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

Round Up for Weekend of Saturday, 14th January 2023

Saturday, 14th January 2023

Championship

Luton Town 2-3 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby scored his first goal of the season, his first goal in 11 months, in what was his 125th career appearance

Cardiff 1-1 Wigan

Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal in four months
Will Keane scored his tenth goal of the season, all of which have come in the Championship

Preston North End 0-4 Norwich City

Tom Cannon's start was his first appearance for loan club Preston North End
Troy Parrott's introduction from the bench was his first appearance since Saturday, 8 October
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Watford 2-0 Blackpool

Andy Lyons made his first appearance in the Championship

Bristol City 4-2 Birmingham City

Mark Sykes' brace was his first goals for Bristol City, and his first goals in the Championship
Scott Hogan's start was his first appearance in two months
Kevin Long's start was his first appearance for new club Birmingham City, and his first appearance of the season.

Reading 2-2 QPR

The first goal of Jeff Hendrick's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship - this was the midfielder's first goals in three months

League 1

MK Dons 0-0 Lincoln City

After signing for Lincoln City on loan for the rest of the season, Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for the Imps

Exeter City 1-1 Forest Green Rovers

Pierce Sweeney made his 300th appearance for Exeter City

Immensely proud to have played for this football club 300 times♥️ here’s to plenty more 🍻 @OfficialECFC pic.twitter.com/sx0oJb3pup

— Pierce Sweeney (@piercesweenz) January 15, 2023

Burton Albion 0-4 Shrewsbury Town

Killian Phillips made his first appearance in League One

Ipswich Town 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

Finn Azaz marked his return from injury, his first appearance since Tuesday, 25th October, with his first assist in three months
Tyreik Wright made his first appearance for new club Plymouth Argyle

Cheltenham 2-3 Derby County

Eiran Cashin's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County
Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal for Derby County

League 2

Rochdale 1-2 Colchester United

Fiacre Kelleher made his first appearance for new club Colchester United

Stockport County 2-0 Northampton Town

Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Stockport County

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Bradford City

Dara Costelloe made his first appearance for loan club Bradford City

Swindon Town 5-0 Grimsby Town

Alex Hunt's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Harrogate Town 1-1 Stevenage

Anthony O'Connor made his first appearance for Harrogate Town
Daryl Horgan made his first appearance for Stevenage

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall

Lee O'Connor made his 100th start in senior football

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-2 Dundee United

Jake Doyle-Hayes' introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 September
Jamie McGrath's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Scottish Championship

Cove Rangers 2-2 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan was booked for the fifth time this season

Ayr 2-2 Arbroath

Sean McGinty scored his first goal since Friday, 5th August

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-0 Queen's Park

Zak Delaney was booked for the first booking since Friday, 28th October

Sunday, 15th January 2023

Scottish League Cup

Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen

Liam Scales' start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Monday, 16th January 2023

League 1

Port Vale 0-2 Peterborough

Mipo Odubeko was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 18th October 2022

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Premier League

Crystal Palace 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins returned from suspension for his first appearance in a month

Championship

Huddersfield Town 0-1 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham scored his first goal of the season, this was the defender's first goal since February 2021!

Stoke City 0-1 Rotherham

Georgie Kelly was named in the Rotherham starting XI for the first time in two months

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Bristol City

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in two months

Football League Trophy

Harrogate Town 2-1 Morecambe

Shane McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Tranmere Rovers

Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Leeds United U21

Cian Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in senior football

Port Vale 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Jimmy Storer's start for Wolves' U21 side was his first appearance in senior football

Stockport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Aiden O'Brien was named in the Shrewsbury starting XI for the first time this season

Rochdale 2-2 Salford City

Liam Kelly marked his 50th appearance for Rochdale with his second goal in two games

Lincoln City 2-0 Newcastle United U21

Daniel Mandroiu scored his first goal for Lincoln City

Derby County 1-3 Manchester City U21

David McGoldrick scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th August

Walsall 0-2 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora assisted a goal for the first time since December 2020

