Irish Abroad: Lee O'Connor

Jake O'Brien's start was his first appearance for Lyon - the first Irish player to appear in Ligue Un since Tony Cascarino in the 1999/2000 season for AS Nancy

Swiss Super League

Luzern 1-4 FC Zurich

Armstrong Oko-Flex scored his first goal in the Swiss Super League

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

After scoring his second goal in two games, Troy Parrott was booked for the first time this season

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher's start was his 100th appearance for Austin FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-2 D.C. United

Derrick Williams made his 25th appearance for D.C. United

Swedish Allsvenskan

Häcken 2-0 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Monday, 2nd October 2023

Indian Super League

Goa 1-0 Punjab

Carl McHugh was booked on his first appearance for Goa

Friday, 3 March 2023

Round up for week of Tuesday, 28th February 2023

Tuesday, 28th February 2023

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Coventry

Alan Browne's start was his 300th appearance in the competition

League 1

Derby County 2-0 Cheltenham

Glen Rea was named in the Cheltenham starting XI for the first time, this was the player's first start in twelve months
This was the first time ten Irish players appeared in an English league game since 2006

Gary Kelly, Paul Butler, and Jonathan Douglas started for Leeds
Kenny Cunningham, Liam Miller, @graham_kavanagh, Daryl Murphy, and @MrDavidConnolly started for Sunderland, with @LiamLawrence07 and @SleevesElliott coming off the bench for the Black Cats in a 3-0 win
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 28, 2023

Lincoln City 1-1 MK Dons

In his first start in a month, Daniel Mandroiu scored his fifth goal for Lincoln City

Portsmouth 3-1 Bolton Wanderers

Joe Rafferty made his first assist of the season

League 2

Gillingham 0-2 Bradford

Congratulations to Aiden O'Brien on reaching 350 career appearances with his start in this game

Hit the half way mark👊🏻... Honoured and proud to hit this milestone in my career. Just a kid from Islington, North London living his dream. Here’s to another 350🥳🙏🏼🙌🏻🥳 pic.twitter.com/i316i3Nwtc
— AidenObrien🤷🏼‍♂️ (@AidenObrien22) March 1, 2023

Harrogate Town 1-1 Northampton Town

William Hondermarck started a game for Northampton Town for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 20 September

AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Stevenage

Daryl Horgan made his first start for Stevenage, his first start in two months

Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Crawley Town

Lee O'Connor started a game for Tranmere for the 100th time

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FA Cup

Stoke City 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Evan Ferguson scored his first goal in the FA Cup, the youngest Irish goalscorer in the competition for 14 years

1️⃣4️⃣ At 18 years and 132 days old, @Evan_Ferguson9 is the youngest @FAIreland player to score in the @EmiratesFACup in fourteen years, since Sean Scannell scored for Crystal Palace against Leicester in January 2009 aged 18 years and 119 days#COYBIG https://t.co/Jeqi2Y6YFf
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 28, 2023

Leicester City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 1st March 2023

Burnley 1-0 Fleetwood Town

Michael Obafemi started a game for Burnley for the first time, almost four months after his last start on Saturday, 5 November
Josh Cullen's start was his 250th start in senior football
Cian Hayes was sent off for the first time in his career

Tuesday, 17 January 2023

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

Monday, 10 October 2022

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th October 2022

Tuesday, 4th October 2022

Championship

Sheffield United 0-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time in seven weeks in was was his 50th start for QPR

Cardiff 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time this season in his first start in six weeks

Reading 1-1 Norwich City

Jeff Hendrick scored his first goal for Reading, the was also his first goal in more than a year, and the 40th goal of his career

League 1

Cheltenham 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

Will Ferry's start was his 50th career appearance

Scottish Premiership

Ross County 0-5 Motherwell

Ross Tierney made his 25th appearance for Motherwell

Football League Trophy

Harrogate Town 1-1 Everton U21

In his first start for Harrogate, Danny Grant scored his first goal for the Sulphurites

Tranmere Rovers 3-5 Leeds United U21

Neil Byrne scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers
Lee O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Crystal Palace U21

Trevor Clarke scored his first goal for Bristol Rovers
Glenn Whelan was sent off for the second time for Bristol Rovers, eleven months after his last red card in November 2021

Portsmouth 5-0 Aston Villa U21

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 5th October 2022

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Wigan

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in five weeks
Will Keane scored his fifth goal of the season

Middlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham City

Darragh Lenihan's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 30th August

Rotherham 1-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 30th August

Watford 1-2 Swansea City

Michael Obafemi started a game for the first time in six weeks

Preston North End 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Sean Maguire started a game for the first time this season

Champions League

RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic

James McCarthy's introduction was his first appearance in the Champions League, the 27th Irish player to appear in the competition.

