Round up for week of Tuesday, 27th August 2024

Tuesday, 27th August 2024

English League Cup

Middlesbrough 0-5 Stoke City

In his first start for Stoke City, Andrew Moran completed a hat trick of assists

Watford 2-0 Plymouth Argyle

Michael Obafemi was named in the Plymouth Argyle starting XI for the first time

Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 Crawley Town

In his final appearance for Brighton before departing on loan to Portsmouth for the rest of the season, Mark O'Mahony scored the first goal of his career

Everton 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

Both Seamus Coleman and Jake O'Brien made his their first appearance of the season, O'Brien's start was his debut for Everton, which his marked with an assist
Ian Lawlor's start was the goalkeeper's 100th appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra 5-1 Liverpool U21

Adrien Thibaut marked his first appearance for Crewe Alexandra with a goal
Trent Kone Doherty made his first appearance of the season

Wednesday, 28th August 2024

English League Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Burnley

Luke McNally started a game for the first time this season

Swansea City 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Kieran Sadlier made his 50th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Ipswich Town

Both Dara O'Shea and Chiedozie Ogbene made their Ipswich Town debuts

Cardiff 3-5 Southampton

Former League of Ireland midfield duo Romeo Akachukwu  and Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh made their first appearance for Southampton

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle United

Andrew Omobamidele's start, his first since Saturday, 13 April, was his first appearance of the season

Austrian Cup

WSPG Weis 0-1 Blau-Weiss Linz

Conor Noss scored his first goal in the competition

Episode 72 - Virage Lyonnais!

We're delighted to be joined by Virage Lyonnais podcast host Vladiimir Chinoune to discuss the history of Olympique Lyonnais, their season in Ligue Un, and Jake O'Brien's performances since he joined last August.

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 21st October 2023

Saturday, 21st October 2023

Premier League

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

Brentford 3-0 Burnley

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

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Luton Town

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

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Millwall

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

Hull City 1-2 Southampton

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

Norwich City 2-3 Leeds United

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

Stoke City 2-1 Sunderland

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

League 1

Burton Albion 4-1 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season

Cheltenham 1-0 Cambridge United

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

Portsmouth 1-0 Carlisle United

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time in a month

League 2

Gillingham 1-2 Notts County

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

Australian A-League Men

Macarthur 1-1 Brisbane Roar

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

Sunday, 22nd October 2023

Ligue Un

Lyon 1-2 Clermont

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

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-4 PEC Zwolle

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

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

Monday, 23rd October 2023

Serie A

Udinese 1-1 Lecce

Festy Ebosele was booked for the first time this season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 30th September 2023

Saturday, 30th September 2023

Championship

Southampton 3-1 Leeds United

Will Smallbone scored his first goal of the season - this was the fifth goal of the midfielder's career

Hull City 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

Sean McLoughlin started a game for the first time in five weeks
Both Cyrus Christie and Finn Azaz were booked for the first time this season

Norwich City 2-0 Birmingham City

Kevin Long was booked for the first time this season

Preston North End 0-4 West Bromwich Albion

Will Keane's introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 2nd September

QPR 1-3 Coventry

Sinclair Armstrong assisted a goal for the first time in seven weeks

League 1

Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Charlton Athletic

Louie Watson was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 1-2 Portsmouth

Conor Shaughnessy assisted a goal the first time since February 2022

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Tranmere Rovers

In his first appearance since Saturday, 19 August, Lee O'Connor was booked for the first time in eight weeks

Bradford City 1-3 Walsall

Ross Tierney was booked for the first time this season

MK Dons 0-1 Harrogate Town

Warren O'Hora scored an own goal for the first time since December 2021

Swindon Town 2-1 Grimsby Town

Liam Kinsella's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Scottish Premiership

Motherwell 1-2 Celtic

Dan Casey assisted a goal for the first time since signing for Motherwell

Kilmarnock 1-1 St Mirren

Corrie Ndaba started a game for the first time in six weeks

St Johnstone 1-1 Livingston

Dara Costelloe scored his first goal in senior football

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Francs Borains 0-2 RFC Seraing

