January and February 2025 Transfers, Loans, and Contract extensions

Transfers

Wednesday, 1st January

Former Waterford FC striker Owen Oseni left non-league side Gateshead to sign a three and a half year contract with St Mirren

Friday, 3rd January

Neil Farrugia left Shamrock Rovers following the expiration of his contract to sign a two and a half year deal with Barnsley

Saturday, 4th January

After winning a league medal with Shelbourne, Aiden O'Brien returned to England, signing a contract with Woking until the end of the season

Tuesday, 14th January

U21 midfielder Matt Healy returned to Ireland to sign for Shamrock Rovers

Creative midfield plaayer Dan Crowley left Notts County to sign for fellow League Two side MK Dons

Wednesday, 15th January

Conor Carty returned to St Patricks Athletic, where he spent the 2023 League of Ireland season, signing a two year contract at Richmond Park

John Patrick signed for Ligue Un side Stade de Reims

Thursday, 16th January

Following a short spell at Sunderland, Aaron Connolly signed for fellow Championship side Millwall

U19 striker Cian Dillon signed for QPR, and will join their development squad

Monday, 20th January

James Collins signed a contract with Lincoln City until the summer of 2026, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 21st January

Ahead of the new season in the US, Harvey Neville signed for Phoenix Rising FC

Wednesday, 22nd January

Ricardo Dinaga returned to league football, signing a two and a half year deal with Shrewsbury Town

2024 LOI top scorer Jenna Slattery signed an 18 month contract with Hearts

Thursday, 23rd January

Caitlin Hayes signed for WSL side Brighton and Hove Albion

Tom Cannon signed for Sheffield United until the summer of 2029, with the option of a further 12 months

Saturday, 25th January

📝 We're delighted to announce the signing of experienced Irish midfielder Alan Judge until the end of the season!

Playing the majority of his career in the football league and also representing Ireland too, Alan will bring a lot to The Iron!#IronArmy #PubTeamFromEssex pic.twitter.com/xULmIqujSA

— Braintree Town FC (@braintreetownfc) January 25, 2025

Alan Judge signed for National League South Division side Braintree Town

Sunday, 26th January

Darragh Burns signed for Grimsby Town

Monday, 27th January

Dara McGuinness returned to Ireland, signing a contract with Finn Harps ahead of the 2025 League of Ireland season

Tuesday, 28th January

Sligo Rovers confirmed that their U16 defender Aidan Gabbidon signed for Malmo FC

Rory Feely signed a 12 month contract with Crawley Town

Friday, 31st January

Having pursued Eiran Cashin for some time, Brighton finally signed the defender, who signed a contract until June 2030

Dylan Duffy converted his loan deal with Chesterfield into a full transfer, signing a contract until the summer of 2027

U17 midfielder Grady McDonnell signed for Belgian side Club Brugge's youth team Club NXT, joining the Challenger Pro League side until 2027

Five-times capped striker Emily Murphy signed for Newcastle United

After cancelling his loan deal with Watford, Festy Ebosele signed for Turkish Super Lig side Istanbul Başakşehir

Saturday, 1st February

UCD defender Cathal McCarthy signed for Hull City, and immediately returned to the League of Ireland side on loan for the first half of the upcoming LOI season

Monday, 3rd February

John Egan signed an eighteen month contract with Hull City, with the option of extending this by a year

Defender Alix Mendez signed for Aberdeen's womens team

Former underage striker Ali Reghba signed for Slovenian side NK Maribor until the summer of 2027

Loans

Monday, 6th January

Brentford defender Val Adedokun joined Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season

Thursday, 9th January

Having recovered from a broken leg, Newport's Josh Seberry has signed for Weston Super Mare on loan until the end of the season

Having spent the first half of the season on loan at Peterborough Sports, Oisin Gallagher will spend the rest of the season on loan at Boston United

Darragh O'Connor will spend the rest of the season on loan at Falkirk

Friday, 10th January

U19 goalkeeper Jimmy Storer will spend the second half of the 2024/25 season on loan at National League North side Chester FC

Barrow Town defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed a loan deal with Hemel Hempstead Town for the rest of the season

Thursday, 16th January

Udinese's James Abankwah signed for sister club Watford on loan until the end of the 2024/25 season

Friday, 17th January

Sam Curtis returned to parent club Sheffield United, and immediately signed a loan deal with SPL side St Johnstone

Monday, 20th January

Ruairi Paton returned to the SPL, signing a loan deal with Dundee United until the end of the season

Newcastle's Alex Murphy joined League One Bolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season

Connor O'Riordan returned to Crewe Alexandra, where he progressed from the Academy to the first team, on loan

