January Transfer Window: Complete Transfer List with Key Transfers Assessed

While the January transfer window may be nowhere near as compelling, exciting or as interesting as the summer transfer window, it is undoubtedly one of the most important parts of the season.

Struggling teams are given a second chance to put records straight, while clubs with ambitions of winning trophies can really make a huge statement by either taking key players from rivals or by signing that one player who may turn out to be the one who gets them over the finishing line.

Here, we take a quick look at every single transfer and offer some analysis on what could be the key moves this winter, or indeed this season.

January 1: Key Transfer Nicolas Anelka: Chelsea to Shanghai Shenhua

The January transfer window opened with a bang, as the oft-controversial French striker, Nicolas Anelka, completed a move from title-chasing Chelsea to new-world wonders Shanghai Shenhua.

The forward, frozen out of first-team affairs by Andre Villa Boas, chose to go to China instead of staying in the Premier League, where he would easily have commanded a place with practically any side in the division.

On further introspection, it was revealed that the French ex-international, who was banned by his home federation for 18 games for his part in the insurrection against Raymond Domenech during the last World Cup, was going to claim somewhere in the region of £175,000 per week for the duration of his time in China, almost double his take-home pay at Chelsea.

Premier League

David Button (Tottenham - Doncaster): Loan

Andros Townsend (Tottenham - Leeds): Loan

Danny Wilson (Liverpool - Blackpool): Loan

Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea - Shanghai Shenhua): Undisclosed Fee

Emmanuel Frimpong (Arsenal - Wolves): Loan

Football League

Grant Basey (Peterborough - Wycombe): Undisclosed

Neill Byrne (unattached - Rochdale)

Adam Chicksen (MK Dons - Leyton Orient): Loan

George Donnelly (Fleetwood - Macclesfield): Undisclosed

Aaron Downes (Chesterfield - Bristol Rovers): Loan

Will Evans (Swindon - Hereford): Undisclosed

Ben Harding (Wycombe - Northampton): Loan

Jake Jervis (Birmingham - Preston): Loan

Michael Poke (Brighton - Bristol Rovers): Loan

Charlie Taylor (Leeds - Bradford): Loan

Marcus Williams (Reading - Sheffield United): Free

January 2: Key Transfer: Federico Macheda: Manchester United to QPR on Loan

Loan moves dominated the second transfer day in January, where almost every single deal had a short-term look to it.

The big move of the day was the surprise move of Manchester United starlet Federico Macheda to QPR on loan for the rest of the season.

The move, a massive indictment of his lack of progress at Old Trafford, is surely designed at trying to get the young Italian back on the straight and narrow.

Hopes were high for the 20-year-old youngster when he burst onto the scene in April 2009 when he rescued a win for United after they came from behind to beat Aston Villa, 3-2.

Since then, he has flattered to deceive, and one feels that this move to Premier League opposition could either make or break his future with the Red Devils.

Premier League

Federico Macheda (Manchester United - QPR): Loan

Blair Adams (Sunderland - Northampton): Loan

Harry Bunn (Man City - Preston): Loan

Rhys Taylor (Chelsea - Rotherham): Loan

Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim - Swansea): Loan

Football League

Daniel Bogdanovic (Blackpool - Rochdale): Loan

Stephen Bywater (Derby County - Sheffield Wednesday): Free

Peter Kurucz (West Ham - Rochdale): Loan

Tom Naylor (Mansfield - Derby): Undisclosed

Robbie Simpson (Huddersfield - Oldham): Loan

January 5: Key Transfer: Vito Mannone: Arsenal to Hull on Loan

There were no major transfers between January 2 and January 5, but Vito Mannone managed to secure a loan deal to Championship side Hull City.

Arsenal fans sighed in relief, while Tigers fans shuddered.

