Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2024

Transfers

Monday, 13th May

Chesterfield announced the signing of veteran striker Paddy Madden

Monday, 20th May

Neill Byrne joined Bradford City, signing a contract with the Banrams until the summer of 2026

Joe Rafferty left Portsmouth to sign a two year contract with Rotherham

Thursday, 23rd May

Goalkeeper Michael Kelly signed a two year contract with Accrington Stanley

Friday, 24th May

After six years with Cheltenham, Sean Long signed for non-league Forest Green Rovers

Tuesday, 28th May

Peterhead confirmed the signing of winger Cieran Dunne

Welcome to Balmoor Cieran 🔵⚪️💙
Former Falkirk, Sunderland and Cove midfielder Cieran Dunne has agreed terms to become a PFC player on a one year deal subject to SFA approval.
🗨️ “We are delighted to get this one done and Cieran signed up for the season, it could be a real coup… pic.twitter.com/SJRVXw2FWl

— Peterhead FC (@pfcofficial) May 28, 2024

Thursday, 30th May

Sean McDermott signed for Norwegian side FK Molde until the end of the 2024 Nowegian season

Shelbourne confirmed that U19 cap Finn Sherlock signed for Bundesliga side Hoffenheim

Thursday, 6th June

Conor Hourihane returned to Barnsley, where he played 134 games between June 2014 and January 2017, initially as a player, transitioning to a coaching role over the next two years

Tuesday, 11th June

Defender Tunmise Sobwale signed for Swindon Town

Thursday, 13th June

Corey Whelan signed for AFC Fylde, signing a two year contract with the Coasters

Tuesday, 18th June

Following a successful loan spell with AFC Wimbledon in the second half of the 2023/24 season, John-Joe O'Toole has signed a permanent contracy with the Dons

Thursday, 20th June

After spending last season with League Two Newport County, Ryan Delaney has signed for League Two rivals Swindon Town

Tuesday, 25th June

Defender Ciaran Brennan signed a two year contract with Newport County

Deji Sotona signed for Eastleigh for an undisclosed fee

Wednesday 26th June

Seven-times capped forward Ronan Curtis signed a three year contract with Port Vale

Following the expiration of his contract MK Dons, Warren O'Hora signed a three year contract with Hibernan

Thursday, 27th June

Timi Sobowale signed for National League North side Curzon Ashton

✍️ 𝐒𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐒
We are delighted to announce that @timi_sobowale has signed for the Nash!

Welcome, Timi! 🤝#UTN | #TheNash pic.twitter.com/qltNponLYh

— Curzon Ashton (@CurzonAshton) June 27, 2024

Friday, 28th June

Elgin City confirmed the signing of Dylan Gavin

Saturday, 29th June

Hibernian announced the siging of Ciara Grant, joining on a two year contract

Loans

Saturday, 29th June

Stephan Negru signed a season long loan deal with League Two side Salford City, linking up with former boss Karl Robinson

Contracts

Wednesday, 29th May

U19 cap Noah Jauny signed his first professional contact with Stade Brestois 29

Friday, 14th June

Republic of Ireland Men's Team captain Seamus Coleman is staying at Everton, signing a one year extension to his contact at Goodison Park

Thursday, 28th June

West Ham midfielder Jessica Ziu signed a new, long-term, contract with West Ham

Friday, 29th June

Republic of Ireland Women's Team number one Courteney Brosnan extended her stay with Everton, signing a new two year contract with the Toffees

Further reading

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2024
Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2024

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 Saturday, 11th December 2021

Saturday, 11th December 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 0-2 Blackburn

Robbie Brady made his first start for Bournemouth, 10 months after his last start in January 2021

Derby County 1-0 Blackpool

Eiran Cashin came off the bench for his first career appearance
Richard Keogh's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Hull City 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the Bristol City starting XI for the 100th time <-- CHECK THIS

