Round Up for St Stephen's Day 2019 fixtures

Thursday, 26th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time in a month

Chelsea 0-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi is the tenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season, the first time there has been ten, or more, Irish goalscorers since the 2916/17 season

Everton 1-0 Burnley

Kevin Long came off the bench for his first appearance in the 2019/20 Premier League season - his first appearance for Burnley in four months - making him the seventeenth Irish player to appear in this season's competition, two more than in 2018/19 and equaling the total from 2017/18

Sheffield United 1-1 Watford

David McGoldrick was named in Sheffield United's starting XI for the 50th time

Championship

Luton 3-3 Fulham

James Collins' assist was his first since October

Leeds United 1-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's goal was his 30th strike for Preston

A fabulous flowing team move from Preston is finished off by Browne after the team won the ball back deep in their own half - a perfectly-executed counter attack 👌

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— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 26, 2019

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

The first goal of Kieran Sadlier's brace was his tenth goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Ronan Curtis' tenth goal of the season was also his 20th in League Oene

Rochdale 2-3 Fleetwood

In his 25th appearance for Rochdale, Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Southend United 2-2 MK Dons

Robert Kiernan scored his first goal of the season was also the fifth goal of his career
Joe Mason fourth goal of the season was also his tenth goal in League One, and the 60th goal of his career

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 0-1 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started a game for Plymouth for the first time in a month

Exeter 1-0 Newport Co.

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

Salford City 3-1 Crewe Alexandra

Adam Rooney returned to the Salford starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 4-0 Cambridge United

Eoin Doyle marked his 250th start in British football by becoming only the second player to score in eleven consecutive league games this decade

⚽️ @Official_STFC's Eoin Doyle is only the 2nd player this century, after Jamie Vardy, to score in 11 successive league appearances in England's top 4 divisions pic.twitter.com/TI1C8Xcchb

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 26, 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-2 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan started for Hibs for the first time since Saturday, 2nd November
Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since August

Ross County 1-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Friday, 27th December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Manchester City

Matt Doherty marked his 25th appearance of the season with his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th August 2019

Friday, 30th August 2019

Championship

Cardiff 1-1 Fulham

Harry Arter was sent off for the fourth time in his career, three years after his last red card in August 2016

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 5-0 Greenock Morton

Aaron Doran's start was the 200th time he was named in a starting XI in his career

Dundee Utd 6-2 Dundee

Mark Connolly completed an assist for the first time since January 2018

Saturday, 31st August 2019

Premier League

The 2019/20 season has the lowest number of Premier League goals by Irish players in August since the 2016/17 season - when no goals were scored.

Chelsea 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have been starts
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for the Blades, this was also his first goal in the Premier League
Enda Stevens' assist on Robinson's goal was his first since December 2018

Manchester City 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for made his first appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough

Callum O'Dowda made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 2-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ward start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' start was his 50th start for Portsmouth

Gillingham 5-0 Bolton

After signing for Gillingham on loan until January, Thomas O'Connor made his first start for the club
Mark Byrne made his first assist of the season

Oxford United 3-3 Coventry

Both Anthony Forde and Jordan Shipley were booked for the first time this season.
Shipley also completed his first assist of the season

Southend United 0-3 Rochdale

Robert Kiernan's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Bradford City

Paul Green made his 50th start for Crewe Alexandra
Jamie Devitt was named in a starting XI for the first time this season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in League Two

Exeter 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the third time in his career, this was his first red card since September 2017

Forest Green 0-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's goal was his 80th strike in League Two

Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge United

After signing a one year contract with Cambridge during the week, Samir Carruthers made his first appearance for the U's

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient

Richie Towell's goal was his first for Salford
Adam Rooney was booked for the first time this season

Scunthorpe 0-1 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was named in Carlisle United's starting XI for the first time

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-0 Ross County

Simon Power's second half introduction (his first appearance in a month) was  his first appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-0 Dunfermline

Daniel Devine's start was his first appearance of the 2019/20 season

Sunday, 1st September 2019

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 0-2 Celtic

Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season as a late second half substitute, this was his first goal since December 2017

Bulgarian

CSKA Sofia 2-2 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey assisted both of CSKA Sofia's goals in his seventh appearances for the club

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 8th March 2019

Friday, 8th March 2019

League 1

Coventry 1-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time since December

