Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th April 2021

Friday, 16th April 2021

League 1

Peterborough 3-1 Northampton

Jack Taylor completed his first assist since Saturday, 17 October

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 2-1 Inverness CT

Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 7th October

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 2-6 Den Bosch

Liam Bossin's start was his first appearance in five weeks; the goalkeeper was also booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

In his first start in seven weeks, Simon Cox assisted a goal for the first time since Friday, 8th January

Saturday, 17th April 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 29 December

Championship

Stoke City 0-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month
Greg Cunningham's start was his first appearance in six weeks

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully marked his 50th appearance for Lincoln City with his 15th goal of the season

Charlton 0-0 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness's start was his first appearance in two months

Hull City 2-1 Fleetwood

In his first start in eight weeks, Dan Crowley made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 3-1 Accrington Stanley

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal of his career

AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Swindon Town

Shane McLoughlin was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 2nd March

League 2

Forest Green 3-2 Scunthorpe

Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green starting XI for the 50th time

Leyton Orient 2-0 Barrow

Conor Wilkinson assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Newport Co. 0-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in eleven weeks

Stevenage 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since Wednesday, 13th January

Colchester 2-1 Walsall

Liam Kinsella made his 150th career start - all of which have been for Walsall

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 1-0 Wil

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance in the competition

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 2-2 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time since Sunday, 10th January

Sunday, 18th April 2021

MLS

Los Angeles FC 2-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first appearance for Austin FC

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan scored his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th March 2021

Saturday, 6th March 2021

Championship

Coventry 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was booked for the fifth time this season

Millwall 0-2 Blackburn

Dan McNamara's second half introduction was his first appearance in a month

League 1

Sunderland 2-0 Rochdale

The two teams named eight Irish players in their respective starting XIs, the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started with nine Irish players in their starting XI

8️⃣ Between them, @SunderlandAFC and @officiallydale are starting eight @FAIreland players - the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started nine players in a League Cup game in August 2010#COYBIG #SAFC #RAFC pic.twitter.com/7dckMRg7cP

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 6, 2021

League 2

Barrow 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Mansfield Town, 18 months after his previous red card in August 2019

Bradford City 1-1 Bolton

Anthony O'Connor completed his first assist since Saturday, 5 September

Colchester 0-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in three months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-0 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time in a month

Rangers 3-0 St Mirren

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 60th time in his career
Dylan Connolly's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 16 December

Scottish Championship

Alloa 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine was s first booking since Saturday, 19 December 2020(78 days)

Hearts 2-1 Dundee

Aidan White's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Jonathan Afolabi second half introduction was his 25th career appearance

Sunday, 7th March 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick's start was his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 4-1 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season, and completed his fifth assist for Tottenham

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was named in the Perth Glory for the first time in a month

Western United 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 30th December

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th February 2021

Friday, 5th February 2021

Championship

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

Adam Idah was showing his first yellow card since Tuesday, 20th October

League 1

Gillingham 0-3 Lincoln City

Jack Bonham's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Hearts

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season
Aaron McEneff came off the bench to make his first appearance for Hearts

Saturday, 6th February 2021

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly's start (his first in five weeks) was his 50th career appearance

Newcastle Utd 3-2 Southampton

Jeff Hendrick was sent off for the first time for Newcastle Utd, almost four years to the day since his last red card on Saturday, 4th February 2017

Championship

Bournemouth 3-2 Birmingham City

Shane Long made his first appearance for Bournemouth
Scott Hogan scored twice in the same game for the first time in eleven months

Luton 1-1 Huddersfield

James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season - two months after scoring his ninth goal

Millwall 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the first time in five weeks

Swansea 2-0 Norwich

Conor Hourihane scored in three successive games for the first time since November 2015

Wycombe Wanderers 0-3 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Horgan was named in the Wycombe starting XI for he first time since Saturday, 2nd January

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo scored his tenth goal of the season

