Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th October 2023

Tuesday, 24th October 2023

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was sent off for the second time in his career - the first time since May 2018

League 1

Barnsley 3-0 Shrewsbury Town

Barry Cotter returned to the Barnsley starting XI for his first start since Tuesday, 19th September

Blackpool 3-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Lincoln City 3-1 Charlton Athletic

Sean Roughan marked his 60th start for Lincoln City with his first goal since Tuesday, 8th August

Reading 1-2 Fleetwood Town

Bosun Lawal scored his first goal for Fleetwood

Northampton Town 2-2 Leyton Orient

Aaron Drinan started a game for the first time in five weeks

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Barrow

Sam Foley scored his fifth goal in the competition

MK Dons 4-1 Bradford City

Conor Grant started a game for the first time in five weeks

Swindon Town 0-1 Gillingham

Conor Masterson's start was his 100th career appearance

Wrexham 2-1 Sutton United

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Tuesday, 29th August

Wednesday, 25th October 2023

Championship

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Finn Azaz assisted a goal for the tenth time for Plymouth

Preston North End 2-2 Southampton

Gavin Bazunu marked his 50th appearance for Southampton with his first yellow card since February 2022
Will Smallbone made his first assist of the season

Rotherham 2-0 Coventry

Georgie Kelly came off the bench to make his first assist of the season

Thursday, 26th October 2023

Europa League

Liverpool 5-1 Tolouse

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his 25th career appearance

Round Up for Weekend of Friday, 1st October 2021

Friday, 1st October 2021

Eerste Divisie

AZ II 2-1 Dordrecht

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 2nd October 2021

Premier League

Burnley 0-0 Norwich

Nathan Collins' start was his first appearance in the Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Newcastle United

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season
Jeff Hendrick scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since Wednesday, 16 December 2020 - and joined some exalted company in Newcastle history

3 - Jeff Hendrick is only the third Newcastle player to score in the first-half of a Premier League match as substitute, after Gary Speed vs Coventry City in September 1998 and Nolberto Solano vs Wimbledon in November 1998. Haste. pic.twitter.com/hBOBEsw7nB

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 2, 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Reading

Mark McGuinness was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 0-0 Swansea

Festy Ebosele's second half introduction was his first appearance in seven weeks

Hull City 2-0 Middlesbrough

Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Luton 0-0 Huddersfield

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in six weeks

Peterborough 2-3 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the starting XI for the first time in two months
Sammie Szmodics' brace was his first goals of the season

QPR 3-2 Preston North End

Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season, and his first strike for QPR, more than a year after his last goal, scored in September 2020

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Ipswich

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 0-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his fifth goal of the season
James McClean made his first assist of the season - his first assist since Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Lincoln City 2-2 Plymouth Argyle

Anthony Scully scored his 30th goal for Lincoln, in only his 73rd appearance for the Imps!

Portsmouth 4-0 Sunderland

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Both Gavin Bazunu and Shaun Williams were named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the tenth time
Marcus Harness marked his 100th appearance for Portsmouth with his third goal of the season

💯 Blues appearances for @MarcusHarness#Pompey pic.twitter.com/qcbV30VKMJ

— Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) October 2, 2021

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Oxford United

Anthony Forde was named in the Oxford starting XI for the 50th time

Wycombe Wanderers 4-3 Morecambe

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season - 13 months after his last goal, on Sunday, 6 September 2020

League 2

Colchester 0-2 Salford City

Corrie Ndaba made his 25th career start

Exeter 2-2 Walsall

Pierce Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Barrow

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season in his first start in a month

Northampton 0-2 Sutton United

Michael Harriman's first appearance since Tuesday, 31 August 2021(33 days)

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season, his first goal for Dundee

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 2-2 Arbroath

Oisin McEntee was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 3rd October 2021

Scottish League One

Queen's Park 1-1 Montrose

Luca Connell was named in the starting XI for the first time in eight weeks

MLS

Montreal Impact 2-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal in almost a year, his last goal came on Thursday, 15th October 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Tuesday, 28th September 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-4 West Bromwich Albion

Mark McGuinness' start was his first appearance in eight weeks
James Collins was booked for the first time this season
Jayson Molumby came off the bench for his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion, also his first appearance of the season

