A lot of people have been sharing their memories of Robbie Keane in an Ireland jersey, and one that pops up again and again is the last minute equaliser against Germany in the group stages of the World Cup in Japan in 2002.
Tales range from Leaving Cert papers being sat, to celebrations in pubs across Ireland, to being in the stadium itself to witness the finish.
My own memory of that finish is a little longer than 140 characters. I had finished a graduate diploma in Computer Engineering in UL, and, having graduated with a degree that had no jobs following the dot-com bubble bursting, was working in what was the Limerick Inn hotel on the Ennis Road with my father.
The hotel had been sold recently to the Radisson-SAS group and was being completely renovated. Everything was being torn out, every room renovated, every piece of furniture replaced.
Management were well aware the game was on, and that plans had been discussed between the workers on where to go to watch it, so a bargain was struck. The televisions from the hotel were being kept on site in storage, possibly the only decorations from the original hotel layout that were going to be reused, and a signal was still being received in the building. If we could get a TV set up in one of the bigger rooms, then they would allow us time off to watch the game, and provide soft drinks and finger food.
My dad had the key for storage, and we recruited a Polish worker to help us move the largest TV onto a hastily put together shelf in the corner of the room. Incidentally that shelf was probably the fastest job completed during the renovation!
With the TV working, and Bill and the lads providing the build up, some rolled up carpets were brought into the room so we'd have somewhere to sit, and as promised, the tables lining the edges of the room were piled high with sausages, chicken wings, sandwiches, bottles of coke, 7up, etc.
I don't remember much about the game itself, apart from the two goals. We had conceded early in the first game against Cameroon, and didn't want to repeat the mistake against the Germans, but a miscommunication between Staunton and Harte left Klose with space to plant a header beyond Given. At the time, I had thought it was Staunton's fault, but in the analysis Dunphy pointed out Staunton pointing at Klose to Harte, indicating he was the man for the full back to cover.
I genuinely don't remember anything of the rest of the game, apart from a feeling that we were never out of the tie, but were missing something up front to get a result.
At the 90 minute mark, I was looking into my safety helmet, wondering how I'd have the motivation to go back to work and finish what I had left for the rest of the day.
In my mind's eye, I can still recall looking back up at the screen just in time to see the ball leaving Finnan's boot, being flicked on by Quinn and Keane making half an inch of space for himself, and that's all he needed.
Queue chaos in the room. Food, drink, all being flung around in celebration of the goal. Suddenly I felt I'd be able to go back to work.
Thanks Robbie.
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Monday, 29 August 2016
Round Up - Weekend of 27th August 2016
Saturday, 27 August 2016
Today was the first time that two Irish players scored an own goal on the same day since January
Damien Delaney was booked for the first time this season
Everton 1-0 Stoke City
Shay Given's own goal this against Everton was the goalkeeper's first OG since October 2007
Hull City 0-1 Manchester United
David Meyler was booked for the first time since October 2015
Aidan White made his 25th appearance for Barnsley
Blackburn 0-1 Fulham
After signing for Blackburn on Friday, both Tommie Hoban and Derrick Williams made their first appearances for the Lancashire side
Newcastle Utd 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Having signed for Brighton on Friday, Shane Duffy went straight into the starting XI for the Seagulls against Newcastle
Billy Clarke's second half penalty was his 20th goal for Bradford
Chesterfield 1-3 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the first time since February 2016
Coventry 1-1 Northampton
Despite the season only being a month old, John-Joe O'Toole picked up his fifth booking in this game
Port Vale 3-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden came off the bench to make his first appearance for Scunthorpe this season
Rochdale 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Donal McDermott made his 50th appearance for Rochdale
Walsall 3-3 Bury
After signing a new contract with Aston Villa this week, Kevin Toner went out on loan to Walsall and made his first appearance this season for his new club
John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season
Crawley 1-3 Notts County
James Collins had the misfortune of scoring the first own goal of his career in this game
Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 2-1 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th start for St Johnstone
Celtic 4-1 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney's goal against Celtic was the Aberdeen striker's first goal in more than a month
Danny Rogers made his 50th appearance for Falkirk
Today was the first time that two Irish players scored an own goal on the same day since January
Premier League
Crystal Palace 1-1 BournemouthDamien Delaney was booked for the first time this season
Everton 1-0 Stoke City
Shay Given's own goal this against Everton was the goalkeeper's first OG since October 2007
Hull City 0-1 Manchester United
David Meyler was booked for the first time since October 2015
Championship
Barnsley 4-0 RotherhamAidan White made his 25th appearance for Barnsley
Blackburn 0-1 Fulham
After signing for Blackburn on Friday, both Tommie Hoban and Derrick Williams made their first appearances for the Lancashire side
Newcastle Utd 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Having signed for Brighton on Friday, Shane Duffy went straight into the starting XI for the Seagulls against Newcastle
League 1
Bradford City 1-1 OldhamBilly Clarke's second half penalty was his 20th goal for Bradford
Chesterfield 1-3 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the first time since February 2016
Coventry 1-1 Northampton
Despite the season only being a month old, John-Joe O'Toole picked up his fifth booking in this game
Port Vale 3-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden came off the bench to make his first appearance for Scunthorpe this season
Rochdale 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
Donal McDermott made his 50th appearance for Rochdale
Walsall 3-3 Bury
After signing a new contract with Aston Villa this week, Kevin Toner went out on loan to Walsall and made his first appearance this season for his new club
League 2
Accrington Stanley 2-3 MorecambeJohn O'Sullivan was booked for the first time this season
Crawley 1-3 Notts County
James Collins had the misfortune of scoring the first own goal of his career in this game
Scottish Premier League
Inverness CT 2-1 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th start for St Johnstone
Celtic 4-1 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney's goal against Celtic was the Aberdeen striker's first goal in more than a month
Scottish First Division
Falkirk 1-0 DumbartonDanny Rogers made his 50th appearance for Falkirk
Friday, 26 August 2016
Round Up - Week of 23rd August 2016
Tuesday, 23 August 2016
English League Cup
Watford 1-2 GillinghamTommy Hoban's start for Watford was the defender's first appearance since April 2015
Mark Byrne scored his first goal for Gillingham, this was the defender's first goal since January
Everton 4-0 Yeovil
Darron Gibson made his first appearance of the season
Kevin Dawson made his 100th appearance for Yeovil
Millwall 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Having not scored since December 2015 until last Saturday, Shaun Williams has now scored in consecutive games for the first time since November 2013
Preston North End 2-0 Oldham
Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal for Oldham
Northampton 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Brendan Moloney marked his first appearance of the season with an assist
James McClean marked his first start of the season with his first goal since January
Stevenage 0-4 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters' first start of the season was also his 250th appearance for Stoke City
Reading 2-2 MK Dons
Congratulations to Liam Kelly on making his senior club debut!
