Aiden McGeady made his 15th assist of the season - this was also his 25th assist for Sunderland
AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Ipswich
Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 75th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Alan Judge was booked for the first time in two months
Rochdale 2-1 Swindon Town
Eoghan O'Connell made his 75th appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal of his career, in his tenth start for Rochdale
Lincoln City 4-0 MK Dons
Anthony Scully started his 30th game for Lincoln City
League 2
Morecambe 4-1 Scunthorpe
John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in two months, then assisted another goal twelve minutes later!
Mason O'Malley's start was his 25th appearance for Scunthorpe
Barrow 2-1 Exeter
Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal since Saturday, 6th February
Newport Co. 0-0 Carlisle United
Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance Saturday, 6th March
Walsall 1-0 Tranmere
Emmanuel Osadebe scored his tenth goal of his career
Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 1-1 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh made his fifth assist of the season, a month after his last assist
Wednesday, 14th April 2021
Bulgarian Cup
Ludogorets 1-2 CSKA Sofia
Graham Carey's introduction was his 25th appearance of the season
Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time in a month
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Luton
James Collins' introduction was his 75th appearance in the competition
League 1
Gillingham 3-2 MK Dons
Thomas O'Connor was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the 50th time
Warren O'Hora scored his first goal for MK Don, 17 months after his last goal, in October 2019
Accrington Stanley 1-2 Ipswich
Seamus Conneely was sent off for the first time since Saturday, 7th September 2019
Hull City 2-0 Rochdale
Conor Shaughnessy was sent off for the first time in his career Rochdale named six Irish players in their starting XI(Bazunu, McShane, O'Connell, Keohane, Shaughnessy, and Grant) - the first team to do so since Ipswich in March 2010(Delaney, Murphy, Walters, Garvan, Murphy, and O'Connor)
Shrewsbury 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season
League 2
Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town
Niall Canavan made his first assist of the season, a year after his last assist on Tuesday, 3rd March 2020
Australian A-League
Perth Glory 1-2 Central Coast Mariners
Andy Keogh completed an assist for the first time in six weeks
Wednesday, 3rd March 2021
Premier League
Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa
David McGoldrick scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season - the first Irish player to score more than five goals in England's top division since Shane Long scored ten in 2015/16
Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United
James McCarthy started his first game in a month
Championship
Stoke City 1-2 Swansea
Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season
Thursday, 4th March 2021
Premier League
West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Everton
Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in five weeks
Fulham 0-1 Tottenham
Matt Doherty's start was his 25th appearance for Tottenham
Mark McGuinness made his 20th career start Alan Judge was booked for the first time since Saturday, 28th November
League 2
Bradford City 2-1 Morecambe
Niall Canavan was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the first time since his move to the Bantams Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal since Saturday, 7 November
John O'Sullivan scored his 15th goal in League Two
Forest Green 4-3 Oldham
Dominic Bernard came off the bench for his first appearance in seven weeks
Ian Lawlor was booked for the first time this season - more than four years after his last booking in December 2017
Wednesday, 17th February 2021
Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Fulham
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time in two months Kevin Long started a Premier League game for the first time since Saturday, 31st October
Everton 1-3 Manchester City
Seamus Coleman's introduction was his 350th appearance in English football
League 2
Mansfield Town 2-3 Bolton
Harry Charsley was booked for the first time since Saturday, 26th September
Stephen Quinn completed his first assist of the season, this was the midfielder's first assist since Tuesday, 3rd September 2019
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 1-1 Hamilton Academical
Joe Shaughnessy was shown his first yellow card in seven weeks
Football League Trophy
Sunderland 1-1 Lincoln City
Anthony Scully scored his fifth goal in the competition
Thursday, 18th February 2021
Europa League
Wolfsberger AC 1-4 Tottenham
In his 20th start for Tottenham, Matt Doherty completed his first assist since Sunday, 8th November
Nathan Collins was booked for the first time a month in what was his 30th start for the Potters' senior side
League 2
Salford City 2-2 Harrogate Town
Richie Towell's substitute appearance was his first appearance since Saturday, 5th December
Simon Power came off the bench to make his Harrogate Town debut
Swiss Challenge League
Grasshopper 2-0 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
Connor Ronan was named in the Grasshopper starting XI in their first game following the end of the Swiss winter break
Indian Super League
SC East Bengal 0-1 Mumbai City
Anthony Pilkington made his tenth start for SC East Bengal
Saturday, 23rd January 2021
League 1
Charlton 2-2 Swindon Town
