George Saville

Name: George Alan Saville
Born: 1 June 1993, Camberley (England)
Height: 5.09 ft / 1.76 m
Weight: 11.06 st / 73 kg
Position: Midfielder

Club Career:
Reading ... Youth 0(0)/0
Chelsea ... Youth 0(0)/0
Millwall ... Loan
Brentford .. Loan
Wolves
Bristol City Loan
Millwall ... Loan
Millwall

Biography:
English-born midfielder who qualifies for Northern Ireland through his grandmother. Called-up for the first time for the October 2017 World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Norway.

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

Chris Hegarty

Name: Christopher Hegarty

Born: 13 August 1992, Dungannon

Height: 5.11 ft

Weight:

Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 7 Under-21 Caps (2011-2012), 17 Under-19 Caps, 3 Under-17 Caps, 8 Under-16 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Rangers) Scottish Third Division Champion 2012/13.

Club Career:

Teams.... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Dungannon Swifts....... 2006 Youth .0(0)/ 0

Millwall............. Jun-08 Youth .0(0)/ 0

Rangers...11/12-13/14 Jun-10 Youth 25(0)/ 1 1(1)/0 2(0)/0 1(0)/0 
Linfield. 14/15-15/16 May-14 .Free 17(-)/ 3
Dungannon 15/16 ..... Jan-16 .Loan 13(0)/ 0
Dungannon 16/17- date May-16 .Free

Biography:

To follow.

IrishFA

Hegarty signs for Rangers
Hegarty commits to Rangers "newco"

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:

09-02-2011 Wales... A L 0-2 FR
31-05-2011 Faroe Is A D 0-0 ECQ
10-08-2011 Faroe Is H W 4-0 ECQ
06-09-2011 Denmark. H L 0-3 ECQ
15-08-2012 Hungary. A L 2-3 FR
10-09-2012 Denmark. A L 0-3 ECQ
13-11-2012 England. A L 0-2 FR sub

Summary: 6(1)/0. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 5.

Picture courtesy of Roy Cathcart.

Josh McQuoid

bbc

Name: Joshua Joseph Brian McQuoid
Born: 15 December 1989, Southampton (England)
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight: 10.10 st
Position: Midfielder/Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full (2010-date), 1 B Cap (2009), 8 Under-21 Caps / 2 Goals (2008-2009), 4 Under-19 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Bournemouth) Football League One Runner-Up 2012/13 (promoted); (with Peterborough) Football League Trophy Winner 2013/14.

Club Career:
Teams....... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League- FA Cup FL Cup Other 
Brockenhurst College

Bournemouth. 06/07-10/11 ...... Youth 31(38)/10 2(5)/3 0(2)/0 1(4)/0
Millwall ... 10/11-11/12 Nov-10 £600k .8 (8)/ 1 0(2)/0 1(0)/0 
Burnley .... 11/12...... Jan-12 .Loan .9 (8)/ 1
Bournemouth. 12/13-14/15 May-12 Exch. 22(13)/ 3 3(1)/2 ...... 1(0)/0
Peterborough 13/14 ..... Feb-14 .Loan .8 (6)/ 1 ............. 1(1)/1
Coventry C. .14/15 ..... Aug-14 .Loan 12 (2)/ 3 0(1)/0 1(0)/0 3(0)/2
Luton Town . 15/16-17/18 Jun-15 .Free 21(11)/ 3 3(0)/2 1(1)/0 5(3)/3
Stevenage .. 16/17 ..... Jan-17 .Loan 10 (6)/ 1
Torquay Utd. 17/18 ..... Sep-17 .Loan 13 (1)/ 2
Aldershot T. 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Free 13 (3)/ 1
Weymouth ... 18/19- date

Biography:
Josh McQuoid's most impressive performance in a green shirt to date was a two goal salvo in an Under-21 international against Scotland.

A hattrick for Bournemouth against Tranmere in the FA Cup saw McQuoid called into the Northern Ireland squad as a late inclusion for a November 2010 friendly against Morocco. A week later he scored another hattrick as Bournemouth defeated Walsall 3-0. He then made his international debut as a half-time substitute against the Africans, and it was a foul on him that earned Northern Ireland a late penalty from which they equalised.

On 25th November 2010 McQuoid joined Millwall on an initial loan which became a permanent move valued at around £600,000 when the transfer window opened the following January. He failed to impress at the New Den and joined Burnley mid-way through the following season as striking cover. He was then allowed to return to Bournemouth on a three year deal in exchange for Scott Malone.

