Irish Abroad: Paddy Madden

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance of the season
Both Ryan Sweeney and Jaze Kabia were booked for the fifth time this season and both players are suspended for the next game

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-1 Raith Rovers

Zak Delaney made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 23rd October 2022

Championship

Swansea City 2-0 Cardiff

Michael Obafemi scored his 15th goal for Swansea City
Callum Robinson was sent off for the first time in his career

Watford 4-0 Luton Town

Louie Watson's first appearance since Tuesday, 9 August 2022(76 days)

Monday, 24 thOctober 2022

Premier League

West Ham United 2-0 Bournemouth

Mark Travers' introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Back underway for the second half and we've been forced into another change...

⬅️ Neto
➡️ Travers

Let's go, Travs 👐

46' | ⚒ 1-0 🍒 // #WHUBOU pic.twitter.com/5V41Nd0VFU
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) October 24, 2022

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th August 2022

Friday, 26th August 2022

Championship

Luton Town 1-1 Sheffield United

John Egan's his first assist of the season was his fifth assist for Sheffield United

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Dundee - eight months after being sent off in December 2021

Eerste Divisie

Roda JC 1-3 NAC Breda

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 27th August 2022

Championship

Hull City 3-2 Coventry

After signing a two year contract with Hull City, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for the Tigers

Watford 2-3 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Wigan 1-5 Burnley

James McClean was named in the Wigan starting XI for the 100th time
Will Keane scored his 40th goal for Wigan, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship

League 1

Cheltenham 1-2 Oxford United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 2-1 Peterborough

Jason Knight scored his first goal since Sunday, 21 November 2021
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 4th December 2021

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora' start was his 100th appearance in British football

League 2

Stockport County 1-1 Swindon Town

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since Friday, 3 July 2020

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Sunday, 28th August 2022

Scottish Premiership

Hearts 3-2 St Johnstone

Graham Carey scored his first goal in five weeks

Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 29th July 2022

Friday, 29th July 2022

Championship

Huddersfield 0-1 Burnley

Both Josh Cullen and Dara Costelloe made their debuts for Burnley

Saturday, 30th July 2022

Championship

Blackburn 1-0 QPR

Sinclair Armstrong's second half introduction was his first appearance for QPR

Cardiff 1-0 Norwich City

Andrew Omobamidele's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 5th December 2021

Millwall 2-0 Stoke City

On his first appearance for loan club Stoke City, Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time November 2021

Wigan 0-0 Preston North End

Robbie Brady's first appearance for Preston North End was his 200th career start

📋 TEAM NEWS: This is how we line up for our opening game of the 2022/23 season! 💪

Three full debuts for North End this afternoon as Freddie Woodman, Robbie Brady and Troy Parrott all start for the first time in competitive action! 💛#pnefc #YELLOWS pic.twitter.com/w98ey4AnWk
— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) July 30, 2022

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Charlton

Eoghan O'Connell's first appearance for Charlton was his 200th start in British football

Derby County 1-0 Oxford United

Conor Hourihane's first goal for Derby County was his 25th goal in League One

Port Vale 2-1 Fleetwood

Promise Omochere marked his first appearance for Fleetwood with an assist

League 2

Stockport County 2-3 Barrow

Paddy Madden scored and assisted a goal in the same game for the first time since Wednesday, 17th November 2021

Monday, 1st August 2022

Championship

Watford 1-0 Sheffield United

Ciaran Clark's start was his appearance since Saturday, 22nd January, and was booked for the first time since Sunday, 17th October 2021

Friday, 12 February 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 9th February 2021

Tuesday, 9th February 2021

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Oxford United

Anthony Forde's introduction was his 300th career appearance

Peterborough 2-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge's start was his 400th career appearance

Shrewsbury 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his 25th goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Swindon Town

Ronan Curtis scored his tenth goal of the season in his 100th appearance in League One

Rochdale 1-4 MK Dons

Conor Shaughnessy made his first appearance of the season at new club Rochdale, almost a year after his last appearance on Saturday, 22 February 2020

