Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 7th September 2024

Saturday, 7th September 2024

League 1

Barnsley 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time this season in his 50th appearance for Barnsley

Wrexham 3-0 Shrewsbury Town

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time this season in his 50th appearance for Wrexham

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Carlisle United

Tyreik Wright assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 29th October 2022

Colchester United 1-1 Bromley

Anthony Scully made his first appearance for Colchester United

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Gillingham

Shadrach Ogie made his 50th start for Gillingham

Newport County 1-4 Port Vale

Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance for Newport County
Ciaran Brennan was shown a red card for the first time since Tuesday, 18th October 2022

Belgian Cup

Dessel Sport 2-3 SK Beveren

Liam Kerrigan was named in the SK Beveren starting XI for the first time

July 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

Transfers

Tuesday, 4th July

Following her release by Birmingham City, striker Eleanor Ryan-Doyle signed a 12 month contract with Durham WFC

Nathan Collins joined Brentford FC, becoming the first and second most expensive transfer fee paid for an Irish player in the process!

Richard Keogh returned to former club Wycombe Wanderers, where he was on loan in 2005

Brentford B Player of the Year, and top scorer, Alex Gilbert signed for Middlesbrough

Wednesday, 5th July

32 year old full back Enda Stevens signed a one year contract with Stoke City

Friday, 7th July

Former Drogheda United defender James Brown signed for Scottish side Ross County until June 2025

Monday, 10th July

Defender Shane McLoughlin signed a two year contract with Newport Country

Tuesday, 11th July

Jason Knight signed a four year contract with Bristol City

Free agent Ryan Manning signed a contract with Southampton until the summer of 2027

Kieran O'Hara signed for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock

Winger Ryan Graydon signed a two year contract with Fleetwood Town

Thursday, 13th July

Waterford defender Tunimse Sobowale signed a 12 month contract with Shrewbury Town

Clare O'Riordan will join Amber Barrett at Standard Liege when she returns from the World Cup, after signing for the Belgian club

Friday, 14th July

Ahead of the 2023/24 WSL season, Southampton added Emily Kraft to their squad

Burton Albion signed defender Ryan Sweeney on a two year contract

Deji Sotona signed for League Two side Doncaster Robers

Will Keane returned to Preston North End, where he was on loan during the 2015/16 season, signing a two ywar contract at Deepdale

Ryan Nolan returned to Spain, signing for Segunda Federación side Hercules CF

Monday, 17th July

Mipo Odubeko signed for Portuguese Second Division side CS Maritimo

Midfielder Matthew Healy signed for Belgian Challenger Pro side Royal Francs Borains

Tuesday, 18th July

U21 player Conor Noss signed a two year contract with newly promoted Austrian side FC Blau Weiss Linz, with the option of a further 12 months

Shadrach Ogie signed for League Two side Gillingham

Thursday, 20th July

Matt Doherty returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he mode more than 300 appearances, three years after leaving for Spurs

Friday, 21st July

Aiden McGeady signed a contract with Ayr United, where he will combine his duties as a player with a new role as Technical Manager, while also studying a degree as a Sporting Director in UFCB

Monday, 24th July

Promising defender Josh Seberry left the League of Ireland to sign a two year contract with Newport County

Wednesday, 26th July

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty has signed a 12 month contract, with an the option of a further year, with newly promoted Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle

Friday, 28th July

Republic of Ireland U19 captain Jessie Stapleton signed for West Ham United Women

Liam Bossin returned to his native Belgium to sign for Challenger Pro League side K.V. Oostende

Saturday, 29th July

2022/23 London City Lionesses Player's Player of the Season Hayley Nolan signed for Crystal Palace

Striker Sean Maguire signed a twelve month contract with Carlisle United

Loans

Monday, 24th July

Ross Tierney signed a season long loan deal with League Two side Walsall FC

Thursday, 27th July

Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers signed a season long loan deal with Stoke City

Contracts

Saturday, 1st July

U21 full back Joel Bagan signed a new contract with Cardiff City until June 2026

Monday, 3rd July

Having recovered from a serious knee injury, Jack Clarke was offered a new contract by Reading