Ipswich 2-0 Blackpool

Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Ipswich

MK Dons 2-2 Sunderland

Warren O'Hora made his 25th appearance in English football
Joe Mason's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in League One

Peterborough 2-0 Crewe Alexandra

Jack Taylor was booked for the fifth time this season

Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth

Ronan Curtis scored his first goal since Saturday, 21st November

Rochdale 0-2 Charlton

Conor Grant made his first appearance for Rochdale
Eoghan O'Connell was booked for the first time since Saturday, 19th December

League 2

Exeter 3-2 Bradford City

Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal of the season, almost a year after his last goal on Saturday, 15th February 2020
Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Bradford City

Crawley 1-3 Harrogate Town

Simon Power scored his first goal for Harrogate Town

Leyton Orient 0-0 Colchester

Conor Wilkinson started his 50th game for Leyton Orient

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 7th February 2021

Indian Super League

Jamshedpur 1-2 SC East Bengal

Anthony Pilkington scored for the first time in a month

Round up for weekend of Friday, 8th January 2021

Friday, 8th January 2021

FA Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy's start was his first appearance in two months, and his first start since a month before that

Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 9th December

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-2 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox completed his first assist since August

Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Peterborough

Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal for Lincoln City, this was also his fifth goal in League One

Gillingham 0-1 Burton Albion

John-Joe O'Toole was named in the Burton Albion for the 50th time

Rochdale 3-3 Crewe Alexandra

Gavin Bazunu's start was his first appearance in two months
Paul McShane's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17th October

Ipswich 2-3 Swindon Town

Alan Judge's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Ipswich
Mark Travers' start was his first appearance for loan club Swindon Town

Sunderland 1-1 Hull City

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season, a rare header for the winger, more than a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 26th November 2019

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Harrogate Town

Wes Hoolahan completed his first assist in two months

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Motherwell

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

FA Cup

Boreham Wood 0-2 Millwall

Dan McNamara's start was his Millwall debut

Chorley 2-0 Derby County

Both Festy Ebosele and Ola Ibrahim both made their career debuts as substitutes for Derby

Bournemouth 4-1 Oldham

Gavin Kilkenny was named in the Bournemouth starting XI for the first time this season

Stoke City 0-4 Leicester City

James McClean's start was his 25th appearance in the FA Cup

Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby first appearance for Preston North End was his 50th career appearances

Exeter 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Ciaran Brennan's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 23rd September

Brentford 2-1 Middlesbrough

Alex Gilbert's start was his career debut

Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 3-2 Bonnyrigg Rose

Jonathan Afolabi's first goal in the Scottish FA Cup was his fifth senior goal

Sunday, 10th January 2021

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-2 Rangers

Jonathan Hayes' assist was his first since Tuesday, 20 October

FA Cup

Cheltenham 2-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin started his first game in six weeks, and scored his first goal in 100 days
Corey O'Keeffe started a game for the first time in two months
James Clarke came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Monday, 11th January 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-1 Hibernian

Armstrong Okoflex came off the bench to make his first appearance for Celtic's senior team(he appeared for the Bhoys' U20 side in the 2019/20 Scottish Challenge Cup)

FA Cup

Stockport County 0-1 West Ham United

Darren Randolph's start was his 50th appearance for West Ham United
Mipo Odubeko came on for his first appearance for West Ham United's senior team

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 31st July 2020

Friday, 31st July 2020

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Wellington Phoenix

Simon Cox was named in the Western Sydney Wanderers starting XI for the fifth time

Saturday, 1st August 2020

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers

Follow his return to Aberdeen during the extended close season in Scotland, Jonathan Hayes made his first appearance for the Dons since May 2017

Dundee Utd 1-1 St Johnstone

Dan McNamara's start was his first appearance for St Johnstone

Hibernian 2-1 Kilmarnock

Danny Rogers came off the bench at half time to make his debut for new club Kilmarnock

