Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 5th October 2024

Saturday, 5th October 2024

Premier League

Arsenal 3-1 Southampton

Ryan Manning's start, his first appearance of the season, was also his first appearance in the Premier League

Brentford 5-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins scored his first goal of the season - the defender's first goal since January

Championship

Norwich City 4-0 Hull City

Shane Duffy made his 50th appearance for Norwich City

Derby County 2-0 QPR

Marcus Harness scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the midfielder's first goal since November 2023

Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Plymouth Argyle, this was the striker's twentieth goal in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Millwall

Mikey Johnston was booked in what was his first start of the season
Dan McNamara started a game for the first time in six weeks

League 1

Huddersfield Town 2-0 Barnsley

Joe Hodge was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 2-1 Stevenage

Cian Hayes started a game for the first time in five weeks

Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Shrewsbury Town

Jordan Shipley scored his 15th goal for Shrewsbury Town

Charlton Athletic 1-0 Birmingham City

Conor Coventry was booked for the fifth time this season

Lincoln City 2-1 Leyton Orient

Sean Roughan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-0 Blackpool

Stephen McLaughlin was shown his first yellow card in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-1 Reading

Joe Rafferty made his first assist of the season - the first time the defender assisted a goal since November 2023

Wrexham 4-1 Northampton Town

James McClean scored his first goals of the season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham

Adrien Thibaut made his first assist of the season

Salford City 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

James Furlong was booked for the first time this season, in his first start in five weeks
    

Swindon Town 0-0 Harrogate Town

Aaron Drinan's start was his 100th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premiership

St Mirren 0-1 Dundee United

Charles Dunne's start was his first appearance of the season
Emmanuel Adegboyega scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 6th October 2024

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff

Luke McNally scored his first goal of the season
Mark Sykes was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premiership

Ross County 1-2 Celtic

Adam Idah started a game for Celtic for the tenth time

Aberdeen 3-2 Hearts

Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Segunda Division

Deportivo La Coruna 0-0 Malaga

Aaron Ochoa Moloney was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 7th October 2024

League 2

Bradford City 3-1 Newport County

Calum Kavanagh made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st October 2023

Saturday, 21st October 2023

Premier League

Five Irish players were named as starting players in the Premier League for the first time since May 2021

Brentford 3-0 Burnley

Three Irish players(Nathan Collines, Dara O'Shea, and Josh Cullen) were named in the starting XI of a single game for the first time since David McGoldrick, John Egan, Enda Stevens, and Jimmy Dunne started when Sheffield United played Burnley in May 2021

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Luton Town

Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal for Luton Town, and his first Premier League goal

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Millwall

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time this season - this was the defender's first booking since December 2022
Will Keane assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks
Aidomo Emakhu was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time

Hull City 1-2 Southampton

Will Smallbone scored his fifth goal in the Championship
Ryan Manning booking(his first in five weeks) was his fifth of the 2023/24 season and the defender is suspended for the next game

Norwich City 2-3 Leeds United

Shane Duffy scored his first goal for Norwich City, but unfortunately also scored his first own goal since August 2016 - the first Irish player to score at both ends in the same game since Cyrus Christie in Hull-Middlesbrough in November 2022

Stoke City 2-1 Sunderland

Enda Stevens' start was his first appearance in seven weeks
Luke McNally scored his first goal for Stoke City

League 1

Burton Albion 4-1 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season

Cheltenham 1-0 Cambridge United

Will Ferry's start was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham

Portsmouth 1-0 Carlisle United

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time in a month

League 2

Gillingham 1-2 Notts County

David McGoldrick was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Australian A-League Men

Macarthur 1-1 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea's scored his first goal in eight week

Sunday, 22nd October 2023

Ligue Un

Lyon 1-2 Clermont

Jake O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-4 PEC Zwolle

2️⃣ When @troyparrott9 was introduced from the bench today for @excelsiorrdam, against Anselmo Garcia MacNulty's @PECZwolle , it meant that, for the first time ever, two @IrelandFootball players faced each other in the @eredivisie!#COYBIG https://t.co/auoLOQ0Nyt

