# 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.
| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Fee |
| 4 September 2002 | Phil Jevons | Grimsby Town | Hull City | Loan |
| 4 September 2002 | Eddie Lewis | Fulham | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 5 September 2002 | Marlon Beresford | York City | Burnley | Free |
| 5 September 2002 | Paul Furlong | Birmingham City | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
| 5 September 2002 | Håkan Mild | Wimbledon | IFK Göteborg | Undisclosed |
| 5 September 2002 | Matthew Upson | Arsenal | Reading | Loan |
| 6 September 2002 | Damien Delaney | Leicester City | Mansfield Town | Loan |
| 6 September 2002 | Kasper Schmeichel | Unattached | Manchester City | Free |
| 6 September 2002 | Idan Tal | Everton | Rayo Vallecano | Free |
| 6 September 2002 | Adi Viveash | Reading | Oxford United | Loan |
| 10 September 2002 | Wayne Burnett | Grimsby Town | Woking | Free |
| 10 September 2002 | Paul Reid | Wollongong Wolves | Bradford City | Free |
| 10 September 2002 | Tony Vidmar | Rangers | Middlesbrough | Free |
| 11 September 2002 | Niall Hudson | Nottingham Forest | Halifax Town | Undisclosed |
| 12 September 2002 | Mark Clyde | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kidderminster Harriers | Loan |
| 12 September 2002 | John Melligan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kidderminster Harriers | Loan |
| 12 September 2002 | Stephen Warnock | Liverpool | Bradford City | Loan |
| 13 September 2002 | Kevin Davies | Southampton | Millwall | Loan |
| 13 September 2002 | Justin Miller | Leyton Orient | Ipswich Town | Loan |
| 13 September 2002 | Tommy Mooney | Birmingham City | Stoke City | Loan |
| 13 September 2002 | Neil Moss | Southampton | Bournemouth | Loan |
| 13 September 2002 | Darryl Powell | Derby County | Birmingham City | Free |
| 16 September 2002 | Erdem Artun | Ipswich Town | Doncaster Rovers | Loan |
| 17 September 2002 | Chris Edwards | Nottingham Forest | Tranmere Rovers | Loan |
| 17 September 2002 | David Freeman | Nottingham Forest | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 17 September 2002 | Mark Hudson | Middlesbrough | Chesterfield | Loan |
| 18 September 2002 | Ian Feuer | Wimbledon | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free |
| 20 September 2002 | Nicky Eaden | Birmingham City | Wigan Athletic | Loan |
| 20 September 2002 | Scott Hiley | Portsmouth | Exeter City | Loan |
| 20 September 2002 | Graham Hyde | Birmingham City | Peterborough United | Loan |
| 20 September 2002 | John Piercy | Tottenham Hotspur | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free |
| 23 September 2002 | Sean Doherty | Fulham | Blackpool | Loan |
| 23 September 2002 | Mark Hudson | Fulham | Oldham Athletic | Loan |
| 24 September 2002 | Dennis Wise | Leicester City | Millwall | Free |
| 26 September 2002 | David Artell | Rotherham United | Shrewsbury Town | Loan |
| 26 September 2002 | Alan O'Hare | Bolton Wanderers | Chesterfield | Loan |
| 26 September 2002 | Nicky Southall | Bolton Wanderers | Norwich City | Loan |
| 27 September 2002 | Dave Beasant | Portsmouth | Bradford City | Free |
| 27 September 2002 | Michael Boulding | Aston Villa | Sheffield United | Loan |
| 27 September 2002 | Gary Jones | Nottingham Forest | Tranmere Rovers | Loan |
| 27 September 2002 | Ritchie Partridge | Liverpool | Coventry City | Loan |
| 27 September 2002 | Georges Santos | Sheffield United | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 27 September 2002 | Phil Whitehead | Reading | Tranmere Rovers | Loan |
| 28 September 2002 | Nikolaos Michopoulos | Burnley | Crystal Palace | Loan |
| 30 September 2002 | Matthew Parry | Liverpool | Northwich Victoria | Loan |
| 30 September 2002 | Michael Taylor | Blackburn Rovers | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 30 September 2002 | Paul Teather | Manchester United | Northwich Victoria | Loan |
| 2 October 2002 | Lee Cook | Watford | York City | Loan |
