Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st October 2023

Saturday, 21st October 2023

Premier League

Five Irish players were named as starting players in the Premier League for the first time since May 2021

Brentford 3-0 Burnley

Three Irish players(Nathan Collines, Dara O'Shea, and Josh Cullen) were named in the starting XI of a single game for the first time since David McGoldrick, John Egan, Enda Stevens, and Jimmy Dunne started when Sheffield United played Burnley in May 2021

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Luton Town

Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal for Luton Town, and his first Premier League goal

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Millwall

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time this season - this was the defender's first booking since December 2022
Will Keane assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks
Aidomo Emakhu was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time

Hull City 1-2 Southampton

Will Smallbone scored his fifth goal in the Championship
Ryan Manning booking(his first in five weeks) was his fifth of the 2023/24 season and the defender is suspended for the next game

Norwich City 2-3 Leeds United

Shane Duffy scored his first goal for Norwich City, but unfortunately also scored his first own goal since August 2016 - the first Irish player to score at both ends in the same game since Cyrus Christie in Hull-Middlesbrough in November 2022

Stoke City 2-1 Sunderland

Enda Stevens' start was his first appearance in seven weeks
Luke McNally scored his first goal for Stoke City

League 1

Burton Albion 4-1 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season

Cheltenham 1-0 Cambridge United

Will Ferry's start was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham

Portsmouth 1-0 Carlisle United

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time in a month

League 2

Gillingham 1-2 Notts County

David McGoldrick was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Australian A-League Men

Macarthur 1-1 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea's scored his first goal in eight week

Sunday, 22nd October 2023

Ligue Un

Lyon 1-2 Clermont

Jake O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-4 PEC Zwolle

2️⃣ When @troyparrott9 was introduced from the bench today for @excelsiorrdam, against Anselmo Garcia MacNulty's @PECZwolle , it meant that, for the first time ever, two @IrelandFootball players faced each other in the @eredivisie!#COYBIG https://t.co/auoLOQ0Nyt

— @irish_abroad@mastodon.ie (@irish_abroad) October 22, 2023

Monday, 23rd October 2023

Serie A

Udinese 1-1 Lecce

Festy Ebosele was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th October 2022

Tuesday, 4th October 2022

Championship

Sheffield United 0-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time in seven weeks in was was his 50th start for QPR

Cardiff 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time this season in his first start in six weeks

Reading 1-1 Norwich City

Jeff Hendrick scored his first goal for Reading, the was also his first goal in more than a year, and the 40th goal of his career

League 1

Cheltenham 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

Will Ferry's start was his 50th career appearance

Scottish Premiership

Ross County 0-5 Motherwell

Ross Tierney made his 25th appearance for Motherwell

Football League Trophy

Harrogate Town 1-1 Everton U21

In his first start for Harrogate, Danny Grant scored his first goal for the Sulphurites

Tranmere Rovers 3-5 Leeds United U21

Neil Byrne scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers
Lee O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Crystal Palace U21

Trevor Clarke scored his first goal for Bristol Rovers
Glenn Whelan was sent off for the second time for Bristol Rovers, eleven months after his last red card in November 2021

Portsmouth 5-0 Aston Villa U21

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 5th October 2022

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Wigan

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in five weeks
Will Keane scored his fifth goal of the season

Middlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham City

Darragh Lenihan's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 30th August

Rotherham 1-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 30th August

Watford 1-2 Swansea City

Michael Obafemi started a game for the first time in six weeks

Preston North End 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Sean Maguire started a game for the first time this season

Champions League

RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic

James McCarthy's introduction was his first appearance in the Champions League, the 27th Irish player to appear in the competition.

