Sunday, 8 March 2015

3x3 Reds

The three red cards shown yesterday to Irish players Jack Grealish, Tommy Hoban and Lee Frecklington was the third time this season that three Irish players have been sent off in England. Previous to the current 2014/15 season, it had only happened at most twice in a single season
On the 28th December 2014, Hull City's Stephen Quinn, Southend United's Cian Bolger and Millwall's Shaun Williams were all shown red cards by the referee, while on two months earlier Willams was again given an early bath, alongside Birmingham City's Darren Randolph and Crystal Palace defender Damien Delaney.

Monday, 2 March 2015

Irish Scorers weekend of 28th February 2015

28 February 2015
Sky Bet Championship
Blackpool 1-3 Wigan Athletic
James McClean(79)
Sky Bet League 1
Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Colchester United
Enda Stevens(39)
Sky Bet League 2
Southend United 2-0 Carlisle United
Michael Timlin(50) Barry Corr(72)
Scottish League One
Brechin City 2-1 Stenhousemuir
Andy Jackson(18)

Irish Abroad player statistics for February 2015

Appearance data for February 2015: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=2
Aston Villa's on loan defender Enda Stevens won four games in February, one ahead of Stephen Henderson, Richard Keogh, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Jeff Hendrick, Jonathan Douglas, Wes Hoolahan, Darragh Lenihan, Daryl Murphy, Adam Rooney, and Simon Cox
Three was also the biggest number of draws, with Harry Arter, Andy Keogh and Eoin Doyle all finishing level in three of their starts
Doyle was also substituted the most in February, the striker was withdrawn from the action five times
Birmingham City's Callum Reilly was brought on, the midfielder was introduced from the bench five times
Ciaran Clark started the most losses, the central defender lost five of his games in February
With the extra games in the Championship, Enda Stevens, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce and Jeff Hendrick all started seven games, with Keogh and Pearce completing 90 minutes in each of them
Hendrick joined Daryl Murphy and Adam Rooney as the top scorers, with three goals apiece, with the trio winning both games where they scored
Goalkeepers Colin Doyle and Jack Bonham were both unused for six games in February. Steven Reid and Joey O'Brien were the most unused outfield substitutes, both players stayed on the bench four times
Glenn Whelan and Stephen Kelly finished February with three bookings