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 Friday, 27th September 2019

Friday, 27th September 2019

Championship

Stoke City 2-3 Nottingham Forest

James McClean scored his fifth goal for Stoke, all of which have been in the league

League 1

Blackpool 2-1 Lincoln City

Sean Scannell 's opener was his first goal for Blackpool

Saturday, 28 September 2019

Premier League

Twelve players(seven starting players, five substitutes) appeared in the Premier League today for the first time since Saturday, 1st April 2017

Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley

Robbie Brady's second half introduction was his 50th appearance for Burnley

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Watford

In his 300th career appearance, Matt Doherty scored his fifth Premier League goal

Everton 1-3 Manchester City

Seamus Coleman made his first assist of the season

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 Luton

James Collins' fifth goal of the season was also his 50th goal for Luton

Huddersfield 1-1 Millwall

Both Shaun Williams and Aiden O'Brien were named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time in a month

Preston North End 3-3 Bristol City

Joe Rafferty completed an assist for the first time since December 2018

League 1

Portsmouth 1-0 Bolton

Daryl Murphy made his first appearance for Bolton
Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cheltenham 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Sean Long made his 50th appearance in League Two

Crawley 2-3 Walsall

Rory Gaffney completed his first assist of the season

Exeter 1-3 Grimsby

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scunthorpe 1-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his fifth goal of his career

Swindon Town 0-2 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien marked his 100th appearance in League Two with his first goal of the season
Padraig Amond made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Celtic

Jonathan Hayes' second half introduction was his 250th appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 29th September 2019

Bulgarian Championship

Beroe Stara Zagora 2-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey was booked for the first time in two months

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 1-0 Žilina

After returning from injury in his previous game, Connor Ronan was named in the DAC starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 10th August

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 9th February 2018

Friday, 9th February 2018

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Lincoln City

Barry Corr made his first start of the season, almost a year after his last start on Saturday, 1 April 2017

Saturday, 10th February 2018

Premier League

Swansea 1-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

West Ham United 2-0 Watford

Declan Rice made his 25th career appearance

Championship

Sheffield United 2-1 Leeds United

Eunan O'Kane made his 50th appearance for Leeds United

Brentford 1-1 Preston North End

John Egan returned to the Brentford starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 16 December, and was booked for the first time since the previous week
Alan Browne made his 25th start of the season
Greg Cunningham was sent off for the first time in his career

Bristol City 3-3 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady came off the bench to score his 15th goal in the Championship in what was his 25th appearance for Sunderland

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance of the season

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Hull City

Daryl Murphy made his return from injury as a second half substitute

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Peterborough

Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season
Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time since November

Oxford United 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney made his 100th appearance for Bristol Rovers

Scunthorpe 1-2 Rotherham

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance in League One

Southend United 3-1 Wigan

Stephen McLaughlin's start today was his 100th time being named in the starting XI in English football

League 2

Cheltenham 5-1 Port Vale

Kevin Dawson made his 25th start for Cheltenham

Coventry 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time this season in his first appearance since Saturday, 23rd December

Crawley 3-0 Grimsby

Sam Kelly came off the bench at half time for his first appearance since November

Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Yeovil

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 11th February 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-0 Birmingham City

Conor Hourihane's winner was the midfielder's 15th goal in the Championship

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th December 2017

Tuesday, 26th December 2017

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 50th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion, all of which have been starts

Manchester United 2-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th start for Burnley
Jonathan Walters came off the bench for his first appearance since August

Championship

Millwall 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shaun Williams started his first game for Millwall in three months, and was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 12th September

Barnsley 0-0 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan was named in Preston's starting XI for the first time since early August

Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan start for Villa was the midfielder's 100th appearance in the Championship
Lining out beside Whelan, Scott Hogan had his first start since Saturday, 4th November

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Oxford United

Conor Wilkinson's strike for Gillingham was his tenth goal in League One

Blackburn 2-0 Rochdale

Keith Keane returned for Rochdale, making his first appearance in four months
Derrick Williams was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Blackpool 2-3 Scunthorpe

Jimmy Ryan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Bury 0-3 Rotherham

Stephen Dawson was booked for the first time this season in his first start for Bury since Thursday, 10th August
Lee Frecklington's strike was his 15th goal in League One
On his 25th appearance of the season, Anthony Forde was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 17th October

Oldham 1-2 Fleetwood

Courtney Duffus came off the bench for Oldham for his first appearance since Tuesday, 21th November

Walsall 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney made his 100th appearance in English football

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Mansfield Town

Conrad Logan made his 100th appearance in the League Two

Carlisle United 3-1 Accrington Stanley

Jamie Devitt's opener for Carlisle was his 25th goal in League Two

Cheltenham 0-2 Yeovil

Connor Smith was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Swindon Town 0-5 Luton

