Irish Abroad: Ronan Curtis

Sammie Szmodics, Marcus Harness, and Jack Taylor made their first appearance in the Premier League, the first time three Irish players made their debuts in the top flight in the same game since Kevin Foley, Andy Keogh, and Stephen Ward made their first PL appearance in August 2009, for Wolves against West Ham

Arsenal 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Portsmouth 0-0 Luton Town

Chiedozie Ogbene's start was his 200th appearance in English football

Bristol City 4-3 Millwall

Sinclair Armstrong scored his first goal for Bristol City

Burnley 5-0 Cardiff

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 50th appearance for Cardiff

Sheffield United 2-2 QPR

Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season

Watford 3-0 Stoke City

Andrew Moran made his first appearance for loan club Stoke City

League 1

Lincoln City 1-2 Barnsley

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 28th October 2023

League 2

Accrington Stanley 3-3 Harrogate Town

Seamus Conneely made his 350th appearance for Accrington Stanley

Bradford City 0-0 Salford City

Neil Byrne was booked for the first time since Friday, 22 December 2023

Port Vale 0-0 Tranmere Rovers

Ronan Curtis' start was the 200th time the forward was named in a starting XI in English football

Sunday, 18th August 2024

League 2

Notts County 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Mipo Odubeko was booked on his first appearance for Fleetwood Town

Scottish League Cup

Motherwell 1-0 Kilmarnock

Kieran O'Hara made his first start of the season - this was the goalkeeper's first start since Wednesday, 15th May 2024

Wednesday, 3 July 2024

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2024

Transfers

Monday, 13th May

Chesterfield announced the signing of veteran striker Paddy Madden

Monday, 20th May

Neill Byrne joined Bradford City, signing a contract with the Banrams until the summer of 2026

Joe Rafferty left Portsmouth to sign a two year contract with Rotherham

Thursday, 23rd May

Goalkeeper Michael Kelly signed a two year contract with Accrington Stanley

Friday, 24th May

After six years with Cheltenham, Sean Long signed for non-league Forest Green Rovers

Tuesday, 28th May

Peterhead confirmed the signing of winger Cieran Dunne

Welcome to Balmoor Cieran 🔵⚪️💙
Former Falkirk, Sunderland and Cove midfielder Cieran Dunne has agreed terms to become a PFC player on a one year deal subject to SFA approval.
🗨️ “We are delighted to get this one done and Cieran signed up for the season, it could be a real coup… pic.twitter.com/SJRVXw2FWl
— Peterhead FC (@pfcofficial) May 28, 2024

Thursday, 30th May

Sean McDermott signed for Norwegian side FK Molde until the end of the 2024 Nowegian season

Shelbourne confirmed that U19 cap Finn Sherlock signed for Bundesliga side Hoffenheim

Thursday, 6th June

Conor Hourihane returned to Barnsley, where he played 134 games between June 2014 and January 2017, initially as a player, transitioning to a coaching role over the next two years

Tuesday, 11th June

Defender Tunmise Sobwale signed for Swindon Town

Thursday, 13th June

Corey Whelan signed for AFC Fylde, signing a two year contract with the Coasters

Tuesday, 18th June

Following a successful loan spell with AFC Wimbledon in the second half of the 2023/24 season, John-Joe O'Toole has signed a permanent contracy with the Dons

Thursday, 20th June

After spending last season with League Two Newport County, Ryan Delaney has signed for League Two rivals Swindon Town

Tuesday, 25th June

Defender Ciaran Brennan signed a two year contract with Newport County

Deji Sotona signed for Eastleigh for an undisclosed fee

Wednesday 26th June

Seven-times capped forward Ronan Curtis signed a three year contract with Port Vale

Following the expiration of his contract MK Dons, Warren O'Hora signed a three year contract with Hibernan

Thursday, 27th June

Timi Sobowale signed for National League North side Curzon Ashton

✍️ 𝐒𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐒
We are delighted to announce that @timi_sobowale has signed for the Nash!

