Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th December 2019

Friday, 6th December 2019

Championship

Millwall 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams marked his 250th appearance for Millwall with his second goal in two games - his first time scoring in consecutive games since August 2016
Aiden O'Brien's late equaliser was his first goal since Tuesday, 13 August

Saturday, 7th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 5-0 Burnley

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the competition - the 16th Irish player to appear in the Premier League this season, one more than appeared in 2018/19.
Parrott is the third Irish teenage player to play in the competition this season, the first time that's happened since 2011/12

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist of the season - his first since January

Luton 2-1 Wigan

James Collins' start was his 450th career appearance
Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-2 AFC Wimbledon

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Bolton

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin completed his first assist in two months

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge made his fifth assist for Ipswich

League 2

Cambridge United 1-0 Plymouth

On his first appearance since Saturday, 14 September, Samir Carruthers was shown his first yellow card since February 2017

Colchester 1-0 Salford City

Richie Towell was booked for the first time since August

Forest Green 0-2 Scunthorpe

Kevin Dawson started his first game for Forest Green in three months
Dominic Bernard was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-3 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes completed two assist in this game - before this his last assist came in August

Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal in two months

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-0 Hearts

Aidan Keena came off the bench for his first appearance in six weeks
Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time since January 2018

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-1 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since March 2016

Inverness CT 2-0 Ayr

Aaron Doran made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 8 December 2019

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Premier League
Stevens is the ninth Irish player to score in the competition this season, the most since 2016/17 when ten players scored
Callum Robinson was booked for the first time in 14 months

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd August 2019

Friday, 23rd August 2019

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 250th appearance in the Premier League

Saturday, 24th August 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-2 Southampton

Shane Duffy made his 250th career appearance

Championship

Fulham 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season

Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

Stoke City 0-3 Leeds United

James McClean made his 50th appearance for Stoke City

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Lincoln City

Ian Lawlor completed his first assist for Doncaster

Bolton 0-5 Ipswich

Alan Judge's start was his 25th appearance for Ipswich

Coventry 1-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 0-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan was named in a Rochdale starting XI for the first time - this was the midfielder's first start since May 2018 due to a long term injury
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bradford City 0-1 Forest Green

After returning to former club Bradford on loan, Jamie Devitt made his first appearance of the season for the Bantams
Kevin Dawson completed his first assist of the season

Cheltenham 2-2 Swindon Town

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his 15th goal in League Two

Leyton Orient 2-3 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox's assist was his first since November 2018

Macclesfield 1-0 Scunthorpe

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 0-0 Stevenage

After coming off the bench for his senior debut during the week, James Clarke made his first start for Mansfield Town

Newport Co. 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Padraig Amond's goal was his 40th goal for Newport

Plymouth 3-0 Walsall

Callum Cockerill-Mollett's start was his first appearance in League Two

Sunday, 25th August 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick came off the bench forhis first appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 3-1 Hearts

Glenn Whelan's start was his first appearance for Hearts
Jake Mulraney's start was his 50th appearance in the SPL

Ligat ha'Al

Bnei Yehuda 2-1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal for his new club

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 Tuesday, 1st January 2019

Tuesday, 1st January 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 2-2 QPR

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time since August

Blackburn 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Wes Hoolahan came off the bench for his first appearance in three months

Ipswich 2-3 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien made his first assist of the season - almost a year to the date since his last assist on Saturday, 6th January 2018

Nottingham Forest 4-2 Leeds United

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal of the season, three months after his last goal in September

Stoke City 0-2 Bristol City

James McClean's start against Bristol was the 200th time the player was named in a starting XI in English football

League 1

Blackpool 0-1 Sunderland

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Plymouth 3-0 Oxford United

Graham Carey was booked for the first time since Saturday, 17th November

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Southend United 2-0 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston was named in a Gillingham starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 13th November

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Coventry

Michael Harriman's start was his frst appearance in five weeks

League 2

Grimsby 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney's first booking since Saturday, 24 November 2018(38 days)

Bury 3-1 Crewe Alexandra

Jay O'Shea scored his 25th goal in League 2 in his 100th appearance in the competition

Crawley 2-0 Colchester

Mark Connolly was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 20th November

Forest Green 2-1 Northampton

Sam Foley scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 9th December 2017
Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season

Stevenage 1-0 Newport Co.

