Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Championship
Birmingham City 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Richie Towell returned to the Brighton matchday squad for the first time since February, but has still to make his league debut for the Seagulls
Derby County 4-0 Hull City
Congratulations to Cyrus Christie on his 200th career appearance
Middlesbrough 3-0 Huddersfield
Sean Scannell's 25th appearance this season was his 150th appearance for Huddersfield
MK Dons 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
MK Dons' Darren Potter was booked for the fifth time this season, more than a month since his last yellow
In the same game, Wolves' Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season, after more than a year since his last booking in March 2015
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Cypriot Cup
AEK Larnaca 0-0 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan made his twenty-fifth start for Omonia Nicosia
Further Reading
If It Happened Today: Gazza, Euro ’96 and the dentist’s chair - eurosport
Johnstone's Paint Trophy: Team of the Tournament - www.football-league.co.uk
We Do Not Dream - Claudio Ranieri
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Sunday, 3 April 2016
Round Up - Weekend of 2nd April 2016
Saturday, 2 April 2016
Premier League
West Ham United 2-2 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney equaled his most goals scored in one season with his third of the season
Championship
Blackburn 1-2 Preston North End
Shane Duffy's red card in this game was the first time he was sent off in his career
After returning to the starting XI for Preston, Alan Browne has started as many games in 2015/16 for the Lilywhites (26) as in the previous two seasons combined (5 in 2013/14 and 21 in 2014/15)
Bolton 0-1 Reading
Stephen Quinn was booked for the third time this season in his twenty-fifth appearance of the season, but his performance was enough to include him in the WhoScored Championship Team of the Week
Hull City 4-0 Bristol City
Alex Pearce came off the bench for his first appearance since 23rd February, and was booked for the first time this season
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Brentford
Alan Judge made his one hundredth appearance for Brentford
Rotherham 2-1 Leeds United
Leon Best was booked for the first in more than two years, his last yellow card came in February 2014
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Ipswich
David McGoldrick came off the bench for his first appearance since 12th December
League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Scunthorpe
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Chesterfield 4-2 Port Vale
Jay O'Shea scored his eighth goal of the season
Rochdale 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
Niall Canavan scored his first goal of the season
League 2
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Crawley
Liam Lawrence scored his first goal of the season, just over a year since his last strike in March 2015
Frankie Sutherland was booked for the first time since November 2014
Luton 0-1 Stevenage
Jake Mulraney made his first appearance for Stevenage and was booked for the first time this season
Scottish First Division
Dumbarton 0-0 Greenock Morton
Paul Heffernan made his first start for Dumbarton
Sunday, 3 April 2016
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Willo Flood returned from a hamstring injury for his first appearance in a month
Football League Trophy
Barnsley 3-2 Oxford United
Callum O'Dowda's eighth goal of the season in today's final will be some compensation for losing to Conor Hourihane's Barnsley
Australian A-League
Perth Glory 3-2 Melbourne City
Andy Keogh broke the A-League record with his eighth goal in consecutive games, which was also his tenth goal of the season
Further Reading
Conor Hourihane: A Natural Born Leader - The Southern Star
Premier League
West Ham United 2-2 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney equaled his most goals scored in one season with his third of the season
Championship
Blackburn 1-2 Preston North End
Shane Duffy's red card in this game was the first time he was sent off in his career
After returning to the starting XI for Preston, Alan Browne has started as many games in 2015/16 for the Lilywhites (26) as in the previous two seasons combined (5 in 2013/14 and 21 in 2014/15)
Bolton 0-1 Reading
Stephen Quinn was booked for the third time this season in his twenty-fifth appearance of the season, but his performance was enough to include him in the WhoScored Championship Team of the Week
Championship Team of the Week - Gameweek 39 https://t.co/7094SxKrhN pic.twitter.com/VssdmME3GP
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) April 4, 2016
Hull City 4-0 Bristol City
Alex Pearce came off the bench for his first appearance since 23rd February, and was booked for the first time this season
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Brentford
Alan Judge made his one hundredth appearance for Brentford
