Irish Abroad: Dylan Connolly

What a journey! The most amazing 6 and half years at such a special club which will always have a big place in my heart. Thanks for the memories seagulls ❤️ https://t.co/pSMRrPS2Zc
— Shane Duffy (@shaneduffy) February 1, 2023

Tuesday, 31st January

2022 Danish Elitedivisionen MVP Kyra Carusa signed for London City Lionesses

Loans

Thursday, 5th January

Winger Daryl Horgan signed a six month loan deal with League Two side Stevenage FC

Friday, 6th January

Aaron Connolly has joined former underage manager Liam Resenior at Hull City on loan until the end of the season

Trevor Clarke has returned to Shamrock Rovers on loan until the end of the 2023 League of Ireland season

Eleanor Ryan-Doyle signed for FA Women's Championship side Coventry United on loan until the end of the 2022/23 season

NEW SIGNING 🔥

Welcome Eleanor Ryan-Doyle 👊🏼
The 24 year old Striker is on loan from Birmingham City until the end of the season ⚽️#CUWFC pic.twitter.com/A2kKRbCvao
— Coventry United FC - Barclays Women’s Championship (@CovUtdWomen) January 6, 2023

Tuesday, 10th January

Everton striker Tom Cannon will spend the second half of the 2022/23 season on loan at Preston North End

Friday, 13th January

Burnley's Dara Costelloe signed on loan for Mark Hughes' Bradford City

Saturday,14th January

Former U21 winger Olamide Shodipo signed for League One side Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season

Monday, 16th January

Norwich City winger Tony Springett signed a loan deal with Derby County until the end of the 2022/23 season

Thursday, 26th January

Luke McNally will spend the second half of season on loan at Coventry City

Tuesday, 17th January

After spending the first half of 2022/23 on loan at Stockport, James Brown signed a loan deal for the second half of the season with Doncaster Rovers

Thursday, 26th January

Conor Coventry signed for Rotherham United on loan until the end of the season

Conor Masterson returned to Gillingham, where he spent the second half of the 2021/22 season, on loan for the rest of the season

Friday, 27th January

Kieran Sadlier joined Leyton Orient on loan for the remainder of the 2022/23 season
Daniel Okwute joined non league Warrington Rylands on loan

⚽️✍Okwute Joins✍⚽️

We are pleased to announce that Daniel Okwute has joined the club on loan from @StockportCounty #WelcomeDaniel #WeAreRylands pic.twitter.com/bLplYxkJUm
— Warrington Rylands FC (@RylandsFC) January 27, 2023

Sunday, 29th January

Michael Obafemi signed for Championship leaders Burnley on loan, with an option to move in the summer

Tuesday, 31st January

Fleetwood Town announced the loan signing of defender Corrie Ndaba for the rest of the season

Promising midfield player Gavin Kilkenny signed for Charlton Athletic on loan for the rest of the season

Former U21 defensive midfielder Glen Rea has signed for Cheltenham Town on loan, and will join the Robins after completing his recovery from injury

Middlesbrough striker Calum Kavanagh will spend the remainder of the season on loan at Newport County

Aiden O'Brien joined Gillingham, managed by his former Millwall manager Neil Harris, on loan

Brighton full back James Furlong signed for Motherwell on loan

Contracts

Saturday, 21st January

Joe Hodge committed his future to Wolves, signing a new contract with the Old Gold until the summer of 2027

Thursday, 26th January

Ahead of his loan move to Rotherham, Conor Coventry extended his contract with West Ham by 12 months

Managers

Thursday, 19th January

Blackpool appointed former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy

Wednesday, 16 November 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 12th November 2022

Saturday, 12th November 2022

Premier League

Bournemouth 3-0 Everton

After making his senior debut midweek, Tom Cannon came off the bench to make his Premier League debut - the 200th Republic of Ireland Player to appear in the competition! made his first appearance in the competition

Championship

Hull City 1-2 Reading

Shane Long was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks
Jeff Hendrick was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 2-4 Millwall

