Round up for weekend of Saturday, 9th February 2019

Saturday, 9th February 2019

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 2-0 Central Coast Mariners

Loanee Stephen Mallon made his senior professional debut for Central Coast Mariners as a second half substitute

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Burnley

Shane Duffy's fifth Premier League goal of the season made him the first Irish player to reach the total since Shane Long and Jonathan Walters both managed it in the 2015/16 season

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Bristol City

Derrick Williams was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the first time since December, and was his first appearance for Rovers in a month
Callum O'Dowda's assist on Bristol's winner was his first assist in two months

Bolton 1-2 Preston North End

Marc Wilson's start was his first appearance for Bolton in a month

Rotherham 1-1 Wigan

Both Anthony Forde and Anthony Pilkington were booked for the first time this season

League 1

Charlton 1-1 Southend United

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Peterborough

In his first appearance in League One, Kieran Sadlier scored his first goal for Doncaster Rovers

Oxford United 1-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was named in a Sunderland starting XI for the 50th time
Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal for the Black Cats, this was the defender's first goal since October

Plymouth 1-1 Portsmouth

Graham Carey's first goal since September was his 20th goal in League One

League 2

Cambridge United 1-0 Port Vale

Having signed for Cambridge on loan during the January transfer window, Jake Doyle-Hayes made his first appearance for Cambridge United as The U's as a second half substitute
Jake Carroll was shown his first yellow card since November

Carlisle United 1-1 Exeter

Jamie Devitt tenth goal of the season was also his 20th goal for Carlisle

Colchester 3-0 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson's first start in a month was also his 100th appearance in League Two

Macclesfield 3-3 Crewe Alexandra

Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time since October

Morecambe 2-3 Bury

The first goal of Jay O'Shea's brace was his 30th goal in England's fourth tier

Newport Co. 1-0 Mansfield Town

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time since October
Ryan Sweeney was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish FA Cup

Hibernian 3-1 Raith

Daryl Horgan both scored his fifth goal, and completed his fifth assist, for Hibs against Raith

Sunday, 10th February 2019

Scottish FA Cup

Celtic 5-0 St Johnstone

Following his substitute appearance for Celtic midweek, Jonathan Hayes was named in a Celtic starting XI for the first time in two months. It was an eventful game for the winger, he was booked for the first time in more than 17 months and completed his first assist since August
Niall Keown came off the bench for his St Johnston debut

Hearts 4-0 Auchinleck Talbot

Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Hearts

Romanian Liga I

Dunărea Călăraşi 2-1 Concordia Chiajna

Conor Henderson made his first appearance for Dunărea Călăraşi, this was the midfielder's first appearance in nine months

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 24th November 2018

Saturday, 24th November 2018

Premier League

Fulham 3-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Bolton

Marc Wilson was booked for the first time this season

Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 200th career start

Preston North End 4-1 Blackburn

Alan Browne's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in the Championship

Brentford 1-2 Middlesbrough

Alan Judge scored his 25th Championship goal his first start in almost two months

League 1

Rochdale 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 2-2 Bury

In his 50th appearance for Bury, Jay O'Shea scored his tenth goal for the club
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 2-0 Hearts

Danny Rogers' start was his first appearance in four months

Sunday, 25th November 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 4-2 Birmingham City

Glenn Whelan started his first game in a month

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-2 Central Coast Mariners

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 26th November 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Newcastle Utd

Robbie Brady made his 25th start for Burnley
In his first start in two months, Ciaran Clark scored his second goal of the season, matching his total from 2017/18

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 21st September 2018

Friday, 21st September 2018

Danish Superliga

Vejle Boldklub 1-0 Esbjerg

Sean Murray's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 19th August

Saturday, 22nd September 2018

Championship

This was the first time two Irish players were sent off on the same day in the Championship since Lee Frecklington and Tommie Hoban were both shown red cards on Saturday, 7th March 2015

Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Conor Hourihane made his 350th career appearance

Ipswich 0-0 Bolton

In his first start in a month, Marc Wilson was sent off for the first time since May 2015. This was the third red card in the defender's career

