Episode 50 - Norway, Malta, and Morocco

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the end of year friendlies for the Republic of Ireland men's team against Norway and Malta, and the women's friendly against Morocco as their preparation for the World Cup in 2023 begin

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th November 2022

Saturday, 12th November 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 3-0 Everton

After making his senior debut midweek, Tom Cannon came off the bench to make his Premier League debut - the 200th Republic of Ireland Player to appear in the competition! made his first appearance in the competition

Championship

Hull City 1-2 Reading

Shane Long was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-4 Millwall

Dan McNamara assisted a goal for the first time this season

Wigan 2-1 Blackpool

James McClean scored for the first time in three months

League 1

Exeter City 3-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the 100th time

Morecambe 1-1 Portsmouth

Dylan Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

MK Dons 1-3 Derby County

Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time in eleven weeks

Burton Albion 3-3 Charlton

Ciaran Gilligan's start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Barnsley

Jordan Shipley was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Crawley Town 1-0 Barrow

Niall Canavan made his 150th appearance in the competition

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-0 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Scottish Championship

Dundee 2-0 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 1st October

Sunday, 13th November 2022

Championship

Burnley 3-0 Blackburn Rovers

Josh Cullen's start was his 250th career appearance

Episode 49 - Gareth Maher, Away Days, and Scoring Goals In The Dark

Myself and Mark Kennedy are joined by Gareth Maher, author of Away Days - Thirty Years of Irish Footballers in the Premier League and Claire Shine's Scoring Goals In the Dark to discuss the history of Irish players in the Premier League, and Claire Shine's recovery from addiction and mental health issues

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 4th November 2022

Friday, 4th November 2022

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 4-1 Hibernian

Liam Scales assisted a goal for the first time in three months

FA Cup

Hereford FC 1-3 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 9th August

Saturday, 5th November 2022

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his Premier League debut - the 199th Irish player to appear in the competition, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 30th April

Everton 0-2 Leicester City

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the 350th time!

Championship

Sheffield United 5-2 Burnley

Enda Stevens assisted a goal for the first time since December 2021 in his first start in three months

QPR 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby's start was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Rotherham 1-2 Norwich City

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time this season

Swansea City 2-2 Wigan

Michael Obafemi's start was his 50th appearance for Swansea City
Armstrong Oko-Flex was named in the Swansea starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Tuesday, 26 October 2021
Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal for Swansea City
Will Keane scored his 60th goal of his career, this was also his 15th goal in the Championship

Scottish Championship

Ayr 1-1 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty's start was his 50th appearance for Ayr

Partick Thistle 2-3 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney scored his fifth goal for Dundee

FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Barnsley

Kieran Sadlier started a game for the first time in seven weeks
William Hondermarck's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 20 September

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Rochdale

Glenn Whelan's introduciton was his first appearance in a month

Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Walsall

Oisin McEntee made his first appearance for Walsall

Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Leyton Orient

Shadrach Ogie was booked for the first time this season

Barrow 0-1 Mansfield Town

Stephen McLaughlin was named in the Mansfield Town starting XI for the 100th time

Chippenham Town 1-0 Lincoln City

Paudie O'Connor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th September

Newport County 2-0 Colchester United

Alan Judge's start was his 50th appearance for Colchester United

MK Dons 6-0 Taunton Town

Dawson Devoy scored his first goal for MK Dons

Sunday, 6th November 2022

FA Cup

Torquay United 2-2 Derby County

Eiran Cashin was sent off for the first time in his career

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Sydney

Jay O'Shea assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 31st August

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 0-1 Elfsborg

Zachary Elbouzedi was booked for the first time in four months

Indian Super League

Mumbai City 2-2 ATK Mohun Bagan

Carl McHugh scored his first goal of the season

How Many Caps Does Katie McCabe Have?

With the build up to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the first qualification for the Republic of Ireland Women's team, already in full swing, we have started compiling appearance statistics for the women's team, similar to the data we have published for the men's team, and this has led to something unexpected.

With almost 50 years of games to compile, fact checking can be a little time consuming, so it was decided to focus on a single player from the current squad, before expanding to the rest of the team, and then finally previous squads and games, and current captain Katie McCabe was the obvious choice.

