Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 5th October 2024

Saturday, 5th October 2024

Premier League

Arsenal 3-1 Southampton

Ryan Manning's start, his first appearance of the season, was also his first appearance in the Premier League

Brentford 5-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins scored his first goal of the season - the defender's first goal since January

Championship

Norwich City 4-0 Hull City

Shane Duffy made his 50th appearance for Norwich City

Derby County 2-0 QPR

Marcus Harness scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the midfielder's first goal since November 2023

Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Plymouth Argyle, this was the striker's twentieth goal in the Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Millwall

Mikey Johnston was booked in what was his first start of the season
Dan McNamara started a game for the first time in six weeks

League 1

Huddersfield Town 2-0 Barnsley

Joe Hodge was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 2-1 Stevenage

Cian Hayes started a game for the first time in five weeks

Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Shrewsbury Town

Jordan Shipley scored his 15th goal for Shrewsbury Town

Charlton Athletic 1-0 Birmingham City

Conor Coventry was booked for the fifth time this season

Lincoln City 2-1 Leyton Orient

Sean Roughan was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 2-0 Blackpool

Stephen McLaughlin was shown his first yellow card in seven weeks

Rotherham 2-1 Reading

Joe Rafferty made his first assist of the season - the first time the defender assisted a goal since November 2023

Wrexham 4-1 Northampton Town

James McClean scored his first goals of the season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Gillingham

Adrien Thibaut made his first assist of the season

Salford City 1-0 AFC Wimbledon

James Furlong was booked for the first time this season, in his first start in five weeks
    

Swindon Town 0-0 Harrogate Town

Aaron Drinan's start was his 100th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premiership

St Mirren 0-1 Dundee United

Charles Dunne's start was his first appearance of the season
Emmanuel Adegboyega scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 6th October 2024

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff

Luke McNally scored his first goal of the season
Mark Sykes was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premiership

Ross County 1-2 Celtic

Adam Idah started a game for Celtic for the tenth time

Aberdeen 3-2 Hearts

Jamie McGrath assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Segunda Division

Deportivo La Coruna 0-0 Malaga

Aaron Ochoa Moloney was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 7th October 2024

League 2

Bradford City 3-1 Newport County

Calum Kavanagh made his 25th appearance for Bradford City

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 7th September 2024

Saturday, 7th September 2024

League 1

Barnsley 2-1 Bristol Rovers

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time this season in his 50th appearance for Barnsley

Wrexham 3-0 Shrewsbury Town

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time this season in his 50th appearance for Wrexham

League 2

Bradford City 2-1 Carlisle United

Tyreik Wright assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 29th October 2022

Colchester United 1-1 Bromley

Anthony Scully made his first appearance for Colchester United

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Gillingham

Shadrach Ogie made his 50th start for Gillingham

Newport County 1-4 Port Vale

Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance for Newport County
Ciaran Brennan was shown a red card for the first time since Tuesday, 18th October 2022

Belgian Cup

Dessel Sport 2-3 SK Beveren

Liam Kerrigan was named in the SK Beveren starting XI for the first time

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2024

Transfers

Saturday, 3rd August

Highly promising 16 year old winger Jadon Umeh signed for Portuguese giants Benfica

Following a successful trial, Ben Quinn joined his uncle Stephen at Mansfield

Thursday, 8th August

Sean Maguire returned to Cork City, signing a multi-year contract with the Leesiders

Megan Connolly signed for Serie A Femminile side Lazio

Friday, 9th August

Owen Bray signed for non-league side FC Halifax Town

Saturday, 11th August

Conor Grant signed for Notts County as part of Aaron Nemane's move to MK Dons

Monday, 12th August

Mipo Odubeko joined Fleetwood Town, signing a 12 month contract with the Cod Army, with the option of a further year

Bosun Lawal signed a four year deal with Stoke City

Former Ireland striker Aiden O'Brien signed a multi-year contract with League of Ireland side Shelbourne

Wednesday, 14th August

Following his successful loan in the second half of the 2023/24 season, Adam Idah returned to Celtic Park, signing a five year contract with the Scottish Champions

Naoisha McAloon was one of three signings announced by Burnley

Laois' Peter Grogan signed a two year contract with Austin FC II, with the option of two further years in Texas

Friday, 16th August

Recent Ireland debutant Sammie Szmodics joined newly-promoted Ipswich Town, signing a four year contract with the Tractor Boys