Fleetwood 3-1 Doncaster Rovers

Paddy Madden's goal made the striker Fleetwood's top league goalscorer

🌟 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿 𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙀𝙍 🌟@Paddymadden has become #ftfc's highest ever EFL league goal scorer after scoring his 4⃣2⃣nd against Doncaster tonight! 👏#OnwardTogether pic.twitter.com/iZIwN5YRnG
— Fleetwood Town FC (@ftfc) February 9, 2021

League 2

Salford City 4-1 Cambridge United

Richie Towell scored for the first time since Saturday, 10 October

Harrogate Town 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long completed his first assist of the season

Walsall 1-1 Mansfield Town

Tyreik Wright was booked for the first time this season
Harry Charsley's start was his 50th career appearance

Bolton 1-1 Morecambe

Eoin Doyle scored his 50th goal in League Two

FA Cup

Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth

Jimmy Dunne started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26 September

Manchester United 1-0 West Ham United

Mipo Odubeko's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Wednesday, 10th February 2021

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Motherwell

Gary Dicker's start was his 150th appearance in the SPL

FA Cup

Sheffield United 1-0 Bristol City

David McGoldrick's start was his 100th appearance for Sheffield United

What. A. Player. 💫

David McGoldrick made his 100th appearance for the Blades last night. 👏 pic.twitter.com/4wcMUGbpPI
— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) February 11, 2021

Friday, 22 January 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Premier League

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea's start was his 75th career appearance

Championship

Rotherham 3-3 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist in seven weeks

League 1

Hull City 3-0 Accrington Stanley

After completing his loan move to Hull City, Dan Crowley made his first appearance for the club - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's introduction was his 50th career appearance

MK Dons 3-1 Fleetwood

After going four months without scoring, Joe Mason scored a hat trick
Paddy Madden completed his first assist in a month

Portsmouth 4-0 AFC Wimbledon

Ronan Curtis' introduction was his first appearance in a month

Sunderland 1-2 Plymouth

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since September

League 2

Southend United 1-2 Cambridge United

Alan McCormack started his first game in a month

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's start was his 350th appearance in League Two

Wednesday, 20th January 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 2-2 Celtic

Jaze Kabia came off the bench for his first appearance for Livingston

What a moment too make my Debut last night. Onwards and Upwards now 💛 pic.twitter.com/93N0v9HTjx
— Jaze Kabia 🃏 (@Jazekabia123) January 21, 2021

Perth Glory 5-3 Adelaide United

Andy Keogh completed two assists on his return for Perth Glory

Friday, 15 January 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara's start was his first appearance in the Championship

League 1

Charlton 4-4 Rochdale

Gavin Bazunu was booked for the first time this season
Jimmy Keohane completed his first assist since Saturday, 24th October

League 2

Exeter 1-1 Bolton

Pierce Sweeney made his 200th appearance for Exeter

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 2-2 St Johnstone

Mark Connolly's start was his 300th career appearance

Football League Trophy

Hull City 3-2 Fleetwood

Sean McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month
Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal in the Football League Trophy, this was his first goal in a month

Sunderland 2-0 Port Vale

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in four months in his first start in a month

Lincoln City 4-0 Accrington Stanley

In his first start in a month, Zachary Elbouzedi scored and assisted a goal. Coincidentally, he also scored and assisted a goal in his previous start
Ryan Cassidy was named in the Accrington Stanley starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 8th December

Bristol Rovers 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

Josh Barrett made his first start of the season, almost a year after his previous start on Saturday, 25th January 2020

Peterborough 5-1 Portsmouth

Jack Taylor scored for the first time in seven weeks

Northampton 0-2 MK Dons

Cian Bolger made his 300th career appearance
Joe Mason was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th October

Wednesday, 13th January 2021

League 2

Oldham 2-3 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley scored his fifth goal of the season

Tuesday, 15 December 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th December 2020

Saturday, 12th December 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea first start in five weeks was also his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 Norwich