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
English League Cup
Morecambe 1-2 BournemouthOn his return to Bournemouth, Marc Wilson scored his first goal in almost six years in what was his first appearance at club level since January
Fulham 2-1 Middlesbrough
Sean Kavanagh was booked for the first time in almost a year, his last yellow card was in November 2015
Monday, 22 August 2016
Round Up - Weekend of 20th August 2016
Saturday, 20 August 2016
Championship
Fulham 2-2 Cardiff
Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal of the season
Nottingham Forest 4-3 Wigan
Stephen Henderson's booking this afternoon was his first yellow card since December 2015
Reading 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Paul McShane's equaliser for Reading was his first goal since February
Derby County 0-0 Aston Villa
Richard Keogh was booked for the first time this season
League 1
Millwall 2-1 Sheffield United
Shaun Williams' strike for Millwall today was the midfielder's first goal since December 2015
Rochdale 0-1 MK Dons
Conrad Logan marked his second debut for Rochdale with a penalty save
Southend United 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Simon Cox's booking today was his first booking in more than a year. Previous to this, the striker hadn't been booked since 8th August 2015
League2
Plymouth 2-0 Mansfield Town
Connor Smith made his 25th career start
Graham Carey opened his goalscoring account for the season with the first brace of his career
Portsmouth 2-0 Colchester
Adam Barton made his 25th appearance for Portsmouth
Scottish First Division
Dundee Utd 3-0 Ayr
Willo Flood scored his first goal since 2 April 2014
Sunday, 21 August 2016
Premier League
West Ham United 1-0 Bournemouth
Harry Arter was sent off for the third time in his career, his last red card came Saturday, 5 April 2014
Championship
Fulham 2-2 Cardiff
Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal of the season
Nottingham Forest 4-3 Wigan
Stephen Henderson's booking this afternoon was his first yellow card since December 2015
Reading 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Paul McShane's equaliser for Reading was his first goal since February
Derby County 0-0 Aston Villa
Richard Keogh was booked for the first time this season
League 1
Millwall 2-1 Sheffield United
Shaun Williams' strike for Millwall today was the midfielder's first goal since December 2015
Rochdale 0-1 MK Dons
Conrad Logan marked his second debut for Rochdale with a penalty save
Southend United 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Simon Cox's booking today was his first booking in more than a year. Previous to this, the striker hadn't been booked since 8th August 2015
League2
Plymouth 2-0 Mansfield Town
Connor Smith made his 25th career start
Graham Carey opened his goalscoring account for the season with the first brace of his career
Portsmouth 2-0 Colchester
Adam Barton made his 25th appearance for Portsmouth
Scottish First Division
Dundee Utd 3-0 Ayr
Willo Flood scored his first goal since 2 April 2014
Sunday, 21 August 2016
Premier League
West Ham United 1-0 Bournemouth
Harry Arter was sent off for the third time in his career, his last red card came Saturday, 5 April 2014
Friday, 19 August 2016
On This Day....
We're launching a new "On This Day" feature on Irish Abroad today. On our facebook and twitter accounts, we're going to feature wins from Irish footballing history on their anniversary.
Before this launches later today, we've looked into the records of Irish games on individual dates to see what date has the most wins, draws and losses for the Boys in Green.
Wins
The Republic of Ireland has recorded five wins on four separate days - October 11th, November 15th and 16th and September 7th. Of these, November 16th can be considered the "winningest" as the five victories came from seven games, with one loss and one draw added to the wins over Turkey(1966), Malta(1983), Northern Ireland(1994), Croatia(2004) and Bosnia(2015). September 7th also has five wins from seven games, but there's also been two losses on that date.
Draws
Games have finished all square on three different days, October 14th, May 23rd and October 17th. These four draws came from seven, seven and six games respectively.
Losses
Games scheduled on May 30th are the ones Ireland fans should fear the most. The national side has lost five of the six games played at the end of May - Spain(1948), Austria(1971), Trinidad & Tobago(1982), USA(1992), and Scotland(2000) - with the only victory on that date coming against Norway in 1951
Most Games
As well as having the joint most wins, October 11th is also the most frequent date for Irish internationals, with ten games having their anniversary on that date.
Monthly Records
Ireland have played internationals in every month of the year, except January, but a representative side played the West German Olympic XI on the 4th January 1972 in Dalymount Park. Despite the dates with the highest number of wins all coming in the second half of the year, May is the month with the highest number of wins, with 36 wins from 112 games, and also one of three months with 25 losses along with October and June
Ireland have played on 198 dates across the year, including a single game on February 29 - a draw against Croatia in 2012 that also featured a marriage proposal at half time.
Before this launches later today, we've looked into the records of Irish games on individual dates to see what date has the most wins, draws and losses for the Boys in Green.
Wins
The Republic of Ireland has recorded five wins on four separate days - October 11th, November 15th and 16th and September 7th. Of these, November 16th can be considered the "winningest" as the five victories came from seven games, with one loss and one draw added to the wins over Turkey(1966), Malta(1983), Northern Ireland(1994), Croatia(2004) and Bosnia(2015). September 7th also has five wins from seven games, but there's also been two losses on that date.
Draws
Games have finished all square on three different days, October 14th, May 23rd and October 17th. These four draws came from seven, seven and six games respectively.
Losses
Games scheduled on May 30th are the ones Ireland fans should fear the most. The national side has lost five of the six games played at the end of May - Spain(1948), Austria(1971), Trinidad & Tobago(1982), USA(1992), and Scotland(2000) - with the only victory on that date coming against Norway in 1951
Most Games
As well as having the joint most wins, October 11th is also the most frequent date for Irish internationals, with ten games having their anniversary on that date.
Monthly Records
Ireland have played internationals in every month of the year, except January, but a representative side played the West German Olympic XI on the 4th January 1972 in Dalymount Park. Despite the dates with the highest number of wins all coming in the second half of the year, May is the month with the highest number of wins, with 36 wins from 112 games, and also one of three months with 25 losses along with October and June
Ireland have played on 198 dates across the year, including a single game on February 29 - a draw against Croatia in 2012 that also featured a marriage proposal at half time.
