Irish Abroad: Joe Shaughnessy

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

St Johnstone 2-1 Kilmarnock

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

Dundee 0-5 Rangers

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

English League Cup

Ipswich Town 1-3 Fulham

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

Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool

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

KNVB Cup

Den Bosch 1-2 Excelsior

Troy Parrott started a game for Excelsior for the first time

Copa del Rey

Tardienta 0-12 Getafe

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

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

¡Enhorabuena, Jordi! pic.twitter.com/hy7RS4nyuo
— Getafe C.F. (@GetafeCF) November 1, 2023

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th October 2023

Friday, 27th October 2023

Scottish Championship

Queen's Park 2-2 Partick Thistle

Ruairi Paton's first goal in five weeks was his tenth goal for Queen's Park

Belgian Challenger Pro League

KV Oostende 0-0 Patro Eisden

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Lommel 1-1 Zulte Waragem

Joel Bagan was booked for the first time since Friday, 25th August

Eredivisie

Vitesse Arnhem 1-1 PEC Zwolle

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Saturday, 28 October 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Dara O'Shea assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 20th August 2022

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Swansea City

Andrew Moran was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Cardiff 2-0 Bristol City

Jason Knight was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career

Ipswich Town 3-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal for Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke City

Alex Gilbert's introduction(his first appearance in five weeks) was his first appearance in the Championship
Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th September

Sunderland 3-1 Norwich City

Adam Idah was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Barnsley 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Exeter City 1-1 Lincoln City

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 8th August

Oxford United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Richard Keogh made his tenth start for Wycombe Wanderers

Port Vale 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long's brace was the defender's first goals since Saturday, 1 October 2022
Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town

Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

David Okagbue's start was first appearance since Saturday, 9th September

MK Dons 3-2 Swindon Town

Warren O'Hora's first goal since Saturday, 26th August was the tenth goal of his career

Notts County 0-2 Wrexham

Dan Crowley was booked for the first time in six weeks

Sutton United 2-1 Bradford City

Aiden O'Brien assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 0-0 Celtic

Mikey Johnston came off the bench for his first appearance of the season for Celtic's senior team

Livingston 0-2 Dundee

Joe Shaughnessy's brace was his first goals for new club Dundee

St Mirren 4-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Greenock Morton

Alan Power made his first assist of the season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Airdrie Utd

Zak Delaney made his 50th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
After signing for them on a short term contract, Cillian Sheridan made his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Sunday, 29th October 2023

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham

Evan Ferguson's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Brighton

Evan Ferguson,Georgie Kelly,Ryan Johansson,Joe Mason

10 - Evan Ferguson is the first teenager to score 10+ goals in a single calendar year in the Premier League since Wayne Rooney in 2005 (11). Future. pic.twitter.com/CfnFgy6sRT
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 29, 2023

Friday, 9 June 2023

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2023

Transfers

Friday, 2nd June

Joe Shaughnessy joined Dundee FC, becoming manager Tony Docherty's first signing for the Dee

Wednesday, 7th June

Former U21 striker Courtney Duffus linked up with Pete Wild, who he played under at Oldham, at Barrow AFC, signing a one year contract with the Bluebirds

Friday, 9th June

Free agent Shane Duffy signed a three year contract with Norwich City

Saturday, 10th June

David McGoldrick returned to Notts County, where he started as an academy graduate

Tuesday, 13th June

Amber Barrett will play in the Belgian Super League next season after signing for Standard Liege

Wednesday, 14th June

26 year old defender Conor Shaughnessy signed a two year contract with Portsmouth, with the option of a further 12 months with Pompey

Friday, 16th June

Winger Anthony Scully signed a two year contract with Portsmouth, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 20th June

Dan Crowley signed a two year contract with newly promoted League Two side Notts County

U18 international Thomas Bloxham joined Blackburn Rovers, signing a contract until the summer of 2025

Thursday, 22nd June

Former St Patrick's Athletic midfielder Glory Nzingo signed a two year contract with Swansea City academy

