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 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 weekend of Saturday, 21st October 2023

Saturday, 21st October 2023

Premier League

Five Irish players were named as starting players in the Premier League for the first time since May 2021

Brentford 3-0 Burnley

Three Irish players(Nathan Collines, Dara O'Shea, and Josh Cullen) were named in the starting XI of a single game for the first time since David McGoldrick, John Egan, Enda Stevens, and Jimmy Dunne started when Sheffield United played Burnley in May 2021

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Luton Town

Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal for Luton Town, and his first Premier League goal

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Millwall

Greg Cunningham was booked for the first time this season - this was the defender's first booking since December 2022
Will Keane assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks
Aidomo Emakhu was named in the Millwall starting XI for the first time

Hull City 1-2 Southampton

Will Smallbone scored his fifth goal in the Championship
Ryan Manning booking(his first in five weeks) was his fifth of the 2023/24 season and the defender is suspended for the next game

Norwich City 2-3 Leeds United

Shane Duffy scored his first goal for Norwich City, but unfortunately also scored his first own goal since August 2016 - the first Irish player to score at both ends in the same game since Cyrus Christie in Hull-Middlesbrough in November 2022

Stoke City 2-1 Sunderland

Enda Stevens' start was his first appearance in seven weeks
Luke McNally scored his first goal for Stoke City

League 1

Burton Albion 4-1 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season

Cheltenham 1-0 Cambridge United

Will Ferry's start was his 50th appearance for Cheltenham

Portsmouth 1-0 Carlisle United

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time in a month

League 2

Gillingham 1-2 Notts County

David McGoldrick was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Australian A-League Men

Macarthur 1-1 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea's scored his first goal in eight week

Sunday, 22nd October 2023

Ligue Un

Lyon 1-2 Clermont

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

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-4 PEC Zwolle

2️⃣ When @troyparrott9 was introduced from the bench today for @excelsiorrdam, against Anselmo Garcia MacNulty's @PECZwolle , it meant that, for the first time ever, two @IrelandFootball players faced each other in the @eredivisie!#COYBIG https://t.co/auoLOQ0Nyt

— @irish_abroad@mastodon.ie (@irish_abroad) October 22, 2023

Monday, 23rd October 2023

Serie A

Udinese 1-1 Lecce

Festy Ebosele was booked for the first time this season

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2023

Transfers

Friday, 2nd June

Joe Shaughnessy joined Dundee FC, becoming manager Tony Docherty's first signing for the Dee

Wednesday, 7th June

Former U21 striker Courtney Duffus linked up with Pete Wild, who he played under at Oldham, at Barrow AFC, signing a one year contract with the Bluebirds

Friday, 9th June

Free agent Shane Duffy signed a three year contract with Norwich City

Saturday, 10th June

David McGoldrick returned to Notts County, where he started as an academy graduate

Tuesday, 13th June

Amber Barrett will play in the Belgian Super League next season after signing for Standard Liege

Wednesday, 14th June

26 year old defender Conor Shaughnessy signed a two year contract with Portsmouth, with the option of a further 12 months with Pompey

Friday, 16th June

Winger Anthony Scully signed a two year contract with Portsmouth, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 20th June

Dan Crowley signed a two year contract with newly promoted League Two side Notts County

U18 international Thomas Bloxham joined Blackburn Rovers, signing a contract until the summer of 2025

Thursday, 22nd June

Former St Patrick's Athletic midfielder Glory Nzingo signed a two year contract with Swansea City academy

Liam Kelly signed a contract until the summer of 2025 with Crawley Town

Friday, 23rd June

Dara O'Shea joined Josh Cullen, Luke McNally, Dara Costelloe, and Michael Obafemi at Burnley, signing a four year contract with the Clarets

Sunday, 25th June

After spending the second half of the 2022/23 season with Birmingham City, Kevin Long has signed a one year contract with the Blues

Monday, 26th June

Jack Taylor is promoted side Ipswich Town's first signing of the summer, joining the Tractor Boys on a three year contract

Tuesday, 27th June

Chiedozie Ogbene will play Premier League football next season after signing for play off winners Luton Town

Wednesday, 28th June

Defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed a two year contract with League Two side Barrow Town

