rovers 3-1 Fleetwood
Rory Gaffney's start today was the first time the striker had been named in the starting XI since Saturday, 1st April

Gillingham 3-3 Southend United
Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season on his 50th start for Southend United

Northampton 1-4 Peterborough
Brendan Moloney made his first start of the season

Plymouth 0-4 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden's second goal took him into the top ten Scunthorpe United goalscorers

Rochdale 0-0 Bury
Joe Murphy was send off for the first time since November 2009
League 2
Barnet 0-1 Stevenage
Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Stevenage after signing for them on loan

Cambridge United 0-0 Morecambe
David Forde made his 50th appearance in League Two
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 3-4 Exeter
Kevin Dawson scored the first brace of his career (also the tenth goal of his career) in his first start for Cheltenham
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-2 Luton
James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season in his fifth appearance
Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 4-1 Chesterfield
After signing for Newport County on Wednesday, Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club - also his 50th goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League
Celtic 1-1 St Johnstone
Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season

Partick Thistle 3-4 Aberdeen
Niall Keown scored his first goal since December 2016, was booked and sent off for the first time in his career in what was his 25th career appearance!
The last Irish player to score, get booked, and sent off in the same game was Philip Roberts in October 2013
Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance for Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship
Brechin 0-4 Inverness CT
Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 27 August 2017
Scottish Premier League
MLS
Philadelphia Union 2-2 Atlanta United
Chris McCann started his first game since Thursday, 29 June

Monday, 16 January 2017

Round Up - Weekend of 14th January 2017

Saturday, 14 January 2017
Premier League
Hull City 3-1 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his 200th start for Bournemouth

Sunderland 1-3 Stoke City
Glenn Whelan reached the landmark of 500 career appearances

Championship
Birmingham City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Stephen Gleeson made his 100th start for Birmingham

Fulham 2-0 Barnsley
Aidan White was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 3-2 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan made his 25th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Daryl Horgan marked his first start for Preston with an assist on the Lilywhites' second goal against Brighton

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
Joe Mason scored his fourth goal of the season, having not scored before this since scoring three goals in his first five games of the season

League 1
Chesterfield 1-0 Coventry
Kevin Foley made his first start for Coventry since signing for the club on January 6th

Fleetwood 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Cian Bolger set a personal best by scoring his third goal of the season, beating his previous record of two goals in 2011-12

Oldham 1-0 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in two months

Southend United 2-1 Rochdale
Joe Rafferty made his 150th start for the club
Simon Cox scored his ninth goal of the season (his fifth goal in his last five games), reaching the milestone of 100 career goals


Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season, this was the goalkeeper's first booking since September 2014
Keith Keane was sent off for the first time since November 2008

Walsall 4-1 Sheffield United
After signing for Walsall on loan, Eoghan O'Connell made his first appearance for the club. This was the defender's first appearance since September 13th

League 2
Barnet 1-3 Doncaster Rovers
After signing for Doncaster Rovers during the week, Ian Lawlor made his debut for the club. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since  last March

Cambridge United 0-0 Blackpool
Jake Carroll made his first appearance for Cambridge United

Crawley 1-0 Hartlepool
Conor Henderson came off the bench to make his first appearance since December 7th

Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Luton
Alan Sheehan was sent off for the first time since September 2014

Grimsby 0-3 Exeter
After signing for Grimsby earlier in the January transfer window, Gavin Gunning made his first appearance for the club

Sunday, 15 January 2017
Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 2-2 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh's first goal since December 2nd was the striker's 30th goal in the A-League

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

Round Up - 2nd January 2017

Monday, 2 January 2017
Championship
Blackburn 1-0 Newcastle Utd
Daryl Murphy came off the bench to make his first appearance for Newcastle since November 29th

Bristol City 2-3 Reading
Callum O'Dowda made his first start for Bristol City since October 25th
Liam Kelly scored his first goal for Reading

Burton Albion 0-1 Preston North End
Eoin Doyle lined out for Preston's starting side for the first time since October 25th
Alan Browne made his 100th appearance for Preston

Leeds United 3-0 Rotherham
Anthony Forde made the 150th appearance of his career

Norwich 3-0 Derby County
Wes Hoolahan returned to the Norwich City starting XI for the first time since November 26th
Richard Keogh was booked for the second time this season. more than four months after his first booking on August 20th

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Barnsley
Stephen Henderson's start for Forest was his first appearance since August 27th
Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal of the season, winning the SkyBet Championship Goal of the Day. This was also the midfielder's 30th goal for Barnsley

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
This game was striker Joe Mason's first start since September 20th
Connor Ronan made his first start for the club

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his 11th goal of 2016/17, winning the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Day, in his 25th start of the season

Charlton 4-1 Bristol Rovers
After coming off the bench as a late substitute in his last game, Liam Lawrence made his first start since August 30th

Coventry 2-2 Bolton
After signing for Coventry on loan, Callum Reilly made his first appearance for the club, almost five months after his only appearance of the season on August 10th