Liam Kelly signed a contract until the summer of 2025 with Crawley Town

Friday, 23rd June

Dara O'Shea joined Josh Cullen, Luke McNally, Dara Costelloe, and Michael Obafemi at Burnley, signing a four year contract with the Clarets

Sunday, 25th June

After spending the second half of the 2022/23 season with Birmingham City, Kevin Long has signed a one year contract with the Blues

Monday, 26th June

Jack Taylor is promoted side Ipswich Town's first signing of the summer, joining the Tractor Boys on a three year contract

Tuesday, 27th June

Chiedozie Ogbene will play Premier League football next season after signing for play off winners Luton Town

Wednesday, 28th June

Defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed a two year contract with League Two side Barrow Town

Friday, 20th June

Recent U19 call up Sean Moore joined West Ham United, signing a three year deal with the Hammers

Loans

Thursday, 23rd June

Ipswich Town defender Corrie Ndaba will spend the 2023/24 season on loan at Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock

Contracts

Wednesday, 7th June

Midfielder Aaron O'Reilly signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa

Thursday, 1st June

Chloe Mustaki pledged her allegiance to Bristol City by signing a new two year contract

Monday, 5th June

Robbie Brady and Preston North End reached an agreement on a two year contract extension, keeping the midfielder at Deepdale for until the summer of 2025

Tuesday, 6th June

Wolves striker Nathan Fraser signed a two year extension to his contract at Molineux

Wednesday, 7th June

Ciara Grant signed a one year extension to her contract to stay with Hearts for the 2023/24 season

Monday, 12th June

Lewes Player's Player of the Season, and Manager's Player of the Season, Sophie Whitehouse will stay at The Dripping Pan for the 2023/24 season

Tuesday, 13th June

After recently passing 100 appearances for Liverpool FC women's team, defender Niamh Fahey has signed an extension to her conract with the Reds

Thursday, 14th June

Greg Cunningham signed a six month extension to his contract at Preston, with an option further six months depending on fitness and availability

Wednesday, 22nd June

Having proved his fitness in the second half of the season, Kyle Callan-McFadden has signed a one year extension to his contract with King's Lynn Town

Wednesday, 28th June

Everton exercised the 12 month option on Courtney Brosnan's contract with the Toffees

Recent U19 call up Patrick Casey signed a three year contract with Charlton Athletic, this is the striker's first professional contract

Thursday, 29th June

Seamus Coleman signed a one year extension to his contract with Everton, which should see him overtake Tim Howard with the most appearances in the Premier League for the Toffees

Friday, 30th June

Left-sided defender Sean Roughan committed himself to Lincoln City, signing a contract extension until 2025 with the Imps

Managers

Monday, 26th June

Robbie Keane agreed to take over Maccabi Tel Aviva, signing a two year contract with the Israeli side

Thursday, 29th June

Alan Sheehan joined Michael Duff's backroom team at Swansea City, as assistant haead coach

July 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts
August 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th January 2023

Friday, 20th January 2023

Championship

Sheffield United 1-0 Hull City

Aaron Connolly made his first start for Hull City - this was his first start since Sunday, 11th September, and the 50th time the striker was named in a starting XI in his career

Saturday, 21st January 2023

Premier League

Leicester City 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Evan Ferguson scored his fifth goal of the season

Championship

Coventry 2-4 Norwich City

Adam Idah's introduction was his 25th appearance in the Championship

Stoke City 4-0 Reading

Will Smallbone scored his first goal since Saturday, 15th October

Birmingham City 1-2 Preston North End

Robbie Brady assisted a goal for the first time since Friday, 4th November in his first start in ten weeks

League 1

Shrewsbury Town 5-1 Cambridge United

Jordan Shipley scored his fifth goal of the season, this was his first goal since Saturday, 5th November

Plymouth Argyle 4-2 Cheltenham

Finn Azaz marked his first start since Tuesday, 25 October with two assists
Tyreik Wright made his first start for Plymouth Argyle
Will Ferry assisted a goal for the first time this season

Oxford United 2-1 Ipswich Town

Marcus Harness assisted a goal for the first time in nine weeks

Forest Green Rovers 1-2 MK Dons

Conor Grant was booked for the first time this season, more than a year after his last yellow card in December 2021