Monday, 19th August

Danny Mandriou returned to Shamrock Rovers, signing a contract until the end of the year with the League of Ireland Champions

Tuesday, 20th August

Former Ireland U21 defender Mark McGuinness signed for Luton Town

Striker Adrien Thibaut left non-league Macclesfield Town to sign a contract with League Two side Crewe Alexandra

Sunday, 25th August

Ipswich Town added to their Irish contingent of Sammie Szmodics, Marcus Harness, and Jack Taylor with the signing of Dara O'Shea

Monday, 26th August

Wexford FC confirmed the sale of Ireland U16 defender Oisin McDonagh to Serie A size Venezia FC

Wednesday, 28th August

Following Luton's relegation at the end of the 2023/24 season, Chiedozie Ogbene returned to the top flight in England, signing a four year contract with Ipswich

Aaron O'Reilly signed a one year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, with Huddersfield Town, and will initially join their B team squad

U19 international Cristiano Fitzgerald signed for US collegiate side Maryland Terrapins

Thursday, 29th August

Gavin Kilkenny joined former international Mark Kennedy's Swindown Town, signing a two year contract with the Robins

Friday, 30th August

Luke McNally signed a four year contract with Bristol City

Forest Green Rovers announced the signing of Joe Quigley

Following his loan spell at West Brom in the second half of the 2023/24 season, Mikey Johnston returned to the Hawthorns on a permanent deal, signing a four year contract with the Baggies

Former Galway and Athlone Town Reuben Egan signed a one year contract with Tranmere Rovers

Loans

Thursday, 1st August

West Ham defender Jessie Stapleton signed a season long loan deal with Sunderland

Friday, 2nd August

Former League of Ireland full back Sam Curtis will spend the 2024/25 season on loan with Peterborough

Friday, 9th August

Burnley midfielder Dara Costello signed a season-long loan deal with Accrington Stanley

Monday, 12th August

Cambridge United announced the signing of Blackburn defender Connor O'Riordan on a season long loan

Friday, 16th August

Waterford defender Ronan Mansfield signed a loan deal until the end of the year with Fleetwood, joining their Development squad

After signing a new contract with parent club Brighton and Hove Albion, Andrew Moran put pen to paper on a season long loan with Stoke City

Tuesday, 20th August

Nathan Fraser sign a season long loan with Belgian Challenger Pro League side Zulte Waregem

Wednesday, 21st August

St Mirren announced the season long loan of attacking midfielder Killian Phillips, with an obligation to buy at the end of the loan

Thursday, 22nd August

Michael Obafemi joined Burnley's fellow Championship side Plymouth Argyle on loan for the season

Tuesday, 27th August

Josh Seary signed for Irish Premiership side Larne FC on loan until January 2025

Wednesday, 28th August

Joe Hodge signed a loan deal for the 2024/25 season with Huddersfield Town

Friday, 30th August

Ireland U21 goalkeeper Josh Keeley signed a season long loan with Leyton Orient

Colchester confirmed the season-long loan signing of Anthony Scully from Portsmouth

Marcus Harness returned to the Championship with Derby on loan until the end of the season

Udinese's Festy Ebosele signed for sister club Watford FC on loan

Recently capped striker Tom Cannon signed a loan deal with Stoke City

Como's Liam Kerrigan join Belgian Challenger Pro League side SK Beveren for the 2024/25 season

Contracts

Thursday, 8th August

James McClean signed a new contract with Wrexham, extending his stay at the Racecourse until the end of the 2025/26 season

Friday, 16th August

Before signing for Stoke on loan, Andrew Moran extended his contract with Brighton until the summer of 2028

Friday, 30th August

Before leaving Tottenham on a season long loan, U21 goalkeeper Josh Keeley signed a three year deal with Spurs

Management

Tuesday, 6th August

Former Republic of Ireland Women's Under 17 coach Chelsea Noonan joined Birmingham City Women as their assistant head coach

Friday, 23rd August

Jamie Devitt returned to Carlisle, taking over as the professional development phase coach at Brunton Park

Further reading

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

Episode 73 - 2023/24: A season review

Myself, Mark Kennedy of Hawkeye Sidekick, and Philip Flanagan of The Bottomless Pit of Football look back at the positives and negatives for Irish players over the 2023/24 season - what players impressed us, what events could shape the future of the game here, and what needs to be improved on?