Conor Masterson made his first appearance for loan club Swindon Town - this was his first start in two months
Crewe Alexandra 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time in two months
Gillingham 2-2 Rochdale
Jimmy Keohane's brace was his first goal in eight weeks
Ipswich 0-1 Peterborough
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time in two months
Lincoln City 2-1 Northampton
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of the season
Michael Harriman's start was his 300th career appearance
Portsmouth 0-4 Hull City
Ronan Curtis started a game for the first time in five weeks
Sunderland 1-0 Shrewsbury
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season
Wigan 0-0 Fleetwood
After signing a short term contract with Wigan Athletic, Corey Whelan made his first appearance for the Latics
League 2
Cambridge United 0-0 Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor started his 50th game for Bradford City
Morecambe 3-0 Colchester
John O'Sullivan's first goal in a month was the 20th goal of his career
Port Vale 1-3 Walsall
Tyreik Wright completed an assist in his first appearance for loan club Walsall
Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time in two months
Southend United 0-1 Mansfield Town
Stephen Quinn's start was his first appearance for Mansfield Town
Tranmere 2-1 Bolton
Ryan Delaney was sent off for the first time in his career
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 2-0 Motherwell
Tommie Hoban scored his second goal of the season, the second time he's scored twice in a single season in his career, having also managed it for Watford in the 2012/13 season
Scottish Championship
Dunfermline 0-0 Ayr
Corrie Ndaba made his first appearance for loan club Ayr
FA Cup
Swansea 5-1 Nottingham Forest
Ryan Manning's start was the 100th time the defender was named in a starting XI in his career Conor Hourihane's first appearance for Swansea was his first appearance in two months
Millwall 0-3 Bristol City
Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 October
Sunday, 24th January 2021
Championship
Preston North End 0-0 Reading
Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time this season
FA Cup
Chelsea 3-1 Luton
James Collins' substitute appearance was his 500th career appearance
Fulham 0-3 Burnley
Kevin Long scored the tenth goal of his career in his first appearance since Saturday, 31 October, more than two years after his last goal on Tuesday, 25 September 2018
Scottish League Cup
Livingston 1-0 St Mirren
Dylan Connolly was booked for the first time this season
Australian A-League
Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Newcastle Jets
Roy O'Donovan's first goal of the season was his 50th goal in the A-League
Seamus Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks
Newcastle Utd 1-1 Fulham
Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season
Championship
Norwich 2-0 Cardiff
Greg Cunningham started a game for the first time in nine weeks
Birmingham City 1-4 Middlesbrough
Scott Hogan made his 30th appearance for Birmingham City
Stoke City 1-0 Blackburn
Nathan Collins started a game for the 25th time
League 1
Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham
Eoghan O'Connell scored his second goal of the season, the second time the defender scored more than once in a season
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Crewe Alexandra
Callum Reilly started his 50th game for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance in League One
Northampton 0-4 Lincoln City
Zachary Elbouzedi made his 20th appearance in British football
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of his career
Plymouth 1-0 MK Dons
Joe Mason's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th October
League 2
Bradford City 1-0 Cambridge United
Billy Clarke's start was his 150th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist since January 2019
Colchester 1-2 Morecambe
John O'Sullivan scored his fifth goal for Morecambe
Mansfield Town 1-1 Southend United
Ryan Sweeney was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Harry Charsley completed his fifth assist of the season
Walsall 4-3 Port Vale
Liam Kinsella made his 50th appearance in League Two
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 3-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since October 2019
Scottish Championship
Alloa 2-1 Inverness CT
Aaron Doran's introduction was his 300th career appearance
Sunday, 20th December 2020
Premier League
Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield United
In his 40th Premier League appearance, David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in a year (his last yellow card was on Saturday, 21st December 2019) and completed his first assist since Saturday, 14th December 2019
West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa
Callum Robinson's introduction was his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Scottish Premier League
Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen
Danny Rogers made his 25th appearance in the SPL
Monday, 21 December 2020
Premier League
Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Robbie Brady's start was his 150th appearance in the competition
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
Shaun Williams marked his 250th appearance for Millwall with his second goal in two games - his first time scoring in consecutive games since August 2016 Aiden O'Brien's late equaliser was his first goal since Tuesday, 13 August
Saturday, 7th December 2019
Premier League
Tottenham 5-0 Burnley
Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the competition - the 16th Irish player to appear in the Premier League this season, one more than appeared in 2018/19.