St Mirren 1-0 Livingston

Danny Rogers' introduction at half time made him the first Irish goalkeeper to play since football restarted, and the first goalkeeper to play since Saturday, 7th March when Rogers, James McKeown, Jack Bonham, and Max O'Leary all started for their respective clubs

Joe Shaughnessy debut for new club St Mirren was also his 200th appearance in the SPL

4️⃣ @saintmirrenfc are the first team to start four @FAIreland players in an @spfl game since Hearts started Glenn Whelan, Colin Doyle, Aidan White, and Jake Mularaney against Hamilton Academical on Saturday, 31st August 2019#COYBIG #StMirrenFChttps://t.co/IhJSSejs4r

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 1, 2020

Sunday, 2 August 2020

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-0 Western United

Roy O'Donovan scored his tenth goal of the season

⚽️ GOAL ‼️

Roy O'Donovan gets his 1️⃣0️⃣th goal of the season 🔥

📺 Stream #NEWvWUN: https://t.co/BVjrotjLKi
📱 Match Centre: https://t.co/G8eKs43Xiq pic.twitter.com/bfyiVzJP6S

— Fox Football (@FOXFOOTBALL) August 2, 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th July 2020

Friday, 24th July 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 0-0 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's start was his 20th appearance of the season

Sunday, 26th July 2020

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly scored his first goal since Saturday, 5th October

Chelsea 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was his 300th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

300 appearances for Wolves today.

Huge congratulations, @mattdoherty20!

🐺👏 pic.twitter.com/eyutLLjtg5

— Wolves (@Wolves) July 26, 2020

Crystal Palace 1-1 Tottenham

James McCarthy's start was the 350th time the midfielder was named in a starting XI

Everton 1-3 Bournemouth

Seamus Coleman's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Southampton 3-1 Sheffield United

Will Smallbone's introduction was his tenth appearance for Southampton
Michael Obafemi made his 25th appearance of the season
Enda Stevens' start was his 40th appearance of the season

Monday, 27th July 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

In the Wanderers' first game since the return of the A-League, Simon Cox came off the bench to score a late equaliser

Round up for weekend of Friday, 21st February 2020

Friday, 21st February 2020

Championship

Derby County 1-1 Fulham

Jason Knight's start was his 20th Championship appearance

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 5-2 Adelaide United

Simon Cox scored his fifth goal of the season, and completed his first assist for Western Sydney Wanderers - his first in four months

Saturday, 22 February 2020

Premier League

Burnley 3-0 Bournemouth

Jeff Hendrick's start was his 120th appearance in the Premier League

Sheffield United 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

David McGoldrick's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Enda Stevens' goal (his first since December) was his tenth strike in English football
Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa

U19 midfielder Will Smallbone's start was his Premier League debut - the 21st Irish player to appear in the Premier League this season, which is the most since the 2015/16 season
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Southampton
Conor Hourihane's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Championship

Birmingham City 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Scott Hogan made his first assist of the season, and scored his fifth goal in six games

Bristol City 0-3 West Bromwich Albion

Callum O'Dowda's tenth start of the season (his first since the end of November) was also his 70th for Bristol City
Dara O'Shea made his tenth appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Callum Robinson scored for the second game in succession for the first time since April 2019

Charlton 3-1 Luton

Glen Rea was named in the Luton starting XI for the 130th time

Stoke City 2-0 Cardiff

Nathan Collins' late introduction was his 15th career appearance

Wigan 1-0 Millwall

Jay Molumby made his 30th appearance for Millwall, and was booked for the first time in two months

League 1

Ipswich 0-1 Oxford United

Alan Judge's start was his 50th appearance for Ipswich

Lincoln City 0-0 Gillingham

Cian Bolger's start was his 50th appearance for Lincoln City

Rochdale 1-2 Coventry

Paul McShane was booked for the first time since December 2017

Southend United 2-3 Burton Albion

Joe Shaughnessy started a game for the first time since November

League 2

Crawley 2-0 Stevenage

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time in three months

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher was shown a yellow card for the first time in a month