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Peterborough

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his previous goal, on Saturday, 2nd October 2021

Forest Green Rovers 4-1 Exeter City

Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the 100th time
Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal for Forest Green Rovers

Leyton Orient 2-3 Chelsea U21

Shadrach Ogie's start was his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Cambridge United 1-0 Ipswich Town

Edwin Agbaje's start was his debut in football

Northampton Town 1-3 Arsenal U21

Jack Henry-Francis was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 19th October 2022

Championship

Birmingham City 1-1 Burnley

Scott Hogan scored his 30th goal for Birmingham City

QPR 3-0 Cardiff

Sinclair Armstrong was named in the QPR starting XI for the first time

Coppa Italia

Udinese 2-3 Monza

Festy Ebosele started a game for Udinese for the first time

Round up for weekend of Friday, 12th August 2022

Friday, 12th August 2022

Championship

Watford 1-0 Burnley

Luke McNally's introduction was his first appearance for Burnley

Luke McNally comes on for Josh Cullen 🔁#WATBUR pic.twitter.com/DyMN6vJ3FN

— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) August 12, 2022

Eerste Divisie

Eindhoven 2-1 Willem II

Dan Crowley scored his first goal for Willem II since returning to the Dutch club

Saturday, 13th August 2022

Championship

Cardiff 1-0 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Saturday, 20th November 2021

Hull City 2-1 Norwich City

Andrew Omobamidele was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 6 November 2021

Luton 0-1 Preston North End

Robbie Brady assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Wigan 1-1 Bristol City

Will Keane scored his first goal of the season in his 150th career start

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell

Liam Scales assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 22 January

Scottish Championship

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4-1 Cove Rangers

Aaron Doran's first goal in eleven months was his 50th goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Canadian Premier League

Cavalry 2-1 Forge

Joe Mason was booked for the first time since Sunday, 1st May

Serie A

AC Milan 4-2 Udinese

After Matts Kunding, Paddy Sloan, Liam Brady, and Robbie Keane, Festy Ebosele became the fifth Irish player to appear in Serie A

Sunday, 14 August 2022

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan was named in a starting XI for the 350th time in his career
No player in the game completed as many passes as Darragh Lenihan

🆚 Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheffield United
📋 Post Game Summary (1/2)
🏃 Darragh Lenihan
⏱️ Started, played whole game
🅰️ 1 assist
👟 58/69 passes completed(84.05%) - 🥇 in game!
🔑 1 Key passes
💥 2 tackles - 🥇 for team!
💨 Dribbled past 1 players#COYBIG #MIDSHU

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 14, 2022

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic

Alan Power made his 150th start for Kilmarnock

Hearts 4-1 Dundee United

Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6th November 2021

MLS

Austin FC 4-3 Sporting Kansas City

Jon Gallagher scored to start the comeback for Austin, this was his first goal since Sunday, 19 September 2021

Serie B

Venezia 1-2 Genoa

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for Venezia

Monday, 15 August 2022

Getafe 0-3 Atletico Madrid

John-Joe Patrick Finn was named in the Getafe matchday squad for the first time since Thursday, 16th December 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th August 2022

Friday, 5th August 2022

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Huddersfield

Scott Hogan's first goal of the season was his 25th goal for Birmingham City

Scottish Championship

Queen's Park 2-3 Ayr

Sean McGinty scored his first goal of the season

Eerste Divisie

NAC Breda 1-0 Helmond Sport

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty made his first career appearance at loan club NAC Breda

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Saturday, 6th August 2022

Premier League

2️⃣ Two @FAIreland goalkeepers starting in today's @premierleague fixtures for the first time since @No1shaygiven & @RandzOfficial started for @stokecity & @WestHam, respectively, on Sunday, 15th May 2016
(📷 image credit to @SouthamptonFC and @afcbournemouth)#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/bYNCdnA8BL

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 6, 2022

Fulham 2-2 Liverpool

Shane Duffy made his first appearance for Fulham as a late second half substitute

