Players to score in all four divisions in england

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

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - June 2018

Transfers

Thursday, 10th May
Following his release from Oldham, Paul Green signed a one year contract with Crewe Alexandra: 🔗

Monday, 21st May
After two seasons at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, winger Jake Mulraney signed for Scottish Premiership side Hearts: 🔗

Tuesday, 22nd May
Derry City winger Ronan Curtis agreed a deal to join Portsmouth: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd May
Following three years at Aston Villa, defender James Finnerty signed a two year deal with Rochdale AFC: 🔗

Friday, 25th May
Conor Dimaio left Chesterfield to sign for non-league Stockport County: 🔗

Thursday, 30th May
Noel Hunt returned to his native Waterford to sign for Waterford FC as player, and will also act as assistant to manager Alan Reynolds: 🔗

Tuesday, 5th June
After more than 100 appearances for Peterborough United, Chris Forrester signed a three year contract with Aberdeen: 🔗

Free agent David Meyler signed a two year contract with Reading FC: 🔗

Wednesday, 6th June
Daniel Devine signed a two year contract with Dunfermline Athletic: 🔗

Friday, 8th June
Niall Canavan bounced back after a season disrupted by injury to sign for Plymouth Argyle: 🔗

Cork City announced they had resigned Damien Delaney, who will return to his hometown club when his contract with Crystal Palace expires on July 1st: 🔗

Monday, 11th June
After more than 200 appearances for Southend United, former U21 midfielder Michael Timlin signed with League Two side Stevenage FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 12th June
Winger John O’Sullivan signed a one year contract with Blackpool, with the option of a further 12 months: 🔗

Wednesday, 13th June
Greg Cunningham signed for Cardiff City, bringing the number of Irish full backs in the Premier League to five: 🔗

Following his recent international debut, Graham Burke signed for Preston North End: 🔗

Thursday, 14th June
After two years at Aberdeen, Anthony O’Connor signed a three year contract with Bradford City: 🔗

Monday, 18th June
Winger Willo Flood signed a one year contract with Dunfermline Athletic: 🔗

Defender Sean McGinty joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a two year deal: 🔗

Tuesday, 19th June
Following the end of his contract with Ipswich, midfielder Stephen Gleeson signed a two year deal with Aberdeen: 🔗

Monday, 25th June
Dessie Hutchinson and Noe Baba returned to Ireland to sign for Hutchinson’s home town club, Waterford FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 26th June
23 year old defender Sean Long left Lincoln to sign a two year contract with Cheltenham Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 27th June
Former Ireland international Alan Maybury joined the backroom staff at former club St. Johnstone as youth coach: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Shay Given joined Frank Lampard’s coaching team at Derby County as goalkeeping coach: 🔗

Loans

Thursday, 21st June
Samir Carruthers joined former manager Karl Robinson at Oxford United on a season long loan: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Oxford United defender Fiacre Kelleher signed for Macclesfield Town on a season long loan: 🔗

Contracts

Monday, 14th May
Goalkeeper Danny Rogers signed a two year extension to his contract with Aberdeen: 🔗

Friday, 25th May
U18 defender Jack James signed his first professional contract with Luton Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th May
Shamir Fenelon signed a new one year deal with Aldershot Town: 🔗

Thursday, 31st May
Alan Sheehan extended his stay with Luton Town with a new two year contract: 🔗

Tuesday, 5th June
Sean Maguire was rewarded for an outstanding first season at Preston North End with a new three year contract: 🔗

Thursday, 14th June
Republic of Ireland teammates Katie McCabe and Louise Quinn both signed new contracts with Arsenal Women’s FC: 🔗

Monday, 25th June
Gillingham’s 2017/18 Player of the Season Mark Byrne signed a new two year deal with Gillingham, keeping him at Priestfield until 2020: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Former Limerick FC defender Paudie O’Connor signed a two year deal with Leeds: 🔗

Southampton youth team players Aaron O’Driscoll and Jonathan Afolabi signed two and one year contracts, respectively, with the Saints: 🔗

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th March 2018

Saturday, 17th March 2018

Championship

Barnsley 0-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams made his 300th start in English football

Norwich 3-2 Reading

Liam Kelly scored his fifth goal in the Championship

Sheffield United 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance in the competition

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Burton Albion

Matt Doherty made his 200th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Southend United

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

MK Dons 2-1 Bury

Stephen Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 0-3 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal of the season

