List of English football transfers winter 2002–03
Introduction Robbie Fowler moved from Leeds United to Manchester City in January 2003 for £6 million. This was the second biggest transfer behind Jonathan Woodgate's move from Leeds to Newcastle United.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.Idan Tal was a free signing for Everton when he moved from Spanish club Rayo Vallecano in September 2002.Paul Reid moved for free from Australian club Wollongong Wolves to Bradford City.Canadian international Terry Dunfield signed for Bury on a free-transfer from Manchester City.Goalkeeper Dave Beasant 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.Keith Southern made the move from Everton to Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.Alan O'Hare made the switch from Bolton Wanderers to Chesterfield on a free transfer.Jay Smith moved from Aston Villa's youth team to Southend United.Craig Farrell was a £50k signing for Carlisle United from Leeds United.Christophe Dugarry signed for Birmingham City in January from Bordeaux on loan. He made his move permanent in the summer.Lee Bowyer left Leeds United to move to relegation-threatened West Ham United for only £100k.Matthew Upson signed for Birmingham City from Arsenal for £3m. He also had a loan spell at Reading in September 2002.Estonian goalkeeper Mart Poom moved from Derby County to Sunderland for £2.5m.Michael Ricketts moved from Bolton Wanderers to Middlesbrough in January 2003.Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Stephen Clemence transferred to Birmingham City for £900k. Date  Name  Moving from  Moving to  Fee ''''''    Grimsby Town  Hull City  Loan ''''''     Fulham  Preston North End  Undisclosed ''''''    York City  Burnley  Free ''''''    Birmingham City  Queens Park Rangers  Free ''''''     Wimbledon   IFK Göteborg  Undisclosed ''''''    Arsenal  Reading  Loan ''''''     Leicester City  Mansfield Town  Loan ''''''     Unattached  Manchester City  Free ''''''     Everton   Rayo Vallecano  Free ''''''    Reading  Oxford United  Loan ''''''    Grimsby Town  Woking  Free ''''''      Wollongong Wolves  Bradford City  Free ''''''      Rangers  Middlesbrough  Free ''''''    Nottingham Forest  Halifax Town  Undisclosed ''''''    Wolverhampton Wanderers  Kidderminster Harriers  Loan ''''''    Wolverhampton Wanderers  Kidderminster Harriers  Loan ''''''    Liverpool  Bradford City  Loan ''''''    Southampton  Millwall  Loan ''''''     Leyton Orient  Ipswich Town  Loan ''''''    Birmingham City  Stoke City  Loan ''''''    Southampton  Bournemouth  Loan ''''''     Derby County  Birmingham City  Free ''''''     Ipswich Town  Doncaster Rovers  Loan ''''''     Nottingham Forest  Tranmere Rovers  Loan ''''''     Nottingham Forest  Carlisle United  Loan ''''''    Middlesbrough  Chesterfield Loan ''''''     Wimbledon  Wolverhampton Wanderers  Free ''''''    Birmingham City  Wigan Athletic  Loan ''''''    Portsmouth  Exeter City  Loan ''''''    Birmingham City  Peterborough United  Loan ''''''    Tottenham Hotspur  Brighton & Hove Albion  Free ''''''    Fulham  Blackpool  Loan ''''''    Fulham  Oldham Athletic  Loan ''''''    Leicester City  Millwall  Free ''''''    Rotherham United  Shrewsbury Town  Loan ''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Chesterfield  Loan ''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Norwich City  Loan ''''''    Portsmouth  Bradford City  Free ''''''    Aston Villa  Sheffield United  Loan ''''''    Nottingham Forest  Tranmere Rovers  Loan ''''''     Liverpool  Coventry City  Loan ''''''     Sheffield United  Grimsby Town  Free ''''''    Reading  Tranmere Rovers  Loan ''''''     Burnley  Crystal Palace  Loan ''''''    Liverpool  Northwich Victoria  Loan ''''''    Blackburn Rovers  Carlisle United  Loan ''''''    Manchester United  Northwich Victoria  Loan ''''''    Watford  York City  Loan ''''''      Auxerre  Portsmouth  Free ''''''    Wolverhampton Wanderers  Hull City  Loan ''''''    Leeds United  Carlisle United  Loan ''''''     West Ham United  Cheltenham Town  Loan ''''''    Everton  Carlisle United  Loan ''''''    Tottenham Hotspur  Carlisle United  Loan ''''''    West Ham United  Stevenage Borough  Free ''''''    Sheffield United  Scarborough  Loan ''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Plymouth Argyle  Loan ''''''    Wolverhampton Wanderers  Kidderminster Harriers  Loan ''''''    Wolverhampton Wanderers  Tranmere Rovers  Free ''''''    Sheffield United  Scunthorpe United  Loan ''''''    Tottenham Hotspur  Kettering Town  Loan ''''''    Leicester City  Shrewsbury Town  Loan ''''''    Manchester United  Doncaster Rovers  Loan ''''''    Aston Villa  Bournemouth  Loan ''''''    Leicester City  Queens Park Rangers  Loan ''''''    Nottingham Forest  Swansea City  Loan ''''''     Bury  Sheffield United Undisclosed ''''''    Brighton & Hove Albion  Bristol Rovers  Loan ''''''     Leicester City  Hull City  £50k ''''''    Rotherham United  Doncaster Rovers  Loan ''''''    West Ham United  Millwall  Loan ''''''     Manchester City  Notts County  Loan ''''''    Bournemouth  Hereford United  Loan ''''''    Sheffield United  Lincoln City  Loan ''''''    Reading  Oxford United  Loan ''''''    Wimbledon  Brighton & Hove Albion  Loan ''''''    Portsmouth  Exeter City  Loan ''''''    Birmingham City  Wigan Athletic  Free ''''''    Portsmouth  Exeter City  Loan ''''''    Crystal Palace  Brighton & Hove Albion  Loan ''''''    West Ham United  Leyton Orient  Loan ''''''    Newcastle United  Coventry City  Loan ''''''     Liverpool  Coventry City  Loan ''''''    Aston Villa  Portsmouth  Loan ''''''    Crewe Alexandra  Mansfield Town  Loan ''''''    Mansfield Town  Crewe Alexandra  Loan ''''''    Bradford City  Wigan Athletic  Loan ''''''    Wimbledon  Carlisle United  Loan ''''''    Wolverhampton Wanderers  Tranmere Rovers  Loan ''''''   Nottingham Forest  Mansfield Town  Loan ''''''    Crystal Palace  Brentford  Free ''''''     Southampton  Stockport County  Loan ''''''    Watford  York City  Loan ''''''    Preston North End  Hartlepool United  Loan ''''''   Fulham  Sheffield United  Loan ''''''     Sunderland  Grimsby Town  Loan ''''''    Middlesbrough  Grimsby Town  Loan ''''''    Blackburn Rovers  Coventry City  Loan ''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Scarborough  Loan ''''''    Sunderland  York City  Loan ''''''    Tottenham Hotspur  Exeter City  Loan ''''''    Everton  Exeter City  Loan ''''''    Rotherham United  Doncaster Rovers  Loan ''''''    Blackburn Rovers  Torquay United  Loan''''''     Wimbledon  Notts County  Loan ''''''     Leeds United  Plymouth Argyle  Loan ''''''    West Bromwich Albion  Bristol City  Free ''''''    Aston Villa  Rochdale  Loan ''''''    Sunderland  Blackpool  Loan ''''''    Sheffield United  Boston United  Free ''''''    Fulham  Queens Park Rangers  Loan ''''''    Leicester City  Notts County  Loan ''''''     Leeds United  Rochdale Loan ''''''     Bolton Wanderers  Bradford City  Loan ''''''    Walsall  Mansfield Town  Free ''''''    Leeds United  Sheffield Wednesday  Loan ''''''    Leeds United  Bradford City  Loan ''''''    Everton  Blackpool  Undisclosed ''''''    Manchester United  Crewe Alexandra  Loan ''''''    Southend United  Brighton & Hove Albion  Loan  ''''''    Birmingham City  Northampton Town  Free ''''''    Manchester United  Doncaster Rovers  Loan ''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Chesterfield  Free ''''''     Wolverhampton Wanderers  Walsall  Loan ''''''    Middlesbrough  Sheffield United  Loan ''''''    Crystal Palace  Sheffield United  £250k ''''''    Arsenal  Watford  Loan ''''''     Derby County  Sunderland  Loan ''''''    Everton  Ipswich Town  Loan ''''''    Walsall  Kidderminster Harriers  Loan ''''''    Walsall  Plymouth Argyle  Loan ''''''     Leeds United  Coventry City  Loan ''''''    Brighton & Hove Albion  Hull City  Loan ''''''    Aston Villa  Southend United  Free ''''''     Sunderland  Scunthorpe United  Loan ''''''    Sheffield United  Halifax Town  Loan ''''''    Norwich City  Peterborough United  Free ''''''     Aston Villa  Bradford City  Loan ''''''    Leeds United  Carlisle United  £50k ''''''     Sunderland  Darlington  Loan ''''''     Manchester City  Boston United  Loan ''''''    Blackburn Rovers  Swansea City  Loan ''''''    Wimbledon  Carlisle United  Loan ''''''    Manchester City  Swansea City  Loan ''''''    Cardiff City  Sheffield Wednesday  Loan ''''''    Birmingham City  Bristol Rovers  Free ''''''    Brighton & Hove Albion  Chesterfield  Loan ''''''    Chelsea  Wolverhampton Wanderers  Loan ''''''    Fulham  Yeovil Town  Loan ''''''     Middlesbrough  Stoke City  Loan ''''''    Manchester City  Mansfield Town  Loan ''''''    Middlesbrough  Blackpool  Loan ''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Coventry City  Loan ''''''    Ipswich Town  Boston United  Loan ''''''     Aston Villa  Dagenham & Redbridge  Loan ''''''    Newcastle United  Darlington  Loan ''''''    Brighton & Hove Albion  Dagenham & Redbridge  Loan ''''''    Derby County  Tranmere Rovers  Loan ''''''    Crewe Alexandra  Bristol Rovers  Free ''''''    Brighton & Hove Albion  Exeter City  Loan ''''''    Manchester United  Coventry City  Loan ''''''    Preston North End  Hartlepool United  Loan''''''    Norwich City  Scunthorpe United  Free ''''''    Aston Villa  Rochdale  Loan''''''    Fulham  Northampton Town  Loan ''''''    Middlesbrough  Grimsby Town  Loan ''''''     Sunderland  Grimsby Town  Loan ''''''     Sheffield United  Grimsby Town  Free''''''      Parma  Blackburn Rovers  Free''''''    Wimbledon  Walsall  Loan''''''    Wolverhampton Wanderers  Kidderminster Harriers  Loan''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Stoke City  Loan''''''     Arsenal  Brighton & Hove Albion  Loan''''''    Southampton  Stoke City  Loan''''''    Arsenal  Brighton & Hove Albion  Loan''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Gillingham  Loan''''''      Lens  Birmingham City  Loan''''''    Rotherham United  Doncaster Rovers  Free''''''    Manchester United  Crewe Alexandra  Loan''''''    Wimbledon  Mansfield Town  Loan''''''    Middlesbrough  Carlisle United  Loan''''''     West Ham United   Sparta Prague  Loan''''''     Derby County  Portsmouth  £250k''''''    West Ham United  Swansea City  Loan''''''    Manchester City  Bury  Free''''''    Middlesbrough  Sheffield Wednesday  Loan''''''     Middlesbrough  Stockport County  Loan''''''    Crewe Alexandra  Macclesfield Town  Loan''''''    Southampton  Sheffield Wednesday  Loan''''''    Wolverhampton Wanderers  Sheffield Wednesday  Loan''''''    Gillingham  Bristol Rovers  Loan''''''    Reading  Shrewsbury Town  