January and February 2025 Transfers, Loans, and Contract extensions

Transfers

Wednesday, 1st January

Former Waterford FC striker Owen Oseni left non-league side Gateshead to sign a three and a half year contract with St Mirren

Friday, 3rd January

Neil Farrugia left Shamrock Rovers following the expiration of his contract to sign a two and a half year deal with Barnsley

Saturday, 4th January

After winning a league medal with Shelbourne, Aiden O'Brien returned to England, signing a contract with Woking until the end of the season

Tuesday, 14th January

U21 midfielder Matt Healy returned to Ireland to sign for Shamrock Rovers

Creative midfield plaayer Dan Crowley left Notts County to sign for fellow League Two side MK Dons

Wednesday, 15th January

Conor Carty returned to St Patricks Athletic, where he spent the 2023 League of Ireland season, signing a two year contract at Richmond Park

John Patrick signed for Ligue Un side Stade de Reims

Thursday, 16th January

Following a short spell at Sunderland, Aaron Connolly signed for fellow Championship side Millwall

U19 striker Cian Dillon signed for QPR, and will join their development squad

Monday, 20th January

James Collins signed a contract with Lincoln City until the summer of 2026, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 21st January

Ahead of the new season in the US, Harvey Neville signed for Phoenix Rising FC

Wednesday, 22nd January

Ricardo Dinaga returned to league football, signing a two and a half year deal with Shrewsbury Town

2024 LOI top scorer Jenna Slattery signed an 18 month contract with Hearts

Thursday, 23rd January

Caitlin Hayes signed for WSL side Brighton and Hove Albion

Tom Cannon signed for Sheffield United until the summer of 2029, with the option of a further 12 months

Saturday, 25th January

📝 We're delighted to announce the signing of experienced Irish midfielder Alan Judge until the end of the season!

Playing the majority of his career in the football league and also representing Ireland too, Alan will bring a lot to The Iron!#IronArmy #PubTeamFromEssex pic.twitter.com/xULmIqujSA

— Braintree Town FC (@braintreetownfc) January 25, 2025

Alan Judge signed for National League South Division side Braintree Town

Sunday, 26th January

Darragh Burns signed for Grimsby Town

Monday, 27th January

Dara McGuinness returned to Ireland, signing a contract with Finn Harps ahead of the 2025 League of Ireland season

Tuesday, 28th January

Sligo Rovers confirmed that their U16 defender Aidan Gabbidon signed for Malmo FC

Rory Feely signed a 12 month contract with Crawley Town

Friday, 31st January

Having pursued Eiran Cashin for some time, Brighton finally signed the defender, who signed a contract until June 2030

Dylan Duffy converted his loan deal with Chesterfield into a full transfer, signing a contract until the summer of 2027

U17 midfielder Grady McDonnell signed for Belgian side Club Brugge's youth team Club NXT, joining the Challenger Pro League side until 2027

Five-times capped striker Emily Murphy signed for Newcastle United

After cancelling his loan deal with Watford, Festy Ebosele signed for Turkish Super Lig side Istanbul Başakşehir

Saturday, 1st February

UCD defender Cathal McCarthy signed for Hull City, and immediately returned to the League of Ireland side on loan for the first half of the upcoming LOI season

Monday, 3rd February

John Egan signed an eighteen month contract with Hull City, with the option of extending this by a year

Defender Alix Mendez signed for Aberdeen's womens team

Former underage striker Ali Reghba signed for Slovenian side NK Maribor until the summer of 2027

Loans

Monday, 6th January

Brentford defender Val Adedokun joined Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season

Thursday, 9th January

Having recovered from a broken leg, Newport's Josh Seberry has signed for Weston Super Mare on loan until the end of the season

Having spent the first half of the season on loan at Peterborough Sports, Oisin Gallagher will spend the rest of the season on loan at Boston United

Darragh O'Connor will spend the rest of the season on loan at Falkirk

Friday, 10th January

U19 goalkeeper Jimmy Storer will spend the second half of the 2024/25 season on loan at National League North side Chester FC

Barrow Town defender Mazeed Ogungbo signed a loan deal with Hemel Hempstead Town for the rest of the season

Thursday, 16th January

Udinese's James Abankwah signed for sister club Watford on loan until the end of the 2024/25 season