James Collins scored his 120th goal of his career

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-2 Celtic

Darren O'Dea came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Round up for weekend of Friday, 8th December 2017

Friday, 8th December 2017

Championship

Sheffield United 1-2 Bristol City

Enda Stevens' first booking since October was also his fifth yellow card of the season and he is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 9th December 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Watford

This was Kevin Long's first appearance in the Premier League this season and his first appearance for Burnley since Tuesday, 19 September

Championship

Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams returned from injury as a second half substitute. This was the midfielder's first appearance since Tuesday, 26th September
Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burton Albion 1-2 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan's late winner was his first goal of the season

Hull City 3-2 Brentford

David Meyler unfortunately scored his first own goal of his career in this game
John Egan scored his first goal since Tuesday, 22nd August and was booked for the second time this season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Sunderland

Darron Gibson's start against Wolves was his 25th appearance for Sunderland

League 1

Bristol Rovers 3-0 Southend United

Rory Gaffney made his 25th appearance of the season

Charlton 0-1 Portsmouth

Billy Clarke started his first game for Charlton in a month

Oldham 5-1 Northampton

The first goal of Jack Byrne's brace (the second time he's scored twice in a game this season) was the tenth goal of his career, and earned him a spot in the EFL team of the week

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Sam Foley's consolation for Northampton was his first goal in a month and also his 15th goal in League 1

Plymouth 2-1 Gillingham

Graham Carey made his 250th start in British football

League 2

Cheltenham 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan made his 25th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Colchester 3-1 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 25th appearance of the season

Grimsby 1-0 Forest Green

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season, before this the goalkeeper hadn't been booked since September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 5-1 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown scored the first own goal of his career for Partick in this game

Monday, 11th December 2017

Championship

Reading 2-2 Cardiff

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th November 2017

Friday, 17th November 2017

Championship

Burton Albion 1-3 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers' late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months

Preston North End 0-0 Bolton

Andy Boyle was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 18th November 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 4-0 Huddersfield

Harry Arter scored his first goal of the season, this was also the 30th goal of the midfielder's career

Burnley 2-0 Swansea

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned to the Newcastle starting XI for the first time since 1st October

Championship

Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance since Saturday, 26th August

Cardiff 2-0 Brentford

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Brentford

Reading 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's first goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Wolves, and the 15th goal of his career

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 50th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-3 AFC Wimbledon

Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Blackpool

Conor O'Malley made his first appearance in League One

League 2

Grimsby 0-1 Carlisle United

Jack Bonham made his 25th career appearance

Lincoln City 1-2 Coventry

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Kilmarnock

Darren O'Dea was sent off for the second time this season, two months after his last red card on Saturday, 16 September. This was fourth red card of his career

Sunday, 19th November 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Dundee United 3-0 Falkirk

Willo Flood scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 September in his 200th start for Dundee United

Round Up for Weekend of Saturday, 28th October 2017

Saturday, 28 October 2017

Premier League

Today's seven fixtures set a new high for a single day's fixtures without a starting Irish player. The previous high was five games on 6th November 2016

Championship

Preston North End 2-3 Brentford

Sean Maguire marked his 40th start in English football with his fourth goal of the season and his first booking of 2017/18

Sunderland 1-2 Bristol City

Darron Gibson first start in a month was also his 25th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Northampton 1-0 Blackpool

John-Joe O'Toole made his 350th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 2-0 MK Dons

Rory Gaffney scored his 25th goal in English football

Bury 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell was sent off for the second time in his career, the defender was last shown a red card on 22nd April

Oldham 2-3 Scunthorpe

Jack Byrne made his 50th career appearance

Walsall 0-1 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his 20th goal for Southend

League 2

Chesterfield 2-2 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his 200th appearance in League Two

Grimsby 0-0 Cambridge United

James Berrett was booked for the first time in a month in his landmark 350th career appearance

Luton 0-3 Coventry

Glen Rea was sent off for the second time for Luton, the defender's last red card came in January of this year

Port Vale 0-3 Swindon Town

Donal McDermott made his 25th appearance inLeague 2
Gavin Gunning was booked for the first time in almost three months

Yeovil 3-0 Stevenage

Kevin Toner was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 Ross County

Aaron McCarey stated his first game since Saturday, 16th September

Partick Thistle 1-0 St Johnstone

Daniel Devine made his 50th start for Partick Thistle
Niall Keown made his 25th appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Monday, 30th October 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Newcastle Utd

This game had the most Irish players starting a Monday night fixture since 6th May 2013
Stephen Ward made his 150th Premier League appearance
Jeff Hendrick scored his 30th goal of his career

