Round Up - Weekend of 10th September 2016

Saturday, 10 September 2016

Premier League

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

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

Championship

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

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

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

League 1

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

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

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

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

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

League 2

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

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

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

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

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

Scottish Premier League

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

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

Cypriot Premier League

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

International Round Up

Wednesday, 31st August 2016
International Friendly
Republic of Ireland 4-0 Oman
Ciaran Clark made his 20th appearance for Ireland
On his 146th appearance for Ireland (135 starts), Robbie Keane scored his 68th goal for IrelandThis was the striker's first first start since 7th September 2015, and his first goal in almost a year (362 days)
Keiren Westwood made his 18th cap for Ireland, this was the goalkeeper's first appearance since Sunday, 7 June 2015
Marc Wilson made his 25th appearance for Ireland, his first since 13 November 2015
Wes Hoolahan made his 35th appearance for Ireland
Robbie Brady scored his seventh goal for Ireland, and his third in his last three internationals
Jonathan Walters scored his 11th and 12th goals for Ireland

Monday, 5th September 2016
World Cup 2018 Qualifying
Serbia 2-2 Republic of Ireland
Glenn Whelan made his 75th appearance for Ireland, this was also the midfielder's 70th start
John O'Shea made his 115th appearance, (his 110th start) for Ireland
Richard Keogh made his 15th appearance for Ireland
Darren Randolph made his 15th appearance (10 starts) for Ireland
Daryl Murphy and Jeff Hendrick both scored their first goal for Ireland in what was Murphy's 24th appearance for Ireland
Stephen Ward and Robbie Brady both picked up their fifth yellow cards at international level

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - August 2016

Transfers

2nd August 2016

Chris McCann signed a five month loan deal with Coventry City, keeping him at the Ricoh Arena until the new MSL season starts in 2017: http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/signing-loan-chris-mccann-coventry-city-atlanta-3219078.aspx

Having been without a club since his release by York City in January, defender Eddie Nolan signed a one year deal with Blackpool: http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/eddie-nolan-joins-3220294.aspx

3rd August 2016

Having spent his entire career at Aston Villa, academy graduate Ciaran Clark signed a five year deal with Newcastle United: http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20160803/united-complete-clark-capture_2281670_5776745

Graham Stack signed for Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters as a player and coach: http://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/3803-arsenal-invincible-graham-stack-joins-kerala-blasters-for-indian-super-league-2016

4th August 2016

After playing for them on trial during preseason, Noel Hunt signed a one year contract with Portsmouth: http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/pompey-have-signed-former-southend-united-striker-noel-hunt-3224511.aspx

5th August 2016

Following spells in Denmark with Copenhagen and Ipswich, Kevin Foley signed a short term deal with Charlton: http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/charlton-athletic-sign-kevin-foley-transfer-league-one-3227789.aspx

AFC Wimbledon defender Ryan Sweeney signed a three year deal with Stoke City: http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/article/2016-17/sweeney-checks-in-3228590.aspx

6th August 2016

After his release from Fulham, winger Dean O’Halloran returned to Ireland to sign for Bohemians: http://bohemianfc.com/?p=10385

9th August 2016

Burnley’s Ireland U19 striker Khius Metz has gone on loan to Altrincham until January 2016: http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/2016-17/metz-joins-altrincham-3235175.aspx

10th August 2016

Following a brief, but memorable, spell at Hibernian, Conrad Logan has signed a six month deal with Rochdale, where he was on loan in 2014: http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/conrad-logan-goalkeeper-rochdale-afc-dale-3238326.aspx

12th August 2016

Charles Dunne signed a short term deal with Oldham, following his release from Blackpool: http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/signings-latics-complete-double-signing-3243996.aspx

15th August 2016

Following some bizarre comments on twitter, Marc Wilson left Stoke for Bournemouth, where he previously spent two loan spells, to sign a two year deal: http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/marc-wilson-afc-bournemouth-stoke-city-3248142.aspx

26th August 2016

After signing a new two year deal with Aston Villa, Kevin Toner has gone on loan to Walsall until January 2017: http://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/kevin-toner-joins-on-loan-3272483.aspx

Shane Duffy signed for Brighton and Hove Albion on a four year deal: http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/shane-duffy-brighton-hove-albion-blackburn-rovers-3273273.aspx

Tommie Hoban and Derrick Williams signed for Blackburn Rovers on a season long loan and a three year contract, respectively: http://www.rovers.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/tommie-hoban-derrick-williams-3273216.aspx

28th August 2016

Ipswich striker Daryl Murphy moved to for Newcastle on a two year deal: http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20160828/united-complete-murphy-signing_2281670_5842951

30th August 2016

Following a sucessful trial at Portman Road, Leon Best signed a one year deal with Ipswich Town: http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/leon-best-3279875.aspx

31st August 2016

Having been at Derby County for his career to date, Jeff Hendrick broke Burnley’s transfer record to sign a three year deal: http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/2016-17/hendrick-signs-for-club-record-fee-3283924.aspx

Adam Barton has moved north of Hadrian’s Wall to sign for Partick Thistle on a three year deal: https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/adam-barton-signs-three-year-deal/

Eunan O'Kane signed for Leeds on a two year deal: http://www.leedsunited.com/news/article/hlr7k4gvm3841qtqs3gue0dri/title/midfielder-arrives-on-deadline-day

Sean Murray signed for Swindon on a one year deal, with the option of a further 12 months: http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/murray-is-a-red-3284300.aspx

Loans

2nd August 2016
Nottingham Forest’s 18 year old striker Gerry McDonagh signed for Wrexham on am initial one month loan, that was later extended until January : http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/bradley-reid-returns-to-wrexham-afc-as-clearance-is-gained-3274441.aspx

5th August 2016
Full back Anto Breslin signed a youth loan deal with Tamworth from Wolves: http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/breslin-signs-on-loan-2672.htm

8th August 2016
John O'Sullivan signed for Accrington Stanley on a six month loan: http://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2016/08/johno-returns-the-reds/

Josh Cullen has returned to Bradford City, where he spent the latter half of last season, for a five month loan: http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/cullen-returns-3232324.aspx

31st August 2016
Keith Keane signed for Rochdale on loan until January: http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/keith-keane-rochdale-cambridge-united-loan-3282872.aspx

QPR striker Reece Grego-Cox signed for Newport County on loan until January: http://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/county-sign-striker-reece-grego-cox-on-loan-3283379.aspx

Having fallen out of favour at Everton, Aiden McGeady returned to the Championship to sign a season long loan for Preston North End: http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/2016-17/aiden-mcgeady-deadline-day-preston-north-end-pne-3284951.aspx

Bolton striker Conor Wilkinson signed for Chesterfield on loan until 9th January 2017: http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/young-striker-joins-spireites-3284869.aspx

Contracts

1st August 2016
Wes Hoolahan signed a new contract with Norwich City, keeping him at Carrow Road until 2018: http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/wes-hoolahan-norwich-city-contract-3219551.aspx

5th August 2016
Adam Rooney extended his contract at Aberdeen until 2020: http://www.afc.co.uk/news/8255.php

11th August 2016
After making 200 appearances for Derby in the four years since he signed from Coventry, Richard Keogh signed a new three contract with the rams: http://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/richard-keogh-signs-new-three-year-deal-at-derby-county-3241282.aspx

26th August 2016
Before leaving for a five month loan with Walsall, Kevin Toner signed a new two year contract with Aston Villa: https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2016/08/26/toner-pens-new-deal