Irish Abroad: Liam Lawrence

After breaking his Premier League duck against Norwich last weekend, Conor Hourihane reached a rare career milestone - scoring in each of the four divisions in England.

We only have comprehensive appearance data going back to the 2005-06 season, but we still managed to compile this list of players who managed the feat since then

1. David Connolly
Beginning his career at Watford, Connolly had scored for the Hornets in what was then known as Division 1 and Division 2, now the Championship and League One, before securing a move to Feyenoord. Following his return from the Netherlands, he scored for Wimbledon, West Ham, and Leicester in the Championship before a move to Wigan was quickly followed by his first Premier League goal in 2005-06 season. Connolly would go on to complete the quadruple by scoring four goals in League Two in his final season as a professional footballer for Portsmouth

2. Clinton Morrison
After scoring in his first appearance for Crystal Palace in the Premier League during the 1997-98 season, Morrison went on to score in the then-First Division for the Eagles. Morrison would also score for Birmingham in the Premier League, before returning to the South London side after four seasons. Following a move to Sheffield Wednesday in 2010, Morrison would collect strikes in League One, before finishing his career in 2015-16 with Exeter in League Two, with a single strike in the division

3. Gary Doherty
After scoring 12 times in three seasons in the Second Division with Luton, Doherty was brought to the Premier League by Tottenham Hotspur, where he scored four times across six seasons before moving to Norwich, for whom he scored three goals in the Championship. Following two seasons with Charlton in League One, the Donegal born player retired after two seasons in League Two with Wycombe, scoring twice in the 2012-13 season

4. Noel Hunt
After two seasons in the League of Ireland, and six in Scotland, Hunt scored his first goal in English football in the Championship with Reading in the 2008-09 season. The Waterford-born striker would also score twice in the Premier League for the Royals. Following moves to Leeds, Ipswich and Southend, where he scored four times in League One, he completed the achievement with a single strike for Portsmouth in League Two in the 2016-17 season

5. Stephen Elliott
After only two appearances for Manchester City in the Premier League, Elliott went on to score 22 league goals (20 in the Championship, 2 in the Premier League) for Sunderland in 81 league appearances on Wearside. Two goals in a loan spell at Norwich in League One in 2009-10 were followed in 2014-15 with a single strike in League Two for Carlisle

6. Liam Lawrence
Lawrence began his career with Mansfield Town, where he scored in both the old Third and Second Division. A move to Sunderland in the 2004-05 season was followed with goals in the Championship and Premier League for the Black Cats

7. Sean Thornton
Thornton performances in the Second Division with Tranmere Rovers during the 2001-02 season, where he scored once, earned him a move the Premier League with Sunderland. He scored his only goal in the top division against Chelsea in April 2003 before scoring four times in the First Division the following season, following Sunderland's relegation. After three seasons in League One with Doncaster and Leyton Orient, Thornton scored for Shrewsbury in League Two during a loan spell at New Meadow

8. Kevin Kilbane
Beginning his career with local side Preston North End, Kilbane scored in both the third and second divisions for the Lilywhites before moving to West Brom, where his 15 goals in the First Division helped him secure a move to Premier League side Sunderland. Kilbane went on to score eight times for the Black Cats in the PL, before a moves to Everton, Wigan, and Hull, for whom he would score four, two, and one goals in the division, respectively

9. Steve Finnan

Finnan started his career in the youth setup at Wimbledon, and signed for non-league Welling on his release. Birmingham City offered him a professional contract, and he went on to score for the Blues in the First Division. After scoring for Notts County in the Second Division while on loan, he made a permanent move to Meadow Lane where he also scored in the Third Division. A move to Fulham meant more goals in the Second and First Divisions, but he didn't score his only goal in the Premier League until a year after his move to Liverpool in the 2003-04 season

10. Keith Andrews

Andrews had already made his Wolves debut before he scored his first senior goal on loan at Oxford in the Second Division. His second league goal was also on loan, this time with Walsall in the First Division. Andrews notched his first goal in League Two with MK Dons after his move in the 2006-07 season. Three years later, his manager with the Dons, Paul Ince, took him to the Premier League where he would go on to five league goals for the Lancashire side, followed by two more for West Brom