League 2

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Rangers

Daryl Horgan's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Saturday, 9th March 2019

Premier League

Cardiff 2-0 West Ham United

Harry Arter was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Preston North End

After signing for Preston North End in January, Joe Rafferty made his debut for the Lilywhites

Bolton 2-1 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

QPR 0-0 Stoke City

Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since April 2018

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Shane McLoughlin's strike was the first goal of his career

Blackpool 2-2 Southend United

Robert Kiernan marked his first appearance since August 2017 with his first goal since December 2016

Bradford City 3-1 Peterborough

Eoin Doyle scored his tenth goal for Bradford, and completed his first assist since December

Plymouth 0-0 Luton

Graham Carey first booking in almost two months was also his tenth yellow card of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Sunderland

Michael Harriman came off the bench for his first appearance since New Year's Day
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time since November

Charlton 2-1 Portsmouth

Josh Cullen assisted a goal for the first time since September

League 2

Northampton 2-1 Exeter

Sam Foley was booked for the fifth time this season

Carlisle United 2-1 Swindon Town

Jamie Devitt's assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Cheltenham 4-1 Notts County

Kevin Dawson made his first assist of the season

Colchester 3-0 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien was booked for the fifth time this season. This was the defender's first booking since December

Stevenage 0-1 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 3-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal in three months

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-8 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan came off the bench and completed his first assist in two months
Congratulations to on loan midfielder Stephen Mallon on his first career goal

Slovakian Super Liga

Zlaté Moravce 1-2 DAC

Connor Ronan made his first start for DAC, this was the midfielder's first start in three months

Sunday, 10th March 2019

Championship

Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's start was his 100th appearance for Aston Villa

💯 up in an #AVFC shirt for @ConorHourihane today. 👏#PartOfThePride pic.twitter.com/filZOkQqBm

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 10, 2019

USL Championship

Memphis 901 0-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies

Congratulations to Jordan Doherty on his senior professional debut on loan at Tampa Bay Rowdies

Round Up - Week of 28th February 2017

Tuesday, 28 February 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 2-0 Bristol City

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal for Aston Villa since moving to Villa Park, this was the midfielder's seventh goal of the season

Blackburn 1-0 Derby County

Derrick Williams made his 50th appearance in the Championship
Darragh Lenihan made his 50th start for Blackburn

League 1

Northampton 1-2 Oldham

John-Joe O'Toole's consolation striker was his 25th goal for Northampton

Swindon Town 3-1 Gillingham

Anton Rodgers came off the bench for his first appearance for Swindon since January 7th

League 2

Cambridge United 2-3 Doncaster Rovers

Paul Keegan returned to Doncaster's team with his first appearance since January 14th

Crawley 1-2 Exeter

Mark Connolly's late consolation striker for Crawley's was the tenth goal of the defender's career, and the first time he's scored more than twice in a season

Grimsby 1-0 Colchester

Owen Garvan was booked for the first time in 2016, 64 days after his last booking at the end of December
Sean Murray was booked for the first time this season, almost 16 months after his last booking in November 2015

Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton was shown his first yellow card of 2017

Rangers 3-2 St Johnstone

Robert Kiernan was sent off for the first time in his career in what was the defender's 150th career start

December 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for December 2016: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=12

Wins
In the last month of 2016, four was the magic number with nine players - Keiren Westwood, Robert Kiernan, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce, Ciaran Clark, Shane Duffy, Jonathan Hayes, Conor Hourihane, and Adam Rooney - all starting four wins for their respective sides

Draws
Joe Shaughnessy, Gary Dicker, and Adam Barton all started three games in December

Losses
Defenders Derrick Williams and Damien McRory, along with midfielders Darragh Lenihan and Anthony Forde, all lost four games

Starts/Completed Games
Dicker and Hayes both started seven games (with Dicker completing 90 minutes in all seven) ahead of no less than 17 players who all started six games!

Substitutions/Introductions
Wingers Aiden McGeady and Liam Kelly were both substituted three times, while fellow wide player James McClean was introduced five times, along with strikers Shane Long and Graham Cummins

Stayed On Bench
As expected, goalkeepers top the unused substitute table with Aaron McCarey, Shay Given, Dean Brill, Stephen Henderson, and Jack Bonham all remaining on the bench for their clubs. Of the outfield players, Stephen Kelly and Wes Hoolahan were unused substitutes for Rotherham and Norwich, respectively

Goals
Hayes' three goals for Aberdeen is one more than any other player managed in December, while former League of Ireland player of the season Richie Towell was the only player to score a penalty.

