This is a list of transfers involving clubs that played in the 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division and 2020 League of Ireland First Division .
The pre-season transfer window opened on 1 December 2019 and closed on 22 February 2020 for domestic transfers and on 2 March 2020 for foreign transfers. Players without a club may join one at any time, either during or in between transfer windows.[ 1]
Pre-Season Transfers
League of Ireland Premier Division
Bohemians
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Cork City
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Derry City
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Dundalk
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Finn Harps
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Shamrock Rovers
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Shelbourne
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Sligo Rovers
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Waterford
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League of Ireland First Division
Athlone Town
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Bray Wanderers
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Cabinteely
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Cobh Ramblers
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Drogheda United
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Galway United
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Longford Town
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Shamrock Rovers II
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UCD
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Wexford
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References
^ "Transfer Window | Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland" . pfai.ie .^ a b c d e f g h "Bohs make four new signings in 11 squad additions" . 26 November 2019 – via www.rte.ie.^ a b Dunne, Alex (3 December 2019). "Bohs sign former Liverpool striker Glen McAuley from St. Pat's" . irishmirror . ^ a b "Casey returns to Dalymount Park" . Bohemian F.C.^ a b "Bohemians sign Ciaran Kelly from St Patrick's Athletic" . 16 January 2020 – via www.rte.ie.^ "Thompson joins on loan from Wolves" . Bohemian F.C.^ "Bohemians Derek Pender retires after 17-year career" . 24 October 2019 – via www.rte.ie.^ "Scale of the rebuilding needed to make Cork City competitive again is now clear" . Echo Live . 5 November 2019.^ a b "Drogheda unveil signing of Brandon Bermingham from Bohemians" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Leahy Signs For Lilywhites" . Dundalk Football Club . 12 December 2019.^ a b "Scott Allardice signs" . 23 December 2019.^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Extratime.ie - Transfers - 2019 / 2020 Close Season Transfer Window - Nov. 1, 2019 - Feb. 14, 2020" . www.extratime.com . Archived from the original on 20 January 2020.^ a b "First Division Bray ink new partnership with Lakers as three signings are unveiled" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Cian Coleman signs for City!" . 7 November 2019.^ a b c d "Cork City and Cobh Ramblers bolster their squads for 2020" . Echo Live . 6 December 2019.^ "Liam Bossin signs for City!" . 20 December 2019.^ "McGlade makes move to Cork City" . 30 December 2019 – via www.rte.ie.^ a b "City sign Cory Galvin!" . 1 January 2020.^ a b "Conor Davis signs for City!" . 3 January 2020.^ "Cork City snap up Wimbledon defender Kyron Stabana" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b c "Trio Joe Redmond, Reyon Dillon and Henry Ochieng join Cork for 2020" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Cork sign Arsenal's Olowu and QPR's Dalling on loan" . 13 February 2020 – via www.rte.ie.^ "Deshane Dalling arrives on loan from QPR!" . 13 February 2020.^ a b "Karl Sheppard signs for Shelbourne FC" . 6 November 2019.^ a b "Graham Cummins signs for 2020" . 20 December 2019.^ a b "Colm Horgan joins Declan Devine's Candystripes for 2020" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b O'Hehir, Paul (7 November 2019). "Cian Coleman becomes Neale Fenn's first Cork City signing of the close season" . irishmirror . ^ a b "Graham Cummins departs as Cork City sign two Academy players" . irishexaminer.com . 12 November 2019.^ a b "Pierce Phillips returns to Cobh Ramblers after Cork departure" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b Dollery, Paul. "Aaron Barry makes First Division switch following Cork City departure" . The42 . ^ Maicín, Aonghus Ó. "Former League Of Ireland Star Turns His Attention To Starring For Mayo" . Balls.ie . ^ a b c d "Sligo Rovers snap up midfield duo Buckley and Noone" . 