Northampton 2-0 Exeter

Alan McCormack's second half introduction was his first appearance in two months

Plymouth 0-0 Cambridge United

Samir Carruthers's first booking since Saturday, 7 December 2019(78 days)

Salford City 1-2 Colchester

Darron Gibson was booked for the first time this season

Swindon Town 3-1 Grimsby

Eoin Doyle made his fifth assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-1 Livingston

Daryl Horgan's substitute appearance was his 60th appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 4-4 Alloa

Sean McGinty made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Melbourne Victory

Wes Hoolahan returned from injury with his first appearance since September
Roy O'Donovan scored his first goal since Saturday, 7th December

 

Sunday, 23rd February 2020

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 3-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power's first red card since November 2015

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 1-1 Zagłębie Lubin

Cillian Sheridan was named in the Wisła Płock starting XI for the first time

Round up for weekend of Friday, 14th February 2020

Friday, 14th February 2020

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Leicester City

Matt Doherty started a game for the 30th time this season

Saturday, 15th February 2020

Premier League

Southampton 1-2 Burnley

Shane Long started a game for Southampton for the 110th time
Michael Obafemi was booked for the first time since November 2018
Jeff Hendrick assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Nottingham Forest

Callum Robinson scored his first goal for West Bromwich Albion

Charlton 0-2 Blackburn

Aiden McGeady was named in the Charlton starting XI for the first time
Darragh Lenihan was booked for the tenth time this season

Fulham 0-3 Barnsley

Harry Arter came off the bench for his 90th appearance in the Championship

Leeds United 1-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time this season

QPR 4-2 Stoke City

Ryan Manning's start was his 100th appearance in English football

League 1

Accrington Stanley 4-3 Lincoln City

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since September 2018
Anthony Scully marked his first start for Lincoln City with his first goal for the Imps

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Blackpool

Connor Ronan assisted a goal for Blackpool for the first time

Gillingham 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time in a month

Ipswich 4-1 Burton Albion

Alan Judge scored for the first time in a month - the first goal of his brace was his 25th in League One
Kieran O'Hara's start was his 40th appearance for Burton Albion

Oxford United 0-1 Sunderland

Anthony Forde started a game for the first time in since Saturday, 7th December

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Bradford City

Samir Carruthers came off the bench for his first appearance in two months - and assisted a goal for the first time this season

Cheltenham 2-1 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson scored his fifth goal of the season - four months after his last goal in October

Grimsby 2-1 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan made his 100th appearance in League Two

Macclesfield 2-3 Exeter

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal of the season - this was the defender's first goal since October 2018
Pierce Sweeney's goal was his first since September

Mansfield Town 1-0 Newport Co.

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Jets

Simon Cox made his first start for Western Sydney Wanderers
Roy O'Donovan assisted a goal for the first time since August in what was his 40th appearance for Newcastle Jets

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 25th October 2019

Friday, 25th October 2019

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-1 Melbourne Victory

Roy O'Donovan was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 26th October 2019

Premier League

West Ham United 1-1 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was shown his first yellow card of the 2019/20 season

Burnley 2-4 Chelsea

Robbie Brady's two assists in this game was the first time there were two assists by an Irish player in a single Premier League game since Brady and Jeff Hendrick assisted a goal each for Burnley against Swansea in November 2017

Championship

Millwall 2-0 Stoke City

Scott Hogan was named in the Stoke starting XI for the first time in a month

Preston North End 3-2 Blackburn

Both Sean Maguire and Alan Browne completed their tenth assist for Preston in this game, Browne's was his first of the season

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen marked his 25th appearance in the Championships with his first goal in the competition

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Gillingham

Mark Byrne's start was his 150th appearance for Gillingham
Thomas O'Connor made his first assist of the season

Bristol Rovers 2-2 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' strike was his 15th goal for Portsmouth

Burton Albion 0-0 Blackpool

Stephen Quinn's start (his first appearance in a month) was his 100th appearance in League One

