Round up for weekend of Saturday, 30th November 2019

Saturday, 30th November 2019

Premier League

Two Irish teenagers (Aaron Connolly and Michael Obafemi) were named in the starting XI of their respective clubs in the Premier League today, for the first time since Saturday, 21st January 2006 when Joey O'Brien and Stephen Ireland (both 19) started for Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City, respectively.

Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace

Robbie Brady started his first game in six weeks

Southampton 2-1 Watford

Shane Long's appearance off the bench was his 300th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Birmingham City 1-1 Millwall

Shaun Williams scored his first goal of the season - and what a way to do it!

Derby County 1-1 QPR

Jason Knight came off the bench for his first appearance since Wednesday, 2nd October

League 2

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City

Corey O'Keeffe's first booking in nine weeks was his fifth yellow card of the season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 St Mirren

Jon Gallagher was named in the Aberdeen starting XI for the first time in a month

Hibernian 2-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Motherwell 4-0 St Johnstone

Jake Carroll scored his first goal for Motherwell, this was his first goal since March 2016

English FA Cup

Portsmouth 2-1 Altrincham

Marcus Harness started his first game in five weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 1st December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Sheffield United

Matt Doherty's goal was his scored his 25th goal for the club, this was also the 30th goal of his career
John Egan was booked for the first time this season

English FA Cup

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge assisted a goal for the first time since August

Exeter 2-2 Hartlepool

Pierce Sweeney was named in the Exeter starting XI for the 150th time

Gillingham 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Mark Byrne scored his first goal of the season

Crawley 1-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal (his fourth in four games) was his 15th goal of the season and his 40th goal for the Fleetwood

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 25th October 2019

Friday, 25th October 2019

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-1 Melbourne Victory

Roy O'Donovan was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 26th October 2019

Premier League

West Ham United 1-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was shown his first yellow card of the 2019/20 season

Burnley 2-4 Chelsea

Robbie Brady's two assists in this game was the first time there were two assists by an Irish player in a single Premier League game since Brady and Jeff Hendrick assisted a goal each for Burnley against Swansea in November 2017

Championship

Millwall 2-0 Stoke City

Scott Hogan was named in the Stoke starting XI for the first time in a month

Preston North End 3-2 Blackburn

Both Sean Maguire and Alan Browne completed their tenth assist for Preston in this game, Browne's was his first of the season

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen marked his 25th appearance in the Championships with his first goal in the competition

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Gillingham

Mark Byrne's start was his 150th appearance for Gillingham
Thomas O'Connor made his first assist of the season

Bristol Rovers 2-2 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' strike was his 15th goal for Portsmouth

Burton Albion 0-0 Blackpool

Stephen Quinn's start (his first appearance in a month) was his 100th appearance in League One

Southend United 1-3 Ipswich

Simon Cox was booked for the first time in a month in what was his 150th start for Southend United

League 2

Colchester 3-1 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien made his 100th start for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-2 Ross County

Daryl Horgan first goal since August was also his fifth goal in the SPL

Tuesday, 29th October 2019

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Arbroath

Ryan Scully's first start since Saturday, 31 August 2019(58 days)
Ryan Scully's first appearance since Saturday, 31 August 2019(58 days)

Queen of the South 0-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's first goal since Saturday, 7 September 2019(51 days)

English League Cup

Manchester City 3-1 Southampton

Shane Long made his 25th appearance in the competition

Football League Trophy

Plymouth 0-1 Chelsea U21

Billy Clarke made his first start for Plymouth

Wednesday, 30th October 2019

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time since August
Jake Carroll made his first assist of the season - his first since November 2018

English League Cup

Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance for Liverpool in a month

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th August 2019

Friday, 30th August 2019

Championship

Cardiff 1-1 Fulham

Harry Arter was sent off for the fourth time in his career, three years after his last red card in August 2016

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 5-0 Greenock Morton

Aaron Doran's start was the 200th time he was named in a starting XI in his career

Dundee Utd 6-2 Dundee

Mark Connolly completed an assist for the first time since January 2018

Saturday, 31st August 2019

Premier League

The 2019/20 season has the lowest number of Premier League goals by Irish players in August since the 2016/17 season - when no goals were scored.