Welcome, Timi! 🤝#UTN | #TheNash pic.twitter.com/qltNponLYh
— Curzon Ashton (@CurzonAshton) June 27, 2024

Friday, 28th June

Elgin City confirmed the signing of Dylan Gavin

Saturday, 29th June

Hibernian announced the siging of Ciara Grant, joining on a two year contract

Loans

Saturday, 29th June

Stephan Negru signed a season long loan deal with League Two side Salford City, linking up with former boss Karl Robinson

Contracts

Wednesday, 29th May

U19 cap Noah Jauny signed his first professional contact with Stade Brestois 29

Friday, 14th June

Republic of Ireland Men's Team captain Seamus Coleman is staying at Everton, signing a one year extension to his contact at Goodison Park

Thursday, 28th June

West Ham midfielder Jessica Ziu signed a new, long-term, contract with West Ham

Friday, 29th June

Republic of Ireland Women's Team number one Courteney Brosnan extended her stay with Everton, signing a new two year contract with the Toffees

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th February 2023

Friday, 24th February 2023

Eerste Divisie

NAC Breda 3-2 Dordrecht

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty's booking, his first in eight weeks, was the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

Saturday, 25th February 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-4 Manchester City

In this game, Bournemouth became the first club to name two Republic of Ireland goalkeepers as substitutes in a Premier League game

📝 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝

🔺 One change
🔺 Mepham comes in
🔺 Tavernier ruled out

We're all set for #BOUMCI 👊👊 pic.twitter.com/pjYeT0ygt0
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) February 25, 2023

Championship

Burnley 4-0 Huddersfield Town

Michael Obafemi scored his fifth goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Wigan

Tom Cannon scored his first goal for loan club Preston North End
Robbie Brady was shown his first red card since Wednesday, 2nd January 2019
Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Monday, 2nd January

QPR 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics scored his tenth goal in the Championship

Stoke City 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in seven weeks

League 1

Barnsley 4-1 Derby County

Eiran Cashin was named in the Derby County starting XI for the 50th time
David McGoldrick scored his 20th goal in League One

Exeter City 2-0 Cambridge United

Pierce Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 9th August

MK Dons 0-1 Ipswich Town

Darragh Burns second half introduction was his first appearance in a month, the midfielder was also booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 4-0 Cheltenham

In his first start in a month, Ronan Curtis scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st November
Glen Rea made his first appearance of the season, almost a year since his last appearance on Saturday, 5th March 2022

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal of the season

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Bradford City

In his first start in a month, Dara Costelloe was booked for the first time this season
Emmanuel Osadebe's introduction was his first appearance in seven months

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Conor Masterson was booked for the first time this season, eleven months after his last book in March 2022

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-1 Motherwell

Dan Casey was booked for the first time this season

St Johnstone 1-1 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy' made his first assist since Saturday, 1st October

Scottish Championship

Hamilton Academical 1-4 Queen's Park

Daniel O'Reilly's start was his 50th appearance for Hamilton Academical

Sunday, 26 February 2023

MLS

Austin FC 2-3 Unknown Club

On the opening day of the 2023 MLS season, Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal for Austin FC

That man @JonGallagher96 knows how to get @Q2Stadium rocking! 🎸 pic.twitter.com/UaUWOXLBOL
— Austin FC (@AustinFC) February 26, 2023

Monday, 27 February 2023

Championship

Swansea City 1-1 Rotherham

In his 125th appearance for Rotherham, Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th December

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 4-0 Colorado Rapids

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for Colorado Rapids

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Monday, 10 October 2022

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th October 2022

Tuesday, 4th October 2022

Championship

Sheffield United 0-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time in seven weeks in was was his 50th start for QPR

Cardiff 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time this season in his first start in six weeks

Reading 1-1 Norwich City

Jeff Hendrick scored his first goal for Reading, the was also his first goal in more than a year, and the 40th goal of his career

League 1

Cheltenham 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

Will Ferry's start was his 50th career appearance

Scottish Premiership

Ross County 0-5 Motherwell

Ross Tierney made his 25th appearance for Motherwell

Football League Trophy

Harrogate Town 1-1 Everton U21

In his first start for Harrogate, Danny Grant scored his first goal for the Sulphurites

Tranmere Rovers 3-5 Leeds United U21

Neil Byrne scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers
Lee O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Crystal Palace U21

Trevor Clarke scored his first goal for Bristol Rovers
Glenn Whelan was sent off for the second time for Bristol Rovers, eleven months after his last red card in November 2021

Portsmouth 5-0 Aston Villa U21

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 5th October 2022

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Wigan

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in five weeks
Will Keane scored his fifth goal of the season

Middlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham City

Darragh Lenihan's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 30th August

Rotherham 1-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 30th August

Watford 1-2 Swansea City

Michael Obafemi started a game for the first time in six weeks

Preston North End 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Sean Maguire started a game for the first time this season

Champions League

RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic

James McCarthy's introduction was his first appearance in the Champions League, the 27th Irish player to appear in the competition.