After adding the lineups from McCabe's first cap against Hungary in 2015 until the her most recent cap in the play off against Scotland to the database, it was time to compare that data to an existing, trusted, source.

According to the database, McCabe has made 68 appearances for Ireland. That tallies with her total on wikipedia, and the amount listed on her profile on the FAI's website, so all is correct, right?

Well, maybe. According to this article on fai.ie, the midfielder earned her 50th cap against Belgium in April 2021 - McCabe proud to join WNT 50-cap club - and also includes the list of her appearances up to, and including, that game. There's just one problem - there's 51 games in the list! The list includes a 3-0 friendly loss against the USA Under 23s in January 2016, two days after facing the full USA Women's National team. Games against underage sides were not uncommon for the Women's team in the early 2000s, there were two friendlies against Iceland's U21s and four against Sweden's U21s, and a game against an Arsenal XI in 2008, but the game against the USA was the first against an underage side since facing Sweden's U21s in April 2005.

Training with a twist today as #IRLWNT play #USWNTU23 in a practice match. Good experience for young players! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/outmejIhg9

— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) January 25, 2016

What is even stranger is that, according to this report on soccerwire.com - U.S. U-23 WNT downs Ireland 3-0 at National Training Center - McCabe didn't play in that game, she was an unused substitute!

If we take that this game was included in the list by mistake, then it's still valid that McCabe made her 50th appearance against Belgium in April 2014, and currently has 68 caps, right? 

Well, maybe. Ireland played two friendlies against Wales in August 2016. Katie McCabe started the first, a 0-0 draw, and came off the bench at half time in the second, going on to score twice in a 2-1 win.

These games, and the two goals, are not included in the list of 50 appearances on fai.ie. The squad announcement itself - Sue Ronan names Wales training camp squad - describes the two games as "challenge matches", i.e. not full internationals, so it's correct that they are not included in the list of 50 caps. 

But it looks like they have been included in the list of 68 caps. Since the game against Belgium in April 2021, McCabe has played in a further 16 games. Added to the 50 caps, gives us 66 caps. Do the two appearances against Wales in the challenge games make up the missing two?

If they are counted, then, since they took place before the Belgium game, she actually made her 50th appearance against Germany in December 2020.

Should the two games, including the goals, against Wales be counted in Katie McCabe's international record? If they are now, why were they omitted at the time of the Belgium game?

How many caps does Katie McCabe actually have?

Further reading

• Katie McCabe - Wikipedia
  
• Katie McCabe - FAI Profile
  

2023 UEFA Women's Under 17 Championship Qualification Group A3

The Republic of Ireland Women's Under 17 team recently competed in the first qualifying round for the 2023 UEFA Women's Under 17 Championship, and topped their group ahead of Finland, Austria, and hosts Northern Ireland. But, due to the results in Group A3, the manner in which it was decided that the Girls in Green finished top of the group needs explanation.

The results in the group were as follows

Date		Score
21 October 2022	Republic of Ireland	0-1	Austria
	Finland	2-0	Northern Ireland
24 October 2022	Finland	2-3	Republic of Ireland
	Austria	3-0	Northern Ireland
27 October 2022	Austria	0-1	Finland
	Northern Ireland	0-1	Republic of Ireland

These results left the Republic, Finland, and Austria all level on 6 points. So, how were the final positions in the group decided? First, only ties between the three level sides were considered, so the results from games against Northern Ireland were removed.

Date		Score
21 October 2022	Republic of Ireland	0-1	Austria
24 October 2022	Finland	2-3	Republic of Ireland
27 October 2022	Austria	0-1	Finland

This left all three teams stilll level on three points, with a goal difference of zero. Austria were confirmed as the third ranked side at this stage due to only scoring once in their games against the other two sides, the 1-0 win against Ireland.

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
Finland	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
Austria	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3

This meant that the final deciding factor to order Ireland and Finland was their tie on Monday, 24th October. Since the Irish team beat the Fins 3-2, this meant that the Republic topped the group!

