Round Up for weekend of Friday, 14th December 2018

Friday, 14th December 2018

Championship

Sheffield United 1-2 West Bromwich Albion

David McGoldrick scored his first goal in two months
John Egan was booked for the fifth time this season, and is suspended for the next game

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 0-4 Zagłębie Lubin

Cillian Sheridan made his 50th appearance in the Polish League

Saturday, 15 December 2018

Premier League

Tottenham 1-0 Burnley

Kevin Long made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Aston Villa 2-2 Stoke City

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season, and also made his fifth assist of the season

Bristol City 2-2 Norwich

In his 100th career start, Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal of the season. This was his first strike since November 2017

League 1

Bradford City 4-0 Walsall

Liam Kinsella made his 50th appearance in League One
Eoin Doyle's first goal in two months was the 40th time he scored in England's third tier

Gillingham 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time in two and a half months

Oxford United 2-0 Blackpool

John O'Sullivan came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Sunderland 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Aiden McGeady made his fifth assist of the season

 

League 2

Macclesfield 2-0 Crawley

Fiacre Kelleher made his 25th appearance for Macclesfield
Reece Grego Cox was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month

Northampton 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 3-1 Dundee

Alan Power started a game for Kilmarnock for the 50th time
Andy Boyle was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6th October

St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell

David McMillan started his first game in eight weeks
Charles Dunne was booked for the first time this season in what was his 50th appearance for Motherwell

Danish Superliga

Randers 2-0 Vejle Boldklub

Sean Murray came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Sunday, 16 December 2018

Premier League

Southampton 3-2 Arsenal

Shane Long's introduction was the striker's first appearance in six weeks, and he marked his return with his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Celtic

Jonathan Hayes made his 25th appearance for Celtic

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 21st September 2018

Friday, 21st September 2018

Danish Superliga

Vejle Boldklub 1-0 Esbjerg

Sean Murray's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 19th August

Saturday, 22nd September 2018

Championship

This was the first time two Irish players were sent off on the same day in the Championship since Lee Frecklington and Tommie Hoban were both shown red cards on Saturday, 7th March 2015

Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Conor Hourihane made his 350th career appearance

Ipswich 0-0 Bolton

In his first start in a month, Marc Wilson was sent off for the first time since May 2015. This was the third red card in the defender's career

Middlesbrough 0-0 Swansea

Darren Randolph made his 150th appearance in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Rotherham

Richie Towell was booked for the first time this season

Reading 3-0 Hull City

John O'Shea was sent off for the second time in his career - the veteran's last red card came in August 2013

League 1

Charlton 2-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey marked his 150th start for Plymouth with his second goal of the season

Gillingham 2-4 Peterborough

Mark Byrne's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal in League One
Callum Reilly's first goal for Gillingham (his first strike since November 2017) was also the the fifth goal of his career

Southend United 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden made his 25th start for Fleetwood

Sunderland 4-1 Rochdale

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 1-1 Mansfield Town

Barry Corr's first start of the season was his 25th start for Cambridge United
Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Forest Green 1-0 Crawley

Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Ross County 0-0 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran made his 150th start for Inverness CT

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st April 2018

Saturday, 21st April 2018

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens started his 200th game since leaving Shamrock Rovers

Preston North End 0-0 Norwich

Greg Cunningham was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 1-2 Burton Albion

Marc Wilson's first booking since Tuesday, 26th December was also the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Oldham

Eoin Doyle was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 2-0 Plymouth

John-Joe O'Toole's opener was the player's first goal in two months

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Luton

John O'Sullivan's came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Lincoln City 2-1 Colchester

Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 24th February

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 22nd April 2018

Premier League

Stoke City 1-1 Burnley

Stephen Ward's start was his 100th appearance for Burnley

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 13th April 2018

Friday, 13th April 2018

Bulgarian Championship

Pirin Blagoevgrad 2-5 Slavia Sofia

Conor Henderson scored his first goal since February

Saturday, 14th April 2018

Premier League

Southampton 2-3 Chelsea

Shane Long was booked for the first time since December, this was also the striker's fifth yellow card of 2017/18

Burnley 2-1 Leicester City

Kevin Long scored his first goal in the Premier League, this was the former Cork City player's first goal since January 2016

