Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th August 2024

Friday, 30th August 2024

Championship

Luton Town 1-2 QPR

Jimmy Dunne scored his first own goal in almost two years, since Saturday, 15 October 2022

Saturday, 31st August 2024

Championship

Oxford United 3-1 Preston North End

Tyler Goodrham scored his first goal in the Championship

Portsmouth 1-3 Sunderland

Alan Browne scored his first goal for Sunderland, this was the midfielder's first goal since December 2023

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Swansea City

Jayson Molumby scored his first goal of the season, his first goal since April 2023

League 1

Rotherham 2-1 Huddersfield Town

Joe Hodge marked his Huddersfield Town debut with his first goal since February

Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Exeter City

Millenic Ali scored his fifth goal in the competition
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Cambridge United

Promise Omochere scored a brace for the first time in his career

Crawley Town 0-3 Barnsley

Luca Connell was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 0-1 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan made his 100th appearance for Lincoln City
Jack Moylan scored his fifth goal for Lincoln City
Paudie O'Connor was sent off for the third time for Lincoln City

League 2

Grimsby Town 2-1 Bradford City

Tyreik Wright's start was his 100th career appearance

Swindon Town 1-2 Notts County

Gavin Kilkenny scored his first goal for Swindon Town in his debut for the Robins
David McGoldrick scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 2-1 Cheltenham

David Okagbue was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell

Dan Casey scored his fifth goal for Motherwell

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Liege 0-0 SK Beveren

Liam Kerrigan made his first appearance for SK Beveren

Sunday, 1st September 2024

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-1 Hibernian

Corrie Ndaba made his first start of the season

La Liga

Getafe 0-0 Real Sociedad

John-Joe Finn made his first appearance of the season - this was the midfielder's first appearance since Wednesday, 1 November 2023

MLS

Toronto FC 1-3 D.C. United

Kevin Long made his 25th appearance for Toronto FC

Austin FC 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Jon Gallagher was named in the Austin FC starting XI for the 100th time

Round Up for Weekend of Saturday, 14th January 2023

Saturday, 14th January 2023

Championship

Luton Town 2-3 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby scored his first goal of the season, his first goal in 11 months, in what was his 125th career appearance

Cardiff 1-1 Wigan

Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal in four months
Will Keane scored his tenth goal of the season, all of which have come in the Championship

Preston North End 0-4 Norwich City

Tom Cannon's start was his first appearance for loan club Preston North End
Troy Parrott's introduction from the bench was his first appearance since Saturday, 8 October
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Watford 2-0 Blackpool

Andy Lyons made his first appearance in the Championship

Bristol City 4-2 Birmingham City

Mark Sykes' brace was his first goals for Bristol City, and his first goals in the Championship
Scott Hogan's start was his first appearance in two months
Kevin Long's start was his first appearance for new club Birmingham City, and his first appearance of the season.

Reading 2-2 QPR

The first goal of Jeff Hendrick's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship - this was the midfielder's first goals in three months

League 1

MK Dons 0-0 Lincoln City

After signing for Lincoln City on loan for the rest of the season, Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for the Imps

Exeter City 1-1 Forest Green Rovers

Pierce Sweeney made his 300th appearance for Exeter City

Immensely proud to have played for this football club 300 times♥️ here’s to plenty more 🍻 @OfficialECFC pic.twitter.com/sx0oJb3pup

— Pierce Sweeney (@piercesweenz) January 15, 2023

Burton Albion 0-4 Shrewsbury Town

Killian Phillips made his first appearance in League One

Ipswich Town 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

Finn Azaz marked his return from injury, his first appearance since Tuesday, 25th October, with his first assist in three months
Tyreik Wright made his first appearance for new club Plymouth Argyle

Cheltenham 2-3 Derby County

Eiran Cashin's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County
Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal for Derby County

League 2

Rochdale 1-2 Colchester United

Fiacre Kelleher made his first appearance for new club Colchester United

Stockport County 2-0 Northampton Town

Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Stockport County

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Bradford City

Dara Costelloe made his first appearance for loan club Bradford City

Swindon Town 5-0 Grimsby Town

Alex Hunt's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Harrogate Town 1-1 Stevenage

Anthony O'Connor made his first appearance for Harrogate Town
Daryl Horgan made his first appearance for Stevenage

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall

Lee O'Connor made his 100th start in senior football

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-2 Dundee United

Jake Doyle-Hayes' introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 September
Jamie McGrath's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Scottish Championship

Cove Rangers 2-2 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan was booked for the fifth time this season

