Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2025

Transfers

Tuesday, 20th May

Ryan Sweeney returned to Mansfield, where he spent three seasons between 2018 and 2021, signing a two year deal

Thursday, 22nd May

Following a successful loan at St Mirren in the 2024/25 season, the Buddies confirmed that Roland Idowu will join them on a two year contract

Friday, 30th May

Feyenoord took up the option of converting Liam Bossin's loan spell at the Kuip stadium to a full transfer, with the goalkeeper signing a two year contract

Saturday, 31st May

Following the expiration of his contract with Walsall, Oisin McEntee signed a three year contract with Hearts

Monday, 2nd June

Marcus Harness left Ipswich to join former Tractor Boys coach Lee Grant at Huddersfield

Tuesday, 3rd June

Caoimhin Kelleher left champions Liverpool to sign a five year contract at Brentford, with the option of a further 12 months

Thursday, 5th June

Sean McGinty agreed terms with Aidrie FC

Ahead of their return to league football, Barnet announced the signing of Emmanuel Osadebe

Tuesday, 10th June

Sean Roughan signed a three year contract with Huddersfield Town

Thursday, 12th June

Fiacre Kelleher announced his return to his native county, signing a long term contract with Cork City

Saturday, 14th June

Following the expiration of his contract, Jordan Shipley left Shrewsbury to sign for Port Vale

Dan Casey signed a contract with Wycombe Wanderers, and will start at Adams Park on July 1st

Tuesday, 17th June

Paudie O'Connor joined the growing Irish contingent at Reading FC

Saturday, 21st June

Livingston FC confirmed the signings of defender Shane Blaney and midfielder Graham Carey

Monday, 23rd June

Conor McCarthy signed a two year contract with Northampton Town, and will join the Cobblers on 1st July

Conor Noss signed for newly promoted Bundesliga 2 side MSV Duisburg

Tuesday, 24th June

Following his loan spell in the second half of last season, Andrew Omobamidele signed a contract with the Ligue 1 side until 2029

U21 goalkeeper Killian Cahill sign for Leyton Orient

Sean Grehan left Crystal Palace to sign a three year deal with Doncaster Rovers

Wednesday, 25th June

Striker Dara Costelloe signed a contract with Wigan Athletic until 2028, with the option of a further 12 months

U19 goalkeeper Michael Dike left League of Ireland First Division side Treaty United to sign for Brighton, and will play for their U21 side

Friday, 27th June

Owen Oseni signed a three year deal with Plymouth Argyle

David Eguaibor left Cobh Ramblers to sign for Scottish League One side Cove Rangers

Loans

Friday, 27th June

James Abankwah returned to Watford FC, signing a season long loan deal at Vicarage Road

Blackburn defender Connor O'Riordan will spend the 2025/26 season on loan at Doncaster Rovers

Contracts

Friday, 23rd May

Lee O'Connor signed a new contract with Tranmere Rovers, extending his stay on the Wirral until June 2027

Saturday, 31st May

Mansfield Town announced that Stephen McLaughlin had signed a new 12 month contract with the Stags

Monday, 2nd June

Anthony O'Connor signed an extension to his contract with Harrogate Town until the end of the 2025/26 season

Friday, 20th June

Academy graduate Ronan Maher signed a two year extension to his contract with Walsall

Tuesday, 24th June

Conor Masterson will play at Priestfield Stadium for at least another 12 months after signing a contract extension with Gillingham

Management

Tuesday, 10th June

Mark Kennedy returned to Birmingham City as their U21 coach

Friday, 13th June

Darren O'Dea joined Swansea City as assistant head coach to Alan Sheehan

Monday, 16th June

Brian Barry-Murphy was confirmed as head coach of Cardiff City

Diarmuid O'Carroll left his position as Newcastle U21 coach to join Sparta Prague ass their assistant head coach

Friday, 27th June

Keith Andews was promoted from set piece coach to head coach of Brentford

Summer 2025 transfer window

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2025
Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August/September 2025

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 26th September 2023

Tuesday, 26th September 2023

English League Cup

Ipswich Town 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Jack Taylor scored his first goal in seven weeks
Marcus Harness assisted three goal in one game - the first Irish player to do that in English football since Will Smallbone did so for Stoke against Sunderland in March 2023

Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United

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

Bradford City 0-2 Middlesbrough

Alex Gilbert made his first appearance for Middlesbrough - this was the striker's first appearance in senior football since December 2021

Salford City 0-4 Burnley

Dara O'Shea scored his first goal for Burnley - just over a year after the defender's last goal on Saturday, 17th September 2022

Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock 1-2 Hearts

Corrie Ndaba's introduction was his first appearance in five weeks

Football League Trophy

Barnsley 3-1 Manchester City U21

Conor McCarthy scored his first goal for Barnsley - this was the defender's first goal since April 2022

