Harry Vaughan and Gavin Kilkenny were named in the Fleetwood Town starting XI for the first time
Kilkenny assisted a goal for the first time since July 2021
Scottish Premiership
Motherwell 5-0 Ross County
Shane Blaney's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks
Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes' start was his 350th appearance for Aberdeen
FA Cup
Coventry 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Jeff Hendrick's introduction was his first appearance in nine weeks
Southampton 3-0 Watford
Will Smallbone was booked for the first time in six weeks
Wednesday, 7th February 2024
Scottish Premiership
Hibernian 1-2 Celtic
Adam Idah marked his first start for Celtic with two converted penalties
Jack Taylor scored his first goal in seven weeks
Marcus Harness assisted three goal in one game - the first Irish player to do that in English football since Will Smallbone did so for Stoke against Sunderland in March 2023
Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United
Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season
Bradford City 0-2 Middlesbrough
Alex Gilbert made his first appearance for Middlesbrough - this was the striker's first appearance in senior football since December 2021
Salford City 0-4 Burnley
Dara O'Shea scored his first goal for Burnley - just over a year after the defender's last goal on Saturday, 17th September 2022
Scottish League Cup
Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts
Corrie Ndaba's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks
Football League Trophy
Barnsley 3-1 Manchester City U21
Conor McCarthy scored his first goal for Barnsley - this was the defender's first goal since April 2022
Burton Albion 2-0 Everton U21
Ryan Sweeney started a game for the first time in six weeks
Wednesday, 27th September 2023
English League Cup
Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff
Sammie Szmodics' introduction was his 50th appearance for Blackburn Rovers
Andrew Moran scored twice (including his first goal for Blackburn) and assisted twice in the same game - the first Irish player to score and assist more than one goal in the same game since Aaron Drinan for Leyton Orient against Hartlepool in October 2021
Callum Robinson scored his first goal of the season in his first start since February 2023
Scottish League Cup
Ross County 1-2 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month
Serie A
Napoli 4-1 Udinese
Festy Ebosele started a game Udinese for the tenth time - this was his 25th appearance for Udinese
John Egan's his first assist of the season was his fifth assist for Sheffield United
Scottish Championship
Ayr 3-1 Dundee
Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Dundee - eight months after being sent off in December 2021
Eerste Divisie
Roda JC 1-3 NAC Breda
Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was booked for the first time this season
Saturday, 27th August 2022
Championship
Hull City 3-2 Coventry
After signing a two year contract with Hull City, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for the Tigers
Watford 2-3 QPR
Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance of the season
Wigan 1-5 Burnley
James McClean was named in the Wigan starting XI for the 100th time
Will Keane scored his 40th goal for Wigan, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship
League 1
Cheltenham 1-2 Oxford United
Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season
Derby County 2-1 Peterborough
Jason Knight scored his first goal since Sunday, 21 November 2021
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 4th December 2021
Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons
Warren O'Hora' start was his 100th appearance in British football
League 2
Stockport County 1-1 Swindon Town
Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since Friday, 3 July 2020
Scottish Premiership
Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston
Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks
Ciaran Clark was sent off for the first time for Newcastle United. This was the third sending off of his career, and his first since being sent off in January 2015
FA Cup
Exeter 2-1 Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game - this was his first yellow card in eight weeks
Football League Trophy
Bolton 1-0 Fleetwood
Eoin Doyle assisted a goal for the first time since August