Tuesday, 4th July

U17 centre half Jake Grante signed his professional contract with Crystal Palace. Also, Killian Philips and Fionn Mooney agreed new deal with the Eagles

Thursday, 6th July

Ahead of the World Cup, Louise Quinn extended her contract with Birmingham City until June 2025

Thursday, 13th July

Following his successful loan with Motherwell in the second half of the 2022/23 season, James Furlong has signed a two year extension to his contract with Brighton and Hove Albion

Luca Connell signed a four year extension to his contract with Barnsley, with the option of a further 12 months

Wednesday, 19th July

Aoife Mannion signed a new contract with Manchester United, extending her stay at Old Trafford

Friday, 21st July

Jamie Finn signed a two year extension to her contract, until the summer of 2024

Managers

Monday, 3rd July

Michael Doyle returned to Portsmouth as professional development phase coach at their academy

Steven Reid returned to Nottingham Forest as a first-team coach. Reid had previously held the same role for two years at the City Ground

Monday, 24th July

Former women's international Marie Hourihan was announced as head coach of Stoke City Women

May/June 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts
August 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 18th October 2022

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Premier League

Crystal Palace 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins returned from suspension for his first appearance in a month

Championship

Huddersfield Town 0-1 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham scored his first goal of the season, this was the defender's first goal since February 2021!

Stoke City 0-1 Rotherham

Georgie Kelly was named in the Rotherham starting XI for the first time in two months

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Bristol City

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in two months

Football League Trophy

Harrogate Town 2-1 Morecambe

Shane McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Tranmere Rovers

Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Leeds United U21

Cian Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in senior football

Port Vale 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Jimmy Storer's start for Wolves' U21 side was his first appearance in senior football

Stockport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Aiden O'Brien was named in the Shrewsbury starting XI for the first time this season

Rochdale 2-2 Salford City

Liam Kelly marked his 50th appearance for Rochdale with his second goal in two games

Lincoln City 2-0 Newcastle United U21

Daniel Mandroiu scored his first goal for Lincoln City

Derby County 1-3 Manchester City U21

David McGoldrick scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th August

Walsall 0-2 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora assisted a goal for the first time since December 2020

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Peterborough

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his previous goal, on Saturday, 2nd October 2021

Forest Green Rovers 4-1 Exeter City

Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the 100th time
Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal for Forest Green Rovers

Leyton Orient 2-3 Chelsea U21

Shadrach Ogie's start was his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Cambridge United 1-0 Ipswich Town

Edwin Agbaje's start was his debut in football

Northampton Town 1-3 Arsenal U21

Jack Henry-Francis was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 19th October 2022

Championship

Birmingham City 1-1 Burnley

Scott Hogan scored his 30th goal for Birmingham City

QPR 3-0 Cardiff

Sinclair Armstrong was named in the QPR starting XI for the first time

Coppa Italia

Udinese 2-3 Monza

Festy Ebosele started a game for Udinese for the first time

Round up for weekend of Friday, 26th November 2021

Friday, 26th November 2021

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Jayson Molumby was sent off for the first time in senior football

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Newport County

In his first appearance since Friday, 8 October, Alan Judge made his first assist of the season - this was his first assist in 13 months

Saturday, 27th November 2021

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 29th September

Luton 1-2 Cardiff

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in eight weeks
James Collins was named in the Cardiff starting XI for the first time in five weeks

Peterborough 0-0 Barnsley

Conor Coventry was booked for the first time this season - this was his first booking since January 2020

Swansea 2-3 Reading

Ryan Manning scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since September 2020

League 1

Bolton 2-2 Cheltenham

Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time this season

Burton Albion 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Thomas O'Connor scored his fifth goal of the season

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his 20th goal for Wigan

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 3-0 Motherwell

Ryan Sweeney's first goal since Saturday, 2 October 2021(57 days)

Hearts 2-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy was sent off for the fourth time in his career, a year after his last red card in November 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Cove Rangers 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton's first goal since Sunday, 5 September 2021(84 days)

Sunday, 28th November 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

James McCarthy completed 90 minutes for the first time since January 2021
Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 2-3 Viking

Sean McDermott was booked for the first time this seaso

Rouund Up for weekend of Friday, 10th September 2021

Friday, 10th September 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 2-0 Derby County