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-1 Bristol City

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time since January
 

Fulham 1-1 Brentford

Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

League 1

Bury 2-3 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole was shown his first yellow card since February

Olsham 1-1 Gillingham

Seven Irish players were named in the respective starting XI's for this game (Jack Byrne, Eoin Doyle, Patrick McEleney, Mark Byrne, Callum Reilly, Bradley Garmston, and Conor Wilkinson), this is a season high for 2017/18

League 2

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Exeter

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time in two months

Colchester 1-3 Notts County

Olamide Shodipo was named in Colchester's starting XI for the first time, this was the winger's 25th career appearance and his first start since March 2017
Sean Murray made his 50th appearance in League Two

Crawley 1-2 Coventry

Michael Doyle was booked for the tenth time this season

Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt scored his tenth goal for the club

Newport Co. 2-1 Swindon Town

Padraig Amond's first goal since January was his 60th goal in League Two

Stevenage 0-2 Cambridge United

The first goal of Barry Corr's brace was his 15th goal for Cambridge
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-2 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 5-1 Dumbarton

Aaron Doran scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 3-0 Aberdeen

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time since November

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-8 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's brace was the first time the striker had scored since November

Perth Glory 2-3 Brisbane Roar

Andy Keogh's 25th appearance of the season was also the striker's 100th start for Perth Glory

Monday, 16th April 2018

Premier League

West Ham United 1-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ireland came off the bench for his first appearance in three months

MLS

Atlanta United 2-2 New York City FC

Chris McCann scored his first goal for Atlanta United - this was the midfielder's first goal since October 2016

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 29th Match 2018

Thursday, 29th March 2018

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-3 Sydney

Andy Keogh made his 100th appearance for Perth Glory

Friday, 30th March 2018

Championship

Millwall 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the day since his last goal on Saturday, 1st April 2017
Aiden O'Brien came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 20th January

Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was sent off for the second time in his career, his last red card was in December 2014

Derby County 1-4 Sunderland

John O'Shea marked his 250th appearance for Sunderland with his first goal since December 2013 - also his first goal in the Championship
Marc Wilson came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 13th January
Aiden McGeady scored his seventh goal of the season, one less than his total for 2016/17

League 1

Wigan 3-0 Oldham

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time since December in what was his 25th appearance for Oldham

Rochdale 3-1 Shrewsbury

Joe Rafferty made his 200th career start - all of which have been for Rochdale

League 2

Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley

Jake Carroll's first appearance in a month was also his first start since January

Cheltenham 0-1 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal in six weeks, and in the same game he was booked for the first time since December

Colchester 2-1 Luton

Sean Murray made his 50th appearance for Colchester
Alan Sheehan was booked for the tenth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal since September. This was the defender's second goal of the season, one more than he scored in 2016/17

Newport Co. 1-1 Coventry

Mark O'Brien made his 50th appearance for Newport Co.

Notts County 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman' early introduction from the bench was his first appearance since September and also his 150th appearance in League Two

Swindon Town 1-1 Morecambe

Donal McDermott's introduction as a late substitute was his first appearance since mid-December

Saturday, 31st March 2018

Premier League

West Ham United 3-0 Southampton

1️⃣7️⃣ @JoshCullen is the 17th @FAIreland player to appear in the @premierleague this season, one less than in 2016/17 #COYBIG https://t.co/h2cn9jq6Dk

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 31, 2018

Josh Cullen came off the bench for his second Premier League appearance, this was the midfielder's first appearance in two months
Declan Rice made his 25th appearance for West Ham's senior side (the defender also has three appearances for the Hammers' under-23 team)

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-2 Rangers

Carl McHugh made his 200th career appearance

Hibernian 2-0 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was sent off for the third time in his career, eleven months after his last red card on Saturday, 29th April 2017

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-2 St Mirren

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card in two months

Round Up for weekend of 19th January 2018

Friday, 19th January 2018

League 2

Newport Co. 2-1 Crawley

Padraig Amond's opener was the striker's tenth strike of the season
Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season on his 150th appearance for Crawley

Saturday, 20th January 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley

Glenn Whelan made his 25th appearance for Aston Villa
The first goal of Scott Hogan's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship

Leeds 3-4 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored in three successive games for the first time since September 2016