Premier League

Elliot Parish (Aston Villa - Cardiff): Undisclosed

Danny Pugh (Stoke - Leeds): Undisclosed

Kieran Trippier (Manchester City - Burnley): Undisclosed

Vito Mannone (Arsenal - Hull): Loan

Aristote Nsiala (Everton - Accrington): Loan

Football League and SPL

Simon Clist (Oxford - Hereford): Free

Steven Cook (Brighton - Bournemouth): Undisclosed

Dean Holden (Chesterfield - Rochdale): Exchange

Brett Ormerod (Blackpool - Rochdale): Loan

Neal Trotman (Rochdale - Chesterfield): Exchange

Nick Chadwick (Stockport County - Plymouth Argyle): Free

David Martin (Derby County - Southend): Undisclosed

Callum Driver (West Ham - Burton Albion): Loan

Mustapha Dumbuya (Doncaster - Crystal Palace): Loan

John Egan (Sunderland - Crystal Palace): Loan

Connor Jennings (Stalybridge Celtic - Scunthorpe): Undisclosed

Piero Mingoia (Watford - Brentford): Loan

Darren Purse (Millwall - Plymouth): Free

Damion Stewart (Bristol City - Notts County): Loan

Michael Timlin (Swindon - Southend): Undisclosed

Sam McMahon (Rangers - Doncaster): Free

Henrik Ojamaa (unattached - Motherwell)

January 6: Key Transfer: Thierry Henry: New York Red Bulls to Arsenal on Loan

While loan deals continued to set the trend during the January transfer window, it was one such deal that captured the imagination of the football world when Thierry Henry made an emotional return to Arsenal after stints with Barcelona and New York Red Bulls.

The 34-year-old's best days are well behind him, his pace has all but deserted him and his impact may indeed turn out to be negligible, but his return to the Emirates boosted every single Arsenal fan when they, perhaps, needed it most.

Premier League

Thierry Henry [New York Red Bulls - Arsenal]: Loan

Chris Chantler (Manchester City - Carlisle): Undisclosed

Football League

Ahmed Abdulla (West Ham - Dagenham): Loan

Sonny Bradley (Hull - Aldershot): Loan

Troy Brown (Rotherham - Aldershot): Loan

Chris Dagnall (Scunthorpe - Barnsley): Undisclosed

Ryan Dickson (Southampton - Yeovil): Loan

Nathan Elder (Hayes and Yeading - Hereford): Free

Wes Foderingham (Crystal Palace - Swindon Town): Undisclosed

Ricky Foster (Aberdeen - Bristol City): Undisclosed

Kelvin Langmead (unattached - Northampton): Free

Stephen Pearson (Derby County - Bristol City): Free

Michael Spillane (Brentford - Dagenham): Free

Dan Thompson (Hampton and Richmond - Portsmouth): Free

Eoin Wearen (West Ham - Dagenham): Loan

January 11: Key Transfer: Jason Euell: Charlton to AFC Wimbledon

Rory Donnelly joining the Brendan Rogers revolution at Swansea in favour of the Kenny Dalglish restoration at Liverpool was rightly one of the big stories of the transfer window.

However, the best and most romantic story of the early part of the window was Jason Euell's return to his spiritual home 11 years after he left.

Euell, a key part of the crazy gang at Wimbledon during the last '90s, went back home to AFC Wimbledon in League two on loan for a five week period.

The 34-year-old striker come midfielder played 141 times and scored 41 goals in six seasons for the Dons before leaving in 2001, perhaps even gazumping Thierry Henry's return to Arsenal in terms of romance.

Premier League

Rory Donnelly [Cliftonville - Swansea]: Undisclosed

Luke Freeman [Arsenal - Stevenage]: Undisclosed

Nyron Nosworthy [Sunderland - Watford]: Loan

Darnel Situ [Lens - Swansea]: £250,000

James Wallace [Everton - Stevenage]: Loan

Ben Gordon [Chelsea - Kilmarnock]: Loan

Scott Allan [Dundee United - West Bromwich Albion]: Undisclosed

Football League and SPL

Alex McCarthy [Reading - Ipswich Town]: Loan

Kern Miller [Barnsley - Hereford United]: Loan

George Moncur [West Ham - AFC Wimbledon]: Loan

Jason Euell [Charlton - AFC Wimbledon]: Loan

Scott Griffiths [Peterborough - Rotherham]: Loan

Byron Harrison [Stevenage - AFC Wimbledon]: Undisclosed

Miguel Llera [Blackpool - Sheff Wed]: Free

Ben Mills [Nantwich Town - Macclesfield Town]: Undisclosed

Rob Kozluk [Unattached - Bradford]

