Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2024

Transfers

Tuesday, 2nd July

Harry Charsley signed for non league Oldham Athletic

Wednesday, 3rd July

21 year old winger Cian Hayes joined Peterborough

Thursday, 4th July

David Okagbue signed for Walsall until the summer of 2026

Following a successful loan spell with Bradford in the 2023/24 season, Tyreik Wright signed a two year contract with the Bantams

Friday, 5th July

Promising U21 midfielder Rocco Vata signed a four year contract with Watford, with the option of a further 12 months

Former U19 player Liam Kelly signed for MK Dons

Monday, 8th July

Gavan Holohan joined Crawley Town, signing a two year contract with the Red Devils

Drogheda United goalkeeper Andrew Wogan signed a four year contract with Stockport County, and returned on loan to the Drogs until the end of the 2024 League of Ireland season

Tuesday, 9th July

Defender Adam Alimi-Adetoro signed a two year contract with FC Halifax Town

Thursday, 11th July

After making more than 400 appearances for Preston North End, Alan Browne signed a three year contract with Sunderland

Saturday, 13th July

Following a succesful loan in the Eredivisie last season, Troy Parrott signed for AZ Alkmaar, where he will wear the number 9 jersey

Monday, 15th July

Ruari Paton signed a three year contract with League Two Side Port Vale

Goalkeeper turned centre-half AJ Doyle was announced as one of twelve scholars for Derby County's Academy

Tuesday, 16th July

Dawson Devoy returned from England to sign for Bohemians, signing a multi-year contract with the Gypsies

Following his release from Bournemouth, Ben Greenwood signed for non-league Weymouth

Wedneday, 17th July

After more than 300 games in English football, Greg Cunningham returned to his native Galway to sign for Galway United

Zach Elbouzedi returned to Ireland, signing a multi-year contract with St Patrick's Athletic

Friday, 19th July

Three-times capped Ireland striker Saoirse Noonan signed a three year contract with Celtic FC Women

Following the bankruptcy of KV OOstende, Liam Bossin returned to former club FC Dordrecht

Promise Omochere signed a three year contract with Bristol Rovers

21 year old striker Sinclair Armstrong signed for Bristol City

Saturday, 20th July

Sophie Whitehouse signed a one year contract with Charlton Athletic Women

Wednesday, 24th July

Ricardo Dinanga signed a one year contract with AFC Telford

Friday, 26th July

Freddie Turley signed a three year contract with Derby County, where he will initially line out for their U21 side

Saturday, 27th July

Erin McLaughlin signed a 12 month contract, with the option of a further year, with Portsmouth Women

Sunday, 28th July

Aidan Keena returned from England to sign for St Patrick's Athletic

Tuesday, 30th July

Recent senior international debutant Jake O'Brien signed for Everton

Corrie Ndaba signed a three year contract with Kilmarnock

Wednesday, 31st July

Rory Finneran, who set a new record as Blackburn Rovers' youngest ever player in 2023/24, signed for Newcastle

Striker Aoife Colvill signed a two year contract with Belgian side Standard Liege

Loans

Monday, 15th July

Wrexham goalkeeper Luke McNicholas signed a season long loan with AFC Rochdale

Tuesday, 16th July

Striker Luke Pearce signed for Sligo Rovers until the end of the 2024 League of Ireland season

U21 player Jack Henry-Francis signed a loan deal with Sligo Rovers for the rest of the current LOI season

Friday, 26th July

U21 defender Tayo Adaramola will spend the 2024/25 season on loan with Stockport County

Saturday, 27th July

Shrewsbury Town announced the loan signing of Rotherham striker JJ Kayode for the 2024/25 season

Tuesday, 30th July

Former Shamrock Rovers defender James Furlong signed a season-long loan with AFC Wimbledon

Contracts

Thursday, 4th July

Durham confirmed their retained player list for 2024/25, including a new contract for Eleanor Ryan Doyle

Monday, 8th July

U18 cap Joe Gibbard signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace

Wednesday, 10th July

Tom O'Connor extended his contract with Wrexham AFC, signing a new deal with the Welsh side until summer 2027

Friday, 12th July

U21 goalkeeper Killian Cahill signed a 12 month extension to his contract with Brighton and Hove Albion, with the option of a further year

Monday, 29th July

Women's National Team midfielder Denise O'Sullivan signed a new contract with NWSL side North Carolina Courage until the end of the 2026 season

Management

Monday, 1st July

Brentford appointed former Republic of Ireland assistant manager Keith Andrews as their set piece coach

Thursday, 11th July

Hull City confirmed that former player David Meyler was promoted to assistant coach of their U18 side

Friday, 12th July

Stoke City announced that Liam Lawrence will be in charge of their U21 side for the upcoming season