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 24th October 2023

Tuesday, 24th October 2023

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 2-0 QPR

Jimmy Dunne was sent off for the second time in his career - the first time since May 2018

League 1

Barnsley 3-0 Shrewsbury Town

Barry Cotter returned to the Barnsley starting XI for his first start since Tuesday, 19th September

Blackpool 3-2 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Lincoln City 3-1 Charlton Athletic

Sean Roughan marked his 60th start for Lincoln City with his first goal since Tuesday, 8th August

Reading 1-2 Fleetwood Town

Bosun Lawal scored his first goal for Fleetwood

Northampton Town 2-2 Leyton Orient

Aaron Drinan started a game for the first time in five weeks

League 2

AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely's introduction was his first appearance in six weeks

Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Barrow

Sam Foley scored his fifth goal in the competition

MK Dons 4-1 Bradford City

Conor Grant started a game for the first time in five weeks

Swindon Town 0-1 Gillingham

Conor Masterson's start was his 100th career appearance

Wrexham 2-1 Sutton United

James McClean was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Tuesday, 29th August

Wednesday, 25th October 2023

Championship

Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Finn Azaz assisted a goal for the tenth time for Plymouth

Preston North End 2-2 Southampton

Gavin Bazunu marked his 50th appearance for Southampton with his first yellow card since February 2022
Will Smallbone made his first assist of the season

Rotherham 2-0 Coventry

Georgie Kelly came off the bench to make his first assist of the season

Thursday, 26th October 2023

Europa League

Liverpool 5-1 Tolouse

Caoimhin Kelleher's start was his 25th career appearance

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th August 2023

Tuesday, 29th August 2023

English League Cup

Stoke City 6-1 Rotherham

Jack Bonham's start was his first appearance of the season

Wrexham 1-1 Bradford City

James McClean made his first appearance for Wrexham, and was shown his first yellow card of the season six minutes later
Emmanuel Osadebe made his first start of the season - this was the defender's first start since Saturday, 30th July 2022

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Blackpool

Matt Doherty marked his first appearance in his second spell at Wolves with two goals - his first goals in the League Cup
Joe Hodge's start was his first appearance of the season
Nathan Fraser scored on his senior career debut

Luton Town 3-2 Gillingham

Chiedozie Ogbene was named in the Luton Town starting XI for the first time

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Sutton United

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal for Sutton United

Wednesday, 30th August 2023

English League Cup

Harrogate Town 0-8 Blackburn Rovers

Andrew Moran assisted a goal on his first start for loan club Blackburn Rovers
Zak Gilsenan scored his second career goal in his second senior appearance
Thomas Bloxham marked his senior career debut with a goal

Sheffield United 0-0 Lincoln City

John Egan started a game for the 400th time in his career

Chelsea 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time this season

Thursday, 31st August 2023

Europa League

Aberdeen 1-3 Häcken

Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time this season in his first start for Aberdeen

August 2023 Transfer, Loans, and Contracts

Transfers

Tuesday, 1st August

Following the expiration of his contract with Wycombe Wanderers, Daryl Horgan returned to Dundalk FC

Wednesday, 2nd August

Aaron Connolly joined Hull City, signing a one year contract with the Tigers

Thursday, 3rd August

19 year old defender Emmanuel Aegboyega signed a long term contract with Norwich City, and will initially join their academy setup

Friday, 4th August

Following a year in Spain with Levante, Tyler Toland has returned to England, signing a two year deal with Blackburn Rovers

James McClean signed a 12 month contract with promoted side Wrexham FC

Saturday, 5th August

Dubliner Josh O'Brien signed a one year contract with Hamilton Academical

✍️👍 Hamilton Academical FC are delighted to announce the signing of Josh O’Brien from Salford City

Josh joins the Club permanently on an initial 1 year contract. Welcome to Accies! pic.twitter.com/dATqDYVeAI

— Hamilton Accies FC (@acciesfc) August 5, 2023

Thursday, 10th August

Fionn Mooney left Crystal Palace to sign for Segunda Division side Real Valladolid

Tuesday, 15th August

Gemma McGuinness was one of five new signings announced by AFC Bournemouth

Goalkeeper Grace Moloney signed a two year contract with London City Lionesses

Wednesday, 16th August

Experienced defender Niamh Farrelly returned to England from Italy to sign for London City Lionesses