Report Card for weekend of Saturday, 30th September 2017

Saturday, 30 September 2017

Premier League

Manchester United 4-0 Crystal Palace

Damien Delaney made his first start of the season

Stoke 2-1 Southampton

Shane Long's start against Stoke meant he started three consecutive games for Southampton for the first time since September 2016

Championship

Hull City 6-1 Birmingham City

David Meyler scored his tenth goal in the Championship in what was his 150th career start

Middlesbrough 2-2 Brentford

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-2 Sunderland

Daryl Horgan made his 25th appearance for Preston North End
John O'Shea started his first game in more than a month

League 1

Blackburn 1-0 Gillingham

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

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Plymouth

Rory Gaffney scored his tenth goal in League One
Graham Carey was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Portsmouth 1-2 Oldham

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his fifth goal for Oldham

League 2

Grimsby 0-0 Lincoln City

James McKeown made his 50th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season

Luton 3-1 Newport Co.

Joe Quigley made his first appearance in a month
Alan Sheehan reached a number of landmarks with his first goal of the season, it was also his fifth goal for Luton and the 25th goal of his career

Swindon Town 2-0 Cambridge United

Emmanuel Osadebe came off the bench to make his first appearance in a month

Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Barnet

Michael Harriman made his 200th career start

Yeovil 0-1 Colchester

Sean Murray scored his first goal for Colchester in his 25th appearance in League Two. This was also the winger's first goal in League Two, and his first goal in just over a year, he last scored on Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-0 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 100th appearance for St Johnstone
Graham Cummins made his 50th start for St Johnstone
Adam Rooney's hat trick was the eighth time the striker went home with the match ball in his career

Motherwell 3-0 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown made his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle
Adam Barton was booked for the first time this season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 0-0 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th appearance in the Polish League

Sunday, 1 October 2017

Premier League

Everton 0-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady made his 100th appearance in the Premier League
Jeff Hendrick's first goal of the season was the first time the midfielder scored since December 2016

Report Card for Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough

Conor Hourihane's start was his 300th career appearance
Darren Randolph made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 3-0 Cardiff

Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal since April 2016

QPR 2-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time this season

Bolton 0-1 Sheffield United

Josh Cullen was booked for the first time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Gillingham

Conor Wilkinson made his 50th appearance in League One

Bristol Rovers 2-3 Oldham

This was the first time that four Irish players scored in one game since October 2008 when Noel Hunt, Stephen Hunt, Shane Long and Chris McCann all scored as Reading beat Burnley 3-1
Rory Gaffney scored his 20th goal for Bristol
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal for Oldham, the defender's first goal since February 2016

Northampton 3-1 Portsmouth

Damien McCrory made his 300th career start

Plymouth 1-3 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal for Blackpool, this was also the 40th goal of his career, and his first goal since December 2015

Rotherham 5-1 Walsall

Richie Towell made his first start for Rotherham
The first goal of Lee Frecklington's hat trick (the first of his career) was his 30th goal for Rotherham

Round Up - Weekend of 31st March 2017

Friday, 31 March 2017

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-7 Aberdeen

Darren O'Dea made his 50th appearance for Dundee
Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance in the SPL
Adam Rooney scored his first goal in a month

Saturday, 1 April 2017

Championship

Ipswich 1-1 Birmingham City

This was Jonathan Douglas's first appearance since February 14th, and his first start since a month earlier on January 17th

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Wigan

Jack Byrne was included in a Wigan matchday squad for the first time, but did not come off the bench

Rotherham 0-1 Fulham

Lee Frecklington made his 150th start for Rotherham

Reading 1-0 Leeds United

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance for Reading

League 1

Bolton 0-0 Chesterfield

Connor Dimaio was booked for the fifth time this season

Bradford City 1-0 Walsall

Billy Clarke scored his 25th goal for Bradford, almost five months after his last goal in November

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Shrewsbury

Rory Gaffney made his 50th start for Bristol Rovers
Ryan Sweeney made his 25th career appearance

Millwall 3-1 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden made his 150th start for Scunthorpe
Shaun Williams penalty today (his first goal since November 26th) was his scored his 25th goal in League One and his fifth goal of the season

Southend United 3-0 Oldham

Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season
Paul Green was shown his first yellow card in 2017

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Cambridge United

Barry Corr made his first start of the season, 14 months after his last start in January 2016

Hartlepool 0-2 Portsmouth

Padraig Amond made his 200th appearance in League Two
Enda Stevens made his 150th start in England

Leyton Orient 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Collins made his 25th appearance for Leyton Orient

Yeovil 0-2 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal for Carlisle, this was the winger's first goal since December 4th

