Round Up for weekend of Friday, 10th May 2019

Friday, 10th May 2019

League 2

Tranmere 1-0 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning was sent off for the second time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 Hearts

Colin Doyle's start for Hearts was his first appearance since February
Conor Shaughnessy's start was his 25th career appearance

Saturday, 11th May 2019

Championship

Derby County 0-1 Leeds United

Richard Keogh was shown his first yellow card since February

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 0-1 Dundee

Darren O'Dea retired from football in what was his 100th appearance for Dundee
John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time since November

Sunday, 12th May 2019

Norwegian Eliteserien

Sarpsborg 08 0-1 Kristiansund

Sean McDermott made his 100th appearance in the competition

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 14th September 2018

Friday, 14th September 2018

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 3-1 Cracovia Kraków

On his first start in a month, Cillian Sheridan scored a brace

Saturday, 15th September 2018

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Arsenal

Ciaran Clark's first goal of the season was the defender's tenth goal in the Premier League

Championship

Rotherham 1-0 Derby County

Richie Towell made his first appearance of the season
Ryan Manning's goal was his first strike for Rotherham
Richard Keogh made his 300th appearance for Derby County - even more impressive was that the defender started every appearance for the Rams!

Thank you to all involved at @dcfcofficial for the journey over the last six seasons. Thrilled to have reached 300 appearances for the club #COYR 🐏 pic.twitter.com/e0ljv7e6Nl

— Richard Keogh (@RichardKeogh_6) September 18, 2018

Blackburn 1-1 Aston Villa

Derrick Williams made his first appearance since Saturday, 4th August

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady made his first appearance of the season

Fleetwood 1-1 Accrington Stanley

Cian Bolger scored his first goal of the season

Shrewsbury 2-0 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the first time this season in what was his 100th start for Southend United

League 2

Carlisle United 0-2 Tranmere

Jamie Devitt was booked for the first time this season

Cheltenham 0-0 Crewe Alexandra

Corey Whelan made his first appearance for loan club Crewe Alexandra

Colchester 3-0 Cambridge United

David Forde made his 50th appearance for Cambridge United
Gary Deegan made his 250th career appearance

Mansfield Town 1-2 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 3-2 Kilmarnock

After his release from Oldham, Jack Byrne came off the bench for his first appearance for Kilmarnock

Rangers 4-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea's start was his first appearance of the season

St Johnstone 1-1 Aberdeen

Chris Forrester made his first start for Aberdeen
David McMillan's goal was his fifth strike for St Johnstone

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 17th November 2017

Friday, 17th November 2017

Championship

Burton Albion 1-3 Sheffield United

Samir Carruthers' late introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months

Preston North End 0-0 Bolton

Andy Boyle was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 18th November 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 4-0 Huddersfield

Harry Arter scored his first goal of the season, this was also the 30th goal of the midfielder's career

Burnley 2-0 Swansea

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark returned to the Newcastle starting XI for the first time since 1st October

Championship

Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance since Saturday, 26th August

Cardiff 2-0 Brentford

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Brentford

Reading 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's first goal of the season was also his tenth goal for Wolves, and the 15th goal of his career

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda made his 50th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-3 AFC Wimbledon

Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Blackpool

Conor O'Malley made his first appearance in League One

League 2

Grimsby 0-1 Carlisle United

Jack Bonham made his 25th career appearance

Lincoln City 1-2 Coventry

Sean Long was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-0 Kilmarnock

Darren O'Dea was sent off for the second time this season, two months after his last red card on Saturday, 16 September. This was fourth red card of his career

Sunday, 19th November 2017

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Partick Thistle

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Scottish Championship

Dundee United 3-0 Falkirk

Willo Flood scored his first goal since Saturday, 2 September in his 200th start for Dundee United

Report Card for weekend of Friday, 15th September 2017

Saturday, 16 September 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Southampton

Shane Long was booked for the first time since December 2016 in what was the striker's first start of the season

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Stoke City

Ciaran Clark's start against Stoke City was the defender's 200th career appearance and was booked for the first time since March

Championship

Brentford 1-1 Reading

Liam Kelly first goal in a month was the his fifth goal for the club
Both John Egan and Paul McShane were booked for the first time this season

