Round of week of Tuesday, 19th September 2023

Tuesday, 19th September 2023

Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Birmingham City

Kevin Long's start was his 200th career appearance

Southampton 0-1 Ipswich Town

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal for Middlesbrough - this was the defender's first goal since April 2022

League 1

Barnsley 2-3 Portsmouth

Barry Cotter scored his second goal of the season - the second time in his career he's scored twice in a single season
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Derby County 2-0 Lincoln City

James Collins assisted a goal for the first time this season in his first start in a month
Dylan Duffy started a game for the first time this season
Oisin Gallagher made his first career start

Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Leigh Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Sutton United 2-2 Aston Villa U21

Aaron O'Reilly made his first appearance of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Crystal Palace U21

Kieran Sadlier's start was his first appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
Both Richard Keogh and Sean Grehan were booked for the first time this season

Leyton Orient 2-2 Fulham U21

Aaron Drinan made his first start of the season
Oliver O'Neill scored his first goal in senior football

Oxford United 0-1 MK Dons

Michael Kelly made his first appearance for MK Dons
Conor Grant's start was his 100th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 1-3 West Ham U21

Sean Moore made his first appearance for West Ham U21

Wednesday, 20th September 2023

Championship

Hull City 0-0 Leeds United

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in six weeks

Millwall 3-0 Rotherham

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Europa League

LASK 1-3 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance of the season

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-2 Seattle Sounders FC

Connor Ronan started a game for the Rapids for the 30th time

Round Up for Weekend of Saturday, 14th January 2023

Saturday, 14th January 2023

Championship

Luton Town 2-3 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby scored his first goal of the season, his first goal in 11 months, in what was his 125th career appearance

Cardiff 1-1 Wigan

Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal in four months
Will Keane scored his tenth goal of the season, all of which have come in the Championship

Preston North End 0-4 Norwich City

Tom Cannon's start was his first appearance for loan club Preston North End
Troy Parrott's introduction from the bench was his first appearance since Saturday, 8 October
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Watford 2-0 Blackpool

Andy Lyons made his first appearance in the Championship

Bristol City 4-2 Birmingham City

Mark Sykes' brace was his first goals for Bristol City, and his first goals in the Championship
Scott Hogan's start was his first appearance in two months
Kevin Long's start was his first appearance for new club Birmingham City, and his first appearance of the season.

Reading 2-2 QPR

The first goal of Jeff Hendrick's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship - this was the midfielder's first goals in three months

League 1

MK Dons 0-0 Lincoln City

After signing for Lincoln City on loan for the rest of the season, Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for the Imps

Exeter City 1-1 Forest Green Rovers

Pierce Sweeney made his 300th appearance for Exeter City

Immensely proud to have played for this football club 300 times♥️ here’s to plenty more 🍻 @OfficialECFC pic.twitter.com/sx0oJb3pup

— Pierce Sweeney (@piercesweenz) January 15, 2023

Burton Albion 0-4 Shrewsbury Town

Killian Phillips made his first appearance in League One

Ipswich Town 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

Finn Azaz marked his return from injury, his first appearance since Tuesday, 25th October, with his first assist in three months
Tyreik Wright made his first appearance for new club Plymouth Argyle

Cheltenham 2-3 Derby County

Eiran Cashin's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County
Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal for Derby County

League 2

Rochdale 1-2 Colchester United

Fiacre Kelleher made his first appearance for new club Colchester United

Stockport County 2-0 Northampton Town

Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Stockport County

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Bradford City

Dara Costelloe made his first appearance for loan club Bradford City

Swindon Town 5-0 Grimsby Town

Alex Hunt's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Harrogate Town 1-1 Stevenage

Anthony O'Connor made his first appearance for Harrogate Town
Daryl Horgan made his first appearance for Stevenage

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall

Lee O'Connor made his 100th start in senior football

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-2 Dundee United

Jake Doyle-Hayes' introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 September
Jamie McGrath's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Scottish Championship

Cove Rangers 2-2 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan was booked for the fifth time this season

Ayr 2-2 Arbroath

Sean McGinty scored his first goal since Friday, 5th August

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-0 Queen's Park

Zak Delaney was booked for the first booking since Friday, 28th October

Sunday, 15th January 2023

Scottish League Cup

Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen

Liam Scales' start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Monday, 16th January 2023

League 1

Port Vale 0-2 Peterborough

Mipo Odubeko was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 22nd January 2021