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 2-1 Ross County

Adam Barton made his 25th start for Partick Thistle

Inverness CT 1-1 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon made his 300th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Hamilton Academical 1-0 St Johnstone

Graham Cummins was booked for the first time in 2017

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-1 Airdrie Utd

Joe Gorman made his first start since December

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 0-0 Atlanta United

Chris McCann started his first game for Atlanta United

Sunday, 2 April 2017

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Nieciecza

Cillian Sheridan's penalty today (his first goal since January 28th) was his tenth goal this season and his first goal for his new club

Round Up - Weekend of 17th March 2017

Friday, 17 March 2017

League 1

Port Vale 2-1 Shrewsbury

Sam Foley scored his first goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal in more than a year - he last scored on Saturday, 5 March 2016 against Colchester

Saturday, 18 March 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford

Damien Delaney's appearance off the bench (his first appearance since February 11th) was his 25th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-2 Chelsea

Jonathan Walters scored his first goal of 2017, 81 days after his last goal on December 27th

Sunderland 0-0 Burnley

John O'Shea, Darron Gibson, Jeff Hendrick and Stephen Ward started this game, making it the first Premier League game this season where four Irish players started the same game
For O'Shea, it was his 200th start for Sunderland

West Ham United 2-3 Leicester City

Darren Randolph made his 25th Premier League appearance

Championship

Blackburn 2-2 Preston North End

Aiden McGeady marked his 25th start for Preston North End with his fifth goal for the club. This was also his fifth goal of the season, the first time the midfielder had managed this since 2012-13 with Spartak Moscow

Wigan 0-2 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the tenth time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Northampton

Brendan Moloney late second half introduction from the bench was his first appearance since November

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Chesterfield

Rory Gaffney scored his 15th goal for the Bristol Rovers in his 25th start of the season

Oxford United 2-1 Scunthorpe

Stephen Dawson made his 150th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden's 70th goal in League One was also his 50th league goal for Scunthorpe

Rochdale 4-1 Gillingham

Conrad Logan returned to the Rochdale starting XI for his first appearance since January 28th

League 2

Luton 1-1 Exeter

Alan Sheehan's yellow card against Exeter was the defender's fifth booking of the season

Plymouth 1-0 Morecambe

Graham Carey's winner was his 25th goal for Plymouth

Stevenage 3-0 Portsmouth

Noel Hunt made his first start of 2017
Eoin Doyle made his 150th start since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Jonathan Hayes' goal was his first strike in a month

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th career appearance

Kilmarnock 1-1 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton made his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle
Conor Sammon scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Raith 2-1 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood made his 25th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 19 March 2017

League 2

Notts County 1-0 Barnet

Mark Yeates was sent off for the first time in his career

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-2 Minessota United

Kevin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Colorado Rapids

Round Up - Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Championship

Brentford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

John Egan was booked for the first time since January 2nd in his 150th career appearance
Matt Doherty scored his fifth goal of the season, a new personal best for the defender

League 1

Bury 3-0 Bristol Rovers

Joe Murphy was booked for the first time this season, more than three years after his last yellow card in January 2014
Rory Gaffney was booked for the first time this year

Coventry 0-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his first start of 2017

Gillingham 0-4 Bolton

Mark Byrne made his 25th appearance in League One

Scunthorpe 2-1 Rochdale

Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal of the season
Joe Rafferty was booked for the fifth time this season

Swindon Town 2-4 Sheffield United

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal for the Sheffield United (also his first goal in 2017) in his 200th start since leaving the League of Ireland

Walsall 0-1 Fleetwood

Eoghan O'Connell made his 25th career start
Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal in League One

League 2

Accrington Stanley 5-0 Leyton Orient

Seamus Conneely made his 100th start for Accrington Stanley

Carlisle United 0-0 Luton

Alan Sheehan made his 50th appearance for Luton

Crawley 0-3 Crewe Alexandra

Rhys Murphy made his 25th appearance for Crawley, while Conor Henderson made his 25th start for the club

Round Up - Weekend of 11th March 2017

Saturday, 11 March 2017

Premier League

Everton 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for the first time since January 7th

Championship

Cardiff 1-1 Birmingham City

Anthony Pilkington made his first start since January 21st

Leeds United 0-0 QPR

Eunan O'Kane was booked for the fifth time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-3 Fulham

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Newcastle

Norwich 2-2 Blackburn

Tommy Hoban returned from injury for his first start since October
Wes Hoolahan and Darragh Lenihan were both shown their first yellow card since January 21st

Wigan 0-1 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 25th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Southend United

Rory Gaffney scored his first goal of 2017 in his 50th start in England
Stephen McLaughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since New Year's Eve
Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season

