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Monday, 20 February 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 10th February 2023

Friday, 10th February 2023
Championship
Birmingham City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Dara O'Shea made his 100th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Australian A-League
Brisbane Roar 1-2 Central Coast Mariners
Jay O'Shea scored his first goal since Friday, 6th January

Saturday, 11th February 2023
Championship
Bristol City 1-0 Norwich City
Mark Sykes scored his fifth goal for Bristol City
Andrew Omobamidele was booked for the fifth time this season

Burnley 3-0 Preston North End
Michael Obafemi made his first appearance for Burnley, three months after his last appearance on Saturday, 12 November

Cardiff 1-3 Middlesbrough
Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the first time in two months
Darragh Lenihan's booking, his first in two months, was the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

QPR 1-2 Millwall
Sinclair Armstrong started a game for the first time since Saturday, 22 October

Wigan 1-0 Huddersfield Town
James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

League 1
Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Portsmouth
Finn Azaz scored his first goal since Saturday, 22 October

Burton Albion 1-0 Exeter City
Chris McCann was named in the Burton Albion starting XI for the first time
Conor Shaughnessy came off the bench for his first appearance in six months

Cheltenham 0-0 Accrington Stanley
Aidan Keena made his first start for Cheltenham

Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 Derby County
James Collins scored his tenth goal of the season

Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Port Vale
Killian Phillips scored his first goal in English football

Peterborough 0-5 Bolton Wanderers
Jack Taylor was booked for the first time since Tuesday, 22 November

League 2
Swindon Town 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
James Brown was shown his first yellow card in seven weeks

Stevenage 2-3 Bradford City
Ciaran Kelly made his first appearance for Bradford City

Grimsby Town 0-1 Colchester United
Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time since Saturday, 24th September
Fiacre Kelleher assisted a goal for Colchester United for the first time

Barrow 0-1 Newport County
Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season

Walsall 1-1 Leyton Orient
Oisin McEntee came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks)

Scottish FA Cup
Raith Rovers 3-1 Motherwell
Dan Casey's start was his first appearance for Motherwell

Sunday, 12th February 2023
Belgian Challenger Pro League
Beerschot 0-1 RWD Molenbeek
Jake O'Brien was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Monday, 13 February 2023
Premier League
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Seamus Coleman's start was his 400th appearance for Everton
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Friday, 6 January 2023

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for January 2023

Transfers
Sunday, 1st January
Roma McLoughlin signed an 18 month contract with Danish side Fortuna Hjørring

Tuesday, 3rd January
18 year old Fiachra Pagel signed for Forest Green Rovers, and has been loaned back to Drogheda United until July

Wednesday, 4th January
U18 midfielder Jamie Mullins signed a two and a half year contract with Brighton and Hove Albion, and will initially join up with their U21 side

Fiacre Kelleher signed for Colchester United until the summer of 2025

Thursday, 5th January
Defender Rory Feely signed and 18 month contract with Barrow AFC

Kevin Long left Burnley to sign a short term contract with fellow Championship side Birmingham City

Highly rated youth goalkeeper David Harrington signed a three and a half year contract with Fleetwood Town

Friday, 6th January
Neill Byrne left Tranmere Rovers to sign a short term contract with fellow League Two side Stockport County

Saturday, 7th January
Former U18 striker Rio McEvoy signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hyde United

Monday, 9th January
Dylan Connolly returned to Bohemians, who he last played for in 2012, signing a multi-year contract with the Gypsies

Following his loan at Bradford for the first half of the season, Tyreik Wright signed a permanent deal with Plymouth Argyle

Tuesday, 10th January
After a year in the Netherlands with Willem II, Daniel Crowley returned to England, signing a short term contract with League One side Morecambe FC

Wednesday, 11th January
Defender Anthony O'Connor signed for League Two side Harrogate Town

Friday, 13th January
John Mahon returned from Scotland to re-sign for former club Sligo Rovers

Tuesday, 17 January
Harry Charsley signed an 18 month contract with Newport County, joining his former Mansfield manager Graham Coughlan at Rodney Parade