Hull City 1-1 Sunderland

David Meyler scored his second goal of the season, a month after his last goal on August 15th

Ipswich 2-0 Bolton

David McGoldrick scored his fourth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Leeds United

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in a month on his 25th appearance in the Championship
Eunan O'Kane was shown his first yellow card since March 2017
Conor Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season

Barnsley 0-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in a month on his 25th appearance for Aston Villa

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Rotherham

Colin Doyle was booked for the first time since September 2013

Bury 0-0 Plymouth

Joe Murphy made his 25th appearance for Bury

Oldham 1-2 Shrewsbury

Eoin Doyle's red card was the third time the striker has been sent off in his career

Portsmouth 4-1 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger was shown his third yellow card of the season on his 50th appearance for Fleetwood

Southend United 2-2 Northampton

Brendan Moloney was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 3-0 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time in his career

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle made his 100th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 3-1 Colchester

The first goal of Kevin Dawson's brace was his fifth goal in League Two and was booked for the first time this season

Chesterfield 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 4-0 Ross County

Jonathan Hayes returned to the Celtic starting XI for the first time since Friday, 11th August

Dundee 3-2 St Johnstone

Darren O'Dea was sent off for the first time for Dundee (his first red card since April 2012) in his first appearance since Saturday, 12 August

Hibernian 2-2 Motherwell

Anthony Stokes scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season

2016/17 Irish Abroad Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for the 2016/17 Season

Wins
Aberdeen's extended season, that began on 30th June 2016, means that Adam Rooney and Jonathan Hayes started the most wins in 2016/17. The striker finished on the winning side 32 times, with his midfield compatriot winning 30 of the 44 games when he lined out for the Dons. In England, Ciaran Clark started 25 wins, despite being injured a month before the season ended

Draws
Bradford's on loan midfielder Josh Cullen started 16 draws in League One, one more than Gary Dicker's 15 draws in Scotland for Kilmarnock

Losses
Darren O'Dea started 21 losses in 2016/17, including one final appearance for FC Toronto, only just avoiding relegation with Dundee

Starts/Completed Games
Despite being unavailable for four games in 2016/17, Richard Keogh still managed to start more than any other player, the defender started 48 of the 52 games Derby played across the season and only failed to complete 90 minutes in one of these!

Substitutions/Introductions
Rooney was substituted in 23 of the 43 games he started for Aberdeen, one more than Wes Hoolahan. No other player was substituted more than Liam Kelly's 14 times in 2016/17. Shane Long came off the bench 26 times (13 both home and away) in this past season, Callum O'Dowda(20) and James McClean(21) were the only other players to come off the bench 20 times or more.

Stayed On Bench
Once again, goalkeepers dominate the players who were left on the bench by their managers during the season, with Jack Bonham(43), Aaron McCarey(39) and Shay Given(29) taking the top three places. Of the outfield players, Olamide Shodipo(21) was the only outfield player to be left on the bench for more than 20 games

Goals
Adam Rooney's 20 goals during the season, including five penalties (two more than any other player), was the most goals scored by an Irish player in 2016/17 across the top divisions in England and Scotland. Honourable mentions for James Collins' 22 goals for Crawley, Simon Cox's 16 goals for Southend and Graham Carey's 15 goals from midfield for Plymouth

Discipline
Greg Cunningham was shown 13 yellow cards in his 44 appearances (all starts)

May 2017 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for May 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 19th May 2016

Friday, 19 May 2017

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Falkirk 1-2 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon started his first game in two months

Saturday, 20 May 2017

League One Play Off

Bradford City 0-1 Millwall

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

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Ross County

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

Hamilton Academical 4-0 Dundee

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

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 West Ham United

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

Southampton 0-1 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 0-6 Aberdeen

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

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

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

Round Up - Weekend of 31st March 2017

Friday, 31 March 2017

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-7 Aberdeen

Darren O'Dea made his 50th appearance for Dundee
Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance in the SPL
Adam Rooney scored his first goal in a month

Saturday, 1 April 2017

Championship

Ipswich 1-1 Birmingham City

This was Jonathan Douglas's first appearance since February 14th, and his first start since a month earlier on January 17th

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Wigan

Jack Byrne was included in a Wigan matchday squad for the first time, but did not come off the bench