Ayr 2-2 Arbroath

Sean McGinty scored his first goal since Friday, 5th August

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-0 Queen's Park

Zak Delaney was booked for the first booking since Friday, 28th October

Sunday, 15th January 2023

Scottish League Cup

Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen

Liam Scales' start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Monday, 16th January 2023

League 1

Port Vale 0-2 Peterborough

Mipo Odubeko was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th January 2022

Saturday, 15th January 2022

Premier League

Norwich 2-1 Everton

Adam Idah scored his first goal in the Premier League, the fourth Irish player to score in this season's competition. This was the striker's first goal since May 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Blackburn

James Collins 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Derby County 2-0 Sheffield United

Jason Knight's start was his 100th appearance for Derby County

Jason Knight made his 100th appearance for us yesterday! 💫

Congratulations on the milestone, Knighty! 👏🐏#DCFC pic.twitter.com/kvOjlhoC0j

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 16, 2022

Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for loan club Swansea, this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 21st September

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for loan club Middlesbrough, this was his first appearance in a month

Millwall 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Dan McNamara was shown a yellow card for the first time since Saturday, 11th December

Peterborough 1-4 Coventry

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 20th October
Scott Hogan scored his first goal in ten weeks

QPR 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 16th October

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Fleetwood 1-0 Rotherham

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for Fleetwood, this was his first goal since Saturday, 27th February 2021

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Salford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance in five weeks
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in 90 days, this was his tenth goal in English football

Carlisle United 1-1 Crawley Town

Corey Whelan 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Mansfield Town 2-0 Walsall

Harry Charsley scored his first goal of the season

Tranmere 2-0 Rochdale

Aidan White made his tenth start for Rochdale

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton made his fifth assist of the season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th April 2021

Tuesday, 13th April 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady made his 15th assist of the season - this was also his 25th assist for Sunderland

AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Ipswich

Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 75th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Alan Judge was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 2-1 Swindon Town

Eoghan O'Connell made his 75th appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal of his career, in his tenth start for Rochdale

Lincoln City 4-0 MK Dons

Anthony Scully started his 30th game for Lincoln City

League 2

Morecambe 4-1 Scunthorpe

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in two months, then assisted another goal twelve minutes later!
Mason O'Malley's start was his 25th appearance for Scunthorpe

Barrow 2-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal since Saturday, 6th February

Newport Co. 0-0 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance Saturday, 6th March

Walsall 1-0 Tranmere

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his tenth goal of his career

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh made his fifth assist of the season, a month after his last assist

Wednesday, 14th April 2021

Bulgarian Cup

Ludogorets 1-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's introduction was his 25th appearance of the season

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

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 30th November 2019

Saturday, 30th November 2019

Premier League

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

Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace

Robbie Brady started his first game in six weeks

Southampton 2-1 Watford

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

Championship

Birmingham City 1-1 Millwall

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

Derby County 1-1 QPR

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

League 2

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City

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

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 St Mirren

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

Hibernian 2-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Motherwell 4-0 St Johnstone

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

English FA Cup

Portsmouth 2-1 Altrincham

Marcus Harness started his first game in five weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

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

Sunday, 1st December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Sheffield United

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

English FA Cup

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge assisted a goal for the first time since August

Exeter 2-2 Hartlepool

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

Gillingham 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Mark Byrne scored his first goal of the season

Crawley 1-2 Fleetwood

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st November 2015

Friday, 1st November 2019

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Saturday, 2nd November 2019

Premier League

The two goals scored by Duffy and Clark today brings the total number of Irish goalscorers in the Premier League in 2019/20 to seven - as many as scored in the 2018/19 season

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Norwich

Shane Duffy scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since February

West Ham United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since January

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the first time in a month

Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Burton Albion

Kieran Sadlier scored his tenth goal for Doncaster

Rochdale 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell scored an own goal for the first time since August 2014

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney unfortunately scored the first own goal of his career in what was his 150th appearance for Exeter

Carlisle United 2-1 Macclesfield

Canice Carroll's late second half introduction was his 50th career appearance
Emmanuel Osadebe was shown his first yellow card in two months

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Eddie Nolan made his 100th start for Crewe Alexandra

Mansfield Town 2-3 Colchester

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall

Rory Gaffney scored his first goal for loan club Walsall

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Queen of the South

Ryan Scully made his 25th appearance for Dunfermline

Inverness CT 0-3 Dundee Utd

Aaron Doran was named in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle starting XI for the 200th time
Mark Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance for Dundee in two months