Bolton 1-1 Ipswich

After signing for Ipswich on Friday, Stephen Gleeson came off the bench for his first appearance for the Tractor Boys, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 9th December

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham made his 250th career appearance

Reading 0-1 Brentford

Liam Kelly made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Nottingham Forest

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance in the competition

League 1

Fleetwood 1-2 Blackburn

Paddy Madden made his first start for Fleetwood

Northampton 2-1 MK Dons

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-3 Gillingham

Following his move to Gillingham on loan, Callum Reilly made his first start for the Gills
Bradley Garmston made his 50th career start

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Grimsby

Sean Murray's equaliser for Colchester was his first goal since October

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time since October, this was the defender's fifth yellow card this season

Mansfield Town 3-2 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren

Adam Rooney scored his tenth goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 2-2 Inverness CT

Darren O'Dea starting his first game since November
Aaron Doran scored his 25th goal of his career

Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey first appearance in a month was also his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance for Motherwell
Charles Dunne made his first appearance in the competition

Sunday, 21 January 2018

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Tottenham

Congratulations to 17 year old Michael Obafemi on making his first appearance for Southampton's senior side, the first 17 year old Irish player to appear in the Premier League since Aaron Doran in 2009.

2️⃣ Following Michael Obafemi's debut today, 2017/18 is the first @premierleague season with appearances by two @FAIreland players under the age of 19 (Obafemi and Declan Rice) since 2011/12 #COYBIG #beirt

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 21, 2018

Round up for week of Monday, 1st January 2018

Monday, 1st January 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-2 Bournemouth

Shane Duffy made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

Stoke City 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark made his 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens made his 25th appearance for Sheffield United

Preston North End 2-3 Middlesbrough

Darren Randolph's booking was the goalkeeper's first yellow card since September

QPR 2-1 Cardiff

Brian Murphy made his first start for Cardiff since August

Aston Villa 5-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan's strike was his fifth goal for Aston Villa, and his first goal since August
Conor Hourihane's goal was the midfielder's first since Saturday, 23rd September

League 1

Charlton 1-2 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 50th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston started his first game since Saturday, 28th October

Rotherham 1-1 Blackburn

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance of the season

Scunthorpe 1-0 Bury

Callum Reilly made his 50th appearance in League One

Shrewsbury 1-0 Oldham

Jack Byrne's (probably last) appearance for Oldham was his 25th appearance for the Latics

League 2

Colchester 0-0 Cambridge United

Sean Murray started his first game since Saturday, 21st October 2017

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby

James Berrett started his first game since Saturday, 11th November

Luton 4-2 Lincoln City

James Collins made his 25th appearance for Luton
Alan Sheehan was sent off for the second time for Lincoln, the seventh time in his career, his last red card was almost a year ago on Saturday, 14th January 2017

Mansfield Town 3-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season

Yeovil 1-2 Crawley

Connor Smith's red card was the first time the player was sent off in his career

Tuesday, 2nd January 2018

Premier League

Today was the first day this season where more than one Irish player scored on the same day in the Premier League, this hasn't happened since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Southampton 1-2 Crystal Palace

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal for West Brom

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-1 Livingston

Aaron Doran marked his first start in a year with his first goal since October 2016

Wednesday, 3rd January 2018

Indian Super League

ATK 1-1 GOA

Robbie Keane's goal was the first time he'd scored in consecutive club games since July 2016

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 14th October 2017

Saturday, 14th October 2017

Championship

Fulham 2-2 Preston North End

On his return from international duty, Sean Maguire scored his first goal in a month

Norwich 1-1 Hull City

David Meyler's red card was his second for Hull (the third of his career), and his first since April 2015

League 1

Bury 3-1 Bradford City

On his return from injury, Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in two months

Northampton 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

John-Joe O'Toole picked up a booking in made his first appearance of the season

Peterborough 0-1 Gillingham

Chris Forrester made his 100th appearance for Peterborough
Bradley Garmston returned from injury to make his first start of the season, this was the defender's first appearance since February

Plymouth 1-1 Shrewsbury

Graham Carey scored his first goal since Saturday, 2nd September

League 2

Chesterfield 0-2 Morecambe

Connor Dimaio's introduction as a second half substitute was his first appearance in League Two

