Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th August 2022

Friday, 26th August 2022

Championship

Luton Town 1-1 Sheffield United

John Egan's his first assist of the season was his fifth assist for Sheffield United

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Dundee - eight months after being sent off in December 2021

Eerste Divisie

Roda JC 1-3 NAC Breda

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 27th August 2022

Championship

Hull City 3-2 Coventry

After signing a two year contract with Hull City, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for the Tigers

Watford 2-3 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Wigan 1-5 Burnley

James McClean was named in the Wigan starting XI for the 100th time
Will Keane scored his 40th goal for Wigan, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship

League 1

Cheltenham 1-2 Oxford United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 2-1 Peterborough

Jason Knight scored his first goal since Sunday, 21 November 2021
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 4th December 2021

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora' start was his 100th appearance in British football

League 2

Stockport County 1-1 Swindon Town

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since Friday, 3 July 2020

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Sunday, 28th August 2022

Scottish Premiership

Hearts 3-2 St Johnstone

Graham Carey scored his first goal in five weeks

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

Tuesday, 23rd August 2022

English League Cup

Derby County 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

David McGoldrick was named in the Derby County starting XI for the first time
Dara O'Shea started his 100th club game

Fleetwood Town 0-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance of the season

Rotherham 0-1 Morecambe

Joshua Kayode made his first appearance of the season
Chiedozie Ogbene's introduction was his 100th appearance for Rotherham

100 Club Appearance @OfficialRUFC 🙌🏽

We thank god ❤️ pic.twitter.com/DNZP1Wqoi2

— Chiedozie Ogbene (@EdozieOgbene) August 25, 2022

Barrow 2-2 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully scored his 40th goal for Lincoln City

Norwich City 2-2 Bournemouth

Adam Idah marked his first appearance since Wednesday, 9th February with his first goal of the season, also his first goal in the League Cup
Ben Greenwood's start was his Bournemouth debut

Oxford United 0-2 Crystal Palace

Killian Phillips made his first appearance for Crystal Palace

Watford 0-2 MK Dons

Darragh Burns scored his first goal for MK Dons

Colchester United 0-2 Brentford

Kieran O'Hara made his first appearance for Colchester United

Crawley Town 2-0 Fulham

Shane Duffy started a game for the first time since Wednesday, 16th March

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

English League Cup

Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Sean Robertson was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 26th October 2021
Evan Ferguson scored his first goal for Brighton's senior team in his first start for the Seagulls
James Furlong made his first appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion as a second half substitute

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Celtic B 3-0 Livingston II

Ben Quinn scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 24th August 2022

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Viborg 0-3 West Ham United

Armstrong Oko-Flex made his first appearance for West Ham's senior team

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 20th August 2022

Saturday, 20th August 2022

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Watford

Greg Cunningham's introduction made his 150th appearance for Preston North End
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time since Saturday, 8th January

Swansea City 0-2 Luton Town

Ryan Manning started a game for the 150th time in his career

West Bromwich Albion 5-2 Hull City

Dara O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, almost a year to the date since his last goal on Wednesday, 18 August 2021

League 1

Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 26th October 2021
Mark McGuinness' start was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Gillingham 0-0 Walsall

After signing his first professional contract, Ronan Maher was named in a starting XI for the first time in his career

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-2 Rangers

Jake Doyle-Hayes' start was his 50th appearance for Hibernian

Ross County 1-0 Kilmarnock

Deji Sotona made his first appearance for Kilmarnock's senior side

St Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes made his 300th appearance for Aberdeen

💯 x 3.