Friday, 22nd January 2021

Championship

Stoke City 1-2 Watford

Nathan Collins was booked for the first time a month in what was his 30th start for the Potters' senior side

League 2

Salford City 2-2 Harrogate Town

Richie Towell's substitute appearance was his first appearance since Saturday, 5th December
Simon Power came off the bench to make his Harrogate Town debut

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 2-0 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy

Connor Ronan was named in the Grasshopper starting XI in their first game following the end of the Swiss winter break

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-1 Mumbai City

Anthony Pilkington made his tenth start for SC East Bengal

Saturday, 23rd January 2021

League 1

Charlton 2-2 Swindon Town

Conor Masterson made his first appearance for loan club Swindon Town - this was his first start in two months

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time in two months

Gillingham 2-2 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane's brace was his first goal in eight weeks

Ipswich 0-1 Peterborough

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time in two months

Lincoln City 2-1 Northampton

Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of the season
Michael Harriman's start was his 300th career appearance

Portsmouth 0-4 Hull City

Ronan Curtis started a game for the first time in five weeks

Sunderland 1-0 Shrewsbury

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 0-0 Fleetwood

After signing a short term contract with Wigan Athletic, Corey Whelan made his first appearance for the Latics

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor started his 50th game for Bradford City

Morecambe 3-0 Colchester

John O'Sullivan's first goal in a month was the 20th goal of his career

Port Vale 1-3 Walsall

Tyreik Wright completed an assist in his first appearance for loan club Walsall
Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time in two months

Southend United 0-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn's start was his first appearance for Mansfield Town

Tranmere 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Motherwell

Tommie Hoban scored his second goal of the season, the second time he's scored twice in a single season in his career, having also managed it for Watford in the 2012/13 season

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-0 Ayr

Corrie Ndaba made his first appearance for loan club Ayr

FA Cup

Swansea 5-1 Nottingham Forest

Ryan Manning's start was the 100th time the defender was named in a starting XI in his career
Conor Hourihane's first appearance for Swansea was his first appearance in two months

Millwall 0-3 Bristol City

Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 October

Sunday, 24th January 2021

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Reading

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time this season

FA Cup

Chelsea 3-1 Luton

James Collins' substitute appearance was his 500th career appearance

Fulham 0-3 Burnley

Kevin Long scored the tenth goal of his career in his first appearance since Saturday, 31 October, more than two years after his last goal on Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Scottish League Cup

Livingston 1-0 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's first goal of the season was his 50th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 31st October 2020

Saturday, 31st October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-3 Chelsea

Kevin Long's 40th appearance in the Premier League was also the 150th time the defender started a game
Robbie Brady's substitute appearance was his 70th appearance for Burnley

Championship

Bournemouth 1-1 Derby County

Jason Knight start was his 40th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 1-2 Birmingham City

Joe Rafferty came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Preston North End

QPR 3-2 Cardiff

Conor Masterson started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Stoke City 1-0 Rotherham

James McClean scored his second goal of the season in what was his 90th appearance for Stoke City

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully's second half introduction was his 20th career appearance

Fleetwood 2-0 Oxford United

Anthony Forde started his 25th game for Oxford United

Ipswich 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Alan Judge's assist was the tenth time the winger created a goal for Ipswich

MK Dons 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Warren O'Hora's start was his tenth career appearance
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 5-1 Shrewsbury

Jack Taylor scored his first goal since Saturday, 19 September

Rochdale 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell completed his first assist of the season

Wigan 2-3 Northampton

Michael Harriman made his first assist of the season

League 2

Barrow 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 40th appearance for Bradford City
Reece Staunton was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12 September

Leyton Orient 4-0 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson scored his tenth goal in League Two in his 40th appearance for Leyton Orient

Mansfield Town 1-1 Walsall

Harry Charsley completed his first assist in five weeks in his 20th appearance for Mansfield Town

Newport Co. 2-1 Harrogate Town

After signing his loan move to Newport two weeks ago, Jamie Devitt made his first appearance for the Exiles as a late second half substitute

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 3-1 Arbroath

Aaron Doran's late introduction was his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 1st November 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Matt Doherty's start was his 80th appearance in the Premier League

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Rangers

Danny Rogers made his 20th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 2nd November 2020

Bulgarian Second League

Pirin Blagoevgrad 0-0 Litex Lovech

Conor Henderson was booked for the first time in two months

Swiss Championship

Grasshopper Zurich 1-1 Thun

Conor Ronan was named in the Grasshopper starting XI for the first time

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd October 2020

Friday, 23rd October 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Derby County