Cian Hayes started a game in senior football for the first time in his career
Rotherham 1-1 Port Vale
JJ Kayode started a game for the first time in five weeks
Kieran Sadlier assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 26th October
Leyton Orient 0-0 MK Dons
Troy Parrott was sent off for the first time in his career
Cambridge United 2-0 Walsall
Liam Kinsella was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 18th September
Swindon Town 1-2 Colchester
Alan Judge was booked for the first time this season
Wednesday, 1st December 2021
Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Burnley
Nathan Collins' start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th October
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 2-0 Livingston
Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time this season
Hibernian 0-1 Rangers
Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time in two months
St Mirren 0-0 Ross County
Both Charles Dunne and Connor Ronan were booked for the first time this season. Dunne's yellow card was his first booking since December 2018
Sunderland 0-1 Oldham
In his first start in six weeks, Harry Vaughan scored his first goal in nine weeks
Thursday, 2nd December 2021
Scottish Premier League
Celtic 1-0 Hearts
Aaron McEneff started a game for Hearts for the first time since Saturday, 10th July
Bulgarian Parva Liga
CSKA Sofia 2-0 Lokomotiv Sofia 1929
Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Thursday, 22 July
Six weeks after his last assist for West Brom, Callum Robinson assisted two goals in the same game
Saturday, 25th September 2021
Championship
Birmingham City 0-0 Preston North End
Sean Maguire was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 100th time
League 1
Burton Albion 1-2 Lincoln City
Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of the season, this was also his 20th goal in League 1, and his 30th goal for Lincoln City
Charlton 2-2 Portsmouth
Marcus Harness scored his first goal since Saturday, 14th August
MK Dons 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Troy Parrott scored his fifth goal of his career, all of which have come in League One
Morecambe 3-3 Accrington Stanley
Shane McLoughlin was sent off for the first time in his career
Seamus Conneely assisted a goal in his first appearance of the season
John O'Sullivan's was named in the starting XI for the first time in seven weeks
Rotherham 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Chiedozie Ogbene's start was his 50th appearance for Rotherham
Sunderland 1-0 Bolton
Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time this season
League 2
Crawley Town 2-1 Bradford City
Will Ferry scored his first goal in senior football
Forest Green 0-0 Tranmere
Dominic Bernard was booked for the first time in six weeks in his 75th appearance for Forest Green
Leyton Orient 0-0 Mansfield Town
Shadrach Ogie was booked for the first time this season Stephen McLaughlin made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town
Ryan Burke's introduction was his first appearance in League 2
Rochdale 0-1 Oldham
Liam Kelly made his first appearance in League 2
Sutton United 4-0 Carlisle United
Corey Whelan scored the first own goal of his career
Queen's Park 3-2 Peterhead
Luca Connell scored his first goal of the season, and was booked for the first time this season. Coincidentally he was also booked in the last game he scored
Sunday, 26th September 2021
Premier League
Southampton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Shane Long's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 3-2 Aberdeen
Connor Ronan's brace was his first goal since December 2020
Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time this season
Jonathan Hayes's first start in a month was his 300th appearance in the SPL
Hibernian 1-0 St Johnstone
Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time since Thursday, 12th August
Bulgarian Parva Liga
CSKA Sofia 2-1 Levski Sofia
Graham Carey's goal, his first in the league this season, was his fifth goal of the season
Sean McGinty was sent off for the first time in his career
Inverness CT 2-2 Ayr
Aaron Doran's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks
Eerste Divisie
Excelsior 3-0 Dordrecht
Liam Bossin was named in the Dordrecht starting XI for the tenth time
Saturday, 1st May 2021
Championship
Huddersfield 1-1 Coventry
