Round Up - Weekend of 4th February 2017

Saturday, 4 February 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland

Darron Gibson came off the bench to make his first appearance for Sunderland, having not played before this since November 8th

Everton 6-3 Bournemouth

James McCarthy scored his first goal of the season (his first goal since last May) in what was his first start for Everton this year. McCarthy also assisted Everton's opener, for his first goal and assist in the same game since January 2010
Harry Arter scored his first goal of the season, more than a year after his last strike on Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Watford 2-1 Burnley

After signing for Burnley on the last day of the January transfer window, Robbie Brady made his debut for the Clarets as a second half substitute
Jeff Hendrick's red card was the first time the midfielder had been sent off in his career

Championship

Barnsley 0-0 Preston North End

Aiden McGeady was booked for the fifth time this season

Birmingham City 1-0 Fulham

Stephen Gleeson was also shown his fifth yellow card in 2016/17

League 1

Bradford City 2-2 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time this season, this was the defender's first yellow card since December 2015

Port Vale 0-3 Peterborough

Sam Foley returned to the Port Vale starting XI for his first appearance since October
After signing for Port Vale on loan, Olamide Shodipo made his first start for the Valiants. This was the U21 player's first start since October

Rochdale 0-0 Bristol Rovers

Donal McDermott came off the bench for his first appearance since December 6th

Shrewsbury 2-1 Bury

Gary Deegan made his 50th appearance in League One, and was booked for the first time in almost two months

Southend United 3-1 Scunthorpe

Simon Cox scored his tenth goal for Southend

Walsall 2-1 Northampton

John-Joe O'Toole scored his 20th goal for Northampton (his first goal since November) in what his 100th appearance in League One

League 2

Accrington Stanley 2-0 Notts County

Seamus Conneely made his 100th start in England
Mark Yeates made his first appearance for Notts County

Blackpool 1-1 Colchester

Eddie Nolan came off the bench late in the second half for his first appearance since December 17th
Sean Murray was unfortunately sent off for the first time in his career in his first appearance for new club Colchester

Crawley 1-2 Stevenage

Rhys Murphy came off the bench for the first appearance in his second spell at Crawley Town

Exeter 4-0 Crewe Alexandra

Liam McAlinden started his first game in 2017

Grimsby 1-1 Luton

James McKeown made his first appearance in 2017
Gavin Gunning made his first start for Grimsby, more than a month after his last time in a starting XI when he was still with Morton

Hartlepool 1-1 Yeovil

Sean Kavanagh made his 25th career start

Leyton Orient 1-2 Carlisle United

John O'Sullivan made his first start for new side Carlisle United

Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Portsmouth

Eoin Doyle made his first appearance for Portsmouth since signing for Pompey on loan
Enda Stevens was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 0-3 Hearts

Carl McHugh was sent off for the first time in his career

Inverness CT 2-2 Dundee

Darren O'Dea scored his first goal since December 23rd in his first appearance in 2017

Aberdeen 2-0 Partick Thistle

Anthony O'Connor made his 25th appearance for Aberdeen

Sunday, 5 February 2017

Championship

Brentford 3-3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Shane Duffy scored his first goal this year in his 25th appearance for Brighton and Hove Albion

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 2-5 Celtic

Graham Cummins made his 100th start since leaving the League of Ireland

Cypriot Premier League

Aris 2-4 Omonia Nicosia

Cillian Sheridan made his 50th start for Omonia Nicosia

Round Up - Week of 31st January 2017

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Premier League

Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace

After five bookings in the first half of the season, Damien Delaney was booked for the first time since December 26th

Burnley 1-0 Leicester City

Jeff Hendrick made his 25th appearance of the season

Championship

Brentford 3-0 Aston Villa

Alan McCormack came off the bench as a late substitute to make his first appearance for Brenford since October
After signing for Aston Villa on Thursday, Conor Hourihane made his first appearance for the Villains

Bristol City 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Callum O'Dowda made his 25th appearance for Bristol City

Nottingham Forest 2-0 Rotherham

Stephen Kelly started his first game for Rotherham since November 26th

League 2

Exeter 4-2 Wycombe Wanderers

Liam McAlinden made his 25th appearance for Exeter
Michael Harriman's start for Wycombe was the midfielder's first appearance in a month

Scottish Premier League

Hamilton Academical 3-0 Inverness CT

After signing for Inverness from Bluebell United, Dean Ebbe came off the bench to make his first appearance for Inverness CT

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 2-1 Bradford City

Josh Cullen made his 50th career appearance

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Premier League

Manchester United 0-0 Hull City

David Meyler was booked for the second time this season, five months after his first yellow card, on his 100th appearance in the Premier League

Stoke City 1-1 Everton

Seamus Coleman made his 200th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Newcastle Utd 2-2 QPR

Ciaran Clark unfortunately scored his first own goal in more than four years on his 25th appearance for Newcastle. His last OG was in September 2012

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 0-1 St Johnstone

Graham Cummins made his 50th appearance in the SPL

January 2017 Transfer Window - Loans, Transfers and Contracts

Permanent Deals
Tuesday, 3rd January
After negotiating his release from Cambridge United, Keith Keane made his loan deal to Rochdale permanent, signing an 18 month contract - 📝

