Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th February 2023

Saturday, 18th February 2023

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Leeds United

Seamus Coleman scored his since Saturday, 12 February 2022, coincidentally also against Leeds. This goal, his 22nd in the Premier League, takes him past Stephen Hunt as the tenth highest Republic of Ireland goalscorer in the competition's history

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Championship

Millwall 3-2 Sheffield United

John Egan was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 200th time

Rotherham 0-2 Coventry

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time since Saturday, 5th November

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Seamus Conneely's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 14th January

Derby County 2-0 Charlton

Eiran Cashin scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since Saturday, 30th April 2022

Lincoln City 0-0 Portsmouth

Daniel Mandroiu was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his fifth goal of the season, 11 weeks after his last goal on Friday, 2nd December

Plymouth Argyle 0-0 Fleetwood Town

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Hartlepool

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th September

Leyton Orient 1-0 Crawley Town

Mazeed Ogungbo started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Rochdale 0-2 Gillingham

Aiden O'Brien was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the first time, this was the striker's first start in six weeks

Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Mansfield Town

Joe Murphy's start was his first appearance of the season, his 25th season in football

👏 Here's your Rovers side for this afternoon...

Turnbull, Morris and Hemmings all miss out through injury 🤕

COME ON ROVERS! #TRFC #SWA

— Tranmere Rovers FC (@TranmereRovers) February 18, 2023

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

Aiden McGeady assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Scottish Championship

Montrose 3-3 Edinburgh City

Sean Dillon scored his first goal of the season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-2 Central Coast Mariners

Aaron McEneff's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 Kerala Blasters

Carl McHugh's brace, his first goals in 15 weeks, was the first time the midfielder scored twice in the same game in his career

Sunday, 19th February 2023

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 2-0 Hearts

James Furlong was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 20th February 2023

Championship

Watford 3-2 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was the first Republic of Ireland player to be introduced and assist two goals in a game in English football since Callum Robinson in January 2022

Both Daire O'Connor(for Ayr United V Elgin) and Robert Mahon(for Dunfermline V Airdrie) assisted two goals as substitutes in Scottish football nine days ago!

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 20, 2023

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 18th December 2021

Saturday, 18th December 2021

Championship

Blackburn 4-0 Birmingham City

Darragh Lenihan assisted a goal for the first time since November 2020

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season, more than a year after his last booking in November 2020

League 1

Oxford United 2-3 Wigan

Anthony Forde made his first assist of the season
James McClean scored his first goal in seven weeks
Will Keane scored his tenth goal of the season

League 2

Rochdale 3-0 Newport County

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in eight weeks

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Hearts

Aaron McEneff made his 25th appearance for Hearts

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 3-0 Ayr

Ruairi Paton assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 6 November

Scottish League One

Montrose 1-1 Queen's Park

Sean Dillon's start was his first appearance since coming off the bench on Saturday, 9 October

Sunday, 19 December 2021

Premier League

Newcastle United 0-4 Manchester City

Jeff Hendrick came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 2 October

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 1-2 Celtic

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

League 2

Grimsby 1-2 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 110th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor made his 20th start of the season
Billy Clarke completed his first assist since Tuesday, 3rd November

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-1 Montrose

Sean Dillon's start was his first appearance in ten weeks

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-3 Haugesund

Sean McDermott made his 100th appearance for Kristiansund - starting each one

Wednesday, 23rd December 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-0 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly's start was his tenth appearance in the SPL

Motherwell 0-0 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start (the 90th of his career) was his 30th appearance for Aberdeen

Dundee Utd 2-0 Kilmarnock

Alan Power made his 120th start for Kilmarnock

English League Cup

Stoke City 1-3 Tottenham

Andy Lonergan's start was his first appearance for Stoke City

Everton 0-2 Manchester United

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th October 2020

Tuesday, 13th October 2020

League 2

Walsall 2-1 Leyton Orient

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish League Cup

Inverness CT 0-0 Cowdenbeath

Daniel Devine made his first appearance of the season
Cian Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Falkirk 2-1 Clyde

Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Falkirk

Kilmarnock 0-3 Dunfermline

Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Kilmarnock

Greenock Morton 1-0 Queen's Park

Sean McGinty made his first appearance of the season

Football League Trophy

Crawley 1-2 Arsenal U21

Jordan McEneff's goal was his first in senior competition

Thursday, 15 October 2020

MLS

Inter Miami 1-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal for Atlanta United - his first goal since November 2019

July 2017 Transfers, Contracts and Loans

Transfers

July 2017

Saturday, 1st July

After spending the second half of 2016/17 on loan at Partick Thistle, Niall Keown signed a two year deal at Firhill: https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/keown-joins-on-two-year-deal/