Discipline
Damien Delaney and Jeff Hendrick were both booked three times in December, with both players picking up their yellow cards in only five starts

Round Up - Weekend of 14th October 2016

Friday, 14 October 2016

Scottish Premier League

Inverness CT 0-1 Rangers
Robert Kiernan returned to the Rangers' starting XI for his first appearance since September 10th

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes
Kevin Doyle marked his return to the Rapid's starting XI (his first start since September 4th) with two strikes, his first goals since July. Before this brace, the Wexford striker hadn't scored twice in the same game since December 2012!

Saturday, 15 October 2016

Premier League

Manchester City 1-1 Everton
James McCarthy came off the bench to make his first appearance for Everton since the end of August
Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time this season

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Tottenham
James McClean made his 50th appearance for West Brom. THe Baggies have yet to lose a game the winger has started this season (via football365)

League 1

Charlton 3-0 Coventry
Chris McCann was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Fleetwood 2-0 Peterborough
Jimmy Ryan was booked for the first time this season

Northampton 1-3 Millwall
Shaun Williams made his 250th appearance in England

Scunthorpe 2-1 MK Dons
Paddy Madden's two goals were the striker's first goals in more than a month, and the first time the former League of Ireland player had scored a brace since January

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Blackpool
John O'Sullivan made his 25th start for Accrington Stanley

Cambridge United 0-1 Grimsby
James Berrett scored his first goal for Grimsby

Carlisle United 3-2 Hartlepool
Padraig Amond's opener was his fifth goal for Hartlepool and his 40th goal in League Two

Leyton Orient 1-2 Luton
Glen Rea's return to Luton's starting XI after seven weeks was his 25th career start

Plymouth 2-2 Portsmouth
Connor Smith marked his 50th career appearance with his first goal in League Two

Scottish League One

Airdrie Utd 1-3 Peterhead
Joe Gorman made his first appearance in two months

Cypriot Premier League

Omonia Nicosia 2-0 Anorthosis Famagusta FC
Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal in his last five games

Sunday, 16 October 2016

MLS

Portland Timbers 1-0 Colorado Rapids
Kevin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Further Reading
The Premier League's most defensive attackers - football365

Round Up - Week of 9th August 2016

Tuesday, 9 August 2016
English League Cup
Accrington Stanley 0-0 Bradford City
John O'Sullivans first appearance of the season was his 50th career appearance

Barnsley 1-2 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal for Northampton

Blackpool 4-2 Bolton
Mark Yeates made his first start since February
Eddie Nolan made his first start for Blackpool since signing for them in the summer

Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 Colchester
Louis Dunne came off the bench to make his first appearance since April

Derby County 1-0 Grimsby
Richard Keogh scored his first goal of the season in his 200th appearance for the club, this was the defender's first goal October 2015

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Nottingham Forest
After coming off the bench to make his first appearance for Nottingham Forest at the weekend, Stephen Henderson made his first start for the club

Leyton Orient 2-3 Fulham
Sean Kavanagh made his twenty-fifth appearance for Fulham, this was the defender's first appearance since March

Mansfield Town 1-3 Blackburn
After coming off the bench to make their first appearance for Blackburn at the weekend, Anthony Stokes and Jack Byrne made their first starts for the club and Stokes marked the occasion with a brace
Shane Duffy scored his first goal in the League Cup

Preston North End 1-0 Hartlepool
Jake Carroll made his fiftieth appearance for Hartlepool - all of which he started
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal since March

Rotherham 4-5 Morecambe
Anthony Forde's first goal for Rotherham was also his first goal in the League Cup

Southend United 1-3 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in the League Cup
Stephen McLaughlin's fifth goal for Southend was his first goal in the League Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Crawley
Joe Mason scored his first goal since 30th April
Mark Connolly was booked for the first time since December 2015. Connolly's subsequent sending off was the second red card of his career - the first once came on 26th February 2013

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Bristol City
Michael Harriman made his 150th career appearance
Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in almost 20 months, his last yellow card was on 20th December 2014