Colchester 0-1 Carlisle United

Sean Murray made his 25th start for Colchester
After 57 appearances, Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Carlisle, this was the midfielder's first goal since May 2016

Forest Green 0-4 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 0-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 25th start for Cambridge United

Port Vale 3-1 Cheltenham

Gavin Gunning made his 200th career start
Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal for Cheltenham

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 50th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Hamilton Academical 1-2 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Hibernian 0-1 Aberdeen

Anthony Stokes' start for Hibernian was his 200th appearance in SPL

Partick Thistle 0-2 Kilmarnock

Niall Keown made his 25th start for Partick Thistle
Alan Power's start for Kilmarnock was his first appearance since Tuesday, 8 August

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 0-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney's start for Inverness was his first time in the starting XI in two months

Sunday, 15th October 2017

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-2 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh made his 300th career start
Roy O'Donovan was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for Tuesday, 3rd October 2017

Tuesday, 3rd October 2017

Football League Trophy

Cambridge United 0-1 Southampton U21

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time season in his first start in more than a month

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Oldham

Jack Byrne's winner was his first goal in Football League Trophy

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Sunderland U21

Cody Prior made his senior debut as a second half substitute

Fleetwood 2-1 Morecambe

Cian Bolger made his 50th start for Fleetwood

Blackburn 0-1 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell returned from injury to make his first appearance for Bury since signing for them in the summer

Scunthorpe 2-1 Grimsby

Sam Kelly start against Scunthorpe was his first start since Tuesday, 29th August

Colchester 0-1 Gillingham

Sean Murray made his 100th career start
Finn O'Mara's start for Gillingham was also the defender's first career start

Plymouth 2-2 Exeter

Both Liam McAlinden and Pierce Sweeney made their 50th appearance for Exeter, with McAlinden marking the occasion with the 20th goal of his career

MK Dons 0-0 Stevenage

Luke Wade Slater's start for Stevenage was the former St Kevin's Boys player's first career start
Kevin Toner was booked for the first time this season

Oxford United 2-2 Brighton U21

Daniel Mandroiu's equaliser for Brighton's U21 side was the first senior goal of the striker's career

Peterborough 1-1 Northampton

Sam Foley made his first appearance for Northampton after signing for them in preseason

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 for weekend of Saturday, 23rd September 2017

Saturday, 23 September 2017

Championship

Fulham 1-1 Middlesbrough

Cyrus Christie scored his first goal for Middlesbrough, eleven months after his last goal in October 2016

Leeds United 3-2 Ipswich

David McGoldrick scored his fifth goal of the season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Barnsley

Matt Doherty made his 150th start for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal of the season (his first goal since August 19th) in his 50th appearance in the Championship
Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Nottingham Forest

League 1

Bristol Rovers 3-1 Blackpool

Ryan Sweeney scored his second goal of the season in his 25th appearance for Bristol Rovers

Charlton 1-1 Bury

Callum Reilly made his first start since Thursday, 10th August

Fleetwood 2-4 Southend United

Michael Timlin made his 150th appearance in League One

Plymouth 0-3 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor made his 50th career appearance

Rochdale 3-0 Gillingham

Joe Rafferty scored his first goal of the season, 18 months after his last goal in March 2016

Rotherham 5-1 Oldham

Anthony Forde scored his fifth goal for Rotherham, this was also the 15th goal of the winger's career

League 2

Barnet 1-2 Crawley

Mark Connolly was booked for the first time this season in his first appearance since Saturday, 12th August

Colchester 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Sean Murray made his 25th appearance for Colchester

Coventry 2-0 Exeter

Michael Doyle was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 2-1 Hamilton Academical

Graham Cummins returned to the St Johnstone starting XI for his first start since Saturday, 5th August

Partick Thistle 1-1 Hearts

Niall Keown made his 25th career start

Sunday, 24 September 2017

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Newcastle Utd

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-1 Aberdeen

Carl McHugh made his 25th appearance in SPL

Round Up - International Break

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

League 1

Coventry 2-1 Port Vale

Sam Foley was booked for the first time in 2017

Rochdale 3-3 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored for the first time in a month