Monday, 3rd July

Eddie Nolan signed a one year deal with Crewe Alexandra, with the option of a further 12 months: https://www.crewealex.net/news/2017/july/eddie-nolan-signs-for-crewe/

Tuesday, 4th July

After more than a decade with Dundee United, Sean Dillon signed a two year deal with Scottish League Two side Montrose, and will also be joining the coaching staff at Links Park: http://www.montrosefc.co.uk/index.php/links/scottish-football/33-featured/1237-gable-endies-land-ex-tangerine-captain-dillon

Wednesday, 5th July

Mark Travers joins his previous Bournemouth coach Mark Molesley at Weymouth on a season long loan: http://theterras.com/index.php/2017/07/05/weymouth-sign-goalkeeper-mark-travers/

Friday, 7th July

After two years at Fleetwood Town, Jimmy Ryan signed a two year contract with Blackpool: https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/jimmy-ryan-moves-to-blackpool/

Rene Gilmartin signed for Colchester United on a free transfer, and will also take over as goalkeeping coach for their first team: https://www.cu-fc.com/news/2017/july/us-flash-keeper-rene-joins-up/

After a short trial, Zachary Elbouzedi signed a two year deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle: http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1951-zak-elbouzedi-signs

Tuesday, 11th July

Following his release from Sunderland, Dan Casey signed for Bohemians: http://bohemianfc.com/?p=11329

Wednesday, 12th July

Following the expiration of his contract at Anderlecht, Liam Bossin signed a two year deal with Nottingham Forest: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/bossin-signs-for-the-reds/

Thursday, 13th July

Donal McDermott signed a one year deal with Swindon Town after appearing for them twice in preseason: https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/breaking-mcdermott-becomes-signing-number-nine/

Aiden McGeady rejoined Simon Grayson at his new club Sunderland, signing a three year deal: https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2017/july/double-signing-completed

Monday, 17th July

After six years at Everton, academy graduate Courtney Duffus signed for Oldham Athletic: https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2017/july/17072017-courtney-duffus-signing/

Thursday, 20th July

After the expiration of his contract at Millwall, David Forde signed for Cambridge United: https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/2017/july/forde-signs/

After nine years, and more than 300 appearances, Glenn Whelan left Stoke to sign for Aston Villa: https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/07/20/transfer-news-whelan-joins

Friday, 21st July

Noe Baba signed a one year deal with Macclesfield Town: https://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/macclesfield-town-sign-noe-baba

Daryl Murphy left Newcastle to sign a three year contract with Nottingham Forest: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2017/july/murphy-joins-the-reds/

Saturday, 22nd July

Darren Randolph joined Cyrus Christie at Middlesbrough, signing a four year contract: http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/boro-complete-ps5m-signing-of-darren-randolph

Friday, 28th July

Having featured in all of their preseason games, Gavin Gunning put pen to paper with Port Vale: https://www.port-vale.co.uk/news/2017/july/welcome-to-vale---gavin-gunning/

Denise O’Sullivan returned to the National Women’s Soccer League to sign for North Carolina Courage: http://www.northcarolinafc.com/news/2017/07/28/north-carolina-courage-adds-firepower-to-roster-with-denise-osullivan

Saturday, 29th July

Defender Niamh Fahey left Chelsea to sign for Girondins Bordeaux: http://www.girondins.com/fr/accord-de-principe-pour-niamh-fahey

Sunday, 30th July

Ciaran Kilduff left Dundalk to sign for NASL side Jacksonville Armada: http://www.armadafc.com/news/2017/07/30/irish-striker-ciarn-kilduff-signed-by-the-armada-fc

Loans

Wednesday, 5th July

Burnley U23 defender Jimmy Dunne signed for Conference side Barrow AFC on loan until January 2018: http://barrowafc.com/jimmy-dunne-deal/

Contracts

July 2017

Monday, 3rd July

After missing the entirety of the 2016/17 season due to a broken leg, Stephen Ireland signed a six month extension to his contract with Stoke City: http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/ireland-signs-short-term-contract

Defender Dan Cleary signed a one year extension on his contract at Birmingham: https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2017/new-deals-for-blues-youngsters/

Thursday, 6th July

After breaking through to the Reading first team in 2016/17, Liam Kelly was rewarded with a new contract until 2020 by the Royals: https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/liam-kelly-commits-until-2020/

Thursday, 13th July

Harry Arter signed a new deal with Bournemouth, which will keep him with the Cherries until 2021: https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/harry-arter-signs-new-afc-bournemouth-contract