Both Cyrus Christie and Harry Arter were booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Hearts

Aidan White made his 20th appearance for Hearts

Polish Ekstraklasa

Piast Gliwice 2-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for the first time this season

Saturday, 24th October 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne's brace was his first goal since Saturday, 22nd February

Millwall 1-1 Barnsley

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance in a month

Norwich 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Adam Idah was sent off for the first time in his career

Stoke City 3-2 Brentford

James McClean's first goal of the season was his 20th goal in the Championship

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal was his 110th goal in League One

Blackpool 1-0 MK Dons

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since Friday, 13th September 2019

Northampton 0-2 Charlton

Michael Harriman was booked for the first time this season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane made his first assist of the season

Sunderland 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness' goal was his 15th strike for Portsmouth

League 2

Exeter 3-1 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley assisted a goal for the first time in Scunthorpe colours

Bradford City 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in a month

Cheltenham 0-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's start was his 30th career appearance

Oldham 1-2 Port Vale

Ian Lawlor made his 120th career appearance - starting each one

Stevenage 0-2 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson's fifth goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Leyton Orient

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

St Johnstone 0-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly made his 50th appearance for Dundee Utd

Scottish Championship

Dundee 1-0 Greenock Morton

Jonathan Afolabi marked his first appearance for loan club Dundee with a goal
Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 1-1 Ayr

In his first start of the season, Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in 2020/21

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 D.C. United

Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal of his career

Sunday, 25th October 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic

Tommie Hoban's start was his 15th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 26th October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-1 Tottenham

Kevin Long was unfortunately booked for the first time this season in what was his 80th appearance for Burnley

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th July 2020

Friday, 17th July 2020

Championship

Huddersfield 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion lost for the first time in a game where Dara O'Shea scored

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 15th appearance for the Baggies

Saturday, 18th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-2 Burnley

Adam Idah came off the bench for his 15th appearance for Norwich
Kevin Long made his tenth appearance of the season, one short of his total for 2018/19

Championship

Charlton 2-2 Wigan

Aiden McGeady's introduction was his 30th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-0 Brentford

Nathan Collins' introduction was his 20th appearance for Stoke City
James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Fulham 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 0-1 Luton

Glen Rea made his 15th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Birmingham City

Joe Rafferty made his 30th start of the season

QPR 4-3 Millwall

Three Irish players scored in the same game in English football for the first time since Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney scored for Bristol City, and Jack Byrne and Eoin Doyle scored for Oldham, when the two sides faced off in August 2017

Both Conor Masterson and Jay Molumby scored the first goal of their careers
Ryan Manning scored his tenth goal in the Championship in his 80th start for QPR
Olamide Shodipo start, his tenth for QPR, was also his 30th appearance for Rangers

Polish Ekstraklasa

Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time for Wisła Płock, in what his 15th appearance for the Nafciarze

Sunday, 19th July 2020

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-2 Southampton

Shane Long's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Championship

Derby County 1-3 Leeds United

Jason Knight's introduction was his 30th appearance in the Championship

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-1 Adelaide United

On the return of A-League football, Jay O'Shea was named in the starting XI for Brisbane Roar

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 10th July 2020

Friday, 10th July 2020

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff

Harry Arter made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season in his 15th start of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Zagłębie Lubin 0-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisla starting XI for the 15th time this season

Saturday, 11th July 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's start was his 70th appearance for Burnley

Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea

Enda Stevens' start was his 130th appearance for Sheffield United
David McGoldrick's brace made him the thirteenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season - the most in a single season since 2011/12, when nineteen players score in the competition

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-5 Manchester City

Aaron Connolly started his 15th game for Brighton and Hove Albion

Championship

Derby County 1-3 Brentford

Jason Knight scored his fifth goal of his career - all of which have come this season for Derby - and was booked for the fifth time this season

Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's introduction was his 120th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Joe Rafferty's start was his 30th appearance of the season

QPR 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Conor Masterson made his tenth start for QPR
Ryan Manning's start was his 110th career appearance
Olamide Shodipo was named in the starting XI for the first time this season, this was the winger's 40th career appearance

Sunday, 12th July 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace

Conor Hourihane was named in the Aston Villa starting XI for the 20th time this season

Championship

Stoke City 2-0 Birmingham City

James McClean made his fifth assist of the season
Scott Hogan's 15th appearance for Birmingham City was also his 30th appearance of the season
Congratulations to Ryan Burke on his senior debut - which he marked with a booking!