Jason Knight's introduction was his first appearance of the season - this was his 75th appearance in the Championship

League 2

Barrow 2-3 Colchester

Alan Judge scored his first goal for Colchester - the 60th goal of his career

Bulgarian Parva Liga

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 2-1 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson was named in the Blagoevgrad starting XI for the first time this season

Saturday, 11th September 2021

Premier League

Arsenal 1-0 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele made his first appearance in the Premier League, the 36th Irish teenage player to start at least one game in the PL

Premier league Debut ✅ pic.twitter.com/ydo8PTGwFb

— Andrew Omobamidele (@AndrewOmobamid1) September 12, 2021

Brentford 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's start was his 100th appearance in the Premier League

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ @shaneduffy's start for Brighton against Brentford at the weekend was his 100th appearance in the @premierleague #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/7BLYxY7UWU

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) September 14, 2021

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle United

Jeff Hendrick's introduction was his 25th appearance for Newcastle United

Championship

Sheffield United 6-2 Peterborough

Conor Hourihane came off the bench for his first appearance for Sheffield United
Conor Coventry made his first appearance for Peterborough - this was his first appearance in senior football in almost a year

Stoke City 2-1 Huddersfield

Mipo Odubeko made his first appearance for loan club Huddersfield

Swansea 0-0 Hull City

Michael Obafemi made his first appearance for new club Swansea as a second half substitute

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Millwall

Callum Robinson's second half introduction was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

League 1

Cambridge United 1-5 Lincoln City

Conor Masterson made his 25th career start
The first goal of Anthony Scully's brace was the 30th goal of his career, and he claimed a hat trick of assists

Charlton 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-5 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's penalty was his 50th goal in League One

MK Dons 1-0 Portsmouth

Both Troy Parrott and Shaun Williams were booked for the first time this season - Williams for the first time since December 2020

Morecambe 3-4 AFC Wimbledon

Ryan Delaney was named in the starting XI for the first time in five weeks
Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal for Morecambe, almost a year since his previous goal on Saturday, 19 September 2020

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Olamide Shodipo's introduction was his first appearance in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-4 Fleetwood

Kieran Sadlier scored his 15th goal in League 1

Sunderland 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Aiden McGeady completed his first assist of the season

League 2

Crawley Town 2-1 Carlisle United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Hartlepool 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Glenn Whelan made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers

Leyton Orient 4-0 Oldham

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 1-0 Tranmere

Conor Grant made his 25th appearance for Rochdale

Salford City 1-0 Bradford City

Tyreik Wright's start was his 25th career appearance
Paudie O'Connor was booked for the first time this season in what was his 100th career start

Swindon Town 1-2 Port Vale

Alex Gilbert was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Livingston

Ryan Sweeney started a game for the first time in a month

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for St Mirren
Mark Connolly's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dunfermline

Daire O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Inverness CT 3-1 Partick Thistle

Aaron Doran's goal, his first in two months, was the 50th goal of his career

Raith 0-1 Queen of the South

Ethon Varian was booked for the first time this season

MLS

Atlanta United 3-0 Orlando City

Jake Mulraney's start was his first appearance in seven weeks

Colorado Rapids 1-1 LA Galaxy

Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in two months

Sunday, 12th September 2021

Norwegian Eliteserien

Strømsgodset 1-2 Kristiansund

Sean McDermott's start was his 150th appearance in the top division in Norway

Round up for week of Tuesday, 24th August 2021

Tuesday, 24th August 2021

3️⃣ @AidenObrien22 & @AnthonyScully_ scored hat tricks tonight, the first time two @FAIreland players scored three goals on the same day since Saturday, 17th November 2018 when James Collins & @17AdamRooney scored hat tricks for @LutonTown & @SalfordCityFC, respectively#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/iE6bbtnHhZ

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 24, 2021

League 2

English League Cup

Norwich 6-0 Bournemouth

Andrew Omobamidele's start was his first appearance of the season
Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 0-0 Bolton

James McClean was booked for the first time this season in his first start since Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Morecambe 2-4 Preston North End

Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal for Morecambe
Shane McLoughlin made his first assist for Morecambe
Joe Rafferty's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 20 March 2021