Christian Ribeiro [Bristol City - Scunthorpe]: Loan

Robbie Rogers [Unattached - Leeds]

Dean Shiels [Doncaster - Kilmarnock]: Free

Iain Turner [Preston - Dunfermline]: Loan

January 13: Key Transfer: Darron Gibson: Manchester United to Everton

With the transfer window halfway through, Everton pulled off the biggest surprise thus far when they signed Darron Gibson from Manchester United.

The fact that the Irish midfielder was allowed to leave United wasn't the surprise; that came in the manner of the extremely low transfer fee, some £500,000 rising to £1 million.

At one stage, the powerful midfielder has hailed as the heir apparent to Roy Keane, but a lack of consistency, concentration and know-how saw Sir Alex Ferguson move the player on without a heartbeat.

Premier League

Jack Sampson (Bolton - Southend): Loan

Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely (Manchester City - Coventry City): Loan

Dean Parrett (Tottenham - Yeovil): Loan

Chris Wood (West Brom - Bristol City): Loan

Liam Noble (Sunderland - Carlisle): Free

Trevor Carson (Sunderland - Hull City): Loan

David Davis (Wolves - Chesterfield): Loan

Darron Gibson (Manchester United - Everton): £1 million

Football League

Joe Edwards (Bristol City - Yeovil): Loan

George Francomb (Norwich - Hibernian): Loan

David McAllister (Sheffield United - Shrewsbury): Loan

Josh Payne (Oxford - Aldershot): Loan

Ricky Ravenhill (Notts County - Bradford): Free

Karl Sheppard (Shamrock Rovers - Reading): Free

Gavin Tomlin (Dagenham and Redbridge - Gillingham): Loan

Kevin Amankwaah (Unattached - Rochdale)

Giles Coke (Sheffield Wednesday - Bury): Loan

Charlie Collins (MK Dons - Aldershot): Loan

Anto Flood (Unattached - Southend)

Kieron Freeman (Nottingham Forest - Notts County): Loan

Danny Haynes (Barnsley - Charlton): Undisclosed

George John (FC Dallas - West Ham): Loan

Jo Kuffour (Bristol Rovers - Gillingham): Free

Joe Lennox (Unattached - Plymouth Argyle)

Paul McShane (Hull - Crystal Palace): Loan

Richard Naylor (Unattached - Doncaster)

Josh Walker (Watford - Scunthorpe): Loan

January 18: Key Transfer: Gary Cahill: Bolton Wanderers to Chelsea

Day 18, and the transfer window has finally sprung to life after Chelsea snapped up the highly-rated Gary Cahill from Bolton for £7m.

Where and how the defender will fit in for Andre Villa Boas remains a mystery, but it would seem that the England international will be given every chance to strike up an understanding with John Terry and Ashley Cole in what could turn out to be three-fourths of England's defence in Euro 2012.

The defender will have to fight his way past the haphazard David Luiz and Branislav Ivanovic if he is to become a Chelsea regular, though.

Premier League

Gary Cahill (Bolton - Chelsea): £7m

Lateef Elford-Alliyu (West Bromwich Albion - Tranmere Rovers): Loan

Yago Falque (Juventus - Tottenham): Undisclosed

Yago Falque (Tottenham - Southampton): Loan

Joshua King (Manchester United - Hull City): Loan

Louis Laing (Sunderland - Wycombe): Loan

Papiss Demba Cisse (Freiburg - Newcastle): Undisclosed

Ben Mee (Manchester City - Burnley): Undisclosed

Jack Grimmer (Aberdeen - Fulham): £200,000

Sead Hajrovic (Arsenal - Barnet): Loan

Ryan Noble (Sunderland - Derby): Loan

Football League and SPL

Syam Ben Youssef (unattached - Leyton Orient)