Oldham 0-2 Portsmouth

Eoin Doyle started his first game since December

Plymouth 3-2 Bristol Rovers

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

League 2

Newport Co. 1-1 Luton

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

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-2 Hamilton Academical

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career start

Sunday, 18th March 2018

English FA Cup

Wigan 0-2 Southampton

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

Round up for week of Tuesday, 12th December 2017

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Stoke City

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th appearance for Burnley

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time since October

English FA Cup

Wigan 3-2 AFC Fylde

Noel Hunt's introduction from the bench was the striker's first appearance since Tuesday, 24 October

Exeter 2-1 Forest Green

Pierce Sweeney scored his first FA Cup goal, and was booked for the first time since August in his 25th appearance of the season

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Premier League

Liverpool 0-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean's first start since Tuesday, 22nd August was also the Derry native's 250th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 3-2 Motherwell

The six Irish players to start this game was the most since six players also started the Middlesbrough-Sunderland game on Sunday, 5th November
Conor Sammon scored his first goal for Partick in his first start since early November

St Johnstone 0-3 Aberdeen

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance in the SPL
Adam Rooney scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 30 September

English FA Cup

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams assisted the only goal of the game in his 25th appearance of the season, all of which were starts

Thursday, 14 December 2017

English FA Cup

Hereford United 0-2 Fleetwood

The first goal of Cian Bolger's brace (his first goals of the season) was the tenth goal of his career

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th October 2017

Tuesday, 24th October 2017

League 1

Oldham 2-1 Bury

Paul Green's introduction from the bench was his 50th appearance for Oldham
Jay O'Shea started his first game since Saturday, 5th August
Eoin Doyle's strike was his tenth goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 0-0 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton made his 50th start for Partick Thistle

St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey was booked for the first time this season, before this the goalkeeper hadn't been shown a yellow card November 2012!

English League Cup

Bournemouth 3-1 Middlesbrough

After his first appearance for Bournemouth in a month at the weekend as a substitute, Harry Arter started his first game for the Cherries since Friday, 15th September

Bristol City 4-1 Crystal Palace

Callum O'Dowda's goal was his first time finding the back of the net for Bristol, this was also the 15th goal of the midfielder's career and his first goal since May 2016

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 2-1 Manchester City U21

Ireland U19 defender Tyreke Wilson made his first appearance at senior level

Wigan 4-1 Middlesbrough U21

Noel Hunt scored his first goal for Wigan in made his first start for the club.  Before this, he hadn't scored since November 2016

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time this seasonas a substitute

English League Cup

Chelsea 2-1 Everton

James McCarthy was booked on his first appearance of the season. Before this game, the midfielder hadn't appeared for his club since March, and hadn't started a game since February

Tottenham 2-3 West Ham United

Declan Rice returned to the West Ham starting XI for his first appearance for the Hammers in a month

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st October 2017

Saturday, 21st October 2017

This is the first time since April 2008 where more than 75 Irish players started, but less than five goals were scored.

Premier League

Manchester City 3-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady made his 25th appearance for Burnley

Stoke City 1-2 Bournemouth

Harry Arter made his first appearance for Bournemouth since Friday, 15 September

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham

Conor Hourihane made his 25th start for Aston Villa

Sheffield United 2-1 Reading

Enda Stevens made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne was sent off for the first time in almost exactly a year, the midfielder was last sent off on 25th October 2016

League 1

Blackburn 3-0 Portsmouth

Derrick Williams made his 100th appearance in League One

Blackpool 1-3 Wigan

Noel Hunt was booked for the first time this season in his 25th League One appearance

Gillingham 1-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole started a game for the first time in 2017/18

Oxford United 3-3 Rotherham

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season in his first start since Saturday, 9th September

League 2

Exeter 0-1 Port Vale

Pierce Sweeney made his 50th career start

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-0 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 100th start for St Johnstone

Partick Thistle 2-1 Dundee

Conor Sammon started a game for the first time in a month
Both Adam Barton and Daniel Devine made their 50th appearance for Partick Thistle, Devine's appearance was also his his 150th career appearance

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 2-4 Celtic

Anthony Stokes' first goal in a month was his 15th goal in the competition

Sunday, 22 October 2017

Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Norwich

Wes Hoolahan made his 200th appearance in the Championship

MLS

Atlanta United 2-2 FC Toronto

Chris McCann made his 25th appearance for Atlanta United

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's goal today (his fifth of the season) meant he scored in his third consecutive appearance for the first time since October 2014

Perth Glory 2-1 Central Coast Mariners

Andy Keogh's goal today, his first of the season, was his 40th goal for Perth Glory

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: 🔗

Round Up - Week of 22nd August 2017

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

English League Cup

Grimsby 0-1 Derby County

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since April in the defender's first start of the season
James Berrett was booked for the first time this season

Crystal Palace 2-1 Ipswich

Adam McDonnell made his first start of the season
Congratulations to Shane McLoughlin on his first appearance for Ipswich Town

Accrington Stanley 1-3 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the first time this season

Leeds United 5-1 Newport Co.