Preston North End 2-1 Barnsley

Sean Maguire's start was his 150th appearance for Preston North End
Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Reading

Callum Robinson scored his first goal in four months, and was shown his first yellow card since February 2020

League 1

Cheltenham 2-2 Lincoln City

Sean Long was booked for the first time in a month

MK Dons 1-2 Oxford United

Troy Parrott assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Portsmouth 2-0 Morecambe

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal of the season

Sunderland 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

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

League 2

Bradford City 2-2 Sutton United

Niall Canavan was sent off for the second time for Bradford City, just over a year after his last red card on Saturday, 21 November 2020

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Rochdale

Trevor Clarke assisted a goal for the first time this season in his first start in two months

Leyton Orient 1-2 Crawley Town

Will Ferry was named in the starting XI for the first time in six weeks

Walsall 3-0 Colchester

Emmanuel Osadebe made his 50th start for Walsall

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Hibernian

Joe Shaughnessy scored his tenth goal in the SPL
Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-3 Queen of the South

Mark Connolly scored his first goal for Dunfermline, this was his first goal since January 2020, and the 15th goal of his career

Sunday, 12th December 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's first start in 15 weeks was his 50th start for Motherwell

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th August 2021

Friday, 6 August 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

In the first game of the new season, Dara O'Shea scored his first goal since Friday, 17 July 2020 and Callum Robinson scored his tenth goal for West Bromwich Albion

O'Shea's performance earned him a spot in the Championship Team of the Weekend

Your #SkyBetChampionship team of the opening weekend! 👏

Powered by @WhoScored ratings... 🔋 #EFL pic.twitter.com/RB14VKzFl6

— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) August 9, 2021

Saturday, 7 August 2021

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Blackpool

Callum O'Dowda's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 20 March, and unfortunately only lasted 13 minutes before being substituted following an injury
Richard Keogh made his first appearance for Blackpool

Cardiff 1-1 Barnsley

Both summer transfers James Collins and Mark McGuinness made their first appearance for Cardiff - this was also McGuinness' first appearance in the Championship

Derby County 1-1 Huddersfield

Louie Watson started a game for Derby for the first time since Tuesday, 16th March

Preston North End 1-4 Hull City

Greg Cunningham's start was the defender's 300th career appearance

League 1

Bolton 3-3 MK Dons

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for MK Dons

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long's start was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 0-1 Portsmouth

Anthony Pilkington made his first appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 2-2 Morecambe

Ryan Delaney, Shane McLoughlin, Anthony O'Connor all made their first appearance for Morecambe

Shrewsbury 0-1 Burton Albion

Thomas O'Connor's first appearance for Burton Albion was also his 75th career appearance

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Daryl Horgan's start was his first appearance in the League One

Sunderland 2-1 Wigan

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal since Monday, 5th April

League 2

Harrogate Town 3-2 Rochdale

Both Aidan White and Corey O'Keeffe made their first appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal in the competition

Hartlepool 1-0 Crawley

Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Hartlepool
Gavan Holohan scored his first goal in the competition
Will Ferry made his first appearance for Crawley - this was his first appearance in senior football since Tuesday, 22nd September

Mansfield Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Trevor Clarke made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers - this was also his first start since Tuesday, 24th November

Northampton 1-0 Port Vale

Dylan Connolly made his first appearance for Northampton

Oldham 0-1 Newport Co.

