Cork players made their mark on English football this season 

After a long 10 months; the football season has come to an end in England and across the various levels of the pyramid, Cork players performed excellently.

Once again, Caoimhin Kelleher set the standard and he did so by helping Liverpool win their 20th Premier League title.

The goalkeeper made 20 appearances between four different competitions, which included a run to the EFL Cup final that ended in a defeat to Newcastle United.

The Ringmahon native's biggest contribution was during the turn of autumn into winter as Alison Becker struggled with a hamstring injury. Kelleher stepped up and made seven consecutive appearances in the league and helped Liverpool record season defining victories over Brighton & Hove Albion, Aston Villa, and Manchester City.

That same period also the goalkeeper record a clean sheet and save a Kylian Mbappe penalty in a 2-0 defeat of Real Madrid at Anfield.

One of the other big names from Cork in the Premier League this year was Chiedozie Ogbene, who had a frustrating season after moving to Ipswich Town from Luton. 

The winger picked up an Achilles injury in September and that ended his campaign, which meant a prolonged spell on the sidelines as the Tractor Boys were relegated.

Jake O'Brien was signed by Everton last summer and after a difficult start to life Sean Dyche, the defender came into his own under David Moyes. This accumulated in 20 appearances for the Toffees and two goals, against Brentford and West Ham.

The Cork contingent will be ed by Alan Browne next season after the midfielder won promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs with Sunderland this year.

The Ringmahon Rangers club legend moved to the Stadium of Light last summer from Preston North End and developed a close midfield partnership with Jobe Bellingham, brother of Real Madrid's Jude, and this became the foundation of Sunderland's resurgence under Régis Le Bris.

At the other end of the EFL Championship, Hull City stayed up on the final day with a team containing Sean McLaughlin and new g John Egan.

The Tigers achieved that by getting a 1-1 with Portsmouth, who had an on-loan Mark O'Mahony in their squad. 

The Carrigaline native was sent to Pompey earlier in the season by his parent club Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Republic of Ireland U21 international got three goals in the EFL Championship.

There were a number of Cork born players in developmental squads with sides in the top two divisions of the English pyramid and Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh was the only one to make an appearance, after coming on for Southampton in the EFL Cup last August, and that was followed by a loan move to Accrington Stanley.

The Championship will be ed by Wrexham next season, who achieved their third successive promotion with a back-line marshalled by Eoghan O'Connell. 

The centre back was a key component in a group going for an unprecedented hat-trick and the Hollywood backed side got this over the line by finishing second to Birmingham City.

This year also saw Conour Hourihane take over Barnsley as manager, after being named as caretaker last March. 

The Bandon native signed a two year deal and guided the club to a 12th place finish, with no relegation fears during the run in. Conor McCarthy trained under the former Republic of Ireland international, and he was released from his contract at the end of the season.

The big winner in League Two was Bradford City, who have Colin Doyle and Tyreik Wright in their ranks. 

The Bantams finished third, and pipped Walsall by one point to the final automatic promotion spot.

Fiacre Kelleher, brother of Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin, was a member of the Colchester United squad that ended the campaign in 10th place in League Two. 

The defender made 28 appearances last term and was named Colchester United ers Association Away Player of the Year.

Anthony O’Connor spent the last ten-months at Harrowgate Town and the defender featured 45 times, in addition to scoring one goal for a team that finished 18th in League Two.

David Harrington played at the same level but had a frustrating year with Fleetwood Town. 

The goalkeeper was designated number one at Highbury Stadium at the start of the season after a prolonged battle with injuries and he was rewarded with a call-up to the Wales national team for the November international window. 

This ended with a horror tackle on St Stephen’s Day against Chesterfield FC, and the goalkeeper has not appeared since for Fleetwood.