Notes
Each player also scored in both the League Cup and FA Cup, apart from Thornton and Andrews, both of whom never scored in the FA Cup, and Finnan who never scored in the League Cup
All players, except for Thornton and Hunt, have also scored at international level, however Hunt also scored in the Scottish Premier League, and in both Scottish Cups

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

Round Up - 2nd January 2017

Monday, 2 January 2017

Championship

Blackburn 1-0 Newcastle Utd
Daryl Murphy came off the bench to make his first appearance for Newcastle since November 29th

Bristol City 2-3 Reading
Callum O'Dowda made his first start for Bristol City since October 25th
Liam Kelly scored his first goal for Reading

Burton Albion 0-1 Preston North End
Eoin Doyle lined out for Preston's starting side for the first time since October 25th
Alan Browne made his 100th appearance for Preston

Leeds United 3-0 Rotherham
Anthony Forde made the 150th appearance of his career

Norwich 3-0 Derby County
Wes Hoolahan returned to the Norwich City starting XI for the first time since November 26th
Richard Keogh was booked for the second time this season. more than four months after his first booking on August 20th

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Barnsley
Stephen Henderson's start for Forest was his first appearance since August 27th
Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal of the season, winning the SkyBet Championship Goal of the Day. This was also the midfielder's 30th goal for Barnsley

88 minutes on the clock; @ConorHourihane takes aim for @bfc_official...

BOOM! 💥

Here's our #GoalOfTheDay from the first matchday of 2017. pic.twitter.com/s8t4ItO2o9
— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) January 4, 2017

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
This game was striker Joe Mason's first start since September 20th
Connor Ronan made his first start for the club

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his 11th goal of 2016/17, winning the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Day, in his 25th start of the season

The first #EFL goal of 2017 was a belter, and it won our @SkyBetLeagueOne #GoalOfTheDay! ⚽@MillwallFC's @AidenObrien22, take a bow. 👏 pic.twitter.com/2XCA4IqqeW
— Sky Bet League One (@SkyBetLeagueOne) January 4, 2017

Charlton 4-1 Bristol Rovers
After coming off the bench as a late substitute in his last game, Liam Lawrence made his first start since August 30th

Coventry 2-2 Bolton
After signing for Coventry on loan, Callum Reilly made his first appearance for the club, almost five months after his only appearance of the season on August 10th

Gillingham 0-1 Oxford United
Mark Byrne start for Gillingham was the defender's first start in almost two months

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Hartlepool
Seamus Conneely made his 100th appearance in England

Barnet 1-0 Plymouth
Connor Smith made his 25th appearance for Plymouth

Crawley 2-0 Yeovil
James Collins scored the 100th goal of his career

Exeter 4-0 Leyton Orient
Liam McAlinden scored his 15th goal of his career

Portsmouth 1-0 Luton
David Forde was booked for the first time this season on his 25th appearance for Portsmouth. Before this the goalkeeper hadn't been booked in almost a year - his last yellow card was on 9th January 2016
Glen Rea made his 50th career appearance

Scottish League One

Brechin 0-1 Peterhead
Fiacre Kelleher made his 25th appearance for Peterhead

Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Round Up - Week of 26th December 2016

Monday, 26 December 2016

Premier League

Watford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burnley 1-0 Middlesbrough
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time since the opening day of the season in what was the defender's 300th start in England
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Chelsea 3-0 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his 200th career start

Swansea 1-4 West Ham United
Declan Rice was in the matchday squad at West Ham for the first time as an unused substitute

Championship

Brentford 2-2 Cardiff
Brian Murphy made his first appearance for Cardiff since signing for the Bluebirds in September, indeed this was his first appearance in a matchday squad for the club!