Friday, 17th January

Sam Curtis returned to parent club Sheffield United, and immediately signed a loan deal with SPL side St Johnstone

Monday, 20th January

Ruairi Paton returned to the SPL, signing a loan deal with Dundee United until the end of the season

Newcastle's Alex Murphy joined League One Bolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season

Connor O'Riordan returned to Crewe Alexandra, where he progressed from the Academy to the first team, on loan

Tuesday, 21st January

Ipswich's Daniel O'Connor will spend the rest of the season on loan at non-league Farnborough FC

Thursday, 23rd January

Former Ireland underage goalkeeper Liam Bossin signed as backup goalkeeper for Feyenoord until the end of the season, with an option to buy

Friday, 24th January

Andrew Omobamidele signed a loan deal with Strasbourg until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent

Monday, 27th January

Lincoln City winger Dylan Duffy signed for Chesterfield on loan for the rest of the season

Tuesday, 28th January

Ed McJannet joined Serie C side Audace Cerignola on loan

Wednesday, 29th January

Andrew Wogan signed a loan deal with Marine AFC

Mark Travers will aim to help Middlesbrough return to the Premier League while on loan at the Riverside

Tuesday, 3rd February

Evan Ferguson joined former manager Graham Potter at West Ham, signing a loan deal with the Hammers until the end of the season

Darius Lipsiuc joined Walsall from Stoke on loan

Charlton Athletic signed Middlesbrough's creative forward Alex Gilbert until the end of the season

Gavin Bazunu will continue his return from injury on loan with Belgian side Standard Liege

U21 defender Tayo Adaramola returned from his loan at Stockport County and signed a loan deal with League Two side Bradford City

After spending the first half of the 2024/25 season on loan at Accrington Stanley, Dara Costelloe will spend the second half on loan with Northampton Town

Having recovered from surgery, Anthony Scully has rejoined Colchester United on loan

Midfielder Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh signed a loan deal with Accrington Stanley

Contract extensions

Thursday, 2nd January

Following her recent return from injury, Hayley Nolan signed an extension to her contract with Crystal Palace until the summer of 2026

Saturday, 4th January

Jayson Molumby signed an extension to his contract with West Brom until the summer of 2028

Thursday, 16th January

Before joining Watford, James Abankwah signed an extension to his contract with Udinese until June 2029

Friday, 31st January

Cardiff City duo Callum Robinson and Callum O'Dowda signed two and three year extensions, respectively, to their contracts with the Bluebirds

Emily Whelan extended her contract with Glasgow City until 2028

Monday, 3rd February

Having only signed for Sheffield Wednesday in the summer, Gabriel Otegbayo signed an extension to his contract at Hillsbrough

Management

Wednesday, 15th January

Ahead of the 2025/26 UEFA Women's Nations League, the FAI announced Carla Ward as the new manager of the Womens National Team

Round up for weekend of Friday, 1st November 2024

Friday, 1st November 2024

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Club Brugge II 1-3 Lommel

Daniel Negry-McGrath came off the bench in the 78th minute for his first appearance of the season

Saturday, 2nd November 2024

Championship

Oxford United 1-2 Swansea City

Cyrus Christie made his first appearance for new club Swansea City

Stoke City 2-1 Derby County

Tom Cannon scored his 15th goal in the Championship
Enda Stevens was booked for the first time this season
Andrew Moran was booked for the fifth time this season

Cardiff 2-1 Norwich City

Callum Robinson scored his fifth goal of the season, also his 15th goal for the Blues
Callum O'Dowda assisted a goal for the first time since August 2023
Shane Duffy was named in the Norwich City starting XI for the 50th time

Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City

Mark Sykes made his first assist of the season

Sheffield Wednesday 2-6 Watford

Festy Ebosele made his first assist of the season - this was the winger's first assist since May 2023

Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone 1-2 Hearts

Graham Carey was name in the St Johnstone starting XI for the first time in five weeks

FA Cup

Bradford City 3-1 Aldershot

Calum Kavanagh scored his first goal of the season

Walsall 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

David Okagbue started a game for Walsall for the fiftieth time

Stockport County 2-1 Forest Green Rovers

Tayo Adaramola's start was the defender's first appearance in a month

Port Vale 1-3 Barnsley

Corey O'Keeffe was booked for the first time in seven weeks
Luca Connell was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 3rd November 2024

