Friday, 13 August 2021

Round up for week of Tuesday, 10th August 2021

Tuesday, 10th August 2021
English League Cup
Crawley 2-2 Gillingham
After coming off the bench for his debut against Hartlepool, Will Ferry was named in the Crawley starting XI for the first time, and marked it with an assist on Crawley's first goal

Derby County 3-3 Salford City
Festy Ebosele was named man of the match in his first start for Derby County


Mansfield Town 0-3 Preston North End
Ryan Burke made his first appearance for new club Mansfield Town
In his first appearance of the season, Sean Maguire assisted a goal for the first time since Tuesday, 29th December

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland
Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th March


Oldham 2-2 Tranmere
In his first start for Tranmere, Sam Foley scored his first goal for Tranmere


Rotherham 1-2 Accrington Stanley
Kieran Sadlier made his first appearance of the season, and scored his first goal in 11 months


Millwall 2-1 Portsmouth
Shaun Williams made his first appearance for Portsmouth, fittingly at former club Millwall

Reading 0-3 Swansea
Congratulations to Kian Leavy on his senior career debut


Wednesday, 11th August 2021
English League Cup
Burton Albion 1-1 Oxford United
Luke McNally made his first appearance for Oxford United
Mark Sykes assisted a goal for The U's for the fifth time

Leyton Orient 1-1 QPR
Aaron Drinan scored his first goal for Leyton Orient - this was his first goal since Saturday, 30 January
Jimmy Dunne made his first appearance for QPR


Scottish League Challenge Cup
Falkirk 3-0 East Kilbride
Aidan Keena scored his fifth goal in the competition


Dundee B 1-2 Peterhead
Ian Lawlor's start was his first appearance of the season

Dumbarton 2-3 Rangers B
Eoghan Stokes scored his first goal for Dumbarton

Celtic B 2-0 Annan
Lee O'Connor scored his first goal of his career


 
Thursday, 12th August 2021
Europa Conference Qualifiers
Rijeka 4-1 Hibernian
Jake Doyle-Hayes was booked for the first time this season
 

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 6th August 2021

Friday, 6 August 2021
Championship
Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
In the first game of the new season, Dara O'Shea scored his first goal since Friday, 17 July 2020 and Callum Robinson scored his tenth goal for West Bromwich Albion

O'Shea's performance earned him a spot in the Championship Team of the Weekend

Saturday, 7 August 2021
Championship
Bristol City 1-1 Blackpool
Callum O'Dowda's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 20 March, and unfortunately only lasted 13 minutes before being substituted following an injury
Richard Keogh made his first appearance for Blackpool

Cardiff 1-1 Barnsley
Both summer transfers James Collins and Mark McGuinness made their first appearance for Cardiff - this was also McGuinness' first appearance in the Championship

Derby County 1-1 Huddersfield
Louie Watson started a game for Derby for the first time since Tuesday, 16th March

Preston North End 1-4 Hull City
Greg Cunningham's start was the defender's 300th career appearance

League 1
Bolton 3-3 MK Dons
Troy Parrott made his first appearance for MK Dons

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Cheltenham
Sean Long's start was his first appearance in League One

Fleetwood 0-1 Portsmouth
Anthony Pilkington made his first appearance for Fleetwood

Ipswich 2-2 Morecambe
Ryan Delaney, Shane McLoughlin, Anthony O'Connor all made their first appearance for Morecambe

Shrewsbury 0-1 Burton Albion
Thomas O'Connor's first appearance for Burton Albion was also his 75th career appearance

Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Daryl Horgan's start was his first appearance in the League One

Sunderland 2-1 Wigan
Aiden McGeady scored his first goal since Monday, 5th April


League 2
Harrogate Town 3-2 Rochdale
Both Aidan White and Corey O'Keeffe made their first appearance for Rochdale
Conor Grant scored his first goal in the competition


Hartlepool 1-0 Crawley
Neil Byrne made his first appearance for Hartlepool
Gavan Holohan scored his first goal in the competition
Will Ferry made his first appearance for Crawley - this was his first appearance in senior football since Tuesday, 22nd September

Mansfield Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Trevor Clarke made his first appearance for Bristol Rovers - this was also his first start since Tuesday, 24th November

Northampton 1-0 Port Vale
Dylan Connolly made his first appearance for Northampton

Oldham 0-1 Newport Co.
After announcing his loan move earlier the same day, Jamie Bowden made his first appearance for Oldham, along with new signing Danny Rogers

Salford City 1-1 Leyton Orient
Aaron Drinan made his first appearance for Leyton Orient

Stevenage 1-0 Barrow
Jamie Devitt was booked for the first time since January 2020

Tranmere 1-0 Walsall
Sam Foley made his first appearance for Tranmere
Conor Wilkinson and Stephen Ward made their first appearance for Walsall, this was Ward's first appearance in League Two

Carlisle United 0-0 Colchester
Corey Whelan made his first appearance for Carlisle United
Alan Judge made his first appearance for Colchester

Scottish Premier League
St Mirren 1-2 Hearts
Joe Shaughnessy scored his 15th goal of his career
Aaron McEneff made his first appearance in the Scottish Premier League


Scottish Championship
Ayr 2-2 Arbroath
Daire O'Connor made his first start for Ayr

Inverness CT 1-0 Raith
Ethon Varian made his first appearance of the season

Sunday, 8 August 2021
Scottish Premier League
Celtic 6-0 Dundee
Both Ryan Sweeney and Cillian Sheridan were named in the Dundee starting XI for the first time

Sunday, 1 August 2021

Transfers, contracts, and managerial appointments for July 2021

Transfers
Thursday, 1st July
After spending some time in Scotland with Aberdeen, Tommie Hoban signed a 12 month contract with Crewe Alexandra, with the option of a further year: πŸ”—

