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, 7th November 2017

Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Football League Trophy

Oldham 4-1 Newcastle United U21

Courtney Duffus made his first appearance since Saturday, 12th August
Jack Byrne hadn't scored in a month before tonight and ended his mini-drought with his fourth and fifth goals of the season, unfortunately he also picked up his fifth booking of 2017/18 and is suspended for the next game

Bradford City 0-3 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored his first goal in almost two months, and was also booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 1-2 Cheltenham

Joe Quigley started his first game since August, in what his first appearance since Saturday, 30th September

Rochdale 1-1 Blackburn

Niall Canavan's first appearance since Saturday, 2nd September was his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Southend United 2-0 Colchester

Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21

Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Gillingham

Northampton 3-3 Southampton U21

Sam Foley scored his first goal for Northampton

Wednesday, 8th November 2017

Football League Trophy

Carlisle United 1-2 Fleetwood

After returning from injury, John O'Sullivan made his first appearance of the season
Jamie Devitt was shown his first yellow card in exactly three months, his last booking was on Tuesday, 8 August

Bury 3-1 Stoke City U21

Callum Reilly scored his first goal for Bury, almost 15 months after his last goal in August 2016

Grimsby 1-1 Sunderland U21

Sam Kelly's appearance in Grimsby's starting XI was his first start in a month

Bristol Rovers 2-4 Swindon Town

Ryan Sweeney's third goal of the season was his first goal in the Football League Trophy
Donal McDermott was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for Tuesday, 3rd October 2017

Tuesday, 3rd October 2017

Football League Trophy

Cambridge United 0-1 Southampton U21

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time season in his first start in more than a month

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Oldham

Jack Byrne's winner was his first goal in Football League Trophy

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Sunderland U21

Cody Prior made his senior debut as a second half substitute

Fleetwood 2-1 Morecambe

Cian Bolger made his 50th start for Fleetwood

Blackburn 0-1 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell returned from injury to make his first appearance for Bury since signing for them in the summer

Scunthorpe 2-1 Grimsby

Sam Kelly start against Scunthorpe was his first start since Tuesday, 29th August

Colchester 0-1 Gillingham

Sean Murray made his 100th career start
Finn O'Mara's start for Gillingham was also the defender's first career start

Plymouth 2-2 Exeter

Both Liam McAlinden and Pierce Sweeney made their 50th appearance for Exeter, with McAlinden marking the occasion with the 20th goal of his career

MK Dons 0-0 Stevenage

Luke Wade Slater's start for Stevenage was the former St Kevin's Boys player's first career start
Kevin Toner was booked for the first time this season

Oxford United 2-2 Brighton U21

Daniel Mandroiu's equaliser for Brighton's U21 side was the first senior goal of the striker's career

Peterborough 1-1 Northampton

Sam Foley made his first appearance for Northampton after signing for them in preseason

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

Report Card - Weekend of 21 November 2015

We're trying something new here at Irish Abroad, every week we'll post some interesting, and not so interesting numbers from recent player appearances. We're hoping to include landmark appearances and goals, note returns from injury, and anything else that we notice!

Southampton 0-1 Stoke City
Follwing injury, Shane Long made his first appearance for Southampton since September 23

Leeds United 0-1 Rotherham United
Leon Best and Stephen Kelly made their first appearances since last season. Best last appeared as a sub on April 18, while Kelly hadn't lined out anywhere since April 28th. Best marked his appearance with the second red of his career, his last came for Blackburn in April 2013 against Watford
Former Ireland B international Lee Frecklington returned to Rotherham's starting XI after more than a month out, his last start for the Millers was on September 12

Milton Keynes Dons 1-1 Fulham
Following seven appearances as an unused substitute, defender Sean Kavanagh made his first start of the season for Fulham.

Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Huddersfield Town
Sean Scannell opened his account for the season, scoring his first goal since April 11

Bury 1-0 Burton Albion
Callum Reilly made his first league start of the season, the midfielder had previously only started once for Burton, in the League Cup in August

Oldham Athletic 1-2 Barnsley
Loanees Kevin Long and Aiden White made their first appearances on loan at Barnsley. This was Long's first appearance following injury on 1st January 2015, and he marked the occasion with his first goal since January 2014!
Also finding the net in the same game were Mark Yeates, with his first of the season, and Conor Hourihane with his first goal since September

Port Vale 3-2 Chesterfield
Sam Kelly returned to the Port Vale starting XI, his first appearance in nine weeks, and scored the first goal of his professional career!

Crawley Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Rhys Murphy scored twice against Bristol Rovers, his fifth and sixth goals on loan at Crawley Town

Notts County 1-2 Northampton Town
Ronan Murray came off the bench to make his first appearance of the season for Notts County
Brendan Moloney scored his first goal of the season, his first goal since February 21

Dundee United 1-2 St Johnstone
Gavin Gunning made his one hundredth appearance for Dundee United