Championship

Millwall 1-0 Burnley

Josh Cullen's start was his 100th appearance in the Championship

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 1-1 Dundee United

Emmanuel Adegboyega was booked for the fifth time this season

Dundee 3-2 Kilmarnock

Corrie Ndaba was booked for the first time since Saturday, 14th September

FA Cup

MK Dons 0-2 AFC Wimbledon

Scott Hogan was booked for the first time this season

Curzon Ashton 0-4 Mansfield Town

Stephen Quinn scored his first goal since Friday, 9 August

Belgian Challenger Pro League

Deinze 3-1 SK Beveren

Liam Kerrigan start a game for the first time in six weeks

MLS

Atlanta United 2-1 Inter Miami

Derrick Williams scored his first goal for Atlanta United, this was the defender's first goalsince Sunday, 25th June

Danish First Division

Fredericia 1-4 OB

William Martin came off the bench to score his first goal in five weeks

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 1st October 2024

Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Championship

Luton Town 2-2 Oxford United

Tyler Goodrham scored his first goal in five weeks

Sunderland 2-0 Derby County

Eiran Cashin made his 25th appearance in the competition
Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season in what was his first start for Derby County

League 1

Barnsley 2-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Kieran Sadlier assisted a goal for the first time in six weeks

Bristol Rovers 3-2 Charlton Athletic

Promise Omochere assisted a goal for the first time this season

Leyton Orient 0-1 Exeter City

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the first time in five weeks

Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Stockport County

Tayo Adaramola was booked for the first time this season

Stevenage 1-0 Wrexham

Thomas O'Connor was booked for the first time in seven weeks

Wigan 3-0 Peterborough

Babajide Adeeko was named in the Wigan starting XI for the fiftieth time
Cian Hayes' introduction was his first appearance in five weeks
Sam Curtis was booked for the fifth time this season

League 2

Cheltenham 2-1 Accrington Stanley

Both Connor O'Brien and Liam Kinsella assisted a goal for the first time this season, Kinsella did so in his first start in five weeks
Dara Costelloe scored his first goal for Accrington Stanley - almost a year to the date after his previous goal on Saturday, 30 September 2023

Morecambe 1-1 Bradford City

Calum Kavanagh started a game for the first time in five weeks

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Swindon Town

Gavin Kilkenny was named in a starting XI for the fiftieth time in his career

Walsall 2-6 Fleetwood Town

David Okagbue made his first assist of the season
David Harrington was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 2nd October 2024

Championship

Preston North End 3-0 Watford

Robbie Brady's start, his first in seven weeks, was his 75th appearance for Preston North End

Stoke City 6-1 Portsmouth

Andrew Moran scored his first goal of the season
Tom Cannon broke his duck with loan club Stoke City by scoring four goals - the first player to do so for the Potters since Peter Thorn in 2000
Mark O'Mahony scored his first goal for Portsmouth

Thursday, 3rd October 2024

MLS

Atlanta United 1-2 CF Montreal

Derrick Williams made his 25th start for Atlanta United

Toronto FC 1-4 New York Red Bulls

Kevin Long made his 25th start for Toronto FC
Ryan Meara was booked for the first time this season

Colorado Rapids 1-3 LA Galaxy

In his 60th start for Colorado Rapids, Connor Ronan scored his first goal since May 2023

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 24th February 2023

Friday, 24th February 2023

Eerste Divisie

NAC Breda 3-2 Dordrecht

Anselmo Garcia MacNulty's booking, his first in eight weeks, was the defender's fifth yellow card of the season

Saturday, 25th February 2023

Premier League

Bournemouth 1-4 Manchester City

In this game, Bournemouth became the first club to name two Republic of Ireland goalkeepers as substitutes in a Premier League game

📝 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝

🔺 One change
🔺 Mepham comes in
🔺 Tavernier ruled out

We're all set for #BOUMCI 👊👊 pic.twitter.com/pjYeT0ygt0

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) February 25, 2023

Championship

Burnley 4-0 Huddersfield Town

Michael Obafemi scored his fifth goal of the season

Preston North End 2-1 Wigan

Tom Cannon scored his first goal for loan club Preston North End
Robbie Brady was shown his first red card since Wednesday, 2nd January 2019
Alan Browne assisted a goal for the first time since Monday, 2nd January