Southend United 1-3 Ipswich

Simon Cox was booked for the first time in a month in what was his 150th start for Southend United

League 2

Colchester 3-1 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien made his 100th start for Newport County

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-2 Ross County

Daryl Horgan first goal since August was also his fifth goal in the SPL

Tuesday, 29th October 2019

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Arbroath

Ryan Scully's first start since Saturday, 31 August 2019(58 days)
Ryan Scully's first appearance since Saturday, 31 August 2019(58 days)

Queen of the South 0-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's first goal since Saturday, 7 September 2019(51 days)

English League Cup

Manchester City 3-1 Southampton

Shane Long made his 25th appearance in the competition

Football League Trophy

Plymouth 0-1 Chelsea U21

Billy Clarke made his first start for Plymouth

Wednesday, 30th October 2019

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker was booked for the first time since August
Jake Carroll made his first assist of the season - his first since November 2018

English League Cup

Liverpool 5-5 Arsenal

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his first appearance for Liverpool in a month

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th August 2019

Saturday, 10th August 2019

Premier League

Seven Irish players were named in the starting XI of today's Premier League games for the first time since January 2018

Bournemouth 1-1 Sheffield United

Sheffield United are the first team to name four Irish players in the starting XI of a Premier League game since Burnley in May 2017

Burnley 3-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi returned from injury for his first appearance since February

Championship

Charlton 3-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ward's start, his first since January, was his 400th appearance in English football

Derby County 0-0 Swansea

Richard Keogh was shown his first yellow card of the season in what was his 350th appearance for Derby County - remarkably in every one of these he was named in the starting XI

Fulham 2-0 Blackburn

Harry Arter assisted Fulham's opener on his debut for the Cottagers - his first assist since March

Middlesbrough 0-1 Brentford

Darren Randolph's start was his 100th appearance for Middlesbrough - all of which have been starts

Preston North End 3-0 Wigan

Sean Maguire scored his first goal of the season

QPR 1-1 Huddersfield

Ryan Manning completed his first assist of the season - his first in almost a year

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Millwall

Alex Pearce unfortunately scored an OG in this game, his first since November 2014

League 1

Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough

Anthony Forde came off the bench to make his debut at new club Oxford United

Portsmouth 2-0 Tranmere

Darren Potter made his first start for Tranmere Rovers - his first time being named in a starting XI since December 2017

Rochdale 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Kieran Sadlier scored his fifth goal for Doncaster - all of which have been in league football

Southend United 1-3 Blackpool

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season in his 150th appearance for Southend United

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Cheltenham 4-1 Scunthorpe

Jake Doyle-Hayes marked first appearance for loan club Cheltenham with an assist

Macclesfield 3-0 Leyton Orient

Fiacre Kelleher made his 50th appearance for Macclesfield
Former U21 cap Emmanuel Osadebe's first goal for Macclesfield was his first strike since November 2018

Swindon Town 3-2 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-0 Ross County

After overcoming severe injury, Aidan White made his first appearance for Hearts. This was his first appearance in football since January 2017

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 2-1 Arbroath

Aaron Doran scored the 40th goal of his career - this was also his tenth goal in the Scottish Championship

Slovakian Super Liga

Trenčín 2-1 DAC

Connor Ronan was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 11th August 2019

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 6-1 Hibernian

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season

Round up for weekend of Friday, 19th April 2019

Friday, 19th April 2019

Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Enda Stevens made his 100th appearance in the Championship
David McGoldrick completed his first assist since New Year's Day

Birmingham City 2-2 Derby County

Richard Keogh scored his tenth goal in the Championship in what his 50th appearance of the season, all of which were starts. This was the first time Keogh reached 50 appearances in a season in 2014/15

Middlesbrough 1-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins made his first start for Stoke City

Preston North End 4-0 Ipswich

Joe Rafferty started his first game for Preston North End, more than a month after his last appearance on Wednesday, 13th March

