Round Up for week of Tuesday, 17th August 2021

Tuesday, 17th August 2021

League 1

Burton Albion 1-0 Sunderland

Conor Shaughnessy's start (his tenth for Burton) was his 75th career appearance

Portsmouth 1-0 Shrewsbury

Marcus Harness completed his first assist of the season

League 2

Barrow 0-0 Exeter

Padraig Amond was named in the Exeter starting XI for the first time

Bradford City 4-1 Stevenage

Niall Canavan scored his first goal for Bradford City in his 100th appearance in League Two. This was his first goal since Saturday, 19 September 2020

Colchester 1-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time this season and also completed his first assist of the season

Crawley 2-1 Salford City

Tyreik Wright made his first appearance for loan club Salford City

Rochdale 1-2 Forest Green

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time since Sunday, 10th January and assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 17th October 2020

Wednesday, 18th August 2021

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-3 QPR

Jimmy Dunne's introduction was his first appearance in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 11 February 2020

©️ Go on, skip! 💪

🤩 That match-winning moment from @darragh_lenihan! #Rovers | #FORvROV 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/0KHaT4IFb2

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) August 19, 2021

West Bromwich Albion 4-0 Sheffield United

Dara O'Shea scored his fifth goal of his career, all of which have been for West Brom, and all in Championship games
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time this season

Europa League

Celtic 2-0 AZ

James McCarthy was booked for the first time this season

Asian AFC Cup

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 Bengaluru

Carl McHugh made his first appearance of the season

Thursday, 19th August 2021

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Anderlecht 3-3 Vitesse Arnhem

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time this season, in his 30th start for Anderlecht

Pacos Ferreira 1-0 Tottenham

Matt Doherty made his first start of the season

Swedish Cup

Rågsveds 0-5 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal for AIK

Round Up for midweek of Tuesday, 16th March 2021

Tuesday, 16th March 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-2 Brentford

Louis Watson started a game for the first time in his career
In the same game, Jason Knight started a game for the 60th time in his career

Middlesbrough 2-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne was sent off for the third time for Preston North End - this was his first red card since Saturday, 21th October 2017

League 1

Oxford United 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal in six weeks

Fleetwood 2-0 Ipswich

Stephen Ward's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

League 2

Salford City 0-0 Colchester

Richie Towell's introduction was his 50th appearance for Salford City

Crawley 1-1 Walsall

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his first goal for Walsall, this was his first goal since Saturday, 12th October 2019

Port Vale 2-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond was named in the Newport starting XI for the 150th time

Mansfield Town 1-1 Carlisle United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Sunday, 10th January

Wednesday, 17th March 2021

Championship

Blackburn 0-0 Bristol City

Max O'Leary's start was first appearance since Wednesday, 10th February

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady started his 100th game for Sunderland

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th March 2021

Saturday, 6th March 2021

Championship

Coventry 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was booked for the fifth time this season

Millwall 0-2 Blackburn

Dan McNamara's second half introduction was his first appearance in a month

League 1

Sunderland 2-0 Rochdale

The two teams named eight Irish players in their respective starting XIs, the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started with nine Irish players in their starting XI

8️⃣ Between them, @SunderlandAFC and @officiallydale are starting eight @FAIreland players - the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started nine players in a League Cup game in August 2010#COYBIG #SAFC #RAFC pic.twitter.com/7dckMRg7cP

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 6, 2021

League 2

Barrow 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Mansfield Town, 18 months after his previous red card in August 2019

Bradford City 1-1 Bolton

Anthony O'Connor completed his first assist since Saturday, 5 September

Colchester 0-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in three months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-0 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time in a month

Rangers 3-0 St Mirren

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 60th time in his career
Dylan Connolly's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 16 December

Scottish Championship

Alloa 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine was s first booking since Saturday, 19 December 2020(78 days)

Hearts 2-1 Dundee

Aidan White's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Jonathan Afolabi second half introduction was his 25th career appearance

Sunday, 7th March 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick's start was his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 4-1 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season, and completed his fifth assist for Tottenham

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was named in the Perth Glory for the first time in a month

Western United 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 30th December