After announcing his loan move earlier the same day, Jamie Bowden made his first appearance for Oldham, along with new signing Danny Rogers

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient

Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for Leyton Orient

Stevenage 1-0 Barrow

Jamie Devitt was booked for the first time since January 2020

Tranmere 1-0 Walsall

Sam Foley made his first appearance for Tranmere
Conor Wilkinson and Stephen Ward made their first appearance for Walsall, this was Ward's first appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 0-0 Colchester

Corey Whelan made his first appearance for Carlisle United
Alan Judge made his first appearance for Colchester

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-2 Hearts

Joe Shaughnessy scored his 15th goal of his career
Aaron McEneff made his first appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-2 Arbroath

Daire O'Connor made his first start for Ayr

Inverness CT 1-0 Raith

Ethon Varian made his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 8 August 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 6-0 Dundee

Both Ryan Sweeney and Cillian Sheridan were named in the Dundee starting XI for the first time

Round up for weekend of Friday, 27th September 2019

Friday, 27th September 2019

Championship

Stoke City 2-3 Nottingham Forest

James McClean scored his fifth goal for Stoke, all of which have been in the league

League 1

Blackpool 2-1 Lincoln City

Sean Scannell 's opener was his first goal for Blackpool

Saturday, 28 September 2019

Premier League

Twelve players(seven starting players, five substitutes) appeared in the Premier League today for the first time since Saturday, 1st April 2017

Aston Villa 2-2 Burnley

Robbie Brady's second half introduction was his 50th appearance for Burnley

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Watford

In his 300th career appearance, Matt Doherty scored his fifth Premier League goal

Everton 1-3 Manchester City

Seamus Coleman made his first assist of the season

Championship

Blackburn 1-2 Luton

James Collins' fifth goal of the season was also his 50th goal for Luton

Huddersfield 1-1 Millwall

Both Shaun Williams and Aiden O'Brien were named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time in a month

Preston North End 3-3 Bristol City

Joe Rafferty completed an assist for the first time since December 2018

League 1

Portsmouth 1-0 Bolton

Daryl Murphy made his first appearance for Bolton
Ronan Curtis was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cheltenham 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Sean Long made his 50th appearance in League Two

Crawley 2-3 Walsall

Rory Gaffney completed his first assist of the season

Exeter 1-3 Grimsby

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scunthorpe 1-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his fifth goal of his career

Swindon Town 0-2 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien marked his 100th appearance in League Two with his first goal of the season
Padraig Amond made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Celtic

Jonathan Hayes' second half introduction was his 250th appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 29th September 2019

Bulgarian Championship

Beroe Stara Zagora 2-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey was booked for the first time in two months

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 1-0 Žilina

After returning from injury in his previous game, Connor Ronan was named in the DAC starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 10th August

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 7th September 2019

Saturday, 7th September 2019

League 1

MK Dons 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Ryan Delaney made his first appearance of the season, starting for loan club AFC Wimbledon

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Rotherham

Ian Lawlor's 100th career start was also his 100th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 3-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was sent off for the first time in his career

Fleetwood 2-1 Oxford United

Jimmy Dunne made his first appearance of the season, at loan club Fleetwood. This was also his first starting since April

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Northampton

Dylan Connolly made his first appearance for loan club Bradford City
Michael Harriman unfortunately marked his first start for new club Northampton with an own goal, his first OG since April 2018
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in League Two

Cheltenham 4-2 Stevenage

Sean Long scored his first goal of his career, five years after his career debut in August 2014

Macclesfield 1-1 Crawley

Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-0 Scunthorpe

Conor Shaughnessy made his first appearance of the season, starting for loan club Mansfield Town

Morecambe 2-2 Salford City

Richie Towell made his first assist of the season

Tuesday, 10th September 2019

International Friendly

Republic of Ireland 3-1 Bulgaria

Ireland scored three goals in a game for the first time since beating Uruguay 3-1 in June 2017
This was the first win against Bulgaria since beating them 2-0 in a Euro '88 qualifier in October 1987
Three players all scored their first international goal in the same game for the fourth time in Irish football history, and the first time since 1987
John Egan captained his country in his first appearance since Thursday, 15th November 2018
The starts of Kevin Long, Cyrus Christie, and Callum O'Dowda was their first appearance since Monday, 19th November 2018
Alan Judge's was named in an Ireland starting XI for the first time since Friday, 25th March 2016
Alan Browne marked his fifth appearance for Ireland, and his first start since Monday, 28th May 2018, with his first goal at international level
Ireland awarded debuts to five players (Mark Travers, Josh Cullen, Kieran O'Hara, Jack Byrne, and James Collins) in a single game for the first time since May 2009
Byrne was also the 500th player to play for the Republic of Ireland 
James Collins marked his debut with a goal, the 38th player to do so, and the 178th player overall to score for Ireland

