Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for May 2016
Wins
Shane Long and Anthony Stokes both finished 2016/16 with three wins in the last month of the season
Draws
Robbie Keane and James McClean's started two draws in May
Losses
Aberdeen teammates Willo Flood and Jonathan Hayes started three losses as the Don's title challenge petered out
Starts/Completed Games
Stokes started and completed all six of Hibernian's games in May, two more than any other player
Substitutions/Introductions
Flood was also substituted in two of hid games, as many as fellow midfielder Josh Cullen and striker Connor Smith, while striker Richie Foran was introduced three times for Inverness
Stayed On Bench
Due to a reduced number of games in May, defender Aidan White has the rare distinction of being an outfield player left on the bench more than a goalkeeper - three times in total
Goals
Strikers Keane, Stokes, Graham Cummins and defender Daniel Devine all scored twice in May while Foran and David McGoldrick were the only players to score a penalty. For each of the top scorers, their respective teams went on to win when they scored, except for Cummins who won one and drew one of the games where he scored
Discipline
Stokes was also the only player to be shown more than one yellow card, the on loan striker was booked twice in May
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Friday, 3 June 2016
Monday, 16 May 2016
Round Up - Weekend of 13th May 2016
Friday, 13 May 2016
Championship Play-Off
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Richie Towell made his league debut for Brighton, this was his first appearance since starting for the Seagulls in the FA Cup in January
Scottish Championship Play-Off
Falkirk 3-2 Hibernian
Anthony Stokes was booked for the fifth time this season
Saturday, 14 May 2016
League 1 Play Off
Barnsley 3-0 Walsall
Conor Hourihane made his one hundredth start for Barnsley in the first leg of their play off semi final
Anthony Forde made his fiftieth appearance of the season
League 2 Play Off
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Seamus Conneely came off the bench to make his fiftieth appearance of the season
Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 4-0 Dundee
In Inverness' last game of the season, Richie Foran scored his first goal since September 2013. After scoring the fourth goal of his career in the previous game, Daniel Devine scored his fifth goal of his career, and scored for two consecutive games for the first time in his career!
Sunday, 15 May 2016
Premier League
Southampton 4-1 Crystal Palace
Shane Long made his twenty-fifth start of the season
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Liverpool
James McClean was booked for the eleventh time this season, three months after his last booking in February
Everton 3-0 Norwich
James McCarthy's goal this afternoon was his fifth goal for Everton, all five of which have come in the league
Watford 2-2 Sunderland
John O'Shea returned to the Sunderland starting XI to captain the side on the last day of the season, this was the defender's first start since 1st March
Stoke City 2-1 West Ham United
Shay Given and Darren Randolph are the first two Irish keepers to face each other in a Premier League game since Shay Given faced Paddy Kenny for Aston Villa and QPR, respectively, in February 2012 Given was booked for the first time this season, more than a year since his last yellow in May 2015
League 2
Plymouth 1-0 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle made his fiftieth appearance of the season
Scottish Premier League
Hearts 2-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy scored the first own goal of his career
MLS
Columbus Crew 1-1 Colorado Rapids
Kevin Doyle marked his 25th appearance for Colorado Rapids with his second goal and second booking of the season
Championship Play-Off
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Richie Towell made his league debut for Brighton, this was his first appearance since starting for the Seagulls in the FA Cup in January
Scottish Championship Play-Off
Falkirk 3-2 Hibernian
Anthony Stokes was booked for the fifth time this season
Saturday, 14 May 2016
League 1 Play Off
Barnsley 3-0 Walsall
Conor Hourihane made his one hundredth start for Barnsley in the first leg of their play off semi final
Anthony Forde made his fiftieth appearance of the season
League 2 Play Off
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Accrington Stanley
Seamus Conneely came off the bench to make his fiftieth appearance of the season
Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 4-0 Dundee
In Inverness' last game of the season, Richie Foran scored his first goal since September 2013. After scoring the fourth goal of his career in the previous game, Daniel Devine scored his fifth goal of his career, and scored for two consecutive games for the first time in his career!