Further reading

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

Round up for week of Tuesday, 12th March 2019

Tuesday, 12th March 2019

Championship

Blackburn 3-0 Wigan

Derrick Williams was booked for the first time in three months

Sheffield United 2-0 Brentford

David McGoldrick's goal was his first strike in a month

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Doncaster Rovers

Kieran Sadlier was named in Doncaster's starting XI for the first time in a month

Coventry 2-1 Fleetwood

David Meyler started a game for Coventry for first time since Saturday, 2nd February

Plymouth 2-1 Shrewsbury

Graham Carey scored his fifth goal of the season

Rochdale 0-0 Oxford United

Jimmy Keohane made his first appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 4-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin made his 150th appearance for Southend United
Simon Cox scored his 15th goal of the season

Walsall 2-3 Portsmouth

Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time since November

Wycombe Wanderers 1-3 Accrington Stanley

Michael Harriman started his first game since New Years Day

League 2

Cambridge United 0-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green was booked for the first time since 26th December

Carlisle United 1-3 Notts County

Jamie Devitt was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Mansfield Town

Conrad Logan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 5th January

Scottish FA Cup

Rangers 0-2 Aberdeen

Stephen Gleeson made his first appearance in the Scottish FA Cup

Wednesday, 13th March 2019

Championship

Nottingham Forest 1-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane's first assist in a month was his tenth of the season

QPR 1-2 Rotherham

Anthony Forde completed an assist for the first time since August

Thursday, 14th March 2019

Persian Gulf Pro League

Tractor Sazi 1-0 Padideh Khorasan

Anthony Stokes scored his tenth goal of the season

Round Up for Friday, 1st February 2019

Friday, 1st February 2019

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Derby County

Sean Maguire made his 25th start for Preston North End

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts

Jake Mulraney completed his first assist since 24th July

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-5 Newcastle Jets

Roy O'Donovan made his 25th start for Newcastle Jets

Saturday, 2nd February 2019

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Jeff Hendrick made his 100th appearance for Burnley

Everton 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty made his 250th career start

Championship

Bristol City 2-0 Swansea

Callum O'Dowda marked the 200th appearance of his career with the 20th goal of his career

Hull City 2-0 Stoke City

James McClean made his 100th appearance in the Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Keiren Westwood made his 150th appearance for Sheffield Wednesday

League 1

Coventry 1-1 Gillingham

David Meyler captained Coventry on his first appearance for the Sky Blues. This was the midfielder's first start (and appearance) since Saturday, 1st September Graham Burke made his first appearance for new loan club Gillingham

Peterborough 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan was booked for the first time this season - more than two years after his last booking on in December 2016

Sunderland 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

Aiden McGeady's goal was his 15th goal for Sunderland

Walsall 1-2 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney made his 50th start for Rochdale

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance in League One
The first appearance of Billy Clarke's second spell at Bradford was his first appearance in two months

League 2

Exeter 3-1 MK Dons

Pierce Sweeney completed his first assist since Saturday, 13th October

Northampton 0-4 Colchester

John-Joe O'Toole's start (his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November) was his 400th career appearance

Notts County 1-1 Lincoln City

In his first appearance for Notts County, Michael Doyle was booked for the first time since November

Stevenage 1-0 Yeovil

Courtney Duffus made his debut for new club Yeovil

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's was shown his first booking since Saturday, 25th August

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-2 Ross County

Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season

Dundee Utd 2-1 Greenock Morton

Mark Connolly made his first appearance for Dundee United

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-0 Wellington Phoenix

Andy Keogh's tenth goal of the season was also his 50th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Thursday, 2nd August 2018

Thursday, 2nd August 2018

UEFA Cup

Rio Ave 4-4 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan's opener was his 15th goal for the club, and the 90th goal of his career

Friday, 3rd August 2018

Championship

Reading 1-2 Derby County

On the opening day of the Championship season, Paul McShane made his first start since Saturday, 13th January
After transferring from Hull during the summer, David Meyler was booked on his first appearance for Reading

Persian Gulf Pro League

Tractor Sazi 1-1 Nassaji Mazandaran

In his first appearance for Tractor Sazi, Anthony Stokes scored his first goal since Saturday, 23rd December 2017

Saturday, 4th August 2018

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Nottingham Forest

Daryl Murphy marked his 300th appearance in the Championship with his 90th goal in the competition - this was the striker's first goal since Tuesday, 21st November 2017

Millwall 2-2 Middlesbrough

Similarly, Aiden O'Brien marked his 50th Championship appearance with his first goal since Saturday, 20th January

Wigan 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday

After signing a short term contract with Wigan on Friday, Darron Gibson made his first start for the Latics. This was the midfielder's first appearance in senior football since Monday, 1st January

Sheffield United 1-2 Swansea

David McGoldrick's debut for new club Sheffield United was the striker's first appearance since Sunday, 18th February 2018