👏🏽 Congratulations to Jonny Hayes who will this afternoon make his 300th Aberdeen FC appearance. pic.twitter.com/FjnMREg626

— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) August 20, 2022

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-2 Queen's Park

Johnny Kenny made his first appearance for Queen's Park after signing for the Spiders on loan earlier that afternoon

Sunday, 21st August 2022

Serie B

Pisa 2-2 Como 1907

In his first appearance in Serie B, Liam Kerrigan scored his first goal for Como 190

Monday, 22nd August 2022

MLS

Charlotte FC 1-2 Orlando City

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time since Thursday, 16th June

Round up for weekend of Friday, 12th August 2022

Friday, 12th August 2022

Championship

Watford 1-0 Burnley

Luke McNally's introduction was his first appearance for Burnley

Luke McNally comes on for Josh Cullen 🔁#WATBUR pic.twitter.com/DyMN6vJ3FN

— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) August 12, 2022

Eerste Divisie

Eindhoven 2-1 Willem II

Dan Crowley scored his first goal for Willem II since returning to the Dutch club

Saturday, 13th August 2022

Championship

Cardiff 1-0 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time since Saturday, 20th November 2021

Hull City 2-1 Norwich City

Andrew Omobamidele was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 6 November 2021

Luton 0-1 Preston North End

Robbie Brady assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 29th December 2020

Wigan 1-1 Bristol City

Will Keane scored his first goal of the season in his 150th career start

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell

Liam Scales assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 22 January

Scottish Championship

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4-1 Cove Rangers

Aaron Doran's first goal in eleven months was his 50th goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Canadian Premier League

Cavalry 2-1 Forge

Joe Mason was booked for the first time since Sunday, 1st May

Serie A

AC Milan 4-2 Udinese

After Matts Kunding, Paddy Sloan, Liam Brady, and Robbie Keane, Festy Ebosele became the fifth Irish player to appear in Serie A

Sunday, 14 August 2022

Championship

Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan was named in a starting XI for the 350th time in his career
No player in the game completed as many passes as Darragh Lenihan

🆚 Middlesbrough 2-2 Sheffield United
📋 Post Game Summary (1/2)
🏃 Darragh Lenihan
⏱️ Started, played whole game
🅰️ 1 assist
👟 58/69 passes completed(84.05%) - 🥇 in game!
🔑 1 Key passes
💥 2 tackles - 🥇 for team!
💨 Dribbled past 1 players#COYBIG #MIDSHU

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 14, 2022

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-5 Celtic

Alan Power made his 150th start for Kilmarnock

Hearts 4-1 Dundee United

Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Saturday, 6th November 2021

MLS

Austin FC 4-3 Sporting Kansas City

Jon Gallagher scored to start the comeback for Austin, this was his first goal since Sunday, 19 September 2021

Serie B

Venezia 1-2 Genoa

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for Venezia

Monday, 15 August 2022

Getafe 0-3 Atletico Madrid

John-Joe Patrick Finn was named in the Getafe matchday squad for the first time since Thursday, 16th December 2021

Episode 45 - 2022/23 Predictions

In the first episode of the new season in England, and across Europe, myself, Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick, and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football review the performances of Irish players in the opening round of Premier League fixtures, and make some predictions for how the season will go for Irish players

Round Up for week of Tuesday, August 2022

Tuesday, 9th August 2022

English League Cup

Shrewsbury 3-2 Carlisle United

Jordan Shipley was booked for the first time since Saturday, 29th January

Bolton 5-1 Salford City

Kieran Sadlier's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal for Bolton

Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 6 November 2021
Anthony Scully marked his 100th appearance for Lincoln City with his first goal of the season, this was also his 40th career strike

Delighted to Mark my 100th Appearance for @LincolnCity_FC with a goal and a win. A big Thank you to the fans for the support and Congratulations to the lads on there debuts. Onto Saturday⚽️ pic.twitter.com/2dKJFI4jj6

— Anthony Scully (@AnthonyScully_) August 10, 2022

Huddersfield 1-4 Preston North End

Troy Parrott scored his first goal for Preston North End, this was also his first goal in the League Cup

Cardiff 0-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored and assisted a goal in the same game for the first time since February

Crawley Town 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Mazeed Ogungbo made his first start for loan club Crawley Town

Walsall 2-0 Swindon Town

Flynn Clarke's start was his first appearance for Walsall

Luton 2-3 Newport County

Louie Watson's start was his first appearance for Luton

Cheltenham 0-7 Exeter

After signing for Cheltenham earlier that day, Will Ferry went straight into the Robins' starting XI

MK Dons 1-0 Sutton United

Both Darragh Burns and Dawson Devoy were named in the MK Dons starting XI for the first time
Conor Grant scored his first goal for MK Dons