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 New York Red Bulls

On the return of MLS action, Jake Mulraney came off the bench for his fifth appearance for Atlanta United

Monday, 13th July 2020

Premier League

Manchester United 2-2 Southampton

By bringing Shane Long, Michael Obafemi, and Will Smallbone off the bench, Southampton are the first team to introduce three Irish substitutes in the same game since Hull in August 2014

Michael Obafemi scored his fifth goal for Southampton in his 30th appearance for the Saints

League 1

Oxford United 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Anthony Forde's introduction was his 30th appearance for Oxford United, while Liam Kelly's introduction was his fifth appearance for the Us

Round Up for the week of Tuesday, 7th July 2020

Tuesday, 7th July 2020

Championship

Brentford 2-1 Charlton

Josh Cullen made his 30th appearance of the season - and was named in the starting XI in each appearance

Luton 1-1 Barnsley

James Collins started his 40th game of the season

Wednesday, 8th July 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

John Egan marked his 80th appearance for Sheffield United, and remarkably his 80th start for the Blades, by scoring his second goal in consecutive games for the first time since August 2017

West Ham United 0-1 Burnley

Kevin Long made his fifth start of the season, and started back to back games for Burnley for the first time since December 2018 - this was also Long's 30th appearance in the Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Liverpool

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance of the season

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Derby County

Dara O'Shea scored the second goal of his career

Wigan 1-0 QPR

Ryan Manning 40th appearance of the season was also his 90th career start

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Preston North End

Sean Maguire's start was his 40th appearance of the season, and his 90th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 9th July 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester United

Conor Hourihane's appearance of the bench was his 30th appearance of the season

Championship

Leeds United 5-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins' start was his 20th career appearance, and his tenth start for the Potters
James McClean made his 30th start of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th June 2020

Friday, 26th June 2020

Championship

Brentford 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson made his tenth appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Saturday, 27th June 2020

Championship

Charlton 1-0 QPR

Aiden McGeady's fifth appearance for Charlton was also his 20th start of the season
Conor Masterson's start was his tenth career appearance
Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his 25th appearance for QPR

Birmingham City 3-3 Hull City

In his 30th appearance in the Championship, Dan Crowley scored his first goal in the competition

Leeds United 3-0 Fulham

Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 15th time

Stoke City 0-2 Middlesbrough

James McClean's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Bulgarian Championship

Slavia Sofia 0-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey made his 20th appearance in the Bulgarian Championship

Sunday, 28th June 2020

Premier League

Watford 1-3 Southampton

Will Smallbone;s start was made his fifth appearance for Southampton

Championship

Bristol City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Callum O'Dowda made his 30th appearance of the season

FA Cup

Sheffield United 1-2 Arsenal

David McGoldrick scored his third goal of the seasons in his 70th appearance for Sheffield United

Monday, 29th June 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's introduction was his fifth appearance of the season

League 2

Exeter 0-4 Northampton

Michael Harriman's start was his 30th appearance for Northampton

Round up for weekend of Friday, 24th January 2020

Friday, 24th January 2020

FA Cup

QPR 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's start made his 80th appearance for QPR
Alex Hunt came off the bench for his first appearance August

Saturday, 25th January 2020

Championship

Stoke City 2-0 Swansea

In his 70th appearance for Stoke City, James McClean scored his fifth goal of the season, a month after his last strike

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the Fleetwood starting XI for the 80th time
At the other other end of the scale, Glenn Whelan made his first appearance for the Fisherman after completing his move on Friday

Burton Albion 1-1 Accrington Stanley

John-Joe O'Toole was shown his first yellow card in three months

Ipswich 1-0 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Rochdale 2-2 Gillingham

Eoghan O'Connell's start was the 100th time in the defender's career that he was named in a starting XI

League 2

Crawley 3-2 Grimsby

Reece Grego Cox came off the bench at half time for his first appearance in six weeks

Macclesfield 2-1 Forest Green

Fiacre Kelleher's start was his 70th appearance in League Two
Corey O'Keeffe was sent off for the first time in his career
After completing his loan move to Forest Green on Friday, Conrad Logan made his first appearance for the Green

Mansfield Town 3-0 Bradford City

Harry Charsley was named in Mansfield Town's starting XI for the first time
Anthony O'Connor made his 80th appearance for Bradford City
Eoin Doyle made his 50th start for Bradford City
Jamie Devitt came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 3 September