Darragh Lenihan made his 200th career appearance

Derby County 0-0 Stoke City

Jason Knight was booked for the first time in six weeks

Luton Town 3-0 Preston

James Collins scored his second hat trick of the season

League 1

Blackpool 0-0 Oxford United

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 27th October

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Northampton

Cian Bolger was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 0-2 Portsmouth

Alan Judge's start was his 70th appearance for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness was booked for the first time this season
Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Lincoln City 0-4 Sunderland

Anthony Scully made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City
Aiden McGeady completed his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since August 2019

MK Dons 1-1 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara started his 100th career game

Swindon Town 0-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden scored his 50th goal for Fleetwood

Wigan 4-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 4-0 Stevenage

Joshua Kayode scored his third goal of the season, in his 20th start for Carlisle United

Exeter 5-0 Tranmere

Lee O'Connor's start was his 25th career appearance

Forest Green 2-0 Cambridge United

Dominic Bernard's first start in eight weeks was his 30th appearance in League Two

Leyton Orient 2-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond completed his first assist since Saturday, 19th October 2019

Morecambe 1-0 Harrogate Town

John O'Sullivan's start was his 60th appearance for Morecambe

Oldham 3-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Walsall 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Ross County

Tommie Hoban's start was his 20th appearance in the SPL

Motherwell 0-1 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath scored his third goal in three games in his 30th appearance for St Mirren

Sunday, 13th December 2020

Premier League

Southampton 3-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' start was his first appearance in five weeks

Arsenal 0-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock

Shane Duffy's goal was the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 14th December 2020

Polish Ekstraklasa

Lechia Gdańsk 0-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan's first start Friday, 23 October was his 20th start for Wisła Płock

Friday, 4 December 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 1st December 2020

Tuesday, 1st December 2020

Championship

Bournemouth 2-3 Preston North End

Sean Maguire completed his first assist since October 2019 in his 110th appearance for Preston North End

League 1

Blackpool 1-0 Portsmouth

Both Marcus Harness and Ronan Curtis made their 20th appearance of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Wigan

Anthony Scully completed his first assist since September

Oxford United 0-0 Ipswich

Aaron Drinan's started his first game since Sunday, 13th September 2020
Mark McGuinness' start was his tenth career appearance

Sunderland 1-1 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn was named in the Burton Albion for the 100th time

Northampton 1-0 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger scored his first goal for Northampton, this was his first goal since March 2019
Paddy Madden made his 100th start for Fleetwood

Plymouth 0-4 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Oldham 0-1 Tranmere

Ian Lawlor's start was his 130th career appearance

Champions League

Liverpool 1-0 Ajax

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was the first appearance by an Irish player in the Champions League since Eoghan O'Connell played for Celtic against Barcelona in September 2016, and is the first Irish goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in the competition

Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning made his first assist of the season in his first start in five weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Stoke City

James McClean's first assist since Saturday, 24 October was his 15th assist for Stoke

League 1

Shrewsbury 2-2 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy scored his first goal in since Saturday, 26 September

League 2

Cambridge United 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time in three months
Harry Charsley assisted his fifth goal for Mansfield Town

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 0-0 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan's first appearance in seven weeks was his 25th appearance for Wisła Płock

Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd October 2020

Friday, 23rd October 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Derby County

Both Cyrus Christie and Harry Arter were booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Hearts

Aidan White made his 20th appearance for Hearts

Polish Ekstraklasa

Piast Gliwice 2-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for the first time this season

Saturday, 24th October 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne's brace was his first goal since Saturday, 22nd February

Millwall 1-1 Barnsley

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance in a month

Norwich 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Adam Idah was sent off for the first time in his career

Stoke City 3-2 Brentford

James McClean's first goal of the season was his 20th goal in the Championship

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal was his 110th goal in League One

Blackpool 1-0 MK Dons

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since Friday, 13th September 2019

Northampton 0-2 Charlton

Michael Harriman was booked for the first time this season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane made his first assist of the season

