Player Transfers January 2016

2014/15 - 2015/16 -2016/17

- Club Appearances - Transfers (summer 2015 - January 2016) - Cups, Ups & Downs -

Northern Ireland players on the move...

Permanent Transfers
Rory Patterson (FC United to Derry City) BBC
Jonny Steele (ex-Minnesota United to Ottawa Fury) FuryFC
Philip Lowry (Derry City to Portadown) BBC
Shane Ferguson (Newcastle United to Millwall) BBC
Michael McLellan (H&W Welders to Linfield) BBC
Chris Johns (Bangor to Coleraine) CFC
Colin Nixon (Bangor to Larne) LFC
Ryan Brobbel (Whitby to TNS) Shropshire Star 

Loan Deals
Jeff Hughes (Cambridge to Tranmere) BBC
Ivan Sproule (Linfield to Ballinamallard) BBC
Robbie McDaid (Leeds to Lincoln) IrishFA
Luke Conlan (Burnley to Morecambe) Lancashire Evening Post
Chris Hegarty (Linfield to Dungannon) LFC
Lee Hodson (MK Dons to Kilmarnock) BBC

Pre-Contracts
Michael Gault (Portadown to Crusaders) BBC

Released
Jamie Sendles-White (Hamilton Academical) AcciesFC

Robbie McDaid

Name:
Born: 23 October 1996, Omagh
Height:
Weight:
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17, Schools.

Club Career:
Teams.... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-
Glenavon. 12/13-13/14....... Youth 10 (-)/2
Leeds Utd ........... Mar-14 Youth .0 (0)/0
Lincoln C 15/16 ..... Jan-16 .Loan .3(13)/4 (National League)
Maldon & Tiptree .... Aug-16 .Free (Isthmian League)
York City 16/17 ..... Nov-16 (National League)
Glentoran

Biography:
To follow.

UEFA
IrishFA

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
05-09-2015 Scotland H L 1-2 ECQ sub
still active

Trevor Carson

(theGAWA)

Name: Trevor Carson
Born: 5 March 1988, Killyleagh
Height: 6.00ft
Weight: 14.01 st
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 B Cap (2009), 15 Under-21 Caps, 2 Under-20 Caps, 9 Under-19 Caps, 2 Under-18 Caps, 8 Under-17 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Motherwell) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2017/18; League Cup Runner-Up 2017/18.

Club Career:
Teams....... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Sunderland.............. Nov-04 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Chesterfield 08/09 ..... Aug-08 .Loan 18(0)/ 0 2(0)/0
Lincoln City 10/11 ..... Jan-11 .Loan 16(0)/ 0
Brentford .. 10/11 ..... Mar-11 .Loan .1(0)/ 0 
Bury ....... 11/12 ..... Sep-11 .Loan .8(0)/ 0
Hull City .. 11/12 ..... Jan-12 .Loan .0(0)/ 0 
Bury ....... 11/12 ..... Feb-12 .Loan .9(0)/ 0 
Bury ....... 12/13-13/14 May-12 .Free 44(0)/ 0 3(0)/0 1(0)/0 2(0)/0
Portsmouth . 13/14 ..... Oct-13 .Loan 37(0)/ 0 1(0)/0 ...... 2(0)/0
Cheltenham T 14/15 ..... Jun-14 .Free 46(0)/ 0 2(0)/0 1(0)/0 2(0)/0
Hartlepool U 15/16-16/17 Jun-15 .Free 57(0)/ 0 6(0)/0
Motherwell . 17/18- date Jun-17 £ 10k

Biography:

First called-up to the senior squad in February 2010, it would be a full eight years before Trevor Carson made his debut against Korea in 2018.

More to follow.

IrishFA
Soccerbase
Wikipedia

Northern Ireland Full Cap Details:
24-03-2018 Korea Rep. H 2 W-1 FR
still active

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
06-05-2009 Scotland.. A L 0-3 FR. sub

Summary: 0(1)/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
14-11-2006 Germany... A L 1-2 FR. sub
06-02-2007 Wales..... H L 0-4 FR. sub
24-03-2007 Romania... A L 0-2 FR. sub
24-05-2007 Scotland.. A L 0-4 FR. sub
16-11-2007 Luxembourg H W 5-0 ECQ sub
26-03-2008 Romania... H L 1-3 FR
19-08-2008 Poland.... N L 0-1 MT
20-08-2008 Ukraine... A L 1-4 MT
05-09-2008 Germany... A L 0-3 FR
18-11-2008 Scotland.. A W 3-1 FR
31-03-2009 Ukraine... A D 1-1 FR
04-09-2009 Czech Rep. A L 0-2 ECQ
08-09-2009 Iceland... H L 2-6 ECQ
13-11-2009 Germany... H D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2009 Czech Rep. A L 1-2 ECQ

Summary: 10(5)/0. Won 2, Drew 2, Lost 11.