Friday, 18th August

Former underage defender Lewis Richards joined League Two side Bradford City

Satuday, 19th August

Lily Agg joined the Irish contingent at Birmingham City, signing a one year contract with the Blues, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 22nd August

Carl McHugh left ATK Mohun Bagan to sign for fellow ISL side FC Goa

Jamie McGrath returned to Scotland, signing a two year contract with Aberdeen

Winger Justin Ferizaj signed for Serie B Champions Frosinone

Il Frosinone Calcio comunica di aver raggiunto l’accordo con la società sportiva Shamrock Rovers per l’acquisizione delle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Justin Ferizaj. Il centrocampista classe 2005 arriva a titolo definitivo. pic.twitter.com/w74K7bZIbl

— Frosinone Calcio (@Frosinone1928) August 22, 2023

Wednesday, 23rd August

Ruesha Littlejohn joined London City Lionesses, signing a two year contract

Thursday, 24th August

Cathal Heffernan joined Newcastle United

Ahead of the new WSL season, Megan Connolly signed for Bristol City

Following his release from Brighton, former U19 midfielder Matt Everitt signed for Dorking Wanderers

Wednesday, 30th August

Heather Payne signed a two year contract with Everton

Friday, 25th August

Ryan Johansson has signed for SC Freiburg and will initially play for their U23 side

Friday, 1st September

Full back James Furlong signed a three year contract with Hull City

Andrew Omobamidele completed a transfer to Nottingham Forest, signing a five year contract at the City Ground

Elite Project Group confirmed that their client Ike Orazi has signed for Ligue Un side Stade de Reims

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Loans

Tuesday, 1st August

Aiden O'Brien returned to his native London to sign a loan deal with Sutton United until January 2024

Wednesday, 2nd August

Aston Villa's Finn Azaz returned to Plymouth Argyle, where he spent last season on loan, for another season-long loan

Stoke City signed Burnley centre half Luke McNally on loan for the 2023/24 season

Thursday, 10th August

Cardiff City full back Joel Bagan signed a season long loan deal with Belgian Challenger Pro League side Zulte Waragem

Thursday, 17th August

Celtic's Bosun Lawal signed a season long loan with former Hoops captain Scott Brown's Fleetwood Town

Thursday, 24th August

Troy Parrott signed a season long loan deal with Dutch side Excelsior

Saturday, 26th August

Brighton's Ireland U21 midfielder Andrew Moran signed a season long deal with Blackburn Rovers

Friday, 1st September August

Stoke City defender David Okagbue signed for Walsall on a season long loan

Luton Town's Louie Watson signed for Charlton Athletic on loan for the rest of the season

Jeff Hendrick will spend his second season in a row on loan in the Championship after joining Sheffield Wednesday for the 2023/24 season

Udinese's James Abankwah signed a season long loan with League One's Charlton Athletic

JJ Kayode returned to Carlisle for his third loan spell

Contracts

Monday, 28th August

Will Smallbone signed a new contract with Southampton, keeping him at St Mary's until the summer of 2026


May/June 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts
July 2023 Transfers, Loans, and Contracts

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

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

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 26th August 2022

Friday, 26th August 2022

Championship

Luton Town 1-1 Sheffield United

John Egan's his first assist of the season was his fifth assist for Sheffield United

Scottish Championship

Ayr 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Dundee - eight months after being sent off in December 2021

Eerste Divisie

Roda JC 1-3 NAC Breda

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 27th August 2022

Championship

Hull City 3-2 Coventry

After signing a two year contract with Hull City, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for the Tigers

Watford 2-3 QPR

Conor Masterson came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Wigan 1-5 Burnley

James McClean was named in the Wigan starting XI for the 100th time
Will Keane scored his 40th goal for Wigan, this was also his tenth goal in the Championship

League 1

Cheltenham 1-2 Oxford United

Will Ferry was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 2-1 Peterborough

Jason Knight scored his first goal since Sunday, 21 November 2021
David McGoldrick scored his first goal for Derby County - this was the striker's first goal since Saturday, 4th December 2021

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Warren O'Hora' start was his 100th appearance in British football

League 2

Stockport County 1-1 Swindon Town

Paddy Madden was sent off for the first time since Friday, 3 July 2020

Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston

Jonathan Hayes assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Sunday, 28th August 2022

