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: 🔗

Round up for week of Monday, 7th May 2018

Monday, 7th May 2018

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Dundee Utd 2-3 Livingston

Willo Flood was sent off for the first time since August 2007

Tuesday, 8th May 2018

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-2 St Johnstone

David McMillan scored his second goal in two games in what was the striker's first start for St Johnstone

Ross County 0-1 Dundee

Aaron McCarey started his first game since Saturday, 31st March

Wednesday, 9th May 2018

Premier League

Manchester City 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in a months

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 0-0 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker made his 25th appearance of the season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Lech Poznań 0-2 Jagiellonia Białystok

In his first start since Friday, 1st December, Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal of the season - his fourth goal also came in that same game in December

Round Up for the weekend of Saturday, 10th Match 2018

Saturday, 10th March 2018

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 Southampton

Shane Long made his 25th appearance of the season

Championship

Preston North End 1-2 Fulham

Sean Maguire scored his eighth goal for Preston in his first start since November

QPR 1-0 Sunderland

John O'Shea was booked for this first time since November

Reading 2-2 Leeds United

Liam Kelly's 25th start of the season was also his 50th start for Reading
Eunan O'Kane made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Aston Villa 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Conor Hourihane was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 30 December 2017

League 1

Blackburn 3-0 Blackpool

Jimmy Ryan made his 400th career start

Bury 2-2 Oldham

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal since Saturday, 14 October
Jack Byrne was booked for the tenth time this season

Peterborough 4-1 Charlton

Chris Forrester made his 100th appearance in League One

Portsmouth 1-3 Gillingham

Conor Wilkinson's first goal since December

League 2

Grimsby 1-1 Port Vale

James Berrett scored his first goal of the season, 11 months after his last goal in April 2017

Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester

Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for Colchester, this was the winger's first appearance since Tuesday, 21st March 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 2-0 Motherwell

Charles Dunne was booked for the first time since November

Kilmarnock 3-2 Ross County

Aaron McCarey made his first appearance since Sunday, 28 January

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 27th January 2018

Saturday, 27th January 2018

Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Stephen Gleeson made his first start for Ipswich, this was the midfielder's first start since Saturday, 9th December, and he picked up his first yellow card since August
Matt Doherty's winner was the defender's first goal since November

League 1

Blackburn 1-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 30th goal for Northampton

Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since November in his 25th appearance of the season
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal in 90 days, the striker last finding the back of the net in October

Gillingham 2-1 Fleetwood

After signing for Fleetwood Town on loan, Kevin O'Connor made his first appearance for Fleetwood Town
Paddy Madden and Cian Bolger were booked for the fifth and tenth time, respectively, in 2017/18

Southend United 3-2 Scunthorpe

Michael Timlin made his 250th appearance for Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin scored his fifth goal of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-0 Forest Green

Jamie Devitt scored his fifth goal for Carlisle
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-1 Kilmarnock

After coming on as a substitute against Rangers midweek, Danny Rogers made his first start for Aberdeen

Hearts 1-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

St Johnstone 1-3 Partick Thistle

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance in the SPL
David McMillan came off the bench to make his first appearance for St Johnstone, and unfortunately had to be substituted 21 minutes later

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 3-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time in his career

English FA Cup

MK Dons 0-1 Coventry

Josh Barrett's first appearance in the FA Cup was also his first start for Coventry, and came 80 days after his last start on Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Millwall 2-2 Rochdale

Shaun Williams made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup
Following his move to Spotland, Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for Rochdale

Newport Co. 1-1 Tottenham

Padraig Amond's opener against Tottenham was his tenth goal for Newport, and his fifth goal in the competition

Sunday, 28th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 1-2 Rangers

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh his first goal since Thursday, 21 December 2017

December 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for December 2017

Wins
In the final month of 2017, nobody started more wins than Derby's Richard Keogh's five victories

Draws
Glenn Whelan, Jeff Hendrick, and Anthony Stokes all started three draws in December 2017

Losses
Daniel Devine, Niall Keown, Charles Dunne, and Adam Barton all started five losses

Starts/Completed Games
Keown and Barton both started eight games in the 31 days of December, with Keown completing 90 minutes in each