Middlesbrough 2-0 Sheffield United

David McGoldrick's second half introduction was his first appearance in a month
Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 1-1 Stoke City

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time this season in what was his 200th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Portsmouth

Thomas O'Connor scored his first goal in two years

MK Dons 3-3 Fleetwood

Troy Parrott completed his first assist in a month

Morecambe 2-0 Lincoln City

Ryan Delaney assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 1 January 2020

Oxford United 5-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was named in the Accrington Stanley starting XI for the 250th time

Rotherham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Sunderland 5-0 Cheltenham

Aiden McGeady assisted his 30th and 31st goals for Sunderland

Wednesday, 29th September 2021

Championship

Derby County 1-0 Reading

Jason Knight completed his first assist of the season

Luton 5-0 Coventry

Glen Rea's start (his first in seven weeks) was his 200th appearance for Luton

2⃣0⃣0⃣ 🆙 for Glen Rea!

Congratulations on a milestone appearance 👏#COYH pic.twitter.com/uiH0BD7s2k

— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) September 30, 2021

Millwall 1-0 Bristol City

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time this season in his first appearance in six weeks
Callum O'Dowda's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 7th August

Scottish Championship

Raith 1-1 Dunfermline

After signing for Dunfermline on loan until January, Mark Connolly made his first appearance for the Pars

Round Up for Weekend of Friday, 24th September 2021

Friday, 24th September 2021

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 QPR

Six weeks after his last assist for West Brom, Callum Robinson assisted two goals in the same game

Saturday, 25th September 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 0-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 100th time

League 1

Burton Albion 1-2 Lincoln City

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of the season, this was also his 20th goal in League 1, and his 30th goal for Lincoln City

Charlton 2-2 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his first goal since Saturday, 14th August

MK Dons 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Troy Parrott scored his fifth goal of his career, all of which have come in League One

Morecambe 3-3 Accrington Stanley

Shane McLoughlin was sent off for the first time in his career
Seamus Conneely assisted a goal in his first appearance of the season
John O'Sullivan's was named in the starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Rotherham 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Chiedozie Ogbene's start was his 50th appearance for Rotherham

Sunderland 1-0 Bolton

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Crawley Town 2-1 Bradford City

Will Ferry scored his first goal in senior football

Forest Green 0-0 Tranmere

Dominic Bernard was booked for the first time in six weeks in his 75th appearance for Forest Green

Leyton Orient 0-0 Mansfield Town

Shadrach Ogie was booked for the first time this season
Stephen McLaughlin made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town
Ryan Burke's introduction was his first appearance in League 2

Rochdale 0-1 Oldham

Liam Kelly made his first appearance in League 2

Sutton United 4-0 Carlisle United

Corey Whelan scored the first own goal of his career

Queen's Park 3-2 Peterhead

Luca Connell scored his first goal of the season, and was booked for the first time this season. Coincidentally he was also booked in the last game he scored

Sunday, 26th September 2021

Premier League

Southampton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 3-2 Aberdeen

Connor Ronan's brace was his first goal since December 2020
Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time this season
Jonathan Hayes's first start in a month was his 300th appearance in the SPL

Hibernian 1-0 St Johnstone

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time since Thursday, 12th August

Bulgarian Parva Liga

CSKA Sofia 2-1 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey's goal, his first in the league this season, was his fifth 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 Satuday, 27th February 2021

Saturday, 27th February 2021

Premier League

Manchester City 2-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph start was his first appearance in seven weeks

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly made his 25th start for Brighton and Hove Albion's senior team

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Huddersfield

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time since Saturday, 3rd October 2020

Rotherham 0-1 Reading

Trevor Clarke came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 9 January

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin's introduction was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 250th appearance for Accrington Stanley

MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United

Joe Mason's start for MK Dons was his 300th career appearance

Rochdale 0-2 Burton Albion

Eoghan O'Connell made his 150th appearance in British football

Swindon Town 2-1 Northampton Town

Alan Sheehan's start was his 450th career appearance

Alan Sheehan chalked up his 𝟒𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 career appearance yesterday!

