Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Premier League

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea's start was his 75th career appearance

Championship

Rotherham 3-3 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist in seven weeks

League 1

Hull City 3-0 Accrington Stanley

After completing his loan move to Hull City, Dan Crowley made his first appearance for the club - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's introduction was his 50th career appearance

MK Dons 3-1 Fleetwood

After going four months without scoring, Joe Mason scored a hat trick
Paddy Madden completed his first assist in a month

Portsmouth 4-0 AFC Wimbledon

Ronan Curtis' introduction was his first appearance in a month

Sunderland 1-2 Plymouth

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since September

League 2

Southend United 1-2 Cambridge United

Alan McCormack started his first game in a month

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's start was his 350th appearance in League Two

Wednesday, 20th January 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 2-2 Celtic

Jaze Kabia came off the bench for his first appearance for Livingston

What a moment too make my Debut last night. Onwards and Upwards now 💛 pic.twitter.com/93N0v9HTjx

— Jaze Kabia 🃏 (@Jazekabia123) January 21, 2021

Perth Glory 5-3 Adelaide United

Andy Keogh completed two assists on his return for Perth Glory

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara's start was his first appearance in the Championship

League 1

Charlton 4-4 Rochdale

Gavin Bazunu was booked for the first time this season
Jimmy Keohane completed his first assist since Saturday, 24th October

League 2

Exeter 1-1 Bolton

Pierce Sweeney made his 200th appearance for Exeter

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 2-2 St Johnstone

Mark Connolly's start was his 300th career appearance

Football League Trophy

Hull City 3-2 Fleetwood

Sean McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month
Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal in the Football League Trophy, this was his first goal in a month

Sunderland 2-0 Port Vale

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in four months in his first start in a month

Lincoln City 4-0 Accrington Stanley

In his first start in a month, Zachary Elbouzedi scored and assisted a goal. Coincidentally, he also scored and assisted a goal in his previous start
Ryan Cassidy was named in the Accrington Stanley starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 8th December

Bristol Rovers 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Josh Barrett made his first start of the season, almost a year after his previous start on Saturday, 25th January 2020

Peterborough 5-1 Portsmouth

Jack Taylor scored for the first time in seven weeks

Northampton 0-2 MK Dons

Cian Bolger made his 300th career appearance
Joe Mason was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th October

Wednesday, 13th January 2021

League 2

Oldham 2-3 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley scored his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Championship

Luton 1-1 Birmingham City

James Collins made his 150th appearance for Luton
Glen Rea's assist was the first time he'd created a goal since October 2018

QPR 3-2 Rotherham

Trevor Clarke started his first game since December 2019

Stoke City 2-3 Norwich

Nathan Collins scored the first league goal of his career

Preston North End 0-3 Blackburn

Joe Rafferty was sent off for the second time for Preston North End, and the fifth time in his career

Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Harry Arter started a game for Forest for the first time in a month

League 1

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly completed his first assist of the season in his 50th appearance for AFC Wimbledon

Burton Albion 4-2 Charlton

Kieran O'Hara made his 40th appearance in League One

MK Dons 2-2 Shrewsbury

Richard Keogh started his tenth game for MK Dons

Peterborough 1-0 Plymouth

Jack Taylor's start was his 25th appearance for Peterborough

Portsmouth 1-1 Oxford United

In his 90th appearance in League One, Ronan Curtis completed his first assist in two months

Swindon Town 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his 20th appearance for Lincoln City

Wigan 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the 100th time, and was booked for the first time since December 2019

Scunthorpe 0-1 Bolton

Eoin Doyle made his 100th appearance in League Two

Southend United 0-1 Forest Green

Alan McCormack was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 25th November 2020

Championship

Middlesbrough 3-0 Derby County

Jason Knight's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County

Millwall 1-1 Reading

Troy Parrott's was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time in two months

Bristol City 0-0 Watford

Callum O'Dowda's start was the midfielder's 250th career appearance

Swansea 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's second half introduced was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Thursday, 26th November 2020

Europa League

CSKA Sofia 0-1 Young Boys

Graham Carey started his 30th game for CSKA Sofia

Round Up for Saturday, 11th January 2020

Saturday, 11th January 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Utd

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

Championship

Brentford 3-1 QPR

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

Hull City 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 0-0 Millwall

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

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

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

Burton Albion 1-0 Fleetwood

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

Ipswich 4-1 Accrington Stanley

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

Peterborough 0-0 Gillingham

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

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

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

Rochdale 2-0 Bolton

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

Shrewsbury 1-1 Lincoln City

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

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-1 Grimsby

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

Mansfield Town 3-4 Forest Green

James Clarke completed his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-1 Colchester

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

Scunthorpe 1-2 Newport Co.