2️⃣ 2022/23 is the first season that two @FAIreland players (@JMcCarthy_16 and @mattdoherty20) have appeared in the @ChampionsLeague proper since 2010/11, when Robbie Keane, John O'Shea, Darron Gibson, and Aiden McGeady all made at least one appearance in the competition#COYBIG
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) October 5, 2022

Tuesday, 1 February 2022

January 2022 Transfers and Loans

Transfers

Saturday, 1st January

Daniel Cleary signed a two and a half year contract with St Johnstone

Defender Dan O'Reilly joined Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical

Tuesday, 4th January

Naoisha McAloon signed for FA Women's Championship side Durham Women

Thursday, 6th January

Shamrock Rovers' 18 year old goalkeeper Killian Cahill joined the growing Irish contingent at Brighton and Hove Albion

Full back James Brown signed for Blackburn Rovers following a trial in December, and will initially play for their U23 side

Friday, 7th January

33 year old striker Eoin Doyle returned to Ireland to sign for St Patrick's Athletic

Saturday, 8th January

Sligo striker Johnny Kenny signed a five year contract with Celtic

Tuesday, 11th January

Goalkeeper Harry Halwax signed for QPR, initally linking up with their U23 side

Drogheda United midfielder Killian Phillips signed a two year contract with Crystal Palace and will initially play for their U23 side

Aaron Molloy signed for USL Championship side Memphis 901

Wednesday, 12th January

Bohemians defender Rob Cornwall signed for new USL League One side North Colorado Hailstorm FC

Thursday, 20th January

U18 international Connor Barratt left Birmingham City to sign a professional contract with Sheffield United

Sunday, 23rd January

Defender John Mahon signed a two and a half year contract with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone

Monday, 24th January

Aiden Keena returned to the League of Ireland to sign for former manager Liam Buckley at Sligo rovers

Tuesday, 25th January

Lee O'Connor made his loan spell at Tranmere Rovers a permanent one, signing a contract until June 2024 with the Wirral side

Wednesday, 26th January

Defender James Abankwah signed for Udinese, but will return to St Patrick's Athletic until June to complete his Leaving Certificate

Thursday, 27th January

Diane Caldwell signed for Manchester United until the end of the season

Friday, 28th January

Midfielder Ciara Grant signed for Rangers Women until the end of the current season

Kieran Sadlier signed a two and a half year contract with Bolton Wanderers

Former U21 winger Harry Charsley joined Port Vale

Defender Corey O'Keeffe signed for Rochdale

Rotherham captured the signature of striker Georgie Kelly on a three and a half year contract

Striker Saoirse Noonan joined Women's Championship side Durham
Former Ireland U19 midfielder Tom Holland signed for Welsh side Guilsfield FC

🔴⚫️ SIGNING ⚫️🔴

Another huge signing for the club as we welcome former Man City, Swansea City, Waterford, TNS and Ireland U19 international midfielder Tom Holland.

Tom joins the squad for tomorrow’s game against Holywell.

Time has been kindly sponsored by @PlumblineThe pic.twitter.com/qb7wcJvLKg
— CPD Guilsfield FC (@GUILS1957) January 28, 2022

Monday, 31 January

Dylan Connolly signed an 18 month contract with League One side Morecambe

Aiden O'Brien signed for Portsmouth until the end of the season

Ipswich midfielder Matt Healy signed for Cork City on loan until June

Seven months after signing for Burton Albion, defender Thomas O'Connor signed for non-league Wrexham until 2025

Jamie McGrath added to the Irish contingent at Wigan, signing a contract until 2024 with the Latics

U21 striker Ali Reghba signed for Algerian side Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad

Jamie Devitt returned to Carlisle, where he spent three seasons from 2016, on a short term contract

Former U21 defender Niall Canavan signed an 18 month contract with Barrow

Tuesday, 1st February

Fleetwood Town signed twice capped goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara from Burton Albion

Loans

Sunday, 2nd January

Brighton striker Aaron Connolly signed with promotion chasing Championship side Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season

Monday, 3rd January

Barry Coffey extended his loan at Cork City until the end of the 2021/22 Scottish season, and will return to Celtic in June

