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Joe McCarthy reveals how Irish players across the water performed in the month of May.
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David Meyler’s start against Bolton was his 200th appearance in England
Ciaran Clark scored his first goal since February
Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season
Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season
Joe Mason scored his first goal for Burton Albion in the first appearance of his loan deal
Derrick Williams scored his first goal of the season, before this the defender hadn’t found the back of the net since March
Rory Gaffney’s start today was the first time the striker had been named in the starting XI since Saturday, 1st April
Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season on his 50th start for Southend United
Brendan Moloney made his first start of the season
Paddy Madden’s second goal took him into the top ten Scunthorpe United goalscorers
Joe Murphy was send off for the first time since November 2009
Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Stevenage after signing for them on loan
David Forde made his 50th appearance in League Two
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in League Two
Kevin Dawson scored the first brace of his career (also the tenth goal of his career) in his first start for Cheltenham
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season
James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season in his fifth appearance
Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season
After signing for Newport County on Wednesday, Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club – also his 50th goal in League Two
Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season
Niall Keown scored his first goal since December 2016, was booked and sent off for the first time in his career in what was his 25th career appearance!
The last Irish player to score, get booked, and sent off in the same game was Philip Roberts in October 2013
Anthony O’Connor made his 50th appearance for Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his first goal of the season
Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time this season
Chris McCann started his first game since Thursday, 29 June
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