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 27th August 2019

Tuesday, 27th August 2019

English League Cup

Plymouth 2-4 Reading

Josh Barrett's brace was his first time scoring at senior level for Reading

Crawley 1-0 Norwich

Congratulations to Adam Idah - his start was his senior career debut
Reece Grego Cox's booking was his first yellow card since April 2018

Newport Co. 0-2 West Ham United

Conor Coventry's appearance off the bench was his first appearance at senior level in 11 months

Cardiff 0-3 Luton

In his first start of the season, Alan Sheehan scored his first goal since October 2018

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

In his first senior start for Brighton, Aaron Connolly scored his first senior goal for the club

Crystal Palace 0-0 Colchester

James McCarthy's start against Colchester was the first time the midfielder had been named in a starting XI since January 2018

Fulham 0-1 Southampton

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in the 2019/20 season
In his first start since Saturday, 1st December 2018, Michael Obafemi scored his first goal since Saturday, 22 December 2018
Shane Long came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Crewe Alexandra 1-6 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's brace was the the first time the midfielder scored twice in the same game since his two goals against Derby in March 2018

Rochdale 2-1 Carlisle United

Jimmy Keohane completed his first assist for Rochdale

Football League Trophy

Northampton 1-1 Arsenal U21

Both Jordan McEneff (in the starting XI) and Mazeed Ogungbo (as a second halg substitute) made their first appearances in senior football

Wednesday, 28th August 2019

English League Cup

Bournemouth 0-0 Forest Green

In a memorable first appearance of the season, Mark Travers saved all three of the penalties he faced in the shoot out
Congratulations to Gavin Kilkenny on his senior career debut

Three from three 🙌

🥅 ↘️
🥅 ↘️
🥅 ↙️

So good, @marktravers40 😍 pic.twitter.com/9r8IU9ySKI

— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) August 29, 2019

QPR 0-2 Portsmouth

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Leicester City

Ciaran Clark's start (his first appearance of the season) was his first appearance since January

Burnley 1-3 Sunderland

Both Jeff Hendrick and Kevin Long were named in the Burnley starting XI for the first time this season - before this Long hadn't appeared for the Clarets since January

Australian FFA Cup

Brisbane Roar 2-2 Central Coast Mariners

Roy O'Donovan's second half penalty was his first goal for Brisbane, but would unfortunately miss in the shoot out

Roy O'Donovan, cool as ice! ❄️

🎥 @FOXFOOTBALL#BRIvCCM #RoarAsOne #FFACup pic.twitter.com/sHDez6AMlp

— Brisbane Roar (@brisbaneroar) August 28, 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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd May 2019

Friday, 3rd May 2019

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Burnley

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

Saturday, 4th May 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Fulham

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

League 1

Blackpool 0-3 Gillingham

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

Bradford City 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Eoin Doyle made his 100th appearance in League One

Charlton 4-0 Rochdale

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

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Coventry

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

Plymouth 3-2 Scunthorpe

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

Southend United 2-1 Sunderland

Robert Kiernan was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bury 1-1 Port Vale

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

MK Dons 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th career appearance

Oldham 2-5 Northampton

Sam Foley made his fifth assist of the season

Romanian Liga I

Dunărea Călăraşi 1-0 Dinamo Bucharest

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

Sunday, 5th May 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 1-2 Norwich

Glenn Whelan made his 25th start of the season

Blackburn 2-2 Swansea

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

Brentford 3-0 Preston North End

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

Reading 0-0 Birmingham City

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

Rotherham 1-2 Middlesbrough

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

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 QPR

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

Stoke City 2-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens scored his fifth goal for Sheffield United

Wigan 1-0 Millwall

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

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-0 Tromsø

Sean McDermott made his 25th start of the season

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 27th April 2019

Saturday, 27th April 2019

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 300th appearance in English football

Fulham 1-0 Cardiff

Cyrus Christie's assist on Fulham's winner was his first of the season

Southampton 3-3 Bournemouth

Shane Long scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season, equaling his combined total for the last two seasons

Watford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty made his 250th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Stoke City

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance since St Patrick's Day

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance since November

Preston North End 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Alan Browne's goal was his first strike since Saturday, 9th February

QPR 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Ryan Manning's start was his 50th appearance for QPR
Nathan Carlyle was named in a matchday squad for the first time