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 2-1 Partick Thistle

Lee O'Connor made his first appearance for loan club Partick Thistle

FA Cup

Burnley 1-2 Norwich

Kevin Long was booked for the first time in more than a year in what was his 60th start for Burnley

Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United

Jay Molumby's start was his 30th career appearance

Sunday, 26th January 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 2-1 Rangers

Aidan White's start was his first appearance in a month

Round Up for St Stephen's Day 2019 fixtures

Thursday, 26th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time in a month

Chelsea 0-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi is the tenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season, the first time there has been ten, or more, Irish goalscorers since the 2916/17 season

Everton 1-0 Burnley

Kevin Long came off the bench for his first appearance in the 2019/20 Premier League season - his first appearance for Burnley in four months - making him the seventeenth Irish player to appear in this season's competition, two more than in 2018/19 and equaling the total from 2017/18

Sheffield United 1-1 Watford

David McGoldrick was named in Sheffield United's starting XI for the 50th time

Championship

Luton 3-3 Fulham

James Collins' assist was his first since October

Leeds United 1-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's goal was his 30th strike for Preston

A fabulous flowing team move from Preston is finished off by Browne after the team won the ball back deep in their own half - a perfectly-executed counter attack 👌

📺 Watch Leeds Utd v Preston live on Sky Sports Football now or follow here: https://t.co/eBRPLJ6a4B pic.twitter.com/LZuz8bJX6n

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 26, 2019

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

The first goal of Kieran Sadlier's brace was his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ronan Curtis' tenth goal of the season was also his 20th in League Oene

Rochdale 2-3 Fleetwood

In his 25th appearance for Rochdale, Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Southend United 2-2 MK Dons

Robert Kiernan scored his first goal of the season was also the fifth goal of his career
Joe Mason fourth goal of the season was also his tenth goal in League One, and the 60th goal of his career

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 0-1 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started a game for Plymouth for the first time in a month

Exeter 1-0 Newport Co.

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Salford City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra

Adam Rooney returned to the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 4-0 Cambridge United

Eoin Doyle marked his 250th start in British football by becoming only the second player to score in eleven consecutive league games this decade

⚽️ @Official_STFC's Eoin Doyle is only the 2nd player this century, after Jamie Vardy, to score in 11 successive league appearances in England's top 4 divisions pic.twitter.com/TI1C8Xcchb

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 26, 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-2 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan started for Hibs for the first time since Saturday, 2nd November
Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since August

Ross County 1-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Friday, 27th December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Manchester City

Matt Doherty marked his 25th appearance of the season with his fifth goal of the season

Three Broken Ducks

In the friendly win over Bulgaria, Alan Browne, Kevin Long, and James Collins all scored their first goal for Ireland. This was only the fourth time in the 562 game history of the Republic of Ireland where three players all scored their first international goal in the same fixture.

In the third international played by the Republic, a 4-2 win over Belgium in 1928, Jimmy White, Billy Lacey, and Jack Sullivan scored their first goals for the international side, with White notching a brace. This was the first win for the team.

It would take 48 years for the feat to be repeated, when, in a friendly game against Norway in March 1976, Liam Brady, a Jimmy Holmes penalty, and Mickey Walsh(on his debut) all scored their first goals in a 3-0 win. The game was also notable for being Tony Grealish's debut.

Fans would only have to wait 11 years for three players to open their international account in the same game, when David Kelly, John Byrne, and Niall Quinn all scored in a 5-0 win over Israel in November 1987. Kelly actually notched a hat trick in what was his first cap - the only Irish player ever to mark his debut with three goals.

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 7th September 2019

Saturday, 7th September 2019

League 1

MK Dons 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Ryan Delaney made his first appearance of the season, starting for loan club AFC Wimbledon

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Rotherham

Ian Lawlor's 100th career start was also his 100th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 3-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was sent off for the first time in his career

Fleetwood 2-1 Oxford United

Jimmy Dunne made his first appearance of the season, at loan club Fleetwood. This was also his first starting since April

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Northampton

Dylan Connolly made his first appearance for loan club Bradford City
Michael Harriman unfortunately marked his first start for new club Northampton with an own goal, his first OG since April 2018
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in League Two

Cheltenham 4-2 Stevenage

Sean Long scored his first goal of his career, five years after his career debut in August 2014

Macclesfield 1-1 Crawley

Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-0 Scunthorpe

Conor Shaughnessy made his first appearance of the season, starting for loan club Mansfield Town