Congratulations on the milestone, @sheezdogg 👏 pic.twitter.com/WgAixJ7Tnw

— Northampton Town (@ntfc) February 28, 2021

League 2

Mansfield Town 1-0 Morecambe

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Scunthorpe 0-2 Cheltenham

Mason O'Malley was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

Southend United 0-0 Salford City

Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in six weeks

Walsall 1-2 Bradford City

Callum Cockerill-Mollett started his first game since Saturday, 21st November

Port Vale 0-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan made his 25th appearance for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-1 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly was booked for the first time in a month

St Mirren 1-0 Ross County

Jamie McGrath scored his tenth goal for St Mirren

Bulgarian Championship

Ludogorets 1-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 6th December

Sunday, 28th February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool

Enda Stevens was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 150th time

Championship

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Norwich

Adam Idah scored his fifth goal for Norwich, this was his first goal since Saturday, 12 September

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-3 Wisła Kraków

Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his first appearance since Monday, 14 December

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 20th February 2021

Saturday, 20th February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-2 Everton

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

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

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 20, 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 4-1 Swansea

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

Norwich 1-0 Rotherham

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

QPR 2-1 Bournemouth

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

Stoke City 3-0 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time in three months

League 1

Gillingham 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Thomas O'Connor completed his first assist in a year

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Shrewsbury

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season

Burton Albion 0-3 Sunderland

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

Ipswich 0-0 Oxford United

Anthony Forde was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 4-3 Northampton

Joe Mason made his first assist for MK Dons

Portsmouth 0-1 Blackpool

Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 0-0 Plymouth

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

Wigan 1-2 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully scored his 15th goal of his career

League 2

Stevenage 1-1 Walsall

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

Tranmere 2-2 Oldham

Lee O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Tranmere

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Livingston

Conor McCarthy scored his second own goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 1-1 Greenock Morton

Aaron McEneff made his first start for Hearts

Sunday, 21st February 2021

League 2

Newport Co. 0-2 Forest Green

Dominic Bernard was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

John Egan made his first assist of the season, more than two years after his last assist in December 2018

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace

Ciaran Clark was named in the Newcastle starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Norwich

Adam Idah's introduction was his 25th appearance for Norwich

Coventry 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Nottingham Forest - starting each time

League 1

Charlton 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness assisted a goal for the first time since the end of November

Accrington Stanley 6-1 Bristol Rovers

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-2 Forest Green

Joshua Kayode was named in the Carlisle starting XI for the first time in a month

Stevenage 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Livingston

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time this season

Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic

Gary Dicker's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st November
Colin Doyle's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 10 November

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 3-1 AFC Wimbledon

Olamide Shodipo made his first assist of the season

Tranmere 2-1 Peterborough

Both Joe Murphy and Lee O'Connor were named in the Tranmere starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his fifth assist of the season

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-2 Bengaluru

Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Caoimhin Kelleher made his tenth career start

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee Utd

Sam Foley's first appearance for new club Motherwell was his first appearance in two months

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

Round up for weekend of Friday, 14th February 2020

Friday, 14th February 2020

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Leicester City

Matt Doherty started a game for the 30th time this season

Saturday, 15th February 2020

Premier League

Southampton 1-2 Burnley

Shane Long started a game for Southampton for the 110th time
Michael Obafemi was booked for the first time since November 2018
Jeff Hendrick assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Callum Robinson scored his first goal for West Bromwich Albion

Charlton 0-2 Blackburn

Aiden McGeady was named in the Charlton starting XI for the first time
Darragh Lenihan was booked for the tenth time this season

Fulham 0-3 Barnsley

Harry Arter came off the bench for his 90th appearance in the Championship

Leeds United 1-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time this season

QPR 4-2 Stoke City

Ryan Manning's start was his 100th appearance in English football

League 1

Accrington Stanley 4-3 Lincoln City

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since September 2018
Anthony Scully marked his first start for Lincoln City with his first goal for the Imps

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Blackpool

Connor Ronan assisted a goal for Blackpool for the first time

Gillingham 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time in a month

Ipswich 4-1 Burton Albion

Alan Judge scored for the first time in a month - the first goal of his brace was his 25th in League One
Kieran O'Hara's start was his 40th appearance for Burton Albion

Oxford United 0-1 Sunderland

Anthony Forde started a game for the first time in since Saturday, 7th December

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Bradford City

Samir Carruthers came off the bench for his first appearance in two months - and assisted a goal for the first time this season

Cheltenham 2-1 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson scored his fifth goal of the season - four months after his last goal in October

Grimsby 2-1 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Macclesfield 2-3 Exeter

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal of the season - this was the defender's first goal since October 2018
Pierce Sweeney's goal was his first since September

Mansfield Town 1-0 Newport Co.