| 3 October 2002 | Lassina Diabaté | Auxerre | Portsmouth | Free |
| 4 October 2002 | Michael Branch | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hull City | Loan |
| 4 October 2002 | Craig Farrell | Leeds United | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 4 October 2002 | Grant McCann | West Ham United | Cheltenham Town | Loan |
| 4 October 2002 | Leon Osman | Everton | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 4 October 2002 | John Sutton | Tottenham Hotspur | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 7 October 2002 | Louis Riddle | West Ham United | Stevenage Borough | Free |
| 9 October 2002 | Colin Cryan | Sheffield United | Scarborough | Loan |
| 9 October 2002 | David Norris | Bolton Wanderers | Plymouth Argyle | Loan |
| 10 October 2002 | Kenny Coleman | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kidderminster Harriers | Loan |
| 11 October 2002 | Sean Connelly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tranmere Rovers | Free |
| 11 October 2002 | Lee Featherstone | Sheffield United | Scunthorpe United | Loan |
| 11 October 2002 | Gavin Kelly | Tottenham Hotspur | Kettering Town | Loan |
| 11 October 2002 | Alex Mortimer | Leicester City | Shrewsbury Town | Loan |
| 11 October 2002 | Ben Muirhead | Manchester United | Doncaster Rovers | Loan |
| 13 October 2002 | Liam Ridgewell | Aston Villa | Bournemouth | Loan |
| 14 October 2002 | Simon Royce | Leicester City | Queens Park Rangers | Loan |
| 16 October 2002 | Brian Cash | Nottingham Forest | Swansea City | Loan |
| 16 October 2002 | Paddy Kenny | Bury | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |
| 16 October 2002 | David Lee | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bristol Rovers | Loan |
| 17 October 2002 | Damien Delaney | Leicester City | Hull City | £50k |
| 17 October 2002 | Danny Hudson | Rotherham United | Doncaster Rovers | Loan |
| 17 October 2002 | Glen Johnson | West Ham United | Millwall | Loan |
| 17 October 2002 | Jeff Whitley | Manchester City | Notts County | Loan |
| 18 October 2002 | Chukki Eribenne | Bournemouth | Hereford United | Loan |
| 18 October 2002 | Tyrone Thompson | Sheffield United | Lincoln City | Loan |
| 18 October 2002 | Adi Viveash | Reading | Oxford United | Loan |
| 21 October 2002 | Dean Blackwell | Wimbledon | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| 21 October 2002 | Lewis Buxton | Portsmouth | Exeter City | Loan |
| 21 October 2002 | Nicky Eaden | Birmingham City | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 21 October 2002 | Carl Pettefer | Portsmouth | Exeter City | Loan |
| 21 October 2002 | Simon Rodger | Crystal Palace | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| 22 October 2002 | Izzy Iriekpen | West Ham United | Leyton Orient | Loan |
| 24 October 2002 | Brian Kerr | Newcastle United | Coventry City | Loan |
| 24 October 2002 | Ritchie Partridge | Liverpool | Coventry City | Loan |
| 24 October 2002 | Steve Stone | Aston Villa | Portsmouth | Loan |
| 25 October 2002 | Colin Little | Crewe Alexandra | Mansfield Town | Loan |
| 25 October 2002 | Andy White | Mansfield Town | Crewe Alexandra | Loan |
| 26 October 2002 | Dave Beasant | Bradford City | Wigan Athletic | Loan |
| 26 October 2002 | Des Byrne | Wimbledon | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 26 October 2002 | Adam Proudlock | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tranmere Rovers | Loan |
| 26 October 2002 | Tony Vaughan | Nottingham Forest | Mansfield Town | Loan |
| 28 October 2002 | Andy Frampton | Crystal Palace | Brentford | Free |
| 29 October 2002 | Alan Blayney | Southampton | Stockport County | Loan |
| 29 October 2002 | Lee Cook | Watford | York City | Loan |
| 31 October 2002 | Brian Barry-Murphy | Preston North End | Hartlepool United | Loan |
| 31 October 2002 | Jon Harley | Fulham | Sheffield United | Loan |
| 31 October 2002 | John Oster | Sunderland | Grimsby Town | Loan |