Monday, 17th July

Ryan Manning extended his contract at QPR with a new contract until 2020:

https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/ryan-manning-agrees-contract-extension/

Tuesday, 18th July

After returning from a serious leg injury, Sam Byrne was rewarded with a one year extension to his contract at Everton: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2017/07/18/new-contract-for-byrne

Saturday, 22nd July

Alan Browne extended his stay at Preston North End until 2020 after signing a three year extension to his contract: https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/july/alan-browne-signs-new-preston-north-end-contract/

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 19th May 2016

Friday, 19 May 2017

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Falkirk 1-2 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon started his first game in two months

Saturday, 20 May 2017

League One Play Off

Bradford City 0-1 Millwall

Colin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City
Aiden O'Brien made his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Ross County

Aaron McCarey started his first game since March 18th
Conor Sammon scored his 30th goal for Kilmarnock

Hamilton Academical 4-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea made his 100th appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 West Ham United

The four Irish players named in Burnley's starting XI was the most in a Premier League side this season, and the most named by any team since May 2015
Declan Rice came off the bench to make his senior debut for West Ham

Southampton 0-1 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 0-6 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes' second goal in consecutive games was his tenth goal of the season. This was the first time the midfielder scored in consecutive appearances since January 2012

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Graham Cummins scored his 30th goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Round Up - Weekend of 10th February 2017

Friday, 10 February 2017

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Birmingham City

Stephen Gleeson's 25th appearance of the season was also his 350th career start

League 2

Newport Co. 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor made his 25th career appearance

Saturday, 11 February 2017

Today was the first time that two Irish players(Aiden McGeady and John-Joe O'Toole) scored a brace on the same day since October 1st, when Padraig Amond and Adam Rooney both scored twice

Premier League

Sunderland 0-4 Southampton

Darron Gibson's first appearance in the Sunderland starting XI was the midfielder's first start since November
Shane Long's fifth goal of the season was his 25th goal for Southampton

Championship

Derby County 3-3 Bristol City

Congratulations to Richard Keogh on achieving the landmark of 500 career appearances against Bristol City

Norwich 5-1 Nottingham Forest

Wes Hoolahan's goal this afternoon (his first since October) was his 25th goal in the Championship

Preston North End 4-2 Brentford

Greg Cunningham's start today for Preston was the defender's 200th career start

The first goal of Aiden McGeady's brace - his first time scoring twice in a game since August 2009 - was the midfielder's first goal since September
Daryl Horgan scored his first goal for Preston North End, 100 days after his last goal on November 3rd for Dundalk in the Europa League

Rotherham 1-1 Blackburn

Stephen Kelly unfortunately scored his first OG against Rotherham on his 25th start for the club, and was booked for the first time since September
Fellow defender Derrick Williams also made his 25th start for Blackburn

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Bury 1-0 Swindon Town

Joe Murphy's start against Swindown was the goalkeeper's in more than a year - his last time in a team's starting XI was on Tuesday, 19 January 2016 for parent club Huddersfield

Fleetwood 0-0 Rochdale

Cian Bolger made his 25th start for Fleetwood Town
Niall Canavan started his first game in more than two months, his last start was on Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Northampton 3-1 Chesterfield

The second goal of John-Joe O'Toole's brace was the midfielder's 20th league goal for Northampton

Oxford United 1-0 MK Dons

Darren Potter was sent off for the second time for MK Dons (the third time in his career). The midfielder's last red card was more than five years ago in August 2011

Peterborough 0-1 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers was unfortunately booked on his first start for Sheffield United
Jay O'Shea came off the bench to make his first appearance for Sheffield United

Scunthorpe 0-1 Shrewsbury

Paddy Madden's second half introduction from the bench (his first appearance for the Iron since January 2nd) was the striker's 150th appearance for Scunthorpe United

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 5-0 Grimsby

Gavin Gunning was booked for the first time in two months

Morecambe 2-0 Cambridge United

Barry Corr returned from injury to make his first appearance for Cambridge in more than a year. This was also the striker's 25th appearance for The U's

Portsmouth 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Noel Hunt came off the bench to make his first appearance since January 2nd

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-1 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since August in his first start since the end of October

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 3-0 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon made his first appearance of 2017

Scottish FA Cup

Celtic 6-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney and Dean Ebbe both came off the bench in the second half for their first appearances in the Scottish Cup

St Johnstone 0-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in 2017 in his 25th start for Partick Thistle

Adam Barton scored his first goal since November 4th

Round Up - Week of 21st December 2016

Wednesday, 21 December 2016

League 1

Millwall 3-1 Charlton
In what was a memorable night for striker Aiden O'Brien, he made his 100th appearance for Milwall and scored his 25th goal for the Lions, which was also his 20th league goal for the club, and his tenth goal of the season!