Tuesday, 4th January

Jake O'Brien signed for Swindon Town on loan and will spend the rest of the 2021/22 season at The County Ground

Wednesday, 5th January

Stoke City's Ethon Varian extended his loan at Raith Rovers until the end of the season

Thursday, 13th January

Fulham defender Cyrus Christie signed a loan deal with Swansea City, and will play at the Swansea.com Stadium until the end of the season

Wolves defender Lewis Richards joined League Two side Harrowgate Town on loan until the end of the season

Monday, 17th January

Dundee United defender Mark Connolly signed a six month loan contract with Dundalk FC

Sheffield Wednesday's Alex Hunt signed for Oldham on loan for the rest of the season

Tuesday, 18th January

After spending the first half of the 2021/22 season on loan at Peterborough. Conor Coventry signed for MK Dons on loan until the end of the season

Thursday, 20th January

Jaze Kabia signed for Falkirk from Livingston on loan until the end of the season

Friday, 21st January

Adam O'Reilly signed for St Patrick's Athletic on a six month loan

Monday, 23rd January

Watford's Ireland U19 striker Ryan Cassidy signed for Bohemians on loan

✍️ Bohemians are delighted to confirm the signing of striker Ryan Cassidy on loan from Watford, subject to international clearance.

Welcome to Dalymount, @casso_9. ❤️🖤

📸 @sportsfile pic.twitter.com/Xp1XyYsrLG
— Bohemian Football Club (@bfcdublin) January 23, 2022

Wednesday, 26th January

Lincoln defender Sean Roghan signed a six month loan deal with Drogheda

Zak Delaney's loan at Bath City was extended until the end of the season

Thursday, 27th January

West Ham striker Mipo Odubeko will spend the second half of the 2021/22 season on loan at League One Doncaster Rovers

Hull City's Ireland U19 defender Jevon Mills signed for Falkirk on loan until the end of the season

Friday, 28th January

Gillingham signed defender Conor Masterson on loan for the remainder of the 2021/22 season

Motherwell centre half Darragh O'Connor signed for Queen of the South until the end of the season

Promising underage striker Calum Kavanagh signed for Harrogate Town until the end of the season

Sunday, 30th January

Cork City defender Cathal Heffernan signed for Italian giants AC Milan on loan, and will complete a move to the San Siro in the summer

Monday, 31st January

Glen Rea will spend the final months of the 2021/22 season on loan at Wigan Athletic

After spending the first half of the season on loan at Salford City, Tyreik Wright will return to League Two on loan for the rest of the season with Colchester United

On his 30th birthday, Jeff Hendrick signed a loan deal with QPR

Nice midfielder Deji Sotona signed for Brenford on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy in the summer

Ryan Delaney will play for Scunthorpe on loan for the rest of the season

Balatown signed The New Saints striker Dean Ebbe on loan

Tuesday, 1st February

Ireland U19 and Stoke defender David Okagbue signed an initial one month loan with Chester FC

Coaching

Tuesday, 11th January

Former Republic of Ireland striker Simon Cox confirmed he will be joining the coaching staff at Billericay Town

A massive welcome to @SCoxy31Real from everyone in the Billericay Press Dept. Simon joins Jody Brown's management team as first team coach. #BTFC #ACommunityClub pic.twitter.com/rcccHADvOc
— Billericay Town FC Press (@BTFCPress) January 12, 2022

Mondy, 31st January

Recently retired midfielder Gary Dicker joined the U18 coaching staff at Brighton

Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th November 2021

Saturday, 6th November 2021

Premier League

Brentford 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was booked for the first time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Newcastle United

Ciaran Clark made his first assist of the season - this was the defender's first assist since January 2018

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Derby County

Festy Ebosele scored his first goal in senior football

Great work from Sam Baldock and Tom Lawrence to put it on a plate for Festy Ebosele...