Michael Timlin completed his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 0-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney made his 100th appearance in League Two

Yeovil 1-4 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson's first goal since September was his tenth goal in League Two

Wednesday, 2nd January 2019

Premier League

Huddersfield 1-2 Burnley

Robbie Brady was sent off for the third time in his career, two years after his last red card on Saturday, 31st December 2016

West Ham United 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's fourth goal of the season (equaling his career high for a season) was the 15th goal of his career
Duffy's goal was the twelfth Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in 2018/19, one more than the total for the 2017/18 season

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-2 Brisbane Roar

Roy O'Donovan scored his 30th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th October 2018

Saturday, 20th October 2018

Premier League

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Blackburn 2-1 Leeds United

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal of the season

Hull City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his first start of the season

Rotherham 1-1 Bolton

Richie Towell made his 50th appearance for Rotherham

League 1

Luton 2-0 Walsall

Glen Rea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Luton

Portsmouth 1-0 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Southend United 1-2 Coventry

Michael Doyle was booked for the first time this season
Simon Cox was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Bury 4-0 Notts County

Jay O'Shea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Bury

Forest Green 1-1 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 150th career start in England
Liam McAlinden came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 28th August

Lincoln City 1-1 Cambridge United

David Forde made his 100th appearance in League Two

MK Dons 1-0 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-1 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st July

St Mirren 1-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power scored his first goal for Kilmarnock, this was his first goal since January 2017

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-1 Queen of the South

Aidan Keena made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline

Sunday, 21st October 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh scored on the opening day of the A-League 2018/19 season 

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 1st September 2018

Saturday, 1st September 2018

The eleven goals scored today by Irish players equals the most scored in a single day in 2018 so far - eleven goals were also scored on April 14th, January 27th, and January 20th

Championship

Preston North End 2-2 Bolton

Callum Robinson's first goal of the season was also his 20th goal in the Championship

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Scunthorpe

Seamus Conneely's first goal in League One was also his tenth goal for Accrington,

Burton Albion 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

Stephen Quinn's first goal for Burton was the 30th goal of his career and his first goal since September 2016

Fleetwood 2-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle scored his first goal for Fleetwood
Paddy Madden was booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 3-0 Plymouth

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal for Portsmouth, in only his seventh appearance for Pompey

Shrewsbury 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Jack Bonham made his first appearance for loan club Bristol Rovers

Southend United 1-2 Charlton

After signing for them on loan on deadline day, Josh Cullen made his debut for Charlton - this was the midfielder's first start since January

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Luton

Eunan O'Kane made his first appearance for Luton

League 2

Cheltenham 1-3 Colchester

Kevin Dawson scored his first goal since December 2017

Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Macclesfield

Kevin O'Connor was booked for the first time since February in his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Notts County 1-3 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning's start against Notts County was his 250th career appearance

Stevenage 0-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan made his 50th start for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 2-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 1-0 Greenock Morton

Niall Keown made his 50th start for Partick Thistle

Sunday, 2nd September 2018

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-1 Start

Sean McDermott made his 100th career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 25th August 2018

Saturday, 25th August 2018

Premier League

Southampton 1-2 Leicester City

Shane Long made his first start of the season

Championship

Derby County 2-0 Preston North End

Richard Keogh's first goal since February was also his tenth goal for Derby

Stoke City 2-0 Hull City

James McClean's first goal for Stoke (his first goal since January), was also his tenth strike in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Birmingham City

In his 25th start for Forest, Daryl Murphy booked for the first time since March 2015!

