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

Round up for week of Tuesday, 27th August 2024

Tuesday, 27th August 2024

English League Cup

Middlesbrough 0-5 Stoke City

In his first start for Stoke City, Andrew Moran completed a hat trick of assists

Watford 2-0 Plymouth Argyle

Michael Obafemi was named in the Plymouth Argyle starting XI for the first time

Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 Crawley Town

In his final appearance for Brighton before departing on loan to Portsmouth for the rest of the season, Mark O'Mahony scored the first goal of his career

Everton 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Both Seamus Coleman and Jake O'Brien made his their first appearance of the season, O'Brien's start was his debut for Everton, which his marked with an assist
Ian Lawlor's start was the goalkeeper's 100th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra 5-1 Liverpool U21

Adrien Thibaut marked his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra with a goal
Trent Kone Doherty made his first appearance of the season

Wednesday, 28th August 2024

English League Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Burnley

Luke McNally started a game for the first time this season

Swansea City 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Kieran Sadlier made his 50th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Ipswich Town

Both Dara O'Shea and Chiedozie Ogbene made their Ipswich Town debuts

Cardiff 3-5 Southampton

Former League of Ireland midfield duo Romeo Akachukwu  and Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh made their first appearance for Southampton

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle United

Andrew Omobamidele's start, his first since Saturday, 13 April, was his first appearance of the season

Austrian Cup

WSPG Weis 0-1 Blau-Weiss Linz

Conor Noss scored his first goal in the competition

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 10th February 2023

Friday, 10th February 2023

Championship

Birmingham City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea made his 100th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-2 Central Coast Mariners

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal since Friday, 6th January

Saturday, 11th February 2023

Championship

Bristol City 1-0 Norwich City

Mark Sykes scored his fifth goal for Bristol City
Andrew Omobamidele was booked for the fifth time this season

Burnley 3-0 Preston North End

Michael Obafemi made his first appearance for Burnley, three months after his last appearance on Saturday, 12 November

Cardiff 1-3 Middlesbrough

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Darragh Lenihan's booking, his first in two months, was the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

QPR 1-2 Millwall

Sinclair Armstrong started a game for the first time since Saturday, 22 October

Wigan 1-0 Huddersfield Town

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

League 1

Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Portsmouth

Finn Azaz scored his first goal since Saturday, 22 October

Burton Albion 1-0 Exeter City

Chris McCann was named in the Burton Albion starting XI for the first time
Conor Shaughnessy came off the bench for his first appearance in six months

Cheltenham 0-0 Accrington Stanley

Aidan Keena made his first start for Cheltenham

Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 Derby County

James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season

Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Port Vale

Killian Phillips scored his first goal in English football

Peterborough 0-5 Bolton Wanderers

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 22 November

League 2

Swindon Town 0-2 Doncaster Rovers

James Brown was shown his first yellow card in seven weeks

Stevenage 2-3 Bradford City

Ciaran Kelly made his first appearance for Bradford City

Grimsby Town 0-1 Colchester United

Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time since Saturday, 24th September
Fiacre Kelleher assisted a goal for Colchester United for the first time

Barrow 0-1 Newport County

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season

Walsall 1-1 Leyton Orient

Oisin McEntee came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks)

Scottish FA Cup

Raith Rovers 3-1 Motherwell

Dan Casey's start was his first appearance for Motherwell

Sunday, 12th February 2023

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Beerschot 0-1 RWD Molenbeek

Jake O'Brien was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Monday, 13 February 2023

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 400th appearance for Everton

4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Each one of Seamus Coleman's four hundred appearances for @Everton!#COYBIG #EFC pic.twitter.com/w6pNK6qUyc

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 14, 2023

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, 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

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

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th November 2021

Saturday, 6th November 2021

Premier League

Brentford 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was booked for the first time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Newcastle United

Ciaran Clark made his first assist of the season - this was the defender's first assist since January 2018

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Derby County

Festy Ebosele scored his first goal in senior football

Great work from Sam Baldock and Tom Lawrence to put it on a plate for Festy Ebosele...