Former U21 midfielder Samir Carruthers signed a three and a half year deal with Sheffield United - 📝

Wednesday, 4th January
Bluebell United striker Dean Ebbe signed for SPL side Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Thursday, 5th January
Defender Gavin Gunning left Greenock Morton, where he only signed in September, to sign for Grimsby Town until the end of the season - 📝

Friday, 6th January
Following the end of his short term contract at Charlton Athletic, Kevin Foley has signed for Coventry City until the end of the season - 📝

Saturday, 7th January
After mutually agreeing to terminate his contract at Luton Town, Mark O’Brien signed for Newport County until the end of the season, reuniting him with his former Southport manager Dino Maamria - 📝

Monday, 9th January
Former Liverpool Academy player Alex O’Hanlon was among three signings announced by St Patrick’s Athletic ahead of the 2017 League of Ireland season - 📝

Tuesday, 10th January
Bohemians Youth player Robbie Dunne signed for Sunderland - 📝

Thursday, 12th January
Former St Patrick’s Athletic defender Jake Carroll left Hartlepool United to sign for Cambridge United until June 2019 - 📝

Friday, 13th January
Having recovered from injury, goalkeeper Ian Lawlor left Manchester City to sign for League Two table toppers Doncaster Rovers on a permanent contract until June 2019 - 📝

Monday, 16th January
Former Ireland U21 midfielder Conor Clifford left non-league Boreham Wood to sign for League of Ireland champions Dundalk FC - 📝

Friday, 20th January
After leaving Leyton Orient by mutual consent, Alan Dunne signed for Bromley FC as a player coach - 📝

Saturday, 21st January
Following her release from Arsenal, Emma Byrne signed an 18 month contract with Brighton and Hove Albion - 📝

Wednesday, 25th January
Waterford United signed free agent Kenneth McEvoy, who returns to play for his hometown club.

Thursday, 26th January
Midfielder Conor Hourihane left Barnsley after two and a half years to sign for Aston Villa - 📝

Monday, 30th January
After an injury-stricken five years at Everton, Darron Gibson signed an 18 month contract for Sunderland - 📝

Having negotiated his release from Blackburn Rovers earlier in January, John O’Sullivan signed an 18 month contract with Carlisle United - 📝

Mark Yeates signed for Notts County until the end of the season - 📝

Tuesday, 31st January
Former U21 midfielder Sean Murray signed for Colchester United after cancelling his contract with Swindon Town by mutual consent - 📝

Robbie Brady signed a 3½ year deal with Burnley, breaking their transfer record in the process - 📝

Following his unsuccesful loan at Blackburn Rovers, Jack Byrne signed for Wigan Athletic on a 3½ year contract - 📝

Loans
Sunday, 1st January
Having only made one appearance for Burton in 2016/17, midfielder Callum Reilly moved to Coventry City on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Monday, 2nd January
West Bromwich Albion defender Shaun Donnellan signed a three month loan deal with non league Dagenham and Redbridge, where he’ll play alongside brother Leo - 📝

Tuesday, 3rd January
Bradford City extended the loan of Josh Cullen from West Ham until the end of the season - 📝

Thursday, 5th January
Hartlepool United signed Fulham defender Sean Kavanagh on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Saturday, 7th January
Following his loan at Cambridge earlier in the the first half of 2016/17, Sean Long signed for Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Thursday, 12th January
Celtic centre half Eoghan O’Connell signed for Walsall on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Friday, 20th January
Ryan Sweeney signed for Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Saturday, 21st January
After a successful spell on loan at non-league Wrexham, U17 striker Gerry McDonagh has signed for Cambridge United on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Tuesday, 24th January
With his contract at Chesterfield set to expire in the summer, Jay O'Shea signed for Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Reading’s Ireland U21 defender Niall Keown signed for Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Thursday, 26th January
Burton Albion defender Ryan Delaney signed on loan until July with Cork City ahead of the new League of Ireland season - 📝

Monday, 30th January
Goalkeeper Joe Murphy left Huddersfield to sign for Bury FC on loan until the end of the season - 📝

QPR’s U21 winger Olamide Shodipo signed for Port Vale on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Tuesday, 31st January
Rhys Murphy left non league Forest Green Rovers to sign for previous side Crawley Town on loan for the remainder of the season - 📝

Conor Sammon returned to Kilmarnock, his first club outside the League of Ireland, signing for Killie on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Eoin Doyle rejoined former manager Paul Cook on loan at Portsmouth until the end of the season - 📝

After completing a loan spell with Walsall in the first half of the season, Aston Villa’s Kevin Toner signed for Bradford City on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Swansea City’s U19 midfielder Tom Holland signed for non league AFC Fylde on loan until the end of the season - 📝

After spending the second half of last season on loan at St Patrick’s Athletic, Everton’s Steven Kinsella has signed on a season long loan deal with Dundalk FC - 📝

Tony Pulis signed Marc Wilson for the second time in his career, the defender signed for West Brom on loan for the rest of the season - 📝

Having recovered from a cruciate injury ahead of schedule, Joe Quigley returned to Gillingham on loan until the end of the season - 📝

Contracts
Friday, 20th January
After only making his debut for QPR on New Year’s Eve, Ryan Manning extended his contract with the Championship side until the summer of 2019 - 📝