Round Up - Weekend of 24th February 2017

Friday, 24 February 2017

Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Birmingham City

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Saturday, 25 February 2017

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Sunderland

Darron Gibson was booked for the first time this season. Before this, the midfielder hadn't been booked since May 2016

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Bournemouth

James McClean came off the bench and was booked for the first time in 2017

Championship

Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County

Cyrus Christie was booked for the fifth time this season

Brentford 4-2 Rotherham

Anthony Forde scored his first goal in the Championship, exactly 200 days after his last goal on Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Newcastle Utd 2-2 Bristol City

Ciaran Clark's late equaliser means the defender has scored more than two goals in the same season for the first time since 2010/11

Preston North End 2-1 QPR

Aiden McGeady's equaliser (his fifth goal in the Championship) won Sky Sports' goal of the Day

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Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 Reading

Liam Kelly made his 25th career appearance

League 1

Coventry 1-3 Swindon Town

Kevin Foley was booked for the first time in 2017

Gillingham 2-1 Southend United

Emmanuel Osadebe's first start since November (his first appearance in a month) was the defender's 25th appearance in League One
In his 200th start for Southend United, Michael Timlin was booked for the fifth time this season

Oldham 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next three games

Peterborough 3-1 Rochdale

The sending off of both Donal McDermott and Joe Rafferty was the first time two Irish players were sent off in the same game since Marc Wilson and Glenn Whelan were sent off for Stoke against Newcastle in December 2013. This was McDermott's first red card of his career, and Rafferty's third - his first since May 2015
Keith Keane made his 25th appearance for Rochdale

Port Vale 1-2 Bradford City

Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance for Bradford City, coincidentally this was also the midfielder's 50th career start

Sheffield United 2-0 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the fifth time this season in his first start since October

League 2

Barnet 0-1 Cambridge United

Gerry McDonagh made his first start for Cambridge United
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Carlisle United 0-3 Portsmouth

John O'Sullivan was booked for the fifth time this season

Colchester 2-1 Hartlepool

Owen Garvan made his 50th appearance for Colchester

Mansfield Town 2-1 Newport Co.

Patrick Hoban returned to to the Mansfield starting XI for his first start since January 10th

Morecambe 1-0 Grimsby

Gavin Gunning was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 0-2 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon scored his second goal of the season, before this the striker had not scored since August 20th

Sunday, 26 February 2017

Premier League

Tottenham 4-0 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was shown his fourth yellow card of the season, this was the midfielder's first booking September 24th

Round Up - Week of 21st February 2017

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Brentford

John Egan scored his fourth goal of the season, five months after his last goal in September

League 1

Gillingham 2-2 AFC Wimbledon

Bradley Garmston's injury and subsequent substitution means he joins David Mooney, Kevin Doyle and Samir Carruthers as substitutes who were introduced and substituted in the same game

Peterborough 1-4 Southend United

Michael Timlin's first goal of the season was also the midfielder's 15th goal for Southend

League 2

Colchester 1-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Sean Murray's first start for Colchester was the winger's 25th appearance of the season


DAvid Mooney
Kevin Doyle
Samir Carruthers
Bradley Garmston - all introduced and substituted this season

January 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for January 2017:

Wins
Matt Doherty started four wins for Wolves in January, one more than any other player

Draws
Stephen Gleeson started three draws in the first month of 2017

Losses
Walsall's Anthony Forde started five losses in January, no other player started more than three

Starts/Completed Games
Forde and Doherty are two of seven players to start six games in January - Stephen Henderson, Damien Delaney, Richard Keogh, Liam Kelly, Conor Hourihane, Forde, and Doherty - with Henderson, Keogh, Doherty, and Hourihane completing 90 minutes in each one

Substitutions/Introductions
Forde was also substituted more than any other player, the winger was withdrawn from the action four times, the same number that James McClean and Shane Long were introduced from the bench

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Jack Bonham was an unused substitute six times in January, while of the outfield players, QPR's U21 midfielder Olamide Shodipo was left on the bench in four games

Goals
Daryl Murphy, Shane Long and Anthony Pilkington scored three times in January, with all of both Murphy and Long''s goals coming in home games

Discipline
Aiden McGeady was the only player to be booked three times in January

On a Tuesday night in Stoke...