And 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 a moment for the youngster! 🤩#DCFC pic.twitter.com/VfSBwOroia
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) November 7, 2021

Birmingham City 1-2 Reading

Scott Hogan scored his 20th goal for Birmingham City - all of which have come in the league

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's introduction was his 250th appearance in British football

Hearts 5-2 Dundee Utd

In his first appearance since Sunday, 22 August, Aaron McEneff scored his first goal in the SPL

St Johnstone 0-0 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-2 Inverness CT

Jonathan Afolabi assisted a goal for the first time this season

Dunfermline 1-3 Greenock Morton

Oisin McEntee started a game for the tenth time in his career

Queen of the South 1-1 Raith

Ruairi Paton assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Ethon Varian completed an assist for the first time since Saturday, 2nd October

FA Cup

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 5th January 2021

Rotherham 3-0 Bromley

Chiedozie Ogbene made his first assist of the season

Portsmouth 1-0 Harrow Borough

Shaun Williams' start was his 450th appearance in English football

Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United

Conor Masterson scored his first goal for Cambridge United

Harrogate Town 2-1 Wrexham

Simon Power scored his first goal of the season

Hartlepool 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time this season

Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere

Lee O'Connor started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Lincoln City 1-0 Bowers and Pitsea

Sean Roughan's start was his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 7th November 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-0 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Rochdale 1-1 Notts County

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal in two months

Bolton 2-2 Stockport County

Eoin Doyle scored his 25th goal for Bolton

Belgian Super League

Royal Antwerp 2-0 Anderlecht

Josh Cullen's start was his 200th career appearance

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 3-0 Östersunds FK

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal in the Allsvenskan

Monday, 8 November 2021

MLS

LA Galaxy 3-3 Minessota United

Derrick Williams made his 20th start for LA Galaxy

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 14th September 2021

Tuesday, 14th September 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-2 Preston North End

John Egan's start was his 125th appearance for Sheffield United

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time this season

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Rotherham

Anthony Scully was named in the starting XI of a team for the 50th team

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Rangers B 0-3 Ayr

Daire O'Connor scored his first goal in Scottish football

Football League Trophy

Morecambe 0-1 Everton U21

Tom Cannon's start was made his first appearance in senior football

Tranmere 4-1 Leeds United U21

Lee O'Connor's start (his first in a month) was his 50th career appearance
Sam Foley scored his 25th and 26th goals of his career,

Walsall 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Emmanuel Osadebe started a game for the first time in a month
In his first appearance in senior football this season, Gary Dicker was sent off for the first time since August 2018
James Furlong made his first appearance of the season
Evan Ferguson started a game in senior football for the first time

Leyton Orient 1-0 Southampton U21

Callum Reilly made his first start for Leyton Orient, this was his first start since March 2021

Ipswich 1-2 West Ham U21

Armstrong Oko-Flex scored his first career goal in his first start in senior football

Thursday, 16th September 2021

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Roma 5-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's goal, the first Irish goal scored in Stadio Olimpico since Damien Duff scored there for Chelsea in November 2003, was his tenth goal for CSKA Sofia

What a thunderous finish from Graham Carey! 💥

The Irish midfielder gives CSKA Sofia an unexpected lead against Jose Mourinho's Roma!#UECL pic.twitter.com/AjHzFl0M1t
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 16, 2021

Friday, 13 August 2021

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th August 2021

Tuesday, 10th August 2021

English League Cup

Crawley 2-2 Gillingham

After coming off the bench for his debut against Hartlepool, Will Ferry was named in the Crawley starting XI for the first time, and marked it with an assist on Crawley's first goal

Derby County 3-3 Salford City

Festy Ebosele was named man of the match in his first start for Derby County

This man enjoyed hearing his name being chanted at Pride Park last night during his Man of the Match-winning performance! 👏#DCFC
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) August 11, 2021

Mansfield Town 0-3 Preston North End

Ryan Burke made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town
In his first appearance of the season, Sean Maguire assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 29th December

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th March

Oldham 2-2 Tranmere

In his first start for Tranmere, Sam Foley scored his first goal for Tranmere

Rotherham 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Kieran Sadlier made his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal in 11 months

Millwall 2-1 Portsmouth

Shaun Williams made his first appearance for Portsmouth, fittingly at former club Millwall

Reading 0-3 Swansea

Congratulations to Kian Leavy on his senior career debut

🚨 Your Royals starting XI for tonight’s @Carabao_Cup meeting with @SwansOfficial.