Richard Keogh was booked for the first time since Saturday, 26 December
Jordan Shipley scored his first goal since Tuesday, 20 October
Luton 1-1 Middlesbrough
Glen Rea scored his first goal since Tuesday, 29 December 2020, and was booked for the tenth time this season
Millwall 4-1 Bristol City
Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance in six weeks
League 1
AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Portsmouth
Ronan Curtis scored his 40th goal for Portsmouth
Fleetwood 1-1 MK Dons
Glenn Whelan's late introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 23 January
Peterborough 3-3 Lincoln City
Jack Taylor was named in the Peterborough starting XI for the 50th time
Rochdale 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Eoghan O'Connell's start was his 100th appearance in the competition
Swindon Town 1-2 Ipswich
Mark McGuinness made his 25th career appearance
League 2
Bradford City 0-0 Scunthorpe
Paudie O'Connor's start was his 100th career appearance
Grimsby 1-0 Port Vale
Sean Scannell started a game for the first time since Saturday, 5 December
Leyton Orient 2-3 Carlisle United
Conor Wilkinson's 15th goal of the season was also his 20th goal for Leyton Orient
Mansfield Town 4-1 Oldham
Ireland U18 player Jaden Charles' introduction for Mansfield was his senior career debut Stephen McLaughlin's assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks
Newport Co. 1-0 Cheltenham
Padraig Amond made his 50th appearance of the season
Walsall 0-2 Morecambe
Liam McAlinden's start (his first in five weeks) was his 100th appearance League Two
Scottish Premier League
Livingston 1-2 Aberdeen
Jaze Kabia assisted a goal for Livingston for the first time
Jonathan Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season
Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock
Sam Foley was named in the Motherwell starting XI for the first time Danny Rogers' start was first appearance in three months
St Mirren 1-2 Hamilton Academical
Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6 February
Sunday, 2th May 2021
Premier League
Tottenham 4-0 Sheffield United
John Egan was booked for the first time in three months
Belgian Super League
FC Bruges 2-2 Anderlecht
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season in his 25th appearance for Anderlecht
MLS
Minessota United 0-1 Austin FC
Jon Gallagher's introduction was his 50th appearance in senior football
Monday, 3rd May 2021
MLS
Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 LA Galaxy
Derrick Williams' start was his first appearance for LA Galaxy
Connor Ronan's start was his 25th appearance for Grasshopper
Australian A-League
Macarthur 1-2 Brisbane Roar
Jay O'Shea completed an assist for the first time since Monday, 10th August 2020
Saturday, 10th April 2021
Premier League
Crystal Palace 1-4 Chelsea
James McCarthy's second half introduction was his first appearance since Wednesday, 3rd March
Championship
Millwall 0-3 Swansea
Conor Hourihane completed an assist for the first time since Wednesday, 24 February
Derby County 0-1 Norwich
Festy Ebosele came off the bench for his league debut
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James Collins started a game for Luton for the first time in five weeks
League 1
Crewe Alexandra 0-6 Oxford United
Mark Sykes assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 2nd February
Doncaster Rovers 1-4 Wigan
Corey Whelan's late introduction was his first appearance in a month
Fleetwood 1-0 Rochdale
Eoghan O'Connell scored his first own goal since February 2020
Ipswich 0-0 MK Dons
Aaron Drinan was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 23 January
Lincoln City 2-2 Blackpool
Anthony Scully scored his 15th goal for Lincoln City
Northampton 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Michael Harriman started a game for the first time in a month
Swindon Town 0-3 Peterborough
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time in two months
League 2
Bradford City 1-0 Grimsby
Billy Clarke's started his first game in a month
Anthony O'Connor's first goal in two months was his fifth goal in League Two
Salford City 2-1 Stevenage
Richie Towell assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12 September
Walsall 2-1 Forest Green
Emmanuel Osadebe completed an assits for the first time in 15 months, and then assisted another goal 59 minutes later!