Middlesbrough 0-0 Swansea

Darren Randolph made his 150th appearance in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Rotherham

Richie Towell was booked for the first time this season

Reading 3-0 Hull City

John O'Shea was sent off for the second time in his career - the veteran's last red card came in August 2013

League 1

Charlton 2-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey marked his 150th start for Plymouth with his second goal of the season

Gillingham 2-4 Peterborough

Mark Byrne's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal in League One
Callum Reilly's first goal for Gillingham (his first strike since November 2017) was also the the fifth goal of his career

Southend United 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden made his 25th start for Fleetwood

Sunderland 4-1 Rochdale

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 1-1 Mansfield Town

Barry Corr's first start of the season was his 25th start for Cambridge United
Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Forest Green 1-0 Crawley

Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Ross County 0-0 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran made his 150th start for Inverness CT

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 14th August 2018

Tuesday, 14th August 2018

English League Cup

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal for Bury, 18 months after his last goal in January 2017
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time this season, almost a year to the day since his last booking on Sunday, 13th August 2017

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fleetwood

Eddie Nolan made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal for Macclesfield

Sheffield United 1-1 Hull City

Enda Stevens made his 50th start for Sheffield United

Leeds United 2-1 Bolton

After signing for Bolton during preseason, Marc Wilson made his debut for the Trotters

Mansfield Town 6-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance for loan club Mansfield Town

Preston North End 3-1 Morecambe

Graham Burke marked his first start for Preston North End with his first goal for the Lilywhites

Blackpool 3-1 Barnsley

John O'Sullivan's first start for Blackpool was also his first start since February

Yeovil 0-1 Aston Villa

Jake Doyle-Hayes's start for Aston Villa was the midfielder's first appearance at senior level since September 2017
Conor Hourihane's late winner was his first goal in the League Cup and the 60th goal of his career

Southend United 2-4 Brentford

Alan Judge made his 100th start for Brentford

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crawley

Mark Connolly scored his first goal in the League Cup, this was the defender's first goal since February

Bristol City 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Plymouth

Cambridge United 1-4 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's brace were his first goals in the League Cup

Reading 2-0 Birmingham City

John O'Shea came off the bench late in the second half to make his debut for Reading

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness CT 1-2 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran made his 200th appearance for Inverness CT

Thursday, 16th August 2018

UEFA Cup

Burnley 1-0 Istanbul Buyuksehir

In his first appearance of the season, Kevin Long was booked for the first time since February
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time since November 2017

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - July 2018

Transfers

Monday, 2nd July
Former Dundalk player Patrick McEleney returned to the Lilywhites after a brief spell at Oldham: 🔗

Tuesday, 3rd July
Following his loan spell at Gillingham in the second half of 2017/18, Callum Reilly signed a two year contract with the Gills: 🔗

Friday, 6th July
Former finalist of “Football’s Next Star” Connor Smith signed for Boreham Wood: 🔗

Monday, 9th July
Following his release from Everton, Sam Byrne signed an 18 month contract with former loan club Dundalk: 🔗

Thursday, 12th July
Rhys Murphy signed for non league Chelmsford Town: 🔗

Monday, 16th July
After a short trial, Reece Grego-Cox signed a two year deal with Crawley Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 18th July
19 year old FAI Women’s Team striker Leanne Kiernan signed for West Ham Ladies: 🔗

Thursday, 19th July
Adam Rooney signed a three year deal with non league side Salford City: 🔗

Sheffield United broke their transfer record to sign John Egan to a four year contract: 🔗

Huddersfield Town’s longest serving player Sean Scannell left the John Smith’s Stadium to sign for Bradford City: 🔗

Following his release from Bradford City, four times capped goalkeeper Colin Doyle signed a two year contract with Hearts: 🔗

Sunday, 22nd July
James McClean left West Brom to sign for fellow Championship side Stoke City: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th July
Following a short trial, Marc Wilson signed a 12 month contract with Bolton Wanderers: 🔗