Substitutions/Introductions
No player was substituted more than the five times Millwall's Aiden O'Brien was withdrawn from the action. In contrast Shaun Williams, James McClean, Samir Carruthers, and Conor Sammon were all introduced to the action four times during the month

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Brian Murphy and Aaron McCarey were both unused substitutes in six games in December, while of the outfield players Andy Boyle and Conor Shaughnessy were both unused in five games

Goals
Anthony Stokes, Adam Rooney and Conor Sammon were the only players to score more than once - each player scored twice. No Irish player scored a penalty in December

Discipline
Gary Dicker was booked more than any player in December, the Kilmarnock player was shown three yellow cards

Round Up for Weekend of Saturday, 28th October 2017

Saturday, 28 October 2017

Premier League

Today's seven fixtures set a new high for a single day's fixtures without a starting Irish player. The previous high was five games on 6th November 2016

Championship

Preston North End 2-3 Brentford

Sean Maguire marked his 40th start in English football with his fourth goal of the season and his first booking of 2017/18

Sunderland 1-2 Bristol City

Darron Gibson first start in a month was also his 25th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Northampton 1-0 Blackpool

John-Joe O'Toole made his 350th career appearance

Bristol Rovers 2-0 MK Dons

Rory Gaffney scored his 25th goal in English football

Bury 0-1 Doncaster Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell was sent off for the second time in his career, the defender was last shown a red card on 22nd April

Oldham 2-3 Scunthorpe

Jack Byrne made his 50th career appearance

Walsall 0-1 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his 20th goal for Southend

League 2

Chesterfield 2-2 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his 200th appearance in League Two

Grimsby 0-0 Cambridge United

James Berrett was booked for the first time in a month in his landmark 350th career appearance

Luton 0-3 Coventry

Glen Rea was sent off for the second time for Luton, the defender's last red card came in January of this year

Port Vale 0-3 Swindon Town

Donal McDermott made his 25th appearance inLeague 2
Gavin Gunning was booked for the first time in almost three months

Yeovil 3-0 Stevenage

Kevin Toner was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 Ross County

Aaron McCarey stated his first game since Saturday, 16th September

Partick Thistle 1-0 St Johnstone

Daniel Devine made his 50th start for Partick Thistle
Niall Keown made his 25th appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Monday, 30th October 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Newcastle Utd

This game had the most Irish players starting a Monday night fixture since 6th May 2013
Stephen Ward made his 150th Premier League appearance
Jeff Hendrick scored his 30th goal of his career

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th October 2017

Tuesday, 24th October 2017

League 1

Oldham 2-1 Bury

Paul Green's introduction from the bench was his 50th appearance for Oldham
Jay O'Shea started his first game since Saturday, 5th August
Eoin Doyle's strike was his tenth goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 0-0 Partick Thistle

Adam Barton made his 50th start for Partick Thistle

St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey was booked for the first time this season, before this the goalkeeper hadn't been shown a yellow card November 2012!

English League Cup

Bournemouth 3-1 Middlesbrough

After his first appearance for Bournemouth in a month at the weekend as a substitute, Harry Arter started his first game for the Cherries since Friday, 15th September

Bristol City 4-1 Crystal Palace

Callum O'Dowda's goal was his first time finding the back of the net for Bristol, this was also the 15th goal of the midfielder's career and his first goal since May 2016

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 2-1 Manchester City U21

Ireland U19 defender Tyreke Wilson made his first appearance at senior level

Wigan 4-1 Middlesbrough U21

Noel Hunt scored his first goal for Wigan in made his first start for the club.  Before this, he hadn't scored since November 2016

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time this seasonas a substitute

English League Cup

Chelsea 2-1 Everton

James McCarthy was booked on his first appearance of the season. Before this game, the midfielder hadn't appeared for his club since March, and hadn't started a game since February

Tottenham 2-3 West Ham United

Declan Rice returned to the West Ham starting XI for his first appearance for the Hammers in a month

August 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for August 2017
 
Wins
Aberdeen full back Anthony O'Connor started five wins in the opening month of the 2017/18 season, two more than any other player

Draws
Sheffield Wednesday's Kieren Westwood started three draws for the Owls in August