Matt Healy shown his first yellow card in six weeks

Sunday, 1st October 2023

Ligue Un

Reims 2-0 Lyon

Jake O'Brien's start was his first appearance for Lyon - the first Irish player to appear in Ligue Un since Tony Cascarino in the 1999/2000 season for AS Nancy

Swiss Super League

Luzern 1-4 FC Zurich

Armstrong Oko-Flex scored his first goal in the Swiss Super League

Eredivisie

Excelsior 2-1 Sparta Rotterdam

After scoring his second goal in two games, Troy Parrott was booked for the first time this season

MLS

Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin FC

Jon Gallagher's start was his 100th appearance for Austin FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-2 D.C. United

Derrick Williams made his 25th appearance for D.C. United

Swedish Allsvenskan

Häcken 2-0 AIK

Zachary Elbouzedi's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Monday, 2nd October 2023

Indian Super League

Goa 1-0 Punjab

Carl McHugh was booked on his first appearance for Goa

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

4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Each one of Seamus Coleman's four hundred appearances for @Everton!#COYBIG #EFC pic.twitter.com/w6pNK6qUyc

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) February 14, 2023

January 2022 Transfers and Loans

Transfers

Saturday, 1st January

Daniel Cleary signed a two and a half year contract with St Johnstone

Defender Dan O'Reilly joined Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical

Tuesday, 4th January

Naoisha McAloon signed for FA Women's Championship side Durham Women

Thursday, 6th January

Shamrock Rovers' 18 year old goalkeeper Killian Cahill joined the growing Irish contingent at Brighton and Hove Albion

Full back James Brown signed for Blackburn Rovers following a trial in December, and will initially play for their U23 side

Friday, 7th January

33 year old striker Eoin Doyle returned to Ireland to sign for St Patrick's Athletic

Saturday, 8th January

Sligo striker Johnny Kenny signed a five year contract with Celtic

Tuesday, 11th January

Goalkeeper Harry Halwax signed for QPR, initally linking up with their U23 side

Drogheda United midfielder Killian Phillips signed a two year contract with Crystal Palace and will initially play for their U23 side

Aaron Molloy signed for USL Championship side Memphis 901

Wednesday, 12th January

Bohemians defender Rob Cornwall signed for new USL League One side North Colorado Hailstorm FC

Thursday, 20th January

U18 international Connor Barratt left Birmingham City to sign a professional contract with Sheffield United

Sunday, 23rd January

Defender John Mahon signed a two and a half year contract with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone

Monday, 24th January

Aiden Keena returned to the League of Ireland to sign for former manager Liam Buckley at Sligo rovers

Tuesday, 25th January

Lee O'Connor made his loan spell at Tranmere Rovers a permanent one, signing a contract until June 2024 with the Wirral side

Wednesday, 26th January

Defender James Abankwah signed for Udinese, but will return to St Patrick's Athletic until June to complete his Leaving Certificate

Thursday, 27th January

Diane Caldwell signed for Manchester United until the end of the season

Friday, 28th January

Midfielder Ciara Grant signed for Rangers Women until the end of the current season

Kieran Sadlier signed a two and a half year contract with Bolton Wanderers

Former U21 winger Harry Charsley joined Port Vale

Defender Corey O'Keeffe signed for Rochdale

Rotherham captured the signature of striker Georgie Kelly on a three and a half year contract

Striker Saoirse Noonan joined Women's Championship side Durham
Former Ireland U19 midfielder Tom Holland signed for Welsh side Guilsfield FC

🔴⚫️ SIGNING ⚫️🔴

Another huge signing for the club as we welcome former Man City, Swansea City, Waterford, TNS and Ireland U19 international midfielder Tom Holland.

Tom joins the squad for tomorrow’s game against Holywell.

