Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

English League Cup

Derby County 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

David McGoldrick was named in the Derby County starting XI for the first time
Dara O'Shea started his 100th club game

Fleetwood Town 0-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance of the season

Rotherham 0-1 Morecambe

Joshua Kayode made his first appearance of the season
Chiedozie Ogbene's introduction was his 100th appearance for Rotherham

100 Club Appearance @OfficialRUFC 🙌🏽

We thank god ❤️ pic.twitter.com/DNZP1Wqoi2

— Chiedozie Ogbene (@EdozieOgbene) August 25, 2022

Barrow 2-2 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully scored his 40th goal for Lincoln City

Norwich City 2-2 Bournemouth

Adam Idah marked his first appearance since Wednesday, 9th February with his first goal of the season, also his first goal in the League Cup
Ben Greenwood's start was his Bournemouth debut

Oxford United 0-2 Crystal Palace

Killian Phillips made his first appearance for Crystal Palace

Watford 0-2 MK Dons

Darragh Burns scored his first goal for MK Dons

Colchester United 0-2 Brentford

Kieran O'Hara made his first appearance for Colchester United

Crawley Town 2-0 Fulham

Shane Duffy started a game for the first time since Wednesday, 16th March

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

English League Cup

Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Sean Robertson was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 26th October 2021
Evan Ferguson scored his first goal for Brighton's senior team in his first start for the Seagulls
James Furlong made his first appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion as a second half substitute

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Celtic B 3-0 Livingston II

Ben Quinn scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Viborg 0-3 West Ham United

Armstrong Oko-Flex made his first appearance for West Ham's senior team

Round Up for week of Thursday, 30th November 2021

Tuesday, 30th November 2021

Premier League

Newcastle United 1-1 Norwich

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

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 30th October 2021

Saturday, 30th October 2021

Championship

Fulham 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 250th appearance in senior football

Derby County 1-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Middlesbrough 0-2 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his first goal since Friday, 10th September

Swansea 3-0 Peterborough

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 1

Fleetwood 3-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Anthony Pilkington started a game for the first time in two months

Oxford United 3-1 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor made his 400th career appearance

Rotherham 5-1 Sunderland

Joshua Kayode made his first assist of the season
Aiden McGeady was send off for the first time since January 2015

League 2

Leyton Orient 5-0 Hartlepool

After not scoring for six weeks, Aaron Drinan scored the third hat trick of the season for an Irish player
Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-0 Tranmere

After signing a short term deal with Mansfield Town, John-Joe O'Toole made his first appearance for the Stags

Barrow 1-2 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell made his first assist of the season, exactly a year to the day since his previous assist

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-1 Dundee

Iin his first start for Dundee since Sunday, 8th August, Cillian Sheridan unfortunately ruptured his achilles and will be out injured for some time

Thanks for all the messages folks, ruptured my Achilles tendon (turns out isn’t a great thing to do). On a positive note though, once I come back I’m told it will be renamed the Acillians Tendon ™ pic.twitter.com/vVzTqV9NTY

— Cillian Sheridan (@CillianSheridan) November 1, 2021

Sunday, 31th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Leeds United

In his first start in six weeks, Andrew Omobamidele scored the first goal of his career

Monday, 1st November 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21 August

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th October 2021

Tuesday, 26th October 2021

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-1 Raith

Mark Connolly was booked for the first time this season - the first time the player had been booked since February

Inverness CT 0-1 Arbroath

Aaron Doran was named in the starting XI for the first time in six weeks

English League Cup

Chelsea 1-1 Southampton

Shane Long's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Football League Trophy

Rotherham 5-0 Manchester City U21

Joshua Kayode was booked for the first time in ten month in his first start since Saturday, 21st August
Kieran Sadlier is the third Irish player to score a hat trick in English football this season, following Aiden O'Brien and Anthony Scully

MK Dons 2-4 Aston Villa U21

Troy Parrott scored his first goal since Saturday, 25 September 2021(34 days)

Oxford United 3-2 Tottenham U21

Luke McNally was sent off for the second time this season - two months after his first red card