Sunday, 15 May 2016
Premier League
Southampton 4-1 Crystal Palace
Shane Long made his twenty-fifth start of the season
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Liverpool
James McClean was booked for the eleventh time this season, three months after his last booking in February
Everton 3-0 Norwich
James McCarthy's goal this afternoon was his fifth goal for Everton, all five of which have come in the league
Watford 2-2 Sunderland
John O'Shea returned to the Sunderland starting XI to captain the side on the last day of the season, this was the defender's first start since 1st March
Stoke City 2-1 West Ham United
Shay Given and Darren Randolph are the first two Irish keepers to face each other in a Premier League game since Shay Given faced Paddy Kenny for Aston Villa and QPR, respectively, in February 2012 Given was booked for the first time this season, more than a year since his last yellow in May 2015
League 2
Plymouth 1-0 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle made his fiftieth appearance of the season
Scottish Premier League
Hearts 2-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy scored the first own goal of his career
MLS
Columbus Crew 1-1 Colorado Rapids
Kevin Doyle marked his 25th appearance for Colorado Rapids with his second goal and second booking of the season
Friday, 18 March 2016
Round Up - Midweek games of 15th March 2016
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Championship
Ipswich 2-0 Blackburn
Daryl Murphy marked his 33rd birthday with his ninth and tenth goals of the season. In the same game, Jonathan Douglas was booked for the seventh time this season, more than two months after his last yellow card
League 1
Fleetwood 0-1 Walsall
Liam Kinsella came off the bench to make his first appearance for Walsall since the middle of January
League 2
Oxford United 4-0 Dagenham and Redbridge
Callum O'Dowda's start this evening for Oxford in this game was his one hundredth appearance for the club
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
League 2
Accrington Stanley 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Seamus Conneely made his fiftieth start for Accrington Stanley
Scottish FA Cup
Inverness CT 1-2 Hibernian
Richie Foran's start for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in this game was his 200th appearance for the club, having not started a game for them in almost two years due to injury
Anthony Stokes's brace in this game doubled his total for the season, and it was the Celtic striker's first time scoring twice in the same game since October 2014
Further Reading
'If Leicester can do it...' - The triumph of little over large - Liam Mackey
Championship
Ipswich 2-0 Blackburn
Daryl Murphy marked his 33rd birthday with his ninth and tenth goals of the season. In the same game, Jonathan Douglas was booked for the seventh time this season, more than two months after his last yellow card
League 1
Fleetwood 0-1 Walsall
Liam Kinsella came off the bench to make his first appearance for Walsall since the middle of January
League 2
Oxford United 4-0 Dagenham and Redbridge
Callum O'Dowda's start this evening for Oxford in this game was his one hundredth appearance for the club
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
League 2
Accrington Stanley 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Seamus Conneely made his fiftieth start for Accrington Stanley
Scottish FA Cup
Inverness CT 1-2 Hibernian
Richie Foran's start for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in this game was his 200th appearance for the club, having not started a game for them in almost two years due to injury
Anthony Stokes's brace in this game doubled his total for the season, and it was the Celtic striker's first time scoring twice in the same game since October 2014
Further Reading
'If Leicester can do it...' - The triumph of little over large - Liam Mackey
Monday, 14 March 2016
Round Up - Weekend of 12th March 2016
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Premier League
Stoke City 1-2 Southampton
Glenn Whelan's 300th appearance for Stoke City was spoiled by Southampton's win this afternoon - but congratulations Glenn!
Championship
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Leeds
Republic of Ireland U21 goalkeeper Eric Grimes made his first appearance in the Leeds matchday squad as an unused substitute - congratulations Eric!
Huddersfield 1-3 Burnley
Following his return to action midweek, Sean Scannell made his first start since early January for Huddersfield, but the occasion was spoiled by Stephen Ward's fifteenth goal in the UK
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season, almost 19 months after his last club goal in August 2014!
QPR 3-0 Brentford
After recovering from a calf injury, Alan McCormack returned to the Brentford starting XI for the first time since 9th January
Rotherham 3-3 Derby County
After two substitute appearances in Rotherham's last two games, Stephen Kelly made his first start for the club since mid-December. Leon Best scored his first two goals for Rotherham since signing for them, previous to this the striker hadn't scored since April 2014, and hadn't scored a brace since August 2011!
League 1
Barnsley 0-2 Southend United
Michael Timlin's goal this afternoon was the the twentieth goal of his career, he had to wait a long time for it, having not scored since the end of September!