Chesterfield 1-1 Shrewsbury

Connor Dimaio started his first game in two months

Coventry 0-2 Bradford City

Callum Reilly made his 100th career appearance
Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance in League One

Fleetwood 2-4 Bolton

Cian Bolger made his 150th career appearance

Gillingham 3-2 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden scored his ninth goal of the season, in his 200th start in England
Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time in 2016/17

Port Vale 3-2 Swindon Town

Olamide Shodipo started his first game in a month
Sam Kelly made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Barnet 2-2 Crawley

Rhys Murphy's first goal of 2017 was also his tenth goal for Crawley, and his 25th goal in League Two
Conor Henderson was booked for the first time this season

Colchester 0-4 Portsmouth

Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't found the back of the net since April 2016
In the same game, Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season

Exeter 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time in 2017 (his fifth of 2016/17) in his first start since the end of November

Leyton Orient 0-3 Grimsby

Michael Collins was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 1-3 Yeovil

Kevin Dawson made his 100th start for Yeovil

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-0 Motherwell

Anthony O'Connor made his first start of 2017
Carl McHugh made his 150th career appearance

Ross County 1-2 Kilmarnock

Aaron McCarey started his first game July, this was also the goalkeeper's first appearance November
Conor Sammon scored his 20th goal in the SPL

Australian A-League

Melbourne Victory 4-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since January 5th

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 4-1 Korona Kielce

Cillian Sheridan was shown his first booking since July 14th

Sunday, 12 March 2017

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 25th appearance for Burnley

MLS

Minnesota United 1-6 Atlanta United

Chris McCann made his first appearance for Atlanta United, 71 days after his last appearance, on loan at Coventry

Round Up - Weekend of 29th December 2016

Thursday, 29 December 2016

Championship

Rotherham 1-2 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory was booked for the first time this season

Friday, 30 December 2016

Premier League

Hull City 2-2 Everton
David Meyler returned to the Hull City starting XI for his first start in a month

Championship

Newcastle Utd 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Port Vale 1-0 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea made his 200th appearance for Chesterfield

League 2

Hartlepool 3-2 Morecambe
Jake Carroll made his 100th appearance since leaving St Patrick's Athletic
Padraig Amond scored his eighth goal of the season, having not found the back of the net since November 19th

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-1 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes scored his 25th goal for Aberdeen

Saturday, 31 December 2016

Premier League

Southampton 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Shane Long's first goal of the season wasn't enough for Southampton to beat West Brom on the last day of the year

Championship

Huddersfield 1-1 Blackburn
Derrick Williams made his 150th career appearance

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 QPR Ryan Manning made his first appearance for QPR, and unfortunately was booked

Brentford 0-0 Norwich
John Egan made his 25th appearance for Brentford
Robbie Brady was sent off for the second time in his career, five years after his last red card in November 2011

League 1

Southend United 1-1 Charlton
Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season (his first booking since 26 November 26th) and is suspended for the next game

Bolton 2-1 Scunthorpe
Stephen Dawson unfortunately marked his 50th start for Scunthorpe with his  fifth booking of the season and is suspended for the next game. This was the midfielder's first yellow card in two months

Bristol Rovers 2-0 AFC Wimbledon
Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance for Bristol Rovers

League 2
Luton 3-1 BarnetAlan Sheehan scored his second goal of the season, three months after his last goal on September 27th. This was also the defender's fifth goal in League Two
Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Newport Co. 1-4 Exeter
Liam McAlinden made two assists in his first start for Exeter in more than a month

Plymouth 2-0 Crawley
James Collins made his 250th career start
Both Connor Smith and Mark Connolly picked up their fifth bookings of the season, and will be suspended for their next game

Round Up - Weekend of 10th December 2016

Saturday, 10 December 2016

Premier League

Burnley 3-2 Bournemouth
This game was the first time two Irish players scored for the same team in the Premier League since Brady and Hoolahan for Norwich in February
Stephen Ward's goal (his first of the season) was his fifth goal in the Premier League, almost five years after his last PL goal in January 2012
Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Championship

Barnsley 2-1 Norwich
Conor Hourihane scored his first goal since September 13th

Newcastle Utd 4-0 Birmingham City
Congratulations to Republic of Ireland U19 defender Corey O'Keeffe on making his senior competitive debut as a second half substitute for Birmingham

Reading 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Paul McShane was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rotherham 1-0 QPR
Lee Frecklington unfortunately marked his return to the Rotherham first team for the first time since October 22nd with his first booking since October 1st
Anthony Forde was booked for the first time this season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-4 Fulham
Matt Doherty scored his fifth goal in the Championship, almost exactly four months after his last goal on August 13th