Wednesday, 27th October 2021

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-2 St Mirren

Jake Carroll's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Connor Ronan assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

English League Cup

Leicester City 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly's first start in five weeks was his 50th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion's senior team

Preston North End 0-2 Liverpool

Joe Rafferty's start was his first appearance in five weeks

KNVB Cup

Fortuna Sittard 3-0 Oss

Ryan Johansson was named in the starting XI of a senior club game for the first time in his career

Swedish Allsvenskan

Malmö FF 1-0 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi was booked for the first time this season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 20th April 2021

Tuesday, 20th April 2021

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Derby County

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo completed an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 9th March

Northampton 3-0 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness started his 20th game for Ipswich

League 2

Bolton 1-0 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode was named in the starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Bradford City 0-1 Tranmere

Paudie O'Connor scored an own goal for the first time in almost exactly three years - his previous OG was on Saturday, 21st April 2018

3️⃣ Anthony, @Paudie97 & Lee O'Connor started in @officialbantams v @TranmereRovers, the first time three @FAIreland players with the same surname started a game in English football since Brian, Daryl & Joe Murphy started for Ipswich & Scunthorpe in March 2010#COYBIG #BCAFC #TRFC pic.twitter.com/Rhz1ikj6tv

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 21, 2021

Mansfield Town 3-0 Scunthorpe

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Dundee starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 28th November

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-0 Falkirk

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12th December

Wednesday, 21st April 2021

Championship

Millwall 1-4 Bournemouth

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in a month

Rotherham 1-2 Middlesbrough

Kieran Sadlier started a game for Rotherham for the first time since Saturday, 7th November

Luton 0-0 Reading

James Collins was booked for the first time in three months

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 3-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly's start was his first appearance in two months

Ross County 1-3 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy made his 40th start for St Mirren

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 6-0 Montana

Graham Carey's goal (his first since Thursday, 17th September) was his fifth goal in the Bulgarian Championship

Polish Ekstraklasa

Cracovia Kraków 1-0 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisla starting XI for the first time since Monday, 14th December

Thursday, 22th April 2021

Premier League

Leicester City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea's start was his 25th Premier League appearance

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th April 2021

Tuesday, 13th April 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Sunderland

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

Round Up for Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

John Egan made his first assist of the season, more than two years after his last assist in December 2018

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace

Ciaran Clark was named in the Newcastle starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Norwich

Adam Idah's introduction was his 25th appearance for Norwich

Coventry 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Nottingham Forest - starting each time

League 1

Charlton 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness assisted a goal for the first time since the end of November

Accrington Stanley 6-1 Bristol Rovers

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-2 Forest Green

Joshua Kayode was named in the Carlisle starting XI for the first time in a month

Stevenage 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Livingston

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time this season

Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic

Gary Dicker's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st November
Colin Doyle's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 10 November

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 3-1 AFC Wimbledon

Olamide Shodipo made his first assist of the season

Tranmere 2-1 Peterborough

Both Joe Murphy and Lee O'Connor were named in the Tranmere starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his fifth assist of the season

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-2 Bengaluru

Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Caoimhin Kelleher made his tenth career start

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee Utd

Sam Foley's first appearance for new club Motherwell was his first appearance in two months

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 26th December 2020

Saturday, 26 December 2020

Premier League

Fulham 0-0 Southampton

Shane Long's first start of the season was his 329th Premier League appearance, overtaking Denis Irwin as the Irish player with the tenth most appearances in the competition

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

John Egan's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol City 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Callum O'Dowda completed his first assist of the season, this was his first asssit since August 2019

Coventry 0-0 Stoke City

James McClean's start was his 100th appearance for Stoke City

Derby County 0-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's late winner was his first goal in two months

League 1

Lincoln City 5-1 Burton Albion

Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his tenth appearance for Lincoln City
Anthony Scully made his fifth assist for Lincoln City

Oxford United 2-0 AFC Wimbledon

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance for Oxford United

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Leyton Orient

Wes Hoolahan scored for the first time since Saturday, 19th September
Conor Wilkinson made his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Scunthorpe 2-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 3-3 Bolton