Congratulations to Eoghan Stokes on his first career appearance
Joe Quigley was booked for the first time this season

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Hull City

Brian Lenihan made his first appearance of the season for Hull

Aston Villa 4-1

Congratulations to Jake Doyle-Hayes on making his senior debut for Aston Villa
Noel Hunt came off the bench to made his first appearance for Wigan

QPR 1-4 Brentford

John Egan's second goal in two games was his first goal in the League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Barnet

Richie Towell made his first start of the season, this was the midfielder's first appearance since March
Jay Molumby made his first senior appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion
Congratulations to Aaron Connolly on his career debut

Cardiff 1-2 Burton Albion

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal since January in his 100th appearance for Cardiff
Sean Scannell made his first start for Burton Albion since signing for the Brewers on loan

Fulham 0-1 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney were both booked for the first time this season, the striker hadn't been booked since March, whereas the defender's last booking was in April

Reading 3-1 Millwall

Stephen Quinn's start against Millwall was the midfielder's first start since September 2016

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

English League Cup

Blackburn 0-2 Burnley

Jonathan Walters made his first start for Burnley, this was the striker's first start since Saturday, 8th April
Kevin Long was booked in his first appearance of the season. Before this, he hadn't been shown a yellow card since January 2016!
Robbie Brady scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't scored since February

Cheltenham 0-2 West Ham United

Declan Rice made his first appearance in the competition

Round Up - Weekend of 17th March 2017

Friday, 17 March 2017

League 1

Port Vale 2-1 Shrewsbury

Sam Foley scored his first goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal in more than a year - he last scored on Saturday, 5 March 2016 against Colchester

Saturday, 18 March 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford

Damien Delaney's appearance off the bench (his first appearance since February 11th) was his 25th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-2 Chelsea

Jonathan Walters scored his first goal of 2017, 81 days after his last goal on December 27th

Sunderland 0-0 Burnley

John O'Shea, Darron Gibson, Jeff Hendrick and Stephen Ward started this game, making it the first Premier League game this season where four Irish players started the same game
For O'Shea, it was his 200th start for Sunderland

West Ham United 2-3 Leicester City

Darren Randolph made his 25th Premier League appearance

Championship

Blackburn 2-2 Preston North End

Aiden McGeady marked his 25th start for Preston North End with his fifth goal for the club. This was also his fifth goal of the season, the first time the midfielder had managed this since 2012-13 with Spartak Moscow

Wigan 0-2 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the tenth time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Northampton

Brendan Moloney late second half introduction from the bench was his first appearance since November

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Chesterfield

Rory Gaffney scored his 15th goal for the Bristol Rovers in his 25th start of the season

Oxford United 2-1 Scunthorpe

Stephen Dawson made his 150th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden's 70th goal in League One was also his 50th league goal for Scunthorpe

Rochdale 4-1 Gillingham

Conrad Logan returned to the Rochdale starting XI for his first appearance since January 28th

League 2

Luton 1-1 Exeter

Alan Sheehan's yellow card against Exeter was the defender's fifth booking of the season

Plymouth 1-0 Morecambe

Graham Carey's winner was his 25th goal for Plymouth

Stevenage 3-0 Portsmouth

Noel Hunt made his first start of 2017
Eoin Doyle made his 150th start since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Jonathan Hayes' goal was his first strike in a month

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th career appearance

Kilmarnock 1-1 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton made his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle
Conor Sammon scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Raith 2-1 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood made his 25th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 19 March 2017

League 2

Notts County 1-0 Barnet

Mark Yeates was sent off for the first time in his career

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-2 Minessota United

Kevin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Colorado Rapids

Round Up - Week of 7th March 2017

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Cardiff

Derrick Williams' late equaliser was the defender's first goal for Blackburn, almost 17 months after his last goal in October 2015