| 1 November 2002 | Jason Gavin | Middlesbrough | Grimsby Town | Loan |
| 1 November 2002 | Craig Hignett | Blackburn Rovers | Coventry City | Loan |
| 1 November 2002 | David Holdsworth | Bolton Wanderers | Scarborough | Loan |
| 1 November 2002 | Michael Reddy | Sunderland | York City | Loan |
| 2 November 2002 | Lee Barnard | Tottenham Hotspur | Exeter City | Loan |
| 2 November 2002 | George Pilkington | Everton | Exeter City | Loan |
| 4 November 2002 | Danny Hudson | Rotherham United | Doncaster Rovers | Loan |
| 6 November 2002 | Darren Dunning | Blackburn Rovers | Torquay United | Loan |
| 7 November 2002 | Duncan Jupp | Wimbledon | Notts County | Loan |
| 6 November 2002 | Danny Milosevic | Leeds United | Plymouth Argyle | Loan |
| 7 November 2002 | Tony Butler | West Bromwich Albion | Bristol City | Free |
| 7 November 2002 | Gavin Melaugh | Aston Villa | Rochdale | Loan |
| 7 November 2002 | Sean Thornton | Sunderland | Blackpool | Loan |
| 7 November 2002 | Lee Thompson | Sheffield United | Boston United | Free |
| 7 November 2002 | Calum Willock | Fulham | Queens Park Rangers | Loan |
| 8 November 2002 | Jonathan Ashton | Leicester City | Notts County | Loan |
| 8 November 2002 | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | Leeds United | Rochdale | Loan |
| 8 November 2002 | Delroy Facey | Bolton Wanderers | Bradford City | Loan |
| 8 November 2002 | Matthew Gadsby | Walsall | Mansfield Town | Free |
| 8 November 2002 | Dominique Krief | Leeds United | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
| 8 November 2002 | Harpal Singh | Leeds United | Bradford City | Loan |
| 8 November 2002 | Keith Southern | Everton | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 8 November 2002 | Paul Tierney | Manchester United | Crewe Alexandra | Loan |
| 8 November 2002 | Daniel Webb | Southend United | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| 11 November 2002 | Jerry Gill | Birmingham City | Northampton Town | Free |
| 11 November 2002 | Ben Muirhead | Manchester United | Doncaster Rovers | Loan |
| 11 November 2002 | Alan O'Hare | Bolton Wanderers | Chesterfield | Free |
| 14 November 2002 | Ludovic Pollet | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Walsall | Loan |
| 14 November 2002 | Dean Windass | Middlesbrough | Sheffield United | Loan |
| 15 November 2002 | Steve Kabba | Crystal Palace | Sheffield United | £250k |
| 15 November 2002 | Jermaine Pennant | Arsenal | Watford | Loan |
| 15 November 2002 | Mart Poom | Derby County | Sunderland | Loan |
| 16 November 2002 | Paul Gerrard | Everton | Ipswich Town | Loan |
| 18 November 2002 | Andy Bishop | Walsall | Kidderminster Harriers | Loan |
| 20 November 2002 | Tony Barras | Walsall | Plymouth Argyle | Loan |
| 20 November 2002 | Jamie McMaster | Leeds United | Coventry City | Loan |
| 20 November 2002 | Steve Melton | Brighton & Hove Albion | Hull City | Loan |
| 20 November 2002 | Jay Smith | Aston Villa | Southend United | Free |
| 21 November 2002 | Cliff Byrne | Sunderland | Scunthorpe United | Loan |
| 21 November 2002 | Lewis Killeen | Sheffield United | Halifax Town | Loan |
| 21 November 2002 | Brian McGovern | Norwich City | Peterborough United | Free |
| 21 November 2002 | Boaz Myhill | Aston Villa | Bradford City | Loan |
| 22 November 2002 | Craig Farrell | Leeds United | Carlisle United | £50k |
| 22 November 2002 | Michael Ingham | Sunderland | Darlington | Loan |
| 22 November 2002 | Patrick McCarthy | Manchester City | Boston United | Loan |
| 22 November 2002 | Marc Richards | Blackburn Rovers | Swansea City | Loan |
| 22 November 2002 | Paul Robinson | Wimbledon | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 22 November 2002 | Alan Tate | Manchester City | Swansea City | Loan |
| 27 November 2002 | Ryan Green | Cardiff City | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
| 27 November 2002 | Graham Hyde | Birmingham City | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| 27 November 2002 | Shaun Wilkinson | Brighton & Hove Albion | Chesterfield | Loan |