QPR 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

Sammie Szmodics scored his tenth goal in the Championship

Stoke City 0-1 Millwall

Dan McNamara was booked for the first time in seven weeks

League 1

Barnsley 4-1 Derby County

Eiran Cashin was named in the Derby County starting XI for the 50th time
David McGoldrick scored his 20th goal in League One

Exeter City 2-0 Cambridge United

Pierce Sweeney assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 9th August

MK Dons 0-1 Ipswich Town

Darragh Burns second half introduction was his first appearance in a month, the midfielder was also booked for the first time this season

Portsmouth 4-0 Cheltenham

In his first start in a month, Ronan Curtis scored his first goal since Tuesday, 1st November
Glen Rea made his first appearance of the season, almost a year since his last appearance on Saturday, 5th March 2022

League 2

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale

Jimmy Keohane scored his first goal of the season

Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Bradford City

In his first start in a month, Dara Costelloe was booked for the first time this season
Emmanuel Osadebe's introduction was his first appearance in seven months

Gillingham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon

Conor Masterson was booked for the first time this season, eleven months after his last book in March 2022

Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock 1-1 Motherwell

Dan Casey was booked for the first time this season

St Johnstone 1-1 St Mirren

Joe Shaughnessy' made his first assist since Saturday, 1st October

Scottish Championship

Hamilton Academical 1-4 Queen's Park

Daniel O'Reilly's start was his 50th appearance for Hamilton Academical

Sunday, 26 February 2023

MLS

Austin FC 2-3 Unknown Club

On the opening day of the 2023 MLS season, Jon Gallagher scored his fifth goal for Austin FC

That man @JonGallagher96 knows how to get @Q2Stadium rocking! 🎸 pic.twitter.com/UaUWOXLBOL

— Austin FC (@AustinFC) February 26, 2023

Monday, 27 February 2023

Championship

Swansea City 1-1 Rotherham

In his 125th appearance for Rotherham, Chiedozie Ogbene scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th December

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC 4-0 Colorado Rapids

Connor Ronan made his first appearance for Colorado Rapids

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Round Up for Weekend of Saturday, 14th January 2023

Saturday, 14th January 2023

Championship

Luton Town 2-3 West Bromwich Albion

Jayson Molumby scored his first goal of the season, his first goal in 11 months, in what was his 125th career appearance

Cardiff 1-1 Wigan

Callum O'Dowda scored his first goal in four months
Will Keane scored his tenth goal of the season, all of which have come in the Championship

Preston North End 0-4 Norwich City

Tom Cannon's start was his first appearance for loan club Preston North End
Troy Parrott's introduction from the bench was his first appearance since Saturday, 8 October
Robbie Brady was booked for the first time in ten weeks

Watford 2-0 Blackpool

Andy Lyons made his first appearance in the Championship

Bristol City 4-2 Birmingham City

Mark Sykes' brace was his first goals for Bristol City, and his first goals in the Championship
Scott Hogan's start was his first appearance in two months
Kevin Long's start was his first appearance for new club Birmingham City, and his first appearance of the season.

Reading 2-2 QPR

The first goal of Jeff Hendrick's brace was his 25th goal in the Championship - this was the midfielder's first goals in three months

League 1

MK Dons 0-0 Lincoln City

After signing for Lincoln City on loan for the rest of the season, Olamide Shodipo made his first appearance for the Imps

Exeter City 1-1 Forest Green Rovers

Pierce Sweeney made his 300th appearance for Exeter City

Immensely proud to have played for this football club 300 times♥️ here’s to plenty more 🍻 @OfficialECFC pic.twitter.com/sx0oJb3pup

— Pierce Sweeney (@piercesweenz) January 15, 2023

Burton Albion 0-4 Shrewsbury Town

Killian Phillips made his first appearance in League One

Ipswich Town 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

Finn Azaz marked his return from injury, his first appearance since Tuesday, 25th October, with his first assist in three months
Tyreik Wright made his first appearance for new club Plymouth Argyle

Cheltenham 2-3 Derby County

Eiran Cashin's start was his 50th appearance for Derby County
Conor Hourihane scored his fifth goal for Derby County