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Gillingham

Seamus Conneely's start was his 150th appearance for Accrington Stanley

Barnsley 4-0 Oxford United

Samir Carruthers made his first start for loan club Oxford United. Before this, the midfielder had not appeared since Friday, 16th February 2018

Portsmouth 1-0 Luton

Ronan Curtis was booked on his first appearance for new club Portsmouth

Shrewsbury 0-1 Bradford City

Sean Scannell's first appearance for Bradford City was the winger's first appearance since Tuesday, 6th February

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Blackpool

Michael Harriman was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Bury 1-0 Yeovil

Eoghan O'Connell's start against Yeovil was his 50th career appearance

Cheltenham 0-1 Crawley

Liam McAlinden made his first appearance for Cheltenham
Reece Grego Cox made his first appearance for Crawley

Mansfield Town 3-0 Newport Co.

Conrad Logan made his 50th appearance for Mansfield Town - all of which were starts for the goalkeeper

Stevenage 2-2 Tranmere

Michael Timlin made his first appearance for Stevenage

Swindon Town 3-2 Macclesfield

Fiacre Kelleher made his first appearance for Macclesfield

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 2-0 St Johnstone

Alan Power made his 25th appearance in the SPL

Celtic 3-1 Livingston

After recovering from a serious injury, Jonathan Hayes made his first appearance since Tuesday, 26th December 2017

Sunday, 5 August 2018

Championship

Leeds United 3-1 Stoke City

James McClean made his first appearance for Stoke City

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers

Stephen Gleeson made his first start for Aberdeen
Chris Forrester made his first appearance for Aberdeen

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - June 2018

Transfers

Thursday, 10th May
Following his release from Oldham, Paul Green signed a one year contract with Crewe Alexandra: 🔗

Monday, 21st May
After two seasons at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, winger Jake Mulraney signed for Scottish Premiership side Hearts: 🔗

Tuesday, 22nd May
Derry City winger Ronan Curtis agreed a deal to join Portsmouth: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd May
Following three years at Aston Villa, defender James Finnerty signed a two year deal with Rochdale AFC: 🔗

Friday, 25th May
Conor Dimaio left Chesterfield to sign for non-league Stockport County: 🔗

Thursday, 30th May
Noel Hunt returned to his native Waterford to sign for Waterford FC as player, and will also act as assistant to manager Alan Reynolds: 🔗

Tuesday, 5th June
After more than 100 appearances for Peterborough United, Chris Forrester signed a three year contract with Aberdeen: 🔗

Free agent David Meyler signed a two year contract with Reading FC: 🔗

Wednesday, 6th June
Daniel Devine signed a two year contract with Dunfermline Athletic: 🔗

Friday, 8th June
Niall Canavan bounced back after a season disrupted by injury to sign for Plymouth Argyle: 🔗

Cork City announced they had resigned Damien Delaney, who will return to his hometown club when his contract with Crystal Palace expires on July 1st: 🔗

Monday, 11th June
After more than 200 appearances for Southend United, former U21 midfielder Michael Timlin signed with League Two side Stevenage FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 12th June
Winger John O’Sullivan signed a one year contract with Blackpool, with the option of a further 12 months: 🔗

Wednesday, 13th June
Greg Cunningham signed for Cardiff City, bringing the number of Irish full backs in the Premier League to five: 🔗

Following his recent international debut, Graham Burke signed for Preston North End: 🔗

Thursday, 14th June
After two years at Aberdeen, Anthony O’Connor signed a three year contract with Bradford City: 🔗

Monday, 18th June
Winger Willo Flood signed a one year contract with Dunfermline Athletic: 🔗

Defender Sean McGinty joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a two year deal: 🔗

Tuesday, 19th June
Following the end of his contract with Ipswich, midfielder Stephen Gleeson signed a two year deal with Aberdeen: 🔗

Monday, 25th June
Dessie Hutchinson and Noe Baba returned to Ireland to sign for Hutchinson’s home town club, Waterford FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 26th June
23 year old defender Sean Long left Lincoln to sign a two year contract with Cheltenham Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 27th June
Former Ireland international Alan Maybury joined the backroom staff at former club St. Johnstone as youth coach: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Shay Given joined Frank Lampard’s coaching team at Derby County as goalkeeping coach: 🔗

Loans

Thursday, 21st June
Samir Carruthers joined former manager Karl Robinson at Oxford United on a season long loan: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Oxford United defender Fiacre Kelleher signed for Macclesfield Town on a season long loan: 🔗

Contracts

Monday, 14th May
Goalkeeper Danny Rogers signed a two year extension to his contract with Aberdeen: 🔗

Friday, 25th May
U18 defender Jack James signed his first professional contract with Luton Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th May
Shamir Fenelon signed a new one year deal with Aldershot Town: 🔗

