List of 2009–10 League of Ireland transfers explained

This is a list of transfers involving clubs that played in the 2010 League of Ireland Premier Division and 2010 League of Ireland First Division.

The pre-season transfer window opened on 1 December 2009, and closed on 22 February 2010 for domestic transfers, and on 2 March 2010 for foreign transfers. Players without a club may join one at any time, either during or in between transfer windows.

Pre-Season Transfers

Premier Division

Bohemians

In: Chris O'Connor from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Stephen Gray from Derry City F.C. (Free transfer) Ruaidhri Higgins from Derry City F.C. (Free transfer) Gareth McGlynn from Derry City F.C. (Free transfer) Raffaele Cretaro from Sligo Rovers (Free transfer) Barry Murphy from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer) Mark Quigley from St Patrick's Athletic F.C. (Free transfer)

Out: Glen Crowe to Sporting Fingal F.C. (Free transfer) Neale Fenn to Dundalk F.C. (Free transfer) Matt Gregg to Dundalk F.C. (Free transfer) Brian Murphy to Ipswich Town (Free transfer) Gary Deegan to Coventry City (£100,000) Mark Nolan to Athlone Town F.C. (Free transfer) Sean Byrne to Shelbourne F.C. (Free transfer) Mark Hughes to Shelbourne F.C. (Loan)

Cork City

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Drogheda Utd

In: Michael Daly from Dundalk F.C. (Free transfer)

Out: James Chambers to Shamrock Rovers F.C. (Free transfer) Paul Shiels to Shelbourne F.C. (Free transfer) Robbie Clarke to Shelbourne F.C. (Free transfer) Steve Williams to Shelbourne F.C. (Free transfer) Shane Barrett to Sporting Fingal F.C. (Free transfer)

Dundalk

In: Alan Cawley from St. Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Wayne Hatswell from Cambridge United (Free transfer) Matt Gregg from Bohemians (Free transfer) Neale Fenn from Bohemians (Free transfer) Garry Breen from Galway United (Free transfer) Ross Gaynor from Sporting Fingal (Free transfer) Stephen Maher from St. Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer)

Out: Michael Collins to Crusaders (Free transfer) Paul McAreavey to Donegal Celtic (Free transfer) Chris Turner to Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer) Chris Bennion to Athlone Town (Free transfer) Declan O'Brien to Valletta (Free transfer) Darren Mansaram to Gainsborough Trinity (Free transfer) Michael Daly to Drogheda United (Free transfer) Shane Grimes to Monaghan United (Free transfer) Alex Williams to St. Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Kevin McKinlay to Greenock Morton (Free transfer)

Galway Utd

In: James Creaney from Dundalk (Free transfer) Thomas Heary from Dundalk (Free transfer) Jamie McKenzie from Aris Limassol (Free transfer) Bobby Ryan from St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Stephen O'Donnell from Cork City (Free transfer) Karl Sheppard from Everton (Free transfer) Rhys Meynell from Chester City (Free transfer) Gary Curran from Longford Town (Free transfer) Tom King from Longford Town (Free transfer) Anto Flood from Shelbourne (Free transfer) Ciaran Foley from Free agent Jonathan Keane from Free agent

Out: Seán Kelly to Limerick (Free transfer) Shane Guthrie to St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Vinny Faherty to St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Iarfhlaith Davoren to Sligo Rovers (Free transfer) John Russell to Sligo Rovers (Free transfer) Aaron Greene to Bohemians (Free transfer) Garry Breen to Dundalk (Free transfer) Ger Hanley to Mervue United (Free transfer) Shane Fitzgerald to UCD (Free transfer) Mark O'Toole to Out of contract David Cooke to Out of Contract John Sangi to Out of Contract

St Pat's Ath

In: Derek Pender from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Dave McAllister from Shelbourne F.C. (Free transfer) Brian Cash from Sligo Rovers (Free transfer) Gareth Coughlan from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Conor Sinnott from Wexford Youths (Free transfer) Ian Bermingham from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer) Paul Byrne from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Shane Guthrie from Galway United (Free transfer) Alex Williams from Dundalk F.C. (Free transfer) Vinny Faherty from Galway Utd (Free transfer) Dave Mulcahy from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Conor Kenna from Drogheda United (Free transfer)