Round Up - Week of 16th August 2016
Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Championship
Brentford 1-0 Nottingham Forest
John Egan's yellow card in this game was his first booking since January
Preston North End 0-1 Derby County
Greg Cunningham's start in this game was his 50th appearance for Preston
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Ipswich
Matt Doherty made his 100th start for Wolves
League 1
Coventry 0-0 Bury
Chris McCann made his first appearance for Coventry as part of his loan at the Sky Blues until the new season starts in MLS next year
MK Dons 1-2 Bradford City
Billy Clarke scored his first goal of the season
Josh Cullen scored his first goal of his career
Oldham 0-0 Northampton
After signing a short term deal with Oldham, Charles Dunne made his first appearance for the Latics
Port Vale 1-0 Rochdale
Sam Foley made his 50th start for Port Vale
Niall Canavan was shown his first yellow card since February 2016
Sheffield United 0-3 Southend United
Simon Cox scored his first goal for Southend
League 2
Crewe Alexandra 3-3 Hartlepool
Padraig Amond scored his first goal for Hartlepool
Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Cambridge United
Keith Keane made his first appearance since the end of March
Notts County 1-2 Plymouth
Graham Carey made his 50th appearance for Plymouth in the same game that Connor Smith made his first start for the Pilgrims
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Championship
Cardiff 2-1 Blackburn
Not a night to remember for Shane Duffy after scoring two own goals, and then being sent off for the second time in his club career, only five months after his first career red card in April
Newcastle Utd 4-1 Reading
Ciaran Clark made his first appearance for Newcastle
League 1
Bristol Rovers 1-2 Bolton
Conor Wilkinson was booked after making his first appearance of the season
Championship
Brentford 1-0 Nottingham Forest
John Egan's yellow card in this game was his first booking since January
Preston North End 0-1 Derby County
Greg Cunningham's start in this game was his 50th appearance for Preston
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Ipswich
Matt Doherty made his 100th start for Wolves
League 1
Coventry 0-0 Bury
Chris McCann made his first appearance for Coventry as part of his loan at the Sky Blues until the new season starts in MLS next year
MK Dons 1-2 Bradford City
Billy Clarke scored his first goal of the season
Josh Cullen scored his first goal of his career
Oldham 0-0 Northampton
After signing a short term deal with Oldham, Charles Dunne made his first appearance for the Latics
Port Vale 1-0 Rochdale
Sam Foley made his 50th start for Port Vale
Niall Canavan was shown his first yellow card since February 2016
Sheffield United 0-3 Southend United
Simon Cox scored his first goal for Southend
League 2
Crewe Alexandra 3-3 Hartlepool
Padraig Amond scored his first goal for Hartlepool
Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Cambridge United
Keith Keane made his first appearance since the end of March
Notts County 1-2 Plymouth
Graham Carey made his 50th appearance for Plymouth in the same game that Connor Smith made his first start for the Pilgrims
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Championship
Cardiff 2-1 Blackburn
Not a night to remember for Shane Duffy after scoring two own goals, and then being sent off for the second time in his club career, only five months after his first career red card in April
Newcastle Utd 4-1 Reading
Ciaran Clark made his first appearance for Newcastle
League 1
Bristol Rovers 1-2 Bolton
Conor Wilkinson was booked after making his first appearance of the season
Monday, 15 August 2016
Round Up - Weekend of 13th August 2016
Saturday, 13 August 2016
Premier League
Hull City 2-1 Leicester City
On the opening day of the Premier League season, David Meyler started his first club game since Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Championship
Brentford 2-0 Ipswich
John Egan opened his account for Brentford with two strikes, the first Irish defender to score a brace in England since Egan himself notched twice for Gillingham in November 2014
Leeds United 1-2 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson's booking against Leeds was his first booking since February
Wigan 3-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's start for Blackburn this afternoon was his 50th career appearance
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Reading
Joe Mason and Matt Doherty both scored their fifth goal for Wolves against Reading. This was tenth goal of Doherty's career.
League 1
Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers made his 50th career start
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, his first goal since April
MK Dons 2-2 Millwall
Darren Potter's booking today was his first yellow card since April
Peterborough 0-1 Bradford City
After returning to Bradford on loan, Josh Cullen made his first appearance of the season
Sheffield United 1-1 Rochdale
Donal McDermott was shown his first yellow card since January
League 2
Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Crawley
After signing for Crawley in the summer, James Collins scored his first goal for the club
Exeter 1-2 Hartlepool
in his first start for Exeter, Liam McAlinden scored his first goal for the club. This was his first goal since Friday, 25 March 2016
Notts County 1-1 Stevenage
Graham Burke came off the bench for Notts County to make his 50th career appearance
Scottish Premier League
Dundee 1-2 Rangers
Darren O'Dea captained Dundee on his 25th appearance for the club
Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th appearance for St Johnstone since signing for them in May 2015
Sunday, 14 August 2016
League 1
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Oxford United
Rory Gaffney was booked for the first time since February in his 25th start for Bristol
Premier League
Hull City 2-1 Leicester City
On the opening day of the Premier League season, David Meyler started his first club game since Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Championship
Brentford 2-0 Ipswich
John Egan opened his account for Brentford with two strikes, the first Irish defender to score a brace in England since Egan himself notched twice for Gillingham in November 2014
Leeds United 1-2 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson's booking against Leeds was his first booking since February
Wigan 3-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's start for Blackburn this afternoon was his 50th career appearance
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Reading
Joe Mason and Matt Doherty both scored their fifth goal for Wolves against Reading. This was tenth goal of Doherty's career.
