Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th December 2017

Tuesday, 26th December 2017

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 50th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion, all of which have been starts

Manchester United 2-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th start for Burnley
Jonathan Walters came off the bench for his first appearance since August

Championship

Millwall 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shaun Williams started his first game for Millwall in three months, and was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 12th September

Barnsley 0-0 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan was named in Preston's starting XI for the first time since early August

Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan start for Villa was the midfielder's 100th appearance in the Championship
Lining out beside Whelan, Scott Hogan had his first start since Saturday, 4th November

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Oxford United

Conor Wilkinson's strike for Gillingham was his tenth goal in League One

Blackburn 2-0 Rochdale

Keith Keane returned for Rochdale, making his first appearance in four months
Derrick Williams was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Blackpool 2-3 Scunthorpe

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

Bury 0-3 Rotherham

Stephen Dawson was booked for the first time this season in his first start for Bury since Thursday, 10th August
Lee Frecklington's strike was his 15th goal in League One
On his 25th appearance of the season, Anthony Forde was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 17th October

Oldham 1-2 Fleetwood

Courtney Duffus came off the bench for Oldham for his first appearance since Tuesday, 21th November

Walsall 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney made his 100th appearance in English football

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Mansfield Town

Conrad Logan made his 100th appearance in the League Two

Carlisle United 3-1 Accrington Stanley

Jamie Devitt's opener for Carlisle was his 25th goal in League Two

Cheltenham 0-2 Yeovil

Connor Smith was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Swindon Town 0-5 Luton

James Collins scored his 120th goal of his career

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-2 Celtic

Darren O'Dea came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Round Up - International Break

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

League 1

Coventry 2-1 Port Vale

Sam Foley was booked for the first time in 2017

Rochdale 3-3 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored for the first time in a month

League 2

Newport Co. 1-1 Luton

Mark O'Brien was sent off for the second time in his career, two and half years after his last red card in September 2014

Saturday, 25 March 2017

League 1

Oldham 1-1 Sheffield United

Jay O'Shea's tenth goal of the season (the most he's scored in a single season in England) was also his 30th goal in League One

League 2

Carlisle United 0-2 Crewe Alexandra

Jamie Devitt returned to the Carlisle starting XI for his first start since February 11th

Colchester 2-1 Luton

Sean Murray made his 25th start of the season
Glen Rea made his 50th appearance for Luton

Crawley 3-0 Leyton Orient

James Collins scored his 20th goal for Crawley

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Adelaide United

Roy O'Donovan scored his first goal February 12th

Sunday, 26 March 2017

League 1

Scunthorpe 3-2 Bradford City

Kevin Toner marked his first appearance for Bradford City with the first goal of his career
Billy Clarke was booked for the first time in 2017

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 3-1 Rochdale

Keith Keane was sent off for the second time this season

Sheffield United 2-0 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien was shown his first yellow card of 2017

Round Up - Weekend of 24th February 2017

Friday, 24 February 2017

Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Birmingham City

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Saturday, 25 February 2017

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Sunderland

Darron Gibson was booked for the first time this season. Before this, the midfielder hadn't been booked since May 2016

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Bournemouth

James McClean came off the bench and was booked for the first time in 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County

Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season

Brentford 4-2 Rotherham

Anthony Forde scored his first goal in the Championship, exactly 200 days after his last goal on Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Newcastle Utd 2-2 Bristol City

Ciaran Clark's late equaliser means the defender has scored more than two goals in the same season for the first time since 2010/11

Preston North End 2-1 QPR

Aiden McGeady's equaliser (his fifth goal in the Championship) won Sky Sports' goal of the Day

WATCH: Aiden McGeady has won our Goal of the Day poll. Thanks for voting. #GoalsExpress #SSNHQ https://t.co/eOhGF0R7Lv

— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) February 25, 2017

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th career appearance

League 1

Coventry 1-3 Swindon Town

Kevin Foley was booked for the first time in 2017

Gillingham 2-1 Southend United

Emmanuel Osadebe's first start since November (his first appearance in a month) was the defender's 25th appearance in League One
In his 200th start for Southend United, Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season