One of the clichés in football when a good player or team is being evaluated is "could they do it on a Tuesday night in Stoke?".

Over the last few years, online football fans have documented historical results of their respective clubs, including Stoke, so we've examined these records to find out exactly who did it, failed to do it and nearly did it on a Tuesday night in Stoke? For the sake of argument, we've only examined Stoke's games in the post-war era.

Winners
Oldham, Liverpool, West Ham, Cardiff, Derby, and Fulham have all come away from the Victoria ground, or the Britannia stadium with two wins since the end of World War II. Oldham's record is the most impressive, having never lost on the second day of the working week with a record of two wins and two draws. The Latics are also the only team with three or more Tuesday night fixtures not to have at least one loss to Stoke.

Team	Wins	Draws	Losses
Oldham	2	2	0
Liverpool	2	1	1
West Ham	2	1	1
Cardiff	2	0	1
Derby	2	0	1
Fulham	2	0	3

Losers
Sunderland are clearly the biggest losers having only come away with a single victory in their six visits to Stoke after travelling the three hour, 300km journey from the Stadium of Light to the Britannia Stadium. No other team has more than three losses, with Fulham, Ipswich, Leeds, and Wolves sharing second spot.

Team	Wins	Draws	Losses
Sunderland	1	0	5
Fulham	2	0	3
Ipswich	1	2	3
Leeds	0	0	3
Wolves	0	0	3

Nearly Teams
West Brom are the nearly men of the stereotypical night in Stoke, having come close to beating their near rivals on three occasions that finished all square, which means that (along with two losses) the Baggies are the only team with more four or more appearances at Stoke on a Tuesday not to have won at least one game.

Team	Wins	Draws	Losses
West Brom	0	3	2
Oldham	2	2	0
Sheffield Wed	1	2	2
Ipswich	1	2	3
Hull	0	2	0
Liverpool	2	1	1
West Ham	2	1	1

Further Reading
History of Stoke City - Wikipedia
Stoke City Historical Results - worldfootball.net

Round Up - Weekend of 18th February 2017

Saturday, 18 February 2017

Championship

Birmingham City 1-4 QPR

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season

Cardiff 5-0 Rotherham

Anthony Forde made his 25th appearance for Rotherham and picked up his first yellow card of 2017

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood was booked for the first time in 2017

League 1

Rochdale 3-3 Charlton

Donal McDermott started his first game for Rochdale since September 24th
Niall Canavan scored his first goal since October 9th
Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time in 2017, before this the defender hadn't been booked since November

Bradford City 2-2 Bolton

Conor Wilkinson received his first booking since September

Coventry 2-1 Gillingham

Mark Byrne's start today (his first since January 2nd) was his 25th appearance for Gillingham, and was booked for the first time this year

MK Dons 0-1 Fleetwood

Darren Potter made his 250th appearance for MK Dons
Cian Bolger's winner for Fleetwood was his fifth goal for the club

Sheffield United 1-1 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden's opener was the striker's first goal since December 17th

Southend United 2-2 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his tenth goal of the season, this was also his tenth goal in League 1

Walsall 2-0 Peterborough

Chris Forrester's red card was the second time the midfielder was sent off for Peterborough, less than 12 months after his last red card in April 2016

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Colchester

Seamus Conneely made his 100th appearance for Accrington Stanley

Cambridge United 3-2 Newport Co.