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Tuesday, 8th December 2020

Championship

Coventry 0-0 Luton

James Collins made his 60th Championship appearance

Stoke City 1-2 Cardiff

James McClean was named in the Stoke City starting XI for the 80th time

League 2

Grimsby 0-2 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his 90th goal in League Two

Football League Trophy

Hull City 0-0 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card October 2019

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Manchester United U21

Ryan Cassidy started his first game in a month

Port Vale 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Conor Carty started a game in senior football for the first time

Salford City 3-3 Leicester City U21

Shane Flynn scored the first senior goal of his career

Shrewsbury 1-4 Lincoln City

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal for Lincoln in his first start for three months
Anthony Scully scored for the first time in a month

Oxford United 1-1 Forest Green

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal since Tuesday, 3 November in his first appearance in the League Trophy

Wednesday, 9th December 2020

Championship

Bristol City 1-0 Blackburn

Derrick Williams start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 3td November

Norwich 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his first assist in a five weeks

Reading 1-2 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time this season, this was his first yellow card since April 2017

Champions League

Midtjylland 1-1 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 10th December 2020

Europa League

Celtic 3-2 Lille

Shane Duffy started a game for the first time in five weeks

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

East Fife 2-3 Hearts

Aidan White started a game for the first time in a month

Raith 3-3 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card of the season in his first start of the season

Elgin City 1-4 Ross County

Michael O'Connor came off the bench for his first appearance for Ross County

Queen's Park 1-3 Queen of the South

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Shrewsbury

Eddie Nolan's start (his first appearance in eleven months) was his 110th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Scunthorpe 1-2 Mansfield Town

Mason O'Malley was booked for the first time this season
James Clarke's start was his first appearance of the season
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in a year

Barrow 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy's first start in a month was his tenth appearance for Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town 0-2 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time in two months

Plymouth 3-1 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Charlton 3-1 Leyton Orient

Dylan Gavin's introduction was his career debut

Wednesday, 11th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

St Mirren 1-1 Greenock Morton

Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Airdrie Utd 0-1 Edinburgh City

Eoghan Stokes started a game for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

MK Dons 1-2 Southampton U21

Seamus Keogh came off the bench for his first career appearance

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

English League Cup

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Brentford

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time this season in his 25th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Newport Co. 3-1 Watford

Padraig Amond scored his first goal of the season in his 130th start for Newport County

West Ham United 5-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin's start was his tenth appearance for Hull City

Football League Trophy

AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

James Furlong was named in the starting XI in his first senior football debut

Wigan 6-1 Liverpool U21

Caoimhin Kelleher started his fifth game in senior football

Stevenage 2-1 Southampton U21

Will Ferry started a game in senior football for the first time
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Oldham 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Ian Lawlor's start was his fifth appearance for Oldham
Conor Carty came off the bench for his first appearance in senior football

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

English League Cup

Preston North End 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Joe Rafferty's start was his 300th career appearance
Sean Maguire came off the bench for his fifth appearance of the season

Millwall 0-2 Burnley

Following his loan move during the summer, Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Millwall

Morecambe 0-7 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's start was the defender's 250th career appearance

Thursday, 24th September 2020

English League Cup

Lincoln City 2-7 Liverpool

Anthony Scully started a game for the tenth time in his career. Coincidentally, this was also his tenth appearance for Lincoln City

Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny came off the bench for his first appearance of the season - just short of one year since his last appearance on Wednesday, 25th September 2019

Europa League

Riga 0-1 Celtic

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season

Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start was 90th career appearance

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th September 2019

Tuesday, 17th September 2019

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Thomas O'Connor scored his first goal of his career, at 1:15 in this video

Portsmouth 2-2 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole was sent off for the second time for Burton, 11 months after his last red card in October 2018

Rochdale 1-1 Lincoln City

Cian Bolger's start was his 250th career appearance

Tranmere 2-2 Peterborough

Strangely, Darren Potter was booked, and completed an assist, for the first time October 2017

League 2

Cheltenham 3-2 Bradford City

Jake Doyle-Hayes scored his first goal of his career, see 1:18 in this video

Crawley 2-2 Plymouth

Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal of the season

Leyton Orient 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan scored his fifth goal Crewe - all of which have come in League Two