English FA Cup

Newport Co. 0-1 Plymouth
Graham Carey will remember his first goal in the FA Cup (his tenth goal of the season) after earning Plymouth a third round tie against Liverpool

Cypriot Premier League

Doxa 2-3 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan scored his eighth goal of the season, almost two months after his last goal on October 29th. This was also the striker's 30th goal in the Cypriot League

Friday, 23 December 2016

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-3 Aberdeen
After going more than a month without scoring since his last goal on November 19th, Adam Rooney scored his tenth goal of the season, this was the Don's striker's 70th goal in the Scottish Premier League

Dundee 3-2 Hearts
Darren O'Dea's second goal of the season was the defender's first SPL goal since scoring for Celtic in May 2010 season, and his fifth goal in the competition overall

Saturday, 24 December 2016

Scottish Championship

Dundee Utd 2-1 St Mirren
Sean Dillon returned to the Dundee United starting XI for his first start since November 12th

Round Up - Weekend of 24th September 2016

Saturday, 24 September 2016

Premier League

Liverpool 5-1 Hull City
David Meyler scored his first goal of the season, 11 months to the day since his last goal on 24 October 2015.

Championship

Derby County 1-2 Blackburn
Cyrus Christie made his 100th appearance for Derby County.

Norwich 3-1 Burton Albion
Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in more than a year. Before this, the palymaker hadn't been shown a yellow card since 12 September 2015.

Rotherham 1-2 Cardiff
Lee Frecklington returned to the Rotherham starting XI for the first time since the 6th August

League 1

Bury 2-1 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea made his 250th club appearance since moving to England

Millwall 2-3 Rochdale
Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season, this was also the striker's 20th goal for Millwall

Northampton 4-0 Southend United
John-Joe O'Toole scored the opener for Northampton in this win. This was the midfielder's 50th goal of his career.

Peterborough 1-1 Walsall
Chris Forrester made his 50th start for Peterborough.

League 2

Morecambe 2-3 Crawley
James Collins scored in the third game in a row for his fifth goal since signing for Crawley

Newport Co. 1-2 Cambridge United
Reece Grego Cox was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-1 Motherwell
Adam Barton made his first appearance for Partick since signing for them from Portsmouth

Celtic 6-1 Kilmarnock
Gary Dicker assisted the opener for Kilmarnock in his 25th start for the club

Scottish First Division

Dundee Utd 2-1 Greenock Morton
Sean Dillon scored his first own goal since October 2010. Unfortunately for the defender, all three of his career OGs have come while playing for Dundee United.

Cypriot Premier League

Omonia Nicosia 4-2 Karmiotissa
Cillian Sheridan's opening penalty in Omonia's win was his fifth goal of the season and the 70th goal of the Cavan striker's career

Sunday, 25 September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 Rangers
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal since the end of July

MLS

LA Galaxy 2-4 Seattle Sounders FC
Robbie Keane's brace in this game was unfortunately offset by the Galaxy captain's first booking since March

Round Up - Weekend of 22 January 2016

Friday, 22 January 2016
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 1-0 Dundee
Jonathan Hayes made his one hundred fiftieth appearance for Aberdeen, and marked the occasion with his fourth assist for an Adam Rooney goal this season. It was Rooney's 16th of the season, and his 13th in his last 17th appearances for the Dons!

Saturday, 23 January 2016
Today was the fourth times this season that two Irish players have been sent off on the same day, and the first time that there has been more than one own goal on the same day.
Premier League
Norwich 4-5 Liverpool
Wes Hoolahan scored his sixtieth goal in England and Scotland

Championship
Birmingham City 3-0 Ipswich
Jonathan Douglas was sent off for the third time in his career after his first red card since October 2009

Cardiff 2-2 Rotherham
Anthony Pilkington scored his fifth and sixth goals for Cardiff in the same game he scored his first OG against them!

Leeds United 1-0 Bristol City
Alex Pearce made his first appearance for Bristol since signing for them on loan during the week as a second half substitute

Preston North End 1-3 Brentford
Greg Cunningham unfortunately marked his one hundred fiftieth career start with the first own goal of his career

League 1
Barnsley 6-1 Rochdale
Kevin Long marked his one hundredth appearance in England with his second goal of the season for Barnsley

Burton Albion 1-2 Shrewsbury
Callum Reilly returned to Burton's starting XI for the first time since November 21st, in the same game that Damien McCrory scored his tenth goal for the Brewers

Scunthorpe 3-0 Colchester
Paddy Madden scored his fifteenth and sixteenth goals of the season for Scunthorpe in their win today

Southend United 3-0 Coventry
Cian Bolger made his one hundredth career appearance, while teammate Gary Deegan was sent off for the second time for the Shrimpers, slightly more than a year since his last red card on January 17th, 2015
After signing a short term contract with Coventry City, Stephen Hunt made his first start for the Sky Blues, this was his first appearance since May 2015.

