Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-1 Crystal Palace

Shane Duffy was sent off for the third time in his career, more than two years after his last red card in August 2016.
Duffy is the first Irish player to be sent off in the Premier League since Jeff Hendrick in February 2017

West Ham United 3-1 Cardiff

Declan Rice's start was his 50th career appearance

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 2-1 Arsenal U21

Joe Mason came off the bench for his first appearance in two months

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Bury

In his first first appearance since September, Stephen Dawson was set off for the third time in his career. This was his first red card since April 2013
Conrad Logan was booked for the first time this season

Polish Cup

Arka Gdynia 0-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal in the Polish Cup

Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Celtic

Conor Sammon was named in the Motherwell starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 22 September
Jonathan Hayes' start was his first appearance since Thursday, 30 August

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, 26th December 2017

Tuesday, 26th December 2017

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy made his 50th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion, all of which have been starts

Manchester United 2-2 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th start for Burnley
Jonathan Walters came off the bench for his first appearance since August

Championship

Millwall 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shaun Williams started his first game for Millwall in three months, and was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 12th September

Barnsley 0-0 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan was named in Preston's starting XI for the first time since early August

Brentford 2-1 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan start for Villa was the midfielder's 100th appearance in the Championship
Lining out beside Whelan, Scott Hogan had his first start since Saturday, 4th November

League 1

Gillingham 1-1 Oxford United

Conor Wilkinson's strike for Gillingham was his tenth goal in League One

Blackburn 2-0 Rochdale

Keith Keane returned for Rochdale, making his first appearance in four months
Derrick Williams was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Blackpool 2-3 Scunthorpe

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

Bury 0-3 Rotherham

Stephen Dawson was booked for the first time this season in his first start for Bury since Thursday, 10th August
Lee Frecklington's strike was his 15th goal in League One
On his 25th appearance of the season, Anthony Forde was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 17th October

Oldham 1-2 Fleetwood

Courtney Duffus came off the bench for Oldham for his first appearance since Tuesday, 21th November

Walsall 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Rory Gaffney made his 100th appearance in English football

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Mansfield Town

Conrad Logan made his 100th appearance in the League Two

Carlisle United 3-1 Accrington Stanley

Jamie Devitt's opener for Carlisle was his 25th goal in League Two

Cheltenham 0-2 Yeovil

Connor Smith was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Swindon Town 0-5 Luton

James Collins scored his 120th goal of his career

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-2 Celtic

Darren O'Dea came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 22nd December 2017

Friday, 22nd December 2017

League 1

Fleetwood 0-2 Gillingham

Mark Byrne made his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Coventry 3-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Doyle scored his fifth goal in League Two, his first goal in almost three months, and a memorable strike it was too!

Saturday, 23rd December 2017

Premier League

West Ham United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark made his 50th appearance for Newcastle Utd

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Kevin O'Connor returned to the Preston starting XI for the first time in a month

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Ipswich

Matt Doherty made his 200th career start

Aston Villa 2-2 Sheffield United

Conor Hourihane made his 300th career start
Samir Carruthers came off the bench to make his 50th appearance in the competition

League 1

Northampton 1-1 Blackburn

John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the first time in two months

Peterborough 3-0 Bury

Stephen Dawson's introduction as a second half substitute (his first appearance for Bury since August) was his 100th appearance for the Shakers
Having only been sent off once in his career before 2017/28, Eoghan O'Connell was sent off for the second time this season

Rotherham 2-1 MK Dons

Lee Frecklington was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Luton 2-0 Grimsby

James Collins scored his tenth goal for Luton (also his 80th goal in League Two) in his first start since Saturday, 11th November

Newport Co. 0-0 Lincoln City

Mark O'Brien was sent off for the second time for Newport County

Stevenage 5-1 Chesterfield

Connor Dimaio made his 50th appearance for Chesterfield

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney made his 300th career start
Anthony O'Connor made his 200th career start
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal for Celtic since moving to the Bhoys in the summer

Partick Thistle 1-0 Hamilton Academical

Niall Keown scored his first goal since August, and was unfortunately booked for the fifth time this season and so is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney made his 25th start for Inverness CT

Indian Super League

Atlético de Kolkata 1-0 Delhi Dynamos

Robbie Keane scored his first goal for Atléletico de Kolkata, this was the striker's first goal anywhere since September 2016