League 1
Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers made his 50th career start
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, his first goal since April
MK Dons 2-2 Millwall
Darren Potter's booking today was his first yellow card since April
Peterborough 0-1 Bradford City
After returning to Bradford on loan, Josh Cullen made his first appearance of the season
Sheffield United 1-1 Rochdale
Donal McDermott was shown his first yellow card since January
League 2
Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Crawley
After signing for Crawley in the summer, James Collins scored his first goal for the club
Exeter 1-2 Hartlepool
in his first start for Exeter, Liam McAlinden scored his first goal for the club. This was his first goal since Friday, 25 March 2016
Notts County 1-1 Stevenage
Graham Burke came off the bench for Notts County to make his 50th career appearance
Scottish Premier League
Dundee 1-2 Rangers
Darren O'Dea captained Dundee on his 25th appearance for the club
Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th appearance for St Johnstone since signing for them in May 2015
Sunday, 14 August 2016
League 1
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Oxford United
Rory Gaffney was booked for the first time since February in his 25th start for Bristol
Thursday, 11 August 2016
Round Up - Week of 9th August 2016
Tuesday, 9 August 2016
English League Cup
Accrington Stanley 0-0 Bradford City
John O'Sullivans first appearance of the season was his 50th career appearance
Barnsley 1-2 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal for Northampton
Blackpool 4-2 Bolton
Mark Yeates made his first start since February
Eddie Nolan made his first start for Blackpool since signing for them in the summer
Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 Colchester
Louis Dunne came off the bench to make his first appearance since April
Derby County 1-0 Grimsby
Richard Keogh scored his first goal of the season in his 200th appearance for the club, this was the defender's first goal October 2015
Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Nottingham Forest
After coming off the bench to make his first appearance for Nottingham Forest at the weekend, Stephen Henderson made his first start for the club
Leyton Orient 2-3 Fulham
Sean Kavanagh made his twenty-fifth appearance for Fulham, this was the defender's first appearance since March
Mansfield Town 1-3 Blackburn
After coming off the bench to make their first appearance for Blackburn at the weekend, Anthony Stokes and Jack Byrne made their first starts for the club and Stokes marked the occasion with a brace
Shane Duffy scored his first goal in the League Cup
Preston North End 1-0 Hartlepool
Jake Carroll made his fiftieth appearance for Hartlepool - all of which he started
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal since March
Rotherham 4-5 Morecambe
Anthony Forde's first goal for Rotherham was also his first goal in the League Cup
Southend United 1-3 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in the League Cup
Stephen McLaughlin's fifth goal for Southend was his first goal in the League Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Crawley
Joe Mason scored his first goal since 30th April
Mark Connolly was booked for the first time since December 2015. Connolly's subsequent sending off was the second red card of his career - the first once came on 26th February 2013
Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Bristol City
Michael Harriman made his 150th career appearance
Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in almost 20 months, his last yellow card was on 20th December 2014
Barnet 0-4 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in the competition, and his second goal in two games
Reading 2-0 Plymouth
Connor Smith came off the bench in the second half to make his debut for Plymouth
Scottish League Cup
Alloa 1-0 Inverness CT
After three games as an unused substitute, Aaron Doran came off the bench to make his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in more than a year. The winger's last appearance came since 23rd July 2015
Dundee Utd 3-1 Partick Thistle
Willo Flood was booked for the second time this season, just over a month since his first booking on the 7th July
Rangers 5-0 Peterhead
Robert Kiernan captained Rangers on his fiftieth appearance for the club
Fiacre Kelleher scored the first own goal of his career
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
English League Cup
Burton Albion 3-2 Bury
In his first start of the season (his first since early April), Callum Reilly
scored his first goal since September 2014
Fleetwood 2-2 Leeds United
Cian Bolger made his first appearance for Fleetwood since moving to the Cod Army in the summer
English League Cup
Accrington Stanley 0-0 Bradford City
John O'Sullivans first appearance of the season was his 50th career appearance
Barnsley 1-2 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal for Northampton
Blackpool 4-2 Bolton
Mark Yeates made his first start since February
Eddie Nolan made his first start for Blackpool since signing for them in the summer
Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 Colchester
Louis Dunne came off the bench to make his first appearance since April
Derby County 1-0 Grimsby
Richard Keogh scored his first goal of the season in his 200th appearance for the club, this was the defender's first goal October 2015
Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Nottingham Forest
After coming off the bench to make his first appearance for Nottingham Forest at the weekend, Stephen Henderson made his first start for the club
Leyton Orient 2-3 Fulham
Sean Kavanagh made his twenty-fifth appearance for Fulham, this was the defender's first appearance since March
Mansfield Town 1-3 Blackburn
After coming off the bench to make their first appearance for Blackburn at the weekend, Anthony Stokes and Jack Byrne made their first starts for the club and Stokes marked the occasion with a brace
Shane Duffy scored his first goal in the League Cup
Preston North End 1-0 Hartlepool
Jake Carroll made his fiftieth appearance for Hartlepool - all of which he started
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal since March
Rotherham 4-5 Morecambe
Anthony Forde's first goal for Rotherham was also his first goal in the League Cup
Southend United 1-3 Gillingham
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in the League Cup
Stephen McLaughlin's fifth goal for Southend was his first goal in the League Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Crawley
Joe Mason scored his first goal since 30th April
Mark Connolly was booked for the first time since December 2015. Connolly's subsequent sending off was the second red card of his career - the first once came on 26th February 2013
Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Bristol City
Michael Harriman made his 150th career appearance
Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in almost 20 months, his last yellow card was on 20th December 2014
Barnet 0-4 Millwall
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in the competition, and his second goal in two games
Reading 2-0 Plymouth
Connor Smith came off the bench in the second half to make his debut for Plymouth
Scottish League Cup
Alloa 1-0 Inverness CT
After three games as an unused substitute, Aaron Doran came off the bench to make his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in more than a year. The winger's last appearance came since 23rd July 2015
Dundee Utd 3-1 Partick Thistle
Willo Flood was booked for the second time this season, just over a month since his first booking on the 7th July
Rangers 5-0 Peterhead
Robert Kiernan captained Rangers on his fiftieth appearance for the club
Fiacre Kelleher scored the first own goal of his career
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
English League Cup
Burton Albion 3-2 Bury
In his first start of the season (his first since early April), Callum Reilly
scored his first goal since September 2014
Fleetwood 2-2 Leeds United
Cian Bolger made his first appearance for Fleetwood since moving to the Cod Army in the summer
Monday, 8 August 2016
Round Up - Weekend of 6th August 2016
Saturday, 6 August 2016
Championship
Blackburn 1-4 Norwich
On the opening day of the Championship season, Darragh Lenihan made his twenty-fifth start for Blackburn Rovers in the same game that compatriots Anthony Stokes and Jack Byrne made their debuts for the club, Stokes marking the occasion with a goal
For the opposition, Wes Hoolahan scored for Norwich for the first time since February
Bristol City 2-1 Wigan
Having moved to Bristol in the summer, Callum O'Dowda started for them in their first game of the season
Huddersfield 2-1 Brentford
O'Dowda's fellow summer transfer John Egan made his first appearance for his new club Brentford
Ipswich 4-2 Barnsley
Conor Hourihane opened his account in the Championship in his first appearance in the competition
Nottingham Forest 4-3 Burton Albion
Stephen Henderson benefitted from the injury to de Vries in the first half, and came off the bench to made his first appearance for the Forest in their home win on the first day of the season. It was the netminder's first senior appearance since February
Reading 1-0 Preston North End
Alan Browne's booking on the first day of 2016/17 was his first yellow card since February
Rotherham 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Anthony Forde assisted both of Rotherham's goals in his first appearance for the Millers, against his first club in England
League 1
Bradford City 0-0 Port Vale
Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Bradford after sigining for them for just £1
Bury 2-0 Charlton
Kevin Foley made his first appearance for Charlton after signing a short term deal with them last week
Millwall 3-0 Oldham
Shaun Williams made his one hundredth appearance for Milwall
Paul Green made his first appearance for Oldham
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal of the season
Northampton 1-1 Fleetwood
Jimmy Ryan made his fiftieth appearance for Fleetwood, strangely all of the winger's appearances have been starts!