Scottish Premier League
St Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes's first goal since Saturday, 5 December was his 40th goal in the SPL
Motherwell 1-0 St Mirren
Jamie McGrath made his 50th appearance for St Mirren
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time in five weeks
Australian A-League
Adelaide United 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers
Simon Cox scored his fifth goal for Western Sydney Wanderers, two months after his previous goal
Polish Ekstraklasa
Pogoń Szczecin 2-0 Wisła Płock
Cillian Sheridan came off the bench for his first first appearance in six weeks
Sunday, 11th April 2021
Premier League
Sheffield United 0-3 Arsenal
John Egan started a game for the first time in eight weeks
Belgian Super League
Anderlecht 2-1 FC Bruges
Josh Cullen assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 27th June 2020
Monday, 12th April 2021
Premier League
West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Southampton
In his first start in ten weeks, Callum Robinson scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season - this was his first time scoring in consecutive games since February 2020. Along with with David McGoldrick's six goals, it means that 2020/21 is the first season since 2018/19 (when Shane Long and Shane Duffy both scored five goals) where two Irish player scored five, or more, goals
Gavin Kilkenny came off the bench late in this game to make his league debut, this was his first appearance in ten weeks
Scottish Championship
Queen of the South 0-3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Daniel Devine's start was the defender's 90th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Saturday, 5th December 2020
Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Everton
In his 40th start for Burnley, Robbie Brady scored his first goal of the season, this was his tenth goal in the Premier League, and his first goal in a year
Championship
Brentford 2-2 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the second time in his career, almost four years to the day since his first red card on Monday, 26th December 2016
Millwall 0-1 Derby County
Jason Knight scored for the first time in three months in what was the midfielder's 40th career start
Preston North End 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Daryl Horgan completed his first assist for Wycombe Wanderers
Swansea 2-0 Luton
Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season
League 1
Accrington Stanley 2-1 MK Dons
Warren O'Hora completed his first assist of the season
Burton Albion 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Kieran O'Hara's start was his 100th career appearance
Fleetwood 0-1 Blackpool
Paddy Madden made his 130th appearance for Fleetwood
Northampton 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance for Northampton
Oxford United 1-1 Hull City
Liam Kelly made his 120th career appearance
Rochdale 0-2 Lincoln City
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the fifth time this season
Sunderland 0-1 Wigan
Aiden McGeady's start was his first appearance of the season
League 2
Scunthorpe 2-0 Leyton Orient
Mason O'Malley completed his first assist in six weeks Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 27th October
Barrow 0-1 Salford City
Richie Towell's introduction was his first appearance in two months
Bolton 3-6 Port Vale
Ryan Delaney made his 20th appearance for Bolton
Bradford City 0-1 Carlisle United
Joshua Kayode made his 25th career appearance
Mansfield Town 3-3 Crawley
Ryan Sweeney made his 100th appearance for Mansfield Town
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 1-1 Aberdeen
Jamie McGrath scored his for SPL goal in his 20th appearance in the competition
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal since Thursday, 27 August
La Liga
Levante 3-0 Getafe
John-Joe Finn's introduction was his career debut - Finn is the first Irish player to appear in La Liga since Steve Finnan in December 2008 for Espanyol
Sunday, 6th December 2020
Premier League
Liverpool 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Caoimhin Kelleher made his first appearance in the Premier League, the third Irish goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet on his Premier League debut
Monday, 7th December 2020
Swiss Challenge League
Grasshopper 3-0 Neuchâtel Xamax
Connor Ronan scored his first goal for Grasshopper, this was the fifth goal of his career
Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 15th September
Indian Super League
SC East Bengal 0-2 ATK Mohun Bagan
Anthony Pilkington made his first appearance for SC East Bengal With Carl McHugh name in the starting XI, this was the first time two Irish players faced off in the Indian Super League
Saturday, 28th November 2020
Premier League
Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Liverpool
Aaron Connolly's first start in eight weeks was his 20th start for Brighton and Hove Albion
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sheffield United
Callum Robinson's start was made his 30th appearance in the Premier League
Championship
Reading 3-1 Bristol City
Callum O'Dowda's start was his 130th appearance in the Championship
Birmingham City 0-0 Millwall
Alex Pearce's first appearance in a month was his 50th start for Millwall
Troy Parrott's start was made his tenth appearance in senior football
Blackburn 2-1 Barnsley
Darragh Lenihan's start was his 150th Championship appearance
Cardiff 4-0 Luton
Glen Rea was named in the Luton starting XI for the 150th time
Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Stoke City
Nathan Collins was booked for the first time this season, in his first start in a month - this was also his 30th appearance for Stoke City
Watford 4-1 Preston North End
Sean Maguire was named in the starting XI for the first time in six weeks
League 1
Ipswich 0-2 Charlton
Aaron Drinan's introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 13th September