28 November 2019 – via www.rte.ie.^ a b "Griffin Signs For Saints" . stpatsfc.com .^ a b Barr, Ethan (23 December 2019). "Conor McCormack Re-Joins the Candystripes" . ^ a b "Tadgh Ryan joins Waterford after Cork departure" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Cork City's Conor McCarthy signs for St Mirren" . echo live . 7 January 2020.^ a b " . derryjournal.com .^ a b Cooney, Gavin. "Derry announce signing of ex-Pat's midfielder Conor Clifford" . The42 . ^ "City Sign Stephen Mallon On Loan" . Derry City F.C. 10 January 2020.^ "Derry City sign Norwegian forward Tim Nilsen" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Derry City sign Danny Lupano and Moussa Bakayoko" . ExtraTime.com .^ Team, The42. "Derry take young striker on six-month loan from Reading" . The42 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ "Conor McDermott: On-loan defender makes move from Derry to Cliftonville permanent" . BBC Sport . 7 December 2019.^ a b "Derry City winger Adrian Delap joins Finn Harps on loan" . derryjournal.com .^ "Michael McCrudden completes move from Derry City to Cliftonville" . derryjournal.com .^ "Former Candystripe Grant Gillespie joins Ayr United on a short-term deal" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Former Derry City captain Barry McNamee joins Finn Harps" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Sloggett inks Dundalk deal" . rte.ie . 8 November 2019.^ "Former Manchester City academy star Will Patching to sign two-year deal with Dundalk" . Independent.ie .^ "Dundalk sign Cammy Smith on loan from Dundee United" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Dundalk FC Reach Agreement for Colovic Transfer - Dundalk Football Club" . Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020 .^ "Dundalk Complete The Signing Of Former Tottenham & Rangers Attacker" . 11 March 2020.^ "Stephen Folan to depart Dundalk for Australia's South Melbourne" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Robbie Benson Joins The Saints" . stpatsfc.com .^ "Invermen make Dean Jarvis capture" . Larne FC . 3 December 2019.^ a b c d Dollery, Paul. "Drogs make significant addition for 2020 by snapping up Hugh Douglas" . The42 . ^ a b "Longford Town sign defender Dylan Hand from Dundalk" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b @DroghedaUnited (17 December 2019). "✍| Drogheda United F.C are delighted to announce the signing of David Odumosu from Dundalk FC. The 18-year-old goalkeeper becomes the 21st member of Tim Clancy's 2020 Sqaud. 1/2" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ Reilly, Caoimhín. "Jamie McGrath's departure from Dundalk FC confirmed" . dundalkdemocrat.ie . ^ a b "Longford Town snap up former Dundalk under-19 star Aaron McNally" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b c d "First Division Wexford snap up Kaleem Simon and James Carroll" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Cameron Dummigan joins Crusaders on loan from Premier Division Dundalk" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Ryan Connolly Signs for 2020" . finnharps.ie . Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020 .^ a b "Webster makes switch to Finn Harps" . 28 December 2019 – via www.rte.ie.^ "Shane McEleney is Finn Harps bound" . 10 January 2020.^ "O'Sullivan joins Harps as Russell returns" . 14 January 2020.^ "Finn Harps announce signing of Kosovar Sadiki" . 23 January 2020.^ "Harps homecoming for defender Shaun Kelly" . 30 January 2020 – via www.rte.ie.^ https://www.finnharps.ie/post/harps-sign-leo-donnellan [dead link ^ "Finn Harps unveil signing of forward Cameron Saul" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Finn Harps add Austrian attacker – but player won't feature in derby – Donegal Daily" .^ a b "Shels sign defender Daniel O'Reilly" . 16 November 2019.^ "Harry Ascroft joins Melbourne based Dandenong" . 6 November 2019.^ a b c Highl, News (26 November 2019). "Nathan Boyle leaves Finn Harps" . ^ McNulty, Chris. "Breaking: Keith Cowan makes switch to Glentoran – Donegal Daily" . donegaldaily.com . ^ a b "Mikey Place leaves Harps to make Galway arrival" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Dungannon Swifts announce signing of winger Caolan McAleer" . 13 December 2019.^ a b "Joshua Smith leaves Harps for Galway" . 18 December 2019.^ a b "Mcclelland Joins For 2020 Season" . stpatsfc.com .^ "Rory Feely Latest To Sign For Saints" . stpatsfc.com .^ a b "Kearns Signs From Ucd" . stpatsfc.com .^ "King Becomes a Saint" .^ "Ward Signs for Saints" .