Transfers, loans, and contacts for August 2021

Transfers

Tuesday, 3rd August

12 years after leaving Hamilton Academical, James McCarthy returned to Scotland, signing a four year contract with Celtic FC: 🔗

Thursday, 5th August

Former U21 defender Aidy White signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August

Danny Rogers signed a one year contract with Oldham Athletic: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August

U18 defender Nico Jones signed a two year contract with Brentford, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Monday, 16th August

Jake O'Brien signed for Crystal Palace after a successful six month loan from Cork City in the second half of the 2020/21 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August

James McClean returned to Wigan Athletic, who he played 86 games for across the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons, scoring ten times: 🔗

Thursday, 19th August

Former Ireland U21 striker Courtney Duffus signed a two year contract with Morecambe FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th August

Val Adedokun signed a three year contract with Brentford, with the option of a further 12 months, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Liam Kelly signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Friday, 27th August

Celtic confirmed a four year deal with defender Liam Scales, subject to international clearance: 🔗

Under 19 midfielder Joe Hodge left Manchester City to link up with his former academy coach Scott Sellers in the academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers: 🔗

Jamie Finn signed a 12 month contract with Birmingham City Women: 🔗

Saturday, 28th August

Marie Hourihan returned to Birmingham City, signing a 12 month contract with the Blues: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

U19 midfielder Roland Idowu returned to Ireland to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August

Barry Cotter returned to Ireland from Ipswich, signing for Shamrock Rovers: 🔗

U19 striker Cole Kiernan left Middlesbrough to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Callum Reilly signed for Leyton Orient, penning a 12 month contract at Brisbane Road: 🔗

Loans

Monday, 2nd August

Jonathan Afolabi signed for Ayr United on loan until the end of the season: 🔗

Tuesday, 3rd August

Corey O'Keeffe signed a loan deal with Rochdale, and will play at Spotland until January 2022: 🔗

Will Ferry signed for Crawley Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August

Jamie Bowden will spend the 2021/22 season at Boundary Park, after signing for Oldham Athletic on loan: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August

Padraig Amond signed a season long loan deal with Exeter City: 🔗

Friday, 13th August

Ryan Johansson will spend in the 2021/22 season in the Netherlands after signing a season long loan deal with Fortuna Sittard: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August

Tyreik Wright signed a season long loan deal with Salford City: 🔗

Saturday, 21st August

Conor Masterson signed a loan deal with Cambridge United until January 2022: 🔗

Ipswich's Corrie Ndaba joined Salford City on a season long loan deal: 🔗

Friday, 27th August

Jayson Molumby will spend the 2021/22 season on loan with West Bromwich Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

Conor Hourihane joined the Irish contingent at Sheffield United, signing a season long loan deal with the Blades: 🔗

After signing a new contract with West Ham, Mipo Odubeko signed for Huddersfield Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August

Lee O'Connor returned to Tranmere Rovers on loan for the rest of the season: 🔗

Connor Ronan signed for St Mirren on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Conor Coventry joined the sizeable Irish contingent at Peterborough after signing a season long loan deal: 🔗

Harry Arter returned to his first club Charlton on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Brentford striker Alex Gilbert signed for Swindon Town on loan until the end of the current season: 🔗

Contracts

Tuesday, 3rd August

U19 defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed his first professional contract with Arsenal Academy: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August

Aston Villa midfielder Aaron O'Reilly signed his first professional contract: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August

Megan Connolly signed a one year extension to her contract with Brighton and Hove Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

Mipo Odubeko signed a two year extension to his contract with West Ham: 🔗

See also

Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for July 2021
Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for May/June 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Premier League

West Ham United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea's start was his 75th career appearance

Championship

Rotherham 3-3 Stoke City

James McClean completed his first assist in seven weeks

League 1

Hull City 3-0 Accrington Stanley

After completing his loan move to Hull City, Dan Crowley made his first appearance for the club - this was his first appearance in three months

Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's introduction was his 50th career appearance

MK Dons 3-1 Fleetwood

After going four months without scoring, Joe Mason scored a hat trick
Paddy Madden completed his first assist in a month

Portsmouth 4-0 AFC Wimbledon

Ronan Curtis' introduction was his first appearance in a month

Sunderland 1-2 Plymouth

Aiden O'Brien was booked for the first time since September

League 2

Southend United 1-2 Cambridge United

Alan McCormack started his first game in a month

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's start was his 350th appearance in League Two

Wednesday, 20th January 2021

Championship

Huddersfield 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 0-1 Preston North End

Jayson Molumby made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 2-2 Celtic

Jaze Kabia came off the bench for his first appearance for Livingston

What a moment too make my Debut last night. Onwards and Upwards now 💛 pic.twitter.com/93N0v9HTjx