And 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 a moment for the youngster! 🤩#DCFC pic.twitter.com/VfSBwOroia

— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) November 7, 2021

Birmingham City 1-2 Reading

Scott Hogan scored his 20th goal for Birmingham City - all of which have come in the league

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's introduction was his 250th appearance in British football

Hearts 5-2 Dundee Utd

In his first appearance since Sunday, 22 August, Aaron McEneff scored his first goal in the SPL

St Johnstone 0-0 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 2-2 Inverness CT

Jonathan Afolabi assisted a goal for the first time this season

Dunfermline 1-3 Greenock Morton

Oisin McEntee started a game for the tenth time in his career

Queen of the South 1-1 Raith

Ruairi Paton assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Ethon Varian completed an assist for the first time since Saturday, 2nd October

FA Cup

Sunderland 0-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 5th January 2021

Rotherham 3-0 Bromley

Chiedozie Ogbene made his first assist of the season

Portsmouth 1-0 Harrow Borough

Shaun Williams' start was his 450th appearance in English football

Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United

Conor Masterson scored his first goal for Cambridge United

Harrogate Town 2-1 Wrexham

Simon Power scored his first goal of the season

Hartlepool 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan was booked for the first time this season

Crawley Town 0-1 Tranmere

Lee O'Connor started a game for the first time in eight weeks

Lincoln City 1-0 Bowers and Pitsea

Sean Roughan's start was his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 7th November 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-0 Tottenham

Matt Doherty's second half introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Rochdale 1-1 Notts County

Corey O'Keeffe scored his first goal in two months

Bolton 2-2 Stockport County

Eoin Doyle scored his 25th goal for Bolton

Belgian Super League

Royal Antwerp 2-0 Anderlecht

Josh Cullen's start was his 200th career appearance

Swedish Allsvenskan

AIK 3-0 Östersunds FK

Zachary Elbouzedi scored his first goal in the Allsvenskan

Monday, 8 November 2021

MLS

LA Galaxy 3-3 Minessota United

Derrick Williams made his 20th start for LA Galaxy

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 30th October 2021

Saturday, 30th October 2021

Championship

Fulham 3-0 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 250th appearance in senior football

Derby County 1-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Middlesbrough 0-2 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his first goal since Friday, 10th September

Swansea 3-0 Peterborough

Ryan Manning was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

League 1

Fleetwood 3-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Anthony Pilkington started a game for the first time in two months

Oxford United 3-1 Morecambe

Anthony O'Connor made his 400th career appearance

Rotherham 5-1 Sunderland

Joshua Kayode made his first assist of the season
Aiden McGeady was send off for the first time since January 2015

League 2

Leyton Orient 5-0 Hartlepool

After not scoring for six weeks, Aaron Drinan scored the third hat trick of the season for an Irish player
Gavan Holohan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-0 Tranmere

After signing a short term deal with Mansfield Town, John-Joe O'Toole made his first appearance for the Stags

Barrow 1-2 Rochdale

Eoghan O'Connell made his first assist of the season, exactly a year to the day since his previous assist

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 0-1 Dundee

Iin his first start for Dundee since Sunday, 8th August, Cillian Sheridan unfortunately ruptured his achilles and will be out injured for some time

Thanks for all the messages folks, ruptured my Achilles tendon (turns out isn’t a great thing to do). On a positive note though, once I come back I’m told it will be renamed the Acillians Tendon ™ pic.twitter.com/vVzTqV9NTY

— Cillian Sheridan (@CillianSheridan) November 1, 2021

Sunday, 31th October 2021

Premier League

Norwich 1-2 Leeds United

In his first start in six weeks, Andrew Omobamidele scored the first goal of his career

Monday, 1st November 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21 August

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 7-0 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Southampton 2-2 Burnley

Nathan Collins made his 40th career start

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning's start was his 150th appearance in English football
In his first appearance since Saturday, 18th September, Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since Monday, 13th July 2020

Blackpool 2-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season
Alan Browne's red card was the fourth time the player has been sent off for Preston North End

Peterborough 2-1 QPR

Conor Coventry made his 25th career appearance

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Wigan

James McClean's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Wigan

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his fifth goal of the season
Ronan Curtis scored his first goal in a month

Ipswich 2-1 Fleetwood

Anthony Pilkington's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Lincoln City

Olamide Shodipo's introduction was his 100th career appearance

Shrewsbury 4-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Exeter 2-1 Mansfield Town

Padraig Amond assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12th December 2020
Stephen Quinn completed and assist for the first time since Tuesday, 17 August

Hartlepool 3-2 Harrogate Town

Neil Byrne was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rochdale 3-2 Sutton United

Liam Kelly made his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 1-3 Bradford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 4 September