Rochdale 2-3 Peterborough
Chris Forrester's goal against Rochdale was the former St Patrick's Athletic player's first goal since 3rd October 2015
Scunthorpe 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Stephen Dawson made his twenty-fifth start for Scunthorpe, in the same game that former Limerick FC striker Rory Gaffney made his twenty-fifth appearance for Bristol Rovers
Shrewsbury 0-1 MK Dons
Gary Deegan's start against MK Dons was the midfielder's 150th career appearance
Southend United 1-3 Gillingham
Simon Cox made his first appearance for Southend and assisted Stephen McLaughlin's strike
Mark Byrne made his first appearance for Gillingham after moving in preseason
Emmanuel Osadebe's start for the Gills was his first start since 27th February against Chesterfield, and scored his first goal since the same game
Stephen McLaughlin scored his fifth goal since moving to England, 10 months after his last goal in October 2015
League 2
Blackpool 2-0 Exeter
After moving to Exeter in the summer, Pierce Sweeney made his senior career debut for the Grecians.
Liam McAlinden came off the bench to make his first appearance for Exeter
Cambridge United 1-1 Barnet
Sean Long made his first appearance for Cambridge, this was the defender's first senior appearance since December 2015
Crawley 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers
James Collins made his first appearance for Crawley
Mark Crawley made his first appearance since December 2015, after returning to Crawley following a two year spell in Scotland
Grimsby 2-0 Morecambe
After moving to Grimsby in June, James Berrett made his first appearance for the club
Hartlepool 1-1 Colchester
Following his remarkable scoring record at Grimsby last season, Padraig Amond made his first appearance for Hartlepool
Newport Co. 2-3 Mansfield Town
Patrick Hoban made his first appearance for Mansfield as a late substitute, this was the striker's first appearance since February
Portsmouth 1-1 Carlisle United
David Forde made his first appearance for Portsmouth since signing for them on loan, the goalkeeper's first start since January
Michael Doyle made his fiftieth start for Portsmouth After signing for Portsmouth on a short term deal, Noel Hunt made his first appearance for the club - the striker's first appearance in League Two
Jamie Devitt unfortunately marked his first appearance for Carlisle with the third sending off of his career, his last red card came in October 2014
Yeovil 2-0 Notts County
Kevin Dawson scored his first goal in two years, having not scored since August 2014
Scottish First Division
Dundee Utd 1-1 Queen of the South
In his fourth spell at Dundee, Willo Flood made his one hundred fiftieth start for the club
Sunday, 7 August 2016
Championship
QPR 3-0 Leeds United
U19 midfielder Olamide Shodipo made his first career appearance for QPR
Scottish Premier League
Hearts 1-2 Celtic
Despite the league season only just starting, Conor Sammon picked up his second booking of the season, having already been booked during Hearts' Europa League campaign
Championship
Blackburn 1-4 Norwich
On the opening day of the Championship season, Darragh Lenihan made his twenty-fifth start for Blackburn Rovers in the same game that compatriots Anthony Stokes and Jack Byrne made their debuts for the club, Stokes marking the occasion with a goal
For the opposition, Wes Hoolahan scored for Norwich for the first time since February
Bristol City 2-1 Wigan
Having moved to Bristol in the summer, Callum O'Dowda started for them in their first game of the season
Huddersfield 2-1 Brentford
O'Dowda's fellow summer transfer John Egan made his first appearance for his new club Brentford
Ipswich 4-2 Barnsley
Conor Hourihane opened his account in the Championship in his first appearance in the competition
Nottingham Forest 4-3 Burton Albion
Stephen Henderson benefitted from the injury to de Vries in the first half, and came off the bench to made his first appearance for the Forest in their home win on the first day of the season. It was the netminder's first senior appearance since February
Reading 1-0 Preston North End
Alan Browne's booking on the first day of 2016/17 was his first yellow card since February
Rotherham 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Anthony Forde assisted both of Rotherham's goals in his first appearance for the Millers, against his first club in England
League 1
Bradford City 0-0 Port Vale
Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Bradford after sigining for them for just £1
Bury 2-0 Charlton
Kevin Foley made his first appearance for Charlton after signing a short term deal with them last week
Millwall 3-0 Oldham
Shaun Williams made his one hundredth appearance for Milwall
Paul Green made his first appearance for Oldham
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal of the season
Northampton 1-1 Fleetwood
Jimmy Ryan made his fiftieth appearance for Fleetwood, strangely all of the winger's appearances have been starts!
Rochdale 2-3 Peterborough
Chris Forrester's goal against Rochdale was the former St Patrick's Athletic player's first goal since 3rd October 2015
Scunthorpe 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Stephen Dawson made his twenty-fifth start for Scunthorpe, in the same game that former Limerick FC striker Rory Gaffney made his twenty-fifth appearance for Bristol Rovers
Shrewsbury 0-1 MK Dons
Gary Deegan's start against MK Dons was the midfielder's 150th career appearance
Southend United 1-3 Gillingham
Simon Cox made his first appearance for Southend and assisted Stephen McLaughlin's strike
Mark Byrne made his first appearance for Gillingham after moving in preseason
Emmanuel Osadebe's start for the Gills was his first start since 27th February against Chesterfield, and scored his first goal since the same game
Stephen McLaughlin scored his fifth goal since moving to England, 10 months after his last goal in October 2015
League 2
Blackpool 2-0 Exeter
After moving to Exeter in the summer, Pierce Sweeney made his senior career debut for the Grecians.