Rotherham 0-1 Fulham

Lee Frecklington made his 150th start for Rotherham

Reading 1-0 Leeds United

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance for Reading

League 1

Bolton 0-0 Chesterfield

Connor Dimaio was booked for the fifth time this season

Bradford City 1-0 Walsall

Billy Clarke scored his 25th goal for Bradford, almost five months after his last goal in November

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Shrewsbury

Rory Gaffney made his 50th start for Bristol Rovers
Ryan Sweeney made his 25th career appearance

Millwall 3-1 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden made his 150th start for Scunthorpe
Shaun Williams penalty today (his first goal since November 26th) was his scored his 25th goal in League One and his fifth goal of the season

Southend United 3-0 Oldham

Simon Cox was booked for the tenth time this season
Paul Green was shown his first yellow card in 2017

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Cambridge United

Barry Corr made his first start of the season, 14 months after his last start in January 2016

Hartlepool 0-2 Portsmouth

Padraig Amond made his 200th appearance in League Two
Enda Stevens made his 150th start in England

Leyton Orient 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Collins made his 25th appearance for Leyton Orient

Yeovil 0-2 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan scored his first goal for Carlisle, this was the winger's first goal since December 4th

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 2-1 Ross County

Adam Barton made his 25th start for Partick Thistle

Inverness CT 1-1 Kilmarnock

Conor Sammon made his 300th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Hamilton Academical 1-0 St Johnstone

Graham Cummins was booked for the first time in 2017

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-1 Airdrie Utd

Joe Gorman made his first start since December

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 0-0 Atlanta United

Chris McCann started his first game for Atlanta United

Sunday, 2 April 2017

Polish Ekstraklasa

Jagiellonia Białystok 1-0 Nieciecza

Cillian Sheridan's penalty today (his first goal since January 28th) was his tenth goal this season and his first goal for his new club

Round Up - Weekend of 4th February 2017

Saturday, 4 February 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland

Darron Gibson came off the bench to make his first appearance for Sunderland, having not played before this since November 8th

Everton 6-3 Bournemouth

James McCarthy scored his first goal of the season (his first goal since last May) in what was his first start for Everton this year. McCarthy also assisted Everton's opener, for his first goal and assist in the same game since January 2010
Harry Arter scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last strike on Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Watford 2-1 Burnley

After signing for Burnley on the last day of the January transfer window, Robbie Brady made his debut for the Clarets as a second half substitute
Jeff Hendrick's red card was the first time the midfielder had been sent off in his career

Championship

Barnsley 0-0 Preston North End

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

Birmingham City 1-0 Fulham

Stephen Gleeson was also shown his fifth yellow card in 2016/17

League 1

Bradford City 2-2 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first yellow card since December 2015

Port Vale 0-3 Peterborough

Sam Foley returned to the Port Vale starting XI for his first appearance since October
After signing for Port Vale on loan, Olamide Shodipo made his first start for the Valiants. This was the U21 player's first start since October

Rochdale 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Donal McDermott came off the bench for his first appearance since December 6th

Shrewsbury 2-1 Bury

Gary Deegan made his 50th appearance in League One, and was booked for the first time in almost two months

Southend United 3-1 Scunthorpe

Simon Cox scored his tenth goal for Southend

Walsall 2-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 20th goal for Northampton (his first goal since November) in what his 100th appearance in League One

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-0 Notts County

Seamus Conneely made his 100th start in England
Mark Yeates made his first appearance for Notts County

Blackpool 1-1 Colchester

Eddie Nolan came off the bench late in the second half for his first appearance since December 17th
Sean Murray was unfortunately sent off for the first time in his career in his first appearance for new club Colchester

Crawley 1-2 Stevenage

Rhys Murphy came off the bench for the first appearance in his second spell at Crawley Town

Exeter 4-0 Crewe Alexandra

Liam McAlinden started his first game in 2017

Grimsby 1-1 Luton

James McKeown made his first appearance in 2017
Gavin Gunning made his first start for Grimsby, more than a month after his last time in a starting XI when he was still with Morton

Hartlepool 1-1 Yeovil

Sean Kavanagh made his 25th career start

Leyton Orient 1-2 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan made his first start for new side Carlisle United