Wednesday, 18th January
Barry Cotter returned to England, signing a three and a half year deal with Barnsley

After two years in MLS, Jake Mulraney returned to Dublin to sign for St Patrick's Athletic

Monday, 23rd January
Connor Ronan moved to MLS, signing a four year contract with Colorado Rapids

Thursday, 26th January
Under 19 striker Mark O'Mahony has joined the growing Irish contingent at Brighton, and will line out for their U21 side

Striker Sean Maguire joined Coventry City, signing a contract with the Blues until the end of the season

Darren Randolph joined fellow Irish goalkeeper Mark Travers at Bournemouth, signing an 18 month contract with the Cherries

William Hondermarck signed for Northampton Town, putting pen to paper on a contract until the summer of 2025 with the Cobblers

Shane McLoughlin signed a contract with Salford City until the end of the season

Sam Kerrigan signed for Michigan State University's soccer program

Sunday, 29th January
2022 League of Ireland Premier Division top scorer Aidan Keena signed a three year contract for League One side Cheltenham Town

monday, 30th January
Adam O'Reilly returned to League of Ireland football, signing a two year contract with Derry City

Deji Sotona returned to English football, signing for Championship leaders Burnley, and will play for their U21 side

Tuesday, 31st January
20 year old forward Dylan Duffy signed for Lincoln City

Three League of Ireland players - Daniel O’Connor, Michael Lavin, and Leon Ayinde - joined Ipswich Town

Rianna Jarrett returned to former side Wexford Youths Women

Eoghan O'Connell joined the growing Irish brigade at Wrexham, signing a permanent deal with the Welsh side

Matt Doherty signed a contract with La Liga giants Atletico Madrid until the end of the season

U19 midfielder Harry Vaughan signed for Hull City, initially joining their academy side

Shane Duffy's loan move to Fulham was converted in a full transfer

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

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

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

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Tuesday, 4 January 2022

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 1st January 2022

Saturday, 1st January 2022
League 1
Rotherham 2-1 Bolton
Chiedozie Ogbene was booked for the first time this season
Eoin Doyle scored his first goal in six weeks


League 2
Barrow 1-2 Bradford City
Fiacre Kelleher's start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Hartlepool 0-0 Oldham
Gavan Holohan was named in the starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 6th November

Walsall 3-3 Newport County
Conor Wilkinson's brace was the first time the striker scored since Saturday, 9th October


Sunday, 2nd January 2022
Championship
Bristol City 3-2 Millwall
Max O'Leary's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 10th August
Callum O'Dowda was booked for the first time in a month

Blackburn 0-0 Huddersfield
Darragh Lenihan made his 250th career appearance


West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Cardiff
Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season
James Collins scored his first goal since Saturday, 20 November
Mark McGuinness was booked for the fifth time this season


League 1
Shrewsbury 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Joshua Daniels was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Championship
Arbroath 0-0 Inverness CT
Daniel Devine was booked for the fifth time this season

Monday, 3rd January 2022
League 1
Cambridge United 0-0 Portsmouth
Wes Hoolahan's introduction, his first appearance in a month, was his 50th appearance for Cambridge United
Shaun Williams was booked for the fifth time this season
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Friday, 3 September 2021

Round up for week of Tuesday, 31st August 2021

Tuesday, 31st August 2021
Football League Trophy
Shrewsbury 0-1 Crewe Alexandra
Joshua Daniels was booked for the first time this season

Rochdale 4-0 Liverpool U21
Jimmy Keohane made his 100th appearance for Rochdale
Liam Kelly marked his first appearance for Rochdale with a goal - his first since February 2020
Corey O'Keeffe's brace were the first goals of his career


Bradford City 0-3 Lincoln City
Fiacre Kelleher was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the first time

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Newcastle United U21
Ciaran Brennan's start was his first appearance of the season

Burton Albion 1-2 MK Dons
Ciaran Gilligan made his first appearance of the season

Forest Green 1-1 Northampton
Michael Harriman's own goal was his first OG since September 2019

Cambridge United 4-1 Oxford United
Luke McNally was sent off for the first time in his career