Chelsea 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have been starts
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for the Blades, this was also his first goal in the Premier League
Enda Stevens' assist on Robinson's goal was his first since December 2018

Manchester City 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for made his first appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough

Callum O'Dowda made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 2-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ward start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' start was his 50th start for Portsmouth

Gillingham 5-0 Bolton

After signing for Gillingham on loan until January, Thomas O'Connor made his first start for the club
Mark Byrne made his first assist of the season

Oxford United 3-3 Coventry

Both Anthony Forde and Jordan Shipley were booked for the first time this season.
Shipley also completed his first assist of the season

Southend United 0-3 Rochdale

Robert Kiernan's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Bradford City

Paul Green made his 50th start for Crewe Alexandra
Jamie Devitt was named in a starting XI for the first time this season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in League Two

Exeter 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the third time in his career, this was his first red card since September 2017

Forest Green 0-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's goal was his 80th strike in League Two

Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge United

After signing a one year contract with Cambridge during the week, Samir Carruthers made his first appearance for the U's

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient

Richie Towell's goal was his first for Salford
Adam Rooney was booked for the first time this season

Scunthorpe 0-1 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was named in Carlisle United's starting XI for the first time

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-0 Ross County

Simon Power's second half introduction (his first appearance in a month) was  his first appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-0 Dunfermline

Daniel Devine's start was his first appearance of the 2019/20 season

Sunday, 1st September 2019

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 0-2 Celtic

Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season as a late second half substitute, this was his first goal since December 2017

Bulgarian

CSKA Sofia 2-2 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey assisted both of CSKA Sofia's goals in his seventh appearances for the club

Round up for weekend of Friday, 19th April 2019

Friday, 19th April 2019

Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Enda Stevens made his 100th appearance in the Championship
David McGoldrick completed his first assist since New Year's Day

Birmingham City 2-2 Derby County

Richard Keogh scored his tenth goal in the Championship in what his 50th appearance of the season, all of which were starts. This was the first time Keogh reached 50 appearances in a season in 2014/15

Middlesbrough 1-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins made his first start for Stoke City

Preston North End 4-0 Ipswich

Joe Rafferty started his first game for Preston North End, more than a month after his last appearance on Wednesday, 13th March

League 1

Gillingham 3-1 Plymouth

Mark Byrne scored his tenth goal for Gillinghm, and completed his first assist since Saturday, 26th January

Walsall 1-1 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his first goal in a month

Sunderland 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Jimmy Dunne made his first assist of the season in his first appearance in a month

League 2

Exeter 1-3 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal of the season

Mansfield Town 4-0 Morecambe

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time since February

Notts County 1-2 MK Dons

Michael Doyle assisted a goal for Notts County since signing for the club

Saturday, 20th April 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-3 Luton

Alan Sheehan's started a game for the first time in 2019
Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-3 Rangers

Jake Mulraney assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Kilmarnock 0-1 Aberdeen

Stephen Gleeson was named in a starting XI for the first time since September

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Motherwell

Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 24th February

St Johnstone 2-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 0-2 Dundee Utd

Both Aaron Doran and Mark Connolly made their 250th career appearance in this game

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-6 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan scored his tenth, and eleventh, goals of the season

Sunday, 21 April 2019

Premier League

Everton 4-0 Manchester United

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since Saturday, 20th January 2018

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 19th January 2019

Saturday, 19th January 2019

Premier League

Southampton 2-1 Everton

Shane Long was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Aston Villa 2-2 Hull City

Conor Hourihane's assist was his first since Saturday, 1st December

Blackburn 2-0 Ipswich

After signing a short term deal with Ipswich, Alan Judge made his first appearance for the Tractor Boys. This was his first start in six weeks

Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall

Shaun Williams' first start since Sunday, 2nd December was his 200th start for Millwall

QPR 1-4 Preston North End

Following his return from injury last week, Sean Maguire was named in Preston's starting XI for the first time since November - and was shown his first yellow card since October
Alan Browne's strike was his 25th goal for Preston, and completed his fifth assist of the season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-4 Barnsley

After leaving Dundalk for AFC Wimbledon earlier this month, Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his debut for the Dons

Bradford City 0-4 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his tenth goal of the season, and made his fifth assist of the season

Charlton 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Josh Cullen returned from injury with his first appearance since Tuesday, 6th November

Nothing like the feeling of being back out there 😀 Good win for us and now onto next week! Thanks to our fans for the support and keeping us going right until the end 🙌🏼 #CAFC pic.twitter.com/fk9Md3Uxxb

— Josh Cullen (@JoshCullen) January 19, 2019

Gillingham 0-3 Walsall

Mark Byrne made his 100th appearance in League One

Plymouth 2-1 Coventry

Niall Canavan made his 150th appearance in the competition

Rochdale 1-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden scored his 90th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-1 Sunderland

Having recovered from the injury that's kept him out of football for nearly two months, Jimmy Dunne made his debut for Sunderland, where he's signed on loan until the end of the season

League 2

Lincoln City 1-0 Grimsby

Cian Bolger made his debut for Lincoln City
James McKeown was sent off for the second time in his career, more than two years after his last red card in October 2016

Carlisle United 2-0 Cheltenham

Jamie Devitt scored his 40th goal in League Two

Forest Green 1-2 Bury

Gavin Gunning made his 100th appearance in the competition
Jay O'Shea scored his 70th goal in English football

Scottish FA Cup

Inverness CT 4-0 Unknown Club

Aaron Doran scored his fifth goal of the season, and completed his first assist since September

Hibernian 4-0 Elgin City

Daryl Horgan marked his first appearance in the Scottish Cup with his first goal since September

Sunday, 20 January 2019

Scottish FA Cup

Hearts 1-0 Livingston

Conor Shaughnessy made his first appearance for loan club Hearts, this was the defender's first appearance since August

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

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

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, 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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 22nd December 2017

Friday, 22nd December 2017

League 1

Fleetwood 0-2 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Coventry 3-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Doyle scored his fifth goal in League Two, his first goal in almost three months, and a memorable strike it was too!

Saturday, 23rd December 2017

Premier League

West Ham United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark made his 50th appearance for Newcastle Utd

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Kevin O'Connor returned to the Preston starting XI for the first time in a month

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Ipswich

Matt Doherty made his 200th career start

Aston Villa 2-2 Sheffield United

Conor Hourihane made his 300th career start
Samir Carruthers came off the bench to make his 50th appearance in the competition

League 1

Northampton 1-1 Blackburn

John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the first time in two months

Peterborough 3-0 Bury

Stephen Dawson's introduction as a second half substitute (his first appearance for Bury since August) was his 100th appearance for the Shakers
Having only been sent off once in his career before 2017/28, Eoghan O'Connell was sent off for the second time this season

Rotherham 2-1 MK Dons

Lee Frecklington was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Luton 2-0 Grimsby

James Collins scored his tenth goal for Luton (also his 80th goal in League Two) in his first start since Saturday, 11th November

Newport Co. 0-0 Lincoln City

Mark O'Brien was sent off for the second time for Newport County

Stevenage 5-1 Chesterfield

Connor Dimaio made his 50th appearance for Chesterfield

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 300th career start
Anthony O'Connor made his 200th career start
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal for Celtic since moving to the Bhoys in the summer

Partick Thistle 1-0 Hamilton Academical

Niall Keown scored his first goal since August, and was unfortunately booked for the fifth time this season and so is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney made his 25th start for Inverness CT

Indian Super League

Atlético de Kolkata 1-0 Delhi Dynamos

Robbie Keane scored his first goal for Atléletico de Kolkata, this was the striker's first goal anywhere since September 2016