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Portsmouth

Eoin Doyle made his first appearance for Portsmouth since signing for Pompey on loan
Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-3 Hearts

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

Inverness CT 2-2 Dundee

Darren O'Dea scored his first goal since December 23rd in his first appearance in 2017

Aberdeen 2-0 Partick Thistle

Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Sunday, 5 February 2017

Championship

Brentford 3-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy scored his first goal this year in his 25th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 2-5 Celtic

Graham Cummins made his 100th start since leaving the League of Ireland

Cypriot Premier League

Aris 2-4 Omonia Nicosia

Cillian Sheridan made his 50th start for Omonia Nicosia

2016/17 Appearance Stats to date

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for 2016/17 season to date:
http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=13

Keiren Westwood, John Egan and Graham Carey were rewarded for their performances in 2016 by being included in the English Football League's Team of 2016

Here it is! ⚽️🌟

The 11 players and a manager that make up our #EFL Team of 2016 >> https://t.co/XPI6cgD9HJ. pic.twitter.com/4C5w2BGuDv

— EFL (@EFL) December 30, 2016

Wins
Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark has won 16 games so far in 2016/17, just ahead of fellow Championship centre half Shane Duffy on 15

Draws
Josh Cullen has started ten draws with Bradford, one more than fellow midfielder Gary Dicker on nine draws

Losses
Celtic centre half Fiacre Kelleher is not having the best time on loan at Peterhead, losing 12 of his 24 starts so far this season, the same as former Celtic centre half Darren O'Dea has lost in 2016/17 with Dundee

Starts/Completed Games
The Richard Keogh award for starting and completing games goes to Richard Keogh for starting and completing 27 games

Substitutions/Introductions
Wes Hoolahan and Adam Rooney have both been substituted by their managers 11 times, while winger Jake Mulraney has been introduced 13 times

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Dean Brill has stayed on the bench 25 times this season, while, of the outfield players, defender Sean Long remained an unused substitute in 14 games

Goals
Rooney's 11 goals makes him the only player to be in double figures, and has also scored more penalties than any other player - three. Aberdeen have gone on to lose only one of the games in which the striker has found the back of the net, winning the other nine. Millwall's Aiden O'Brien gets an honourable mention for his ten goals for the League One side

Discipline
Defender Greg Cunningham has picked up eight bookings already this season, one more than fellow defenders O'Dea and Daniel Devine

Round Up - Week of 21st December 2016

Wednesday, 21 December 2016

League 1

Millwall 3-1 Charlton
In what was a memorable night for striker Aiden O'Brien, he made his 100th appearance for Milwall and scored his 25th goal for the Lions, which was also his 20th league goal for the club, and his tenth goal of the season!

English FA Cup

Newport Co. 0-1 Plymouth
Graham Carey will remember his first goal in the FA Cup (his tenth goal of the season) after earning Plymouth a third round tie against Liverpool

Cypriot Premier League

Doxa 2-3 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan scored his eighth goal of the season, almost two months after his last goal on October 29th. This was also the striker's 30th goal in the Cypriot League

Friday, 23 December 2016

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-3 Aberdeen
After going more than a month without scoring since his last goal on November 19th, Adam Rooney scored his tenth goal of the season, this was the Don's striker's 70th goal in the Scottish Premier League

Dundee 3-2 Hearts
Darren O'Dea's second goal of the season was the defender's first SPL goal since scoring for Celtic in May 2010 season, and his fifth goal in the competition overall

Saturday, 24 December 2016

Scottish Championship

Dundee Utd 2-1 St Mirren
Sean Dillon returned to the Dundee United starting XI for his first start since November 12th

Round Up - Weekend of 13th August 2016

Saturday, 13 August 2016
Premier League
Hull City 2-1 Leicester City
On the opening day of the Premier League season, David Meyler started his first club game since Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Championship
Brentford 2-0 Ipswich
John Egan opened his account for Brentford with two strikes, the first Irish defender to score a brace in England since Egan himself notched twice for Gillingham in November 2014

Leeds United 1-2 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson's booking against Leeds was his first booking since February

Wigan 3-0 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's start for Blackburn this afternoon was his 50th career appearance

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Reading
Joe Mason and Matt Doherty both scored their fifth goal for Wolves against Reading. This was tenth goal of Doherty's career.