Round up for Saturday, 13th April 2019

Saturday, 13th April 2019

Premier League

Burnley 2-0 Cardiff

In his 25th appearance for Cardiff, Harry Arter was booked for the tenth time this season

Southampton 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long's second goal in two games was also his 30th goal for Southampton. Long is the first Irish player to score in consecutive Premier League games since Long himself in May 2016

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Bristol City

Conor Hourihane scored his 20th goal for Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 250th career appearance

Today marks 2⃣5⃣0⃣ career club appearances for @DSWilliams_.

Congrats, Del! 👏🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/kn6NRS2ddE

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) April 13, 2019

Sheffield United 1-1 Millwall

John Egan was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1

Bristol Rovers 3-2 Bradford City

Jack Bonham's start was the goalkeeper's 100th career appearance
Sean Scannell was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 6 October

Charlton 3-1 Luton

Alan Sheehan came off the bench his first appearance in two months, and was booked for the first time since August
Having recovered from a hamstring problem, Aaron Connolly made his debut for loan club Luton as a second half substitute

Oxford United 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's first goal since Saturday, 2nd March

Forest Green 2-0 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher's first yellow card in three months was his fifth booking of the season

Lincoln City 1-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long started a game for the first time since Tuesday, 30th October

Northampton 1-1 Mansfield Town

Sam Foley scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st January

Scottish FA Cup

Hearts 3-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance for Hearts

Round up for weekend of Friday, 5th April 2019

Friday, 5th April 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-3 Liverpool

In his first start in two months, Shane Long scored his 50th goal in the Premier League

Saturday, 6th April 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-3 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was shown his first yellow card since February

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Stoke City

Derrick Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield United

Alan Browne's start against Sheffield United was his 200th appearance for Preston North End
The seven Irish internationals that appeared in this game is the most to appear in a Championship game since Preston played Aston Villa on Wednesday, 1st November 2017

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Dylan Connolly was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Paudie O'Connor made his 25th appearance in English football
Sean Scannell second half introduction was his first appearance since October

Luton 2-2 Blackpool

James Collins's red card was his second time being sent off for Luton, thirteen months after his last red card in March 2018

Plymouth 0-2 Charlton

Graham Carey made his 100th appearance in League One
Niall Canavan's own goal was the first time the player had put the ball in his own net since May 2015

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell was shown his fifth yellow card of the season

Cheltenham 1-1 Exeter

Sean Long came off the bench for his first appearance since October
Pierce Sweeney was named in a starting XI for the first time in a month

Swindon Town 1-1 Yeovil

Courtney Duffus was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-2 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored for the first time in two months. This was the wingers second brace of the season

Kilmarnock 2-0 St Johnstone

Alan Power was booked for the tenth time this season

MLS

D.C. United 0-4 Los Angeles FC

Chris McCann made his first start for D.C. United

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 1-0 Žilina

Connor Ronan scored his first goal for DAC, this was his first goal since November 2016

Sunday, 7th April 2019

English FA Cup

Watford 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his 20th goal for Wolves

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 3-1 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal for the Wellington Phoenix, four months after his last goal on Saturday, 8 December 2018(118 days)

Central Coast Mariners 0-3 Perth Glory

In his first start in a month, Andy Keogh completed his first assist since Saturday, 16th February

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th May 2018

Saturday, 12th May 2018

Championship Play Off

Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in a month

League 2 Play Off

Lincoln City 0-0 Exeter

Sean Long came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 8th April

Coventry 1-1 Notts County

Michael Doyle made his 50th appearance of the season, remarkably the midfielder started each of these 50 games