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 14th September 2019

Saturday, 14th September 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick marked his 100th appearance in the Premier League with his first goal of the season

Sheffield United 0-1 Southampton

David McGoldrick made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have come in league games

Championship

Blackburn 2-0 Millwall

Darragh Lenihan's start was his 150th career appearance
Greg Cunningham completed his first assist February 2018

Preston North End 2-0 Brentford

Sean Maguire scored his 15th goal for the club - all of which have come in the Championship

QPR 3-2 Luton

James Collins marked his 100th appearance for Luton with his fourth goal of the season

League 1

Ipswich 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Alan Judge start was his 350th career appearance

Southend United 3-3 Fleetwood

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season
Robert Kiernan was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Cambridge United

Paul Green was sent off for the first time for the club - before this the midfielder has not been shown a red card since November 2016

Exeter 2-2 Leyton Orient

Pierce Sweeney scored his 15th goal of his career - all of which have been for Exeter

Port Vale 1-0 Plymouth

Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season

Swindon Town 3-0 Macclesfield

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his 100th goal in British football

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-0 Hibernian

Alan Power made his first assist of the season - his first since December 2018

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 1-0 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers made his 100th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 3-1 Norwich City U21

Andrew Omobamidele's second half introduction for Norwich City was his first appearance in senior football

Bulgarian Championship

Botev Plovdiv 0-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's start was his first time being named in the CSKA starting XI for a month

Sunday, 15th September 2019

Championship

Huddersfield 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood made his 300th appearance in the Championship

Serie C

Pergolettese 1-1 SS Arezzo

After playing in a friendly last week, Ryan Nolan made his senior club football debut as a substitute

Round Up for week of Monday, 12th August 2019

Monday, 12th August 2019

Toto Cup Ligat Al

Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3-1 Hapoel Kfar Saba

Cillian Sheridan scored his second career hat trick, his first since September 2012

Tuesday, 13th August 2019

English League Cup

Wigan 0-1 Stoke City

Nathan Collins scored the first goal of his career in the same game where he became Stoke City's youngest ever captain

Port Vale 1-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn's start was his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

Bradford City 0-4 Preston North End

Eoin Doyle played his 300th game in British football

Blackpool 2-2 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his 50th start for Macclesfield
Corey O'Keeffe made his first career start at loan club MacclesfieldEmmanuel Osadebe completed his first assist since November 2018

Blackburn 3-2 Oldham

After signing for Blackburn Rovers on loan on transfer deadline day, Greg Cunningham made his first start for them, this was his first appearance since New Year's Day

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 MK Dons

Dylan Connolly was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 9th February 2019

Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough

Anthony Forde made his first start for new club Oxford United

QPR 3-3 Bristol City

Ryan Manning scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in nine months

Gillingham 2-2 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien's start was his 100th appearance for Newport

Coventry 4-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal in the League Cup, also his first goal in eleven months.

Accrington Stanley 1-3 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season

Scunthorpe 0-1 Derby County

Jason Knight made his first career start

Shrewsbury 0-4 Rotherham

Joe Murphy made his first start for Shrewsbury

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Millwall

Dara O'Shea made his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Jay Molumby's start was his first appearance since November 2017
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal of the season

Thursday, 15th August 2019

Europa League

Dynamo Tiblisi 1-1 Feyenoord

Liam Kelly came off the bench for his first competitive appearance for Feyenoord - this was his first appearance since February

Round up for weekend of Friday, 5th April 2019

Friday, 5th April 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-3 Liverpool

In his first start in two months, Shane Long scored his 50th goal in the Premier League

Saturday, 6th April 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-3 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was shown his first yellow card since February

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Stoke City

Derrick Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield United

Alan Browne's start against Sheffield United was his 200th appearance for Preston North End
The seven Irish internationals that appeared in this game is the most to appear in a Championship game since Preston played Aston Villa on Wednesday, 1st November 2017

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Dylan Connolly was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance in English football
Sean Scannell second half introduction was his first appearance since October

Luton 2-2 Blackpool

James Collins's red card was his second time being sent off for Luton, thirteen months after his last red card in March 2018

Plymouth 0-2 Charlton

Graham Carey made his 100th appearance in League One
Niall Canavan's own goal was the first time the player had put the ball in his own net since May 2015

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell was shown his fifth yellow card of the season

Cheltenham 1-1 Exeter

Sean Long came off the bench for his first appearance since October
Pierce Sweeney was named in a starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 1-1 Yeovil