Colchester 3-3 Wigan
U17 midfielder Louis Dunne came off the bench to make his debut for Colchester, becoming the sixth father and son to play for the U's
Shrewsbury 2-2 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden scored his 19th goal, and was booked for the sixth time in 2015/16. This was the second time this season the striker found the back of the net and was shown a yellow card in the same game, having also done managed the feat in September!
League 2
Hartlepool 3-1 Dagenham and Redbridge
Jake Carroll scored his first goal for Hartlepool, having gone more than two years since scoring his last goal in February 2014!
Luton 0-1 Crawley
Having signing for Crawley Town on loan during the week, Liam McAlinden went straight into the starting XI for his first start since late December, but unfortunately marked his debut with his first booking since early December
Morecambe 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
Similarly to McAlinden, Rhys Murphy signed for AFC Wimbledon during the week and went straight into the starting XI for the Dons. His fellow Irish underage international Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the first time in his career in the same game
Northampton 1-1 Cambridge United
James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season
York City 1-1 Barnet
Kenneth McEvoy made his twenty-fifth career appearance
Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 0-1 Hamilton Academical
Richie Foran came off the bench to make his first appearance for Inverness in almost two months
Scottish First Division
Dumbarton 1-1 Falkirk
After being released by Queen of the South in January, Paul Heffernan signed for Dumbarton on Friday and came off the bench to make his debut.
English FA Cup
Everton 2-0 Chelsea
Seamus Coleman made his two hundredth start in England in this win for Everton
Sunday, 13 March 2016
Scottish League Cup
Hibernian 1-2 Ross County
Anthony Stokes' two hundred fiftieth career start came in this loss in the Scottish League Cup Final
MLS
Colorado Rapids 1-0 LA Galaxy
Kevin Doyle was booked for the first time this season
Eredivisie
Heracles 3-1 Cambuur
Jack Byrne's strike this afternoon was the first time the midfielder has scored, but Cambuur have not gone on to win the game, having picked up three points in both games he scored previous to this
Further Reading
It's just business, nothing personal - Ewan McKenna
Damien Duff: I don't want to turn into Kim Kardashian! - The Irish Times
Cillian Sheridan walking away from excuses and scoring lots of goals - Irish Examiner
Leicester City’s Rise was Stockport County’s Fall - Leon McSweeney
Profile: Exeter City and former Birmingham striker Clinton Morrison - The Football League Paper
Irish Foxes: Former Leicester duo David Connolly and Dave Langan on their time at the club - The Irish Post
Premier League
Stoke City 1-2 Southampton
Glenn Whelan's 300th appearance for Stoke City was spoiled by Southampton's win this afternoon - but congratulations Glenn!
Championship
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Leeds
Republic of Ireland U21 goalkeeper Eric Grimes made his first appearance in the Leeds matchday squad as an unused substitute - congratulations Eric!
Huddersfield 1-3 Burnley
Following his return to action midweek, Sean Scannell made his first start since early January for Huddersfield, but the occasion was spoiled by Stephen Ward's fifteenth goal in the UK
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season, almost 19 months after his last club goal in August 2014!
QPR 3-0 Brentford
After recovering from a calf injury, Alan McCormack returned to the Brentford starting XI for the first time since 9th January
Rotherham 3-3 Derby County
After two substitute appearances in Rotherham's last two games, Stephen Kelly made his first start for the club since mid-December. Leon Best scored his first two goals for Rotherham since signing for them, previous to this the striker hadn't scored since April 2014, and hadn't scored a brace since August 2011!
League 1
Barnsley 0-2 Southend United
Michael Timlin's goal this afternoon was the the twentieth goal of his career, he had to wait a long time for it, having not scored since the end of September!
Colchester 3-3 Wigan
U17 midfielder Louis Dunne came off the bench to make his debut for Colchester, becoming the sixth father and son to play for the U's
Shrewsbury 2-2 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden scored his 19th goal, and was booked for the sixth time in 2015/16. This was the second time this season the striker found the back of the net and was shown a yellow card in the same game, having also done managed the feat in September!
League 2
Hartlepool 3-1 Dagenham and Redbridge
Jake Carroll scored his first goal for Hartlepool, having gone more than two years since scoring his last goal in February 2014!