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Coventry

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time since February

Luton 3-2 Shrewsbury

James Collins made his 50th appearance for Luton

Oxford United 3-1 Burton Albion

After signing a short term contract with Burton during the week, Stephen Quinn made his first appearance for the Brewers. This was his first appearance in more than a year

League 2

Cambridge United 0-1 Cheltenham

Gary Deegan made his 50th appearance for Cambridge United
Kevin Dawson's booking was his first yellow card since February

Yeovil 2-0 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was sent off for the fourth time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban marked his first appearance in the SPL with his first goal for loan club Aberdeen. This was the defender's first goal since April 2017

Kilmarnock 0-1 Hearts

Jimmy Dunne made his first appearance for loan club Hearts
Gary Dicker was sent off for the third time in his career, his second while at Kilmarnock

Sunday, 26th August 2018

Premier League

Fulham 4-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick scored his fifth goal for Burnley, all of which have come in the Premier League. This was his first goal since October

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 3-3 Rangers

Carl McHugh's goal was the 15th goal of his career

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 14th October 2017

Saturday, 14th October 2017

Championship

Fulham 2-2 Preston North End

On his return from international duty, Sean Maguire scored his first goal in a month

Norwich 1-1 Hull City

David Meyler's red card was his second for Hull (the third of his career), and his first since April 2015

League 1

Bury 3-1 Bradford City

On his return from injury, Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in two months

Northampton 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

John-Joe O'Toole picked up a booking in made his first appearance of the season

Peterborough 0-1 Gillingham

Chris Forrester made his 100th appearance for Peterborough
Bradley Garmston returned from injury to make his first start of the season, this was the defender's first appearance since February

Plymouth 1-1 Shrewsbury

Graham Carey scored his first goal since Saturday, 2nd September

League 2

Chesterfield 0-2 Morecambe

Connor Dimaio's introduction as a second half substitute was his first appearance in League Two

Colchester 0-1 Carlisle United

Sean Murray made his 25th start for Colchester
After 57 appearances, Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Carlisle, this was the midfielder's first goal since May 2016

Forest Green 0-4 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 0-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 25th start for Cambridge United

Port Vale 3-1 Cheltenham

Gavin Gunning made his 200th career start
Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal for Cheltenham

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 50th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Hamilton Academical 1-2 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Hibernian 0-1 Aberdeen

Anthony Stokes' start for Hibernian was his 200th appearance in SPL

Partick Thistle 0-2 Kilmarnock

Niall Keown made his 25th start for Partick Thistle
Alan Power's start for Kilmarnock was his first appearance since Tuesday, 8 August

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 0-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney's start for Inverness was his first time in the starting XI in two months

Sunday, 15th October 2017

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-2 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh made his 300th career start
Roy O'Donovan was booked for the first time this season

Report Up for Tueday, 26th September 2017

Tuesday, 26th September 2017

Championship

Brentford 1-1 Derby County

Richard Keogh was booked for the second time this season, exactly a month after his first booking on Saturday, 26 August

Bristol City 2-0 Bolton

Callum O'Dowda made his 25th start for Bristol City

Burton Albion 0-4 Aston Villa

On the same day he was called up to the Ireland national side for the first time, Scott Hogan made his 25th appearance for Aston Villa

Ipswich 5-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady scored his second goal of the season

League 1

Blackburn 2-0 Rotherham

Anthony Forde returned to the Rotherham starting XI for the first time in more than a month for his 25th start for the club

Portsmouth 3-0 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney made his 25th start for Bristol Rovers

League 2

Cheltenham 3-0 Mansfield Town

Kevin Dawson made his 150th career appearance
Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season

Crawley 1-2 Newport Co.

