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

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Tuesday, 31st August 2021

Football League Trophy

Shrewsbury 0-1 Crewe Alexandra

Joshua Daniels was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 4-0 Liverpool U21

Jimmy Keohane made his 100th appearance for Rochdale
Liam Kelly marked his first appearance for Rochdale with a goal - his first since February 2020
Corey O'Keeffe's brace were the first goals of his career

Bradford City 0-3 Lincoln City

Fiacre Kelleher was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the first time

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Newcastle United U21

Ciaran Brennan's start was his first appearance of the season

Burton Albion 1-2 MK Dons

Ciaran Gilligan made his first appearance of the season

Forest Green 1-1 Northampton

Michael Harriman's own goal was his first OG since September 2019

Cambridge United 4-1 Oxford United

Luke McNally was sent off for the first time in his career

Fleetwood 4-1 Leicester City U21

Anthony Pilkington made his first assist of the season

Harrogate Town 3-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley was named in the starting XI for the first time this season - his first start since Saturday, 27 March 2021
James Clarke's start was made his first appearance of the season

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Friday, 22nd January 2021

Championship

Stoke City 1-2 Watford

Nathan Collins was booked for the first time a month in what was his 30th start for the Potters' senior side

League 2

Salford City 2-2 Harrogate Town

Richie Towell's substitute appearance was his first appearance since Saturday, 5th December
Simon Power came off the bench to make his Harrogate Town debut

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 2-0 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy

Connor Ronan was named in the Grasshopper starting XI in their first game following the end of the Swiss winter break

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-1 Mumbai City

Anthony Pilkington made his tenth start for SC East Bengal

Saturday, 23rd January 2021

League 1

Charlton 2-2 Swindon Town

Conor Masterson made his first appearance for loan club Swindon Town - this was his first start in two months

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time in two months

Gillingham 2-2 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane's brace was his first goal in eight weeks

Ipswich 0-1 Peterborough

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time in two months

Lincoln City 2-1 Northampton

Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of the season
Michael Harriman's start was his 300th career appearance

Portsmouth 0-4 Hull City

Ronan Curtis started a game for the first time in five weeks

Sunderland 1-0 Shrewsbury

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 0-0 Fleetwood

After signing a short term contract with Wigan Athletic, Corey Whelan made his first appearance for the Latics

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor started his 50th game for Bradford City

Morecambe 3-0 Colchester

John O'Sullivan's first goal in a month was the 20th goal of his career

Port Vale 1-3 Walsall

Tyreik Wright completed an assist in his first appearance for loan club Walsall
Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time in two months

Southend United 0-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn's start was his first appearance for Mansfield Town

Tranmere 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Motherwell

Tommie Hoban scored his second goal of the season, the second time he's scored twice in a single season in his career, having also managed it for Watford in the 2012/13 season

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 0-0 Ayr

Corrie Ndaba made his first appearance for loan club Ayr

FA Cup

Swansea 5-1 Nottingham Forest

Ryan Manning's start was the 100th time the defender was named in a starting XI in his career
Conor Hourihane's first appearance for Swansea was his first appearance in two months

Millwall 0-3 Bristol City

Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 October

Sunday, 24th January 2021

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Reading

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time this season

FA Cup

Chelsea 3-1 Luton

James Collins' substitute appearance was his 500th career appearance

Fulham 0-3 Burnley

Kevin Long scored the tenth goal of his career in his first appearance since Saturday, 31 October, more than two years after his last goal on Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Scottish League Cup

Livingston 1-0 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's first goal of the season was his 50th goal in the A-League

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Friday, 30th August 2019

Championship

Cardiff 1-1 Fulham

Harry Arter was sent off for the fourth time in his career, three years after his last red card in August 2016

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 5-0 Greenock Morton

Aaron Doran's start was the 200th time he was named in a starting XI in his career

Dundee Utd 6-2 Dundee

Mark Connolly completed an assist for the first time since January 2018

Saturday, 31st August 2019

Premier League

The 2019/20 season has the lowest number of Premier League goals by Irish players in August since the 2016/17 season - when no goals were scored.

