Round Up for weekend of Friday, 29th January 2021

Friday, 29th January 2021

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's penalty was his second goal in two games, in what was his 50th start for the Jets

Saturday, 30 January 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-2 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since since Saturday, 7 March 2020

Championship

Norwich 0-0 Middlesbrough

Adam Idah returned from injury for his first appearance since Saturday, 24th October

Blackburn 1-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Derby County 1-0 Bristol City

Jason Knight started a game for the 50th time in his career

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham's introduction for loan club Preston North End was his first appearance in six weeks
Kieren Westwood's start was his 500th career appearance

My 500th Career appearance today. Really proud to have done it with 4 fantastic football clubs. Delighted to cap it with 3 points & a clean sheet. Great response from the boys. The Work rate, desire and attitude was brilliant. ⚽️💚 #cufc #ccfc #safc #swfc pic.twitter.com/D5t4oY7k53

— Keiren Westwood (@WestwoodKeiren) January 31, 2021

League 1

Sunderland 2-2 Gillingham

Aiden McGeady scored his 30th goal for Sunderland

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 MK Dons

Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in six weeks

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Ipswich

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Ipswich - eleven months after his last goal on Saturday, 29 February 2020

Hull City 1-0 Swindon Town

Dan Crowley started a game for the first time since Saturday, 17th October

League 2

Bolton 2-0 Leyton Orient

Eoin Doyle scored his tenth goal for Bolton

Bradford City 2-1 Barrow

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first tine in eight weeks
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist in seven weeks
Jamie Devitt made his first appearance for new club Barrow

Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time this season, scored his fourth goal of the season, and completed his fifth assist of the season

Grimsby 1-2 Stevenage

James McKeown was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 3rd November

Harrogate Town 2-1 Newport Co.

Simon Power was named in the Harrogate Town starting XI for the first time

Oldham 2-1 Salford City

Richie Towell started a game for Salford for the first time since Saturday, 10th October

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-2 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly made his first assist of the season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 1-0 Dunfermline

Aidan White's introduction was the defender's first appearance in seven weeks

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Adelaide United

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, and was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 31st January 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady was named in the Burnley starting XI for the 50th time

Round Up for Tuesday, 26th January 2021

Tuesday, 26th January 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-5 Manchester City

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

League 1

Gillingham 4-1 Crewe Alexandra

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

Portsmouth 0-1 Lincoln City

Marcus Harness was booked for the fifth time this season

Rochdale 3-4 Oxford United

Anthony Forde made his 50th appearance for Oxford United

Wednesday, 27th January 2021

Championship

Coventry 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday

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

Swansea 1-1 Brentford

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

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 1-5 St Mirren

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

Ross County 1-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll made his first assist of the season

Livingston 2-0 Kilmarnock

Jaze Kabia scored his first goal for Livingston

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 2-2 Inverness CT

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th November 2020

Friday, 20th November 2020

Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters 0-1 ATK Mohun Bagan

On the first day of the new Indian Super League, Carl McHugh made his first start for newly formed club ATK Mohun Bagan

Team News! 📄

Here’s our Starting XI for our first @IndSuperLeague match! 🤩#ATKMohunBagan #Mariners #JoyMohunBagan #KBFCATKMB #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/Withp1AeZ3

— ATK Mohun Bagan FC (@atkmohunbaganfc) November 20, 2020

Saturday, 21st November 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-2 Chelsea

Ciaran Clark's start was his first appearance in two months, and his first Premier League appearance of the season

Aston Villa 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Conor Hourihane came off the bench for his 30th appearance in the Premier League
Jayson Molumby's late introduction was his first appearance in the Premier League - the 19th Irish player to appear in the league this season, and the 189th Irish player overall to appear in the league

Championship

Luton 1-1 Blackburn

James Collins completed his first assist of the season

Millwall 1-1 Cardiff

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the Championship, this was his first appearance in two months
Shaun Williams made his first assist of the season, almost exactly a year since his last assist on Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood's made his first appearance of the season, two days short of a year since his last appearance on Saturday, 23 November 2019

Stoke City 4-3 Huddersfield

Nathan Collins' substitute was his 30th appearance in senior football

Swansea 1-0 Rotherham

Trevor Clarke's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season, ten months after his last appearance in January 2020

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Brentford

Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Burton Albion 1-3 Northampton

Stephen Quinn was booked for the fifth time this season
Michael Harriman's second half introduction was his 70th appearance in League One

Fleetwood 5-1 Plymouth

Glenn Whelan made his 30th appearance for Fleetwood
Niall Canavan's first red card since November 2016 was the third time in his career he was sent off