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-1 Ayr

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 24th October 2021

Scottish League One

Queen's Park 3-4 Alloa

Luca Connell scored his first goal in a month

Australian FFA Cup

Queensland Lions 0-4 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea assisted a goal in his first appearance in the Australian 2021/22 season,

Rouund Up for weekend of Friday, 10th September 2021

Friday, 10th September 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 2-0 Derby County

Jason Knight's introduction was his first appearance of the season - this was his 75th appearance in the Championship

League 2

Barrow 2-3 Colchester

Alan Judge scored his first goal for Colchester - the 60th goal of his career

Bulgarian Parva Liga

Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 2-1 Pirin Blagoevgrad

Conor Henderson was named in the Blagoevgrad starting XI for the first time this season

Saturday, 11th September 2021

Premier League

Arsenal 1-0 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele made his first appearance in the Premier League, the 36th Irish teenage player to start at least one game in the PL

Premier league Debut ✅ pic.twitter.com/ydo8PTGwFb

— Andrew Omobamidele (@AndrewOmobamid1) September 12, 2021

Brentford 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's start was his 100th appearance in the Premier League

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ @shaneduffy's start for Brighton against Brentford at the weekend was his 100th appearance in the @premierleague #COYBIG pic.twitter.com/7BLYxY7UWU

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) September 14, 2021

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle United

Jeff Hendrick's introduction was his 25th appearance for Newcastle United

Championship

Sheffield United 6-2 Peterborough

Conor Hourihane came off the bench for his first appearance for Sheffield United
Conor Coventry made his first appearance for Peterborough - this was his first appearance in senior football in almost a year

Stoke City 2-1 Huddersfield

Mipo Odubeko made his first appearance for loan club Huddersfield

Swansea 0-0 Hull City

Michael Obafemi made his first appearance for new club Swansea as a second half substitute

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Millwall

Callum Robinson's second half introduction was his 50th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

League 1

Cambridge United 1-5 Lincoln City

Conor Masterson made his 25th career start
The first goal of Anthony Scully's brace was the 30th goal of his career, and he claimed a hat trick of assists

Charlton 1-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Ipswich 2-5 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's penalty was his 50th goal in League One

MK Dons 1-0 Portsmouth

Both Troy Parrott and Shaun Williams were booked for the first time this season - Williams for the first time since December 2020

Morecambe 3-4 AFC Wimbledon

Ryan Delaney was named in the starting XI for the first time in five weeks
Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal for Morecambe, almost a year since his previous goal on Saturday, 19 September 2020

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Olamide Shodipo's introduction was his first appearance in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-4 Fleetwood

Kieran Sadlier scored his 15th goal in League 1

Sunderland 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Aiden McGeady completed his first assist of the season

League 2

Crawley Town 2-1 Carlisle United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Hartlepool 1-0 Bristol Rovers

Glenn Whelan made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers

Leyton Orient 4-0 Oldham

Jamie Bowden was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 1-0 Tranmere

Conor Grant made his 25th appearance for Rochdale

Salford City 1-0 Bradford City

Tyreik Wright's start was his 25th career appearance
Paudie O'Connor was booked for the first time this season in what was his 100th career start

Swindon Town 1-2 Port Vale

Alex Gilbert was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Livingston

Ryan Sweeney started a game for the first time in a month

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for St Mirren
Mark Connolly's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dunfermline

Daire O'Connor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Inverness CT 3-1 Partick Thistle

Aaron Doran's goal, his first in two months, was the 50th goal of his career

Raith 0-1 Queen of the South

Ethon Varian was booked for the first time this season

MLS

Atlanta United 3-0 Orlando City

Jake Mulraney's start was his first appearance in seven weeks

Colorado Rapids 1-1 LA Galaxy

Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in two months

Sunday, 12th September 2021

Norwegian Eliteserien

Strømsgodset 1-2 Kristiansund

Sean McDermott's start was his 150th appearance in the top division in Norway

Quiz: 36 Irish Premier League starting teenagers

Andrew Omobamidele is the 36th Irish player to start at least one Premier League game before his 20th birthday, can you name the other 35?

