Round Up - Weekend of 4th March 2017

Saturday, 4 March 2017

Premier League

Swansea 3-2 Burnley

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time in 2017 in what was his 350th appearance in England
Robbie Brady made his 150th career start

Championship

Reading 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Paul McShane scored his third goal of the season, this was the first time the defender reached three goals in a season since 2006/07

Rotherham 0-2 Aston Villa

Lee Frecklington's was booked for the first time in 2017 in his first appearance for Rotherham since January 2nd

Huddersfield 1-3 Newcastle Utd

Daryl Murphy scored his 80th goal in the Championship in his first start in a month
Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time in 2017

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Peterborough

Josh Cullen made his 50th start for Bradford City

Millwall 2-1 MK Dons

Darren Potter made his 250th start for MK Dons

Northampton 2-1 Charlton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 60th goal of his career in his 100th start for Northampton

Rochdale 3-3 Sheffield United

Keith Keane made his 25th start for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 0-2 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was shown his first yellow card of 2017

Shrewsbury 0-0 Coventry

Callum Reilly made his 25th appearance in League One

Swindon Town 0-1 Chesterfield

Anton Rodgers was in the starting XI for Swindon for the first time since January 7th

Walsall 2-0 Oldham

Eoghan O'Connell made his 25th appearance in the UK

League 2

Blackpool 3-1 Morecambe

Barry Roche was booked for the first time this season, more than 18 months after his last booking in August 2015

Cambridge United 1-1 Colchester

Gerry McDonagh scored his first goal for Cambridge, this was the U18 striker's first goal in league football

Cheltenham 0-0 Mansfield Town

Patrick Hoban's yellow card was the striker's first booking since October

Crawley 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Mark Connolly made his 150th career start

Grimsby 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman made his 100th start for Wycombe Wanderers

Hartlepool 3-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney came off the bench for his first appearance since November

Plymouth 2-0 Carlisle United

Graham Carey scored his first goal since December 21st, this was the midfielder's 11th goal of the season

Portsmouth 0-1 Crewe Alexandra

Enda Stevens' start against Crewe was his 150th appearance in England
Eoin Doyle made his 50th appearance in League Two

Yeovil 0-4 Luton

Glen Rea scored his first goal since November 5th in his 50th career start

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Motherwell

Carl McHugh's equaliser for Motherwell was his first goal for the club, and was booked for the fifth time in 2016/17

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 3-3 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh scored his tenth goal of the season

Sunday, 5 March 2017

Premier League

Sunderland 0-2 Manchester City

John O'Shea was shown his first yellow card in 2017, 81 days after his last booking in December

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 1-0 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine's red card was the first time the defender was sent off in his career

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-0 New England Revolution

Kevin Doyle started Colorado's first game in the new MLS season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 4-1 Śląsk Wrocław

After signing for Jagiellonia Białystok midweek, Cillian Sheridan started his first game for the club

February 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for February 2017: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=2

Wins
Aberdeen duo Jonathan Hayes and Adam Rooney both started five wins in February

Draws
In the Championship, David McGoldrick started four draws for Ipswich

Losses
Matt Doherty started five losses for Wolves

Starts/Completed Games
Ciaran Clark, Shane Duffy, Darragh Lenihan and Rooney all started seven games in the second month in 2017, and all of them completed 90 minutes with the single exception of Rooney

Substitutions/Introductions
Rooney and Wes Hoolahan share the same amount of substitutions in February - both players were withdrawn from the action four times. Conversely, defender Anthony O'Connor was introduced from the bench four times.

Stayed On Bench
Robert Elliot has returned from injury for Newcastle, but was still an unused substitute for six games in February, of the outfield players both Andy Boyle and Corey O'Keefe were left on the bench four times by their respective managers

Goals
Rooney scored the most goals in February, the Aberdeen striker found the back of the net four times, one more than Aiden McGeady.

Discipline
Ryan Manning was shown three yellow cards in February

Round Up - Week of 28th February 2017

Tuesday, 28 February 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 2-0 Bristol City

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal for Aston Villa since moving to Villa Park, this was the midfielder's seventh goal of the season

Blackburn 1-0 Derby County

Derrick Williams made his 50th appearance in the Championship
Darragh Lenihan made his 50th start for Blackburn

League 1

Northampton 1-2 Oldham

John-Joe O'Toole's consolation striker was his 25th goal for Northampton

Swindon Town 3-1 Gillingham

Anton Rodgers came off the bench for his first appearance for Swindon since January 7th

League 2

Cambridge United 2-3 Doncaster Rovers

Paul Keegan returned to Doncaster's team with his first appearance since January 14th

Crawley 1-2 Exeter

Mark Connolly's late consolation striker for Crawley's was the tenth goal of the defender's career, and the first time he's scored more than twice in a season

Grimsby 1-0 Colchester

Owen Garvan was booked for the first time in 2016, 64 days after his last booking at the end of December
Sean Murray was booked for the first time this season, almost 16 months after his last booking in November 2015

Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton was shown his first yellow card of 2017

Rangers 3-2 St Johnstone

Robert Kiernan was sent off for the first time in his career in what was the defender's 150th career start