Loan''''''     Leeds United  Swansea City  Loan''''''    Ipswich Town  Watford  Free''''''    Sheffield United  Scunthorpe United  Free''''''    Preston North End  Tranmere Rovers  Loan''''''    Charlton Athletic  Reading  Free ''''''    Sheffield United  Halifax Town  Loan''''''    Brighton & Hove Albion  Southend United  Loan''''''    Walsall  Kidderminster Harriers  Loan''''''    Watford  Queens Park Rangers  Loan''''''    Portsmouth  Mansfield Town  Free''''''     Bolton Wanderers  Blackpool  Loan''''''    Preston North End  Darlington  Loan''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Blackpool  Loan''''''    Aston Villa  Portsmouth  Free''''''    Brighton & Hove Albion  Bournemouth  Free''''''     Watford  Everton  Free''''''     Southampton  Bournemouth  Loan''''''    Tottenham Hotspur  Swindon Town  Loan''''''    Portsmouth  Swindon Town  Loan''''''    Portsmouth  Sheffield Wednesday  Loan''''''    Derby County  Burton Albion  Loan''''''    Middlesbrough  Darlington  Loan ''''''    Chelsea  Wolverhampton Wanderers  Loan ''''''    Derby County  Tranmere Rovers  Loan''''''    Manchester United  Chesterfield  Loan''''''      Lens  Crystal Palace  Free''''''    Middlesbrough  Carlisle United  Loan''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Coventry City  Free''''''     Manchester City  Tranmere Rovers  Loan''''''     Liverpool   Djurgården  Loan''''''      Bordeaux  Birmingham City  Loan''''''      Columbus Crew  Everton  Loan''''''    Bolton Wanderers  Blackpool  Loan''''''      Al-Ahly  Everton  Loan''''''      Marseille  Manchester City  Loan''''''    Newcastle United  Sheffield United  Loan''''''    Norwich City  Southend United  Free''''''     Arsenal  Portsmouth  Loan''''''      Stirling Albion  Everton  Free''''''      Maccabi Haifa  Portsmouth  Loan''''''      HJK  Portsmouth  Loan''''''      Celtic  Preston North End  £130k''''''      Vélez Sársfield  Southampton  Undisclosed''''''    Leeds United  West Ham United  £100k''''''     Leeds United   Roma  Loan''''''    Norwich City  Walsall  Loan''''''    Aston Villa  Grimsby Town  Loan''''''    Portsmouth  Bournemouth  Loan ''''''    Tottenham Hotspur  Birmingham City  £900k''''''    Ipswich Town  Birmingham City  £1.3m''''''      Mechelen  Burnley  Monthly''''''      Celtic  Preston North End  Free''''''     Derby County  Sunderland  £2.5m''''''    Leeds United  Stoke City  Loan''''''      Dundee  Coventry City  Loan''''''     Liverpool   Bastia  Loan''''''    Reading  Shrewsbury Town  Loan ''''''     Sunderland  Scunthorpe United  Loan ''''''     Manchester City   Sochaux  Free''''''     West Ham United   Istres  Free''''''     Sheffield Wednesday   Heerenveen  Free ''''''    Sheffield United  Halifax Town  Loan''''''    Newcastle United   Livingston  Loan''''''     Birmingham City  Sheffield Wednesday  Free''''''    Newcastle United  Livingston  Loan''''''    Middlesbrough  Sheffield United  Free''''''     Derby County   Bregenz  Free''''''    Stockport County  Norwich City  £65k''''''    Sheffield United  Mansfield Town  Loan''''''    Blackburn Rovers  Macclesfield Town  Loan''''''    Coventry City  Middlesbrough  Loan''''''    Birmingham City  Bristol City  Loan''''''    Fulham  Lincoln City  Loan''''''     Nottingham Forest  Oxford United  Loan''''''    Bradford City  Blackpool  Loan''''''     Sheffield United  Walsall  Loan''''''    Coventry City  Stoke City  Loan''''''    Birmingham City  Sheffield United  Loan''''''    Charlton Athletic  Brighton & Hove Albion  Loan''''''     Portsmouth  Sheffield Wednesday  