Preston North End 3-2 Blackburn
Anthony Stokes came off the bench to make his first appearance for the Blackburn senior team since October 29th, although he has played and scored for their U23 side in the Checkatrade Trophy since then
Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 1

MK Dons 1-0 AFC Wimbledon
Samir Carruthers made his 25th appearance of the season

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Bury
Rory Gaffney scored his fifth goal of the season, this was the former League of Ireland striker's 15th goal of his career in England

Millwall 0-1 Shrewsbury
Gary Deegan made his 25th appearance for Shrewsbury

Peterborough 5-2 Chesterfield
Chris Forrester made his 25th appearance of the season
Connor Dimaio made his 25th career start
Conor Wilkinson came off the bench for his first appearance since October 15th
Derek Daly came off the bench to make his league debut, his second senior appearance for Chesterfield, and was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 3-2 Scunthorpe
Joe Rafferty made his 25th appearance of the season

Southend United 3-1 Coventry
Michael Timlin reached the milestone of 200 appearances for Southend
Stephen McLaughlin scored his tenth goal for the Shrimpers
Chris McCann was booked for the first time since October 15th

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Crawley
Mark Connolly made his 150th career appearance
The first goal of James Collins' brace against Crewe was his tenth goal for the club

Plymouth 2-0 Doncaster Rovers
Graham Carey's opener against Doncaster was his 20th League Two goal

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-0 Kilmarnock
Gary Dicker was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Inverness CT 1-1 Hamilton Academical
After coming off the bench for his last six appearances for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Jake Mulraney returned to their starting XI for the first time since October 22nd

Rangers 2-0 Hearts
Robert Kiernan's opener was the defender's first goal for Rangers, his last goal was in April 2015 for Birmingham

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-1 Greenock Morton
Gavin Gunning was booked for the first time this season

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-1 Alloa
Fiacre Kelleher scored his third of the season, almost two months after his last goal on October 15th

Cypriot Premier League

Ermis 2-2 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan returned to Nicosia's starting XI for his first start since 29 October 29th

Round Up - Weekend of 18th November 2016

Friday, 18 November 2016

Championship

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
Shane Duffy's start was the defender's 150th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Adelaide United
After his brace against Adelaide, Andy Keogh has now scored six goals in his last five games

Saturday, 19 November 2016

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Swansea
James McCarthy marked his return to the Everton team for his first appearance in a month (his first start since August 23rd) with his first booking of the season
After only scoring once in 2015/16, Seamus Coleman now has two goals in 2016/17

Sunderland 3-0 Hull City
David Meyler came off the bench to make his 150th appearance for Hull

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty made his 150th career start

Ipswich 0-2 Nottingham Forest
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-0 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Bristol Rovers 0-0 MK Dons
Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in England

Fleetwood 2-1 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea scored his fifth goal of the season in what was the striker's 150th start for Chesterfield

Northampton 0-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester scored his fifth goal for Peterborough

Rochdale 4-0 Swindon Town
Joe Rafferty made his 150th career appearance, all of which have been for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 1-0 Oldham
Paul Green was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Exeter
Jamie Devitt was sent off for the fourth time in his career

Notts County 0-3 Newport Co.
Graham Burke made his 50th appearance for Notts County

Yeovil 2-1 Colchester
Kevin Dawson was booked for the tenth time this season in what was only the midfielder's twentieth appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-3 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney marked his 400th career appearance with his ninth goal of the season

Motherwell 2-0 Partick Thistle
Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

St Johnstone 2-4 Ross County
Aaron McCarey made his second appearance of the season, almost four months after his last appearance for Ross County on July 30th

Sunday, 20 November 2016

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Central Coast Mariners
Roy O'Donovan made his 25th appearance for Central Coast Mariners

Round Up - Weekend of 1st October 2016

Saturday, 1 October 2016

There were 20 yellow cards shown to Irish players today, the most since 22nd November 2014

Championship
Birmingham City 1-0 Blackburn
Stephen Gleeson scored his first goal of the season
Tommie Hoban was shown his first yellow card since March 2015!

Ipswich 0-1 Huddersfield
Jonathan Douglas made his 50th appearance for Ipswich

Leeds United 2-1 Barnsley
Conor Hourihane made his 250th career start, in what was the midfielder's 260th career appearance

Preston North End 2-0 Aston Villa
Greg Cunningham was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rotherham 0-1 Newcastle Utd
Lee Frecklington marked his 150th appearance for Rotherham with his first booking since April 2015

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Norwich
Robbie Brady scored his first goal for Norwich since March

League 1

Northampton 2-3 Bristol Rovers
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal of the season for Bristol Rovers

Port Vale 0-2 Coventry
Chris McCann scored his first goal of the season

Shrewsbury 1-1 Swindon Town
Gary Deegan was sent off for the third time in his career