Burton Albion 2-0 Everton U21

Ryan Sweeney started a game for the first time in six weeks

Wednesday, 27th September 2023

English League Cup

Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cardiff

Sammie Szmodics' introduction was his 50th appearance for Blackburn Rovers
Andrew Moran scored twice (including his first goal for Blackburn) and assisted twice in the same game - the first Irish player to score and assist more than one goal in the same game since Aaron Drinan for Leyton Orient against Hartlepool in October 2021
Callum Robinson scored his first goal of the season in his first start since February 2023

Scottish League Cup

Ross County 1-2 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Serie A

Napoli 4-1 Udinese

Festy Ebosele started a game Udinese for the tenth time - this was his 25th appearance for Udinese

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, 26th November 2021

Friday, 26th November 2021

Championship

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Jayson Molumby was sent off for the first time in senior football

League 2

Colchester 1-1 Newport County

In his first appearance since Friday, 8 October, Alan Judge made his first assist of the season - this was his first assist in 13 months

Saturday, 27th November 2021

Championship

Hull City 2-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 29th September

Luton 1-2 Cardiff

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in eight weeks
James Collins was named in the Cardiff starting XI for the first time in five weeks

Peterborough 0-0 Barnsley

Conor Coventry was booked for the first time this season - this was his first booking since January 2020

Swansea 2-3 Reading

Ryan Manning scored his first goal for Swansea - this was his first goal since September 2020

League 1

Bolton 2-2 Cheltenham

Dan Crowley assisted a goal for the first time this season

Burton Albion 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Thomas O'Connor scored his fifth goal of the season

Morecambe 0-4 MK Dons

Shane McLoughlin was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his 20th goal for Wigan

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Olamide Shodipo scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premier League

Dundee 3-0 Motherwell

Ryan Sweeney's first goal since Saturday, 2 October 2021(57 days)

Hearts 2-0 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy was sent off for the fourth time in his career, a year after his last red card in November 2020

Scottish FA Cup

Cove Rangers 2-2 Queen of the South

Ruairi Paton's first goal since Sunday, 5 September 2021(84 days)

Sunday, 28th November 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-0 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 150th appearance in the Championship

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

James McCarthy completed 90 minutes for the first time since January 2021
Jonathan Hayes started a game for the first time in a month

Norwegian Eliteserien

Kristiansund 2-3 Viking

Sean McDermott was booked for the first time this seaso

Round Up for Weekend of Friday, 1st October 2021

Friday, 1st October 2021

Eerste Divisie

AZ II 2-1 Dordrecht

Liam Bossin was booked for the first time this season

Saturday, 2nd October 2021

Premier League

Burnley 0-0 Norwich

Nathan Collins' start was his first appearance in the Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Newcastle United

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season
Jeff Hendrick scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since Wednesday, 16 December 2020 - and joined some exalted company in Newcastle history

3 - Jeff Hendrick is only the third Newcastle player to score in the first-half of a Premier League match as substitute, after Gary Speed vs Coventry City in September 1998 and Nolberto Solano vs Wimbledon in November 1998. Haste. pic.twitter.com/hBOBEsw7nB

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 2, 2021

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Reading

Mark McGuinness was booked for the first time this season

Derby County 0-0 Swansea

Festy Ebosele's second half introduction was his first appearance in seven weeks

Hull City 2-0 Middlesbrough

Sean McLoughlin came off the bench for his first appearance of the season

Luton 0-0 Huddersfield

Glen Rea was booked for the first time in six weeks

Peterborough 2-3 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda was named in the starting XI for the first time in two months
Sammie Szmodics' brace was his first goals of the season

QPR 3-2 Preston North End

Jimmy Dunne scored his first goal of the season, and his first strike for QPR, more than a year after his last goal, scored in September 2020

League 1

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Ipswich

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 0-2 Wigan

Will Keane scored his fifth goal of the season
James McClean made his first assist of the season - his first assist since Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Lincoln City 2-2 Plymouth Argyle

Anthony Scully scored his 30th goal for Lincoln, in only his 73rd appearance for the Imps!