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season
Oxford United 1-2 Swindon Town
Liam Kelly completed his first assist of the season in his 20th appearance for Oxford United
Mark Sykes was booked for the first time this season
League 2
Bolton 3-0 Southend United
Eoin Doyle scored his fifth and sixth goals for Bolton
Alan McCormack started a agame for the first time since Saturday, 19 September
FA Cup
Morecambe 4-2 Solihull Moors
John O'Sullivan scored his first goal of the season
Plymouth 2-0 Lincoln City
Anthony Scully's start was his 25th career appearance
Portsmouth 6-1 King's Lynn Town
Ronan Curtis started his 100th game for Portsmouth
Marcus Harness scored his first goal in a month
Both Curtis and Harness completed their fifth assist of the season
Bradford City 1-2 Oldham
Anthony O'Connor made his 350th career appearance
Ian Lawlor made his 20th appearance for Oldham
Peterborough 1-2 Chorley
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season. and scored his fifth goal of the season
Scottish League Cup
Alloa 1-0 Hearts
Aidan White made his 25th appearance for Hearts
St Mirren 2-1 Aberdeen
Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time this season, in his 50th career appearance
Jamie McGrath scored his first goal in seven weeks Jonathan Hayes' start was his first appearance in a month
Tommie Hoban's made his first appearance in the competition was his 100th career appearance
Sunday, 29th November 2020
Championship
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Swansea
Harry Arter made his 110th appearance in the Championship
FA Cup
Mansfield Town 2-1 Dagenham and Redbridge
Harry Charsley's equaliser was the fifth goal of his career
Carlisle United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
Joshua Kayode was booked for the first time this season
Barnet 0-1 MK Dons
Richard Keogh's start was his 30th appearance in the FA Cup
Scottish League Cup
Celtic 0-2 Ross County
Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in six weeks in his first appearance in the Scottish League Cup
Monday, 30th November 2020
Premier League
West Ham United 2-1 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane's start was his 150th appearance for Aston Villa
Both Harry Arter and Cyrus Christie made their debuts for Forest
Polish Ekstraklasa
Wisła Płock 1-3 Warta Poznan
Cillian Sheridan came off the bench for his 20th league appearance for Wisła Płock
Saturday, 26th September 2020
Premier League
Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
Seamus Coleman completed his first assist in a year
West Bromwich Albion 3-3 Chelsea
Callum Robinson scored his fifth and sixth goals for West Brom in his 20th appearance for the Baggies - the first player to score twice in the first half of a Premier League game since Shane Long for Southampton against Aston Villa in May 2015
Championship
Birmingham City 1-1 Rotherham
Scott Hogan's start was his first appearance of the season
Kieran Sadlier's penalty was his first goal for Rotherham, and his first goal in the Championship
Cardiff 1-2 Reading
Greg Cunningham continued his return from injury with his first start of the season. This was the defender's first start since October 2019, and his tenth appearance for Cardiff.
Derby County 0-4 Blackburn
Jason Knight's start was his 40th appearance for Derby County
Derrick Williams' start was his 110th appearance in the Championship
Preston North End 0-1 Stoke City
Alan Browne was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 200th time
Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since November 2019
League 1
Accrington Stanley 1-4 Oxford United
Ryan Cassidy scored his first goal in league football in his fifth appearance for Accrington
Anthony Forde made his first assist of the season, his first in more than a year, in his 20th start for Oxford United
Crewe Alexandra 2-0 MK Dons
Richard Keogh came of the bench to make his first appearance for new club MK Dons - this was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 21st September 2019
Fleetwood 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
Glenn Whelan's start was his 20th appearance for Fleetwood
Callum Reilly made his 40th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season
Ipswich 2-0 Rochdale
Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time this season
Plymouth 1-1 Shrewsbury
Niall Canavan was shown his first yellow card of 2020/21 in his 80th appearance for Plymouth
Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan
Ronan Curtis made his 90th start for Portsmouth
Sunderland 1-0 Peterborough
Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since Saturday, 24 August 2019
Swindon Town 4-2 Burton Albion
Stephen Quinn scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 3 September 2019
League 2
Bradford City 2-1 Stevenage
Billy Clarke made his first assist of the season in his 70th appearance in League Two
Mansfield Town 1-2 Exeter
Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season in his 25th career appearance
Stephen McLaughlin made his first appearance for Mansfield Town
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 0-1 Kilmarnock
Jamie McGrath made his 20th appearance for St Mirren Sam Foley made his 40th appearance for St Mirren
Sunday, 27th September 2020
Scottish Premier League
Ross County 0-3 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes completed his first assist of the season since Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Norwegian Eliteserien
Kristiansund 1-1 Brann
After recovering from error, Sean McDermott made his first appearance of the season. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since Sunday, 1 December 2019
Monday, 28th September 2020
Premier League
Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa
In his 120th start for Aston Villa, Conor Hourihane scored his first goal of the season, and also made his first assist of the season. This was the third time Hourihane scored and assisted in the same Premier League game.