2️⃣ 2022/23 is the first season that two @FAIreland players (@JMcCarthy_16 and @mattdoherty20) have appeared in the @ChampionsLeague proper since 2010/11, when Robbie Keane, John O'Shea, Darron Gibson, and Aiden McGeady all made at least one appearance in the competition#COYBIG

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) October 5, 2022

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, August 2022

Tuesday, 9th August 2022

English League Cup

Shrewsbury 3-2 Carlisle United

Jordan Shipley was booked for the first time since Saturday, 29th January

Bolton 5-1 Salford City

Kieran Sadlier's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal for Bolton

Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 6 November 2021
Anthony Scully marked his 100th appearance for Lincoln City with his first goal of the season, this was also his 40th career strike

Delighted to Mark my 100th Appearance for @LincolnCity_FC with a goal and a win. A big Thank you to the fans for the support and Congratulations to the lads on there debuts. Onto Saturday⚽️ pic.twitter.com/2dKJFI4jj6

— Anthony Scully (@AnthonyScully_) August 10, 2022

Huddersfield 1-4 Preston North End

Troy Parrott scored his first goal for Preston North End, this was also his first goal in the League Cup

Cardiff 0-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored and assisted a goal in the same game for the first time since February

Crawley Town 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Mazeed Ogungbo made his first start for loan club Crawley Town

Walsall 2-0 Swindon Town

Flynn Clarke's start was his first appearance for Walsall

Luton 2-3 Newport County

Louie Watson's start was his first appearance for Luton

Cheltenham 0-7 Exeter

After signing for Cheltenham earlier that day, Will Ferry went straight into the Robins' starting XI

MK Dons 1-0 Sutton United

Both Darragh Burns and Dawson Devoy were named in the MK Dons starting XI for the first time
Conor Grant scored his first goal for MK Dons

Oxford United 2-2 Swansea

Edward McGinty made his first appearance for Oxford United

Reading 1-2 Stevenage

Kian Leavy's start was his first appearance in almost exactly a year, since starting for Reading on Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 367 days earlier

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Kilmarknock B 3-0 Cowdenbeath

Having signed for Kilmarnock on loan, Deji Sotona scored his first goal in senior football for their B team

Wednesday, 10 August 2022

English League Cup

Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley

No player completed more passes for Barnsley in their win against Middlesbrough than Luca Connell

🆚 Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley
📋 Post Game Summary (2/4)
🏃 Luca Connell
⏱️ Started, played whole game
🥅 Clean sheet
🎯 0/2 shots on target(0.00%)
👟 29/41 passes completed(70.73%) - 🥇 for team!
🔑 2 Key passes - 🥇 for team!
💥 3 tackles
⚔️ 4/8 duels won#COYBIG #MIDBRS

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 10, 2022

Port Vale 1-2 Rotherham

Georgie Kelly was named in the Rotherham starting XI for the first time
Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal in the League Cup

 

Coventry 1-4 Bristol City

Tayo Adaramola made his first appearance for loan club Coventry

Thursday, 11th August 2022

English League Cup

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sheffield United

Jayson Molumby's introduction was his 100th career appearance

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2022

Transfers

Monday, 1st August

26 year old central midfielder Sammie Szmodics signed a three year contract with Blackburn Rovers

Tuesday, 2nd August

Youssef Al-Mahdi signed a three year contract with Egyptian second division side Olympic Alexandria

Wednesday, 3rd August

Following a trial period at the end of last season, Sean Grehan signed a two year contract with Crystal Palace academy

Free agent Kieran O'Hara signed a twelve month contract with Colchester United

Thursday, 4th August

Winger Sean Robertson signed a contract with Forest Green Rovers

Friday, 5th August

Jonathan Afolabi returned to Ireland from Celtic, signing for Bohemians

Tuesday, 9th August

U21 midfielder Will Ferry signed for League One side Cheltenham Town

Ola Lawal, brother of Celtic's Bosun Lawal, signed a one year deal with Falkirk, with the option of a further 12 months

Wednesday, 10th August

Having started his career in the Ipswich Town academy, Richard Keogh returned to Portman Road, signing a 12 month contract with the Tractor Boys

Ahead of the new Women's Super League season, Diane Caldwell signed for Reading Women

Friday, 12th August

Daniel Devine signed a one year contract with Chester FC

Creative midfielder Conor Tee signed for AFC Rushden and Diamonds

Saturday, 13th August

Defender Claire O'Riordan signed for Celtic FC women

Former Falkirk academy player Ceiran Dunne returned to Scotland following his release by Sunderland to sign for Scottish Championship side Cove Rangers

Sunday, 14th August

Former U21 goalkeeper Danny Rogers returned to Ireland to sign for St Patrick's Athletic

Friday, 19th August

Jordan McEnedd returned to home town Derry to sign for Derry City until the end of the current League of Ireland season