Oxford United 2-2 Swansea

Edward McGinty made his first appearance for Oxford United

Reading 1-2 Stevenage

Kian Leavy's start was his first appearance in almost exactly a year, since starting for Reading on Tuesday, 10 August 2021, 367 days earlier

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Kilmarknock B 3-0 Cowdenbeath

Having signed for Kilmarnock on loan, Deji Sotona scored his first goal in senior football for their B team

Wednesday, 10 August 2022

English League Cup

Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley

No player completed more passes for Barnsley in their win against Middlesbrough than Luca Connell

🆚 Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley
📋 Post Game Summary (2/4)
🏃 Luca Connell
⏱️ Started, played whole game
🥅 Clean sheet
🎯 0/2 shots on target(0.00%)
👟 29/41 passes completed(70.73%) - 🥇 for team!
🔑 2 Key passes - 🥇 for team!
💥 3 tackles
⚔️ 4/8 duels won#COYBIG #MIDBRS

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 10, 2022

Port Vale 1-2 Rotherham

Georgie Kelly was named in the Rotherham starting XI for the first time
Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal in the League Cup

 

Coventry 1-4 Bristol City

Tayo Adaramola made his first appearance for loan club Coventry

Thursday, 11th August 2022

English League Cup

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Sheffield United

Jayson Molumby's introduction was his 100th career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th August 2022

Friday, 5th August 2022

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Huddersfield

Scott Hogan's first goal of the season was his 25th goal for Birmingham City

Scottish Championship

Queen's Park 2-3 Ayr

Sean McGinty scored his first goal of the season

Eerste Divisie

NAC Breda 1-0 Helmond Sport

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty made his first career appearance at loan club NAC Breda

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Saturday, 6th August 2022

Premier League

2️⃣ Two @FAIreland goalkeepers starting in today's @premierleague fixtures for the first time since @No1shaygiven & @RandzOfficial started for @stokecity & @WestHam, respectively, on Sunday, 15th May 2016
(📷 image credit to @SouthamptonFC and @afcbournemouth)#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/bYNCdnA8BL

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 6, 2022

Fulham 2-2 Liverpool

Shane Duffy made his first appearance for Fulham as a late second half substitute

Leeds United 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins made his first appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham 4-1 Southampton

Matt Doherty came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 9th April
Gavin Bazunu made his first appearance for Southampton, and his first appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Norwich City 1-1 Wigan

James McClean scored his first goal of the season in his 125th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane made his first assist of the season

QPR 3-2 Middlesbrough

In hist first start of the season, Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal since Wednesday, 23 February
Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the fourth time in his career

Reading 2-1 Cardiff

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season
Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal for Cardiff, this was his first goal since Saturday, 20th November 2021, and the 25th goal of his career,

Stoke City 2-0 Blackpool

Will Smallbone was named in the Stoke City starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Sunday, 13th March

Swansea 0-3 Blackburn

In his first start for Blackburn Rovers, Sammie Szmodics scored his first goal for Rovers

League 1

Burton Albion 0-4 Bristol Rovers

Conor Shaughnessy was sent off for the third time in his career, and the second time for Burton

Charlton 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was named in the Derby starting XI for the 100th time

Forest Green 1-2 Ipswich

Marcus Harness scored his first goal for Ipswich

League 2

Crawley Town 0-1 Leyton Orient

Mazeed Ogungbo made his first appearance for loan club Crawley Town

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone

Robert Mahon made his first appearance for Motherwell as a second half substitute

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran's introduction was his 350th career appearance

Coppa Italia

Spezia 5-1 Como 1907

Liam Kerrigan came off the bench for his first appearance for Como

Monday, 8th August 2022

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Watford

No player made more tackles in this game than Jayson Molumby's four

🆚 West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Watford
📋 Post Game Summary (2/3)
🏃 Jayson Molumby
⏱️ Started, played whole game
🟨 Booked
👟 54/61 passes completed(88.52%)
💥 4 tackles - 🥇 in game!
💨 Dribbled past 2 players
ℹ️ 1 interceptions
⚔️ 5/11 duels won#COYBIG #WBAWAT