Following a trial during preseason, David McGoldrick signed for Sheffield United: 🔗

Saturday, 28th July
Ireland U21 striker Liam McAlinden signed a two year contract with Cheltenham Town: 🔗

Loans

Friday, 6th July
After signing a two year extension to his contract with Leeds, Paudie O’Connor signed a season long loan deal with Blackpool: 🔗

Wednesday, 11th July
Danny Rogers signed a season long loan deal with newly promoted Scottish Premiership side St Mirren: 🔗

Monday, 16th July
Conor Sammon signed a season long loan deal with Motherwell: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th July
Former Finn Harps defender Shane Blaney signed for non league Tamworth Town on a six month loan: 🔗

Contracts

Thursday, 3rd July
Darragh Lenihan signed an extension to his contract with Blackburn Rovers, keeping the defender at Ewood Park until 2022: 🔗

Friday, 4th July
Ryan Delaney signed a new contract with Rochdale: 🔗

Wednesday, 11th July
Preston’s international midfielder Alan Browne signed a new three year contract at Deepdale: 🔗

Thursday, 12th July
Blackburn Rovers defender Derrick Williams signed a new deal that will keep him with the Lancashire side until 2021: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th July
Highly rated teenage striker Troy Parrott signed his professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur and will play for their U18 side as a first year scholar

Wednesday, 18th July
Former St Francis player Jack Connolly signed his first professional contract with Sunderland: 🔗

Thursday, 19th July
Southampton due Sean Brennan and Kameron Ledwidge signed their first professional contracts: 🔗

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st April 2018

Saturday, 21st April 2018

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens started his 200th game since leaving Shamrock Rovers

Preston North End 0-0 Norwich

Greg Cunningham was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 1-2 Burton Albion

Marc Wilson's first booking since Tuesday, 26th December was also the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Oldham

Eoin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 2-0 Plymouth

John-Joe O'Toole's opener was the player's first goal in two months

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Luton

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

Lincoln City 2-1 Colchester

Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 24th February

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 22nd April 2018

Premier League

Stoke City 1-1 Burnley

Stephen Ward's start was his 100th appearance for Burnley

Round Up for week of Monday, 2nd April 2018

Monday, 2nd April 2018

Championship

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County

Alex Pearce was named in the starting XI for a league game for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-1 Brentford

Alan Judge started his first game since April 2016

Burton Albion 1-1 Middlesbrough

Damien McCrory was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-2 Millwall

Stephen Gleeson made his 400th career appearance

QPR 4-1 Norwich

Ryan Manning scored his second goal of the season (one more than his total for 2016/17) in his 25th start for QPR
Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in three months

Sunderland 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Marc Wilson started his first game since Saturday, 13th January

Sheffield United 1-1 Cardiff

Anthony Pilkington scored his fifth goal of the season (also his 20th goal in the Championship) in his 100th appearance in the competition

League 1

Charlton 3-1 Rotherham

Anthony Forde made his 50th start for Rotherham

Oldham 2-1 Blackpool

Jack Byrne's first goal since Saturday, 9th December was also his fifth goal in League One

Southend United 4-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne was booked for the tenth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 0-1 Lincoln City

Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Port Vale

Eddie Nolan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 1-2 Colchester

Gavin Gunning's first booking in two months was his tenth yellow card of the season

Luton 2-1 Mansfield Town

Alan McCormack made his 50th appearance in League Two
James Collins' 20th goal of the season was his 90th goal in the competition
Glen Rea scored his first goal of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Grimsby

Michael Harriman started his first game since Stepember
James Berrett made his 50th start for Grimsby

Tuesday, 3rd April 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-0 Reading

Conor Hourihane scored his tenth goal of the season in his 50th start for Aston Villa
Coincidentally, Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for the club in the same game

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Hull City

David Meyler scored his fourth goal of the season in his 25th appearance of the season, this is the first time the player has reached the total since 2013-14

League 1

Bury 0-2 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Rochdale, this was also his first goal in English football

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 4-0 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown's first appearance in a month was the defender's 50th career appearance

Wednesday, 4th April 2018

UEFA Champions League

Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City

Conor Masterson made his second appearance in a Liverpool matchday squad, more than two years after being named on the bench for an FA Cup in January 2016. The defender is the first Irish player to be involved in a Champions League knock out tie since Anthony Stokes was named on the bench for Celtic against Juventus in March 2013.