League 2
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
After recovering from medial ligament damage in a game at the end of November, Graham Carey returned to the Plymouth Argyle side as a late second half substitute

Mansfield Town 0-2 Luton
After signing for Mansfield Town on loan until the end of the season, Sean Kavanagh went straight into the starting XI for the Stags. This was also the full back's twenty-fifth career appearance.
Opposing him in the Luton starting XI was fellow Irish full back Alan Sheehan, making his first start since signing for the Hatters on loan

Newport County 2-2 Dagenham and Redbridge
Conor Wilkinson had an eventful first appearance for Newport County, the Bolton striker scored on his debut, and was also booked!

Scottish Premier League 
Dundee United 5-1 Kilmarnock
Sean Dillon's second goal of the season was the first time he's scored twice for Dundee United since the 2007/08 season!

Scottish First Division
Hibernian 3-1 St Mirren
Anthony Stokes scored on his return to Hibernian, this was the Celtic striker's first goal in more than a year, having not scored since finding the back of the net in a 4-1 win for the Bhoys in December 2014

Cypriot Premier League
Omonia Nicosia 1-0 Ermis
Cillian Sheridan came off the bench to score his eleventh goal of the season. Strangely, the Cavan striker now has scored more penalties than goals from open play for Omonia in 2015/16!

Monday, 25 January 2016
Championship
Burnley 4-1 Derby County
Richard Keogh scored his third own goal for Derby County, according to OptaJoe, no other Championship defender has scored as many since he signed for the Rams (see below)

Further Reading
Sell-ons, bench-warmers and fill-ins: the life of Premier League academy graduates - The Guardian
Forrester finds his solace in the face of sacrifice - Irish Independent
Ian Lawlor and Paddy Madden in the Football League Team of the Week - www.football-league.co.uk 

4 - No Championship player has scored more own goals since August 2011 than Richard Keogh. Clumsy.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 25, 2016

Five month summary for 2015/16

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for 2015/16 so far: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=13

Wins

Danny Rogers has won 15 of his 23 games on loan at Falkirk so far this season. Of the outfield players Derby's Richard Keogh and Cyrus Christie along with Aberdeen's Jonathan Hayes have all won 13 games so far in 2015/16

Draws

Defenders Greg Cunningham and Shane Duffy both started 10 drawn games before New Year's Day

Losses

Sean Dillon and Derrick Williams have both started 11 losses in their games in 2015/16

Starts/Completed Games

Along with his 13 wins, Jonathan Hayes has also started the most games to date, the midfielder has started 26 games for Aberdeen. However, Richard Keogh, Daniel Devine and Stephen Gleeson have completed the most games, each player was still on the pitch after ninety minutes in 24 games this season

Substitutions/Introductions

Wes Hoolahan, Anthony Pilkington and Graham Cummins have all been substituted 11 times in 2015/16, while Ipswich striker David McGoldrick has been introduced in each of the 11 games he's started on the bench

Stayed on bench

Goalkeeper Jack Bonham has been an unused substitute in 24 games this season, while defender Stephen Ward has stayed on the bench 22 times.

Goals

Robbie Keane's 19 goals since July 1st is more than any other Irish player, while Adam Rooney has scored more penalties than anyone else. Six of the Aberdeen striker's 14 goals have been from 12 yards

Discipline

Alan McCormack has been booked more than anyone else in 2015/16. The Brentford midfielder has acquired seven yellow cards

Irish Scorers weekend of 10th January 2015

10 January 2015 Sky Bet Championship Birmingham City 3-1 Wigan Athletic James McClean(36) Sky Bet League 1 Barnsley 2-0 Yeovil Town Conor Hourihane(75, penalty) Bristol City 4-0 Notts County Derrick Williams(84) Chesterfield 3-0 Port Vale Eoin Doyle(60, penalty) Walsall 1-4 Scunthorpe United Paddy Madden(63, penalty) Sky Bet League 2 Exeter City 0-2 Northampton Town John-Joe O'Toole(29) Newport County AFC 1-0 Portsmouth Mark Byrne(68)

12 January 2015 Scottish Premiership Hamilton Academical 2-3 Dundee United Sean Dillon(77)