List of English football transfers winter 2002–03


The English football transfer window for winter 2002–03 ran from 1 January 2003 until 1 February 2003, although a few transfers took place prior to that date. Players without a club may join one at any time, either during or in between transfer windows. Clubs below Premier League level may also sign players on loan at any time. If need be, clubs may sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan, if all others are unavailable. The decision to introduce restrictions on the period that clubs could buy and sell players was controversial. Some owners were worried that it could harm clubs with smaller squads that were in financial difficulty, particularly in the wake of the collapse of ITV Digital, which had been funding football league teams. Players who were out of contract before 31 August 2002 were available for transfer, however, under the FIFA regulations.
The winter transfer window, which was introduced for the first time this season, was relatively quiet for the first 30 days, with 107 deals totalling £17.54 million. Jonathan Woodgate's transfer from Leeds United to Newcastle United on 31 January was the most expensive transfer at £9 million. Malcolm Christie, Jamie Clapham, Robbie Fowler, Danny Higginbotham, Mart Poom, David Prutton, Michael Ricketts, Chris Riggott, David Sommeil and Matthew Upson all moved clubs for more than £1 million.

Transfers

Only moves featuring at least one Premier League or First Division club are listed. The list is complete, although sometimes loan spells that were extended are covered as a single transfer.
was a free signing for Everton when he moved from Spanish club Rayo Vallecano in September 2002.
signed for Bury on a free-transfer from Manchester City.
made three separate transfers in this period. He transferred from Portsmouth to Bradford City, had a loan spell at Wigan Athletic and then moved to Brighton & Hove Albion.
made the move from Everton to Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.
made the switch from Bolton Wanderers to Chesterfield on a free transfer.
's youth team to Southend United.
signed for Birmingham City in January from Bordeaux on loan. He made his move permanent in the summer.
left Leeds United to move to relegation-threatened West Ham United for only £100k.
signed for Birmingham City from Arsenal for £3m. He also had a loan spell at Reading in September 2002.
moved from Derby County to Sunderland for £2.5m.
moved from Bolton Wanderers to Middlesbrough in January 2003.
transferred to Birmingham City for £900k.
DateNameMoving fromMoving toFee
4 9 2002Grimsby TownHull CityLoan
4 9 2002 FulhamPreston North EndUndisclosed
5 9 2002York CityBurnleyFree
5 9 2002Birmingham CityQueens Park RangersFree
5 9 2002 Wimbledon IFK GöteborgUndisclosed
5 9 2002ArsenalReadingLoan
6 9 2002 Leicester CityMansfield TownLoan
6 9 2002 UnattachedManchester CityFree
6 9 2002 Everton Rayo VallecanoFree
6 9 2002ReadingOxford UnitedLoan
10 9 2002Grimsby TownWokingFree
10 9 2002 Wollongong WolvesBradford CityFree
10 9 2002 RangersMiddlesbroughFree
11 9 2002Nottingham ForestHalifax TownUndisclosed
12 9 2002Wolverhampton WanderersKidderminster HarriersLoan
12 9 2002Wolverhampton WanderersKidderminster HarriersLoan
12 9 2002LiverpoolBradford CityLoan
13 9 2002SouthamptonMillwallLoan
13 9 2002 Leyton OrientIpswich TownLoan