Michael O'Connor

Full Name: Michael O'Connor
Born: 6 October 1987, Belfast
Height: 6.01 ft / 1.85 m
Weight: 12.06 st
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Nothern Ireland Career: Full Caps (2008-), 1 B Cap (2009), 3 Under-21 Caps / 2 Goals (2007-2008), 10 Under-19 Caps, 13 Under-17 Games / 6 Goals, 1 Under-18 Schools Cap, 7 Under-15 Schools Cap; Republic of Ireland: Under-21 (2006-2007).
Club Honours: (with Rotherham) League Two Runner-Up 2012/13 (promoted); League One Play-off Winner 2013/14 (unused sub).

Club Career:
Clubs............ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-- FA Cup FL Cup Others
Crewe Alexandra.. 05/06-08/09 Jul-05 Youth 65(12)/ 3 3(0)/0 5(0)/0 4(0)/0
Lincoln City..... 08/09 ..... Mar-09 .Loan .9 (1)/ 0
Scunthorpe United 09/10-11/12 Jul-09 £250k 77(20)/12 3(0)/0 6(1)/1 1(0)/0 
Rotherham United. 12/13-13/14 May-12 .Free 47(17)/ 8 4(1)/0 2(0)/0 1(2)/0
Port Vale ....... 14/15-15/16 Jul-14 .Free 69 (1)/10 4(0)/1 2(0)/1 
Notts County .... 16/17-17/18 Jun-16 .Free 31 (7)/ 2 2(0)/0 ...... 0(2)/0 
Lincoln City .... 18/19- date

Biography:
A regular captain for Northern Ireland at every Youth level up to Under-20, Michael O'Connor became involved in a tug-of-war between the IFA and the FAI and he actually turned out for the Republic of Ireland's Under-21 side. Because those appearances were not competitive he was able to change his mind and in November 2007 was included in Roy Millar's Under-21 panel for matches against Luxembourg and Moldova. In March 2008 Nigel Worthington then included O'Connor in the Full squad for a friendly match against Georgia.

A product of the highly successful Crewe Alexandra Academy, O'Connor helped Alex's youth side to the 2004 FA Youth Cup semi-final. Originally a more attacking player, he has developed into an effective defensive midfielder using his size to great effect. His League debut came is a late substitute in a 2-1 win over Brighton in February 2006 and he was a regular feature in the Crewe line-up from the 2006/07 season on.

On 6th March 2009, O'Connor joined Lincoln City on loan after falling out with Crewe manager Gudjon Thordarson. He was made available for transfer at the end of the campaign and after being linked with a permanent move to Lincoln and training with Hibernian he signed for Scunthorpe in a deal reported to be worth £250,000. With The Iron he teamed up with Northern Ireland teammate, Grant McCann.

Although impressing in the Championship on a regular basis, O'Connor has struggled to impress his international boss, Nigel Worthington. As such he has been only an occasional squad member, but despite news of his frustrations appearing in the press he has not been completely ignored.

Wikipedia
IrishFA

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
26-03-2008 Georgia....... H W 4-1 FR. sub
20-08-2008 Scotland...... A D 0-0 FR. sub
10-09-2008 Czech Republic H D 0-0 WCQ sub
15-10-2008 San Marino.... H W 4-0 WCQ
19-11-2008 Hungary....... H L 0-2 FR
06-06-2009 Italy......... A L 0-3 FR
14-10-2009 Czech Republic A D 0-0 WCQ sub
14-11-2009 Serbia........ H L 0-1 FR. sub
03-03-2010 Albania....... A L 0-1 FR
17-11-2010 Morocco....... H D 1-1 FR. sub
still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
16-11-2007 Luxembourg H W 5-0 ECQ 1 Goal
20-11-2007 Moldova... H W 3-0 ECQ 1 Goal
06-02-2008 Israel.... A L 1-2 ECQ

Summary: 3/2. Won 2, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Picture kindly supplied by Roy Cathcart.

Gareth McAuley

Preceded by	Northern Ireland International Personality of the Year	Succeeded by
Steven Davis	2011	Jonny Evans

Name: Gareth McAuley
Born: 5 December 1979, Larne
Height: 6.03 ft
Weight: 13.00 st
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2005-date), 1 B Cap (2003), 4 Under-18 Schools Caps (1998).
Club Honours: (with Coleraine) Irish Cup Winner 2002/03, Runner-Up 2003/04; (with Lincoln) Football League Two Play-Off Runner-Up 2004/05.