Mark Connolly scored his first goal of the season

Swindon Town 1-2 Coventry

Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 Crewe Alexandra

Michael Harriman scored his first goal of the season, almost 18 months after his last goal in April 2016

Report Card for weekend of Friday, 15th September 2017

Saturday, 16 September 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Southampton

Shane Long was booked for the first time since December 2016 in what was the striker's first start of the season

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Stoke City

Ciaran Clark's start against Stoke City was the defender's 200th career appearance and was booked for the first time since March

Championship

Brentford 1-1 Reading

Liam Kelly first goal in a month was the his fifth goal for the club
Both John Egan and Paul McShane were booked for the first time this season

Hull City 1-1 Sunderland

David Meyler scored his second goal of the season, a month after his last goal on August 15th

Ipswich 2-0 Bolton

David McGoldrick scored his fourth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Leeds United

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in a month on his 25th appearance in the Championship
Eunan O'Kane was shown his first yellow card since March 2017
Conor Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season

Barnsley 0-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in a month on his 25th appearance for Aston Villa

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Rotherham

Colin Doyle was booked for the first time since September 2013

Bury 0-0 Plymouth

Joe Murphy made his 25th appearance for Bury

Oldham 1-2 Shrewsbury

Eoin Doyle's red card was the third time the striker has been sent off in his career

Portsmouth 4-1 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger was shown his third yellow card of the season on his 50th appearance for Fleetwood

Southend United 2-2 Northampton

Brendan Moloney was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 3-0 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time in his career

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle made his 100th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 3-1 Colchester

The first goal of Kevin Dawson's brace was his fifth goal in League Two and was booked for the first time this season

Chesterfield 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 4-0 Ross County

Jonathan Hayes returned to the Celtic starting XI for the first time since Friday, 11th August

Dundee 3-2 St Johnstone

Darren O'Dea was sent off for the first time for Dundee (his first red card since April 2012) in his first appearance since Saturday, 12 August

Hibernian 2-2 Motherwell

Anthony Stokes scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season

Report Card - Weekend of Friday, 25th August 2017

Friday, 25 August 2017

Championship

Hull City 4-0 Bolton

David Meyler's start against Bolton was his 200th appearance in England

Saturday, 26 August 2017

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 West Ham United

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal since February

Championship

Barnsley 3-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Brentford 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Burton Albion in the first appearance of his loan deal

League 1

Blackburn 4-1 MK Dons

Derrick Williams scored his first goal of the season, before this the defender hadn't found the back of the net since March

Bristol Rovers 3-1 Fleetwood

Rory Gaffney's start today was the first time the striker had been named in the starting XI since Saturday, 1st April

Gillingham 3-3 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season on his 50th start for Southend United

Northampton 1-4 Peterborough

Brendan Moloney made his first start of the season

Plymouth 0-4 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden's second goal took him into the top ten Scunthorpe United goalscorers

Congratulations to @Paddymadden who enters the top ten all-time Scunthorpe United goalscorers, surpassing John Eyre.

— Scunthorpe United FC (@SUFCOfficial) August 26, 2017

Rochdale 0-0 Bury

Joe Murphy was send off for the first time since November 2009

League 2

Barnet 0-1 Stevenage

Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Stevenage after signing for them on loan

Cambridge United 0-0 Morecambe

David Forde made his 50th appearance in League Two
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 3-4 Exeter

Kevin Dawson scored the first brace of his career (also the tenth goal of his career) in his first start for Cheltenham
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-2 Luton

James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season in his fifth appearance
Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 4-1 Chesterfield

After signing for Newport County on Wednesday, Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club - also his 50th goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-1 St Johnstone

Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season

Partick Thistle 3-4 Aberdeen

Niall Keown scored his first goal since December 2016, was booked and sent off for the first time in his career in what was his 25th career appearance!
The last Irish player to score, get booked, and sent off in the same game was Philip Roberts in October 2013
Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance for Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Brechin 0-4 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 27 August 2017

Scottish Premier League

MLS

Philadelphia Union 2-2 Atlanta United

Chris McCann started his first game since Thursday, 29 June

Round Up - Weekend of 11th March 2017

Saturday, 11 March 2017

Premier League

Everton 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for the first time since January 7th

Championship

Cardiff 1-1 Birmingham City

Anthony Pilkington made his first start since January 21st

Leeds United 0-0 QPR

Eunan O'Kane was booked for the fifth time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-3 Fulham

