Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th October 2023

Friday, 27th October 2023

Scottish Championship

Queen's Park 2-2 Partick Thistle

Ruairi Paton's first goal in five weeks was his tenth goal for Queen's Park

Belgian Challenger Pro League

KV Oostende 0-0 Patro Eisden

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Lommel 1-1 Zulte Waragem

Joel Bagan was booked for the first time since Friday, 25th August

Eredivisie

Vitesse Arnhem 1-1 PEC Zwolle

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Saturday, 28 October 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Dara O'Shea assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 20th August 2022

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Swansea City

Andrew Moran was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Cardiff 2-0 Bristol City

Jason Knight was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career

Ipswich Town 3-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal for Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke City

Alex Gilbert's introduction(his first appearance in five weeks) was his first appearance in the Championship
Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th September

Sunderland 3-1 Norwich City

Adam Idah was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Barnsley 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Exeter City 1-1 Lincoln City

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 8th August

Oxford United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Richard Keogh made his tenth start for Wycombe Wanderers

Port Vale 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long's brace was the defender's first goals since Saturday, 1 October 2022
Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town

Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

David Okagbue's start was first appearance since Saturday, 9th September

MK Dons 3-2 Swindon Town

Warren O'Hora's first goal since Saturday, 26th August was the tenth goal of his career

Notts County 0-2 Wrexham

Dan Crowley was booked for the first time in six weeks

Sutton United 2-1 Bradford City

Aiden O'Brien assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 0-0 Celtic

Mikey Johnston came off the bench for his first appearance of the season for Celtic's senior team

Livingston 0-2 Dundee

Joe Shaughnessy's brace was his first goals for new club Dundee

St Mirren 4-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Greenock Morton

Alan Power made his first assist of the season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Airdrie Utd

Zak Delaney made his 50th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
After signing for them on a short term contract, Cillian Sheridan made his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Sunday, 29th October 2023

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham

Evan Ferguson's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Brighton

Evan Ferguson,Georgie Kelly,Ryan Johansson,Joe Mason

10 - Evan Ferguson is the first teenager to score 10+ goals in a single calendar year in the Premier League since Wayne Rooney in 2005 (11). Future. pic.twitter.com/CfnFgy6sRT

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 29, 2023

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 30th September 2023

Saturday, 30th September 2023

Championship

Southampton 3-1 Leeds United

Will Smallbone scored his first goal of the season - this was the fifth goal of the midfielder's career

Hull City 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

Sean McLoughlin started a game for the first time in five weeks
Both Cyrus Christie and Finn Azaz were booked for the first time this season

Norwich City 2-0 Birmingham City

Kevin Long was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 0-4 West Bromwich Albion

Will Keane's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 2nd September

QPR 1-3 Coventry

Sinclair Armstrong assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

League 1

Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Charlton Athletic

Louie Watson was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 1-2 Portsmouth

Conor Shaughnessy assisted a goal the first time since February 2022

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Tranmere Rovers

In his first appearance since Saturday, 19 August, Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Bradford City 1-3 Walsall

Ross Tierney was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 0-1 Harrogate Town

Warren O'Hora scored an own goal for the first time since December 2021

Swindon Town 2-1 Grimsby Town

Liam Kinsella's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 1-2 Celtic

Dan Casey assisted a goal for the first time since signing for Motherwell

Kilmarnock 1-1 St Mirren

Corrie Ndaba started a game for the first time in six weeks

St Johnstone 1-1 Livingston

Dara Costelloe scored his first goal in senior football

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Francs Borains 0-2 RFC Seraing

Matt Healy shown his first yellow card in six weeks

Sunday, 1st October 2023

Ligue Un

Reims 2-0 Lyon

Jake O'Brien's start was his first appearance for Lyon - the first Irish player to appear in Ligue Un since Tony Cascarino in the 1999/2000 season for AS Nancy

Swiss Super League

Luzern 1-4 FC Zurich

Armstrong Oko-Flex scored his first goal in the Swiss Super League

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

After scoring his second goal in two games, Troy Parrott was booked for the first time this season

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher's start was his 100th appearance for Austin FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-2 D.C. United

Derrick Williams made his 25th appearance for D.C. United

Swedish Allsvenskan

Häcken 2-0 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Monday, 2nd October 2023

Indian Super League

Goa 1-0 Punjab

Carl McHugh was booked on his first appearance for Goa

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th August 2022

Friday, 26th August 2022

Championship

Luton Town 1-1 Sheffield United

John Egan's his first assist of the season was his fifth assist for Sheffield United

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Dundee - eight months after being sent off in December 2021

Eerste Divisie

Roda JC 1-3 NAC Breda

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 27th August 2022

Championship

Hull City 3-2 Coventry

After signing a two year contract with Hull City, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for the Tigers