— Jaze Kabia 🃏 (@Jazekabia123) January 21, 2021

Perth Glory 5-3 Adelaide United

Andy Keogh completed two assists on his return for Perth Glory

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Tuesday, 24th November 2020

Championship

Luton 1-1 Birmingham City

James Collins made his 150th appearance for Luton
Glen Rea's assist was the first time he'd created a goal since October 2018

QPR 3-2 Rotherham

Trevor Clarke started his first game since December 2019

Stoke City 2-3 Norwich

Nathan Collins scored the first league goal of his career

Preston North End 0-3 Blackburn

Joe Rafferty was sent off for the second time for Preston North End, and the fifth time in his career

Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Harry Arter started a game for Forest for the first time in a month

League 1

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly completed his first assist of the season in his 50th appearance for AFC Wimbledon

Burton Albion 4-2 Charlton

Kieran O'Hara made his 40th appearance in League One

MK Dons 2-2 Shrewsbury

Richard Keogh started his tenth game for MK Dons

Peterborough 1-0 Plymouth

Jack Taylor's start was his 25th appearance for Peterborough

Portsmouth 1-1 Oxford United

In his 90th appearance in League One, Ronan Curtis completed his first assist in two months

Swindon Town 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his 20th appearance for Lincoln City

Wigan 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Leyton Orient 1-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the 100th time, and was booked for the first time since December 2019

Scunthorpe 0-1 Bolton

Eoin Doyle made his 100th appearance in League Two

Southend United 0-1 Forest Green

Alan McCormack was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 25th November 2020

Championship

Middlesbrough 3-0 Derby County

Jason Knight's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County

Millwall 1-1 Reading

Troy Parrott's was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time in two months

Bristol City 0-0 Watford

Callum O'Dowda's start was the midfielder's 250th career appearance

Swansea 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Ryan Manning's second half introduced was his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Thursday, 26th November 2020

Europa League

CSKA Sofia 0-1 Young Boys

Graham Carey started his 30th game for CSKA Sofia

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Tuesday, 27th October 2020

Championship

Barnsley 3-0 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance in eight weeks

Swansea 2-0 Stoke City

Ryan Manning made his first appearance for new club Swansea, this was his first appearance in eight weeks

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Blackpool

Callum Reilly's goal was the 15th strike of his career, and his tenth in League One

Charlton 2-0 Oxford United

Olamide Shodipo made his first start for loan club Oxford United

Ipswich 1-0 Gillingham

Mark McGuinness' start was his league debut, and his first appearance for loan club Ipswich
Stephen Ward assisted a goal for the first time since October 2017

Portsmouth 4-0 Northampton

Ronan Curtis scored his 30th goal for Portsmouth
After signing an appearance based contract with Northampton, Alan Sheehan made his debut for the Cobblers

Rochdale 2-2 Sunderland

Eoghan O'Connell's start was his 70th appearance in League One

League 2

Bolton 1-0 Bradford City

Paudie O'Connor started a game for the 50th time in his career, and was also his 60th career appearance

Mansfield Town 2-4 Barrow

Aaron O'Driscoll was sent off for the first time in his career

Wednesday, 28th October 2020

Championship

Preston North End 0-2 Millwall

Alan Browne's start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Bournemouth 1-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the starting XI for the first time this season

Luton 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Glen Rea scored his first goal since October 2018

Thursday, 29 October 2020

MLS

Orlando City 4-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney came off the bench for his 150th career appearance

Round Up for the weekend of Friday, 28th February 2020

Friday, 28th February 2020

League 1

Portsmouth 3-0 Rochdale

Ronan Curtis was named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the 80th time

Australian A-League

Sydney 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox was booked for the first time in four months

Saturday, 29th February 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy's start was his 25th appearance for Crystal Palace

West Ham United 3-1 Southampton

Michael Obafemi scored the fifth goal of his career, in his first start in a month
Southampton started three Irish players (Obafemi, Shane Long, and Will Smallbone) for the first time in the Saints' history

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Preston North End

Both Harry Arter and Cyrus Christie made their 20th appearance of the season in this game

Luton 1-1 Stoke City

Nathan Collins' introduction was his 15th appearance for Stoke City

QPR 2-2 Birmingham City

Dan Crowley start his first game for Birmingham in six weeks
Scott Hogan scored his fifth and sixth goals for Birmingham City in only his seventh appearance.