— @irish_abroad@mastodon.ie (@irish_abroad) October 22, 2023

Monday, 23rd October 2023

Serie A

Udinese 1-1 Lecce

Festy Ebosele was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 25th August 2023

Friday, 25th August 2023

Championship

Hull City 1-1 Bristol City

Mark Sykes assisted a goal for the first time this season, this was the midfielder's first assist since January

Belgian Challenger Pro League

RFC Seraing 0-5 Zulte Waragem

Joel Bagan was booked for the first time this season - this was the full back's first yellow card since January

Saturday, 26th August 2023

Premier League

Everton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tom Cannon's introduction was his his first appearance of the season

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 West Ham United

Evan Ferguson was named in the Brighton starting XI for the first time this season

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Saturday, 4th February

Huddersfield Town 0-4 Norwich City

Shane Duffy started a game for the 300th time in his career
Adam Idah assisted a goal for the first time this season

Millwall 1-0 Stoke City

Luke McNally made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Swansea City

Alan Browne made his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since Saturday, 25th February

Southampton 2-1 QPR

Ryan Manning assisted a goal, in fact two, for Southampton for the first time

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Middlesbrough

Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season - this was the fifth time Molumby assisted a goal for West Brom

League 1

Leyton Orient 2-0 Cambridge United

Glenn McConnell made his first appearance for Cambridge United

Peterborough 2-4 Derby County

Eiran Cashin scored his first goal of the season

Stevenage 0-0 Portsmouth

Joe Rafferty was sent off for the sixth time in his career, almost three years after his last red card, in November 2020

League 2

Barrow 1-1 Wrexham

Sam Foley made his 50th appearance for Barrow
Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Lewis Richards was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Gillingham 0-3 Colchester United

Fiacre Kelleher marked his first appearance of the season with his first goal of the season

MK Dons 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Warren O'Hora scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premiership

Celtic 0-0 St Johnstone

Liam Scales' start was his first appearance of the season
Dara Costelloe made his first appearance for St Johnstone

Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock

Dan Casey scored his first goal for Motherwell - this was his first goal since Thursday, 21 April 2022

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 0-3 Arbroath

Alan Power was booked for the first time this season

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-2 Fortuna Sittard

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for loan club Excelsior

Australian FFA Cup

Sydney United 0-5 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea scored his 20th goal for Brisbane Roar

Sunday, 27th August 2023

Premier League

Burnley 1-3 Aston Villa

Josh Cullen made his 50th start for Burnley

Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester City

John Egan was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Watford 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

Andrew Moran made his first appearance for loan club Blackburn Rovers

Scottish Premiership

St Mirren 2-2 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 13 August 2022

Eredivisie

PEC Zwolle 1-0 FC Utrecht

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty made his first appearance for PEC Zwolle

July 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

Transfers

Tuesday, 4th July

Following her release by Birmingham City, striker Eleanor Ryan-Doyle signed a 12 month contract with Durham WFC

Nathan Collins joined Brentford FC, becoming the first and second most expensive transfer fee paid for an Irish player in the process!

Richard Keogh returned to former club Wycombe Wanderers, where he was on loan in 2005

Brentford B Player of the Year, and top scorer, Alex Gilbert signed for Middlesbrough

Wednesday, 5th July

32 year old full back Enda Stevens signed a one year contract with Stoke City

Friday, 7th July

Former Drogheda United defender James Brown signed for Scottish side Ross County until June 2025

Monday, 10th July

Defender Shane McLoughlin signed a two year contract with Newport Country

Tuesday, 11th July

Jason Knight signed a four year contract with Bristol City

Free agent Ryan Manning signed a contract with Southampton until the summer of 2027

Kieran O'Hara signed for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock

Winger Ryan Graydon signed a two year contract with Fleetwood Town

Thursday, 13th July

Waterford defender Tunimse Sobowale signed a 12 month contract with Shrewbury Town

Clare O'Riordan will join Amber Barrett at Standard Liege when she returns from the World Cup, after signing for the Belgian club