Derby County 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

Tony Springett made his first appearance for Derby County
Conor Hourihane scored his 30th goal in League One
Kieran Sadlier's fifth goal of the season was also his 20th goal in League One

League 2

Colchester United 0-2 Gillingham

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 15th November

Hartlepool 2-0 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane's start was his 150th appearance for Rochdale

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-0 Clyde

Kevin Joshua not at Peterhead(2010)

Scottish FA Cup

Celtic 5-0 Greenock Morton

Bosun Lawal came off the bench to make his first appearance for Celtic's senior side

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee

Joe Shaughnessy's introduction was his 100th appearance for St Mirren

Dundee United 3-0 Stirling University

In his first start since Saturday, 12th November, Jamie McGrath scored his first goal since Wednesday, 9th November

Arbroath 0-2 Motherwell

Shane Blaney made his debut for Motherwell

Monday, 23rd January 2023

Scottish FA Cup

Darvel 1-0 Aberdeen

Liam Scales was booked for the first time in a month

Tuesday, 1 November 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 29th October 2022

Saturday, 29th October 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur

Mark Travers' start, his first in two months, was the 60th time he'd been named in the Bournemouth starting XI

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' introduction was his first appearance in three months

Preston North End 2-1 Middlesbrough

Congratulations to Alan Browne on reaching 350 appearances for Preston North End

🙌 This afternoon, skipper @Alan__Browne is set to become the 16th player to reach 350 appearances for PNE!

Congratulations, Browney 💙#pnefc pic.twitter.com/XwXfqqQRz3
— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) October 29, 2022

League 1

Port Vale 1-0 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Derby County 4-2 Bristol Rovers

Both James Collins and David McGoldrick scored their fifth goal for Derby County - McGoldrick's goal was the final goal of the first hat trick of his career
Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season, six weeks after his previous booking, and is suspended for the next game

League 2

Stockport County 3-0 Sutton United

James Brown was booked for the first time in two months, and assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Bradford City 1-1 Crawley Town

Mazeed Ogungbo's start was his first appearance in seven weeks

Walsall 1-0 Rochdale

Liam Kinsella was named in the Walsall starting XI for the 200th time

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 3-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy's introduction was his first appearance in a month

St Johnstone 1-0 Kilmarnock

Graham Carey's start was his first appearance in two months

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-0 Melbourne Victory

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 30th October 2022

Swedish Allsvenskan

Mjällby 1-2 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi's was named in the AIK starting XI for the first time in two months

Monday, 20 December 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 11th December 2021

Saturday, 11th December 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 0-2 Blackburn

Robbie Brady made his first start for Bournemouth, 10 months after his last start in January 2021

Derby County 1-0 Blackpool

Eiran Cashin came off the bench for his first career appearance
Richard Keogh's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Hull City 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the Bristol City starting XI for the 100th time <-- CHECK THIS

Preston North End 2-1 Barnsley

Sean Maguire's start was his 150th appearance for Preston North End
Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Reading

Callum Robinson scored his first goal in four months, and was shown his first yellow card since February 2020

League 1

Cheltenham 2-2 Lincoln City

Sean Long was booked for the first time in a month

MK Dons 1-2 Oxford United

Troy Parrott assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Portsmouth 2-0 Morecambe

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal of the season

Sunderland 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

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

League 2

Bradford City 2-2 Sutton United

Niall Canavan was sent off for the second time for Bradford City, just over a year after his last red card on Saturday, 21 November 2020

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Rochdale

Trevor Clarke assisted a goal for the first time this season in his first start in two months

Leyton Orient 1-2 Crawley Town

Will Ferry was named in the starting XI for the first time in six weeks

Walsall 3-0 Colchester

Emmanuel Osadebe made his 50th start for Walsall

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Hibernian

Joe Shaughnessy scored his tenth goal in the SPL
Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-3 Queen of the South

Mark Connolly scored his first goal for Dunfermline, this was his first goal since January 2020, and the 15th goal of his career

Sunday, 12th December 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's first start in 15 weeks was his 50th start for Motherwell