Fleetwood 4-1 Leicester City U21
Anthony Pilkington made his first assist of the season

Harrogate Town 3-1 Mansfield Town
Harry Charsley was named in the starting XI for the first time this season - his first start since Saturday, 27 March 2021
James Clarke's start was made his first appearance of the season

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Monday, 30 August 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 27th August 2021

Friday, 27th August 2021
League 2
Rochdale 1-1 Colchester
Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal of the season


Saturday, 28th August 2021
Championship
Barnsley 1-1 Birmingham City
Scott Hogan was named in the Birmingham City starting XI for the 50th time

Luton 0-0 Sheffield United
John Egan was booked for the first time this season

Middlesbrough 1-1 Blackburn
Darragh Lenihan started a game for for Blackburn for the 200th time

Peterborough 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
Jack Taylor's half time introduction was his first appearance of the season
Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time this season

League 1
Cambridge United 1-0 Bolton
Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 2-0 Accrington Stanley
Troy Parrott assisted a goal for the first time this season

League 2
Leyton Orient 2-0 Bradford City
Fiacre Kelleher's substitute appearance was his first appearance of the season and his debut for Bradford City

Salford City 3-0 Newport County
Tyreik Wright's early opener for Salford was the first goal of his career


Walsall 1-0 Stevenage
Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Walsall


Scottish Premier League
Motherwell 1-0 Dundee
Jake Carroll unfortunately marked his 50th appearance for Motherwell with his second red card for The Well, the first coming in September 2019
Cillian Sheridan's introduction was his 100th appearance in the SPL

Sunday, 29th August 2021
Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 0-0 St Johnstone
Joe Shaughnessy's start was his 50th appearance for St Mirren - remarkably all were starts!

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Friday, 16 August 2019

Round Up for week of Monday, 12th August 2019

Monday, 12th August 2019
Toto Cup Ligat Al
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3-1 Hapoel Kfar Saba
Cillian Sheridan scored his second career hat trick, his first since September 2012

Tuesday, 13th August 2019
English League Cup
Wigan 0-1 Stoke City
Nathan Collins scored the first goal of his career in the same game where he became Stoke City's youngest ever captain

Port Vale 1-2 Burton Albion
Stephen Quinn's start was his 50th appearance for Burton Albion

Bradford City 0-4 Preston North End
Eoin Doyle played his 300th game in British football

Blackpool 2-2 Macclesfield
Fiacre Kelleher made his 50th start for Macclesfield
Corey O'Keeffe made his first career start at loan club MacclesfieldEmmanuel Osadebe completed his first assist since November 2018

Blackburn 3-2 Oldham
After signing for Blackburn Rovers on loan on transfer deadline day, Greg Cunningham made his first start for them, this was his first appearance since New Year's Day

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 MK Dons
Dylan Connolly was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 9th February 2019

Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough
Anthony Forde made his first start for new club Oxford United

QPR 3-3 Bristol City
Ryan Manning scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in nine months

Gillingham 2-2 Newport Co.
Mark O'Brien's start was his 100th appearance for Newport

Coventry 4-1 Exeter
Pierce Sweeney scored his first goal in the League Cup, also his first goal in eleven months.

Accrington Stanley 1-3 Sunderland
Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season

Scunthorpe 0-1 Derby County
Jason Knight made his first career start

Shrewsbury 0-4 Rotherham
Joe Murphy made his first start for Shrewsbury

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Millwall
Dara O'Shea made his first appearance for West Bromwich Albion
Jay Molumby's start was his first appearance since November 2017
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal of the season

Thursday, 15th August 2019
Europa League
Dynamo Tiblisi 1-1 Feyenoord
Liam Kelly came off the bench for his first competitive appearance for Feyenoord - this was his first appearance since February
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Round up for Saturday, 13th April 2019

Saturday, 13th April 2019
Premier League
Burnley 2-0 Cardiff
In his 25th appearance for Cardiff, Harry Arter was booked for the tenth time this season

Southampton 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Shane Long's second goal in two games was also his 30th goal for Southampton. Long is the first Irish player to score in consecutive Premier League games since Long himself in May 2016