Scottish Premiership

Hearts 3-2 St Johnstone

Graham Carey scored his first goal in five weeks

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 5th August 2022

Friday, 5th August 2022

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Huddersfield

Scott Hogan's first goal of the season was his 25th goal for Birmingham City

Scottish Championship

Queen's Park 2-3 Ayr

Sean McGinty scored his first goal of the season

Eerste Divisie

NAC Breda 1-0 Helmond Sport

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty made his first career appearance at loan club NAC Breda

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Saturday, 6th August 2022

Premier League

2️⃣ Two @FAIreland goalkeepers starting in today's @premierleague fixtures for the first time since @No1shaygiven & @RandzOfficial started for @stokecity & @WestHam, respectively, on Sunday, 15th May 2016
(📷 image credit to @SouthamptonFC and @afcbournemouth)#COYBIG pic.twitter.com/bYNCdnA8BL

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 6, 2022

Fulham 2-2 Liverpool

Shane Duffy made his first appearance for Fulham as a late second half substitute

Leeds United 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nathan Collins made his first appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham 4-1 Southampton

Matt Doherty came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 9th April
Gavin Bazunu made his first appearance for Southampton, and his first appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Norwich City 1-1 Wigan

James McClean scored his first goal of the season in his 125th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane made his first assist of the season

QPR 3-2 Middlesbrough

In hist first start of the season, Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal since Wednesday, 23 February
Darragh Lenihan was sent off for the fourth time in his career

Reading 2-1 Cardiff

Shane Long scored his first goal of the season
Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal for Cardiff, this was his first goal since Saturday, 20th November 2021, and the 25th goal of his career,

Stoke City 2-0 Blackpool

Will Smallbone was named in the Stoke City starting XI for the first time, this was his first start since Sunday, 13th March

Swansea 0-3 Blackburn

In his first start for Blackburn Rovers, Sammie Szmodics scored his first goal for Rovers

League 1

Burton Albion 0-4 Bristol Rovers

Conor Shaughnessy was sent off for the third time in his career, and the second time for Burton

Charlton 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was named in the Derby starting XI for the 100th time

Forest Green 1-2 Ipswich

Marcus Harness scored his first goal for Ipswich

League 2

Crawley Town 0-1 Leyton Orient

Mazeed Ogungbo made his first appearance for loan club Crawley Town

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone

Robert Mahon made his first appearance for Motherwell as a second half substitute

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 0-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran's introduction was his 350th career appearance

Coppa Italia

Spezia 5-1 Como 1907

Liam Kerrigan came off the bench for his first appearance for Como

Monday, 8th August 2022

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Watford

No player made more tackles in this game than Jayson Molumby's four

🆚 West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Watford
📋 Post Game Summary (2/3)
🏃 Jayson Molumby
⏱️ Started, played whole game
🟨 Booked
👟 54/61 passes completed(88.52%)
💥 4 tackles - 🥇 in game!
💨 Dribbled past 2 players
ℹ️ 1 interceptions
⚔️ 5/11 duels won#COYBIG #WBAWAT

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 8, 2022

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2022

Transfers

Thursday, 5th May

Atlanta United winger Jake Mulraney signed for MLS rivals Orlando City

Wednesday, 25th May

Motherwell defender Darragh O'Connor signed a pre-contract agreement with Greenock Morton, joining the Ton until June 2023

Friday, 27th May

Following his release from Newcastle United, U21 defender Oisin McEntee signed a two year contract with Walsall

Saturday, 28th May

Galway United defender Alex Murphy signed a pre-contract with Newcastle United, and will move to the Magpies in July

Wednesday, 1st June

Midfielder Ciara Grant became Hearts Women's second professional, after signing a 12 month contract, with the option of a further year

Tuesday, 7th June

Newly promoted League One side Forest Green Rovers signed Corey O'Keeffe

Defender Alex Pearce signed for AFC Wimbledon

Drogheda's striker Killian Cailloce signed for Ligue 2 side Caen SC

Wednesday, 8th June

Bohemians signed former U19 defender Ryan Burke

Thursday, 9th June

Former Ireland U21 midfielder John O'Sullivan signed for Bohemians

Friday, 10th June

Emanuel Osadebe signed a two year contract with League Two side Bradford City

Saturday, 11th June

Following a successful loan spell at Altrincham, Jake Southern-Cooper signed a permanent deal at Moss Lane

Monday, 13th June

Paudie O'Connor signed for Lincoln, and will officially join the Imps when his contract with Bradford expires on July 1st

Wednesday, 15th June

Reece Grego-Cox retuened to Woking, where he played during the 2017/18 season, signing a 12 month contract