Leeds United 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins made his first appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham 4-1 Southampton

Matt Doherty came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 9th April
Gavin Bazunu made his first appearance for Southampton, and his first appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Norwich City 1-1 Wigan

James McClean scored his first goal of the season in his 125th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane made his first assist of the season

QPR 3-2 Middlesbrough

In hist first start of the season, Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal since Wednesday, 23 February
Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the fourth time in his career

Reading 2-1 Cardiff

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season
Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal for Cardiff, this was his first goal since Saturday, 20th November 2021, and the 25th goal of his career,

Stoke City 2-0 Blackpool

Will Smallbone was named in the Stoke City starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Sunday, 13th March

Swansea 0-3 Blackburn

In his first start for Blackburn Rovers, Sammie Szmodics scored his first goal for Rovers

League 1

Burton Albion 0-4 Bristol Rovers

Conor Shaughnessy was sent off for the third time in his career, and the second time for Burton

Charlton 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was named in the Derby starting XI for the 100th time

Forest Green 1-2 Ipswich

Marcus Harness scored his first goal for Ipswich

League 2

Crawley Town 0-1 Leyton Orient

Mazeed Ogungbo made his first appearance for loan club Crawley Town

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone

Robert Mahon made his first appearance for Motherwell as a second half substitute

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran's introduction was his 350th career appearance

Coppa Italia

Spezia 5-1 Como 1907

Liam Kerrigan came off the bench for his first appearance for Como

Monday, 8th August 2022

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Watford

No player made more tackles in this game than Jayson Molumby's four

🆚 West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Watford
📋 Post Game Summary (2/3)
🏃 Jayson Molumby
⏱️ Started, played whole game
🟨 Booked
👟 54/61 passes completed(88.52%)
💥 4 tackles - 🥇 in game!
💨 Dribbled past 2 players
ℹ️ 1 interceptions
⚔️ 5/11 duels won#COYBIG #WBAWAT

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 8, 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th January 2022

Saturday, 15th January 2022

Premier League

Norwich 2-1 Everton

Adam Idah scored his first goal in the Premier League, the fourth Irish player to score in this season's competition. This was the striker's first goal since May 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Blackburn

James Collins 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Derby County 2-0 Sheffield United

Jason Knight's start was his 100th appearance for Derby County

Jason Knight made his 100th appearance for us yesterday! 💫

Congratulations on the milestone, Knighty! 👏🐏#DCFC pic.twitter.com/kvOjlhoC0j

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 16, 2022

Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for loan club Swansea, this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 21st September

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for loan club Middlesbrough, this was his first appearance in a month

Millwall 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Dan McNamara was shown a yellow card for the first time since Saturday, 11th December

Peterborough 1-4 Coventry

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 20th October
Scott Hogan scored his first goal in ten weeks

QPR 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 16th October

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Fleetwood 1-0 Rotherham

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for Fleetwood, this was his first goal since Saturday, 27th February 2021

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Salford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance in five weeks
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in 90 days, this was his tenth goal in English football

Carlisle United 1-1 Crawley Town

Corey Whelan 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Mansfield Town 2-0 Walsall

Harry Charsley scored his first goal of the season

Tranmere 2-0 Rochdale

Aidan White made his tenth start for Rochdale

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton made his fifth assist of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 3rd December 2021

Friday, 3rd December 2021

Championship

Fulham 1-1 Bournemouth

Robbie Brady came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since Saturday, 13th March 2021(268 days)
Mark Travers was booked for the first time this season

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 2-5 Roda JC

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Saturday, 4th December 2021

Premier League

Newcastle United 1-0 Burnley

Nathan Collins was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 25th August 2021

Southampton 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th October 2021
Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in five weeks, unfortunatel this was the defender's fifth booking this season and is suspended for the next game

Championship

Coventry 1-2 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Blackburn 1-0 Preston North End

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol City 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was booked for the first time this season

Cardiff 2-3 Sheffield United

James Collins was booked for the first time in two months
On his 100th start for Sheffield United, David McGoldrick scored his 30th goal the Blades