Round Up - Weekend of Saturday, 6th May 2017

Saturday, 6th May 2017

Burnley 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

Kevin Long's first start in 2017 was also his first start in the Premier League and his 25th start for Burnley
Marc Wilson made his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion since signing for them on loan in January and was booked for the first time since September

5️⃣The five @FAIreland players starting @BurnleyOfficial v @WBA is a season high in the @premierleague and the most since March 2015. #penta

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) May 6, 2017

League 2

Crawley 2-2 Mansfield Town

James Collins made his 50th start for Crawley
Mark Connolly was booked for the first time since the end of February

Grimsby 1-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey made his 100th appearance for Plymouth

Newport Co. 2-1 Notts County

Mark O'Brien' first goal of the season, also his first goal for the club, kept Newport in the Football League

Stevenage 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Sunday, 7th May 2017

Championship

Bristol City 0-1 Birmingham City

Stephen Gleeson was booked for the first time since February

Burton Albion 2-4 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th start for Reading

Huddersfield 0-3 Cardiff

On his 34th birthday, Brian Murphy made his first start since January

Norwich 4-0 QPR

Reece Grego Cox made his first appearance in the Championship, more than six months after his last appearance for QPR in October

Rotherham 1-1 Derby County

Lee Frecklington scored his first goal of the season, a year to the day after his last goal on Saturday, 7 May 2016

League 1

Scunthorpe 2-3 Millwall

Stephen Dawson scored his first goal since January

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen

Adam Rooney scored his 20th goal of the season, becoming the first Aberdeen player to register 20 goals in three consecutive seasons since the 1970's

Adam Rooney! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/EIE6Ygod06

— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) May 8, 2017

Anthony O'Connor's striker was his first goal since December

Round Up - Weekend of 17th March 2017

Friday, 17 March 2017

League 1

Port Vale 2-1 Shrewsbury

Sam Foley scored his first goal of the season, this was the midfielder's first goal in more than a year - he last scored on Saturday, 5 March 2016 against Colchester

Saturday, 18 March 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford

Damien Delaney's appearance off the bench (his first appearance since February 11th) was his 25th appearance of the season

Stoke City 1-2 Chelsea

Jonathan Walters scored his first goal of 2017, 81 days after his last goal on December 27th

Sunderland 0-0 Burnley

John O'Shea, Darron Gibson, Jeff Hendrick and Stephen Ward started this game, making it the first Premier League game this season where four Irish players started the same game
For O'Shea, it was his 200th start for Sunderland

West Ham United 2-3 Leicester City

Darren Randolph made his 25th Premier League appearance

Championship

Blackburn 2-2 Preston North End

Aiden McGeady marked his 25th start for Preston North End with his fifth goal for the club. This was also his fifth goal of the season, the first time the midfielder had managed this since 2012-13 with Spartak Moscow

Wigan 0-2 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the tenth time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Northampton

Brendan Moloney late second half introduction from the bench was his first appearance since November

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Chesterfield

Rory Gaffney scored his 15th goal for the Bristol Rovers in his 25th start of the season

Oxford United 2-1 Scunthorpe

Stephen Dawson made his 150th appearance in League One
Paddy Madden's 70th goal in League One was also his 50th league goal for Scunthorpe

Rochdale 4-1 Gillingham

Conrad Logan returned to the Rochdale starting XI for his first appearance since January 28th

League 2

Luton 1-1 Exeter

Alan Sheehan's yellow card against Exeter was the defender's fifth booking of the season

Plymouth 1-0 Morecambe

Graham Carey's winner was his 25th goal for Plymouth

Stevenage 3-0 Portsmouth

Noel Hunt made his first start of 2017
Eoin Doyle made his 150th start since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Jonathan Hayes' goal was his first strike in a month

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th career appearance

Kilmarnock 1-1 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton made his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle
Conor Sammon scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Raith 2-1 Dundee Utd

Willo Flood made his 25th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 19 March 2017

League 2

Notts County 1-0 Barnet

Mark Yeates was sent off for the first time in his career

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-2 Minessota United

Kevin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Colorado Rapids

Round Up - Weekend of 5th January 2017

Thursday, 5 January 2017

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Portsmouth
Michael Doyle and Enda Stevens both made their 25th appearances of the season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-1 Wellington Phoenix
Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since October 21st

Friday, 6 January 2017

Scottish Championship

Hibernian 3-0 Dundee Utd
Willo Flood made his 25th appearance of the season

Saturday, 7 January 2017

League 1

Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
Josh Cullen made two assists, and was voted man of the match, despite his first booking since October 18th