2️⃣ 2022/23 is the first season that two @FAIreland players (@JMcCarthy_16 and @mattdoherty20) have appeared in the @ChampionsLeague proper since 2010/11, when Robbie Keane, John O'Shea, Darron Gibson, and Aiden McGeady all made at least one appearance in the competition#COYBIG
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) October 5, 2022

Friday, 12 August 2022

Round Up for week of Tuesday, August 2022

Tuesday, 9th August 2022

English League Cup

Shrewsbury 3-2 Carlisle United

Jordan Shipley was booked for the first time since Saturday, 29th January

Bolton 5-1 Salford City

Kieran Sadlier's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal for Bolton

Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 6 November 2021
Anthony Scully marked his 100th appearance for Lincoln City with his first goal of the season, this was also his 40th career strike

Delighted to Mark my 100th Appearance for @LincolnCity_FC with a goal and a win. A big Thank you to the fans for the support and Congratulations to the lads on there debuts. Onto Saturday⚽️ pic.twitter.com/2dKJFI4jj6
— Anthony Scully (@AnthonyScully_) August 10, 2022

Huddersfield 1-4 Preston North End

Troy Parrott scored his first goal for Preston North End, this was also his first goal in the League Cup

Cardiff 0-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored and assisted a goal in the same game for the first time since February

Crawley Town 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Mazeed Ogungbo made his first start for loan club Crawley Town

Walsall 2-0 Swindon Town

Flynn Clarke's start was his first appearance for Walsall

Luton 2-3 Newport County

Louie Watson's start was his first appearance for Luton

Cheltenham 0-7 Exeter

After signing for Cheltenham earlier that day, Will Ferry went straight into the Robins' starting XI

MK Dons 1-0 Sutton United

Both Darragh Burns and Dawson Devoy were named in the MK Dons starting XI for the first time
Conor Grant scored his first goal for MK Dons

Oxford United 2-2 Swansea

Edward McGinty made his first appearance for Oxford United

Reading 1-2 Stevenage

Kian Leavy's start was his first appearance in almost exactly a year, since starting for Reading on Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 367 days earlier

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Kilmarknock B 3-0 Cowdenbeath

Having signed for Kilmarnock on loan, Deji Sotona scored his first goal in senior football for their B team

Wednesday, 10 August 2022

English League Cup

Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley

No player completed more passes for Barnsley in their win against Middlesbrough than Luca Connell

🆚 Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley
📋 Post Game Summary (2/4)
🏃 Luca Connell
⏱️ Started, played whole game
🥅 Clean sheet
🎯 0/2 shots on target(0.00%)
👟 29/41 passes completed(70.73%) - 🥇 for team!
🔑 2 Key passes - 🥇 for team!
💥 3 tackles
⚔️ 4/8 duels won#COYBIG #MIDBRS
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 10, 2022

Port Vale 1-2 Rotherham

Georgie Kelly was named in the Rotherham starting XI for the first time
Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal in the League Cup

Coventry 1-4 Bristol City

Tayo Adaramola made his first appearance for loan club Coventry

Thursday, 11th August 2022

English League Cup

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sheffield United

Jayson Molumby's introduction was his 100th career appearance

Thursday, 28 October 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 7-0 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Southampton 2-2 Burnley

Nathan Collins made his 40th career start

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning's start was his 150th appearance in English football
In his first appearance since Saturday, 18th September, Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since Monday, 13th July 2020

Blackpool 2-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season
Alan Browne's red card was the fourth time the player has been sent off for Preston North End

Peterborough 2-1 QPR

Conor Coventry made his 25th career appearance

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Wigan

James McClean's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Wigan

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his fifth goal of the season
Ronan Curtis scored his first goal in a month

Ipswich 2-1 Fleetwood

Anthony Pilkington's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Lincoln City

Olamide Shodipo's introduction was his 100th career appearance

Shrewsbury 4-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Exeter 2-1 Mansfield Town