Thursday, 31st May
Alan Sheehan extended his stay with Luton Town with a new two year contract: 🔗

Tuesday, 5th June
Sean Maguire was rewarded for an outstanding first season at Preston North End with a new three year contract: 🔗

Thursday, 14th June
Republic of Ireland teammates Katie McCabe and Louise Quinn both signed new contracts with Arsenal Women’s FC: 🔗

Monday, 25th June
Gillingham’s 2017/18 Player of the Season Mark Byrne signed a new two year deal with Gillingham, keeping him at Priestfield until 2020: 🔗

Friday, 29th June
Former Limerick FC defender Paudie O’Connor signed a two year deal with Leeds: 🔗

Southampton youth team players Aaron O’Driscoll and Jonathan Afolabi signed two and one year contracts, respectively, with the Saints: 🔗

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 10th April 2018

Tuesday, 10th April 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff

Glenn Whelan was named in the Aston Villa starting XI for the first time in a month

Burton Albion 0-5 Hull City

David Meyler's penalty was his fifth goal of 2017/18 - a career high in a single season for the midfielder

Ipswich 1-0 Barnsley

Congratulations to Barry Cotter on making his first appearance for Ipswich Town since his move from the League of Ireland in January

Preston North End 3-1 Leeds United

Daryl Horgan came off the bench for his first appearance for Preston since Saturday, 24th February
Sean Maguire scored his tenth goal for the club
Alan Browne scored his first goal in a month, and was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunderland 1-1 Norwich

Wes Hoolahan's start against Sunderland was the midfielder's 350th appearance for Norwich

League 1

Rochdale 1-4 Wigan

Joe Rafferty was booked for the fifth time this season

Gillingham 0-0 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the first time since August in was was his 100th career appearance

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-0 Falkirk

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal since Sunday, 18th February

Wednesday, 11th April 2018

League 1

Oldham 1-1 Walsall

Eoin Doyle made his 50th appearance in League One
Liam Kinsella's first appearance in a month was also the first time the midfielder had been named in Walsall's starting XI since February

Round up for weekend of Friday, 8th December 2017

Friday, 8th December 2017

Championship

Sheffield United 1-2 Bristol City

Enda Stevens' first booking since October was also his fifth yellow card of the season and he is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 9th December 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-0 Watford

This was Kevin Long's first appearance in the Premier League this season and his first appearance for Burnley since Tuesday, 19 September

Championship

Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall

Shaun Williams returned from injury as a second half substitute. This was the midfielder's first appearance since Tuesday, 26th September
Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burton Albion 1-2 Preston North End

Daryl Horgan's late winner was his first goal of the season

Hull City 3-2 Brentford

David Meyler unfortunately scored his first own goal of his career in this game
John Egan scored his first goal since Tuesday, 22nd August and was booked for the second time this season

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Sunderland

Darron Gibson's start against Wolves was his 25th appearance for Sunderland

League 1

Bristol Rovers 3-0 Southend United

Rory Gaffney made his 25th appearance of the season

Charlton 0-1 Portsmouth

Billy Clarke started his first game for Charlton in a month

Oldham 5-1 Northampton

The first goal of Jack Byrne's brace (the second time he's scored twice in a game this season) was the tenth goal of his career, and earned him a spot in the EFL team of the week

#EFL Team of the Week! 💫

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— EFL (@EFL) December 11, 2017

Sam Foley's consolation for Northampton was his first goal in a month and also his 15th goal in League 1

Plymouth 2-1 Gillingham

Graham Carey made his 250th start in British football

League 2

Cheltenham 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan made his 25th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Colchester 3-1 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 25th appearance of the season

Grimsby 1-0 Forest Green

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season, before this the goalkeeper hadn't been booked since September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 5-1 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown scored the first own goal of his career for Partick in this game

Monday, 11th December 2017

Championship

Reading 2-2 Cardiff

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 14th October 2017

Saturday, 14th October 2017

Championship

Fulham 2-2 Preston North End

On his return from international duty, Sean Maguire scored his first goal in a month

Norwich 1-1 Hull City

David Meyler's red card was his second for Hull (the third of his career), and his first since April 2015

League 1

Bury 3-1 Bradford City

On his return from injury, Jay O'Shea scored his first goal of the season
Callum Reilly was booked for the first time in two months

Northampton 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

John-Joe O'Toole picked up a booking in made his first appearance of the season

Peterborough 0-1 Gillingham

Chris Forrester made his 100th appearance for Peterborough
Bradley Garmston returned from injury to make his first start of the season, this was the defender's first appearance since February

Plymouth 1-1 Shrewsbury

Graham Carey scored his first goal since Saturday, 2nd September

League 2

Chesterfield 0-2 Morecambe

Connor Dimaio's introduction as a second half substitute was his first appearance in League Two