Parrott is the third Irish teenage player to play in the competition this season, the first time that's happened since 2011/12
Championship
Hull City 2-1 Stoke City
James McClean completed his first assist of the season - his first since January
Luton 2-1 Wigan
James Collins' start was his 450th career appearance
Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season
League 1
Bolton 2-2 AFC Wimbledon
Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Bolton
Bristol Rovers 4-2 Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin completed his first assist in two months
Coventry 1-1 Ipswich
Alan Judge made his fifth assist for Ipswich
League 2
Cambridge United 1-0 Plymouth
On his first appearance since Saturday, 14 September, Samir Carruthers was shown his first yellow card since February 2017
Colchester 1-0 Salford City
Richie Towell was booked for the first time since August
Forest Green 0-2 Scunthorpe
Kevin Dawson started his first game for Forest Green in three months
Dominic Bernard was booked for the fifth time this season
Mansfield Town 0-3 Cheltenham
Jake Doyle-Hayes completed two assist in this game - before this his last assist came in August
Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United
John O'Sullivan scored his first goal in two months
Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 1-0 Hearts
Aidan Keena came off the bench for his first appearance in six weeks
Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time since January 2018
Scottish Championship
Dunfermline 3-1 Greenock Morton
Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since March 2016
Inverness CT 2-0 Ayr
Aaron Doran made his first assist of the season
Sunday, 8 December 2019
Premier League
Norwich 1-2 Sheffield United
Enda Stevens scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Premier League
Stevens is the ninth Irish player to score in the competition this season, the most since 2016/17 when ten players scored
Callum Robinson was booked for the first time in 14 months
Callum Robinson came off the bench for his first appearance since November
Stoke City 0-0 Reading
James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season
Wigan 5-2 Bolton
Darron Gibson's second half introduction - his first appearance in six weeks - was his 200th appearance in English football
League 1
Luton 2-2 Gillingham
Callum Reilly completed his first assist since October
Peterborough 1-2 Coventry
Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time since December
Shrewsbury 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance in League One
League 2
Crewe Alexandra 6-1 Crawley
Paul Green scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 24th February 2018
MK Dons 1-1 Stevenage
Michael Timlin was booked for the tenth time this season
Notts County 0-0 Morecambe
Michael Doyle was shown his fifth yellow card of the season
Scottish Premier League
Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock
Alan Power was booked for the first time in a month
Gary Dicker assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st July
Scottish Championship
Falkirk 1-1 Partick Thistle
Sean McGinty started a game for the first time since Saturday, 19th January
Sunday, 17th March 2019
Premier League
Fulham 1-2 Liverpool
Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his first appearance in a month
Scottish Premier League
Dundee 0-1 Celtic
John O'Sullivan made his first start for Dundee, this was the winger's first start since December
English FA Cup
Millwall 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Aiden O'Brien marked his 200th appearance for Millwall with his 40th goal for the club, his fifth in the FA Cup
Alex Pearce scored his first goal for the Lions, this was his first goal since April 2018
Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since September
According to FA Cup Factfile on twitter, this was the first time an Irish player scored an FA Cup on St Patrick's Day
I've been doing a bit of digging and Alex Pearce and Aiden O'Brien of @MillwallFC may very well be the first Irish players to score #FACup goals on #StPatricksDay
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
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
David McGoldrick scored his first goal in two months
John Egan was booked for the fifth time this season, and is suspended for the next game