Dan McNamara assisted a goal for the first time this season

Wigan 2-1 Blackpool

James McClean scored for the first time in three months

League 1

Exeter City 3-2 Peterborough

Jack Taylor started a game for Peterborough for the 100th time

Morecambe 1-1 Portsmouth

Dylan Connolly was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

MK Dons 1-3 Derby County

Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time in eleven weeks

Burton Albion 3-3 Charlton

Ciaran Gilligan's start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Barnsley

Jordan Shipley was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Crawley Town 1-0 Barrow

Niall Canavan made his 150th appearance in the competition

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-0 Hibernian

Alan Power was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Scottish Championship

Dundee 2-0 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 1st October

Sunday, 13th November 2022

Championship

Burnley 3-0 Blackburn Rovers

Josh Cullen's start was his 250th career appearance

Tuesday, 1 February 2022

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th January 2022

Saturday, 15th January 2022

Premier League

Norwich 2-1 Everton

Adam Idah scored his first goal in the Premier League, the fourth Irish player to score in this season's competition. This was the striker's first goal since May 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Blackburn

James Collins 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Derby County 2-0 Sheffield United

Jason Knight's start was his 100th appearance for Derby County

Jason Knight made his 100th appearance for us yesterday! 💫

Congratulations on the milestone, Knighty! 👏🐏#DCFC pic.twitter.com/kvOjlhoC0j
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 16, 2022

Huddersfield 1-1 Swansea

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for loan club Swansea, this was his first appearance since Tuesday, 21st September

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance for loan club Middlesbrough, this was his first appearance in a month

Millwall 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Dan McNamara was shown a yellow card for the first time since Saturday, 11th December

Peterborough 1-4 Coventry

Jack Taylor made his first assist of the season

Preston North End 1-1 Birmingham City

Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Wednesday, 20th October
Scott Hogan scored his first goal in ten weeks

QPR 1-0 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

Accrington Stanley 1-1 Sunderland

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 16th October

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan

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

Fleetwood 1-0 Rotherham

Anthony Pilkington scored his first goal for Fleetwood, this was his first goal since Saturday, 27th February 2021

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Salford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance in five weeks
Paudie O'Connor scored his first goal in 90 days, this was his tenth goal in English football

Carlisle United 1-1 Crawley Town

Corey Whelan 's first booking since Saturday, 4 December 2021(44 days)

Mansfield Town 2-0 Walsall

Harry Charsley scored his first goal of the season

Tranmere 2-0 Rochdale

Aidan White made his tenth start for Rochdale

Scottish Championship

Ayr 0-2 Greenock Morton

Sean McGinty was booked for the first time this season

Inverness CT 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton made his fifth assist of the season

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th May 2021

Saturday, 15th May 2021

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen

In his final appearance for Aberdeen, Tommie Hoban was named in the Don's starting XI for the 50th time

St Johnstone 0-0 Livingston

Jaze Kabia was named in the Livingston starting XI for the first time

Belgian Super League

Anderlecht 1-2 Genk

Josh Cullen's start was his 25th appearance in the Belgian league

Sunday, 16th May 2021

Premier League

Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston Villa

James McCarthy was named in the Crystal Palace starting XI for the 50th time

Everton 0-1 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 300th career appearance

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 0-2 Kilmarnock

Alan Power assisted a goal for the first time in two months

Motherwell 1-2 Ross County

Sam Foley scored his first goal for Motherwell - this was his first goal since February 2020

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee Utd

Dylan Connolly was named in the St Mirren starting XI for the first time in a month

MLS

Atlanta United 1-0 Montreal Impact

Jake Mulraney's came off the bench to assist a goal for the first time since September 2020

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 5-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh marked his 35th birthday with four goals in one game, his first goals since February 2020, making the only the second Perth Glory player to score four goals in one A-League game

Monday, 17th May 2021

Championship

Barnsley 0-1 Swansea

Conor Hourihane started a game for Swansea for the twentieth time

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th March 2021

Saturday, 6th March 2021

Championship

Coventry 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was booked for the fifth time this season