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
Coincidentally, both Greg Cunningham and Derrick Williams made their 250th career start in this game
Wigan 1-0 Birmingham City
In his first appearance in two months, Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal of the season. This was also his first goal for Wigan, and his first goal since April 2018
Reading 1-4 Fulham
Harry Arter was named in Fulham's starting XI for the first time in a month
Football League Trophy
Walsall 1-0 Southampton U21
Kameron Ledwidge's start was his first appearance in senior football
Crawley 1-2 Norwich U21
Andrew Omobamidele was named in a starting XI in a senior game for the first time
Rochdale 1-1 Bolton
Jimmy Ryan's start was his 450th career appearance
Southend United 0-2 Brighton U21
Warren O'Hora scored his first goal in senior football
Wednesday, 2nd October 2019
Championship
Luton 1-1 Millwall
Jay Molumby was booked for the first time this season
Thursday, 3 October 2019
UEFA Cup
Celtic 2-0 Cluj
Jonathan Hayes came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Celtic
Istanbul Basaksehir 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
U19 training camp callup Conor Noss was named in the Monchengladbach matchday squad for the first time
Harry Arter was sent off for the fourth time in his career, three years after his last red card in August 2016
Scottish Championship
Inverness CT 5-0 Greenock Morton
Aaron Doran's start was the 200th time he was named in a starting XI in his career
Dundee Utd 6-2 Dundee
Mark Connolly completed an assist for the first time since January 2018
Saturday, 31st August 2019
Premier League
The 2019/20 season has the lowest number of Premier League goals by Irish players in August since the 2016/17 season - when no goals were scored.
Chelsea 2-2 Sheffield United
John Egan made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have been starts
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for the Blades, this was also his first goal in the Premier League
Enda Stevens' assist on Robinson's goal was his first since December 2018
Manchester City 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Aaron Connolly came off the bench for made his first appearance in the Premier League
Championship
Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough
Callum O'Dowda made his first assist of the season
Birmingham City 2-1 Stoke City
Stephen Ward start was his 200th appearance in the Championship
League 1
Blackpool 1-1 Portsmouth
Ronan Curtis' start was his 50th start for Portsmouth
Gillingham 5-0 Bolton
After signing for Gillingham on loan until January, Thomas O'Connor made his first start for the club
Mark Byrne made his first assist of the season
Oxford United 3-3 Coventry
Both Anthony Forde and Jordan Shipley were booked for the first time this season.