Tuesday, 21st January

Ipswich's Daniel O'Connor will spend the rest of the season on loan at non-league Farnborough FC

Thursday, 23rd January

Former Ireland underage goalkeeper Liam Bossin signed as backup goalkeeper for Feyenoord until the end of the season, with an option to buy

Friday, 24th January

Andrew Omobamidele signed a loan deal with Strasbourg until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent

Monday, 27th January

Lincoln City winger Dylan Duffy signed for Chesterfield on loan for the rest of the season

Tuesday, 28th January

Ed McJannet joined Serie C side Audace Cerignola on loan

Wednesday, 29th January

Andrew Wogan signed a loan deal with Marine AFC

Mark Travers will aim to help Middlesbrough return to the Premier League while on loan at the Riverside

Tuesday, 3rd February

Evan Ferguson joined former manager Graham Potter at West Ham, signing a loan deal with the Hammers until the end of the season

Darius Lipsiuc joined Walsall from Stoke on loan

Charlton Athletic signed Middlesbrough's creative forward Alex Gilbert until the end of the season

Gavin Bazunu will continue his return from injury on loan with Belgian side Standard Liege

U21 defender Tayo Adaramola returned from his loan at Stockport County and signed a loan deal with League Two side Bradford City

After spending the first half of the 2024/25 season on loan at Accrington Stanley, Dara Costelloe will spend the second half on loan with Northampton Town

Having recovered from surgery, Anthony Scully has rejoined Colchester United on loan

Midfielder Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh signed a loan deal with Accrington Stanley

Contract extensions

Thursday, 2nd January

Following her recent return from injury, Hayley Nolan signed an extension to her contract with Crystal Palace until the summer of 2026

Saturday, 4th January

Jayson Molumby signed an extension to his contract with West Brom until the summer of 2028

Thursday, 16th January

Before joining Watford, James Abankwah signed an extension to his contract with Udinese until June 2029

Friday, 31st January

Cardiff City duo Callum Robinson and Callum O'Dowda signed two and three year extensions, respectively, to their contracts with the Bluebirds

Emily Whelan extended her contract with Glasgow City until 2028

Monday, 3rd February

Having only signed for Sheffield Wednesday in the summer, Gabriel Otegbayo signed an extension to his contract at Hillsbrough

Management

Wednesday, 15th January

Ahead of the 2025/26 UEFA Women's Nations League, the FAI announced Carla Ward as the new manager of the Womens National Team

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2024

Transfers

Saturday, 3rd August

Highly promising 16 year old winger Jadon Umeh signed for Portuguese giants Benfica

Following a successful trial, Ben Quinn joined his uncle Stephen at Mansfield

Thursday, 8th August

Sean Maguire returned to Cork City, signing a multi-year contract with the Leesiders

Megan Connolly signed for Serie A Femminile side Lazio

Friday, 9th August

Owen Bray signed for non-league side FC Halifax Town

Saturday, 11th August

Conor Grant signed for Notts County as part of Aaron Nemane's move to MK Dons

Monday, 12th August

Mipo Odubeko joined Fleetwood Town, signing a 12 month contract with the Cod Army, with the option of a further year

Bosun Lawal signed a four year deal with Stoke City

Former Ireland striker Aiden O'Brien signed a multi-year contract with League of Ireland side Shelbourne

Wednesday, 14th August

Following his successful loan in the second half of the 2023/24 season, Adam Idah returned to Celtic Park, signing a five year contract with the Scottish Champions

Naoisha McAloon was one of three signings announced by Burnley

Laois' Peter Grogan signed a two year contract with Austin FC II, with the option of two further years in Texas

Friday, 16th August

Recent Ireland debutant Sammie Szmodics joined newly-promoted Ipswich Town, signing a four year contract with the Tractor Boys

Monday, 19th August

Danny Mandriou returned to Shamrock Rovers, signing a contract until the end of the year with the League of Ireland Champions

Tuesday, 20th August

Former Ireland U21 defender Mark McGuinness signed for Luton Town

Striker Adrien Thibaut left non-league Macclesfield Town to sign a contract with League Two side Crewe Alexandra

Sunday, 25th August

Ipswich Town added to their Irish contingent of Sammie Szmodics, Marcus Harness, and Jack Taylor with the signing of Dara O'Shea

Monday, 26th August

Wexford FC confirmed the sale of Ireland U16 defender Oisin McDonagh to Serie A size Venezia FC

Wednesday, 28th August

Following Luton's relegation at the end of the 2023/24 season, Chiedozie Ogbene returned to the top flight in England, signing a four year contract with Ipswich

Aaron O'Reilly signed a one year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, with Huddersfield Town, and will initially join their B team squad