Portsmouth 4-1 Crewe Alexandra

Ronan Curtis marked his 110th appearance for Portsmouth with his second brace of the season

Rochdale 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance for AFC Wimbledon

League 2

Crawley 0-3 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode scored his fifth goal for Carlisle United

Cheltenham 3-0 Walsall

Liam Kinsella was booked for the fifth time this season

Exeter 1-2 Oldham

Ian Lawlor's performance in his 40th appearance in League Two earned him a place in the League Two Team of the Weekend

Introducing your #SkyBetLeagueTwo Team of the Week, powered by @WhoScored ratings!#EFL | #TOTW pic.twitter.com/b6dnH1pcLu

— Sky Bet League Two (@SkyBetLeagueTwo) November 22, 2020

Leyton Orient 3-0 Harrogate Town

Conor Wilkinson completed his first assist of the season - his first assist since February 2020

Tranmere 5-0 Grimsby

Lee O'Connor started the 20th game of his career

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 0-1 St Mirren

Jake Doyle-Hayes scored his first goal for St Mirren, this was his first goal since  September 2019
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time this season

St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in three months

Sunday, 22th November 2020

La Liga

Eibar 0-0 Getafe

Ryan Nolan was the first Irish player to be named in a La Liga matchday squad since Steve Finnan was an unused substitute for Espanyol against Recreativo Huelva in February 2009

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 14th September 2019

Saturday, 14th September 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick marked his 100th appearance in the Premier League with his first goal of the season

Sheffield United 0-1 Southampton

David McGoldrick made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have come in league games

Championship

Blackburn 2-0 Millwall

Darragh Lenihan's start was his 150th career appearance
Greg Cunningham completed his first assist February 2018

Preston North End 2-0 Brentford

Sean Maguire scored his 15th goal for the club - all of which have come in the Championship

QPR 3-2 Luton

James Collins marked his 100th appearance for Luton with his fourth goal of the season

League 1

Ipswich 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Alan Judge start was his 350th career appearance

Southend United 3-3 Fleetwood

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season
Robert Kiernan was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Cambridge United

Paul Green was sent off for the first time for the club - before this the midfielder has not been shown a red card since November 2016

Exeter 2-2 Leyton Orient

Pierce Sweeney scored his 15th goal of his career - all of which have been for Exeter

Port Vale 1-0 Plymouth

Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season

Swindon Town 3-0 Macclesfield

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his 100th goal in British football

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-0 Hibernian

Alan Power made his first assist of the season - his first since December 2018

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 1-0 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers made his 100th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 3-1 Norwich City U21

Andrew Omobamidele's second half introduction for Norwich City was his first appearance in senior football

Bulgarian Championship

Botev Plovdiv 0-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's start was his first time being named in the CSKA starting XI for a month

Sunday, 15th September 2019

Championship

Huddersfield 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood made his 300th appearance in the Championship

Serie C

Pergolettese 1-1 SS Arezzo

After playing in a friendly last week, Ryan Nolan made his senior club football debut as a substitute

Round Up for Friday, 1st February 2019

Friday, 1st February 2019

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Sean Maguire made his 25th start for Preston North End

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts

Jake Mulraney completed his first assist since 24th July

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-5 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan made his 25th start for Newcastle Jets

Saturday, 2nd February 2019

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Jeff Hendrick made his 100th appearance for Burnley

Everton 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty made his 250th career start

Championship

Bristol City 2-0 Swansea

Callum O'Dowda marked the 200th appearance of his career with the 20th goal of his career

Hull City 2-0 Stoke City

James McClean made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood made his 150th appearance for Sheffield Wednesday

League 1

Coventry 1-1 Gillingham

David Meyler captained Coventry on his first appearance for the Sky Blues. This was the midfielder's first start (and appearance) since Saturday, 1st September Graham Burke made his first appearance for new loan club Gillingham

Peterborough 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season - more than two years after his last booking on in December 2016

Sunderland 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

Aiden McGeady's goal was his 15th goal for Sunderland

Walsall 1-2 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney made his 50th start for Rochdale

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance in League One
The first appearance of Billy Clarke's second spell at Bradford was his first appearance in two months

League 2

Exeter 3-1 MK Dons

Pierce Sweeney completed his first assist since Saturday, 13th October

Northampton 0-4 Colchester

John-Joe O'Toole's start (his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November) was his 400th career appearance

Notts County 1-1 Lincoln City

In his first appearance for Notts County, Michael Doyle was booked for the first time since November