Sunderland 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness' goal was his 15th strike for Portsmouth

League 2

Exeter 3-1 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley assisted a goal for the first time in Scunthorpe colours

Bradford City 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in a month

Cheltenham 0-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's start was his 30th career appearance

Oldham 1-2 Port Vale

Ian Lawlor made his 120th career appearance - starting each one

Stevenage 0-2 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson's fifth goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Leyton Orient

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

St Johnstone 0-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly made his 50th appearance for Dundee Utd

Scottish Championship

Dundee 1-0 Greenock Morton

Jonathan Afolabi marked his first appearance for loan club Dundee with a goal
Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 1-1 Ayr

In his first start of the season, Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in 2020/21

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 D.C. United

Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal of his career

Sunday, 25th October 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic

Tommie Hoban's start was his 15th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 26th October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-1 Tottenham

Kevin Long was unfortunately booked for the first time this season in what was his 80th appearance for Burnley

Saturday, 24 October 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th October 2020

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Championship

Coventry 1-1 Swansea

Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Championship

Millwall 2-0 Luton

Glen Rea made his 20th appearance in the Championship

Norwich 1-0 Birmingham City

Adam Idah made his first assist of the season - also his first assist for Norwich

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Portsmouth

Jack Bonham's start was made his 50th appearance for Gillingham
Thomas O'Connor made his 30th appearance in League One
Marcus Harness completed his first assist of the season

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the starting XI for his 120th appearance for Fleetwood

Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 50th game for Ipswich

Hull City 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin made his 40th appearance in League One

Oxford United 3-2 MK Dons

Olamide Shodipo marked his first appearance for Oxford United with the first goal of his career

Burton Albion 0-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan made his 40th appearance for Rochdale

Northampton 2-1 Swindon Town

Michael Harriman made his 40th appearance for Northampton

League 2

Morecambe 1-1 Mansfield Town

John O'Sullivan made his 50th appearance for Morecambe
Harry Charsley scored his first goal for Mansfield Town - his first goal since November 2016
Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 1-1 Walsall

Billy Clarke scored his 80th goal of his career
Liam Kinsella completed his first assist since Saturday, 10 November 2018

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 4-2 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban scored his fifth goal of his career on his 20th appearance for Aberdeen

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Championship

QPR 0-2 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Stoke City 2-2 Barnsley

Nathan Collins made his 25th appearance for Stoke City

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th October 2010

Friday, 16th October 2020

Championship

Derby County 0-1 Watford

48 hours after making his international debut, Jason Knight made his 30th start for Derby County

Scottish Championship

Hearts 6-2 Dundee

Jonathan Afolabi made his first appearance for loan club Dundee

Saturday, 17th October 2020

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Dan Crowley was named in the Birmingham starting XI for the first time in since Saturday, 5 September

Luton 0-2 Stoke City

Nathan Collins made his first assist for Stoke City

Rotherham 1-2 Norwich

Adam Idah was named in the Norwich starting XI for the first time this season

League 1

MK Dons 2-0 Gillingham

Jack Bonham started a game for the 150th time in his career

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Burton Albion

Kieran O'Hara made his 90th career start
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 0-0 Lincoln City

Paddy Madden's start was his 400th appearance in English football

Ipswich 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Alan Judge made his 60th appearance for Ipswich

Peterborough 2-0 Oxford United

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 0-3 Hull City

Eoghan O'Connell's was his 130th career appearance

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Colchester

Joshua Kayode made his tenth appearance for Carlisle United

Mansfield Town 1-3 Bradford City

Ryan Sweeney's start was his 150th career appearance
Corey O'Keeffe made his first assist for Mansfield Town - his first since October 2019

Port Vale 1-0 Salford City

Darron Gibson made his tenth appearance for Salford City

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 0-0 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season - more than a year after his last yellow card in September 2019

Sunday, 18th October 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-1 Fulham

John Egan made his 40th appearance in the Premier League
Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance in the competition

Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly completed his first assist of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-0 Śląsk Wrocław

Cillian Sheridan started a game for Wisla for the first time in a month

Monday, 19th October 2020

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Burnley

Callum Robinson came off the bench for his 25th appearance in the competition

MLS

FC Toronto 1-0 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney started his tenth start for Atlanta United

Tuesday, 15 September 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th September 2020

Saturday, 12th September 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton

Will Smallbone made his tenth career start - this was also his fifteenth senior career appearance, and his tenth appearance in the Premier League

West Ham United 0-2 Newcastle Utd

Following his transfer to St James' Park in the summer, Jeff Hendrick made his debut for Newcastle, and marked the occasion with a goal and assist - the first Irish player to do so in a Premier League game since Conor Hourihane for Aston Villa against Newcastle in November 2019. This was Hendrick's first appearance since March, his first goal since January, and his first assist since February

Championship

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Rotherham

Daryl Horgan was named in the Wycombe Wanderers starting XI for the first time

Bournemouth 3-2 Blackburn

Both Mark Travers and Derrick Williams made their first appearances since January - Travers hadn't played since Monday, 27th January, and Williams had not made an appearance since Saturday, 4th January

Barnsley 0-1 Luton

James Collins' winner was his 15th goal in the Championship

Derby County 0-2 Reading

Jason Knight started a game for Derby for the 25th time

Huddersfield 0-1 Norwich

On his first appearance in the Championship, Adam Idah scored his first goal in the competition - his first goal anywhere since January

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora's first appearance in League 1 was his fifth appearance in senior football

Fleetwood 2-1 Burton Albion

Paddy Madden scored his 130th goal in English football
John-Joe O'Toole unfortunately marked his 450th career appearance with his fourth red card for Burton Albion - this was the tenth time in his career that the midfielder has been sent off

Lincoln City 2-0 Oxford United

On his fifth start for Lincoln, Anthony Scully scored his first goal since February

Portsmouth 0-0 Shrewsbury

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time since Sunday, 29 December 2019

Swindon Town 3-1 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell start was his 40th appearance for Rochdale, and the defender was named in the starting XI in each one
Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal for Rochdale - also his first goal in English football since September 2015

League 2

Bolton 0-1 Forest Green

Eoin Doyle's start for Bolton was his 90th appearance in League Two

Bradford City 0-0 Colchester

Anthony O'Connor made his 90th appearance for Bradford City

Mansfield Town 0-0 Tranmere

Harry Charsley started a game for the 20th time in his career

Salford City 2-2 Exeter

Darron Gibson was named in the Salford City starting XI for the fifth time

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 0-5 Celtic

Shane Duffy marked his debut for Celtic with his first goal since November 2019

Monday, 14th September 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Chelsea

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 30th appearance for Brighton's senior side

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd July 2020

Friday, 3rd July 2020

League 1

Fleetwood 1-4 Wycombe Wanderers

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since moving to England

Saturday, 4th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 20th appearance of the season

Leicester City 3-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy came off the bench for his 30th appearance for Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Arsenal

Matt Doherty's 40th start of the season was also his 70th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Jason Knight's start was his 30th appearance for Derby County

Fulham 1-0 Birmingham City

Harry Arter made his 25th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie made his 60th appearance for Fulham

Huddersfield 0-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 30th time

Sunday, 5th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United

This was the eighth game this season to feature four, or more, starting Irish players - more than the last three seasons combined(2016-17 - 4, 2017-18 - 3, 2018-19 - 0).