13 9 2002Birmingham CityStoke CityLoan
13 9 2002SouthamptonBournemouthLoan
13 9 2002 Derby CountyBirmingham CityFree
16 9 2002 Ipswich TownDoncaster RoversLoan
17 9 2002 Nottingham ForestTranmere RoversLoan
17 9 2002 Nottingham ForestCarlisle UnitedLoan
17 9 2002MiddlesbroughChesterfieldLoan
18 9 2002 WimbledonWolverhampton WanderersFree
20 9 2002Birmingham CityWigan AthleticLoan
20 9 2002PortsmouthExeter CityLoan
20 9 2002Birmingham CityPeterborough UnitedLoan
20 9 2002Tottenham HotspurBrighton & Hove AlbionFree
23 9 2002FulhamBlackpoolLoan
23 9 2002FulhamOldham AthleticLoan
24 9 2002Leicester CityMillwallFree
26 9 2002Rotherham UnitedShrewsbury TownLoan
26 9 2002Bolton WanderersChesterfieldLoan
26 9 2002Bolton WanderersNorwich CityLoan
27 9 2002PortsmouthBradford CityFree
27 9 2002Aston VillaSheffield UnitedLoan
27 9 2002Nottingham ForestTranmere RoversLoan
27 9 2002 LiverpoolCoventry CityLoan
27 9 2002 Sheffield UnitedGrimsby TownFree
27 9 2002ReadingTranmere RoversLoan
28 9 2002 BurnleyCrystal PalaceLoan
30 9 2002LiverpoolNorthwich VictoriaLoan
30 9 2002Blackburn RoversCarlisle UnitedLoan
30 9 2002Manchester UnitedNorthwich VictoriaLoan
2 10 2002WatfordYork CityLoan
3 10 2002 AuxerrePortsmouthFree
4 10 2002Wolverhampton WanderersHull CityLoan
4 10 2002Leeds UnitedCarlisle UnitedLoan
4 10 2002 West Ham UnitedCheltenham TownLoan
4 10 2002EvertonCarlisle UnitedLoan
4 10 2002Tottenham HotspurCarlisle UnitedLoan
7 10 2002West Ham UnitedStevenage BoroughFree
9 10 2002Sheffield UnitedScarboroughLoan
9 10 2002Bolton WanderersPlymouth ArgyleLoan
10 10 2002Wolverhampton WanderersKidderminster HarriersLoan
11 10 2002Wolverhampton WanderersTranmere RoversFree
11 10 2002Sheffield UnitedScunthorpe UnitedLoan
11 10 2002Tottenham HotspurKettering TownLoan
11 10 2002Leicester CityShrewsbury TownLoan
11 10 2002Manchester UnitedDoncaster RoversLoan
13 10 2002Aston VillaBournemouthLoan
14 10 2002Leicester CityQueens Park RangersLoan
16 10 2002Nottingham ForestSwansea CityLoan
16 10 2002 BurySheffield UnitedUndisclosed
16 10 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionBristol RoversLoan
17 10 2002 Leicester CityHull City£50k
17 10 2002Rotherham UnitedDoncaster RoversLoan
17 10 2002West Ham UnitedMillwallLoan
17 10 2002 Manchester CityNotts CountyLoan
18 10 2002BournemouthHereford UnitedLoan
18 10 2002Sheffield UnitedLincoln CityLoan
18 10 2002ReadingOxford UnitedLoan
21 10 2002WimbledonBrighton & Hove AlbionLoan
21 10 2002PortsmouthExeter CityLoan
21 10 2002Birmingham CityWigan AthleticFree
21 10 2002PortsmouthExeter CityLoan
21 10 2002Crystal PalaceBrighton & Hove AlbionLoan
22 10 2002West Ham UnitedLeyton OrientLoan
24 10 2002Newcastle UnitedCoventry CityLoan
24 10 2002 LiverpoolCoventry CityLoan
24 10 2002Aston VillaPortsmouthLoan
25 10 2002Crewe AlexandraMansfield TownLoan
25 10 2002Mansfield TownCrewe AlexandraLoan
26 10 2002Bradford CityWigan AthleticLoan
26 10 2002WimbledonCarlisle UnitedLoan
26 10 2002Wolverhampton WanderersTranmere RoversLoan
26 10 2002Nottingham ForestMansfield TownLoan
28 10 2002Crystal PalaceBrentfordFree
29 10 2002 SouthamptonStockport CountyLoan
29 10 2002WatfordYork CityLoan
31 10 2002Preston North EndHartlepool UnitedLoan
31 10 2002FulhamSheffield UnitedLoan
31 10 2002 SunderlandGrimsby TownLoan
1 11 2002MiddlesbroughGrimsby TownLoan
1 11 2002Blackburn RoversCoventry CityLoan