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th September 2021

Saturday, 18th September 2021

Championship

Hull City 1-3 Sheffield United

In his first start for Sheffield United, Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time since April 2021
John Egan scored his first goals of the season, this was the third time in his career the defender scored twice in the same game, after also scoring a brace for Brentford in August 2016, and Gillingham in November 2014

Luton 3-3 Swansea

Michael Obafemi was named in the starting XI for the first time since Thursday, 16 July 2020

Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackpool

Richard Keogh assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Peterborough 3-0 Birmingham City

Jack Taylor started his first game of the season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-4 Wigan

John O'Sullivan's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Fleetwood 2-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal in six weeks

Portsmouth 1-2 Cambridge United

In his 150th appearance for Portsmouth, Ronan Curtis scored his first goal of the season

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Shrewsbury

Olamide Shodipo started his first game in seven weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Charlton

Daryl Horgan's start was his 50th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
Harry Arter's first appearance in his season spell at Charlton was his first appearance since Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Barrow

Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time this season- this was his first yellow card since Saturday, 22nd February 2020

Carlisle United 2-2 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley made his first assist of the season, this was the first time he assisted a goal since Saturday, 5 December 2020

Mansfield Town 1-1 Rochdale

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season

Newport County 2-1 Walsall

In his 50th appearance for Walsall, Emmanuel Osadebe assisted a goal for the first time this season

Tranmere 2-0 Salford City

Corrie Ndaba's start was his 25th career appearance

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-2 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy scored his fifth goal for St Mirren
Connor Ronan assisted a goal for St Mirren for the first time during his loan spell

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran's start was his 300th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

Congratulations to Aaron Doran who made his 300th appearance for the club this afternoon pic.twitter.com/gSIHNBF3M1
— Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (@ICTFC) September 18, 2021

Greenock Morton 0-1 Raith

Oisin McEntee made his first appearance for Greenock Morton, this was his first appearance in senior football since October 2019
Ethon Varian assisted a goal for Raith for the first time

Sunday, 19th September 2021

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City

Shane Duffy's start was his 300th career appearance

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 1-0 Celtic

James McCarthy made his first start for Celtic since signing for the Bhoys

MLS

Austin FC 3-4 San Jose Earthquakes

Jon Gallagher scored his first goal since Friday, 2 July 2021

Saturday, 30 January 2021

Round Up for Tuesday, 26th January 2021

Tuesday, 26th January 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-5 Manchester City

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in a month

League 1

Gillingham 4-1 Crewe Alexandra

Thomas O'Connor was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Portsmouth 0-1 Lincoln City

Marcus Harness was booked for the fifth time this season

Rochdale 3-4 Oxford United

Anthony Forde made his 50th appearance for Oxford United

Wednesday, 27th January 2021

Championship

Coventry 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood's start was first appearance since Tuesday, 29th December

Swansea 1-1 Brentford

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal for Swansea, this was first goal since Monday, 28 September, and was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 1-5 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal for St Mirren, and his first goal since March 2019

Ross County 1-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll made his first assist of the season

Livingston 2-0 Kilmarnock

Jaze Kabia scored his first goal for Livingston

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 2-2 Inverness CT

Sean McGinty scored for the first time since Tuesday, 6 October
Aaron Doran made his first assist of the season

Tuesday, 4 August 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 31st July 2020

Friday, 31st July 2020

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Wellington Phoenix

Simon Cox was named in the Western Sydney Wanderers starting XI for the fifth time

Saturday, 1st August 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers

Follow his return to Aberdeen during the extended close season in Scotland, Jonathan Hayes made his first appearance for the Dons since May 2017

Dundee Utd 1-1 St Johnstone

Dan McNamara's start was his first appearance for St Johnstone

Hibernian 2-1 Kilmarnock

Danny Rogers came off the bench at half time to make his debut for new club Kilmarnock

St Mirren 1-0 Livingston

Danny Rogers' introduction at half time made him the first Irish goalkeeper to play since football restarted, and the first goalkeeper to play since Saturday, 7th March when Rogers, James McKeown, Jack Bonham, and Max O'Leary all started for their respective clubs