Aston Villa 2-1 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory made his 300th career appearance

Barnsley 2-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the first time in his career

Ipswich 0-2 Fulham
Jonathan Douglas made his 50th start for Ipswich

Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Keiren Westwood's performance for Sheffield Wednesday against Newcastle was recognised by WhoScored and EA as the among the best of the week's fixtures

ST @hazardeden10, @paulpogba and @LacazetteAlex in TOTW 15! https://t.co/gSqAcZfgOs pic.twitter.com/oreAAyrPnF
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) December 28, 2016

Championship Team of the Week - Gameweek 23 https://t.co/7094SxKrhN pic.twitter.com/It3an5cko5
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 28, 2016

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Bristol City
Joe Mason came off the bench to make his first appearance for Wolves since October 15th

League 1

Southend United 3-0 AFC Wimbledon
Simon Cox ended a goal drought of more than a month by scoring his first brace since November 2014, and his performance was recognised by the Football League as one of the best of the week

🌟 #EFL Team of the Week, with @EASPORTSFIFA 🌟

Our selection of stand-out stars from the Boxing Day schedule >> https://t.co/fGq4Mq8Kta. pic.twitter.com/S4SilFiN5O
— EFL (@EFL) December 28, 2016

Bristol Rovers 4-1 Coventry
Liam Lawrence made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers since August 30th

League 2

Leyton Orient 3-2 Crawley
James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season (his first booking in more than a month) and is suspended for the next game

Luton 0-1 Colchester
Owen Garvan was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 2-3 Portsmouth
On his 34th birthday, Noel Hunt made his first start for Portsmouth since November 5th
Enda Stevens scored his first goal for Portsmouth, 18 months after signing for Pompey in June 2015. This was the defender's first goal since February 2015

Yeovil 0-0 Exeter
Liam McAlinden was booked for the first time this season

Tuesday, 27 December 2016

Premier League

Liverpool 4-1 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters scored his 60th goal for Stoke

Championship

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 QPR
Shane Duffy made his 150th career start

Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Premier League

Southampton 1-4 Tottenham
Shane Long was picked up his second booking of the season, more than 100 days since his last booking on September 18th

Scottish Premier League

Inverness CT 1-2 Motherwell
Carl McHugh returned to the Motherwell starting XI for his first appearance the opening day of the season

St Johnstone 1-1 Rangers
Graham Cummins lined out for St Johnstone for the first time since October 29

Sunday, 3 April 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 2nd April 2016

Saturday, 2 April 2016
Premier League
West Ham United 2-2 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney equaled his most goals scored in one season with his third of the season

Championship
Blackburn 1-2 Preston North End
Shane Duffy's red card in this game was the first time he was sent off in his career
After returning to the starting XI for Preston, Alan Browne has started as many games in 2015/16 for the Lilywhites (26) as in the previous two seasons combined (5 in 2013/14 and 21 in 2014/15)

Bolton 0-1 Reading
Stephen Quinn was booked for the third time this season in his twenty-fifth appearance of the season, but his performance was enough to include him in the WhoScored Championship Team of the Week

Championship Team of the Week - Gameweek 39 https://t.co/7094SxKrhN pic.twitter.com/VssdmME3GP
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) April 4, 2016

Hull City 4-0 Bristol City
Alex Pearce came off the bench for his first appearance since 23rd February, and was booked for the first time this season

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Brentford
Alan Judge made his one hundredth appearance for Brentford

Rotherham 2-1 Leeds United
Leon Best was booked for the first in more than two years, his last yellow card came in February 2014

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Ipswich
David McGoldrick came off the bench for his first appearance since 12th December

League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Scunthorpe
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season

Chesterfield 4-2 Port Vale
Jay O'Shea scored his eighth goal of the season

Rochdale 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
Niall Canavan scored his first goal of the season

League 2
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Crawley
Liam Lawrence scored his first goal of the season, just over a year since his last strike in March 2015
Frankie Sutherland was booked for the first time since November 2014

Luton 0-1 Stevenage
Jake Mulraney made his first appearance for Stevenage and was booked for the first time this season

Scottish First Division
Dumbarton 0-0 Greenock Morton
Paul Heffernan made his first start for Dumbarton

Sunday, 3 April 2016
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Willo Flood returned from a hamstring injury for his first appearance in a month

Football League Trophy
Barnsley 3-2 Oxford United
Callum O'Dowda's eighth goal of the season in today's final will be some compensation for losing to Conor Hourihane's Barnsley

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 3-2 Melbourne City
Andy Keogh broke the A-League record with his eighth goal in consecutive games, which was also his tenth goal of the season

55' | Andy Keogh, take a bow son! That's 8 consecutive scoring games in a row, NEVER done before in this country! #PERvMCY #WestVsRest
— Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) April 3, 2016