Derby County 1-1 Preston North End

Aiden McGeady made his 25th appearance for Preston North End
Andy Boyle made his first appearance for Preston North End, 88 days after his last appearance for Dundalk in December

Rotherham 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Lee Frecklington first start since 2nd January was also his 150th appearance in the Championship
Richie Towell came off the bench to make his first appearance for Brighton since the end of January

League 2

Crawley 0-2 Portsmouth

Rhys Murphy was named in Crawley's starting XI for the first time since he returned to the Reds
Noel Hunt first booking since the beginning of January was the striker's fifth yellow card of the season

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Premier League

Manchester City 0-0 Stoke City

After being named on the bench at the weekend, Jonathan Walters returned to the Stoke City starting XI for his first appearance since January 3rd and was booked for the first time in almost a year - the striker's last yellow card was on March 19th, 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 10th February 2017

Friday, 10 February 2017

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Birmingham City

Stephen Gleeson's 25th appearance of the season was also his 350th career start

League 2

Newport Co. 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor made his 25th career appearance

Saturday, 11 February 2017

Today was the first time that two Irish players(Aiden McGeady and John-Joe O'Toole) scored a brace on the same day since October 1st, when Padraig Amond and Adam Rooney both scored twice

Premier League

Sunderland 0-4 Southampton

Darron Gibson's first appearance in the Sunderland starting XI was the midfielder's first start since November
Shane Long's fifth goal of the season was his 25th goal for Southampton

Championship

Derby County 3-3 Bristol City

Congratulations to Richard Keogh on achieving the landmark of 500 career appearances against Bristol City

Norwich 5-1 Nottingham Forest

Wes Hoolahan's goal this afternoon (his first since October) was his 25th goal in the Championship

Preston North End 4-2 Brentford

Greg Cunningham's start today for Preston was the defender's 200th career start

The first goal of Aiden McGeady's brace - his first time scoring twice in a game since August 2009 - was the midfielder's first goal since September
Daryl Horgan scored his first goal for Preston North End, 100 days after his last goal on November 3rd for Dundalk in the Europa League

Rotherham 1-1 Blackburn

Stephen Kelly unfortunately scored his first OG against Rotherham on his 25th start for the club, and was booked for the first time since September
Fellow defender Derrick Williams also made his 25th start for Blackburn

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Bury 1-0 Swindon Town

Joe Murphy's start against Swindown was the goalkeeper's in more than a year - his last time in a team's starting XI was on Tuesday, 19 January 2016 for parent club Huddersfield

Fleetwood 0-0 Rochdale

Cian Bolger made his 25th start for Fleetwood Town
Niall Canavan started his first game in more than two months, his last start was on Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Northampton 3-1 Chesterfield

The second goal of John-Joe O'Toole's brace was the midfielder's 20th league goal for Northampton

Oxford United 1-0 MK Dons

Darren Potter was sent off for the second time for MK Dons (the third time in his career). The midfielder's last red card was more than five years ago in August 2011

Peterborough 0-1 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers was unfortunately booked on his first start for Sheffield United
Jay O'Shea came off the bench to make his first appearance for Sheffield United

Scunthorpe 0-1 Shrewsbury

Paddy Madden's second half introduction from the bench (his first appearance for the Iron since January 2nd) was the striker's 150th appearance for Scunthorpe United

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 5-0 Grimsby

Gavin Gunning was booked for the first time in two months

Morecambe 2-0 Cambridge United

Barry Corr returned from injury to make his first appearance for Cambridge in more than a year. This was also the striker's 25th appearance for The U's

Portsmouth 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Noel Hunt came off the bench to make his first appearance since January 2nd

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-1 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since August in his first start since the end of October

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 3-0 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon made his first appearance of 2017

Scottish FA Cup

Celtic 6-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney and Dean Ebbe both came off the bench in the second half for their first appearances in the Scottish Cup

St Johnstone 0-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in 2017 in his 25th start for Partick Thistle

Adam Barton scored his first goal since November 4th

Round Up - Weekend of 12th November 2016

Saturday, 12 November 2016

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Austria 0-1 Republic of Ireland
This was Ireland's first win in Austria, the first time the Boys in Green have beaten them since 1963(the longest winless streak against any opponent) and the first time beating higher ranked opposition in an away qualifier since a 2-1 victory against Lithuania in 1997
Shane Duffy continued his record of starting in each appearance for Ireland, and was booked for the first time in his Ireland career
Seamus Coleman made his 40th start for Ireland
James McClean's winner was the winger's eighth goal for Ireland
Both Harry Arter and David McGoldrick made their first competitive appearance for Ireland in their fourth and fifth senior appearances, respectively
Wes Hoolahan made his 37th appearance for Ireland, this was Hoolahan's 36th cap while signed to Norwich City, breaking Mark Bowen's record of 35 caps for Wales while playing for the Canaries

