Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Transfers, loans, and contacts for August 2021

Transfers
Tuesday, 3rd August
12 years after leaving Hamilton Academical, James McCarthy returned to Scotland, signing a four year contract with Celtic FC: 🔗

Thursday, 5th August
Former U21 defender Aidy White signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August
Danny Rogers signed a one year contract with Oldham Athletic: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August
U18 defender Nico Jones signed a two year contract with Brentford, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Monday, 16th August
Jake O'Brien signed for Crystal Palace after a successful six month loan from Cork City in the second half of the 2020/21 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August
James McClean returned to Wigan Athletic, who he played 86 games for across the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons, scoring ten times: 🔗

Thursday, 19th August
Former Ireland U21 striker Courtney Duffus signed a two year contract with Morecambe FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th August
Val Adedokun signed a three year contract with Brentford, with the option of a further 12 months, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Liam Kelly signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Friday, 27th August
Celtic confirmed a four year deal with defender Liam Scales, subject to international clearance: 🔗

Under 19 midfielder Joe Hodge left Manchester City to link up with his former academy coach Scott Sellers in the academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers: 🔗

Jamie Finn signed a 12 month contract with Birmingham City Women: 🔗

Saturday, 28th August
Marie Hourihan returned to Birmingham City, signing a 12 month contract with the Blues: 🔗

Monday, 30th August
U19 midfielder Roland Idowu returned to Ireland to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August
Barry Cotter returned to Ireland from Ipswich, signing for Shamrock Rovers: 🔗

U19 striker Cole Kiernan left Middlesbrough to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Callum Reilly signed for Leyton Orient, penning a 12 month contract at Brisbane Road: 🔗

Loans
Monday, 2nd August
Jonathan Afolabi signed for Ayr United on loan until the end of the season: 🔗

Tuesday, 3rd August
Corey O'Keeffe signed a loan deal with Rochdale, and will play at Spotland until January 2022: 🔗

Will Ferry signed for Crawley Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August
Jamie Bowden will spend the 2021/22 season at Boundary Park, after signing for Oldham Athletic on loan: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August
Padraig Amond signed a season long loan deal with Exeter City: 🔗

Friday, 13th August
Ryan Johansson will spend in the 2021/22 season in the Netherlands after signing a season long loan deal with Fortuna Sittard: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August
Tyreik Wright signed a season long loan deal with Salford City: 🔗

Saturday, 21st August
Conor Masterson signed a loan deal with Cambridge United until January 2022: 🔗

Ipswich's Corrie Ndaba joined Salford City on a season long loan deal: 🔗

Friday, 27th August
Jayson Molumby will spend the 2021/22 season on loan with West Bromwich Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August
Conor Hourihane joined the Irish contingent at Sheffield United, signing a season long loan deal with the Blades: 🔗

After signing a new contract with West Ham, Mipo Odubeko signed for Huddersfield Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August
Lee O'Connor returned to Tranmere Rovers on loan for the rest of the season: 🔗

Connor Ronan signed for St Mirren on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Conor Coventry joined the sizeable Irish contingent at Peterborough after signing a season long loan deal: 🔗

Harry Arter returned to his first club Charlton on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Brentford striker Alex Gilbert signed for Swindon Town on loan until the end of the current season: 🔗

Contracts
Tuesday, 3rd August
U19 defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed his first professional contract with Arsenal Academy: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August
Aston Villa midfielder Aaron O'Reilly signed his first professional contract: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August
Megan Connolly signed a one year extension to her contract with Brighton and Hove Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August
Mipo Odubeko signed a two year extension to his contract with West Ham: 🔗

See also
Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for July 2021
Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for May/June 2021

Monday, 30 August 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th August 2021

Friday, 27th August 2021
League 2
Rochdale 1-1 Colchester
Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal of the season


Saturday, 28th August 2021
Championship
Barnsley 1-1 Birmingham City
Scott Hogan was named in the Birmingham City starting XI for the 50th time

Luton 0-0 Sheffield United
John Egan was booked for the first time this season

Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan started a game for for Blackburn for the 200th time

Peterborough 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
Jack Taylor's half time introduction was his first appearance of the season
Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

League 1
Cambridge United 1-0 Bolton
Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 2-0 Accrington Stanley
Troy Parrott assisted a goal for the first time this season

League 2
Leyton Orient 2-0 Bradford City
Fiacre Kelleher's substitute appearance was his first appearance of the season and his debut for Bradford City

Salford City 3-0 Newport County
Tyreik Wright's early opener for Salford was the first goal of his career


Walsall 1-0 Stevenage
Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Walsall


Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 1-0 Dundee
Jake Carroll unfortunately marked his 50th appearance for Motherwell with his second red card for The Well, the first coming in September 2019
Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his 100th appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 29th August 2021
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 0-0 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy's start was his 50th appearance for St Mirren - remarkably all were starts!

