Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2024

Transfers

Monday, 13th May

Chesterfield announced the signing of veteran striker Paddy Madden

Monday, 20th May

Neill Byrne joined Bradford City, signing a contract with the Banrams until the summer of 2026

Joe Rafferty left Portsmouth to sign a two year contract with Rotherham

Thursday, 23rd May

Goalkeeper Michael Kelly signed a two year contract with Accrington Stanley

Friday, 24th May

After six years with Cheltenham, Sean Long signed for non-league Forest Green Rovers

Tuesday, 28th May

Peterhead confirmed the signing of winger Cieran Dunne

Welcome to Balmoor Cieran 🔵⚪️💙
Former Falkirk, Sunderland and Cove midfielder Cieran Dunne has agreed terms to become a PFC player on a one year deal subject to SFA approval.
🗨️ “We are delighted to get this one done and Cieran signed up for the season, it could be a real coup… pic.twitter.com/SJRVXw2FWl

— Peterhead FC (@pfcofficial) May 28, 2024

Thursday, 30th May

Sean McDermott signed for Norwegian side FK Molde until the end of the 2024 Nowegian season

Shelbourne confirmed that U19 cap Finn Sherlock signed for Bundesliga side Hoffenheim

Thursday, 6th June

Conor Hourihane returned to Barnsley, where he played 134 games between June 2014 and January 2017, initially as a player, transitioning to a coaching role over the next two years

Tuesday, 11th June

Defender Tunmise Sobwale signed for Swindon Town

Thursday, 13th June

Corey Whelan signed for AFC Fylde, signing a two year contract with the Coasters

Tuesday, 18th June

Following a successful loan spell with AFC Wimbledon in the second half of the 2023/24 season, John-Joe O'Toole has signed a permanent contracy with the Dons

Thursday, 20th June

After spending last season with League Two Newport County, Ryan Delaney has signed for League Two rivals Swindon Town

Tuesday, 25th June

Defender Ciaran Brennan signed a two year contract with Newport County

Deji Sotona signed for Eastleigh for an undisclosed fee

Wednesday 26th June

Seven-times capped forward Ronan Curtis signed a three year contract with Port Vale

Following the expiration of his contract MK Dons, Warren O'Hora signed a three year contract with Hibernan

Thursday, 27th June

Timi Sobowale signed for National League North side Curzon Ashton

✍️ 𝐒𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐒
We are delighted to announce that @timi_sobowale has signed for the Nash!

Welcome, Timi! 🤝#UTN | #TheNash pic.twitter.com/qltNponLYh

— Curzon Ashton (@CurzonAshton) June 27, 2024

Friday, 28th June

Elgin City confirmed the signing of Dylan Gavin

Saturday, 29th June

Hibernian announced the siging of Ciara Grant, joining on a two year contract

Loans

Saturday, 29th June

Stephan Negru signed a season long loan deal with League Two side Salford City, linking up with former boss Karl Robinson

Contracts

Wednesday, 29th May

U19 cap Noah Jauny signed his first professional contact with Stade Brestois 29

Friday, 14th June

Republic of Ireland Men's Team captain Seamus Coleman is staying at Everton, signing a one year extension to his contact at Goodison Park

Thursday, 28th June

West Ham midfielder Jessica Ziu signed a new, long-term, contract with West Ham

Friday, 29th June

Republic of Ireland Women's Team number one Courteney Brosnan extended her stay with Everton, signing a new two year contract with the Toffees

Further reading

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2024
Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2024

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 15th October 2022

Saturday, 15th October 2022

Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 400th appearance in English football

Championship

Rotherham 2-1 Huddersfield Town

Georgie Kelly scored his first goal in a month

Bristol City 1-2 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in two months

Cardiff 0-1 Coventry

Callum Robinson's start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Darragh Lenihan scored an own goal for the first time since October 2020

