Round up for weekend of Saturday, 1st January 2022

Saturday, 1st January 2022

League 1

Rotherham 2-1 Bolton

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time this season
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal in six weeks

League 2

Barrow 1-2 Bradford City

Fiacre Kelleher's start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Hartlepool 0-0 Oldham

Gavan Holohan was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 6th November

Walsall 3-3 Newport County

Conor Wilkinson's brace was the first time the striker scored since Saturday, 9th October

Sunday, 2nd January 2022

Championship

Bristol City 3-2 Millwall

Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 10th August
Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time in a month

Blackburn 0-0 Huddersfield

Darragh Lenihan made his 250th career appearance

⛔️ A clean sheet for @darragh_lenihan on his 200th #Rovers league start / 250th club career appearance.#Rovers 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/b3pOSGNUCl

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) January 3, 2022

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Cardiff

Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season
James Collins scored his first goal since Saturday, 20 November
Mark McGuinness was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Shrewsbury 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Joshua Daniels was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-0 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season

Monday, 3rd January 2022

League 1

Cambridge United 0-0 Portsmouth

Wes Hoolahan's introduction, his first appearance in a month, was his 50th appearance for Cambridge United
Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th November 2021

Saturday, 6th November 2021

Premier League

Brentford 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was booked for the first time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Newcastle United

Ciaran Clark made his first assist of the season - this was the defender's first assist since January 2018

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Derby County

Festy Ebosele scored his first goal in senior football

Great work from Sam Baldock and Tom Lawrence to put it on a plate for Festy Ebosele...

And 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 a moment for the youngster! 🤩#DCFC pic.twitter.com/VfSBwOroia

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) November 7, 2021

Birmingham City 1-2 Reading

Scott Hogan scored his 20th goal for Birmingham City - all of which have come in the league

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's introduction was his 250th appearance in British football

Hearts 5-2 Dundee Utd

In his first appearance since Sunday, 22 August, Aaron McEneff scored his first goal in the SPL

St Johnstone 0-0 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-2 Inverness CT

Jonathan Afolabi assisted a goal for the first time this season

Dunfermline 1-3 Greenock Morton

Oisin McEntee started a game for the tenth time in his career

Queen of the South 1-1 Raith

Ruairi Paton assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Ethon Varian completed an assist for the first time since Saturday, 2nd October

FA Cup

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 5th January 2021

Rotherham 3-0 Bromley

Chiedozie Ogbene made his first assist of the season

Portsmouth 1-0 Harrow Borough

Shaun Williams' start was his 450th appearance in English football

Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United

Conor Masterson scored his first goal for Cambridge United

Harrogate Town 2-1 Wrexham

Simon Power scored his first goal of the season

Hartlepool 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time this season

Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere

Lee O'Connor started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Lincoln City 1-0 Bowers and Pitsea

Sean Roughan's start was his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 7th November 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-0 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Rochdale 1-1 Notts County

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal in two months

Bolton 2-2 Stockport County

Eoin Doyle scored his 25th goal for Bolton

Belgian Super League

Royal Antwerp 2-0 Anderlecht

Josh Cullen's start was his 200th career appearance

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 3-0 Östersunds FK

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal in the Allsvenskan

Monday, 8 November 2021

MLS

LA Galaxy 3-3 Minessota United

Derrick Williams made his 20th start for LA Galaxy

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Reading

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 25th appearance for Millwall

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Wigan

James McClean made his 100th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane scored his 20th goal in League Two

Portsmouth 1-1 Cheltenham

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Dan Crowley was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Rochdale 0-3 Bolton

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season, eight weeks after his last goal

Northampton 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Andrew Moran made his first start in senior football
Evan Ferguson scored his first senior goal of his career

Salford City 5-3 Leeds United U21

Tyreik Wright was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 18th September

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-2 Preston North End

Mark Travers made his 25th appearance for Bournemouth - starting in each one

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Hull City

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the fifth time in the 2021/22 season

Thursday, 4th November 2021

Europa League

Ferencvaros 2-3 Celtic

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks

MLS

Austin FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City

In his first start in five weeks, Jon Gallagher was shown his first yellow card of the season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th August 2021

Tuesday, 10th August 2021

English League Cup

Crawley 2-2 Gillingham

After coming off the bench for his debut against Hartlepool, Will Ferry was named in the Crawley starting XI for the first time, and marked it with an assist on Crawley's first goal

Derby County 3-3 Salford City

Festy Ebosele was named man of the match in his first start for Derby County

This man enjoyed hearing his name being chanted at Pride Park last night during his Man of the Match-winning performance! 👏#DCFC

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) August 11, 2021

Mansfield Town 0-3 Preston North End

Ryan Burke made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town
In his first appearance of the season, Sean Maguire assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 29th December

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th March

Oldham 2-2 Tranmere

In his first start for Tranmere, Sam Foley scored his first goal for Tranmere

Rotherham 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Kieran Sadlier made his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal in 11 months

Millwall 2-1 Portsmouth

Shaun Williams made his first appearance for Portsmouth, fittingly at former club Millwall

Reading 0-3 Swansea

Congratulations to Kian Leavy on his senior career debut

🚨 Your Royals starting XI for tonight’s @Carabao_Cup meeting with @SwansOfficial.