| 28 November 2002 | Carlton Cole | Chelsea | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Jimmy Aggrey | Fulham | Yeovil Town | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Mark Crossley | Middlesbrough | Stoke City | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Rhys Day | Manchester City | Mansfield Town | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Phil Gulliver | Middlesbrough | Blackpool | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Dean Holdsworth | Bolton Wanderers | Coventry City | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Richard Logan | Ipswich Town | Boston United | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | John McGrath | Aston Villa | Dagenham & Redbridge | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Richard Offiong | Newcastle United | Darlington | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Geoff Pitcher | Brighton & Hove Albion | Dagenham & Redbridge | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Marvin Robinson | Derby County | Tranmere Rovers | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Kevin Street | Crewe Alexandra | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| 29 November 2002 | Adam Virgo | Brighton & Hove Albion | Exeter City | Loan |
| 29 November 2002 | Ben Williams | Manchester United | Coventry City | Loan |
| 3 December 2002 | Brian Barry-Murphy | Preston North End | Hartlepool United | Loan |
| 3 December 2002 | Paul Hayes | Norwich City | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 3 December 2002 | Gavin Melaugh | Aston Villa | Rochdale | Loan |
| 3 December 2002 | Glyn Thompson | Fulham | Northampton Town | Loan |
| 1 November 2002 | Jason Gavin | Middlesbrough | Grimsby Town | Loan |
| 4 December 2002 | John Oster | Sunderland | Grimsby Town | Loan |
| 27 September 2002 | Georges Santos | Sheffield United | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 4 December 2002 | Hakan Şükür | Parma | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 5 December 2002 | Gareth Ainsworth | Wimbledon | Walsall | Loan |
| 5 December 2002 | John Melligan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kidderminster Harriers | Loan |
| 6 December 2002 | Steve Banks | Bolton Wanderers | Stoke City | Loan |
| 6 December 2002 | Graham Barrett | Arsenal | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| 6 December 2002 | Marcus Hall | Southampton | Stoke City | Loan |
| 6 December 2002 | Steve Sidwell | Arsenal | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| 6 December 2002 | Nicky Southall | Bolton Wanderers | Gillingham | Loan |
| 6 December 2002 | Ferdinand Coly | Lens | Birmingham City | Loan |
| 9 December 2002 | Chris Beech | Rotherham United | Doncaster Rovers | Free |
| 9 December 2002 | Paul Tierney | Manchester United | Crewe Alexandra | Loan |
| 10 December 2002 | Adam Eaton | Wimbledon | Mansfield Town | Loan |
| 10 December 2002 | Mark Hudson | Middlesbrough | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 11 December 2002 | Vladimir Labant | West Ham United | Sparta Prague | Loan |
| 12 December 2002 | Deon Burton | Derby County | Portsmouth | £250k |
| 13 December 2002 | Leon Britton | West Ham United | Swansea City | Loan |
| 13 December 2002 | Terry Dunfield | Manchester City | Bury | Free |
| 13 December 2002 | Allan Johnston | Middlesbrough | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
| 13 December 2002 | Brad Jones | Middlesbrough | Stockport County | Loan |
| 13 December 2002 | Colin Little | Crewe Alexandra | Macclesfield Town | Loan |
| 13 December 2002 | Garry Monk | Southampton | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
| 13 December 2002 | Adam Proudlock | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
| 13 December 2002 | Richard Rose | Gillingham | Bristol Rovers | Loan |
| 13 December 2002 | Alex Smith | Reading | Shrewsbury Town | Loan |
| 13 December 2002 | Craig Stiens | Leeds United | Swansea City | Loan |