Padraig Amond assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12th December 2020
Stephen Quinn completed and assist for the first time since Tuesday, 17 August

Hartlepool 3-2 Harrogate Town

Neil Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rochdale 3-2 Sutton United

Liam Kelly made his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 1-3 Bradford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 4 September

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-1 Ayr

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 24th October 2021

Scottish League One

Queen's Park 3-4 Alloa

Luca Connell scored his first goal in a month

Australian FFA Cup

Queensland Lions 0-4 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea assisted a goal in his first appearance in the Australian 2021/22 season,

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th September 2021

Saturday, 18th September 2021

Championship

Hull City 1-3 Sheffield United

In his first start for Sheffield United, Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time since April 2021
John Egan scored his first goals of the season, this was the third time in his career the defender scored twice in the same game, after also scoring a brace for Brentford in August 2016, and Gillingham in November 2014

Luton 3-3 Swansea

Michael Obafemi was named in the starting XI for the first time since Thursday, 16 July 2020

Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackpool

Richard Keogh assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Peterborough 3-0 Birmingham City

Jack Taylor started his first game of the season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-4 Wigan

John O'Sullivan's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Fleetwood 2-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal in six weeks

Portsmouth 1-2 Cambridge United

In his 150th appearance for Portsmouth, Ronan Curtis scored his first goal of the season

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Shrewsbury

Olamide Shodipo started his first game in seven weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Charlton

Daryl Horgan's start was his 50th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
Harry Arter's first appearance in his season spell at Charlton was his first appearance since Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Barrow

Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time this season- this was his first yellow card since Saturday, 22nd February 2020

Carlisle United 2-2 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley made his first assist of the season, this was the first time he assisted a goal since Saturday, 5 December 2020

Mansfield Town 1-1 Rochdale

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season

Newport County 2-1 Walsall

In his 50th appearance for Walsall, Emmanuel Osadebe assisted a goal for the first time this season

Tranmere 2-0 Salford City

Corrie Ndaba's start was his 25th career appearance

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-2 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy scored his fifth goal for St Mirren
Connor Ronan assisted a goal for St Mirren for the first time during his loan spell

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran's start was his 300th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

Congratulations to Aaron Doran who made his 300th appearance for the club this afternoon pic.twitter.com/gSIHNBF3M1
— Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (@ICTFC) September 18, 2021

Greenock Morton 0-1 Raith

Oisin McEntee made his first appearance for Greenock Morton, this was his first appearance in senior football since October 2019
Ethon Varian assisted a goal for Raith for the first time

Sunday, 19th September 2021

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City

Shane Duffy's start was his 300th career appearance

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 1-0 Celtic

James McCarthy made his first start for Celtic since signing for the Bhoys

MLS

Austin FC 3-4 San Jose Earthquakes

Jon Gallagher scored his first goal since Friday, 2 July 2021

Tuesday, 6 April 2021

Round up for weekend of Friday, 2nd April 2021

Friday, 2nd April 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time since October

Derby County 2-0 Luton

Jason Knight's start was his 75th appearance for Derby County

Preston North End 1-1 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was named in the Norwich City starting XI for the first time

QPR 3-0 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Birmingham City 1-0 Swansea

Scott Hogan's goal was his first strike in seven weeks

League 1

Fleetwood 0-1 Peterborough

Jack Taylor's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Ipswich 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Stephen Ward's was named in a starting XI in English football for the 400th time
Alan Judge's goal (his first in five weeks) was his 30th goal in League One

Northampton 1-0 Shrewsbury

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Portsmouth 2-1 Rochdale

Ronan Curtis' goal (his first in two months) was his 30th goal in League One
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since December 2019

Sunderland 3-1 Oxford United

Aiden McGeady scored his fifth goal of the season
Mark Sykes was sent off for the first time for Oxford United

League 2

Barrow 2-1 Newport Co.