Sunday, 13th May 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Bournemouth

Stephen Ward made his 100th start for Burnley
In the same game, Kevin Long made his 50th appearance for the Clarets
Ward, Long and Jeff Hendrick were named in the starting XI in consecutive games for the first time in a year

Liverpool 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 200th career start

Polish Ekstraklasa

Zagłębie Lubin 1-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan was shown a yellow card for the first time since Thursday, 29th June 2017

Tuesday, 15th May 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph made his 50th appearance for Middlesbrough

Wednesday, 16th May 2018

League 1

Rotherham 2-0 Scunthorpe

Anthony Forde was booked for the first time since February

Thursday, 17th May 2018

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Livingston 2-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the first time since Saturday, 31st March

Sunday, 20 May 2018

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Partick Thistle 0-1 Livingston

Adam Barton's first booking since December was his fifth booking of the season

Thursday, 31st May 2018

American MLS

New England Revolution 1-1 Atanta United

Chris McCann returned for his first start for Atlanta for a month

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

Tuesday, 23rd January 2018

League 2

Newport County 1-1 Morecambe

After joining them on loan, Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-2 Celtic

Conor Sammon's opener was his fifth goal for Partick, the striker has now scored in three consecutive games for the first time since November 2010

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 4-2 Peterborough

Sean Long made his 25th appearance for Lincoln City

Wednesday, 24th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-0 Ross County

Carl McHugh made his 50th start for Motherwell

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 25th appearance of the season
Danny Rogers came off the bench for his first appearance since October

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th November 2017

Friday, 17th November 2017

Championship

Burton Albion 1-3 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers' late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months

Preston North End 0-0 Bolton

Andy Boyle was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 18th November 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 4-0 Huddersfield

Harry Arter scored his first goal of the season, this was also the 30th goal of the midfielder's career

Burnley 2-0 Swansea

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned to the Newcastle starting XI for the first time since 1st October

Championship

Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance since Saturday, 26th August

Cardiff 2-0 Brentford

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Brentford

Reading 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's first goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Wolves, and the 15th goal of his career

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 50th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-3 AFC Wimbledon

Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Blackpool

Conor O'Malley made his first appearance in League One

League 2

Grimsby 0-1 Carlisle United

Jack Bonham made his 25th career appearance

Lincoln City 1-2 Coventry

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Kilmarnock

Darren O'Dea was sent off for the second time this season, two months after his last red card on Saturday, 16 September. This was fourth red card of his career

Sunday, 19th November 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Dundee United 3-0 Falkirk

Willo Flood scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 September in his 200th start for Dundee United

Round Up for Tuesday, 17th October 2017

Tuesday, 17th October 2017

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 3-1 Rotherham

Anthony Forde picked up his first yellow card of 2017/18 in his 50th appearance for Rotherham

Blackburn 1-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey scored his 30th goal for the club. This was the midfielder's second goal in consecutive games, a feat he last achieved in September 2016.

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Portsmouth

Ian Lawlor made his 25th appearance in the competition

Scunthorpe 1-1 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Yeovil

Connor Smith reached two milestones against Cambridge. His appearance in the starting line up was his 50th career start, and it was also his 50th appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 3-3 Wycombe Wanderers

After not scoring since May 2016, Jamie Devitt scored two in two games, the first time the midfielder managed the feat since September 2015

Exeter 1-4 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in more than two months

Swindon Town 0-1 Lincoln City

Sean Long started a game for the first time since early September

Round Up - Weekend of 5th January 2017

Thursday, 5 January 2017

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle and Enda Stevens both made their 25th appearances of the season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-1 Wellington Phoenix
Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since October 21st

Friday, 6 January 2017

Scottish Championship

Hibernian 3-0 Dundee Utd
Willo Flood made his 25th appearance of the season

Saturday, 7 January 2017

League 1

Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
Josh Cullen made two assists, and was voted man of the match, despite his first booking since October 18th

