List of English football transfers winter 2010–11 explained

The 2010–11 winter transfer window for English football transfers opened on 1 January and closed at 23:00 on 31 January 2011. Additionally, players without a club may join at any time, clubs below Premier League level may sign players on loan at any time, and clubs may sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan if they have no registered goalkeeper available. This list includes transfers featuring at least one Premier League or Football League Championship club which were completed after the end of the summer 2010 transfer window and before the end of the 2010–11 winter window.

Transfers

Date	Name	Moving from	Moving to	Fee
				Undisclosed
				Loan^[1]
		Unattached		Free^[2]
				Loan
		Unattached		Free^[3]
				Loan
				Loan
		Unattached		Free
				Loan^[4]
				Loan^[5]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[6]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[7]
				Loan^[8]
				Loan
				Loan^[9]
				Loan^[10]
				Loan^[11]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[12]
		Unattached		Free
				Loan^[13]
		Unattached		Free
		Unattached		Free^[14]
				Loan^[15]
		Unattached		Free^[16]
				Loan
				Loan^[17]
				Loan^[18]
				Loan^[19]
				Loan^[20]
				Loan
				Loan^[21]
				Loan^[22]
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[23]
				Loan^[24]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[25]
				Loan
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan^[26]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[27]
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[28]
				Loan
				Loan
		Unattached		Free^[29]
				Loan^[30]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[31]
				Loan^[32]
				Loan^[33]
				Loan
				Loan^[34]
				Loan
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan^[35]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[36]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[37]
				Loan
				Loan^[38]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[39]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[40]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed^[41]
				Undisclosed
		Unattached		Free
		Unattached		Free
		Major League Soccer (Real Salt Lake)^[42]		Free
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[43]
				£1.2m^[44]
				Undisclosed^[45]
				Free
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed^[46]
				Undisclosed^[47]
				Undisclosed^[48]
				Free^[49]
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan^[50]
				Loan^[51]
				Free^[52]
				Undisclosed^[53]
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed^[54]
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed
				Loan^[55]
				Undisclosed
				Loan^[56]
				Loan^[57]
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan
				£27m^[58]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				£1.5m^[59]
				Loan
				Undisclosed^[60]
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed^[61]
				Loan^[62]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
					Loan
				Loan^[63]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[64]
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed^[65]
				Undisclosed^[66]
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Free
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				£6m^[67]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Free
				£18m^[68]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				£50k
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Free^[69]
				Undisclosed^[70]
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed
				Loan^[71]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[72]
				Loan
				£2.3m^[73]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Free
				Loan
				Loan^[74]
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Free
				Loan
				Loan
				£6m^[75]
				Free^[76]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed^[77]
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed^[78]
				Loan
		Unattached		Free^[79]
				Loan^[80]
		Unattached		Free
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed^[81]
				Loan
				Undisclosed^[82]
				Loan
				Free
				Loan
				Loan^[83]
				Loan
				Free
				Loan^[84]
				Loan
				Loan^[85]
				£6m^[86]
				Undisclosed^[87]
				Loan^[88]
				Free^[89]
				Loan+£1m^[90]
				Free
				Loan
				Undisclosed^[91]
		Unattached		Free
				Loan^[92]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[93]
				Undisclosed
				Undisclosed
				Free
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				£150k
				Free
				Undisclosed^[94]
				Undisclosed
		Unattached		Free
				Loan^[95]
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Undisclosed^[96]
				Loan^[97]
				Loan^[98]
				Loan^[99]
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan
				Undisclosed
				Loan
				Loan
				Loan^[100]
		Unattached		Free^[101]
				Loan^[102]
				Undisclosed
		Unattached		Free^[103]
				Undisclosed
				Loan^[104]
				Undisclosed^[105]
				Loan^[106]
				£23m^[107]
				Loan^[108]
				£4.5m^[109]
				Loan^[110]
				Loan^[111]
				Undisclosed^[112]
				Undisclosed^[113]
				£50m^[114]
				£35m^[115]
				£21.3m^[116]
				Loan^[117]
				Loan^[118]

Notes and references

General

• News: Transfers – September 2010 . BBC Sport . BBC . 30 September 2010 . 30 September 2010 .
• News: Transfers – October 2010 . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 October 2010 . 31 October 2010 .
• News: Transfers – November 2010 . BBC Sport . BBC . 30 November 2010 . 30 November 2010 .
• News: Transfers – December 2010 . BBC Sport . BBC . 30 December 2010 . 30 December 2010 .
• News: Transfers – January 2011 . BBC Sport . BBC . 28 January 2011 . 28 January 2011 .