1 11 2002Bolton WanderersScarboroughLoan
1 11 2002SunderlandYork CityLoan
2 11 2002Tottenham HotspurExeter CityLoan
2 11 2002EvertonExeter CityLoan
4 11 2002Rotherham UnitedDoncaster RoversLoan
6 11 2002Blackburn RoversTorquay UnitedLoan
7 11 2002 WimbledonNotts CountyLoan
6 11 2002 Leeds UnitedPlymouth ArgyleLoan
7 11 2002West Bromwich AlbionBristol CityFree
7 11 2002Aston VillaRochdaleLoan
7 11 2002SunderlandBlackpoolLoan
7 11 2002Sheffield UnitedBoston UnitedFree
7 11 2002FulhamQueens Park RangersLoan
8 11 2002Leicester CityNotts CountyLoan
8 11 2002 Leeds UnitedRochdaleLoan
8 11 2002 Bolton WanderersBradford CityLoan
8 11 2002WalsallMansfield TownFree
8 11 2002Leeds UnitedSheffield WednesdayLoan
8 11 2002Leeds UnitedBradford CityLoan
8 11 2002EvertonBlackpoolUndisclosed
8 11 2002Manchester UnitedCrewe AlexandraLoan
8 11 2002Southend UnitedBrighton & Hove AlbionLoan
11 11 2002Birmingham CityNorthampton TownFree
11 11 2002Manchester UnitedDoncaster RoversLoan
11 11 2002Bolton WanderersChesterfieldFree
14 11 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersWalsallLoan
14 11 2002MiddlesbroughSheffield UnitedLoan
15 11 2002Crystal PalaceSheffield United£250k
15 11 2002ArsenalWatfordLoan
15 11 2002 Derby CountySunderlandLoan
16 11 2002EvertonIpswich TownLoan
18 11 2002WalsallKidderminster HarriersLoan
20 11 2002WalsallPlymouth ArgyleLoan
20 11 2002 Leeds UnitedCoventry CityLoan
20 11 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionHull CityLoan
20 11 2002Aston VillaSouthend UnitedFree
21 11 2002 SunderlandScunthorpe UnitedLoan
21 11 2002Sheffield UnitedHalifax TownLoan
21 11 2002Norwich CityPeterborough UnitedFree
21 11 2002 Aston VillaBradford CityLoan
22 11 2002Leeds UnitedCarlisle United£50k
22 11 2002 SunderlandDarlingtonLoan
22 11 2002 Manchester CityBoston UnitedLoan
22 11 2002Blackburn RoversSwansea CityLoan
22 11 2002WimbledonCarlisle UnitedLoan
22 11 2002Manchester CitySwansea CityLoan
27 11 2002Cardiff CitySheffield WednesdayLoan
27 11 2002Birmingham CityBristol RoversFree
27 11 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionChesterfieldLoan
28 11 2002ChelseaWolverhampton WanderersLoan
29 11 2002FulhamYeovil TownLoan
29 11 2002 MiddlesbroughStoke CityLoan
29 11 2002Manchester CityMansfield TownLoan
29 11 2002MiddlesbroughBlackpoolLoan
29 11 2002Bolton WanderersCoventry CityLoan
29 11 2002Ipswich TownBoston UnitedLoan
29 11 2002 Aston VillaDagenham & RedbridgeLoan
29 11 2002Newcastle UnitedDarlingtonLoan
29 11 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionDagenham & RedbridgeLoan
29 11 2002Derby CountyTranmere RoversLoan
29 11 2002Crewe AlexandraBristol RoversFree
29 11 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionExeter CityLoan
29 11 2002Manchester UnitedCoventry CityLoan
3 12 2002Preston North EndHartlepool UnitedLoan
3 12 2002Norwich CityScunthorpe UnitedFree
3 12 2002Aston VillaRochdaleLoan
3 12 2002FulhamNorthampton TownLoan
1 11 2002MiddlesbroughGrimsby TownLoan
4 12 2002 SunderlandGrimsby TownLoan
27 9 2002 Sheffield UnitedGrimsby TownFree
4 12 2002 ParmaBlackburn RoversFree
5 12 2002WimbledonWalsallLoan
5 12 2002Wolverhampton WanderersKidderminster HarriersLoan
6 12 2002Bolton WanderersStoke CityLoan
6 12 2002 ArsenalBrighton & Hove AlbionLoan
6 12 2002SouthamptonStoke CityLoan
6 12 2002ArsenalBrighton & Hove AlbionLoan
6 12 2002Bolton WanderersGillinghamLoan