Scunthorpe 3-2 Bury
Stephen Dawson scored his first goal for Scunthorpe, almost three years after his last goal in March 2014 for Barnsley

Southend United 2-4 Sheffield United
After signing for Sheffield United on Tuesday, Samir Carruthers came off the bench to make his first appearance for the Blades

League 2

Hartlepool 0-1 Grimsby
Sean Kavanagh signed for Hartlepool on Thursday, and his start for them today was his first appearance since August 24th

Stevenage 3-1 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien made his first start for Newport County after signing for them on Wednesday

English FA Cup

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Luton
Glen Rea was sent off for the first time in his career

Birmingham City 1-1 Newcastle Utd
Daryl Murphy's opener today for Newcastle was his first goal for the club, his first goal of the season, and his first goal in the FA Cup!

Blackpool 0-0 Barnsley
Barnsley's cup tie was Aidan White's first appearance since September 17th

Brentford 5-1 Eastleigh
After the end of his contract in India, and signing for Eastleigh in December, Graham Stack made his first start for the club and marked the occasion with his first booking since April 2015

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 MK Dons
Richie Towell made his second start for Brighton, almost a year after his last start on 9th January 2016

Everton 1-2 Leicester City
Seamus Coleman made his 250th appearance in England

Ipswich 2-2 Lincoln
Sean Long made his first appearance for Lincoln after signing for them on loan

Millwall 3-0 Bournemouth
Shaun Williams made his 250th start in England
Marc Wilson's appearance for Bournemouth in the cup was his first since September 20th

Preston North End 1-2 Arsenal
Daryl Horgan came off the bench to made his first debut for Preston North End

QPR 1-2 Blackburn
Both Olamide Shodipo and Anthony Stokes made their first appearance in the FA Cup as second half substitutes

Sunderland 0-0 Burnley
John O'Shea made his 200th appearance for Sunderland

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Derby County
James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for his first start since October 29th

Sunday, 8 January 2017

English FA Cup

Chelsea 4-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 2-3 Sydney
Roy O'Donovan scored his 15th goal for Central Coast

Round Up - Weekend of 29th December 2016

Thursday, 29 December 2016

Championship

Rotherham 1-2 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory was booked for the first time this season

Friday, 30 December 2016

Premier League

Hull City 2-2 Everton
David Meyler returned to the Hull City starting XI for his first start in a month

Championship

Newcastle Utd 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Port Vale 1-0 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea made his 200th appearance for Chesterfield

League 2

Hartlepool 3-2 Morecambe
Jake Carroll made his 100th appearance since leaving St Patrick's Athletic
Padraig Amond scored his eighth goal of the season, having not found the back of the net since November 19th

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-1 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes scored his 25th goal for Aberdeen

Saturday, 31 December 2016

Premier League

Southampton 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Shane Long's first goal of the season wasn't enough for Southampton to beat West Brom on the last day of the year

Championship

Huddersfield 1-1 Blackburn
Derrick Williams made his 150th career appearance

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 QPR Ryan Manning made his first appearance for QPR, and unfortunately was booked

Brentford 0-0 Norwich
John Egan made his 25th appearance for Brentford
Robbie Brady was sent off for the second time in his career, five years after his last red card in November 2011

League 1

Southend United 1-1 Charlton
Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season (his first booking since 26 November 26th) and is suspended for the next game

Bolton 2-1 Scunthorpe
Stephen Dawson unfortunately marked his 50th start for Scunthorpe with his  fifth booking of the season and is suspended for the next game. This was the midfielder's first yellow card in two months

Bristol Rovers 2-0 AFC Wimbledon
Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance for Bristol Rovers

League 2
Luton 3-1 BarnetAlan Sheehan scored his second goal of the season, three months after his last goal on September 27th. This was also the defender's fifth goal in League Two
Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Newport Co. 1-4 Exeter
Liam McAlinden made two assists in his first start for Exeter in more than a month

Plymouth 2-0 Crawley
James Collins made his 250th career start
Both Connor Smith and Mark Connolly picked up their fifth bookings of the season, and will be suspended for their next game

Round Up - Weekend of 17th December 2016

Saturday, 17 December 2016

Championship

Greg Cunningham and Liam Kelly made the WhoScored Championship Team of the Week for their performances this weekend