Millwall 0-2 Blackburn

Dan McNamara's second half introduction was his first appearance in a month

League 1

Sunderland 2-0 Rochdale

The two teams named eight Irish players in their respective starting XIs, the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started with nine Irish players in their starting XI

8️⃣ Between them, @SunderlandAFC and @officiallydale are starting eight @FAIreland players - the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started nine players in a League Cup game in August 2010#COYBIG #SAFC #RAFC pic.twitter.com/7dckMRg7cP
— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 6, 2021

League 2

Barrow 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Mansfield Town, 18 months after his previous red card in August 2019

Bradford City 1-1 Bolton

Anthony O'Connor completed his first assist since Saturday, 5 September

Colchester 0-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in three months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-0 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time in a month

Rangers 3-0 St Mirren

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 60th time in his career
Dylan Connolly's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 16 December

Scottish Championship

Alloa 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine was s first booking since Saturday, 19 December 2020(78 days)

Hearts 2-1 Dundee

Aidan White's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Jonathan Afolabi second half introduction was his 25th career appearance

Sunday, 7th March 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick's start was his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 4-1 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season, and completed his fifth assist for Tottenham

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was named in the Perth Glory for the first time in a month

Western United 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 30th December

Tuesday, 2 February 2021

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

Thursday, 24 December 2020

Round up for week of Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

Tuesday, 22nd December 2020

League 2

Grimsby 1-2 Bradford City

Anthony O'Connor made his 110th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor made his 20th start of the season
Billy Clarke completed his first assist since Tuesday, 3rd November

Scottish League One

Peterhead 1-1 Montrose

Sean Dillon's start was his first appearance in ten weeks

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 1-3 Haugesund

Sean McDermott made his 100th appearance for Kristiansund - starting each one

Wednesday, 23rd December 2020

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 1-0 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly's start was his tenth appearance in the SPL

Motherwell 0-0 Aberdeen

Tommie Hoban's start (the 90th of his career) was his 30th appearance for Aberdeen

Dundee Utd 2-0 Kilmarnock

Alan Power made his 120th start for Kilmarnock

English League Cup

Stoke City 1-3 Tottenham

Andy Lonergan's start was his first appearance for Stoke City

Everton 0-2 Manchester United

Seamus Coleman was named in the Everton starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

Friday, 13 November 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

East Fife 2-3 Hearts

Aidan White started a game for the first time in a month

Raith 3-3 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card of the season in his first start of the season

Elgin City 1-4 Ross County

Michael O'Connor came off the bench for his first appearance for Ross County

Queen's Park 1-3 Queen of the South

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Shrewsbury

Eddie Nolan's start (his first appearance in eleven months) was his 110th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Scunthorpe 1-2 Mansfield Town

Mason O'Malley was booked for the first time this season
James Clarke's start was his first appearance of the season
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in a year

Barrow 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy's first start in a month was his tenth appearance for Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town 0-2 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time in two months

Plymouth 3-1 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Charlton 3-1 Leyton Orient

Dylan Gavin's introduction was his career debut

Wednesday, 11th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

St Mirren 1-1 Greenock Morton

Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Airdrie Utd 0-1 Edinburgh City

Eoghan Stokes started a game for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

MK Dons 1-2 Southampton U21

Seamus Keogh came off the bench for his first career appearance

Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 18th September 2020

Friday, 18th September 2020

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków 0-3 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his 70th appearance in the competition

Saturday, 19th September 2020

Premier League

Manchester United 1-3 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was named in the Crystal Palace starting XI for the 20th time

Everton 5-2 West Bromwich Albion

Seamus Coleman started a Premier League game for the 250th time

Championship

Blackburn 5-0 Wycombe Wanderers

Derrick Williams scored his first goal since Saturday, 9th November 2019

Norwich 2-2 Preston North End

Sean Maguire's start was his 100th appearance for Preston North End

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 4-4 Plymouth

Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal of the season in his 40th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Niall Canavan's goal was his fifth for Plymouth