Millwall 3-1 Birmingham City

Dan McNamara assisted a goal for the first time in 10 months
Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season - this was his first assist since February 2020

League 1

Accrington Stanley 5-1 Fleetwood

John O'Sullivan's introduction was his 50th appearance for Accrington Stanley, across three spells with the club
Cian Hayes was booked for the first time this season in his first appearance in League One

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 0-0 Partick Thistle

Ruairi Paton was booked for the fifth time this season

FA Cup

Burton Albion 1-2 Port Vale

Conor Shaughnessy 'was booked for the first time in three months

Lincoln City 0-1 Hartlepool

Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time in five weeks

Leyton Orient 4-0 Tranmere

Aaron Drinan scored his seventh goal in his previous seven games

Cambridge United 2-1 Exeter

Wes Hoolahan assisted a goal for Cambridgee for the 15th time

Walsall 1-2 Swindon Town

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his first goal since Tuesday, 19th October

Carlisle United 1-2 Shrewsbury

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time since Saturday, 7th August
Joshua Daniels' introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Portsmouth 1-2 Harrogate Town

Coincidentally, both Gavin Bazunu and Shaun Williams were named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the 20th time

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-0 Adelaide United

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 5th December 2021

Premier League

Tottenham 3-0 Norwich

Adam Idah started a game for the first time in eleven weeks

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 0-3 Celtic

Liam Scales scored his first goal for Celtic in his league debut for the Bhoys

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th November 2021

Saturday, 6th November 2021

Premier League

Brentford 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was booked for the first time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Newcastle United

Ciaran Clark made his first assist of the season - this was the defender's first assist since January 2018

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Derby County

Festy Ebosele scored his first goal in senior football

Great work from Sam Baldock and Tom Lawrence to put it on a plate for Festy Ebosele...

And 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 a moment for the youngster! 🤩#DCFC pic.twitter.com/VfSBwOroia

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) November 7, 2021

Birmingham City 1-2 Reading

Scott Hogan scored his 20th goal for Birmingham City - all of which have come in the league

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's introduction was his 250th appearance in British football

Hearts 5-2 Dundee Utd

In his first appearance since Sunday, 22 August, Aaron McEneff scored his first goal in the SPL

St Johnstone 0-0 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-2 Inverness CT

Jonathan Afolabi assisted a goal for the first time this season

Dunfermline 1-3 Greenock Morton

Oisin McEntee started a game for the tenth time in his career

Queen of the South 1-1 Raith

Ruairi Paton assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Ethon Varian completed an assist for the first time since Saturday, 2nd October

FA Cup

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 5th January 2021

Rotherham 3-0 Bromley

Chiedozie Ogbene made his first assist of the season

Portsmouth 1-0 Harrow Borough

Shaun Williams' start was his 450th appearance in English football

Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United

Conor Masterson scored his first goal for Cambridge United

Harrogate Town 2-1 Wrexham

Simon Power scored his first goal of the season

Hartlepool 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time this season

Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere

Lee O'Connor started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Lincoln City 1-0 Bowers and Pitsea

Sean Roughan's start was his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 7th November 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-0 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Rochdale 1-1 Notts County

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal in two months

Bolton 2-2 Stockport County

Eoin Doyle scored his 25th goal for Bolton

Belgian Super League

Royal Antwerp 2-0 Anderlecht

Josh Cullen's start was his 200th career appearance

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 3-0 Östersunds FK

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal in the Allsvenskan

Monday, 8 November 2021

MLS

LA Galaxy 3-3 Minessota United

Derrick Williams made his 20th start for LA Galaxy

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Reading

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 25th appearance for Millwall

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Wigan

James McClean made his 100th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane scored his 20th goal in League Two

Portsmouth 1-1 Cheltenham

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Dan Crowley was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Rochdale 0-3 Bolton

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season, eight weeks after his last goal

Northampton 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Andrew Moran made his first start in senior football
Evan Ferguson scored his first senior goal of his career

