Irish Abroad: Liam Kelly

Anthony O'Connor made his first assist of the season
Thomas O'Connor scored twice in a game for the first time in his career. After only scoring once in senior football before this season, the former Southampton player has scored three in the 2021/22 season

Saturday, 16th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Fulham 4-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-2 Bournemouth

Callum O'Dowda was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Gavin Kilkenny's start, his first appearance in eight weeks, was his tenth career start

Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time since Saturday, 7th August 2021
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Alan Browne returned to the Preston starting XI with his first start in nine weeks
Festy Ebosele was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 14 August

Sheffield United 2-1 Stoke City

David McGoldrick scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Enda Stevens' first assist of the season

League 1

Bolton 0-4 Wigan

Will Keane marked his 50th appearance for Wigan, across two spells with the Latics, with his second goal in two games
James McClean's brace was the first time the winger scored in two months

Cambridge United 2-2 Ipswich

Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in a month

Cheltenham 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Gillingham 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Charlton

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season - this was the first time the midfielder was shown a yellow card since Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Rotherham 4-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his 20th goal in the competition

Shrewsbury 1-0 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora's start was his 50th appearance for MK Dons

League 2

Oldham 3-0 Stevenage

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time in a month, and assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 10th August

Salford City 2-0 Hartlepool

Gavan Holohan's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Swindon Town 2-2 Rochdale

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-1 Queen of the South

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Ayr starting XI for the first time

Sunday, 17th October 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-1 West Ham United

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance in a month

Championship

Swansea 3-0 Cardiff

Ryan Manning assisted a goal for the first time this season
James Collins' second half introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

MLS

Austin FC 0-1 Minessota United

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Austin FC

LA Galaxy 2-1 Portland Timbers

Derrick Williams's start (his first appearance in five weeks) was his 300th appearance in senior football

Friday, 3 September 2021

Round up for week of Tuesday, 31st August 2021

Tuesday, 31st August 2021

Football League Trophy

Shrewsbury 0-1 Crewe Alexandra

Joshua Daniels was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 4-0 Liverpool U21

Jimmy Keohane made his 100th appearance for Rochdale
Liam Kelly marked his first appearance for Rochdale with a goal - his first since February 2020
Corey O'Keeffe's brace were the first goals of his career

Bradford City 0-3 Lincoln City

Fiacre Kelleher was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the first time

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Newcastle United U21

Ciaran Brennan's start was his first appearance of the season

Burton Albion 1-2 MK Dons

Ciaran Gilligan made his first appearance of the season

Forest Green 1-1 Northampton

Michael Harriman's own goal was his first OG since September 2019

Cambridge United 4-1 Oxford United

Luke McNally was sent off for the first time in his career

Fleetwood 4-1 Leicester City U21

Anthony Pilkington made his first assist of the season

Harrogate Town 3-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley was named in the starting XI for the first time this season - his first start since Saturday, 27 March 2021
James Clarke's start was made his first appearance of the season

Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Transfers, loans, and contacts for August 2021

Transfers

Tuesday, 3rd August

12 years after leaving Hamilton Academical, James McCarthy returned to Scotland, signing a four year contract with Celtic FC: 🔗

Thursday, 5th August

Former U21 defender Aidy White signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August

Danny Rogers signed a one year contract with Oldham Athletic: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August

U18 defender Nico Jones signed a two year contract with Brentford, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Monday, 16th August

Jake O'Brien signed for Crystal Palace after a successful six month loan from Cork City in the second half of the 2020/21 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August

James McClean returned to Wigan Athletic, who he played 86 games for across the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons, scoring ten times: 🔗

Thursday, 19th August

Former Ireland U21 striker Courtney Duffus signed a two year contract with Morecambe FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th August

Val Adedokun signed a three year contract with Brentford, with the option of a further 12 months, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Liam Kelly signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Friday, 27th August

Celtic confirmed a four year deal with defender Liam Scales, subject to international clearance: 🔗