Shipley also completed his first assist of the season
Southend United 0-3 Rochdale
Robert Kiernan's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season
League 2
Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Bradford City
Paul Green made his 50th start for Crewe Alexandra
Jamie Devitt was named in a starting XI for the first time this season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in League Two
Exeter 1-0 Mansfield Town
Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the third time in his career, this was his first red card since September 2017
Forest Green 0-2 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond's goal was his 80th strike in League Two
Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge United
After signing a one year contract with Cambridge during the week, Samir Carruthers made his first appearance for the U's
Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient
Richie Towell's goal was his first for Salford
Adam Rooney was booked for the first time this season
Scunthorpe 0-1 Carlisle United
Canice Carroll was named in Carlisle United's starting XI for the first time
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 3-0 Ross County
Simon Power's second half introduction (his first appearance in a month) was his first appearance in the SPL
Scottish Championship
Arbroath 1-0 Dunfermline
Daniel Devine's start was his first appearance of the 2019/20 season
Sunday, 1st September 2019
Scottish Premier League
Rangers 0-2 Celtic
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season as a late second half substitute, this was his first goal since December 2017
Bulgarian
CSKA Sofia 2-2 Levski Sofia
Graham Carey assisted both of CSKA Sofia's goals in his seventh appearances for the club
Western Sydney Wanderers 2-0 Central Coast Mariners
Loanee Stephen Mallon made his senior professional debut for Central Coast Mariners as a second half substitute
Premier League
Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Burnley
Shane Duffy's fifth Premier League goal of the season made him the first Irish player to reach the total since Shane Long and Jonathan Walters both managed it in the 2015/16 season
Championship
Blackburn 0-1 Bristol City
Derrick Williams was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the first time since December, and was his first appearance for Rovers in a month
Callum O'Dowda's assist on Bristol's winner was his first assist in two months
Bolton 1-2 Preston North End
Marc Wilson's start was his first appearance for Bolton in a month
Rotherham 1-1 Wigan
Both Anthony Forde and Anthony Pilkington were booked for the first time this season
League 1
Charlton 1-1 Southend United
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Peterborough
In his first appearance in League One, Kieran Sadlier scored his first goal for Doncaster Rovers
Oxford United 1-1 Sunderland
Aiden McGeady was named in a Sunderland starting XI for the 50th time
Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal for the Black Cats, this was the defender's first goal since October
Plymouth 1-1 Portsmouth
Graham Carey's first goal since September was his 20th goal in League One
League 2
Cambridge United 1-0 Port Vale
Having signed for Cambridge on loan during the January transfer window, Jake Doyle-Hayes made his first appearance for Cambridge United as The U's as a second half substitute
Jake Carroll was shown his first yellow card since November
Carlisle United 1-1 Exeter
Jamie Devitt tenth goal of the season was also his 20th goal for Carlisle
Colchester 3-0 Cheltenham
Kevin Dawson's first start in a month was also his 100th appearance in League Two
Macclesfield 3-3 Crewe Alexandra
Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time since October
Morecambe 2-3 Bury
The first goal of Jay O'Shea's brace was his 30th goal in England's fourth tier
Newport Co. 1-0 Mansfield Town
Padraig Amond was booked for the first time since October
Ryan Sweeney was booked for the tenth time this season
Scottish FA Cup
Hibernian 3-1 Raith
Daryl Horgan both scored his fifth goal, and completed his fifth assist, for Hibs against Raith
Sunday, 10th February 2019
Scottish FA Cup
Celtic 5-0 St Johnstone
Following his substitute appearance for Celtic midweek, Jonathan Hayes was named in a Celtic starting XI for the first time in two months. It was an eventful game for the winger, he was booked for the first time in more than 17 months and completed his first assist since August
Niall Keown came off the bench for his St Johnston debut
Hearts 4-0 Auchinleck Talbot
Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Hearts
Romanian Liga I
Dunărea Călăraşi 2-1 Concordia Chiajna
Conor Henderson made his first appearance for Dunărea Călăraşi, this was the midfielder's first appearance in nine months
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
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 Białystok
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
Cillian Sheridan's opener was his 15th goal for the club, and the 90th goal of his career
Friday, 3rd August 2018
Championship
Reading 1-2 Derby County