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 8, 2022

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 29th July 2022

Friday, 29th July 2022

Championship

Huddersfield 0-1 Burnley

Both Josh Cullen and Dara Costelloe made their debuts for Burnley

Saturday, 30th July 2022

Championship

Blackburn 1-0 QPR

Sinclair Armstrong's second half introduction was his first appearance for QPR

Cardiff 1-0 Norwich City

Andrew Omobamidele's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 5th December 2021

Millwall 2-0 Stoke City

On his first appearance for loan club Stoke City, Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time November 2021

Wigan 0-0 Preston North End

Robbie Brady's first appearance for Preston North End was his 200th career start

📋 TEAM NEWS: This is how we line up for our opening game of the 2022/23 season! 💪

Three full debuts for North End this afternoon as Freddie Woodman, Robbie Brady and Troy Parrott all start for the first time in competitive action! 💛#pnefc #YELLOWS pic.twitter.com/w98ey4AnWk

— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) July 30, 2022

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Charlton

Eoghan O'Connell's first appearance for Charlton was his 200th start in British football

Derby County 1-0 Oxford United

Conor Hourihane's first goal for Derby County was his 25th goal in League One

Port Vale 2-1 Fleetwood

Promise Omochere marked his first appearance for Fleetwood with an assist

League 2

Stockport County 2-3 Barrow

Paddy Madden scored and assisted a goal in the same game for the first time since Wednesday, 17th November 2021

Monday, 1st August 2022

Championship

Watford 1-0 Sheffield United

Ciaran Clark's start was his appearance since Saturday, 22nd January, and was booked for the first time since Sunday, 17th October 2021

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2022

Transfers

Monday, 1st August

26 year old central midfielder Sammie Szmodics signed a three year contract with Blackburn Rovers

Tuesday, 2nd August

Youssef Al-Mahdi signed a three year contract with Egyptian second division side Olympic Alexandria

Wednesday, 3rd August

Following a trial period at the end of last season, Sean Grehan signed a two year contract with Crystal Palace academy

Free agent Kieran O'Hara signed a twelve month contract with Colchester United

Thursday, 4th August

Winger Sean Robertson signed a contract with Forest Green Rovers

Friday, 5th August

Jonathan Afolabi returned to Ireland from Celtic, signing for Bohemians

Tuesday, 9th August

U21 midfielder Will Ferry signed for League One side Cheltenham Town

Ola Lawal, brother of Celtic's Bosun Lawal, signed a one year deal with Falkirk, with the option of a further 12 months

Wednesday, 10th August

Having started his career in the Ipswich Town academy, Richard Keogh returned to Portman Road, signing a 12 month contract with the Tractor Boys

Ahead of the new Women's Super League season, Diane Caldwell signed for Reading Women

Friday, 12th August

Daniel Devine signed a one year contract with Chester FC

Creative midfielder Conor Tee signed for AFC Rushden and Diamonds

Saturday, 13th August

Defender Claire O'Riordan signed for Celtic FC women

Former Falkirk academy player Ceiran Dunne returned to Scotland following his release by Sunderland to sign for Scottish Championship side Cove Rangers

Sunday, 14th August

Former U21 goalkeeper Danny Rogers returned to Ireland to sign for St Patrick's Athletic

Friday, 19th August

Jordan McEnedd returned to home town Derry to sign for Derry City until the end of the current League of Ireland season

Friday, 26th August

Cyrus Christie signed a two year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, with Hull City

Monday, 29th August

Blackpool announced that defender Andy Lyons will join the Seasiders in January 2023 after signing a three year contract, with the option of a further 12 months

Peamount player Teagan Ruddy signed for Swiss side FC Sion

buzzing to sign my first professional contract with @FCSion, waited a long time for this and can’t wait to get going🔴⚪️

Thank you for everything @peamountutd it’s been a pleasure💚 pic.twitter.com/tgpxI4GUQu