Losses
Partick Thistle teammates Niall Keown and Adam Barton both started all four of the Jags' losses

Starts/Completed Games
O'Connor, Liam Kelly and Aiden McGeady all started six games in August. Of these, only the Dons player went on to complete 90 minutes in all six games

Substitutions/Introductions
McGeady, Samir Carruthers, Aiden O'Brien and Sean Maguire were all substituted three times. Bristol City's Callum O'Dowda was introduced from the bench five times

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Brian Murphy and Aaron McCarey were joined by Brian Lenihan and Alex Pearce in being unused in five games

Goals
Conor Hourihane and Anthony Stokes both scored four goals in August, while David Meyler and Daryl Murphy were the only players to score a penalty.

Discipline
Enda Stevens, Anthony O'Connor, Harry Arter, David Meyler, and Anthony Stokes were all booked twice

May 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for May 2017

Wins
In the final month of the season, only Adam Rooney started three wins, the only player to start more than two

Draws
Keiren Westwood was the only player to draw more than once in May, and curiously no striker started a draw

Losses
Partick Thistle midfielder Adam Barton finished the season with four losses in May, and no goalkeeper started a loss for the final four weeks of 2016/17

Starts/Completed Games
Joe Shaughnessy, Darren O'Dea, Carl McHugh, John O'Shea, Gary Dicker, Adam Barton, Jonathan Hayes, and Conor Sammon all started four games in May, with O'Shea, O'Dea, Shaughnessy, McHugh, Dicker, Barton, and Sammon going on to complete 90 minutes in each one

Substitutions/Introductions
Marc Wilson was substituted in each of the three games he started in May, while Darron Gibson was introduced in each of the three games he started on the bench in May

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeping pair Darren Randolph and Aaron McCarey were unused substitutes in three games in May, while Dean Ebbe and Declan Rice was the only outfield player to be left on the bench in more than one game - both players spent two games without seeing a minute of action

Goals
Jonathan Hayes(3) and Wes Hoolahan(2) were the only players to score more than once in May, while Darren O'Dea and Conor Sammon were the only players to score a penalty

Discipline
Marc Wilson was shown three yellow cards in the four games he played in May. No Irish striker or goalkeeper was booked in May 2017

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 19th May 2016

Friday, 19 May 2017

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Falkirk 1-2 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon started his first game in two months

Saturday, 20 May 2017

League One Play Off

Bradford City 0-1 Millwall

Colin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City
Aiden O'Brien made his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Ross County

Aaron McCarey started his first game since March 18th
Conor Sammon scored his 30th goal for Kilmarnock

Hamilton Academical 4-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea made his 100th appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 West Ham United

The four Irish players named in Burnley's starting XI was the most in a Premier League side this season, and the most named by any team since May 2015
Declan Rice came off the bench to make his senior debut for West Ham

Southampton 0-1 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 0-6 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes' second goal in consecutive games was his tenth goal of the season. This was the first time the midfielder scored in consecutive appearances since January 2012

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Graham Cummins scored his 30th goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Round Up - Weekend of 11th March 2017

Saturday, 11 March 2017

Premier League

Everton 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

James McClean returned to the West Brom starting XI for the first time since January 7th

Championship

Cardiff 1-1 Birmingham City

Anthony Pilkington made his first start since January 21st

Leeds United 0-0 QPR

Eunan O'Kane was booked for the fifth time this season

Newcastle Utd 1-3 Fulham

Daryl Murphy scored his fifth goal for Newcastle

Norwich 2-2 Blackburn

Tommy Hoban returned from injury for his first start since October
Wes Hoolahan and Darragh Lenihan were both shown their first yellow card since January 21st

Wigan 0-1 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 25th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Southend United

Rory Gaffney scored his first goal of 2017 in his 50th start in England
Stephen McLaughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since New Year's Eve
Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season

Chesterfield 1-1 Shrewsbury

Connor Dimaio started his first game in two months

Coventry 0-2 Bradford City

Callum Reilly made his 100th career appearance
Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance in League One