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Derby County

Jason Knight scored his first goal since Saturday, 11th January

League 1

Blackpool 2-1 Ipswich

Connor Ronan made his 60th career start

Bolton 0-0 Accrington Stanley

Daryl Murphy's start was his 25th appearance for Bolton

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Kieran Sadlier scored his 15th goal for Doncaster Rovers - this was his first strike in a month

Gillingham 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly's first goal in a month - his fifth goal of the season

Rotherham 1-1 MK Dons

Joe Mason's late introduction from the bench was the striker's first appearance in six weeks

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Plymouth

Dylan Connolly scored his first goal for Bradford City

Cambridge United 1-2 Carlisle United

Samir Carruthers started a game for the first time in ten weeks

Grimsby 0-3 Northampton

Alan McCormack started a game for Northampton for the first time in two month

Macclesfield 0-2 Salford City

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal of the season, two months after his last strike on St Stephen's Day

Oldham 5-0 Newport Co.

Chris McCann made his first assist of the season

Scottish Championship

Alloa 0-2 Ayr

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal in the Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Dundee Utd

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal of his career

Sunday, 1st March 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Troy Parrott's late appearance off the bench was his first minutes of game time since Saturday, 7th December
Matt Doherty scored in consecutive games for the second time this season

MLS

Nashville MLS 1-2 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney made his MLS debut

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 7th February 2020

Friday, 7th February 2020

Championship

Bristol City 1-3 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan's third goal of the season is one more than his total for 2018/19, and it meant he scored in consecutive games for the first time since January 2018

League 1

Lincoln City 0-1 Rotherham

Anthony Scully came off the bench for his first appearance for new club Lincoln City
Cian Bolger was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 8th February 2020

Premier League

Everton 3-1 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was booked for the fifth time this season - more than in the last four seasons combined!

Championship

Reading 1-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin made his first appearance for Hull City

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Fleetwood

Callum Reilly made his 30th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal of the season in his 20th appearance of 2019/20
Paddy Madden came off the bench to score his first goal in six weeks

Blackpool 2-1 Southend United

Connor Ronan's start was his 30th appearance in League One
Stephen McLaughlin's first goal in two months was his 25th goal for Southend United

Burton Albion 0-0 Gillingham

Conor Shaughnessy's fifth appearance for Burton Albion was also his 50th career appearance
Jack Bonham's start was his 70th appearance in League One

Coventry 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for new club Bolton

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Grimsby

Billy Clarke's fifth start for Grimsby was also his 60th appearance in the League Two

Colchester 3-0 Plymouth

Niall Canavan's start was also his his 70th appearance for Plymouth

Exeter 2-1 Stevenage

Canice Carroll made his first appearance for loan club Stevenage

Scunthorpe 1-0 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 1-1 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance for Motherwell

Ayr 1-2 St Johnstone

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Ayr

Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the tenth time this season

Sunday, 9th February 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 Bournemouth

Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season in what was his 120th appearance for Sheffield United

Championship

Millwall 0-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea scored the first goal of his career

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 4-3 Central Coast Mariners

Roy O'Donovan started a game for the first time in two months

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 2-3 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan came off the bench for his first appearance for Wisła Płock

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 31st January 2020

Friday, 31st January 2020

Scottish Championship

Partick Thistle 1-1 Ayr

In his first home game for Partick, Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time for his loan club

Australian A-League

Sydney 1-0 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time in a month

Saturday, 1st February 2020

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Nottingham Forest

In his first appearance for loan club Birmingham City, Scott Hogan scored his first goal since October

Charlton 2-1 Barnsley

Josh Cullen made his 50th appearance for Charlton - all of which have been starts

Fulham 3-2 Huddersfield

Harry Arter made his 15th appearance for Fulham
Cyrus Christie completed his first assist since April 2019

Preston North End 1-1 Swansea

Sean Maguire second half introduction was his 80th appearance for Preston North End

QPR 0-1 Bristol City

Olamide Shodipo's start was his fifth appearance of the season - one more than in 2018/19

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in a month

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Luton

Dara O'Shea's fifth start for West Bromwich Albion was also the 40th of his career
James Collins made his 30th appearance of the season - all of which have ben in the Championship

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Callum Reilly completed his first assist since September

Fleetwood 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Ipswich 1-4 Peterborough

Alan Judge was named in the Ipswich starting XI for the 40th time
Jack Taylor assisted a goal for Peterborough for the first time

Oxford United 2-1 Blackpool

Liam Kelly came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Oxford United - his first appearance since August

Portsmouth 2-0 Sunderland

Ronan Curtis made his 30th start of the season

Rotherham 3-2 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn's start for Burton was his 80th appearance for the Brewers

Southend United 2-1 Lincoln City

Stephen McLaughlin assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks
Zachary Elbouzedi was named in the Lincoln City starting XI for the first time
Cian Bolger completed his first assist for Lincoln City - this was his first assist since November 2018