Puscas, Holmes and @Tom5Mc start alongside 3️⃣ @RFCAcademy debutants.#REASWA pic.twitter.com/r4ROxnvBeq

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) August 10, 2021

Wednesday, 11th August 2021

English League Cup

Burton Albion 1-1 Oxford United

Luke McNally made his first appearance for Oxford United
Mark Sykes assisted a goal for The U's for the fifth time

Leyton Orient 1-1 QPR

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Leyton Orient - this was his first goal since Saturday, 30 January
Jimmy Dunne made his first appearance for QPR

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Falkirk 3-0 East Kilbride

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal in the competition

Dundee B 1-2 Peterhead

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance of the season

Dumbarton 2-3 Rangers B

Eoghan Stokes scored his first goal for Dumbarton

Celtic B 2-0 Annan

Lee O'Connor scored his first goal of his career

 

Thursday, 12th August 2021

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Rijeka 4-1 Hibernian

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

Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for May/June 2021

Transfers

Wednesday, 19th May

Following the expiration of his contract with Luton Town, James Collins signed a two year deal with fellow Championship side Cardiff City: 🔗

Thursday, 3rd June

Former U21 defender Charles Dunne signed a two year contract with St Mirren: 🔗

Friday, 4th June

Former underage midfielder Eoghan Stokes signed a one year contract with Scottish League One side Dumbarton: 🔗

Thursday, 10th June

Former U21 striker Rhys Murphy signed a two year contract with AFC Rochdale: 🔗

Friday, 11th June

Leyton Orient striker Conor Wilkinson signed a two year contract with Walsall, joining the Saddlers on the expiration of his previous deal on Thursday, 1st July: 🔗

After more than 200 appearances for Exeter City, Pierce Sweeney signed a two year contract with Swindon Town: 🔗

Monday, 14th June

After spending four months on loan with Mansfield Town in the 2020/21 season,Stephen Quinn signed a one year contract with the Stags: 🔗

Tuesday, 15th June

Dylan Connolly returned to English league football, signing a two year contract with Northampton Town: 🔗

Tuesday, 15th June

Following the end of his contract with Falkirk, Conor Sammon signed for Alloa Athletic, and will play in Scottish League One in the 2021/22 season following the Wasps relegation from the Scottish Championship: 🔗

Thursday, 17th June

After two seasons at Morecambe, John O'Sullivan returned to Accrington Stanley, where he spent two loan spells in 2014/15 and 2016/17, signing a three year deal at Wham Stadium: 🔗

Friday, 18th June

Alan Judge signed for Colchester United, signing a deal with the League Two side until June of 2023: 🔗

Monday, 21st June

U21 defender Mark McGuinness signed for Cardiff City, penning a three year contract with the bluebirds: 🔗

St Mirren announced the signing of Alan Power on a 12 month contract: 🔗

Tuesday, 22nd June

Leanne Kiernan joined international teammate Niamh Fahey at Liverpool FC Women: 🔗

After 18 months with Bolton Wanderers, Ryan Delaney signed a contract until 2023 with Morecambe: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd June

Defender Corey Whelan signed a contract until the summer of 2023 with Carlisle United: 🔗

Following his release by Southampton, Thomas O'Connor signed a two year contract with Burton Albion: 🔗

Following the expiration of his contract with Bradford City, defender Anthony O'Connor signed a two year contract with Morecambe: 🔗

Thursday, 24th June

Nathan Collins will play in the Premier League next season after he signed a four year contract with Burnley: 🔗

Megan Campbell signed for Liverpool Women's team, joining fellow internationals Niamh Fahey and Leanne Kiernan: 🔗

Connor Shaughnessy is returning to Burton Albion, where he briefly played on loan before the curtailing of the 2019/20 season, signing a two year contract with the Brewers: 🔗

Striker Ruari Paton signed a two year contract with Queen of the South: 🔗

Friday, 25th June

U19 forward Armstrong Okoflex returned to London from Celtic and signed a two year contract with West Ham, where he will initially play for their U23 side: 🔗

After 290 appearances for Millwall, Shaun Williams signed a 12 month contract with Portsmouth: 🔗

Monday, 28th June

Former under-17 goalkeeper Jack Bonham signed a one year contract with Stoke City, and will complete the transfer on Thursday, 1st July: 🔗