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Newcastle

Norwich 2-2 Blackburn

Tommy Hoban returned from injury for his first start since October
Wes Hoolahan and Darragh Lenihan were both shown their first yellow card since January 21st

Wigan 0-1 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 25th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Southend United

Rory Gaffney scored his first goal of 2017 in his 50th start in England
Stephen McLaughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since New Year's Eve
Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season

Chesterfield 1-1 Shrewsbury

Connor Dimaio started his first game in two months

Coventry 0-2 Bradford City

Callum Reilly made his 100th career appearance
Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance in League One

Fleetwood 2-4 Bolton

Cian Bolger made his 150th career appearance

Gillingham 3-2 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden scored his ninth goal of the season, in his 200th start in England
Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time in 2016/17

Port Vale 3-2 Swindon Town

Olamide Shodipo started his first game in a month
Sam Kelly made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Barnet 2-2 Crawley

Rhys Murphy's first goal of 2017 was also his tenth goal for Crawley, and his 25th goal in League Two
Conor Henderson was booked for the first time this season

Colchester 0-4 Portsmouth

Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't found the back of the net since April 2016
In the same game, Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season

Exeter 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time in 2017 (his fifth of 2016/17) in his first start since the end of November

Leyton Orient 0-3 Grimsby

Michael Collins was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 1-3 Yeovil

Kevin Dawson made his 100th start for Yeovil

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-0 Motherwell

Anthony O'Connor made his first start of 2017
Carl McHugh made his 150th career appearance

Ross County 1-2 Kilmarnock

Aaron McCarey started his first game July, this was also the goalkeeper's first appearance November
Conor Sammon scored his 20th goal in the SPL

Australian A-League

Melbourne Victory 4-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since January 5th

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 4-1 Korona Kielce

Cillian Sheridan was shown his first booking since July 14th

Sunday, 12 March 2017

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 25th appearance for Burnley

MLS

Minnesota United 1-6 Atlanta United

Chris McCann made his first appearance for Atlanta United, 71 days after his last appearance, on loan at Coventry

Round Up - Weekend of 4th November 2016

Friday, 4 November 2016

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-2 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney made his 100th start for Aberdeen
Adam Barton's equaliser for Partick Thistle was the midfielder's first goal since Saturday, 15 December 2012
Anthony O'Connor's opener (his first goal for Aberdeen) was the defender's first goal since Saturday, 12 December 2015, and the fifth of his career

Saturday, 5 November 2016

Premier League

West Ham United 1-1 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters returned to the Stoke starting XI for the first time since September 18th
The own goal scored by Glenn Whelan was the first time the midfielder had scored against his own side

Championship

Huddersfield 1-1 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson made his 100th appearance for Birmingham

Norwich 2-3 Leeds United
Wes Hoolahan reached two landmarks in this game - the midfielder made his 250th start and 300th appearance for Norwich
Robbie Brady scored his fifth goal for the Canaries, just over a month after his fourth goal on October 1st
Eunan O'Kane's appearance in the Leeds starting XI was the midfielder's 200th career start

Rotherham 1-3 Preston North End
Aiden McGeady marked his return from injury for Preston after a month out with an assist

Wigan 0-3 Reading
Paul McShane was booked for the first time since the opening day of the season

English FA Cup

Yeovil 2-2 Solihull Moors
Having not been sent off before this season, Kevin Dawson has now been send off twice in just over a month, after receiving two yellow cards in this cup tie, and being sent off on October 4th

Northampton 6-0 Harrow Borough
John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal since September 27th for his fifth goal in the FA Cup

Gillingham 2-2 Brackley
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first start in a month

Portsmouth 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Noel Hunt made his first start for Portsmouth in this cup tie. This was the striker's first start since February 26th

Colchester 1-2 Chesterfield
After appearing for Colchester in the League Cup earlier this season, Louis Dunne made his first appearance in the FA Cup
Jay O'Shea scored his fifth goal in the FA Cup, this was the striker's first goal since August 20th