Friday, 2nd July
Full back Ryan Burke signed a one year contract with Mansfield: πŸ”—

Former Crystal Palace U23 Player of the Year Kian Flanagan signed a two year contact with National League side Barnet FC: πŸ”—

Monday, 5th July
Claire Walsh signed a two year contact with SWPL side Glasgow City: πŸ”—

Keeva Keenan returned to Dublin from Celtic to sign for Shelbourne: πŸ”—

Cian Bolger signed for Danske Bank Premiership side Larne FC: πŸ”—

Thursday, 8th July
After cancelling the contract he signed with Swindon Town in June 2021, Pierce Sweeney returned to Exeter City, signing a two year contract with the Grecians: πŸ”—

Former U15 FAI Player of the Year Glory Nzingo signed for Stade de Reims, and will initially play for their U18 side: πŸ”—

Friday, 9th July
Following a successful trial with Coventry City, winger Ricardo Dinanga signed a two year contract with the Blues: πŸ”—

After a loan spell with Glasgow City in 2020/21, Tyler Toland has returned to the Scottish Women's Premier League to sign with Celtic Women: πŸ”—

Trevor Clarke signed a one year contract with Bristol Rovers: πŸ”—

Veteran defender Stephen Ward has signed a one year deal with Walsall: πŸ”—

Liam McAlinden signed a two year contract with National League side Wrexham FC: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 13th July
Jimmy Dunne left Burnley to sign a three year deal with QPR: πŸ”—

Darragh O'Connor signed a one year contract with Motherwell: πŸ”—

24 year old midfielder Shane McLoughlin moved to Morecambe after leaving AFC Wimbledon: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 14th July
After leaving Brighton and Hove Albion, Rianna Jarrett signed for FA Women's Championship side London City Lionesses: πŸ”—

Thursday, 15th July
Zack Elbozedi signed for Swedish club AIK, moving to the Friends Arena until December 2024: πŸ”—

Friday, 16th July
After a spell playing in India, Anthony Pilkington returned to England to sign a one year deal with Fleetwood Town: πŸ”—

Bosun Lawal will play in the Lowland League this season after signing a three year contract with Celtic B: πŸ”—

Neil Byrne returned to the Football League, signing for National League Play Off winners Hartlepool United: πŸ”—

Saturday, 17th July
Richard Keogh signed a 12 month contract with Blackpool: πŸ”—

Monday, 19th July
Goalkeeper Ian Lawlor signed a two year contract with Dundee FC: πŸ”—

Cillian Sheridan was the second Irish player to sign for Dundee FC on the same day, also signing a two year contract with The Dee: πŸ”—

Thursday, 22 July
Midfielder Sam Foley left Motherwell to sign a one year contract with Tranmere Rovers: πŸ”—

Friday, 23rd July
Following a year in Italy, Louise Quinn returned to the Women's Super League to sign a two year deal with Birmingham City: πŸ”—

Monday, 26th July
Free agent Courtney Brosnan signed a one year contract with Everton: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 27th July
As part of the deal that took Jamie McDonagh to Cliftonville, Aaron McCarey signed a three year contract with Glentoran: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 28th July
Daire O'Connor signed a one year contract with Scottish Championship side Ayr United: πŸ”—

Friday, 30th July
U17 midfielder Charlie McCann signed for Rangers, and will play for their B team in the Lowland League: πŸ”—

Saturday, 31st July
Former Notts County defender Damien McCrory signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Nuneaton Borough: πŸ”—

Loans
Thursday, 1st July
Gavin Bazunu will again spend a season in League One, after signing for Portsmouth on loan for a year: πŸ”—

Sunday, 11th July
After spending the 2020/21 season on loan at Oxford United, Olamide Shodipo will return to League One in the 2021/22 season for a season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 20th July
U21 striker Ethon Varian signed a loan deal with Raith Rovers until January 2022: πŸ”—

Thursday, 21st July
Recently called up U21 goalkeeper Sam Blair signed a season long loan deal with Bury Town: πŸ”—

Wednesday, 28th July
After spending six months on loan at Cliftonville earlier this year, Barry Coffey has joined Cork City on loan for the remainder of the League of Ireland season: πŸ”—

Thursday, 29th July
Following loans spells at Millwall and Ipswich during the 2020/21 season, Troy Parrott signed for MK Dons on loan for 2021/22: πŸ”—

Contracts
Friday, 2nd July
Claire Shine extended her stay with Glasgow City, signing a new one year contract with the Scottish side: πŸ”—

Monday, 5th July
Former Athlone Town player Dylan Gavin signed a professional contract with Charlton Athletic

Tuesday, 6th July
Tyreik Wright was one of seven U23 players to sign a new contact with Aston Villa: πŸ”—

Wedneday, 7th July
Josh Giurgi was among eight players that signed new contracts with Norwich City, the talented underage player signed a one year deal with the Canaries: πŸ”—

Conor Noss signed his first contract with Borussia MΓΆnchengladbach, penning a contract with Der Fohlen until 2024: πŸ”—

Friday, 9th July
Harriet Scott signed a two year extension to her contract with Birmingham City: πŸ”—

Monday, 26th July
Andrew Moran and Leigh Kavanagh signed their first professional contracts with Brighton and Hove Albion

Wednesday, 28th July
Seamus Coleman signed an extension to his contract with Everton, adding an extra twelve months to his time at Goodison Park: πŸ”—

Management and coaches
Friday, 23rd July
Alan Sheehan returned to former club Oldham Athletic as player/coach to manager Keith Curle: πŸ”—

Tuesday, 27th July
Lee Carsley was appointed manager of England's U21 side: πŸ”—

Thursday, 29th July
Curtis Fleming joined the coaching staff at Bristol City as first team coach: πŸ”—