Friday, 20th June

Recent U19 call up Sean Moore joined West Ham United, signing a three year deal with the Hammers

Loans

Thursday, 23rd June

Ipswich Town defender Corrie Ndaba will spend the 2023/24 season on loan at Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock

Contracts

Wednesday, 7th June

Midfielder Aaron O'Reilly signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa

Thursday, 1st June

Chloe Mustaki pledged her allegiance to Bristol City by signing a new two year contract

Monday, 5th June

Robbie Brady and Preston North End reached an agreement on a two year contract extension, keeping the midfielder at Deepdale for until the summer of 2025

Tuesday, 6th June

Wolves striker Nathan Fraser signed a two year extension to his contract at Molineux

Wednesday, 7th June

Ciara Grant signed a one year extension to her contract to stay with Hearts for the 2023/24 season

Monday, 12th June

Lewes Player's Player of the Season, and Manager's Player of the Season, Sophie Whitehouse will stay at The Dripping Pan for the 2023/24 season

Tuesday, 13th June

After recently passing 100 appearances for Liverpool FC women's team, defender Niamh Fahey has signed an extension to her conract with the Reds

Thursday, 14th June

Greg Cunningham signed a six month extension to his contract at Preston, with an option further six months depending on fitness and availability

Wednesday, 22nd June

Having proved his fitness in the second half of the season, Kyle Callan-McFadden has signed a one year extension to his contract with King's Lynn Town

Wednesday, 28th June

Everton exercised the 12 month option on Courtney Brosnan's contract with the Toffees

Recent U19 call up Patrick Casey signed a three year contract with Charlton Athletic, this is the striker's first professional contract

Thursday, 29th June

Seamus Coleman signed a one year extension to his contract with Everton, which should see him overtake Tim Howard with the most appearances in the Premier League for the Toffees

Friday, 30th June

Left-sided defender Sean Roughan committed himself to Lincoln City, signing a contract extension until 2025 with the Imps

Managers

Monday, 26th June

Robbie Keane agreed to take over Maccabi Tel Aviva, signing a two year contract with the Israeli side

Thursday, 29th June

Alan Sheehan joined Michael Duff's backroom team at Swansea City, as assistant haead coach

July 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts
August 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

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, 26th November 2021

Friday, 26th November 2021

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Jayson Molumby was sent off for the first time in senior football

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Newport County

In his first appearance since Friday, 8 October, Alan Judge made his first assist of the season - this was his first assist in 13 months

Saturday, 27th November 2021

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 29th September

Luton 1-2 Cardiff

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in eight weeks
James Collins was named in the Cardiff starting XI for the first time in five weeks

Peterborough 0-0 Barnsley

Conor Coventry was booked for the first time this season - this was his first booking since January 2020

Swansea 2-3 Reading

Ryan Manning scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since September 2020

League 1

Bolton 2-2 Cheltenham

Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time this season

Burton Albion 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Thomas O'Connor scored his fifth goal of the season

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his 20th goal for Wigan

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 3-0 Motherwell

Ryan Sweeney's first goal since Saturday, 2 October 2021(57 days)

Hearts 2-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy was sent off for the fourth time in his career, a year after his last red card in November 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Cove Rangers 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton's first goal since Sunday, 5 September 2021(84 days)

Sunday, 28th November 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

James McCarthy completed 90 minutes for the first time since January 2021
Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 2-3 Viking

Sean McDermott was booked for the first time this seaso

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Reading

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 25th appearance for Millwall

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Wigan

James McClean made his 100th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane scored his 20th goal in League Two

Portsmouth 1-1 Cheltenham

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Dan Crowley was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Rochdale 0-3 Bolton

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season, eight weeks after his last goal

Northampton 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Andrew Moran made his first start in senior football
Evan Ferguson scored his first senior goal of his career

Salford City 5-3 Leeds United U21

Tyreik Wright was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 18th September

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-2 Preston North End

Mark Travers made his 25th appearance for Bournemouth - starting in each one

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Hull City

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the fifth time in the 2021/22 season

Thursday, 4th November 2021

Europa League

Ferencvaros 2-3 Celtic

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks

MLS

Austin FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City

In his first start in five weeks, Jon Gallagher was shown his first yellow card of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 16th April 2021