Friday, 14th July

Ahead of the 2023/24 WSL season, Southampton added Emily Kraft to their squad

Burton Albion signed defender Ryan Sweeney on a two year contract

Deji Sotona signed for League Two side Doncaster Robers

Will Keane returned to Preston North End, where he was on loan during the 2015/16 season, signing a two ywar contract at Deepdale

Ryan Nolan returned to Spain, signing for Segunda Federación side Hercules CF

Monday, 17th July

Mipo Odubeko signed for Portuguese Second Division side CS Maritimo

Midfielder Matthew Healy signed for Belgian Challenger Pro side Royal Francs Borains

Tuesday, 18th July

U21 player Conor Noss signed a two year contract with newly promoted Austrian side FC Blau Weiss Linz, with the option of a further 12 months

Shadrach Ogie signed for League Two side Gillingham

Thursday, 20th July

Matt Doherty returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he mode more than 300 appearances, three years after leaving for Spurs

Friday, 21st July

Aiden McGeady signed a contract with Ayr United, where he will combine his duties as a player with a new role as Technical Manager, while also studying a degree as a Sporting Director in UFCB

Monday, 24th July

Promising defender Josh Seberry left the League of Ireland to sign a two year contract with Newport County

Wednesday, 26th July

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty has signed a 12 month contract, with an the option of a further year, with newly promoted Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle

Friday, 28th July

Republic of Ireland U19 captain Jessie Stapleton signed for West Ham United Women

Liam Bossin returned to his native Belgium to sign for Challenger Pro League side K.V. Oostende

Saturday, 29th July

2022/23 London City Lionesses Player's Player of the Season Hayley Nolan signed for Crystal Palace

Striker Sean Maguire signed a twelve month contract with Carlisle United

Loans

Monday, 24th July

Ross Tierney signed a season long loan deal with League Two side Walsall FC

Thursday, 27th July

Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers signed a season long loan deal with Stoke City

Contracts

Saturday, 1st July

U21 full back Joel Bagan signed a new contract with Cardiff City until June 2026

Monday, 3rd July

Having recovered from a serious knee injury, Jack Clarke was offered a new contract by Reading

Tuesday, 4th July

U17 centre half Jake Grante signed his professional contract with Crystal Palace. Also, Killian Philips and Fionn Mooney agreed new deal with the Eagles

Thursday, 6th July

Ahead of the World Cup, Louise Quinn extended her contract with Birmingham City until June 2025

Thursday, 13th July

Following his successful loan with Motherwell in the second half of the 2022/23 season, James Furlong has signed a two year extension to his contract with Brighton and Hove Albion

Luca Connell signed a four year extension to his contract with Barnsley, with the option of a further 12 months

Wednesday, 19th July

Aoife Mannion signed a new contract with Manchester United, extending her stay at Old Trafford

Friday, 21st July

Jamie Finn signed a two year extension to her contract, until the summer of 2024

Managers

Monday, 3rd July

Michael Doyle returned to Portsmouth as professional development phase coach at their academy

Steven Reid returned to Nottingham Forest as a first-team coach. Reid had previously held the same role for two years at the City Ground

Monday, 24th July

Former women's international Marie Hourihan was announced as head coach of Stoke City Women

May/June 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts
August 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th November 2022

Friday, 4th November 2022

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 4-1 Hibernian

Liam Scales assisted a goal for the first time in three months

FA Cup

Hereford FC 1-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 9th August

Saturday, 5th November 2022

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his Premier League debut - the 199th Irish player to appear in the competition, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 30th April

Everton 0-2 Leicester City

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the 350th time!

Championship

Sheffield United 5-2 Burnley

Enda Stevens assisted a goal for the first time since December 2021 in his first start in three months

QPR 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby's start was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Rotherham 1-2 Norwich City

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time this season

Swansea City 2-2 Wigan

Michael Obafemi's start was his 50th appearance for Swansea City
Armstrong Oko-Flex was named in the Swansea starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal for Swansea City
Will Keane scored his 60th goal of his career, this was also his 15th goal in the Championship

Scottish Championship

Ayr 1-1 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty's start was his 50th appearance for Ayr

Partick Thistle 2-3 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney scored his fifth goal for Dundee

FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Barnsley

Kieran Sadlier started a game for the first time in seven weeks
William Hondermarck's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 20 September

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Rochdale

Glenn Whelan's introduciton was his first appearance in a month

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Walsall

Oisin McEntee made his first appearance for Walsall

Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Leyton Orient

Shadrach Ogie was booked for the first time this season

Barrow 0-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin was named in the Mansfield Town starting XI for the 100th time

Chippenham Town 1-0 Lincoln City

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th September

Newport County 2-0 Colchester United

Alan Judge's start was his 50th appearance for Colchester United

MK Dons 6-0 Taunton Town

Dawson Devoy scored his first goal for MK Dons

Sunday, 6th November 2022

FA Cup

Torquay United 2-2 Derby County

Eiran Cashin was sent off for the first time in his career

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Sydney

Jay O'Shea assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 31st August

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 0-1 Elfsborg

Zachary Elbouzedi was booked for the first time in four months

Indian Super League

Mumbai City 2-2 ATK Mohun Bagan

Carl McHugh scored his first goal of the season

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 20th August 2022

Saturday, 20th August 2022

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Watford

Greg Cunningham's introduction made his 150th appearance for Preston North End
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time since Saturday, 8th January

Swansea City 0-2 Luton Town

Ryan Manning started a game for the 150th time in his career

West Bromwich Albion 5-2 Hull City

Dara O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the date since his last goal on Wednesday, 18 August 2021

League 1

Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 26th October 2021
Mark McGuinness' start was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Gillingham 0-0 Walsall

After signing his first professional contract, Ronan Maher was named in a starting XI for the first time in his career

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-2 Rangers

Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 50th appearance for Hibernian

Ross County 1-0 Kilmarnock

Deji Sotona made his first appearance for Kilmarnock's senior side

St Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes made his 300th appearance for Aberdeen

💯 x 3.

👏🏽 Congratulations to Jonny Hayes who will this afternoon make his 300th Aberdeen FC appearance. pic.twitter.com/FjnMREg626

— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) August 20, 2022

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-2 Queen's Park

Johnny Kenny made his first appearance for Queen's Park after signing for the Spiders on loan earlier that afternoon

Sunday, 21st August 2022

Serie B

Pisa 2-2 Como 1907

In his first appearance in Serie B, Liam Kerrigan scored his first goal for Como 190

Monday, 22nd August 2022

MLS

Charlotte FC 1-2 Orlando City

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time since Thursday, 16th June

Round up for weekend of Friday, 26th November 2021

Friday, 26th November 2021

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Jayson Molumby was sent off for the first time in senior football

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Newport County

In his first appearance since Friday, 8 October, Alan Judge made his first assist of the season - this was his first assist in 13 months

Saturday, 27th November 2021

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 29th September

Luton 1-2 Cardiff

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in eight weeks
James Collins was named in the Cardiff starting XI for the first time in five weeks

Peterborough 0-0 Barnsley

Conor Coventry was booked for the first time this season - this was his first booking since January 2020

Swansea 2-3 Reading

Ryan Manning scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since September 2020

League 1

Bolton 2-2 Cheltenham

Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time this season

Burton Albion 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Thomas O'Connor scored his fifth goal of the season

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his 20th goal for Wigan

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 3-0 Motherwell

Ryan Sweeney's first goal since Saturday, 2 October 2021(57 days)

Hearts 2-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy was sent off for the fourth time in his career, a year after his last red card in November 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Cove Rangers 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton's first goal since Sunday, 5 September 2021(84 days)

Sunday, 28th November 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

James McCarthy completed 90 minutes for the first time since January 2021
Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 2-3 Viking

Sean McDermott was booked for the first time this seaso

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,

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th August 2021

Friday, 20th August 2021

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Swansea

In his 25th appearance for Swansea, Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 21st August 2021

Premier League

Leeds United 2-2 Everton

Seamus Coleman's booking was his first yellow card since Saturday, 23rd November 2019!