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 29th October 2022

Saturday, 29th October 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur

Mark Travers' start, his first in two months, was the 60th time he'd been named in the Bournemouth starting XI

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens' introduction was his first appearance in three months

Preston North End 2-1 Middlesbrough

Congratulations to Alan Browne on reaching 350 appearances for Preston North End

🙌 This afternoon, skipper @Alan__Browne is set to become the 16th player to reach 350 appearances for PNE!

Congratulations, Browney 💙#pnefc pic.twitter.com/XwXfqqQRz3

— Preston North End FC (@pnefc) October 29, 2022

League 1

Port Vale 1-0 Lincoln City

Sean Roughan was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Derby County 4-2 Bristol Rovers

Both James Collins and David McGoldrick scored their fifth goal for Derby County - McGoldrick's goal was the final goal of the first hat trick of his career
Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season, six weeks after his previous booking, and is suspended for the next game

League 2

Stockport County 3-0 Sutton United

James Brown was booked for the first time in two months, and assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Bradford City 1-1 Crawley Town

Mazeed Ogungbo's start was his first appearance in seven weeks

Walsall 1-0 Rochdale

Liam Kinsella was named in the Walsall starting XI for the 200th time

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 3-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy's introduction was his first appearance in a month

St Johnstone 1-0 Kilmarnock

Graham Carey's start was his first appearance in two months

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 0-0 Melbourne Victory

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 30th October 2022

Swedish Allsvenskan

Mjällby 1-2 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi's was named in the AIK starting XI for the first time in two months

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd October 2022

Saturday, 22th October 2022

Championship

Blackpool 4-2 Preston North End

In his first start of the season, CJ Hamilton scored his first goal of the season

Middlesbrough 0-0 Huddersfield Town

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time in two months

Reading 2-0 Bristol City

Shane Long assisted a goal for the first time this season, in his first appearance in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-4 Hull City

Cyrus Christie scored his first goal of the season

Sheffield United 2-2 Norwich City

Tony Springett's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Sunderland 2-4 Burnley

Luke McNally's introduction was his first appearance since Friday, 12th August

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Sean Roughan's start was his 25th appearance for Lincoln City
Daniel Mandroiu scored his second goal in two games

Oxford United 1-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his tenth goal in League One

League 2

Carlisle United 2-3 Leyton Orient

Aaron Drinan scored his 15th goal in League Two

Crawley Town 3-2 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Grimsby Town 0-0 Bradford City

Tyreik Wright was booked for the first time this season - this was the midfielder's first yellow card since January

Salford City 0-2 Stockport County

Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-0 Hamilton Academical

Daniel O'Reilly was sent off for the first time for Hamilton Academical

Dundee 0-0 Greenock Morton

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance of the season
Both Ryan Sweeney and Jaze Kabia were booked for the fifth time this season and both players are suspended for the next game

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-1 Raith Rovers

Zak Delaney made his first assist of the season

Sunday, 23rd October 2022

Championship

Swansea City 2-0 Cardiff

Michael Obafemi scored his 15th goal for Swansea City
Callum Robinson was sent off for the first time in his career

Watford 4-0 Luton Town

Louie Watson's first appearance since Tuesday, 9 August 2022(76 days)

Monday, 24 thOctober 2022

Premier League

West Ham United 2-0 Bournemouth

Mark Travers' introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Back underway for the second half and we've been forced into another change...

⬅️ Neto
➡️ Travers

Let's go, Travs 👐

46' | ⚒ 1-0 🍒 // #WHUBOU pic.twitter.com/5V41Nd0VFU

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) October 24, 2022

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 18th October 2022

Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Premier League

Crystal Palace 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins returned from suspension for his first appearance in a month

Championship

Huddersfield Town 0-1 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham scored his first goal of the season, this was the defender's first goal since February 2021!