Preston North End 0-2 Stoke City

Will Smallbone scored his first goal for Stoke City

League 1

Accrington Stanley 0-3 Derby County

David McGoldrick's introduction was his first appearance in a month

Burton Albion 1-1 Morecambe

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Morecambe

MK Dons 1-4 Plymouth Argyle

Finn Azaz scored twice in a game for the first time in his career

Port Vale 2-2 Forest Green Rovers

Mipo Odubeko scored his first goal in six weeks

League 2

Mansfield Town 2-1 Walsall

Stephen Quinn made his first assist of the season

Rochdale 2-1 Barrow

Liam Kelly scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Championship

Cove Rangers 0-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season

MLS

LA Galaxy 1-0 Nashville SC

Derrick Williams' inroduction was his 50th appearance for LA Galaxy

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-1 Perth Glory

Aaron McEneff scored his first goal for Perth Glory

Sunday, 16th October 2022

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Liam Scales was booked for the first time in a month

Monday, 17th October 2022

League 1

Charlton 3-0 Portsmouth

Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal for Charlton

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th March 2020

Tuesday, 10th March 2020

League 1

Burton Albion 2-2 Bolton

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal for Bolton - this was his first goal since Saturday, 12th October

Portsmouth 2-2 Fleetwood

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

Blackpool 1-2 Tranmere

Connor Ronan's start was his 90th career appearance

League 2

Carlisle United 2-0 Newport Co.

In his first start since Saturday, 1st February, Joshua Kayode scored his first goal since the same game

Thursday, 12th March 2020

UEFA Cup

Olympiakos 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty was booked for the first time since Saturday, 21st December

CONCACAF Champions League

América 3-0 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney was shown his first yellow card since Thursday, 26th December

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th Match 2020

Friday, 6th March 2020

Championship

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Millwall

Jay Molumby completed his first assist of the season

Australian A-League

Brisbane Roar 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Jay O'Shea scored his first goal in the A-League - this was his first goal since August
Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season

Saturday, 7th March 2020

Premier League

Southampton 0-1 Newcastle Utd

Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his 30th career appearance

Championship

Bristol City 1-1 Fulham

Cyrus Christie was named in the Fulham starting XI for the first time in a month
Harry Arter was booked for the fifth time this season

Preston North End 1-3 QPR

Ryan Manning's goal, his first since October, was his tenth in English football

Wigan 0-0 Luton

Glen Rea was booked for the fifth time this season

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Bolton

Ryan Delaney was named in the Bolton starting XI for the first time - this was his first start since New Year's Day

Lincoln City 3-2 Burton Albion

Alan Sheehan's start was his first appearance for new club Lincoln City
Anthony Scully assisted a goal for the first time this season
John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the tenth time this season

Peterborough 2-0 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' start was his 90th appearance for Portsmouth

Rochdale 3-1 Rotherham

Jimmy Keohane started a game for the first time in a month

League 2

Carlisle United 0-3 Colchester

Joshua Kayode came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Northampton 1-2 Mansfield Town

Alan McCormack was booked for the first time since Thursday, 26th December

Salford City 2-0 Bradford City

Darron Gibson assisted two goals, his first assists for Salford
Jamie Devitt's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 28 January

Swindon Town 0-2 Forest Green

Kevin Dawson was booked for the first time this season - more than a year after his last yellow card on Saturday, 2nd March 2019

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 1-1 Queen of the South

In his tenth career appearance, Jonathan Afolabi scored his second goal in three games

Greenock Morton 1-1 Arbroath

Sean McGinty scored his first goal for Greenock Morton, this was his first goal of the season, and his first goal since February 2018

Bulgarian Championship

CSKA Sofia 2-0 Beroe Stara Zagora

In his first start since Saturday, 14th December Graham Carey score for the first time since the same game. Carey actually scored twice, his first brace since March 2018

Polish Ekstraklasa

Arka Gdynia 1-2 Wisła Płock

Cillian Sheridan assisted a goal for Wisła Płock for the first time since his return to Poland

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 7th February 2020

Friday, 7th February 2020

Championship

Bristol City 1-3 Birmingham City

Scott Hogan's third goal of the season is one more than his total for 2018/19, and it meant he scored in consecutive games for the first time since January 2018

League 1

Lincoln City 0-1 Rotherham

Anthony Scully came off the bench for his first appearance for new club Lincoln City
Cian Bolger was booked for the tenth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Saturday, 8th February 2020

Premier League

Everton 3-1 Crystal Palace

James McCarthy was booked for the fifth time this season - more than in the last four seasons combined!