Tuesday, 29th June

Striker Aaron Drinan signed a two year contract with Leyton Orient: 🔗

Fiacre Kelleher signed a contract with Bradford City until 2023: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th June

After a short spell with St Mirren, Jake Doyle Hayes signed a two year contract with fellow Scottish Premiership side Hibernian: 🔗

Underage captain Seamus Keogh returned to his native Sligo to sign for the Bit O'Red: 🔗

Contracts

Friday, 21st May

St Mirren captain Joe Shaughnessy signed a two year extension to his contract with the Buddies: 🔗

Thursday, 27th May

After winning the Bulgarian Cup, Graham Carey extended his contract with CSKA Sofia: 🔗

Tuesday, 1st June

Oisin McEntee was among a number of players offered a new contract by Newcastle United: 🔗

Wednesday, 2nd June

After winning promotion to League One with Cambridge United, Wes Hoolahan extended his contract with the U's for another 12 months: 🔗

Wednesday, 9th June

Striker Amber Barrett signed a 12 month extension to her contract with FC Koln and will stay with the Billy Goats until June 2022: 🔗

Friday, 11th June

Joe Murphy signed a 12 month extension to his contract with Tranmere Rovers: 🔗

Signed as short term cover in January, Watford's Rob Eliot has extended his stay with at Vicarage Road with a two year contract 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd June

Eoghan O'Connell signed a new contract with Rochdale AFC, extending his stay Spotland for another 12 months: 🔗

Thursday, 24th June

After a hugely successful season, where he made his club and international debut, Caoimhin Kelleher signed a new long term deal with Liverpool FC: 🔗

Sunday, 27th June

Highly rated underage defender Anselmo Garcia MacNulty signed his first professional contract with VFL Wolfsburg until the summer of 2024: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th June

Aiden McGeady will play with Sunderland in the 2021/22 season after signing a 12 month contract with the Black Cats: 🔗

Management and coaches

Tuesday, 1st June

U21 goalkeeping coach Rene Gilmartin was appointed as assistant coach to John McGreal at Swindon Town: 🔗
Unfortunately, the pair stood down from their positions at Swindon only 24 days later

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 15th December 2020

Tuesday, 15th December 2020

Championship

Bournemouth 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan made his 20th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers

Barnsley 2-1 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty made his 50th appearance in the competition
Sean Maguire's first goal since Sunday, 4 October was his 20th goal in the Championship

Bristol City 0-2 Millwall

Callum O'Dowda came off the bench in the second half for his 150th appearance for Bristol City
Shaun Williams was named in the Millwall starting IX for the 250th time

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Jack Bonham made his 60th appearance for Gillingham - starting every time
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 22 September

Sunderland 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Aiden O'Brien's start was first appearance since Tuesday, 10th November
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time since Saturday, 31st October

Wigan 0-5 Rochdale

Jimmy Ryan's start was his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Ipswich 2-1 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole's first start in five weeks was his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

MK Dons 1-1 Peterborough

Jack Taylor made his 30th appearance for Peterborough, continuing his record of starting each game

Portsmouth 0-0 Fleetwood

Marcus Harness' 50th start for Portsmouth was also his 60th appearance for Pompey
Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was named in the Mansfield starting XI for the 100th time

Oldham 2-3 Walsall

Liam Kinsella's start was his 150th appearance for Walsall

Cheltenham 0-1 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's start was his 350th appearance in British football
Ryan Delaney's goal was his first in League Two

Indian Super League

Hyderabad 3-2 SC East Bengal

Anthony Pilkington completed his first assist for SC East Bengal, in his fifth appearance for the club.

Wednesday, 16th December 2020

Premier League

Leeds United 5-2 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick scored his second goal of the season in his 300th career start
Ciaran Clark's first goal of the season, his first in 13 months, was his 15th Premier League goal

Championship

Derby County 2-0 Swansea

Jason Knight's start was his 50th Championship appearance

Cardiff 3-2 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham's late substitute introduction was his first appearance since Sunday, 18th October

Scottish League Cup

St Mirren 3-2 Rangers

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal of the season in his 30th appearance for St Mirren
Jamie McGrath's brace was his fifth goal in four games

Copa del Rey

CD Calaharra 0-1 La Nucia

Kevin Toner's introduction made the defender the first Irish player to appear in the Copa del Rey since Steve Finnan started for Espanyol against Barcelona in January 2009

Thursday, 17th December 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-3 Manchester United

David McGoldrick scored his fifth and sixth goals in the Premier League

Copa del Rey

Anaitasuna 1-2 Getafe

John-Joe Finn was named in the starting XI for the first time in his career

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd October 2020

Friday, 23rd October 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Derby County

Both Cyrus Christie and Harry Arter were booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Hearts

Aidan White made his 20th appearance for Hearts

Polish Ekstraklasa

Piast Gliwice 2-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for the first time this season