| 18 December 2002 | Wayne Brown | Ipswich Town | Watford | Free |
| 18 December 2002 | Lee Featherstone | Sheffield United | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 18 December 2002 | Michael Jackson | Preston North End | Tranmere Rovers | Loan |
| 19 December 2002 | Steve Brown | Charlton Athletic | Reading | Free |
| 19 December 2002 | Lewis Killeen | Sheffield United | Halifax Town | Loan |
| 19 December 2002 | Daniel Martin | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southend United | Loan |
| 20 December 2002 | Andy Bishop | Walsall | Kidderminster Harriers | Loan |
| 20 December 2002 | Lee Cook | Watford | Queens Park Rangers | Loan |
| 20 December 2002 | Tom Curtis | Portsmouth | Mansfield Town | Free |
| 20 December 2002 | Colin Hendry | Bolton Wanderers | Blackpool | Loan |
| 20 December 2002 | Andy Lonergan | Preston North End | Darlington | Loan |
| 20 December 2002 | Leam Richardson | Bolton Wanderers | Blackpool | Loan |
| 20 December 2002 | Steve Stone | Aston Villa | Portsmouth | Free |
| 23 December 2002 | Andy Petterson | Brighton & Hove Albion | Bournemouth | Free |
| 24 December 2002 | Espen Baardsen | Watford | Everton | Free |
| 24 December 2002 | Alan Blayney | Southampton | Bournemouth | Loan |
| 24 December 2002 | Dean Marney | Tottenham Hotspur | Swindon Town | Loan |
| 24 December 2002 | Luke Nightingale | Portsmouth | Swindon Town | Loan |
| 26 December 2002 | Lee Bradbury | Portsmouth | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
| 26 December 2002 | Matt O'Halloran | Derby County | Burton Albion | Loan |
| 28 December 2002 | Sam Russell | Middlesbrough | Darlington | Loan |
| 30 December 2002 | Carlton Cole | Chelsea | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan |
| 30 December 2002 | Marvin Robinson | Derby County | Tranmere Rovers | Loan |
| 30 December 2002 | Ben Williams | Manchester United | Chesterfield | Loan |
| 31 December 2002 | Cédric Berthelin | Lens | Crystal Palace | Free |
| 31 December 2002 | Phil Gulliver | Middlesbrough | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 31 December 2002 | Dean Holdsworth | Bolton Wanderers | Coventry City | Free |
| 31 December 2002 | Tyrone Loran | Manchester City | Tranmere Rovers | Loan |
| 31 December 2002 | Daniel Sjölund | Liverpool | Djurgården | Loan |
| 2 January 2003 | Christophe Dugarry | Bordeaux | Birmingham City | Loan |
| 2 January 2003 | Brian McBride | Columbus Crew | Everton | Loan |
| 2 January 2003 | Leam Richardson | Bolton Wanderers | Blackpool | Loan |
| 2 January 2003 | Ibrahim Said | Al-Ahly | Everton | Loan |
| 3 January 2003 | Djamel Belmadi | Marseille | Manchester City | Loan |
| 3 January 2003 | Wayne Quinn | Newcastle United | Sheffield United | Loan |
| 3 January 2003 | Daryl Sutch | Norwich City | Southend United | Free |
| 3 January 2003 | Efstathios Tavlaridis | Arsenal | Portsmouth | Loan |
| 3 January 2003 | Iain Turner | Stirling Albion | Everton | Free |
| 6 January 2003 | Yakubu | Maccabi Haifa | Portsmouth | Loan |
| 6 January 2003 | Markus Heikkinen | HJK | Portsmouth | Loan |
| 7 January 2003 | Simon Lynch | Celtic | Preston North End | £130k |
| 8 January 2003 | Federico Arias | Vélez Sársfield | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2003 | Lee Bowyer | Leeds United | West Ham United | £100k |
| 9 January 2003 | Olivier Dacourt | Leeds United | Roma | Loan |
| 9 January 2003 | Neil Emblen | Norwich City | Walsall | Loan |
| 10 January 2003 | Michael Boulding | Aston Villa | Grimsby Town | Loan |
| 10 January 2003 | Lewis Buxton | Portsmouth | Bournemouth | Loan |
| 10 January 2003 | Stephen Clemence | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham City | £900k |
| 10 January 2003 | Jamie Clapham | Ipswich Town | Birmingham City | £1.3m |
| 10 January 2003 | Drissa Diallo | Mechelen | Burnley | Monthly |
| 10 January 2003 | Jonathan Gould | Celtic | Preston North End | Free |