Dean Leacock (unattached - Leyton Orient)

Lukas Jutkiewicz (Coventry - Middlesbrough): Loan

Michael Smith (Charlton - Accrington Stanley): Loan

Liam Willis (Unattached - Accrington Stanley)

Jordan Cook (Sunderland - Carlisle United): Loan

Hermann Hreidarsson (Portsmouth - Coventry City): Free

Russell Anderson (unattached - Aberdeen)

Ryan Doble (Southampton - Bury): Loan

Luke Rooney (Gillingham - Swindon): Undisclosed

Josh Thompson (Celtic - Chesterfield): Loan

Jack Compton (Falkirk - St Johnstone): Loan

Joe Dixon (Unattached - West Ham)

January 20: Key Transfer: Fabian Delph: Aston Villa to Leeds United on Loan

Loan signings continue to be the main trend during the transfer window, with only one week to go before the window slams shut...

Fabian Delph's loan move back to his old club, Leeds United. The 22-year-old joined Villa in 2009 and was at one stage rated as the best young wide player in the country.

Since then, he has enjoyed a miserable time a Villa Park and has only played 25 games for the Villains over the last three years. Alex McLeish will obviously be hoping that this loan move back to the Championship re-ignites the obvious latent talent within the youngster, but that remains to be seen.

Premier League

Sam Walker (Chelsea - Yeovil): Loan

Daniel Boateng (Arsenal - Swindon): Loan

Fabian Delph (Aston Villa - Leeds United): Loan

Nathan Delfouneso (Aston Villa - Leicester City): Loan

Danny Drinkwater (Manchester United - Leicester City): Undisclosed

Tom Soares (Stoke - Hibernian): Loan

Football League and SPL

Kelvin Etuhu (Unattached - Portsmouth)

David Gonzalez (Unattached - Brighton)

Jamie McAllister (Bristol City - Preston): Loan

Andy Procter (Accrington - Preston): Loan

Gavin Massey (Watford - Colchester United): Loan

Ronan Murray (Ipswich - Swindon): Loan

Deane Smalley (Oxford - Bradford): Loan

Kelly Youga (Unattached - Yeovil)

Ben Dickenson (Dorchester - Brighton): Undisclosed

Chris Holroyd (Rotherham - Preston): Undisclosed

Oli Johnson (Unattached - Oxford)

Guy Madjo (Stevenage - Aldershot): Undisclosed

Dwayne Mattis (Chesterfield - Macclesfield): Free

Jermaine McGlashan (Aldershot - Cheltenham): Undisclosed

Josh McQuoid (Millwall - Burnley): Loan

Chris Weale (Leicester - Northampton): Loan

Rabiu Ibrahim (PSV Eindhoven - Celtic): Free

James McPake (Coventry - Hibernian): Loan

Mervan Celik (GAIS - Rangers)

Lee Croft (Derby - St Johnstone): Loan

John Fleck (Rangers - Blackpool): Loan

January 24: Key Transfer: Taye Taiwo: AC Milan to QPR on Loan

QPR and Mark Hughes pulled off the first major coup of the transfer window when they secured the signing of Taye Taiwo from AC Milan for the rest of the season with an option to buy him for £3.5 million in the summer.

The highly-rated Nigerian international was chased by anyone and everyone when AC Milan snapped him up at the start of this season, but a failure to settle in Serie A and Italy means that Mark Hughes may have signed a bargain, and possibly one of the best fullbacks in Europe.

His signing, rightfully, outshone the capture of Nedum Onuoha from Manchester City. However, given the youngster's potential, it looks as if Hughes has signed a possible England, or Nigerian, star of the future from his old club.