U19 international Cristiano Fitzgerald signed for US collegiate side Maryland Terrapins

Thursday, 29th August

Gavin Kilkenny joined former international Mark Kennedy's Swindown Town, signing a two year contract with the Robins

Friday, 30th August

Luke McNally signed a four year contract with Bristol City

Forest Green Rovers announced the signing of Joe Quigley

Following his loan spell at West Brom in the second half of the 2023/24 season, Mikey Johnston returned to the Hawthorns on a permanent deal, signing a four year contract with the Baggies

Former Galway and Athlone Town Reuben Egan signed a one year contract with Tranmere Rovers

Loans

Thursday, 1st August

West Ham defender Jessie Stapleton signed a season long loan deal with Sunderland

Friday, 2nd August

Former League of Ireland full back Sam Curtis will spend the 2024/25 season on loan with Peterborough

Friday, 9th August

Burnley midfielder Dara Costello signed a season-long loan deal with Accrington Stanley

Monday, 12th August

Cambridge United announced the signing of Blackburn defender Connor O'Riordan on a season long loan

Friday, 16th August

Waterford defender Ronan Mansfield signed a loan deal until the end of the year with Fleetwood, joining their Development squad

After signing a new contract with parent club Brighton and Hove Albion, Andrew Moran put pen to paper on a season long loan with Stoke City

Tuesday, 20th August

Nathan Fraser sign a season long loan with Belgian Challenger Pro League side Zulte Waregem

Wednesday, 21st August

St Mirren announced the season long loan of attacking midfielder Killian Phillips, with an obligation to buy at the end of the loan

Thursday, 22nd August

Michael Obafemi joined Burnley's fellow Championship side Plymouth Argyle on loan for the season

Tuesday, 27th August

Josh Seary signed for Irish Premiership side Larne FC on loan until January 2025

Wednesday, 28th August

Joe Hodge signed a loan deal for the 2024/25 season with Huddersfield Town

Friday, 30th August

Ireland U21 goalkeeper Josh Keeley signed a season long loan with Leyton Orient

Colchester confirmed the season-long loan signing of Anthony Scully from Portsmouth

Marcus Harness returned to the Championship with Derby on loan until the end of the season

Udinese's Festy Ebosele signed for sister club Watford FC on loan

Recently capped striker Tom Cannon signed a loan deal with Stoke City

Como's Liam Kerrigan join Belgian Challenger Pro League side SK Beveren for the 2024/25 season

Contracts

Thursday, 8th August

James McClean signed a new contract with Wrexham, extending his stay at the Racecourse until the end of the 2025/26 season

Friday, 16th August

Before signing for Stoke on loan, Andrew Moran extended his contract with Brighton until the summer of 2028

Friday, 30th August

Before leaving Tottenham on a season long loan, U21 goalkeeper Josh Keeley signed a three year deal with Spurs

Management

Tuesday, 6th August

Former Republic of Ireland Women's Under 17 coach Chelsea Noonan joined Birmingham City Women as their assistant head coach

Friday, 23rd August

Jamie Devitt returned to Carlisle, taking over as the professional development phase coach at Brunton Park

Further reading

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2024
Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2024

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th October 2023

Friday, 27th October 2023

Scottish Championship

Queen's Park 2-2 Partick Thistle

Ruairi Paton's first goal in five weeks was his tenth goal for Queen's Park

Belgian Challenger Pro League

KV Oostende 0-0 Patro Eisden

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Lommel 1-1 Zulte Waragem

Joel Bagan was booked for the first time since Friday, 25th August

Eredivisie

Vitesse Arnhem 1-1 PEC Zwolle

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Saturday, 28 October 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Burnley

Josh Cullen was booked for the fifth time this season
Dara O'Shea assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 20th August 2022

Championship

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Swansea City

Andrew Moran was booked for the first time since Saturday, 23rd September

Cardiff 2-0 Bristol City

Jason Knight was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career

Ipswich Town 3-2 Plymouth Argyle

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal for Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough 0-2 Stoke City

Alex Gilbert's introduction(his first appearance in five weeks) was his first appearance in the Championship
Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance since Wednesday, 27th September

Sunderland 3-1 Norwich City

Adam Idah was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Barnsley 2-2 Fleetwood Town

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Tuesday, 18 October 2022

Exeter City 1-1 Lincoln City

Paudie O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 8th August

Oxford United 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Richard Keogh made his tenth start for Wycombe Wanderers

Port Vale 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long's brace was the defender's first goals since Saturday, 1 October 2022
Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town

Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

David Okagbue's start was first appearance since Saturday, 9th September

MK Dons 3-2 Swindon Town

Warren O'Hora's first goal since Saturday, 26th August was the tenth goal of his career