Blackpool 2-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first hat trick since September 2015

Barrow 0-6 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's start was his first appearance of the season

Millwall 3-1 Cambridge United

Alex Pearce's start was his first appearance of the season

Cardiff 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Andrew Moran's introduction was his senior career debut
Evan Ferguson made his first appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

QPR 2-0 Oxford United

Mark Sykes was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan assisted a goal for Wycombe for the fifth time

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 3-2 Manchester United U21

Billy Brooks' introduction was his career debut
Anthony Scully scored the first hat trick of his career

Wednesday, 25th August 2021

English League Cup

Newcastle United 0-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick's start, his first since Sunday, 7 March 2021, was his first appearance of the season,
Nathan Collins' first appearance for new club Burnley was his 50th career appearance

Newport County 0-8 Southampton

Both Michael Obafemi and Shane Long made their first appearance of the season as second half substitutes

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th April 2021

Tuesday, 13th April 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady made his 15th assist of the season - this was also his 25th assist for Sunderland

AFC Wimbledon 3-0 Ipswich

Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in two months in what was his 75th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Alan Judge was booked for the first time in two months

Rochdale 2-1 Swindon Town

Eoghan O'Connell made his 75th appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal of his career, in his tenth start for Rochdale

Lincoln City 4-0 MK Dons

Anthony Scully started his 30th game for Lincoln City

League 2

Morecambe 4-1 Scunthorpe

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time in two months, then assisted another goal twelve minutes later!
Mason O'Malley's start was his 25th appearance for Scunthorpe

Barrow 2-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal since Saturday, 6th February

Newport Co. 0-0 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode's introduction was his first appearance Saturday, 6th March

Walsall 1-0 Tranmere

Emmanuel Osadebe scored his tenth goal of his career

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh made his fifth assist of the season, a month after his last assist

Wednesday, 14th April 2021

Bulgarian Cup

Ludogorets 1-2 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's introduction was his 25th appearance of the season

Report Card for weekend of Friday, 12th March 2021

Friday, 12th March 2021

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Aston Villa

Ciaran Clark's start was his 196th appearance in the Premier League, overtaking Dean Kiely as the Irish player with the 29th most appearances in the Premier League

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Brentford

Darragh Lenihan started a game for the 200th time in his career, coincidentally, this was also his 200th appearance for Blackburn

👏 @darragh_lenihan makes his 200th #Rovers appearance and his 200th club career start tonight!#ROVvBRE 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/jf8yLZff7R pic.twitter.com/b33bL6stch

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) March 12, 2021

League 2

Walsall 0-1 Barrow

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 10th November

Saturday, 13th March 2021

Championship

Luton 0-1 Swansea

Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal for Swansea

Birmingham City 0-3 Bristol City

In his first appearance since December 26th, Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan was shown his first yellow card in two months
Sean Maguire started a game for the first time since Saturday, 16th January

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was named in the AFC Wimbledon starting XI for the 50th time

Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 16 January

Ipswich 1-0 Plymouth

In his 20th career start, Troy Parrott scored the first goal of his career

League 2

Carlisle United 3-1 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor scored his fifth goal for Bradford City, three months after his last goal on Saturday, 12th December

Crawley 1-0 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn was booked for the tenth time this season

Exeter 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long started his 50th game for Cheltenham

Port Vale 0-1 Bolton

Zachary Elbouzedi's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 9 February

Southend United 0-0 Stevenage

Alan McCormack was named in the Southend starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 23 January

Grimsby 0-0 Colchester

James McKeown's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 30 January

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Championship

Millwall 2-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time in a month

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Luton

James Collins' introduction was his 75th appearance in the competition

League 1

Gillingham 3-2 MK Dons

Thomas O'Connor was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the 50th time
Warren O'Hora scored his first goal for MK Don, 17 months after his last goal, in October 2019

Accrington Stanley 1-2 Ipswich

Seamus Conneely was sent off for the first time since Saturday, 7th September 2019

Hull City 2-0 Rochdale

Conor Shaughnessy was sent off for the first time in his career
Rochdale named six Irish players in their starting XI(Bazunu, McShane, O'Connell, Keohane, Shaughnessy, and Grant) - the first team to do so since Ipswich in March 2010(Delaney, Murphy, Walters, Garvan, Murphy, and O'Connor)