Stoke City 0-1 Rotherham

Georgie Kelly was named in the Rotherham starting XI for the first time in two months

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Bristol City

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in two months

Football League Trophy

Harrogate Town 2-1 Morecambe

Shane McLoughlin's start was his first appearance in a month

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Tranmere Rovers

Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Leeds United U21

Cian Coleman's introduction was his first appearance in senior football

Port Vale 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Jimmy Storer's start for Wolves' U21 side was his first appearance in senior football

Stockport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Aiden O'Brien was named in the Shrewsbury starting XI for the first time this season

Rochdale 2-2 Salford City

Liam Kelly marked his 50th appearance for Rochdale with his second goal in two games

Lincoln City 2-0 Newcastle United U21

Daniel Mandroiu scored his first goal for Lincoln City

Derby County 1-3 Manchester City U21

David McGoldrick scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th August

Walsall 0-2 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora assisted a goal for the first time since December 2020

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Peterborough

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his previous goal, on Saturday, 2nd October 2021

Forest Green Rovers 4-1 Exeter City

Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green Rovers starting XI for the 100th time
Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal for Forest Green Rovers

Leyton Orient 2-3 Chelsea U21

Shadrach Ogie's start was his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Cambridge United 1-0 Ipswich Town

Edwin Agbaje's start was his debut in football

Northampton Town 1-3 Arsenal U21

Jack Henry-Francis was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 19th October 2022

Championship

Birmingham City 1-1 Burnley

Scott Hogan scored his 30th goal for Birmingham City

QPR 3-0 Cardiff

Sinclair Armstrong was named in the QPR starting XI for the first time

Coppa Italia

Udinese 2-3 Monza

Festy Ebosele started a game for Udinese for the first time

Why John Egan's 30th Birthday Is A Watershed Moment In Irish Football

John Egan is 30 years old today, and not only is it a landmark day for the player, it is also a watershed moment for Irish football as a whole. For the first time since former international midfield player John Sheridan turned 30 in October 1994, there are no active Irish footballers under the age of 30 with 50, or more, appearances in the Premier League*

According to the database that powers the Irish Abroad website, there are 86 Irish players with 50, or more, appearances in the top division in England in total. Of these, 71 had reached the half century before their 30th birthday.

The graph below shows how many of these 71 players had reached 50 appearances on the 30th birthday of each player, starting with Sheridan's 30th birthday in 1994 on the left and ending on Egan's birthday today.

For example, on Kevin Kilbane's 30th birthday, in February 2007, there were 10 Irish players under 30 with 50, or more, Premier League appearances - Ian Harte(29, 213 apps), Andy O'Brien(27, 206), Damien Duff(27, 208), Clinton Morrison(27, 88), Richard Dunne(27, 230), Robbie Keane(26, 227), Gary Doherty(27, 84), Stephen McPhail(27, 78), Steven Reid(25, 81), and John O'Shea(25, 152).

The peak about two thirds across the graph is Daryl Murphy's 30th birthday in March 2013, when there were 17 players under 30 with 50 Premier League appearances. Since then, there has been a constant decline in the number of Irish players who meet the criteria. 

Of the current players, 27 year old Callum Robinson and 22 year old Aaron Connolly are the two Irish players under 30 with the most Premier League appearances, with 48 and 45 appearances respectively, but with Robinson currently in the Championship with Cardiff, and Connolly on loan in Italy with Venezia, both players will have to wait until the 2023/24 season kicks off next August, at the earliest, before they can reach 50 appearances. 

Of the current Irish players in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Nathan Collins(21) has 27 Premier League appearances, and with 27 games remaining in Wolves' season, he is the player best positioned to be the next Irish player under 30 to reach 50 appearances in the competition.

*Note that there were Irish footballers under the age of 30 with more than 50 combined Premier League and old First Division appearances before Sheridan's 30th birthday, but we do not have appearance data for players before the start of the Premier League in 1992, so we're treating that as the starting point for this research

Thanks to the foot.ie forum member Eirambler for the post that inspired the research behind this article

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th October 2022

Saturday, 15th October 2022

Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 400th appearance in English football

Championship

Rotherham 2-1 Huddersfield Town

Georgie Kelly scored his first goal in a month

Bristol City 1-2 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in two months

Cardiff 0-1 Coventry

Callum Robinson's start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Darragh Lenihan scored an own goal for the first time since October 2020

Preston North End 0-2 Stoke City

Will Smallbone scored his first goal for Stoke City

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-3 Derby County

David McGoldrick's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Burton Albion 1-1 Morecambe