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Barrow

Bradford City 4-1 Forest Green

Niall Canavan was booked for the fifth time this season
Billy Clarke completed his fifth assist of the season

Cheltenham 4-0 Tranmere

Joe Murphy was named in the Tranmere starting XI for the first time in two months
Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Walsall 0-0 Harrogate Town

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 3rd April 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-5 West Bromwich Albion

In his first appearance for West Brom's senior team in two months, Callum Robinson's scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season - also his fourth and fifth Premier League goals, all of which have come against Chelsea

5️⃣ @CallumRobinson7's five goals against Chelsea joins Robbie Keane(Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, and Newcastle), Roy Keane(Leeds United), Niall Quinn(Newcastle), and @JonWalters19(QPR) for five Premier League goals by an @FAIreland player against a single club#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/5nMz5Slnyf
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 4, 2021

Leeds United 2-1 Sheffield United

John Egan returned from injury for his first appearance in seven weeks as a second half substitute

Scottish FA Cup

East Fife 1-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty scored his first goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Formartine United 0-5 Motherwell

Sam Foley's introduction was his first appearance Wednesday, 3rd February 2021(60 days)

Hamilton Academical 0-3 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath's brace was his first two goals in the Scottish FA Cup

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Monday, 5th April 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman assisted a goal for the first time since September

Championship

Luton 1-2 Barnsley

James Collins' first goal in two months was his 70th goal for Luton

Stoke City 1-2 Millwall

James McClean's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 20th February

League 1

Peterborough 1-1 Sunderland

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the first time since Saturday, 27 February

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Mansfield Town

Pierce Sweeney's start (his first in a month) was his 200th start for Exeter

Newport Co. 1-0 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's start was the 300th time the striker started a game in Engilsh football

Stevenage 1-1 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Monday, 22 March 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th March 2021

Saturday, 20th March 2021

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark started a game for the 250th time in his career

Championship

Bristol City 0-2 Rotherham

Callum O'Dowda started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26th December

Millwall 1-0 Middlesbrough

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in two months in his first start since Tuesday, 2 February

Preston North End 0-1 Luton

Joe Rafferty started a game for Preston for the first start time in six weeks

Swansea 0-1 Cardiff

Conor Hourihane made his 400th career start

League 1

Portsmouth 2-1 Ipswich

Marcus Harness scored his first goal since Saturday, 28 November
Ronan Curtis assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Stephen Ward was named in the Ipswich starting XI for the first time in six weeks

Rochdale 3-3 Peterborough

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Newport Co. 0-1 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal since Tuesday, 29th December, and was booked for the fifth time

Bolton 2-1 Walsall

Eoin Doyle scored his 15th goal of the season

Cambridge United 1-0 Forest Green

Wes Hoolahan scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal since Saturday, 30 January

Harrogate Town 0-1 Morecambe

Simon Power made his tenth start for Harrogate Town

Mansfield Town 2-2 Grimsby

Stephen McLaughlin assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 3 November in what was his 250th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-1 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy was booked for the fifth time this season. This was his 50th appearance for St Mirren, remarkably starting each one

Kilmarnock 4-1 Motherwell

Alan Power completed an assist for the first time since Wednesday, 12th August

Scottish League Two

Queen's Park 3-0 Stranraer

Luca Connell assisted a goal on his first appearance for loan club Queen's Park. Connell's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 13th August 2019

FA Cup

Bournemouth 0-3 Southampton

Gavin Kilkenny's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 9th January

Sunday, 21st March 2021

Bulgarian Championship

Beroe Stara Zagora 1-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey was named in the CSKA starting XI for the first time since Sunday, 13th December

Friday, 26 February 2021

Round Up for week for Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Norwich

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 9th December

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham

Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in eight weeks

Hull City 0-1 Ipswich

Troy Parrott's start was his 25th career appearance

Northampton 0-0 Rochdale

Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since April 2019
Conor Shaughnessy started a game for the 50th time in his career
Conor Grant started a game for the first time in his career

Oxford United 0-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time in a month
Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 2-0 Fleetwood

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored for the first time in six weeks

League 2

Bolton 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time in a year
Mason O'Malley came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Bradford City 1-0 Leyton Orient

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Cambridge United 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long scored his first goal of the season and was booked for the first time this season in his first start of the season

Carlisle United 2-3 Tranmere

Joshua Kayode scored his fifth goal of the season six weeks after his last goal

Harrogate Town 1-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley started the 50th game of his career

Oldham 0-1 Barrow

Jamie Devitt made his first assist of the season

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Championship

Swansea 1-0 Coventry

Conor Hourihane made his first assist for Swansea

League 2

Forest Green 1-3 Southend United

Alan McCormack's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Europa League