Shrewsbury 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town

Niall Canavan made his first assist of the season, a year after his last assist on Tuesday, 3rd March 2020

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-2 Central Coast Mariners

Andy Keogh completed an assist for the first time in six weeks

Wednesday, 3rd March 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa

David McGoldrick scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season - the first Irish player to score more than five goals in England's top division since Shane Long scored ten in 2015/16

Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United

James McCarthy started his first game in a month

Championship

Stoke City 1-2 Swansea

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 4th March 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Everton

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in five weeks

Fulham 0-1 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's start was his 25th appearance for Tottenham

Round Up for week for Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Tuesday, 23rd February 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Norwich

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 9th December

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham

Shane McLoughlin assisted a goal for the first time in eight weeks

Hull City 0-1 Ipswich

Troy Parrott's start was his 25th career appearance

Northampton 0-0 Rochdale

Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since April 2019
Conor Shaughnessy started a game for the 50th time in his career
Conor Grant started a game for the first time in his career

Oxford United 0-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time in a month
Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 2-0 Fleetwood

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored for the first time in six weeks

League 2

Bolton 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time in a year
Mason O'Malley came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Bradford City 1-0 Leyton Orient

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Cambridge United 0-1 Cheltenham

Sean Long scored his first goal of the season and was booked for the first time this season in his first start of the season

Carlisle United 2-3 Tranmere

Joshua Kayode scored his fifth goal of the season six weeks after his last goal

Harrogate Town 1-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley started the 50th game of his career

Oldham 0-1 Barrow

Jamie Devitt made his first assist of the season

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Championship

Swansea 1-0 Coventry

Conor Hourihane made his first assist for Swansea

League 2

Forest Green 1-3 Southend United

Alan McCormack's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Europa League

Tottenham 4-0 Wolfsberger AC

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time since Saturday, 2nd January

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 20th October 2020

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Championship

Coventry 1-1 Swansea

Jordan Shipley scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Championship

Millwall 2-0 Luton

Glen Rea made his 20th appearance in the Championship

Norwich 1-0 Birmingham City

Adam Idah made his first assist of the season - also his first assist for Norwich

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Portsmouth

Jack Bonham's start was made his 50th appearance for Gillingham
Thomas O'Connor made his 30th appearance in League One
Marcus Harness completed his first assist of the season

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was named in the starting XI for his 120th appearance for Fleetwood

Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 50th game for Ipswich

Hull City 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin made his 40th appearance in League One

Oxford United 3-2 MK Dons

Olamide Shodipo marked his first appearance for Oxford United with the first goal of his career

Burton Albion 0-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan made his 40th appearance for Rochdale

Northampton 2-1 Swindon Town

Michael Harriman made his 40th appearance for Northampton

League 2

Morecambe 1-1 Mansfield Town

John O'Sullivan made his 50th appearance for Morecambe
Harry Charsley scored his first goal for Mansfield Town - his first goal since November 2016
Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 1-1 Walsall

Billy Clarke scored his 80th goal of his career
Liam Kinsella completed his first assist since Saturday, 10 November 2018

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 4-2 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban scored his fifth goal of his career on his 20th appearance for Aberdeen

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Championship

QPR 0-2 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Stoke City 2-2 Barnsley

Nathan Collins made his 25th appearance for Stoke City

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 28th December 2019

Saturday, 28th December 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Will Smallbone was named in the Southampton matchday squad for the first time

Sunday, 29th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United

Callum Robinson was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the first time in two months

Championship

Bristol City 3-0 Luton

James Collins' start was his 25th Championship appearance

Fulham 1-0 Stoke City

Cyrus Christie's start was his 50th appearance for Fulham

Millwall 1-0 Brentford

Aiden O'Brien marked his first start in two months with his fourth goal of the season - his first time scoring in consecutive appearances since January 2018
Millwall started all four of the Irish players at the club - O'Brien, Molumby, Pearce and Williams - for the first time this season, the first time the Lions started four Irish players since March 2015