Burton Albion 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's start was his 60th appearance in League One

MK Dons 1-2 Lincoln City

Joe Mason scored his fifth goal for MK Dons in his his 20th appearance for the Dons

Oxford United 0-2 Sunderland

Liam Kelly was booked for the first time this season in his tenth appearance for Oxford United

Peterborough 2-1 Fleetwood

Jack Taylor scored his first goal of the season

Shrewsbury 1-2 Northampton

Michael Harriman's start was his 60th appearance in League One

League 2

Carlisle United 2-0 Southend United

Joshua Kayode scored his first goal of the season
Alan McCormack made his first appearance for Southend since his return to Roots Hall

Crawley 1-0 Scunthorpe

Mason O'Malley made his first appearance in the competition

Forest Green 2-2 Bradford City

Reece Staunton made his fifth appearance of the season
Anthony O'Connor was sent off for the first time in his career
Paudie O'Connor was sent off for the first time since October 2018

Leyton Orient 2-2 Mansfield Town

Harry Charsley assisted a goal for the first time this season in his tenth start for Mansfield Town

Morecambe 0-5 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan scored his first goal for Cambridge United

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 2-1 St Mirren

Dylan Connolly scored his first goal for St Mirren

Sunday, 20th September 2020

Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly first goal of the season was the tenth goal of his career

Leicester City 4-2 Burnley

After David Connolly, Clinton Morrison, Robbie Keane, Kevin Doyle, and Wes Hoolahan, Jimmy Dunne is the sixth Irish player to score on his Premier League debut

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-3 Motherwell

Tommie Hoban's start was his 15th appearance for Aberdeen

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 2-2 Ludogorets

Graham Carey was booked for the first time this season in his 30th appearance in the Bulgarian Championship

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 Inter Miami

Jon Gallagher scored his first goal in MLS football, in his fifth appearance for Atlanta United

Monday, 21st September 2020

Premier League

Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United

John Egan was sent off for the third time for Sheffield United

Tuesday, 3 March 2020

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

Friday, 28th February 2020

League 1

Portsmouth 3-0 Rochdale

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

Australian A-League

Sydney 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox was booked for the first time in four months

Saturday, 29th February 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Crystal Palace

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

West Ham United 3-1 Southampton

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

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Preston North End

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

Luton 1-1 Stoke City

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

QPR 2-2 Birmingham City

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

Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Derby County

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

League 1

Blackpool 2-1 Ipswich

Connor Ronan made his 60th career start

Bolton 0-0 Accrington Stanley

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

Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wycombe Wanderers

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

Gillingham 1-2 AFC Wimbledon

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

Rotherham 1-1 MK Dons

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

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Plymouth

Dylan Connolly scored his first goal for Bradford City

Cambridge United 1-2 Carlisle United

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

Grimsby 0-3 Northampton

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

Macclesfield 0-2 Salford City

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

Oldham 5-0 Newport Co.

Chris McCann made his first assist of the season

Scottish Championship

Alloa 0-2 Ayr

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal in the Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Dundee Utd

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal of his career

Sunday, 1st March 2020

Premier League

Tottenham 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

MLS

Nashville MLS 1-2 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney made his MLS debut

Monday, 14 October 2019

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 12th October 2019

Saturday, 12th October 2019

League 1

Blackpool 1-2 Rotherham

After returning from injury midweek in the Football League Trophy, Trevor Clarke made his first appearance in League One off the bench
Sean Scannell was booked for the first time this season, this was Scannell's first booking since September 2016!