Puscas, Holmes and @Tom5Mc start alongside 3️⃣ @RFCAcademy debutants.#REASWA pic.twitter.com/r4ROxnvBeq
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) August 10, 2021

Wednesday, 11th August 2021

English League Cup

Burton Albion 1-1 Oxford United

Luke McNally made his first appearance for Oxford United
Mark Sykes assisted a goal for The U's for the fifth time

Leyton Orient 1-1 QPR

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Leyton Orient - this was his first goal since Saturday, 30 January
Jimmy Dunne made his first appearance for QPR

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Falkirk 3-0 East Kilbride

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal in the competition

Dundee B 1-2 Peterhead

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance of the season

Dumbarton 2-3 Rangers B

Eoghan Stokes scored his first goal for Dumbarton

Celtic B 2-0 Annan

Lee O'Connor scored his first goal of his career

Thursday, 12th August 2021

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Rijeka 4-1 Hibernian

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time this season

Friday, 21 May 2021

Round Up for week of Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Wednesday, 19th May 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Seamus Coleman's start was his 350th appearance for Everton

3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ in 🔵

A typical all-action performance from the captain in his 350th #EFC appearance in all competitions.

Congrats, Seamus! 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/gpGD1RMzNz
— Everton (@Everton) May 20, 2021

Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa

Matt Doherty's introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 14 March

West Bromwich Albion 1-3 West Ham United

Darren Randolph's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 27 February

League 1

Lincoln City 2-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady's start was the 110th time the winger was named in the Sunderland starting XI

Bulgarian Cup

ARDA 0-1 CSKA Sofia

Congratulations to Graham Carey on winning the Bulgarian Cup with CSKA Sofia!

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Thursday, 20th May 2021

League 2

Tranmere 1-2 Morecambe

Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time since Friday, 2nd April
Liam McAlinden scored for consecutive games for the first time since August 2019, and assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 15 September

Thursday, 4 February 2021

Round Up for Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

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

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace

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

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Norwich

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

Coventry 1-2 Nottingham Forest

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

League 1

Charlton 1-3 Portsmouth

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

Accrington Stanley 6-1 Bristol Rovers

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-2 Forest Green

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

Stevenage 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Livingston

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time this season

Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic

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

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 3-1 AFC Wimbledon

Olamide Shodipo made his first assist of the season

Tranmere 2-1 Peterborough

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

Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his fifth assist of the season

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-2 Bengaluru

Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Caoimhin Kelleher made his tenth career start

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee Utd

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

Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th November 2020

Friday, 6th November 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Burnley

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 30th appearance in the Premier League
Robbie Brady started a game for the first time in seven weeks

Southampton 2-0 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick's start was his 130th appearance in the Premier League

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-0 Kilmarnock

Dan McNamara scored his first goal for St Johnstone
Alan Power's start was his 120th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Following his signing during the week, Jake Doyle-Hayes made his first appearance for St Mirren

Scottish Championship

Alloa 3-3 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi's start was his tenth appearance in the Scottish Championship

Saturday, 7th November 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 4-1 Leeds United

James McCarthy's appearance off the bench - his first appearance in a month - was his 40th appearance for Crystal Palace

Chelsea 4-1 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick scored his second Premier League goal of the season - equaling his total from 2019/20
John Egan was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Championship

Reading 0-3 Stoke City

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season

Birmingham City 1-3 Bournemouth

Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season in his 25th appearance for Birmingham City

Blackburn 3-1 QPR

Darragh Lenihan completed his first assist of the season

Huddersfield 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time since Saturday, 12th September

Nottingham Forest 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ahead of his call up to the national side, Cyrus Christie completed his first assist for Nottingham Forest

Rotherham 2-1 Preston North End

Kieran Sadlier started a game for the first time in five weeks
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 2-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran scored his first goal of the season

FA Cup

Tonbridge 0-7 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal of the season in his 100th appearance for Bradford City. This was his first goal since February 2019

Leyton Orient 1-2 Newport County

Jamie Devitt was named in the Newport County starting XI for the first time

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's 30th career start was also his first appearance in the FA Cup

Oxford United 1-2 Peterborough

Olamide Shodipo was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since September 2016
Jack Taylor scored his third goal in three games

Tranmere 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Lee O'Connor's first appearance in the FA Cup was his 20th career appearance

Lincoln City 6-2 Forest Green

Anthony Scully scored twice in the same game for the first time since September 2019

Sunday, 8th November 2020

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Tottenham

Dara O'Shea's start was his first appearance in a month
Callum Robinson's start, his first in a month, was his 25th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Matt Doherty made his first assist of the season

FA Cup

Barnet 1-0 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara made his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

Yeading 2-2 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode made his 20th career appearance

Bulgarian Championship

Montana 1-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey started a game for the first time in five weeks

MLS

Columbus Crew 2-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney's start was his 20th appearance for Atlanta United