Notts County 0-2 Wrexham

Dan Crowley was booked for the first time in six weeks

Sutton United 2-1 Bradford City

Aiden O'Brien assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 0-0 Celtic

Mikey Johnston came off the bench for his first appearance of the season for Celtic's senior team

Livingston 0-2 Dundee

Joe Shaughnessy's brace was his first goals for new club Dundee

St Mirren 4-0 St Johnstone

Charles Dunne's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-1 Greenock Morton

Alan Power made his first assist of the season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Airdrie Utd

Zak Delaney made his 50th appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
After signing for them on a short term contract, Cillian Sheridan made his first appearance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Sunday, 29th October 2023

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham

Evan Ferguson's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Brighton

Evan Ferguson,Georgie Kelly,Ryan Johansson,Joe Mason

10 - Evan Ferguson is the first teenager to score 10+ goals in a single calendar year in the Premier League since Wayne Rooney in 2005 (11). Future. pic.twitter.com/CfnFgy6sRT

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 29, 2023

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th October 2023

Tuesday, 24th October 2023

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was sent off for the second time in his career - the first time since May 2018

League 1

Barnsley 3-0 Shrewsbury Town

Barry Cotter returned to the Barnsley starting XI for his first start since Tuesday, 19th September

Blackpool 3-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Lincoln City 3-1 Charlton Athletic

Sean Roughan marked his 60th start for Lincoln City with his first goal since Tuesday, 8th August

Reading 1-2 Fleetwood Town

Bosun Lawal scored his first goal for Fleetwood

Northampton Town 2-2 Leyton Orient

Aaron Drinan started a game for the first time in five weeks

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Barrow

Sam Foley scored his fifth goal in the competition

MK Dons 4-1 Bradford City

Conor Grant started a game for the first time in five weeks

Swindon Town 0-1 Gillingham

Conor Masterson's start was his 100th career appearance

Wrexham 2-1 Sutton United

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Tuesday, 29th August

Wednesday, 25th October 2023

Championship

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Finn Azaz assisted a goal for the tenth time for Plymouth

Preston North End 2-2 Southampton

Gavin Bazunu marked his 50th appearance for Southampton with his first yellow card since February 2022
Will Smallbone made his first assist of the season

Rotherham 2-0 Coventry

Georgie Kelly came off the bench to make his first assist of the season

Thursday, 26th October 2023

Europa League

Liverpool 5-1 Tolouse

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his 25th career appearance

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th September 2023

Tuesday, 26th September 2023

English League Cup

Ipswich Town 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Jack Taylor scored his first goal in seven weeks
Marcus Harness assisted three goal in one game - the first Irish player to do that in English football since Will Smallbone did so for Stoke against Sunderland in March 2023

Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

Bradford City 0-2 Middlesbrough

Alex Gilbert made his first appearance for Middlesbrough - this was the striker's first appearance in senior football since December 2021

Salford City 0-4 Burnley

Dara O'Shea scored his first goal for Burnley - just over a year after the defender's last goal on Saturday, 17th September 2022

Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts

Corrie Ndaba's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Football League Trophy

Barnsley 3-1 Manchester City U21

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal for Barnsley - this was the defender's first goal since April 2022

Burton Albion 2-0 Everton U21

Ryan Sweeney started a game for the first time in six weeks

Wednesday, 27th September 2023

English League Cup

Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff

Sammie Szmodics' introduction was his 50th appearance for Blackburn Rovers
Andrew Moran scored twice (including his first goal for Blackburn) and assisted twice in the same game - the first Irish player to score and assist more than one goal in the same game since Aaron Drinan for Leyton Orient against Hartlepool in October 2021
Callum Robinson scored his first goal of the season in his first start since February 2023

Scottish League Cup

Ross County 1-2 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Serie A

Napoli 4-1 Udinese

Festy Ebosele started a game Udinese for the tenth time - this was his 25th appearance for Udinese

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th August 2023

Tuesday, 29th August 2023

English League Cup

Stoke City 6-1 Rotherham

Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance of the season

Wrexham 1-1 Bradford City

James McClean made his first appearance for Wrexham, and was shown his first yellow card of the season six minutes later
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first start of the season - this was the defender's first start since Saturday, 30th July 2022

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Blackpool

Matt Doherty marked his first appearance in his second spell at Wolves with two goals - his first goals in the League Cup
Joe Hodge's start was his first appearance of the season
Nathan Fraser scored on his senior career debut