Joe Shaughnessy debut for new club St Mirren was also his 200th appearance in the SPL

4️⃣ @saintmirrenfc are the first team to start four @FAIreland players in an @spfl game since Hearts started Glenn Whelan, Colin Doyle, Aidan White, and Jake Mularaney against Hamilton Academical on Saturday, 31st August 2019#COYBIG #StMirrenFC https://t.co/IhJSSejs4r
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 1, 2020

Sunday, 2 August 2020

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-0 Western United

Roy O'Donovan scored his tenth goal of the season

⚽️ GOAL ‼️

Roy O'Donovan gets his 1️⃣0️⃣th goal of the season 🔥

📺 Stream #NEWvWUN: https://t.co/BVjrotjLKi
📱 Match Centre: https://t.co/G8eKs43Xiq pic.twitter.com/bfyiVzJP6S
— Fox Football (@FOXFOOTBALL) August 2, 2020

Friday, 21 February 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 18th February 2020

Tuesday, 18th February 2020

League 1

Southend United 0-1 Gillingham

Joe Shaughnessy's came off the bench for his first appearance in three months

League 2

Macclesfield 1-1 Plymouth

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 4-4 St Mirren

Sam Foley scored his first goal in the competition - this was his first goal in three months

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 3-2 Exeter

Marcus Harness scored his first goal since Saturday, 11th January

Wednesday, 19th February 2020

Football League Trophy

Newport Co. 0-0 Salford City

Darron Gibson made his debut for Salford City - 300 days after his last appearance in football
Richie Towell was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Thursday, 20th February 2020

UEFA Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Espanyol

Matt Doherty completed his first assist of the season - his first since Saturday, 4th May 2019

Indian Super League

NorthEast United 1-5 Unknown Club

Andy Keogh scored his first goal for NorthEast United

Monday, 19 August 2019

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th August 2019

Saturday, 17th August 2019

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Watford

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time since October 2018

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time this season

Stoke City 2-2 Derby County

Scott Hogan scored his first goal for loan club Stoke in his 100th appearance in the Championship

Swansea 3-2 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty scored his first goal for Preston - his first strike since December 2018

League 1

Sunderland 2-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his first goal for Portsmouth
Aiden McGeady completed his first assist since New Year's Day

Blackpool 2-1 Oxford United

Anthony Forde made his 250th career appearance

Burton Albion 0-1 Rotherham

Stephen Quinn made his 50th start for Burton Albion, and coincidentally, Kieran O'Hara made his 50th career start

Coventry 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season

Lincoln City 4-0 Southend United

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bradford City 3-0 Oldham

Sean Scannell scored his first goal for Bradford - this was the winger's first goal since November 2015

Carlisle United 0-2 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town

Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Walsall

Paul Green made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra
Eddie Nolan scored his first goal of the season - before this Nolan hadn't scored since January

Exeter 1-1 Swindon Town

In his first appearance for Swindon Town, Eoin Doyle scored his first goal of 2019/20

Morecambe 0-0 Cheltenham

Barry Roche was booked for the first time in almost a year, the goalkeeper's last yellow card was on Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Sean Long was booked for the first time this season, his last yellow was in December 2017

Newport Co. 1-0 Plymouth

Padraig Amond made his 300th appearance in League Two

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 5-3 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers made his first appearance for loan club Greenock Morton
Daryl Horgan completed his tenth assist for Hibernian

Sunday, 18th August 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy booked for the first time since January 2018 in his first appearance for Crystal Palace

Eredivisie

Feyenoord 1-1 FC Utrecht

Liam Kelly's first start for Feyenoord was the first time the midfielder was named in a starting XI since February

Monday, 19th August 2019

Romanian Second League

Lovech 1-2 OFK Pirin

Conor Henderson made his first appearance for OFK since returning to them

Monday, 5 August 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 2nd August 2019

Friday, 2nd August 2019

Championship

Luton 3-3 Middlesbrough

James Collins' late equaliser was his first goal in the Championship

Saturday, 3rd August 2019

Championship

Millwall 1-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne's start was his 150th appearance in the competition

