Two senior club debuts, James McCarthy's first start since January 2018, Roy O'Donovan's first goal for Brisbane Roar, and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...32510433514211
Glenn Whelan's first appearance for Hearts, James McCean's 50th appearance for Stoke City, Seamus Coleman's 250th appearance in the Premier League, and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...26444027312715
Two senior club debuts, James McCarthy's first start since January 2018, Roy O'Donovan's first goal for Brisbane Roar, and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...32510433514211
Simon Power's first appearance in the SPL, Aaron Connolly's first Premier League appearance, Thomas O'Connor's debut at Gillingham, and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...24399091398360
Irish players confirmed in Premier League squads
Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane
Bournemouth
Mark Travers
Brighton
Shane Duffy
Aaron Connolly
Burnley
Robbie Brady
Jeff Hendrick
Kevin Long
Crystal Palace
Stephen Henderson
James McCarthy
Everton
Seamus Coleman
Liverpool
Caoimhin Kelleher
Newcastle
Ciaran Clark
Sheffield United
John Egan
David Mcgoldrick
Callum Robinson
Enda Stevens
Southampton
Shane Long
Michael Obafemi
Tottenham
Troy Parrott
Wolves
Matt Doherty
Four players' first appearance in senior football, Paddy Madden's 30th goal for Fleetwood Town, Jeff Hendrick becomes the 42nd player to reach 50 international caps, and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...24741016413687
After Jack Byrne became the 500th player to play for Ireland last night, I wondered who the other players at each 100th-player milestone were http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...95758237795597
Following a question from Alan Kelly on Twitter, I checked the record books to see if two goalkeepers had ever made their Ireland debut in the same game before Mark Travers and Kieran O'Hara did so against Bulgaria
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...65789699543163
Final blog on Ireland v Bulgaria - what are the other occasions when three players scored their first international goal in the same game: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...85591232636990
James Collins' 100th Luton Town Football Club appearance, Jeff Hendrick's 100th Premier League appearance, Eoin Doyle's 100th goal in British football, Danny Rogers's 100th Scottish Championship appearance, and other stats unrelated to the number 100 in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...78598572326884
Two players score their first senior goal, Ryan Nolan's first senior start, Reece Grego-Cox's first goal of the season, and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...51531468054659
Passed 4,000 followers on Twitter last night: https://twitter.com/irish_abroad
I know there's a few followers from the forum, so I'd like to thank you for putting up with me flooding your feed every weekend with updates.
Every 1,000 followers I do a Q&A on anything to do with Irish football, stats, and the site itself, but I'm on holidays at the moment, so if you have any questions reply here, or on Twitter, and I'll get back to you when I'm home
David McMillan (ex-Dundalk, Pats and UCD) joined Falkirk from St Johnstone on a season-long loan, from 4 September. He scored against Stranraer on 21 September.
The weekend round up returns with James Collins' 50th goal for Luton Town, Jonathan Hayes' 250th appearance in the Scottish Premiership, Matt Doherty's 300th career appearance, and more: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...06161000624860
Anthony Pilkington's first goal since April 2018, Jonathan Hayes' 50th appearance for Celtic, Jimmy Ryan's 450th career appearance, and more in the midweek round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...26597311219345
Seamus Coleman's first red card since 2011, Conor Hourihane's 25th goal for Aston Villa, Enda Stevens' 100th start for Sheffield United, and more in the weekend round up: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...75191836115417
Match of the Day claimed that Aaron Connolly's brace at the weekend made him the 100th Ireland player to score in the Premier League, but is he? I've investigated the claim, and discovered a possible alternative: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog...87245440361367
Paul McShane (Unattached) signed by Rochdale in League 1; on a short-term contract up to January.
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