Saturday, 24th October 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne's brace was his first goal since Saturday, 22nd February

Millwall 1-1 Barnsley

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance in a month

Norwich 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Adam Idah was sent off for the first time in his career

Stoke City 3-2 Brentford

James McClean's first goal of the season was his 20th goal in the Championship

League 1

Gillingham 0-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal was his 110th goal in League One

Blackpool 1-0 MK Dons

Richard Keogh was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since Friday, 13th September 2019

Northampton 0-2 Charlton

Michael Harriman was booked for the first time this season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane made his first assist of the season

Sunderland 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness' goal was his 15th strike for Portsmouth

League 2

Exeter 3-1 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley assisted a goal for the first time in Scunthorpe colours

Bradford City 0-3 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in a month

Cheltenham 0-0 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley's start was his 30th career appearance

Oldham 1-2 Port Vale

Ian Lawlor made his 120th career appearance - starting each one

Stevenage 0-2 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson's fifth goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Leyton Orient

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

St Johnstone 0-0 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly made his 50th appearance for Dundee Utd

Scottish Championship

Dundee 1-0 Greenock Morton

Jonathan Afolabi marked his first appearance for loan club Dundee with a goal
Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 1-1 Ayr

In his first start of the season, Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in 2020/21

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 D.C. United

Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal of his career

Sunday, 25th October 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-3 Celtic

Tommie Hoban's start was his 15th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 26th October 2020

Premier League

Burnley 0-1 Tottenham

Kevin Long was unfortunately booked for the first time this season in what was his 80th appearance for Burnley

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 30th June 2020

Tuesday, 30th June 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-3 Manchester United

Aaron Connolly and Shane Duffy were both named in the same starting XI for the first time since December

Aaron Connolly made his 25th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion, and his 20th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Swansea

Shaun Williams made his 30th appearance of the season

Cardiff 0-0 Charlton

Josh Cullen made his 60th appearance for Charlton - and continued his remarkable record of starting each one of these

QPR 1-2 Fulham

Cyrus Christie scored his first goal of the season, this was also the fifth goal of his career and his first goal since September 2018

Leeds United 1-1 Luton

James Collins was booked for the first time since December in his 40th appearance of the season

Wigan 3-0 Stoke City

This was the first time Stephen Ward, Nathan Collins, and James McClean were named in the same starting XI

Ward was booked for the first time since December, while Collins was booked for the first time since August

Wednesday, 1st July 2020

Premier League

Arsenal 4-0 Norwich

Adam Idah came off the bench for his tenth appearance for Norwich

Everton 2-1 Leicester City

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the 20th time this season

Championship

Preston North End 0-1 Derby County

Joe Rafferty returned to the starting XI for Preston - his 25th start of the season
Sean Maguire's introduction was his 90th appearance for Preston North End
Jason Knight's start was his 25th appearance in the Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 West Bromwich Albion

Alex Hunt came off the bench for his fifth appearance for Sheffield Wednesday
Dara O'Shea's start, his first appearance since the restart, was his 15th appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Callum Robinson made his 30th appearance of the season

Thursday, 2nd July 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 3-1 Tottenham

David McGoldrick was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 20th time this season
John Egan's start was his 30th appearance in the Premier League

Round Up for Saturday, 11th January 2020

Saturday, 11th January 2020

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last booking on Tuesday, 29th January 2019

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned from injury for his first appearance in a month

Championship

Brentford 3-1 QPR

After his senior debut last week, Conor Masterson came off the bench for his league debut

Hull City 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time in two months

Stoke City 0-0 Millwall

Jay Molumby was named in a starting XI for the 25th time in his career
Shaun Williams was sent off for the fourth time for Millwall, almost four years after his last red card in April 2016

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

After signing for Bristol Rovers, Josh Barrett made his first appearance for the Gas

Burton Albion 1-0 Fleetwood

John-Joe O'Toole started a game for the first time in a month
Paddy Madden came off the bench for his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 4-1 Accrington Stanley

Alan Judge's goal was his first strike in two months

Peterborough 0-0 Gillingham

Jack Taylor made his first appearance for new club Peterborough
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Marcus Harness scored for the first time in a month
Callum Reilly was booked for the fifth time this season - three months after his last booking in October

Rochdale 2-0 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan scored his first goal for Rochdale, nearly two years after his last goal in April 2018
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the fifth time this season
Jimmy Keohane assisted a goal for the first time since August

Shrewsbury 1-1 Lincoln City

Conor Coventry made his first appearance for loan club Lincoln City - this was Coventry's first start in senior football since September 2018

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-1 Grimsby

Billy Clarke marked his first appearance for new club Grimsby with his first goal of the season

Mansfield Town 3-4 Forest Green

James Clarke completed his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-1 Colchester

John O'Sullivan assisted a goal for the first time since August

Scunthorpe 1-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond was booked for the first time in more than five months