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Morecambe

MK Dons 1-4 Plymouth Argyle

Finn Azaz scored twice in a game for the first time in his career

Port Vale 2-2 Forest Green Rovers

Mipo Odubeko scored his first goal in six weeks

League 2

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

Stephen Quinn made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 2-1 Barrow

Liam Kelly scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Cove Rangers 0-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season

MLS

LA Galaxy 1-0 Nashville SC

Derrick Williams' inroduction was his 50th appearance for LA Galaxy

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-1 Perth Glory

Aaron McEneff scored his first goal for Perth Glory

Sunday, 16th October 2022

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Liam Scales was booked for the first time in a month

Monday, 17th October 2022

League 1

Charlton 3-0 Portsmouth

Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal for Charlton

Episode 47 - The Low of a Draw to the High of a Win

I'm joined by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick to review the Republic of Ireland's Women's team's qualification for the 2023 FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after defeating Scotland in a play off, and also the Men's team's qualifying group for UEFA Euro 2024 to be held in Germany

Round Up for the weekend of Satuday, 8th October 2022

Saturday, 8th October 2022

Premier League

Chelsea 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Congratulations to Joe Hodge on making his senior debut for Wolves - the 198th Irish player to appear in the Premier League!

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Matt Doherty's start, his first of the season, was also the defender's 400th career appearance!

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Rotherham

Sammie Szmodics scored his first goal in two months

Coventry 0-1 Burnley

Josh Cullen assisted a goal for the first time April 2021

Millwall 2-0 Middlesbrough

Darragh Lenihan was named in the Middlesbrough starting XI for the first in six weeks

Norwich City 2-3 Preston North End

Troy Parrott's introduction was the striker's 100th career appearance, and also scored his first goal in two months

Wigan 1-3 Cardiff

Will Keane made his 100th appearance for Wigan

League 1

Derby County 1-2 Port Vale

James Collins was sent off for the first time for Derby County - this was the striker's first red card since April 2019

Lincoln City 0-0 Charlton

Daniel Mandroiu was named in the Lincoln City starting XI for the first time

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was sent off for the third time for Accrington Stanley, this was his first red card since March 2021

Shrewsbury Town 2-1 MK Dons

Dawson Devoy was sent off for the first time for MK Dons

League 2

Barrow 0-1 Mansfield Town

John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Colchester United 2-1 Harrogate Town

Danny Grant assisted a goal for the first time this season

Grimsby Town 3-0 Crawley Town

Gavan Holohan scored his first goal for Grimsby Town

Newport County 0-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premiership

Dundee United 4-0 Aberdeen

Jamie McGrath scored his first goal for Dundee United - this was his first goal since November 2021

Sunday, 9th October 2022

Premier League

West Ham United 3-1 Fulham

Shane Duffy came off the bench for his first appearance in seven weeks)

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Perth Glory

On the opening weekend of the A-League season, Aaron McEneff made his first appearance for new club Perth Glory

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 2-0 Helsingborg

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal of the 2022 Allsvenskan season - this was his first goal since scoring in the Svenska Cupen in February

Monday, 10th October 2022

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 1-2 Chennaiyin FC

Carl McHugh made an appearance as a second half substitute on the opening weekend of the 2022/23 Indian Super League season



Carl McHugh

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 4th October 2022

Tuesday, 4th October 2022

Championship

Sheffield United 0-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time in seven weeks in was was his 50th start for QPR

Cardiff 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time this season in his first start in six weeks

Reading 1-1 Norwich City

Jeff Hendrick scored his first goal for Reading, the was also his first goal in more than a year, and the 40th goal of his career

League 1

Cheltenham 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

Will Ferry's start was his 50th career appearance

Scottish Premiership

Ross County 0-5 Motherwell

Ross Tierney made his 25th appearance for Motherwell

Football League Trophy

Harrogate Town 1-1 Everton U21

In his first start for Harrogate, Danny Grant scored his first goal for the Sulphurites

Tranmere Rovers 3-5 Leeds United U21

Neil Byrne scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers
Lee O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Crystal Palace U21