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Watford

Shane Duffy scored his first goal since Sunday, 13th December 2020

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 50th time

Luton 0-5 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored twice in a game for the first time since Saturday, 6th February 2021

Sheffield United 1-2 Huddersfield

David McGoldrick assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Oxford United

Eoin Doyle scored his second goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Bolton

Cambridge United 3-0 Burton Albion

After signing for Cambridge United on loan, Conor Masterson made his appearance for the U's
Wes Hoolahan completed his tenth assist for Cambridge United

Charlton 0-2 Wigan

James McClean marked his first appearance for Wigan in his second spell at the Latics, with his first goal since Saturday, 31 October 2020

Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe

Courtney Duffus came off the bench for his first appearance for new club Morecambe

League 2

Mansfield Town 2-3 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal of the season - this was also his fifth goal in League Two

Salford City 0-1 Swindon Town

After signing for Salford on loan, Corrie Ndaba was named in the Ammies starting XI

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 6-0 St Mirren

Alan Power was sent off for the first time for St Mirren - this was the player's first red card since Sunday, 23 February 2020

Livingston 1-2 Motherwell

After four appearances in the Scottish League Cup for Motherwell this season, Darragh O'Connor's late introduction was his first appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 22nd August 2021

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-2 Hibernian

Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Round up for weekend of Friday, 13th August 2021

Friday, 13th August 2021

Bulgarian Parva Liga

Pirin Blagoevgrad 4-1 CSKA 1948 Sofia

Conor Henderson came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, in Pirin's third game of the season

Saturday, 14th August 2021

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was named in Brighton's starting XI - this was his first appearance since Sunday, 14th February

Everton 3-1 Southampton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 300th appearance in the Premier League

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Championship

Birmingham City 0-0 Stoke City

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 23rd February

West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Luton

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 22nd July 2020

Swansea 0-0 Sheffield United

John Egan was named in the starting XI of a club side for the 300th time

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 3-3 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's first goal of the season was his 20th goal for Bolton, and also completed his fifth assist for the Trotters

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Cambridge United

In his second appearance of the season, Wes Hoolahan completed his first assist of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Fleetwood

The first goal of Anthony Scully's brace (his first goals of the season) was his fifteenth goal in League One

MK Dons 1-2 Sunderland

Troy Parrott scored his first goal for MK Dons

Portsmouth 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

Gavin Bazunu made his first appearance for loan club Portsmouth

League 2

Leyton Orient 3-0 Exeter

Padraig Amond made his first appearance for Exeter

Walsall 1-3 Forest Green

Stephen Ward's start was his 450th appearance in English football, and assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 5 December 2020

Scottish League Cup

Livingston 1-1 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 15th August 2021

Scottish League Cup

Raith 2-1 Aberdeen

In his first start in senior football, Ethon Varian scored the first goal of his career

Celtic 3-2 Hearts

James McCarthy made his first appearance for Celtic
Aaron McEneff scored his first goal of the season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Championship

Millwall 2-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time in a month

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Luton

James Collins' introduction was his 75th appearance in the competition

League 1

Gillingham 3-2 MK Dons

Thomas O'Connor was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the 50th time
Warren O'Hora scored his first goal for MK Don, 17 months after his last goal, in October 2019

Accrington Stanley 1-2 Ipswich

Seamus Conneely was sent off for the first time since Saturday, 7th September 2019

Hull City 2-0 Rochdale

Conor Shaughnessy was sent off for the first time in his career
Rochdale named six Irish players in their starting XI(Bazunu, McShane, O'Connell, Keohane, Shaughnessy, and Grant) - the first team to do so since Ipswich in March 2010(Delaney, Murphy, Walters, Garvan, Murphy, and O'Connor)

Shrewsbury 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town

Niall Canavan made his first assist of the season, a year after his last assist on Tuesday, 3rd March 2020

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-2 Central Coast Mariners

Andy Keogh completed an assist for the first time in six weeks

Wednesday, 3rd March 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa

David McGoldrick scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season - the first Irish player to score more than five goals in England's top division since Shane Long scored ten in 2015/16

Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United

James McCarthy started his first game in a month

Championship

Stoke City 1-2 Swansea

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 4th March 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Everton

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in five weeks

Fulham 0-1 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's start was his 25th appearance for Tottenham