Premier League

Taye Taiwo [AC Milan - QPR]: Loan

Nedum Onuoha [Manchester City - QPR]: Undisclosed

Michael Tonge [Stoke - Barnsley]: Loan

Jean Beausejour [Birmingham - Wigan]: Undisclosed

Lee Lucas [Swansea City - Burton Albion]: Loan

Tim Ream [New York Red Bulls - Bolton]: £2.5m

Jason Roberts [Blackburn - Reading]: Undisclosed

Sanchez Watt [Arsenal - Crawley Town]: Loan

Football League and SPL

James Harper [Hull City - Wycombe]: Loan

Jonny Howson [Leeds - Norwich]: Undisclosed

Sean Morrison [Reading - Huddersfield]: Loan

Ben Purkiss [Oxford - Hereford]: Free

Jack Redshaw [Altrincham - Morecambe]: Undisclosed

Tadanari Lee [Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Southampton]: Free

Korey Smith [Norwich City - Barnsley]: Loan

Dieter van Tornhout [Unattached - Kilmarnock]

Will Atkinson [Hull - Bradford]: Loan

Kieron Cadogan [Crystal Palace - Rotherham]: Loan

Tomasz Cywka [Derby - Reading]: Free

Antonio German [unattached - Brentford]

Ben Parker [Leeds - Carlisle]: Loan

Solomon Taiwo [Cardiff - Leyton Orient]: Loan

Sam Winnall [Wolves - Inverness]: Loan

Dieter van Tornhout [Unattached - Kilmarnock]

January 28: Key Transfer: Alex: Chelsea to PSG

Chelsea moved their second major player on when Alex chose to join Carlo Ancelotti at the future kings of France, PSG. Bankrolled by Qatari billions the ex-Chelsea boss went back to his old club to sign the Brazilian defender on the cheap.

Andre Villa Boas decision to ostracize the defender was strange considering the Blues defensive frailties, but his replacement, Gary Cahill, is a better option going forward, so all in all, this seems a good piece of business by the Portuguese.

Premier League

Alex (Chelsea - Paris Saint-Germain): £4.5m

Ryan Brunt (Stoke - Tranmere): Loan

Florent Cuvelier (Stoke - Walsall): Loan

Nouha Dicko (Wigan - Blackpool): Loan

Shane Lowry (Aston Villa - Millwall): Undisclosed

Romaine Sawyers (West Brom - Shrewsbury): Loan

Mame Biram Diouf (Manchester United - Hannover 96): Undisclosed

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Everton - Spartak Moscow): Undisclosed

Football League and SPL

Jonathan Forte (Southampton - Notts County): Loan

Luke Guttridge (Aldershot - Northampton): Free

Kevin Long (Burnley - Rochdale): Loan

Alex Marrow (Crystal Palace - Preston): Loan

Marcus Marshall (Rotherham - Macclesfield): Loan

Jordan Obita (Reading - Barnet): Loan

Stefan Payne (Gillingham - Aldershot): Free

Steven Leslie (Shrewsbury - Wrexham) Free

Roman Bednar (West Brom - Blackpool): Free

Elliot Grandin (Blackpool - Nice): Loan

Alan Smith (Newcastle - MK Dons) Loan

Stephen Hughes (unattached - Aberdeen)

January 30: Key Transfer: Danny Ward: Wrexham to Liverpool

While Tottenham Hotspur were easily the busiest team in terms of transfers on January 30, with three youngsters going on loan to various levels of the game across Britain, it was Liverpool who pulled off a deal for around £100,000 that could turn out to be the best bit of business Kenny Dalglish has ever pulled off.

The little-known Welsh youth is rated as one of the best young 'keepers in Britain and joins the Reds after four years in Wrexham's Academy, where he was capped at various levels for his country.

For Spurs fans, they will want to take note of young Tom Carroll and see how he gets on in the tough and tumble of the Championship. The diminutive midfielder featured in Tottenham's Europa League campaign this year and has been sent to Derby to toughen up. One for the future with Danny Ward.