Championship

Reading 1-1 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin made his first appearance for Hull City

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Fleetwood

Callum Reilly made his 30th appearance for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin scored his first goal of the season in his 20th appearance of 2019/20
Paddy Madden came off the bench to score his first goal in six weeks

Blackpool 2-1 Southend United

Connor Ronan's start was his 30th appearance in League One
Stephen McLaughlin's first goal in two months was his 25th goal for Southend United

Burton Albion 0-0 Gillingham

Conor Shaughnessy's fifth appearance for Burton Albion was also his 50th career appearance
Jack Bonham's start was his 70th appearance in League One

Coventry 2-1 Bolton

Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for new club Bolton

League 2

Bradford City 1-1 Grimsby

Billy Clarke's fifth start for Grimsby was also his 60th appearance in the League Two

Colchester 3-0 Plymouth

Niall Canavan's start was also his his 70th appearance for Plymouth

Exeter 2-1 Stevenage

Canice Carroll made his first appearance for loan club Stevenage

Scunthorpe 1-0 Cheltenham

Sean Long was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish FA Cup

St Mirren 1-1 Motherwell

Jake Carroll's start was his 25th appearance for Motherwell

Ayr 1-2 St Johnstone

Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Ayr

Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock

Alan Power was booked for the tenth time this season

Sunday, 9th February 2020

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 Bournemouth

Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season in what was his 120th appearance for Sheffield United

Championship

Millwall 0-2 West Bromwich Albion

Dara O'Shea scored the first goal of his career

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 4-3 Central Coast Mariners

Roy O'Donovan started a game for the first time in two months

Polish Ekstraklasa

Wisła Płock 2-3 Pogoń Szczecin

Cillian Sheridan came off the bench for his first appearance for Wisła Płock

Round Up for week of Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Wednesday, 1st January 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Chelsea

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for his 25th appearance in senior football

Norwich 1-1 Crystal Palace

Adam Idah's late introduction was his first appearance in the Premier League
Idah is the fourth Irish teenager to appear in England's top division this season, the most to appear in a single season since 2011/12

Championship

Millwall 3-1 Luton

Aiden O'Brien's start was the 150th time the striker was named in the Millwall starting XI, and his 100th Championship appearance
Alan Sheehan completed his first assist of the season, before this the defender's last assist was in October 2018

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Southend United

Callum Reilly's start was made his 200th career appearance
Ryan Delaney made his first assist of the season

Bolton 3-4 Burton Albion

Daryl Murphy's goal was the 110th goal of his career

Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Ipswich

Alan Judge started a game for the 300th time in his career

League 2

Port Vale 2-2 Macclesfield

Emmanuel Osadebe assisted a goal for the first time since Saturday, 31st August

Australian A-League

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-2 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea's assisted a goal for the first time in a month

Thursday, 2nd January 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United

John Egan's start was his 250th career appearance

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 23rd November 2019

Saturday, 23rd November 2019

Premier League

Arsenal 2-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi started a game for Southampton for the first time in two months

Championship

Derby County 1-0 Preston North End

Joe Rafferty was booked for the first time this season - almost a year after his last yellow card in December 2018

Luton 1-2 Leeds United

James Collins' goal was his first strike in two months

Stoke City 2-1 Wigan

Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season - 15 months after his last booking in August 2018
James McClean's first booking in two months was also his fifth yellow card of 2019/20

Swansea 0-1 Millwall

Alex Pearce made his 25th appearance for Millwall, two months after his last appearance for the Lions

League 1

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Gillingham

Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time since September

Accrington Stanley 7-1 Bolton

Seamus Conneely was booked for the fifth time, and completed his fifth assist for Accrington Stanley in this game

MK Dons 2-3 Rotherham

Joe Mason scored his first goal for MK Dons, this was his first goal since scoring for Colorado Rapids in June 2018

Rochdale 0-3 Portsmouth

Jimmy Keohane started his 25th game for Rochdale
Ronan Curtis scored his 15th and 16th goals in League One

Sunderland 1-1 Coventry

Aiden McGeady's start was his 50th appearance in League One

League 2

Northampton 2-0 Grimsby

James McKeown was booked for the first time this season

Plymouth 2-1 Bradford City

Niall Canavan's own goal was his second for Plymouth, and the third of his career