Round up for week of Tuesday, 24th August 2021

Tuesday, 24th August 2021

3️⃣ @AidenObrien22 & @AnthonyScully_ scored hat tricks tonight, the first time two @FAIreland players scored three goals on the same day since Saturday, 17th November 2018 when James Collins & @17AdamRooney scored hat tricks for @LutonTown & @SalfordCityFC, respectively#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/iE6bbtnHhZ

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 24, 2021

League 2

English League Cup

Norwich 6-0 Bournemouth

Andrew Omobamidele's start was his first appearance of the season
Gavin Kilkenny was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 0-0 Bolton

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

Morecambe 2-4 Preston North End

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

Blackpool 2-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first hat trick since September 2015

Barrow 0-6 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's start was his first appearance of the season

Millwall 3-1 Cambridge United

Alex Pearce's start was his first appearance of the season

Cardiff 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

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

QPR 2-0 Oxford United

Mark Sykes was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Daryl Horgan assisted a goal for Wycombe for the fifth time

Football League Trophy

Lincoln City 3-2 Manchester United U21

Billy Brooks' introduction was his career debut
Anthony Scully scored the first hat trick of his career

Wednesday, 25th August 2021

English League Cup

Newcastle United 0-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick's start, his first since Sunday, 7 March 2021, was his first appearance of the season,
Nathan Collins' first appearance for new club Burnley was his 50th career appearance

Newport County 0-8 Southampton

Both Michael Obafemi and Shane Long made their first appearance of the season as second half substitutes

Round up for weekend of Friday, 2nd April 2021

Friday, 2nd April 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie was booked for the first time since October

Derby County 2-0 Luton

Jason Knight's start was his 75th appearance for Derby County

Preston North End 1-1 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele was named in the Norwich City starting XI for the first time

QPR 3-0 Coventry

Jordan Shipley's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Birmingham City 1-0 Swansea

Scott Hogan's goal was his first strike in seven weeks

League 1

Fleetwood 0-1 Peterborough

Jack Taylor's start was his first appearance in five weeks

Ipswich 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Stephen Ward's was named in a starting XI in English football for the 400th time
Alan Judge's goal (his first in five weeks) was his 30th goal in League One

Northampton 1-0 Shrewsbury

Alan Sheehan's second half introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Portsmouth 2-1 Rochdale

Ronan Curtis' goal (his first in two months) was his 30th goal in League One
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since December 2019

Sunderland 3-1 Oxford United

Aiden McGeady scored his fifth goal of the season
Mark Sykes was sent off for the first time for Oxford United

League 2

Barrow 2-1 Newport Co.

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Barrow

Bradford City 4-1 Forest Green

Niall Canavan was booked for the fifth time this season
Billy Clarke completed his fifth assist of the season

Cheltenham 4-0 Tranmere

Joe Murphy was named in the Tranmere starting XI for the first time in two months
Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Walsall 0-0 Harrogate Town

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 3rd April 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-5 West Bromwich Albion

In his first appearance for West Brom's senior team in two months, Callum Robinson's scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season - also his fourth and fifth Premier League goals, all of which have come against Chelsea

5️⃣ @CallumRobinson7's five goals against Chelsea joins Robbie Keane(Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, and Newcastle), Roy Keane(Leeds United), Niall Quinn(Newcastle), and @JonWalters19(QPR) for five Premier League goals by an @FAIreland player against a single club#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/5nMz5Slnyf

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) April 4, 2021

Leeds United 2-1 Sheffield United

John Egan returned from injury for his first appearance in seven weeks as a second half substitute

Scottish FA Cup

East Fife 1-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty scored his first goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Formartine United 0-5 Motherwell

Sam Foley's introduction was his first appearance Wednesday, 3rd February 2021(60 days)

Hamilton Academical 0-3 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath's brace was his first two goals in the Scottish FA Cup

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 1-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Monday, 5th April 2021

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Seamus Coleman assisted a goal for the first time since September

Championship

Luton 1-2 Barnsley

James Collins' first goal in two months was his 70th goal for Luton

Stoke City 1-2 Millwall

James McClean's  introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 20th February

League 1

Peterborough 1-1 Sunderland

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the first time since Saturday, 27 February

League 2

Exeter 0-0 Mansfield Town

Pierce Sweeney's start (his first in a month) was his 200th start for Exeter

Newport Co. 1-0 Bolton

Eoin Doyle's start was the 300th time the striker started a game in Engilsh football

Stevenage 1-1 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the fifth time this season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th January 2021

Saturday, 16th January 2021

Premier League

Leicester City 2-0 Southampton

Will Smallbone's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 20 September, and unfortunately has injured his ACL and will miss the rest of the season

Championship

Middlesbrough 0-1 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan scored his tenth goal for Birmingham City, all of which have come in the Championship

Cardiff 1-2 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele came on as a late substitute for his first appearance in for Norwich's senior team