Reading 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood was sent off for the first time since February 2015
Josh Barrett's assist for Meite's goal was his first assist for Reading, and his first at senior level since November 2017

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Rotherham

After signing for AFC Wimbledon over the summer, Callum Reilly made his first appearance for the Dons, and was booked for the first time since February

Burton Albion 0-1 Ipswich

John-Joe O'Toole's start for for new club Burton Albion was his first time starting a game since March
Stephen Quinn was sent off for the fourth time in his career, this was his first red card since December 2014

Coventry 1-0 Southend United

Joe Shaughnessy made his first appearance for new club Southend United

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance since January

Peterborough 1-3 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's second half introduction was his 350th appearance in English football

Shrewsbury 1-0 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis made his 50th appearance for Portsmouth

League 2

Salford City 2-0 Stevenage

Richie Towell's open day booking was his first yellow card since October 2018

Bradford City 0-0 Cambridge United

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Exeter 1-0 Macclesfield

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time in 11 months

Leyton Orient 1-0 Cheltenham

Conor Wilkinson's assist on the winner was his first assist in almost a year

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 0-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll made his 200th appearance since leaving Irish football

Sunday, 4th August 2019

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-2 Hearts

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time since Saturday, 11 August 2018

Monday, 5th August 2019

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Derby County

Jason Knight came off the bench late in the second half to make his senior club debut

Monday, 11 March 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 8th March 2019

Friday, 8th March 2019

League 1

Coventry 1-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time since December

League 2

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Rangers

Daryl Horgan's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Saturday, 9th March 2019

Premier League

Cardiff 2-0 West Ham United

Harry Arter was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Preston North End

After signing for Preston North End in January, Joe Rafferty made his debut for the Lilywhites

Bolton 2-1 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

QPR 0-0 Stoke City

Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since April 2018

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Shane McLoughlin's strike was the first goal of his career

Blackpool 2-2 Southend United

Robert Kiernan marked his first appearance since August 2017 with his first goal since December 2016

Bradford City 3-1 Peterborough

Eoin Doyle scored his tenth goal for Bradford, and completed his first assist since December

Plymouth 0-0 Luton

Graham Carey first booking in almost two months was also his tenth yellow card of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Sunderland

Michael Harriman came off the bench for his first appearance since New Year's Day
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time since November

Charlton 2-1 Portsmouth

Josh Cullen assisted a goal for the first time since September

League 2

Northampton 2-1 Exeter

Sam Foley was booked for the fifth time this season

Carlisle United 2-1 Swindon Town

Jamie Devitt's assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Cheltenham 4-1 Notts County

Kevin Dawson made his first assist of the season

Colchester 3-0 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien was booked for the fifth time this season. This was the defender's first booking since December

Stevenage 0-1 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 3-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal in three months

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-8 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan came off the bench and completed his first assist in two months
Congratulations to on loan midfielder Stephen Mallon on his first career goal

Slovakian Super Liga

Zlaté Moravce 1-2 DAC

Connor Ronan made his first start for DAC, this was the midfielder's first start in three months

Sunday, 10th March 2019

Championship

Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's start was his 100th appearance for Aston Villa

💯 up in an #AVFC shirt for @ConorHourihane today. 👏#PartOfThePride pic.twitter.com/filZOkQqBm
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 10, 2019

USL Championship

Memphis 901 0-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies

Congratulations to Jordan Doherty on his senior professional debut on loan at Tampa Bay Rowdies

Monday, 24 December 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 3-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's assist for Burnley's only goal of the game was his first of the season

Huddersfield 1-3 Southampton

Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Southampton, in the process becoming their youngest goalscorer in the Premier League, and the 105th Irish player to score in the PL.
This was the eleventh goal scored by an Irish player in the 2018/19 season - matching the total scored in 2017/18.