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 29th Match 2018

Thursday, 29th March 2018

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-3 Sydney

Andy Keogh made his 100th appearance for Perth Glory

Friday, 30th March 2018

Championship

Millwall 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the day since his last goal on Saturday, 1st April 2017
Aiden O'Brien came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 20th January

Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was sent off for the second time in his career, his last red card was in December 2014

Derby County 1-4 Sunderland

John O'Shea marked his 250th appearance for Sunderland with his first goal since December 2013 - also his first goal in the Championship
Marc Wilson came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 13th January
Aiden McGeady scored his seventh goal of the season, one less than his total for 2016/17

League 1

Wigan 3-0 Oldham

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time since December in what was his 25th appearance for Oldham

Rochdale 3-1 Shrewsbury

Joe Rafferty made his 200th career start - all of which have been for Rochdale

League 2

Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley

Jake Carroll's first appearance in a month was also his first start since January

Cheltenham 0-1 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal in six weeks, and in the same game he was booked for the first time since December

Colchester 2-1 Luton

Sean Murray made his 50th appearance for Colchester
Alan Sheehan was booked for the tenth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal since September. This was the defender's second goal of the season, one more than he scored in 2016/17

Newport Co. 1-1 Coventry

Mark O'Brien made his 50th appearance for Newport Co.

Notts County 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman' early introduction from the bench was his first appearance since September and also his 150th appearance in League Two

Swindon Town 1-1 Morecambe

Donal McDermott's introduction as a late substitute was his first appearance since mid-December

Saturday, 31st March 2018

Premier League

West Ham United 3-0 Southampton

1️⃣7️⃣ @JoshCullen is the 17th @FAIreland player to appear in the @premierleague this season, one less than in 2016/17 #COYBIG https://t.co/h2cn9jq6Dk

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 31, 2018

Josh Cullen came off the bench for his second Premier League appearance, this was the midfielder's first appearance in two months
Declan Rice made his 25th appearance for West Ham's senior side (the defender also has three appearances for the Hammers' under-23 team)

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-2 Rangers

Carl McHugh made his 200th career appearance

Hibernian 2-0 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was sent off for the third time in his career, eleven months after his last red card on Saturday, 29th April 2017

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-2 St Mirren

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card in two months

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th January 2018

Friday, 5th January 2018

English FA Cup

Manchester United 2-0 Derby County

Alex Pearce's first appearance in two months was also his first start since Tuesday, 12th September 2017

Saturday, 6th January 2018

League 1

Northampton 3-1 Southend United

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal of the season

Charlton 1-0 Oldham

Paul Green started his first game in a month

League 2

Accrington Stanley 4-0 Chesterfield

Jimmy Dunne came off the bench in the second half to make his debut in league football

Forest Green 1-0 Port Vale

After signing for them on Thursday, Gavin Gunning made his first start for Forest Green Rovers

English FA Cup

Middlesbrough 2-0 Sunderland

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Middlesbrough
Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup

Coventry 2-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ireland made his return from a broken leg with his first appearance since May 2016, and his first start since the previous January

Ipswich Town 0-1 Sheffield United

After completing his move from Waterford, Aaron Drinan made his first appearance in an Ipswich matchday squad

Yeovil 2-0 Bradford City

After signing for Yeovil on loan from Liverpool for the rest of the season, Corey Whelan came off the bench for his career debut

Brentford 0-1 Notts County

After two appearances in the Brentford matchday squad as an unused substitute, Alan Judge came off the bench for his first appearance since April 2016

Exeter 0-2 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean made his 100th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Millwall 4-1 Barnsley

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since September, and his first brace since October 2015

Wycombe Wanderers 1-5 Preston North End

Alan Browne marked his 100th start for Preston North End with his first goal since September, and his first brace for the club