| 10 January 2003 | Mart Poom | Derby County | Sunderland | £2.5m |
| 10 January 2003 | Frazer Richardson | Leeds United | Stoke City | Loan |
| 10 January 2003 | Juan Sara | Dundee | Coventry City | Loan |
| 12 January 2003 | Grégory Vignal | Liverpool | Bastia | Loan |
| 13 January 2003 | Alex Smith | Reading | Shrewsbury Town | Loan |
| 14 January 2003 | Cliff Byrne | Sunderland | Scunthorpe United | Loan |
| 13 January 2003 | Laurent Charvet | Manchester City | Sochaux | Free |
| 14 January 2003 | Laurent Courtois | West Ham United | Istres | Free |
| 14 January 2003 | Gerald Sibon | Sheffield Wednesday | Heerenveen | Free |
| 15 January 2003 | Lewis Killeen | Sheffield United | Halifax Town | Loan |
| 15 January 2003 | Aaron Labonte | Newcastle United | Livingston | Loan |
| 15 January 2003 | Darryl Powell | Birmingham City | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 15 January 2003 | Tommy Smith | Newcastle United | Livingston | Loan |
| 15 January 2003 | Dean Windass | Middlesbrough | Sheffield United | Free |
| 15 January 2003 | Bjørn Otto Bragstad | Derby County | Bregenz | Free |
| 16 January 2003 | Keith Briggs | Stockport County | Norwich City | £65k |
| 16 January 2003 | Ben Doane | Sheffield United | Mansfield Town | Loan |
| 16 January 2003 | Darren Dunning | Blackburn Rovers | Macclesfield Town | Loan |
| 16 January 2003 | John Eustace | Coventry City | Middlesbrough | Loan |
| 16 January 2003 | Craig Fagan | Birmingham City | Bristol City | Loan |
| 17 January 2003 | Luke Cornwall | Fulham | Lincoln City | Loan |
| 17 January 2003 | Christian Edwards | Nottingham Forest | Oxford United | Loan |
| 17 January 2003 | Paul Evans | Bradford City | Blackpool | Loan |
| 17 January 2003 | Jean-Philippe Javary | Sheffield United | Walsall | Loan |
| 17 January 2003 | Lee Mills | Coventry City | Stoke City | Loan |
| 17 January 2003 | Tommy Mooney | Birmingham City | Sheffield United | Loan |
| 17 January 2003 | Ben Roberts | Charlton Athletic | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan |
| 17 January 2003 | Carl Robinson | Portsmouth | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
| 17 January 2003 | Dene Shields | Sunderland | Raith Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2003 | Rhys Day | Manchester City | Mansfield Town | Free |
| 20 January 2003 | Danny Milosevic | Leeds United | Crewe Alexandra | Free |
| 20 January 2003 | Steve Sidwell | Arsenal | Reading | Free |
| 21 January 2003 | Les Ferdinand | Tottenham Hotspur | West Ham United | Free |
| 21 January 2003 | Richard Logan | Ipswich Town | Boston United | Free |
| 21 January 2003 | Alan Mahon | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff City | Loan |
| 21 January 2003 | Piotr Świerczewski | Marseille | Birmingham City | Loan |
| 22 January 2003 | Boaz Myhill | Aston Villa | Stoke City | Loan |
| 22 January 2003 | Matthew Upson | Arsenal | Birmingham City | £3m |
| 23 January 2003 | Titi Camara | West Ham United | Al-Ittihad | Loan |
| 23 January 2003 | Richard Edghill | Wigan Athletic | Sheffield United | Loan |
| 23 January 2003 | Gareth Williams | Crystal Palace | Colchester United | Loan |
| 24 January 2003 | Benjamin Gavanon | Marseille | Nottingham Forest | Loan |
| 24 January 2003 | Ian Hendon | Sheffield Wednesday | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2003 | Michael Ingham | Sunderland | York City | Loan |
| 24 January 2003 | George Koumantarakis | Basel | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2003 | Teuvo Moilanen | Preston North End | Hearts | Loan |
| 24 January 2003 | David Sommeil | Bordeaux | Manchester City | £3.5m |
| 24 January 2003 | Adrian Whitbread | Reading | Exeter City | Loan |
| 24 January 2003 | Curtis Woodhouse | Birmingham City | Rotherham United | Loan |
| 24 January 2003 | Abel Xavier | Liverpool | Galatasaray | Loan |
| 27 January 2003 | Joey Guðjónsson | Real Betis | Aston Villa | Loan |
| 27 January 2003 | David Rowson | Stoke City | Partick Thistle | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2003 | Andy Tod | Bradford City | Dundee United | Loan |