Oldham 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next three games

Peterborough 3-1 Rochdale

The sending off of both Donal McDermott and Joe Rafferty was the first time two Irish players were sent off in the same game since Marc Wilson and Glenn Whelan were sent off for Stoke against Newcastle in December 2013. This was McDermott's first red card of his career, and Rafferty's third - his first since May 2015
Keith Keane made his 25th appearance for Rochdale

Port Vale 1-2 Bradford City

Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance for Bradford City, coincidentally this was also the midfielder's 50th career start

Sheffield United 2-0 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the fifth time this season in his first start since October

League 2

Barnet 0-1 Cambridge United

Gerry McDonagh made his first start for Cambridge United
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Carlisle United 0-3 Portsmouth

John O'Sullivan was booked for the fifth time this season

Colchester 2-1 Hartlepool

Owen Garvan made his 50th appearance for Colchester

Mansfield Town 2-1 Newport Co.

Patrick Hoban returned to to the Mansfield starting XI for his first start since January 10th

Morecambe 1-0 Grimsby

Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 0-2 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon scored his second goal of the season, before this the striker had not scored since August 20th

Sunday, 26 February 2017

Premier League

Tottenham 4-0 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was shown his fourth yellow card of the season, this was the midfielder's first booking September 24th

Round Up - Weekend of 14th January 2017

Saturday, 14 January 2017

Premier League

Hull City 3-1 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his 200th start for Bournemouth

Sunderland 1-3 Stoke City
Glenn Whelan reached the landmark of 500 career appearances

Championship

Birmingham City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Stephen Gleeson made his 100th start for Birmingham

Fulham 2-0 Barnsley
Aidan White was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 3-2 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan made his 25th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Daryl Horgan marked his first start for Preston with an assist on the Lilywhites' second goal against Brighton

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
Joe Mason scored his fourth goal of the season, having not scored before this since scoring three goals in his first five games of the season

League 1

Chesterfield 1-0 Coventry
Kevin Foley made his first start for Coventry since signing for the club on January 6th

Fleetwood 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Cian Bolger set a personal best by scoring his third goal of the season, beating his previous record of two goals in 2011-12

Oldham 1-0 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in two months

Southend United 2-1 Rochdale
Joe Rafferty made his 150th start for the club
Simon Cox scored his ninth goal of the season (his fifth goal in his last five games), reaching the milestone of 100 career goals

To say I'm buzzing is an understatement! To achieve 100 career goals makes every sacrifice worth it. Thanks for the messages #100 #5in5

— Simon Cox (@SCoxy31Real) January 14, 2017

Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season, this was the goalkeeper's first booking since September 2014
Keith Keane was sent off for the first time since November 2008

Walsall 4-1 Sheffield United
After signing for Walsall on loan, Eoghan O'Connell made his first appearance for the club. This was the defender's first appearance since September 13th

League 2

Barnet 1-3 Doncaster Rovers
After signing for Doncaster Rovers during the week, Ian Lawlor made his debut for the club. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since  last March

Cambridge United 0-0 Blackpool
Jake Carroll made his first appearance for Cambridge United

Crawley 1-0 Hartlepool
Conor Henderson came off the bench to make his first appearance since December 7th

Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Luton
Alan Sheehan was sent off for the first time since September 2014

Grimsby 0-3 Exeter
After signing for Grimsby earlier in the January transfer window, Gavin Gunning made his first appearance for the club

Sunday, 15 January 2017

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-2 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh's first goal since December 2nd was the striker's 30th goal in the A-League

Round Up - Weekend of 17th September 2016

Saturday, 17 September 2016

Premier League

Leicester City 3-0 Burnley
Jeff Hendrick made his first start for Burnley since signing for them on transfer deadline day

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 West Ham United
James McClean scored his 25th goal since moving to England, this is also the former Derry winger's 10th goal in the Premier League

Everton 3-1 Middlesbrough
Seamus Coleman's first goal since February was also his 15th goal in the Premier League

Championship

Ipswich 0-0 Aston Villa
Leon Best came off the bench to make his first appearance for Ipswich

Newcastle Utd 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Joe Mason made his 25th appearance for Wolves

Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Keiren Westwood's yellow card was the goalkeeper's first booking since January 2015

League 1

Bradford City 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Josh Cullen made his 25th career start

Chesterfield 3-1 Northampton
Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Chesterfield, the striker's first goal since January. This was also his fifth goal in League One.