Championship
Aston Villa 2-1 Bristol City
Conor Hourihane scored his 20th goal for Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn
Derrick Williams made his 250th career appearance

Sheffield United 1-1 Millwall
John Egan was sent off for the first time in his career

League 1
Bristol Rovers 3-2 Bradford City
Jack Bonham's start was the goalkeeper's 100th career appearance
Sean Scannell was named in a starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 6 October

Charlton 3-1 Luton
Alan Sheehan came off the bench his first appearance in two months, and was booked for the first time since August
Having recovered from a hamstring problem, Aaron Connolly made his debut for loan club Luton as a second half substitute

Oxford United 0-0 AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season

League 2
Cambridge United 0-3 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond's first goal since Saturday, 2nd March

Forest Green 2-0 Macclesfield
Fiacre Kelleher's first yellow card in three months was his fifth booking of the season

Lincoln City 1-1 Cheltenham
Sean Long started a game for the first time since Tuesday, 30th October

Northampton 1-1 Mansfield Town
Sam Foley scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st January

Scottish FA Cup
Hearts 3-0 Inverness CT
Jake Mulraney made his 25th appearance for Hearts
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Friday, 5 October 2018

Round up for week of Tuesday, 2nd October 2018

Tuesday, 2nd October 2018
Championship
Wigan 0-0 Swansea
Darron Gibson was named in the Wigan starting XI for the first time in almost two months

League 1
AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Bradford City
Sean Scannell made his 200th career start

Barnsley 1-1 Plymouth
Graham Carey was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Burton Albion 1-2 Southend United
Simon Cox scored his 30th goal for Southend - all of which have been scored in the league

Oxford United 1-2 Luton
Samir Carruthers's late introduction was his first appearance in two months
Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Sunderland 2-2 Peterborough
Aiden McGeady was named in Sunderland's starting XI for the first time this season

League 2
Cambridge United 1-3 Forest Green
Jake Carroll was sent off in English football for the first time

Newport Co. 3-3 Macclesfield
Fiacre Kelleher scored his fifth goal of his career
Padraig Amond was booked for the first time since November 2017
Kieran O'Hara was booked for the first time this season

Northampton 0-0 Bury
John-Joe O'Toole made his 300th career start

Wednesday, 3rd October 2018
Championship
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Millwall
Shaun Williams scored his third goal of the season in what was his 100th Championship appearance

Rotherham 0-0 Bristol City
Ryan Manning made his 50th appearance in English football
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Monday, 20 August 2018

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 14th August 2018

Tuesday, 14th August 2018
English League Cup
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bury
Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal for Bury, 18 months after his last goal in January 2017
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time this season, almost a year to the day since his last booking on Sunday, 13th August 2017

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fleetwood
Eddie Nolan made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City
Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal for Macclesfield

Sheffield United 1-1 Hull City
Enda Stevens made his 50th start for Sheffield United

Leeds United 2-1 Bolton
After signing for Bolton during preseason, Marc Wilson made his debut for the Trotters

Mansfield Town 6-1 Accrington Stanley
Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance for loan club Mansfield Town

Preston North End 3-1 Morecambe
Graham Burke marked his first start for Preston North End with his first goal for the Lilywhites

Blackpool 3-1 Barnsley
John O'Sullivan's first start for Blackpool was also his first start since February

Yeovil 0-1 Aston Villa
Jake Doyle-Hayes's start for Aston Villa was the midfielder's first appearance at senior level since September 2017
Conor Hourihane's late winner was his first goal in the League Cup and the 60th goal of his career

Southend United 2-4 Brentford
Alan Judge made his 100th start for Brentford

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crawley
Mark Connolly scored his first goal in the League Cup, this was the defender's first goal since February

Bristol City 0-1 Plymouth
Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Plymouth

Cambridge United 1-4 Newport Co.
Padraig Amond's brace were his first goals in the League Cup

Reading 2-0 Birmingham City
John O'Shea came off the bench late in the second half to make his debut for Reading