Friday, 26th August

Cyrus Christie signed a two year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, with Hull City

Monday, 29th August

Blackpool announced that defender Andy Lyons will join the Seasiders in January 2023 after signing a three year contract, with the option of a further 12 months

Peamount player Teagan Ruddy signed for Swiss side FC Sion

buzzing to sign my first professional contract with @FCSion, waited a long time for this and can’t wait to get going🔴⚪️

Thank you for everything @peamountutd it’s been a pleasure💚 pic.twitter.com/tgpxI4GUQu

— Tiegan Ruddy (@tieganruddy) August 29, 2022

Monday, 29th August

Callum Robinson signed a three year contract with Cardiff City

Goalkeeper Conor Brann signed for Swindon Town

Winger Anthony Scullly made the step up from League One to Championship, signing a three year deal with Wigan Athletic

Former Ireland U19 midfielder Alex Hunt joined former loan club Grimsby Town, signing a contract with the Mariners until 2025

UCD defender John Ryan signed for Serie A side Sassuolo

Congratulations to former Aisling Annacotty player, John Ryan, on joining Italian 🇮🇹 Serie A Team Sassuolo. John has also played for Ireland 🇮🇪 underage teams over the last few years. The Club is very proud of his achievements 👏 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/ryOMmkDtI0

— Aisling Annacotty AFC (@aislingannafc) September 1, 2022

Full back Alex Healy-Byrne signed for Burnley, and will play for their U21 side in the Professional Development League

Daniel Okwute joined Stockport County from Kerry FC, signing a a contract until 2024

Loans

Monday, 1st August

Mazeed Ogungbo joined his former Arsenal underage coach Kevin Betsy at Crawley Town on a season long loan

Wednesday, 3rd August

Jamie McGrath returned to Scotland, signing a season long loan with Dundee United

Friday, 5th August

Shane Duffy will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Fulham

Jamie Egan signed a one month youth loan with Gloucester City

Tuesday, 9th August

Deji Sotona signed a one year loan deal with Kilmarnock

Friday, 12th August

Preston North End defender Josh Seary signed a three month loan deal with non-league Warrington Town

Thursday, 18th August

U21 defender Mark McGuinness signed a one season loan deal with Sheffield Wednesday

Friday, 19th August

Former U18 defender Corrie Ndaba signed for Burton Albion on loan for the 2022/23 season

Wolves goalkeeper Joe O'Shaughnessy signed a loan deal with Bradford City until the end of the season

Saturday, 20th August

Celtic striker Johnny Kenny signed a season loan deal with Scottish Championship side Queen's Park

Friday, 26th August

U21 defender Jake O'Brien signed for Belgian second division side Racing White Daring Molenbeek on loan for the 2022/23 Belgian season

Monday, 29th August

Rotherham striker JJ Kayode joined MK Dons on a season long loan

Tuesday, 30th August

After making his senior debut for West Ham against Viborg, Armstrong Okoflex signed for Swansea on loan until the end of the season

Thursday, 1st September

Tyreik Wright signed his fourth loan deal in League Two, joining Bradford City until the end of the season

Danny Grant signed for Harrogate Town on loan

Contracts

Monday, 1st August

Following their promotion to the Women's Super League last season, Liverpool Women's team captain Niamh Fahey extended her stay with the Reds

Thurday, 11th August

Highly rated winger Andrew Moran signed a new three year contract with Brighton and Hove Albion

Monday, 15th August

Danny McNamara signed a new long term contract with Millwall

Friday, 19th August

Ronan Maher signed his first professional contract with Walsall FC, signing with the Saddlers until 2025

Warren O'Hora extended his contract with MK Dons until June of 2023

Saturday, 20th August

Ahead of the new Women's Championship season, Naoisha McAloon was rewarded for her performances with Durham FC with a new contract

Sunday, 21st August

Striker Tom Cannon signed a contract with Everton until the summer of 2025

Tuesday, 23rd August

Former U19 defender Harvey Neville signed a contract with Inter Miami until the end of the 2024 MLS season

Friday, 26th August

U19 striker Calum Kavanagh extended his contract with Middlesbrough until the summer of 2025