Coventry 0-0 Oldham
Paul Green and Charles Dunne were both booked for the first time this season. Before this, Green hadn't been booked since April 2015

Port Vale 2-1 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 2-1 Fleetwood
Keith Keane made his first start for Rochale since signing for them on loan 

Southend United 3-1 Millwall
Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal in a month in his 25th start for Southend
David Mooney scored his tenth goal for the Shrimpers

League 2

Exeter 0-2 Plymouth
Graham Carey made his 50th start for Plymouth and marked the occasion with his 15th goal in League Two

Leyton Orient 0-1 Yeovil
Kevin Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-2 Partick Thistle
Gary Dicker made his 25th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Johnstone 1-0 Hearts
Graham Cummins marked his 150th appearance in England and Scotland, for four clubs, with his tenth goal for St Johnstone

Scottish First Division

Greenock Morton 2-1 Dunfermline
Gavin Gunning made his first appearance for Greenock after signing a short term deal for the Ton during the week

Cypriot Premier League

Ethnikos Achna 1-2 Omonia Nicosia
The first goal of Cillian Sheridan's brace was the Monaghan striker's 25th goal in the Cypriot Premier League

Sunday, 18 September 2016

Premier League

Southampton 1-0 Swansea
Shane Long marked his 50th start for Southampton with his first booking this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-3 Aberdeen
Anthony O'Connor booking against Dundee was his first booking since December 2015

Inverness CT 2-2 Celtic
Jake Mulraney came off the bench to make his 25th career appearance

Round Up - Week of 16th August 2016

Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Championship
Brentford 1-0 Nottingham Forest
John Egan's yellow card in this game was his first booking since January

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County
Greg Cunningham's start in this game was his 50th appearance for Preston

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Ipswich
Matt Doherty made his 100th start for Wolves

League 1
Coventry 0-0 Bury
Chris McCann made his first appearance for Coventry as part of his loan at the Sky Blues until the new season starts in MLS next year

MK Dons 1-2 Bradford City
Billy Clarke scored his first goal of the season
Josh Cullen scored his first goal of his career

Oldham 0-0 Northampton
After signing a short term deal with Oldham, Charles Dunne made his first appearance for the Latics

Port Vale 1-0 Rochdale
Sam Foley made his 50th start for Port Vale
Niall Canavan was shown his first yellow card since February 2016

Sheffield United 0-3 Southend United
Simon Cox scored his first goal for Southend

League 2
Crewe Alexandra 3-3 Hartlepool
Padraig Amond scored his first goal for Hartlepool

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Cambridge United
Keith Keane made his first appearance since the end of March

Notts County 1-2 Plymouth
Graham Carey made his 50th appearance for Plymouth in the same game that Connor Smith made his first start for the Pilgrims

Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Championship
Cardiff 2-1 Blackburn
Not a night to remember for Shane Duffy after scoring two own goals, and then being sent off for the second time in his club career, only five months after his first career red card in April

Newcastle Utd 4-1 Reading
Ciaran Clark made his first appearance for Newcastle

League 1
Bristol Rovers 1-2 Bolton
Conor Wilkinson was booked after making his first appearance of the season

January 2016 Transfer Window - Loans, Contracts and Managerial moves

Loans
Tuesday, 5th January 2016
Due to ongoing financial issues at Shrewsbury Town, their captain James Collins has been loaned out to Northampton until the end of the season: http://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/article/james-collins-northampton-town-shrewsbury-town-2884118.aspx