Friday, 27 August 2021

Episode 31 - 2021/22 Season Preview

I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the start of the 2021/22 season in English football. What do the opening games of the season mean for Irish football fans, and what can we look forward to in the next 12 months?


Round up for week of Tuesday, 24th August 2021

Tuesday, 24th August 2021
League 2
English League Cup
Norwich 6-0 Bournemouth
Andrew Omobamidele's start was his first appearance of the season
Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 0-0 Bolton
James McClean was booked for the first time this season in his first start since Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Morecambe 2-4 Preston North End
Anthony O'Connor scored his first goal for Morecambe
Shane McLoughlin made his first assist for Morecambe
Joe Rafferty's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 20 March 2021


Blackpool 2-3 Sunderland
Aiden O'Brien scored his first hat trick since September 2015


Barrow 0-6 Aston Villa
Conor Hourihane's start was his first appearance of the season

Millwall 3-1 Cambridge United
Alex Pearce's start was his first appearance of the season

Cardiff 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Andrew Moran's introduction was his senior career debut
Evan Ferguson made his first appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

QPR 2-0 Oxford United
Mark Sykes was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Daryl Horgan assisted a goal for Wycombe for the fifth time

Football League Trophy
Lincoln City 3-2 Manchester United U21
Billy Brooks' introduction was his career debut
Anthony Scully scored the first hat trick of his career


Wednesday, 25th August 2021
English League Cup
Newcastle United 0-0 Burnley
Jeff Hendrick's start, his first since Sunday, 7 March 2021, was his first appearance of the season,
Nathan Collins' first appearance for new club Burnley was his 50th career appearance

Newport County 0-8 Southampton
Both Michael Obafemi and Shane Long made their first appearance of the season as second half substitutes

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 20th August 2021

Friday, 20th August 2021
Championship
Bristol City 0-1 Swansea
In his 25th appearance for Swansea, Ryan Manning was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 21st August 2021
Premier League
Leeds United 2-2 Everton
Seamus Coleman's booking was his first yellow card since Saturday, 23rd November 2019!

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Watford
Shane Duffy scored his first goal since Sunday, 13th December 2020


Championship
Blackburn 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 50th time

Luton 0-5 Birmingham City
Scott Hogan scored twice in a game for the first time since Saturday, 6th February 2021


Sheffield United 1-2 Huddersfield
David McGoldrick assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 9th January 2021

League 1
Bolton 2-1 Oxford United
Eoin Doyle scored his second goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Bolton

Cambridge United 3-0 Burton Albion
After signing for Cambridge United on loan, Conor Masterson made his appearance for the U's
Wes Hoolahan completed his tenth assist for Cambridge United

Charlton 0-2 Wigan
James McClean marked his first appearance for Wigan in his second spell at the Latics, with his first goal since Saturday, 31 October 2020


Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe
Courtney Duffus came off the bench for his first appearance for new club Morecambe

League 2
Mansfield Town 2-3 Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal of the season - this was also his fifth goal in League Two


Salford City 0-1 Swindon Town
After signing for Salford on loan, Corrie Ndaba was named in the Ammies starting XI

Scottish Premier League
Celtic 6-0 St Mirren
Alan Power was sent off for the first time for St Mirren - this was the player's first red card since Sunday, 23 February 2020

Livingston 1-2 Motherwell
After four appearances in the Scottish League Cup for Motherwell this season, Darragh O'Connor's late introduction was his first appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 22nd August 2021
Scottish Premier League
Dundee 2-2 Hibernian
Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 25th appearance in the SPL

Friday, 20 August 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 17th August 2021

Tuesday, 17th August 2021
League 1
Burton Albion 1-0 Sunderland
Conor Shaughnessy's start (his tenth for Burton) was his 75th career appearance

Portsmouth 1-0 Shrewsbury
Marcus Harness completed his first assist of the season

League 2
Barrow 0-0 Exeter
Padraig Amond was named in the Exeter starting XI for the first time

Bradford City 4-1 Stevenage
Niall Canavan scored his first goal for Bradford City in his 100th appearance in League Two. This was his first goal since Saturday, 19 September 2020


Colchester 1-1 Mansfield Town
Stephen Quinn was booked for the first time this season and also completed his first assist of the season