Enda Stevens' start was his 40th appearance in the competition
John Egan scored his first goal of the season, almost two years after his last goal in August 2018. Egan's goal is the 23rd Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in the 2019/20 season, equaling the total from 2018/19. Egan is the twelfth Irish player to score in the 2019/20 season, the most to score in a single season since 2012/13

Southampton 1-0 Manchester City

Southampton are the first team to name four Irish players on the bench since Stoke City in October 2015

Will Smallbone came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Championship

Swansea 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Alex Hunt made his fifth appearance of the season

Middlesbrough 0-1 QPR

Ryan Manning's start was his 90th appearance for QPR, and his 100th appearance in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Hull City

Dara O'Shea was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Monday, 6th July 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 1-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood

Glenn Whelan's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-0 Górnik Zabrze

Cillian Sheridan made his tenth start for Wisła Płock

Friday, 28 February 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 25th February 2020

Tuesday, 25th February 2020

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Preston North End

Callum Robinson completed his first assist in three months

League 1

Sunderland 1-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 40th appearance of the season

Blackpool 2-1 Bolton

Connor Ronan scored his first goal for Blackpool - this was his first goal since July

League 2

Grimsby 4-2 Newport Co.

Bradley Garmston scored his first goal for Grimsby, this was the defender's first goal since January 2018
Padraig Amond scored his 50th goal for Newport Co.

Cheltenham 2-1 Northampton

Jake Doyle-Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-2 St Mirren

Sam Foley was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 1-2 Greenock Morton

Aaron Drinan completed his first assist for Ayr

Dunfermline 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran scored his 15th goal in the Scottish Championship

Wednesday, 26th February 2020

Championship

Blackburn 0-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins was named in the Stoke starting XI for the first time in two months

Millwall 0-0 Birmingham City

Alex Pearce's start was his 40th appearance for Millwall

CONCACAF Champions League

Atlanta United 3-0 Unknown Club

Having signed for Atlanta United in January, Jake Mulraney made his debut for the Five Stripes

Thursday, 27th February 2020

Europa League

Espanyol 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's strike was the first goal scored by an Irish player in the knock out stages of the Europa League since Seamus Coleman scored against BSC Young Boys in February 2015

Monday, 27 January 2020

Round up for weekend of Friday, 24th January 2020

Friday, 24th January 2020

FA Cup

QPR 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's start made his 80th appearance for QPR
Alex Hunt came off the bench for his first appearance August

Saturday, 25th January 2020

Championship

Stoke City 2-0 Swansea

In his 70th appearance for Stoke City, James McClean scored his fifth goal of the season, a month after his last strike

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the Fleetwood starting XI for the 80th time
At the other other end of the scale, Glenn Whelan made his first appearance for the Fisherman after completing his move on Friday

Burton Albion 1-1 Accrington Stanley

John-Joe O'Toole was shown his first yellow card in three months

Ipswich 1-0 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Rochdale 2-2 Gillingham

Eoghan O'Connell's start was the 100th time in the defender's career that he was named in a starting XI

League 2

Crawley 3-2 Grimsby

Reece Grego Cox came off the bench at half time for his first appearance in six weeks

Macclesfield 2-1 Forest Green

Fiacre Kelleher's start was his 70th appearance in League Two
Corey O'Keeffe was sent off for the first time in his career
After completing his loan move to Forest Green on Friday, Conrad Logan made his first appearance for the Green

Mansfield Town 3-0 Bradford City

Harry Charsley was named in Mansfield Town's starting XI for the first time
Anthony O'Connor made his 80th appearance for Bradford City
Eoin Doyle made his 50th start for Bradford City
Jamie Devitt came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 3 September

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 2-1 Partick Thistle

Lee O'Connor made his first appearance for loan club Partick Thistle

FA Cup

Burnley 1-2 Norwich

Kevin Long was booked for the first time in more than a year in what was his 60th start for Burnley

Millwall 0-2 Sheffield United

Jay Molumby's start was his 30th career appearance

Sunday, 26th January 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 2-1 Rangers

Aidan White's start was his first appearance in a month

Monday, 13 January 2020

Round Up for Saturday, 11th January 2020

Saturday, 11th January 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last booking on Tuesday, 29th January 2019

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned from injury for his first appearance in a month

Championship

Brentford 3-1 QPR

After his senior debut last week, Conor Masterson came off the bench for his league debut

