Friday, 26 February 2016
League 1
Port Vale 3-1 Southend United
Cian Bolger made his fiftieth appearance for Southend United
Australian A-League
Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1 Perth Glory
Andy Keogh scored his twentieth goal for Perth Glory from the penalty spot to equalise shortly after Wanderers had taken the lead, but unfortunately it wasn't enough to earn his side anything from the tie
Saturday, 27 February 2016
Premier League
Stoke City 2-1 Aston Villa
Glenn Whelan made his two hundred fiftieth start for Stoke City
Watford 0-0 Bournemouth
Harry Arter made his two hundredth appearance for Bournemouth
Southampton 1-2 Chelsea
Shane Long scored his tenth goal of the season
Championship
Blackburn 3-2 MK Dons
Samir Carruthers made his one hundredth appearance for MK Dons, and marked the occasion with his first goal of the season. This was the fifth goal of the midfielder's career, coming almost a year since his last goal in April 2015!
Bolton 1-2 Burnley
Stephen Ward made his twenty-fifth appearance for Burnley
Cardiff 2-1 Preston North End
Alan Browne made his fiftieth start for Preston, and unfortunately picked up his fourth booking of the season.
Anthony Pilkington's two penalties today (his seventh and eighth of the season, and third in his last three games) makes him the third player to manage the feat this season, after Robbie Keane in July and Cillian Sheridan in August
Rotherham 2-1 Brentford
Lee Frecklington returned from injury to start his game since 2nd January, along with Leon Best who made his first start for Rotherham in more than three months
League 1
Gillingham 1-2 Chesterfield
Emmanuel Osadebe's scored his second of the season, more than three months after his last goal on 14th November
League 2
AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Oxford United
Callum O'Dowda made his fiftieth start for Oxford in this win
Accrington Stanley 2-2 Barnet
Seamus Conneely made his fiftieth appearance for Accrington today
Leyton Orient 2-0 Crawley
Shamir Goodwin made his twenty-fifth career appearance as a second half substitute for Crawley Town
Newport Co. 1-0 Mansfield Town
Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season
Plymouth 1-0 Notts County
Graham Carey scored the twenty-fifth goal of his career in England and Scotland, more than three months after his last goal for Plymouth
Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen 1-1 St Johnstone
Willo Flood returned to the Aberdeen starting XI with his first appearance for the Dons since 9th January
Cypriot Premier League
Enosis 1-4 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan scored his tenth league goal of the season, with three more in the Europa League, more than a month since his last goal for Omonia Nicosia
Eredivisie
SC Cambuur 1-0 PEC Zwolle
Jack Byrne scored his second of the season. Coincidentally, his last goal came in Cambuur's last win on Sunday, 20th December
Further Reading
Sonny Pike on life as a football prodigy: ‘At 17 my head was finished. I was suicidal’ - The Guardian
Why Wes Hoolahan is more effective than Alexis Sanchez, and 11 other interesting stats - FourFourTwo
Sunday, 28 February 2016
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Round Up - Midweek games of 23rd February 2016
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Championship
Brentford 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty made his one hundredth appearance for Wolves
Bristol City 0-4 Brighton and Hove Albion
Alex Pearce made his first start for Bristol City since signing for them on loan
Middlesbrough 3-1 Cardiff
Following his man of the match performance at the weekend, Anthony Pilkington made his fiftieth appearance for Cardiff against Middlesbrough
Reading 1-0 Rotherham
Paul Green made his fiftieth start for Rotherham, while Stephen Kelly returned to the matchday squad for the first time in more than two months
League 2
York City 1-2 Northampton
James Collins scored his fifth goal for Northampton
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Carlisle United
Connor Smith made his first start for AFC Wimbledon since signing for them following his release from Watford, it was the player's first minutes of football since September
Accrington Stanley 3-2 Notts County
Graham Burke came off the bench to make his first appearance for Notts County since early January, while fellow substitute Ronan Murray scored his first goal of the season
Barnet 1-0 Portsmouth
Enda Stevens made his one hundredth career appearance in England since leaving Shamrock Rovers
Thursday, 25 February 2016
CONCACAF Champions League
LA Galaxy 0-0 Santos Laguna
Robbie Keane led the line for LA Galaxy in their first game of the 2016 season Further Reading
Giovanni Trapattoni praises Roy Keane impact with Ireland - goal.com
On being tired of football - Popular Stand
Championship
Brentford 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty made his one hundredth appearance for Wolves
Bristol City 0-4 Brighton and Hove Albion
Alex Pearce made his first start for Bristol City since signing for them on loan
Middlesbrough 3-1 Cardiff
Following his man of the match performance at the weekend, Anthony Pilkington made his fiftieth appearance for Cardiff against Middlesbrough
Reading 1-0 Rotherham
Paul Green made his fiftieth start for Rotherham, while Stephen Kelly returned to the matchday squad for the first time in more than two months
League 2
York City 1-2 Northampton
James Collins scored his fifth goal for Northampton
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Carlisle United
Connor Smith made his first start for AFC Wimbledon since signing for them following his release from Watford, it was the player's first minutes of football since September
Accrington Stanley 3-2 Notts County
Graham Burke came off the bench to make his first appearance for Notts County since early January, while fellow substitute Ronan Murray scored his first goal of the season
Barnet 1-0 Portsmouth
Enda Stevens made his one hundredth career appearance in England since leaving Shamrock Rovers
Thursday, 25 February 2016
CONCACAF Champions League
LA Galaxy 0-0 Santos Laguna
Robbie Keane led the line for LA Galaxy in their first game of the 2016 season Further Reading
Giovanni Trapattoni praises Roy Keane impact with Ireland - goal.com
On being tired of football - Popular Stand
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Round Up - Weekend of 20th February 2016
Saturday, 20 February 2016
Championship
Brentford 1-3 Derby County
This tie was the second time this season where three Irish players scored in the same game. That hasn't happened in one season since the 2012/13 season
Cyrus Christie scored his first goal for Derby County today, before that the defender hadn't scored since March 2013
Burnley 2-0 Rotherham
Leon Best came off the bench for Rotherham to make his first appearance in three months after recovering from an injury
MK Dons 0-2 Bristol City
Darren Potter received his fourth booking of the season, almost three months after his last yellow card
League 1
Bradford City 2-2 Rochdale
After signing for them on loan, Niall Canavan made his first start for Rochdale, before that the midfielder hadn't played a minute of football since starting an tie for parent club Scunthorpe on 2nd January
Chesterfield 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Connor Dimaio celebrated his debut for Chesterfield with a the first goal of his career, and also weighed in with an assist. Congratulations Connor!