Joshua Kayode made his 25th appearance for Carlisle United

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 1-1 Motherwell

Mark Connolly was named in a Dundee Utd starting XI for the 50th time

Sunday, 27th December 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

On his tenth Premier League appearance, Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in three months

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 18th September 2020

Friday, 18th September 2020

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 0-3 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his 70th appearance in the competition

Saturday, 19th September 2020

Premier League

Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was named in the Crystal Palace starting XI for the 20th time

Everton 5-2 West Bromwich Albion

Seamus Coleman started a Premier League game for the 250th time

Championship

Blackburn 5-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Derrick Williams scored his first goal since Saturday, 9th November 2019

Norwich 2-2 Preston North End

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

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 4-4 Plymouth

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

Burton Albion 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 60th appearance in League One

MK Dons 1-2 Lincoln City

Joe Mason scored his fifth goal for MK Dons in his his 20th appearance for the Dons

Oxford United 0-2 Sunderland

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

Peterborough 2-1 Fleetwood

Jack Taylor scored his first goal of the season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Northampton

Michael Harriman's start was his 60th appearance in League One

League 2

Carlisle United 2-0 Southend United

Joshua Kayode scored his first goal of the season
Alan McCormack made his first appearance for Southend since his return to Roots Hall

Crawley 1-0 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley made his first appearance in the competition

Forest Green 2-2 Bradford City

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

Leyton Orient 2-2 Mansfield Town

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

Morecambe 0-5 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan scored his first goal for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 2-1 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly scored his first goal for St Mirren

Sunday, 20th September 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly first goal of the season was the tenth goal of his career

Leicester City 4-2 Burnley

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

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-3 Motherwell

Tommie Hoban's start was his 15th appearance for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 2-2 Ludogorets

Graham Carey was booked for the first time this season in his 30th appearance in the Bulgarian Championship

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 Inter Miami

Jon Gallagher scored his first goal in MLS football, in his fifth appearance for Atlanta United

Monday, 21st September 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United

John Egan was sent off for the third time for Sheffield United

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th March 2020

Tuesday, 10th March 2020

League 1

Burton Albion 2-2 Bolton

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Bolton - this was his first goal since Saturday, 12th October

Portsmouth 2-2 Fleetwood

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Blackpool 1-2 Tranmere

Connor Ronan's start was his 90th career appearance

League 2

Carlisle United 2-0 Newport Co.

In his first start since Saturday, 1st February, Joshua Kayode scored his first goal since the same game

Thursday, 12th March 2020

UEFA Cup

Olympiakos 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21st December

CONCACAF Champions League

América 3-0 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since Thursday, 26th December

Round up for weekend of Friday, 17th January 2020

Friday, 17th January 2020

Championship

Fulham 1-0 Middlesbrough

Harry Arter's appearance off the bench was his 300th career appearance

Saturday, 18th January 2020

Premier League

Nine Irish players were named in the starting XI of their respective clubs - the first time this has happened in one day's Premier League fixtures since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in three months

Southampton 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season was his 54th Premier League goal, which equals Damien Duff's tally

West Ham United 1-1 Everton

Darren Randolph completed his move to former club West Ham, and made his first appearance since starting for Middlesbrough on Sunday, 24 November

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 0-5 Blackburn

In his 150th appearance for Blackburn, and coincidentally his 150th career start, Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal for the club

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Peterborough

Callum Reilly's start was the 150th of his career

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Coventry

Kieran Sadlier's start against Coventry was his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

League 2

Colchester 2-1 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first own goal since August 2016, and was booked for the first time since September

Grimsby 0-1 Exeter

Billy Clarke was named in the Grimsby starting XI for the first time

Oldham 1-1 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Carlisle United

Plymouth 3-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town

Scottish FA Cup

Ayr 1-0 Ross County

Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for loan club Ayr

Kilmarnock 6-0 Queen's Park

Alan Power made his 100th appearance for Kilmarnock, in the same game that Gary Dicker made his 150th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 3-0 Broxburn

Both Conor McCarthy and Jamie McGrath made their debuts for St Mirren

Sunday, 19th January 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Dundee Utd 2-2 Hibernian

Mark Connolly made his 250th career start