Luton Town 3-2 Gillingham

Chiedozie Ogbene was named in the Luton Town starting XI for the first time

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Sutton United

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal for Sutton United

Wednesday, 30th August 2023

English League Cup

Harrogate Town 0-8 Blackburn Rovers

Andrew Moran assisted a goal on his first start for loan club Blackburn Rovers
Zak Gilsenan scored his second career goal in his second senior appearance
Thomas Bloxham marked his senior career debut with a goal

Sheffield United 0-0 Lincoln City

John Egan started a game for the 400th time in his career

Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 31st August 2023

Europa League

Aberdeen 1-3 Häcken

Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time this season in his first start for Aberdeen

August 2023 Transfer, Loans, and Contracts

Transfers

Tuesday, 1st August

Following the expiration of his contract with Wycombe Wanderers, Daryl Horgan returned to Dundalk FC

Wednesday, 2nd August

Aaron Connolly joined Hull City, signing a one year contract with the Tigers

Thursday, 3rd August

19 year old defender Emmanuel Aegboyega signed a long term contract with Norwich City, and will initially join their academy setup

Friday, 4th August

Following a year in Spain with Levante, Tyler Toland has returned to England, signing a two year deal with Blackburn Rovers

James McClean signed a 12 month contract with promoted side Wrexham FC

Saturday, 5th August

Dubliner Josh O'Brien signed a one year contract with Hamilton Academical

✍️👍 Hamilton Academical FC are delighted to announce the signing of Josh O’Brien from Salford City

Josh joins the Club permanently on an initial 1 year contract. Welcome to Accies! pic.twitter.com/dATqDYVeAI

— Hamilton Accies FC (@acciesfc) August 5, 2023

Thursday, 10th August

Fionn Mooney left Crystal Palace to sign for Segunda Division side Real Valladolid

Tuesday, 15th August

Gemma McGuinness was one of five new signings announced by AFC Bournemouth

Goalkeeper Grace Moloney signed a two year contract with London City Lionesses

Wednesday, 16th August

Experienced defender Niamh Farrelly returned to England from Italy to sign for London City Lionesses

Friday, 18th August

Former underage defender Lewis Richards joined League Two side Bradford City

Satuday, 19th August

Lily Agg joined the Irish contingent at Birmingham City, signing a one year contract with the Blues, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 22nd August

Carl McHugh left ATK Mohun Bagan to sign for fellow ISL side FC Goa

Jamie McGrath returned to Scotland, signing a two year contract with Aberdeen

Winger Justin Ferizaj signed for Serie B Champions Frosinone

Il Frosinone Calcio comunica di aver raggiunto l’accordo con la società sportiva Shamrock Rovers per l’acquisizione delle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Justin Ferizaj. Il centrocampista classe 2005 arriva a titolo definitivo. pic.twitter.com/w74K7bZIbl

— Frosinone Calcio (@Frosinone1928) August 22, 2023

Wednesday, 23rd August

Ruesha Littlejohn joined London City Lionesses, signing a two year contract

Thursday, 24th August

Cathal Heffernan joined Newcastle United

Ahead of the new WSL season, Megan Connolly signed for Bristol City

Following his release from Brighton, former U19 midfielder Matt Everitt signed for Dorking Wanderers

Wednesday, 30th August

Heather Payne signed a two year contract with Everton

Friday, 25th August

Ryan Johansson has signed for SC Freiburg and will initially play for their U23 side

Friday, 1st September

Full back James Furlong signed a three year contract with Hull City

Andrew Omobamidele completed a transfer to Nottingham Forest, signing a five year contract at the City Ground

Elite Project Group confirmed that their client Ike Orazi has signed for Ligue Un side Stade de Reims

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Loans

Tuesday, 1st August

Aiden O'Brien returned to his native London to sign a loan deal with Sutton United until January 2024

Wednesday, 2nd August

Aston Villa's Finn Azaz returned to Plymouth Argyle, where he spent last season on loan, for another season-long loan

Stoke City signed Burnley centre half Luke McNally on loan for the 2023/24 season

Thursday, 10th August

Cardiff City full back Joel Bagan signed a season long loan deal with Belgian Challenger Pro League side Zulte Waragem

Thursday, 17th August

Celtic's Bosun Lawal signed a season long loan with former Hoops captain Scott Brown's Fleetwood Town

Thursday, 24th August

Troy Parrott signed a season long loan deal with Dutch side Excelsior

Saturday, 26th August

Brighton's Ireland U21 midfielder Andrew Moran signed a season long deal with Blackburn Rovers

Friday, 1st September August

Stoke City defender David Okagbue signed for Walsall on a season long loan

Luton Town's Louie Watson signed for Charlton Athletic on loan for the rest of the season