Sheffield United 2-0 Ipswich

Alan Judge was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 2nd February

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Luton

James Collins scored his 25th goal of the season

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden's was booked for the first time in two months
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 0-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen scored his first goal of the season, two and a half years after his last goal in August 2016

Scunthorpe 2-3 Bradford City

Billy Clarke scored his first goal of the season, 19 months after his last goal in September 2017

League 2

Cheltenham 3-2 Swindon Town

Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal of the season

Crewe Alexandra 4-3 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning assisted a goal for the first time since October 2018

Mansfield Town 1-2 Stevenage

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th appearance in League Two
Conrad Logan made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 4-3 Dundee

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish Championship

Alloa 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-0 Sydney

Roy O'Donovan made his 250th appearance since leaving Cork City

MLS

Atlanta United 1-0 Colorado Rapids

MLS 2018 SuperDraft pick Jon Gallagher made his first appearance in Atlanta's matchday squad

Sunday, 28th April 2019

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 5-0 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan started a game for the first time in three months
The second goal of Andy Keogh's brace was his fifteenth goal of the season, before this the striker hadn't scored since Friday, 15th March

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 27th January 2018

Saturday, 27th January 2018

Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Stephen Gleeson made his first start for Ipswich, this was the midfielder's first start since Saturday, 9th December, and he picked up his first yellow card since August
Matt Doherty's winner was the defender's first goal since November

League 1

Blackburn 1-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 30th goal for Northampton

Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since November in his 25th appearance of the season
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal in 90 days, the striker last finding the back of the net in October

Gillingham 2-1 Fleetwood

After signing for Fleetwood Town on loan, Kevin O'Connor made his first appearance for Fleetwood Town
Paddy Madden and Cian Bolger were booked for the fifth and tenth time, respectively, in 2017/18

Southend United 3-2 Scunthorpe

Michael Timlin made his 250th appearance for Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin scored his fifth goal of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-0 Forest Green

Jamie Devitt scored his fifth goal for Carlisle
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-1 Kilmarnock

After coming on as a substitute against Rangers midweek, Danny Rogers made his first start for Aberdeen

Hearts 1-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

St Johnstone 1-3 Partick Thistle

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance in the SPL
David McMillan came off the bench to make his first appearance for St Johnstone, and unfortunately had to be substituted 21 minutes later

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 3-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time in his career

English FA Cup

MK Dons 0-1 Coventry

Josh Barrett's first appearance in the FA Cup was also his first start for Coventry, and came 80 days after his last start on Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Millwall 2-2 Rochdale

Shaun Williams made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup
Following his move to Spotland, Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for Rochdale

Newport Co. 1-1 Tottenham

Padraig Amond's opener against Tottenham was his tenth goal for Newport, and his fifth goal in the competition

Sunday, 28th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 1-2 Rangers

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh his first goal since Thursday, 21 December 2017

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 13th January 2018

Saturday, 13th January 2018

Championship

Cardiff 4-0 Sunderland

Anthony Pilkington came off the bench, and scored his 20th goal for Cardiff - this was the midfielder's  first goal since August

Brentford 2-0 Bolton

After signing for Bolton Wanderers on loan, Harry Charsley made his first start for the Trotters.

Burton Albion 1-3 QPR

Ryan Manning came off the bench for his first appearance in almost two months

Hull City 0-0 Reading

David Meyler stated his first game for Hull in a month

Ipswich 1-0 Leeds United

Eunan O'Kane was sent off for the first time in his career

Millwall 1-1 Preston North End

Aiden O'Brien's opener for Millwall was his fifth goal in the Championship, and also his fifth goal of the season

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the first time the striker had scored in consecutive games since November 2016

League 1

Blackpool 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Rowan Roche made his first appearance in League One

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Plymouth

Ian Lawlor made his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Gillingham 2-1 Rochdale

Bradley Garmston scored his first goal of the season, this was the defender's first goal since November 2015

Oldham 1-1 Rotherham

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance for Rotherham

Portsmouth 1-1 Scunthorpe

Connor Ronan made his first appearance in League One

Southend United 1-2 Fleetwood

Michael Timlin made his 25th start of the season
Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden marked his first appearance for new club Fleetwood (his first appearance in a month) with a goal, this was fifth goal of the season

Wigan 0-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester made his 100th start for Peterborough

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Mansfield Town

After proving his fitness, Barry Corr rejoined Cambridge on a short term contract and made his first appearance of the season for the U's

Carlisle United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green made his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra after signing for them on loan until the end of the season, this was the midfielder's first appearance in League Two