Under 19 midfielder Joe Hodge left Manchester City to link up with his former academy coach Scott Sellers in the academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers: 🔗

Jamie Finn signed a 12 month contract with Birmingham City Women: 🔗

Saturday, 28th August

Marie Hourihan returned to Birmingham City, signing a 12 month contract with the Blues: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

U19 midfielder Roland Idowu returned to Ireland to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August

Barry Cotter returned to Ireland from Ipswich, signing for Shamrock Rovers: 🔗

U19 striker Cole Kiernan left Middlesbrough to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Callum Reilly signed for Leyton Orient, penning a 12 month contract at Brisbane Road: 🔗

Loans

Monday, 2nd August

Jonathan Afolabi signed for Ayr United on loan until the end of the season: 🔗

Tuesday, 3rd August

Corey O'Keeffe signed a loan deal with Rochdale, and will play at Spotland until January 2022: 🔗

Will Ferry signed for Crawley Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August

Jamie Bowden will spend the 2021/22 season at Boundary Park, after signing for Oldham Athletic on loan: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August

Padraig Amond signed a season long loan deal with Exeter City: 🔗

Friday, 13th August

Ryan Johansson will spend in the 2021/22 season in the Netherlands after signing a season long loan deal with Fortuna Sittard: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August

Tyreik Wright signed a season long loan deal with Salford City: 🔗

Saturday, 21st August

Conor Masterson signed a loan deal with Cambridge United until January 2022: 🔗

Ipswich's Corrie Ndaba joined Salford City on a season long loan deal: 🔗

Friday, 27th August

Jayson Molumby will spend the 2021/22 season on loan with West Bromwich Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

Conor Hourihane joined the Irish contingent at Sheffield United, signing a season long loan deal with the Blades: 🔗

After signing a new contract with West Ham, Mipo Odubeko signed for Huddersfield Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August

Lee O'Connor returned to Tranmere Rovers on loan for the rest of the season: 🔗

Connor Ronan signed for St Mirren on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Conor Coventry joined the sizeable Irish contingent at Peterborough after signing a season long loan deal: 🔗

Harry Arter returned to his first club Charlton on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Brentford striker Alex Gilbert signed for Swindon Town on loan until the end of the current season: 🔗

Contracts

Tuesday, 3rd August

U19 defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed his first professional contract with Arsenal Academy: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August

Aston Villa midfielder Aaron O'Reilly signed his first professional contract: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August

Megan Connolly signed a one year extension to her contract with Brighton and Hove Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

Mipo Odubeko signed a two year extension to his contract with West Ham: 🔗

Monday, 28 December 2020

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 26th December 2020

Saturday, 26 December 2020

Premier League

Fulham 0-0 Southampton

Shane Long's first start of the season was his 329th Premier League appearance, overtaking Denis Irwin as the Irish player with the tenth most appearances in the competition

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

John Egan's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol City 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Callum O'Dowda completed his first assist of the season, this was his first asssit since August 2019

Coventry 0-0 Stoke City

James McClean's start was his 100th appearance for Stoke City

Derby County 0-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's late winner was his first goal in two months

League 1

Lincoln City 5-1 Burton Albion

Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his tenth appearance for Lincoln City
Anthony Scully made his fifth assist for Lincoln City

Oxford United 2-0 AFC Wimbledon

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance for Oxford United

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Leyton Orient

Wes Hoolahan scored for the first time since Saturday, 19th September
Conor Wilkinson made his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Scunthorpe 2-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 3-3 Bolton

Joshua Kayode made his 25th appearance for Carlisle United

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 1-1 Motherwell

Mark Connolly was named in a Dundee Utd starting XI for the 50th time

Sunday, 27th December 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

On his tenth Premier League appearance, Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in three months

Saturday, 17 October 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th October 2020

Saturday, 10 October 2020

League 1

Gillingham 3-1 Oxford United

Liam Kelly made his 110th career appearance

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Rochdale

Ryan Cassidy made his fifth appearance in the competition

Plymouth 2-0 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn made his 90th start for Burton Albion

League 2

Barrow 1-1 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time this season

Cambridge United 2-1 Newport Co.