| 29 January 2003 | Jerel Ifil | Watford | Swindon Town | Loan |
| 29 January 2003 | Grant McCann | West Ham United | Chesterfield | £50k |
| 29 January 2003 | Davy Oyen | Anderlecht | Nottingham Forest | Free |
| 29 January 2003 | Serhii Rebrov | Tottenham Hotspur | Fenerbahçe | Loan |
| 30 January 2003 | Salva Ballesta | Valencia | Bolton Wanderers | Loan |
| 30 January 2003 | Mikael Forssell | Chelsea | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Loan |
| 30 January 2003 | Robbie Fowler | Leeds United | Manchester City | £6m |
| 30 January 2003 | David Healy | Preston North End | Norwich City | Loan |
| 30 January 2003 | Stephen Kelly | Tottenham Hotspur | Southend United | Loan |
| 30 January 2003 | Adrian Littlejohn | Sheffield United | Bradford City | Non-contract |
| 30 January 2003 | Brian Murphy | Manchester City | Oldham Athletic | Loan |
| 30 January 2003 | Michael Reddy | Sunderland | Sheffield United | Loan |
| 30 January 2003 | Tim Sherwood | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Pierre-Yves André | Nantes | Bolton Wanderers | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Brian Barry-Murphy | Preston North End | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2003 | Dave Beasant | Wigan Athletic | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Raúl Bravo | Real Madrid | Leeds United | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Rufus Brevett | Fulham | West Ham United | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Mark Burchill | Portsmouth | Dundee | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Tony Caig | Hibernian | Newcastle United | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Malcolm Christie | Derby County | Middlesbrough | £3m |
| 31 January 2003 | Warren Cummings | Chelsea | Bournemouth | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Wilko de Vogt | Sheffield United | Roosendaal | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Talal El Karkouri | Paris Saint-Germain | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Tom English | Newcastle United | Livingston | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | David Grondin | Arsenal | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Danny Higginbotham | Derby County | Southampton | £1.5m |
| 31 January 2003 | Duncan Jupp | Wimbledon | Notts County | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Florent Laville | Lyon | Bolton Wanderers | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Kangana Ndiwa | Djurgården | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2003 | Stefan Magnusson | Unattached | Bradford City | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Carlos Marinelli | Middlesbrough | Torino | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Justin Miller | Ipswich Town | Leyton Orient | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Stuart Naylor | Fulham | St Johnstone | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2003 | Richard Offiong | Newcastle United | Motherwell | Free |
| 31 January 2003 | Craig Penman | Everton | East Stirlingshire | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2003 | David Prutton | Nottingham Forest | Southampton | £2.5m |
| 31 January 2003 | Chris Riggott | Derby County | Middlesbrough | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Michael Ricketts | Bolton Wanderers | Middlesbrough | £3.5m |
| 31 January 2003 | Anthony Shandran | Burnley | York City | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Tony Vaughan | Nottingham Forest | Motherwell | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Moritz Volz | Arsenal | Wimbledon | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Guillaume Warmuz | Lens | Arsenal | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Chris Willmott | Wimbledon | Luton Town | Loan |
| 31 January 2003 | Jonathan Woodgate | Leeds United | Newcastle United | £9m |