Barry Corr was booked for the first time since December 2015

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next two games

Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Carlisle United

Michael Harriman made his 100th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers
John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time in 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney's first start since December 10th was his 25th appearance for Inverness CT and was shown a yellow card for the first time since August

Scottish Championship

Raith 1-1 Hibernian

Joel Coustrain came off the bench for Raith for first appearance of 2017

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Queen of the South 2-3 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon started his first game of 2017 against Queen of the South

Sunday, 19 February 2017

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Aberdeen

Gary Dicker and Jonathan Hayes were both booked for the first time since December

English FA Cup

Blackburn 1-2 Manchester United

Derrick Williams' start for Blackburn was the 150th start of the defender's career and was booked for the first time since September

Round Up - Week of 14th February 2017

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Championship

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Ipswich

David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in 2017

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Sheffield United

After signing for Sheffield United on loan, Jay O'Shea made his first start for the Blades against Bristol

Gillingham 1-1 Chesterfield

Bradley Garmston continued his recovery from injury with hs first start since November 16th

Millwall 2-0 Port Vale

Aiden O'Brien's first goal since the beginning of January was also his 20th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 0-0 Walsall

Paddy Madden returned to the Scunthorpe starting XI for his first start since January 2nd

Bolton 1-0 Rochdale

Keith Keane was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Carlisle United 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor was booked for the first time this season, this was the goalkeeper's first yellow card in more than a year

Colchester 2-3 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 100th start for Crawley, spread across two spells with the reds

Notts County 2-2 Exeter

Liam McAlinden was booked for the first time in 2017

Portsmouth 2-0 Blackpool

Eoin Doyle scored his first goal for Portsmouth, more than two months after his last goal on December 3rd

Yeovil 1-1 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 100th start in England
After returning from injury following a year out, Barry Corr scored his first goal since December 2015

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 7-2 Motherwell

Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal since December 30th to match his total of six goals in 2015/16
Adam Rooney reached 15 goals for the season with his first hat trick since September 2014

Round Up - Weekend of 10th February 2017

Friday, 10 February 2017

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Birmingham City

Stephen Gleeson's 25th appearance of the season was also his 350th career start

League 2

Newport Co. 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Ian Lawlor made his 25th career appearance

Saturday, 11 February 2017

Today was the first time that two Irish players(Aiden McGeady and John-Joe O'Toole) scored a brace on the same day since October 1st, when Padraig Amond and Adam Rooney both scored twice

Premier League

Sunderland 0-4 Southampton

Darron Gibson's first appearance in the Sunderland starting XI was the midfielder's first start since November
Shane Long's fifth goal of the season was his 25th goal for Southampton

Championship

Derby County 3-3 Bristol City

Congratulations to Richard Keogh on achieving the landmark of 500 career appearances against Bristol City

Norwich 5-1 Nottingham Forest

Wes Hoolahan's goal this afternoon (his first since October) was his 25th goal in the Championship

Preston North End 4-2 Brentford

Greg Cunningham's start today for Preston was the defender's 200th career start

The first goal of Aiden McGeady's brace - his first time scoring twice in a game since August 2009 - was the midfielder's first goal since September
Daryl Horgan scored his first goal for Preston North End, 100 days after his last goal on November 3rd for Dundalk in the Europa League

Rotherham 1-1 Blackburn

Stephen Kelly unfortunately scored his first OG against Rotherham on his 25th start for the club, and was booked for the first time since September
Fellow defender Derrick Williams also made his 25th start for Blackburn

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Bury 1-0 Swindon Town

Joe Murphy's start against Swindown was the goalkeeper's in more than a year - his last time in a team's starting XI was on Tuesday, 19 January 2016 for parent club Huddersfield

Fleetwood 0-0 Rochdale

Cian Bolger made his 25th start for Fleetwood Town
Niall Canavan started his first game in more than two months, his last start was on Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Northampton 3-1 Chesterfield

The second goal of John-Joe O'Toole's brace was the midfielder's 20th league goal for Northampton

Oxford United 1-0 MK Dons

Darren Potter was sent off for the second time for MK Dons (the third time in his career). The midfielder's last red card was more than five years ago in August 2011