Jeff Hendrick will spend his second season in a row on loan in the Championship after joining Sheffield Wednesday for the 2023/24 season

Udinese's James Abankwah signed a season long loan with League One's Charlton Athletic

JJ Kayode returned to Carlisle for his third loan spell

Contracts

Monday, 28th August

Will Smallbone signed a new contract with Southampton, keeping him at St Mary's until the summer of 2026


May/June 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts
July 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th February 2023

Saturday, 18th February 2023

Premier League

Everton 1-0 Leeds United

Seamus Coleman scored his since Saturday, 12 February 2022, coincidentally also against Leeds. This goal, his 22nd in the Premier League, takes him past Stephen Hunt as the tenth highest Republic of Ireland goalscorer in the competition's history

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Championship

Millwall 3-2 Sheffield United

John Egan was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the 200th time

Rotherham 0-2 Coventry

Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time since Saturday, 5th November

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-0 Shrewsbury Town

Seamus Conneely's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 14th January

Derby County 2-0 Charlton

Eiran Cashin scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since Saturday, 30th April 2022

Lincoln City 0-0 Portsmouth

Daniel Mandroiu was booked for the fifth time this season

Morecambe 0-3 Peterborough

Jack Taylor scored his fifth goal of the season, 11 weeks after his last goal on Friday, 2nd December

Plymouth Argyle 0-0 Fleetwood Town

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time this season

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Hartlepool

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 13th September

Leyton Orient 1-0 Crawley Town

Mazeed Ogungbo started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Rochdale 0-2 Gillingham

Aiden O'Brien was named in the Gillingham starting XI for the first time, this was the striker's first start in six weeks

Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Mansfield Town

Joe Murphy's start was his first appearance of the season, his 25th season in football

👏 Here's your Rovers side for this afternoon...

Turnbull, Morris and Hemmings all miss out through injury 🤕

COME ON ROVERS! #TRFC #SWA

— Tranmere Rovers FC (@TranmereRovers) February 18, 2023

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

Aiden McGeady assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Scottish Championship

Montrose 3-3 Edinburgh City

Sean Dillon scored his first goal of the season

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-2 Central Coast Mariners

Aaron McEneff's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Indian Super League

ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 Kerala Blasters

Carl McHugh's brace, his first goals in 15 weeks, was the first time the midfielder scored twice in the same game in his career

Sunday, 19th February 2023

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 2-0 Hearts

James Furlong was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 20th February 2023

Championship

Watford 3-2 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was the first Republic of Ireland player to be introduced and assist two goals in a game in English football since Callum Robinson in January 2022

Both Daire O'Connor(for Ayr United V Elgin) and Robert Mahon(for Dunfermline V Airdrie) assisted two goals as substitutes in Scottish football nine days ago!

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 20, 2023

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

Transfers

Thursday, 5th May

Atlanta United winger Jake Mulraney signed for MLS rivals Orlando City

Wednesday, 25th May

Motherwell defender Darragh O'Connor signed a pre-contract agreement with Greenock Morton, joining the Ton until June 2023

Friday, 27th May

Following his release from Newcastle United, U21 defender Oisin McEntee signed a two year contract with Walsall

Saturday, 28th May

Galway United defender Alex Murphy signed a pre-contract with Newcastle United, and will move to the Magpies in July

Wednesday, 1st June

Midfielder Ciara Grant became Hearts Women's second professional, after signing a 12 month contract, with the option of a further year

Tuesday, 7th June

Newly promoted League One side Forest Green Rovers signed Corey O'Keeffe

Defender Alex Pearce signed for AFC Wimbledon

Drogheda's striker Killian Cailloce signed for Ligue 2 side Caen SC

Wednesday, 8th June

Bohemians signed former U19 defender Ryan Burke

Thursday, 9th June

Former Ireland U21 midfielder John O'Sullivan signed for Bohemians

Friday, 10th June

Emanuel Osadebe signed a two year contract with League Two side Bradford City

Saturday, 11th June

Following a successful loan spell at Altrincham, Jake Southern-Cooper signed a permanent deal at Moss Lane

Monday, 13th June

Paudie O'Connor signed for Lincoln, and will officially join the Imps when his contract with Bradford expires on July 1st

Wednesday, 15th June

Reece Grego-Cox retuened to Woking, where he played during the 2017/18 season, signing a 12 month contract

Friday, 17th June

Luca Connell joined Barnsley, signing a three year contract with the Tykes

Gavin Bazunu completed his transfer to Southampton, signing a five year deal with the south coast side

Following his release from Wolves, striker Conor Carty signed for Bolton Wanderers

Monday, 20th June

AC Milan took up the option to make Cathal Heffernan's loan deal at the San Siro a permanent move