League 2

Rochdale 1-2 Colchester United

Fiacre Kelleher made his first appearance for new club Colchester United

Stockport County 2-0 Northampton Town

Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Stockport County

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Bradford City

Dara Costelloe made his first appearance for loan club Bradford City

Swindon Town 5-0 Grimsby Town

Alex Hunt's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Harrogate Town 1-1 Stevenage

Anthony O'Connor made his first appearance for Harrogate Town
Daryl Horgan made his first appearance for Stevenage

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Walsall

Lee O'Connor made his 100th start in senior football

Scottish Premiership

Hibernian 2-2 Dundee United

Jake Doyle-Hayes' introduction was his first appearance since Saturday, 17 September
Jamie McGrath's introduction was his first appearance in two months

Scottish Championship

Cove Rangers 2-2 Raith Rovers

Ryan Nolan was booked for the fifth time this season

Ayr 2-2 Arbroath

Sean McGinty scored his first goal since Friday, 5th August

Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-0 Queen's Park

Zak Delaney was booked for the first booking since Friday, 28th October

Sunday, 15th January 2023

Scottish League Cup

Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen

Liam Scales' start was his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Monday, 16th January 2023

League 1

Port Vale 0-2 Peterborough

Mipo Odubeko was named in the starting XI for the first time in ten weeks

Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for January 2023

Transfers

Sunday, 1st January

Roma McLoughlin signed an 18 month contract with Danish side Fortuna Hjørring

Tuesday, 3rd January

18 year old Fiachra Pagel signed for Forest Green Rovers, and has been loaned back to Drogheda United until July

Wednesday, 4th January

U18 midfielder Jamie Mullins signed a two and a half year contract with Brighton and Hove Albion, and will initially join up with their U21 side

Fiacre Kelleher signed for Colchester United until the summer of 2025

Thursday, 5th January

Defender Rory Feely signed and 18 month contract with Barrow AFC

Kevin Long left Burnley to sign a short term contract with fellow Championship side Birmingham City

Highly rated youth goalkeeper David Harrington signed a three and a half year contract with Fleetwood Town

Friday, 6th January

Neill Byrne left Tranmere Rovers to sign a short term contract with fellow League Two side Stockport County

Saturday, 7th January

Former U18 striker Rio McEvoy signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hyde United

Monday, 9th January

Dylan Connolly returned to Bohemians, who he last played for in 2012, signing a multi-year contract with the Gypsies

Following his loan at Bradford for the first half of the season, Tyreik Wright signed a permanent deal with Plymouth Argyle

Tuesday, 10th January

After a year in the Netherlands with Willem II, Daniel Crowley returned to England, signing a short term contract with League One side Morecambe FC

Wednesday, 11th January

Defender Anthony O'Connor signed for League Two side Harrogate Town

Friday, 13th January

John Mahon returned from Scotland to re-sign for former club Sligo Rovers

Tuesday, 17 January

Harry Charsley signed an 18 month contract with Newport County, joining his former Mansfield manager Graham Coughlan at Rodney Parade

Wednesday, 18th January

Barry Cotter returned to England, signing a three and a half year deal with Barnsley

After two years in MLS, Jake Mulraney returned to Dublin to sign for St Patrick's Athletic

Monday, 23rd January

Connor Ronan moved to MLS, signing a four year contract with Colorado Rapids

Thursday, 26th January

Under 19 striker Mark O'Mahony has joined the growing Irish contingent at Brighton, and will line out for their U21 side

Striker Sean Maguire joined Coventry City, signing a contract with the Blues until the end of the season

Darren Randolph joined fellow Irish goalkeeper Mark Travers at Bournemouth, signing an 18 month contract with the Cherries

William Hondermarck signed for Northampton Town, putting pen to paper on a contract until the summer of 2025 with the Cobblers

Shane McLoughlin signed a contract with Salford City until the end of the season

Sam Kerrigan signed for Michigan State University's soccer program

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Sunday, 29th January

2022 League of Ireland Premier Division top scorer Aidan Keena signed a three year contract for League One side Cheltenham Town

monday, 30th January

Adam O'Reilly returned to League of Ireland football, signing a two year contract with Derry City

Deji Sotona returned to English football, signing for Championship leaders Burnley, and will play for their U21 side

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Tuesday, 31st January

20 year old forward Dylan Duffy signed for Lincoln City

Three League of Ireland players - Daniel O’Connor, Michael Lavin, and Leon Ayinde - joined Ipswich Town