League 2

Cheltenham 2-1 Morecambe

Jake Doyle-Hayes's first booking in two months was his fifth yellow of the season

Crawley 3-1 Scunthorpe

In his first start since Saturday, 14th December, Reece Grego Cox scored his first goal since Saturday, 9th November

Grimsby 2-2 Forest Green

Billy Clarke assisted a goal for the first time this season in his fifth appearance for Grimsby
Kevin Dawson's start was his first appearance in a month

Mansfield Town 2-2 Carlisle United

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for Mansfield Town for the first time
Joshua Kayode scored for the second game in succession

Port Vale 1-1 Salford City

Adam Rooney was shown his first yellow card since October
Richie Towell assisted a goal for the first time since September

Stevenage 0-3 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson completed his fifth assist of the season

Swindon Town 2-1 Exeter

Eoin Doyle scored in his first game since returning to Swindon - his first goal since his last appearance for the Robins on Wednesday, 1st January

Walsall 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Liam Kinsella was booked for the tenth time this season

Oldham 3-0 Bradford City

Chris McCann's first appearance since Sunday, 29th December was his 15th appearance of the season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his 30th appearance for Bradford City

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 2-2 St Mirren

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal for St Mirren

Rangers 0-0 Aberdeen

Jon Gallagher made his 30th appearance for Aberdeen

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-1 Dundee

Sean McGinty made his first appearance for Greenock Morton

Queen of the South 2-3 Dunfermline

Jonathan Afolabi made his first appearance for loan club Dunfermline Athletic
Daniel Devine marked his 50th appearance for Dunfermline with his first goal of the season

Sunday, 2nd February 2020

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-3 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox came off the bench for his first appearance for Western Sydney Wanderers - and scored his first goal for his new club. This was his first goal since October

Round up for weekend of Friday, 17th January 2020

Friday, 17th January 2020

Championship

Fulham 1-0 Middlesbrough

Harry Arter's appearance off the bench was his 300th career appearance

Saturday, 18th January 2020

Premier League

Nine Irish players were named in the starting XI of their respective clubs - the first time this has happened in one day's Premier League fixtures since Saturday, 4th February 2017

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in three months

Southampton 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season was his 54th Premier League goal, which equals Damien Duff's tally

West Ham United 1-1 Everton

Darren Randolph completed his move to former club West Ham, and made his first appearance since starting for Middlesbrough on Sunday, 24 November

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 0-5 Blackburn

In his 150th appearance for Blackburn, and coincidentally his 150th career start, Darragh Lenihan scored his fifth goal for the club

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Peterborough

Callum Reilly's start was the 150th of his career

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Coventry

Kieran Sadlier's start against Coventry was his 50th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

League 2

Colchester 2-1 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first own goal since August 2016, and was booked for the first time since September

Grimsby 0-1 Exeter

Billy Clarke was named in the Grimsby starting XI for the first time

Oldham 1-1 Carlisle United

Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance for loan club Carlisle United

Plymouth 3-1 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town

Scottish FA Cup

Ayr 1-0 Ross County

Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for loan club Ayr

Kilmarnock 6-0 Queen's Park

Alan Power made his 100th appearance for Kilmarnock, in the same game that Gary Dicker made his 150th appearance for Kilmarnock

St Mirren 3-0 Broxburn

Both Conor McCarthy and Jamie McGrath made their debuts for St Mirren

Sunday, 19th January 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Dundee Utd 2-2 Hibernian

Mark Connolly made his 250th career start

Round Up for week of Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Chelsea

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance in senior football

Norwich 1-1 Crystal Palace

Adam Idah's late introduction was his first appearance in the Premier League
Idah is the fourth Irish teenager to appear in England's top division this season, the most to appear in a single season since 2011/12

Championship

Millwall 3-1 Luton

Aiden O'Brien's start was the 150th time the striker was named in the Millwall starting XI, and his 100th Championship appearance
Alan Sheehan completed his first assist of the season, before this the defender's last assist was in October 2018

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Southend United

Callum Reilly's start was made his 200th career appearance
Ryan Delaney made his first assist of the season

Bolton 3-4 Burton Albion

Daryl Murphy's goal was the 110th goal of his career

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started a game for the 300th time in his career

League 2

Port Vale 2-2 Macclesfield

Emmanuel Osadebe assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 31st August

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Thursday, 2nd January 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United

John Egan's start was his 250th career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Satuday, 14th December 2019

Saturday, 14th December 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-0 Aston Villa

David McGoldrick's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Championship

Brentford 1-0 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 25th time

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean started a game for Stoke for the 50th time