Morecambe 2-2 Salford City

Richie Towell made his first assist of the season

Tuesday, 10th September 2019

International Friendly

Republic of Ireland 3-1 Bulgaria

Ireland scored three goals in a game for the first time since beating Uruguay 3-1 in June 2017
This was the first win against Bulgaria since beating them 2-0 in a Euro '88 qualifier in October 1987
Three players all scored their first international goal in the same game for the fourth time in Irish football history, and the first time since 1987
John Egan captained his country in his first appearance since Thursday, 15th November 2018
The starts of Kevin Long, Cyrus Christie, and Callum O'Dowda was their first appearance since Monday, 19th November 2018
Alan Judge's was named in an Ireland starting XI for the first time since Friday, 25th March 2016
Alan Browne marked his fifth appearance for Ireland, and his first start since Monday, 28th May 2018, with his first goal at international level
Ireland awarded debuts to five players (Mark Travers, Josh Cullen, Kieran O'Hara, Jack Byrne, and James Collins) in a single game for the first time since May 2009
Byrne was also the 500th player to play for the Republic of Ireland 
James Collins marked his debut with a goal, the 38th player to do so, and the 178th player overall to score for Ireland

Most starting Irish players in a Premier League team

Sheffield United started four Irish players in their first Premier League game since 2007 - John Egan, Enda Stevens, David McGoldrick, and Callum Robinson. This was the first time this happened since Burnley named Stephen Ward, Jeff Hendrick, Kevin Long, and Robbie Brady in their starting XI against West Ham on Sunday, 21st May 2017.

While rare, starting four Irish players is not uncommon. Since the Premier League was launched in 1992, clubs have had a quintet of Irish players start a game in the competition for them on 65 occasions.

Stoke City account for almost half of these games - the Potters have named four players in 28 separate games, ahead of Aston Villa who started four players in 19 games. No other club has done it more than 10 times.

Only two clubs have named five players in their starting XI. Middlesbrough named Alan Kernaghan, Graham Kavanagh, Curtis Fleming, Bernie Slaven, and Chris Morris in their team against Sheffield Wedneday on Saturday, 24th October 1992. Almost twenty years later, in February 2012, Aston Villa named Shay Given, Richard Dunne, Ciaran Clark, Stephen Ireland, and Robbie Keane in their starting XI in two consecutive Premier League games.

To date, no Premier League team has started six, or more, Irish players.

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 14th December 2018

Friday, 14th December 2018

Championship

Sheffield United 1-2 West Bromwich Albion

David McGoldrick scored his first goal in two months
John Egan was booked for the fifth time this season, and is suspended for the next game

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 0-4 Zagłębie Lubin

Cillian Sheridan made his 50th appearance in the Polish League

Saturday, 15 December 2018

Premier League

Tottenham 1-0 Burnley

Kevin Long made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Aston Villa 2-2 Stoke City

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season, and also made his fifth assist of the season

Bristol City 2-2 Norwich

In his 100th career start, Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal of the season. This was his first strike since November 2017

League 1

Bradford City 4-0 Walsall

Liam Kinsella made his 50th appearance in League One
Eoin Doyle's first goal in two months was the 40th time he scored in England's third tier

Gillingham 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time in two and a half months

Oxford United 2-0 Blackpool

John O'Sullivan came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Sunderland 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Aiden McGeady made his fifth assist of the season

 

League 2

Macclesfield 2-0 Crawley

Fiacre Kelleher made his 25th appearance for Macclesfield
Reece Grego Cox was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

Northampton 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 3-1 Dundee

Alan Power started a game for Kilmarnock for the 50th time
Andy Boyle was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6th October

St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell

David McMillan started his first game in eight weeks
Charles Dunne was booked for the first time this season in what was his 50th appearance for Motherwell

Danish Superliga

Randers 2-0 Vejle Boldklub

Sean Murray came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Sunday, 16 December 2018

Premier League

Southampton 3-2 Arsenal

Shane Long's introduction was the striker's first appearance in six weeks, and he marked his return with his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Celtic

Jonathan Hayes made his 25th appearance for Celtic

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th November 2018

Saturday, 10th November 2018

Premier League

The eight Irish players that appeared in the Premier League today (four starting players, four introduced substitutes) is a season high for a single day

Cardiff 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Greg Cunningham was booked on his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Leicester City 0-0 Burnley

Kevin Long's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 29th September

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End

Callum Robinson marked his 150th appearance for Preston North End with his eighth goal of the season

Derby County 0-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's goal against Derby was scored his 15th goal for Villa, and also his 20th goal in the Championship