Peterborough 0-1 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers was unfortunately booked on his first start for Sheffield United
Jay O'Shea came off the bench to make his first appearance for Sheffield United

Scunthorpe 0-1 Shrewsbury

Paddy Madden's second half introduction from the bench (his first appearance for the Iron since January 2nd) was the striker's 150th appearance for Scunthorpe United

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 5-0 Grimsby

Gavin Gunning was booked for the first time in two months

Morecambe 2-0 Cambridge United

Barry Corr returned from injury to make his first appearance for Cambridge in more than a year. This was also the striker's 25th appearance for The U's

Portsmouth 2-0 Accrington Stanley

Noel Hunt came off the bench to make his first appearance since January 2nd

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 1-1 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon was booked for the first time since August in his first start since the end of October

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 3-0 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon made his first appearance of 2017

Scottish FA Cup

Celtic 6-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney and Dean Ebbe both came off the bench in the second half for their first appearances in the Scottish Cup

St Johnstone 0-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in 2017 in his 25th start for Partick Thistle

Adam Barton scored his first goal since November 4th

Round Up - Week of 7th February 2017

Tuesday, 7 February 2017

League 2

Blackpool 0-0 Crawley

Conor Henderson made his first start of the season for Crawley, this was the midfielder's first start in league football since September 2015

Leyton Orient 0-1 Morecambe

Michael Collins was booked for the third time this season, more than two months after his last yellow card in November

Football League Trophy

Luton 5-2 Yeovil

Alan Sheehan's first goal since December was the defender's first strike in the Football League Trophy. Sheehan has now scored three goals in 2016/17, his best total since 2013/14

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

English FA Cup

Leicester City 3-1 Derby County

Having recovered from injury, Cyrus Christie made his first start since November, and was unfortunately booked for the firstr time since September

Round Up - Weekend of 4th February 2017

Saturday, 4 February 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland

Darron Gibson came off the bench to make his first appearance for Sunderland, having not played before this since November 8th

Everton 6-3 Bournemouth

James McCarthy scored his first goal of the season (his first goal since last May) in what was his first start for Everton this year. McCarthy also assisted Everton's opener, for his first goal and assist in the same game since January 2010
Harry Arter scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last strike on Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Watford 2-1 Burnley

After signing for Burnley on the last day of the January transfer window, Robbie Brady made his debut for the Clarets as a second half substitute
Jeff Hendrick's red card was the first time the midfielder had been sent off in his career

Championship

Barnsley 0-0 Preston North End

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

Birmingham City 1-0 Fulham

Stephen Gleeson was also shown his fifth yellow card in 2016/17

League 1

Bradford City 2-2 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first yellow card since December 2015

Port Vale 0-3 Peterborough

Sam Foley returned to the Port Vale starting XI for his first appearance since October
After signing for Port Vale on loan, Olamide Shodipo made his first start for the Valiants. This was the U21 player's first start since October

Rochdale 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Donal McDermott came off the bench for his first appearance since December 6th

Shrewsbury 2-1 Bury

Gary Deegan made his 50th appearance in League One, and was booked for the first time in almost two months

Southend United 3-1 Scunthorpe

Simon Cox scored his tenth goal for Southend

Walsall 2-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 20th goal for Northampton (his first goal since November) in what his 100th appearance in League One

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-0 Notts County

Seamus Conneely made his 100th start in England
Mark Yeates made his first appearance for Notts County

Blackpool 1-1 Colchester

Eddie Nolan came off the bench late in the second half for his first appearance since December 17th
Sean Murray was unfortunately sent off for the first time in his career in his first appearance for new club Colchester

Crawley 1-2 Stevenage

Rhys Murphy came off the bench for the first appearance in his second spell at Crawley Town

Exeter 4-0 Crewe Alexandra

Liam McAlinden started his first game in 2017

Grimsby 1-1 Luton

James McKeown made his first appearance in 2017
Gavin Gunning made his first start for Grimsby, more than a month after his last time in a starting XI when he was still with Morton