Wes Hoolahan assisted two goals - his first assist since Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Mansfield Town 0-0 Stevenage

Corey O'Keeffe made his 40th career start
Ryan Sweeney made his 90th start for Mansfield Town

Oldham 2-3 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan made his first assist of the season - his fifth for Morecambe

Salford City 2-2 Tranmere

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal in the competition

Walsall 1-1 Colchester

Liam Kinsella's first booking since Tuesday, 8 September 2020(34 days)

Scottish League Cup

Annan 1-1 Stranraer

Ruairi Paton scored his first goal for Stranraer

Queen of the South 2-2 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath scored his first goal for St Mirren

Sunday, 11 October 2020

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 New York Red Bulls

Jon Gallagher made his tenth appearance for Atlanta United

Friday, 14 February 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 11th February 2020

Tuesday, 11th February 2020

Championship

Barnsley 0-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Blackburn 3-0 Hull City

Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Charlton

Aiden McGeady came off the bench for his first appearance for Charlton - this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 26th November
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season

Swansea 0-0 QPR

Ryan Manning was named in a starting XI for the 80th time in his career

Wigan 2-2 Middlesbrough

Anthony Pilkington's start was his first appearance since Thursday, 26 December

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Ipswich

Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in a month

Blackpool 2-3 Gillingham

Connor Ronan was booked for the first time since August
Thomas O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Burton Albion 2-2 Oxford United

Liam Kelly was named in the Oxford United starting XI for the first time - his first start since August
Anthony Forde came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 7th December

Sunderland 3-0 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell unfortunately marked his 120th career appearance with his third own goal of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 0-1 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes made his 30th appearance for Cheltenham

Colchester 2-3 Grimsby

Bradley Garmston made his debut for Grimsby - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox's first booking since Saturday, 26 October was his fifth yellow card of the season

Exeter 5-1 Oldham

Chris McCann was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 2-0 Macclesfield

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Northampton 0-1 Swindon Town

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time since New Year's Day

Asian AFC Champions League

Lekhwiya 2-0 Persepolis

Anthony Stokes is the first Irish player to appear in the Asian AFC Champions League since Roy O'Donovan for Newcastle Jets a year ago

Wednesday, 12th February 2020

Championship

Bristol City 3-2 Derby County

Callum O'Dowda made his 110th appearance in the Championship

Luton 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season

Millwall 1-1 Fulham

Harry Arter was booked for the first time since August

Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End

James McClean was booked for the first time in two months, in what was his 60th start for Stoke City
Alan Browne scored his 25th goal in the Championship

Friday, 7 February 2020

Round up for week of Tuesday, 4th February 2020

Tuesday, 4th February 2020

League 1

Tranmere 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

Kieran Sadlier completed his first assist in a month, this was his fifth assist of the season

FA Cup

Liverpool 1-0 Shrewsbury

Caoimhin Kelleher's start against Shrewsbury was his first appearance since Tuesday, 17th December

Oxford United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Liam Kelly came off the bench and scored his first goal since November 2018 - also his booking in this game was his first yellow card since August 2018

Wednesday, 5th February 2020

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-4 Celtic

Jake Carroll's start was his 30th appearance in the SPL

Rangers 2-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan came off the bench for his 70th appearance for Hibernian

St Mirren 1-1 Hamilton Academical

Jamie McGrath was named in a St Mirren starting XI for the first time

FA Cup

Tottenham 3-2 Southampton

Shane Long's start was his 20th appearance of the season

Thursday, 6th February 2020

Iranian Super League

Persepolis 2-2 Esteghlal

Anthony Stokes came off the bench for his first appearance for Persepolis

Monday, 19 August 2019

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th August 2019

Saturday, 17th August 2019

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Watford

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time since October 2018

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time this season

Stoke City 2-2 Derby County

Scott Hogan scored his first goal for loan club Stoke in his 100th appearance in the Championship