Premier League

John Bostock (Tottenham - Sheffield Wednesday): Loan

Tom Carroll (Tottenham - Derby): Loan

Kudus Oyenuga (Tottenham - St Johnstone): Loan

Samba Diakite (Nancy - QPR): Loan

Adlene Guedioura (Wolves - Nottingham Forest): Loan

Alex Kacaniklic (Fulham - Watford): Loan

Matthew Lund (Stoke - Bristol Rovers): Loan

Rhys Murphy (Arsenal - Preston North End): Loan

Jordan Mustoe (Wigan - Barnet): Loan

Sam Vokes (Wolves - Brighton): Loan

Danny Ward (Wrexham - Liverpool): Undisclosed

Football League and SPL

Pat Baldwin (Colchester - Southend): Free

Scott Golbourne (Exeter City - Barnsley): Undisclosed

Kadeem Harris (Wycombe Wanderers - Cardiff City): Undisclosed

Daniel Lafferty (Derry City - Burnley): Undisclosed

Keanu Marsh-Brown (Unattached - Oldham)

Wes Morgan (Nottingham Forest - Leicester): Undisclosed

Jamie Reckford (Wolves - Scunthorpe United): Loan

Bill Sharp (Doncaster - Southampton): Undisclosed

Robbie Simpson (Huddersfield - Oldham): Free

Matt Tubbs (Crawley - Bournemouth): Undisclosed

Sam Vokes (Wolves - Brighton): Loan

Ryan Stevenson (Hearts - Ipswich): Undisclosed

Juan Manuel Ortiz (Rangers - Almeira): Loan

James Keatings (Celtic - St Johnstone): Loan

Pawel Brozek (Trabzonspor - Celtic): Loan

Milos Lacny (Sparta Prague - Dundee United) Loan

Gavin Rae (Dundee - Aberdeen): Undisclosed

Lewis Toshney (Celtic - Kilmarnock): Loan

January 31 Part 1: Key Transfer: Bobby Zamora: Fulham to QPR

Mark Hughes moved swiftly on transfer deadline day to secure two strikers with Premiership experience as he tries to stave off relegation at QPR.

Bobby Zamora and Djibril Cisse have come in and will provide some much-needed strength, pace, penetration, and without doubt, more goals than Rangers have managed so far this season.

Hughes was a major factor in Zamora choosing to cross London from Fulham, where the two enjoyed a good relationship before the Welshman resigned, and he will be hoping for a return to form, especially as Euro 2012 is only six months away.

Premier League

Bobby Zamora [Fulham - QPR]: Undisclosed

Djibril Cisse [Lazio - QPR]: £4m

Matthew Connolly [QPR - Reading]: Loan

Bradley Orr [QPR - Blackburn]: Undisclosed

Pavel Pogrebnyak [Stuttgart - Fulham]: Undisclosed

Martin Hansen [Liverpool - Viborg FF]: Undisclosed

Marcus Olsson [Halmstads - Blackburn]: Free

Football League

Nicky Ajose [Peterborough - Chesterfield]: Loan

Clarke Carlisle [Burnley - Northampton]: Loan

January 31: Part 2: Key Transfer: Ravel Morrisson: Man United to West Ham Utd

Manchester was busier than expected during transfer deadline day, with no less than seven players moving from the red and blue halves of the city for pastures new.

While all eyes were on Carlos Tevez and what the errant striker might do next, it was Ravel Morrisson's shock transfer to West Ham that provided the most surprising transfer of the window.

Hailed as one of the best young talents ever to come out of Old Trafford, much was expected and hoped of the troubled teen. However, recent contract talks seem to have broken down, and it came as a huge shock to see the youngster packed off to the Championship and West Ham.

Morrisson will go to the Hammers as one of the most highly-rated youngsters in Europe, and if current league standings remain the same, he will be playing against his old club in the Premiership next season.

Sam Allardyce is a known friend of Sir Alex Ferguson, and one can read into this transfer what they may, but this deal remains the most surprising of recent times.