Scottish League Challenge Cup
Inverness CT 1-2 Dunfermline
Aaron Doran made his 200th appearance for Inverness CT

Thursday, 16th August 2018
UEFA Cup
Burnley 1-0 Istanbul Buyuksehir
In his first appearance of the season, Kevin Long was booked for the first time since February
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time since November 2017
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Monday, 2 January 2017

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

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
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Monday, 3 October 2016

Round Up - Weekend of 1st October 2016

Saturday, 1 October 2016
There were 20 yellow cards shown to Irish players today, the most since 22nd November 2014

Championship
Birmingham City 1-0 Blackburn
Stephen Gleeson scored his first goal of the season
Tommie Hoban was shown his first yellow card since March 2015!

Ipswich 0-1 Huddersfield
Jonathan Douglas made his 50th appearance for Ipswich

Leeds United 2-1 Barnsley
Conor Hourihane made his 250th career start, in what was the midfielder's 260th career appearance

Preston North End 2-0 Aston Villa
Greg Cunningham was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Rotherham 0-1 Newcastle Utd
Lee Frecklington marked his 150th appearance for Rotherham with his first booking since April 2015

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Norwich
Robbie Brady scored his first goal for Norwich since March

League 1
Northampton 2-3 Bristol Rovers
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal of the season for Bristol Rovers

Port Vale 0-2 Coventry
Chris McCann scored his first goal of the season

Shrewsbury 1-1 Swindon Town
Gary Deegan was sent off for the third time in his career

League 2
Cheltenham 1-1 Luton
Alan Sheehan made his 25th appearance for Luton

Crawley 1-0 Blackpool
Mark Connolly's winner for Crawley was the Monaghan defender's first goal since December 2015

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Mansfield Town
Patrick Hoban's first goal for Mansfield was his first goal since November 2015 while the striker's booking in the same game was his first yellow card since February 2015

Grimsby 0-3 Hartlepool
Padraig Amond's brace was the first time the former Sligo Rovers player had scored in a month
Jake Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 4-1 Yeovil
Graham Carey scored his fifth goal of the season

Scottish League One
Peterhead 1-2 Livingston
Fiacre Kelleher scored his first senior goal, on loan at Peterhead

Indian Super League
NorthEast United 1-0 Kerala Blasters
Graham Stack made his first appearance for his new side on the opening day of the new Indian Super League season

Saturday, 2 October 2016
Premier League
Burnley 0-1 Arsenal
Congratulations to Jeff Hendrick on reaching 200 league appearances after starting for Burnley this afternoon
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Friday, 5 August 2016

2016/17 - The Season So Far

With the English and Scottish domestic seasons about to kick off, some people may not realise that there have been some Irish players already involved with their clubs in the early rounds of European competition. We've reviewed the appearance data so far for the first of the 2016/17 season reports for these players, as well as the Irish players lining out for their respective clubs in MLS

Thursday, 30 June 2016
UEFA Cup
Banants 0-1 Omonia Nicosia
Cillian Sheridan started Omonia's first game of the new season

Aberdeen 3-1 Fola Esch
Willo Flood, Jonathan Hayes and Adam Rooney all lined out for Aberdeen's season opener against Fola Esch, and Rooney marked the occasion with a goal

Hearts 2-1 Infonet
Having moved to Hearts in the close season, Conor Sammon made his first start for the Tynecastle side, and marked the occasion with a booking - his first yellow since January

Tuesday, 5 July 2016
MLS
LA Galaxy 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Robbie Keane marked his return to the Galaxy after Euro 2016 with a goal, his first since a brace against New England Revolution two months earlier

Thursday, 7 July 2016
UEFA Cup
Fola Esch 1-0 Aberdeen
After signing for the Dons from Burton Albion, Anthony O'Connor made his first start for the club in the return leg against Fola Esch
In what would be his last appearance for Aberdeen, Willo Flood was shown his first yellow card of the season

Omonia Nicosia 4-1 Banants
Cillian Sheridan was booked for the first time since January