Norwich 4-3 Millwall

Shaun Williams' start was his 350th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 4-0 Hamilton Academical

Sam Kelly's appearance off the bench for Hamilton was his first appearance since Saturday, 29th Septembe

English FA Cup

Luton 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

James Collins' start was his 400th career appearance

Southend United 1-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox cane off the bench for his first appearance since AugustSimon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Carlisle United

Eddie Nolan was named in the Crewe starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 1st September, and was booked for the first time this season
Jamie Devitt's winner was also his first goal in theFA Cup

Sunday, 11th November 2018

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie started his first game in a month

Arsenal 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 7-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was sent off for the second time this season

English FA Cup

Mansfield Town 1-1 Charlton

Billy Clarke returned from injury as second half substitute, this was the striker's first appearance since December 2017

Alfreton Town 1-4 Fleetwood

The first goal of Paddy Madden's brace was his fifth FA Cup goal

Chorley 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor started his first game in a month

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Round up for UEFA Nations League games in October 2018

Saturday, 13th October 2018

UEFA Nations League

Republic of Ireland 0-0 Denmark

Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 31st appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long made his ninth appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy continued his remarkable record of starting every game when he plays for Ireland in his made his 22nd appearance, and was booked for the first time since November 2016
Richard Keogh made his 19th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 61st appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his 13th appearance for Ireland
Harry Arter's 14th appearance for Ireland was his first start since November 2017
Cyrus Christie made his 20th appearance for Ireland
Matt Doherty made his fourth appearance for Ireland was also his first start for the national side
Jeff Hendrick made his 42nd appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 81st appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Aiden O'Brien made his second appearance for Ireland
Enda Stevens made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his third appearance for Ireland

Tuesday, 16th October 2018

UEFA Nations League

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Wales

Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 32nd appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy made his 23rd appearance for Ireland
Richard Keogh made his 20th appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long was booked for the first time at international level in his tenth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 62nd appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 21st appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 43rd appearance for Ireland
Harry Arter made his 15th appearance for Ireland
Matt Doherty made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Aiden O'Brien made his third appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his fourth appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Sean Maguire made his third appearance for Ireland, this was his first appearance since Friday, 23 March 2018
Scott Hogan made his second appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 82nd appearance for Ireland, and was shown his first yellow card since September 2017

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 25th September 2018

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

English League Cup

Burton Albion 2-1 Burnley

Damien McCrory made his 200th start for Burton Albion
In his 50th start for Burnley, Kevin Long scored his first goal of the season

Millwall 1-3 Fulham

Cyrus Christie scored his first goal for the club, just over a year after his last goal on Saturday, 23rd September 2017

Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season
Derrick Williams was sent off for the second time in his career, almost four years after his last red card in December 2014

West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Crystal Palace

Following two substitutes appearances in the Championship for West Brom, Wes Hoolahan made his first start for the Baggies

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 1-1 Everton U21

Sean Scannell's start was his first appearance in the Football League Trophy

Exeter 2-0 West Ham U21

Anthony Scully was named in a starting XI for the first time in his career

Wednesday, 26th September 2018

English League Cup

Arsenal 3-1 Brentford

Alan Judge's first goal of the season (his first strike since February 2016) was also his 25th goal for the club, and the 50th goal of his career

West Ham United 8-0 Macclesfield

Conor Coventry came off the bench for his first appearance for West Ham United

Last Irish Player To Score For Each 2018/19 Premier League Club

With the new Premier League season only a few days away, we've planned a series of blogs this week based on Irish player appearances in the PL.

Before last season, we published an article with the list of the last Irish player to start a game in the Premier League for each of the teams in the top division.
Following on from that, we've compiled the following list of the last Irish player to score for each of the teams in the upcoming season.

Damien Duff and Robbie Keane hold the distinction of being the last Irish goalscorer for two different clubs - Duff for Chelsea against Newcastle in 2005 and Fulham against Wigan in 2012, and Keane for Liverpool against Bolton in 2008 and Spurs against Sunderland in 2009. Keane actually scored twice for Liverpool against Bolton that day - finding the back of the net on 53 and 58 minutes.

Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Cardiff, Huddersfield, and Leicester City have had no Irish goalscorers in the Premier League era, and with no Irish players named in the Arsenal, Huddersfield and Leicester squads (at the time of writing) this does not look like changing in the next 12 months.