Portsmouth 4-0 Sunderland

Ronan Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Both Gavin Bazunu and Shaun Williams were named in the Portsmouth starting XI for the tenth time
Marcus Harness marked his 100th appearance for Portsmouth with his third goal of the season

💯 Blues appearances for @MarcusHarness#Pompey pic.twitter.com/qcbV30VKMJ

— Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) October 2, 2021

Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Oxford United

Anthony Forde was named in the Oxford starting XI for the 50th time

Wycombe Wanderers 4-3 Morecambe

Daryl Horgan scored his first goal of the season - 13 months after his last goal, on Sunday, 6 September 2020

League 2

Colchester 0-2 Salford City

Corrie Ndaba made his 25th career start

Exeter 2-2 Walsall

Pierce Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time this season
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time this season

Mansfield Town 0-1 Barrow

Harry Charsley was booked for the first time this season in his first start in a month

Northampton 0-2 Sutton United

Michael Harriman's first appearance since Tuesday, 31 August 2021(33 days)

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 3-1 Dundee

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season, his first goal for Dundee

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 2-2 Arbroath

Oisin McEntee was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 3rd October 2021

Scottish League One

Queen's Park 1-1 Montrose

Luca Connell was named in the starting XI for the first time in eight weeks

MLS

Montreal Impact 2-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal in almost a year, his last goal came on Thursday, 15th October 2020

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 6th March 2021

Saturday, 6th March 2021

Championship

Coventry 1-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was booked for the fifth time this season

Millwall 0-2 Blackburn

Dan McNamara's second half introduction was his first appearance in a month

League 1

Sunderland 2-0 Rochdale

The two teams named eight Irish players in their respective starting XIs, the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started with nine Irish players in their starting XI

8️⃣ Between them, @SunderlandAFC and @officiallydale are starting eight @FAIreland players - the most to start a game in English football since Scunthorpe and Sheffield Wednesday started nine players in a League Cup game in August 2010#COYBIG #SAFC #RAFC pic.twitter.com/7dckMRg7cP

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) March 6, 2021

League 2

Barrow 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time for Mansfield Town, 18 months after his previous red card in August 2019

Bradford City 1-1 Bolton

Anthony O'Connor completed his first assist since Saturday, 5 September

Colchester 0-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal in three months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-0 Hamilton Academical

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time in a month

Rangers 3-0 St Mirren

Jake Doyle-Hayes was named in a starting XI for the 60th time in his career
Dylan Connolly's start was his 25th appearance in the SPL
Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the fifth time
Jamie McGrath was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 16 December

Scottish Championship

Alloa 1-1 Inverness CT

Daniel Devine was s first booking since Saturday, 19 December 2020(78 days)

Hearts 2-1 Dundee

Aidan White's introduction was his first appearance in a month
Jonathan Afolabi second half introduction was his 25th career appearance

Sunday, 7th March 2021

Premier League

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Newcastle Utd

Jeff Hendrick's start was his first appearance in a month

Tottenham 4-1 Crystal Palace

Matt Doherty was booked for the fifth time this season, and completed his fifth assist for Tottenham

Australian A-League

Wellington Phoenix 3-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh was named in the Perth Glory for the first time in a month

Western United 0-1 Western Sydney Wanderers

Simon Cox was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 30th December

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 26th December 2020

Saturday, 26 December 2020

Premier League

Fulham 0-0 Southampton

Shane Long's first start of the season was his 329th Premier League appearance, overtaking Denis Irwin as the Irish player with the tenth most appearances in the competition

Sheffield United 0-1 Everton

John Egan's start was his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Blackburn 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Darragh Lenihan was booked for the fifth time this season

Bristol City 2-1 Wycombe Wanderers

Callum O'Dowda completed his first assist of the season, this was his first asssit since August 2019

Coventry 0-0 Stoke City

James McClean's start was his 100th appearance for Stoke City

Derby County 0-1 Preston North End

Alan Browne's late winner was his first goal in two months

League 1

Lincoln City 5-1 Burton Albion

Zachary Elbouzedi's start was his tenth appearance for Lincoln City
Anthony Scully made his fifth assist for Lincoln City

Oxford United 2-0 AFC Wimbledon

Liam Kelly made his 25th appearance for Oxford United

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Leyton Orient

Wes Hoolahan scored for the first time since Saturday, 19th September
Conor Wilkinson made his 50th appearance for Leyton Orient

Scunthorpe 2-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney made his 100th appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 3-3 Bolton

Joshua Kayode made his 25th appearance for Carlisle United

Scottish Premier League

Dundee Utd 1-1 Motherwell

Mark Connolly was named in a Dundee Utd starting XI for the 50th time

Sunday, 27th December 2020

Premier League

Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

On his tenth Premier League appearance, Dara O'Shea was booked for the first time in three months

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 19th December 2020

Saturday, 19th December 2020

Premier League

Everton 2-1 Arsenal

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

Newcastle Utd 1-1 Fulham

Ciaran Clark was booked for the first time this season

Championship

Norwich 2-0 Cardiff

Greg Cunningham started a game for the first time in nine weeks

Birmingham City 1-4 Middlesbrough

Scott Hogan made his 30th appearance for Birmingham City

Stoke City 1-0 Blackburn

Nathan Collins started a game for the 25th time

League 1

Rochdale 1-4 Gillingham

Eoghan O'Connell scored his second goal of the season, the second time the defender scored more than once in a season