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Doncaster Rovers

Callum Reilly scored his first goal in two months
Kieran Sadlier was booked for the first time this season

Accrington Stanley 4-1 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis scored his 20th goal for Portsmouth

Fleetwood 1-1 Gillingham

Paddy Madden's marked his 300th appearance in League One with his 16th goal of the season

Shrewsbury 2-1 Coventry

Jordan Shipley scored his fifth goal of the season

Southend United 2-2 Rotherham

Robert Kiernan scored an own goal for the first time since January 2011

League 2

Carlisle United 0-0 Grimsby

Canice Carroll's start was his 25th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 1-1 Cambridge United

Samir Carruthers started his first game in three months

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Mansfield Town

Eddie Nolan made his 350th career appearance

Leyton Orient 0-0 Bradford City

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

Plymouth 3-0 Morecambe

Billy Clarke's introduction in the second half was his 50th appearance in League Two

Salford City 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-1 St Johnstone

Aidan Keena was named in the Hearts starting XI for the first time in three months

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-1 Dundee Utd

Mark Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance for Dundee United

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 4-0 DUNAV 2010

Graham Carey scored his first goal for CSKA Sofia

Sunday, 15th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester United 1-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman's first start since Tuesday, 29th October was his 300th appearance for Everton

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 2nd August 2019

Friday, 2nd August 2019

Championship

Luton 3-3 Middlesbrough

James Collins' late equaliser was his first goal in the Championship

Saturday, 3rd August 2019

Championship

Millwall 1-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne's start was his 150th appearance in the competition

Reading 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood was sent off for the first time since February 2015
Josh Barrett's assist for Meite's goal was his first assist for Reading, and his first at senior level since November 2017

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Rotherham

After signing for AFC Wimbledon over the summer, Callum Reilly made his first appearance for the Dons, and was booked for the first time since February

Burton Albion 0-1 Ipswich

John-Joe O'Toole's start for for new club Burton Albion was his first time starting a game since March
Stephen Quinn was sent off for the fourth time in his career, this was his first red card since December 2014

Coventry 1-0 Southend United

Joe Shaughnessy made his first appearance for new club Southend United

Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Gillingham

Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance since January

Peterborough 1-3 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden's second half introduction was his 350th appearance in English football

Shrewsbury 1-0 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis made his 50th appearance for Portsmouth

League 2

Salford City 2-0 Stevenage

Richie Towell's open day booking was his first yellow card since October 2018

Bradford City 0-0 Cambridge United

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance for Bradford City

Exeter 1-0 Macclesfield

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time in 11 months

Leyton Orient 1-0 Cheltenham

Conor Wilkinson's assist on the winner was his first assist in almost a year

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 0-0 Motherwell

Jake Carroll made his 200th appearance since leaving Irish football

Sunday, 4th August 2019

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-2 Hearts

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time since Saturday, 11 August 2018

Monday, 5th August 2019

Championship

Huddersfield 1-2 Derby County

Jason Knight came off the bench late in the second half to make his senior club debut

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 16th March 2019

Saturday, 16th March 2019

Championship

Preston North End 1-0 Birmingham City

Callum Robinson came off the bench for his first appearance since November

Stoke City 0-0 Reading

James McClean was booked for the tenth time this season

Wigan 5-2 Bolton

Darron Gibson's second half introduction - his first appearance in six weeks - was his 200th appearance in English football

League 1

Luton 2-2 Gillingham

Callum Reilly completed his first assist since October

Peterborough 1-2 Coventry

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time since December

Shrewsbury 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman made his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 6-1 Crawley

Paul Green scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last goal on Saturday, 24th February 2018

MK Dons 1-1 Stevenage

Michael Timlin was booked for the tenth time this season

Notts County 0-0 Morecambe

Michael Doyle was shown his fifth yellow card of the season

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 1-1 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the first time in a month
Gary Dicker assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st July

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 1-1 Partick Thistle

Sean McGinty started a game for the first time since Saturday, 19th January

Sunday, 17th March 2019

Premier League

Fulham 1-2 Liverpool

Cyrus Christie came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Celtic

John O'Sullivan made his first start for Dundee, this was the winger's first start since December

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aiden O'Brien marked his 200th appearance for Millwall with his 40th goal for the club, his fifth in the FA Cup
Alex Pearce scored his first goal for the Lions, this was his first goal since April 2018
Shaun Williams assisted a goal for the first time since September

According to FA Cup Factfile on twitter, this was the first time an Irish player scored an FA Cup on St Patrick's Day

I've been doing a bit of digging and Alex Pearce and Aiden O'Brien of @MillwallFC may very well be the first Irish players to score #FACup goals on #StPatricksDay

If you know any different, do let me know#MILBHA #Millwall #Lions

— FA Cup Factfile (@FACupFactfile) March 17, 2019

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th January 2019

Saturday, 12th January 2019

Premier League

This was the first time since Saturday, 13th February 2016 that three Ireland players scored in the Premier League on the same day. Also, Clark's goal means that this season is the first since 2016/17 where three players have scored three, or more, goals.