Specific

Notes and References

1. News: Duo sent out tooting . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 2 September 2010 . 2 September 2010.
2. News: Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson seals Blackpool move . BBC Sport . BBC . 2 September 2010 . 2 September 2010 .
3. News: Aston Villa re-sign keeper Marshall after summer exit . BBC Sport . BBC . 3 September 2010 . 3 September 2010 .
4. News: Exiles loan for Martin John . cardiffcityfc.co.uk . Cardiff City F.C. . 9 September 2010 . 9 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324115820/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2149103%2C00.html . 24 March 2012 .
5. News: Blackburn keeper Jake Kean loaned to Hartlepool United . BBC Sport . BBC . 9 September 2010 . 9 September 2010.
6. News: Smith seals QPR switch . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 9 September 2010 . 9 September 2010.
7. News: O's complete double swoop . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 10 September 2010 . 10 September 2010.
8. News: Tykes swoop for O'Connor . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 10 September 2010 . 10 September 2010.
9. News: This Afternoon's Teams . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329010101/http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10338%7E2150716%2C00.html. Hull City AFC . 11 September 2010 . 10 June 2013 . dead . 29 March 2012.
10. News: Whites bring in Brown . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 11 September 2010 . 11 September 2010.
11. News: Clough seals Kuqi swoop . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 13 September 2010 . 13 September 2010.
12. News: Preston pick up Hume . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 17 September 2010 . 17 September 2010.
13. News: Swans confirm Nouble loan . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 17 September 2010 . 17 September 2010.
14. News: Coventry City sign former Wigan striker Marlon King . BBC Sport . BBC . 20 September 2010 . 20 September 2010.
15. News: Cobblers boss signs up Tozer . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 21 September 2010 . 21 September 2010.
16. News: Blades snap up Wright . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 21 September 2010 . 21 September 2010.
17. News: Spurs youngster Jake Livermore in Ipswich loan switch. BBC Sport . BBC . 23 September 2010 . 23 September 2010.
18. News: Sunderland's George McCartney in Leeds United loan. BBC Sport . BBC . 23 September 2010 . 23 September 2010.
19. News: Cherries snap up Smith . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 23 September 2010 . 23 September 2010.
20. News: Baggies loan teenage striker Chris Wood to Barnsley. BBC Sport . BBC . 23 September 2010 . 23 September 2010.
21. News: Blades bring in de Laet . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 25 September 2010 . 25 September 2010.
22. News: Caulker joins Robins on loan . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 26 September 2010 . 26 September 2010.
23. News: Gateshead sign Sunderland defender Michael Kay . BBC Sport . BBC . 30 September 2010 . 26 January 2012.
24. News: Sheffield United sign Elian Parrino on loan . BBC Sport . BBC . 30 September 2010 . 30 September 2010.
25. News: Rovers loan out Clark . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 9 October 2010 . 9 October 2010.
26. News: Pompey seal Halford deal . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 19 October 2010 . 19 October 2010.
27. News: Rovers bring in Mills . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 20 October 2010 . 20 October 2010.
28. News: Ikeme re-signs for Foxes . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 29 October 2010 . 29 October 2010.
29. News: Hull City sign Liam Rosenior on a free transfer . BBC Sport . BBC . 29 October 2010 . 29 October 2010.
30. News: Dagenham & Redbridge sign Cardiff City's Solomon Taiwo . BBC Sport . BBC . 29 October 2010 . 29 October 2010.
31. News: Iron land N'Guessan on loan . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 12 November 2010 . 12 November 2010.
32. News: Posh draft in Williams . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 12 November 2010 . 12 November 2010.
33. News: Glovers land Blues youngster . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 16 November 2010 . 16 November 2010.
34. News: Potters duo join Preston . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 17 November 2010 . 17 November 2010.
35. News: Millwall sign Jason Puncheon and Calvin Andrew . BBC Sport . BBC . 19 November 2010 . 19 November 2010.
36. News: Downing joins Millers on loan . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 25 November 2010 . 25 November 2010.
37. News: Burnley sign Manchester City striker John Guidetti . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 25 November 2010 . 25 November 2010.
38. News: Preston bring back King . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 25 November 2010 . 25 November 2010.
39. News: Nottingham Forest sign Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey on loan . BBC Sport . BBC . 25 November 2010 . 25 November 2010.
40. News: Bury snap up Everton midfielder James Wallace . BBC Sport . BBC . 25 November 2010 . 25 November 2010.