Fleetwood 2-4 Bolton

Cian Bolger made his 150th career appearance

Gillingham 3-2 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden scored his ninth goal of the season, in his 200th start in England
Mark Byrne was booked for the fifth time in 2016/17

Port Vale 3-2 Swindon Town

Olamide Shodipo started his first game in a month
Sam Kelly made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Barnet 2-2 Crawley

Rhys Murphy's first goal of 2017 was also his tenth goal for Crawley, and his 25th goal in League Two
Conor Henderson was booked for the first time this season

Colchester 0-4 Portsmouth

Michael Doyle scored his first goal of the season, before this the midfielder hadn't found the back of the net since April 2016
In the same game, Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season

Exeter 0-2 Accrington Stanley

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time in 2017 (his fifth of 2016/17) in his first start since the end of November

Leyton Orient 0-3 Grimsby

Michael Collins was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 1-3 Yeovil

Kevin Dawson made his 100th start for Yeovil

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-0 Motherwell

Anthony O'Connor made his first start of 2017
Carl McHugh made his 150th career appearance

Ross County 1-2 Kilmarnock

Aaron McCarey started his first game July, this was also the goalkeeper's first appearance November
Conor Sammon scored his 20th goal in the SPL

Australian A-League

Melbourne Victory 4-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time since January 5th

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 4-1 Korona Kielce

Cillian Sheridan was shown his first booking since July 14th

Sunday, 12 March 2017

Premier League

Liverpool 2-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 25th appearance for Burnley

MLS

Minnesota United 1-6 Atlanta United

Chris McCann made his first appearance for Atlanta United, 71 days after his last appearance, on loan at Coventry

Round Up - Weekend of 18th November 2016

Friday, 18 November 2016

Championship

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
Shane Duffy's start was the defender's 150th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Adelaide United
After his brace against Adelaide, Andy Keogh has now scored six goals in his last five games

Saturday, 19 November 2016

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Swansea
James McCarthy marked his return to the Everton team for his first appearance in a month (his first start since August 23rd) with his first booking of the season
After only scoring once in 2015/16, Seamus Coleman now has two goals in 2016/17

Sunderland 3-0 Hull City
David Meyler came off the bench to make his 150th appearance for Hull

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty made his 150th career start

Ipswich 0-2 Nottingham Forest
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-0 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Bristol Rovers 0-0 MK Dons
Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in England

Fleetwood 2-1 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea scored his fifth goal of the season in what was the striker's 150th start for Chesterfield

Northampton 0-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester scored his fifth goal for Peterborough

Rochdale 4-0 Swindon Town
Joe Rafferty made his 150th career appearance, all of which have been for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 1-0 Oldham
Paul Green was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Exeter
Jamie Devitt was sent off for the fourth time in his career

Notts County 0-3 Newport Co.
Graham Burke made his 50th appearance for Notts County

Yeovil 2-1 Colchester
Kevin Dawson was booked for the tenth time this season in what was only the midfielder's twentieth appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-3 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney marked his 400th career appearance with his ninth goal of the season

Motherwell 2-0 Partick Thistle
Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

St Johnstone 2-4 Ross County
Aaron McCarey made his second appearance of the season, almost four months after his last appearance for Ross County on July 30th

Sunday, 20 November 2016

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Central Coast Mariners
Roy O'Donovan made his 25th appearance for Central Coast Mariners

Irish Player Transfers - May/June 2016

With the 2016 summer transfer window opening today, we've compiled a list of the Irish players who have already transferred, signed loan deals and signed new contract

Permanent Deals

22nd May 2016

Following his release from Southend, Cian Bolger signed a three year deal with Fleetwood Town: http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/article/fleetwood-town-cian-bolger-transfer-3121628.aspx

25th May 2016

Following the expiration of his contract with Bradford City, Alan Sheehan signed a two year deal with Luton Town: http://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/article/alan-sheehan-joins-luton-3125200.aspx

Southend midfielder Gary Deegan signed a two year deal with Shrewsbury Town: http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/shrewsbury-town-gary-deegan-sky-bet-league-1-3125294.aspx

After being released by Wolverhampton Wanderers, former Monaghan United goalkeeper Aaron McCarey signed a two year contract with Ross County: http://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/four-new-signings-for-201617-season/

