Round Up for weekend of Tuesday, 21st September 2021

Tuesday, 21st September 2021

League 1

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season

English League Cup

Preston North End 4-1 Cheltenham

Joe Rafferty scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since August 2019 - and completed his first assist since November 2020
Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since December 2020
Greg Cunningham made his first assist of the season - the first time the defender assisted a goal since September 2019

Fulham 0-0 Leeds United

Cyrus Christie's start was his first appearance of the season

Watford 1-3 Stoke City

Robert Elliot's start was his first appearance since December 2017

Wigan 0-2 Sunderland

Babajide Adeeko's introduction was his career debut

💙 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Congratulations to Baba Adeeko & Chris Sze on making their debuts for the club last night 👏🏼#wafc 🔵⚪️ #BELIEVE pic.twitter.com/rkJvndHkct

— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) September 22, 2021

Norwich 0-3 Liverpool

Adam Idah made his first start of the season - this was his first start since  October 2020
Caoimhin Kelleher's first appearance of the season was also his tenth time being named in the Liverpool starting XI

Burnley 4-1 Rochdale

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in a month

Sheffield United 2-2 Southampton

Enda Stevens start was his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal since February 2020

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 0-3 Manchester United U21

Reece Staunton's start was his first appearance since November 2020
Paul McShane was booked in his first appearance of the season

Wednesday, 22nd September 2021

English League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Swansea

In his first start of the season, Aaron Connolly scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 January 2021

Asian AFC Cup

Nasaf 6-0 ATK Mohun Bagan

Carl McHugh made his 25th appearance for ATK Mohun Bagan - starting each game

Thursday, 23rd September 2021

Scottish League Cup

Celtic 3-0 Raith

Liam Scales made his first appearance for Celtic
James McCarthy made his first assist for Celtic

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 1-1 Gent

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time in a month

November 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for November 2017

Wins
In a month with a reduced number of games due to the international break, no player won more than Matt Doherty, Glenn Whelan and Conor Hourihane's four victories

Draws
Goalkeeper Keiren Westwood was the only player to start more than two draws, the Sheffield Wednesday number one started three games that ended all square

Losses
Newcastle's Rob Elliott started three losses in November, no other player started more than two

Starts/Completed Games
Of the five games defenders Paul McShane, Richard Keogh, John Egan and midfielders Glenn Whelan and Conor Hourihane started in November, only McShane, Egan and Hourihane went on to complete 90 minutes in all five

Substitutions/Introductions
Harry Arter, Jeff Hendrick, Sean Scannell and Aiden O'Brien were all substituted three times in November, one less than the number of times James McClean was introduced from the bench for West Brom

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Stephen Henderson and Brian Murphy were unused substitutes in four games in November, the same as defenders Kevin Long and Alex Pearce

Goals
David McGoldrick was the only player to score more than once, the Ipswich striker scored two goals, while Anthony Stokes was the only player to score a penalty

Discipline
Carl McHugh and Daniel Devine were both booked twice, no other player was booked more than once

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 28th April 2017

Friday, 28 April 2017

Championship

Cardiff 0-2 Newcastle Utd

Robert Elliot made his 50th start for Newcastle Utd. This was the first game where three Republic of Ireland players (Elliot, Ciaran Clark and Daryl Murphy) started a game for Newcastle since February 2008 when Shay Given, Stephen Carr and Damien Duff were in the starting XI for the toon

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 4-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney returned to the Inverness starting XI for his first start since the end of February

Saturday, 29 April 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick's appearance in the Burnley starting XI was the midfielder's 200th career start

Championship

Derby County 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Alex Pearce was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

David McGoldrick made his 25th start of the season

Leeds United 3-3 Norwich

Eunan O'Kane's first start since the beginning of March was also the midfielder's 25th appearance for Leeds United

Reading 1-0 Wigan

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 2-0 Crawley

Gerry McDonagh was shown the first yellow card of his loan spell at Cambridge in his first appearance since March 28th
James Collins made his 50th appearance for Crawley

Carlisle United 2-1 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien made his 25th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 1-0 Hartlepool

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time since September

Hearts 2-2 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was sent off for the second time this season

Hamilton Academical 0-2 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon's opener for Kilmarnock was the striker's first goal since March 18th

MLS

Orlando City 2-0 Colorado Rapids

Kevin Doyle was booked for the first time in the 2017 MLS season

Australian A-League

Sydney 3-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 30 April 2017

League 1

Bolton 3-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester made his 50th appearance of the season