Stevenage 1-0 Yeovil

Courtney Duffus made his debut for new club Yeovil

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's was shown his first booking since Saturday, 25th August

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-2 Ross County

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season

Dundee Utd 2-1 Greenock Morton

Mark Connolly made his first appearance for Dundee United

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-0 Wellington Phoenix

Andy Keogh's tenth goal of the season was also his 50th goal in the A-League

November 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for November 2017

Wins
In a month with a reduced number of games due to the international break, no player won more than Matt Doherty, Glenn Whelan and Conor Hourihane's four victories

Draws
Goalkeeper Keiren Westwood was the only player to start more than two draws, the Sheffield Wednesday number one started three games that ended all square

Losses
Newcastle's Rob Elliott started three losses in November, no other player started more than two

Starts/Completed Games
Of the five games defenders Paul McShane, Richard Keogh, John Egan and midfielders Glenn Whelan and Conor Hourihane started in November, only McShane, Egan and Hourihane went on to complete 90 minutes in all five

Substitutions/Introductions
Harry Arter, Jeff Hendrick, Sean Scannell and Aiden O'Brien were all substituted three times in November, one less than the number of times James McClean was introduced from the bench for West Brom

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Stephen Henderson and Brian Murphy were unused substitutes in four games in November, the same as defenders Kevin Long and Alex Pearce

Goals
David McGoldrick was the only player to score more than once, the Ipswich striker scored two goals, while Anthony Stokes was the only player to score a penalty

Discipline
Carl McHugh and Daniel Devine were both booked twice, no other player was booked more than once

August 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for August 2017
 
Wins
Aberdeen full back Anthony O'Connor started five wins in the opening month of the 2017/18 season, two more than any other player

Draws
Sheffield Wednesday's Kieren Westwood started three draws for the Owls in August

Losses
Partick Thistle teammates Niall Keown and Adam Barton both started all four of the Jags' losses

Starts/Completed Games
O'Connor, Liam Kelly and Aiden McGeady all started six games in August. Of these, only the Dons player went on to complete 90 minutes in all six games

Substitutions/Introductions
McGeady, Samir Carruthers, Aiden O'Brien and Sean Maguire were all substituted three times. Bristol City's Callum O'Dowda was introduced from the bench five times

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Brian Murphy and Aaron McCarey were joined by Brian Lenihan and Alex Pearce in being unused in five games

Goals
Conor Hourihane and Anthony Stokes both scored four goals in August, while David Meyler and Daryl Murphy were the only players to score a penalty.

Discipline
Enda Stevens, Anthony O'Connor, Harry Arter, David Meyler, and Anthony Stokes were all booked twice

May 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for May 2017

Wins
In the final month of the season, only Adam Rooney started three wins, the only player to start more than two

Draws
Keiren Westwood was the only player to draw more than once in May, and curiously no striker started a draw

Losses
Partick Thistle midfielder Adam Barton finished the season with four losses in May, and no goalkeeper started a loss for the final four weeks of 2016/17

Starts/Completed Games
Joe Shaughnessy, Darren O'Dea, Carl McHugh, John O'Shea, Gary Dicker, Adam Barton, Jonathan Hayes, and Conor Sammon all started four games in May, with O'Shea, O'Dea, Shaughnessy, McHugh, Dicker, Barton, and Sammon going on to complete 90 minutes in each one

Substitutions/Introductions
Marc Wilson was substituted in each of the three games he started in May, while Darron Gibson was introduced in each of the three games he started on the bench in May

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeping pair Darren Randolph and Aaron McCarey were unused substitutes in three games in May, while Dean Ebbe and Declan Rice was the only outfield player to be left on the bench in more than one game - both players spent two games without seeing a minute of action

Goals
Jonathan Hayes(3) and Wes Hoolahan(2) were the only players to score more than once in May, while Darren O'Dea and Conor Sammon were the only players to score a penalty

Discipline
Marc Wilson was shown three yellow cards in the four games he played in May. No Irish striker or goalkeeper was booked in May 2017

December 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for December 2016: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=12

Wins
In the last month of 2016, four was the magic number with nine players - Keiren Westwood, Robert Kiernan, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce, Ciaran Clark, Shane Duffy, Jonathan Hayes, Conor Hourihane, and Adam Rooney - all starting four wins for their respective sides

Draws
Joe Shaughnessy, Gary Dicker, and Adam Barton all started three games in December

Losses
Defenders Derrick Williams and Damien McRory, along with midfielders Darragh Lenihan and Anthony Forde, all lost four games

Starts/Completed Games
Dicker and Hayes both started seven games (with Dicker completing 90 minutes in all seven) ahead of no less than 17 players who all started six games!