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th December 2019

Friday, 6th December 2019

Championship

Millwall 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Shaun Williams marked his 250th appearance for Millwall with his second goal in two games - his first time scoring in consecutive games since August 2016
Aiden O'Brien's late equaliser was his first goal since Tuesday, 13 August

Saturday, 7th December 2019

Premier League

Tottenham 5-0 Burnley

Troy Parrott came off the bench for his first appearance in the competition - the 16th Irish player to appear in the Premier League this season, one more than appeared in 2018/19.
Parrott is the third Irish teenage player to play in the competition this season, the first time that's happened since 2011/12

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist of the season - his first since January

Luton 2-1 Wigan

James Collins' start was his 450th career appearance
Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-2 AFC Wimbledon

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Bolton

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin completed his first assist in two months

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge made his fifth assist for Ipswich

League 2

Cambridge United 1-0 Plymouth

On his first appearance since Saturday, 14 September, Samir Carruthers was shown his first yellow card since February 2017

Colchester 1-0 Salford City

Richie Towell was booked for the first time since August

Forest Green 0-2 Scunthorpe

Kevin Dawson started his first game for Forest Green in three months
Dominic Bernard was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 0-3 Cheltenham

Jake Doyle-Hayes completed two assist in this game - before this his last assist came in August

Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal in two months

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-0 Hearts

Aidan Keena came off the bench for his first appearance in six weeks
Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time since January 2018

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-1 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers was booked for the first time since March 2016

Inverness CT 2-0 Ayr

Aaron Doran made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 8 December 2019

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens scored his first goal of the season - also his first goal in the Premier League
Stevens is the ninth Irish player to score in the competition this season, the most since 2016/17 when ten players scored
Callum Robinson was booked for the first time in 14 months

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 30th November 2019

Saturday, 30th November 2019

Premier League

Two Irish teenagers (Aaron Connolly and Michael Obafemi) were named in the starting XI of their respective clubs in the Premier League today, for the first time since Saturday, 21st January 2006 when Joey O'Brien and Stephen Ireland (both 19) started for Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City, respectively.

Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace

Robbie Brady started his first game in six weeks

Southampton 2-1 Watford

Shane Long's appearance off the bench was his 300th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Birmingham City 1-1 Millwall

Shaun Williams scored his first goal of the season - and what a way to do it!

Derby County 1-1 QPR

Jason Knight came off the bench for his first appearance since Wednesday, 2nd October

League 2

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City

Corey O'Keeffe's first booking in nine weeks was his fifth yellow card of the season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 St Mirren

Jon Gallagher was named in the Aberdeen starting XI for the first time in a month

Hibernian 2-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Motherwell 4-0 St Johnstone

Jake Carroll scored his first goal for Motherwell, this was his first goal since March 2016

English FA Cup

Portsmouth 2-1 Altrincham

Marcus Harness started his first game in five weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 1st December 2019

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Sheffield United

Matt Doherty's goal was his scored his 25th goal for the club, this was also the 30th goal of his career
John Egan was booked for the first time this season

English FA Cup

Coventry 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge assisted a goal for the first time since August

Exeter 2-2 Hartlepool

Pierce Sweeney was named in the Exeter starting XI for the 150th time

Gillingham 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Mark Byrne scored his first goal of the season

Crawley 1-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's goal (his fourth in four games) was his 15th goal of the season and his 40th goal for the Fleetwood

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 19th October 2019

Friday, 18th October 2019

League 1

Lincoln City 0-0 Shrewsbury

In his 25th start for Lincoln City, Cian Bolger was sent off for the first time for the club. This was the fifth time he'd been sent off in his career, and the first time since September 2018

Tranmere 1-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin's start for Southend was his 200th appearance in English football
Simon Cox completed his first assist of the season

Saturday, 19th October 2019

Premier League

Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Leicester City 2-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was named in a starting XI for Burnley for the 100th time
Robbie Brady made his first start of the season

Championship

Brentford 3-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams started his 350th game in English football

Charlton 3-0 Derby County

Josh Cullen made his first assist of the season, this was his fifth assist for Charlton

Hull City 2-3 QPR

Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal for QPR

Luton 3-0 Bristol City

In his 100th start for Luton, James Collins completed his first assist since December 2018

Reading 1-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was named in the Preston starting XI for the 50th time

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Kieran Sadlier scored his fifth goal of the season

Fleetwood 4-1 Burton Albion

In his first start in month, Paddy Madden scored his first hat trick in English football, and completed his first assist of the season. The first goal of the triple was his 100th goal in League One
John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th appearance in League One

Gillingham 1-2 Peterborough

Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox scored his fifth goal for Crawley

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Swindon Town

Eddie Nolan made his 150th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 2-2 Mansfield Town