McQuoid made a rapid return to the Championship as Bournemouth were promoted as League One runners-up. Having struggled to make the Cherries side at the higher level, mainly due to injury, McQuoid joined Peterborough on loan and scored the opener as the Posh defeated Chesterfield in the 2014 Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at Wembley.

Prior to the start of the 2014/15 season McQuoid joined Coventry on a loan deal through to January.

More to follow.

Irish FA
Wikipedia
Soccerbase

Northern Ireland Cap Details:

17-11-2010 Morocco....... H D 1-1 FR. sub
29-03-2011 Slovenia...... H D 0-0 ECQ sub
24-05-2011 Rep of Ireland A L 0-5 CNC
02-09-2011 Serbia........ H L 0-1 ECQ sub
06-09-2011 Estonia....... A L 1-4 ECQ sub
still active

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:

06-05-2009 Scotland...... A L 0-3 FR

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


Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:

19-08-2008 Poland........ N L 0-1 MT. sub

20-08-2008 Ukraine....... A L 1-4 MT. sub

18-11-2008 Scotland...... A W 3-1 FR. 2 goals

31-03-2009 Ukraine....... H D 1-1 FR

04-09-2009 Czech Republic A L 0-2 ECQ

08-09-2009 Iceland....... H L 2-6 ECQ

13-10-2009 Iceland....... A L 1-2 ECQ

17-11-2009 Czech Republic H L 1-2 ECQ sub

Summary: 5(3)/2. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 6. 

Kevin Braniff

Name: Kevin Robert Braniff
Born: 4 March 1983, Belfast
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight: 10.10 st
Position: Forward / Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 2 Full Caps (2010), 1 Under-23 Cap (2004), 11 Under-21 Caps / 1 Goal (2002-2005), Under-18, Under-16, NI Select (2007).
Club Honours: (with Portadown) IFA Championship Winner 2008/09; Irish Cup Runner-Up 2009/10; Irish League Cup Winner 2008/09, Runner-Up 2010/11; (with Glenavon) Irish Cup Winner 2015/16.

Club Career:
Teams ............ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Millwall ......... 00/01-06/07 Aug-00 Youth 28(27)/.2 4(7)/1 4(4)/2
Rushden & Diamonds 04/05 ..... Jul-04 .Loan 11 (1)/.3 ...... 1(0)/0 ..... 1(0)/0
Canvey Island .... 04/05 ..... Dec-04 .Loan .3 (1)/.1 (Conference)
Darlington .............. .... Apr-05 Trial .0 (0)/.0
Portadown ........ 06/07-13/14 Dec-06 .Free ....................... 7(0)/1
Bucaspor ..................... Jul-10 Trial .0 (0)/ 0
Port Melbourne Sharks ........ Feb-14 (Australian NPL Victoria)
Glenavon ......... 14/15-16/17 Jun-14 ..... 64 (6)/26 6(0)/6 5(1)/1 4(0)/1 4(0)/0
Ballymena United . 16/17-17/18 Jan-17 
Portadown ........ 18/19- date May-18
* all domestic games.

By Season:

Team

Season

Lge

Total

League

FA Cup

FL Cup

Europe

Other

St

Sb

Gl

St

Sb

Gl

St

Sb

Gl

St

Sb

Gl

St

Sb

Gl

St

Sb

Gl

Millwall - - - - Rush.&.Dia. Canvey Isl. - - Portadown - - - - - - - Glenavon - Ballymena Utd

00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 04/05 04/05 05/06 06/07 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 16/17

ENG-3 ENG-2 ENG-2 ENG-2 ENG-2 ENG-4 ENG-5 ENG-2 ENG-3 NIR-1 NIR-1 NIR-2 NIR-1 NIR-1 NIR-1 NIR-1 NIR-1 NIR-1 NIR-1 NIR-1 NIR-1

5 0 6 7 2 13 3 10 6 ? ? ? ? ? 35 39 17 40 34 9 -

(5) (2) (6) (14) (0) (1) (1) (8) (3) ? ? ? ? ? (0) (0) (0) (0) (1) (6) -

1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 3 5 28 20 19 19 10 7 18 14 2 -

2 0 5 6 1 11 3 9 5 ? ? ? 29 27 31 31 14 33 26 5 -

(3) (1) (5) (10) (0) (1) (1) (6) (2) ? ? ? (1) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (1) (5) -