Swindon Town 1-0 Mansfield Town

Eoin Doyle's goal was his 30th in League Two

Scottish Premier League

Hibernian 3-1 Motherwell

Daryl Horgan scored his tenth goal for Hibernian

St Mirren 2-1 Ross County

Both Sam Foley and Sean McLoughlin scored their first goal for St Mirren

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 1-0 Dundee

Aaron Doran was booked for the first time this season, and scored his fifth of the season in this game

Slovakian Super Liga

Zemplín Michalovce 5-0 DAC

Connor Ronan's start was the 50th of his career

Sunday, 24th November 2019

Premier League

Sheffield United 3-3 Manchester United

Callum Robinson completed his first assist of the season for Sheffield United's late equaliser

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 5th January 2019

Saturday, 5th January 2019

League 1

Rochdale 0-4 Burton Albion

Ryan Delaney made his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Scunthorpe 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle started a game for the first time in more than a month

League 2

Carlisle United 3-2 Mansfield Town

Jamie Devitt marked his 250th appearance in League Two with his fifth assist of the season

Macclesfield 1-2 Swindon Town

Having signing for Swindon on loan, Canice Carroll made his debut for the Robins - and was booked for the first time this season
Fiacre Kelleher was booked for the first time since October

Yeovil 0-1 Bury

Shaun Donnellan's first appearance since Saturday, 10th November was his 25th appearance for Yeovil
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time since September

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-2 Alloa

Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal of the season
Daniel Devine was booked for the first time in two months

English FA Cup

Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Walsall

U18 International Luca Connell came off the bench for his senior Bolton debut

Manchester United 2-0 Reading

Liam Kelly's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th November

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Wigan

Wes Hoolahan was named in the West Brom starting XI for the first time since Tuesday, 25th September

Bournemouth 1-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy's completed his first assist since Saturday, 22nd September

Burnley 1-0 Barnsley

Stephen Ward returned from injury for his first appearance since Tuesday, 25 September
Jeff Hendrick's start was his 250th career start
Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

Fleetwood 2-3 AFC Wimbledon

Paddy Madden scored his 20th goal for Fleetwood

Aston Villa 0-3 Swansea

Scott Hogan was named an Aston Villa starting XI for the first time this season

Gillingham 1-0 Cardiff

Mark Byrne made his 100th start for Gillingham
Bradley Garmston was booked for the fifth time this season

Derby County 2-2 Southampton

Shane Long started his first game since November

Sunday, 6th January 2019

English FA Cup

Millwall 2-1 Hull City

Having signed for Millwall, Alex Pearce made his first appearance for the Lions. This was his first start of the season
Shaun Williams came off the bench for first appearance in a month

Preston North End 1-3 Doncaster Rovers

Sean Maguire's introduction from the bench was his first appearance in two months
Kieran Sadlier came off the bench for his first appearance for Doncaster Rovers

Newport Co. 2-1 Leicester City

Padraig Amond's penalty that knocked Leicester out of the cup was the striker's 30th goal for Newport

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 24th November 2018

Saturday, 24th November 2018

Premier League

Fulham 3-2 Southampton

Michael Obafemi was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Millwall 1-1 Bolton

Marc Wilson was booked for the first time this season

Rotherham 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 200th career start

Preston North End 4-1 Blackburn

Alan Browne's fifth goal of the season was also his 15th goal in the Championship

Brentford 1-2 Middlesbrough

Alan Judge scored his 25th Championship goal his first start in almost two months

League 1

Rochdale 1-0 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Delaney was booked for the first time this season

League 2

Cambridge United 2-2 Bury

In his 50th appearance for Bury, Jay O'Shea scored his tenth goal for the club
Jake Carroll was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 2-0 Hearts

Danny Rogers' start was his first appearance in four months

Sunday, 25th November 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 4-2 Birmingham City

Glenn Whelan started his first game in a month

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-2 Central Coast Mariners

Andy Keogh was booked for the first time this season

Monday, 26th November 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 Newcastle Utd

Robbie Brady made his 25th start for Burnley
In his first start in two months, Ciaran Clark scored his second goal of the season, matching his total from 2017/18