Further Reading
Conor Hourihane: A Natural Born Leader - The Southern Star

176 - Jack Byrne gave more successful passes into the final third than any other Eredivisie player in 2016. Threat.
— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) April 2, 2016

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

January 2016 Transfer Window - Permanent Deals

Permanent Deals
Tuesday, 5th January 2016
After negotiating a release from his contract at Tottenham Hotspur, U21 winger Kenny McEvoy signed for York City until the end of the season: http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/kenny-mcevoy-inks-permanent-york-city-contract-2885894.aspx

Wednesday, 6th January 2016
Following a succesful loan, former QPR midfielder Michael Harriman signed for Wycombe Wanderers on a three and a half year deal: http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/article/michael-harriman-signs-permanent-deal-2887055.aspx

Thursday, 7th January 2016
Darren O'Dea has returned to the Scottish Premier League after a nomadic career including Canada, Ukraine and India and has signed for Dundee FC until the end of the season: http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/odea-is-a-dee
In a similar situation to James Collins, Liam Lawrence signed for Bristol Rovers until the end of the season: http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/liam-lawrence-signs-for-the-club-2888454.aspx
Mark Yeates signed for Blackpool on a 18 month deal: http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/yeates-agrees-blackpool-deal-2889176.aspx

Friday, 8th January 2016
Following a release from his contract at Rotherham, former U21 defender Aidan White has signed for Barnsley until the end of the season: http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/article/aidy-white-signs-for-the-reds-2889972.aspx
After training with the club, Stephen Hunt signed for Coventry City on a short term contract: http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/signing-stephen-hunt-coventry-city-short-term-2890421.aspx
Midfielder Jimmy Keohane signed for Sligo Rovers following his release by Woking Town: http://www.sligorovers.com/news/16/jan/keohane-latest-agree-terms

Monday, 11th January 2016
After making only one appearance for Peterborough since signing for them in the summer 2015 transfer window, U21 midfielder Kieran Sadlier has signed for Sligo Rovers ahead of the new season in the League of Ireland: http://sligorovers.com/news/16/jan/sadlier-joins-bit-ored

Thursday, 14th January 2016
Following a successful loan spell earlier in the season, in which he scored five times in seven games, Rory Gaffney returned to Bristol Rovers on a permanent deal: http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/signing-rory-gaffney-becomes-a-rovers-player-2901352.aspx

Thursday, 16th January 2016
Following international clearance, Joe Gorman signed for Conference South side Maidenhead United: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/maidenheadunited/news/gorman-cleared-to-join-squad-for-woking-tie-1552785.html

Friday, 15th January 2016
Fury FC’s Cork born defender Colin Falvey signed for NASL rivals Indy Eleven: http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2016/01/15/falvey-transfer

Friday, 22nd January 2016
Kevin Foley signed for Ipswich until the end of the season: http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/ipswich-town-sign-kevin-foley-as-a-free-agent-2914921.aspx
After negotiating a release from his contract with Watford, Connor Smith signed for AFC Wimbledon: http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/article/done-deal-connor-signs-2915251.aspx

Thursday, 28th January 2016
James Chambers signed with United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel: http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2016/01/27/bethlehem-steel-fc-add-eight-roster
Former U21 striker Joe Mason moved from Cariff to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three and a half year deal: http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/read-mason-nets-wolves-move-2926297.aspx

Monday, 1st February 2016
Following a short trial after being released by Sheffield United, midfielder Connor Dimaio signed for Chesterfield FC until the end of the season: http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/young-midfielder-signs-2932503.aspx
After making his fiftieth appearance for former club Carlisle at the weekend, Gary Dicker signed for Kilmarnock on a permanent deal: http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=3404

Monday, 1 February 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 29th January 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, 11 January 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 8th January 2016

Friday, 8th January 2016
FA Cup
Exeter 2-2 Liverpool
U19 midfielder Conor Masterson made his first appearance in a Liverpool squad, as an unused substitute

Saturday, 9 January 2016
League 1
Oldham 1-2 Millwall
U21 striker Aiden O'Brien came off the bench for Millwall to make his fiftieth appearance for the Lions

Rochdale 2-3 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea's goal for Chesterfield, his third in two games after not scoring since August, was his fortieth since moving to England in 2009. Previous to this, he hadn't scored in consecutive games since March 2015