League 1

Gillingham 3-1 Plymouth

Mark Byrne scored his tenth goal for Gillinghm, and completed his first assist since Saturday, 26th January

Walsall 1-1 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his first goal in a month

Sunderland 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Jimmy Dunne made his first assist of the season in his first appearance in a month

League 2

Exeter 1-3 Crawley

Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal of the season

Mansfield Town 4-0 Morecambe

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time since February

Notts County 1-2 MK Dons

Michael Doyle assisted a goal for Notts County since signing for the club

Saturday, 20th April 2019

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance in the Premier League

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-3 Luton

Alan Sheehan's started a game for the first time in 2019
Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-3 Rangers

Jake Mulraney assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Kilmarnock 0-1 Aberdeen

Stephen Gleeson was named in a starting XI for the first time since September

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Motherwell

Conor Sammon came off the bench for his first appearance since Sunday, 24th February

St Johnstone 2-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 0-2 Dundee Utd

Both Aaron Doran and Mark Connolly made their 250th career appearance in this game

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-6 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan scored his tenth, and eleventh, goals of the season

Sunday, 21 April 2019

Premier League

Everton 4-0 Manchester United

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, this was his first appearance since Saturday, 20th January 2018

Round up for week of Tuesday, 12th March 2019

Tuesday, 12th March 2019

Championship

Blackburn 3-0 Wigan

Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in three months

Sheffield United 2-0 Brentford

David McGoldrick's goal was his first strike in a month

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Kieran Sadlier was named in Doncaster's starting XI for the first time in a month

Coventry 2-1 Fleetwood

David Meyler started a game for Coventry for first time since Saturday, 2nd February

Plymouth 2-1 Shrewsbury

Graham Carey scored his fifth goal of the season

Rochdale 0-0 Oxford United

Jimmy Keohane made his first appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 4-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his 150th appearance for Southend United
Simon Cox scored his 15th goal of the season

Walsall 2-3 Portsmouth

Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time since November

Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Accrington Stanley

Michael Harriman started his first game since New Years Day

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green was booked for the first time since 26th December

Carlisle United 1-3 Notts County

Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Mansfield Town

Conrad Logan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 5th January

Scottish FA Cup

Rangers 0-2 Aberdeen

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Wednesday, 13th March 2019

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's first assist in a month was his tenth of the season

QPR 1-2 Rotherham

Anthony Forde completed an assist for the first time since August

Thursday, 14th March 2019

Persian Gulf Pro League

Tractor Sazi 1-0 Padideh Khorasan

Anthony Stokes scored his tenth goal 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, 20th October 2018

Saturday, 20th October 2018

Premier League

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Blackburn 2-1 Leeds United

Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal of the season

Hull City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire made his first start of the season

Rotherham 1-1 Bolton

Richie Towell made his 50th appearance for Rotherham

League 1

Luton 2-0 Walsall

Glen Rea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Luton

Portsmouth 1-0 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger made his 100th appearance for Fleetwood

Southend United 1-2 Coventry

Michael Doyle was booked for the first time this season
Simon Cox was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Bury 4-0 Notts County

Jay O'Shea's first goal of the season was his fifth goal for Bury

Forest Green 1-1 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 150th career start in England
Liam McAlinden came off the bench for his first appearance since Tuesday, 28th August

Lincoln City 1-1 Cambridge United

David Forde made his 100th appearance in League Two

MK Dons 1-0 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-1 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st July

St Mirren 1-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power scored his first goal for Kilmarnock, this was his first goal since January 2017

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-1 Queen of the South

Aidan Keena made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline

Sunday, 21st October 2018

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh scored on the opening day of the A-League 2018/19 season 

Round up for week of Tuesday, 9th October 2018

Tuesday, 9th October 2018

Football League Trophy

Cambridge United 4-0 Southampton U21

Emmanuel Osadebe's start was his first appearance in a month

Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Grimsby

Ian Lawlor start for Doncaster was his first appearance since the end of August
After signing for Doncaster from Finn Harps last January, Shane Blaney made his first appearance for Donny