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 28th August 2018

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

English League Cup

Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Southampton

Aaron Connolly made his first appearance since November 2017

Burton Albion 1-0 Aston Villa

Stephen Quinn's start for Burton was his first start in a year

Cardiff 1-3 Norwich

After signing for Cardiff in the summer, Greg Cunningham made his first appearance for the Bluebirds

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Blackpool

Ian Lawlor made his first appearance of the season

Fulham 2-0 Exeter

Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time since August 2016 in his debut for Exeter

Leeds United 0-2 Preston North End

Conor Shaughnessy's start for Leeds was his first appearance since January

Middlesbrough 2-1 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney scored his first goal of the season in his 25th start for Rochdale

Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty's start was the 250th appearance of his career

Walsall 3-3 Macclesfield

Kieran O'Hara made his first appearance in the League Cup

Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning made his 25th appearance for Forest Green

Wednesday, 29th August 2018

English League Cup

Millwall 3-2 Plymouth

Shaun Williams made his 200th appearance for Millwall

Nottingham Forest 3-1 Newcastle Utd

Daryl Murphy's first goal in the League Cup was also his tenth goal for Forest, and the landmark 100th goal of his career

Reading 0-2 Watford

John O'Shea started his first game for Reading

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 3rd February 2018

Saturday, 3rd February 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Manchester City

Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Southampton

James McClean's 25th appearance of the season was also the winger's 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Nottingham Forest

After siging for Fulham on transfer deadline day, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance in a match day squad for the Cottagers as an unused substitute

Leeds United 1-4 Cardiff

Anthony Pilkington's yellow card was his first booking since December 2016

Preston North End 2-1 Hull City

Greg Cunningham's opener for Preston was the defender's first goal since April 2016, while Alan Browne's penalty was his fifth Championship goal

QPR 1-0 Barnsley

Ryan Manning came off the bench only to be shown the first red card of his career five minutes later

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Scunthorpe

Kevin O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Northampton 0-1 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney made his first appearance in League One

Oldham 2-1 Bradford City

Colin Doyle's start for Bradford (his first appearance since November) was also his 100th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the fifth time this season in what was his 100th appearance for Southend United

Portsmouth 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Stephen Henderson started his first game on loan at Portsmouth, this was the goalkeeper's first start since September, while fellow loanee Andy Boyle made his first start for Doncaster Rovers - his first start since November

Wigan 2-0 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time this season, almost a year after his last booking on Saturday, 18th February 2017

League 2

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Stevenage

After two appearances off the bench. Jimmy Dunne was named in the starting XI for the first time for Accrington Stanley

Chesterfield 1-2 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 200th career appearance

Colchester 2-0 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien was booked for the fifth time this season

Luton 1-0 Exeter

James Collins made his 300th career start

Yeovil 2-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 2-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh scored his fifth goal of the season

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - January 2018

Transfers

Wednesday, 3rd January

After five years at Scunthorpe, striker Paddy Madden signed for fellow League One side Fleetwood Town 🔗

Ahead of the 2018 League of Ireland season, former Ireland U19 left full Darragh Leahy signed for Bohemians following his release from Coventry City in December 2017 🔗

Ireland women’s U19 defender Keeva Keenan signed for Celtic FC women ahead of the 2018 season 🔗

After a successful trial, Ireland U19 winger Simon Power signed an 18 month contract with Norwich City 🔗

Thursday, 4th January

Defender Gavin Gunning signed an 18 month contract with Forest Green Rovers 🔗

Waterford’s Aaron Drinan signed a three and a half year contract with Ipswich Town 🔗

Tuesday, 9th January

Following his League of Ireland and FAI Cup double with Cork City, Ryan Delaney signed a two and a half year deal with Rochdale 🔗

Thursday, 11th January

Ireland B international Lee Frecklington returned to Lincoln City after signing a two and a half year deal 🔗

Friday, 12th January

U19 player Warren O’Hora signed a two and half year contract with Brighton and Hove Albion and will play for their under 23 side 🔗

Goalkeeper Tadhg Ryan signed for Galway United following his release from the Huddersfield Academy 🔗

Monday, 15th January

Following a successful loan spell at Oldham earlier in the season, Jack Byrne signed a two and a half year contract with the Latics 🔗