League 2

Newport Co. 1-1 Luton

Mark O'Brien was sent off for the second time in his career, two and half years after his last red card in September 2014

Saturday, 25 March 2017

League 1

Oldham 1-1 Sheffield United

Jay O'Shea's tenth goal of the season (the most he's scored in a single season in England) was also his 30th goal in League One

League 2

Carlisle United 0-2 Crewe Alexandra

Jamie Devitt returned to the Carlisle starting XI for his first start since February 11th

Colchester 2-1 Luton

Sean Murray made his 25th start of the season
Glen Rea made his 50th appearance for Luton

Crawley 3-0 Leyton Orient

James Collins scored his 20th goal for Crawley

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Adelaide United

Roy O'Donovan scored his first goal February 12th

Sunday, 26 March 2017

League 1

Scunthorpe 3-2 Bradford City

Kevin Toner marked his first appearance for Bradford City with the first goal of his career
Billy Clarke was booked for the first time in 2017

Tuesday, 28 March 2017

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 3-1 Rochdale

Keith Keane was sent off for the second time this season

Sheffield United 2-0 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien was shown his first yellow card of 2017

Round Up - Week of 28th February 2017

Tuesday, 28 February 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 2-0 Bristol City

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal for Aston Villa since moving to Villa Park, this was the midfielder's seventh goal of the season

Blackburn 1-0 Derby County

Derrick Williams made his 50th appearance in the Championship
Darragh Lenihan made his 50th start for Blackburn

League 1

Northampton 1-2 Oldham

John-Joe O'Toole's consolation striker was his 25th goal for Northampton

Swindon Town 3-1 Gillingham

Anton Rodgers came off the bench for his first appearance for Swindon since January 7th

League 2

Cambridge United 2-3 Doncaster Rovers

Paul Keegan returned to Doncaster's team with his first appearance since January 14th

Crawley 1-2 Exeter

Mark Connolly's late consolation striker for Crawley's was the tenth goal of the defender's career, and the first time he's scored more than twice in a season

Grimsby 1-0 Colchester

Owen Garvan was booked for the first time in 2016, 64 days after his last booking at the end of December
Sean Murray was booked for the first time this season, almost 16 months after his last booking in November 2015

Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton was shown his first yellow card of 2017

Rangers 3-2 St Johnstone

Robert Kiernan was sent off for the first time in his career in what was the defender's 150th career start

Round Up - Week of 21st February 2017

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Brentford

John Egan scored his fourth goal of the season, five months after his last goal in September

League 1

Gillingham 2-2 AFC Wimbledon

Bradley Garmston's injury and subsequent substitution means he joins David Mooney, Kevin Doyle and Samir Carruthers as substitutes who were introduced and substituted in the same game

Peterborough 1-4 Southend United

Michael Timlin's first goal of the season was also the midfielder's 15th goal for Southend

League 2

Colchester 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Sean Murray's first start for Colchester was the winger's 25th appearance of the season


DAvid Mooney
Kevin Doyle
Samir Carruthers
Bradley Garmston - all introduced and substituted this season

Round up - Weekend of 8th October 2016

Saturday, 8 October 2016

League 1

Peterborough 3-1 Bury
Chris Forrester's equaliser for Peterborough was the former St Patricks Athletic midfielder's first goal in two months

Swindon Town 0-1 Bolton
Sean Murray made his 100th career appearance

Rochdale 3-0 Southend United
Niall Canavan scored his first goal of the season

League 2

Luton 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Alan Sheehan made his 25th start for Luton

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 3-3 Central Coast Mariners
Roy O'Donovan started the comeback for Central Coast Mariners by scoring their first goal at 3-0 down and scoring the equaliser from the penalty spot on 86 minutes.

Sunday, 9 October 2016

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying

Moldova 1-3 Republic of Ireland
Stephen Ward made his 40th appearance for Ireland
Ciaran Clark made his 20th start for Ireland
Shane Long scored his 17th goal in his 71st appearance for Ireland
Eunan O'Kane came off the bench to make his fifth appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his first competitive appearance for Ireland
James McClean scored his sixth and seventh goals for Ireland
Seamus Coleman was booked for the fifth time in his Ireland career
Jonathan Walters was shown his first yellow card in almost a year, before this game the striker had not been booked since 11 October 2015