Rianna Jarrett returned to former side Wexford Youths Women

Eoghan O'Connell joined the growing Irish brigade at Wrexham, signing a permanent deal with the Welsh side

Matt Doherty signed a contract with La Liga giants Atletico Madrid until the end of the season

U19 midfielder Harry Vaughan signed for Hull City, initially joining their academy side

Shane Duffy's loan move to Fulham was converted in a full transfer

What a journey! The most amazing 6 and half years at such a special club which will always have a big place in my heart. Thanks for the memories seagulls ❤️ https://t.co/pSMRrPS2Zc

— Shane Duffy (@shaneduffy) February 1, 2023

Tuesday, 31st January

2022 Danish Elitedivisionen MVP Kyra Carusa signed for London City Lionesses

Loans

Thursday, 5th January

Winger Daryl Horgan signed a six month loan deal with League Two side Stevenage FC

Friday, 6th January

Aaron Connolly has joined former underage manager Liam Resenior at Hull City on loan until the end of the season

Trevor Clarke has returned to Shamrock Rovers on loan until the end of the 2023 League of Ireland season

Eleanor Ryan-Doyle signed for FA Women's Championship side Coventry United on loan until the end of the 2022/23 season

NEW SIGNING 🔥

Welcome Eleanor Ryan-Doyle 👊🏼
The 24 year old Striker is on loan from Birmingham City until the end of the season ⚽️#CUWFC pic.twitter.com/A2kKRbCvao

— Coventry United FC - Barclays Women’s Championship (@CovUtdWomen) January 6, 2023

Tuesday, 10th January

Everton striker Tom Cannon will spend the second half of the 2022/23 season on loan at Preston North End

Friday, 13th January

Burnley's Dara Costelloe signed on loan for Mark Hughes' Bradford City

Saturday,14th January

Former U21 winger Olamide Shodipo signed for League One side Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season

Monday, 16th January

Norwich City winger Tony Springett signed a loan deal with Derby County until the end of the 2022/23 season

Thursday, 26th January

Luke McNally will spend the second half of season on loan at Coventry City

Tuesday, 17th January

After spending the first half of 2022/23 on loan at Stockport, James Brown signed a loan deal for the second half of the season with Doncaster Rovers

Thursday, 26th January

Conor Coventry signed for Rotherham United on loan until the end of the season

Conor Masterson returned to Gillingham, where he spent the second half of the 2021/22 season, on loan for the rest of the season

Friday, 27th January

Kieran Sadlier joined Leyton Orient on loan for the remainder of the 2022/23 season
Daniel Okwute joined non league Warrington Rylands on loan

⚽️✍Okwute Joins✍⚽️

We are pleased to announce that Daniel Okwute has joined the club on loan from @StockportCounty #WelcomeDaniel#WeAreRylands pic.twitter.com/bLplYxkJUm

— Warrington Rylands FC (@RylandsFC) January 27, 2023

Sunday, 29th January

Michael Obafemi signed for Championship leaders Burnley on loan, with an option to move in the summer

Tuesday, 31st January

Fleetwood Town announced the loan signing of defender Corrie Ndaba for the rest of the season

Promising midfield player Gavin Kilkenny signed for Charlton Athletic on loan for the rest of the season

Former U21 defensive midfielder Glen Rea has signed for Cheltenham Town on loan, and will join the Robins after completing his recovery from injury

Middlesbrough striker Calum Kavanagh will spend the remainder of the season on loan at Newport County

Aiden O'Brien joined Gillingham, managed by his former Millwall manager Neil Harris, on loan

Brighton full back James Furlong signed for Motherwell on loan

Contracts

Saturday, 21st January

Joe Hodge committed his future to Wolves, signing a new contract with the Old Gold until the summer of 2027

Thursday, 26th January

Ahead of his loan move to Rotherham, Conor Coventry extended his contract with West Ham by 12 months

Managers

Thursday, 19th January

Blackpool appointed former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy

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 week of Tuesday, 30th August 2022

Tuesday, 30th August 2022

Championship

Birmingham City 1-2 Norwich City

In his 25th career start, Andrew Omobamidele scored his first goal of the season - this was his first goal since Sunday, 31st October 2021