League 1
Chesterfield 3-1 Swindon Town
Anton Rodgers made his 50th career start
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season, his first goal since April

MK Dons 2-2 Millwall
Darren Potter's booking today was his first yellow card since April

Peterborough 0-1 Bradford City
After returning to Bradford on loan, Josh Cullen made his first appearance of the season

Sheffield United 1-1 Rochdale
Donal McDermott was shown his first yellow card since January

League 2
Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Crawley
After signing for Crawley in the summer, James Collins scored his first goal for the club

Exeter 1-2 Hartlepool
in his first start for Exeter, Liam McAlinden scored his first goal for the club. This was his first goal since Friday, 25 March 2016

Notts County 1-1 Stevenage
Graham Burke came off the bench for Notts County to make his 50th career appearance

Scottish Premier League
Dundee 1-2 Rangers
Darren O'Dea captained Dundee on his 25th appearance for the club

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy made his 50th appearance for St Johnstone since signing for them in May 2015

Sunday, 14 August 2016
League 1
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Oxford United
Rory Gaffney was booked for the first time since February in his 25th start for Bristol

January 2016 Transfer Window - Permanent Deals

Permanent Deals
Tuesday, 5th January 2016
After negotiating a release from his contract at Tottenham Hotspur, U21 winger Kenny McEvoy signed for York City until the end of the season: http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/kenny-mcevoy-inks-permanent-york-city-contract-2885894.aspx

Wednesday, 6th January 2016
Following a succesful loan, former QPR midfielder Michael Harriman signed for Wycombe Wanderers on a three and a half year deal: http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/article/michael-harriman-signs-permanent-deal-2887055.aspx

Thursday, 7th January 2016
Darren O'Dea has returned to the Scottish Premier League after a nomadic career including Canada, Ukraine and India and has signed for Dundee FC until the end of the season: http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/odea-is-a-dee
In a similar situation to James Collins, Liam Lawrence signed for Bristol Rovers until the end of the season: http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/liam-lawrence-signs-for-the-club-2888454.aspx
Mark Yeates signed for Blackpool on a 18 month deal: http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/yeates-agrees-blackpool-deal-2889176.aspx

Friday, 8th January 2016
Following a release from his contract at Rotherham, former U21 defender Aidan White has signed for Barnsley until the end of the season: http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/article/aidy-white-signs-for-the-reds-2889972.aspx
After training with the club, Stephen Hunt signed for Coventry City on a short term contract: http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/signing-stephen-hunt-coventry-city-short-term-2890421.aspx
Midfielder Jimmy Keohane signed for Sligo Rovers following his release by Woking Town: http://www.sligorovers.com/news/16/jan/keohane-latest-agree-terms

Monday, 11th January 2016
After making only one appearance for Peterborough since signing for them in the summer 2015 transfer window, U21 midfielder Kieran Sadlier has signed for Sligo Rovers ahead of the new season in the League of Ireland: http://sligorovers.com/news/16/jan/sadlier-joins-bit-ored

Thursday, 14th January 2016
Following a successful loan spell earlier in the season, in which he scored five times in seven games, Rory Gaffney returned to Bristol Rovers on a permanent deal: http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/signing-rory-gaffney-becomes-a-rovers-player-2901352.aspx

Thursday, 16th January 2016
Following international clearance, Joe Gorman signed for Conference South side Maidenhead United: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/maidenheadunited/news/gorman-cleared-to-join-squad-for-woking-tie-1552785.html

Friday, 15th January 2016
Fury FC’s Cork born defender Colin Falvey signed for NASL rivals Indy Eleven: http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2016/01/15/falvey-transfer

Friday, 22nd January 2016
Kevin Foley signed for Ipswich until the end of the season: http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/ipswich-town-sign-kevin-foley-as-a-free-agent-2914921.aspx
After negotiating a release from his contract with Watford, Connor Smith signed for AFC Wimbledon: http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/article/done-deal-connor-signs-2915251.aspx

Thursday, 28th January 2016
James Chambers signed with United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel: http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2016/01/27/bethlehem-steel-fc-add-eight-roster
Former U21 striker Joe Mason moved from Cariff to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three and a half year deal: http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/read-mason-nets-wolves-move-2926297.aspx