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Crewe Alexandra

Callum Reilly started his 50th game for AFC Wimbledon
Shane McLoughlin made his 50th appearance in League One

Northampton 0-4 Lincoln City

Zachary Elbouzedi made his 20th appearance in British football
Anthony Scully scored his tenth goal of his career

Plymouth 1-0 MK Dons

Joe Mason's second half introduction was his first appearance since Tuesday, 27th October

League 2

Bradford City 1-0 Cambridge United

Billy Clarke's start was his 150th appearance for Bradford City
Paudie O'Connor completed his first assist since January 2019

Colchester 1-2 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan scored his fifth goal for Morecambe

Mansfield Town 1-1 Southend United

Ryan Sweeney was named in a starting XI for the 150th time in his career
Harry Charsley completed his fifth assist of the season

Walsall 4-3 Port Vale

Liam Kinsella made his 50th appearance in League Two

Scottish Premier League

St Mirren 3-2 St Johnstone

Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season - his first yellow card since October 2019

Scottish Championship

Alloa 2-1 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's introduction was his 300th career appearance

Sunday, 20th December 2020

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 1-1 Sheffield United

In his 40th Premier League appearance, David McGoldrick was booked for the first time in a year (his last yellow card was on Saturday, 21st December 2019) and completed his first assist since Saturday, 14th December 2019

West Bromwich Albion 0-3 Aston Villa

Callum Robinson's introduction was his 30th appearance for West Bromwich Albion

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen

Danny Rogers made his 25th appearance in the SPL

Monday, 21 December 2020

Premier League

Burnley 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Robbie Brady's start was his 150th appearance in the competition

Robbie Brady's 150th @premierleague appearance tonight. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MVFqEpa3ay

— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) December 21, 2020

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Tuesday, 10th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

East Fife 2-3 Hearts

Aidan White started a game for the first time in a month

Raith 3-3 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran was shown his first yellow card of the season in his first start of the season

Elgin City 1-4 Ross County

Michael O'Connor came off the bench for his first appearance for Ross County

Queen's Park 1-3 Queen of the South

Canice Carroll was booked for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

Crewe Alexandra 3-4 Shrewsbury

Eddie Nolan's start (his first appearance in eleven months) was his 110th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Scunthorpe 1-2 Mansfield Town

Mason O'Malley was booked for the first time this season
James Clarke's start was his first appearance of the season
Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal of the season - his first goal in a year

Barrow 0-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Cassidy's first start in a month was his tenth appearance for Accrington Stanley

Harrogate Town 0-2 Hull City

Sean McLoughlin start was his first appearance in eight weeks

Walsall 0-1 Oxford United

Callum Cockerill-Mollett was booked for the first time in two months

Plymouth 3-1 Newport County

Padraig Amond scored his fifth goal of the season

Charlton 3-1 Leyton Orient

Dylan Gavin's introduction was his career debut

Wednesday, 11th November 2020

Scottish League Cup

St Mirren 1-1 Greenock Morton

Dylan Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance in a month

Airdrie Utd 0-1 Edinburgh City

Eoghan Stokes started a game for the first time this season

Football League Trophy

MK Dons 1-2 Southampton U21

Seamus Keogh came off the bench for his first career appearance

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 10th October 2020

Saturday, 10 October 2020

League 1

Gillingham 3-1 Oxford United

Liam Kelly made his 110th career appearance

Accrington Stanley 2-1 Rochdale

Ryan Cassidy made his fifth appearance in the competition

Plymouth 2-0 Burton Albion

Stephen Quinn made his 90th start for Burton Albion

League 2

Barrow 1-1 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time this season

Cambridge United 2-1 Newport Co.

Wes Hoolahan assisted two goals - his first assist since Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Mansfield Town 0-0 Stevenage

Corey O'Keeffe made his 40th career start
Ryan Sweeney made his 90th start for Mansfield Town

Oldham 2-3 Morecambe

John O'Sullivan made his first assist of the season - his fifth for Morecambe

Salford City 2-2 Tranmere

Richie Towell scored his fifth goal in the competition

Walsall 1-1 Colchester

Liam Kinsella's first booking since Tuesday, 8 September 2020(34 days)

Scottish League Cup

Annan 1-1 Stranraer

Ruairi Paton scored his first goal for Stranraer

Queen of the South 2-2 St Mirren

Jamie McGrath scored his first goal for St Mirren

Sunday, 11 October 2020

MLS

Atlanta United 0-1 New York Red Bulls

Jon Gallagher made his tenth appearance for Atlanta United

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 28th December 2019

Saturday, 28th December 2019

Premier League

Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace

Will Smallbone was named in the Southampton matchday squad for the first time

Sunday, 29th December 2019

Premier League

Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United

Callum Robinson was named in the Sheffield United starting XI for the first time in two months