Round up for week of Tuesday, 5th December 2017

Tuesday, 5th December 2017

Football League Trophy

Gillingham 1-2 Oxford United

Canice Carroll started his first game since Saturday, 21st October, and was also booked for the first time since the last game
Mark Byrne scored his first goal of the season. This was the midfielder's first goal in more than a year, his last strike came on Saturday, 26th November 2016

Bradford City 0-1 Oldham

Paul Green was booked for the first time this season

Port Vale 1-2 Shrewsbury

Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scunthorpe 1-2 Leicester City U21

Paddy Madden's yellow card was his first booking in two months

Wednesday, 6th December 2017

Football League Trophy

Peterborough 2-0 Southend United

Both Simon Cox and Stephen McLaughlin made their 25th appearance of 2017/18
Chris Forrester was booked for the first time since August

Thursday, 7th December 2017

UEFA Cup

Apollon 0-3 Everton

Congratulations to U21 midfielder Harry Charsley on making his senior debut for Everton

📋 | Team sheets are in and there are 2️⃣ debutants for the Blues. Congratulations to Harry Charsley and Fraser Hornby! pic.twitter.com/9YHQSAoOHp

— Everton (@Everton) December 7, 2017

Indian Super League

Chennaiyin FC 3-2 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane came off the bench to make his first appearance for Atlético de Kolkata, more than a year after his last appearance for LA Galaxy on Sunday, 6th November 2016

Round Up for Saturday, 11th November 2017

Saturday, 11 November 2017

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Bury

Mark Byrne made his 50th appearance for Gillingham
Eoghan O'Connell made his 25th appearance in League One

Oxford United 1-2 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Accrington Stanley

Jake Carroll made his 100th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 2-2 Luton

Alan Sheehan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Exeter 2-0 Grimsby

Liam McAlinden's return to the Exeter starting XI for the first time in a month was also the striker's 25th start for Exeter

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness CT 1-0 Falkirk

Aaron Doran returned from injury for Inverness Caledonian Thistle to make his first appearance since February

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan made his 50th appearance in the A-League

FIFA World Cup 2018 European Play Off First Leg

Denmark 0-0 Republic of Ireland

Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 27th appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 16th appearance for Ireland
Shane Duffy made his 16th appearance for Ireland
Ciaran Clark made his 29th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward made his 48th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 56th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 36th appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his eighth appearance for Ireland
Harry Arter made his tenth appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady made his 38th appearance for Ireland
Daryl Murphy made his 31st appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Glenn Whelan made his 84th appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane made his fourth appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 77th appearance for Ireland

Round Up - Weekend of 18th February 2017

Saturday, 18 February 2017

Championship

Birmingham City 1-4 QPR

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season

Cardiff 5-0 Rotherham

Anthony Forde made his 25th appearance for Rotherham and picked up his first yellow card of 2017

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood was booked for the first time in 2017

League 1

Rochdale 3-3 Charlton

Donal McDermott started his first game for Rochdale since September 24th
Niall Canavan scored his first goal since October 9th
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time in 2017, before this the defender hadn't been booked since November

Bradford City 2-2 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson received his first booking since September

Coventry 2-1 Gillingham

Mark Byrne's start today (his first since January 2nd) was his 25th appearance for Gillingham, and was booked for the first time this year

MK Dons 0-1 Fleetwood

Darren Potter made his 250th appearance for MK Dons
Cian Bolger's winner for Fleetwood was his fifth goal for the club

Sheffield United 1-1 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden's opener was the striker's first goal since December 17th

Southend United 2-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his tenth goal of the season, this was also his tenth goal in League 1

Walsall 2-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester's red card was the second time the midfielder was sent off for Peterborough, less than 12 months after his last red card in April 2016

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Colchester

Seamus Conneely made his 100th appearance for Accrington Stanley

Cambridge United 3-2 Newport Co.