Monday, 20th June

Former underage international Sam Foley signed a one year contract with Barrow AFC

Wednesday, 22nd June

Striker Padraid Amond signed a two year contract with Woking

Friday, 24th June

Darragh Lenihan joined Middlesbrough, signing a four year contract at the Riverside

Conor Grant joined MK Dons, signing a long term deal at Stadium MK

Following the end of his contract with Sunderland, Aiden McGeady returned to Scotland, signing a one year contract with Hibernian

Saturday, 25th June

Following a successful loan spell at Cliftonville last season, where he won the club's Young Player of the Year, Premiership's Young Player of the Year, and Ulster Young Player of the Year, defender Luke Turner signed a permanent contract with the reds

Conor McCarthy moved to Barnsley, putting pen to paper on a contract until June 2025

Tuesday, 28th June

Luke McNally signed a four year contract with Burnley, after joining the Clarets for an undisclosed fee

Wednesday, 29th June

Ahead of their Champions League tie against Shamrock Rovers, Josh Daniels sined a contract with The New Saints FC of Wales

Thursday, 30th June

Free agent Aiden O'Brien signed a two year contract with Shrewsbury Town

Contracts

Monday, 23rd May

Glasgow City player Clare Shine signed a one year extension to her contract with the Scottish Women's Premier League side

Thursday, 26th May

James McClean extended his contract at Wigan by 12 months, and will play with the Latics in the Championship next season

Friday, 3rd June

Trevor Clarke signed a two year extension to his contract with Bristol Rovers, with the option of a further 12 months

Monday, 6th June

Andrew Omobamidele signed a new extension to his contract with Norwich City, keeping the defender with the Canaries until the summer of 2026

Wednesday, 15th June

Rhianna Jarrett signed a one year extension to her contract with London City Lionesses

Wednesday, 22nd June

Dara Costelloe signed an extension to his contract with Burnley

Thursday, 23rd June

Megan Campbell signed an extension to her contract with Liverpool, and will play for the Reds in the Women's Super League next season

Monday, 27th June

Stephen Quinn extended his stay with Mansfield Town with a 12 month contract

Wednesday, 29th June

Will Hondermarck signed a two year extension to his contract with Barnsley

U19 goalkeeper Noah Jauny signed his first professional contract at Stade Brestois 29

Friday, 30th June

Canice Carroll signed a 12 month extension to his contract with Oxford City

Management

Saturday, 4th June

Colin Doyle returned to Bradford City, where he played 88 games across the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, as goalkeeping coach, and will also act as backup goalkeeper

Wednesday, 15th June

Gerard Nash has left his high performance coach role with the FAI to take over as lead development coach for Aston Villa's U18 team

Wednesday, 22nd June

Former U21 goalkeeper Graham Stack joined Cardiff City's backroom team as goalkeeping coach

Summer 2022 Transfer Window

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2022
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th January 2022

Saturday, 15th January 2022

Premier League

Norwich 2-1 Everton

Adam Idah scored his first goal in the Premier League, the fourth Irish player to score in this season's competition. This was the striker's first goal since May 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Blackburn

James Collins 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Derby County 2-0 Sheffield United

Jason Knight's start was his 100th appearance for Derby County

Jason Knight made his 100th appearance for us yesterday! 💫

Congratulations on the milestone, Knighty! 👏🐏#DCFC pic.twitter.com/kvOjlhoC0j

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 16, 2022

Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for loan club Swansea, this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 21st September

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for loan club Middlesbrough, this was his first appearance in a month

Millwall 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Dan McNamara was shown a yellow card for the first time since Saturday, 11th December

Peterborough 1-4 Coventry

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 20th October
Scott Hogan scored his first goal in ten weeks

QPR 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 16th October

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

Fleetwood 1-0 Rotherham

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for Fleetwood, this was his first goal since Saturday, 27th February 2021

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Salford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance in five weeks
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in 90 days, this was his tenth goal in English football

Carlisle United 1-1 Crawley Town

Corey Whelan 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Mansfield Town 2-0 Walsall

Harry Charsley scored his first goal of the season

Tranmere 2-0 Rochdale

Aidan White made his tenth start for Rochdale

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton made his fifth assist of the season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 11th December 2021

Saturday, 11th December 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 0-2 Blackburn

Robbie Brady made his first start for Bournemouth, 10 months after his last start in January 2021

Derby County 1-0 Blackpool

Eiran Cashin came off the bench for his first career appearance
Richard Keogh's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Hull City 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the Bristol City starting XI for the 100th time <-- CHECK THIS

Preston North End 2-1 Barnsley

Sean Maguire's start was his 150th appearance for Preston North End
Alan Browne scored his first goal of the season