Courtney Duffus was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-2 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored for the first time in two months. This was the wingers second brace of the season

Kilmarnock 2-0 St Johnstone

Alan Power was booked for the tenth time this season

MLS

D.C. United 0-4 Los Angeles FC

Chris McCann made his first start for D.C. United

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 1-0 Žilina

Connor Ronan scored his first goal for DAC, this was his first goal since November 2016

Sunday, 7th April 2019

English FA Cup

Watford 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his 20th goal for Wolves

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 3-1 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal for the Wellington Phoenix, four months after his last goal on Saturday, 8 December 2018(118 days)

Central Coast Mariners 0-3 Perth Glory

In his first start in a month, Andy Keogh completed his first assist since Saturday, 16th February

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 8th September 2018

Saturday, 8th September 2018

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Burton Albion

Seamus Conneely made his 150th start for Accrington Stanley
Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time since August 2016

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time this season

Southend United 2-3 Peterborough

Stephen McLaughlin's 15th goal in the competition was also the 20th he scored since leaving the League of Ireland

Sunderland 1-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal was his 80th strike in League One

League 2

Cambridge United 1-2 Carlisle United

Gary Deegan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Exeter 5-1 Notts County

The first goal of Pierce Sweeney's first brace of his career was his tenth goal in League Two

Lincoln City 0-1 Crawley

Lee Frecklington was sent off for the first time since March 2015

Morecambe 0-1 Swindon Town

Barry Roche started his 450th game for Morecambe

Tuesday, 11th September 2018

International Match

Poland 1-1 Republic of Ireland

The eleven players who started this game had a combined caps total of 129, the lowest total since a 3-2 friendly loss to Uruguay in February 2011 when the caps total was 102.
Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 30th appearance for Ireland was also his 25th start at international level
Kevin Long made his eighth appearance for Ireland
Richard Keogh's 18th appearance for Ireland was his first appearance for the Republic since Friday, 2 June 2017
John Egan made his third appearance for Ireland was his first start since the same game
Enda Stevens' third cap for Ireland was also his first start
Cyrus Christie made his 19th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 41st appearance for Ireland
Shaun Williams' third appearance for Ireland was his first start at international level
Callum O'Dowda made his 12th appearance for Ireland
Aiden O'Brien marked his international debut with a goal, the first player to do so since Robbie Brady and Alex Pearce both scored on their first appearances for Ireland against Oman in September 2012
Callum Robinson made his second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Alan Judge made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Daryl Horgan made his sixth appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane made his seventh appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 26th appearance for Ireland
Graham Burke made his third appearance for Ireland
Matt Doherty made his third appearance for Ireland

Football League Trophy

Fleetwood 2-2 Leicester City U21

Cian Bolger was sent off for the first time for Fleetwood. This was the defender's fourth career red card, and his first since December 2014

Swindon Town 1-0 Newport County

Mark O'Brien's first start of the season was also his 50th start for Newport County

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th April 2018

Friday, 27th April 2018

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Anthony O'Connor's first goal since August was also his fifth goal for Aberdeen

Saturday, 28th April 2018

Premier League

Southampton 2-1 Bournemouth

Shane Long came off the bench for his 150th appearance for Southampton

Championship

Hull City 0-2 Cardiff

David Meyler was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Leeds United

In what was his last appearance for Norwich City, Wes Hoolahan's start was his 470th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland, the goal he scored was his 70th since leaving the LOI, and his 30th in the Championship. #ThanksWes

Nottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City

Daryl Murphy start was the striker's first appearance since since Saturday, 17th March

QPR 3-1 Birmingham City

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time since November

Sheffield United 0-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's winner was his 15th goal for Preston

Middlesbrough 2-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Bradford City 0-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin's start was his 50th appearance of the season, and  his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Bristol Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston made his 50th start for Gillingham

Oldham 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor was named in the Doncaster starting XI for the first time since February

Oxford United 2-1 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 13th March

Peterborough 2-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden made his 300th appearance since leaving Bohemians

Plymouth 2-1 Rotherham

Graham Carey scored his 15th goal of the season
Richie Towell's first goal since Saturday, 17 March was his fifth goal League One

League 2

Chesterfield 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman's own goal was his first since March 2013

Colchester 0-0 Swindon Town

Donal McDermott was booked for the first time since November

Newport Co. 2-1 Cambridge United

Barry Corr was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 3-1 Exeter

Luke Wade Slater's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 7th November
Pierce Sweeney's ninth goal of the season was his first goal in a month