Sunday, 7th January 2018

English FA Cup

Newport Co. 2-1 Leeds United

Conor Shaughnessy scored the first own goal of his career

Shrewsbury 0-0 West Ham United

Two Irish players (Josh Cullen and Declan Rice) started for West Ham for the first time since February 2016. This was Cullen's first appearance for the Hammers since August 2015

Joe Hart captains the team on his return to Shrewsbury! pic.twitter.com/waA71lLN4x

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) January 7, 2018

Monday, 8th January 2018

English FA Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Crystal Palace

Damien Delaney's start for Crystal Palace was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 30th September, and his 30th career appearance in the FA Cup

Round up for week of Tuesday, 31st October 2017

Tuesday, 31st October 2017

Championship

Leeds United 1-2 Derby County

Richard Keogh was shown his first yellow card in a month

QPR 1-0 Sheffield United

Ryan Manning made his 25th appearance for QPR

Sunderland 3-3 Bolton

Sunderland started four Irish players (John O'Shea, Marc Wilson, Darron Gibson and Aiden McGeady) for the first time since April 2008
This was Wilson's first start since Tuesday, 26th September

League 1

Blackburn 2-2 Fleetwood

Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in two months

Football League Trophy

Bristol Rovers 1-3 West Ham U21

Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance in the Football League Trophy

Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Championship

Preston North End 0-2 Aston Villa

This game featured eight Irish players on the pitch in the Championship for the first time since Sunderland V Luton in December 2006, and four ex-League of Ireland players on the pitch at the same time for the second time this season
Andy Boyle returned to the Preston North End team for his first start since Tuesday, 8th August
Daryl Horgan came off the bench to make his 25th appearance in the Championship
Kevin O'Connor made his Championship debut as a second half substitute

August 2017 Transfers, Loans and Contracts

Transfers

Thursday, 3rd August

Rob Kiernan returned to Southend, having spent a brief loan spell at Roots Hall in 2013, signing a three year deal: 🔗

After impressing on trial in preseason, Noel Hunt signed a one year deal with Wigan Athletic: 🔗

Following his release from Blackburn Rovers, Anthony Stokes has returned to Hibernian for his third spell at Easter Road: 🔗

Tuesday, 15th August

Patrick Cregg returned to Scotland from St Patrick’s Athletic to sign a one year deal with Forfar Athletic: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd August

Padraig Amond returned to League Two to sign for Newport County: 🔗

Thursday, 31st August

Marc Wilson left Bournemouth to sign a contract with Sunderland until the end of the season: 🔗

Loans

Tuesday, 1st August

Ahead of the new Championship season, Josh Cullen signed a six month loan deal with Bolton Wanderers: 🔗
 

Wednesday, 2nd August

Blackpool winger Rowan Roche signed for non league Southport until January: 🔗

Friday, 18th August

Bournemouth striker Joe Quigley signed on loan with Newport County until January: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd August

Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Joe Mason signed for fellow Championship side Burton Albion on loan until January: 🔗

Thursday, 24th August

Aston Villa defender Kevin Toner signed a one year loan deal with Stevenage FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 29th August

Jack Byrne signed for fellow Irish midfielder John Sheridan on loan at Oldham until January: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th August

Ipswich midfielder Adam McDonnell signed for Aldershot Town on a one month’s loan: 🔗

Bostik League side Worthing Town took Brighton defender Rian O’Sullivan on a six month loan: 🔗

Thursday, 31st August

Preston striker Eoin Doyle joined John Sheridan’s Oldham on loan until January: 🔗

Burton full back Damien McCrory signed a loan deal with Portsmouth until January: 🔗

Rotherham United signed a late loan deal with Richie Towell until the end of the season: 🔗
 

Contracts

Friday, 11th August

Eunan O’Kane signed a new four year deal at Leeds United, extending his stay at Elland Road until the 2020/21 season: 🔗

Monday, 14th August

Following his stunning opening day goal for Burnley, Stephen Ward signed a new contract with the Clarets until June 2019: 🔗