Out: Brendan Clarke to Sporting Fingal (Free transfer) Alan Cawley to Dundalk F.C. (Free transfer) Enda Stevens to Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer) Gary Dempsey to Darlington F.C. (Free transfer) Anthony Costigan to Monaghan United (Free transfer) Darragh Ryan to Stevenage Borough F.C. (Free transfer) John Lester to Longford Town (Free transfer) Mark Quigley to Bohemians F.C. (Free transfer) Andy Haran to Shelbourne F.C. (Loan) Jason Gavin to Free Agent (Released) Stephen Maher to Dundalk F.C. (Free transfer)

Shamrock Rovers

In: James Chambers from Drogheda United (Free transfer) Enda Stevens from St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Billy Dennehy from Cork City F.C. (Free transfer) Chris Turner from Dundalk F.C. (Free transfer) Craig Walsh from Cherry Orchard F.C. (Free transfer)

Out: Shane Robinson to Free Agent (Released) Darragh Maguire to Free Agent (Released) Simon Madden to Darlington F.C. (Free transfer) Corey Tracey to Free Agent (Released) Padraig Amond to Sligo Rovers (Free transfer) Barry Murphy to Bohemians F.C. (Free transfer) Ian Bermingham to St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Tadhg Purcell to Darlington F.C. (Free transfer) Kevin Quinn to Athlone Town F.C. (Free transfer) Stephen Conlon to Longford Town F.C. (Free transfer) Thomas Hyland to Longford Town F.C. (Free transfer)

Sligo Rovers

In: Padraig Amond from Shamrock Rovers (Free transfer) Gary McCabe from Bray Wanderers (Free transfer) Iarlaith Davoren from Galway United (Free transfer)

Out: Owen Morrison to Portadown F.C. (Free transfer) Martin Camano to Free Agent (Released) Joe Kendrick to Free Agent (Released) Ger Rafter to Free Agent (Released) Rob Turner to Rhyl F.C. (Free transfer) Raffaele Cretaro to Bohemians F.C. (Free transfer) Brian Cash to St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Jason Noctor to Finn Harps (Free transfer)

Sporting Fingal

In: Brendan Clarke from St Patrick's Athletic (Free transfer) Ronan Finn from UCD F.C. (Free transfer) Ger O'Brien from Derry City F.C. (Free transfer) Kenny Browne from Waterford United (Free transfer) Glen Crowe from Bohemians F.C. (Free transfer) Darren Quigley from Derry City F.C. (Free transfer) Shane Barrett from Drogheda United (Free transfer)

Out: Gareth Whelan to Shelbourne F.C. (Free transfer) Dinny Corcoran to Shelbourne F.C. (Loan) Eric Foley to Shelbourne F.C. (Free transfer) Fiachra McArdle to Longford Town F.C. (Free transfer)

UCD

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Out: John Reilly to Free Agent (Released) Ronan Finn to Sporting Fingal (Released) Garvan Broughall to Athlone Town F.C. (Released) Timmy Purcell to Waterford United (Released)

First Division

Athlone Town

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Bray Wanderers

In:

Out: Chris O'Connor to Bohemian F.C. (Free transfer) Derek Pender to St Pat's (Free transfer) Gareth Coughlan to St Pat's (Free transfer) Gary McCabe to Sligo Rovers (Free transfer)

Derry City

In: Stephen Parkhouse from Sligo Rovers F.C.

Out: Stephen Gray to Bohemian F.C. (Free transfer) Ruaidhri Higgins to Bohemian F.C. (Free transfer) Gareth McGlynn to Bohemian F.C. (Free transfer)

Finn Harps

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Limerick

In: Seán Kelly from Galway United F.C. (Free transfer)

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Longford Town

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Mervue Utd

In: Kevin McHugh from Linfield F.C.

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Monaghan Utd

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Salthill Devon

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Shelbourne

In: Sean Byrne from Bohemian F.C. (Free transfer) Mark Hughes from Bohemian F.C. (Loan) Paul Shiels from Drogheda United F.C. (Free transfer) Robbie Clarke from Drogheda United F.C. (Free transfer) Steve Williams to Drogheda United F.C. (Free transfer)

Out: Dave McAllister to St Patrick's Athletic F.C. (Free transfer)

Waterford Utd

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Wexford Youths

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