Loan''''''    Sunderland  Raith Rovers  Undisclosed''''''    Manchester City  Mansfield Town  Free''''''     Leeds United  Crewe Alexandra  Free''''''    Arsenal  Reading  Free''''''    Tottenham Hotspur  West Ham United  Free''''''    Ipswich Town  Boston United  Free''''''     Blackburn Rovers  Cardiff City  Loan''''''      Marseille  Birmingham City  Loan''''''     Aston Villa  Stoke City  Loan''''''    Arsenal  Birmingham City  £3m''''''     West Ham United   Al-Ittihad  Loan''''''    Wigan Athletic  Sheffield United  Loan''''''     Crystal Palace  Colchester United  Loan''''''      Marseille  Nottingham Forest  Loan''''''    Sheffield Wednesday  Peterborough United  Undisclosed''''''     Sunderland  York City  Loan''''''      Basel  Preston North End  Undisclosed''''''     Preston North End   Hearts  Loan''''''      Bordeaux  Manchester City  £3.5m''''''    Reading  Exeter City  Loan''''''    Birmingham City  Rotherham United  Loan''''''     Liverpool   Galatasaray  Loan''''''      Real Betis  Aston Villa  Loan''''''    Stoke City   Partick Thistle  Undisclosed''''''     Bradford City   Dundee United  Loan''''''    Watford  Swindon Town  Loan''''''     West Ham United  Chesterfield  £50k''''''      Anderlecht  Nottingham Forest  Free''''''     Tottenham Hotspur   Fenerbahçe  Loan''''''      Valencia  Bolton Wanderers  Loan''''''     Chelsea  Borussia Mönchengladbach  Loan''''''    Leeds United  Manchester City  £6m''''''     Preston North End  Norwich City  Loan''''''     Tottenham Hotspur  Southend United  Loan''''''    Sheffield United  Bradford City  Non-contract''''''     Manchester City  Oldham Athletic  Loan''''''    Sunderland  Sheffield United  Loan''''''    Tottenham Hotspur  Portsmouth  Free''''''      Nantes  Bolton Wanderers  Loan''''''    Preston North End  Sheffield Wednesday  Undisclosed''''''    Wigan Athletic  Brighton & Hove Albion  Free''''''      Real Madrid  Leeds United  Loan''''''    Fulham  West Ham United  Free''''''     Portsmouth   Dundee  Free''''''     Hibernian  Newcastle United  Free''''''    Derby County  Middlesbrough  £3m''''''    Chelsea  Bournemouth  Loan''''''     Sheffield United   Roosendaal  Free''''''      Paris Saint-Germain  Sunderland  Loan''''''    Newcastle United   Livingston  Free''''''     Arsenal  Dunfermline Athletic  Loan''''''    Derby County  Southampton  £1.5m''''''     Wimbledon  Notts County  Free''''''      Lyon  Bolton Wanderers  Loan''''''      Djurgården  Bolton Wanderers  Undisclosed''''''    Unattached  Bradford City  Free''''''    Middlesbrough  Torino  Loan''''''    Ipswich Town  Leyton Orient  Free''''''    Fulham  St Johnstone  Undisclosed''''''    Newcastle United  Motherwell  Free''''''    Everton  East Stirlingshire  Undisclosed''''''    Nottingham Forest  Southampton  £2.5m''''''    Derby County  Middlesbrough  Loan''''''   Bolton Wanderers  Middlesbrough  £3.5m''''''    Burnley  York City  Loan''''''    Nottingham Forest  Motherwell  Loan''''''    Arsenal  Wimbledon  Loan''''''    Lens  Arsenal  Loan''''''    Wimbledon  Luton Town  Loan''''''    Leeds United  Newcastle United  £9m
Notes * Christie and Riggott joined Middlesbrough in a combined deal worth £5 million. Christie signed for Middlesbrough immediately, while Riggott initially joined on loan before making a permanent move. * Charvet left Manchester City by mutual consent in October 2002.He signed for Sochaux in January.
References '''General'''*****'''Specific'''
External links * Telegraph transfer list - 4 February, John Ley* BBC article on Harry Redknapp's spending