Time has been kindly sponsored by @PlumblineThe pic.twitter.com/qb7wcJvLKg

— CPD Guilsfield FC (@GUILS1957) January 28, 2022

Monday, 31 January

Dylan Connolly signed an 18 month contract with League One side Morecambe

Aiden O'Brien signed for Portsmouth until the end of the season

Ipswich midfielder Matt Healy signed for Cork City on loan until June

Seven months after signing for Burton Albion, defender Thomas O'Connor signed for non-league Wrexham until 2025

Jamie McGrath added to the Irish contingent at Wigan, signing a contract until 2024 with the Latics

U21 striker Ali Reghba signed for Algerian side Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad

Jamie Devitt returned to Carlisle, where he spent three seasons from 2016, on a short term contract

Former U21 defender Niall Canavan signed an 18 month contract with Barrow

Tuesday, 1st February

Fleetwood Town signed twice capped goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara from Burton Albion

Loans

Sunday, 2nd January

Brighton striker Aaron Connolly signed with promotion chasing Championship side Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season

Monday, 3rd January

Barry Coffey extended his loan at Cork City until the end of the 2021/22 Scottish season, and will return to Celtic in June

Tuesday, 4th January

Jake O'Brien signed for Swindon Town on loan and will spend the rest of the 2021/22 season at The County Ground

Wednesday, 5th January

Stoke City's Ethon Varian extended his loan at Raith Rovers until the end of the season

Thursday, 13th January

Fulham defender Cyrus Christie signed a loan deal with Swansea City, and will play at the Swansea.com Stadium until the end of the season

Wolves defender Lewis Richards joined League Two side Harrowgate Town on loan until the end of the season

Monday, 17th January

Dundee United defender Mark Connolly signed a six month loan contract with Dundalk FC

Sheffield Wednesday's Alex Hunt signed for Oldham on loan for the rest of the season

Tuesday, 18th January

After spending the first half of the 2021/22 season on loan at Peterborough. Conor Coventry signed for MK Dons on loan until the end of the season

Thursday, 20th January

Jaze Kabia signed for Falkirk from Livingston on loan until the end of the season

Friday, 21st January

Adam O'Reilly signed for St Patrick's Athletic on a six month loan

Monday, 23rd January

Watford's Ireland U19 striker Ryan Cassidy signed for Bohemians on loan

✍️ Bohemians are delighted to confirm the signing of striker Ryan Cassidy on loan from Watford, subject to international clearance.

Welcome to Dalymount, @casso_9. ❤️🖤

📸 @sportsfile pic.twitter.com/Xp1XyYsrLG

— Bohemian Football Club (@bfcdublin) January 23, 2022

Wednesday, 26th January

Lincoln defender Sean Roghan signed a six month loan deal with Drogheda

Zak Delaney's loan at Bath City was extended until the end of the season

Thursday, 27th January

West Ham striker Mipo Odubeko will spend the second half of the 2021/22 season on loan at League One Doncaster Rovers

Hull City's Ireland U19 defender Jevon Mills signed for Falkirk on loan until the end of the season

Friday, 28th January

Gillingham signed defender Conor Masterson on loan for the remainder of the 2021/22 season

Motherwell centre half Darragh O'Connor signed for Queen of the South until the end of the season

Promising underage striker Calum Kavanagh signed for Harrogate Town until the end of the season

Sunday, 30th January

Cork City defender Cathal Heffernan signed for Italian giants AC Milan on loan, and will complete a move to the San Siro in the summer

Monday, 31st January

Glen Rea will spend the final months of the 2021/22 season on loan at Wigan Athletic

After spending the first half of the season on loan at Salford City, Tyreik Wright will return to League Two on loan for the rest of the season with Colchester United

On his 30th birthday, Jeff Hendrick signed a loan deal with QPR

Nice midfielder Deji Sotona signed for Brenford on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy in the summer

Ryan Delaney will play for Scunthorpe on loan for the rest of the season

Balatown signed The New Saints striker Dean Ebbe on loan

Tuesday, 1st February

Ireland U19 and Stoke defender David Okagbue signed an initial one month loan with Chester FC

Coaching

Tuesday, 11th January

Former Republic of Ireland striker Simon Cox confirmed he will be joining the coaching staff at Billericay Town

A massive welcome to @SCoxy31Real from everyone in the Billericay Press Dept. Simon joins Jody Brown's management team as first team coach. #BTFC #ACommunityClub pic.twitter.com/rcccHADvOc