Conor Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season, more than two years after his last booking in September 2017

Newport Co. 2-1 Scunthorpe

Mark O'Brien scored an own goal for the first time since January 2015, and also assisted a goal for the first time since October 2017

Northampton 2-0 Salford City

Alan McCormack started a game for the first time since early August
Michael Harriman was booked for the first time since November 2018 in whay was his 250th career appearance
Adam Rooney made his 50th appearance in League Two

Oldham 0-1 Macclesfield

After signing a short term deal during the week, Chris McCann made his first appearance for Oldham, and was booked for the first time since December 2018

Plymouth 2-0 Carlisle United

Billy Clarke made his first appearance for Plymouth, the former U21 striker signed a short term with the Pilgrims the day before

Port Vale 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin's 50th start for Stevenage was also his 450th career appearance

Walsall 1-2 Cheltenham

Liam Kinsella was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-1 Livingston

Gary Dicker scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since January 2017

Motherwell 0-3 Aberdeen

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance of the season as a late second half substitute for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Second League

Pirin Blagoevgrad 3-1 Pomorie

Conor Henderson scored his first goal of the season in his first start of the season - his first strike since April 2018

Scottish Premier League

Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-1 Ironi Kiryat

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal since August

Sunday, 20th October 2019

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Rangers

In his first start since August, Aidan White was booked for the first time this season, also his first yellow card since January 2017,

Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters 2-1 Atlético de Kolkata

On the opening day of the new season in India, Carl McHugh marked his first appearance for Atlético de Kolkata with his first goal since August 2018

Monday, 21st October 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Arsenal

David McGoldrick was booked for the first time since December 2018, in his first appearance in a month

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, 27th April 2019

Saturday, 27th April 2019

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 300th appearance in English football

Fulham 1-0 Cardiff

Cyrus Christie's assist on Fulham's winner was his first of the season

Southampton 3-3 Bournemouth

Shane Long scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season, equaling his combined total for the last two seasons

Watford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty made his 250th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Stoke City

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance since St Patrick's Day

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance since November

Preston North End 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Alan Browne's goal was his first strike since Saturday, 9th February

QPR 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Ryan Manning's start was his 50th appearance for QPR
Nathan Carlyle was named in a matchday squad for the first time

Sheffield United 2-0 Ipswich

Alan Judge was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 2nd February

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Luton

James Collins scored his 25th goal of the season

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden's was booked for the first time in two months
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 0-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen scored his first goal of the season, two and a half years after his last goal in August 2016

Scunthorpe 2-3 Bradford City

Billy Clarke scored his first goal of the season, 19 months after his last goal in September 2017

League 2

Cheltenham 3-2 Swindon Town

Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal of the season

Crewe Alexandra 4-3 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning assisted a goal for the first time since October 2018

Mansfield Town 1-2 Stevenage

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th appearance in League Two
Conrad Logan made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 4-3 Dundee

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish Championship

Alloa 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-0 Sydney

Roy O'Donovan made his 250th appearance since leaving Cork City

MLS

Atlanta United 1-0 Colorado Rapids

MLS 2018 SuperDraft pick Jon Gallagher made his first appearance in Atlanta's matchday squad

Sunday, 28th April 2019

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 5-0 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan started a game for the first time in three months
The second goal of Andy Keogh's brace was his fifteenth goal of the season, before this the striker hadn't scored since Friday, 15th March

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th March 2019

Saturday, 16th March 2019

Championship

Preston North End 1-0 Birmingham City

Callum Robinson came off the bench for his first appearance since November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Wigan 5-2 Bolton

Darron Gibson's second half introduction - his first appearance in six weeks - was his 200th appearance in English football

League 1

Luton 2-2 Gillingham

Callum Reilly completed his first assist since October

Peterborough 1-2 Coventry

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time since December

Shrewsbury 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 6-1 Crawley

Paul Green scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 24th February 2018

MK Dons 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was booked for the tenth time this season

Notts County 0-0 Morecambe

Michael Doyle was shown his fifth yellow card of the season

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time in a month
Gary Dicker assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st July

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 1-1 Partick Thistle

Sean McGinty started a game for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Sunday, 17th March 2019

Premier League

Fulham 1-2 Liverpool

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

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Celtic

John O'Sullivan made his first start for Dundee, this was the winger's first start since December

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aiden O'Brien marked his 200th appearance for Millwall with his 40th goal for the club, his fifth in the FA Cup
Alex Pearce scored his first goal for the Lions, this was his first goal since April 2018
Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since September

According to FA Cup Factfile on twitter, this was the first time an Irish player scored an FA Cup on St Patrick's Day

I've been doing a bit of digging and Alex Pearce and Aiden O'Brien of @MillwallFC may very well be the first Irish players to score #FACup goals on #StPatricksDay