QPR 3-1 Hull City

Jimmy Dunne's start was his 50th appearance for QPR

Scottish League Cup

Annan 1-4 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes made his fifth assist of the season

Football League Trophy

Morecambe 3-3 Everton U21

Tom Cannon scored his first goal in senior football

Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

Joe Hodge and Nathan Fraser made their first appearances in senior football, with Hodge marking the occasion with two goals

Fleetwood Town 1-1 Barrow

Promise Omochere was booked for the first time this season

Burton Albion 4-2 Leicester City U21

Shane Flynn's start was his first appearance of the season

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Aston Villa U21

Aaron O'Reilly made his career appearance in senior football

MK Dons 1-2 Cheltenham

Joshua Kayode made his first start for MK Dons

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur U21

Josh Keeley made his first appearance in senior football

2️⃣ @SpursOfficial named two @FAIreland goalkeepers in their U21 team against Wycombe - Josh Keeley and Aaron Maguire - the first team to do so in English football since Shrewsbury named Joe Murphy and Max O'Leary in their team against Accrington Stanley in February 2020#COYBIG https://t.co/LVcsFWH3HV

— Irish Abroad (@irish_abroad) August 30, 2022

Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Trevor Clarke's start was his first appearace in a month

Swindon Town 0-2 Crystal Palace U21

Sean Grehan made his first appearance in Engilsh football
Fionn Mooney was named in a starting XI in senior football for the first time

Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Southampton U21

Dominic Bernard scored his first goal of the season
Luke Pearce made his first appearance in senior football

Cambridge United 0-2 Arsenal U21

Jack Henry-Francis' start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 25th January

Port Vale 1-0 Stockport County

Mipo Odubeko made his first appearance for Port Vale

Salford City 2-1 Liverpool U21

Joshua O'Brien was booked in what was his first career debut

Carlisle United 1-2 Manchester United U21

Jamie Devitt scored his first goal of the season

Bradford City 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Alex Hunt started a game for the first time this season

Barnsley 0-3 Lincoln City

William Hondermarck was booked for the first time in almost a year, his last yellow card came on Wednesday, 15th September 2021

Ipswich Town 6-0 Northampton Town

Richard Keogh's start was his first appearance for Ipswich Town

Wednesday, 31 August 2022

Scottish League Cup

Motherwell 4-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Daniel Devine scored and own goal for the first teim since Saturday, 13th November 2021

Ross County 1-4 Celtic

James McCarthy's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Australian FFA Cup

Adelaide United 1-2 Brisbane Roar

Jay O'Shea scored his tenth goal for Brisbane Roar

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Tuesday, 14th September 2021

Championship

Sheffield United 2-2 Preston North End

John Egan's start was his 125th appearance for Sheffield United

West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Derby County

Jason Knight was named in the Derby starting XI for the first time this season

League 1

Lincoln City 1-1 Rotherham

Anthony Scully was named in the starting XI of a team for the 50th team

Scottish League Challenge Cup

Rangers B 0-3 Ayr

Daire O'Connor scored his first goal in Scottish football

Football League Trophy

Morecambe 0-1 Everton U21

Tom Cannon's start was made his first appearance in senior football

Tranmere 4-1 Leeds United U21

Lee O'Connor's start (his first in a month) was his 50th career appearance
Sam Foley scored his 25th and 26th goals of his career,

Walsall 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion U21

Emmanuel Osadebe started a game for the first time in a month
In his first appearance in senior football this season, Gary Dicker was sent off for the first time since August 2018
James Furlong made his first appearance of the season
Evan Ferguson started a game in senior football for the first time

Leyton Orient 1-0 Southampton U21

Callum Reilly made his first start for Leyton Orient, this was his first start since March 2021

Ipswich 1-2 West Ham U21

Armstrong Oko-Flex scored his first career goal in his first start in senior football

Thursday, 16th September 2021

Europa Conference Qualifiers

Roma 5-1 CSKA Sofia

Graham Carey's goal, the first Irish goal scored in Stadio Olimpico since Damien Duff scored there for Chelsea in November 2003, was his tenth goal for CSKA Sofia

What a thunderous finish from Graham Carey! 💥

The Irish midfielder gives CSKA Sofia an unexpected lead against Jose Mourinho's Roma!#UECL pic.twitter.com/AjHzFl0M1t

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 16, 2021