Trevor Clarke scored his first goal for Bristol Rovers
Glenn Whelan was sent off for the second time for Bristol Rovers, eleven months after his last red card in November 2021

Portsmouth 5-0 Aston Villa U21

Ronan Curtis scored his fifth goal of the season

Wednesday, 5th October 2022

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Wigan

Cyrus Christie started a game for the first time in five weeks
Will Keane scored his fifth goal of the season

Middlesbrough 1-0 Birmingham City

Darragh Lenihan's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 30th August

Rotherham 1-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 30th August

Watford 1-2 Swansea City

Michael Obafemi started a game for the first time in six weeks

Preston North End 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Sean Maguire started a game for the first time this season

Champions League

RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic

James McCarthy's introduction was his first appearance in the Champions League, the 27th Irish player to appear in the competition.

2️⃣ 2022/23 is the first season that two @FAIreland players (@JMcCarthy_16 and @mattdoherty20) have appeared in the @ChampionsLeague proper since 2010/11, when Robbie Keane, John O'Shea, Darron Gibson, and Aiden McGeady all made at least one appearance in the competition#COYBIG

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) October 5, 2022

Episode 46 - Performance or Result?

I'm joined again by Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football to discuss the final two games of Republic of Ireland's 2022/23 UEFA Nations League campaign against Scotland and Armenia - is a good performance in a loss better than a bad performance in a win? Also, we look back at the U21's two legged play off against Israel for the 2023 UEFA U21 Championship, and the U19s topped their 2023 UEFA Under 19 Championship Qualifying Round group with a 100% record, without conceding

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 30th August 2022

Tuesday, 30th August 2022

Championship

Birmingham City 1-2 Norwich City

In his 25th career start, Andrew Omobamidele scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Sunday, 31st October 2021

QPR 3-1 Hull City

Jimmy Dunne's start was his 50th appearance for QPR

Scottish League Cup

Annan 1-4 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes made his fifth assist of the season

Football League Trophy

Morecambe 3-3 Everton U21

Tom Cannon scored his first goal in senior football

Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Joe Hodge and Nathan Fraser made their first appearances in senior football, with Hodge marking the occasion with two goals

Fleetwood Town 1-1 Barrow

Promise Omochere was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 4-2 Leicester City U21

Shane Flynn's start was his first appearance of the season

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Aston Villa U21

Aaron O'Reilly made his career appearance in senior football

MK Dons 1-2 Cheltenham

Joshua Kayode made his first start for MK Dons

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur U21

Josh Keeley made his first appearance in senior football

2️⃣ @SpursOfficial named two @FAIreland goalkeepers in their U21 team against Wycombe - Josh Keeley and Aaron Maguire - the first team to do so in English football since Shrewsbury named Joe Murphy and Max O'Leary in their team against Accrington Stanley in February 2020#COYBIG https://t.co/LVcsFWH3HV

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 30, 2022

Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Trevor Clarke's start was his first appearace in a month

Swindon Town 0-2 Crystal Palace U21

Sean Grehan made his first appearance in Engilsh football
Fionn Mooney was named in a starting XI in senior football for the first time

Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Southampton U21

Dominic Bernard scored his first goal of the season
Luke Pearce made his first appearance in senior football

Cambridge United 0-2 Arsenal U21

Jack Henry-Francis' start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 25th January

Port Vale 1-0 Stockport County

Mipo Odubeko made his first appearance for Port Vale

Salford City 2-1 Liverpool U21

Joshua O'Brien was booked in what was his first career debut

Carlisle United 1-2 Manchester United U21

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal of the season

Bradford City 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Alex Hunt started a game for the first time this season

Barnsley 0-3 Lincoln City

William Hondermarck was booked for the first time in almost a year, his last yellow card came on Wednesday, 15th September 2021

Ipswich Town 6-0 Northampton Town

Richard Keogh's start was his first appearance for Ipswich Town

Wednesday, 31 August 2022

Scottish League Cup

Motherwell 4-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Daniel Devine scored and own goal for the first teim since Saturday, 13th November 2021

Ross County 1-4 Celtic

James McCarthy's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Australian FFA Cup

Adelaide United 1-2 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea scored his tenth goal for Brisbane Roar

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