Monday, 1 August 2022

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2022

Transfers
Friday, 1st July
St Patrick's Athletic's Ireland U19 goalkeeper Josh Keeley signed for Tottenham Hotspur, and will play for their PL2 side in the 2022/23 season

Graham Carey returned to Scotland, where he started his career with Celtic, signing a two year contract with St. Johnstone Football Club

Under 21 midfielder Louie Watson joined Luton Town and will look to push the Hatters beyond last season's play offs

Neil Byrne signed a one year contract with Tranmere Rovers

Monday, 4th July
Former Doncaster midfielder Cody Prior signed for Stocksbridge Park Steels

Darragh Burns signed a long term contract with MK Dons becoming their sixth signing of the summer

Following a week long trial with Preston North End, Robbie Brady signed a 12 month contract at Deepdale

After his release by West Brom, defender Zak Delaney signed a two year contract with Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Wednesday, 6th July
Conor Hourihane signed for Derby County until the summer of 2024

Free agent David McGoldrick signed a one year contract with Derby County

Thursday, 7th July
U18 striker Dara McGuinness was one of three academy signings announced by Stoke City, and will play in the PL2 Division Two this season

Lincoln City confirmed the permanent signing of Danny Mandriou

Tyler Toland signed a contract until 2024 with Primera Divisiรณn side Levante UD Fememino

Friday, 8th July
Defender Chloe Mustaki joined Bristol City, signed a one year contract with the Robins

Ethon Varian returned to Ireland, signing for Bohemians

Ireland born, US raised defender Josh O'Brien signed a contract with Salford City

Monday, 11th July
Porsmouth completed the signing of former youth international joe Rafferty on a two year contract

Tuesday, 12th July
Nathan Collins completed his move to Wolverhamton Wanderers on five year contract for an undisclosed fee

U19 striker George Nunn signed a two year contract with Derby County, and will play for their U21 team in the upcoming PL2 Division Two season

Josh Cullen followed his Anderlecht manager Vincent Kompany to Burnley, signing a three year deal with the Clarets

Wednesday, 13th July
PFAI Young Player of the Year Dawson Devoy signed a long term contract with MK Dons

Shane Long returned to Reading, his first club in England, signing a one year contract with the Royals

James Collins signed for Derby County, putting pen to paper on a contract until the summer of 2024 at Pride Park

Friday, 15th July
UCD defender Eric Yoro signed for Bolton Wanderers, and will play for their B team this season

Isibeal Atkinson left Celtic to sign for Women's Super League side West Ham

Ipswich signed Marcus Harness from Portsmouth on a three year contract

Shaun Donnellan left Maidenhead to sign for fellow National League side Torquay United

Monday, 18th July
Serie B side Como FC confirmed the signing of U21 player Liam Kerrigan on a three year contract

Tuesday, 19th July
Winger Josh Giurgi returned to Ireland to sign for Shelbourne until the end of the 2022 League of Ireland season

Aaron McEneff swapped Scotland for Australia, signing for A-League side Perth Glory

Frankie Deane signed for Burnley's academy side
Emily Kraft signed for Women's Championship side Lewes

Saturday, 23rd July
Derry City confirmed the transfer of exciting forward Trent Kone-Doherty to Liverpool

Tuesday, 26th July
Emily Whelan joined Glasgow City, having previously worked with head coach Eileen Gleeson in the Ireland set up

West Ham's Ireland U19 defender Justin Osagie signed for Scottish giants Celtic, and will play for their B team in the Highland League

Wednesday, 27th July
Simon Power returned to Ireland to sign for Shamrock Rovers

Thursday, 28th July
Defender Daniel Cleary left Scottish side St Johnstone and signed a multi year contract with Shamrock Rovers

Winger Anthony Forde signed a contract with Wrexham AFC untli the summer of 2024

Amber Barrett will stay in Germany after signing for Frauen Bundesliga side Turbine Potsdam

Mark Connolly signed a two and a half year contract with Derry City

Ryan Nolan signed a one year contract with Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers

Former underage goalkeeper James McKeown signed for Finn Harps

Saturday, 30th July
Michael Kelly signed a twelve month contract with Carlisle United, going straight into their matchday squad for their opening fixture fixture against Crawley

Sunday, 31st July
Niamh Farrelly signed for Serie A Femminile side Parma
Loans
Friday, 1st July
Ciaran Brennan will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Swindon Town Football Club

Saturday, 2nd July
Gavin Kilkenny signed a season long loan deal with Stoke City

Thursday, 7th July
Greenock Morton signed Livingston forward Jaze Kabia on a season long loan