Macclesfield 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 18th September 2019

Serie C

Arezzo 1-2 Juventus II

After his first appearance for Arezzo as a sub midweek, Ryan Nolan was named in the starting XI for the first time in his career

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd August 2019

Friday, 23rd August 2019

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 250th appearance in the Premier League

Saturday, 24th August 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-2 Southampton

Shane Duffy made his 250th career appearance

Championship

Fulham 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season

Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

Stoke City 0-3 Leeds United

James McClean made his 50th appearance for Stoke City

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Lincoln City

Ian Lawlor completed his first assist for Doncaster

Bolton 0-5 Ipswich

Alan Judge's start was his 25th appearance for Ipswich

Coventry 1-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 0-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan was named in a Rochdale starting XI for the first time - this was the midfielder's first start since May 2018 due to a long term injury
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bradford City 0-1 Forest Green

After returning to former club Bradford on loan, Jamie Devitt made his first appearance of the season for the Bantams
Kevin Dawson completed his first assist of the season

Cheltenham 2-2 Swindon Town

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his 15th goal in League Two

Leyton Orient 2-3 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox's assist was his first since November 2018

Macclesfield 1-0 Scunthorpe

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 0-0 Stevenage

After coming off the bench for his senior debut during the week, James Clarke made his first start for Mansfield Town

Newport Co. 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Padraig Amond's goal was his 40th goal for Newport

Plymouth 3-0 Walsall

Callum Cockerill-Mollett's start was his first appearance in League Two

Sunday, 25th August 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick came off the bench forhis first appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 3-1 Hearts

Glenn Whelan's start was his first appearance for Hearts
Jake Mulraney's start was his 50th appearance in the SPL

Ligat ha'Al

Bnei Yehuda 2-1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal for his new club

Round up for Saturday, 13th April 2019

Saturday, 13th April 2019

Premier League

Burnley 2-0 Cardiff

In his 25th appearance for Cardiff, Harry Arter was booked for the tenth time this season

Southampton 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long's second goal in two games was also his 30th goal for Southampton. Long is the first Irish player to score in consecutive Premier League games since Long himself in May 2016

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Bristol City

Conor Hourihane scored his 20th goal for Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 250th career appearance

Today marks 2⃣5⃣0⃣ career club appearances for @DSWilliams_.

Congrats, Del! 👏🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/kn6NRS2ddE

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) April 13, 2019

Sheffield United 1-1 Millwall

John Egan was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1

Bristol Rovers 3-2 Bradford City

Jack Bonham's start was the goalkeeper's 100th career appearance
Sean Scannell was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 6 October

Charlton 3-1 Luton

Alan Sheehan came off the bench his first appearance in two months, and was booked for the first time since August
Having recovered from a hamstring problem, Aaron Connolly made his debut for loan club Luton as a second half substitute

Oxford United 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's first goal since Saturday, 2nd March

Forest Green 2-0 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher's first yellow card in three months was his fifth booking of the season

Lincoln City 1-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long started a game for the first time since Tuesday, 30th October

Northampton 1-1 Mansfield Town

Sam Foley scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st January

Scottish FA Cup

Hearts 3-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance for Hearts

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th February 2019

Friday, 15th February 2019

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 3-1 Melbourne City

Roy O'Donovan scored his 15th goal for Newcastle Jets

Saturday, 16th February 2019

Championship

Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Richie Towell scored his tenth goal for Rotherham

Ipswich 1-1 Stoke City

James McClean scored for the first time since August in his 300th appearance in English football
Alan Judge completed his first assist since signing for Ipswich

Sheffield United 4-0 Reading

In his first appearance for Sheffield United, Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season
John Egan made his 100th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bradford City 0-0 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started his first game in two months

Charlton 0-0 Blackpool

Josh Cullen made his 100th career appearance

Gillingham 1-0 Scunthorpe

Mark Byrne's winner was his first goal since September
Callum Reilly's first booking since October was his fifth yellow card of the season

Oxford United 0-1 Peterborough

Samir Carruthers made his 100th appearance in the competition

League 2

Exeter 0-1 Bury

Joe Murphy was booked for the fifth time this season

Grimsby 1-0 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 200th appearance in English football