League 1
Bradford City 4-0 Rochdale
Billy Clarke made his 100th appearance for Bradford
Niall Canavan had not been sent off in his career before this season, but after this game, he has now been sent off twice in two months

Bury 1-4 Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin scored his tenth goal in England

Gillingham 2-1 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole scored his fifth goal of the season

Millwall 4-0 Bristol Rovers
Shaun Williams scored his tenth goal for Millwall, almost three months after his ninth goal for the Lions on August 23rd

MK Dons 1-1 Walsall
Samir Carruthers was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 2

Colchester 0-3 Leyton Orient
Michael Collins was booked for the first time April 6th

Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Plymouth
Graham Carey scored his 20th goal for Plymouth

Portsmouth 4-0 Mansfield Town
Noel Hunt scored his first goal for Portsmouth, almost a year since his last goal on Friday, 18 December 2015

Round Up - Weekend of 4th November 2016

Friday, 4 November 2016

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-2 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney made his 100th start for Aberdeen
Adam Barton's equaliser for Partick Thistle was the midfielder's first goal since Saturday, 15 December 2012
Anthony O'Connor's opener (his first goal for Aberdeen) was the defender's first goal since Saturday, 12 December 2015, and the fifth of his career

Saturday, 5 November 2016

Premier League

West Ham United 1-1 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters returned to the Stoke starting XI for the first time since September 18th
The own goal scored by Glenn Whelan was the first time the midfielder had scored against his own side

Championship

Huddersfield 1-1 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson made his 100th appearance for Birmingham

Norwich 2-3 Leeds United
Wes Hoolahan reached two landmarks in this game - the midfielder made his 250th start and 300th appearance for Norwich
Robbie Brady scored his fifth goal for the Canaries, just over a month after his fourth goal on October 1st
Eunan O'Kane's appearance in the Leeds starting XI was the midfielder's 200th career start

Rotherham 1-3 Preston North End
Aiden McGeady marked his return from injury for Preston after a month out with an assist

Wigan 0-3 Reading
Paul McShane was booked for the first time since the opening day of the season

English FA Cup

Yeovil 2-2 Solihull Moors
Having not been sent off before this season, Kevin Dawson has now been send off twice in just over a month, after receiving two yellow cards in this cup tie, and being sent off on October 4th

Northampton 6-0 Harrow Borough
John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal since September 27th for his fifth goal in the FA Cup

Gillingham 2-2 Brackley
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first start in a month

Portsmouth 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Noel Hunt made his first start for Portsmouth in this cup tie. This was the striker's first start since February 26th

Colchester 1-2 Chesterfield
After appearing for Colchester in the League Cup earlier this season, Louis Dunne made his first appearance in the FA Cup
Jay O'Shea scored his fifth goal in the FA Cup, this was the striker's first goal since August 20th

Exeter 1-3 Luton
Glen Rea scored his first goal in the FA Cup, almost two months after his last goal on September 10th

Charlton 3-1 Scunthorpe
Kevin Foley start for Charlton was the defender's first appearance for the Addicks in a month

Sunday, 6 November 2016

English FA Cup

Sheffield United 6-0 Leyton Orient
After making four appearances off the bench for Leyton Orient in the last few weeks, Alan Dunne made his first start in almost a year, his last time appearing in the O's starting XI was on Sunday, 15th November 2015

Blackpool 2-0 Kidderminster Harriers
Mark Yeates and Eddie Nolan both made their first appearances since the same game - against Bolton on Tuesday, 4 October 2016

Report Card - Weekend of 18th December 2015

18 December 2015
League 1
Southend United 4-1 Bury
Noel Hunt marked his first appearance since September 29th with his first goal since September 5th and his first brace of the season.
David Mooney scored his fifth goal for Southend, on his twenty-fifth appearance for the Shrimpers

19 December 2015
Premier League
Everton 2-3 Leicester City
Seamus Coleman made his 200th appearance for Everton!

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Bournemouth
James McClean was sent off for the first time for West Brom. This was the third red card for the former Derry City winger since moving to England. His last early bath came on 25th April, against Wolves

Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland
John O'Shea was shown his first yellow card of the season. Coincidentally, his last booking was on April 25, the same date as McClean's last red!