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st January 2021

Friday, 1st January 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph's start was his first appearance in three months. Randolph is the 21st Irish player to appear in this season's Premier League, equal to the total from the 2019/20 season

Saturday, 2nd January 2021

Premier League

Tottenham 3-0 Leeds United

Matt Doherty was sent off for the first time for Tottenham, almost three years after his last red card in March 2018

Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 100th appearance for Sheffield United - and continued his remarkable record of starting each game

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Aaron Connolly's second goal of the season was his fifth goal in the Premier League

Championship

Swansea 2-1 Watford

Ryan Manning was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Lincoln City

Shane McLoughlin completed his first assist in two months

Burton Albion 1-5 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his fifth and sixth goals in League One

League 2

Mansfield Town 4-0 Port Vale

Aaron O'Driscoll's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 1-0 Celtic

Shane Duffy was booked for the fifth time this season

Hamilton Academical 3-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll started his first game of the season, 11 months after his last start in February 2020

Kilmarnock 1-1 St Mirren

Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since January 2020

Ross County 1-1 St Johnstone

Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Dundee 3-1 Hearts

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal since Saturday, 24th October 2020

😎 #thedee pic.twitter.com/yFYhRQBl2X

— Dundee Football Club (@DundeeFC) January 3, 2021

Sunday, 3rd January 2021

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Leicester City

Ciaran Clark's start was his 100th appearance for Newcastle Utd

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 3-1 Delhi Dynamos

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for SC East Bengal

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 NorthEast United

Carl McHugh was booked for the first time this season

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Championship

Luton 1-1 Birmingham City

James Collins made his 150th appearance for Luton
Glen Rea's assist was the first time he'd created a goal since October 2018

QPR 3-2 Rotherham

Trevor Clarke started his first game since December 2019

Stoke City 2-3 Norwich

Nathan Collins scored the first league goal of his career

Preston North End 0-3 Blackburn

Joe Rafferty was sent off for the second time for Preston North End, and the fifth time in his career

Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Harry Arter started a game for Forest for the first time in a month

League 1

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly completed his first assist of the season in his 50th appearance for AFC Wimbledon

Burton Albion 4-2 Charlton

Kieran O'Hara made his 40th appearance in League One

MK Dons 2-2 Shrewsbury

Richard Keogh started his tenth game for MK Dons

Peterborough 1-0 Plymouth

Jack Taylor's start was his 25th appearance for Peterborough

Portsmouth 1-1 Oxford United

In his 90th appearance in League One, Ronan Curtis completed his first assist in two months

Swindon Town 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his 20th appearance for Lincoln City

Wigan 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the 100th time, and was booked for the first time since December 2019

Scunthorpe 0-1 Bolton

Eoin Doyle made his 100th appearance in League Two

Southend United 0-1 Forest Green

Alan McCormack was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 25th November 2020

Championship

Middlesbrough 3-0 Derby County

Jason Knight's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County

Millwall 1-1 Reading

Troy Parrott's was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time in two months

Bristol City 0-0 Watford

Callum O'Dowda's start was the midfielder's 250th career appearance

Swansea 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's second half introduced was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Thursday, 26th November 2020

Europa League

CSKA Sofia 0-1 Young Boys

Graham Carey started his 30th game for CSKA Sofia

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Championship

Barnsley 3-0 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks

Swansea 2-0 Stoke City

Ryan Manning made his first appearance for new club Swansea, this was his first appearance in eight weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Blackpool

Callum Reilly's goal was the 15th strike of his career, and his tenth in League One

Charlton 2-0 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo made his first start for loan club Oxford United

Ipswich 1-0 Gillingham

Mark McGuinness' start was his league debut, and his first appearance for loan club Ipswich
Stephen Ward assisted a goal for the first time since October 2017

Portsmouth 4-0 Northampton

Ronan Curtis scored his 30th goal for Portsmouth
After signing an appearance based contract with Northampton, Alan Sheehan made his debut for the Cobblers

Rochdale 2-2 Sunderland

Eoghan O'Connell's start was his 70th appearance in League One

League 2

Bolton 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor started a game for the 50th time in his career, and was also his 60th career appearance