6 12 2002 LensBirmingham CityLoan
9 12 2002Rotherham UnitedDoncaster RoversFree
9 12 2002Manchester UnitedCrewe AlexandraLoan
10 12 2002WimbledonMansfield TownLoan
10 12 2002MiddlesbroughCarlisle UnitedLoan
11 12 2002 West Ham United Sparta PragueLoan
12 12 2002 Derby CountyPortsmouth£250k
13 12 2002West Ham UnitedSwansea CityLoan
13 12 2002Manchester CityBuryFree
13 12 2002MiddlesbroughSheffield WednesdayLoan
13 12 2002 MiddlesbroughStockport CountyLoan
13 12 2002Crewe AlexandraMacclesfield TownLoan
13 12 2002SouthamptonSheffield WednesdayLoan
13 12 2002Wolverhampton WanderersSheffield WednesdayLoan
13 12 2002GillinghamBristol RoversLoan
13 12 2002ReadingShrewsbury TownLoan
13 12 2002 Leeds UnitedSwansea CityLoan
18 12 2002Ipswich TownWatfordFree
18 12 2002Sheffield UnitedScunthorpe UnitedFree
18 12 2002Preston North EndTranmere RoversLoan
19 12 2002Charlton AthleticReadingFree
19 12 2002Sheffield UnitedHalifax TownLoan
19 12 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionSouthend UnitedLoan
20 12 2002WalsallKidderminster HarriersLoan
20 12 2002WatfordQueens Park RangersLoan
20 12 2002PortsmouthMansfield TownFree
20 12 2002 Bolton WanderersBlackpoolLoan
20 12 2002Preston North EndDarlingtonLoan
20 12 2002Bolton WanderersBlackpoolLoan
20 12 2002Aston VillaPortsmouthFree
23 12 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionBournemouthFree
24 12 2002 WatfordEvertonFree
24 12 2002 SouthamptonBournemouthLoan
24 12 2002Tottenham HotspurSwindon TownLoan
24 12 2002PortsmouthSwindon TownLoan
26 12 2002PortsmouthSheffield WednesdayLoan
26 12 2002Derby CountyBurton AlbionLoan
28 12 2002MiddlesbroughDarlingtonLoan
30 12 2002ChelseaWolverhampton WanderersLoan
30 12 2002Derby CountyTranmere RoversLoan
30 12 2002Manchester UnitedChesterfieldLoan
31 12 2002 LensCrystal PalaceFree
31 12 2002MiddlesbroughCarlisle UnitedLoan
31 12 2002Bolton WanderersCoventry CityFree
31 12 2002 Manchester CityTranmere RoversLoan
31 12 2002 Liverpool DjurgårdenLoan
2 1 2003 BordeauxBirmingham CityLoan
2 1 2003 Columbus CrewEvertonLoan
2 1 2003Bolton WanderersBlackpoolLoan
2 1 2003 Al-AhlyEvertonLoan
3 1 2003 MarseilleManchester CityLoan
3 1 2003Newcastle UnitedSheffield UnitedLoan
3 1 2003Norwich CitySouthend UnitedFree
3 1 2003 ArsenalPortsmouthLoan
3 1 2003 Stirling AlbionEvertonFree
6 1 2003 Maccabi HaifaPortsmouthLoan
6 1 2003 HJKPortsmouthLoan
7 1 2003 CelticPreston North End£130k
8 1 2003 Vélez SársfieldSouthamptonUndisclosed
8 1 2003Leeds UnitedWest Ham United£100k
9 1 2003 Leeds United RomaLoan
9 1 2003Norwich CityWalsallLoan
10 1 2003Aston VillaGrimsby TownLoan
10 1 2003PortsmouthBournemouthLoan
10 1 2003Tottenham HotspurBirmingham City£900k
10 1 2003Ipswich TownBirmingham City£1.3m
10 1 2003 MechelenBurnleyMonthly
10 1 2003 CelticPreston North EndFree
10 1 2003 Derby CountySunderland£2.5m
10 1 2003Leeds UnitedStoke CityLoan
10 1 2003 DundeeCoventry CityLoan
12 1 2003 Liverpool BastiaLoan
13 1 2003ReadingShrewsbury TownLoan
14 1 2003 SunderlandScunthorpe UnitedLoan
13 1 2003 Manchester City SochauxFree
14 1 2003 West Ham United IstresFree
14 1 2003 Sheffield Wednesday HeerenveenFree
15 1 2003Sheffield UnitedHalifax TownLoan
15 1 2003Newcastle United LivingstonLoan
15 1 2003 Birmingham CitySheffield WednesdayFree
15 1 2003Newcastle UnitedLivingstonLoan
15 1 2003MiddlesbroughSheffield UnitedFree
15 1 2003 Derby County BregenzFree