Friday, 16th April 2021

League 1

Peterborough 3-1 Northampton

Jack Taylor completed his first assist since Saturday, 17 October

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 2-1 Inverness CT

Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 7th October

Eerste Divisie

Dordrecht 2-6 Den Bosch

Liam Bossin's start was his first appearance in five weeks; the goalkeeper was also booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

In his first start in seven weeks, Simon Cox assisted a goal for the first time since Friday, 8th January

Saturday, 17th April 2021

Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Sheffield United

Enda Stevens was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 29 December

Championship

Stoke City 0-0 Preston North End

Alan Browne was named in the starting XI for the first time in a month
Greg Cunningham's start was his first appearance in six weeks

League 1

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully marked his 50th appearance for Lincoln City with his 15th goal of the season

Charlton 0-0 Ipswich

Mark McGuinness's start was his first appearance in two months

Hull City 2-1 Fleetwood

In his first start in eight weeks, Dan Crowley made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 3-1 Accrington Stanley

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal of his career

AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Swindon Town

Shane McLoughlin was shown his first yellow card since Tuesday, 2nd March

League 2

Forest Green 3-2 Scunthorpe

Dominic Bernard was named in the Forest Green starting XI for the 50th time

Leyton Orient 2-0 Barrow

Conor Wilkinson assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 21st November

Newport Co. 0-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in eleven weeks

Stevenage 0-1 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since Wednesday, 13th January

Colchester 2-1 Walsall

Liam Kinsella made his 150th career start - all of which have been for Walsall

Swiss Challenge League

Grasshopper 1-0 Wil

Connor Ronan made his 25th appearance in the competition

Scottish FA Cup

Aberdeen 2-2 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time since Sunday, 10th January

Sunday, 18th April 2021

MLS

Los Angeles FC 2-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher made his first appearance for Austin FC

Australian A-League

Macarthur 2-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan scored his fifth goal of the season

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 29th January 2021

Friday, 29th January 2021

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-1 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan's penalty was his second goal in two games, in what was his 50th start for the Jets

Saturday, 30 January 2021

Premier League

Everton 0-2 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season - this was his first yellow card since since Saturday, 7 March 2020

Championship

Norwich 0-0 Middlesbrough

Adam Idah returned from injury for his first appearance since Saturday, 24th October

Blackburn 1-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Derby County 1-0 Bristol City

Jason Knight started a game for the 50th time in his career

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham's introduction for loan club Preston North End was his first appearance in six weeks
Kieren Westwood's start was his 500th career appearance

My 500th Career appearance today. Really proud to have done it with 4 fantastic football clubs. Delighted to cap it with 3 points & a clean sheet. Great response from the boys. The Work rate, desire and attitude was brilliant. ⚽️💚 #cufc #ccfc #safc #swfc pic.twitter.com/D5t4oY7k53

— Keiren Westwood (@WestwoodKeiren) January 31, 2021

League 1

Sunderland 2-2 Gillingham

Aiden McGeady scored his 30th goal for Sunderland

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 MK Dons

Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in six weeks

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Ipswich

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Ipswich - eleven months after his last goal on Saturday, 29 February 2020

Hull City 1-0 Swindon Town

Dan Crowley started a game for the first time since Saturday, 17th October

League 2

Bolton 2-0 Leyton Orient

Eoin Doyle scored his tenth goal for Bolton

Bradford City 2-1 Barrow

Anthony O'Connor was booked for the first tine in eight weeks
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist in seven weeks
Jamie Devitt made his first appearance for new club Barrow

Cambridge United 3-1 Crawley

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time this season, scored his fourth goal of the season, and completed his fifth assist of the season

Grimsby 1-2 Stevenage

James McKeown was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 3rd November

Harrogate Town 2-1 Newport Co.