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Jets

Simon Cox made his first start for Western Sydney Wanderers
Roy O'Donovan assisted a goal for the first time since August in what was his 40th appearance for Newcastle Jets

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd November 2019

Saturday, 23rd November 2019

Premier League

Arsenal 2-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi started a game for Southampton for the first time in two months

Championship

Derby County 1-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last yellow card in December 2018

Luton 1-2 Leeds United

James Collins' goal was his first strike in two months

Stoke City 2-1 Wigan

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season - 15 months after his last booking in August 2018
James McClean's first booking in two months was also his fifth yellow card of 2019/20

Swansea 0-1 Millwall

Alex Pearce made his 25th appearance for Millwall, two months after his last appearance for the Lions

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham

Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time since September

Accrington Stanley 7-1 Bolton

Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time, and completed his fifth assist for Accrington Stanley in this game

MK Dons 2-3 Rotherham

Joe Mason scored his first goal for MK Dons, this was his first goal since scoring for Colorado Rapids in June 2018

Rochdale 0-3 Portsmouth

Jimmy Keohane started his 25th game for Rochdale
Ronan Curtis scored his 15th and 16th goals in League One

Sunderland 1-1 Coventry

Aiden McGeady's start was his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Northampton 2-0 Grimsby

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 2-1 Bradford City

Niall Canavan's own goal was his second for Plymouth, and the third of his career

Swindon Town 1-0 Mansfield Town

Eoin Doyle's goal was his 30th in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 3-1 Motherwell

Daryl Horgan scored his tenth goal for Hibernian

St Mirren 2-1 Ross County

Both Sam Foley and Sean McLoughlin scored their first goal for St Mirren

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-0 Dundee

Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, and scored his fifth of the season in this game

Slovakian Super Liga

Zemplín Michalovce 5-0 DAC

Connor Ronan's start was the 50th of his career

Sunday, 24th November 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 3-3 Manchester United

Callum Robinson completed his first assist of the season for Sheffield United's late equaliser

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 5th October 2019

Saturday, 5th October 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Tottenham

In his first start in the Premier League, Aaron Connolly scored twice, the first Irish player to score a brace in the PL since Shane Long scored two against Arsenal in December 2015

Burnley 1-0 Everton

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season
Seamus Coleman was sent off for the first time since May 2011

Norwich 1-5 Aston Villa

In his 100th start for Aston Villa, Conor Hourihane scored his first goal in the Premier League, this was also his 25th goal for the club, and completed his first assist of the season

Watford 0-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

QPR 4-2 Blackburn

Ryan Manning completed his first assist in a month in what was his 50th start for QPR
Derrick Williams was made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Swansea 1-2 Stoke City

Scott Hogan's scored his first goal since Saturday, 17th August

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Oxford United

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season, this was his first assist since November 2018

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Portsmouth

In his first start in a month, Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season

Fleetwood 0-1 Ipswich

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 3-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his 150th start in English football, coincidentally, this was also his 150th appearance in League one, and completed his first assist of the season.

League 2

Cambridge United 2-2 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his first assist of the season

Forest Green 3-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox completed his first assist in six weeks

Northampton 0-1 Leyton Orient

Alan McCormack came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Port Vale 3-1 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal for Morecambe, this was also his tenth goal in League Two, and came more than a year after his last goal in September 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 St Mirren

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 0-1 Queen of the South

Sean McGinty made his 50th appearance for Partick Thistle

Slovakian Super Liga

Spartak Trnava 1-2 DAC

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance for DAC

Sunday, 6th October 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-4 Chelsea

Shane Long was named in the Southampton starting XI for the first time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-0 Manchester United