Management

Friday, 5th August

Andy Reid was promoted to Nottingham Forest's senior coaching staff

Friday, 19th August

Marie Hourihan was appointed interim head coach of London Bees

Wednesday, 25th August

Following the departure of youth team coach Tommy McIntyre, Darren O'Dea has been promoted to joint coach of Celtic's youth teams, with Stephen McManus

Summer 2022 Transfer Window

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2022
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2022

Round Up for Weekend of Friday, 24th September 2021

Friday, 24th September 2021

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 QPR

Six weeks after his last assist for West Brom, Callum Robinson assisted two goals in the same game

Saturday, 25th September 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 0-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was named in the Preston North End starting XI for the 100th time

League 1

Burton Albion 1-2 Lincoln City

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal of the season
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of the season, this was also his 20th goal in League 1, and his 30th goal for Lincoln City

Charlton 2-2 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his first goal since Saturday, 14th August

MK Dons 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Troy Parrott scored his fifth goal of his career, all of which have come in League One

Morecambe 3-3 Accrington Stanley

Shane McLoughlin was sent off for the first time in his career
Seamus Conneely assisted a goal in his first appearance of the season
John O'Sullivan's was named in the starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Rotherham 1-1 Crewe Alexandra

Chiedozie Ogbene's start was his 50th appearance for Rotherham

Sunderland 1-0 Bolton

Eoin Doyle was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Crawley Town 2-1 Bradford City

Will Ferry scored his first goal in senior football

Forest Green 0-0 Tranmere

Dominic Bernard was booked for the first time in six weeks in his 75th appearance for Forest Green

Leyton Orient 0-0 Mansfield Town

Shadrach Ogie was booked for the first time this season
Stephen McLaughlin made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town
Ryan Burke's introduction was his first appearance in League 2

Rochdale 0-1 Oldham

Liam Kelly made his first appearance in League 2

Sutton United 4-0 Carlisle United

Corey Whelan scored the first own goal of his career

Queen's Park 3-2 Peterhead

Luca Connell scored his first goal of the season, and was booked for the first time this season. Coincidentally he was also booked in the last game he scored

Sunday, 26th September 2021

Premier League

Southampton 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 3-2 Aberdeen

Connor Ronan's brace was his first goal since December 2020
Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time this season
Jonathan Hayes's first start in a month was his 300th appearance in the SPL

Hibernian 1-0 St Johnstone

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time since Thursday, 12th August

Bulgarian Parva Liga

CSKA Sofia 2-1 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey's goal, his first in the league this season, was his fifth goal of the season

Transfers, loans, and contacts for August 2021

Transfers

Tuesday, 3rd August

12 years after leaving Hamilton Academical, James McCarthy returned to Scotland, signing a four year contract with Celtic FC: 🔗

Thursday, 5th August

Former U21 defender Aidy White signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August

Danny Rogers signed a one year contract with Oldham Athletic: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August

U18 defender Nico Jones signed a two year contract with Brentford, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Monday, 16th August

Jake O'Brien signed for Crystal Palace after a successful six month loan from Cork City in the second half of the 2020/21 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August

James McClean returned to Wigan Athletic, who he played 86 games for across the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons, scoring ten times: 🔗

Thursday, 19th August

Former Ireland U21 striker Courtney Duffus signed a two year contract with Morecambe FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th August

Val Adedokun signed a three year contract with Brentford, with the option of a further 12 months, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Liam Kelly signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Friday, 27th August

Celtic confirmed a four year deal with defender Liam Scales, subject to international clearance: 🔗

Under 19 midfielder Joe Hodge left Manchester City to link up with his former academy coach Scott Sellers in the academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers: 🔗

Jamie Finn signed a 12 month contract with Birmingham City Women: 🔗

Saturday, 28th August

Marie Hourihan returned to Birmingham City, signing a 12 month contract with the Blues: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

U19 midfielder Roland Idowu returned to Ireland to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August

Barry Cotter returned to Ireland from Ipswich, signing for Shamrock Rovers: 🔗

U19 striker Cole Kiernan left Middlesbrough to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Callum Reilly signed for Leyton Orient, penning a 12 month contract at Brisbane Road: 🔗