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-3 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien complete an assist for the first time since Tuesday, 8 September

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Gillingham

Seamus Conneely made his 75th appearance in League One

Burton Albion 0-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started his 60th game for Ipswich
Mark McGuinness scored the first goal of his career
Aaron Drinan was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 3-0 MK Dons

Jack Taylor was booked for the first time in six weeks

Rochdale 3-3 Wigan

Gavin Bazunu's assist was the first by an Irish goalkeeper in English football since Ian Lawlor in August 2019

Bazunu is the first @FAIreland goalkeeper to register an assist in English football since @Ianlawlor assisted Niall Ennis' opener for Doncaster Rovers against Lincoln City on Saturday, 24th August 2019#COYBIG #RAFChttps://t.co/eJfwDCGDPC

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 16, 2021

League 2

Bolton 1-1 Cheltenham

After signing for Bolton on loan for the rest of the season, Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his first appearance for the Trotters
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal in a month
Sean Long's first appearance of the season as a late substitute was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham

Grimsby 0-0 Southend United

Sean Scannell's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks
Alan McCormack was shown his first yellow card in eight weeks

Walsall 1-1 Oldham

Callum Cockerill-Mollett came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-0 Kilmarnock

As well as scoring his first own goal of the season, Alan Power was also booked for the tenth time this season

Sunday, 17th January 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 1-3 Tottenham

David McGoldrick's first goal in a month was his 25th goal for Sheffield United
John Egan's booking was his fifth yellow card of the season, a month after his previous caution

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Rangers

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Round up for week of Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Tuesday, 1st October 2019

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Coincidentally, both Greg Cunningham and Derrick Williams made their 250th career start in this game

Wigan 1-0 Birmingham City

In his first appearance in two months, Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal of the season. This was also his first goal for Wigan, and his first goal since April 2018

Reading 1-4 Fulham

Harry Arter was named in Fulham's starting XI for the first time in a month

Football League Trophy

Walsall 1-0 Southampton U21

Kameron Ledwidge's start was his first appearance in senior football

Crawley 1-2 Norwich U21

Andrew Omobamidele was named in a starting XI in a senior game for the first time

Rochdale 1-1 Bolton

Jimmy Ryan's start was his 450th career appearance

Southend United 0-2 Brighton U21

Warren O'Hora scored his first goal in senior football

Wednesday, 2nd October 2019

Championship

Luton 1-1 Millwall

Jay Molumby was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 3 October 2019

UEFA Cup

Celtic 2-0 Cluj

Jonathan Hayes came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Celtic

Istanbul Basaksehir 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach

U19 training camp callup Conor Noss was named in the Monchengladbach matchday squad for the first time

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 14th September 2019

Saturday, 14th September 2019

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick marked his 100th appearance in the Premier League with his first goal of the season

Sheffield United 0-1 Southampton

David McGoldrick made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have come in league games

Championship

Blackburn 2-0 Millwall

Darragh Lenihan's start was his 150th career appearance
Greg Cunningham completed his first assist February 2018

Preston North End 2-0 Brentford

Sean Maguire scored his 15th goal for the club - all of which have come in the Championship

QPR 3-2 Luton

James Collins marked his 100th appearance for Luton with his fourth goal of the season

League 1

Ipswich 0-0 Doncaster Rovers

Alan Judge start was his 350th career appearance

Southend United 3-3 Fleetwood

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season
Robert Kiernan was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Cambridge United

Paul Green was sent off for the first time for the club - before this the midfielder has not been shown a red card since November 2016

Exeter 2-2 Leyton Orient

Pierce Sweeney scored his 15th goal of his career - all of which have been for Exeter

Port Vale 1-0 Plymouth

Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season

Swindon Town 3-0 Macclesfield

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his 100th goal in British football

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-0 Hibernian

Alan Power made his first assist of the season - his first since December 2018

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 1-0 Greenock Morton

Danny Rogers made his 100th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Football League Trophy

Portsmouth 3-1 Norwich City U21

Andrew Omobamidele's second half introduction for Norwich City was his first appearance in senior football

Bulgarian Championship

Botev Plovdiv 0-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's start was his first time being named in the CSKA starting XI for a month

Sunday, 15th September 2019

Championship

Huddersfield 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood made his 300th appearance in the Championship

Serie C

Pergolettese 1-1 SS Arezzo

After playing in a friendly last week, Ryan Nolan made his senior club football debut as a substitute