Thursday, 7th January 2016
After being recalled from his emergency loan at Barnet, Manchester City’s Ian Lawlor has signed for Bury on loan until the end of the season: http://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/article/keeper-lawlor-joins-bury-2888545.aspx

Friday, 8th January 2016
Josh O’Hanlon returned to his former club Longford Town on loan from Bournemouth: http://ltfc.ie/josh-ohanlon-returns-to-de-town-on-loan/

Thursday, 14th January 2016
Following a short spell on loan with Stevenage last season, Keith Keane has returned to Broadhall Way on a one month loan: http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/keith-keane-signs-on-loan-from-cambridge-united-2902139.aspx

Friday, 15th January 2016
U21 winger John O’Sullivan has joined compatriot Ian Lawlor at Bury on an initial 28 day loan: http://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/article/osullivan-joins-on-loan-2903657.aspx

Tuesday, 19th January 2016
With first team opportunities at Celtic limited, Anthony Stokes rejoined Hibernian FC, where he scored 24 goals in 48 appearances, on loan until the end of the season: http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/6088
After only making two appearances for Derby County since signing for them in the summer, Alex Pearce has signed for Bristol City on loan until the end of the season: http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/defender-pearce-joins-on-loan-2910051.aspx

Friday, 22nd January 2016
After returning to Bradford City from his loan at Notts County. and scoring for the Bamtams’ reserves, Alan Sheehan signed for Luton on on loan until the end of the season: http://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/article/luton-town-sign-alan-sheehan-on-loan-for-the-rest-of-the-season-2915410.aspx
Following a loan spell with Barnsley earlier in the season, Bolton’s Ireland U21 striker Conor Wilkinson has signed for Newport County on a one month emergency loan: http://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/article/the-exiles-secure-the-loan-signing-of-conor-wilkinson-2913203.aspx

Saturday, 23rd January 2016
Sean Kavanagh signed for Mansfield Town on loan until the end of the season: http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/-signs-sign-full-back-from-fulham-2916285.aspx

Monday, 1st February 2016
After making only a few appearances for Everton this season, Aiden McGeady signed for Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the season: http://www.swfc.co.uk/news/article/aiden-mcgeady-joins-sheffield-wednesday-2931856.aspx
Oxford striker Pat Hoban signed for Stevenage FC on loan: http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/pat-hoban-signs-on-loan-from-oxford-united-2931997.aspx

Managerial Moves
Wednesday, 13th January 2016
John Sheridan has returned to Boundary Park to take control of relegation-threatened Oldham Athletic after a seven year absence: http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/breaking-news-sheridan-returns-as-first-team-manager-2900097.aspx

Contract Details
Tuesday, 12th January 2016
Striker Aiden O’Brien signed an extension to his contract at Milwall until June 2019: http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/millwall-aiden-obrien-contract-the-lions-2896334.aspx

Monday, 1st February 2015
After impressing management at the Ricoh Arena, Stephen Hunt’s short term deal at Coventry City has been extended to a permanent deal until the end of the season: http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/signing-stephen-hunt-coventry-city-new-deal-2932712.aspx
John O’Sullivan extended his loan from Blackburn Rovers to Bury FC until the end of the season: http://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/article/osullivan-extends-2931330.aspx
Kevin Long extended his loan at Barnsley FC until February 19th: http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/article/long-loan-extended-to-february-19th-2933298.aspx

Round Up - Weekend of 29th January 2016

Friday, 29 January 2016
English FA Cup
Derby County 1-3 Manchester United
Jeff Hendrick made his two hundredth appearance for Derby County as a second half substitute

Saturday, 30 January 2016
League 1 
Rochdale 2-1 Burton Albion
Joe Rafferty made his return to the Rochdale starting XI after two months out injured

League 2
Accrington Stanley 1-0 Bristol Rovers
Liam Lawrence made his first start for Bristol Rovers since signing for them recently