Friday, 15 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Airdrie Utd 0-1 Partick Thistle
After signing a contract with Airdrie in January, Joe Gorman made his first appearance for the club, in the same game Daniel Devine made his first start for his new side Partick Thistle

Cove Rangers 1-2 Raith
Following a short trial, Joel Coustrain signed for Raith and made his senior career debut a day later in this game

Saturday, 16 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Cowdenbeath 1-2 Inverness CT
After leaving QPR for Inverness, Jake Mulraney made his first appearance for the club

Motherwell 0-2 Rangers
Carl McHugh made his first appearance for Mothwerwell and was booked

Thursday, 21 July 2016
UEFA Cup
Ventspils 0-1 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney scored his sixtieth goal for the club, and his tenth goal in European competition

Omonia Nicosia 3-2 Beitar Jerusalem
Cillian Sheridan scored his fifth goal in the Europa League

Hearts 1-2 Birkirkara
Conor Sammon's first goal for Hearts was also his first goal in the Europa League and his fiftieth goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Saturday, 23 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Dundee 6-2 Dumbarton
Darren O'Dea scored his first goal for Dundee

Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Peterhead 2-1 Dundee
Fiacre Kelleher made his first career start, after signing for Peterhead on a one month loan from Celtic

Wednesday, 27 July 2016
Champions League
Astana 1-1 Celtic
Eoghan O'Connell made his first since September 2015

Saturday, 30 July 2016
Scottish League Cup
Dundee 7-0 Forfar
Darren O'Dea made his two hundredth career start

Ross County 7-0 Cove Rangers
Aaron McCarey made his first appearance for Ross County, this was the goalkeeper's first appearance since October 2015

Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Champions League
Celtic 2-1 Astana
Eoghan O'Connell picked up his first booking since September 2015

Thursday, 4 August 2016
UEFA Cup
NK Maribor 1-0 Aberdeen
Adam Rooney made his two hundred fiftieth career start

West Ham United 3-0 Domzale
Darren Randolph made his first appearance of the season for West Ham in their first home game in the Olympic Stadium

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Monday, 1 August 2016

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - July 2016

Transfers
1st July 2016
After being named Gillingham’s Player of the Season, and named in the League One Team of the Season for 2015/16, John Egan signed for Brentford on a three year deal: http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/brentford-sign-john-egan-on-three-year-deal-3164535.aspx

2nd July 2016
Mark Connolly returned to Crawley Town, where he made 80 appearances before signing for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock: http://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/article/2016-17/crawley-town-3165042.aspx

4th July 2016
Defender Paul Rooney left Bohemians to sign for Millwall and will go into their U21 team: http://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/millwall-paul-rooney-lions-fans-the-den-league-one-efl-3167141.aspx

5th July 2016
After his contract with Plymouth Argyle expired, Carl McHugh signed a two year deal with Motherwell: http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/?p=52391

6th July 2016
Midfielder Chris McCann has signed for new MLS side Atlanta United, and will go on loan until joining them for the 2017 season next year: http://atlutd.com/atlanta-united-signs-irish-midfielder-chris-mccann/

7th July 2016
Former U21 striker Rhys Murphy signed for non league side Forest Green Rovers: http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/news/first-team-news/2016/rhys-murphy-signs-from-oldham-athletic

11th July 2016
After his contract with Shrewsbury town was cancelled, striker James Collins signed a three year deal with Crawley town: http://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/article/2016-17/crawley-town-james-collins-english-football-league-two-3178052.aspx

12th July 2016
Bradford City triggered Colin Doyle’s release clause of £1 to sign the goalkeeper on a two year deal: http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/city-complete-doyle-deal-3180658.aspx

13th July 2016
Jimmy Dunne signed for Burnley on a two year deal, and will join their development squad: http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/2016-17/jimmy-dunne-joins-the-clarets-3183298.aspx

14th July 2016
Winger Callum O’Dowda left his hometown club Oxford to sign a three year contract with Championship side Bristol City: http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/odowda-wings-in-from-oxford-3186218.aspx

Willo Flood signed a one year contract with Dundee United, the fourth time the winger has signed for the Tangerines: http://dufc.co/news/flood-signs/