^ @stpatsfc (24 January 2020). "🎥 "It Was A No Brainer For Me, Once I Heard About The Club, I Had To Come"📝 We're delighted to announce the signing of Martin Rennie 🤝 The 25 year old striker joins us from Scottish side Montrose 🖐 Please help us welcome @Rennie_94 to the club 🔴⚪️ #Saints2020" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "It's Saint Ollie! - News - Burnley Football Club" . Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020 .^ "Drennan and Parkes leave Pat's and Sligo" . RTÉ.ie ^ a b "Gary Shaw returns to the Seagulls" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Former Saint Rhys McCabe joins Brechin City" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Former Republic of Ireland underage international Kevin Toner joins Kilmore Celtic" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Maher Joins Seagulls on Loan" .^ a b @stpatsfc (20 February 2020). "📝 NEWS" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ a b "Shamrock Rovers FC » LIAM SCALES SIGNS FOR THE HOOPS" . shamrockrovers.ie . 27 November 2019.^ Dollery, Paul. "Shamrock Rovers snap up Rhys Marshall for 'acceptable financial deal' . The42 . ^ "Rory Gaffney completes Shamrock Rovers switch" . RTÉ.ie ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "First Division Athlone begin off-season recruitment drive with three new recruits" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b c Duffy, Emma. "Shamrock Rovers duo depart 2019 FAI Cup champions" . The42 . ^ @LongfordTownFC (17 December 2019). "#Town2020Longford Town FC are delighted to announce the signing of left back Eric Abulu from Shamrock Rovers. The…" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "Ethan Boyle: Linfield sign former Shamrock Rovers defender" . BBC Sport . 19 November 2019.^ a b "Sam Bone Signs" . 20 December 2019.^ a b O'Hehir, Paul (24 October 2019). "Shelbourne sign striker Dobbs from Longford" . dublinlive . ^ "Jack Brady makes Shels return after three years away from Tolka Park" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Shels continue off-season recruitment drive with the signing of Georgie Poynton from Waterford" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Gary Deegan signs for Shelbourne FC" . 30 December 2019.^ " .^ Team, The42. "Byrne ends long League of Ireland career with move to Glenavon" . The42 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ a b c "2020 Season Preview: Shelbourne" .^ a b "James English Signs for De Town for 2020!" . 5 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019 .^ a b "Drogheda re-sign former captain ahead of 2020 season" .^ a b "John Ross Wilson joins Bray from Shelbourne" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Glenavon bring back familiar face by signing striker Greg Moorhouse" . Belfasttelegraph .^ a b "Goalkeeper Jack Lydon joins Wexford" .^ "American midfielder Seymore signs for Sligo Rovers" . 9 December 2019 – via www.rte.ie.^ "Finnish defender Penninkangas signs – Sligo Rovers" .^ "Jesse Devers joins Sligo Rovers after impressive trial" .^ "Alex Cooper signs for Rovers – Sligo Rovers" .^ "Goal-shy Sligo Rovers complete signing of striker Ryan de Vries" .^ "Former Sligo Rovers defender Dante Leverock joins Polish second tier side Radomiak Radom" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b O'Connor, Vincent (12 December 2019). "Jack O'Connor joins United!" . galwayunitedfc.ie . ^ "Romeo Parkes returns Stateside on loan from Sligo Rovers" .^ "Daryl Fordyce makes Canadian return to join Valour FC" .^ a b c "Enda Curran and Sam Warde sign for United!" . February 2020.^ "Kevin O'Connor joins on loan from Preston North End" . Waterford F.C. 7 January 2020.^ "Michael O'Connor Re-Signs" . Waterford F.C. 10 January 2020.^ "Waterford boss thrilled with signing of 'great talent' McCourt" .^ "Waterford snap up Brentford midfielder Ali Cootes" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Matty Smith and Tyreke Wilson sign for the Blues" . Waterford F.C. 31 January 2020.^ "Brian Murphy signs" . Waterford F.C. 12 February 2020.^ a b "John O'Shea making use of Waterford connection at Reading" . The Irish Times ^ "Former Doncaster striker Longbottom signs for Waterford" . RTÉ.ie ^ a b O'Connor, Vincent (9 November 2019). "Shane Duggan signs for United!" . galwayunitedfc.ie . ^ McCormack, Richie. "St. Pat's sign versatile ex-Waterford man Rory Feely" . TodayFM . ^ a b O'Connor, Vincent (12 December 2019). "Dean O'Halloran signs for United!" . galwayunitedfc.ie . ^ "Elbouzedi turns down LOI clubs for Lincoln City" . 16 December 2019 – via www.rte.ie.^ a b "John Kavanagh Signs for Cobh" . 14 January 2020.