Swansea 3-2 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty scored his first goal for Preston - his first strike since December 2018

League 1

Sunderland 2-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his first goal for Portsmouth
Aiden McGeady completed his first assist since New Year's Day

Blackpool 2-1 Oxford United

Anthony Forde made his 250th career appearance

Burton Albion 0-1 Rotherham

Stephen Quinn made his 50th start for Burton Albion, and coincidentally, Kieran O'Hara made his 50th career start

Coventry 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season

Lincoln City 4-0 Southend United

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bradford City 3-0 Oldham

Sean Scannell scored his first goal for Bradford - this was the winger's first goal since November 2015

Carlisle United 0-2 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town

Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Walsall

Paul Green made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra
Eddie Nolan scored his first goal of the season - before this Nolan hadn't scored since January

Exeter 1-1 Swindon Town

In his first appearance for Swindon Town, Eoin Doyle scored his first goal of 2019/20

Morecambe 0-0 Cheltenham

Barry Roche was booked for the first time in almost a year, the goalkeeper's last yellow card was on Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Sean Long was booked for the first time this season, his last yellow was in December 2017

Newport Co. 1-0 Plymouth

Padraig Amond made his 300th appearance in League Two

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 5-3 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers made his first appearance for loan club Greenock Morton
Daryl Horgan completed his tenth assist for Hibernian

Sunday, 18th August 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy booked for the first time since January 2018 in his first appearance for Crystal Palace

Eredivisie

Feyenoord 1-1 FC Utrecht

Liam Kelly's first start for Feyenoord was the first time the midfielder was named in a starting XI since February

Monday, 19th August 2019

Romanian Second League

Lovech 1-2 OFK Pirin

Conor Henderson made his first appearance for OFK since returning to them

Monday, 7 January 2019

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 5th January 2019

Saturday, 5th January 2019

League 1

Rochdale 0-4 Burton Albion

Ryan Delaney made his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle started a game for the first time in more than a month

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Mansfield Town

Jamie Devitt marked his 250th appearance in League Two with his fifth assist of the season

Macclesfield 1-2 Swindon Town

Having signing for Swindon on loan, Canice Carroll made his debut for the Robins - and was booked for the first time this season
Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time since October

Yeovil 0-1 Bury

Shaun Donnellan's first appearance since Saturday, 10th November was his 25th appearance for Yeovil
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time since September

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-2 Alloa

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal of the season
Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in two months

English FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Walsall

U18 International Luca Connell came off the bench for his senior Bolton debut

Manchester United 2-0 Reading

Liam Kelly's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Wigan

Wes Hoolahan was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 25th September

Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's completed his first assist since Saturday, 22nd September

Burnley 1-0 Barnsley

Stephen Ward returned from injury for his first appearance since Tuesday, 25 September
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 250th career start
Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

Fleetwood 2-3 AFC Wimbledon

Paddy Madden scored his 20th goal for Fleetwood

Aston Villa 0-3 Swansea

Scott Hogan was named an Aston Villa starting XI for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Cardiff

Mark Byrne made his 100th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston was booked for the fifth time this season

Derby County 2-2 Southampton

Shane Long started his first game since November

Sunday, 6th January 2019

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-1 Hull City

Having signed for Millwall, Alex Pearce made his first appearance for the Lions. This was his first start of the season
Shaun Williams came off the bench for first appearance in a month

Preston North End 1-3 Doncaster Rovers

Sean Maguire's introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months
Kieran Sadlier came off the bench for his first appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Newport Co. 2-1 Leicester City

Padraig Amond's penalty that knocked Leicester out of the cup was the striker's 30th goal for Newport

Monday, 5 November 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 3rd November 2018

Saturday, 3rd November 2018

The 13 goals scored today is a season high for the 2018/19 season

Premier League

Cardiff 0-1 Leicester City

Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season

Everton 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Seamus Coleman's first goal since Saturday, 21 January 2017 was also his 25th goal for Everton

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Tottenham

Matt Doherty made his 200th start for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Reading 3-2 Bristol City

Liam Kelly scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since April

Rotherham 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning scored a brace of goals for the first time in his career

League 1

Coventry 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season - this was his tenth goal in League One

Gillingham 3-0 Fleetwood

Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Newport Co.