0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 ? 16 14 10 17 7 5 16 8 2 -

0 0 1 1 1 - - 1 - ? ? ? ? ? 1 3 - 2 4 - -

(1) (1) (1) (3) (0) - - (1) - ? ? ? ? ? (0) (0) - (0) (0) - -

0 0 0 1 0 - - 0 - ? ? 5 3 ? 0 2 - 1 5 - -

3 - - 0 - 1 - 0 1 ? ? ? ? ? 1 - 3 2 1 2 -

(1) - - (1) - (0) - (1) (1) ? ? ? ? ? (0) - (0) (0) (0) (1) -

1 - - 0 - 0 - 0 1 ? ? 5 3 ? 1 - 2 0 1 0 -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 4 - 2 2 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - (0) - (0) - (0) (0) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 0 - 1 0 - -

- - - - - 1 - - - ? ? ? - ? 2 1 - 1 1 2 -

- - - - - (0) - - - ? ? ? - ? (0) (0) - (0) (0) (0) -

- - - - - 0 - - - ? ? 2 - ? 1 1 - 0 0 0 -

TOTALS

244

(41)

139

207

(30)

93

10

(7)

12

12

(4)

14

11

(0)

2

6

(0)

13

Biography:
A strongly built striker, Kevin Braniff scored a superb goal on his Millwall debut as a seventeen year-old in a 2-1 League Cup win at Brighton in August 2000. He spent over six years at the New Den, but his chances arrived only fitfully and he came close to leaving on several ocassions. He spent loan spells with League Two Rushden & Diamonds and with Canvey Island in the Conference. In April 2005 he had a spell on trial with Darlington, but nothing came of it and he returned to Millwall.

Capped at Under-16 and Under-18 level by Northern Ireland, Braniff earned elevation to the Under-21 squad while still just eighteen. He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat by Germany at Windsor Park in February 2002. In 11 Under-21 appearances he scored just one goal, the consolation in a 4-1 defeat by Spain in June 2003. In April 2004 he was selected for an Under-23 international against Serbia & Montenegro who were preparing for that years Under-21 European Championships.

Braniff played his final game for Millwall in a 1-0 defeat by Northampton in September 2006. The following December he was released from his contract by mutual consent. Portadown beat off several other clubs to claim his signature on a three year contract from January 2007. In July 2007 he was selected for a Northern Ireland XI that faced Everton in an anniversary celebration match for the Milk Cup.

Braniff remained with Portadown following their "demotion" to the Championship, featuring either as a striker or right-midfielder. He hit the net five times on the Ports run to the 2009 League Cup, though he didn't score in the 1-0 final win over Newry City. That same season he aided Portadown to an instant return to topflight football and in 2009/10 his fine form, which saw Portadown reach the Irish Cup final, was rewarded with a call-up for Northern Ireland's end-of-season tour to the USA and Chile.

Braniff, who had been Portadown's captain, was made available for transfer after a falling-out with manager, Ronnie McFaul, in November 2013. Having scored over a century of goals for the club, it was announced in January 2014 that Braniff would be moving to Australia, with Portadown retaining first option to re-sign him on his return. His stay in Oz was brief as he returned after just a few months, his destination was surprisingly the Ports' Mid-Ulster rivals, Glenavon. He was man of the match and among the scorers as Glenavon won the 2016 Irish Cup final 2-0 against Linfield.

Mid-way through the 2016/17 season Braniff transferred to Ballymena.

Portadown

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
26-05-2010 Turkey...... N L 0-2 FR 
30-05-2010 Chile....... A L 0-1 FR sub

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

Northern Ireland Under-23 Cap Details:
27-04-2004 Serbia & Montenegro H D 0-0 FR

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

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
15-02-2002 Germany..... H L 0-1 FR
06-09-2002 Scotland.... A D 1-1 FR. sub
11-10-2002 Spain....... A L 0-1 ECQ sub
11-02-2003 Finland..... H W 3-1 FR
28-03-2003 Armenia..... A L 0-2 ECQ sub
01-04-2003 Greece...... H L 2-6 ECQ
10-06-2003 Spain....... H L 1-4 ECQ 1 Goal
10-10-2003 Greece...... A W 1-0 ECQ sub
18-08-2004 Switzerland. H D 0-0 FR
08-02-2005 Scotland.... H W 2-1 FR
16-08-2005 Rep. Ireland H D 2-2 FR

Summary: 7(4)/1. Won 3, Drew 3, Lost 6.