Chelsea 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have been starts
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for the Blades, this was also his first goal in the Premier League
Enda Stevens' assist on Robinson's goal was his first since December 2018

Manchester City 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for made his first appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough

Callum O'Dowda made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 2-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ward start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' start was his 50th start for Portsmouth

Gillingham 5-0 Bolton

After signing for Gillingham on loan until January, Thomas O'Connor made his first start for the club
Mark Byrne made his first assist of the season

Oxford United 3-3 Coventry

Both Anthony Forde and Jordan Shipley were booked for the first time this season.
Shipley also completed his first assist of the season

Southend United 0-3 Rochdale

Robert Kiernan's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Bradford City

Paul Green made his 50th start for Crewe Alexandra
Jamie Devitt was named in a starting XI for the first time this season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in League Two

Exeter 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the third time in his career, this was his first red card since September 2017

Forest Green 0-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's goal was his 80th strike in League Two

Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge United

After signing a one year contract with Cambridge during the week, Samir Carruthers made his first appearance for the U's

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient

Richie Towell's goal was his first for Salford
Adam Rooney was booked for the first time this season

Scunthorpe 0-1 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was named in Carlisle United's starting XI for the first time

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-0 Ross County

Simon Power's second half introduction (his first appearance in a month) was  his first appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-0 Dunfermline

Daniel Devine's start was his first appearance of the 2019/20 season

Sunday, 1st September 2019

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 0-2 Celtic

Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season as a late second half substitute, this was his first goal since December 2017

Bulgarian

CSKA Sofia 2-2 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey assisted both of CSKA Sofia's goals in his seventh appearances for the club

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - January 2018

Transfers

Wednesday, 3rd January

After five years at Scunthorpe, striker Paddy Madden signed for fellow League One side Fleetwood Town 🔗

Ahead of the 2018 League of Ireland season, former Ireland U19 left full Darragh Leahy signed for Bohemians following his release from Coventry City in December 2017 🔗

Ireland women’s U19 defender Keeva Keenan signed for Celtic FC women ahead of the 2018 season 🔗

After a successful trial, Ireland U19 winger Simon Power signed an 18 month contract with Norwich City 🔗

Thursday, 4th January

Defender Gavin Gunning signed an 18 month contract with Forest Green Rovers 🔗

Waterford’s Aaron Drinan signed a three and a half year contract with Ipswich Town 🔗

Tuesday, 9th January

Following his League of Ireland and FAI Cup double with Cork City, Ryan Delaney signed a two and a half year deal with Rochdale 🔗

Thursday, 11th January

Ireland B international Lee Frecklington returned to Lincoln City after signing a two and a half year deal 🔗

Friday, 12th January

U19 player Warren O’Hora signed a two and half year contract with Brighton and Hove Albion and will play for their under 23 side 🔗

Goalkeeper Tadhg Ryan signed for Galway United following his release from the Huddersfield Academy 🔗

Monday, 15th January

Following a successful loan spell at Oldham earlier in the season, Jack Byrne signed a two and a half year contract with the Latics 🔗

Tuesday, 16th January

Defender Shane Blaney left Finn Harps and signed a two and a half year contract with Donacaster Rovers 🔗

Friday, 19th January

Stephen Gleeson joined former manager Mick McCarthy at Ipswich Town, signing a contract until the end of the season 🔗

Striker Dean Ebbe signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints 🔗

Sean St Ledger signed for National League side Guiseley AFC 🔗

Wednesday, 24th January

Former St Patrick’s Athletic and Bohemians defender Paul Rooney signed an 18 month contract with Colchester United 🔗

Ireland U21 defender Danny Kane left Huddersfield to sign for Cork City 🔗

Saturday, 27th January

Following a loan spell with Walsall in the first half of the season, defender Shaun Donnellan has left West Brom to join Yeovil Town on an 18 month contract 🔗

Wednesday, 31 January

Following a short trial at Priestfield Stadium, Rhys Murphy signed for Gillingham until the end of the season 🔗

Ireland U19 defender Barry Cotter signed for Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town until 2021 🔗

Cyrus Christie left Middlesbrough to sign a three and a half year deal with Fulham 🔗

Former Liverpool youth player Alex O'Hanlon left St Patrick's Athletic and has signed for Glentoran 🔗

Loans

Wednesday, 3rd January

Highly rated winger Connor Ronan joined Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season, reuniting him with former manager Kenny Jackett 🔗

Friday, 5th January

U21 captain and Liverpool U23 defender Corey Whelan signed for Yeovil Town until the end of the season 🔗

Thursday, 11th January

Oldham Athletic midfielder Paul Green signed for Crewe Alexandra on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Thursday, 18th January

Callum Reilly signed for Gillingham on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Former U21 defender Emmanuel Osadebe signed for Newport County until the end of the season 🔗

Monday, 29th January

Former UCD player Dylan Watts signed for Bohemians on loan from Leicester until July

Wednesday, 31 January

QPR and Ireland U21 winger Olamide Shodipo signed for Colchester on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Eoin Doyle has returned to Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Stephen Henderson has returned to Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Contract

Wednesday, 17th January

Liam Kinsella extended his contract at Walsall until the summer of 2019 🔗