If you know any different, do let me know#MILBHA #Millwall #Lions

— FA Cup Factfile (@FACupFactfile) March 17, 2019

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st March 2019

Friday, 1st March 2019

Persian Gulf Pro League

Tractor Sazi 2-0 Sepahan

Anthony Stokes scored his first goal since Saturday, 20th October

Saturday, 2nd March 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 4-0 Derby County

The first goal of Conor Hourihane's brace was his first strike in two months
Glenn Whelan completed his first assist since Saturday, 29th December

Millwall 1-3 Norwich

Shaun Williams scored his 20th goal for the club, his first goal in three months, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Bristol City

Alan Browne made his 150th start for Preston North End
In the same game, Callum O'Dowda made his 100th appearance for Bristol City

Rotherham 3-2 Blackburn

Richie Towell made his 25th appearance of the season

League 1

Fleetwood 1-1 Gillingham

Paddy Madden made his 50th start for Fleetwood

Luton 2-0 Rochdale

James Collins' 20th goal of the season was also his 40th goal for Luton, and coincidentally, his 40th goal in League One

Portsmouth 5-1 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor completed his first assist since Tuesday, 11th December

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th October

Exeter 0-1 Tranmere

Dara O'Shea made his 25th appearance for Exeter

Grimsby 0-2 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the first time in two months

Mansfield Town 4-2 Cheltenham

Ryan Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season

MK Dons 1-0 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox was named in a starting XI for the first time since New Year's Day

Swindon Town 3-0 Colchester

Canice Carroll scored his first goal for Swindon, this was the defender's first goal since December 2017

Yeovil 3-2 Morecambe

Courtney Duffus completed his first assist of the season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 19th January 2019

Saturday, 19th January 2019

Premier League

Southampton 2-1 Everton

Shane Long was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Aston Villa 2-2 Hull City

Conor Hourihane's assist was his first since Saturday, 1st December

Blackburn 2-0 Ipswich

After signing a short term deal with Ipswich, Alan Judge made his first appearance for the Tractor Boys. This was his first start in six weeks

Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall

Shaun Williams' first start since Sunday, 2nd December was his 200th start for Millwall

QPR 1-4 Preston North End

Following his return from injury last week, Sean Maguire was named in Preston's starting XI for the first time since November - and was shown his first yellow card since October
Alan Browne's strike was his 25th goal for Preston, and completed his fifth assist of the season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-4 Barnsley

After leaving Dundalk for AFC Wimbledon earlier this month, Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his debut for the Dons

Bradford City 0-4 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his tenth goal of the season, and made his fifth assist of the season

Charlton 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Josh Cullen returned from injury with his first appearance since Tuesday, 6th November

Nothing like the feeling of being back out there 😀 Good win for us and now onto next week! Thanks to our fans for the support and keeping us going right until the end 🙌🏼 #CAFC pic.twitter.com/fk9Md3Uxxb

— Josh Cullen (@JoshCullen) January 19, 2019

Gillingham 0-3 Walsall

Mark Byrne made his 100th appearance in League One

Plymouth 2-1 Coventry

Niall Canavan made his 150th appearance in the competition

Rochdale 1-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden scored his 90th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-1 Sunderland

Having recovered from the injury that's kept him out of football for nearly two months, Jimmy Dunne made his debut for Sunderland, where he's signed on loan until the end of the season

League 2

Lincoln City 1-0 Grimsby

Cian Bolger made his debut for Lincoln City
James McKeown was sent off for the second time in his career, more than two years after his last red card in October 2016

Carlisle United 2-0 Cheltenham

Jamie Devitt scored his 40th goal in League Two

Forest Green 1-2 Bury

Gavin Gunning made his 100th appearance in the competition
Jay O'Shea scored his 70th goal in English football

Scottish FA Cup

Inverness CT 4-0 Unknown Club

Aaron Doran scored his fifth goal of the season, and completed his first assist since September

Hibernian 4-0 Elgin City

Daryl Horgan marked his first appearance in the Scottish Cup with his first goal since September

Sunday, 20 January 2019

Scottish FA Cup

Hearts 1-0 Livingston

Conor Shaughnessy made his first appearance for loan club Hearts, this was the defender's first appearance since August

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 5th January 2019

Saturday, 5th January 2019

League 1

Rochdale 0-4 Burton Albion

Ryan Delaney made his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle started a game for the first time in more than a month

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Mansfield Town

Jamie Devitt marked his 250th appearance in League Two with his fifth assist of the season

Macclesfield 1-2 Swindon Town

Having signing for Swindon on loan, Canice Carroll made his debut for the Robins - and was booked for the first time this season
Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time since October

Yeovil 0-1 Bury

Shaun Donnellan's first appearance since Saturday, 10th November was his 25th appearance for Yeovil
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time since September

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-2 Alloa

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal of the season
Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in two months

English FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Walsall

U18 International Luca Connell came off the bench for his senior Bolton debut

Manchester United 2-0 Reading

Liam Kelly's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Wigan

Wes Hoolahan was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 25th September

Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's completed his first assist since Saturday, 22nd September

Burnley 1-0 Barnsley

Stephen Ward returned from injury for his first appearance since Tuesday, 25 September
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 250th career start
Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

Fleetwood 2-3 AFC Wimbledon

Paddy Madden scored his 20th goal for Fleetwood

Aston Villa 0-3 Swansea

Scott Hogan was named an Aston Villa starting XI for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Cardiff

Mark Byrne made his 100th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston was booked for the fifth time this season

Derby County 2-2 Southampton

Shane Long started his first game since November

Sunday, 6th January 2019

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-1 Hull City

Having signed for Millwall, Alex Pearce made his first appearance for the Lions. This was his first start of the season
Shaun Williams came off the bench for first appearance in a month

Preston North End 1-3 Doncaster Rovers

Sean Maguire's introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months
Kieran Sadlier came off the bench for his first appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Newport Co. 2-1 Leicester City

Padraig Amond's penalty that knocked Leicester out of the cup was the striker's 30th goal for Newport

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th November 2018

Friday, 30th November 2018

Premier League

Cardiff 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his 15th goal for Wolves, this was also the 20th goal of the defender's career

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 3-1 Arka Gdynia

Cillian Sheridan's start (his first since Friday, 19th October) was his 350th career appearance

Saturday, 1st December 2018

Premier League

Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was named in the Burnley starting XI for the first time in a month

Huddersfield 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's third goal of the season was also his fifth goal for Brighton.
Before this goal, no Irish player had scored more than two Premier League goals in a season since the 2016/17 season, and no Irish player had scored in December since Shane Long scored on 31st December 2016

Southamton 2-2 Manchester United

Michael Obafemi marked his first start in the Premier League with an assist. Obafemi is only the fifth teenage Irish striker to start a Premier League game, following Robbie Keane, Leon Best, Anthony Stokes and Reece Grego-Cox

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Preston North End

Graham Burke came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Norwich 3-1 Rotherham

Anthony Forde's first appearance in a month was also his first time in Rotherham's starting XI since AugustRichie Towell's scored his first goal in two months

Reading 2-2 Stoke City

James McClean was shown his first yellow card since August

Middlesbrough 0-3 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan came off the bench to score his first goal since February

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-0 Greenock Morton

Aidan Keena scored his fourth goal of the season, a month after his last strike

English FA Cup

Peterborough 2-2 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Bradford City - all of which have been starts

Walsall 1-1 Sunderland

Liam Kinsella made his 50th start for Walsall
Aiden McGeady's strike was his first goal in the FA Cup

Charlton 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

Billy Clarke's start was his 25th appearance for Charlton

Wrexham 0-0 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien was booked for the first time in a month

Sunday, 2nd December 2018

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Millwall

Callum O'Dowda came off the bench for first appearance in a month
Aiden O'Brien started a game for Millwall for the first time in a month
Shaun Williams scored his fifth goal of the season

English FA Cup

Bury 0-1 Luton

Eoghan O'Connell's first start in two months was his 25th start for Bury

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 1-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh's start was his 100th appearance in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th November 2018

Saturday, 10th November 2018

Premier League

The eight Irish players that appeared in the Premier League today (four starting players, four introduced substitutes) is a season high for a single day

Cardiff 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Greg Cunningham was booked on his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Leicester City 0-0 Burnley

Kevin Long's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 30th September

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Bournemouth

Ciaran Clark came off the bench for first appearance since Saturday, 29th September

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End

Callum Robinson marked his 150th appearance for Preston North End with his eighth goal of the season

Derby County 0-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's goal against Derby was scored his 15th goal for Villa, and also his 20th goal in the Championship

Norwich 4-3 Millwall

Shaun Williams' start was his 350th appearance in English football

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 4-0 Hamilton Academical

Sam Kelly's appearance off the bench for Hamilton was his first appearance since Saturday, 29th Septembe

English FA Cup

Luton 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers

James Collins' start was his 400th career appearance

Southend United 1-1 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox cane off the bench for his first appearance since AugustSimon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Carlisle United

Eddie Nolan was named in the Crewe starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 1st September, and was booked for the first time this season
Jamie Devitt's winner was also his first goal in theFA Cup

Sunday, 11th November 2018

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie started his first game in a month

Arsenal 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 7-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was sent off for the second time this season

English FA Cup

Mansfield Town 1-1 Charlton

Billy Clarke returned from injury as second half substitute, this was the striker's first appearance since December 2017

Alfreton Town 1-4 Fleetwood

The first goal of Paddy Madden's brace was his fifth FA Cup goal

Chorley 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor started his first game in a month

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season