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Reading

Callum Robinson scored his first goal in four months, and was shown his first yellow card since February 2020

League 1

Cheltenham 2-2 Lincoln City

Sean Long was booked for the first time in a month

MK Dons 1-2 Oxford United

Troy Parrott assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Portsmouth 2-0 Morecambe

Marcus Harness scored his tenth goal of the season

Sunderland 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-2 Sutton United

Niall Canavan was sent off for the second time for Bradford City, just over a year after his last red card on Saturday, 21 November 2020

Bristol Rovers 4-2 Rochdale

Trevor Clarke assisted a goal for the first time this season in his first start in two months

Leyton Orient 1-2 Crawley Town

Will Ferry was named in the starting XI for the first time in six weeks

Walsall 3-0 Colchester

Emmanuel Osadebe made his 50th start for Walsall

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 1-1 Hibernian

Joe Shaughnessy scored his tenth goal in the SPL
Alan Power was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 3-3 Queen of the South

Mark Connolly scored his first goal for Dunfermline, this was his first goal since January 2020, and the 15th goal of his career

Sunday, 12th December 2021

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's first start in 15 weeks was his 50th start for Motherwell

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th December 2021

Tuesday, 7th December 2021

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Oxford United

Mark Sykes scored his first goal in six weeks

Rotherham 5-1 Gillingham

Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since January 2020

Sunderland 5-0 Morecambe

Aiden O'Brien assisted a goal for the first time in nine weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Burton Albion

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Port Vale

Trevor Clarke's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 19 October

Leyton Orient 4-1 Swindon Town

Aaron Drinan scored his ninth goal in eight games
Shadrach Ogie was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 1-0 Carlisle United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 1-1 Crawley Town

Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time this season

Scottish FA Cup

Greenock Morton 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine scored his first goal of the season

Wednesday, 8th December 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Shrewsbury

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in eight weeks
Joshua Daniels was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 31 August

League 2

Hartlepool 2-1 Rochdale

Aidan White was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first booking since October 2019

Thursday, 9th December 2021

Europa League

Celtic 3-2 Real Betis

Liam Scales made his first start for Celtic

2️⃣ Celtic have named two @FAIreland players in the starting XI for the first time since Anthony Stokes and Eoghan O'Connell started for the Bhoys against Dundee United in August 2015#COYBIG https://t.co/DlhOfcfpIN

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) December 9, 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 15th October 2021

Friday, 15th October 2021

League 1

Burton Albion 3-2 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor made his first assist of the season
Thomas O'Connor scored twice in a game for the first time in his career. After only scoring once in senior football before this season, the former Southampton player has scored three in the 2021/22 season

Saturday, 16th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Fulham 4-1 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was booked for the first time this season

Bristol City 0-2 Bournemouth

Callum O'Dowda was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Gavin Kilkenny's start, his first appearance in eight weeks, was his tenth career start

Middlesbrough 2-0 Peterborough

Sammie Szmodics was booked for the first time since Saturday, 7th August 2021
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Alan Browne returned to the Preston starting XI with his first start in nine weeks
Festy Ebosele was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 14 August

Sheffield United 2-1 Stoke City

David McGoldrick scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Enda Stevens' first assist of the season

League 1

Bolton 0-4 Wigan

Will Keane marked his 50th appearance for Wigan, across two spells with the Latics, with his second goal in two games
James McClean's brace was the first time the winger scored in two months

Cambridge United 2-2 Ipswich

Wes Hoolahan started a game for the first time in a month

Cheltenham 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 100th appearance in League One

Gillingham 1-2 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 2-1 Charlton

Harry Arter was booked for the first time this season - this was the first time the midfielder was shown a yellow card since Wednesday, 2nd December 2020

Rotherham 4-1 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his 20th goal in the competition

Shrewsbury 1-0 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora's start was his 50th appearance for MK Dons

League 2

Oldham 3-0 Stevenage

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time in a month, and assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 10th August

Salford City 2-0 Hartlepool

Gavan Holohan's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Swindon Town 2-2 Rochdale

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen

Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-1 Queen of the South

Jonathan Afolabi was named in the Ayr starting XI for the first time

Sunday, 17th October 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-1 West Ham United

Seamus Coleman's start was his first appearance in a month

Championship

Swansea 3-0 Cardiff

Ryan Manning assisted a goal for the first time this season
James Collins' second half introduction was his 100th appearance in the Championship

MLS

Austin FC 0-1 Minessota United

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Austin FC

LA Galaxy 2-1 Portland Timbers

Derrick Williams's start (his first appearance in five weeks) was his 300th appearance in senior football