Lincoln City 2-2 Stevenage

Michael Timlin made his 200th appearance in the competition
Cian Bolger was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Daryl Horgan made his 25th appearance for Hibernian
David McMillan made his first start for Hamilton Academical

English FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Millwall

Shane McLoughlin made his first appearance in the FA Cup

Newport Co. 1-4 Manchester City

Padraig Amond's consolation strike was his tenth goal in the Cup

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 4-0 Brisbane Roar

Andy Keogh made his first assist of the season

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 0-1 Slovan Bratislava

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his first appearance for DAC

Sunday, 17th February 2019

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Middlesbrough

Derrick Williams was sent off for the second time this season

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic

Alan Power made his 50th appearance in the SPL

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, 22nd December 2018

Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 3-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's assist for Burnley's only goal of the game was his first of the season

Huddersfield 1-3 Southampton

Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Southampton, in the process becoming their youngest goalscorer in the Premier League, and the 105th Irish player to score in the PL.
This was the eleventh goal scored by an Irish player in the 2018/19 season - matching the total scored in 2017/18.

West Ham United 0-2 Watford

Congratulations to Declan Rice on his 50th appearance for West Ham United

Congratulations, @_DeclanRice! 👏 pic.twitter.com/NRnyd6aOuN

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) December 22, 2018

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End

Keiren Westwood's start was his first appearance in more than a year, his last time lining out for the Owls was on Saturday, 9th December 2017

League 1

Blackpool 0-1 Barnsley

John O'Sullivan was named in the Blackpool starting XI for the first time in a month

Bradford City 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal for Bradford, and was also booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season, three months after his last yellow card, and also made his fifth assist of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Walsall

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time this season in his first league appearance of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was shown his first yellow card since August

League 2

Crawley 2-3 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his first assist since September

Forest Green 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green came off the bench for his first appearance for Crewe since August

Lincoln City 3-2 Newport Co.

The first goal of Padraig Amond's brace was his 70th goal in League Two

Stevenage 1-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal for Mansfield, his was the fifth goal of the defender's career, his first goal in League Two, and his first goal of the season

Yeovil 1-1 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Stephen Gleeson's came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 6th October
Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Hearts, also his first appearance in the SPL

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker made his 400th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's scored his fifth goal in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 23rd December 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th November

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance for St Johnstone

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Newcastle Jets

After completing his record suspension, Roy O'Donovan returned to the Newcastle Jets starting XI for his first appearance since May

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 7th December 2018

Friday, 7th December 2018

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time this season, almost a year to the date of his last booking on Saturday, 9th December 2017

Saturday, 8th December 2018

Championship

Birmingham City 0-1 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time this season - this was the midfielder's first yellow card since April 2016!

Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams' was booked for the first time in two months

Millwall 2-2 Hull City

Aiden O'Brien's goal was his first strike since August

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Preston North End

Daryl Murphy's appearance off the bench was the striker's first appearance in two months

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored in consecutive games for the first time since December 2016

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-4 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor made his 50th appearance in League One

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Barnsley

After signing on an emergency loan midweek, Stephen Henderson made his first start for Wycombe Wanderers. This was the goalkeeper's first appearance since February

League 2

Cheltenham 2-1 Grimsby

James McKeown was booked for the first time since August

Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Oldham

Corey Whelan made his 25th career start

Swindon Town 2-1 Newport Co.

In his 25th appearance of the season, Padraig Amond scored his 25th goal for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy's first goal in a month was also his fifth goal in the SPL and the tenth goal of the defender's career

Celtic 5-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Hearts 1-0 Motherwell

Charles Dunne's start was the defender's first appearance since Saturday, 20th October

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 2-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal of the season

Sunday, 9th December 2018

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-1 Rangers

Andy Boyle's start was his first appearance in a month

MLS

Atlanta United 2-0 Portland Timbers

Congratulations to Chris McCann on winning the MLS Cup with Atlanta United

Monday, 10th December 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-2 Watford

Seamus Coleman's own goal was his first OG since August 2014

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-1 Crystal Palace

Shane Duffy was sent off for the third time in his career, more than two years after his last red card in August 2016.
Duffy is the first Irish player to be sent off in the Premier League since Jeff Hendrick in February 2017