Luton 0-2 Notts County
Alan Sheehan unfortunately scored an own goal against Notts County, it was the defender's first own goal since December 2011

Plymouth 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Graham Carey made his two hundredth career appearance in England and Scotland, the winger also made a further 18 appearances on loan at Bohemians in the 2009 League of Ireland season
Michael Harriman made his fiftieth appearance for Wycombe, in his second spell at the Chairboys

York City 2-1 Stevenage
Kenneth McEvoy scored his first goal of the season, while for Stevenage, Keith Keane likewise scored his first goal of the season

English FA Cup
Crystal Palace 1-0 Stoke City
Stephen Ireland returned to the Stoke starting XI for the first time since 22nd September, but the midfielder has yet to start a league game for the Potters in 2015/16

Oxford United 0-3 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan picked up his first booking of the season

Portsmouth 1-2 Bournemouth
In front of a watching Martin O'Neill, Eunan O'Kane assisted Bournemouth's equaliser, is he in line for a call up for the March friendlies?

Liverpool 0-0 West Ham United
Joey O'Brien returned from injury for West Ham to make his first appearance for the Hammers since 30th July

Australian A-LeaguePerth Glory 3-2 Melbourne Victory
Andy Keogh scored his first goal for Perth Glory since returning to them after a spell in Thailand, it was nine months since his last strike for the A-League side

Sunday, 31 January 2016
English FA Cup
Carlisle United 0-3 Everton
Gary Dicker made his fiftieth appearance for Carlisle
After coming off the bench midweek, James McCarthy returned to the Everton's starting XI for the first time since the end of December

MK Dons 1-5 Chelsea
Darren Potter scored his first goal of the season

Further Reading
Harry Arter: 'Every single game now I go out to play for her' - The Guardian
Over One In Every Four League Of Ireland Players Has Been Rejected Abroad - punditarena.com

Round Up - Weekend of 15th January 2016

Saturday, 16 January 2016
Premier League
Southampton 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
Shane Long started five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since the end of the 2013/14 season with Hull

Newcastle Utd 2-1 West Ham United
Robert Elliot was booked for the first time this season

Championship
Blackburn 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Darragh Lenihan's start today was his first league start of the season, having previously only started for Blackburn in a League Cup game in August

Derby County 0-3 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson's fourth goal of the season came more than two months after his third, his last goal came on November 7th

League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Oldham
Billy Clarke made his fiftieth start for Bradford in their win over Oldham

Bury 2-3 Walsall
John O'Sullivan made his first appearance on loan at Bury, while teammate (and fellow loanee) Ian Lawlor was booked for the first time in his career
Similar to Stephen Gleeson, Anthony Forde's winner for Walsall was also his first goal since November 7th

Coventry 0-2 Burton Albion
After being an unused substitute for seven consecutive games, Callum Reilly came off the bench to make his first appearance since November 24th

League 2
Crawley 0-1 Notts County
Ronan Murray made his first start of the season in this away win for Notts County

Dagenham and Redbridge 1-2 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole scored his fifth goal of the season

Plymouth 3-2 Stevenage
After signing for them on loan, Keith Keane went straight into the starting XI at Stevenage for his first start since August

Scottish Premier League
Partick Thistle 2-4 Dundee
After signing for them until the end of the season, Darren O'Dea made his first start for Dundee
  
Australian A-League
Perth Glory 2-2 Melbourne City
Andy Keogh picked up his first booking for Perth Glory in his second spell at the club, in his second appearance since re-signing for them

Sunday, 17 January 2016
Scottish Premier League
Ross County 2-3 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his fifteenth goal of the season

Monday, 18 January 2016
English FA Cup
Newport Co. 1-2 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's second start in three days was his twenty-fifth career appearance

Further Reading
Ozil assisting in more ways than one, says chart-topping Shrimps winger - The Football League Paper
The force is still with Leicester City but history may not be - The Guardian
PSG V M.I.A. – The Big Picture PSG VS M.I.A The Big Picture - Pog Mo Goal