— Billericay Town FC Press (@BTFCPress) January 12, 2022

Mondy, 31st January

Recently retired midfielder Gary Dicker joined the U18 coaching staff at Brighton

Transfers, loans, and contacts for August 2021

Transfers

Tuesday, 3rd August

12 years after leaving Hamilton Academical, James McCarthy returned to Scotland, signing a four year contract with Celtic FC: 🔗

Thursday, 5th August

Former U21 defender Aidy White signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August

Danny Rogers signed a one year contract with Oldham Athletic: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August

U18 defender Nico Jones signed a two year contract with Brentford, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Monday, 16th August

Jake O'Brien signed for Crystal Palace after a successful six month loan from Cork City in the second half of the 2020/21 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August

James McClean returned to Wigan Athletic, who he played 86 games for across the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons, scoring ten times: 🔗

Thursday, 19th August

Former Ireland U21 striker Courtney Duffus signed a two year contract with Morecambe FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th August

Val Adedokun signed a three year contract with Brentford, with the option of a further 12 months, and will initially play for their B team: 🔗

Liam Kelly signed a contract with Rochdale until the summer of 2023: 🔗

Friday, 27th August

Celtic confirmed a four year deal with defender Liam Scales, subject to international clearance: 🔗

Under 19 midfielder Joe Hodge left Manchester City to link up with his former academy coach Scott Sellers in the academy at Wolverhampton Wanderers: 🔗

Jamie Finn signed a 12 month contract with Birmingham City Women: 🔗

Saturday, 28th August

Marie Hourihan returned to Birmingham City, signing a 12 month contract with the Blues: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

U19 midfielder Roland Idowu returned to Ireland to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August

Barry Cotter returned to Ireland from Ipswich, signing for Shamrock Rovers: 🔗

U19 striker Cole Kiernan left Middlesbrough to sign for Bohemians: 🔗

Callum Reilly signed for Leyton Orient, penning a 12 month contract at Brisbane Road: 🔗

Loans

Monday, 2nd August

Jonathan Afolabi signed for Ayr United on loan until the end of the season: 🔗

Tuesday, 3rd August

Corey O'Keeffe signed a loan deal with Rochdale, and will play at Spotland until January 2022: 🔗

Will Ferry signed for Crawley Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Saturday, 7th August

Jamie Bowden will spend the 2021/22 season at Boundary Park, after signing for Oldham Athletic on loan: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August

Padraig Amond signed a season long loan deal with Exeter City: 🔗

Friday, 13th August

Ryan Johansson will spend in the 2021/22 season in the Netherlands after signing a season long loan deal with Fortuna Sittard: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th August

Tyreik Wright signed a season long loan deal with Salford City: 🔗

Saturday, 21st August

Conor Masterson signed a loan deal with Cambridge United until January 2022: 🔗

Ipswich's Corrie Ndaba joined Salford City on a season long loan deal: 🔗

Friday, 27th August

Jayson Molumby will spend the 2021/22 season on loan with West Bromwich Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

Conor Hourihane joined the Irish contingent at Sheffield United, signing a season long loan deal with the Blades: 🔗

After signing a new contract with West Ham, Mipo Odubeko signed for Huddersfield Town on loan for the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Tuesday, 31st August

Lee O'Connor returned to Tranmere Rovers on loan for the rest of the season: 🔗

Connor Ronan signed for St Mirren on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Conor Coventry joined the sizeable Irish contingent at Peterborough after signing a season long loan deal: 🔗

Harry Arter returned to his first club Charlton on loan for the rest of the 2021/22 season: 🔗

Brentford striker Alex Gilbert signed for Swindon Town on loan until the end of the current season: 🔗

Contracts

Tuesday, 3rd August

U19 defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed his first professional contract with Arsenal Academy: 🔗

Tuesday, 10th August

Aston Villa midfielder Aaron O'Reilly signed his first professional contract: 🔗

Sunday, 15th August

Megan Connolly signed a one year extension to her contract with Brighton and Hove Albion: 🔗

Monday, 30th August

Mipo Odubeko signed a two year extension to his contract with West Ham: 🔗

See also

Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for July 2021
Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for May/June 2021