August 2017 Transfers, Loans and Contracts

Transfers

Thursday, 3rd August

Rob Kiernan returned to Southend, having spent a brief loan spell at Roots Hall in 2013, signing a three year deal: 🔗

After impressing on trial in preseason, Noel Hunt signed a one year deal with Wigan Athletic: 🔗

Following his release from Blackburn Rovers, Anthony Stokes has returned to Hibernian for his third spell at Easter Road: 🔗

Tuesday, 15th August

Patrick Cregg returned to Scotland from St Patrick’s Athletic to sign a one year deal with Forfar Athletic: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd August

Padraig Amond returned to League Two to sign for Newport County: 🔗

Thursday, 31st August

Marc Wilson left Bournemouth to sign a contract with Sunderland until the end of the season: 🔗

Loans

Tuesday, 1st August

Ahead of the new Championship season, Josh Cullen signed a six month loan deal with Bolton Wanderers: 🔗
 

Wednesday, 2nd August

Blackpool winger Rowan Roche signed for non league Southport until January: 🔗

Friday, 18th August

Bournemouth striker Joe Quigley signed on loan with Newport County until January: 🔗

Wednesday, 23rd August

Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Joe Mason signed for fellow Championship side Burton Albion on loan until January: 🔗

Thursday, 24th August

Aston Villa defender Kevin Toner signed a one year loan deal with Stevenage FC: 🔗

Tuesday, 29th August

Jack Byrne signed for fellow Irish midfielder John Sheridan on loan at Oldham until January: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th August

Ipswich midfielder Adam McDonnell signed for Aldershot Town on a one month’s loan: 🔗

Bostik League side Worthing Town took Brighton defender Rian O’Sullivan on a six month loan: 🔗

Thursday, 31st August

Preston striker Eoin Doyle joined John Sheridan’s Oldham on loan until January: 🔗

Burton full back Damien McCrory signed a loan deal with Portsmouth until January: 🔗

Rotherham United signed a late loan deal with Richie Towell until the end of the season: 🔗
 

Contracts

Friday, 11th August

Eunan O’Kane signed a new four year deal at Leeds United, extending his stay at Elland Road until the 2020/21 season: 🔗

Monday, 14th August

Following his stunning opening day goal for Burnley, Stephen Ward signed a new contract with the Clarets until June 2019: 🔗

Thursday, 17th August

Defender Shane Duffy was one of three players to sign new deals with Brighton and Hove Albion, the defender signed a new four year deal with the Seagulls: 🔗

Wednesday, 30th August

Reading captain Paul McShane signed a one year extension to his contract, keeping him with the Royals until 2019: 🔗

Round Up - Weekend of 27th January 2017

Friday, 27th January 2017

English FA Cup

Derby County 2-2 Leicester City

Alex Pearce was booked for the first time in two months

Saturday, 28th January 2017

League 1

Bristol Rovers 1-0 Swindon Town

After signing for Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season on Friday, Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance of the season in the Pirates' starting XI. This was the defender's first appearance since May, and also picked up his first yellow card since last March.

Fleetwood 1-1 Southend United

Michael Timlin was booked for the first time in almost two months, the midfielder's last yellow card was on December 6th

Gillingham 1-1 Shrewsbury

Bradley Garmston returned from injury to make his first appearance since November 16th. This was the defender's 50th appearance for Gillingham
Gary Deegan start today was the midfielder's 150th career start

Oldham 1-2 Bradford City

Billy Clarke was named in the Bradford City starting XI for the first time since November 12th

Peterborough 0-4 MK Dons

Darren Potter was booked for the tenth time this season

League 2

Luton 2-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll was booked for the first time in more than three months, the defender's last booking came on October 22nd

Newport Co. 3-1 Hartlepool

Padraig Amond's consolation strike for Hartlepool was the striker's tenth goal of the season

Notts County 2-1 Crawley

James Collins' thought he had salvaged a draw for Crawley with his 15th goal of the season, only for Notts County to score again and claim all three points

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-2 Rangers

Robbie Kiernan was booked for the fourth time seas season, almost two months after his last booking on December 3rd

Kilmarnock 3-2 Ross County

Gary Dicker scored his first goal for Kilmarnock (also his first goal in the SPL, and his tenth goal since leaving the League of Ireland) in his 25th start of the season. Before this, Dicker hadn't scored in almost two years, his last goal came in April 2015 for Carlisle

Inverness CT 0-0 Partick Thistle

After signing for Partick Thistle on Tuesday, Reading's Niall Keown made his first start for the Jags

St Johnstone 3-0 Hamilton Academical

The first goal of Graham Cummins' brace (his first goals since September) was the striker's tenth goal in the SPL

English FA Cup

Liverpool 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Connor Ronan came off the bench to make his first appearance in the FA Cup

Lincoln 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Richie Towell scored his first goal for Brighton's senior team, having already scored for the U23 side in the Checkatrade Trophy this season and was booked for the first time this season

Cypriot Premier League

Omonia Nicosia 3-0 Nea Salamis

Cillian Sheridan's opener was the striker's first goal since December 21st

Round Up - Week of 25th October 2016

Tuesday, 25 October 2016

English League Cup

Newcastle Utd 6-0 Preston North End
The yellow card awarded to Eoin Doyle (his first booking of the season) was the first time the striker had been booked in 18 months, his last booking came on Saturday, 18 April 2015Alan Browne's red card was the first time the former Cork City player had been sent off in his career

Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-3 Inverness CT
After eight introductions from the bench this season following a serious injury, Aaron Doran returned to the Inverness starting XI for his first start since Thursday, 23 July 2015

Rangers 1-1 St Johnstone
Robbie Kiernan was booked for the second time this season