West Ham United 0-2 Watford

Congratulations to Declan Rice on his 50th appearance for West Ham United

Congratulations, @_DeclanRice! 👏 pic.twitter.com/NRnyd6aOuN
— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) December 22, 2018

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End

Keiren Westwood's start was his first appearance in more than a year, his last time lining out for the Owls was on Saturday, 9th December 2017

League 1

Blackpool 0-1 Barnsley

John O'Sullivan was named in the Blackpool starting XI for the first time in a month

Bradford City 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal for Bradford, and was also booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season, three months after his last yellow card, and also made his fifth assist of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Walsall

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time this season in his first league appearance of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was shown his first yellow card since August

League 2

Crawley 2-3 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his first assist since September

Forest Green 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green came off the bench for his first appearance for Crewe since August

Lincoln City 3-2 Newport Co.

The first goal of Padraig Amond's brace was his 70th goal in League Two

Stevenage 1-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal for Mansfield, his was the fifth goal of the defender's career, his first goal in League Two, and his first goal of the season

Yeovil 1-1 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Stephen Gleeson's came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 6th October
Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Hearts, also his first appearance in the SPL

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker made his 400th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's scored his fifth goal in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 23rd December 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th November

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance for St Johnstone

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Newcastle Jets

After completing his record suspension, Roy O'Donovan returned to the Newcastle Jets starting XI for his first appearance since May

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 7th December 2018

Friday, 7th December 2018

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time this season, almost a year to the date of his last booking on Saturday, 9th December 2017

Saturday, 8th December 2018

Championship

Birmingham City 0-1 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time this season - this was the midfielder's first yellow card since April 2016!

Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams' was booked for the first time in two months

Millwall 2-2 Hull City

Aiden O'Brien's goal was his first strike since August

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Preston North End

Daryl Murphy's appearance off the bench was the striker's first appearance in two months

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored in consecutive games for the first time since December 2016

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-4 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor made his 50th appearance in League One

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Barnsley

After signing on an emergency loan midweek, Stephen Henderson made his first start for Wycombe Wanderers. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since February

League 2

Cheltenham 2-1 Grimsby

James McKeown was booked for the first time since August

Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Oldham

Corey Whelan made his 25th career start

Swindon Town 2-1 Newport Co.

In his 25th appearance of the season, Padraig Amond scored his 25th goal for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy's first goal in a month was also his fifth goal in the SPL and the tenth goal of the defender's career

Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Hearts 1-0 Motherwell

Charles Dunne's start was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 20th October

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 2-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal of the season

Sunday, 9th December 2018

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-1 Rangers

Andy Boyle's start was his first appearance in a month

MLS

Atlanta United 2-0 Portland Timbers

Congratulations to Chris McCann on winning the MLS Cup with Atlanta United

Monday, 10th December 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-2 Watford

Seamus Coleman's own goal was his first OG since August 2014

Monday, 5 November 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 3rd November 2018

Saturday, 3rd November 2018

The 13 goals scored today is a season high for the 2018/19 season

Premier League

Cardiff 0-1 Leicester City

Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season

Everton 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Seamus Coleman's first goal since Saturday, 21 January 2017 was also his 25th goal for Everton

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Tottenham

Matt Doherty made his 200th start for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Reading 3-2 Bristol City

Liam Kelly scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since April

Rotherham 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning scored a brace of goals for the first time in his career

League 1

Coventry 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season - this was his tenth goal in League One

Gillingham 3-0 Fleetwood

Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Newport Co.

On his first start in a month, Jamie Devitt scored twice for the first time in his career

Macclesfield 1-4 Bury

Jay O'Shea's strike was the 60th goal of his career

Northampton 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th appearance in League Two
Eddie Nolan came off the bench for his first appearance since in two months

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 5-0 Hearts

Jake Mulraney was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 25 August. This was his first appearance since 22nd September

Hibernian 0-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season

Motherwell 1-0 Dundee

Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Sunday, 4th November 2018

Premier League

Manchester City 6-1 Southampton

Shane Long started a game for Southampton for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance in the Premier League since January

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

2017/18 Season Appearance Statistics for Irish Players

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for the 2017/18 season

Wins
Promoted Matt Doherty started the most wins of the season, named in the starting XI 30 times that Wolves would go on to win. Interestingly, new recruit Callum Robinson started the most wins of any striker - 13 wins for the Preston forward.