Liam McAlinden came off the bench to make his first appearance for Exeter
Cambridge United 1-1 Barnet
Sean Long made his first appearance for Cambridge, this was the defender's first senior appearance since December 2015
Crawley 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers
James Collins made his first appearance for Crawley
Mark Crawley made his first appearance since December 2015, after returning to Crawley following a two year spell in Scotland
Grimsby 2-0 Morecambe
After moving to Grimsby in June, James Berrett made his first appearance for the club
Hartlepool 1-1 Colchester
Following his remarkable scoring record at Grimsby last season, Padraig Amond made his first appearance for Hartlepool
Newport Co. 2-3 Mansfield Town
Patrick Hoban made his first appearance for Mansfield as a late substitute, this was the striker's first appearance since February
Portsmouth 1-1 Carlisle United
David Forde made his first appearance for Portsmouth since signing for them on loan, the goalkeeper's first start since January
Michael Doyle made his fiftieth start for Portsmouth After signing for Portsmouth on a short term deal, Noel Hunt made his first appearance for the club - the striker's first appearance in League Two
Jamie Devitt unfortunately marked his first appearance for Carlisle with the third sending off of his career, his last red card came in October 2014
Yeovil 2-0 Notts County
Kevin Dawson scored his first goal in two years, having not scored since August 2014
Scottish First Division
Dundee Utd 1-1 Queen of the South
In his fourth spell at Dundee, Willo Flood made his one hundred fiftieth start for the club
Sunday, 7 August 2016
Championship
QPR 3-0 Leeds United
U19 midfielder Olamide Shodipo made his first career appearance for QPR
Scottish Premier League
Hearts 1-2 Celtic
Despite the league season only just starting, Conor Sammon picked up his second booking of the season, having already been booked during Hearts' Europa League campaign
Friday, 5 August 2016
2016/17 - The Season So Far
With the English and Scottish domestic seasons about to kick off, some people may not realise that there have been some Irish players already involved with their clubs in the early rounds of European competition. We've reviewed the appearance data so far for the first of the 2016/17 season reports for these players, as well as the Irish players lining out for their respective clubs in MLS
Thursday, 30 June 2016
UEFA Cup
Banants 0-1 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan started Omonia's first game of the new season
Aberdeen 3-1 Fola Esch
Willo Flood, Jonathan Hayes and Adam Rooney all lined out for Aberdeen's season opener against Fola Esch, and Rooney marked the occasion with a goal
Hearts 2-1 Infonet
Having moved to Hearts in the close season, Conor Sammon made his first start for the Tynecastle side, and marked the occasion with a booking - his first yellow since January
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
MLS
LA Galaxy 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Robbie Keane marked his return to the Galaxy after Euro 2016 with a goal, his first since a brace against New England Revolution two months earlier
Thursday, 7 July 2016
UEFA Cup
Fola Esch 1-0 Aberdeen
After signing for the Dons from Burton Albion, Anthony O'Connor made his first start for the club in the return leg against Fola Esch
In what would be his last appearance for Aberdeen, Willo Flood was shown his first yellow card of the season
Omonia Nicosia 4-1 Banants
Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time since January
Friday, 15 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Airdrie Utd 0-1 Partick Thistle
After signing a contract with Airdrie in January, Joe Gorman made his first appearance for the club, in the same game Daniel Devine made his first start for his new side Partick Thistle
Cove Rangers 1-2 Raith
Following a short trial, Joel Coustrain signed for Raith and made his senior career debut a day later in this game
Saturday, 16 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Cowdenbeath 1-2 Inverness CT
After leaving QPR for Inverness, Jake Mulraney made his first appearance for the club
Motherwell 0-2 Rangers
Carl McHugh made his first appearance for Mothwerwell and was booked
Thursday, 21 July 2016
UEFA Cup
Ventspils 0-1 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his sixtieth goal for the club, and his tenth goal in European competition
Omonia Nicosia 3-2 Beitar Jerusalem
Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal in the Europa League
Hearts 1-2 Birkirkara
Conor Sammon's first goal for Hearts was also his first goal in the Europa League and his fiftieth goal since leaving the League of Ireland
Saturday, 23 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Dundee 6-2 Dumbarton
Darren O'Dea scored his first goal for Dundee
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Peterhead 2-1 Dundee
Fiacre Kelleher made his first career start, after signing for Peterhead on a one month loan from Celtic
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Champions League
Astana 1-1 Celtic
Eoghan O'Connell made his first since September 2015
Saturday, 30 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Dundee 7-0 Forfar
Darren O'Dea made his two hundredth career start
Ross County 7-0 Cove Rangers
Aaron McCarey made his first appearance for Ross County, this was the goalkeeper's first appearance since October 2015
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Champions League
Celtic 2-1 Astana
Eoghan O'Connell picked up his first booking since September 2015
Thursday, 4 August 2016
UEFA Cup
NK Maribor 1-0 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney made his two hundred fiftieth career start
West Ham United 3-0 Domzale
Darren Randolph made his first appearance of the season for West Ham in their first home game in the Olympic Stadium
Thursday, 30 June 2016
UEFA Cup
Banants 0-1 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan started Omonia's first game of the new season
Aberdeen 3-1 Fola Esch
Willo Flood, Jonathan Hayes and Adam Rooney all lined out for Aberdeen's season opener against Fola Esch, and Rooney marked the occasion with a goal
Hearts 2-1 Infonet
Having moved to Hearts in the close season, Conor Sammon made his first start for the Tynecastle side, and marked the occasion with a booking - his first yellow since January
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
MLS
LA Galaxy 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Robbie Keane marked his return to the Galaxy after Euro 2016 with a goal, his first since a brace against New England Revolution two months earlier
Thursday, 7 July 2016
UEFA Cup
Fola Esch 1-0 Aberdeen
After signing for the Dons from Burton Albion, Anthony O'Connor made his first start for the club in the return leg against Fola Esch
In what would be his last appearance for Aberdeen, Willo Flood was shown his first yellow card of the season
Omonia Nicosia 4-1 Banants
Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time since January
Friday, 15 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Airdrie Utd 0-1 Partick Thistle
After signing a contract with Airdrie in January, Joe Gorman made his first appearance for the club, in the same game Daniel Devine made his first start for his new side Partick Thistle
Cove Rangers 1-2 Raith
Following a short trial, Joel Coustrain signed for Raith and made his senior career debut a day later in this game
Saturday, 16 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Cowdenbeath 1-2 Inverness CT
After leaving QPR for Inverness, Jake Mulraney made his first appearance for the club
Motherwell 0-2 Rangers
Carl McHugh made his first appearance for Mothwerwell and was booked
Thursday, 21 July 2016
UEFA Cup
Ventspils 0-1 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his sixtieth goal for the club, and his tenth goal in European competition
Omonia Nicosia 3-2 Beitar Jerusalem
Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal in the Europa League