15th July 2016
After a short trial at Raith Rovers, Limerick midfielder Joel Coustrain signed a one year contract with the Kircaldy side: http://www.raithrovers.net/25716/further-signing-news.htm

16th July 2016
Striker Simon Cox signed a two year deal with Southend United, after his contract with Reading was cancelled: http://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/simon-cox-signs-3188812.aspx

22nd July 2016
After spending two seasons at Charlton, goalkeeper Stephen Henderson signed a three year contract with Nottingham Forest: http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/nottingham-forest-stephen-henderson-signing-transfer-3200360.aspx

25th July 2016
Wexford Youths defender Ryan Delaney signed for Burton Albion on a two year deal, with an option of another year: http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/brewers-confirm-three-more-additions-to-nigel-cloughs-squad-3206024.aspx

27th July 2016
After being released by Liverpool, defender Daniel Cleary signed for Birmingham City on a one year deal, with an option of another year:  http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/birmingham-city-daniel-cleary-3209393.aspx

28th July 2016
After a brief trial, midfielder Paul Green signed a one year contract with League One side Oldham Athletic: http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/signing-midfielder-green-pens-contract-with-latics-3212161.aspx

Wicklow born defender Pierce Sweeney signed for Exeter City, where his wages will be paid by the 1931 fund: http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/exeter-city-new-signing-pierce-sweeney-3212093.aspx

29th July 2016
Following his release from Leeds United, and a trial with Portsmouth, U21 goalkeeper Eric Grimes signed for Cork City: http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2016/07/29/eric-grimes-signs-city/

Loans
8th July 2016
U19 defender Shaun Donnellan signed for Stevenage FC on loan until January 2017: http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/2016-17/defender-shaun-donnellan-signs-on-loan-from-west-brom-3174517.aspx

Following his successful season at Falkirk in 2015/16, Danny Rogers has returned to the Bairns for another season long loan: http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/bairns-delight-as-rogers-returns/

25th July 2016
Celtic defender Fiacre Kelleher signed for Peterhead FC on a six month loan: http://www.peterheadfc.com/news/item/1582-peterhead-complete-kelleher-signing

28th July 2016
Reading defender Sean Long signed for Cambridge on a six month loan: http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/-cambridge-united-sign-full-back-sean-long-on-six-month-loan-3213014.aspx

29th July 2016
Millwall goalkeeper David Forde signed a season long loan with League Two side Portsmouth: http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/pompey-sign-goalkeeper-david-forde-on-loan-from-millwall-3212084.aspx

30th July 2016
Everton’s Ireland U17 midfielder Stephen Kinsella signed for St Patrick’s Athletic on loan until the end of the current League of Ireland season: http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7244

Contracts
4th July 2016
Promising striker Jean-Yves Poame signed a two year contract with Sunderland: https://www.safc.com/news/academy-news/2016/july/scholarship-announcement

12th July 2016
Glenn Whelan extended his contract with Stoke City to the summer of 2018: http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/2016-17/glenn-whelan-new-contract-3180812.aspx

U19 winger Adam McDonnell signed a new two year contract with Ipswich Town: http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/adam-mcdonnell-signs-a-contract-extension-3150363.aspx

14th July 2016
U21 defender Noe Baba signed a one year extension to his deal with Birmingham City: http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/noe-baba-birmingham-city-3185967.aspx

15th July 2016
U21 midfielder Harry Charsley signed a one year contract at Everton, keeping him at Goodison Park until the summer of 2017: http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/07/15/new-deals-for-charsley-and-robinson

19th July 2016
Rob Kiernan signed a one year extension to his contract at Rangers, keeping him at Ibrox until 2018: http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/wes-rob-extend-contracts/

21 July 2016
Shane Long signed a new four year deal with Southampton: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/20160721-shane-long-new-southampton-contract-announcement-3199534.aspx

31st July 2016
Ahead of their first appearance at the Olympic Stadium, West Ham have confirmed that Darren Randolph has signed a new four year deal with the Hammers: http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2016/July/31-July/New-deal-for-Darren
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