On his first start in a month, Jamie Devitt scored twice for the first time in his career

Macclesfield 1-4 Bury

Jay O'Shea's strike was the 60th goal of his career

Northampton 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th appearance in League Two
Eddie Nolan came off the bench for his first appearance since in two months

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 5-0 Hearts

Jake Mulraney was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 25 August. This was his first appearance since 22nd September

Hibernian 0-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season

Motherwell 1-0 Dundee

Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Sunday, 4th November 2018

Premier League

Manchester City 6-1 Southampton

Shane Long started a game for Southampton for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance in the Premier League since January

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th March 2018

Saturday, 17th March 2018

Championship

Barnsley 0-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams made his 300th start in English football

Norwich 3-2 Reading

Liam Kelly scored his fifth goal in the Championship

Sheffield United 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance in the competition

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Burton Albion

Matt Doherty made his 200th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Southend United

Michael Timlin and Simon Cox were both booked for the first time since November

MK Dons 2-1 Bury

Stephen Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 0-3 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal of the season

Oldham 0-2 Portsmouth

Eoin Doyle started his first game since December

Plymouth 3-2 Bristol Rovers

Graham Carey scored his first goal in a month, and was booked for the first time since December

League 2

Newport Co. 1-1 Luton

Alan McCormack made his first appearance since Saturday, 16th September

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-2 Hamilton Academical

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career start

Sunday, 18th March 2018

English FA Cup

Wigan 0-2 Southampton

Noel Hunt came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Monday, 12 March 2018

Round Up for the weekend of Saturday, 10th Match 2018

Saturday, 10th March 2018

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 Southampton

Shane Long made his 25th appearance of the season

Championship

Preston North End 1-2 Fulham

Sean Maguire scored his eighth goal for Preston in his first start since November

QPR 1-0 Sunderland

John O'Shea was booked for this first time since November

Reading 2-2 Leeds United

Liam Kelly's 25th start of the season was also his 50th start for Reading
Eunan O'Kane made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Aston Villa 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Conor Hourihane was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 30 December 2017

League 1

Blackburn 3-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan made his 400th career start

Bury 2-2 Oldham

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal since Saturday, 14 October
Jack Byrne was booked for the tenth time this season

Peterborough 4-1 Charlton

Chris Forrester made his 100th appearance in League One

Portsmouth 1-3 Gillingham

Conor Wilkinson's first goal since December

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Port Vale

James Berrett scored his first goal of the season, 11 months after his last goal in April 2017

Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester

Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for Colchester, this was the winger's first appearance since Tuesday, 21st March 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 2-0 Motherwell

Charles Dunne was booked for the first time since November

Kilmarnock 3-2 Ross County

Aaron McCarey made his first appearance since Sunday, 28 January

Monday, 5 March 2018

Round Up for week beginning Tuesday, 27th February 2018

Tuesday, 27th February 2018

Championship

Reading 1-3 Sheffield United

Liam Kelly made his 50th career start

Wednesday, 28th February 2018

Indian Super League

Goa 5-1 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane's consolation strike was his fifth goal for the club

Saturday, 3rd March 2018

Premier League

Burnley 2-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 250th appearance for Everton

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— Everton (@Everton) March 3, 2018

Championship

Bolton 1-3 Preston North End

Alan Browne made his 100th appearance in the Championship
On his return from injury, Sean Maguire scored his fifth and sixth goals for Preston

Derby County 1-2 Fulham

Richard Keogh made his 350th appearance in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Birmingham City

Daryl Murphy made his 25th appearance for Nottingham Forest

League 1

Scunthorpe 0-2 Oldham

In his first appearance since Saturday, 16th December, Eoin Doyle scored his first goal the same game

