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
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
Dan McNamara's start was his first appearance in the Championship
League 1
Charlton 4-4 Rochdale
Gavin Bazunu was booked for the first time this season
Jimmy Keohane completed his first assist since Saturday, 24th October
League 2
Exeter 1-1 Bolton
Pierce Sweeney made his 200th appearance for Exeter
Scottish Premier League
Dundee Utd 2-2 St Johnstone
Mark Connolly's start was his 300th career appearance
Football League Trophy
Hull City 3-2 Fleetwood
Sean McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month
Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal in the Football League Trophy, this was his first goal in a month
Sunderland 2-0 Port Vale
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in four months in his first start in a month
Lincoln City 4-0 Accrington Stanley
In his first start in a month, Zachary Elbouzedi scored and assisted a goal. Coincidentally, he also scored and assisted a goal in his previous start Ryan Cassidy was named in the Accrington Stanley starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 8th December
Bristol Rovers 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
Josh Barrett made his first start of the season, almost a year after his previous start on Saturday, 25th January 2020
Peterborough 5-1 Portsmouth
Jack Taylor scored for the first time in seven weeks
Northampton 0-2 MK Dons
Cian Bolger made his 300th career appearance
Joe Mason was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th October
Wednesday, 13th January 2021
League 2
Oldham 2-3 Mansfield Town
Harry Charsley scored his fifth goal of the season
Aidan White started a game for the first time in a month
Raith 3-3 Inverness CT
Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card of the season in his first start of the season
Elgin City 1-4 Ross County
Michael O'Connor came off the bench for his first appearance for Ross County
Queen's Park 1-3 Queen of the South
Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season
Football League Trophy
Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Shrewsbury
Eddie Nolan's start (his first appearance in eleven months) was his 110th appearance for Crewe Alexandra
Scunthorpe 1-2 Mansfield Town
Mason O'Malley was booked for the first time this season James Clarke's start was his first appearance of the season
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in a year
Barrow 0-1 Accrington Stanley
Ryan Cassidy's first start in a month was his tenth appearance for Accrington Stanley
Harrogate Town 0-2 Hull City
Sean McLoughlin start was his first appearance in eight weeks
Walsall 0-1 Oxford United
Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time in two months
Plymouth 3-1 Newport County
Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season
Charlton 3-1 Leyton Orient
Dylan Gavin's introduction was his career debut
Wednesday, 11th November 2020
Scottish League Cup
St Mirren 1-1 Greenock Morton
Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance in a month
Airdrie Utd 0-1 Edinburgh City
Eoghan Stokes started a game for the first time this season
Football League Trophy
MK Dons 1-2 Southampton U21
Seamus Keogh came off the bench for his first career appearance
Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time this season in his 25th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Newport Co. 3-1 Watford
Padraig Amond scored his first goal of the season in his 130th start for Newport County
West Ham United 5-1 Hull City
Sean McLoughlin's start was his tenth appearance for Hull City
Football League Trophy
AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21
James Furlong was named in the starting XI in his first senior football debut
Wigan 6-1 Liverpool U21
Caoimhin Kelleher started his fifth game in senior football
Stevenage 2-1 Southampton U21
Will Ferry started a game in senior football for the first time
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season
Oldham 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
Ian Lawlor's start was his fifth appearance for Oldham Conor Carty came off the bench for his first appearance in senior football
Wednesday, 23rd September 2020
English League Cup
Preston North End 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Joe Rafferty's start was his 300th career appearance
Sean Maguire came off the bench for his fifth appearance of the season
Millwall 0-2 Burnley
Following his loan move during the summer, Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Millwall
Morecambe 0-7 Newcastle Utd
Ciaran Clark's start was the defender's 250th career appearance
Thursday, 24th September 2020
English League Cup
Lincoln City 2-7 Liverpool
Anthony Scully started a game for the tenth time in his career. Coincidentally, this was also his tenth appearance for Lincoln City
Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth
Gavin Kilkenny came off the bench for his first appearance of the season - just short of one year since his last appearance on Wednesday, 25th September 2019
Europa League
Riga 0-1 Celtic
Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season
Shane Duffy came off the bench for his 130th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion
Sheffield United 0-1 Everton
David
McGoldrick's 30th appearance of the season was also the 60th time
the striker was named in the Sheffield United starting XI
Enda Stevens made his 130th start for Sheffield United
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Crystal Palace
Matt Doherty completed an assist for the first time in a month
Tuesday, 21st July 2020
Australian A-League
Sydney 1-2 Newcastle Jets
Roy O'Donovan was named in the starting XI for Newcastle Jets' first game since the return of the A-League
Wednesday, 22nd July 2020
Championship
Birmingham City 1-3 Derby County
Dan Crowley's start was his 40th appearance for Birmingham City
Bristol City 1-1 Preston North End
Sean Maguire scored his fifth goal of the season, seven months after his last goal in December
Cardiff 3-0 Hull City
Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since the Championship restarted
Leeds United 4-0 Charlton
Aiden McGeady's start was his tenth appearance for Charlton
Luton 3-2 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the 150th time
James McClean's strike, his first since February, was his tenth goal for Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion 2-2 QPR
Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 20th time Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season in his first start in a month
Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal of the season
MLS
Atlanta United 0-1 Columbus Crew
Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his first appearance for Atlanta United
Scott Hogan's third goal of the season is one more than his total for 2018/19, and
it meant he scored in consecutive games for the first time since January 2018
League 1
Lincoln City 0-1 Rotherham
Anthony Scully came off the bench for his first appearance for new club Lincoln City
Cian Bolger was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Saturday, 8th February 2020
Premier League
Everton 3-1 Crystal Palace
James McCarthy was booked for the fifth time this season - more than in the last four seasons combined!
Championship
Reading 1-1 Hull City
Sean McLoughlin made his first appearance for Hull City
League 1
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Fleetwood
Callum Reilly made his 30th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal of the season in his 20th appearance of 2019/20 Paddy Madden came off the bench to score his first goal in six weeks
Blackpool 2-1 Southend United
Connor Ronan's start was his 30th appearance in League One
Stephen McLaughlin's first goal in two months was his 25th goal for Southend United
Burton Albion 0-0 Gillingham
Conor Shaughnessy's fifth appearance for Burton Albion was also his 50th career appearance
Jack Bonham's start was his 70th appearance in League One
Coventry 2-1 Bolton
Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for new club Bolton
League 2
Bradford City 1-1 Grimsby
Billy Clarke's fifth start for Grimsby was also his 60th appearance in the League Two
Colchester 3-0 Plymouth
Niall Canavan's start was also his his 70th appearance for Plymouth
Exeter 2-1 Stevenage
Canice Carroll made his first appearance for loan club Stevenage
Scunthorpe 1-0 Cheltenham
Sean Long was booked for the fifth time this season
Scottish FA Cup
St Mirren 1-1 Motherwell
Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance for Motherwell
Ayr 1-2 St Johnstone
Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Ayr
Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock
Alan Power was booked for the tenth time this season
Sunday, 9th February 2020
Premier League
Sheffield United 2-1 Bournemouth
Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season in what was his 120th appearance for Sheffield United
Championship
Millwall 0-2 West Bromwich Albion
Dara O'Shea scored the first goal of his career
Australian A-League
Newcastle Jets 4-3 Central Coast Mariners
Roy O'Donovan started a game for the first time in two months
Polish Ekstraklasa
Wisła Płock 2-3 Pogoń Szczecin
Cillian Sheridan came off the bench for his first appearance for Wisła Płock
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