Ciaran Clark started a game for Newcastle for the first time in a month

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 8th September 2018

Saturday, 8th September 2018

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Burton Albion

Seamus Conneely made his 150th start for Accrington Stanley
Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time since August 2016

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time this season

Southend United 2-3 Peterborough

Stephen McLaughlin's 15th goal in the competition was also the 20th he scored since leaving the League of Ireland

Sunderland 1-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal was his 80th strike in League One

League 2

Cambridge United 1-2 Carlisle United

Gary Deegan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Exeter 5-1 Notts County

The first goal of Pierce Sweeney's first brace of his career was his tenth goal in League Two

Lincoln City 0-1 Crawley

Lee Frecklington was sent off for the first time since March 2015

Morecambe 0-1 Swindon Town

Barry Roche started his 450th game for Morecambe

Tuesday, 11th September 2018

International Match

Poland 1-1 Republic of Ireland

The eleven players who started this game had a combined caps total of 129, the lowest total since a 3-2 friendly loss to Uruguay in February 2011 when the caps total was 102.
Starting XI
Darren Randolph made his 30th appearance for Ireland was also his 25th start at international level
Kevin Long made his eighth appearance for Ireland
Richard Keogh's 18th appearance for Ireland was his first appearance for the Republic since Friday, 2 June 2017
John Egan made his third appearance for Ireland was his first start since the same game
Enda Stevens' third cap for Ireland was also his first start
Cyrus Christie made his 19th appearance for Ireland
Jeff Hendrick made his 41st appearance for Ireland
Shaun Williams' third appearance for Ireland was his first start at international level
Callum O'Dowda made his 12th appearance for Ireland
Aiden O'Brien marked his international debut with a goal, the first player to do so since Robbie Brady and Alex Pearce both scored on their first appearances for Ireland against Oman in September 2012
Callum Robinson made his second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Alan Judge made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Daryl Horgan made his sixth appearance for Ireland
Conor Hourihane made his seventh appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 26th appearance for Ireland
Graham Burke made his third appearance for Ireland
Matt Doherty made his third appearance for Ireland

Football League Trophy

Fleetwood 2-2 Leicester City U21

Cian Bolger was sent off for the first time for Fleetwood. This was the defender's fourth career red card, and his first since December 2014

Swindon Town 1-0 Newport County

Mark O'Brien's first start of the season was also his 50th start for Newport County

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 1st September 2018

Saturday, 1st September 2018

The eleven goals scored today by Irish players equals the most scored in a single day in 2018 so far - eleven goals were also scored on April 14th, January 27th, and January 20th

Championship

Preston North End 2-2 Bolton

Callum Robinson's first goal of the season was also his 20th goal in the Championship

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Scunthorpe

Seamus Conneely's first goal in League One was also his tenth goal for Accrington,

Burton Albion 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

Stephen Quinn's first goal for Burton was the 30th goal of his career and his first goal since September 2016

Fleetwood 2-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle scored his first goal for Fleetwood
Paddy Madden was booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 3-0 Plymouth

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal for Portsmouth, in only his seventh appearance for Pompey

Shrewsbury 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Jack Bonham made his first appearance for loan club Bristol Rovers

Southend United 1-2 Charlton

After signing for them on loan on deadline day, Josh Cullen made his debut for Charlton - this was the midfielder's first start since January

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Luton

Eunan O'Kane made his first appearance for Luton

League 2

Cheltenham 1-3 Colchester

Kevin Dawson scored his first goal since December 2017

Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Macclesfield

Kevin O'Connor was booked for the first time since February in his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Notts County 1-3 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning's start against Notts County was his 250th career appearance

Stevenage 0-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan made his 50th start for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 2-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 1-0 Greenock Morton

Niall Keown made his 50th start for Partick Thistle

Sunday, 2nd September 2018

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-1 Start

Sean McDermott made his 100th career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 2nd August 2018

Thursday, 2nd August 2018

UEFA Cup

Rio Ave 4-4 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan's opener was his 15th goal for the club, and the 90th goal of his career

Friday, 3rd August 2018

Championship

Reading 1-2 Derby County

On the opening day of the Championship season, Paul McShane made his first start since Saturday, 13th January
After transferring from Hull during the summer, David Meyler was booked on his first appearance for Reading