Friday, 17th June

Luca Connell joined Barnsley, signing a three year contract with the Tykes

Gavin Bazunu completed his transfer to Southampton, signing a five year deal with the south coast side

Following his release from Wolves, striker Conor Carty signed for Bolton Wanderers

Monday, 20th June

AC Milan took up the option to make Cathal Heffernan's loan deal at the San Siro a permanent move

Monday, 20th June

Former underage international Sam Foley signed a one year contract with Barrow AFC

Wednesday, 22nd June

Striker Padraid Amond signed a two year contract with Woking

Friday, 24th June

Darragh Lenihan joined Middlesbrough, signing a four year contract at the Riverside

Conor Grant joined MK Dons, signing a long term deal at Stadium MK

Following the end of his contract with Sunderland, Aiden McGeady returned to Scotland, signing a one year contract with Hibernian

Saturday, 25th June

Following a successful loan spell at Cliftonville last season, where he won the club's Young Player of the Year, Premiership's Young Player of the Year, and Ulster Young Player of the Year, defender Luke Turner signed a permanent contract with the reds

Conor McCarthy moved to Barnsley, putting pen to paper on a contract until June 2025

Tuesday, 28th June

Luke McNally signed a four year contract with Burnley, after joining the Clarets for an undisclosed fee

Wednesday, 29th June

Ahead of their Champions League tie against Shamrock Rovers, Josh Daniels sined a contract with The New Saints FC of Wales

Thursday, 30th June

Free agent Aiden O'Brien signed a two year contract with Shrewsbury Town

Contracts

Monday, 23rd May

Glasgow City player Clare Shine signed a one year extension to her contract with the Scottish Women's Premier League side

Thursday, 26th May

James McClean extended his contract at Wigan by 12 months, and will play with the Latics in the Championship next season

Friday, 3rd June

Trevor Clarke signed a two year extension to his contract with Bristol Rovers, with the option of a further 12 months

Monday, 6th June

Andrew Omobamidele signed a new extension to his contract with Norwich City, keeping the defender with the Canaries until the summer of 2026

Wednesday, 15th June

Rhianna Jarrett signed a one year extension to her contract with London City Lionesses

Wednesday, 22nd June

Dara Costelloe signed an extension to his contract with Burnley

Thursday, 23rd June

Megan Campbell signed an extension to her contract with Liverpool, and will play for the Reds in the Women's Super League next season

Monday, 27th June

Stephen Quinn extended his stay with Mansfield Town with a 12 month contract

Wednesday, 29th June

Will Hondermarck signed a two year extension to his contract with Barnsley

U19 goalkeeper Noah Jauny signed his first professional contract at Stade Brestois 29

Friday, 30th June

Canice Carroll signed a 12 month extension to his contract with Oxford City

Management

Saturday, 4th June

Colin Doyle returned to Bradford City, where he played 88 games across the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, as goalkeeping coach, and will also act as backup goalkeeper

Wednesday, 15th June

Gerard Nash has left his high performance coach role with the FAI to take over as lead development coach for Aston Villa's U18 team

Wednesday, 22nd June

Former U21 goalkeeper Graham Stack joined Cardiff City's backroom team as goalkeeping coach

Summer 2022 Transfer Window

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2022
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 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

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 18th December 2021

Saturday, 18th December 2021

Championship

Blackburn 4-0 Birmingham City

Darragh Lenihan assisted a goal for the first time since November 2020

Nottingham Forest 2-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin was booked for the first time this season, more than a year after his last booking in November 2020

League 1

Oxford United 2-3 Wigan

Anthony Forde made his first assist of the season
James McClean scored his first goal in seven weeks
Will Keane scored his tenth goal of the season

League 2

Rochdale 3-0 Newport County

Liam Kelly scored his first goal in eight weeks

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 0-1 Hearts

Aaron McEneff made his 25th appearance for Hearts

Scottish Championship

Queen of the South 3-0 Ayr

Ruairi Paton assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 6 November

Scottish League One

Montrose 1-1 Queen's Park

Sean Dillon's start was his first appearance since coming off the bench on Saturday, 9 October

Sunday, 19 December 2021

Premier League

Newcastle United 0-4 Manchester City

Jeff Hendrick came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 2 October