QPR 1-2 Hull City

Ryan Manning's assist was his fifth for QPR

League 1

Gillingham 1-0 Rochdale

Thomas O'Connor's start for Gillingham was his 25th in senior football
Paul McShane's start was his first appearance in a month
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time since August

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Oxford United

Shane McLoughlin was unfortunate to mark his 25th appearance for AFC Wimbledon with his first own goal for the club

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Sunderland

Kieran Sadlier complete his first assist for Doncaster in two months

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Scunthorpe

Paul Green's first goal since September was also his fifth goal for Crewe

Newport Co. 1-1 Leyton Orient

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season
Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth 2-1 Stevenage

Niall Canavan's first goal of the season, eleven months after his last strike, was also the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 30th December 2019

Championship

Derby County 2-1 Charlton

Jason Knight's brace was his first goals in senior football

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 Satuday, 30th Match 2019

Saturday, 30th March 2019

Premier League

Fulham 0-2 Manchester City

Cyrus Christie was shown his fifth yellow card of the season in his first start since Saturday, 2nd February

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Southampton

Shane Duffy made his 100th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Blackburn

Glenn Whelan made his 50th start for Aston Villa
Darragh Lenihan made his first appearance in two months

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Swansea

Daryl Murphy scored for the first time in three months

Reading 2-1 Preston North End

Paul McShane came off the bench for his first appearance since Wednesday, 22nd August
Callum Robinson was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th November

Sheffield United 2-3 Bristol City

Scott Hogan scored his first goal of the season, almost a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 3rd April 2018

League 1

Blackpool 2-2 Plymouth

Graham Carey assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Charlton 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor's start was the defender's first appearance in two months

Gillingham 1-1 Rochdale

Graham Burke made his 25th appearance of the season

Scunthorpe 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin started his first game since Tuesday, 19th February

League 2

Bury 1-3 Swindon Town

Jay O'Shea made his fifth assist of the season

Cambridge United 0-1 Colchester

Jake Carroll made his 150th appearance in League Two
Jake Doyle-Hayes came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson scored his first goal since Tuesday, 8th January

Morecambe 1-0 Crawley

Barry Roche's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 27th October

Stevenage 0-3 Notts County

Michael Doyle made his 150th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 2-1 Dundee

John O'Sullivan's first assist since November was his fifth assist of the season

Motherwell 3-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne made his 50th appearance in the competition
Carl McHugh made his first assist of the season

Hearts 2-1 Aberdeen

In his first appearance in seven weeks, Conor Shaughnessy made his first assist of the season

Kilmarnock 5-0 Hamilton Academical

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time in two months

Sunday, 31st March 2019

Premier League

Cardiff 1-2 Chelsea

Harry Arter completed his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Rangers

In his first start in five weeks, Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time since the same game

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 2-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady's brace in the final was his first goals in the competition

Norwegian Eliteserien

Viking 2-0 Kristiansund

Sean McDermott was named in the starting XI on his return to the Kristiansund first team. This was his first start since Sunday, 17th February

Monday, 1st April 2019

MLS

Orlando City 1-2 D.C. United

Chris McCann came off the bench for his D.C. United debut

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 8th March 2019

Friday, 8th March 2019

League 1

Coventry 1-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time since December

League 2

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Rangers

Daryl Horgan's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Saturday, 9th March 2019

Premier League

Cardiff 2-0 West Ham United

Harry Arter was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Preston North End

After signing for Preston North End in January, Joe Rafferty made his debut for the Lilywhites

Bolton 2-1 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

QPR 0-0 Stoke City

Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since April 2018

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Shane McLoughlin's strike was the first goal of his career

Blackpool 2-2 Southend United

Robert Kiernan marked his first appearance since August 2017 with his first goal since December 2016

Bradford City 3-1 Peterborough

Eoin Doyle scored his tenth goal for Bradford, and completed his first assist since December

Plymouth 0-0 Luton

Graham Carey first booking in almost two months was also his tenth yellow card of the season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Sunderland

Michael Harriman came off the bench for his first appearance since New Year's Day
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time since November

Charlton 2-1 Portsmouth

Josh Cullen assisted a goal for the first time since September

League 2

Northampton 2-1 Exeter

Sam Foley was booked for the fifth time this season

Carlisle United 2-1 Swindon Town

Jamie Devitt's assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Cheltenham 4-1 Notts County