Swindon Town 4-2 Southend United
Michael Timlin and Gary Deegan returned to the Southend United starting XI for their tie against Swindon. Timlin's last start came on November 7th, Deegan hadn't started for the Shrimpers since October 31

Blackpool 0-1 Port Vale
Following his signing for Blackpool during the week, Mark Yeates made his first start for the club

League 2
Barnet 1-0 Bristol Rovers
After leaving Shrewsbury Town to join his former Mansfield teammate Darrell Clarke, Liam Lawrence made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers

FA Cup
West Ham United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Darren Randolph's start for West Ham was his first start for the Hammers since September

Hartlepool 1-2 Derby County
Alex Pearce made his second appearance of the season for Derby, but has still to appear in the league for the Rams

Ipswich 2-2 Portsmouth
Adam Barton's booking against Ipswich was his first yellow card of the season

Bury 0-0 Bradford City
After signing for Bury on loan for the rest of the season, Ian Lawlor went straight into the starting XI for the Shakers

Everton 2-0 Dagenham and Redbridge
Darron Gibson made his second start of the season for Everton

Hull City 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Richie Towell made his first start for Brighton after receiving his international clearance

Middlesbrough 1-2 Burnley
Stephen Ward's winner for Burnley was his first goal for the club, and his first goal since May 2014!

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters was booked for Stoke for the first time in 2015/16.

Scottish FA Cup
Hearts 1-0 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney was shown his first yellow card of the season

Cypriot Premier League
Omonia Nicosia 4-0 Ayia Napa
Cillian Sheridan scored his tenth goal of the season for Omonia Nicosia in their win today

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 1-3 Adelaide United
Andy Keogh returned to Perth Glory to make his first appearance for them since Apr 25th

Sunday, 10 January 2016
English FA Cup
Oxford United 3-2 Swansea
Patrick Hoban's late appearance off the bench for Oxford United in their shock third round win was his fiftieth appearance for the club

Further Reading
Euro 2016 Simulated on Football Manager - EuroSport (in French)

Friday, 18 December 2015

Report Card - Week of 15 December 2015

15 December 2015
Championship
Hull City 2-1 Reading
Niall Keown made his first appearance of the season on the bench for Reading

16 December 2015
Championship
Cardiff 3-2 Brentford
Anthony Pilkington's yellow card was his first booking since September 15

League Two
Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Notts County
Alan Sheehan made his 300th career appearance

English FA Cup
Scunthorpe 3-0 Leyton Orient
Paddy Madden made his one hundred fiftieth start since moving to England

Walsall 0-0 Chesterfield
Coincidentally, Jay O'Shea also made his one hundred fiftieth career start in England, and marked the occasion with his first booking of the season!

Shrewsbury 1-0 Grimsby
Liam Lawrence was shown his first yellow card of the season

Further reading
Duncan Casey: You’d better make sure you’re ready when the bubble bursts
Five Man United rejects thriving in the PL (includes Robbie Brady)
Top 10 Premier League Captains - according to former referee Mark Halsey

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Irish Scorers weekend of 21 March 2015

22 March 2015

Barclays Premier League

Southampton 2-0 Burnley

Shane Long(37)

Sky Bet Championship

Bournemouth 3-0 Middlesbrough

Harry Arter(48)

Brentford 2-2 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien(64)

Cardiff City 2-0 Birmingham City

Eoin Doyle(50)

Norwich City 3-1 Nottingham Forest

Wes Hoolahan(59, penalty)

Sky Bet League 1

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Oldham Athletic

Conor Wilkinson(74)

Sky Bet League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-2 York City

Sean Maguire(69)

Carlisle United 1-1 Morecambe

Padraig Amond(78, penalty)

Cheltenham Town 1-2 Exeter City

Graham Cummins(86)

Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Oxford United

Liam Lawrence(2, penalty) Liam Lawrence(82)

Tranmere Rovers 1-4 Burton Albion

Damien McCrory(18)

Scottish Premiership

Dundee 1-1 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney(36)

Scottish League One

Brechin City 2-3 Forfar Athletic

Andy Jackson(84)

22 March 2015

Barclays Premier League

Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Everton

Seamus Coleman(18)