League 2

Cambridge United 1-1 Luton

James Collins was sent off for the second time in his career

MLS

Houston Dynamo 4-0 Atlanta United

On the first day of the new MLS season, Chris McCann made his 25th appearance in the competition

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-1 Sydney

Roy O'Donovan was sent off for the first time since January 2017

Sunday, 4th March 2018

Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 2-1 Hearts

Carl McHugh scored his first goal in the competition, this was the defender's first goal of the season

Indian Super League

Atlético de Kolkata 1-0 Northeast United

Robbie Keane scored the winner in his first game as a manager

Monday, 5th March 2018

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 2-0 Wisła Kraków

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th appearance of the season

Monday, 26 February 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd February 2018

Friday, 23th February 2018

Scottish Championship

Livingston 2-1 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Saturday, 24th February 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Stephen Ward returned from injury for Burnley for his first appearance since December

Championship

Burton Albion 0-1 Millwall

Damien McCrory came off the bench for his first appearance since September

Reading 3-3 Derby County

Liam Kelly scored his fifth goal of the season
Richard Keogh scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since August 2016

Sheffield Wednesday 2-4 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan scored his first goal for Aston Villa in his 25th start for the club, this was the midfielder's first goal since November 2011. In the same game, Conor Hourihane scored his tenth goal for the club in his 50th appearance for the Villains

Sunderland 3-3 Middlesbrough

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Plymouth 1-0 Bradford City

Graham Carey made his 50th appearance in League One

Portsmouth 0-2 Blackpool

Connor Ronan made his 25th career appearance

League 2

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the first time booking time since September

Lincoln City 1-4 Crewe Alexandra

Sean Long was named in the Lincoln starting XI for first start since Monday, 1st January
Paul Green scored his first goal for Crewe, this was the midfielder's first goal since August

Luton 2-2 Cheltenham

Alan Sheehan's scored his first goal in 2018
Kevin Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 2-1 Partick Thistle

Conor Sammon scored his ninth goal of the season in his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle

Indian Super League

Delhi Dynamos 4-3 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane scored his first brace since September 2010 in his first start since Sunday, 7th January

Sunday, 25th February 2018

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham

Damien Delaney came off the bench for his first appearance since Monday, 8th January

Bulgarian Championship

Pirin Blagoevgrad 1-0 Vitosha Bistritsa

Conor Henderson scored his first goal since Friday, 24th November

Friday, 23 February 2018

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th February 2018

Tuesday, 20th February 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham made his 100th appearance for Preston North End - all of which were starts!
Alan Browne made his 150th appearance for Preston North End

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Reading

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time since since Monday, 11th December

Bolton 1-0 Sunderland

John O'Shea made his 25th start of the season was also his 25th appearance in the competition

League 1

Shrewsbury 1-1 Gillingham

Mark Byrne scored his first goal since December, this was his fourth goal of the season, his most in a single season since 2014/15 (see below, from 1:28)

League 2

Barnet 1-3 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt marked his 50th start for Carlisle United with his ninth goal of the season
After ten substitute appearances, John O'Sullivan was named in Carlisle's starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 16th December

Wednesday, 21st February 2018

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for Fulham, and marked it with an assist. This was the full back's first appearance in a month

Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 9th February 2018

Friday, 9th February 2018

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Lincoln City

Barry Corr made his first start of the season, almost a year after his last start on Saturday, 1 April 2017

Saturday, 10th February 2018

Premier League

Swansea 1-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

West Ham United 2-0 Watford

Declan Rice made his 25th career appearance

Championship

Sheffield United 2-1 Leeds United

Eunan O'Kane made his 50th appearance for Leeds United

Brentford 1-1 Preston North End

John Egan returned to the Brentford starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 16 December, and was booked for the first time since the previous week
Alan Browne made his 25th start of the season
Greg Cunningham was sent off for the first time in his career

Bristol City 3-3 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady came off the bench to score his 15th goal in the Championship in what was his 25th appearance for Sunderland