Mansfield Town 2-4 Barrow

Aaron O'Driscoll was sent off for the first time in his career

Wednesday, 28th October 2020

Championship

Preston North End 0-2 Millwall

Alan Browne's start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Bournemouth 1-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the starting XI for the first time this season

Luton 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Glen Rea scored his first goal since October 2018

Thursday, 29 October 2020

MLS

Orlando City 4-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney came off the bench for his 150th career appearance

Round Up for week of Monday, 20th July 2020

Monday, 20th July 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Shane Duffy came off the bench for his 130th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

David McGoldrick's 30th appearance of the season was also the 60th time the striker was named in the Sheffield United starting XI
Enda Stevens made his 130th start for Sheffield United

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty completed an assist for the first time in a month

Tuesday, 21st July 2020

Australian A-League

Sydney 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan was named in the starting XI for Newcastle Jets' first game since the return of the A-League

Wednesday, 22nd July 2020

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Derby County

Dan Crowley's start was his 40th appearance for Birmingham City

Bristol City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire scored his fifth goal of the season, seven months after his last goal in December

Cardiff 3-0 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since the Championship restarted

Leeds United 4-0 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his tenth appearance for Charlton

Luton 3-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the 150th time

1⃣5⃣0⃣ #Rovers starts for @darragh_lenihan. 👏#LTNvROV 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/kMtPaLIjWI pic.twitter.com/W43SwuI6v2

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) July 22, 2020

Millwall 4-1 Huddersfield

Jay Molumby made his 40th appearance for Millwall

Nottingham Forest 1-4 Stoke City

James McClean's strike, his first since February, was his tenth goal for Stoke City

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 QPR

Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 20th time
Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season in his first start in a month
Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal of the season

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 Columbus Crew

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his first appearance for Atlanta United

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th July 2020

Friday, 17th July 2020

Championship

Huddersfield 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion lost for the first time in a game where Dara O'Shea scored

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 15th appearance for the Baggies

Saturday, 18th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-2 Burnley

Adam Idah came off the bench for his 15th appearance for Norwich
Kevin Long made his tenth appearance of the season, one short of his total for 2018/19

Championship

Charlton 2-2 Wigan

Aiden McGeady's introduction was his 30th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-0 Brentford

Nathan Collins' introduction was his 20th appearance for Stoke City
James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Fulham 5-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 0-1 Luton

Glen Rea made his 15th appearance of the season

Preston North End 2-0 Birmingham City

Joe Rafferty made his 30th start of the season

QPR 4-3 Millwall

Three Irish players scored in the same game in English football for the first time since Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney scored for Bristol City, and Jack Byrne and Eoin Doyle scored for Oldham, when the two sides faced off in August 2017

Both Conor Masterson and Jay Molumby scored the first goal of their careers
Ryan Manning scored his tenth goal in the Championship in his 80th start for QPR
Olamide Shodipo start, his tenth for QPR, was also his 30th appearance for Rangers

Polish Ekstraklasa

Raków Częstochowa 2-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time for Wisła Płock, in what his 15th appearance for the Nafciarze

Sunday, 19th July 2020

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-2 Southampton

Shane Long's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Championship

Derby County 1-3 Leeds United

Jason Knight's introduction was his 30th appearance in the Championship

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-1 Adelaide United

On the return of A-League football, Jay O'Shea was named in the starting XI for Brisbane Roar

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 10th July 2020

Friday, 10th July 2020

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff

Harry Arter made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season in his 15th start of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Zagłębie Lubin 0-1 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisla starting XI for the 15th time this season

Saturday, 11th July 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's start was his 70th appearance for Burnley

Sheffield United 3-0 Chelsea

Enda Stevens' start was his 130th appearance for Sheffield United
David McGoldrick's brace made him the thirteenth Irish player to score in the Premier League this season - the most in a single season since 2011/12, when nineteen players score in the competition

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-5 Manchester City

Aaron Connolly started his 15th game for Brighton and Hove Albion

Championship

Derby County 1-3 Brentford

Jason Knight scored his fifth goal of his career - all of which have come this season for Derby - and was booked for the fifth time this season

Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's introduction was his 120th appearance in the Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Joe Rafferty's start was his 30th appearance of the season

QPR 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Conor Masterson made his tenth start for QPR
Ryan Manning's start was his 110th career appearance
Olamide Shodipo was named in the starting XI for the first time this season, this was the winger's 40th career appearance

Sunday, 12th July 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace

Conor Hourihane was named in the Aston Villa starting XI for the 20th time this season

Championship

Stoke City 2-0 Birmingham City

James McClean made his fifth assist of the season
Scott Hogan's 15th appearance for Birmingham City was also his 30th appearance of the season
Congratulations to Ryan Burke on his senior debut - which he marked with a booking!