31st May 2016

Folllowing a loan at Rochdale at the end of the 15/16 season, Niall Canavan has signed a two year deal with the Dale: http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/canavan-agrees-two-year-deal-3130195.aspx

Following loan spells at Shrewsbury and Crawley in 2015/16, Liam McAlinden signed for Exeter City: http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/article/grecians-complete-third-signing-of-the-summer-3130226.asp

6th June 2016

After making almost 100 appearances for Morecambe, winger Jamie Devitt signed a two year deal with Carlisle United: http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/article/winger-jamie-devitt-joins-on-....-year-deal-3131660.aspx

After impressing on trial, U18 midfielder Leo Donnellan signed a one year deal with for Dagenham and Redbridge, with an option for a further year: http://www.daggers.co.uk/news/article/leo-donnellan-signs-dagenham-and-redbridge-3136218.aspx

10th June 2016

Paddy Kenny signed with Northampton Town as their goalkeeping coach, and is registered as a player, if required: http://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/article/paddy-kenny-northampton-town-3139886.aspx

15th June 2016

Midfielder Mark Byrne has rejoined Justin Edinburgh, his former manager from Rushden & Diamonds and Newport County, at Gillingham FC on a two year deal: http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/article/mark-byrne-joins-the-gills-3143289.aspx

17th June 2016

Following his release by Celtic, striker Anthony Stokes has signed a three year deal with Blackburn Rovers: http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/anthony-stokes-3145787.aspx

After loans at Dagenham & Redbridge and Stevenage in 2015/16, Jake Mulraney signed a two year deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle: http://ictfc.com/news/team-news/1780-2-year-deal-for-jake

20th June 2016

Following a record breaking season with Grimsby in non league football, Padraig Amond has signed  for Hartlepool United: http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/article/hartlepool-united-sign-grimsby-town-striker-padraig-amond-3146931.aspx

21th June 2016

After playing against them in the League Two play off final just a few weeks ago, Connor Smith signed for Plymouth Argyle: http://www.pafc.co.uk/news/article/connor-rolls-in-3147167.aspx

23rd June 2016

Striker Pat Hoban signed for Mansfield Town following his release from Oxford: http://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/article/2016-17/-stags-capture-striker-3151559.aspx

25th June 2016

Defender Anthony O’Connor left newly promoted Championship side Burton Albion to sign for Aberdeen: http://www.afc.co.uk/news/8045.php

27th June 2016

After ten appearances for Luton Town on loan in 2015/16, Glen Rea signed for the Haters on a two year deal deal: http://www.lutontown.co.uk/news/article/glen-rea-luton-town-brighton-republic-of-ireland-nathan-jones-3158276.aspx

29th June 2016

After making 29 appearances on loan at Preston North End in 2015/16, striker Eoin Doyle signed a three year deal with the Lilywhites: http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/2016-17/eoin-doyle-completes-permanent-move-to-preston-north-end-3161236.aspx

30th June 2016

Former U21 winger Anthony Forde signed with Rotherham United: http://www.themillers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/rotherham-united-anthony-forde-3162249.aspx

James Berrett left York City to sign for Grimsby Town on a two year deal: http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/mariners-sign-berrett-3162278.aspx

Loans

29th June 2016

After spending 2015/16 on loan with Dutch side SC Cambuur, promising U21 midfielder Jack Byrne signed a one year loan with Blackburn Rovers, joining Shane Duffy, Darragh Lenihan, John O’Sullivan and Anthony Stokes: http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/rovers-jack-byrne-manchester-city-3160876.aspx

New Contracts

9th June 2016

Despite having his career with Everton disrupted by injury, Darron Gibson signed a two year extension: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/06/09/gibson-pens-new-deal

10th June 2016

A one year extension was triggered in Wes Hoolahan’s Norwich City contract: http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/norwich-city-contracts-3139779.aspx

29th June 2016

West Ham’s Declan Rice signed a three year deal with the club: http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/June/29-June/Rice-signs-new-contract

30th June 2016

Defender Stephen Kelly signed a one year extension to his contract with Rotherham: http://www.themillers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/stephen-kelly-rotherham-united-3161698.aspx