16 1 2003Stockport CountyNorwich City£65k
16 1 2003Sheffield UnitedMansfield TownLoan
16 1 2003Blackburn RoversMacclesfield TownLoan
16 1 2003Coventry CityMiddlesbroughLoan
16 1 2003Birmingham CityBristol CityLoan
17 1 2003FulhamLincoln CityLoan
17 1 2003 Nottingham ForestOxford UnitedLoan
17 1 2003Bradford CityBlackpoolLoan
17 1 2003 Sheffield UnitedWalsallLoan
17 1 2003Coventry CityStoke CityLoan
17 1 2003Birmingham CitySheffield UnitedLoan
17 1 2003Charlton AthleticBrighton & Hove AlbionLoan
17 1 2003 PortsmouthSheffield WednesdayLoan
17 1 2003SunderlandRaith RoversUndisclosed
18 1 2003Manchester CityMansfield TownFree
20 1 2003 Leeds UnitedCrewe AlexandraFree
20 1 2003ArsenalReadingFree
21 1 2003Tottenham HotspurWest Ham UnitedFree
21 1 2003Ipswich TownBoston UnitedFree
21 1 2003 Blackburn RoversCardiff CityLoan
21 1 2003 MarseilleBirmingham CityLoan
22 1 2003 Aston VillaStoke CityLoan
22 1 2003ArsenalBirmingham City£3m
23 1 2003 West Ham United Al-IttihadLoan
23 1 2003Wigan AthleticSheffield UnitedLoan
23 1 2003 Crystal PalaceColchester UnitedLoan
24 1 2003 MarseilleNottingham ForestLoan
24 1 2003Sheffield WednesdayPeterborough UnitedUndisclosed
24 1 2003 SunderlandYork CityLoan
24 1 2003 BaselPreston North EndUndisclosed
24 1 2003 Preston North End HeartsLoan
24 1 2003 BordeauxManchester City£3.5m
24 1 2003ReadingExeter CityLoan
24 1 2003Birmingham CityRotherham UnitedLoan
24 1 2003 Liverpool GalatasarayLoan
27 1 2003 Real BetisAston VillaLoan
27 1 2003Stoke City Partick ThistleUndisclosed
28 1 2003 Bradford City Dundee UnitedLoan
29 1 2003WatfordSwindon TownLoan
29 1 2003 West Ham UnitedChesterfield£50k
29 1 2003 AnderlechtNottingham ForestFree
29 1 2003 Tottenham Hotspur FenerbahçeLoan
30 1 2003 ValenciaBolton WanderersLoan
30 1 2003 ChelseaBorussia MönchengladbachLoan
30 1 2003Leeds UnitedManchester City£6m
30 1 2003 Preston North EndNorwich CityLoan
30 1 2003 Tottenham HotspurSouthend UnitedLoan
30 1 2003Sheffield UnitedBradford CityNon-contract
30 1 2003 Manchester CityOldham AthleticLoan
30 1 2003SunderlandSheffield UnitedLoan
30 1 2003Tottenham HotspurPortsmouthFree
31 1 2003 NantesBolton WanderersLoan
31 1 2003Preston North EndSheffield WednesdayUndisclosed
31 1 2003Wigan AthleticBrighton & Hove AlbionFree
31 1 2003 Real MadridLeeds UnitedLoan
31 1 2003FulhamWest Ham UnitedFree
31 1 2003 Portsmouth DundeeFree
31 1 2003 HibernianNewcastle UnitedFree
31 1 2003Derby CountyMiddlesbrough£3m
31 1 2003ChelseaBournemouthLoan
31 1 2003 Sheffield United RoosendaalFree
31 1 2003 Paris Saint-GermainSunderlandLoan
31 1 2003Newcastle United LivingstonFree
31 1 2003 ArsenalDunfermline AthleticLoan
31 1 2003Derby CountySouthampton£1.5m
31 1 2003 WimbledonNotts CountyFree
31 1 2003 LyonBolton WanderersLoan
31 1 2003 DjurgårdenBolton WanderersUndisclosed
31 1 2003UnattachedBradford CityFree
31 1 2003MiddlesbroughTorinoLoan
31 1 2003Ipswich TownLeyton OrientFree
31 1 2003FulhamSt JohnstoneUndisclosed
31 1 2003Newcastle UnitedMotherwellFree
31 1 2003EvertonEast StirlingshireUndisclosed
31 1 2003Nottingham ForestSouthampton£2.5m
31 1 2003Derby CountyMiddlesbroughLoan
31 1 2003Bolton WanderersMiddlesbrough£3.5m
31 1 2003BurnleyYork CityLoan
31 1 2003Nottingham ForestMotherwellLoan
31 1 2003ArsenalWimbledonLoan
31 1 2003LensArsenalLoan
31 1 2003WimbledonLuton TownLoan
31 1 2003Leeds UnitedNewcastle United£9m