Crawley 2-1 Salford City
Tyreik Wright made his first appearance for loan club Salford City

Rochdale 1-2 Forest Green
Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time since Sunday, 10th January and assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 17th October 2020

Wednesday, 18th August 2021
Championship
Middlesbrough 2-3 QPR
Jimmy Dunne's introduction was his first appearance in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 11 February 2020

West Bromwich Albion 4-0 Sheffield United
Dara O'Shea scored his fifth goal of his career, all of which have been for West Brom, and all in Championship games
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time this season


Europa League
Celtic 2-0 AZ
James McCarthy was booked for the first time this season

Asian AFC Cup
ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 Bengaluru
Carl McHugh made his first appearance of the season

Thursday, 19th August 2021
Europa Conference Qualifiers
Anderlecht 3-3 Vitesse Arnhem
Josh Cullen was booked for the first time this season, in his 30th start for Anderlecht

Pacos Ferreira 1-0 Tottenham
Matt Doherty made his first start of the season

Swedish Cup
Rågsveds 0-5 AIK
Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal for AIK

Monday, 16 August 2021

Round up for weekend of Friday, 13th August 2021

Friday, 13th August 2021
Bulgarian Parva Liga
Pirin Blagoevgrad 4-1 CSKA 1948 Sofia
Conor Henderson came off the bench for his first appearance of the season, in Pirin's third game of the season

Saturday, 14th August 2021
Premier League
Burnley 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Shane Duffy was named in Brighton's starting XI - this was his first appearance since Sunday, 14th February

Everton 3-1 Southampton
Seamus Coleman's start was his 300th appearance in the Premier League


Championship
Birmingham City 0-0 Stoke City
Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 23rd February

West Bromwich Albion 3-2 Luton
Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 22nd July 2020

Swansea 0-0 Sheffield United
John Egan was named in the starting XI of a club side for the 300th time

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 3-3 Bolton
Eoin Doyle's first goal of the season was his 20th goal for Bolton, and also completed his fifth assist for the Trotters

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Cambridge United
In his second appearance of the season, Wes Hoolahan completed his first assist of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Fleetwood
The first goal of Anthony Scully's brace (his first goals of the season) was his fifteenth goal in League One


MK Dons 1-2 Sunderland
Troy Parrott scored his first goal for MK Dons


Portsmouth 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
Gavin Bazunu made his first appearance for loan club Portsmouth

League 2
Leyton Orient 3-0 Exeter
Padraig Amond made his first appearance for Exeter

Walsall 1-3 Forest Green
Stephen Ward's start was his 450th appearance in English football, and assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 5 December 2020

Scottish League Cup
Livingston 1-1 St Mirren
Conor McCarthy scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 15th August 2021
Scottish League Cup
Raith 2-1 Aberdeen
In his first start in senior football, Ethon Varian scored the first goal of his career


Celtic 3-2 Hearts
James McCarthy made his first appearance for Celtic
Aaron McEneff scored his first goal of the season

Friday, 13 August 2021

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th August 2021

Tuesday, 10th August 2021
English League Cup
Crawley 2-2 Gillingham
After coming off the bench for his debut against Hartlepool, Will Ferry was named in the Crawley starting XI for the first time, and marked it with an assist on Crawley's first goal

Derby County 3-3 Salford City
Festy Ebosele was named man of the match in his first start for Derby County


Mansfield Town 0-3 Preston North End
Ryan Burke made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town
In his first appearance of the season, Sean Maguire assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 29th December

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th March


Oldham 2-2 Tranmere
In his first start for Tranmere, Sam Foley scored his first goal for Tranmere


Rotherham 1-2 Accrington Stanley
Kieran Sadlier made his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal in 11 months


Millwall 2-1 Portsmouth
Shaun Williams made his first appearance for Portsmouth, fittingly at former club Millwall

Reading 0-3 Swansea
Congratulations to Kian Leavy on his senior career debut


Wednesday, 11th August 2021
English League Cup
Burton Albion 1-1 Oxford United
Luke McNally made his first appearance for Oxford United
Mark Sykes assisted a goal for The U's for the fifth time

Leyton Orient 1-1 QPR
Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Leyton Orient - this was his first goal since Saturday, 30 January
Jimmy Dunne made his first appearance for QPR


Scottish League Challenge Cup
Falkirk 3-0 East Kilbride
Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal in the competition


Dundee B 1-2 Peterhead
Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance of the season

Dumbarton 2-3 Rangers B
Eoghan Stokes scored his first goal for Dumbarton

Celtic B 2-0 Annan
Lee O'Connor scored his first goal of his career


 
Thursday, 12th August 2021
Europa Conference Qualifiers
Rijeka 4-1 Hibernian
Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time this season
 