Yeovil 2-3 Mansfield Town

Connor Smith's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 10th March

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 5-3 Kilmarnock

Alan Power's first yellow card in nearly two months was his fifth booking of 2017/18

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the first time since November

St Johnstone 1-1 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown made his 50th career start
Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal since Thursday, 29th June 2017
Conor Sammon's first goal since Saturday, 24 February was his tenth goal of the season, and his 30th goal in the SPL

Tuesday, 1st May 2018

League 2

Chesterfield 1-0 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's start was his 50th appearance for Newport County

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 30th January 2018

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Championship

Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Blackburn 3-1 Walsall

Derrick Williams made his 200th career start

League 2

Coventry 3-1 Cambridge United

Michael Doyle scored his third goal of 2017/18, as many as he scored in the previous two seasons combined

Scottish FA Cup

Inverness CT 0-1 Dundee

Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance of the season
Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, more than a year after he was shown his last yellow card on Saturday, 21 January 2017

Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-1 Leicester City

On his return to Everton's starting XI, 318 days after his last appearance for the Toffees, Seamus Coleman was voted Man of the Match

💙 | Tonight's Man of the Match, as voted for by you, is... Seamus Coleman! #WelcomeBackSeamus #EFCmatchday pic.twitter.com/1nMqylOAd0

— Everton (@Everton) January 31, 2018

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Burnley

Ciaran Clark made his 200th career start

Manchester City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Exeter 2-0 Forest Green

Pierce Sweeney's penalty was his fifth goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-4 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney scored his 85th and 86th goals for Aberdeen

Round up for weekend of Friday, 15th December 2017

Friday, 15th December 2017

League 2

Swindon Town 2-3 Colchester

Donal McDermott's first appearance since Wednesday, 8 November was also his first start for Swindon the previous Sunday

Saturday, 16th December 2017

Premier League

Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle Utd

Robert Elliot's start was his 50th Premier League appearance

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Burnley

Shane Duffy was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Championship

Bolton 0-1 Burton Albion

Sean Scannell made his 300th appearance in the Championship

Derby County 2-0 Aston Villa

Scott Hogan came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 4th November

Ipswich 2-0 Reading

Paul McShane was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield United

This was the first time since March 2016 that four Irish players (Kevin O'Connor, Andy Boyle, Daryl Horgan and Alan Browne) started on the subs bench for a single team.
Samir Carruthers's first start since August was his 25th appearance for Sheffield United

Cardiff 1-0 Hull City

In his first appearance for Cardiff since August, Anthony Pilkington assisted the winner against Hull

League 1

Blackburn 2-0 Charlton

Derrick Williams made his 200th career appearance
Leon Best unfortunately scored his first own goal since May 2007

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Oldham

Eoin Doyle scored his 15th goal of the season

Gillingham 4-1 Bristol Rovers

Bradley Garmston made his first appearance since Saturday, 28th October

Northampton 2-1 Walsall

Brendan Moloney made his 100th appearance for Northampton

Rotherham 1-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey made his 300th career appearance in British football

Southend United 1-2 Bradford City

Stephen McLaughlin scored his 15th goal for Southend

League 2

Carlisle United 1-2 Port Vale

John O'Sullivan's first start of the season was also his 25th appearance for Carlisle United

Exeter 2-1 Stevenage

Pierce Sweeney scored his fifth goal of the season in his 25th start of the season
Liam McAlinden was booked for the first time this season

Forest Green 0-2 Luton

Alan Sheehan made his 100th appearance in League Two
Glen Rea made his 25th appearance of the season
Alan Sheehan's scored his first goal since September

Lincoln City 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely returned for his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 4-1 Hibernian

Adam Rooney made his 200th appearance in the SPL
Anthony Stokes' late consolation for Hibernian was his tenth goal of the season, and his 100th goal in the top level of Scottish football

Rangers 1-3 St Johnstone

Graham Cummins' first goal of the season was also his 15th goal for St. Johnstone

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-0 Dumbarton

Jake Mulraney's start against Dumbarton was his 50th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Sunday, 17th December 2017

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Peterborough

Cian Bolger scored his third goal in two games (the first time the defender has scored in consecutive games) in his 25th start of the season

Indian Super League

Mumbai City 0-1 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane made his first start for Atlético de Kolkata, this was his first time being named in a starting XI since October 2016, and was voted as Fans Player of the Match

You voted for @WorldATK's Robbie Keane as the Fans' Player of the Match and he has a message of gratitude. #LetsFootball #MUMKOL pic.twitter.com/JtFlogGOWw