Barnet 0-4 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in the competition, and his second goal in two games

Reading 2-0 Plymouth
Connor Smith came off the bench in the second half to make his debut for Plymouth

Scottish League Cup
Alloa 1-0 Inverness CT
After three games as an unused substitute, Aaron Doran came off the bench to make his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in more than a year. The winger's last appearance came since 23rd July 2015

Dundee Utd 3-1 Partick Thistle
Willo Flood was booked for the second time this season, just over a month since his first booking on the 7th July

Rangers 5-0 Peterhead
Robert Kiernan captained Rangers on his fiftieth appearance for the club
Fiacre Kelleher scored the first own goal of his career

Wednesday, 10 August 2016
English League Cup
Burton Albion 3-2 Bury
In his first start of the season (his first since early April), Callum Reilly
scored his first goal since September 2014

Fleetwood 2-2 Leeds United
Cian Bolger made his first appearance for Fleetwood since moving to the Cod Army in the summer

Weekend of 2nd January 2016 Round Up

Saturday, 2nd January 2016
Premier League
Norwich City 1-0 Southampton
This was Shane Long's third start in a row, before this he hadn't started more than two games in a row for Southampton in 2015/16. He hasn't started more than four consecutive games for the Saints since signing from Hull City.

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters came off the bench to score his fifth goal of the season for Stoke, and his first since his League Cup goal against Chelsea in October

Championship
Burnley 0-0 Ipswich
Stephen Ward second start in a row for Burnley, his first consecutive starts since December 2014, was his three hundredth career appearance in England

Cardiff 1-0 Blackburn
Joe Mason marked his return to the Cardiff starting XI (his first start since November 21st) with his first goal since October 3rd
Darragh Lenihan made his second appearance of the season for Blackburn Rovers, his last coming in a League Cup game against Shrewsbury in August

Leeds United 1-1 MK Dons
Darren Potter's start against Leeds was his two hundredth appearance for MK Dons

Preston North End 2-1 Rotherham
Similar to Joe Mason, Eoin Doyle's return to the Preston starting XI was also marked with a goal, in his case his first since scoring the winner against Nottingham Forest in November

League 1
Burton Albion 1-0 Blackpool
Colin Doyle returned to the Blackpool team after recovering from an ankle injury sustained playing for the Seasiders in the FA Cup against Barnet in early November

Chesterfield 7-1 Shrewsbury
Jay O'Shea made his one hundred fiftieth appearance for Chesterfield memorable by scoring his fourth and fifth of the season in this win. Coincidentally, his last goals for the Spireites was also a brace, against Millwall in August.

League 2
Notts County 2-4 Oxford United
U21 forward Callum O'Dowda scored his fifth goal of the season for Oxford

Scottish First Division
Dumbarton 0-6 Rangers
Robert Kiernan's start in this win for Rangers was his one hundredth career start

Sunday, 3rd January 2016
Premier League
Crystal Palace 0-3 Chelsea
Damien Delaney's booking this afternoon was his first of the season

Further Reading
Manchester City Loan Report (Part 1) (includes Jack Byrne) - In Good Kompany
Manchester City Loan Report (Part 2) (includes Ian Lawlor) - In Good Kompany

The contenders to make the Irish squad on Martin O’Neill’s friendly route to Euro 2016 - Irish Times

Irish Scorers weekend of 11th April 2015

11 April 2015 Sky Bet Championship Birmingham City 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Robert Kiernan(25) Nottingham Forest 0-1 Huddersfield Town Sean Scannell(43) Sky Bet League 2 Cambridge United 2-2 Accrington Stanley Seamus Conneely(90) Morecambe 3-1 Portsmouth Padraig Amond(90) Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Mansfield Town Anthony O'Connor(2) Carl McHugh(63) Shrewsbury Town 4-0 Exeter City James Collins(62) Southend United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers Barry Corr(38) Sky Bet League 1 Barnsley 1-1 Chesterfield Jay O'Shea(26) Scunthorpe United 2-1 Crawley Town Paddy Madden(62) Scottish League One Brechin City 2-1 Stirling Albion Andy Jackson(12) Andy Jackson(90)

13 April 2015 Scottish Premiership Kilmarnock 1-2 Aberdeen Adam Rooney(40)