Simon Power was named in the Harrogate Town starting XI for the first time

Oldham 2-1 Salford City

Richie Towell started a game for Salford for the first time since Saturday, 10th October

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-2 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly made his first assist of the season

Scottish Championship

Hearts 1-0 Dunfermline

Aidan White's introduction was the defender's first appearance in seven weeks

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Adelaide United

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, and was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 31st January 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 2-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady was named in the Burnley starting XI for the 50th time

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 Monday, 20th July 2020

Monday, 20th July 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Shane Duffy came off the bench for his 130th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

David McGoldrick's 30th appearance of the season was also the 60th time the striker was named in the Sheffield United starting XI
Enda Stevens made his 130th start for Sheffield United

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty completed an assist for the first time in a month

Tuesday, 21st July 2020

Australian A-League

Sydney 1-2 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan was named in the starting XI for Newcastle Jets' first game since the return of the A-League

Wednesday, 22nd July 2020

Championship

Birmingham City 1-3 Derby County

Dan Crowley's start was his 40th appearance for Birmingham City

Bristol City 1-1 Preston North End

Sean Maguire scored his fifth goal of the season, seven months after his last goal in December

Cardiff 3-0 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance since the Championship restarted

Leeds United 4-0 Charlton

Aiden McGeady's start was his tenth appearance for Charlton

Luton 3-2 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was named in the Blackburn starting XI for the 150th time

1⃣5⃣0⃣ #Rovers starts for @darragh_lenihan. 👏#LTNvROV 🔵⚪️ https://t.co/kMtPaLIjWI pic.twitter.com/W43SwuI6v2

— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) July 22, 2020

Millwall 4-1 Huddersfield

Jay Molumby made his 40th appearance for Millwall

Nottingham Forest 1-4 Stoke City

James McClean's strike, his first since February, was his tenth goal for Stoke City

West Bromwich Albion 2-2 QPR

Dara O'Shea was named in the West Bromwich Albion starting XI for the 20th time
Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season in his first start in a month
Ryan Manning scored his fifth goal of the season

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 Columbus Crew

Jon Gallagher came off the bench for his first appearance for Atlanta United

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th June 2020

Friday, 26th June 2020

Championship

Brentford 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Callum Robinson made his tenth appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Saturday, 27th June 2020

Championship

Charlton 1-0 QPR

Aiden McGeady's fifth appearance for Charlton was also his 20th start of the season
Conor Masterson's start was his tenth career appearance
Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his 25th appearance for QPR

Birmingham City 3-3 Hull City

In his 30th appearance in the Championship, Dan Crowley scored his first goal in the competition

Leeds United 3-0 Fulham

Harry Arter was named in the Fulham starting XI for the 15th time

Stoke City 0-2 Middlesbrough

James McClean's start was his 30th appearance of the season

Bulgarian Championship

Slavia Sofia 0-0 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey made his 20th appearance in the Bulgarian Championship

Sunday, 28th June 2020

Premier League

Watford 1-3 Southampton

Will Smallbone;s start was made his fifth appearance for Southampton

Championship

Bristol City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Callum O'Dowda made his 30th appearance of the season

FA Cup

Sheffield United 1-2 Arsenal

David McGoldrick scored his third goal of the seasons in his 70th appearance for Sheffield United

Monday, 29th June 2020

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's introduction was his fifth appearance of the season

League 2

Exeter 0-4 Northampton

Michael Harriman's start was his 30th appearance for Northampton

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 4th January 2020

Saturday, 4th January 2020

League 1

Sunderland 3-1 Lincoln City

After completing his move from Waterford on New Year's Day, Zach Elbouzedi came off the bench for his first appearance for Lincoln City

League 2

Cheltenham 3-0 Oldham

Sean Long completed his fifth assist of the season

Salford City 1-2 Walsall

Liam Kinsella's start was his 100th career start - all for Walsall

Scottish Championship

Dundee 0-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's seventh goal of the season was his first goal in a month

Queen of the South 0-1 Dundee Utd

In his first start since August, Mark Connolly scored his first goal since August 2018 - also his first goal for Dundee United

English FA Cup

Bristol City 1-1 Shrewsbury

Joe Murphy was named in the Shrewsbury starting XI for the first time in six weeks

Bournemouth 4-0 Luton

Mark Travers' start was first appearance since September

Burnley 4-2 Peterborough

Kevin Long started a game for Burnley for the first time since August
Jeff Hendrick's first goal in three months was his tenth goal for the Clarets