Awards: NI International Personality of the Year 2011.

Club Career:
Clubs.............. --Seasons-- --Fee-- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe -Other-
Linfield........... 96/97-99/00 ..Youth ..0 (0)/ 0
Ballyclare Comrades 99/00......... Loan ..7 (0)/ 0
Crusaders.......... 00/01-01/02 ..,..... 60 (2)/ 3 2(1)/0 6(0)/0 ....... 5(0)/0
Coleraine.......... 02/03-03/04 ..,..... 65 (-)/ 4 ............. 5(0)/1 26(-)/2
Linclon City....... 04/05-05/06 ...£10k. 65 (7)/ 8 2(0)/0 3(0)/0 ....... 7(0)/2
Leicester City..... 06/07-07/08....Free .70 (4)/ 5 3(0)/1 7(0)/0
Ipswich Town ...... 08/09-10/11 £1,000k 114 (1)/ 7 5(0)/0 7(0)/1
West Bromwich Alb. .11/12-17/18 ...Free 199 (4)/15 15(1)0 8(0)/2 


Biography:
A player long-admired by Sammy McIlroy, Gareth McAuley made his ‘senior’ international debut in a ‘B’ match against Future Scotland in May 2003. Although the game ended in a 2-1 defeat, it is notable for the fact Northern Ireland scored through Steve Jones – the only goal scored by a ‘senior’ player during the infamous drought.

Usually a centre-back during his Irish League days with Crusaders and Coleraine (for whom he played in two Irish Cup Finals), McAuley became more familiar as a full-back, right or left, after moving to the Football League. A move across the water was first mooted when Sammy McIlroy offered him a trial at Stockport in June 2004, but it was Lincoln that claimed his signature for an undisclosed fee that August.

He quickly started making waves in League Two attracting interest from some larger clubs on the way to helping Lincoln to successive Play-Off qualifications in 2005 and 2006. He was awarded his first Full international cap for a depleted Northern Ireland side in the gala friendly against Germany to celebrate the Irish FA’s 125th Anniversary in June 2005. The following March he started his first international against Estonia at a snowy Windsor Park.

McAuley took his cap tally to five during the 2006 summer tour of the USA, making him Lincoln’s most capped player. On returning from the US, with his two-year deal at Sincil Bank expired, McAuley opted to make a Bosman free-transfer to Championship Leicester City. At the Walkers Stadium he played briefly under Nigel Worthington who was caretaker-manager at the tail-end of the 2006/07 season prior to his appointment as Northern Ireland manager.
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Following Leicester's relegation to League One in 2008 McAuley opted to remain in the Championship, joining Ipswich Town for a fee believed to be around £1,000,000. He was immediately installed as first-team captain by Tractor Boys' manager, Jim Magilton.

McAuley scored his first international goal on his fourteenth appearance against San Marino in February 2009. He captained the team for the first time against Slovenia in March 2011.

In May 2011 McAuley rejected a new contract at Ipswich as he sought a club playing a higher level. He rejected an offer from Rangers in order to join English Premier League side, West Brom. As a sixteen-year-old he had turned down a move to Spurs to concentrate on his studies - at the age of 31 it had been a long journey back! The step up in class didn't phase McAuley at all as he was voted as West Brom's Players' Player of the Year and Supporters' Player of the Year in 2013.

Irish FA Bio
Leicester City Bio
Wikipedia


Northern Ireland Cap Details:

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

04/06/2005 15/11/2005 01/03/2006 21/05/2006 26/05/2006 17/10/2007 17/11/2007 21/11/2007 06/02/2008 26/03/2008 20/08/2008 11/10/2008 15/10/2008 11/02/2008 28/03/2009 01/04/2009 12/08/2009 05/09/2009 09/09/2009 14/10/2009 26/05/2010 30/05/2010 03/09/2010 08/10/2010 12/10/2010 09/02/2011 25/03/2011 29/03/2011 24/05/2011 27/05/2011 10/08/2011 02/09/2011 06/09/2011 07/10/2011 11/10/2011 29/02/2012 15/08/2012 07/09/2012 11/09/2012 14/11/2012 06/02/2013 26/03/2013 14/08/2013 06/09/2013 10/09/2013 11/10/2013 05/03/2014 07/09/2014 11/10/2014 14/10/2014 14/11/2014 29/03/2015 13/06/2015 04/09/2015