Hearts 1-2 Birkirkara
Conor Sammon's first goal for Hearts was also his first goal in the Europa League and his fiftieth goal since leaving the League of Ireland
Saturday, 23 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Dundee 6-2 Dumbarton
Darren O'Dea scored his first goal for Dundee
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Peterhead 2-1 Dundee
Fiacre Kelleher made his first career start, after signing for Peterhead on a one month loan from Celtic
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Champions League
Astana 1-1 Celtic
Eoghan O'Connell made his first since September 2015
Saturday, 30 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Dundee 7-0 Forfar
Darren O'Dea made his two hundredth career start
Ross County 7-0 Cove Rangers
Aaron McCarey made his first appearance for Ross County, this was the goalkeeper's first appearance since October 2015
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Champions League
Celtic 2-1 Astana
Eoghan O'Connell picked up his first booking since September 2015
Thursday, 4 August 2016
UEFA Cup
NK Maribor 1-0 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney made his two hundred fiftieth career start
West Ham United 3-0 Domzale
Darren Randolph made his first appearance of the season for West Ham in their first home game in the Olympic Stadium
Monday, 1 August 2016
Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - July 2016
Transfers
1st July 2016
After being named Gillingham’s Player of the Season, and named in the League One Team of the Season for 2015/16, John Egan signed for Brentford on a three year deal: http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/brentford-sign-john-egan-on-three-year-deal-3164535.aspx
2nd July 2016
Mark Connolly returned to Crawley Town, where he made 80 appearances before signing for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock: http://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/article/2016-17/crawley-town-3165042.aspx
4th July 2016
Defender Paul Rooney left Bohemians to sign for Millwall and will go into their U21 team: http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/millwall-paul-rooney-lions-fans-the-den-league-one-efl-3167141.aspx
5th July 2016
After his contract with Plymouth Argyle expired, Carl McHugh signed a two year deal with Motherwell: http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/?p=52391
6th July 2016
Midfielder Chris McCann has signed for new MLS side Atlanta United, and will go on loan until joining them for the 2017 season next year: http://atlutd.com/atlanta-united-signs-irish-midfielder-chris-mccann/
7th July 2016
Former U21 striker Rhys Murphy signed for non league side Forest Green Rovers: http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/news/first-team-news/2016/rhys-murphy-signs-from-oldham-athletic
11th July 2016
After his contract with Shrewsbury town was cancelled, striker James Collins signed a three year deal with Crawley town: http://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/article/2016-17/crawley-town-james-collins-english-football-league-two-3178052.aspx
12th July 2016
Bradford City triggered Colin Doyle’s release clause of £1 to sign the goalkeeper on a two year deal: http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/city-complete-doyle-deal-3180658.aspx
13th July 2016
Jimmy Dunne signed for Burnley on a two year deal, and will join their development squad: http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/2016-17/jimmy-dunne-joins-the-clarets-3183298.aspx
14th July 2016
Winger Callum O’Dowda left his hometown club Oxford to sign a three year contract with Championship side Bristol City: http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/odowda-wings-in-from-oxford-3186218.aspx
Willo Flood signed a one year contract with Dundee United, the fourth time the winger has signed for the Tangerines: http://dufc.co/news/flood-signs/
15th July 2016
After a short trial at Raith Rovers, Limerick midfielder Joel Coustrain signed a one year contract with the Kircaldy side: http://www.raithrovers.net/25716/further-signing-news.htm
16th July 2016
Striker Simon Cox signed a two year deal with Southend United, after his contract with Reading was cancelled: http://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/simon-cox-signs-3188812.aspx
22nd July 2016
After spending two seasons at Charlton, goalkeeper Stephen Henderson signed a three year contract with Nottingham Forest: http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/nottingham-forest-stephen-henderson-signing-transfer-3200360.aspx
25th July 2016
Wexford Youths defender Ryan Delaney signed for Burton Albion on a two year deal, with an option of another year: http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/brewers-confirm-three-more-additions-to-nigel-cloughs-squad-3206024.aspx
27th July 2016
After being released by Liverpool, defender Daniel Cleary signed for Birmingham City on a one year deal, with an option of another year: http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/birmingham-city-daniel-cleary-3209393.aspx
28th July 2016
After a brief trial, midfielder Paul Green signed a one year contract with League One side Oldham Athletic: http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/signing-midfielder-green-pens-contract-with-latics-3212161.aspx
Wicklow born defender Pierce Sweeney signed for Exeter City, where his wages will be paid by the 1931 fund: http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/exeter-city-new-signing-pierce-sweeney-3212093.aspx
29th July 2016
Following his release from Leeds United, and a trial with Portsmouth, U21 goalkeeper Eric Grimes signed for Cork City: http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2016/07/29/eric-grimes-signs-city/
Loans
8th July 2016
U19 defender Shaun Donnellan signed for Stevenage FC on loan until January 2017: http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/2016-17/defender-shaun-donnellan-signs-on-loan-from-west-brom-3174517.aspx
Following his successful season at Falkirk in 2015/16, Danny Rogers has returned to the Bairns for another season long loan: http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/bairns-delight-as-rogers-returns/
25th July 2016
Celtic defender Fiacre Kelleher signed for Peterhead FC on a six month loan: http://www.peterheadfc.com/news/item/1582-peterhead-complete-kelleher-signing
28th July 2016
Reading defender Sean Long signed for Cambridge on a six month loan: http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/-cambridge-united-sign-full-back-sean-long-on-six-month-loan-3213014.aspx
29th July 2016
Millwall goalkeeper David Forde signed a season long loan with League Two side Portsmouth: http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/pompey-sign-goalkeeper-david-forde-on-loan-from-millwall-3212084.aspx
30th July 2016
Everton’s Ireland U17 midfielder Stephen Kinsella signed for St Patrick’s Athletic on loan until the end of the current League of Ireland season: http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7244
Contracts
4th July 2016
Promising striker Jean-Yves Poame signed a two year contract with Sunderland: https://www.safc.com/news/academy-news/2016/july/scholarship-announcement
12th July 2016
Glenn Whelan extended his contract with Stoke City to the summer of 2018: http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/2016-17/glenn-whelan-new-contract-3180812.aspx
U19 winger Adam McDonnell signed a new two year contract with Ipswich Town: http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/adam-mcdonnell-signs-a-contract-extension-3150363.aspx
14th July 2016
U21 defender Noe Baba signed a one year extension to his deal with Birmingham City: http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/noe-baba-birmingham-city-3185967.aspx
15th July 2016
U21 midfielder Harry Charsley signed a one year contract at Everton, keeping him at Goodison Park until the summer of 2017: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/07/15/new-deals-for-charsley-and-robinson