^ "League of Ireland stalwart Kenny Browne confirms retirement" .^ a b "Darryl Walsh signs for the Rams" . 29 January 2020.^ "Harrogate Town add Cameroonian centre-half to their ranks" . 4 February 2020.^ a b c "Team" . Waterford F.C.^ a b c d "Darren Meenan re-signs for Athlone as Adrian Carberry's side take shape for 2020" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Karl Fitzsimons signs for Wexford FC" .^ "Warrenpoint bolster their ranks with the signing of former Athlone and Longford midfielder Kealan Dillon" .^ "Aaron Brilly concludes Athlone spell as he joins Terry Butler at Leixlip United" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Kieran 'Marty' Waters stays on as Cabo unveil 33-man squad for 2020" .^ a b c d "Best wishes to Tristan Noack-Hofmann – Longford Town FC • Official Website" . Ltfc.ie. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020 .^ a b @BrayWanderers (17 December 2019). "🖋️ Next up, midfielder Jack Watson signs from Cabinteely! The 23 year-old has also had spells with UCD and Shamrock Rovers in his career to date and he finished the 2019 season with 2 goals to his name as Cabinteely made the play-offs. Welcome to Bray @jackwatson36 #BWFC" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ a b c d e Scott, Eamon (1 February 2020). "Leinster Senior League transfers" . ^ "Dylan McGlade returns to Blyth Spartans after spell with Bray Wanderers and Longford Town" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Gabriel Sava signs for Warrenpoint Town" . 12 February 2020.^ Crowe, Marie (3 December 2019). "Lee Grace signs three-year deal with Shamrock Rovers" – via www.rte.ie. ^ a b c d "SSE Airricity League: 2020 First Division" (PDF) . sseairtricityleague.ie .^ a b "Rob Manley departs Cabinteely to join Longford Town" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Yuta Sasaki departs Cabinteely to make return to Japan" .^ a b "Drogheda sign defender Jack Tuite from Cabinteely" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Conor Crowley makes Wexford move after brief Cabinteely stint" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b @WexfordFC (20 February 2020). "✍🏻 KARL MANAHAN | We're also delighted to confirm Karl Manahan has signed with the club. The 27 year old midfielder has spent the past two years at @Cabinteely_FC Welcome to Ferrycarrig Park Karl!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "Dylan Walsh makes Ramblers return after stint in Wales" .^ a b "Two New Signings | Welcome Lee and Martin!" . 22 January 2020.^ "Ramblers sign Adam Foley from Limerick" . 29 January 2020.^ "Drinan signs for Ramblers" . 30 January 2020.^ a b "Richie O'Farrell departs UCD to make Drogheda switch" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Mcnally Joins Drogheda On Loan" . stpatsfc.com .^ a b "Galway snap up former Drogheda defender Kevin Farragher" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Former UCD and Shelbourne midfielder Cian Kavanagh joins Wexford" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Schlingermann to make League of Ireland return with Galway United" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Alberto Cabanyes signs for United!" . 7 January 2020.^ "Timo Parthoens signs for United!" . 7 January 2020.^ "Molloy pens deal with Galway United" . RTÉ.ie ^ "Former Canadian underage international Dylan Sacramento joins Galway United" .^ "Former Galway United midfielder Mark Hannon joins Ballinamallard" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "2020 Season Preview: Galway United" .^ a b "Youngsters Eric Abulu and Matthew O'Brien join Longford Town" .^ "Longford Town sign Cliftonville defender Joe Gorman" .^ "Longford sign three as preparations ramp up for 2020" . ExtraTime.com .^ "2020 Season Preview - Longford Town" .^ "Former Saints title-winning captain Conor Kenna joins Leinster Senior League Kilnamanagh" . ExtraTime.com .^ "Paul O'Conor announces retirement from League of Ireland football" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b Cooper, Anthony. "Patrick O'Sullivan signs for Wexford FC" . wexfordfc.ie . ^ a b Cooper, Anthony. "Kristian Crawford signs for Wexford FC" . wexfordfc.ie . ^ a b "Former Everton goalkeeper Tom Murphy joins First Division Wexford" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Dan Tobin moves to Wexford for 2020" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b "Charlie Smith joins Wexford FC" .^ "Azeez Yusuff signs for Wexford FC" .^ "Malike Hill Benrouguibi joins Wexford FC" .^ "Wexford FC sign Janabi Amour Jr" . ExtraTime.com .^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2020 Season Preview: Wexford" . 