West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal

Declan Rice scored his first goal of his career. Before this strike, the last Ireland player to score for West Ham in the Premier League was Joey O'Brien against Fulham in January 2013

Burnley 2-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie's start was his 25th appearance for Fulham

Cardiff 0-0 Huddersfield

Harry Arter was booked for the first time since Saturday, 3rd November

Leicester City 1-2 Southampton

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season

Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark's third goal of the season means 2018/19 is his best goalscoring season since 2016/17 and equals his career high for Premier League goals in a season in 2010/11

Championship

Brentford 3-1 Stoke City

James McClean made his 25th appearance for Stoke City

Bristol City 2-1 Bolton

Callum O'Dowda made his 50th start for Bristol City

Hull City 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood was booked for the first time this season, almost two years after his last yellow card in February 2017

Reading 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Murphy was shown his first yellow card since August

Sheffield United 1-0 QPR

David McGoldrick's strike was his tenth goal for Sheffield United

Wigan 3-0 Aston Villa

After transferring to Wigan during the week, Anthony Pilkington marked his debut with his first assist since December 2017. This was the midfielder's first appearance of the season, and his first start in almost a year

League 1

Barnsley 3-0 Bradford City

Having signed for Bradford City on loan, Paudie O'Connor made his first start for the Bantams

Burton Albion 2-3 Gillingham

Callum Reilly scored his fifth goal for Gillingham

Fleetwood 2-2 Oxford United

Paddy Madden scored his 15th goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Fleetwood

League 2

Bury 4-3 MK Dons

Jay O'Shea scored his 15th goal for Bury
Eoghan O'Connell completed his first assist of the season, his first since November 2017

Northampton 3-0 Carlisle United

Sam Foley marked his 25th start of the season with his first assist since November

Swindon Town 2-2 Lincoln City

Lee Frecklington was booked for the first time since October

Scottish Championship

Alloa 2-1 Greenock Morton

Ryan Scully was booked for the first time this season in his first start since October

Sunday, 13th January 2019

Premier League

Everton 2-0 Bournemouth

Seamus Coleman was named in an Everton starting XI for the 250th time

Round up for week of Tuesday, 27th November 2018

Tuesday, 27th November 2018

Championship

Rotherham 2-2 QPR

Richie Towell made his 50th start for Rotherham

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman was booked for the first time in almost four months

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Gillingham

In his first appearance in a month, Callum Reilly scored his first goal since September, and was sent off for the first time in his career

Luton 4-0 Bradford City

Glen Rea made his 150th career appearance

Portsmouth 2-0 Walsall

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance in League One
Ronan Curtis scored his first goal in nearly two months

Sunderland 4-2 Barnsley

Aiden McGeady scored his fifth goal of the season in his 50th appearance for Sunderland

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Cambridge United

David Forde was booked for the first time this season - this was the goalkeeper's first yellow card in eleven months

Newport Co. 3-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole made his 150th start for Northampton

English League Cup

Leicester City 0-0 Southampton

Michael Obafemi made his first start for Southampton's senior side

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24rd October 2018

Tuesday, 23rd October 2018

Championship

Middlesbrough 0-0 Rotherham

Ryan Manning made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Norwich 2-1 Aston Villa

Glenn Whelan started his first game since Saturday, 1st September
Conor Hourihane made his 100th appearance in the Championship
Scott Hogan came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Sheffield United 1-1 Stoke City

John Egan made his 200th career appearance

League 1

Plymouth 3-1 Gillingham

Callum Reilly made his 25th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston made his 100th career appearance

Wycombe Wanderers 3-0 Rochdale

Joe Rafferty made his 150th appearance in League One

League 2

Bury 1-1 Newport Co.