— Tiegan Ruddy (@tieganruddy) August 29, 2022

Monday, 29th August

Callum Robinson signed a three year contract with Cardiff City

Goalkeeper Conor Brann signed for Swindon Town

Winger Anthony Scullly made the step up from League One to Championship, signing a three year deal with Wigan Athletic

Former Ireland U19 midfielder Alex Hunt joined former loan club Grimsby Town, signing a contract with the Mariners until 2025

UCD defender John Ryan signed for Serie A side Sassuolo

Congratulations to former Aisling Annacotty player, John Ryan, on joining Italian 🇮🇹 Serie A Team Sassuolo. John has also played for Ireland 🇮🇪 underage teams over the last few years. The Club is very proud of his achievements 👏 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/ryOMmkDtI0

— Aisling Annacotty AFC (@aislingannafc) September 1, 2022

Full back Alex Healy-Byrne signed for Burnley, and will play for their U21 side in the Professional Development League

Daniel Okwute joined Stockport County from Kerry FC, signing a a contract until 2024

Loans

Monday, 1st August

Mazeed Ogungbo joined his former Arsenal underage coach Kevin Betsy at Crawley Town on a season long loan

Wednesday, 3rd August

Jamie McGrath returned to Scotland, signing a season long loan with Dundee United

Friday, 5th August

Shane Duffy will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Fulham

Jamie Egan signed a one month youth loan with Gloucester City

Tuesday, 9th August

Deji Sotona signed a one year loan deal with Kilmarnock

Friday, 12th August

Preston North End defender Josh Seary signed a three month loan deal with non-league Warrington Town

Thursday, 18th August

U21 defender Mark McGuinness signed a one season loan deal with Sheffield Wednesday

Friday, 19th August

Former U18 defender Corrie Ndaba signed for Burton Albion on loan for the 2022/23 season

Wolves goalkeeper Joe O'Shaughnessy signed a loan deal with Bradford City until the end of the season

Saturday, 20th August

Celtic striker Johnny Kenny signed a season loan deal with Scottish Championship side Queen's Park

Friday, 26th August

U21 defender Jake O'Brien signed for Belgian second division side Racing White Daring Molenbeek on loan for the 2022/23 Belgian season

Monday, 29th August

Rotherham striker JJ Kayode joined MK Dons on a season long loan

Tuesday, 30th August

After making his senior debut for West Ham against Viborg, Armstrong Okoflex signed for Swansea on loan until the end of the season

Thursday, 1st September

Tyreik Wright signed his fourth loan deal in League Two, joining Bradford City until the end of the season

Danny Grant signed for Harrogate Town on loan

Contracts

Monday, 1st August

Following their promotion to the Women's Super League last season, Liverpool Women's team captain Niamh Fahey extended her stay with the Reds

Thurday, 11th August

Highly rated winger Andrew Moran signed a new three year contract with Brighton and Hove Albion

Monday, 15th August

Danny McNamara signed a new long term contract with Millwall

Friday, 19th August

Ronan Maher signed his first professional contract with Walsall FC, signing with the Saddlers until 2025

Warren O'Hora extended his contract with MK Dons until June of 2023

Saturday, 20th August

Ahead of the new Women's Championship season, Naoisha McAloon was rewarded for her performances with Durham FC with a new contract

Sunday, 21st August

Striker Tom Cannon signed a contract with Everton until the summer of 2025

Tuesday, 23rd August

Former U19 defender Harvey Neville signed a contract with Inter Miami until the end of the 2024 MLS season

Friday, 26th August

U19 striker Calum Kavanagh extended his contract with Middlesbrough until the summer of 2025

Management

Friday, 5th August

Andy Reid was promoted to Nottingham Forest's senior coaching staff

Friday, 19th August

Marie Hourihan was appointed interim head coach of London Bees

Wednesday, 25th August

Following the departure of youth team coach Tommy McIntyre, Darren O'Dea has been promoted to joint coach of Celtic's youth teams, with Stephen McManus

Summer 2022 Transfer Window

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2022
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2022

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2022

Transfers

Friday, 1st July

St Patrick's Athletic's Ireland U19 goalkeeper Josh Keeley signed for Tottenham Hotspur, and will play for their PL2 side in the 2022/23 season