Championship Team of the Week - Gameweek 22 https://t.co/7094SxKrhN pic.twitter.com/Cq4UNH110d

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 19, 2016

Bristol City 1-2 Preston North End
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Cardiff 3-4 Barnsley
Anthony Pilkington scored his fifth goal of the season, this was also the winger's 15th goal for Cardiff

Fulham 2-2 Derby County
Alex Pearce scored his second goal of the season, the first time the defender has scored more than once in a season since 2013/14

Leeds United 1-0 Brentford
John Egan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Nottingham Forest 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Congratulations to Connor Ronan on making his first senior appearance for Wolves

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Rotherham
Keiren Westwood made his 100th appearance for Sheffield Wednesday

Wigan 2-3 Ipswich
David McGoldrick scored his 15th goal for Ipswich

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 4-0 Port Vale
Sam Kelly was booked for the first time this season

Oldham 0-2 Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin made his 25th appearance of the season

Scunthorpe 3-0 Millwall
Stephen Dawson made his 50th appearance for Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden scored his third brace of the season, and was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 2-1 Yeovil
Kevin Dawson made his 25th appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 2-1 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Sunday, 18 December 2016

Premier League

Tottenham 2-1 Burnley
Stephen Ward made his 50th start for Burnley

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Brisbane Roar
Roy O'Donovan scored his fifth goal of the season

Round Up - Weekend of 22nd April 2016

Friday, 22 April 2016
Scottish Premier League
St Johnstone 3-0 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes made his 150th start for Aberdeen, and picked up his first booking since December

Saturday, 23 April 2016
Premier League
Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton
Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Aston Villa as a second half substitute, and marked the occasion with an assist on their second goal
Shane Long's ninth Premier League goal of the season is a new personal best for the Tipperary striker

League 1 
Bradford City 4-0 Walsall
Liam Kinsella returned to the Walsall starting XI for his first start since 19th March

Colchester 0-3 Burton Albion
Louis Dunne made his first start for Colchester

Peterborough 0-2 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden made his 50th appearance of the season
Stephen Dawson fourth booking of the season was more than three month since his last yellow card

Wigan 4-1 Southend United
David Mooney returned to the Southend team for his first appearance since 5th March
Chris McCann scored his third goal of the season, this was his first strike since 12th January

League 2
Luton 1-1 Newport Co.
Like Paddy Madden, Mark Byrne made his 50th appearance of the season!

Morecambe 1-4 Stevenage
Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time in 2015/16

English FA Cup
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
Darron Gibson made his fiftieth start for Everton

Sunday, 24 April 2016
MLS
Colorado Rapids 3-1 Seattle Sounders FC
Kevin Doyle marked his first appearance for the Rapids since 20th March with his fifth goal for the club

Further Reading
Vox in the Box: Guardian cartoonist David Squires - [thesetpieces]
Long Lacks Star Quality But Remains Key Saints Regular - whoscored.com
Next Jamie Vardy? Padraig Amond Interview - pogmogoal.com
Interview: Jeff Hendrick on choosing soccer over Gaelic and Martin O’Neill’s magic touch - The Irish Post

Irish Abroad Round Up - 26th December 2015

26 December 2015 
Premier League
Southampton 4-0 Arsenal
Shane Long scored his second brace of the season, and his first in the league since May 2014. The former Cork City player also picked up his first booking of the season

Championship
Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Birmingham City
This was the first league game Kieren Westwood missed for the Owls since September (he is rested for their cup games) and the first league game this season that Stephen Gleeson did not appear for Birmingham.

League 1
Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Scunthorpe
Stephen Dawson returned to the Scunthorpe starting XI for his first appearance since August 19th, and marked his return with his first booking of the season. Likewise, Niall Canavan picked up his first yellow card of 2015/16

Millwall 0-1 Walsall
Liam Kinsella came off the bench for Walsall to make his first appearance since October 10th

Shrewsbury 1-1 Fleetwood
Liam McAlinden's first start since October 6th was also his twenty-fifth career start

Swindon Town 1-3 Gillingham
John Egan's start away to the Robins was his one hundredth career appearance

League  2
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-3 Cambridge United
Barry Corr's goal this afternoon was the 90th of his career! Congratulations Barry, the ton is in sight!

Further Reading
Rob Elliot is not just for Christmas, he's for life at Newcastle
Andy Reid set for groin operation in America
Picture Perfect - Jon Walters is the Times' Player of the Year (subscription required)