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian 1-2 Celtic

Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the fifth time this season

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th December 2021

Tuesday, 7th December 2021

League 1

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Oxford United

Mark Sykes scored his first goal in six weeks

Rotherham 5-1 Gillingham

Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal of the season, this was his first goal since January 2020

Sunderland 5-0 Morecambe

Aiden O'Brien assisted a goal for the first time in nine weeks

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Burton Albion

Conor Shaughnessy scored his first goal in eight weeks

League 2

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Port Vale

Trevor Clarke's introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 19 October

Leyton Orient 4-1 Swindon Town

Aaron Drinan scored his ninth goal in eight games
Shadrach Ogie was booked for the fifth time this season

Mansfield Town 1-0 Carlisle United

Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 1-1 Crawley Town

Liam Kinsella was booked for the first time this season

Scottish FA Cup

Greenock Morton 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine scored his first goal of the season

Wednesday, 8th December 2021

League 1

Wigan 2-1 Shrewsbury

James McClean assisted a goal for the first time in eight weeks
Joshua Daniels was named in the starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 31 August

League 2

Hartlepool 2-1 Rochdale

Aidan White was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first booking since October 2019

Thursday, 9th December 2021

Europa League

Celtic 3-2 Real Betis

Liam Scales made his first start for Celtic

2️⃣ Celtic have named two @FAIreland players in the starting XI for the first time since Anthony Stokes and Eoghan O'Connell started for the Bhoys against Dundee United in August 2015#COYBIG https://t.co/DlhOfcfpIN

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) December 9, 2021

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Tuesday, 2nd November 2021

Championship

Birmingham City 3-0 Bristol City

Scott Hogan scored his fifth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Reading

Dan McNamara's introduction was his 25th appearance for Millwall

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Wigan

James McClean made his 100th appearance for Wigan
Will Keane scored his 20th goal in League Two

Portsmouth 1-1 Cheltenham

Shaun Williams was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Dan Crowley was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Rochdale 0-3 Bolton

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal of the season, eight weeks after his last goal

Northampton 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Andrew Moran made his first start in senior football
Evan Ferguson scored his first senior goal of his career

Salford City 5-3 Leeds United U21

Tyreik Wright was named in the Salford starting XI for the first time since Saturday, 18th September

Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

Championship

Bournemouth 1-2 Preston North End

Mark Travers made his 25th appearance for Bournemouth - starting in each one

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Hull City

Callum Robinson assisted a goal for the fifth time in the 2021/22 season

Thursday, 4th November 2021

Europa League

Ferencvaros 2-3 Celtic

James McCarthy came off the bench for his first appearance in five weeks

MLS

Austin FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City

In his first start in five weeks, Jon Gallagher was shown his first yellow card of the season

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Saturday, 23rd October 2021

Premier League

Chelsea 7-0 Norwich

Andrew Omobamidele's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Southampton 2-2 Burnley

Nathan Collins made his 40th career start

Championship

Birmingham City 2-1 Swansea

Ryan Manning's start was his 150th appearance in English football
In his first appearance since Saturday, 18th September, Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since Monday, 13th July 2020

Blackpool 2-0 Preston North End

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season
Alan Browne's red card was the fourth time the player has been sent off for Preston North End

Peterborough 2-1 QPR

Conor Coventry made his 25th career appearance

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Wigan

James McClean's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal for Wigan

Accrington Stanley 2-2 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness scored his fifth goal of the season
Ronan Curtis scored his first goal in a month

Ipswich 2-1 Fleetwood

Anthony Pilkington's introduction was his first appearance in eight weeks

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Lincoln City

Olamide Shodipo's introduction was his 100th career appearance

Shrewsbury 4-1 Cambridge United

Wes Hoolahan was booked for the first time in two months

League 2

Exeter 2-1 Mansfield Town

Padraig Amond assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 12th December 2020
Stephen Quinn completed and assist for the first time since Tuesday, 17 August

Hartlepool 3-2 Harrogate Town

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

Rochdale 3-2 Sutton United

Liam Kelly made his first assist of the season

Swindon Town 1-3 Bradford City

Niall Canavan's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 4 September

Scottish Premier League

Hearts 1-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-1 Ayr

Jonathan Afolabi scored his first goal of the season

Sunday, 24th October 2021

Scottish League One

Queen's Park 3-4 Alloa

Luca Connell scored his first goal in a month

Australian FFA Cup

Queensland Lions 0-4 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea assisted a goal in his first appearance in the Australian 2021/22 season,