Fleetwood 2-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden's eighteenth goal this season was his milestone fortieth goal for Scunthorpe!
Oldham 2-1 Gillingham
Bradley Garmston's start today for Gillingham was the defender's fiftieth career appearance
League 2
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Morecambe
Rory Gaffney's eighth goal of the season was the former League of Ireland striker's first goal since 2nd January
Jamie Devitt's fifth goal of the season was his tenth goal for Morecambe
Cambridge United 3-1 York City
James Berrett scored his fifth goal of the season
Crawley 1-1 Plymouth
Shamir Goodwin scored his first goal for Crawley Town
English FA Cup
Reading 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Simon Cox made his fiftieth appearance for Reading in the same game Paul McShane scored his first goal for the club
Bournemouth 0-2 Everton
James McCarthy made his one hundredth appearance for Everton
Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
Darren O'Dea's performance earned him a place in the BT Sport SPFL Team of the Week
Perth Glory 6-3 Brisbane Roar
Andy Keogh scored his third goal in seven games since returning to Perth Glory
Sunday, 21 February 2016
Scottish First Division
Queen of the South 0-1 Rangers
Robbie Kiernan's booking this afternoon was his first yellow card in almost two months
English FA Cup
Blackburn 1-5 West Ham United
Shane Duffy made his fiftieth start for Blackburn, while Darragh Lenihan made his twenty-fifth career start
Monday, 22 February 2016
League 1
Southend United 3-1 Burton Albion
Cian Bolger made his one hundredth career start
David Mooney scored his seventh goal of the season, his first in almost two months
Further Reading
Premier League’s five best stand-in stoppers - football365.com
Two-touch penalties, imaginary cards, lazy subs: Football's unwritten rules - ESPN FC
Ruud Dokter: 'We want our best young players to go to United, Arsenal and Chelsea but UK not always the best step' - Irish Independent
Championship
Brentford 1-3 Derby County
This tie was the second time this season where three Irish players scored in the same game. That hasn't happened in one season since the 2012/13 season
Cyrus Christie scored his first goal for Derby County today, before that the defender hadn't scored since March 2013
Burnley 2-0 Rotherham
Leon Best came off the bench for Rotherham to make his first appearance in three months after recovering from an injury
MK Dons 0-2 Bristol City
Darren Potter received his fourth booking of the season, almost three months after his last yellow card
League 1
Bradford City 2-2 Rochdale
After signing for them on loan, Niall Canavan made his first start for Rochdale, before that the midfielder hadn't played a minute of football since starting an tie for parent club Scunthorpe on 2nd January
Chesterfield 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Connor Dimaio celebrated his debut for Chesterfield with a the first goal of his career, and also weighed in with an assist. Congratulations Connor!
Fleetwood 2-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden's eighteenth goal this season was his milestone fortieth goal for Scunthorpe!
Oldham 2-1 Gillingham
Bradley Garmston's start today for Gillingham was the defender's fiftieth career appearance
League 2
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Morecambe
Rory Gaffney's eighth goal of the season was the former League of Ireland striker's first goal since 2nd January
Jamie Devitt's fifth goal of the season was his tenth goal for Morecambe
Cambridge United 3-1 York City
James Berrett scored his fifth goal of the season
Crawley 1-1 Plymouth
Shamir Goodwin scored his first goal for Crawley Town
English FA Cup
Reading 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Simon Cox made his fiftieth appearance for Reading in the same game Paul McShane scored his first goal for the club
Bournemouth 0-2 Everton
James McCarthy made his one hundredth appearance for Everton
Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
Darren O'Dea's performance earned him a place in the BT Sport SPFL Team of the Week
— BT Sport SPFL (@BTSportSPFL) February 22, 2016Australian A-League
Perth Glory 6-3 Brisbane Roar
Andy Keogh scored his third goal in seven games since returning to Perth Glory
Sunday, 21 February 2016
Scottish First Division
Queen of the South 0-1 Rangers
Robbie Kiernan's booking this afternoon was his first yellow card in almost two months
English FA Cup
Blackburn 1-5 West Ham United
Shane Duffy made his fiftieth start for Blackburn, while Darragh Lenihan made his twenty-fifth career start
Monday, 22 February 2016
League 1
Southend United 3-1 Burton Albion
Cian Bolger made his one hundredth career start
David Mooney scored his seventh goal of the season, his first in almost two months
Further Reading
Premier League’s five best stand-in stoppers - football365.com
Two-touch penalties, imaginary cards, lazy subs: Football's unwritten rules - ESPN FC
Ruud Dokter: 'We want our best young players to go to United, Arsenal and Chelsea but UK not always the best step' - Irish Independent
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