Rochdale 2-1 Accrington Stanley

After signing a short term contract with Rochdale, Paul McShane made his first appearance for the Dale. This was the defender's first start since August 2018

Southend United 1-4 AFC Wimbledon

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for AFC Wimbledon, this was also his fifth goal in English football, and his first goal in almost exactly one year - his last strike came on Saturday, 6 October 2018

League 2

Carlisle United 2-4 Crewe Alexandra

Eddie Nolan's start was his 100th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Leyton Orient 3-1 Walsall

Conor Wilkinson scored his fifth goal in the competition, and in the same game was sent off for the first time since August 2017

Mansfield Town 6-1 Oldham

Conor Shaughnessy made his first assist of the season

Morecambe 1-2 Bradford City

Dylan Connolly made his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 1-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan came off the bench for his 50th appearance for Plymouth

Euro Qualifiers

Georgia 0-0 Republic of Ireland

Ireland are now unbeaten in nine internationals, the longest unbeaten run since the team went 14 games without losing between May 2011 and June 2012
Darren Randolph's start was his 40th appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 70th appearance for Ireland
Callum Robinson made his tenth appearance for Ireland
James Collins made his first start for Ireland
Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance for Ireland
Derrick Williams made his second appearance for Ireland, his first appearance since May 2018
Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time at international level since September 2016

Sunday, 13th October 2019

League 1

Coventry 0-1 Tranmere

Darren Potter made his 250th appearance in League One

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-1 Brisbane Roar

In the first A-League game of the season, Roy O'Donovan scored his 40th goal in the competition

Friday, 1 February 2019

January 2019 Transfer Window - Transfers, Loans and Contracts

Transfers

Wednesday, 2nd January

After leaving Polish side Jagiellonia Białystok, Cillian Sheridan signed for A-League side Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2018/19 season: 📝

Thursday, 3rd January

Winger Dylan Connolly left League of Ireland Champions and FAI Cup Winners Dundalk FC to sign for League One AFC Wimbledon: 📝

Thursday, 10th January

After being left out of the Cardiff squad for the Premier League, Anthony Pilkington signed an 18 month contract with Wigan Athletic: 📝

Monday, 14th January

Having almost joined Ipswich Town twice before, Alan Judge signed a six month contract with the Tractor Boys, with the option of a further 12 months: 📝

Thursday, 17th January

After cancelling his contract at Gillingham by mutual consent, Conor Wilkinson has signed for Dagenham and Redbridge until June 2020: 📝

Cian Bolger signed a two and a half year deal with Lincoln City: 📝

Friday, 18th January

Recent senior squad call up Sean McDermott left Kristiansund in Norway to sign for Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest: 📝

After leaving Bulgarian side Pirin Blagoevgrad in the summer, Conor Henderson signed for Romanian Liga I side AFC Dunarea Calarasi: 📝

Wednesday, 23rd January

Having agreed with his previous club Aberdeen to cancel his contract, Chris Forrester returned to the League of Ireland with former club St Patrick’s Athletic: 📝

After more than 250 appearances for Rochdale, Joe Rafferty signed a three and a half year deal with Preston North End: 📝

Thursday, 24th January

Ryan Scully returned to Dunfermline Athletic on an initial six month contract, with the option of a further twelve months: 📝

Saturday, 26th January

Recent Florida State University graduate Megan Connolly signed for Brighton and Hove Albion until the end of the season: 📝

Tuesday, 29th January

After a successful six month loan at Mansfield Town, Ryan Sweeney signed a 30 month contract at Field Mill: 📝

Thursday, 31st January

Versatile midfielder Shane McLoughlin left Ipswich Town for AFC Wimbledon: 📝

After more than 70 appearances in his second spell with Coventry City, Michael Doyle signed for Notts County: 📝

Billy Clarke returned to Bradford, signing a contract until the end of the season: 📝

After cancelling his contract with Yeovil Town by mutual consent earlier in January, Shaun Donnellan signed for Maidstone United until the end of the season: 📝

Former U21 striker Courtney Duffus signed a two and a half year contract with Yeovil Town: 📝

Mark Connolly returned to Scotland with Dundee - his third club north of Hadrian's Wall: 📝

Loans

Friday, 4th January

Brentford defender Canice Carroll joined Swindon Town on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Alex Pearce signed for Millwall on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Monday, 7th January

Conor Shaughnessy signed on loan at Hearts until the end of the season: 📝

Simon Power extended his contract at Norwich until June 2021, and signed for FC Dordrecht on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Tuesday, 8th January