Persian Gulf Pro League

Tractor Sazi 1-1 Nassaji Mazandaran

In his first appearance for Tractor Sazi, Anthony Stokes scored his first goal since Saturday, 23rd December 2017

Saturday, 4th August 2018

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Murphy marked his 300th appearance in the Championship with his 90th goal in the competition - this was the striker's first goal since Tuesday, 21st November 2017

Millwall 2-2 Middlesbrough

Similarly, Aiden O'Brien marked his 50th Championship appearance with his first goal since Saturday, 20th January

Wigan 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday

After signing a short term contract with Wigan on Friday, Darron Gibson made his first start for the Latics. This was the midfielder's first appearance in senior football since Monday, 1st January

Sheffield United 1-2 Swansea

David McGoldrick's debut for new club Sheffield United was the striker's first appearance since Sunday, 18th February 2018

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Gillingham

Seamus Conneely's start was his 150th appearance for Accrington Stanley

Barnsley 4-0 Oxford United

Samir Carruthers made his first start for loan club Oxford United. Before this, the midfielder had not appeared since Friday, 16th February 2018

Portsmouth 1-0 Luton

Ronan Curtis was booked on his first appearance for new club Portsmouth

Shrewsbury 0-1 Bradford City

Sean Scannell's first appearance for Bradford City was the winger's first appearance since Tuesday, 6th February

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Blackpool

Michael Harriman was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Bury 1-0 Yeovil

Eoghan O'Connell's start against Yeovil was his 50th career appearance

Cheltenham 0-1 Crawley

Liam McAlinden made his first appearance for Cheltenham
Reece Grego Cox made his first appearance for Crawley

Mansfield Town 3-0 Newport Co.

Conrad Logan made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town - all of which were starts for the goalkeeper

Stevenage 2-2 Tranmere

Michael Timlin made his first appearance for Stevenage

Swindon Town 3-2 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his first appearance for Macclesfield

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-0 St Johnstone

Alan Power made his 25th appearance in the SPL

Celtic 3-1 Livingston

After recovering from a serious injury, Jonathan Hayes made his first appearance since Tuesday, 26th December 2017

Sunday, 5 August 2018

Championship

Leeds United 3-1 Stoke City

James McClean made his first appearance for Stoke City

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers

Stephen Gleeson made his first start for Aberdeen
Chris Forrester made his first appearance for Aberdeen

Round Up for Tuesday, 6th March 2018

Tuesday, 6th March 2018

Championship

Burton Albion 0-2 Brentford

Damien McCrory first start since September was also the goalkeeper's 200th appearance for Burton Albion

Fulham 3-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time in two months

Norwich 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Wes Hoolahan made his 25th appearance of the season

League 2

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Morecambe

Seamus Conneely made his 25th appearance of the season

Mansfield Town 1-1 Lincoln City

Lee Frecklington was booked for the first time since December

Newport Co. 3-3 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning scored his first goal for Forest Green Rovers since signing for them in January

Football League Trophy

Shrewsbury 1-0 Yeovil

Connor Smith was named in Yeovil's starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 9th January

Report Card for weekend of Saturday, 30th September 2017

Saturday, 30 September 2017

Premier League

Manchester United 4-0 Crystal Palace

Damien Delaney made his first start of the season

Stoke 2-1 Southampton

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

Championship

Hull City 6-1 Birmingham City

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

Middlesbrough 2-2 Brentford

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-2 Sunderland

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

League 1

Blackburn 1-0 Gillingham

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

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Plymouth

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

Portsmouth 1-2 Oldham

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

League 2

Grimsby 0-0 Lincoln City

James McKeown made his 50th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season

Luton 3-1 Newport Co.