Championship

Bristol City 3-0 Luton

James Collins' start was his 25th Championship appearance

Fulham 1-0 Stoke City

Cyrus Christie's start was his 50th appearance for Fulham

Millwall 1-0 Brentford

Aiden O'Brien marked his first start in two months with his fourth goal of the season - his first time scoring in consecutive appearances since January 2018
Millwall started all four of the Irish players at the club - O'Brien, Molumby, Pearce and Williams - for the first time this season, the first time the Lions started four Irish players since March 2015

QPR 1-2 Hull City

Ryan Manning's assist was his fifth for QPR

League 1

Gillingham 1-0 Rochdale

Thomas O'Connor's start for Gillingham was his 25th in senior football
Paul McShane's start was his first appearance in a month
Jimmy Keohane was booked for the first time since August

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Oxford United

Shane McLoughlin was unfortunate to mark his 25th appearance for AFC Wimbledon with his first own goal for the club

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Sunderland

Kieran Sadlier complete his first assist for Doncaster in two months

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Scunthorpe

Paul Green's first goal since September was also his fifth goal for Crewe

Newport Co. 1-1 Leyton Orient

Padraig Amond scored his tenth goal of the season
Dan McNamara was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Plymouth 2-1 Stevenage

Niall Canavan's first goal of the season, eleven months after his last strike, was also the 20th goal of his career

Monday, 30th December 2019

Championship

Derby County 2-1 Charlton

Jason Knight's brace was his first goals in senior football

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 1st November 2015

Friday, 1st November 2019

Championship

Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City

Callum O'Dowda's start was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Saturday, 2nd November 2019

Premier League

The two goals scored by Duffy and Clark today brings the total number of Irish goalscorers in the Premier League in 2019/20 to seven - as many as scored in the 2018/19 season

Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 Norwich

Shane Duffy scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since February

West Ham United 2-3 Newcastle Utd

Ciaran Clark scored his first goal of the season - his first goal since January

League 1

Bolton 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the first time in a month

Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Burton Albion

Kieran Sadlier scored his tenth goal for Doncaster

Rochdale 1-2 Bristol Rovers

Eoghan O'Connell scored an own goal for the first time since August 2014

League 2

Bradford City 2-0 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney unfortunately scored the first own goal of his career in what was his 150th appearance for Exeter

Carlisle United 2-1 Macclesfield

Canice Carroll's late second half introduction was his 50th career appearance
Emmanuel Osadebe was shown his first yellow card in two months

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Port Vale

Eddie Nolan made his 100th start for Crewe Alexandra

Mansfield Town 2-3 Colchester

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Swindon Town 2-1 Walsall

Rory Gaffney scored his first goal for loan club Walsall

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline 2-0 Queen of the South

Ryan Scully made his 25th appearance for Dunfermline

Inverness CT 0-3 Dundee Utd

Aaron Doran was named in an Inverness Caledonian Thistle starting XI for the 200th time
Mark Connolly came off the bench for his first appearance for Dundee in two months

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 30th August 2019

Friday, 30th August 2019

Championship

Cardiff 1-1 Fulham

Harry Arter was sent off for the fourth time in his career, three years after his last red card in August 2016

Scottish Championship

Inverness CT 5-0 Greenock Morton

Aaron Doran's start was the 200th time he was named in a starting XI in his career

Dundee Utd 6-2 Dundee

Mark Connolly completed an assist for the first time since January 2018

Saturday, 31st August 2019

Premier League

The 2019/20 season has the lowest number of Premier League goals by Irish players in August since the 2016/17 season - when no goals were scored.

Chelsea 2-2 Sheffield United

John Egan made his 50th appearance for Sheffield United - all of which have been starts
Callum Robinson scored his first goal for the Blades, this was also his first goal in the Premier League
Enda Stevens' assist on Robinson's goal was his first since December 2018

Manchester City 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Aaron Connolly came off the bench for made his first appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough

Callum O'Dowda made his first assist of the season

Birmingham City 2-1 Stoke City

Stephen Ward start was his 200th appearance in the Championship

League 1

Blackpool 1-1 Portsmouth

Ronan Curtis' start was his 50th start for Portsmouth

Gillingham 5-0 Bolton

After signing for Gillingham on loan until January, Thomas O'Connor made his first start for the club
Mark Byrne made his first assist of the season

Oxford United 3-3 Coventry

Both Anthony Forde and Jordan Shipley were booked for the first time this season.
Shipley also completed his first assist of the season