Colchester 0-1 Carlisle United

Sean Murray made his 25th start for Colchester
After 57 appearances, Jamie Devitt scored his first goal for Carlisle, this was the midfielder's first goal since May 2016

Forest Green 0-4 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Lincoln City 0-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 25th start for Cambridge United

Port Vale 3-1 Cheltenham

Gavin Gunning made his 200th career start
Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal for Cheltenham

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Exeter

Liam McAlinden made his 50th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Hamilton Academical 1-2 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Hibernian 0-1 Aberdeen

Anthony Stokes' start for Hibernian was his 200th appearance in SPL

Partick Thistle 0-2 Kilmarnock

Niall Keown made his 25th start for Partick Thistle
Alan Power's start for Kilmarnock was his first appearance since Tuesday, 8 August

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 0-0 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney's start for Inverness was his first time in the starting XI in two months

Sunday, 15th October 2017

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-2 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh made his 300th career start
Roy O'Donovan was booked for the first time this season

Report Card for weekend of Saturday, 30th September 2017

Saturday, 30 September 2017

Premier League

Manchester United 4-0 Crystal Palace

Damien Delaney made his first start of the season

Stoke 2-1 Southampton

Shane Long's start against Stoke meant he started three consecutive games for Southampton for the first time since September 2016

Championship

Hull City 6-1 Birmingham City

David Meyler scored his tenth goal in the Championship in what was his 150th career start

Middlesbrough 2-2 Brentford

Darren Randolph was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-2 Sunderland

Daryl Horgan made his 25th appearance for Preston North End
John O'Shea started his first game in more than a month

League 1

Blackburn 1-0 Gillingham

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

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Plymouth

Rory Gaffney scored his tenth goal in League One
Graham Carey was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Portsmouth 1-2 Oldham

The first goal of Eoin Doyle's brace was his fifth goal for Oldham

League 2

Grimsby 0-0 Lincoln City

James McKeown made his 50th appearance in League Two

Forest Green 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely scored his first goal of the season

Luton 3-1 Newport Co.

Joe Quigley made his first appearance in a month
Alan Sheehan reached a number of landmarks with his first goal of the season, it was also his fifth goal for Luton and the 25th goal of his career

Swindon Town 2-0 Cambridge United

Emmanuel Osadebe came off the bench to make his first appearance in a month

Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Barnet

Michael Harriman made his 200th career start

Yeovil 0-1 Colchester

Sean Murray scored his first goal for Colchester in his 25th appearance in League Two. This was also the winger's first goal in League Two, and his first goal in just over a year, he last scored on Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-0 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy made his 100th appearance for St Johnstone
Graham Cummins made his 50th start for St Johnstone
Adam Rooney's hat trick was the eighth time the striker went home with the match ball in his career

Motherwell 3-0 Partick Thistle

Niall Keown made his 25th appearance for Partick Thistle
Adam Barton was booked for the first time this season

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 0-0 Jagiellonia Białystok

Cillian Sheridan made his 25th appearance in the Polish League

Sunday, 1 October 2017

Premier League

Everton 0-1 Burnley

Robbie Brady made his 100th appearance in the Premier League
Jeff Hendrick's first goal of the season was the first time the midfielder scored since December 2016

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

Report Card for Republic of Ireland V Serbia

Tuesday, 5 September 2017

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Serbia

Darren Randolph's 19th start was his 24th appearance for Ireland
Cyrus Christie made his 13th appearance for IrelandShane Duffy continued his run of starting every cap he's earned for Ireland in his 13th game
Ciaran Clark made his 26th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward made his 45th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 30th start for Ireland in his 54th international appearance
Wes Hoolahan made his 41st appearance for Ireland, this was the midfielder's first start since Saturday, 12 November 2016David Meyler made his 20th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady made his 36th appearance for Ireland
Shane Long made his 75th appearance for Ireland
Jonathan Walters made his 51st appearance for IrelandDaryl Murphy made his 28th appearance for Ireland
Callum O'Dowda made his sixth appearance for Ireland

Report Card - Weekend of Friday, 25th August 2017

Friday, 25 August 2017

Championship

Hull City 4-0 Bolton

David Meyler's start against Bolton was his 200th appearance in England

Saturday, 26 August 2017

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 3-0 West Ham United

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal since February

Championship

Barnsley 3-0 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady was booked for the first time this season

Brentford 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Burton Albion in the first appearance of his loan deal

League 1

Blackburn 4-1 MK Dons

Derrick Williams scored his first goal of the season, before this the defender hadn't found the back of the net since March

Bristol Rovers 3-1 Fleetwood

Rory Gaffney's start today was the first time the striker had been named in the starting XI since Saturday, 1st April

Gillingham 3-3 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season on his 50th start for Southend United

Northampton 1-4 Peterborough

Brendan Moloney made his first start of the season

Plymouth 0-4 Scunthorpe

Paddy Madden's second goal took him into the top ten Scunthorpe United goalscorers

Congratulations to @Paddymadden who enters the top ten all-time Scunthorpe United goalscorers, surpassing John Eyre.