Thursday, 17th August

Defender Shane Duffy was one of three players to sign new deals with Brighton and Hove Albion, the defender signed a new four year deal with the Seagulls: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th August

Reading captain Paul McShane signed a one year extension to his contract, keeping him with the Royals until 2019: 🔗

May 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for May 2017

Wins
In the final month of the season, only Adam Rooney started three wins, the only player to start more than two

Draws
Keiren Westwood was the only player to draw more than once in May, and curiously no striker started a draw

Losses
Partick Thistle midfielder Adam Barton finished the season with four losses in May, and no goalkeeper started a loss for the final four weeks of 2016/17

Starts/Completed Games
Joe Shaughnessy, Darren O'Dea, Carl McHugh, John O'Shea, Gary Dicker, Adam Barton, Jonathan Hayes, and Conor Sammon all started four games in May, with O'Shea, O'Dea, Shaughnessy, McHugh, Dicker, Barton, and Sammon going on to complete 90 minutes in each one

Substitutions/Introductions
Marc Wilson was substituted in each of the three games he started in May, while Darron Gibson was introduced in each of the three games he started on the bench in May

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeping pair Darren Randolph and Aaron McCarey were unused substitutes in three games in May, while Dean Ebbe and Declan Rice was the only outfield player to be left on the bench in more than one game - both players spent two games without seeing a minute of action

Goals
Jonathan Hayes(3) and Wes Hoolahan(2) were the only players to score more than once in May, while Darren O'Dea and Conor Sammon were the only players to score a penalty

Discipline
Marc Wilson was shown three yellow cards in the four games he played in May. No Irish striker or goalkeeper was booked in May 2017

Round Up - Weekend of Saturday, 6th May 2017

Saturday, 6th May 2017

Burnley 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

Kevin Long's first start in 2017 was also his first start in the Premier League and his 25th start for Burnley
Marc Wilson made his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion since signing for them on loan in January and was booked for the first time since September

5️⃣The five @FAIreland players starting @BurnleyOfficial v @WBA is a season high in the @premierleague and the most since March 2015. #penta

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) May 6, 2017

League 2

Crawley 2-2 Mansfield Town

James Collins made his 50th start for Crawley
Mark Connolly was booked for the first time since the end of February

Grimsby 1-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey made his 100th appearance for Plymouth

Newport Co. 2-1 Notts County

Mark O'Brien' first goal of the season, also his first goal for the club, kept Newport in the Football League

Stevenage 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Sunday, 7th May 2017

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Birmingham City

Stephen Gleeson was booked for the first time since February

Burton Albion 2-4 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th start for Reading

Huddersfield 0-3 Cardiff

On his 34th birthday, Brian Murphy made his first start since January

Norwich 4-0 QPR

Reece Grego Cox made his first appearance in the Championship, more than six months after his last appearance for QPR in October

Rotherham 1-1 Derby County

Lee Frecklington scored his first goal of the season, a year to the day after his last goal on Saturday, 7 May 2016

League 1

Scunthorpe 2-3 Millwall

Stephen Dawson scored his first goal since January

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney scored his 20th goal of the season, becoming the first Aberdeen player to register 20 goals in three consecutive seasons since the 1970's

Adam Rooney! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/EIE6Ygod06

— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) May 8, 2017

Anthony O'Connor's striker was his first goal since December

Round Up - Weekend of 5th January 2017

Thursday, 5 January 2017

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle and Enda Stevens both made their 25th appearances of the season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-1 Wellington Phoenix
Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since October 21st

Friday, 6 January 2017

Scottish Championship

Hibernian 3-0 Dundee Utd
Willo Flood made his 25th appearance of the season

Saturday, 7 January 2017

League 1

Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
Josh Cullen made two assists, and was voted man of the match, despite his first booking since October 18th

Scunthorpe 3-2 Bury
Stephen Dawson scored his first goal for Scunthorpe, almost three years after his last goal in March 2014 for Barnsley

Southend United 2-4 Sheffield United
After signing for Sheffield United on Tuesday, Samir Carruthers came off the bench to make his first appearance for the Blades

League 2

Hartlepool 0-1 Grimsby
Sean Kavanagh signed for Hartlepool on Thursday, and his start for them today was his first appearance since August 24th

Stevenage 3-1 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien made his first start for Newport County after signing for them on Wednesday

English FA Cup

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Luton
Glen Rea was sent off for the first time in his career

Birmingham City 1-1 Newcastle Utd
Daryl Murphy's opener today for Newcastle was his first goal for the club, his first goal of the season, and his first goal in the FA Cup!