Substitutions/Introductions
Wingers Aiden McGeady and Liam Kelly were both substituted three times, while fellow wide player James McClean was introduced five times, along with strikers Shane Long and Graham Cummins

Stayed On Bench
As expected, goalkeepers top the unused substitute table with Aaron McCarey, Shay Given, Dean Brill, Stephen Henderson, and Jack Bonham all remaining on the bench for their clubs. Of the outfield players, Stephen Kelly and Wes Hoolahan were unused substitutes for Rotherham and Norwich, respectively

Goals
Hayes' three goals for Aberdeen is one more than any other player managed in December, while former League of Ireland player of the season Richie Towell was the only player to score a penalty.

Discipline
Damien Delaney and Jeff Hendrick were both booked three times in December, with both players picking up their yellow cards in only five starts

September 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for September 2016: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=9

Wins
Sheffield Wednesday's Keiren Westwood was joined by Leeds' Eunan O'Kane and Norwich City duo Robbie Brady and Wes Hoolahan in winning four games in September

Draws
Defender Daniel Devine, and midfielders Jonathan Douglas, Gary Dicker, and Olamide Shodipo all drew two games in the second month of the 2016/17 season

Losses
Derby County's defensive pairing Richard Keogh and Cyrus Christie both started four of Derby's losses in September

Starts/Completed Games
Keogh, Christie and fellow defender Greg Cunningham all started six games, with the Derby pair completing 90 minutes in each game. Cunningham also managed to collect three bookings in these six games

Substitutions/Introductions
Wes Hoolahan was substituted in all four games he started in September, while fellow midfielders Stephen Quinn and Darragh Lenihan were both introduced four times

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Jack Bonham was an unused substitute five times in September, while of the outfield players, John O'Shea, Anthony Forde, Alan McCormack and Jack Byrne were all left on the bench by their respective managers three times

Goals
Robbie Keane(3) and Anthony Pilkington(2) were the only Irish players to score more than once in September

International Round Up

Wednesday, 31st August 2016
International Friendly
Republic of Ireland 4-0 Oman
Ciaran Clark made his 20th appearance for Ireland
On his 146th appearance for Ireland (135 starts), Robbie Keane scored his 68th goal for IrelandThis was the striker's first first start since 7th September 2015, and his first goal in almost a year (362 days)
Keiren Westwood made his 18th cap for Ireland, this was the goalkeeper's first appearance since Sunday, 7 June 2015
Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance for Ireland, his first since 13 November 2015
Wes Hoolahan made his 35th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady scored his seventh goal for Ireland, and his third in his last three internationals
Jonathan Walters scored his 11th and 12th goals for Ireland

Monday, 5th September 2016
World Cup 2018 Qualifying
Serbia 2-2 Republic of Ireland
Glenn Whelan made his 75th appearance for Ireland, this was also the midfielder's 70th start
John O'Shea made his 115th appearance, (his 110th start) for Ireland
Richard Keogh made his 15th appearance for Ireland
Darren Randolph made his 15th appearance (10 starts) for Ireland
Daryl Murphy and Jeff Hendrick both scored their first goal for Ireland in what was Murphy's 24th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward and Robbie Brady both picked up their fifth yellow cards at international level

February 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for February 2016

Wins
Stephen Ward, Greg Cunningham and Alan Browne all won four games in February

Draws
Three of Keiren Westwood's games ended all squad

Losses
Stephen Henderson and Alan Judge both started four losses in the second month of 2016

Starts/Completed Games
Keiren Westwood, Ian Lawlor, Richard Keogh, Stephen Ward, Greg Cunningham, Cyrus Christie, Matt Doherty, Darragh Lenihan, Jeff Hendrick all started six games. Of these Lawlor, Keogh, Ward, Cunningham, Christie, Doherty and Lenihan went onto complete 90 minutes in each games

Substitutions/Introductions
Aiden McGeady, Stephen Quinn, Anthony Pilkington, Anthony Stokes were all substituted three times in February, the same amount of times Stephen Ireland was introduced

Stayed on bench
Goalkeepers Jack Bonham and Joe Murphy were both unused substitutes for five games in February, while of the outfield players Sean Kavanagh and Derrick Williams both remained on the bench for four games

Goals
Anthony Pilkington, Andy Keogh and Adam Rooney all scored three goals, with Pilkington recording a 100% win ratio when he scored

Discipline
Midfielder Darragh Lenihan and defender Daniel Devine were both shown a yellow card three times to top the bookings table