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 17, 2017

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 weekend of Friday, 24th November 2017

Friday, 24th November 2017

Bulgarian Championship

Cherno More 0-1 OFK Pirin

Conor Henderson scored his first goal for the OFK Pirin, this was the former U21 midfielder's first goal since January 2016

Saturday, 25th November 2017

Championship

Barnsley 0-2 Leeds United

Conor Shaughnessy came off the bench in the second to make his first appearance for Leeds in a month

Burton Albion 0-2 Sunderland

Joe Mason introduction in the second half was the striker's first appearance since Friday, 13th October
John O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Scunthorpe 2-0 Charlton

Paddy Madden made his 25th appearance of the season

Southend United 1-1 Oxford United

Simon Cox scored his fifth goal of the season
Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Morecambe

Jack Bonham made his 25th career start

Exeter 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Pierce Sweeney marked his 50th appearance in League Two with his third goal of the season

Sunday, 26th November 2017

Premier League

Southampton 4-1 Everton

Shane Long's second half introduction was his 250th appearance in the Premier League

Burnley 0-1 Arsenal

Robbie Brady was booked for the first time since Sunday, 10th September

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-3 Aberdeen

Gary Dicker came off the bench at half time to make his first appearance of the season

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th start for Aberdeen

Monday, 27 November 2017

Championship

QPR 2-2 Brentford

John Egan made his 50th appearance in the Championship

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

Round Up for Tuesday, 3rd October 2017

Tuesday, 3rd October 2017

Football League Trophy

Cambridge United 0-1 Southampton U21

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time season in his first start in more than a month

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Oldham

Jack Byrne's winner was his first goal in Football League Trophy

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Sunderland U21

Cody Prior made his senior debut as a second half substitute

Fleetwood 2-1 Morecambe

Cian Bolger made his 50th start for Fleetwood

Blackburn 0-1 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell returned from injury to make his first appearance for Bury since signing for them in the summer

Scunthorpe 2-1 Grimsby

Sam Kelly start against Scunthorpe was his first start since Tuesday, 29th August

Colchester 0-1 Gillingham

Sean Murray made his 100th career start
Finn O'Mara's start for Gillingham was also the defender's first career start

Plymouth 2-2 Exeter

Both Liam McAlinden and Pierce Sweeney made their 50th appearance for Exeter, with McAlinden marking the occasion with the 20th goal of his career

MK Dons 0-0 Stevenage

Luke Wade Slater's start for Stevenage was the former St Kevin's Boys player's first career start
Kevin Toner was booked for the first time this season

Oxford United 2-2 Brighton U21

Daniel Mandroiu's equaliser for Brighton's U21 side was the first senior goal of the striker's career

Peterborough 1-1 Northampton

Sam Foley made his first appearance for Northampton after signing for them in preseason

Report Card - Weekend of Saturday, 9th September 2017

Saturday, 9 September 2017

Championship

Leeds United 5-0 Burton Albion

Joe Mason made his first start for Burton Albion, this was the striker's first start since January

Preston North End 1-1 Barnsley

Sean Maguire scored his first goal for Preston

Sunderland 1-2 Sheffield United

After transferring to Sunderland on transfer deadline day, Marc Wilson made his first start for the Black Cats, and was shown his first yellow card of the season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams made his 300th career appearance in England
Aiden O'Brien was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Portsmouth

Damien McCrory made his first appearance for Portsmouth

Charlton 2-1 Southend United

Billy Clarke was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 2-2 Oldham

Jack Byrne was booked for the first time this season, before this the midfielder hadn't been booked in more than a year

Plymouth 0-1 MK Dons

Graham Carey was shown the first red card of his career

Rochdale 0-3 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 50th appearance for Blackburn, strangely the defender started each of these games

Rotherham 3-2 Bury

Richie Towell scored his first goal for Rotherham, this was his first goal since January

Scunthorpe 0-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time in almost a year

League 2

Mansfield Town 4-1 Grimsby

James Berrett made his 25th start for Grimsby

Crewe Alexandra 5-1 Chesterfield

Eddie Nolan scored his first own goal against Crewe Alexandra

Forest Green 1-3 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 50th career start
Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of his career

Luton 0-3 Swindon Town

James Collins was shown his first yellow card of the season in what was his 200th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney started his first game since July

Ross County 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine's first appearance in a month was his 100th appearance in the SPL

Polish Ekstraklasa

Cracovia Kraków 1-1 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th start for Jagiellonia Białystok