Draws
Derby defender Richard Keogh started 15 games that ended all square, just behind goalkeeper Jack Bonham whose loan spell at Carlisle featured 17 draws.

Losses
St Johnstone's Joe Shaughnessy started 20 losses across the season, including two losses to FK Trakai of Lithuania.

Starts/Completed Games
Darren Randolph started a remarkable 50 games during 2017-18, only missing three games of Middlesbrough's season, and went on to completed 90 minutes in each one. Of the outfield players, nobody started or completed more games than Anthony O'Connor's games for Aberdeen.

Substitutions/Introductions
No player was substituted more than Millwall's Aiden O'Brien, the striker was removed from the action 19 times in 2017-18. Fellow striker Adam Rooney was introduced from the bench 21 times this season.

Stayed On Bench
Cardiff City's Brian Murphy was left on the bench in more games than any other player, finishing the season as an unused substitute in 47 games. Derby defender Alex Pearce was left on the bench in 35 games - the most of any outfield player

Goals
In what was a poor season for Irish goals, Conor Hourihane, Anthony Stokes and Adam Rooney all managed 11 goals, Sean Maguire scored 10 for Preston, and Eoin Doyle scored 17 on loan at Oldham.

Discipline
Carl McHugh was shown a yellow card in 15 of his 45 starts, four more than compatriot Daniel Devine - the only two players to reach double digit bookings in 2017-18

Thursday, 3 May 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th April 2018

Friday, 27th April 2018

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Anthony O'Connor's first goal since August was also his fifth goal for Aberdeen

Saturday, 28th April 2018

Premier League

Southampton 2-1 Bournemouth

Shane Long came off the bench for his 150th appearance for Southampton

Championship

Hull City 0-2 Cardiff

David Meyler was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Leeds United

In what was his last appearance for Norwich City, Wes Hoolahan's start was his 470th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland, the goal he scored was his 70th since leaving the LOI, and his 30th in the Championship. #ThanksWes

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City

Daryl Murphy start was the striker's first appearance since since Saturday, 17th March

QPR 3-1 Birmingham City

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time since November

Sheffield United 0-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's winner was his 15th goal for Preston

Middlesbrough 2-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Bradford City 0-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin's start was his 50th appearance of the season, and his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston made his 50th start for Gillingham

Oldham 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor was named in the Doncaster starting XI for the first time since February

Oxford United 2-1 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 13th March

Peterborough 2-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden made his 300th appearance since leaving Bohemians

Plymouth 2-1 Rotherham

Graham Carey scored his 15th goal of the season
Richie Towell's first goal since Saturday, 17 March was his fifth goal League One

League 2

Chesterfield 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman's own goal was his first since March 2013

Colchester 0-0 Swindon Town

Donal McDermott was booked for the first time since November

Newport Co. 2-1 Cambridge United

Barry Corr was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 3-1 Exeter

Luke Wade Slater's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 7th November
Pierce Sweeney's ninth goal of the season was his first goal in a month

Yeovil 2-3 Mansfield Town

Connor Smith's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 10th March

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 5-3 Kilmarnock

Alan Power's first yellow card in nearly two months was his fifth booking of 2017/18

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the first time since November

St Johnstone 1-1 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown made his 50th career start
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal since Thursday, 29th June 2017
Conor Sammon's first goal since Saturday, 24 February was his tenth goal of the season, and his 30th goal in the SPL

Tuesday, 1st May 2018

League 2

Chesterfield 1-0 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's start was his 50th appearance for Newport County

Monday, 23 April 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st April 2018

Saturday, 21st April 2018

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens started his 200th game since leaving Shamrock Rovers

Preston North End 0-0 Norwich

Greg Cunningham was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 1-2 Burton Albion

Marc Wilson's first booking since Tuesday, 26th December was also the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Oldham

Eoin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 2-0 Plymouth

John-Joe O'Toole's opener was the player's first goal in two months

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Luton

John O'Sullivan's came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Lincoln City 2-1 Colchester

Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 24th February

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 22nd April 2018

Premier League

Stoke City 1-1 Burnley

Stephen Ward's start was his 100th appearance for Burnley