Gillingham 0-1 Oxford United
Mark Byrne start for Gillingham was the defender's first start in almost two months

League 2
Accrington Stanley 2-2 Hartlepool
Seamus Conneely made his 100th appearance in England

Barnet 1-0 Plymouth
Connor Smith made his 25th appearance for Plymouth

Crawley 2-0 Yeovil
James Collins scored the 100th goal of his career

Exeter 4-0 Leyton Orient
Liam McAlinden scored his 15th goal of his career

Portsmouth 1-0 Luton
David Forde was booked for the first time this season on his 25th appearance for Portsmouth. Before this the goalkeeper hadn't been booked in almost a year - his last yellow card was on 9th January 2016
Glen Rea made his 50th career appearance

Scottish League One
Brechin 0-1 Peterhead
Fiacre Kelleher made his 25th appearance for Peterhead

Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Round Up - Week of 26th December 2016

Monday, 26 December 2016
Premier League
Watford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burnley 1-0 Middlesbrough
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time since the opening day of the season in what was the defender's 300th start in England
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Chelsea 3-0 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his 200th career start

Swansea 1-4 West Ham United
Declan Rice was in the matchday squad at West Ham for the first time as an unused substitute

Championship
Brentford 2-2 Cardiff
Brian Murphy made his first appearance for Cardiff since signing for the Bluebirds in September, indeed this was his first appearance in a matchday squad for the club!

Aston Villa 2-1 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory made his 300th career appearance

Barnsley 2-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the first time in his career

Ipswich 0-2 Fulham
Jonathan Douglas made his 50th start for Ipswich

Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Keiren Westwood's performance for Sheffield Wednesday against Newcastle was recognised by WhoScored and EA as the among the best of the week's fixtures

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Bristol City
Joe Mason came off the bench to make his first appearance for Wolves since October 15th

League 1
Southend United 3-0 AFC Wimbledon
Simon Cox ended a goal drought of more than a month by scoring his first brace since November 2014, and his performance was recognised by the Football League as one of the best of the week

Bristol Rovers 4-1 Coventry
Liam Lawrence made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers since August 30th

League 2
Leyton Orient 3-2 Crawley
James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season (his first booking in more than a month) and is suspended for the next game

Luton 0-1 Colchester
Owen Garvan was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 2-3 Portsmouth
On his 34th birthday, Noel Hunt made his first start for Portsmouth since November 5th
Enda Stevens scored his first goal for Portsmouth, 18 months after signing for Pompey in June 2015. This was the defender's first goal since February 2015

Yeovil 0-0 Exeter
Liam McAlinden was booked for the first time this season

Tuesday, 27 December 2016
Premier League
Liverpool 4-1 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters scored his 60th goal for Stoke

Championship
Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 QPR
Shane Duffy made his 150th career start

Wednesday, 28 December 2016
Premier League
Southampton 1-4 Tottenham
Shane Long was picked up his second booking of the season, more than 100 days since his last booking on September 18th

Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 1-2 Motherwell
Carl McHugh returned to the Motherwell starting XI for his first appearance the opening day of the season

St Johnstone 1-1 Rangers
Graham Cummins lined out for St Johnstone for the first time since October 29

Monday, 15 August 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 13th August 2016

Saturday, 13 August 2016
Premier League
Hull City 2-1 Leicester City
On the opening day of the Premier League season, David Meyler started his first club game since Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Championship
Brentford 2-0 Ipswich
John Egan opened his account for Brentford with two strikes, the first Irish defender to score a brace in England since Egan himself notched twice for Gillingham in November 2014

Leeds United 1-2 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson's booking against Leeds was his first booking since February

Wigan 3-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's start for Blackburn this afternoon was his 50th career appearance

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Reading
Joe Mason and Matt Doherty both scored their fifth goal for Wolves against Reading. This was tenth goal of Doherty's career.

League 1
Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers made his 50th career start
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, his first goal since April

MK Dons 2-2 Millwall
Darren Potter's booking today was his first yellow card since April

Peterborough 0-1 Bradford City
After returning to Bradford on loan, Josh Cullen made his first appearance of the season

Sheffield United 1-1 Rochdale
Donal McDermott was shown his first yellow card since January

League 2
Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Crawley
After signing for Crawley in the summer, James Collins scored his first goal for the club

Exeter 1-2 Hartlepool
in his first start for Exeter, Liam McAlinden scored his first goal for the club. This was his first goal since Friday, 25 March 2016

Notts County 1-1 Stevenage
Graham Burke came off the bench for Notts County to make his 50th career appearance

Scottish Premier League
Dundee 1-2 Rangers
Darren O'Dea captained Dundee on his 25th appearance for the club

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th appearance for St Johnstone since signing for them in May 2015

Sunday, 14 August 2016
League 1
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Oxford United
Rory Gaffney was booked for the first time since February in his 25th start for Bristol