List of Northern Ireland football transfers summer 2017

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This is a list of Northern Irish football transfers for the 2017 Summer Transfer Window.

Contents

Danske Bank Premiership

Ards

Ballinamallard United

Ballymena United

Carrick Rangers

Cliftonville

Coleraine

Crusaders

Dungannon Swifts

Glenavon

Glentoran

Linfield

Warrenpoint

NIFL Championship

NIFL PIL

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