Championship
Brentford 4-2 Huddersfield
Alan Judge has never scored more than eight in a season before, his brace this afternoon (his third of the season) puts him at ten for 2015/16, and the second goal was his twentieth goal for Brentford!

Rotherham 2-0 Hull City
David Meyler made his one hundredth start for Hull City in this game, while former Ireland B international Lee Frecklington scored his twenty-fifth goal for Rotherham.

League 1
Burton Albion 3-3 Doncaster Rovers
Paul Keegan scored his first goal in more than three years, the former League of Ireland player's last goal came on Saturday, 27th October 2012!

Millwall 0-3 Gillingham
David Forde made his return to the Millwall team as a first half substitute following goalkeeper Jordan Archer's red card. This was the Galwayman's first appearance since November seventh, and he was shown his first yellow card since last February

Rochdale 3-1 Colchester
Donal McDermott's goal this afternoon was his first in three months. The former Manchester City trainee last scored on the 15th August

Shrewsbury 0-1 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers was shown the yellow card for the first time this season

League 2
Dagenham and Redbridge 0-3 Bristol Rovers
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal for Bristol Rovers since signing on loan for the Pirates

Hartlepool 1-2 Plymouth
Carl McHugh's goal this afternoon was the tenth goal of his career, not bad for a defender!

York City 2-1 Morecambe
James Berrett scored his first goal since the 5th September on his twenty-fifth appearance for York, almost as long since Jamie Devitt's last goal on the 1st September

20 December 2015
Championship
Reading 1-0 Blackburn
Stephen Quinn returned to the Reading starting XI with his first start since September 19

Eredivisie
Excelsior 1-4 SC Cambuur
Jack Byrne's first goal for SC Cambuur, indeed the first of his career*, made him their youngest ever goalscorer in the Eredivisie and the Manchester City loanee completed all but one of his passes in the game (see below)

94.6 - Jack Byrne had a pass completion of 94.6 per cent against Excelsior, highest of the starting 22. Precision. pic.twitter.com/mkLkfBZBWF

— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) December 20, 2015

19y 240d - Jack Byrne (@Jackb_8) is the youngest ever Eredivisie goalscorer for @SCCambuurLwd. Historic.

— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) December 20, 2015

*Byrne did find the back of the net last week from a free kick, but it was officially given as an OG

A Brief History Of The Hunt Brothers Playing Together

With the conclusion of Noel Hunt's loan to his brother Stephen's team Ipswich Town, and his return to Leeds United, we are unlikely to see both players together on the pitch again. During his loan to the Tractor Boys, the brothers appeared together against Brentford and Charlton.
Noel's most memorable appearance was arguably his debut against Charlton, where he came off the bench to score a late winner for Mick McCarthy's side. However, while both players were in the matchday XVI, they were not on the pitch at the same time, with Stephen being substituted on 76 minutes, before Noel's late introduction on 83 minutes.
We have to go back to 18th April 2009 to find the last time they both started for the same team, both starting for Reading in a 0-0 draw against Championship rivals Barnsley. This was the last of 29 games they started together, the first coming on 12 Aug 2008 in a League Cup game away to Dagenham and Redbridge.
Both players scored in only three games they appeared in together, against Luton in the League Cup on 26th August 2008, against Swansea in the Championship on 27th September 2008 and finally against Burnley on 4th October 2008.

Their overall record when starting together is as follows:

	Home			Away			Overall
P	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	D	L
23	11	3	2	2	3	11	13	6	4

Irish Scorers weekend of 28th November 2014

28 November 2014 Sky Bet League 2 Accrington Stanley 2-3 Exeter City John O'Sullivan(65)

29 November 2014 Sky Bet Championship Brentford 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Alan Judge(29) Charlton Athletic 0-1 Ipswich Town Noel Hunt(90) Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Wigan Athletic Chris McCann(26) Sky Bet League 1 Barnsley 1-2 Scunthorpe United Paddy Madden(30) Paddy Madden(45) Bradford City 3-1 Leyton Orient Billy Clarke(79) David Mooney(74) Gillingham 2-2 Port Vale John Egan(29) John Egan(55) Sky Bet League 2 Southend United 2-0 Northampton Town Barry Corr(69, penalty) Stevenage 1-1 Morecambe Padraig Amond(85)

30 November 2014 Scottish Cup Hearts 0-4 Celtic Anthony Stokes(54)