Luton 0-1 Crawley
Having signing for Crawley Town on loan during the week, Liam McAlinden went straight into the starting XI for his first start since late December, but unfortunately marked his debut with his first booking since early December
Morecambe 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
Similarly to McAlinden, Rhys Murphy signed for AFC Wimbledon during the week and went straight into the starting XI for the Dons. His fellow Irish underage international Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the first time in his career in the same game
Northampton 1-1 Cambridge United
James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season
York City 1-1 Barnet
Kenneth McEvoy made his twenty-fifth career appearance
Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 0-1 Hamilton Academical
Richie Foran came off the bench to make his first appearance for Inverness in almost two months
Scottish First Division
Dumbarton 1-1 Falkirk
After being released by Queen of the South in January, Paul Heffernan signed for Dumbarton on Friday and came off the bench to make his debut.
English FA Cup
Everton 2-0 Chelsea
Seamus Coleman made his two hundredth start in England in this win for Everton
Sunday, 13 March 2016
Scottish League Cup
Hibernian 1-2 Ross County
Anthony Stokes' two hundred fiftieth career start came in this loss in the Scottish League Cup Final
MLS
Colorado Rapids 1-0 LA Galaxy
Kevin Doyle was booked for the first time this season
Eredivisie
Heracles 3-1 Cambuur
Jack Byrne's strike this afternoon was the first time the midfielder has scored, but Cambuur have not gone on to win the game, having picked up three points in both games he scored previous to this
Further Reading
It's just business, nothing personal - Ewan McKenna
Damien Duff: I don't want to turn into Kim Kardashian! - The Irish Times
Cillian Sheridan walking away from excuses and scoring lots of goals - Irish Examiner
Leicester City’s Rise was Stockport County’s Fall - Leon McSweeney
Profile: Exeter City and former Birmingham striker Clinton Morrison - The Football League Paper
Irish Foxes: Former Leicester duo David Connolly and Dave Langan on their time at the club - The Irish Post
Thursday, 21 January 2016
Round up - Midweek games of 19th January 2016
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
FA Cup
MK Dons 3-0 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole achieved the milestone of his fiftieth start for Northampton Town in their third round replay
Portsmouth 2-1 Ipswich
Jay Tabb was in the starting XI for Ipswich Town for the first time September, all of his appearances for the Tractor Boys in 2015/16 have been in the cup competitions - three in the League Cup and once in the FA Cup. Ireland U18 striker Shane McLoughlin made his first appearance in a matchday squad for Ipswich, the Kerry born player was named on the subs bench
Aston Villa 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Ciaran Clark scored his first goal of the season on what his 150th appearance for the Villains
Yeovil 1-1 Carlisle United
After suffering a succession of injury problems, Kevin Dawson made his first appearance for Yeovil in more than a year. The midfielder last played for the Glovers in an FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United in January 2015
Scottish FA Cup
Inverness CT 2-0 Stirling Albion
Richie Foran introduction from the bench was his first appearance since September 19th
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
English FA Cup
Liverpool 3-0 Exeter
This was the first game since the end of November that Clinton Morrison was in the starting XI for Exeter
Further reading
The Story Of New Star Soccer - [the set pieces]
Republic of Ireland record against Group E opponents - uefa.com
Chelsea - Accidents Will Happen - Swiss Ramble
FA Cup
MK Dons 3-0 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole achieved the milestone of his fiftieth start for Northampton Town in their third round replay
Portsmouth 2-1 Ipswich
Jay Tabb was in the starting XI for Ipswich Town for the first time September, all of his appearances for the Tractor Boys in 2015/16 have been in the cup competitions - three in the League Cup and once in the FA Cup. Ireland U18 striker Shane McLoughlin made his first appearance in a matchday squad for Ipswich, the Kerry born player was named on the subs bench
Aston Villa 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Ciaran Clark scored his first goal of the season on what his 150th appearance for the Villains
Yeovil 1-1 Carlisle United
After suffering a succession of injury problems, Kevin Dawson made his first appearance for Yeovil in more than a year. The midfielder last played for the Glovers in an FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United in January 2015
Scottish FA Cup
Inverness CT 2-0 Stirling Albion
Richie Foran introduction from the bench was his first appearance since September 19th
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
English FA Cup
Liverpool 3-0 Exeter
This was the first game since the end of November that Clinton Morrison was in the starting XI for Exeter
Further reading
The Story Of New Star Soccer - [the set pieces]
Republic of Ireland record against Group E opponents - uefa.com
Chelsea - Accidents Will Happen - Swiss Ramble
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