Monday, 3 February 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 31st January 2020

Friday, 31st January 2020

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 1-1 Ayr

In his first home game for Partick, Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time for his loan club

Australian A-League

Sydney 1-0 Brisbane Roar

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

Saturday, 1st February 2020

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Nottingham Forest

In his first appearance for loan club Birmingham City, Scott Hogan scored his first goal since October

Charlton 2-1 Barnsley

Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance for Charlton - all of which have been starts

Fulham 3-2 Huddersfield

Harry Arter made his 15th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie completed his first assist since April 2019

Preston North End 1-1 Swansea

Sean Maguire second half introduction was his 80th appearance for Preston North End

QPR 0-1 Bristol City

Olamide Shodipo's start was his fifth appearance of the season - one more than in 2018/19

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in a month

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Luton

Dara O'Shea's fifth start for West Bromwich Albion was also the 40th of his career
James Collins made his 30th appearance of the season - all of which have ben in the Championship

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly completed his first assist since September

Fleetwood 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 1-4 Peterborough

Alan Judge was named in the Ipswich starting XI for the 40th time
Jack Taylor assisted a goal for Peterborough for the first time

Oxford United 2-1 Blackpool

Liam Kelly came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Oxford United - his first appearance since August

Portsmouth 2-0 Sunderland

Ronan Curtis made his 30th start of the season

Rotherham 3-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn's start for Burton was his 80th appearance for the Brewers

Southend United 2-1 Lincoln City

Stephen McLaughlin assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks
Zachary Elbouzedi was named in the Lincoln City starting XI for the first time
Cian Bolger completed his first assist for Lincoln City - this was his first assist since November 2018

League 2

Cheltenham 2-1 Morecambe

Jake Doyle-Hayes's first booking in two months was his fifth yellow of the season

Crawley 3-1 Scunthorpe

In his first start since Saturday, 14th December, Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal since Saturday, 9th November

Grimsby 2-2 Forest Green

Billy Clarke assisted a goal for the first time this season in his fifth appearance for Grimsby
Kevin Dawson's start was his first appearance in a month

Mansfield Town 2-2 Carlisle United

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for Mansfield Town for the first time
Joshua Kayode scored for the second game in succession

Port Vale 1-1 Salford City

Adam Rooney was shown his first yellow card since October
Richie Towell assisted a goal for the first time since September

Stevenage 0-3 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson completed his fifth assist of the season

Swindon Town 2-1 Exeter

Eoin Doyle scored in his first game since returning to Swindon - his first goal since his last appearance for the Robins on Wednesday, 1st January

Walsall 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Liam Kinsella was booked for the tenth time this season

Oldham 3-0 Bradford City

Chris McCann's first appearance since Sunday, 29th December was his 15th appearance of the season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his 30th appearance for Bradford City

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-2 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal for St Mirren

Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

Jon Gallagher made his 30th appearance for Aberdeen

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-1 Dundee

Sean McGinty made his first appearance for Greenock Morton

Queen of the South 2-3 Dunfermline

Jonathan Afolabi made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline Athletic
Daniel Devine marked his 50th appearance for Dunfermline with his first goal of the season

Sunday, 2nd February 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-3 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox came off the bench for his first appearance for Western Sydney Wanderers - and scored his first goal for his new club. This was his first goal since October

Monday, 27 January 2020

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

Sunday, 15 December 2019

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 14th November 2019

Thursday, 14th November 2019

International Friendly

Republic of Ireland 3-1 New Zealand

Both Kieran O'Hara and Jack Byrne started for Ireland for the first time in their second appearanceCiaran Clark's start was his first international appearance since Thursday, 6th September 2018
Both Troy Parrott and Lee O'Connor's starts were also their international debut
Sean Maguire scored his first goal in his first start since Saturday, 23rd March
In his third appearance, and his first starting since May 2018, Derrick Williams scored his first international goal
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for Ireland

Saturday, 16th November 2019

League 1

Bolton 1-0 MK Dons

Joe Mason made his first start for MK Dons - this was his first start since October 2018

Coventry 2-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Lincoln City

Cian Bolger first booking in seven weeks, was also his fifth yellow card of the season

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 25th career appearance

Forest Green 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan made his 50th start for Plymouth

Port Vale 2-1 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season, in what was his first start in a month

Salford City 2-3 Swindon Town

Adam Rooney scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season
Eoin Doyle scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season, and also completed his first assist of the season