19th July 2016
Rob Kiernan signed a one year extension to his contract at Rangers, keeping him at Ibrox until 2018: http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/wes-rob-extend-contracts/
21 July 2016
Shane Long signed a new four year deal with Southampton: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/20160721-shane-long-new-southampton-contract-announcement-3199534.aspx
31st July 2016
Ahead of their first appearance at the Olympic Stadium, West Ham have confirmed that Darren Randolph has signed a new four year deal with the Hammers: http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/July/31-July/New-deal-for-Darren
1st July 2016
After being named Gillingham’s Player of the Season, and named in the League One Team of the Season for 2015/16, John Egan signed for Brentford on a three year deal: http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/brentford-sign-john-egan-on-three-year-deal-3164535.aspx
2nd July 2016
Mark Connolly returned to Crawley Town, where he made 80 appearances before signing for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock: http://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/article/2016-17/crawley-town-3165042.aspx
4th July 2016
Defender Paul Rooney left Bohemians to sign for Millwall and will go into their U21 team: http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/millwall-paul-rooney-lions-fans-the-den-league-one-efl-3167141.aspx
5th July 2016
After his contract with Plymouth Argyle expired, Carl McHugh signed a two year deal with Motherwell: http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/?p=52391
6th July 2016
Midfielder Chris McCann has signed for new MLS side Atlanta United, and will go on loan until joining them for the 2017 season next year: http://atlutd.com/atlanta-united-signs-irish-midfielder-chris-mccann/
7th July 2016
Former U21 striker Rhys Murphy signed for non league side Forest Green Rovers: http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/news/first-team-news/2016/rhys-murphy-signs-from-oldham-athletic
11th July 2016
After his contract with Shrewsbury town was cancelled, striker James Collins signed a three year deal with Crawley town: http://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/article/2016-17/crawley-town-james-collins-english-football-league-two-3178052.aspx
12th July 2016
Bradford City triggered Colin Doyle’s release clause of £1 to sign the goalkeeper on a two year deal: http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/city-complete-doyle-deal-3180658.aspx
13th July 2016
Jimmy Dunne signed for Burnley on a two year deal, and will join their development squad: http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/2016-17/jimmy-dunne-joins-the-clarets-3183298.aspx
14th July 2016
Winger Callum O’Dowda left his hometown club Oxford to sign a three year contract with Championship side Bristol City: http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/odowda-wings-in-from-oxford-3186218.aspx
Willo Flood signed a one year contract with Dundee United, the fourth time the winger has signed for the Tangerines: http://dufc.co/news/flood-signs/
15th July 2016
After a short trial at Raith Rovers, Limerick midfielder Joel Coustrain signed a one year contract with the Kircaldy side: http://www.raithrovers.net/25716/further-signing-news.htm
16th July 2016
Striker Simon Cox signed a two year deal with Southend United, after his contract with Reading was cancelled: http://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/simon-cox-signs-3188812.aspx
22nd July 2016
After spending two seasons at Charlton, goalkeeper Stephen Henderson signed a three year contract with Nottingham Forest: http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/nottingham-forest-stephen-henderson-signing-transfer-3200360.aspx
25th July 2016
Wexford Youths defender Ryan Delaney signed for Burton Albion on a two year deal, with an option of another year: http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/brewers-confirm-three-more-additions-to-nigel-cloughs-squad-3206024.aspx
27th July 2016
After being released by Liverpool, defender Daniel Cleary signed for Birmingham City on a one year deal, with an option of another year: http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/birmingham-city-daniel-cleary-3209393.aspx
28th July 2016
After a brief trial, midfielder Paul Green signed a one year contract with League One side Oldham Athletic: http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/signing-midfielder-green-pens-contract-with-latics-3212161.aspx
Wicklow born defender Pierce Sweeney signed for Exeter City, where his wages will be paid by the 1931 fund: http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/exeter-city-new-signing-pierce-sweeney-3212093.aspx
29th July 2016
Following his release from Leeds United, and a trial with Portsmouth, U21 goalkeeper Eric Grimes signed for Cork City: http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2016/07/29/eric-grimes-signs-city/
Loans
8th July 2016
U19 defender Shaun Donnellan signed for Stevenage FC on loan until January 2017: http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/2016-17/defender-shaun-donnellan-signs-on-loan-from-west-brom-3174517.aspx
Following his successful season at Falkirk in 2015/16, Danny Rogers has returned to the Bairns for another season long loan: http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/bairns-delight-as-rogers-returns/
25th July 2016
Celtic defender Fiacre Kelleher signed for Peterhead FC on a six month loan: http://www.peterheadfc.com/news/item/1582-peterhead-complete-kelleher-signing
28th July 2016
Reading defender Sean Long signed for Cambridge on a six month loan: http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/-cambridge-united-sign-full-back-sean-long-on-six-month-loan-3213014.aspx
29th July 2016
Millwall goalkeeper David Forde signed a season long loan with League Two side Portsmouth: http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/pompey-sign-goalkeeper-david-forde-on-loan-from-millwall-3212084.aspx
30th July 2016
Everton’s Ireland U17 midfielder Stephen Kinsella signed for St Patrick’s Athletic on loan until the end of the current League of Ireland season: http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7244
Contracts
4th July 2016
Promising striker Jean-Yves Poame signed a two year contract with Sunderland: https://www.safc.com/news/academy-news/2016/july/scholarship-announcement
12th July 2016
Glenn Whelan extended his contract with Stoke City to the summer of 2018: http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/2016-17/glenn-whelan-new-contract-3180812.aspx
U19 winger Adam McDonnell signed a new two year contract with Ipswich Town: http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/adam-mcdonnell-signs-a-contract-extension-3150363.aspx
14th July 2016
U21 defender Noe Baba signed a one year extension to his deal with Birmingham City: http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/noe-baba-birmingham-city-3185967.aspx
15th July 2016
U21 midfielder Harry Charsley signed a one year contract at Everton, keeping him at Goodison Park until the summer of 2017: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/07/15/new-deals-for-charsley-and-robinson
19th July 2016
Rob Kiernan signed a one year extension to his contract at Rangers, keeping him at Ibrox until 2018: http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/wes-rob-extend-contracts/
21 July 2016
Shane Long signed a new four year deal with Southampton: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/20160721-shane-long-new-southampton-contract-announcement-3199534.aspx
31st July 2016
Ahead of their first appearance at the Olympic Stadium, West Ham have confirmed that Darren Randolph has signed a new four year deal with the Hammers: http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/July/31-July/New-deal-for-Darren
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