Salford City 5-3 Leeds United U21

Tyreik Wright was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 18th September

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-2 Preston North End

Mark Travers made his 25th appearance for Bournemouth - starting in each one

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Hull City

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the fifth time in the 2021/22 season

Thursday, 4th November 2021

Europa League

Ferencvaros 2-3 Celtic

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks

MLS

Austin FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City

In his first start in five weeks, Jon Gallagher was shown his first yellow card of the season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 30th October 2021

Saturday, 30th October 2021

Championship

Fulham 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 250th appearance in senior football

Derby County 1-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Middlesbrough 0-2 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his first goal since Friday, 10th September

Swansea 3-0 Peterborough

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

League 1

Fleetwood 3-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Anthony Pilkington started a game for the first time in two months

Oxford United 3-1 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor made his 400th career appearance

Rotherham 5-1 Sunderland

Joshua Kayode made his first assist of the season
Aiden McGeady was send off for the first time since January 2015

League 2

Leyton Orient 5-0 Hartlepool

After not scoring for six weeks, Aaron Drinan scored the third hat trick of the season for an Irish player
Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-0 Tranmere

After signing a short term deal with Mansfield Town, John-Joe O'Toole made his first appearance for the Stags

Barrow 1-2 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell made his first assist of the season, exactly a year to the day since his previous assist

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-1 Dundee

Iin his first start for Dundee since Sunday, 8th August, Cillian Sheridan unfortunately ruptured his achilles and will be out injured for some time

Thanks for all the messages folks, ruptured my Achilles tendon (turns out isn’t a great thing to do). On a positive note though, once I come back I’m told it will be renamed the Acillians Tendon ™ pic.twitter.com/vVzTqV9NTY

— Cillian Sheridan (@CillianSheridan) November 1, 2021

Sunday, 31th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Leeds United

In his first start in six weeks, Andrew Omobamidele scored the first goal of his career

Monday, 1st November 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21 August

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th August 2021

Friday, 27th August 2021

League 2

Rochdale 1-1 Colchester

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal of the season

Saturday, 28th August 2021

Championship

Barnsley 1-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan was named in the Birmingham City starting XI for the 50th time

Luton 0-0 Sheffield United

John Egan was booked for the first time this season

Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan started a game for for Blackburn for the 200th time

Peterborough 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Jack Taylor's half time introduction was his first appearance of the season
Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Cambridge United 1-0 Bolton

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Troy Parrott assisted a goal for the first time this season

League 2

Leyton Orient 2-0 Bradford City

Fiacre Kelleher's substitute appearance was his first appearance of the season and his debut for Bradford City

Salford City 3-0 Newport County

Tyreik Wright's early opener for Salford was the first goal of his career

Walsall 1-0 Stevenage

Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Walsall

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-0 Dundee

Jake Carroll unfortunately marked his 50th appearance for Motherwell with his second red card for The Well, the first coming in September 2019
Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his 100th appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 29th August 2021

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-0 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy's start was his 50th appearance for St Mirren - remarkably all were starts!

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 weekend of Friday, 2nd April 2021

Friday, 2nd April 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time since October

Derby County 2-0 Luton

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

Preston North End 1-1 Norwich

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

QPR 3-0 Coventry

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

Birmingham City 1-0 Swansea

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

League 1

Fleetwood 0-1 Peterborough

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

Ipswich 2-1 Bristol Rovers

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

Northampton 1-0 Shrewsbury

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

Portsmouth 2-1 Rochdale

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

Sunderland 3-1 Oxford United

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

League 2

Barrow 2-1 Newport Co.