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance of the season

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Hull City

Daryl Murphy made his return from injury as a second half substitute

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Peterborough

Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time since November

Oxford United 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney made his 100th appearance for Bristol Rovers

Scunthorpe 1-2 Rotherham

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance in League One

Southend United 3-1 Wigan

Stephen McLaughlin's start today was his 100th time being named in the starting XI in English football

League 2

Cheltenham 5-1 Port Vale

Kevin Dawson made his 25th start for Cheltenham

Coventry 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time this season in his first appearance since Saturday, 23rd December

Crawley 3-0 Grimsby

Sam Kelly came off the bench at half time for his first appearance since November

Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Yeovil

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 11th February 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-0 Birmingham City

Conor Hourihane's winner was the midfielder's 15th goal in the Championship

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Round Up for weekend of 19th January 2018

Friday, 19th January 2018

League 2

Newport Co. 2-1 Crawley

Padraig Amond's opener was the striker's tenth strike of the season
Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season on his 150th appearance for Crawley

Saturday, 20th January 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley

Glenn Whelan made his 25th appearance for Aston Villa
The first goal of Scott Hogan's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship

Leeds 3-4 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored in three successive games for the first time since September 2016

Bolton 1-1 Ipswich

After signing for Ipswich on Friday, Stephen Gleeson came off the bench for his first appearance for the Tractor Boys, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 9th December

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham made his 250th career appearance

Reading 0-1 Brentford

Liam Kelly made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Nottingham Forest

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance in the competition

League 1

Fleetwood 1-2 Blackburn

Paddy Madden made his first start for Fleetwood

Northampton 2-1 MK Dons

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-3 Gillingham

Following his move to Gillingham on loan, Callum Reilly made his first start for the Gills
Bradley Garmston made his 50th career start

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Grimsby

Sean Murray's equaliser for Colchester was his first goal since October

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time since October, this was the defender's fifth yellow card this season

Mansfield Town 3-2 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren

Adam Rooney scored his tenth goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 2-2 Inverness CT

Darren O'Dea starting his first game since November
Aaron Doran scored his 25th goal of his career

Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey first appearance in a month was also his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance for Motherwell
Charles Dunne made his first appearance in the competition

Sunday, 21 January 2018

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Tottenham

Congratulations to 17 year old Michael Obafemi on making his first appearance for Southampton's senior side, the first 17 year old Irish player to appear in the Premier League since Aaron Doran in 2009.

2️⃣ Following Michael Obafemi's debut today, 2017/18 is the first @premierleague season with appearances by two @FAIreland players under the age of 19 (Obafemi and Declan Rice) since 2011/12 #COYBIG #beirt
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 21, 2018

Thursday, 30 November 2017

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 28th November 2017

Tuesday, 28th November 2017

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark scored his fifth goal for Newcastle, this was also the 15th goal of the defender's career

Championship

Reading 3-0 Barnsley

Liam Kelly made his 50th appearance for Reading

Tonight's line-up also means Academy graduate @L_Kelly95 will notch up senior appearance number 5️⃣0️⃣ in a Reading shirt! 💙 #OneOfOurOwn pic.twitter.com/rORnjsznfv
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) November 28, 2017

League 1

Blackpool 2-4 Blackburn

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time in two months

Charlton 2-2 Peterborough

After signing a two month deal with Charlton, Leon Best made his first start for the Addicks. This was his first appearance since January
Chris Forrester returned to the Peterborough starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 14th October

Wednesday, 29th November 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-2 Burnley

Harry Arter made his 250th appearance for Bournemouth

2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ and counting...@HarryArter2 makes a landmark club appearance in #BOUBUR tonight! 👏#afcb 🍒 pic.twitter.com/bqXBe6cFMM
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) November 29, 2017

Robbie Brady scored his 25th goal of his career

Manchester City 2-1 Southampton

Shane Long was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Celtic

Charles Dunne was shown his first yellow card since Sunday, 24th September

Rangers 3-0 Aberdeen

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time in a month