41. News: United seal keeper deal . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 27 November 2010 . 27 November 2010.
42. In Major League Soccer, all player contracts are owned by the league, not by individual teams.
43. News: Ehmer Joins Yeovil . qpr.co.uk . 1 January 2011 . 2 January 2011.
44. News: Fryatt Joins Hull City . lcfc.com . 1 January 2011 . 2 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110105191355/http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10274~2255412%2C00.html . 5 January 2011 . dead.
45. News: Preston North End seal Iain Hume transfer from Barnsley . BBC Sport . BBC . 1 January 2011 . 2 January 2011.
46. News: Leeds United snap up Andy O'Brien from Bolton Wanderers . BBC Sport . BBC . 1 January 2011 . 2 February 2011 .
47. News: Preston striker Jon Parkin joins Cardiff City . BBC Sport . BBC . 1 January 2011 . 1 January 2011.
48. News: R's Tie Up Smith Loan Deal . qpr.co.uk . 13 September 2010 . 3 January 2011.
49. News: R's Sign Norwegian Star . qpr.co.uk . 30 December 2010 . 3 January 2011.
50. News: Sampdoria confirm Macheda deal . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 3 January 2011 . 3 January 2011.
51. News: Bristol City's Stephen Henderson completes Yeovil loan . BBC Sport . BBC . 4 January 2011 . 4 January 2011.
52. News: Barnsley sign Lincoln defender Kern Miller . BBC Sport . BBC . 4 January 2011 . 4 January 2011.
53. News: Ben Arfa delight at deal . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 5 January 2011 . 5 January 2011.
54. News: Nottingham Forest complete Marcus Tudgay transfer . BBC Sport . BBC . 5 January 2011 . 5 January 2011.
55. News: Miller rejoins Magpies . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 6 January 2011 . 6 January 2011.
56. News: Villa agree Walker deal . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 6 January 2011 . 6 January 2011.
57. News: Gateshead sign Sunderland defender Michael Liddle . BBC Sport . BBC . 6 January 2011 . 26 January 2012.
58. News: Dazzling Dzeko set to shine at Manchester City . BBC Sport . BBC . 8 January 2011 . 7 January 2011.
59. News: Tottenham secure deal for South African Bongani Khumalo . BBC Sport . BBC . 7 January 2011 . 7 January 2011.
60. News: Swansea City sign West Brom striker Luke Moore . BBC Sport . BBC . 7 January 2011 . 7 January 2011.
61. News: Fulham sign Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell . BBC Sport . BBC . 7 January 2011 . 7 January 2011.
62. News: Gateshead sign Newcastle's Tavernier and Edmundsson . BBC Sport . BBC . 7 January 2011 . 26 January 2012.
63. News: Genoa clinch Boselli loan . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 13 January 2011 . 13 January 2011.
64. News: Double loan deal for Preston . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 13 January 2011 . 13 January 2011.
65. News: Lions hunt down hitman Robinson . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 13 January 2011 . 13 January 2011.
66. News: Canaries capture Tierney . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 13 January 2011 . 13 January 2011.
67. News: Aston Villa complete deal for Lyon's Jean Makoun . BBC Sport . BBC . 15 January 2011. 1 February 2011.
68. News: Darren Bent moves to Aston Villa in record deal . BBC Sport . BBC . 18 January 2011 . 1 February 2011.
69. News: Tigers pounce for Belaid . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 20 January 2011 . 20 January 2011.
70. News: Leon Britton completes shock Swansea City return . BBC Sport . BBC . 20 January 2011 . 20 January 2011.
71. News: Well land Leeds striker . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 20 January 2011 . 20 January 2011.
72. News: Tottenham let Andros Townsend join Watford on loan . BBC Sport . BBC . 20 January 2011 . 20 January 2011.
73. News: Bolton Wanderers sign David Wheater from Middlesbrough. BBC Sport . BBC . 20 January 2011 . 2 February 2011.
74. News: Mason signs for Donny again . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 21 January 2011 . 21 January 2011.
75. News: Ryan Babel completes move from Liverpool to Hoffenheim . BBC Sport . BBC . 25 January 2011 . 25 January 2011.
76. News: Sheffield United sign Coventry City's Michael Doyle . BBC Sport . BBC . 25 January 2011 . 25 January 2011.
77. News: West Ham sign Gary O'Neil from Middlesbrough . BBC Sport . BBC . 25 January 2011 . 2 February 2011 .
78. News: Celtic secure Derby County winger Kris Commons . BBC Sport . BBC . 27 January 2011 . 27 January 2011.
79. News: Matt Hill signs full-time Barnsley contract . BBC Sport . BBC . 26 January 2011 . 26 January 2011.
80. News: Watford's Eddie Oshodi joins Rushden & Diamonds . BBC Sport . BBC . 27 January 2011 . 27 January 2011.
81. News: West Ham sign Senegal striker Demba Ba until 2014 . BBC Sport . BBC . 28 January 2011 . 29 January 2011.
82. News: Davies makes Birmingham move. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024055826/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/872095/curtis-davies-makes-birmingham-move-from-aston-v?cc=3436. dead. 24 October 2012. ESPNsoccernet. 28 January 2011. 31 January 2011.
83. News: Scunthorpe United sign Middlesbrough striker Lee Miller. BBC Sport . BBC . 28 January 2011 . 2 February 2011.