Rotherham 2-1 Leeds United
Leon Best was booked for the first in more than two years, his last yellow card came in February 2014
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Ipswich
David McGoldrick came off the bench for his first appearance since 12th December
League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Scunthorpe
Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Chesterfield 4-2 Port Vale
Jay O'Shea scored his eighth goal of the season
Rochdale 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
Niall Canavan scored his first goal of the season
League 2
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Crawley
Liam Lawrence scored his first goal of the season, just over a year since his last strike in March 2015
Frankie Sutherland was booked for the first time since November 2014
Luton 0-1 Stevenage
Jake Mulraney made his first appearance for Stevenage and was booked for the first time this season
Scottish First Division
Dumbarton 0-0 Greenock Morton
Paul Heffernan made his first start for Dumbarton
Sunday, 3 April 2016
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Willo Flood returned from a hamstring injury for his first appearance in a month
Football League Trophy
Barnsley 3-2 Oxford United
Callum O'Dowda's eighth goal of the season in today's final will be some compensation for losing to Conor Hourihane's Barnsley
Australian A-League
Perth Glory 3-2 Melbourne City
Andy Keogh broke the A-League record with his eighth goal in consecutive games, which was also his tenth goal of the season
55' | Andy Keogh, take a bow son! That's 8 consecutive scoring games in a row, NEVER done before in this country! #PERvMCY #WestVsRest— Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) April 3, 2016
Further Reading
Conor Hourihane: A Natural Born Leader - The Southern Star
176 - Jack Byrne gave more successful passes into the final third than any other Eredivisie player in 2016. Threat.— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) April 2, 2016
Friday, 1 April 2016
March 2016 Appearance Stats
Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for March 2016
Wins
Andy Keogh's recent scoring streak meant he won all four of the games he started in March
Draws
Crawley Town's on loan midfielder Frankie Sutherland drew three League Two games in March, one more than Greg Cunningham, Matt Doherty, Stephen Quinn, Stephen Gleeson, John O'Sullivan (on loan at Bury) and Samir Carruthers
Losses
Inverness Caledonian Thistle's defender Daniel Devine lost four games in Match
Starts/Completed Games
Sutherland, Devine and Shane Duffy all started six games in March, and all three completed 90 minutes in each games
Substitutions/Introductions
Aiden McGeady was substituted three times for Sheffield Wednesday, one less than Cardiff striker Eoin Doyle came off the bench
Stayed On Bench
Alex Pearce didn't play a minute of Bristol City's four games in March, spending each one on the bench
Goals
Andy Keogh hasn't failed to score for Perth Glory since early February, including five goals in four games for them in March. Two of Keogh's goals were penalties, the same as Robbie Keane, and both players' goals led to wins for their respective sides when they scored. Leon Best's three goals in March were his first strikes since April 2014!
Discipline
Blackburn's midfielder Darragh Lenihan was booked four times in the six games he played in March, and has now been booked eight times since the beginning of February, having not been shown the yellow card at all this season before that
Wins
Andy Keogh's recent scoring streak meant he won all four of the games he started in March
Draws
Crawley Town's on loan midfielder Frankie Sutherland drew three League Two games in March, one more than Greg Cunningham, Matt Doherty, Stephen Quinn, Stephen Gleeson, John O'Sullivan (on loan at Bury) and Samir Carruthers
Losses
Inverness Caledonian Thistle's defender Daniel Devine lost four games in Match
Starts/Completed Games
Sutherland, Devine and Shane Duffy all started six games in March, and all three completed 90 minutes in each games
Substitutions/Introductions
Aiden McGeady was substituted three times for Sheffield Wednesday, one less than Cardiff striker Eoin Doyle came off the bench
Stayed On Bench
Alex Pearce didn't play a minute of Bristol City's four games in March, spending each one on the bench
Goals
Andy Keogh hasn't failed to score for Perth Glory since early February, including five goals in four games for them in March. Two of Keogh's goals were penalties, the same as Robbie Keane, and both players' goals led to wins for their respective sides when they scored. Leon Best's three goals in March were his first strikes since April 2014!
Discipline
Blackburn's midfielder Darragh Lenihan was booked four times in the six games he played in March, and has now been booked eight times since the beginning of February, having not been shown the yellow card at all this season before that
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