Blackpool 1-2 West Bromwich Albion U23

Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in a month
Kevin Healy made his first appearance in senior football

Crawley 0-1 Portsmouth

Joe Mason started his first game for Portsmouth

Colchester 2-0 Southend United

Rene Gilmartin's start was the goalkeeper's first appearance since November 2017

Luton 3-0 MK Dons

Alan Sheehan scored his first goal of the season

Oxford United 1-2 Northampton

Samir Carruthers started his first game in two months
John-Joe O'Toole was sent off for the fourth time since joining Northampton, the was the seventh red card of the midfielder's career

Saturday, 13th October 2018

League 1

Barnsley 3-2 Luton

Alan McCormack came off the bench in the second half for his first appearance in a month, and was shown his first yellow card in two months

Accrington Stanley 3-1 Bradford City

Eoin Doyle scored for the first time in a month

Fleetwood 2-1 Shrewsbury

Paddy Madden scored his tenth goal for Fleetwood in his 250th appearance in League One

Gillingham 0-2 Southend United

The first goal of Simon Cox's brace was his fifth goal of the season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 2nd October 2018

Tuesday, 2nd October 2018

Championship

Wigan 0-0 Swansea

Darron Gibson was named in the Wigan starting XI for the first time in almost two months

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Bradford City

Sean Scannell made his 200th career start

Barnsley 1-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burton Albion 1-2 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his 30th goal for Southend - all of which have been scored in the league

Oxford United 1-2 Luton

Samir Carruthers's late introduction was his first appearance in two months
Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Sunderland 2-2 Peterborough

Aiden McGeady was named in Sunderland's starting XI for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 1-3 Forest Green

Jake Carroll was sent off in English football for the first time

Newport Co. 3-3 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher scored his fifth goal of his career
Padraig Amond was booked for the first time since November 2017
Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time this season

Northampton 0-0 Bury

John-Joe O'Toole made his 300th career start

Wednesday, 3rd October 2018

Championship

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams scored his third goal of the season in what was his 100th Championship appearance

Rotherham 0-0 Bristol City

Ryan Manning made his 50th appearance in English football

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th August 2018

Saturday, 18th August 2018

Premier League

Cardiff 0-0 Newcastle Utd

After signing for Cardiff on a season long loan, Harry Arter made his first appearance for the Bluebirds - this was the midfielder's first appearance since January

Leicester City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his first own goal since signing for Wolves

Championship

Leeds United 2-0 Rotherham

Ryan Manning made his first appearance for new loan club Rotherham

Millwall 2-1 Derby County

Shaun Williams scored his 15th goal for Millwall, also his 40th goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Sheffield United 2-1 Norwich

John Egan scored his first goal for Sheffield United, this was the 20th goal of his career
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time since November 2017

League 1

Southend United 2-0 Bradford City

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season

League 2

Bury 1-1 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning was sent off for the fourth time in his career, just over a year after his last red card on Wednesday, 9th August 2017

Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time since Saturday, 2nd December 2017

Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan scored his first goal for Cambridge, more than five years after his last goal in August 2013

Stevenage 1-0 Morecambe

Michael Timlin scored his first goal for Stevenage

Sunday, 19th August 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester United

Shane Duffy scored his first goal in the Premier League, 18 months after his last goal in February 2017
Duffy is the first Irish player to score for Brighton in the Premier League, and also the 103rd Irish player to score in the Premier League

Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock 1-3 Rangers

Alan Power and Gary Dicker were both booked for the first time this season. Coincidentally both players were last booked on the same day - Saturday, 28th April

Hibernian 3-2 Ross County

Daryl Horgan marked his first start for Hibernian (his first start since Saturday, 27th January) with his first goal for the club, this was the winger's first goal since Saturday, 6th January

MLS

Atlanta United 3-1 Columbus Crew

Chris McCann was booked for the first since Monday, 16th April in his 25th start for Atlanta