Exeter 1-3 Luton
Glen Rea scored his first goal in the FA Cup, almost two months after his last goal on September 10th

Charlton 3-1 Scunthorpe
Kevin Foley start for Charlton was the defender's first appearance for the Addicks in a month

Sunday, 6 November 2016

English FA Cup

Sheffield United 6-0 Leyton Orient
After making four appearances off the bench for Leyton Orient in the last few weeks, Alan Dunne made his first start in almost a year, his last time appearing in the O's starting XI was on Sunday, 15th November 2015

Blackpool 2-0 Kidderminster Harriers
Mark Yeates and Eddie Nolan both made their first appearances since the same game - against Bolton on Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Round Up - Week of 4th October 2016

Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Football League Trophy

Bolton 1-0 Blackpool
Eddie Nolan returned to the Blackpool starting XI for his first appearance since Tuesday, 30 August

Cambridge United 2-1 Middlesbrough U23
Coincidentally, Sean Long also returned to the Cambridge starting XI for his first appearance since Tuesday, 30 August

Carlisle United 2-0 Blackburn Rovers U23
Anthony Stokes made his first appearance since 27 August 2016

Fleetwood 0-2 Oldham
After coming off the bench against Bradford a week ago, Cian Bolger made his first start since Tuesday, 30 August

Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Derby County U23
Paul Keegan made his first appearance of the season and was booked for the first time in more than a year

Rochdale 2-1 Notts County
Niall Canavan made his 25th start for Rochdale
Graham Burke's start for Notts County was his first appearance since 31 August 2016

Grimsby 0-1 Leicester City U23
James McKeown was sent off for the first time in his career

Sheffield United 1-2 Walsall
Kevin Toner was booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Yeovil
Kevin Dawson was sent off for the first time in his career

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Plymouth
Connor Smith scored his first goal of his career

Southend United 1-0 Leyton Orient
Alan Dunne made his first appearance of the season, before this the defender had not played since Sunday, 15 November 2015

Millwall 2-1 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his 25th appearance for Gillingham

Thursday, 6th October 2016

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying

Republic of Ireland 1-0 Georgia
Seamus Coleman scored his first goal in what was his 40th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the fifth time in his 20th start for Ireland
James McCarthy made his 40th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady made his 30th appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 70th appearance for Ireland
Jonathan Walters made his 30th start for Ireland

Round Up - Week of 23rd August 2016

Tuesday, 23 August 2016

English League Cup

Watford 1-2 Gillingham
Tommy Hoban's start for Watford was the defender's first appearance since April 2015
Mark Byrne scored his first goal for Gillingham, this was the defender's first goal since January

Everton 4-0 Yeovil
Darron Gibson made his first appearance of the season
Kevin Dawson made his 100th appearance for Yeovil

Millwall 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Having not scored since December 2015 until last Saturday, Shaun Williams has now scored in consecutive games for the first time since November 2013

Preston North End 2-0 Oldham
Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal for Oldham

Northampton 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Brendan Moloney marked his first appearance of the season with an assist
James McClean marked his first start of the season with his first goal since January

Stevenage 0-4 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters' first start of the season was also his 250th appearance for Stoke City

Reading 2-2 MK Dons
Congratulations to Liam Kelly on making his senior club debut!

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

English League Cup

Morecambe 1-2 Bournemouth
On his return to Bournemouth, Marc Wilson scored his first goal in almost six years in what was his first appearance at club level since January

Fulham 2-1 Middlesbrough
Sean Kavanagh was booked for the first time in almost a year, his last yellow card was in November 2015

Round Up - Weekend of 4th March 2016

Saturday, 5 March 2016
Premier League
Swansea 1-0 Norwich
Robbie Brady was booked for the third time this season, almost three months since his last booking in December.