84. News: Vela joins West Brom on loan. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024055837/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/872289/arsenal-striker-carlos-vela-joins-west-brom-on-l?cc=3436. dead. 24 October 2012. ESPNsoccernet. 29 January 2011. 31 January 2011.
85. News: Muntari and Sessegnon sign . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024055846/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/872618/sunderland-clinch-loan-of-sulley-muntari?cc=3436. dead. 24 October 2012. ESPNsoccernet. 29 January 2011. 31 January 2011.
86. News: Sunderland sign Stéphane Sessègnon for £6m and Sulley Muntari on loan . The Guardian. 30 January 2011. 31 January 2011.
87. News: Striker John Utaka leaves Portsmouth for Montpellier. BBC Sport . BBC . 29 January 2011 . 3 February 2011.
88. News: Jamie O'Hara joins Wolves . https://archive.today/20130103045942/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/873178/spurs-midfielde-jamie-o'hara-signs-for-wolves?&cc=3436. dead. 3 January 2013. ESPNsoccernet. 30 January 2011. 31 January 2011.
89. News: Rangers sign Healy. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024055958/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/873315/rangers-sign-sunderland-striker-david-healy?cc=3436. dead. 24 October 2012. ESPNsoccernet. 30 January 2011. 31 January 2011.
90. News: West Ham seal signing of Keane . https://archive.today/20130103102025/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/873442/west-ham-claim-loan-signing-of-tottenham's-robbi?cc=3436. dead. 3 January 2013. ESPNsoccernet. 30 January 2011. 31 January 2011.
91. News: Hull's Ian Ashbee joins ex-boss Phil Brown at Preston. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 3 February 2011.
92. News: Andy Reid and James Beattie captured by Blackpool. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 3 February 2011.
93. News: Aston Villa sign US midfielder Michael Bradley on loan . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 1 February 2011.
94. News: Blackburn sign striker Rochina and midfielder Formica . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 1 February 2011 .
95. News: Iron swoop for Joe Garner and Michael Nelson. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 2 February 2011.
96. News: Bayern Munich defender Haas makes Middlesbrough move. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 2 February 2011.
97. News: Newcastle sign Stephen Ireland on loan from Aston Villa . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 1 February 2011.
98. News: Bristol City sign Wolves striker Andy Keogh on loan. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 3 February 2011.
99. News: Nottingham Forest sign Liverpool's Paul Konchesky. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 2 February 2011.
100. News: Tom Flanagan and Luke O'Neill seal Kettering loan deals . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 4 February 2011 .
101. News: Reading sign North American duo . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 4 February 2011 .
102. News: Isaiah Osbourne joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 4 February 2011.
103. News: Leicester City snap up former Portugal keeper Ricardo. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 4 February 2011.
104. News: Aberdeen sign Steven Smith on loan from Norwich . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 4 February 2011 .
105. News: Hull City complete deal for Man Utd's Cameron Stewart . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 2 February 2011 .
106. News: Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge joins Bolton on loan . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 2 February 2011.
107. News: Liverpool land Luis Suarez in £22.7m deal with Ajax . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 1 February 2011.
108. News: England U17 star arrives. liverpoolfc.tv. 31 January 2011. 4 February 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110203033243/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/england-u17-star-arrives. 3 February 2011.
109. News: Stoke striker Tuncay moves to German club Wolfsburg . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 2 February 2011.
110. News: Yeovil take Manchester City's Andrew Tutte on loan. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 3 February 2011.
111. News: Leicester City striker Daniel Uchechi on loan. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 3 February 2011.
112. News: Bristol City sign Scunthorpe winger Martyn Woolford. BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 3 February 2011.
113. News: Middlesbrough sign Merouane Zemmama from Hibernian . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 2 February 2011.
114. News: Torres makes record move from Liverpool to Chelsea . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 1 February 2011.
115. News: Liverpool sign Andy Carroll from Newcastle . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 1 February 2011.
116. News: Chelsea sign David Luiz from Benfica for £21.3m . BBC Sport . BBC . 1 February 2011 . 1 February 2011.
117. News: Eidur Gudjohnsen joins Fulham on loan from Stoke City . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 1 February 2011.
118. News: Preston North End sign Fulham's Eddie Johnson on loan . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 January 2011 . 1 February 2011.