Polish Ekstraklasa
Jagiellonia Białystok 0-4 Zagłębie Lubin
Cillian Sheridan made his 50th appearance in the Polish League
Saturday, 15 December 2018
Premier League
Tottenham 1-0 Burnley
Kevin Long made his 25th appearance in the Premier League
Championship
Aston Villa 2-2 Stoke City
James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season, and also made his fifth assist of the season
Bristol City 2-2 Norwich
In his 100th career start, Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal of the season. This was his first strike since November 2017
League 1
Bradford City 4-0 Walsall
Liam Kinsella made his 50th appearance in League One
Eoin Doyle's first goal in two months was the 40th time he scored in England's third tier
Gillingham 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time in two and a half months
Oxford United 2-0 Blackpool
John O'Sullivan came off the bench for his first appearance in a month
Sunderland 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Aiden McGeady made his fifth assist of the season
League 2
Macclesfield 2-0 Crawley
Fiacre Kelleher made his 25th appearance for Macclesfield
Reece Grego Cox was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month
Northampton 1-1 Stevenage
Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Scottish Premier League
Kilmarnock 3-1 Dundee
Alan Power started a game for Kilmarnock for the 50th time
Andy Boyle was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6th October
St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell
David McMillan started his first game in eight weeks Charles Dunne was booked for the first time this season in what was his 50th appearance for Motherwell
Danish Superliga
Randers 2-0 Vejle Boldklub
Sean Murray came off the bench for his first appearance in a month
Sunday, 16 December 2018
Premier League
Southampton 3-2 Arsenal
Shane Long's introduction was the striker's first appearance in six weeks, and he marked his return with his first assist of the season
Scottish Premier League
Hibernian 2-0 Celtic
Jonathan Hayes made his 25th appearance for Celtic
Jamie Devitt's start was his 100th appearance for Carlisle United
Barry Roche made his 450th appearance for Morecambe
Sunderland 0-0 Stoke City U21
Nathan Collins made his first appearance in senior football
Macclesfield 3-3 Blackpool
John O'Sullivan and Paudie O'Connor both scored their first goals for Blackpool
Burton Albion 1-2 Walsall
Connor Ronan made his first appearance for Walsall
Callum Cockerill-Mollett made his first career appearance
Colchester 0-2 Southampton U21
Paul Rooney's first appearance for Colchester was his first appearance since January 2017
Thomas O'Connor's start was his first appearance in senior football since December 2016
Michael Obafemi scored his first senior goal of his career
Luton 2-1 Brighton U21
Eunan O'Kane's first start for Luton was also the midfielder's 300th career appearance
Aaron Connolly scored his first goal of his career
MK Dons 3-3 Peterborough
Conor O'Malley's start was his first appearance of the season
Northampton 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the first time this season
Crawley 1-1 Tottenham U21
Troy Parrott came off the bench to make his first career appearance
Thursday, 6th September 2018
UEFA Nations League
Wales 4-1 Republic of Ireland
Starting XI
Darren Randolph's first appearance since Tuesday, 14 November 2017 was his 29th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward made his 50th appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy continued his record of starting every cap in his 21st appearance for Ireland
Ciaran Clark's first start since Tuesday, 14 November 2017 was his 32nd appearance for Ireland, and was booked for the first time since October 2017
Seamus Coleman made his 47th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 40th appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane made his sixth appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his 11th appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie 's first start since Tuesday, 14 November 2017 was his 18th appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson's start was his international debut
Jonathan Walters made his 54th appearance for Ireland
Substitutes
Enda Stevens made his second appearance for Ireland