League 2
Cheltenham 1-1 Luton
Alan Sheehan made his 25th appearance for Luton

Crawley 1-0 Blackpool
Mark Connolly's winner for Crawley was the Monaghan defender's first goal since December 2015

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Mansfield Town
Patrick Hoban's first goal for Mansfield was his first goal since November 2015 while the striker's booking in the same game was his first yellow card since February 2015

Grimsby 0-3 Hartlepool
Padraig Amond's brace was the first time the former Sligo Rovers player had scored in a month
Jake Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 4-1 Yeovil
Graham Carey scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-2 Livingston
Fiacre Kelleher scored his first senior goal, on loan at Peterhead

Indian Super League

NorthEast United 1-0 Kerala Blasters
Graham Stack made his first appearance for his new side on the opening day of the new Indian Super League season

Saturday, 2 October 2016

Premier League
Burnley 0-1 Arsenal
Congratulations to Jeff Hendrick on reaching 200 league appearances after starting for Burnley this afternoon

.@BurnleyOfficial 's Jeff Hendrick makes his 200th career League app while @Alexis_Sanchez has scored 3 & made 1 assist in 3 apps v Burnley pic.twitter.com/8NhbvzogDl

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) October 2, 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 13th August 2016

Saturday, 13 August 2016
Premier League
Hull City 2-1 Leicester City
On the opening day of the Premier League season, David Meyler started his first club game since Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Championship
Brentford 2-0 Ipswich
John Egan opened his account for Brentford with two strikes, the first Irish defender to score a brace in England since Egan himself notched twice for Gillingham in November 2014

Leeds United 1-2 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson's booking against Leeds was his first booking since February

Wigan 3-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's start for Blackburn this afternoon was his 50th career appearance

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Reading
Joe Mason and Matt Doherty both scored their fifth goal for Wolves against Reading. This was tenth goal of Doherty's career.

League 1
Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers made his 50th career start
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, his first goal since April

MK Dons 2-2 Millwall
Darren Potter's booking today was his first yellow card since April

Peterborough 0-1 Bradford City
After returning to Bradford on loan, Josh Cullen made his first appearance of the season

Sheffield United 1-1 Rochdale
Donal McDermott was shown his first yellow card since January

League 2
Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Crawley
After signing for Crawley in the summer, James Collins scored his first goal for the club

Exeter 1-2 Hartlepool
in his first start for Exeter, Liam McAlinden scored his first goal for the club. This was his first goal since Friday, 25 March 2016

Notts County 1-1 Stevenage
Graham Burke came off the bench for Notts County to make his 50th career appearance

Scottish Premier League
Dundee 1-2 Rangers
Darren O'Dea captained Dundee on his 25th appearance for the club

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th appearance for St Johnstone since signing for them in May 2015

Sunday, 14 August 2016
League 1
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Oxford United
Rory Gaffney was booked for the first time since February in his 25th start for Bristol

Round Up - Weekend of 20th February 2016

Saturday, 20 February 2016
Championship
Brentford 1-3 Derby County
This tie was the second time this season where three Irish players scored in the same game. That hasn't happened in one season since the 2012/13 season
Cyrus Christie scored his first goal for Derby County today, before that the defender hadn't scored since March 2013

Burnley 2-0 Rotherham
Leon Best came off the bench for Rotherham to make his first appearance in three months after recovering from an injury

MK Dons 0-2 Bristol City
Darren Potter received his fourth booking of the season, almost three months after his last yellow card

League 1
Bradford City 2-2 Rochdale
After signing for them on loan, Niall Canavan made his first start for Rochdale, before that the midfielder hadn't played a minute of football since starting an tie for parent club Scunthorpe on 2nd January

Chesterfield 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Connor Dimaio celebrated his debut for Chesterfield with a the first goal of his career, and also weighed in with an assist. Congratulations Connor!

Fleetwood 2-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden's eighteenth goal this season was his milestone fortieth goal for Scunthorpe!

Oldham 2-1 Gillingham
Bradley Garmston's start today for Gillingham was the defender's fiftieth career appearance

League 2 
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Morecambe
Rory Gaffney's eighth goal of the season was the former League of Ireland striker's first goal since 2nd January
Jamie Devitt's fifth goal of the season was his tenth goal for Morecambe

Cambridge United 3-1 York City
James Berrett scored his fifth goal of the season

Crawley 1-1 Plymouth
Shamir Goodwin scored his first goal for Crawley Town

English FA Cup 
Reading 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Simon Cox made his fiftieth appearance for Reading in the same game Paul McShane scored his first goal for the club

Bournemouth 0-2 Everton
James McCarthy made his one hundredth appearance for Everton

Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
Darren O'Dea's performance earned him a place in the BT Sport SPFL Team of the Week

#TEAMOFTHEWEEK @Fox1NtheBox @leehods2 @odea_darren @kierantierney1 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/iBIlIr7I3p

— BT Sport SPFL (@BTSportSPFL) February 22, 2016

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 6-3 Brisbane Roar
Andy Keogh scored his third goal in seven games since returning to Perth Glory

Sunday, 21 February 2016
Scottish First Division
Queen of the South 0-1 Rangers
Robbie Kiernan's booking this afternoon was his first yellow card in almost two months

English FA Cup
Blackburn 1-5 West Ham United
Shane Duffy made his fiftieth start for Blackburn, while Darragh Lenihan made his twenty-fifth career start

Monday, 22 February 2016
League 1
Southend United 3-1 Burton Albion
Cian Bolger made his one hundredth career start
David Mooney scored his seventh goal of the season, his first in almost two months

Further Reading
Premier League’s five best stand-in stoppers - football365.com
Two-touch penalties, imaginary cards, lazy subs: Football's unwritten rules - ESPN FC
Ruud Dokter: 'We want our best young players to go to United, Arsenal and Chelsea but UK not always the best step' - Irish Independent

January 2016 Transfer Window - Permanent Deals

Permanent Deals
Tuesday, 5th January 2016
After negotiating a release from his contract at Tottenham Hotspur, U21 winger Kenny McEvoy signed for York City until the end of the season: http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/kenny-mcevoy-inks-permanent-york-city-contract-2885894.aspx

Wednesday, 6th January 2016
Following a succesful loan, former QPR midfielder Michael Harriman signed for Wycombe Wanderers on a three and a half year deal: http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/article/michael-harriman-signs-permanent-deal-2887055.aspx

Thursday, 7th January 2016
Darren O'Dea has returned to the Scottish Premier League after a nomadic career including Canada, Ukraine and India and has signed for Dundee FC until the end of the season: http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/odea-is-a-dee
In a similar situation to James Collins, Liam Lawrence signed for Bristol Rovers until the end of the season: http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/liam-lawrence-signs-for-the-club-2888454.aspx
Mark Yeates signed for Blackpool on a 18 month deal: http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/yeates-agrees-blackpool-deal-2889176.aspx

Friday, 8th January 2016
Following a release from his contract at Rotherham, former U21 defender Aidan White has signed for Barnsley until the end of the season: http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/article/aidy-white-signs-for-the-reds-2889972.aspx
After training with the club, Stephen Hunt signed for Coventry City on a short term contract: http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/signing-stephen-hunt-coventry-city-short-term-2890421.aspx
Midfielder Jimmy Keohane signed for Sligo Rovers following his release by Woking Town: http://www.sligorovers.com/news/16/jan/keohane-latest-agree-terms

Monday, 11th January 2016
After making only one appearance for Peterborough since signing for them in the summer 2015 transfer window, U21 midfielder Kieran Sadlier has signed for Sligo Rovers ahead of the new season in the League of Ireland: http://sligorovers.com/news/16/jan/sadlier-joins-bit-ored

Thursday, 14th January 2016
Following a successful loan spell earlier in the season, in which he scored five times in seven games, Rory Gaffney returned to Bristol Rovers on a permanent deal: http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/signing-rory-gaffney-becomes-a-rovers-player-2901352.aspx

Thursday, 16th January 2016
Following international clearance, Joe Gorman signed for Conference South side Maidenhead United: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/maidenheadunited/news/gorman-cleared-to-join-squad-for-woking-tie-1552785.html

Friday, 15th January 2016
Fury FC’s Cork born defender Colin Falvey signed for NASL rivals Indy Eleven: http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2016/01/15/falvey-transfer

Friday, 22nd January 2016
Kevin Foley signed for Ipswich until the end of the season: http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/ipswich-town-sign-kevin-foley-as-a-free-agent-2914921.aspx
After negotiating a release from his contract with Watford, Connor Smith signed for AFC Wimbledon: http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/article/done-deal-connor-signs-2915251.aspx

Thursday, 28th January 2016
James Chambers signed with United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel: http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2016/01/27/bethlehem-steel-fc-add-eight-roster
Former U21 striker Joe Mason moved from Cariff to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three and a half year deal: http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/read-mason-nets-wolves-move-2926297.aspx

Monday, 1st February 2016
Following a short trial after being released by Sheffield United, midfielder Connor Dimaio signed for Chesterfield FC until the end of the season: http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/young-midfielder-signs-2932503.aspx
After making his fiftieth appearance for former club Carlisle at the weekend, Gary Dicker signed for Kilmarnock on a permanent deal: http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=3404