English League Cup

West Ham United 2-1 Chelsea
Darren Randolph made his fifth appearance of the season for West Ham, but has yet to make an apearance in the league for the Hammers in 2016/17

Round Up - Weekend of 10th September 2016

Saturday, 10 September 2016

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Hull City
After signing for them on transfer deadline day, Jeff Hendrick made his first appearance in the Premier League for Burnley

Stoke City 0-4 Tottenham
Glenn Whelan was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Norwich 3-2 Cardiff
Anthony Pilkington scored his first brace of the season, he scored twice in the same game on two separate occasions in 2015/16

Preston North End 1-2 Barnsley
Aiden McGeady missed out on the international friendly against Oman to sign on loan for Preston, and he marked his debut for the club (also his first appearance of the season) with his first goal of the season
Aidan White made his 25th start for Barnsley

QPR 1-1 Blackburn
Tommy Hoban's second appearance for Blackburn was his 50th career start

League 1

Bristol Rovers 2-2 Rochdale
Keith Keane made his first appearance for Rochdale
Niall Canavan was sent off for the first time in his career

Millwall 1-1 Coventry
Shaun Williams made his 100th start for Millwall

Oldham 0-0 Chesterfield
Conor Wilkinson made his first start of the season, on loan at Chesterfield, before this the striker hadn't been in a starting XI since March
Connor Dimaio was booked for the first time this season

Peterborough 2-2 Port Vale
Chris Forrester made his 50th appearance for Peterborough

Scunthorpe 4-0 Southend United
Paddy Madden opened his account for the season with his 60th goal in League One

League 2

Luton 1-2 Grimsby
Alan Sheehan picked up a yellow card in his first appearance of the season
Glen Rea scored his first goal of his career

Newport Co. 2-2 Cheltenham
Reece Grego Cox made his first appearance of the season on loan at Newport, this was the striker's first appearance in more than a year having only made one appearance in 2015/16, in August 2015

Notts County 0-2 Accrington Stanley
John O'Sullivan scored his fifth goal for Accrington Stanley, this was the winger's first goal since December 2014

Plymouth 2-1 Cambridge United
Graham Carey scored his 15th goal for Plymouth Argyle

Stevenage 2-1 Crawley
James Collins scored his 90th goal of his career

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 5-1 Rangers
Robert Kiernan was booked for the first time since February in what was the defender's 150th career appearance

Scottish First Division
Raith 0-2 Falkirk
Joel Coustrain made his first appearance in the Scottish First Division

Cypriot Premier League

Omonia Nicosia 1-1 Doxa
Cillian Sheridan scored his 20th goal for Omonia Nicosia

Round Up - Weekend of 20th February 2016

Saturday, 20 February 2016
Championship
Brentford 1-3 Derby County
This tie was the second time this season where three Irish players scored in the same game. That hasn't happened in one season since the 2012/13 season
Cyrus Christie scored his first goal for Derby County today, before that the defender hadn't scored since March 2013

Burnley 2-0 Rotherham
Leon Best came off the bench for Rotherham to make his first appearance in three months after recovering from an injury

MK Dons 0-2 Bristol City
Darren Potter received his fourth booking of the season, almost three months after his last yellow card

League 1
Bradford City 2-2 Rochdale
After signing for them on loan, Niall Canavan made his first start for Rochdale, before that the midfielder hadn't played a minute of football since starting an tie for parent club Scunthorpe on 2nd January

Chesterfield 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Connor Dimaio celebrated his debut for Chesterfield with a the first goal of his career, and also weighed in with an assist. Congratulations Connor!

Fleetwood 2-1 Scunthorpe
Paddy Madden's eighteenth goal this season was his milestone fortieth goal for Scunthorpe!

Oldham 2-1 Gillingham
Bradley Garmston's start today for Gillingham was the defender's fiftieth career appearance

League 2 
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Morecambe
Rory Gaffney's eighth goal of the season was the former League of Ireland striker's first goal since 2nd January
Jamie Devitt's fifth goal of the season was his tenth goal for Morecambe

Cambridge United 3-1 York City
James Berrett scored his fifth goal of the season

Crawley 1-1 Plymouth
Shamir Goodwin scored his first goal for Crawley Town

English FA Cup 
Reading 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Simon Cox made his fiftieth appearance for Reading in the same game Paul McShane scored his first goal for the club

Bournemouth 0-2 Everton
James McCarthy made his one hundredth appearance for Everton

Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
Darren O'Dea's performance earned him a place in the BT Sport SPFL Team of the Week

#TEAMOFTHEWEEK @Fox1NtheBox @leehods2 @odea_darren @kierantierney1 (1/2) pic.twitter.com/iBIlIr7I3p

— BT Sport SPFL (@BTSportSPFL) February 22, 2016

Australian A-League
Perth Glory 6-3 Brisbane Roar
Andy Keogh scored his third goal in seven games since returning to Perth Glory

Sunday, 21 February 2016
Scottish First Division
Queen of the South 0-1 Rangers
Robbie Kiernan's booking this afternoon was his first yellow card in almost two months

English FA Cup
Blackburn 1-5 West Ham United
Shane Duffy made his fiftieth start for Blackburn, while Darragh Lenihan made his twenty-fifth career start

Monday, 22 February 2016
League 1
Southend United 3-1 Burton Albion
Cian Bolger made his one hundredth career start
David Mooney scored his seventh goal of the season, his first in almost two months

Further Reading
Premier League’s five best stand-in stoppers - football365.com
Two-touch penalties, imaginary cards, lazy subs: Football's unwritten rules - ESPN FC
Ruud Dokter: 'We want our best young players to go to United, Arsenal and Chelsea but UK not always the best step' - Irish Independent

Talking Points

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