Premier League

Ravel Morrison [Manchester United - West Ham]: Undisclosed

Wayne Bridge [Man City - Sunderland]: Loan

Sotirios Kyrgiakos [Wolfsburg - Sunderland]: Loan

Ravel Morrison [Manchester United - West Ham]: Undisclosed

Oliver Norwood [Manchester United - Coventry]: Loan

David Pizarro [Roma - Manchester City]: Loan

Frederic Veselid [Manchester City - Manchester United]: Undisclosed

Scott Wootton [Manchester United - Nottingham Forest]: Loan

Football League

Paul McCallum [West Ham - Rochdale]: Loan

Nicky Maynard [Bristol City - West Ham]: Undisclosed

Ricardo Vaz Te [Barnsley - West Ham]: Undisclosed

January 31: Part 3: Key Transfer: Nikika Jelavic: Rangers to Everton

Transfers involving Scottish Premier League teams were something of a rarity during this current window, with transfers involving cash proving to be even more illusive.

That changed on deadline day, when Everton signed Glasgow Rangers' highly-rated Croatian international, Nikica Jelavic, for just £5.5 million.

The move could prove to be a fantastic piece of business by David Moyes, who has signed a proven international for just a couple of milion. The Scot took full advantage of the Gers recent financial troubles, and it leaves Ally McCoist facing a run in with Celtic without his best player, and most importantly, without a proven striker.

Dark days ahead for Rangers, blue skies for Everton.

SPL

Nikica Jelavic [Rangers - Everton]: Undisclosed

Jordan McMillan [Rangers - Dunfermline]: Undisclosed

John Potter [Dunfermline - Queen of the South]: Loan

Paul Slane [Celtic - MK Dons]: Loan

Murray Wallace [Falkirk - Huddersfield]: £300,000

Murray Wallace [Huddersfield - Falkirk]: Loan

Kallum Higginbotham [Falkirk - Huddersfield]: Undisclosed

Pa Saikou Kujabi [unattached - Hibernian]

Jorge Claros [Motagua - Hibernian]: Loan

Lee Cox [Inverness - Swindon]: Undisclosed

Football League

Mark Wilson [Doncaster - Oxford]: Free

Fabien Robert [FC Lorient - Doncaster]: Loan

January 31: Part 4: Key Transfer: Louis Saha: Everton to Tottenham Hotspur

Transfer deadline day would not be complete without a plethora of comings and goings at White Hart Lane, and this year was no exception.

Six players either came or went for Harry Redknapp's side, with the wily manager snapping up veteran New Zealand international Ryan Nelson from Blackburn for free, while Louis Saha made the trip down south until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move next summer.

The Saha transfer could be vital for Spurs in the title run with the player, when fit...offering power, pace and very intelligent movement. He will provide Redknapp with another skill set that neither Emmanuel Adebayor nor Jermain Defoe possess.

Premier League

Vedran Corluka [Tottenham - Bayer Leverkusen]: Loan

Louis Saha [Everton - Tottenham]: Free

Steven Pienaar (Tottenham - Everton): Loan

Roman Pavlyuchenko (Tottenham - Lokamotiv Moscow): £8 million

Adam Smith [Tottenham - Leeds]: Loan

Ryan Nelson (Blackburn - Tottenham): Free

Ryo Miyaichi [Arsenal - Bolton]: Loan

Football League

Lewis Wilson [Newport Pagnell Town - Northampton]: Free

Michael Symes [Bournemouth - Rochdale]: Loan

Robbie Gibbons [Unattached - Scunthorpe]

Matty Whichelow [Watford - Wycombe]: Loan

January 31: Part 5: Key Transfer: Liam Ridgewell: Birmingham to West Brom

Roy Hodgson was a busy man on deadline day, as he snapped up Liam Ridgewell and Keith Andrews to boost the Baggies' push towards mid table security.

Ridgewell, the 14th player to leave Birmingham since they beat Arsenal in the Carling Cup final last season, will come in and tighten up the defence, while Irish international Andrews will offer strength and consistency in central midfield.

These moves to strengthen the spine of his team should not be underestimated and should move West Brom away from the relegation zone.