Hull City 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 0-0 Millwall

Jay Molumby was named in a starting XI for the 25th time in his career
Shaun Williams was sent off for the fourth time for Millwall, almost four years after his last red card in April 2016

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

After signing for Bristol Rovers, Josh Barrett made his first appearance for the Gas

Burton Albion 1-0 Fleetwood

John-Joe O'Toole started a game for the first time in a month
Paddy Madden came off the bench for his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 4-1 Accrington Stanley

Alan Judge's goal was his first strike in two months

Peterborough 0-0 Gillingham

Jack Taylor made his first appearance for new club Peterborough
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Marcus Harness scored for the first time in a month
Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season - three months after his last booking in October

Rochdale 2-0 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal for Rochdale, nearly two years after his last goal in April 2018
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the fifth time this season
Jimmy Keohane assisted a goal for the first time since August

Shrewsbury 1-1 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry made his first appearance for loan club Lincoln City - this was Coventry's first start in senior football since September 2018

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-1 Grimsby

Billy Clarke marked his first appearance for new club Grimsby with his first goal of the season

Mansfield Town 3-4 Forest Green

James Clarke completed his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-1 Colchester

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time since August

Scunthorpe 1-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time in more than five months

Monday, 30 December 2019

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 28th December 2019

Saturday, 28th December 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Will Smallbone was named in the Southampton matchday squad for the first time

Sunday, 29th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United

Callum Robinson was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the first time in two months

Championship

Bristol City 3-0 Luton

James Collins' start was his 25th Championship appearance

Fulham 1-0 Stoke City

Cyrus Christie's start was his 50th appearance for Fulham

Millwall 1-0 Brentford

Aiden O'Brien marked his first start in two months with his fourth goal of the season - his first time scoring in consecutive appearances since January 2018
Millwall started all four of the Irish players at the club - O'Brien, Molumby, Pearce and Williams - for the first time this season, the first time the Lions started four Irish players since March 2015

QPR 1-2 Hull City

Ryan Manning's assist was his fifth for QPR

League 1

Gillingham 1-0 Rochdale

Thomas O'Connor's start for Gillingham was his 25th in senior football
Paul McShane's start was his first appearance in a month
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time since August

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Oxford United

Shane McLoughlin was unfortunate to mark his 25th appearance for AFC Wimbledon with his first own goal for the club

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Sunderland

Kieran Sadlier complete his first assist for Doncaster in two months

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Scunthorpe

Paul Green's first goal since September was also his fifth goal for Crewe

Newport Co. 1-1 Leyton Orient

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season
Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth 2-1 Stevenage

Niall Canavan's first goal of the season, eleven months after his last strike, was also the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 30th December 2019

Championship

Derby County 2-1 Charlton

Jason Knight's brace was his first goals in senior football

Monday, 16 December 2019

Round Up for weekend of Satuday, 14th December 2019

Saturday, 14th December 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-0 Aston Villa

David McGoldrick's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Championship

Brentford 1-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 25th time

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean started a game for Stoke for the 50th time

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Callum Reilly scored his first goal in two months
Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time this season

Accrington Stanley 4-1 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his 20th goal for Portsmouth

Fleetwood 1-1 Gillingham

Paddy Madden's marked his 300th appearance in League One with his 16th goal of the season

Shrewsbury 2-1 Coventry

Jordan Shipley scored his fifth goal of the season

Southend United 2-2 Rotherham

Robert Kiernan scored an own goal for the first time since January 2011

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Grimsby

Canice Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 1-1 Cambridge United

Samir Carruthers started his first game in three months

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Mansfield Town

Eddie Nolan made his 350th career appearance

Leyton Orient 0-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 3-0 Morecambe

Billy Clarke's introduction in the second half was his 50th appearance in League Two

Salford City 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-1 St Johnstone

Aidan Keena was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time in three months

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Dundee United

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 4-0 DUNAV 2010

Graham Carey scored his first goal for CSKA Sofia

Sunday, 15th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester United 1-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's first start since Tuesday, 29th October was his 300th appearance for Everton

Monday, 2 December 2019

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