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th August 2021

Friday, 6 August 2021
Championship
Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
In the first game of the new season, Dara O'Shea scored his first goal since Friday, 17 July 2020 and Callum Robinson scored his tenth goal for West Bromwich Albion

O'Shea's performance earned him a spot in the Championship Team of the Weekend

Saturday, 7 August 2021
Championship
Bristol City 1-1 Blackpool
Callum O'Dowda's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 20 March, and unfortunately only lasted 13 minutes before being substituted following an injury
Richard Keogh made his first appearance for Blackpool

Cardiff 1-1 Barnsley
Both summer transfers James Collins and Mark McGuinness made their first appearance for Cardiff - this was also McGuinness' first appearance in the Championship

Derby County 1-1 Huddersfield
Louie Watson started a game for Derby for the first time since Tuesday, 16th March

Preston North End 1-4 Hull City
Greg Cunningham's start was the defender's 300th career appearance

League 1
Bolton 3-3 MK Dons
Troy Parrott made his first appearance for MK Dons

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Cheltenham
Sean Long's start was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 0-1 Portsmouth
Anthony Pilkington made his first appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 2-2 Morecambe
Ryan Delaney, Shane McLoughlin, Anthony O'Connor all made their first appearance for Morecambe

Shrewsbury 0-1 Burton Albion
Thomas O'Connor's first appearance for Burton Albion was also his 75th career appearance

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Daryl Horgan's start was his first appearance in the League One

Sunderland 2-1 Wigan
Aiden McGeady scored his first goal since Monday, 5th April


League 2
Harrogate Town 3-2 Rochdale
Both Aidan White and Corey O'Keeffe made their first appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal in the competition


Hartlepool 1-0 Crawley
Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Hartlepool
Gavan Holohan scored his first goal in the competition
Will Ferry made his first appearance for Crawley - this was his first appearance in senior football since Tuesday, 22nd September

Mansfield Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Trevor Clarke made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers - this was also his first start since Tuesday, 24th November

Northampton 1-0 Port Vale
Dylan Connolly made his first appearance for Northampton

Oldham 0-1 Newport Co.
After announcing his loan move earlier the same day, Jamie Bowden made his first appearance for Oldham, along with new signing Danny Rogers

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient
Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for Leyton Orient

Stevenage 1-0 Barrow
Jamie Devitt was booked for the first time since January 2020

Tranmere 1-0 Walsall
Sam Foley made his first appearance for Tranmere
Conor Wilkinson and Stephen Ward made their first appearance for Walsall, this was Ward's first appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 0-0 Colchester
Corey Whelan made his first appearance for Carlisle United
Alan Judge made his first appearance for Colchester

Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 1-2 Hearts
Joe Shaughnessy scored his 15th goal of his career
Aaron McEneff made his first appearance in the Scottish Premier League


Scottish Championship
Ayr 2-2 Arbroath
Daire O'Connor made his first start for Ayr

Inverness CT 1-0 Raith
Ethon Varian made his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 8 August 2021
Scottish Premier League
Celtic 6-0 Dundee
Both Ryan Sweeney and Cillian Sheridan were named in the Dundee starting XI for the first time

Sunday, 1 August 2021

Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for July 2021

Transfers
Thursday, 1st July
After spending some time in Scotland with Aberdeen, Tommie Hoban signed a 12 month contract with Crewe Alexandra, with the option of a further year: 🔗

Friday, 2nd July
Full back Ryan Burke signed a one year contract with Mansfield: 🔗

Former Crystal Palace U23 Player of the Year Kian Flanagan signed a two year contact with National League side Barnet FC: 🔗

Monday, 5th July
Claire Walsh signed a two year contact with SWPL side Glasgow City: 🔗

Keeva Keenan returned to Dublin from Celtic to sign for Shelbourne: 🔗

Cian Bolger signed for Danske Bank Premiership side Larne FC: 🔗

Thursday, 8th July
After cancelling the contract he signed with Swindon Town in June 2021, Pierce Sweeney returned to Exeter City, signing a two year contract with the Grecians: 🔗

Former U15 FAI Player of the Year Glory Nzingo signed for Stade de Reims, and will initially play for their U18 side: 🔗

Friday, 9th July
Following a successful trial with Coventry City, winger Ricardo Dinanga signed a two year contract with the Blues: 🔗

After a loan spell with Glasgow City in 2020/21, Tyler Toland has returned to the Scottish Women's Premier League to sign with Celtic Women: 🔗