Daryl Horgan made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Shaun Williams scored his first international goal in his second appearance for Ireland
Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal for Bury, 18 months after his last goal in January 2017
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time this season, almost a year to the day since his last booking on Sunday, 13th August 2017
Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fleetwood
Eddie Nolan made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra
Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City
Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal for Macclesfield
Sheffield United 1-1 Hull City
Enda Stevens made his 50th start for Sheffield United
Leeds United 2-1 Bolton
After signing for Bolton during preseason, Marc Wilson made his debut for the Trotters
Mansfield Town 6-1 Accrington Stanley
Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance for loan club Mansfield Town
Preston North End 3-1 Morecambe
Graham Burke marked his first start for Preston North End with his first goal for the Lilywhites
Blackpool 3-1 Barnsley
John O'Sullivan's first start for Blackpool was also his first start since February
Yeovil 0-1 Aston Villa
Jake Doyle-Hayes's start for Aston Villa was the midfielder's first appearance at senior level since September 2017
Conor Hourihane's late winner was his first goal in the League Cup and the 60th goal of his career
Southend United 2-4 Brentford
Alan Judge made his 100th start for Brentford
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crawley
Mark Connolly scored his first goal in the League Cup, this was the defender's first goal since February
Bristol City 0-1 Plymouth
Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Plymouth
Cambridge United 1-4 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond's brace were his first goals in the League Cup
Reading 2-0 Birmingham City
John O'Shea came off the bench late in the second half to make his debut for Reading
Scottish League Challenge Cup
Inverness CT 1-2 Dunfermline
Aaron Doran made his 200th appearance for Inverness CT
Thursday, 16th August 2018
UEFA Cup
Burnley 1-0 Istanbul Buyuksehir
In his first appearance of the season, Kevin Long was booked for the first time since February
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time since November 2017
Greg Cunningham made his 100th appearance for Preston North End - all of which were starts!
Alan Browne made his 150th appearance for Preston North End
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading
Liam Kelly was booked for the first time since since Monday, 11th December
Bolton 1-0 Sunderland
John O'Shea made his 25th start of the season was also his 25th appearance in the competition
League 1
Shrewsbury 1-1 Gillingham
Mark Byrne scored his first goal since December, this was his fourth goal of the season, his most in a single season since 2014/15 (see below, from 1:28)
League 2
Barnet 1-3 Carlisle United
Jamie Devitt marked his 50th start for Carlisle United with his ninth goal of the season
After ten substitute appearances, John O'Sullivan was named in Carlisle's starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 16th December
Wednesday, 21st February 2018
Championship
Bristol City 1-1 Fulham
Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for Fulham, and marked it with an assist. This was the full back's first appearance in a month
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
Donal McDermott's first appearance since Wednesday, 8 November was also his first start for Swindon the previous Sunday
Saturday, 16th December 2017
Premier League
Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle Utd
Robert Elliot's start was his 50th Premier League appearance
Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Burnley
Shane Duffy was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Championship
Bolton 0-1 Burton Albion
Sean Scannell made his 300th appearance in the Championship
Derby County 2-0 Aston Villa
Scott Hogan came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 4th November
Ipswich 2-0 Reading
Paul McShane was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield United
This was the first time since March 2016 that four Irish players (Kevin O'Connor, Andy Boyle, Daryl Horgan and Alan Browne) started on the subs bench for a single team.