Premier League

Liam Ridgewell [Birmingham - West Brom]: Undisclosed

Gonzalo Jara Reyes [West Brom - Brighton]: Loan

Joe Mattock [West Brom - Brighton]: Loan

Keith Andrews [Blackburn - West Brom]: Free

Ben Marshall [Stoke - Leicester]: Undisclosed

Danny Higginbotham [Stoke - Nottingham Forest]: Loan

James Tavernier [Newcastle - MK Dons]: Loan

Andy Keogh [Wolves - Millwall]: Undisclosed

Football League

Michael Chambers [Dulwich Hamlet - Crystal Palace]: Undisclosed

Billy Clarke [Blackpool - Crawley]: Undisclosed

Graham Cummins [Cork - Preston]: Undisclosed

Will Hoskins [Brighton - Sheffield United]: Loan

Neal Kitson [Rochester Rhinos - Northampton]: Free

Alex MacDonald [Burnley - Plymouth]: Loan

Donal McDermott [Huddersfield - Bournemouth]: Undisclosed

David Mirfin [Watford - Scunthorpe]: Loan

Curtis Obeng [Wrexham - Swansea]: Undisclosed

Luke O'Brien [Bradford - Exeter]: Undisclosed

Jon Parkin [Cardiff - Scunthorpe]: Loan

Chris Robertson [Torquay - Preston]: Undisclosed

James Tavernier [Newcastle - MK Dons]: Loan

January 31: Part 6: Key Transfer: Kevin De Bruyne: FC Genk to Chelsea

Chelsea pulled off two major coups on deadline day, as they signaled their intentions of building for the future by signing two of the most highly-rated young talents in Europe.

Eighteen-year-old Patrick Bamford joined the Blues for £1.5 million on a five-year deal after only playing two league games for Nottingham Forest, while Kevin de Bruyne comes in as one of the best young players in Europe from Belgian side Genk.

The Belgian coaching system is currently one of the best in Europe, with youngsters regularly leaving the Low Counties for pastures new. De Bruyne is an attacking midfielder by trade and has been a regular in the side since 2010 despite him only being 20 this year.

He made his debut in 2009 and has managed to rack up an impressive 79 games with 14 goals so far. Blues fans will be hoping he is the heir apparent to Frank Lampard, as the England midfielder's career invariably begins to wind down.

Premier League

Patrick Bamford [Nottingham Forest - Chelsea]: £1.5m

Kevin de Bruyne [Genk - Chelsea]: £6.7m

Kevin de Bruyne [Chelsea - Genk]: Loan

Football League

Kwesi Appiah [Margate - Crystal Palace]: Undisclosed

Stephen Dawson [Leyton Orient - Barnsley]: Undisclosed

Ben Harding [Wycombe - Northampton]: Free

Karl Hawley [Notts County - Crawley]: Loan

Jim Paterson [Unattached - Bristol Rovers]

Juvhel Tsoumou [Preston - Plymouth]: Loan

Scott Rendell [Wycombe - Oxford]: Loan

Anthony McNamee [MK Dons - Wycombe]: Free

Transfer Window: Quick Recap

Mark Hughes was the busiest manager during the transfer window, as the newly-appointed QPR manager signed six players for a combined fee of around £12 million.

The six players in question will easily push Rangers away from the threat of relegation, and given the Welshman's track record, it might be prudent to place a bet on QPR finishing in the top half next season.

Spurs, as ever, were busy also, with Harry Redknapp making two key signings. The most important may turn out to be the capture of 34-year-old veteran Ryan Nelson, with the centre half proving over the last couple of years what a capable defender he is. His age is against him, though, but his experience will be vital.

Liverpool and Arsenal did practically no business between either of them, as a couple of fringe players went on loan from North London. This could prove decisive for both teams, as the race for the last Champions League space hots up.

United and City were also conspicuous by their lack of business in the window, with perhaps the most intriguing move being Ravel Morrisson's transfer to West Ham.

Chelsea, in trouble in defence and midfield, only invested in the future with the capture of two stars for the future.

Given the title and relegtion races being what they are, one wonders what might have turned out to be if a chairman like Daniel Levy had perhaps invested a little more heavily like Tony Fernandes at QPR...

All in all, it was a pretty uninspiring window.

Thankfully, we have Jim White to make it sound exciting, though...