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 New York Red Bulls

On the return of MLS action, Jake Mulraney came off the bench for his fifth appearance for Atlanta United

Monday, 13th July 2020

Premier League

Manchester United 2-2 Southampton

By bringing Shane Long, Michael Obafemi, and Will Smallbone off the bench, Southampton are the first team to introduce three Irish substitutes in the same game since Hull in August 2014

Michael Obafemi scored his fifth goal for Southampton in his 30th appearance for the Saints

League 1

Oxford United 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Anthony Forde's introduction was his 30th appearance for Oxford United, while Liam Kelly's introduction was his fifth appearance for the Us

Round Up for the week of Tuesday, 7th July 2020

Tuesday, 7th July 2020

Championship

Brentford 2-1 Charlton

Josh Cullen made his 30th appearance of the season - and was named in the starting XI in each appearance

Luton 1-1 Barnsley

James Collins started his 40th game of the season

Wednesday, 8th July 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

John Egan marked his 80th appearance for Sheffield United, and remarkably his 80th start for the Blades, by scoring his second goal in consecutive games for the first time since August 2017

West Ham United 0-1 Burnley

Kevin Long made his fifth start of the season, and started back to back games for Burnley for the first time since December 2018 - this was also Long's 30th appearance in the Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Liverpool

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance of the season

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Derby County

Dara O'Shea scored the second goal of his career

Wigan 1-0 QPR

Ryan Manning 40th appearance of the season was also his 90th career start

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Preston North End

Sean Maguire's start was his 40th appearance of the season, and his 90th appearance in the Championship

Thursday, 9th July 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester United

Conor Hourihane's appearance of the bench was his 30th appearance of the season

Championship

Leeds United 5-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins' start was his 20th career appearance, and his tenth start for the Potters
James McClean made his 30th start of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd July 2020

Friday, 3rd July 2020

League 1

Fleetwood 1-4 Wycombe Wanderers

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since moving to England

Saturday, 4th July 2020

Premier League

Norwich 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 20th appearance of the season

Leicester City 3-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy came off the bench for his 30th appearance for Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Arsenal

Matt Doherty's 40th start of the season was also his 70th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Jason Knight's start was his 30th appearance for Derby County

Fulham 1-0 Birmingham City

Harry Arter made his 25th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie made his 60th appearance for Fulham

Huddersfield 0-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 30th time

Sunday, 5th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Sheffield United

This was the eighth game this season to feature four, or more, starting Irish players - more than the last three seasons combined(2016-17 - 4, 2017-18 - 3, 2018-19 - 0).

Enda Stevens' start was his 40th appearance in the competition
John Egan scored his first goal of the season, almost two years after his last goal in August 2018. Egan's goal is the 23rd Premier League goal scored by an Irish player in the 2019/20 season, equaling the total from 2018/19. Egan is the twelfth Irish player to score in the 2019/20 season, the most to score in a single season since 2012/13

Southampton 1-0 Manchester City

Southampton are the first team to name four Irish players on the bench since Stoke City in October 2015

Will Smallbone came off the bench for his tenth career appearance

Championship

Swansea 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Alex Hunt made his fifth appearance of the season

Middlesbrough 0-1 QPR

Ryan Manning's start was his 90th appearance for QPR, and his 100th appearance in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 4-2 Hull City

Dara O'Shea was named in a starting XI for the 50th time in his career

Monday, 6th July 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 1-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Fleetwood

Glenn Whelan's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-0 Górnik Zabrze

Cillian Sheridan made his tenth start for Wisła Płock