— Scunthorpe United FC (@SUFCOfficial) August 26, 2017

Rochdale 0-0 Bury

Joe Murphy was send off for the first time since November 2009

League 2

Barnet 0-1 Stevenage

Kevin Toner made his first appearance for Stevenage after signing for them on loan

Cambridge United 0-0 Morecambe

David Forde made his 50th appearance in League Two
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 3-4 Exeter

Kevin Dawson scored the first brace of his career (also the tenth goal of his career) in his first start for Cheltenham
Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-2 Luton

James Collins scored his fifth goal of the season in his fifth appearance
Alan Sheehan was booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 4-1 Chesterfield

After signing for Newport County on Wednesday, Padraig Amond scored his first goal for the club - also his 50th goal in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 1-1 St Johnstone

Jonathan Hayes was booked for the first time this season

Partick Thistle 3-4 Aberdeen

Niall Keown scored his first goal since December 2016, was booked and sent off for the first time in his career in what was his 25th career appearance!
The last Irish player to score, get booked, and sent off in the same game was Philip Roberts in October 2013
Anthony O'Connor made his 50th appearance for Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Brechin 0-4 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 27 August 2017

Scottish Premier League

MLS

Philadelphia Union 2-2 Atlanta United

Chris McCann started his first game since Thursday, 29 June

Round Up - International games

Friday, 24th March 2017

FIFA World Cup European Qualifying

Republic of Ireland 0-0 Wales

James McClean's 48th appearance for Ireland was also his 25th start
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 30th appearance for Ireland
John O'Shea started his first game for Ireland since Monday, 5 September 2016
Richard Keogh's first appearance since the same game was his 15th start for Ireland
David Meyler's first start since Tuesday, 31 May 2016 was his tenth start for Ireland, and was booked for the first time since November 2014 - coincidentally the same game Aiden McGeady got his last booking for Ireland before this game
Stephen Ward made his 40th start for Ireland
Cyrus Christie's introduction was his first appearance since Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Tuesday, 28th March 2017

International Friendly

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Iceland

Aiden McGeady's start against Iceland was his first start for Ireland since Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Jonathan Hayes made his first start for Ireland, in what was his third cap
Cyrus Christie's first start since Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Alex Pearce's start (first start since Tuesday, 18 November 2014) was his fifth start for Ireland, and his first appearance since March 2016
Keiren Westwood made his 20th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since August 2016
Conor Hourihane and John Egan's inclusion in the starting XI was their first appearances for Ireland, with Egan also earning his first international booking
This was Kevin Doyle's first start since Friday, 25 March 2016
Preston players Andy Boyle and Daryl Horgan came off the bench to make their first appearances for Ireland
Stephen Gleeson made his third appearance for Ireland, almost ten years after his last cap in May 2007

Round Up - Week of 31st January 2017

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace

After five bookings in the first half of the season, Damien Delaney was booked for the first time since December 26th

Burnley 1-0 Leicester City

Jeff Hendrick made his 25th appearance of the season

Championship

Brentford 3-0 Aston Villa

Alan McCormack came off the bench as a late substitute to make his first appearance for Brenford since October
After signing for Aston Villa on Thursday, Conor Hourihane made his first appearance for the Villains

Bristol City 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Callum O'Dowda made his 25th appearance for Bristol City

Nottingham Forest 2-0 Rotherham

Stephen Kelly started his first game for Rotherham since November 26th

League 2

Exeter 4-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Liam McAlinden made his 25th appearance for Exeter
Michael Harriman's start for Wycombe was the midfielder's first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 3-0 Inverness CT

After signing for Inverness from Bluebell United, Dean Ebbe came off the bench to make his first appearance for Inverness CT

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 2-1 Bradford City

Josh Cullen made his 50th career appearance

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Premier League

Manchester United 0-0 Hull City

David Meyler was booked for the second time this season, five months after his first yellow card, on his 100th appearance in the Premier League

Stoke City 1-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman made his 200th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Newcastle Utd 2-2 QPR

Ciaran Clark unfortunately scored his first own goal in more than four years on his 25th appearance for Newcastle. His last OG was in September 2012

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 0-1 St Johnstone

Graham Cummins made his 50th appearance in the SPL

Round Up - Weekend of 29th December 2016

Thursday, 29 December 2016

Championship

Rotherham 1-2 Burton Albion
Damien McCrory was booked for the first time this season

Friday, 30 December 2016

Premier League

Hull City 2-2 Everton
David Meyler returned to the Hull City starting XI for his first start in a month

Championship

Newcastle Utd 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Port Vale 1-0 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea made his 200th appearance for Chesterfield