Graham Carey returned to Scotland, where he started his career with Celtic, signing a two year contract with St. Johnstone Football Club

Under 21 midfielder Louie Watson joined Luton Town and will look to push the Hatters beyond last season's play offs

Neil Byrne signed a one year contract with Tranmere Rovers

Monday, 4th July

Former Doncaster midfielder Cody Prior signed for Stocksbridge Park Steels

Darragh Burns signed a long term contract with MK Dons becoming their sixth signing of the summer

Following a week long trial with Preston North End, Robbie Brady signed a 12 month contract at Deepdale

After his release by West Brom, defender Zak Delaney signed a two year contract with Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Wednesday, 6th July

Conor Hourihane signed for Derby County until the summer of 2024

Free agent David McGoldrick signed a one year contract with Derby County

Thursday, 7th July

U18 striker Dara McGuinness was one of three academy signings announced by Stoke City, and will play in the PL2 Division Two this season

Lincoln City confirmed the permanent signing of Danny Mandriou

Tyler Toland signed a contract until 2024 with Primera División side Levante UD Fememino

Friday, 8th July

Defender Chloe Mustaki joined Bristol City, signed a one year contract with the Robins

Ethon Varian returned to Ireland, signing for Bohemians

Ireland born, US raised defender Josh O'Brien signed a contract with Salford City

Monday, 11th July

Porsmouth completed the signing of former youth international joe Rafferty on a two year contract

Tuesday, 12th July

Nathan Collins completed his move to Wolverhamton Wanderers on five year contract for an undisclosed fee

U19 striker George Nunn signed a two year contract with Derby County, and will play for their U21 team in the upcoming PL2 Division Two season

Josh Cullen followed his Anderlecht manager Vincent Kompany to Burnley, signing a three year deal with the Clarets

Wednesday, 13th July

PFAI Young Player of the Year Dawson Devoy signed a long term contract with MK Dons

Shane Long returned to Reading, his first club in England, signing a one year contract with the Royals

James Collins signed for Derby County, putting pen to paper on a contract until the summer of 2024 at Pride Park

Friday, 15th July

UCD defender Eric Yoro signed for Bolton Wanderers, and will play for their B team this season

Isibeal Atkinson left Celtic to sign for Women's Super League side West Ham

Ipswich signed Marcus Harness from Portsmouth on a three year contract

Shaun Donnellan left Maidenhead to sign for fellow National League side Torquay United

Monday, 18th July

Serie B side Como FC confirmed the signing of U21 player Liam Kerrigan on a three year contract

Tuesday, 19th July

Winger Josh Giurgi returned to Ireland to sign for Shelbourne until the end of the 2022 League of Ireland season

Aaron McEneff swapped Scotland for Australia, signing for A-League side Perth Glory

Frankie Deane signed for Burnley's academy side

Really proud of Frankie signing for Burnley this morning. What a fantastic opportunity at a brilliant club with unbelievable facilities. Make your dreams come true kiddo. #uptheclarets @BurnleyOfficial @ClaretsAcademy pic.twitter.com/WBxhCjAV3e

— Michael Deane 🇮🇪 (@dixiebhoy19) July 19, 2022

Emily Kraft signed for Women's Championship side Lewes

Saturday, 23rd July

Derry City confirmed the transfer of exciting forward Trent Kone-Doherty to Liverpool

We want to wish Trent Kone-Doherty the best of luck as he begins his journey with Liverpool FC 🔴⚪ pic.twitter.com/S17sPaT8ds

— Derry City FC (@derrycityfc) July 23, 2022

Tuesday, 26th July

Emily Whelan joined Glasgow City, having previously worked with head coach Eileen Gleeson in the Ireland set up

West Ham's Ireland U19 defender Justin Osagie signed for Scottish giants Celtic, and will play for their B team in the Highland League

Wednesday, 27th July

Simon Power returned to Ireland to sign for Shamrock Rovers

Thursday, 28th July

Defender Daniel Cleary left Scottish side St Johnstone and signed a multi year contract with Shamrock Rovers