Barry Corr was booked for the first time since December 2015

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next two games

Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Carlisle United

Michael Harriman made his 100th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time in 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney's first start since December 10th was his 25th appearance for Inverness CT and was shown a yellow card for the first time since August

Scottish Championship

Raith 1-1 Hibernian

Joel Coustrain came off the bench for Raith for first appearance of 2017

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Queen of the South 2-3 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon started his first game of 2017 against Queen of the South

Sunday, 19 February 2017

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Aberdeen

Gary Dicker and Jonathan Hayes were both booked for the first time since December

English FA Cup

Blackburn 1-2 Manchester United

Derrick Williams' start for Blackburn was the 150th start of the defender's career and was booked for the first time since September

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

Round Up - Weekend of 26th November 2016

Saturday, 26 November 2016

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
John O'Shea picked up his first booking of the season

Championship

Derby County 1-0 Norwich
Robbie Brady made his 50th start for the club

Ipswich 3-0 QPR
Jonathan Douglas returned to the Ipswich starting XI for his first appearance since October 22nd

Newcastle Utd 0-1 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan made his 50th career start

Preston North End 1-1 Burton Albion
Eoin Doyle's first appearance since October 25th was the striker's 200th appearance in England and Scotland

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Connor Ronan was in the matchday squad for Wolves for the first time

Rotherham 1-2 Leeds United
Stephen Kelly made his 25th appearance for Rotherham

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Fleetwood
Cian Bolger scored his first goal in League One, this was the defender's fifth goal of his career

Bury 2-3 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season, 11 months after his last booking on 26th December

Chesterfield 3-2 Bristol Rovers
Jay O'Shea scored his 50th goal of his career in England. and has now scored six goals in his last six games

Gillingham 3-0 Rochdale
Mark Byrne scored his first goal in League One, three months after his last goal on August 23rd

Northampton 0-1 Bolton
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the tenth time this season in only his 25th appearance of 2016/17

Shrewsbury 0-0 Port Vale
Gary Deegan was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Swindon Town 1-0 Bradford City
Anton Rodgers scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since September 2015

Walsall 0-0 Southend United
Michael Timlin was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 5-2 Mansfield Town
Patrick Hoban scored his tenth goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Colchester 4-0 Crewe Alexandra
Owen Garvan scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since October 2015 and the 25th goal of his career

Crawley 3-2 Grimsby
Mark Connolly made his 100th appearance for Crawley

Exeter 0-0 Luton
Pierce Sweeney made his 25th appearance for Exeter City

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 Inverness CT
Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Monday, 28 November 2016

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Wigan
Sean Scannell made his 100th start for Huddersfield

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

Round Up - Weekend of 22nd April 2016

Friday, 22 April 2016
Scottish Premier League
St Johnstone 3-0 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes made his 150th start for Aberdeen, and picked up his first booking since December

Saturday, 23 April 2016
Premier League
Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton
Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Aston Villa as a second half substitute, and marked the occasion with an assist on their second goal
Shane Long's ninth Premier League goal of the season is a new personal best for the Tipperary striker

League 1 
Bradford City 4-0 Walsall
Liam Kinsella returned to the Walsall starting XI for his first start since 19th March

Colchester 0-3 Burton Albion
Louis Dunne made his first start for Colchester

Peterborough 0-2 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden made his 50th appearance of the season
Stephen Dawson fourth booking of the season was more than three month since his last yellow card

Wigan 4-1 Southend United
David Mooney returned to the Southend team for his first appearance since 5th March
Chris McCann scored his third goal of the season, this was his first strike since 12th January

League 2
Luton 1-1 Newport Co.
Like Paddy Madden, Mark Byrne made his 50th appearance of the season!