League 2

Hartlepool 3-2 Morecambe
Jake Carroll made his 100th appearance since leaving St Patrick's Athletic
Padraig Amond scored his eighth goal of the season, having not found the back of the net since November 19th

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 0-1 Aberdeen
Jonathan Hayes scored his 25th goal for Aberdeen

Saturday, 31 December 2016

Premier League

Southampton 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Shane Long's first goal of the season wasn't enough for Southampton to beat West Brom on the last day of the year

Championship

Huddersfield 1-1 Blackburn
Derrick Williams made his 150th career appearance

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 QPR Ryan Manning made his first appearance for QPR, and unfortunately was booked

Brentford 0-0 Norwich
John Egan made his 25th appearance for Brentford
Robbie Brady was sent off for the second time in his career, five years after his last red card in November 2011

League 1

Southend United 1-1 Charlton
Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season (his first booking since 26 November 26th) and is suspended for the next game

Bolton 2-1 Scunthorpe
Stephen Dawson unfortunately marked his 50th start for Scunthorpe with his  fifth booking of the season and is suspended for the next game. This was the midfielder's first yellow card in two months

Bristol Rovers 2-0 AFC Wimbledon
Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance for Bristol Rovers

League 2
Luton 3-1 BarnetAlan Sheehan scored his second goal of the season, three months after his last goal on September 27th. This was also the defender's fifth goal in League Two
Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Newport Co. 1-4 Exeter
Liam McAlinden made two assists in his first start for Exeter in more than a month

Plymouth 2-0 Crawley
James Collins made his 250th career start
Both Connor Smith and Mark Connolly picked up their fifth bookings of the season, and will be suspended for their next game

Round Up - Weekend of 18th November 2016

Friday, 18 November 2016

Championship

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa
Shane Duffy's start was the defender's 150th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Adelaide United
After his brace against Adelaide, Andy Keogh has now scored six goals in his last five games

Saturday, 19 November 2016

Premier League

Everton 1-1 Swansea
James McCarthy marked his return to the Everton team for his first appearance in a month (his first start since August 23rd) with his first booking of the season
After only scoring once in 2015/16, Seamus Coleman now has two goals in 2016/17

Sunderland 3-0 Hull City
David Meyler came off the bench to make his 150th appearance for Hull

Championship

Preston North End 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matt Doherty made his 150th career start

Ipswich 0-2 Nottingham Forest
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time this season

League 1

Bolton 2-0 Millwall
Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Bristol Rovers 0-0 MK Dons
Rory Gaffney made his 50th appearance in England

Fleetwood 2-1 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea scored his fifth goal of the season in what was the striker's 150th start for Chesterfield

Northampton 0-1 Peterborough
Chris Forrester scored his fifth goal for Peterborough

Rochdale 4-0 Swindon Town
Joe Rafferty made his 150th career appearance, all of which have been for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 1-0 Oldham
Paul Green was sent off for the first time in his career

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Exeter
Jamie Devitt was sent off for the fourth time in his career

Notts County 0-3 Newport Co.
Graham Burke made his 50th appearance for Notts County

Yeovil 2-1 Colchester
Kevin Dawson was booked for the tenth time this season in what was only the midfielder's twentieth appearance of the season

Scottish Premier League

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-3 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney marked his 400th career appearance with his ninth goal of the season

Motherwell 2-0 Partick Thistle
Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

St Johnstone 2-4 Ross County
Aaron McCarey made his second appearance of the season, almost four months after his last appearance for Ross County on July 30th

Sunday, 20 November 2016

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 1-1 Central Coast Mariners
Roy O'Donovan made his 25th appearance for Central Coast Mariners

October 2016 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for October 2016: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/MonthlyStats?month=10

Wins
Ciaran Clark won five games in October, just ahead of fellow Championship defender Shane Duffy on four. No other player started more than three wins.

Draws
Quite a few players started two draws in the run up to Halloween with Daniel Devine, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce, Cyrus Christie, John Egan, Matt Doherty, Adam Barton, Harry Arter, James McClean, and Robbie Brady all starting a pair of games that finished level

Losses
Rotherham midfielder Lee Frecklington started each of the Millers' four games in October, and unfortunately lost each one

Starts/Completed Games
Devine, Keogh, Pearce, Christie, Egan, Doherty and Clark also started five games in October, along with Shane Duffy, Joe Shaughnessy, Anthony O'Connor, Stephen Gleeson, Eunan O'Kane, Jonathan Hayes, Wes Hoolahan, and Gary Dicker. Of these Keogh, Pearce, Clark, Duffy, Shaughnessy, Christie, Devine, Egan, O'Connor, Gleeson, Dicker, and O'Kane all completed 90 minutes in each game.