Joe Murphy made his 50th appearance for Bury

Wednesday, 24th October 2018

Championship

Preston North End 4-3 Brentford

Alan Browne scored his 20th goal for Preston

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th October 2018

Friday, 5th October 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 West Ham United

Shane Duffy's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Saturday, 6th October 2018

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his first goal of the season - this is the fifth Premier League goal scored by an Irish player this season, more than scored in the last two seasons at this point (four in 2016/17 and three in 2017/18)

Championship

Norwich 0-1 Stoke City

James McClean returned from injury for his first start since Saturday, 1st September

Preston North End 4-0 Wigan

Sean Maguire came off the bench for his first appearance of the season
Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season, and in the same game was booked for the first time since August 2017
Darron Gibson was shown his first red card since December 2012

Sheffield United 1-0 Hull City

David McGoldrick scored his fifth goal of the season

Bolton 0-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 100th appearance for Blackburn

League 1

Blackpool 2-2 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney scored his second goal of the season

Bradford City 1-2 Sunderland

Anthony O'Connor's first goal of the season was the tenth goal of his career
Sean Scannell was sent off for the first time since April 2011

Portsmouth 0-2 Gillingham

Callum Reilly made his 25th appearance for Gillingham

League 2

Bury 2-2 Mansfield Town

Jay O'Shea was booked for the first time since November 2016

Forest Green 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Swindon Town 1-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his first goal of the season

Yeovil 2-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney made his 100th career appearance for Exeter

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-1 Livingston

Carl McHugh was sent off for the third time in his career

Sunday, 7th October 2018

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 3-1 Hearts

Jimmy Dunne scored his second goal in two consecutive games

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 21st September 2018

Friday, 21st September 2018

Danish Superliga

Vejle Boldklub 1-0 Esbjerg

Sean Murray's start was his first appearance since Sunday, 19th August

Saturday, 22nd September 2018

Championship

This was the first time two Irish players were sent off on the same day in the Championship since Lee Frecklington and Tommie Hoban were both shown red cards on Saturday, 7th March 2015

Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Conor Hourihane made his 350th career appearance

Ipswich 0-0 Bolton

In his first start in a month, Marc Wilson was sent off for the first time since May 2015. This was the third red card in the defender's career

Middlesbrough 0-0 Swansea

Darren Randolph made his 150th appearance in the Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Rotherham

Richie Towell was booked for the first time this season

Reading 3-0 Hull City

John O'Shea was sent off for the second time in his career - the veteran's last red card came in August 2013

League 1

Charlton 2-1 Plymouth

Graham Carey marked his 150th start for Plymouth with his second goal of the season

Gillingham 2-4 Peterborough

Mark Byrne's first goal of the season was also his fifth goal in League One
Callum Reilly's first goal for Gillingham (his first strike since November 2017) was also the the fifth goal of his career

Southend United 1-0 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden made his 25th start for Fleetwood

Sunderland 4-1 Rochdale

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 1-1 Mansfield Town

Barry Corr's first start of the season was his 25th start for Cambridge United
Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Corey Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Forest Green 1-0 Crawley

Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Ross County 0-0 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran made his 150th start for Inverness CT

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - July 2018

Transfers

Monday, 2nd July
Former Dundalk player Patrick McEleney returned to the Lilywhites after a brief spell at Oldham: 🔗

Tuesday, 3rd July
Following his loan spell at Gillingham in the second half of 2017/18, Callum Reilly signed a two year contract with the Gills: 🔗

Friday, 6th July
Former finalist of “Football’s Next Star” Connor Smith signed for Boreham Wood: 🔗

Monday, 9th July
Following his release from Everton, Sam Byrne signed an 18 month contract with former loan club Dundalk: 🔗

Thursday, 12th July
Rhys Murphy signed for non league Chelmsford Town: 🔗

Monday, 16th July
After a short trial, Reece Grego-Cox signed a two year deal with Crawley Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 18th July
19 year old FAI Women’s Team striker Leanne Kiernan signed for West Ham Ladies: 🔗

Thursday, 19th July
Adam Rooney signed a three year deal with non league side Salford City: 🔗

Sheffield United broke their transfer record to sign John Egan to a four year contract: 🔗

Huddersfield Town’s longest serving player Sean Scannell left the John Smith’s Stadium to sign for Bradford City: 🔗

Following his release from Bradford City, four times capped goalkeeper Colin Doyle signed a two year contract with Hearts: 🔗

Sunday, 22nd July
James McClean left West Brom to sign for fellow Championship side Stoke City: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th July
Following a short trial, Marc Wilson signed a 12 month contract with Bolton Wanderers: 🔗

Following a trial during preseason, David McGoldrick signed for Sheffield United: 🔗

Saturday, 28th July
Ireland U21 striker Liam McAlinden signed a two year contract with Cheltenham Town: 🔗

Loans

Friday, 6th July
After signing a two year extension to his contract with Leeds, Paudie O’Connor signed a season long loan deal with Blackpool: 🔗

Wednesday, 11th July
Danny Rogers signed a season long loan deal with newly promoted Scottish Premiership side St Mirren: 🔗

Monday, 16th July
Conor Sammon signed a season long loan deal with Motherwell: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th July
Former Finn Harps defender Shane Blaney signed for non league Tamworth Town on a six month loan: 🔗