Hartlepool 1-1 Yeovil

Sean Kavanagh made his 25th career start

Leyton Orient 1-2 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan made his first start for new side Carlisle United

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Portsmouth

Eoin Doyle made his first appearance for Portsmouth since signing for Pompey on loan
Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-3 Hearts

Carl McHugh was sent off for the first time in his career

Inverness CT 2-2 Dundee

Darren O'Dea scored his first goal since December 23rd in his first appearance in 2017

Aberdeen 2-0 Partick Thistle

Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Sunday, 5 February 2017

Championship

Brentford 3-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy scored his first goal this year in his 25th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 2-5 Celtic

Graham Cummins made his 100th start since leaving the League of Ireland

Cypriot Premier League

Aris 2-4 Omonia Nicosia

Cillian Sheridan made his 50th start for Omonia Nicosia

Round Up - Week of 31st January 2017

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace

After five bookings in the first half of the season, Damien Delaney was booked for the first time since December 26th

Burnley 1-0 Leicester City

Jeff Hendrick made his 25th appearance of the season

Championship

Brentford 3-0 Aston Villa

Alan McCormack came off the bench as a late substitute to make his first appearance for Brenford since October
After signing for Aston Villa on Thursday, Conor Hourihane made his first appearance for the Villains

Bristol City 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Callum O'Dowda made his 25th appearance for Bristol City

Nottingham Forest 2-0 Rotherham

Stephen Kelly started his first game for Rotherham since November 26th

League 2

Exeter 4-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Liam McAlinden made his 25th appearance for Exeter
Michael Harriman's start for Wycombe was the midfielder's first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 3-0 Inverness CT

After signing for Inverness from Bluebell United, Dean Ebbe came off the bench to make his first appearance for Inverness CT

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 2-1 Bradford City

Josh Cullen made his 50th career appearance

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Premier League

Manchester United 0-0 Hull City

David Meyler was booked for the second time this season, five months after his first yellow card, on his 100th appearance in the Premier League

Stoke City 1-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman made his 200th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Newcastle Utd 2-2 QPR

Ciaran Clark unfortunately scored his first own goal in more than four years on his 25th appearance for Newcastle. His last OG was in September 2012

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 0-1 St Johnstone

Graham Cummins made his 50th appearance in the SPL

January 2017 Transfer Window - Loans, Transfers and Contracts

Permanent Deals
Tuesday, 3rd January
After negotiating his release from Cambridge United, Keith Keane made his loan deal to Rochdale permanent, signing an 18 month contract - 📝

Former U21 midfielder Samir Carruthers signed a three and a half year deal with Sheffield United - 📝

Wednesday, 4th January
Bluebell United striker Dean Ebbe signed for SPL side Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Thursday, 5th January
Defender Gavin Gunning left Greenock Morton, where he only signed in September, to sign for Grimsby Town until the end of the season - 📝

Friday, 6th January
Following the end of his short term contract at Charlton Athletic, Kevin Foley has signed for Coventry City until the end of the season - 📝

Saturday, 7th January
After mutually agreeing to terminate his contract at Luton Town, Mark O’Brien signed for Newport County until the end of the season, reuniting him with his former Southport manager Dino Maamria - 📝

Monday, 9th January
Former Liverpool Academy player Alex O’Hanlon was among three signings announced by St Patrick’s Athletic ahead of the 2017 League of Ireland season - 📝

Tuesday, 10th January
Bohemians Youth player Robbie Dunne signed for Sunderland - 📝

Thursday, 12th January
Former St Patrick’s Athletic defender Jake Carroll left Hartlepool United to sign for Cambridge United until June 2019 - 📝

Friday, 13th January
Having recovered from injury, goalkeeper Ian Lawlor left Manchester City to sign for League Two table toppers Doncaster Rovers on a permanent contract until June 2019 - 📝

Monday, 16th January
Former Ireland U21 midfielder Conor Clifford left non-league Boreham Wood to sign for League of Ireland champions Dundalk FC - 📝

Friday, 20th January
After leaving Leyton Orient by mutual consent, Alan Dunne signed for Bromley FC as a player coach - 📝

Saturday, 21st January
Following her release from Arsenal, Emma Byrne signed an 18 month contract with Brighton and Hove Albion - 📝

Wednesday, 25th January
Waterford United signed free agent Kenneth McEvoy, who returns to play for his hometown club.