Winger Anthony Forde signed a contract with Wrexham AFC untli the summer of 2024

Amber Barrett will stay in Germany after signing for Frauen Bundesliga side Turbine Potsdam

Mark Connolly signed a two and a half year contract with Derry City

Ryan Nolan signed a one year contract with Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers

Former underage goalkeeper James McKeown signed for Finn Harps

Saturday, 30th July

Michael Kelly signed a twelve month contract with Carlisle United, going straight into their matchday squad for their opening fixture fixture against Crawley

Sunday, 31st July

Niamh Farrelly signed for Serie A Femminile side Parma

Sono molto felice di firmare @1913parmacalcio . ✍🏼 Giocare a calcio in Serie A è sempre stato il mio sogno.
Fattore 50 ogni giorno, Andiamo 🇮🇹💙💛 #ForzaParma pic.twitter.com/aY7z7l73F5

— Niamh Farrelly (@Niamh_Farrelly) July 31, 2022

Loans

Friday, 1st July

Ciaran Brennan will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Swindon Town Football Club

Saturday, 2nd July

Gavin Kilkenny signed a season long loan deal with Stoke City

Thursday, 7th July

Greenock Morton signed Livingston forward Jaze Kabia on a season long loan

Friday, 8th July

After his first spell at Wetherby Road was cut short by injury, Lewis Richards has returned to Harrogate Town for the 2022/23 season

Monday, 11th July

Recent U20 call up Flynn Clarke will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Walsall

Tuersday, 12th July

Newcastle's Jeff Hendrick will spend the 2022/23 season on loan in the Championship with Reading

Fiacre Kelleher returned to Solihull Moors, where he was on loan during the 2017/18 season, for a season long loan

Wednesday, 13th July

Ciaran Clark will look to help Sheffield United return to the Premier League in 2022/23 after joining the Blades on a season long loan

Thursday, 14th July

Serie B side Venezia confirmed the season long loan signing of Aaron Connolly

Tuesday, 19th July

U19 defender Anselmo Garcia MacNulty signed a season long loan deal with Dutch side NAC Breda

Adam O'Reilly extended his loan at St Patrick's Athletic until the end of the current League of Ireland

Saturday, 23rd July

Will Smallbone signed a season long loan deal with Stoke City

Monday, 25th July

After signing a new contract with parent club Tottenham Hotspur until 2025, Troy Parott signed a season long loan deal with Preston North End

Wednesday, 27th July

After performing well for Crystal Palace during their preseason games, Tayo Adaramola signed a season long loan deal with Coventry City

Friday, 29th July

Blackburn defender James Brown will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Stockport County

Contracts

Friday, 1st July

Recent under 19 call up Harry Nevin signed his first professional contact at Preston North End

Saturday, 2nd July

Eiran Cashin signed an extension to his contract with Derby County

Sunday, 3rd July

Goalkeeper Courteney Brosnan signed a one year extension to her contract with Everton

Monday, 4th July

After making 17 appearances for Birmingham City Women in her first season with the Blues, Eleanor Ryan-Doyle signed a 12 month extension to her contract

Tuesday, 5th July

U16 forward Aidan Cannon was one of nine players to sign their first professional contract with Celtic FC

Tuesday, 12th July

18 year old Daniel Idiakhoa signed his first professional contract with Luton Town, and will play for their development squad in the 2022/23 season

Fulham's Ollie O'Neil signed a new three year contract at Craven Cottage

Friday, 15th July

Jamie Finn signed a one year extension to her contract with Birmingham City, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 19th July

After returning from a short spell with Shelbourne's Women's team, Saoirse Noonan signed a new contract with Durham Women

Wednesday, 20th July

Dara O'Shea signed a contract extension at West Brom, keeping him at The Hawthorns until June of 2025

Friday, 29th July

After training with Carlisle United over the summer, Jamie Devitt has signed a 12 month contract to stay at Brunton Park

Management

Friday, 15th July

John O'Shea joined Stoke City as coach under manager Michael O'Neill

Friday, 29th July

Glenn Whelan joined the coaching staff of Bristol Rovers, where he will also be registered as a player, teaming up again with Joey Barton

Summer 2022 Transfer Window

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2022
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2022