Substitutions/Introductions
Wes Hoolahan was substituted in four of the five games he started for Norwich, no other player was substituted more than twice. Jonathan Walters, David Meyler and Jake Mulraney were all introduced from the bench three times in October, with all of Meyler's introductions coming away from home.

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeepers Aaron McCarey and Jack Bonham both remained on the bench for five games in October. From the outfield players Liam Kelly, Anthony Forde, and Eoin Doyle were all unused substitutes for four games.

Goals
Both Andy Keogh and Adam Rooney scored three goals in October. The strikers were the only players to scored more than once, with Keogh's goals all coming in one game.

Discipline
James McClean was shown four yellow cards in October, no other player was booked more than twice.

Round Up - Weekend of 24th September 2016

Saturday, 24 September 2016

Premier League

Liverpool 5-1 Hull City
David Meyler scored his first goal of the season, 11 months to the day since his last goal on 24 October 2015.

Championship

Derby County 1-2 Blackburn
Cyrus Christie made his 100th appearance for Derby County.

Norwich 3-1 Burton Albion
Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in more than a year. Before this, the palymaker hadn't been shown a yellow card since 12 September 2015.

Rotherham 1-2 Cardiff
Lee Frecklington returned to the Rotherham starting XI for the first time since the 6th August

League 1

Bury 2-1 Chesterfield
Jay O'Shea made his 250th club appearance since moving to England

Millwall 2-3 Rochdale
Aiden O'Brien scored his fifth goal of the season, this was also the striker's 20th goal for Millwall

Northampton 4-0 Southend United
John-Joe O'Toole scored the opener for Northampton in this win. This was the midfielder's 50th goal of his career.

Peterborough 1-1 Walsall
Chris Forrester made his 50th start for Peterborough.

League 2

Morecambe 2-3 Crawley
James Collins scored in the third game in a row for his fifth goal since signing for Crawley

Newport Co. 1-2 Cambridge United
Reece Grego Cox was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 1-1 Motherwell
Adam Barton made his first appearance for Partick since signing for them from Portsmouth

Celtic 6-1 Kilmarnock
Gary Dicker assisted the opener for Kilmarnock in his 25th start for the club

Scottish First Division

Dundee Utd 2-1 Greenock Morton
Sean Dillon scored his first own goal since October 2010. Unfortunately for the defender, all three of his career OGs have come while playing for Dundee United.

Cypriot Premier League

Omonia Nicosia 4-2 Karmiotissa
Cillian Sheridan's opening penalty in Omonia's win was his fifth goal of the season and the 70th goal of the Cavan striker's career

Sunday, 25 September 2016

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 Rangers
Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal since the end of July

MLS

LA Galaxy 2-4 Seattle Sounders FC
Robbie Keane's brace in this game was unfortunately offset by the Galaxy captain's first booking since March

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

Round Up - Weekend of 15th April 2016

Friday, 15 April 2016
Championship
Hull City 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
David Meyler returned to the Hull starting XI for the first time since 8th March

Saturday, 16 April 2016
Premier League
Everton 1-1 Southampton
Darron Gibson returned to the starting XI for his first start since 9th January, this was also his first league start of the season. Remarkably, his booking today was the first time he'd been booked since September 2013 - it's been more than 900 days since his last yellow at club level!

Championship
Blackburn 0-2 Huddersfield
Shane Duffy and Darragh Lenihan were both booked for the tenth time this season. All of Lenihan's bookings this season have come in 2016.

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Ipswich
David McGoldrick made his first for Ipswich start since 31st October

League 1
Coventry 2-1 Millwall
Shaun Williams was sent off for the third time for Millwall (fourth in his career), his last red card was in December 2014

Gillingham 0-2 Port Vale
John Egan made his first start since 13th February

League 2 
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Crawley
Connor Smith was booked for the first time this season, after more than two years since his last booking in February 2014
Charles Dunne was booked for the first time this season, having not been booked since January 2015

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Yeovil
Rory Gaffney scored his tenth goal of the season, more than a month after his last goal

Portsmouth 1-2 Plymouth
Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

Stevenage 2-1 Newport Co.
Jake Mulraney scored his first goal for Stevenage, which was also the first goal of the season, and the first goal of his career! Congratulations Jake!

Scottish FA Cup
Hibernian 0-0 Dundee Utd
Conrad Logan made his first appearance since December 2014, after recently signing a short term deal with Hibs

Sunday, 17 April 2016
Premier League
Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace
Damien Delaney made his 150th appearance for Crystal Palace

Monday, 18 April 2016
Premier League
Stoke City 0-4 Tottenham
Shay Given made his first start since 22nd September, and his first league start since May!

Further Reading
DAVID SHONFIELD: Cesare Maldini: The Italian who turned defending into an art - Irish Examiner
Football clubs trawl social media for gaffes by transfer targets - The Guardian
"The future for the League of Ireland is to have academies" according to Ruud Dokter - Off The Ball