Thursday, 26th January
Midfielder Conor Hourihane left Barnsley after two and a half years to sign for Aston Villa - 📝

Monday, 30th January
After an injury-stricken five years at Everton, Darron Gibson signed an 18 month contract for Sunderland - 📝

Having negotiated his release from Blackburn Rovers earlier in January, John O’Sullivan signed an 18 month contract with Carlisle United - 📝

Mark Yeates signed for Notts County until the end of the season - 📝

Tuesday, 31st January
Former U21 midfielder Sean Murray signed for Colchester United after cancelling his contract with Swindon Town by mutual consent - 📝

Robbie Brady signed a 3½ year deal with Burnley, breaking their transfer record in the process - 📝

Following his unsuccesful loan at Blackburn Rovers, Jack Byrne signed for Wigan Athletic on a 3½ year contract - 📝

Loans
Sunday, 1st January
Having only made one appearance for Burton in 2016/17, midfielder Callum Reilly moved to Coventry City on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Monday, 2nd January
West Bromwich Albion defender Shaun Donnellan signed a three month loan deal with non league Dagenham and Redbridge, where he’ll play alongside brother Leo - 📝

Tuesday, 3rd January
Bradford City extended the loan of Josh Cullen from West Ham until the end of the season - 📝

Thursday, 5th January
Hartlepool United signed Fulham defender Sean Kavanagh on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Saturday, 7th January
Following his loan at Cambridge earlier in the the first half of 2016/17, Sean Long signed for Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Thursday, 12th January
Celtic centre half Eoghan O’Connell signed for Walsall on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Friday, 20th January
Ryan Sweeney signed for Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Saturday, 21st January
After a successful spell on loan at non-league Wrexham, U17 striker Gerry McDonagh has signed for Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Tuesday, 24th January
With his contract at Chesterfield set to expire in the summer, Jay O'Shea signed for Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Reading’s Ireland U21 defender Niall Keown signed for Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Thursday, 26th January
Burton Albion defender Ryan Delaney signed on loan until July with Cork City ahead of the new League of Ireland season - 📝

Monday, 30th January
Goalkeeper Joe Murphy left Huddersfield to sign for Bury FC on loan until the end of the season - 📝

QPR’s U21 winger Olamide Shodipo signed for Port Vale on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Tuesday, 31st January
Rhys Murphy left non league Forest Green Rovers to sign for previous side Crawley Town on loan for the remainder of the season - 📝

Conor Sammon returned to Kilmarnock, his first club outside the League of Ireland, signing for Killie on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Eoin Doyle rejoined former manager Paul Cook on loan at Portsmouth until the end of the season - 📝

After completing a loan spell with Walsall in the first half of the season, Aston Villa’s Kevin Toner signed for Bradford City on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Swansea City’s U19 midfielder Tom Holland signed for non league AFC Fylde on loan until the end of the season - 📝

After spending the second half of last season on loan at St Patrick’s Athletic, Everton’s Steven Kinsella has signed on a season long loan deal with Dundalk FC - 📝

Tony Pulis signed Marc Wilson for the second time in his career, the defender signed for West Brom on loan for the rest of the season - 📝

Having recovered from a cruciate injury ahead of schedule, Joe Quigley returned to Gillingham on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Contracts
Friday, 20th January
After only making his debut for QPR on New Year’s Eve, Ryan Manning extended his contract with the Championship side until the summer of 2019 - 📝