West Ham United 3-1 Cardiff

Declan Rice's start was his 50th career appearance

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 2-1 Arsenal U21

Joe Mason came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Bury

In his first first appearance since September, Stephen Dawson was set off for the third time in his career. This was his first red card since April 2013
Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season

Polish Cup

Arka Gdynia 0-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal in the Polish Cup

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Celtic

Conor Sammon was named in the Motherwell starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Jonathan Hayes' start was his first appearance since Thursday, 30 August

Round up for week of Tuesday, 2nd October 2018

Tuesday, 2nd October 2018

Championship

Wigan 0-0 Swansea

Darron Gibson was named in the Wigan starting XI for the first time in almost two months

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Bradford City

Sean Scannell made his 200th career start

Barnsley 1-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burton Albion 1-2 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his 30th goal for Southend - all of which have been scored in the league

Oxford United 1-2 Luton

Samir Carruthers's late introduction was his first appearance in two months
Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Sunderland 2-2 Peterborough

Aiden McGeady was named in Sunderland's starting XI for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 1-3 Forest Green

Jake Carroll was sent off in English football for the first time

Newport Co. 3-3 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher scored his fifth goal of his career
Padraig Amond was booked for the first time since November 2017
Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time this season

Northampton 0-0 Bury

John-Joe O'Toole made his 300th career start

Wednesday, 3rd October 2018

Championship

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams scored his third goal of the season in what was his 100th Championship appearance

Rotherham 0-0 Bristol City

Ryan Manning made his 50th appearance in English football

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 14th August 2018

Tuesday, 14th August 2018

English League Cup

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bury

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

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fleetwood

Eddie Nolan made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal for Macclesfield

Sheffield United 1-1 Hull City

Enda Stevens made his 50th start for Sheffield United

Leeds United 2-1 Bolton

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

Mansfield Town 6-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance for loan club Mansfield Town

Preston North End 3-1 Morecambe

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

Blackpool 3-1 Barnsley

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

Yeovil 0-1 Aston Villa

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

Southend United 2-4 Brentford

Alan Judge made his 100th start for Brentford

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crawley

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

Bristol City 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Plymouth

Cambridge United 1-4 Newport Co.

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

Reading 2-0 Birmingham City

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

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness CT 1-2 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran made his 200th appearance for Inverness CT

Thursday, 16th August 2018

UEFA Cup

Burnley 1-0 Istanbul Buyuksehir

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

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 11th August 2018

Saturday, 11th August 2018

Premier League

The five Irish defenders that started today's Premier League fixtures was the most since six defenders started on Saturday, 11th April 2015

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Tottenham

Ciaran Clark's start today was the defender's first appearance since Sunday, 4th February

Fulham 0-2 Crystal Palace

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI was his first start since Wednesday, 21st February

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Reading

Congratulations to Paul McShane on his 100th appearance for Reading

Our skipper @pmacca15 starts this afternoon, which will be his 100th appearance as a Royal! 💙#FORvREA pic.twitter.com/Ahq8v37l16

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) August 11, 2018

QPR 1-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for the Blades, this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 18th November 2017

Swansea 1-0 Preston North End

After signing for Preston during the summer transfer window, Graham Burke made his first appearance for the club as a second half substitute

Derby County 1-4 Leeds United

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time since February

League 1

Blackpool 1-2 Portsmouth

Following his debut last week, Ronan Curtis opened his account for Portsmouth with a brace

Plymouth 1-1 Southend United

Graham Carey's start against Southend was his 150th appearance for Plymouth

League 2

Cambridge United 3-2 Notts County

Jake Carroll made his 50th start for Cambridge United

Carlisle United 2-2 Northampton

Jamie Devitt's first goal of the season was his first goal since Saturday, 14th April

Morecambe 0-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his tenth goal of his career

Newport Co. 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Padraig Amond's goal was his 15th goal for Newport

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-0 Celtic

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time since January

Motherwell 0-1 Hamilton Academical

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since Saturday, 30th December 2017

Sunday, 12th August 2018

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-1 Hibernian

After signing for Hibernian midweek, Daryl Horgan made his first appearance for Hibs as a second half substitute