Scunthorpe 3-2 Bury
Stephen Dawson scored his first goal for Scunthorpe, almost three years after his last goal in March 2014 for Barnsley

Southend United 2-4 Sheffield United
After signing for Sheffield United on Tuesday, Samir Carruthers came off the bench to make his first appearance for the Blades

League 2

Hartlepool 0-1 Grimsby
Sean Kavanagh signed for Hartlepool on Thursday, and his start for them today was his first appearance since August 24th

Stevenage 3-1 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien made his first start for Newport County after signing for them on Wednesday

English FA Cup

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Luton
Glen Rea was sent off for the first time in his career

Birmingham City 1-1 Newcastle Utd
Daryl Murphy's opener today for Newcastle was his first goal for the club, his first goal of the season, and his first goal in the FA Cup!

Blackpool 0-0 Barnsley
Barnsley's cup tie was Aidan White's first appearance since September 17th

Brentford 5-1 Eastleigh
After the end of his contract in India, and signing for Eastleigh in December, Graham Stack made his first start for the club and marked the occasion with his first booking since April 2015

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 MK Dons
Richie Towell made his second start for Brighton, almost a year after his last start on 9th January 2016

Everton 1-2 Leicester City
Seamus Coleman made his 250th appearance in England

Ipswich 2-2 Lincoln
Sean Long made his first appearance for Lincoln after signing for them on loan

Millwall 3-0 Bournemouth
Shaun Williams made his 250th start in England
Marc Wilson's appearance for Bournemouth in the cup was his first since September 20th

Preston North End 1-2 Arsenal
Daryl Horgan came off the bench to made his first debut for Preston North End

QPR 1-2 Blackburn
Both Olamide Shodipo and Anthony Stokes made their first appearance in the FA Cup as second half substitutes

Sunderland 0-0 Burnley
John O'Shea made his 200th appearance for Sunderland

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Derby County
James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for his first start since October 29th

Sunday, 8 January 2017

English FA Cup

Chelsea 4-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Sydney
Roy O'Donovan scored his 15th goal for Central Coast

2016/17 Appearance Stats to date

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for 2016/17 season to date:
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=13

Keiren Westwood, John Egan and Graham Carey were rewarded for their performances in 2016 by being included in the English Football League's Team of 2016

Here it is! ⚽️🌟

The 11 players and a manager that make up our #EFL Team of 2016 >> https://t.co/XPI6cgD9HJ. pic.twitter.com/4C5w2BGuDv

— EFL (@EFL) December 30, 2016

Wins
Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark has won 16 games so far in 2016/17, just ahead of fellow Championship centre half Shane Duffy on 15

Draws
Josh Cullen has started ten draws with Bradford, one more than fellow midfielder Gary Dicker on nine draws

Losses
Celtic centre half Fiacre Kelleher is not having the best time on loan at Peterhead, losing 12 of his 24 starts so far this season, the same as former Celtic centre half Darren O'Dea has lost in 2016/17 with Dundee

Starts/Completed Games
The Richard Keogh award for starting and completing games goes to Richard Keogh for starting and completing 27 games

Substitutions/Introductions
Wes Hoolahan and Adam Rooney have both been substituted by their managers 11 times, while winger Jake Mulraney has been introduced 13 times

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Dean Brill has stayed on the bench 25 times this season, while, of the outfield players, defender Sean Long remained an unused substitute in 14 games

Goals
Rooney's 11 goals makes him the only player to be in double figures, and has also scored more penalties than any other player - three. Aberdeen have gone on to lose only one of the games in which the striker has found the back of the net, winning the other nine. Millwall's Aiden O'Brien gets an honourable mention for his ten goals for the League One side

Discipline
Defender Greg Cunningham has picked up eight bookings already this season, one more than fellow defenders O'Dea and Daniel Devine