Kevin Dawson made his first assist of the season

Colchester 3-0 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien was booked for the fifth time this season. This was the defender's first booking since December

Stevenage 0-1 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since August

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 3-1 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy scored his first goal in three months

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-8 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan came off the bench and completed his first assist in two months
Congratulations to on loan midfielder Stephen Mallon on his first career goal

Slovakian Super Liga

Zlaté Moravce 1-2 DAC

Connor Ronan made his first start for DAC, this was the midfielder's first start in three months

Sunday, 10th March 2019

Championship

Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's start was his 100th appearance for Aston Villa

💯 up in an #AVFC shirt for @ConorHourihane today. 👏#PartOfThePride pic.twitter.com/filZOkQqBm

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 10, 2019

USL Championship

Memphis 901 0-1 Tampa Bay Rowdies

Congratulations to Jordan Doherty on his senior professional debut on loan at Tampa Bay Rowdies

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th February 2019

Friday, 15th February 2019

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 3-1 Melbourne City

Roy O'Donovan scored his 15th goal for Newcastle Jets

Saturday, 16th February 2019

Championship

Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Richie Towell scored his tenth goal for Rotherham

Ipswich 1-1 Stoke City

James McClean scored for the first time since August in his 300th appearance in English football
Alan Judge completed his first assist since signing for Ipswich

Sheffield United 4-0 Reading

In his first appearance for Sheffield United, Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season
John Egan made his 100th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bradford City 0-0 Plymouth

Billy Clarke started his first game in two months

Charlton 0-0 Blackpool

Josh Cullen made his 100th career appearance

Gillingham 1-0 Scunthorpe

Mark Byrne's winner was his first goal since September
Callum Reilly's first booking since October was his fifth yellow card of the season

Oxford United 0-1 Peterborough

Samir Carruthers made his 100th appearance in the competition

League 2

Exeter 0-1 Bury

Joe Murphy was booked for the fifth time this season

Grimsby 1-0 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 200th appearance in English football

Lincoln City 2-2 Stevenage

Michael Timlin made his 200th appearance in the competition
Cian Bolger was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Daryl Horgan made his 25th appearance for Hibernian
David McMillan made his first start for Hamilton Academical

English FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Millwall

Shane McLoughlin made his first appearance in the FA Cup

Newport Co. 1-4 Manchester City

Padraig Amond's consolation strike was his tenth goal in the Cup

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 4-0 Brisbane Roar

Andy Keogh made his first assist of the season

Slovakian Super Liga

DAC 0-1 Slovan Bratislava

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his first appearance for DAC

Sunday, 17th February 2019

Championship

Blackburn 0-1 Middlesbrough

Derrick Williams was sent off for the second time this season

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic

Alan Power made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th May 2018

Friday, 4th May 2018

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-1 Ross County

Conor Sammon was named in a starting XI for the 200th time since leaving the League of Ireland
Daniel Devine made his first appearance in a month

Saturday, 5th May 2018

Premier League

Leicester City 0-2 West Ham United

Declan Rice made his 25th Premier League appearance

League 1

Blackburn 2-1 Oxford United

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal for Blackburn, more than three years after his last goal, on loan at Burton in January 2015

Fleetwood 2-0 Walsall

Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal of the season

Northampton 2-2 Oldham

Brendan Moloney made his first appearance in a month

League 2

Exeter 1-0 Colchester

Liam McAlinden's start against Colchester was the striker's first appearance since Tuesday, 20th March

Forest Green 0-3 Grimsby

James Berrett's late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in a month

Lincoln City 1-1 Yeovil

Corey Whelan returned to Yeovil and his start against Lincoln was his first appearance since Saturday, 10th March

Mansfield Town 1-1 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 200th career start, and was booked for the first time since March

Notts County 0-0 Luton

Glen Rea made his 50th appearance of the season
Alan Sheehan was shown his first yellow card in a month

Swindon Town 3-0 Accrington Stanley

After being shown two yellow cards, Jimmy Dunne was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-0 Hamilton Academical