Friday, 8th July
After his first spell at Wetherby Road was cut short by injury, Lewis Richards has returned to Harrogate Town for the 2022/23 season

Monday, 11th July
Recent U20 call up Flynn Clarke will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Walsall

Tuersday, 12th July
Newcastle's Jeff Hendrick will spend the 2022/23 season on loan in the Championship with Reading

Fiacre Kelleher returned to Solihull Moors, where he was on loan during the 2017/18 season, for a season long loan

Wednesday, 13th July
Ciaran Clark will look to help Sheffield United return to the Premier League in 2022/23 after joining the Blades on a season long loan

Thursday, 14th July
Serie B side Venezia confirmed the season long loan signing of Aaron Connolly

Tuesday, 19th July
U19 defender Anselmo Garcia MacNulty signed a season long loan deal with Dutch side NAC Breda

Adam O'Reilly extended his loan at St Patrick's Athletic until the end of the current League of Ireland

Saturday, 23rd July
Will Smallbone signed a season long loan deal with Stoke City

Monday, 25th July
After signing a new contract with parent club Tottenham Hotspur until 2025, Troy Parott signed a season long loan deal with Preston North End

Wednesday, 27th July
After performing well for Crystal Palace during their preseason games, Tayo Adaramola signed a season long loan deal with Coventry City

Friday, 29th July
Blackburn defender James Brown will spend the 2022/23 season on loan at Stockport County

Contracts
Friday, 1st July
Recent under 19 call up Harry Nevin signed his first professional contact at Preston North End

Saturday, 2nd July
Eiran Cashin signed an extension to his contract with Derby County

Sunday, 3rd July
Goalkeeper Courteney Brosnan signed a one year extension to her contract with Everton

Monday, 4th July
After making 17 appearances for Birmingham City Women in her first season with the Blues, Eleanor Ryan-Doyle signed a 12 month extension to her contract

Tuesday, 5th July
U16 forward Aidan Cannon was one of nine players to sign their first professional contract with Celtic FC

Tuesday, 12th July
18 year old Daniel Idiakhoa signed his first professional contract with Luton Town, and will play for their development squad in the 2022/23 season

Fulham's Ollie O'Neil signed a new three year contract at Craven Cottage

Friday, 15th July
Jamie Finn signed a one year extension to her contract with Birmingham City, with the option of a further 12 months

Tuesday, 19th July
After returning from a short spell with Shelbourne's Women's team, Saoirse Noonan signed a new contract with Durham Women

Wednesday, 20th July
Dara O'Shea signed a contract extension at West Brom, keeping him at The Hawthorns until June of 2025

Friday, 29th July
After training with Carlisle United over the summer, Jamie Devitt has signed a 12 month contract to stay at Brunton Park

Management
Friday, 15th July
John O'Shea joined Stoke City as coach under manager Michael O'Neill

Friday, 29th July
Glenn Whelan joined the coaching staff of Bristol Rovers, where he will also be registered as a player, teaming up again with Joey Barton

Summer 2022 Transfer Window
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2022
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2022

Wednesday, 27 July 2022

Data, stats, and tutorials

For a little while now, I've been thinking of creating a tutorial on how the stats posted on the account are generated. 

Having curated data on Irish international and club football since 2006, there's a wealth of information available to mine statistics from.

With that in mind, I've created a GitHub account to make the raw data publicly available, and have started a YouTube account to explain the stats. Be warned - this is not a beginner's programming tutorial. A level of technical knowledge is assumed. But I have tried to make it as accessible as possible for anyone without development experience.

The first and second episodes are available online now.

Episode 1 introduces the data, how it is stored in JSON files, and accessed using NodeJs

Episode 2 explains how three stats were compiled

  • That Stephen Kenny is the first Ireland manager to lose two games to teams ranked outside the top 90
  • That the winning margin against Scotland was the largest against a higher ranked side in a competitive game since rankings were introduced
  • That Alan Browne's goal against Belgium was the fastest by a substitute since James Collins V Serbia 

This is something different for me. While I have some minor video editing experience, I've never worked on anything on this scale, so bear with me while I learn how video editing works.

There's no formal schedule for how often these videos will be published, but I'm aiming for once a month, with two stats explained in each tutorial.

Have fun!