Trevor Clarke signed a one year contract with Bristol Rovers: 🔗

Veteran defender Stephen Ward has signed a one year deal with Walsall: 🔗

Liam McAlinden signed a two year contract with National League side Wrexham FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 13th July
Jimmy Dunne left Burnley to sign a three year deal with QPR: 🔗

Darragh O'Connor signed a one year contract with Motherwell: 🔗

24 year old midfielder Shane McLoughlin moved to Morecambe after leaving AFC Wimbledon: 🔗

Wednesday, 14th July
After leaving Brighton and Hove Albion, Rianna Jarrett signed for FA Women's Championship side London City Lionesses: 🔗

Thursday, 15th July
Zack Elbozedi signed for Swedish club AIK, moving to the Friends Arena until December 2024: 🔗

Friday, 16th July
After a spell playing in India, Anthony Pilkington returned to England to sign a one year deal with Fleetwood Town: 🔗

Bosun Lawal will play in the Lowland League this season after signing a three year contract with Celtic B: 🔗

Neil Byrne returned to the Football League, signing for National League Play Off winners Hartlepool United: 🔗

Saturday, 17th July
Richard Keogh signed a 12 month contract with Blackpool: 🔗

Monday, 19th July
Goalkeeper Ian Lawlor signed a two year contract with Dundee FC: 🔗

Cillian Sheridan was the second Irish player to sign for Dundee FC on the same day, also signing a two year contract with The Dee: 🔗

Thursday, 22 July
Midfielder Sam Foley left Motherwell to sign a one year contract with Tranmere Rovers: 🔗

Friday, 23rd July
Following a year in Italy, Louise Quinn returned to the Women's Super League to sign a two year deal with Birmingham City: 🔗

Monday, 26th July
Free agent Courtney Brosnan signed a one year contract with Everton: 🔗

Tuesday, 27th July
As part of the deal that took Jamie McDonagh to Cliftonville, Aaron McCarey signed a three year contract with Glentoran: 🔗

Wednesday, 28th July
Daire O'Connor signed a one year contract with Scottish Championship side Ayr United: 🔗

Friday, 30th July
U17 midfielder Charlie McCann signed for Rangers, and will play for their B team in the Lowland League: 🔗

Saturday, 31st July
Former Notts County defender Damien McCrory signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Nuneaton Borough: 🔗

Loans
Thursday, 1st July
Gavin Bazunu will again spend a season in League One, after signing for Portsmouth on loan for a year: 🔗

Sunday, 11th July
After spending the 2020/21 season on loan at Oxford United, Olamide Shodipo will return to League One in the 2021/22 season for a season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday: 🔗

Tuesday, 20th July
U21 striker Ethon Varian signed a loan deal with Raith Rovers until January 2022: 🔗

Thursday, 21st July
Recently called up U21 goalkeeper Sam Blair signed a season long loan deal with Bury Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 28th July
After spending six months on loan at Cliftonville earlier this year, Barry Coffey has joined Cork City on loan for the remainder of the League of Ireland season: 🔗

Thursday, 29th July
Following loans spells at Millwall and Ipswich during the 2020/21 season, Troy Parrott signed for MK Dons on loan for 2021/22: 🔗

Contracts
Friday, 2nd July
Claire Shine extended her stay with Glasgow City, signing a new one year contract with the Scottish side: 🔗

Monday, 5th July
Former Athlone Town player Dylan Gavin signed a professional contract with Charlton Athletic

Tuesday, 6th July
Tyreik Wright was one of seven U23 players to sign a new contact with Aston Villa: 🔗

Wedneday, 7th July
Josh Giurgi was among eight players that signed new contracts with Norwich City, the talented underage player signed a one year deal with the Canaries: 🔗

Conor Noss signed his first contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach, penning a contract with Der Fohlen until 2024: 🔗

Friday, 9th July
Harriet Scott signed a two year extension to her contract with Birmingham City: 🔗

Monday, 26th July
Andrew Moran and Leigh Kavanagh signed their first professional contracts with Brighton and Hove Albion

Wednesday, 28th July
Seamus Coleman signed an extension to his contract with Everton, adding an extra twelve months to his time at Goodison Park: 🔗

Management and coaches
Friday, 23rd July
Alan Sheehan returned to former club Oldham Athletic as player/coach to manager Keith Curle: 🔗

Tuesday, 27th July
Lee Carsley was appointed manager of England's U21 side: 🔗

Thursday, 29th July
Curtis Fleming joined the coaching staff at Bristol City as first team coach: 🔗