Tuesday, 16th January

Defender Shane Blaney left Finn Harps and signed a two and a half year contract with Donacaster Rovers 🔗

Friday, 19th January

Stephen Gleeson joined former manager Mick McCarthy at Ipswich Town, signing a contract until the end of the season 🔗

Striker Dean Ebbe signed for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints 🔗

Sean St Ledger signed for National League side Guiseley AFC 🔗

Wednesday, 24th January

Former St Patrick’s Athletic and Bohemians defender Paul Rooney signed an 18 month contract with Colchester United 🔗

Ireland U21 defender Danny Kane left Huddersfield to sign for Cork City 🔗

Saturday, 27th January

Following a loan spell with Walsall in the first half of the season, defender Shaun Donnellan has left West Brom to join Yeovil Town on an 18 month contract 🔗

Wednesday, 31 January

Following a short trial at Priestfield Stadium, Rhys Murphy signed for Gillingham until the end of the season 🔗

Ireland U19 defender Barry Cotter signed for Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town until 2021 🔗

Cyrus Christie left Middlesbrough to sign a three and a half year deal with Fulham 🔗

Former Liverpool youth player Alex O'Hanlon left St Patrick's Athletic and has signed for Glentoran 🔗

Loans

Wednesday, 3rd January

Highly rated winger Connor Ronan joined Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season, reuniting him with former manager Kenny Jackett 🔗

Friday, 5th January

U21 captain and Liverpool U23 defender Corey Whelan signed for Yeovil Town until the end of the season 🔗

Thursday, 11th January

Oldham Athletic midfielder Paul Green signed for Crewe Alexandra on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Thursday, 18th January

Callum Reilly signed for Gillingham on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Former U21 defender Emmanuel Osadebe signed for Newport County until the end of the season 🔗

Monday, 29th January

Former UCD player Dylan Watts signed for Bohemians on loan from Leicester until July

Wednesday, 31 January

QPR and Ireland U21 winger Olamide Shodipo signed for Colchester on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Eoin Doyle has returned to Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Stephen Henderson has returned to Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season 🔗

Contract

Wednesday, 17th January

Liam Kinsella extended his contract at Walsall until the summer of 2019 🔗

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 27th January 2018

Saturday, 27th January 2018

Championship

Ipswich 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Stephen Gleeson made his first start for Ipswich, this was the midfielder's first start since Saturday, 9th December, and he picked up his first yellow card since August
Matt Doherty's winner was the defender's first goal since November

League 1

Blackburn 1-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 30th goal for Northampton

Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal since November in his 25th appearance of the season
Rory Gaffney scored his first goal in 90 days, the striker last finding the back of the net in October

Gillingham 2-1 Fleetwood

After signing for Fleetwood Town on loan, Kevin O'Connor made his first appearance for Fleetwood Town
Paddy Madden and Cian Bolger were booked for the fifth and tenth time, respectively, in 2017/18

Southend United 3-2 Scunthorpe

Michael Timlin made his 250th appearance for Southend United
Stephen McLaughlin scored his fifth goal of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-0 Forest Green

Jamie Devitt scored his fifth goal for Carlisle
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-1 Kilmarnock

After coming on as a substitute against Rangers midweek, Danny Rogers made his first start for Aberdeen

Hearts 1-1 Motherwell

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

St Johnstone 1-3 Partick Thistle

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance in the SPL
David McMillan came off the bench to make his first appearance for St Johnstone, and unfortunately had to be substituted 21 minutes later

Scottish Championship

Falkirk 3-1 Inverness CT

Jake Mulraney was sent off for the first time in his career

English FA Cup

MK Dons 0-1 Coventry

Josh Barrett's first appearance in the FA Cup was also his first start for Coventry, and came 80 days after his last start on Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Millwall 2-2 Rochdale

Shaun Williams made his 25th appearance in the FA Cup
Following his move to Spotland, Ryan Delaney made his first appearance for Rochdale

Newport Co. 1-1 Tottenham

Padraig Amond's opener against Tottenham was his tenth goal for Newport, and his fifth goal in the competition

Sunday, 28th January 2018

Scottish Premier League

Ross County 1-2 Rangers

Aaron McCarey made his 50th career appearance

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 3-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Andy Keogh his first goal since Thursday, 21 December 2017