Samir Carruthers's first start since August was his 25th appearance for Sheffield United
Cardiff 1-0 Hull City
In his first appearance for Cardiff since August, Anthony Pilkington assisted the winner against Hull
League 1
Blackburn 2-0 Charlton
Derrick Williams made his 200th career appearance
Leon Best unfortunately scored his first own goal since May 2007
Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Oldham
Eoin Doyle scored his 15th goal of the season
Gillingham 4-1 Bristol Rovers
Bradley Garmston made his first appearance since Saturday, 28th October
Northampton 2-1 Walsall
Brendan Moloney made his 100th appearance for Northampton
Rotherham 1-1 Plymouth
Graham Carey made his 300th career appearance in British football
Southend United 1-2 Bradford City
Stephen McLaughlin scored his 15th goal for Southend
League 2
Carlisle United 1-2 Port Vale
John O'Sullivan's first start of the season was also his 25th appearance for Carlisle United
Exeter 2-1 Stevenage
Pierce Sweeney scored his fifth goal of the season in his 25th start of the season
Liam McAlinden was booked for the first time this season
Forest Green 0-2 Luton
Alan Sheehan made his 100th appearance in League Two
Glen Rea made his 25th appearance of the season
Alan Sheehan's scored his first goal since September
Lincoln City 2-0 Accrington Stanley
Seamus Conneely returned for his first appearance in a month
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 4-1 Hibernian
Adam Rooney made his 200th appearance in the SPL
Anthony Stokes' late consolation for Hibernian was his tenth goal of the season, and his 100th goal in the top level of Scottish football
Rangers 1-3 St Johnstone
Graham Cummins' first goal of the season was also his 15th goal for St. Johnstone
Scottish Championship
Inverness CT 1-0 Dumbarton
Jake Mulraney's start against Dumbarton was his 50th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Sunday, 17th December 2017
League 1
Fleetwood 2-3 Peterborough
Cian Bolger scored his third goal in two games (the first time the defender has scored in consecutive games) in his 25th start of the season
Indian Super League
Mumbai City 0-1 Atlético de Kolkata
Robbie Keane made his first start for Atlético de Kolkata, this was his first time being named in a starting XI since October 2016, and was voted as Fans Player of the Match
Courtney Duffus made his first appearance since Saturday, 12th August
Jack Byrne hadn't scored in a month before tonight and ended his mini-drought with his fourth and fifth goals of the season, unfortunately he also picked up his fifth booking of 2017/18 and is suspended for the next game
Bradford City 0-3 Rotherham
Richie Towell scored his first goal in almost two months, and was also booked for the first time this season
Newport Co. 1-2 Cheltenham
Joe Quigley started his first game since August, in what his first appearance since Saturday, 30th September
Rochdale 1-1 Blackburn
Niall Canavan's first appearance since Saturday, 2nd September was his 50th appearance for Rochdale
Southend United 2-0 Colchester
Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21
Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Gillingham
Northampton 3-3 Southampton U21
Sam Foley scored his first goal for Northampton
Wednesday, 8th November 2017
Football League Trophy
Carlisle United 1-2 Fleetwood
After returning from injury, John O'Sullivan made his first appearance of the season
Jamie Devitt was shown his first yellow card in exactly three months, his last booking was on Tuesday, 8 August
Bury 3-1 Stoke City U21
Callum Reilly scored his first goal for Bury, almost 15 months after his last goal in August 2016
Grimsby 1-1 Sunderland U21
Sam Kelly's appearance in Grimsby's starting XI was his first start in a month
Bristol Rovers 2-4 Swindon Town
Ryan Sweeney's third goal of the season was his first goal in the Football League Trophy
Donal McDermott was booked for the first time this season
James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic
Adam Rooney's appearance off the bench was his 150th appearance for Aberdeen and his 50th appearance of the season
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal in almost two months
Saturday, 13 May 2017
Premier League
Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time in 2017 in what was his 200th career appearance
Middlesbrough 1-2 Southampton
Shane Long's appearance in the Southampton starting XI was his first start since April 8th
Championship
Fulham 1-1 Reading
Paul McShane was sent off for the first time for Reading, six years after his last red card in April 2011
Scottish Premier League
Dundee 1-1 Ross County
Darren O'Dea scored his fifth goal of the season
Kilmarnock 2-1 Inverness CT
Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance in the SPL
Polish Ekstraklasa
Jagiellonia Białystok 2-0 Wisła Kraków
Cillian Sheridan scored his 15th goal of the season
Sunday, 14 May 2017
League 2
Blackpool 3-2 Luton
Glen Rea start was his 50th appearance in League Two
Alan Sheehan was shown his first yellow card in nearly two months
Carlisle United 3-3 Exeter
John O'Sullivan marked his 50th appearance in League Two with his first goal since April 1st