Birmingham City 2-1 Blackburn

Dan Crowley scored his first goal for Birmingham

Fulham 2-1 Aston Villa

In his first appearance since October, Harry Arter scored his first goal since November 2017

Southampton 2-0 Huddersfield

Will Smallbone marked his first appearance for Southampton's senior side with his first goal in senior football
Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his FA Cup debut
Shane Long was booked for the first time this season

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Shane Duffy's start was the 250th of his career

Preston North End 2-4 Norwich

Adam Idah's hat trick was the first hat trick scored by an Irish teenage player since Aaron Connolly scored three for Brighton's U21s against MK Dons in the Football League Trophy in November 2018

Brentford 1-0 Stoke City

Nathan Collins' start was his first appearance since September

Fleetwood 1-2 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis completed his first assist since Augus

Sunday, 5th January 2020

English FA Cup

QPR 5-1 Swansea

Conor Masterson's start was his first career appearance
Olamide Shodipo came off the bench for his first appearance since August

Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Yassine En-Neyah came off the bench for his first career appearance

Charlton 0-1 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea was named in West Brom's starting XI for the first time since August

Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Barnsley

Paul Green scored his first goal in the FA Cup since February 2009

Sheffield United 2-1 AFC Fylde

Neil Byrne's start was his first appearance in a month
Callum Robinson's first goal since August was his fifth goal in the FA Cup

On Dan Crowley, independent.ie and fact checking

Recent reports in the Irish Independent (or independent.ie to give it the title on the paper's website masthead) have suggested that Arsenal winger Daniel Crowley may be about to switch his allegiance from England to Ireland following talks with manager Martin O'Neill.
However, today's article "Martin O'Neill to hold a second meeting with highly-rated Danny Crowley" contains a number of factual errors.

"As the Coventry-born midfielder represented England’s Under-19s last year, he wouldn’t be eligible to play in the games [the upcoming friendlies against Holland and Belarus]". His participation in the England U19 qualifiers is irrelevant to the senior international setup, players play for a new international side after switching allegiances all the time, regardless of their most recent appearance at underage level. It does mean, however, that he cannot turn out for the Ireland U19s until the qualifiers for the 2017 U19 Championships to be held in Albania in October.

"At that point [after representing Ireland at U17 level], he was bizarrely cut from their squad for the UEFA elite qualifiers, hastening his switch to the England for their UEFA U-19 campaign last October." While it's true that Crowley did appear for England in their U19 qualifiers last October (starting two of their three games), the article makes no mention that Crowley had not appeared for Ireland in a competitive game at U17 level (which would have tied him to the Republic at that level), only appearing in two friendlies against Croatia in 2013 before going on to represent England's U17s in their qualifiers a month later against Portugal, Russia and Slovenia. I found the mention of "elite qualifiers" here to be slightly misleading. While it does refer to the next qualifiers for the Ireland U17s, the England qualifiers played in October were in the Qualifying round, not the elite level.

"It was around that time [last October] O’Neill picked up the telephone and rang the Crowley family to make clear his interest in possibly fast-tracking him into the Irish fold." According to reports from that time, O'Neill first spoke to Crowley's family before naming the provisional squad for the qualifiers against Germany and Portugal on 17th September. England played their U19 qualifiers on the 8th, 10th, and 13th of October, three weeks later.

While there's no mention of this in the article from the Independent, it might be relevant that Crowley was not named in the England U19 squad for their elite qualifiers in March, despite appearing for Arsenal U21s against his former side Aston Villa earlier in the month.

Finally, and possibly most damning of all, the Independent themselves published an article on Crowley's switch to England at the time in 2013, from the same author John Fallon! Far from being cut from the squad, manager Tom Mohan was reported as saying that "he respected the decision and did not consider Crowley for inclusion in his squad for their forthcoming European Championship qualifiers."

Further Reading
Revealed: Martin O'Neill to hold a second meeting with highly-rated Danny Crowley - independent.ie
U17 head coach Tom Mohan names squad to face Croatia - fai.ie
Ireland U17s defeated by strong Croatian side - fai.ie
Ireland U17s lose out again to Croatia - fai.ie
U-21s: Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal - arsenal.com
Aston Villa star Crowley opts to play for England- independent.ie