Darren O'Dea started his first game in a month

Motherwell 1-5 St Johnstone

David McMillan scored his first goal for St Johnstone in his first appearance since Saturday, 27th January

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 0-1 Melbourne Victory

Roy O'Donovan was sent off for the second time in two months

Sunday, 6th May 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 5-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick started his first start since Saturday, 10th March.
Hendrick, Stephen Ward, and Kevin Long were all named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 24th February

Championship

Cardiff 0-0 Reading

Paul McShane came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 13th January

Ipswich 2-2 Middlesbrough

Shane McLoughlin's late introduction was his debut appearance in the Championship

Leeds United 2-0 QPR

Eunan O'Kane came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Millwall 1-0 Aston Villa

Aiden O'Brien was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 20th Januar
Shaun Williams's first goal since Friday, 30 March was also his fifth goal in the Championship

Preston North End 2-1 Burton Albion

Sean Maguire's start was his 25th appearance for Preston North End

Sunderland 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance in the Championship

Round Up - Week of 22nd August 2017

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

English League Cup

Grimsby 0-1 Derby County

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since April in the defender's first start of the season
James Berrett was booked for the first time this season

Crystal Palace 2-1 Ipswich

Adam McDonnell made his first start of the season
Congratulations to Shane McLoughlin on his first appearance for Ipswich Town

Accrington Stanley 1-3 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean was booked for the first time this season

Leeds United 5-1 Newport Co.

Congratulations to Eoghan Stokes on his first career appearance
Joe Quigley was booked for the first time this season

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Hull City

Brian Lenihan made his first appearance of the season for Hull

Aston Villa 4-1

Congratulations to Jake Doyle-Hayes on making his senior debut for Aston Villa
Noel Hunt came off the bench to made his first appearance for Wigan

QPR 1-4 Brentford

John Egan's second goal in two games was his first goal in the League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 Barnet

Richie Towell made his first start of the season, this was the midfielder's first appearance since March
Jay Molumby made his first senior appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion
Congratulations to Aaron Connolly on his career debut

Cardiff 1-2 Burton Albion

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal since January in his 100th appearance for Cardiff
Sean Scannell made his first start for Burton Albion since signing for the Brewers on loan

Fulham 0-1 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney and Ryan Sweeney were both booked for the first time this season, the striker hadn't been booked since March, whereas the defender's last booking was in April

Reading 3-1 Millwall

Stephen Quinn's start against Millwall was the midfielder's first start since September 2016

Wednesday, 23 August 2017

English League Cup

Blackburn 0-2 Burnley

Jonathan Walters made his first start for Burnley, this was the striker's first start since Saturday, 8th April
Kevin Long was booked in his first appearance of the season. Before this, he hadn't been shown a yellow card since January 2016!
Robbie Brady scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't scored since February

Cheltenham 0-2 West Ham United

Declan Rice made his first appearance in the competition

Round up - Midweek games of 19th January 2016

Tuesday, 19 January 2016
FA Cup
MK Dons 3-0 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole achieved the milestone of his fiftieth start for Northampton Town in their third round replay

Portsmouth 2-1 Ipswich
Jay Tabb was in the starting XI for Ipswich Town for the first time September, all of his appearances for the Tractor Boys in 2015/16 have been in the cup competitions - three in the League Cup and once in the FA Cup. Ireland U18 striker Shane McLoughlin made his first appearance in a matchday squad for Ipswich, the Kerry born player was named on the subs bench

Aston Villa 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Ciaran Clark scored his first goal of the season on what his 150th appearance for the Villains

Yeovil 1-1 Carlisle United
After suffering a succession of injury problems, Kevin Dawson made his first appearance for Yeovil in more than a year. The midfielder last played for the Glovers in an FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United in January 2015

Scottish FA Cup 
Inverness CT 2-0 Stirling Albion
Richie Foran introduction from the bench was his first appearance since September 19th

Wednesday, 20 January 2016
English FA Cup
Liverpool 3-0 Exeter
This was the first game since the end of November that Clinton Morrison was in the starting XI for Exeter

Further reading
The Story Of New Star Soccer - [the set pieces]
Republic of Ireland record against Group E opponents - uefa.com 
Chelsea - Accidents Will Happen - Swiss Ramble