Watford 2-3 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Wigan 1-5 Burnley

James McClean was named in the Wigan starting XI for the 100th time
Will Keane scored his 40th goal for Wigan, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship

League 1

Cheltenham 1-2 Oxford United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 2-1 Peterborough

Jason Knight scored his first goal since Sunday, 21 November 2021
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 4th December 2021

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora' start was his 100th appearance in British football

League 2

Stockport County 1-1 Swindon Town

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since Friday, 3 July 2020

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Sunday, 28th August 2022

Scottish Premiership

Hearts 3-2 St Johnstone

Graham Carey scored his first goal in five weeks

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Tuesday, 19th October 2021

Championship

Derby County 2-2 Luton

Jason Knight's first goal of the season, his first since Tuesday, 29th December 2020, was his tenth goal for Derby

Sheffield United 1-2 Millwall

David McGoldrick was named in the starting XI for the first time in two months
Conor Hourihane started a game for the first time in a month

Stoke City 0-1 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time in two months

League 1

Cheltenham 3-1 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Fleetwood 0-1 Burton Albion

Thomas O'Connor scored his third goal in two games, this was also the fifth goal of his career

Wigan 1-2 MK Dons

Will Keane made his fifth assist of the season
Warren O'Hora started a game for MK Dons for the 50th time
Troy Parrott made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Bradford City 1-3 Hartlepool

Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in two months
Gavan Holohan started a game for the first time in seven weeks

Colchester 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Trevor Clarke was sent off for the first time for Bristol Rovers

Mansfield Town 1-1 Port Vale

Harry Charsley started a game for Mansfield Town for the 50th time

Oldham 1-3 Walsall

Alan Sheehan's start was his first appearance in a month
Conor Wilkinson started a game for the first time in in eight weeks
Emmanuel Osadebe scored his fifth goal for Walsall
Conor Wilkinson assisted a goal for the first time this season

Wednesday, 20th October 2021

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Cardiff

Joel Bagan was booked first time since Saturday, 14th August

Hull City 1-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his first goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Coventry

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time this season in what was his 300th appearance for Preston North End

Swansea 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time this season (in club football, he's been booked twice while playing for Ireland) in his first start for West Bromwich Albion - this was his first start since Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th October 2021

Friday, 15th October 2021

League 1

Burton Albion 3-2 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor made his first assist of the season
Thomas O'Connor scored twice in a game for the first time in his career. After only scoring once in senior football before this season, the former Southampton player has scored three in the 2021/22 season

Saturday, 16th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Fulham 4-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-2 Bournemouth

Callum O'Dowda was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Gavin Kilkenny's start, his first appearance in eight weeks, was his tenth career start

Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time since Saturday, 7th August 2021
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Alan Browne returned to the Preston starting XI with his first start in nine weeks
Festy Ebosele was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 14 August

Sheffield United 2-1 Stoke City

David McGoldrick scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Enda Stevens' first assist of the season

League 1

Bolton 0-4 Wigan

Will Keane marked his 50th appearance for Wigan, across two spells with the Latics, with his second goal in two games
James McClean's brace was the first time the winger scored in two months

Cambridge United 2-2 Ipswich

Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in a month

Cheltenham 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Gillingham 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Charlton

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season - this was the first time the midfielder was shown a yellow card since Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Rotherham 4-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his 20th goal in the competition

Shrewsbury 1-0 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora's start was his 50th appearance for MK Dons

League 2

Oldham 3-0 Stevenage

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time in a month, and assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 10th August

Salford City 2-0 Hartlepool

Gavan Holohan's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Swindon Town 2-2 Rochdale

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-1 Queen of the South

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Ayr starting XI for the first time

Sunday, 17th October 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-1 West Ham United

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance in a month

Championship

Swansea 3-0 Cardiff

Ryan Manning assisted a goal for the first time this season
James Collins' second half introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

MLS

Austin FC 0-1 Minessota United

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Austin FC

LA Galaxy 2-1 Portland Timbers

Derrick Williams's start (his first appearance in five weeks) was his 300th appearance in senior football

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Championship

Millwall 2-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby was booked for the first time in a month

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Luton

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

League 1

Gillingham 3-2 MK Dons

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

Accrington Stanley 1-2 Ipswich

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

Hull City 2-0 Rochdale

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

Shrewsbury 1-1 AFC Wimbledon

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 1-0 Mansfield Town

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

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-2 Central Coast Mariners

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

Wednesday, 3rd March 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa

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

Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United

James McCarthy started his first game in a month

Championship

Stoke City 1-2 Swansea

Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 4th March 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Everton

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

Fulham 0-1 Tottenham

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