Chelsea 1-1 Stoke City
Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time in 2015/16, almost exactly four months to the day since his last booking in November

Championship
Brentford 1-2 Charlton
Alan Judge was booked for the third time this season, having not been booked since two bookings in consecutive games in September

Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Rotherham
Stephen Kelly returned to the Rotherham team with a late second half substitute appearance. Previous to this the defender hadn't appeared for the Millers since mid December

League 1
Bury 0-0 Bradford City
In a similar manner to Alan Judge, Josh Cullen was shown his first yellow card since August, when he was likewise booked in two consecutive games

Coventry 0-1 Rochdale
Donal McDermott returned from injury for Rochdale to make his first start since 23rd January

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Burton Albion
Callum Reilly's start for Burton this afternoon (his first since 23rd January) was the midfielder's fiftieth career start

Fleetwood Town 2-2 Sheffield United
U19 defender Graham Kelly made his first appearance in the Sheffield United matchday squad as an unused substitute

Southend United 0-1 Chesterfield
Cian Bolger start this afternoon for Southend was his fiftieth start for the club

Wigan 1-1 Peterborough
Chris McCann was booked for the tenth time this season

League 2
Mansfield Town 0-1 Yeovil
Kevin Dawson returned to the Yeovil starting XI for the first time since January 2015 and picked up his first booking of the season. The midfielder's last booking came back in November 2014!

Carlisle 1-4 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole's double takes the midfielder's tally to ten goals for the season

Sunday, 6 March 2016
Australian A-League
Central Coast Mariners 0-2 Melbourne Victory
After serving an eight week suspension, Roy O'Donovan returned to the Central Coast Mariners first team, and received his fourth booking of the season

Cypriot Premier League
Omonia Nicosia 3-0 Anorthosis
Cillian Sheridan scored his fourteenth and fifteenth goals of the season

Eredivisie
Feyenoord 3-1 Cambuur
Jack Byrne's performance in this game led to his inclusion in the Betweters team of the week

Onder meer @JetroWillems_15 @Jackb_8 @Lars_Veldwijk en @AminYounes11 staan in het speelronde 26 elftal. pic.twitter.com/MlC3LGwyWB

— Betweters Live (@betwetersnl) March 7, 2016

Monday, 7 March 2016
MLS
Los Angeles Galaxy 4-1 D.C. United
Robbie Keane opened his account for the 2016 MLS season with a second half penalty for LA Galaxy in their opening game

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 2-0 Newcastle Jets
Andy Keogh scored his fifth goal of the season, in his last six games

Further Reading
Graham Barrett: ‘The time for action in Irish football is now’ - The Irish Times 
Is Tottenham vs. Arsenal the biggest North London derby ever? - espnfc.com
Ex-Newcastle starlet says young Irish footballers are better off staying in Ireland - the42.ie

Round up - Midweek games of 19th January 2016

Tuesday, 19 January 2016
FA Cup
MK Dons 3-0 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole achieved the milestone of his fiftieth start for Northampton Town in their third round replay

Portsmouth 2-1 Ipswich
Jay Tabb was in the starting XI for Ipswich Town for the first time September, all of his appearances for the Tractor Boys in 2015/16 have been in the cup competitions - three in the League Cup and once in the FA Cup. Ireland U18 striker Shane McLoughlin made his first appearance in a matchday squad for Ipswich, the Kerry born player was named on the subs bench

Aston Villa 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Ciaran Clark scored his first goal of the season on what his 150th appearance for the Villains

Yeovil 1-1 Carlisle United
After suffering a succession of injury problems, Kevin Dawson made his first appearance for Yeovil in more than a year. The midfielder last played for the Glovers in an FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United in January 2015

Scottish FA Cup 
Inverness CT 2-0 Stirling Albion
Richie Foran introduction from the bench was his first appearance since September 19th

Wednesday, 20 January 2016
English FA Cup
Liverpool 3-0 Exeter
This was the first game since the end of November that Clinton Morrison was in the starting XI for Exeter

Further reading
The Story Of New Star Soccer - [the set pieces]
Republic of Ireland record against Group E opponents - uefa.com 
Chelsea - Accidents Will Happen - Swiss Ramble