Friday, 1 July 2022

Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for May/June 2022

Transfers
Thursday, 5th May
Atlanta United winger Jake Mulraney signed for MLS rivals Orlando City

Wednesday, 25th May
Motherwell defender Darragh O'Connor signed a pre-contract agreement with Greenock Morton, joining the Ton until June 2023

Friday, 27th May
Following his release from Newcastle United, U21 defender Oisin McEntee signed a two year contract with Walsall

Saturday, 28th May
Galway United defender Alex Murphy signed a pre-contract with Newcastle United, and will move to the Magpies in July

Wednesday, 1st June
Midfielder Ciara Grant became Hearts Women's second professional, after signing a 12 month contract, with the option of a further year

Tuesday, 7th June
Newly promoted League One side Forest Green Rovers signed Corey O'Keeffe

Defender Alex Pearce signed for AFC Wimbledon

Drogheda's striker Killian Cailloce signed for Ligue 2 side Caen SC

Wednesday, 8th June
Bohemians signed former U19 defender Ryan Burke

Thursday, 9th June
Former Ireland U21 midfielder John O'Sullivan signed for Bohemians

Friday, 10th June
Emanuel Osadebe signed a two year contract with League Two side Bradford City

Saturday, 11th June
Following a successful loan spell at Altrincham, Jake Southern-Cooper signed a permanent deal at Moss Lane

Monday, 13th June
Paudie O'Connor signed for Lincoln, and will officially join the Imps when his contract with Bradford expires on July 1st

Wednesday, 15th June
Reece Grego-Cox retuened to Woking, where he played during the 2017/18 season, signing a 12 month contract

Friday, 17th June
Luca Connell joined Barnsley, signing a three year contract with the Tykes

Gavin Bazunu completed his transfer to Southampton, signing a five year deal with the south coast side

Following his release from Wolves, striker Conor Carty signed for Bolton Wanderers

Monday, 20th June
AC Milan took up the option to make Cathal Heffernan's loan deal at the San Siro a permanent move


Monday, 20th June
Former underage international Sam Foley signed a one year contract with Barrow AFC

Wednesday, 22nd June
Striker Padraid Amond signed a two year contract with Woking

Friday, 24th June
Darragh Lenihan joined Middlesbrough, signing a four year contract at the Riverside

Conor Grant joined MK Dons, signing a long term deal at Stadium MK

Following the end of his contract with Sunderland, Aiden McGeady returned to Scotland, signing a one year contract with Hibernian

Saturday, 25th June
Following a successful loan spell at Cliftonville last season, where he won the club's Young Player of the Year, Premiership's Young Player of the Year, and Ulster Young Player of the Year, defender Luke Turner signed a permanent contract with the reds

Conor McCarthy moved to Barnsley, putting pen to paper on a contract until June 2025

Tuesday, 28th June
Luke McNally signed a four year contract with Burnley, after joining the Clarets for an undisclosed fee

Wednesday, 29th June
Ahead of their Champions League tie against Shamrock Rovers, Josh Daniels sined a contract with The New Saints FC of Wales

Thursday, 30th June
Free agent Aiden O'Brien signed a two year contract with Shrewsbury Town

Contracts
Monday, 23rd May
Glasgow City player Clare Shine signed a one year extension to her contract with the Scottish Women's Premier League side

Thursday, 26th May
James McClean extended his contract at Wigan by 12 months, and will play with the Latics in the Championship next season

Friday, 3rd June
Trevor Clarke signed a two year extension to his contract with Bristol Rovers, with the option of a further 12 months

Monday, 6th June
Andrew Omobamidele signed a new extension to his contract with Norwich City, keeping the defender with the Canaries until the summer of 2026

Wednesday, 15th June
Rhianna Jarrett signed a one year extension to her contract with London City Lionesses

Wednesday, 22nd June
Dara Costelloe signed an extension to his contract with Burnley

Thursday, 23rd June
Megan Campbell signed an extension to her contract with Liverpool, and will play for the Reds in the Women's Super League next season

Monday, 27th June
Stephen Quinn extended his stay with Mansfield Town with a 12 month contract

Wednesday, 29th June
Will Hondermarck signed a two year extension to his contract with Barnsley

U19 goalkeeper Noah Jauny signed his first professional contract at Stade Brestois 29

Friday, 30th June
Canice Carroll signed a 12 month extension to his contract with Oxford City

Management
Saturday, 4th June
Colin Doyle returned to Bradford City, where he played 88 games across the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons, as goalkeeping coach, and will also act as backup goalkeeper

Wednesday, 15th June
Gerard Nash has left his high performance coach role with the FAI to take over as lead development coach for Aston Villa's U18 team

Wednesday, 22nd June
Former U21 goalkeeper Graham Stack joined Cardiff City's backroom team as goalkeeping coach

Summer 2022 Transfer Window
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for August 2022
Irish Player Transfers, Loans, and Contracts for July 2022