Monday, 1st February 2016
Following a short trial after being released by Sheffield United, midfielder Connor Dimaio signed for Chesterfield FC until the end of the season: http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/young-midfielder-signs-2932503.aspx
After making his fiftieth appearance for former club Carlisle at the weekend, Gary Dicker signed for Kilmarnock on a permanent deal: http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=3404

Round Up - Weekend of 15th January 2016

Saturday, 16 January 2016
Premier League
Southampton 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
Shane Long started five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since the end of the 2013/14 season with Hull

Newcastle Utd 2-1 West Ham United
Robert Elliot was booked for the first time this season

Championship
Blackburn 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Darragh Lenihan's start today was his first league start of the season, having previously only started for Blackburn in a League Cup game in August

Derby County 0-3 Birmingham City
Stephen Gleeson's fourth goal of the season came more than two months after his third, his last goal came on November 7th

League 1
Bradford City 1-0 Oldham
Billy Clarke made his fiftieth start for Bradford in their win over Oldham

Bury 2-3 Walsall
John O'Sullivan made his first appearance on loan at Bury, while teammate (and fellow loanee) Ian Lawlor was booked for the first time in his career
Similar to Stephen Gleeson, Anthony Forde's winner for Walsall was also his first goal since November 7th

Coventry 0-2 Burton Albion
After being an unused substitute for seven consecutive games, Callum Reilly came off the bench to make his first appearance since November 24th

League 2
Crawley 0-1 Notts County
Ronan Murray made his first start of the season in this away win for Notts County

Dagenham and Redbridge 1-2 Northampton
John-Joe O'Toole scored his fifth goal of the season

Plymouth 3-2 Stevenage
After signing for them on loan, Keith Keane went straight into the starting XI at Stevenage for his first start since August

Scottish Premier League
Partick Thistle 2-4 Dundee
After signing for them until the end of the season, Darren O'Dea made his first start for Dundee
  
Australian A-League
Perth Glory 2-2 Melbourne City
Andy Keogh picked up his first booking for Perth Glory in his second spell at the club, in his second appearance since re-signing for them

Sunday, 17 January 2016
Scottish Premier League
Ross County 2-3 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his fifteenth goal of the season

Monday, 18 January 2016
English FA Cup
Newport Co. 1-2 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan's second start in three days was his twenty-fifth career appearance

Further Reading
Ozil assisting in more ways than one, says chart-topping Shrimps winger - The Football League Paper
The force is still with Leicester City but history may not be - The Guardian
PSG V M.I.A. – The Big Picture PSG VS M.I.A The Big Picture - Pog Mo Goal

Talking Points

Zak Gilsenan has been linked with a move from Barcelona to Liverpool. Should there be a ban on transferring players who are only 11 years old?
Joey O'Brien made his first appearance for West Ham this weekend since the end of August. With his history of injury problems, is he still a candidate to appear in defence for Ireland?
Stephen Ward's injury is unfortunate for both club and country, what player do you think can fill in at left full?
Chestefield's Eoin Doyle has been linked with a move to the Championship, with Millwall and Reading both reportedly monitoring the striker. How do you think he would fare at a higher level, and would that be a springboard to the international side?
With the transfer window about to reopen in England, Richie Towell has been linked with Millwall and Ipswich. After failing to agree terms with Cardiff, should he bide his time before going across the water?
Darren O'Dea has signed a short term deal with Blackpool FC. Is he ready to return to football, and a relegation battle at Bloomfield Road?
After some extremely promising performances for club and country, Robbie Brady has slipped out of the starting XI at Hull City. Should he look for a move in January?
Mark O'Brien has reportedly been told he has no future at Derby County, should he try to earn a long term contract at Motherwell, or find another club in England?
Congratulations to U21 player Glen Rea on his first appearance as an unused substitute for Brighton
Ciaran Clark's recent run of form culminated in his goal against Leicester, his first in two years, can he become the first choice partner for John O'Shea?
Congratulations to LA Galaxy's Robbie Keane on scoring the winning goal in the MLS Cup final against New England Revolution.
Please vote for Stephanie Roche for the FIFA Puskas Goal of the Year award here: http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/puskas-award/index.html (remember to use multiple browsers on all devices and delete cookies afterwards to vote again!)