On the opening day of the Championship season, Paul McShane made his first start since Saturday, 13th January
After transferring from Hull during the summer, David Meyler was booked on his first appearance for Reading
Persian Gulf Pro League
Tractor Sazi 1-1 Nassaji Mazandaran
In his first appearance for Tractor Sazi, Anthony Stokes scored his first goal since Saturday, 23rd December 2017
Saturday, 4th August 2018
Championship
Bristol City 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Daryl Murphy marked his 300th appearance in the Championship with his 90th goal in the competition - this was the striker's first goal since Tuesday, 21st November 2017
Millwall 2-2 Middlesbrough
Similarly, Aiden O'Brien marked his 50th Championship appearance with his first goal since Saturday, 20th January
Wigan 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
After signing a short term contract with Wigan on Friday, Darron Gibson made his first start for the Latics. This was the midfielder's first appearance in senior football since Monday, 1st January
Sheffield United 1-2 Swansea
David McGoldrick's debut for new club Sheffield United was the striker's first appearance since Sunday, 18th February 2018
League 1
Accrington Stanley 0-2 Gillingham
Seamus Conneely's start was his 150th appearance for Accrington Stanley
Barnsley 4-0 Oxford United
Samir Carruthers made his first start for loan club Oxford United. Before this, the midfielder had not appeared since Friday, 16th February 2018
Portsmouth 1-0 Luton
Ronan Curtis was booked on his first appearance for new club Portsmouth
Shrewsbury 0-1 Bradford City
Sean Scannell's first appearance for Bradford City was the winger's first appearance since Tuesday, 6th February
Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Blackpool
Michael Harriman was sent off for the first time in his career
League 2
Bury 1-0 Yeovil
Eoghan O'Connell's start against Yeovil was his 50th career appearance
Cheltenham 0-1 Crawley
Liam McAlinden made his first appearance for Cheltenham
Reece Grego Cox made his first appearance for Crawley
Mansfield Town 3-0 Newport Co.
Conrad Logan made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town - all of which were starts for the goalkeeper
Stevenage 2-2 Tranmere
Michael Timlin made his first appearance for Stevenage
Swindon Town 3-2 Macclesfield
Fiacre Kelleher made his first appearance for Macclesfield
Scottish Premier League
Kilmarnock 2-0 St Johnstone
Alan Power made his 25th appearance in the SPL
Celtic 3-1 Livingston
After recovering from a serious injury, Jonathan Hayes made his first appearance since Tuesday, 26th December 2017
Sunday, 5 August 2018
Championship
Leeds United 3-1 Stoke City
James McClean made his first appearance for Stoke City
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers
Stephen Gleeson made his first start for Aberdeen
Chris Forrester made his first appearance for Aberdeen
Michael Doyle scored his fifth goal in League Two, his first goal in almost three months, and a memorable strike it was too!
Saturday, 23rd December 2017
Premier League
West Ham United 2-3 Newcastle Utd
Ciaran Clark made his 50th appearance for Newcastle Utd
Championship
Preston North End 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Kevin O'Connor returned to the Preston starting XI for the first time in a month
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Ipswich
Matt Doherty made his 200th career start
Aston Villa 2-2 Sheffield United
Conor Hourihane made his 300th career start
Samir Carruthers came off the bench to make his 50th appearance in the competition
League 1
Northampton 1-1 Blackburn
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the first time in two months
Peterborough 3-0 Bury
Stephen Dawson's introduction as a second half substitute (his first appearance for Bury since August) was his 100th appearance for the Shakers
Having only been sent off once in his career before 2017/28, Eoghan O'Connell was sent off for the second time this season
Rotherham 2-1 MK Dons
Lee Frecklington was booked for the first time this season
League 2
Luton 2-0 Grimsby
James Collins scored his tenth goal for Luton (also his 80th goal in League Two) in his first start since Saturday, 11th November
Newport Co. 0-0 Lincoln City
Mark O'Brien was sent off for the second time for Newport County
Stevenage 5-1 Chesterfield
Connor Dimaio made his 50th appearance for Chesterfield
Scottish Premier League
Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney made his 300th career start
Anthony O'Connor made his 200th career start
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal for Celtic since moving to the Bhoys in the summer
Partick Thistle 1-0 Hamilton Academical
Niall Keown scored his first goal since August, and was unfortunately booked for the fifth time this season and so is suspended for the next game
Scottish Championship
Greenock Morton 1-0 Inverness CT
Jake Mulraney made his 25th start for Inverness CT
Indian Super League
Atlético de Kolkata 1-0 Delhi Dynamos
Robbie Keane scored his first goal for Atléletico de Kolkata, this was the striker's first goal anywhere since September 2016