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Barrow

Bradford City 4-1 Forest Green

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

Cheltenham 4-0 Tranmere

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

Walsall 0-0 Harrogate Town

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

Saturday, 3rd April 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-5 West Bromwich Albion

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

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

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 4, 2021

Leeds United 2-1 Sheffield United

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

Scottish FA Cup

East Fife 1-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty scored his first goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Formartine United 0-5 Motherwell

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

Hamilton Academical 0-3 St Mirren

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

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

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

Monday, 5th April 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman assisted a goal for the first time since September

Championship

Luton 1-2 Barnsley

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

Stoke City 1-2 Millwall

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

League 1

Peterborough 1-1 Sunderland

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

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Mansfield Town

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

Newport Co. 1-0 Bolton

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

Stevenage 1-1 Bradford City

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

Round Up for week for Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Norwich

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

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham

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

Hull City 0-1 Ipswich

Troy Parrott's start was his 25th career appearance

Northampton 0-0 Rochdale

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

Oxford United 0-1 Portsmouth

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

Sunderland 2-0 Fleetwood

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored for the first time in six weeks

League 2

Bolton 2-0 Scunthorpe

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

Bradford City 1-0 Leyton Orient

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

Cambridge United 0-1 Cheltenham

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

Carlisle United 2-3 Tranmere

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

Harrogate Town 1-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley started the 50th game of his career

Oldham 0-1 Barrow

Jamie Devitt made his first assist of the season

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Championship

Swansea 1-0 Coventry

Conor Hourihane made his first assist for Swansea

League 2

Forest Green 1-3 Southend United

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

Europa League

Tottenham 4-0 Wolfsberger AC

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th February 2021

Friday, 5th February 2021

Championship

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

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

League 1

Gillingham 0-3 Lincoln City

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

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Hearts

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

Saturday, 6th February 2021

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

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

Newcastle Utd 3-2 Southampton

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

Championship

Bournemouth 3-2 Birmingham City

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

Luton 1-1 Huddersfield

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

Millwall 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday

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

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the first time in five weeks

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

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

Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Nottingham Forest

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

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his tenth goal of the season

Ipswich 2-0 Blackpool

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Ipswich

MK Dons 2-2 Sunderland

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

Peterborough 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

Jack Taylor was booked for the fifth time this season

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth

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

Rochdale 0-2 Charlton

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

League 2

Exeter 3-2 Bradford City

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

Crawley 1-3 Harrogate Town

Simon Power scored his first goal for Harrogate Town

Leyton Orient 0-0 Colchester

Conor Wilkinson started his 50th game for Leyton Orient

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 7th February 2021

Indian Super League

Jamshedpur 1-2 SC East Bengal

Anthony Pilkington scored for the first time in a month

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th January 2021

Saturday, 16th January 2021

Premier League

Leicester City 2-0 Southampton

Will Smallbone's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 20 September, and unfortunately has injured his ACL and will miss the rest of the season

Championship

Middlesbrough 0-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for Birmingham City, all of which have come in the Championship

Cardiff 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele came on as a late substitute for his first appearance in for Norwich's senior team

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien complete an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 8 September

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Gillingham

Seamus Conneely made his 75th appearance in League One

Burton Albion 0-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 60th game for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness scored the first goal of his career
Aaron Drinan was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 3-0 MK Dons

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time in six weeks

Rochdale 3-3 Wigan

Gavin Bazunu's assist was the first by an Irish goalkeeper in English football since Ian Lawlor in August 2019

Bazunu is the first @FAIreland goalkeeper to register an assist in English football since @Ianlawlor assisted Niall Ennis' opener for Doncaster Rovers against Lincoln City on Saturday, 24th August 2019#COYBIG #RAFChttps://t.co/eJfwDCGDPC

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 16, 2021

League 2

Bolton 1-1 Cheltenham

After signing for Bolton on loan for the rest of the season, Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his first appearance for the Trotters
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal in a month
Sean Long's first appearance of the season as a late substitute was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham

Grimsby 0-0 Southend United

Sean Scannell's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks
Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Walsall 1-1 Oldham

Callum Cockerill-Mollett came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

As well as scoring his first own goal of the season, Alan Power was also booked for the tenth time this season

Sunday, 17th January 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-3 Tottenham

David McGoldrick's first goal in a month was his 25th goal for Sheffield United
John Egan's booking was his fifth yellow card of the season, a month after his previous caution

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Rangers

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time this season