Southend United 0-3 Rochdale

Robert Kiernan's second half introduction was his first appearance of the season

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Bradford City

Paul Green made his 50th start for Crewe Alexandra
Jamie Devitt was named in a starting XI for the first time this season
Paudie O'Connor's start was his first appearance in League Two

Exeter 1-0 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the third time in his career, this was his first red card since September 2017

Forest Green 0-2 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's goal was his 80th strike in League Two

Port Vale 1-0 Cambridge United

After signing a one year contract with Cambridge during the week, Samir Carruthers made his first appearance for the U's

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient

Richie Towell's goal was his first for Salford
Adam Rooney was booked for the first time this season

Scunthorpe 0-1 Carlisle United

Canice Carroll was named in Carlisle United's starting XI for the first time

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 3-0 Ross County

Simon Power's second half introduction (his first appearance in a month) was  his first appearance in the SPL

Scottish Championship

Arbroath 1-0 Dunfermline

Daniel Devine's start was his first appearance of the 2019/20 season

Sunday, 1st September 2019

Scottish Premier League

Rangers 0-2 Celtic

Jonathan Hayes scored his first goal of the season as a late second half substitute, this was his first goal since December 2017

Bulgarian

CSKA Sofia 2-2 Levski Sofia

Graham Carey assisted both of CSKA Sofia's goals in his seventh appearances for the club

Round up for weekend of Saturday, 27th April 2019

Saturday, 27th April 2019

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton

Seamus Coleman's start was his 300th appearance in English football

Fulham 1-0 Cardiff

Cyrus Christie's assist on Fulham's winner was his first of the season

Southampton 3-3 Bournemouth

Shane Long scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season, equaling his combined total for the last two seasons

Watford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty made his 250th appearance for Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Stoke City

Shaun Williams' start was his first appearance since St Patrick's Day

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Josh Barrett's second half introduction was his first appearance since November

Preston North End 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Alan Browne's goal was his first strike since Saturday, 9th February

QPR 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Ryan Manning's start was his 50th appearance for QPR
Nathan Carlyle was named in a matchday squad for the first time

Sheffield United 2-0 Ipswich

Alan Judge was booked for the first time since October

Norwich 2-1 Blackburn

Darragh Lenihan was shown his first yellow card since Saturday, 2nd February

League 1

Burton Albion 2-1 Luton

James Collins scored his 25th goal of the season

Fleetwood 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Paddy Madden's was booked for the first time in two months
Jack Bonham was booked for the first time this season

Gillingham 0-2 Charlton

Josh Cullen scored his first goal of the season, two and a half years after his last goal in August 2016

Scunthorpe 2-3 Bradford City

Billy Clarke scored his first goal of the season, 19 months after his last goal in September 2017

League 2

Cheltenham 3-2 Swindon Town

Kevin Dawson scored his fifth goal of the season

Crewe Alexandra 4-3 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning assisted a goal for the first time since October 2018

Mansfield Town 1-2 Stevenage

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th appearance in League Two
Conrad Logan made his first assist of the season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 4-3 Dundee

Carl McHugh was booked for the tenth time this season

Scottish Championship

Alloa 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran made his 50th appearance in the Scottish Championship

Australian A-League

Newcastle Jets 2-0 Sydney

Roy O'Donovan made his 250th appearance since leaving Cork City

MLS

Atlanta United 1-0 Colorado Rapids

MLS 2018 SuperDraft pick Jon Gallagher made his first appearance in Atlanta's matchday squad

Sunday, 28th April 2019

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 5-0 Wellington Phoenix

Cillian Sheridan started a game for the first time in three months
The second goal of Andy Keogh's brace was his fifteenth goal of the season, before this the striker hadn't scored since Friday, 15th March

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 3-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's assist for Burnley's only goal of the game was his first of the season

Huddersfield 1-3 Southampton

Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Southampton, in the process becoming their youngest goalscorer in the Premier League, and the 105th Irish player to score in the PL.
This was the eleventh goal scored by an Irish player in the 2018/19 season - matching the total scored in 2017/18.

West Ham United 0-2 Watford

Congratulations to Declan Rice on his 50th appearance for West Ham United

Congratulations, @_DeclanRice! 👏 pic.twitter.com/NRnyd6aOuN

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) December 22, 2018

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End

Keiren Westwood's start was his first appearance in more than a year, his last time lining out for the Owls was on Saturday, 9th December 2017

League 1

Blackpool 0-1 Barnsley

John O'Sullivan was named in the Blackpool starting XI for the first time in a month

Bradford City 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal for Bradford, and was also booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season, three months after his last yellow card, and also made his fifth assist of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Walsall

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time this season in his first league appearance of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was shown his first yellow card since August

League 2

Crawley 2-3 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his first assist since September

Forest Green 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green came off the bench for his first appearance for Crewe since August

Lincoln City 3-2 Newport Co.