American MLS League

Los Angeles Galaxy 1-1 Houston Dynamo

Robbie Keane(3)

Sunday, 15 February 2015

Irish Scorers weekend of 14th February 2015

14 February 2015

Sky Bet Championship

Fulham 1-2 Ipswich Town

Daryl Murphy(5) Daryl Murphy(45)

Sky Bet League 1

Chesterfield 2-3 Leyton Orient

Jay O'Shea(19, penalty) David Mooney(35) David Mooney(70)

Gillingham 4-2 Milton Keynes Dons

Bradley Garmston(75)

Peterborough United 2-1 Rochdale

Joe Rafferty(24)

Scunthorpe United 3-1 Swindon Town

Paddy Madden(62) Niall Canavan(76)

Sky Bet League 2

Shrewsbury Town 2-0 AFC Wimbledon

Liam Lawrence(45)

Southend United 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Barry Corr(72)

Scottish Premiership

St Mirren 1-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Jim Goodwin(68)

Thursday, 29 January 2015

Irish Scorers weekend of 23 January 2015

23 January 2015 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 1-1 Aberdeen Adam Rooney(57)	25 January 2015 The FA Cup Chelsea 2-4 Bradford City Mark Yeates(90) Sky Bet League 2 Northampton Town 3-0 Newport County AFC John-Joe O'Toole(29) Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Stevenage James Collins(22) Liam Lawrence(24, penalty) James Collins(88)
26 January 2015 The FA Cup Rochdale 1-4 Stoke City Stephen Ireland(52) Jonathan Walters(90)

Saturday, 27 December 2014

On Hat Tricks

Former U21 striker Andy Jackson notched his second career hat trick in the Scottish Cup for Brechin City on Tuesday, 9th December, scoring three goals in a 4-2 win over Annan Athletic. This came more than three years after his last treble, in an 8-0 win for Morton away to Stranraer, in which the Scottish-born striker finished with four goals to his name.

What was notable about the more recent hat trick was the speed at which he managed the feat, finding the back of the net in the 4th, 11th and 27th minutes, taking 23 minutes in total to complete the task.

We've examined the record books here at Irish Abroad to see where this ranks in the history of Irish strikers' hat tricks.

Jackson's fellow former U21 striker Billy Mehmet holds the current record for the fastest hat trick, scoring three in 11 minutes for St Mirren in a bizarre 6-3 win for the Buddies against East Stirlingshire in August 2009. With the Paisley side leading 3-0, their opponents scored three times to level the scores, before Mehmet struck twice more before substitute Stephen O'Donnell also found the net to leave the final score 6-3, and the Irishman scoring more than half the goals!

James Collins and Anthony Stokes have both scored trebles in only 12 minutes, for Swindon Town and Falkirk respectively, while Collins also has the record of the longest time taken to complete his hat trick, needing 92 minutes to finish his three goals for Swindon in a 4-3 extra time win for the Robins against Stoke City in August 2012.

Stokes has the most hat tricks since we started compiling information on Irish players, the Celtic striker has collected no less than seven match balls in his career to date, including consecutive hat tricks for Falkirk in the Scottish Premier League.

So far, Adam Rooney is the only player to score a hat trick in European competition, scoring three away to Daugava Rīga in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League in July this year.

Only four midfielders have scored hat tricks while the site has been active, with a treble apiece for Liam Lawrence(Stoke City), Aiden McGeady(Celtic), Wes Hoolahan(Norwich City) and Jimmy Ryan(Accrington Stanley).

Sunday, 23 November 2014

Irish Scorers week of 18th November 2014

18 November 2014

International Match

Republic of Ireland 4-1 United States of America

Anthony Pilkington(8) Robbie Brady(56) James McClean(82) Robbie Brady(88)

The FA Cup

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Notts County

Ronan Murray(12)

Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Walsall

Liam Lawrence(53)

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Irish scorers weekend of 1st November 2014

1 November 2014

Sky Bet Championship

Blackpool 0-2 Ipswich Town

Daryl Murphy(61)

Sky Bet League 2

Dagenham and Redbridge 1-2 Shrewsbury Town

Liam Lawrence(90, penalty)

Cypriot Premier League

Ethnikos Achnas0-4APOEL

Cillian Sheridan(7) Cillian Sheridan(55)