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd March 2018

Friday, 23rd March 2018

International Match

Turkey 1-0 Republic of Ireland

Starting Players
Colin Doyle made his second appearance for Ireland, ten years and ten months after his first cap
Shane Duffy continued his record of being named in the starting XI in his every international appearance
Declan Rice and Scott Hogan both made their international debuts
Kevin Long made his fifth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 58th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 44th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since breaking his leg one year before this game
Jeff Hendrick's 38th appearance for Ireland was also his 30th start for his country
Conor Hourihane made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Both Alan Browne and Sean Maguire started their first international game in their second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ciaran Clark made his 31st appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 24th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge made his second appearance for Ireland, almost two years after his last appearance on Friday, 25th March 2016
Matt Doherty came off the bench to make his international debut
Shane Long made his 79th appearance for Ireland

Saturday, 24th March 2018

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Gillingham

24 hours after playing for his country in Turkey, Colin Doyle lined out for Bradford and kept a clean sheet
Callum Reilly made his 100th career start
Conor Wilkinson started his first game since Saturday, 30th December

Fleetwood 2-0 Northampton

Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Conor O'Malley's returned to the Peterborough starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th November

Southend United 2-0 Rotherham

Simon Cox scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th December in the same game that Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th January

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 25th March 2018

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting Kansas City

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Colorado Rapids in his MLS debut

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-0 Melbourne Victory

Andy Keogh's first goal in almost two months was also his 40th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 17th March 2018

Saturday, 17th March 2018

Championship

Barnsley 0-2 Millwall

Shaun Williams made his 300th start in English football

Norwich 3-2 Reading

Liam Kelly scored his fifth goal in the Championship

Sheffield United 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Enda Stevens made his 50th appearance in the competition

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Burton Albion

Matt Doherty made his 200th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Southend United

Michael Timlin and Simon Cox were both booked for the first time since November

MK Dons 2-1 Bury

Stephen Dawson was booked for the fifth time this season

Northampton 0-3 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal of the season

Oldham 0-2 Portsmouth

Eoin Doyle started his first game since December

Plymouth 3-2 Bristol Rovers

Graham Carey scored his first goal in a month, and was booked for the first time since December

League 2

Newport Co. 1-1 Luton

Alan McCormack made his first appearance since Saturday, 16th September

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-2 Hamilton Academical

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career start

Sunday, 18th March 2018

English FA Cup

Wigan 0-2 Southampton

Noel Hunt came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Round up for week of Tuesday, 5th December 2017

Tuesday, 5th December 2017

Football League Trophy

Gillingham 1-2 Oxford United

Canice Carroll started his first game since Saturday, 21st October, and was also booked for the first time since the last game
Mark Byrne scored his first goal of the season. This was the midfielder's first goal in more than a year, his last strike came on Saturday, 26th November 2016

Bradford City 0-1 Oldham

Paul Green was booked for the first time this season

Port Vale 1-2 Shrewsbury

Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scunthorpe 1-2 Leicester City U21

Paddy Madden's yellow card was his first booking in two months

Wednesday, 6th December 2017

Football League Trophy

Peterborough 2-0 Southend United

Both Simon Cox and Stephen McLaughlin made their 25th appearance of 2017/18
Chris Forrester was booked for the first time since August

Thursday, 7th December 2017

UEFA Cup

Apollon 0-3 Everton

Congratulations to U21 midfielder Harry Charsley on making his senior debut for Everton

📋 | Team sheets are in and there are 2️⃣ debutants for the Blues. Congratulations to Harry Charsley and Fraser Hornby! pic.twitter.com/9YHQSAoOHp

— Everton (@Everton) December 7, 2017

Indian Super League

Chennaiyin FC 3-2 Atlético de Kolkata

Robbie Keane came off the bench to make his first appearance for Atlético de Kolkata, more than a year after his last appearance for LA Galaxy on Sunday, 6th November 2016