The first goal of Padraig Amond's brace was his 70th goal in League Two

Stevenage 1-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal for Mansfield, his was the fifth goal of the defender's career, his first goal in League Two, and his first goal of the season

Yeovil 1-1 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Stephen Gleeson's came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 6th October
Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Hearts, also his first appearance in the SPL

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker made his 400th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's scored his fifth goal in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 23rd December 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th November

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance for St Johnstone

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Newcastle Jets

After completing his record suspension, Roy O'Donovan returned to the Newcastle Jets starting XI for his first appearance since May

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 27th October 2018

Saturday, 27th October 2018

Premier League

Leicester City 1-1 West Ham United

Conor Coventry was named in a Premier League squad for the first time

Championship

Preston North End 1-1 Rotherham

Sean Maguire was booked for the first time this season

Swansea 2-0 Reading

John O'Shea's start was the defender's first start in a month

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Blackburn

Derrick Williams made his 100th start for Blackburn

League 1

Fleetwood 3-2 Blackpool

Paddy Madden scored his fifth goal of the season

Scunthorpe 1-4 Plymouth

Niall Canavan scored his first goal for Plymouth, his first goal since February 2017

Sunderland 3-0 Southend United

Aiden McGeady scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 3-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Michael Harriman made his 150th appearance for Wycombe Wanderers

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Grimsby

Corey Whelan scored his first goal of the season

Exeter 1-2 Forest Green

Pierce Sweeney made his 100th start for Exeter

Mansfield Town 1-1 MK Dons

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Northampton 2-1 Oldham

John-Joe O'Toole was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game
Sam Foley was sent off for the first time in his career

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-1 Hamilton Academical

After being introduced as a substitute, Jack Byrne was booked for the first time this season

Sunday, 28 October 2018

Premier League

Burnley 0-4 Chelsea

Jeff Hendrick's start was his 200th career appearance
Robbie Brady was booked on his return from injury, making his first appearance in 11 months

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 18th August 2018

Saturday, 18th August 2018

Premier League

Cardiff 0-0 Newcastle Utd

After signing for Cardiff on a season long loan, Harry Arter made his first appearance for the Bluebirds - this was the midfielder's first appearance since January

Leicester City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Matt Doherty scored his first own goal since signing for Wolves

Championship

Leeds United 2-0 Rotherham

Ryan Manning made his first appearance for new loan club Rotherham

Millwall 2-1 Derby County

Shaun Williams scored his 15th goal for Millwall, also his 40th goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Sheffield United 2-1 Norwich

John Egan scored his first goal for Sheffield United, this was the 20th goal of his career
David McGoldrick was booked for the first time since November 2017

League 1

Southend United 2-0 Bradford City

Simon Cox scored his first goal of the season

League 2

Bury 1-1 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning was sent off for the fourth time in his career, just over a year after his last red card on Wednesday, 9th August 2017

Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester

Ryan Sweeney was booked for the first time since Saturday, 2nd December 2017

Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan scored his first goal for Cambridge, more than five years after his last goal in August 2013

Stevenage 1-0 Morecambe

Michael Timlin scored his first goal for Stevenage

Sunday, 19th August 2018

Premier League

Brighton and Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester United

Shane Duffy scored his first goal in the Premier League, 18 months after his last goal in February 2017
Duffy is the first Irish player to score for Brighton in the Premier League, and also the 103rd Irish player to score in the Premier League

Scottish League Cup

Kilmarnock 1-3 Rangers

Alan Power and Gary Dicker were both booked for the first time this season. Coincidentally both players were last booked on the same day - Saturday, 28th April

Hibernian 3-2 Ross County

Daryl Horgan marked his first start for Hibernian (his first start since Saturday, 27th January) with his first goal for the club, this was the winger's first goal since Saturday, 6th January

MLS

Atlanta United 3-1 Columbus Crew

Chris McCann was booked for the first since Monday, 16th April in his 25th start for Atlanta

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 14th August 2018

Tuesday, 14th August 2018

English League Cup

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bury

Eoghan O'Connell scored his first goal for Bury, 18 months after his last goal in January 2017
Joe Murphy was booked for the first time this season, almost a year to the day since his last booking on Sunday, 13th August 2017

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fleetwood

Eddie Nolan made his 50th appearance for Crewe Alexandra

Macclesfield 1-1 Bradford City

Fiacre Kelleher scored his first goal for Macclesfield

Sheffield United 1-1 Hull City

Enda Stevens made his 50th start for Sheffield United

Leeds United 2-1 Bolton

After signing for Bolton during preseason, Marc Wilson made his debut for the Trotters