Blackpool 0-0 Barnsley
Barnsley's cup tie was Aidan White's first appearance since September 17th

Brentford 5-1 Eastleigh
After the end of his contract in India, and signing for Eastleigh in December, Graham Stack made his first start for the club and marked the occasion with his first booking since April 2015

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 MK Dons
Richie Towell made his second start for Brighton, almost a year after his last start on 9th January 2016

Everton 1-2 Leicester City
Seamus Coleman made his 250th appearance in England

Ipswich 2-2 Lincoln
Sean Long made his first appearance for Lincoln after signing for them on loan

Millwall 3-0 Bournemouth
Shaun Williams made his 250th start in England
Marc Wilson's appearance for Bournemouth in the cup was his first since September 20th

Preston North End 1-2 Arsenal
Daryl Horgan came off the bench to made his first debut for Preston North End

QPR 1-2 Blackburn
Both Olamide Shodipo and Anthony Stokes made their first appearance in the FA Cup as second half substitutes

Sunderland 0-0 Burnley
John O'Shea made his 200th appearance for Sunderland

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Derby County
James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for his first start since October 29th

Sunday, 8 January 2017

English FA Cup

Chelsea 4-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Sydney
Roy O'Donovan scored his 15th goal for Central Coast

Round Up - Week of 20th September 2016

Tuesday, 20 September 2016

English League Cup 
Leeds United 1-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time this season, before this the midfielder hadn't been booked April

Bournemouth 2-3 Preston North End
Marc Wilson was booked for the first time January

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-2 Reading
Stephen Quinn scored his first goal of the season

Newcastle Utd 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Daryl Murphy made his first appearance for Newcastle since signing for the toon

Wednesday, 21 September 2016

English League Cup

QPR 1-2 Sunderland
John O'Shea returned to the Sunderland starting XI for the first time in a month

Thursday, 22 September 2016

Scottish League Cup

Aberdeen 1-0 St Johnstone
Adam Rooney scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the Dons' striker's tenth goal in the League Cup, during spells with both Aberdeen and Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season

International Round Up

Wednesday, 31st August 2016
International Friendly
Republic of Ireland 4-0 Oman
Ciaran Clark made his 20th appearance for Ireland
On his 146th appearance for Ireland (135 starts), Robbie Keane scored his 68th goal for IrelandThis was the striker's first first start since 7th September 2015, and his first goal in almost a year (362 days)
Keiren Westwood made his 18th cap for Ireland, this was the goalkeeper's first appearance since Sunday, 7 June 2015
Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance for Ireland, his first since 13 November 2015
Wes Hoolahan made his 35th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady scored his seventh goal for Ireland, and his third in his last three internationals
Jonathan Walters scored his 11th and 12th goals for Ireland

Monday, 5th September 2016
World Cup 2018 Qualifying
Serbia 2-2 Republic of Ireland
Glenn Whelan made his 75th appearance for Ireland, this was also the midfielder's 70th start
John O'Shea made his 115th appearance, (his 110th start) for Ireland
Richard Keogh made his 15th appearance for Ireland
Darren Randolph made his 15th appearance (10 starts) for Ireland
Daryl Murphy and Jeff Hendrick both scored their first goal for Ireland in what was Murphy's 24th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward and Robbie Brady both picked up their fifth yellow cards at international level

Round Up - Week of 23rd August 2016

Tuesday, 23 August 2016

English League Cup

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

English League Cup

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

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