Germany Portugal Estonia Uruguay Romania Sweden Denmark Spain Bulgaria Georgia Scotland Slovenia San Marino San Marino Poland Slovenia Israel Poland Slovakia Czech Rep. Turkey Chile Slovenia Italy Faroe Islands Scotland Serbia Slovenia Rep Ireland Wales Faroe Isles Serbia Estonia Estonia Italy Norway Finland Russia Luxembourg Azerbaijan Malta Israel Russia Portugal Luxembourg Azerbaijan Cyprus Hungary Faroe Isles Greece Romania Finland Romania Faroe Isles

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1-4 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-2 1-1 2-1 0-1 0-1 4-1 0-0 0-2 4-0 3-0 3-2 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-3 1-2 0-0 0-5 0-2 4-0 0-1 1-4 1-2 0-3 0-3 3-3 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-0 2-4 2-3 0-2 0-0 2-1 2-0 2-0 0-2 2-1 0-0 3-1

FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  ECQ ECQ ECQ FR FR  FR WCQ WCQ WCQ WCQ WCQ FR  WCQ WCQ WCQ FR  FR  ECQ ECQ ECQ CNC ECQ ECQ CNC CNC ECQ ECQ ECQ ECQ ECQ FR FR WCQ WCQ WCQ FR WCQ WCQ WCQ WCQ WCQ FR  ECQ ECQ ECQ ECQ ECQ ECQ ECQ

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Northern Ireland B Cap Details:

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20/05/2003

Scotland

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Pictures courtesy of Redneck Rich and Chopper1 from the OWC forum.

Jeff Hughes

Name: Jeff Hughes

Born: 29 May 1985, Larne

Height: 6.01 ft

Weight: 11.00 st

Position: Left-Back/Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Cap (2006), 7 Under-21 Caps (2006); Under-19, Under-17.

Club Honours: (with Larne) Irish Cup Runner-Up 2004/05; (with Tranmere) National League Play-Off Winner 2017/18.

Club Career:

Clubs........... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Other

Larne

Ballymena United

Larne........... 03/04-04/05 ...... ...... 47(-)/ 1

Lincoln City.... 05/06-06/07 Aug-05 ..£5k .55(8)/ 8 ...... 1(0)/0 4(0)/3

Crystal Palace.. 07/08...... Jul-07 £250k ..4(6)/ 0

Peterborough Utd 07/08...... Nov-07..Loan ..2(5)/ 1 1(1)/0

Bristol Rovers.. 07/08...... Mar-08..Loan ..0(0)/ 0

Bristol Rovers.. 08/09-10/11 Jun-08 Undis 127(2)/28 3(0)/1 4(0)/0 4(0)/1

Notts County.... 11/12-12/13 Jun-11. Free .83(6)/20 7(0)/4 1(1)/0 1(0)/0
Fleetwood Town.. 13/14-14/15 May-13. Free .45(2)/ 4 4(0)/1 1(0)/0 2(1)/1
Cambridge United 15/16 ..... Jul-15 .Free . 7(2)/ 0 1(0)/1 ...... 1(0)/0
Tranmere Rovers. 15/16 ..... Jan-16 .Loan .18(0)/ 1
Tranmere Rovers. 16/17-17/18 Jul-16 .Free .64(7)/ 4 1(0)/0 ...... 5(0)/1
Larne .......... 18/19- date Jul-18 .Free

Biography:

Plucked from the Irish League for £5,000 in August 2005, Jeff Hughes quickly established himself as one of the hottest young prospects in League Two with Lincoln City. An attacking left-back or left-winger, he also proved a more than useful goalscorer, finding the net three times in the two-legged play-off semi-final matches against Bristol Rovers in 2007, though the Imps still lost 7-4 on aggregate.

First capped Northern Ireland during the 2006 US Tour, he has also been a regular for the Under-21 side in the past few seasons

In July 2007 Hughes move to Crystal Palace in a deal reported to be worth £250,000. The fee, which could rise to £350,000 depending on appearances and other criteria, includes a 25% portion due to Larne as part of a sell-on clause. He failed to make an impact at Selhurst Park and after several loan spells he left the Eagles for Bristol Rovers in the summer of 2008.

A regular among the goals during three seasons with the Pirates, many called for his recall to the Northern Ireland squad. When Rovers were relegated to League Two at the end of the 2010/11 he was released as the club attempted to balance their books. He remained in League One with Notts County.

Having been ignored completely be Nigel Worthington, Hughes was finally recalled to the Northern Ireland squad by Michael O'Neill in May 2012, but he failed to add to his two senior caps.

A move to Fleetwood in 2013 was blighted by a broken leg and Hughes was released after two seasons.

More to follow.

Lincoln City Site

Palace Supporters' Site

Wikipedia Article

football.co.uk
Soccerbase

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:

21-05-2006 Uruguay N L 0-1 FR

26-05-2006 Romania N L 0-2 FR

Summary: 1(1)/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 2.