Tottenham 4-0 Wolfsberger AC

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time since Saturday, 2nd January

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th February 2021

Saturday, 20th February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-2 Everton

Following his 350th appearance in English football last week, Seamus Coleman made his 300th start for Everton, and is now the Irish player with the 15th most appearances in the Premier League

2️⃣8️⃣9️⃣ Seamus Coleman's start is his two hundred and eighty ninth appearance in the @premierleague, overtaking Steve Staunton as the @FAIreland player with the fifteenth most appearances in the #PL #COYBIG #EFC pic.twitter.com/4rCL3mefKw
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 20, 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 4-1 Swansea

Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal of the season, this was also his 30th goal in the Championship, and the 80th goal of his career

Norwich 1-0 Rotherham

Kieran Sadlier's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 7th November

QPR 2-1 Bournemouth

Shane Long scored his first goal for Bournemouth, this was his first goal in a year

Stoke City 3-0 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time in three months

League 1

Gillingham 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Thomas O'Connor completed his first assist in a year

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Shrewsbury

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season

Burton Albion 0-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time in a month
Aiden McGeady completed his tenth assist of the season, this was also his 20th assist for Sunderland

Ipswich 0-0 Oxford United

Anthony Forde was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 4-3 Northampton

Joe Mason made his first assist for MK Dons

Portsmouth 0-1 Blackpool

Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 0-0 Plymouth

On his 19th birthday, Gavin Bazunu's start was his 25th career appearance
Paul McShane was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 17th October

Wigan 1-2 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully scored his 15th goal of his career

League 2

Stevenage 1-1 Walsall

Emmanuel Osadebe's start was his first appearance in a month
Liam Kinsella was sent off for the first time in his career

Tranmere 2-2 Oldham

Lee O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Tranmere

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Livingston

Conor McCarthy scored his second own goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 1-1 Greenock Morton

Aaron McEneff made his first start for Hearts

Sunday, 21st February 2021

League 2

Newport Co. 0-2 Forest Green

Dominic Bernard was booked for the first time this season

Friday, 12 February 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 9th February 2021

Tuesday, 9th February 2021

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Oxford United

Anthony Forde's introduction was his 300th career appearance

Peterborough 2-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge's start was his 400th career appearance

Shrewsbury 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his 25th goal in League One

Portsmouth 2-0 Swindon Town

Ronan Curtis scored his tenth goal of the season in his 100th appearance in League One

Rochdale 1-4 MK Dons

Conor Shaughnessy made his first appearance of the season at new club Rochdale, almost a year after his last appearance on Saturday, 22 February 2020

Fleetwood 3-1 Doncaster Rovers

Paddy Madden's goal made the striker Fleetwood's top league goalscorer

🌟 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿 𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙀𝙍 🌟@Paddymadden has become #ftfc's highest ever EFL league goal scorer after scoring his 4⃣2⃣nd against Doncaster tonight! 👏#OnwardTogether pic.twitter.com/iZIwN5YRnG
— Fleetwood Town FC (@ftfc) February 9, 2021

League 2

Salford City 4-1 Cambridge United

Richie Towell scored for the first time since Saturday, 10 October

Harrogate Town 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long completed his first assist of the season

Walsall 1-1 Mansfield Town

Tyreik Wright was booked for the first time this season
Harry Charsley's start was his 50th career appearance

Bolton 1-1 Morecambe

Eoin Doyle scored his 50th goal in League Two

FA Cup

Burnley 0-2 Bournemouth

Jimmy Dunne started a game for the first time since Saturday, 26 September

Manchester United 1-0 West Ham United

Mipo Odubeko's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Wednesday, 10th February 2021

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Motherwell

Gary Dicker's start was his 150th appearance in the SPL

FA Cup

Sheffield United 1-0 Bristol City

David McGoldrick's start was his 100th appearance for Sheffield United

What. A. Player. 💫

David McGoldrick made his 100th appearance for the Blades last night. 👏 pic.twitter.com/4wcMUGbpPI
— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) February 11, 2021

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th February 2021

Friday, 5th February 2021

Championship

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

Adam Idah was showing his first yellow card since Tuesday, 20th October

League 1

Gillingham 0-3 Lincoln City

Jack Bonham's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Hearts

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season
Aaron McEneff came off the bench to make his first appearance for Hearts