Mansfield Town 6-1 Accrington Stanley

Ryan Sweeney made his first appearance for loan club Mansfield Town

Preston North End 3-1 Morecambe

Graham Burke marked his first start for Preston North End with his first goal for the Lilywhites

Blackpool 3-1 Barnsley

John O'Sullivan's first start for Blackpool was also his first start since February

Yeovil 0-1 Aston Villa

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

Southend United 2-4 Brentford

Alan Judge made his 100th start for Brentford

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crawley

Mark Connolly scored his first goal in the League Cup, this was the defender's first goal since February

Bristol City 0-1 Plymouth

Niall Canavan made his first appearance for Plymouth

Cambridge United 1-4 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond's brace were his first goals in the League Cup

Reading 2-0 Birmingham City

John O'Shea came off the bench late in the second half to make his debut for Reading

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Inverness CT 1-2 Dunfermline

Aaron Doran made his 200th appearance for Inverness CT

Thursday, 16th August 2018

UEFA Cup

Burnley 1-0 Istanbul Buyuksehir

In his first appearance of the season, Kevin Long was booked for the first time since February
Stephen Ward was booked for the first time since November 2017

Round up for weekend of Friday, 29th December 2017

Friday, 29th December 2017

Championship

Cardiff 0-1 Preston North End

Greg Cunningham's made his first appearance since August after returning from injury
Alan Browne was booked for the first time since Wednesday, 1st November in his 25th appearance of the season

Saturday, 30 December 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 2-1 Everton

James McCarthy's start against Bournemouth was his first appearance in the Premier League this season

Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley

Jeff Hendrick made his 50th appearance in the Premier League

Newcastle Utd 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Ciaran Clark made his 50th start for Newcastle Utd

Championship

Birmingham City 1-0 Leeds United

Conor Shaughnessy's first start since Tuesday, 24th October was his first appearance for Leeds in a month

Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa

Darren Randolph made his 25th appearance for Middlesbrough
Conor Hourihane was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sunderland

Aiden McGeady's winner was his fifth goal for Sunderland

Sheffield United 0-1 Bolton

Josh Cullen made his first appearance since Saturday, 14th October, it was also the midfielder's first start in three months

League 1

Blackpool 2-2 Plymouth

Graham Carey scored his 50th goal in UK football

Bradford City 3-2 Oxford United

Canice Carroll scored his first goal of his career

Bury 0-2 Fleetwood

Stephen Dawson made his 100th start for Bury

Oldham 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney made his 50th career appearance

League 2

Cheltenham 1-1 Newport Co.

Padraig Amond scored his first goal since Saturday, 14th October in his first start in a month

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 2-0 Ross County

Conor Sammon scored his 25th SPL goal, and was booked for the first time this season

Australian A-League

Sydney 6-0 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh started his first game for Perth Glory since Friday, 24th November

Sunday, 31st December 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City

Unused substitute Damien Delaney was named in the Crystal Palace squad for the first time since Saturday, 28th October

West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal

James McClean unfortunately scored his first own goal in English football against Arsenal

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Tuesday, 7th November 2017

Football League Trophy

Oldham 4-1 Newcastle United U21

Courtney Duffus made his first appearance since Saturday, 12th August
Jack Byrne hadn't scored in a month before tonight and ended his mini-drought with his fourth and fifth goals of the season, unfortunately he also picked up his fifth booking of 2017/18 and is suspended for the next game

Bradford City 0-3 Rotherham

Richie Towell scored his first goal in almost two months, and was also booked for the first time this season

Newport Co. 1-2 Cheltenham

Joe Quigley started his first game since August, in what his first appearance since Saturday, 30th September

Rochdale 1-1 Blackburn

Niall Canavan's first appearance since Saturday, 2nd September was his 50th appearance for Rochdale

Southend United 2-0 Colchester

Simon Cox was booked for the fifth time this season and is suspended for the next game

Gillingham 7-5 Reading U21

Conor Wilkinson scored his first goal for Gillingham

Northampton 3-3 Southampton U21

Sam Foley scored his first goal for Northampton

Wednesday, 8th November 2017

Football League Trophy

Carlisle United 1-2 Fleetwood

After returning from injury, John O'Sullivan made his first appearance of the season
Jamie Devitt was shown his first yellow card in exactly three months, his last booking was on Tuesday, 8 August

Bury 3-1 Stoke City U21

Callum Reilly scored his first goal for Bury, almost 15 months after his last goal in August 2016

Grimsby 1-1 Sunderland U21

Sam Kelly's appearance in Grimsby's starting XI was his first start in a month

Bristol Rovers 2-4 Swindon Town

Ryan Sweeney's third goal of the season was his first goal in the Football League Trophy
Donal McDermott was booked for the first time this season