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

Swindon Town 2-0 Cambridge United

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

Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Barnet

Michael Harriman made his 200th career start

Yeovil 0-1 Colchester

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

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-0 St Johnstone

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

Motherwell 3-0 Partick Thistle

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

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 0-0 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th appearance in the Polish League

Sunday, 1 October 2017

Premier League

Everton 0-1 Burnley

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

Round Up - Weekend of Saturday, 6th May 2017

Saturday, 6th May 2017

Burnley 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

Kevin Long's first start in 2017 was also his first start in the Premier League and his 25th start for Burnley
Marc Wilson made his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion since signing for them on loan in January and was booked for the first time since September

5️⃣The five @FAIreland players starting @BurnleyOfficial v @WBA is a season high in the @premierleague and the most since March 2015. #penta

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) May 6, 2017

League 2

Crawley 2-2 Mansfield Town

James Collins made his 50th start for Crawley
Mark Connolly was booked for the first time since the end of February

Grimsby 1-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey made his 100th appearance for Plymouth

Newport Co. 2-1 Notts County

Mark O'Brien' first goal of the season, also his first goal for the club, kept Newport in the Football League

Stevenage 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Sunday, 7th May 2017

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Birmingham City

Stephen Gleeson was booked for the first time since February

Burton Albion 2-4 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th start for Reading

Huddersfield 0-3 Cardiff

On his 34th birthday, Brian Murphy made his first start since January

Norwich 4-0 QPR

Reece Grego Cox made his first appearance in the Championship, more than six months after his last appearance for QPR in October

Rotherham 1-1 Derby County

Lee Frecklington scored his first goal of the season, a year to the day after his last goal on Saturday, 7 May 2016

League 1

Scunthorpe 2-3 Millwall

Stephen Dawson scored his first goal since January

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney scored his 20th goal of the season, becoming the first Aberdeen player to register 20 goals in three consecutive seasons since the 1970's

Adam Rooney! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/EIE6Ygod06

— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) May 8, 2017

Anthony O'Connor's striker was his first goal since December

Round Up - Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Championship

Brentford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

League 1

Bury 3-0 Bristol Rovers

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

Coventry 0-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his first start of 2017

Gillingham 0-4 Bolton

Mark Byrne made his 25th appearance in League One

Scunthorpe 2-1 Rochdale

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

Swindon Town 2-4 Sheffield United

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

Walsall 0-1 Fleetwood

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

League 2

Accrington Stanley 5-0 Leyton Orient

Seamus Conneely made his 100th start for Accrington Stanley

Carlisle United 0-0 Luton

Alan Sheehan made his 50th appearance for Luton

Crawley 0-3 Crewe Alexandra

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

Round Up - Weekend of 18th February 2017

Saturday, 18 February 2017

Championship

Birmingham City 1-4 QPR

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season

Cardiff 5-0 Rotherham

Anthony Forde made his 25th appearance for Rotherham and picked up his first yellow card of 2017

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood was booked for the first time in 2017

League 1

Rochdale 3-3 Charlton

Donal McDermott started his first game for Rochdale since September 24th
Niall Canavan scored his first goal since October 9th
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time in 2017, before this the defender hadn't been booked since November

Bradford City 2-2 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson received his first booking since September

Coventry 2-1 Gillingham

Mark Byrne's start today (his first since January 2nd) was his 25th appearance for Gillingham, and was booked for the first time this year

MK Dons 0-1 Fleetwood

Darren Potter made his 250th appearance for MK Dons
Cian Bolger's winner for Fleetwood was his fifth goal for the club

Sheffield United 1-1 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden's opener was the striker's first goal since December 17th

Southend United 2-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his tenth goal of the season, this was also his tenth goal in League 1

Walsall 2-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester's red card was the second time the midfielder was sent off for Peterborough, less than 12 months after his last red card in April 2016

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Colchester

Seamus Conneely made his 100th appearance for Accrington Stanley

Cambridge United 3-2 Newport Co.

Barry Corr was booked for the first time since December 2015

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next two games

Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Carlisle United

Michael Harriman made his 100th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time in 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney's first start since December 10th was his 25th appearance for Inverness CT and was shown a yellow card for the first time since August

Scottish Championship

Raith 1-1 Hibernian

Joel Coustrain came off the bench for Raith for first appearance of 2017

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Queen of the South 2-3 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon started his first game of 2017 against Queen of the South

Sunday, 19 February 2017

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Aberdeen

Gary Dicker and Jonathan Hayes were both booked for the first time since December

English FA Cup

Blackburn 1-2 Manchester United

Derrick Williams' start for Blackburn was the 150th start of the defender's career and was booked for the first time since September