Saturday, 6th February 2021

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly's start (his first in five weeks) was his 50th career appearance

Newcastle Utd 3-2 Southampton

Jeff Hendrick was sent off for the first time for Newcastle Utd, almost four years to the day since his last red card on Saturday, 4th February 2017

Championship

Bournemouth 3-2 Birmingham City

Shane Long made his first appearance for Bournemouth
Scott Hogan scored twice in the same game for the first time in eleven months

Luton 1-1 Huddersfield

James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season - two months after scoring his ninth goal

Millwall 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the first time in five weeks

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

Conor Hourihane scored in three successive games for the first time since November 2015

Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Horgan was named in the Wycombe starting XI for he first time since Saturday, 2nd January

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his tenth goal of the season

Ipswich 2-0 Blackpool

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Ipswich

MK Dons 2-2 Sunderland

Warren O'Hora made his 25th appearance in English football
Joe Mason's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in League One

Peterborough 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

Jack Taylor was booked for the fifth time this season

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth

Ronan Curtis scored his first goal since Saturday, 21st November

Rochdale 0-2 Charlton

Conor Grant made his first appearance for Rochdale
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since Saturday, 19th December

League 2

Exeter 3-2 Bradford City

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of the season, almost a year after his last goal on Saturday, 15th February 2020
Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Bradford City

Crawley 1-3 Harrogate Town

Simon Power scored his first goal for Harrogate Town

Leyton Orient 0-0 Colchester

Conor Wilkinson started his 50th game for Leyton Orient

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 7th February 2021

Indian Super League

Jamshedpur 1-2 SC East Bengal

Anthony Pilkington scored for the first time in a month

Friday, 22 January 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Premier League

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea's start was his 75th career appearance

Championship

Rotherham 3-3 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist in seven weeks

League 1

Hull City 3-0 Accrington Stanley

After completing his loan move to Hull City, Dan Crowley made his first appearance for the club - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's introduction was his 50th career appearance

MK Dons 3-1 Fleetwood

After going four months without scoring, Joe Mason scored a hat trick
Paddy Madden completed his first assist in a month

Portsmouth 4-0 AFC Wimbledon

Ronan Curtis' introduction was his first appearance in a month

Sunderland 1-2 Plymouth

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since September

League 2

Southend United 1-2 Cambridge United

Alan McCormack started his first game in a month

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's start was his 350th appearance in League Two

Wednesday, 20th January 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 2-2 Celtic

Jaze Kabia came off the bench for his first appearance for Livingston

What a moment too make my Debut last night. Onwards and Upwards now 💛 pic.twitter.com/93N0v9HTjx
— Jaze Kabia 🃏 (@Jazekabia123) January 21, 2021

Perth Glory 5-3 Adelaide United

Andy Keogh completed two assists on his return for Perth Glory

Friday, 4 December 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 1st December 2020

Tuesday, 1st December 2020

Championship

Bournemouth 2-3 Preston North End

Sean Maguire completed his first assist since October 2019 in his 110th appearance for Preston North End

League 1

Blackpool 1-0 Portsmouth

Both Marcus Harness and Ronan Curtis made their 20th appearance of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Wigan

Anthony Scully completed his first assist since September

Oxford United 0-0 Ipswich

Aaron Drinan's started his first game since Sunday, 13th September 2020
Mark McGuinness' start was his tenth career appearance

Sunderland 1-1 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn was named in the Burton Albion for the 100th time

Northampton 1-0 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger scored his first goal for Northampton, this was his first goal since March 2019
Paddy Madden made his 100th start for Fleetwood

Plymouth 0-4 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Oldham 0-1 Tranmere

Ian Lawlor's start was his 130th career appearance

Champions League

Liverpool 1-0 Ajax

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was the first appearance by an Irish player in the Champions League since Eoghan O'Connell played for Celtic against Barcelona in September 2016, and is the first Irish goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in the competition

Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning made his first assist of the season in his first start in five weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Stoke City

James McClean's first assist since Saturday, 24 October was his 15th assist for Stoke

League 1

Shrewsbury 2-2 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy scored his first goal in since Saturday, 26 September

League 2

Cambridge United 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time in three months
Harry Charsley assisted his fifth goal for Mansfield Town

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 0-0 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan's first appearance in seven weeks was his 25th appearance for Wisła Płock