Contracts

Thursday, 3rd July
Darragh Lenihan signed an extension to his contract with Blackburn Rovers, keeping the defender at Ewood Park until 2022: 🔗

Friday, 4th July
Ryan Delaney signed a new contract with Rochdale: 🔗

Wednesday, 11th July
Preston’s international midfielder Alan Browne signed a new three year contract at Deepdale: 🔗

Thursday, 12th July
Blackburn Rovers defender Derrick Williams signed a new deal that will keep him with the Lancashire side until 2021: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th July
Highly rated teenage striker Troy Parrott signed his professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur and will play for their U18 side as a first year scholar

Wednesday, 18th July
Former St Francis player Jack Connolly signed his first professional contract with Sunderland: 🔗

Thursday, 19th July
Southampton due Sean Brennan and Kameron Ledwidge signed their first professional contracts: 🔗

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd March 2018

Friday, 23rd March 2018

International Match

Turkey 1-0 Republic of Ireland

Starting Players
Colin Doyle made his second appearance for Ireland, ten years and ten months after his first cap
Shane Duffy continued his record of being named in the starting XI in his every international appearance
Declan Rice and Scott Hogan both made their international debuts
Kevin Long made his fifth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 58th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 44th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since breaking his leg one year before this game
Jeff Hendrick's 38th appearance for Ireland was also his 30th start for his country
Conor Hourihane made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Both Alan Browne and Sean Maguire started their first international game in their second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ciaran Clark made his 31st appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 24th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge made his second appearance for Ireland, almost two years after his last appearance on Friday, 25th March 2016
Matt Doherty came off the bench to make his international debut
Shane Long made his 79th appearance for Ireland

Saturday, 24th March 2018

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Gillingham

24 hours after playing for his country in Turkey, Colin Doyle lined out for Bradford and kept a clean sheet
Callum Reilly made his 100th career start
Conor Wilkinson started his first game since Saturday, 30th December

Fleetwood 2-0 Northampton

Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Conor O'Malley's returned to the Peterborough starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th November

Southend United 2-0 Rotherham

Simon Cox scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th December in the same game that Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th January

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 25th March 2018

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting Kansas City

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Colorado Rapids in his MLS debut

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-0 Melbourne Victory

Andy Keogh's first goal in almost two months was also his 40th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of 19th January 2018

Friday, 19th January 2018

League 2

Newport Co. 2-1 Crawley

Padraig Amond's opener was the striker's tenth strike of the season
Mark Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season on his 150th appearance for Crawley

Saturday, 20th January 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley

Glenn Whelan made his 25th appearance for Aston Villa
The first goal of Scott Hogan's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship

Leeds 3-4 Millwall

Aiden O'Brien scored in three successive games for the first time since September 2016

Bolton 1-1 Ipswich

After signing for Ipswich on Friday, Stephen Gleeson came off the bench for his first appearance for the Tractor Boys, this was the midfielder's first appearance since Saturday, 9th December

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Greg Cunningham made his 250th career appearance

Reading 0-1 Brentford

Liam Kelly made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Nottingham Forest

Matt Doherty made his 150th appearance in the competition

League 1

Fleetwood 1-2 Blackburn

Paddy Madden made his first start for Fleetwood

Northampton 2-1 MK Dons

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 15th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-3 Gillingham

Following his move to Gillingham on loan, Callum Reilly made his first start for the Gills
Bradley Garmston made his 50th career start

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Grimsby

Sean Murray's equaliser for Colchester was his first goal since October

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers

Eddie Nolan was booked for the first time since October, this was the defender's fifth yellow card this season

Mansfield Town 3-2 Cheltenham

Kevin Dawson made his 25th appearance for Cheltenham

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren

Adam Rooney scored his tenth goal in the Scottish FA Cup

Dundee 2-2 Inverness CT

Darren O'Dea starting his first game since November
Aaron Doran scored his 25th goal of his career

Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County

Aaron McCarey first appearance in a month was also his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Motherwell 2-0 Hamilton Academical

Carl McHugh made his 50th appearance for Motherwell
Charles Dunne made his first appearance in the competition

Sunday, 21 January 2018

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Tottenham

Congratulations to 17 year old Michael Obafemi on making his first appearance for Southampton's senior side, the first 17 year old Irish player to appear in the Premier League since Aaron Doran in 2009.

2️⃣ Following Michael Obafemi's debut today, 2017/18 is the first @premierleague season with appearances by two @FAIreland players under the age of 19 (Obafemi and Declan Rice) since 2011/12 #COYBIG #beirt

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) January 21, 2018