After his parent club, Leeds United, recalled Paudie O’Connor from his loan at Blackpool, the defender signed for Bradford City on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Wednesday, 9th January

Following his return to parent club Burnley from his loan deal at Hearts, Jimmy Dunne signed for Sunderland on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Thursday, 24th January

Sophie Perry signed for Lewes FC, famous for paying their men’s and women’s team the same, on loan 📝

Tuesday, 29th January

Andy Boyle signed a loan deal with Ross County until the end of the season: 📝

Niall Keown joined St Johnston on loan in a swap deal with fellow defender Steven Anderson: 📝

Thursday, 31st January

Aston Villa striker Scott Hogan signed for Sheffield United on loan for the rest of the season: 📝

U19 international Stephen Mallon signed for Central Coast Mariners on loan until the end of the A-League season: 📝

St Johnstone striker David McMillan signed for fellow SPL side Hamilton Academical on loan: 📝

David Meyler left Reading to sign for Coventry City until the end of the season: 📝

Aaron Connolly to Luton Town on loan until the end of the season: 📝

Wolves winger Connor Ronan signed on loan with Slovakian side FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda 📝

Winger John O’Sullivan signed for Dundee on loan for the rest of the season: 📝

Contracts/Other

Sunday, 6th January

Graham Coughlan was appointed manager of Bristol Rovers, signing a contract until June 2021: 📝

Monday, 14th January

Having left his post as Shamrock Rovers U15 coach, Damien Duff took over as reserve team coach at Celtic: 📝

Thursday, 17th January

Callum O’Dowda extended his contract with Bristol City by 18 months, keeping him at Ashton Gate until June 2020: 📝

Friday, 25th January

After scoring ten goals since signing in the summer, David McGoldrick signed a two and a half year contract with Sheffield United: 📝

Preston North End youth captain Adam O’Reilly signed his first professional contract: 📝

Thursday, 31st January

Aaron Connolly signed an extension to his contract at Brighton and Hove Albion: 📝

Monday, 28 January 2019

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 26th January 2019

Saturday, 26 January 2019

Championship

Aston Villa 2-1 Ipswich

Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season

Nottingham Forest 3-1 Wigan

Darron Gibson made his 50th appearance in the Championship

Rotherham 1-2 Leeds United

Anthony Forde made his 100th appearance for Rotherham
Richie Towell completed his first assist since November

Stoke City 0-2 Preston North End

Alan Browne's tenth goal of the season was also his 20th goal in the Championship
Sean Maguire made his first assist of the season - this was his fifth assist since signing for Preston

League 1

Peterborough 0-0 Charlton

Conor O'Malley made his 25th appearance for Peterborough

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Colchester

Eddie Nolan's first goal of the season was the fifth goal of his career
Paul Green's first assist since Saturday, 4 August 2018(174 days)

Exeter 1-0 Cambridge United

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time since August

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 2-0 St Johnstone

Jake Mulraney was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 3rd November

Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock

Following his recovery from surgery, Tommie Hoban came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th August
Gary Dicker was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 0-0 Dunfermline

Ryan Scully made the first appearance of his second spell Dunfermline

English FA Cup

Shrewsbury 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's fourth goal of the season equals his tally from 2017/18

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Oldham

Kieran Sadlier was named in a Doncaster Rovers starting XI for the first time

Manchester City 5-0 Burnley

Robbie Brady started his first game for Burnley since Saturday, 15th December
Jeff Hendrick, Kevin Long, Stephen Ward and Brady were all named in a Burnley starting XI for the first time since Sunday, 21st May 2017

Portsmouth 1-1 QPR

Ryan Manning's first start in a month was also his first appearances in the FA Cup

AFC Wimbledon 4-2 West Ham United

Dylan Connolly made his first start for AFC Wimbledon

Sunday, 27 January 2019

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 2-0 Newcastle Jets

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

Monday, 21 January 2019

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 19th January 2019

Saturday, 19th January 2019

Premier League

Southampton 2-1 Everton

Shane Long was booked for the first time in a month

Championship

Aston Villa 2-2 Hull City

Conor Hourihane's assist was his first since Saturday, 1st December

Blackburn 2-0 Ipswich

After signing a short term deal with Ipswich, Alan Judge made his first appearance for the Tractor Boys. This was his first start in six weeks

Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall

Shaun Williams' first start since Sunday, 2nd December was his 200th start for Millwall

QPR 1-4 Preston North End

Following his return from injury last week, Sean Maguire was named in Preston's starting XI for the first time since November - and was shown his first yellow card since October
Alan Browne's strike was his 25th goal for Preston, and completed his fifth assist of the season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-4 Barnsley

After leaving Dundalk for AFC Wimbledon earlier this month, Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his debut for the Dons

Bradford City 0-4 Southend United

Simon Cox scored his tenth goal of the season, and made his fifth assist of the season

Charlton 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Josh Cullen returned from injury with his first appearance since Tuesday, 6th November

Nothing like the feeling of being back out there 😀 Good win for us and now onto next week! Thanks to our fans for the support and keeping us going right until the end 🙌🏼 #CAFC pic.twitter.com/fk9Md3Uxxb
— Josh Cullen (@JoshCullen) January 19, 2019

Gillingham 0-3 Walsall

Mark Byrne made his 100th appearance in League One

Plymouth 2-1 Coventry

Niall Canavan made his 150th appearance in the competition

Rochdale 1-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden scored his 90th goal in League One

Scunthorpe 1-1 Sunderland

Having recovered from the injury that's kept him out of football for nearly two months, Jimmy Dunne made his debut for Sunderland, where he's signed on loan until the end of the season

League 2

Lincoln City 1-0 Grimsby

Cian Bolger made his debut for Lincoln City
James McKeown was sent off for the second time in his career, more than two years after his last red card in October 2016

Carlisle United 2-0 Cheltenham

Jamie Devitt scored his 40th goal in League Two

Forest Green 1-2 Bury

Gavin Gunning made his 100th appearance in the competition
Jay O'Shea scored his 70th goal in English football

Scottish FA Cup

Inverness CT 4-0 Unknown Club

Aaron Doran scored his fifth goal of the season, and completed his first assist since September

Hibernian 4-0 Elgin City

Daryl Horgan marked his first appearance in the Scottish Cup with his first goal since September

Sunday, 20 January 2019

Scottish FA Cup

Hearts 1-0 Livingston

Conor Shaughnessy made his first appearance for loan club Hearts, this was the defender's first appearance since August

Sunday, 15 February 2015

Talking Points

Lamar Neagle of Seattle Sounders has expressed an interest in playing for the Republic of Ireland, but does he have the ability to replace one of the current squad's wingers - McClean, McGeady, Brady, or Pilkington?
Sean St Ledger is currently on trial at new MLS franchise Orlando City SC, after failing to get a contract at DC United, what would playing in Florida do for his international prospects?
Staying the MLS, with Kevin Doyle linked to Colorado Rapids, will a move to Denver affect his position in the Ireland squad?
Another recent exile is Kevin Foley, after moving to FC Kobenhavn of Denmark. Currently lying second in the Superliga, can playing on the continent get the full back into the senior side?
Kevin Walker scored a superb free kick for his new club Djurgårdens IF of Sweden, should the management team be booking a flight to Stockholm to watch the midfielder?
Following Rob Kiernan's loan move to Birmingham, and ironically moving up the Championship table, can he solidify their backline and make a late push for the play offs?
19 year old former Shelbourne winger Dylan Connolly was named on the bench for Ipswich this weekend, after a protracted transfer was finally completed. With the Tractor Boys challenging for a promotion this season, will we see him in the Premier League next season?
Seamus Coleman was linked with a move to German giants Bayern Munich in the weekend's papers, but can he replace Philip Lahm?
With a change in management at Aston Villa, how will this affect the careers of the Irish contingent at Villa Park?
Stephen Henderson returned in goals for Charlton at the weekend, with the keepers in the squad aging, can he make a case for inclusion?