Loans

Monday, 2nd August

Jonathan Afolabi signed for Ayr United on loan until the end of the season: 🔗

Tuesday, 3rd August

Corey O'Keeffe signed a loan deal with Rochdale, and will play at Spotland until January 2022: 🔗

Will Ferry signed for Crawley Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August

Jamie Bowden will spend the 2021/22 season at Boundary Park, after signing for Oldham Athletic on loan: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August

Padraig Amond signed a season long loan deal with Exeter City: 🔗

Friday, 13th August

Ryan Johansson will spend in the 2021/22 season in the Netherlands after signing a season long loan deal with Fortuna Sittard: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August

Tyreik Wright signed a season long loan deal with Salford City: 🔗

Saturday, 21st August

Conor Masterson signed a loan deal with Cambridge United until January 2022: 🔗

Ipswich's Corrie Ndaba joined Salford City on a season long loan deal: 🔗

Friday, 27th August

Jayson Molumby will spend the 2021/22 season on loan with West Bromwich Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

Conor Hourihane joined the Irish contingent at Sheffield United, signing a season long loan deal with the Blades: 🔗

After signing a new contract with West Ham, Mipo Odubeko signed for Huddersfield Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August

Lee O'Connor returned to Tranmere Rovers on loan for the rest of the season: 🔗

Connor Ronan signed for St Mirren on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Conor Coventry joined the sizeable Irish contingent at Peterborough after signing a season long loan deal: 🔗

Harry Arter returned to his first club Charlton on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Brentford striker Alex Gilbert signed for Swindon Town on loan until the end of the current season: 🔗

Contracts

Tuesday, 3rd August

U19 defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed his first professional contract with Arsenal Academy: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August

Aston Villa midfielder Aaron O'Reilly signed his first professional contract: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August

Megan Connolly signed a one year extension to her contract with Brighton and Hove Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

Mipo Odubeko signed a two year extension to his contract with West Ham: 🔗

See also

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

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th August 2021

Tuesday, 10th August 2021

English League Cup

Crawley 2-2 Gillingham

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

Derby County 3-3 Salford City

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

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

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) August 11, 2021

Mansfield Town 0-3 Preston North End

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

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland

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

Oldham 2-2 Tranmere

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

Rotherham 1-2 Accrington Stanley

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

Millwall 2-1 Portsmouth

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

Reading 0-3 Swansea

Congratulations to Kian Leavy on his senior career debut

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

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

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) August 10, 2021

Wednesday, 11th August 2021

English League Cup

Burton Albion 1-1 Oxford United

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

Leyton Orient 1-1 QPR

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

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Falkirk 3-0 East Kilbride

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal in the competition

Dundee B 1-2 Peterhead

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

Dumbarton 2-3 Rangers B

Eoghan Stokes scored his first goal for Dumbarton

Celtic B 2-0 Annan

Lee O'Connor scored his first goal of his career

 

Thursday, 12th August 2021

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Rijeka 4-1 Hibernian

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

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

English League Cup

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Brentford

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time this season in his 25th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Newport Co. 3-1 Watford

Padraig Amond scored his first goal of the season in his 130th start for Newport County

West Ham United 5-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin's start was his tenth appearance for Hull City

Football League Trophy

AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

James Furlong was named in the starting XI in his first senior football debut

Wigan 6-1 Liverpool U21

Caoimhin Kelleher started his fifth game in senior football

Stevenage 2-1 Southampton U21

Will Ferry started a game in senior football for the first time
Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Oldham 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Ian Lawlor's start was his fifth appearance for Oldham
Conor Carty came off the bench for his first appearance in senior football

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

English League Cup

Preston North End 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Joe Rafferty's start was his 300th career appearance
Sean Maguire came off the bench for his fifth appearance of the season

Millwall 0-2 Burnley

Following his loan move during the summer, Troy Parrott made his first appearance for Millwall

Morecambe 0-7 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's start was the defender's 250th career appearance

Thursday, 24th September 2020

English League Cup

Lincoln City 2-7 Liverpool

Anthony Scully started a game for the tenth time in his career. Coincidentally, this was also his tenth appearance for Lincoln City

Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth

Gavin Kilkenny came off the bench for his first appearance of the season - just short of one year since his last appearance on Wednesday, 25th September 2019

Europa League

Riga 0-1 Celtic

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time this season

Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start was 90th career appearance