Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekend

On the move: Lee Carsley (Derby to Blackburn, £3

On the move: Lee Carsley (Derby to Blackburn, £3.4 million); Paul MacGregor (Nottingham Forest to Preston, free); Brian Launders (Derby to Colchester, loan); Alan Maybury (Leeds to Reading, loan); Chris McMenamin (released by Peterborough); Dominic Foley (recalled by Wolves from loan spell at Ethinikos); Chris Turner (Crystal Palace to Wolves, free); Peter Gain (Spurs to Lincoln, £15,000).

Division One: Former Irish under-21 midfielder Shaun Carey made his first team comeback for Norwich in the midweek draw against Huddersfield, eight months after picking up a serious Achilles injury. Goals: John Durnin (gave Portsmouth the lead against Barnsley yesterday but they went on to lose 3-1).

Division Two: Alan Maybury was sent off, for a professional foul, on his Reading debut on Saturday (they lost 3-1 at home to Manchester City) after joining the club on loan from Leeds. Goals: David Greene (for Colchester, lost 2-1 to Bournemouth); Graham Kavanagh (for Stoke, beat Wigan 3-2); Paul McCarthy (for Wycombe, beat Oldham 3-0); Kieron Durkan (two for Macclesfield, lost 4-3 to Burnley).

Division Three: Derry-born Irish under-18 international Tony Shields made his debut for Peterborough yesterday in a 1-0 home win over Mansfield. Goals: Kevin Nugent (for Cardiff in 2-1 home win over Carlisle) - including his Welsh Cup goals Nugent is the first Irish player to hit the 20 mark in England this season.

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times