Northampton 0-0 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 25th start for Gillingham

Rochdale 1-1 Bradford City

Joe Rafferty made his 50th appearance of the season
Kevin Toner's first start since Sunday, 26th March was also the defender's 25th career start

Southend United 1-0 Bury

Simon Cox made his 50th appearance for Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin marked his 100th appearance since leaving Derry City with his first goal of 2017

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal for Jagiellonia Białystok

February 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for February 2017: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=2

Wins
Aberdeen duo Jonathan Hayes and Adam Rooney both started five wins in February

Draws
In the Championship, David McGoldrick started four draws for Ipswich

Losses
Matt Doherty started five losses for Wolves

Starts/Completed Games
Ciaran Clark, Shane Duffy, Darragh Lenihan and Rooney all started seven games in the second month in 2017, and all of them completed 90 minutes with the single exception of Rooney

Substitutions/Introductions
Rooney and Wes Hoolahan share the same amount of substitutions in February - both players were withdrawn from the action four times. Conversely, defender Anthony O'Connor was introduced from the bench four times.

Stayed On Bench
Robert Elliot has returned from injury for Newcastle, but was still an unused substitute for six games in February, of the outfield players both Andy Boyle and Corey O'Keefe were left on the bench four times by their respective managers

Goals
Rooney scored the most goals in February, the Aberdeen striker found the back of the net four times, one more than Aiden McGeady.

Discipline
Ryan Manning was shown three yellow cards in February

Irish Player Appearances in the Premier League 2015/16

Following the final whistle at the postponed game between Manchester United and Bournemouth at Old Trafford, and with it the completion of the Premier League 2015/16 season, we've started to compile the end of season appearance statistics for Irish players for the season, starting with the number of appearances for Irish players in the top division in England.

Player	Starts	Intro	Total
Glenn Whelan	37	0	37
Robbie Brady	34	2	36
James McClean	27	7	34
Damien Delaney	32	0	32
Wes Hoolahan	25	5	30
James McCarthy	29	0	29
John O'Shea	23	5	28
Shane Long	23	5	28
Seamus Coleman	27	1	28
Jonathan Walters	18	9	27
Robert Elliot	21	0	21
Harry Arter	21	0	21
Ciaran Clark	16	2	18
Eunan O'Kane	6	10	16
Stephen Ireland	0	13	13
Darron Gibson	2	5	7
Darren Randolph	6	0	6
Marc Wilson	1	3	4
Kevin Toner	3	1	4
Shay Given	3	0	3
Josh Cullen	0	1	1
Total	354	69	423

Unfortunately, it's bad news for fans of the boys in green, with five less players appearing in Premier League games, and the total appearances down almost 15% from 497 in the 2014/15 season to 423.

Between relegation, transfers, retirements, and Jack Grealish, 12 Irish players from the previous season did not appear in 2015/16, and were replaced by 7 players who didn't appear in the Premier League last season - James McClean, Wes Hoolahan, Harry Arter, Eunan O'Kane, Darren Randolph, Kevin Toner, and Josh Cullen.

Of the players that remained in the Premier League, five had more appearances than in 2014/15 - Robert Elliot, Glenn Whelan, Robbie Brady, Damien Delaney, and James McCarthy - with Newcastle's Player of the Season Robert Elliot taking advantage of the injury crisis at St James' Park  to play 18 more games, before unfortunately getting injured himself on international duty. Eight players played less games - Darron Gibson, Shane Long, Stephen Ireland, Jonathan Walters, Seamus Coleman, Ciaran Clark, John O'Shea, and Marc Wilson - with Wilson's injury hit season meaning he played 23 times less than in 2014/15

Following the relegation of Aston Villa, Newcastle and Norwich, their Irish players Ciaran Clark, Kevin Toner, Robert Elliot, Wes Hoolahan, and Robbie Brady (relegated for the second season in a row!) will all be plying their trade outside the top division next season, with Burnley's Stephen Ward and Kevin Long replacing them. Fellow promoted side Middlesbrough have no Irish players in their squad, while Play Off Finalists Hull City have David Meyler and Brian Lenihan facing off against Sheffield Wednesday's Keiren Westwood and loanee Aiden McGeady, who will be returning to parent club Everton following the end of the season.

One crumb of comfort is that the players who did appear in the Premier League this season played, on average, one game more than those in 2014/15