Of the teams with one, or more, goalscorers, Watford fans have waited the longest to see another goalscorer from the Boys in Green. More than 18 years have passed since Limerick's Dominic Foley scored for the Hornets against Leeds in May 2000, although much is thought of teenage scoring sensation Ryan Cassidy in the current underage setup at Vicarage Road.

Club	Date	Home	Score	Away	Goalscorers
Bournemouth	18th November 2017	Bournemouth	4-0	Huddersfield	Harry Arter
Burnley	19th April 2010	Burnley	1-2	Chelsea	Kevin Long
Crystal Palace	2nd April 2016	West Ham United	2-2	Crystal Palace	Damien Delaney
Chelsea	19th November 2005	Chelsea	3-0	Newcastle Utd	Damien Duff
Everton	4th February 2017	Everton	6-3	Bournemouth	James McCarthy
Fulham	22nd September 2012	Wigan	1-2	Fulham	Damien Duff
Liverpool	26th December 2008	Liverpool	3-0	Bolton	Robbie Keane
Manchester City	21st November 2009	Liverpool	2-2	Manchester City	Stephen Ireland
Manchester United	27th March 2010	Bolton	0-4	Manchester United	Darron Gibson
Newcastle Utd	28th November 2017	West Bromwich Albion	2-2	Newcastle Utd	Ciaran Clark
Southampton	8th April 2010	Arsenal	3-2	Southampton	Shane Long
Tottenham	7th November 2009	Tottenham	2-0	Sunderland	Robbie Keane
Watford	3rd May 2000	Leeds United	3-1	Watford	Dominic Foley
West Ham United	30th January 2013	Fulham	3-1	West Ham United	Joey O'Brien
Wolverhampton Wanderers	25th February 2012	Newcastle Utd	2-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Kevin Doyle

International Round Up

Monday, 28th May 2018

Friendly

France 2-0 Republic of Ireland

The three players to make their international debut in this game was most debutants in one game since four players (Daryl Horgan, Andy Boyle, John Egan, and Conor Hourihane) made their first senior appearance against Iceland in March 2017

Starting XI
Derrick Williams made his first appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long made his sixth appearance for Ireland
James McClean was booked for the tenth time in his international career in his 59th appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his ninth appearance for Ireland, this was his first international appearance since Saturday, 11th November 2017
Alan Browne made his third appearance for Ireland
Shane Long start was his 40th start for Ireland, his first start since Friday, 6th October 2017 and his 80th appearance for Ireland
Jonathan Walters made his 52nd appearance for Ireland, this was the player's  first international appearance since Tuesday, 5th September 2017

Substitutes
Harry Arter's 12th appearance for Ireland as his first appearance since Tuesday, 14th November 2017, and he was booked for the first time at international level since the previous month
David Meyler made his 25th appearance for Ireland
Graham Burke made his first appearance for Ireland - Burke is the first player from the League of Ireland player to make a senior international appearance since Joe Gamble in 2007
Matt Doherty made his second appearance for Ireland
Shaun Williams made his first appearance for Ireland - the first player to make their international debut at 31 since David Forde against Northern Ireland in May 2011

Saturday, 2nd June 2018

Friendly

Republic of Ireland 2-1 United States of America

This was the first game where two players scored their first international goal since Jeff Hendrick and Daryl Murphy scored against Serbia in September 2017
Following the debuts of Darragh Lenihan and Enda Stevens in this game, Martin O'Neill has given debuts to the same amount of players as Steve Staunton did in his reign - 23
This game continued the record of both teams scoring in every fixture between the Republic of Ireland and the USA, neither team has failed to score in all nine games, and the first time the team had come from behind to win under O'Neill - the last time this happened was against Kazakhstan in October 2013

Starting XI
Colin Doyle made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Kevin Long made his seventh appearance for Ireland was also the defender's fifth start at international level
John O'Shea retired after making his 118th appearance for Ireland, this was the defender's first international appearance since Friday, 24 March 2017
Shane Duffy made his 20th appearance for Ireland - all of which have been starts
James McClean made his 60th appearance for Ireland
Declan Rice made his third appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his fifth start for Ireland in his tenth appearance at senior international level
Jeff Hendrick made his 39th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 46th appearance for Ireland
Graham Burke scored his first international goal in his first start for Ireland - the first League of Ireland player to score at international level since Ray Treacy in 1978

Substitutes
Darragh Lenihan and Enda Stevens came off the bench to make their first appearances for Ireland
Harry Arter made his 13th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge scored his first goal for Ireland in his fourth international appearance
Daryl Horgan made his fourth appearance for Ireland