Exeter 1-0 Coventry

Josh Barrett made his first appearance for loan club Coventry, this was his first senior appearance in two months

Lincoln City 2-2 Notts County

Lee Frecklington scored on his return to Lincoln City, this was the former B International's fifth goal of the season

Port Vale 1-1 Yeovil

Following his senior debut in the FA Cup last week, Corey Whelan came off the bench to make his league debut against Port Vale

Report Card - Tuesday, 29th August 2017

Tuesday, 29 August 2017

Football League Trophy

Blackpool 1-1 Wigan

Rowan Roche made his first appearance of the season

Chesterfield 2-4 Bradford City

Connor Dimaio made his first appearance of the season

Oldham 0-0 Port Vale

After signing for Oldham on loan, Jack Byrne made his first start for the Latics. This was the midfielder's first start in almost a year.
Gavin Gunning's start for Port Vale was the defender's 200th career appearance

Colchester 2-2 Reading U21

After signing for Colchester in the summer, Rene Gilmartin made his first start for the U's. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since January 2013
Josh Barrett scored his first goal of the season

Morecambe 0-2 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his 50th appearance for Carlisle United

Gillingham 2-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time this season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-5 Bristol Rovers

Michael Harriman made his 200th career appearance

Stevenage 2-6 Oxford United

Kevin Toner made his first start for Stevenage
Canice Carroll made his first start of the season

Northampton 1-1 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 25th appearance for Cambridge United

Peterborough 2-0 Southampton U21

Conor O'Malley made his first start for Peterborough
Chris Forrester was booked for the first time this season

Round Up - 10th January 2017

Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Football League Trophy

Blackpool 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Mark Yeates made his first appearance in more than a month with his start against Wycombe

Yeovil 4-2 Reading U23
Josh Barrett scored his first goal in the Football League Trophy

Mansfield Town 2-0 Oldham
The first goal of Patrick Hoban's brace was the striker's fifth goal for the Mansfield

Luton 4-0 Chesterfield
Connor Dimaio made his 25th start for Chesterfield

Oxford United 4-1 Scunthorpe
Canice Carroll came off the bench for Oxford to make his first appearance in the Checkatrade Trophy

Coventry 3-0 Brighton U23
Daniel Mandroiu second half introduction from the bench was the U18 midfielder's first appearance in the tournament

Round Up - Weekend of 7th May 2015

Saturday, 7 May 2016
Premier League
Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle Utd
Ciaran Clark was booked for the seventh time this season, this was the Villa defender's first booking since 1st March

Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City
Stephen Ireland came off the bench for his first appearance since 2nd April, and was booked for the second time in 2015/16 - his first yellow card since 2nd February
Glenn Whelan was booked for the eighth time this season, but only his second time in 2016

Bournemouth 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Harry Arter was booked for the seventh time this season, his first booking since 13th February

Championship
Blackburn 3-1 Reading
Josh Barrett made the first start of his career for Reading in this loss

Cardiff 1-1 Birmingham City
Anthony Pilkington scored his tenth goal for Cardiff, more than two months after his last goal at the end of February

Derby County 0-1 Ipswich
Adam McDonnell's first league start for Ipswich (he started a League Cup game in August) was marred slightly by his first booking of his career!
David McGoldrick scored his fifth goal of the season, and his second in two games

Huddersfield 1-5 Brentford
Sean Scannell returned to the Huddersfield starting XI for his first start in two months

Hull City 5-1 Rotherham
Lee Frecklington's fifth goal of the season (his first in a month) was the only consolation for Rotherham in this heavy loss to Hull

League 2
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Newport Co.
Ryan Sweeney's started this afternoon for AFC Wimbledon was his first appearance for the Dons since the end of March

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Dagenham and Redbridge
Jack Connors came off the bench at half time for his first appearance since 9th January

Morecambe 1-1 York City
After scoring last week, Kenneth McEvoy made his first start for York City since 5th March
Jamie Devitt scored his seventh goal of the season, almost two months after his last goal on 12th March

Oxford United 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers
In his fiftieth appearance of the season, Callum O'Dowda scored his tenth goal of the season

Portsmouth 1-2 Northampton
Brian Murphy made his twenty-fifth appearance for Porthsmouth
After signing for Pompey on loan in March, Conor Wilkinson made his first appearance for them, this was also his 25th appearance of the season that's included loan spells at Barnsley and Newport County
James Collins came off the bench late on to score the winner - his 15th goal of the season that includes eight for parent club Shrewsbury