Morecambe 1-4 Stevenage
Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time in 2015/16

English FA Cup
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
Darron Gibson made his fiftieth start for Everton

Sunday, 24 April 2016
MLS
Colorado Rapids 3-1 Seattle Sounders FC
Kevin Doyle marked his first appearance for the Rapids since 20th March with his fifth goal for the club

Further Reading
Vox in the Box: Guardian cartoonist David Squires - [thesetpieces]
Long Lacks Star Quality But Remains Key Saints Regular - whoscored.com
Next Jamie Vardy? Padraig Amond Interview - pogmogoal.com
Interview: Jeff Hendrick on choosing soccer over Gaelic and Martin O’Neill’s magic touch - The Irish Post

Report Card - Weekend of 11th December 2015

12 December 2015
Premier League
Norwich 1-1 Everton
Wes Hoolahan scored his second of the season, exactly two months since his last goal for the Canaries

Bournemouth 2-1 Manchester United
Eunan O'Kane made his first appearance since October 25, coming on for fellow Irish player Harry Arter

Sunderland 0-1 Watford
As noted by online statistican OptaJoe, John O'Shea became only the third Irish player to reach 400 Premier League appearances with his start in this game

400 - John O’Shea will be the third Republic of Ireland player to reach 400 PL apps after Shay Given (443) & Richard Dunne (431). Charm.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 12, 2015

Championship
Preston 1-0 Reading
U17 midfielder Josh Barrett made his first appearance on the Reading bench

League 1
Gillingham 0-3 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory made his one hundred fiftieth start for Burton Albion, while defender Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal for the club. This was his first goal since 14th April 2015, when the full back scored for Plymouth Argyle against Portsmouth

Swindon Town 2-1 Rochdale
John O'Sullivan was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2
Crawley 3-2 Dagenham and Redbridge
Rhys Murphy's first goal in this game for Crawley was the thirtieth of his career. With the second, he has now scored five goals in his last four appearances for Crawley*

Notts County 4-3 Newport Co.
Graham Burke made his twenty-fifth start of his career

Yeovil 2-2 Barnet
Ian Lawlor signed on loan for Barnet from Manchester City, and went straight into the starting XI to make his first career start

Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 1-0 Hearts
Jonathan Hayes picked up his first booking of the season

Dundee United 0-1 Partick Thistle
After his fourth start since returning to Dundee United during the summer, Gavin Gunning has now made 100 starts for the Arabs

*source: Sky Sports Soccer Saturday, thanks Jeff.

Irish Scorers weekend of 10th January 2015

10 January 2015 Sky Bet Championship Birmingham City 3-1 Wigan Athletic James McClean(36) Sky Bet League 1 Barnsley 2-0 Yeovil Town Conor Hourihane(75, penalty) Bristol City 4-0 Notts County Derrick Williams(84) Chesterfield 3-0 Port Vale Eoin Doyle(60, penalty) Walsall 1-4 Scunthorpe United Paddy Madden(63, penalty) Sky Bet League 2 Exeter City 0-2 Northampton Town John-Joe O'Toole(29) Newport County AFC 1-0 Portsmouth Mark Byrne(68)

12 January 2015 Scottish Premiership Hamilton Academical 2-3 Dundee United Sean Dillon(77)

Irish Scorers 26th December 2014

26 December 2014 Sky Bet Championship Bournemouth 2-0 Fulham Harry Arter(90) Brentford 2-4 Ipswich Town Daryl Murphy(1) Daryl Murphy(21) Leeds United 0-2 Wigan Athletic James McClean(83) Rotherham United 2-2 Huddersfield Town Lee Frecklington(90) Sky Bet League 1 Chesterfield 3-2 Peterborough United Eoin Doyle(10) Eoin Doyle(54) Leyton Orient 4-1 Crawley Town David Mooney(88) Scunthorpe United 2-1 Rochdale Paddy Madden(77) Sky Bet League 2 Burton Albion 2-0 Tranmere Rovers Damien McCrory(23, penalty) Cambridge United 0-1 Southend United Barry Corr(57) Newport County AFC 2-0 Plymouth Argyle Mark Byrne(82) Oxford United 0-2 Shrewsbury Town James Collins(13) Portsmouth 0-2 AFC Wimbledon Frankie Sutherland(9)