Sunday, 8 May 2016
Premier League
Tottenham 1-2 Southampton
Shane Long was booked for the third time this season, having not been booked before this game since 9th January

League 1
Bury 3-2 Southend United
David Mooney scored his eighth of the season, his first goal since mid February, and also received his first booking this year - his last booking came on 28 December

Gillingham 1-2 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his 15th goal for Millwall (his 10th in the league this season) in his 50th start for the club
John Egan scored his tenth goal in League One

Port Vale 0-5 Walsall
Sam Foley made his fiftieth appearance of the season, all for Port Vale. The second goal of Anthony Forde's brace (the first of his career) was his fifth goal of the season

Sheffield United 0-2 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden scored his 70th goal since moving to England in his 51st appearance this season!

Wigan 1-4 Barnsley
Conor Hourihane scored his 25th goal for Barnsley in his 50th appearance of the season
Chris McCann was sent off for the second time in his career (both for Wigan), two and a half years after his last red card in December 2013

Scottish Premier League
Celtic 3-2 Aberdeen
Willo Flood made his 100th appearance for Aberdeen

MLS
LA Galaxy 4-2 New England Revolution
Robbie Keane marked his return to the LA Galaxy side with his fourth goal in his last six games for the Galaxy

Further Reading
Roy Keane interview - ESPN Radio
'It's not a decision I can make, I just have to keep scoring' - the42.ie
AFC Bournemouth: Harry Arter promises to be 'more professional' with injuries after rushing March comeback - Bournemouth Daily Echo

Round Up - Midweek games 8th March 2016

Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Championship
Huddersfield 3-1 Reading
Sean Scannell came off the bench to make his first appearance for Huddersfield since suffering a knee injury in early January
U17 midfielder Josh Barrett came off the bench to make his professional debut - congratulations Josh!

Rotherham 1-0 Middlesbrough
Lee Frecklington scored his third goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal since 19th December

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Bristol City
Matt Doherty scored his second of the season, this is the first time the defender scored more than once since the 2012/13 season!

League 1
Bradford City 2-0 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2
Accrington Stanley 1-3 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle scored his first goal for Portsmouth, more than a year since his last goal in February 2015

The performances of Frecklington, Doherty and Doyle led to their inclusion in the Football League's midweek team selection

TEAM OF MIDWEEK: Here's a selection of the stand-out performers from the midweek action >> https://t.co/fJHoTzRspM. pic.twitter.com/ihW4TnWFNV

— The Football League (@football_league) March 9, 2016

Further Reading
Stand In The Place Where You Love - liverpooletc.com
McPhail fears for next generation of Irish players - Irish Independent
Evan’s Burning ambition to Galvin-ise Cobh Ramblers towards top flight of Irish football - leagueofireland.ie
McGregor's defeat puts UFC on brink of mainstream - Philip O'Connor

Report Card - Weekend of 11th December 2015

12 December 2015
Premier League
Norwich 1-1 Everton
Wes Hoolahan scored his second of the season, exactly two months since his last goal for the Canaries

Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester United
Eunan O'Kane made his first appearance since October 25, coming on for fellow Irish player Harry Arter

Sunderland 0-1 Watford
As noted by online statistican OptaJoe, John O'Shea became only the third Irish player to reach 400 Premier League appearances with his start in this game

400 - John O’Shea will be the third Republic of Ireland player to reach 400 PL apps after Shay Given (443) & Richard Dunne (431). Charm.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 12, 2015

Championship
Preston 1-0 Reading
U17 midfielder Josh Barrett made his first appearance on the Reading bench

League 1
Gillingham 0-3 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory made his one hundred fiftieth start for Burton Albion, while defender Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal for the club. This was his first goal since 14th April 2015, when the full back scored for Plymouth Argyle against Portsmouth

Swindon Town 2-1 Rochdale
John O'Sullivan was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2
Crawley 3-2 Dagenham and Redbridge
Rhys Murphy's first goal in this game for Crawley was the thirtieth of his career. With the second, he has now scored five goals in his last four appearances for Crawley*

Notts County 4-3 Newport Co.
Graham Burke made his twenty-fifth start of his career

Yeovil 2-2 Barnet
Ian Lawlor signed on loan for Barnet from Manchester City, and went straight into the starting XI to make his first career start

Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 1-0 Hearts
Jonathan Hayes picked up his first booking of the season

Dundee United 0-1 Partick Thistle
After his fourth start since returning to Dundee United during the summer, Gavin Gunning has now made 100 starts for the Arabs

*source: Sky Sports Soccer Saturday, thanks Jeff.