Yorkshire's winter 2026 transfer window done deals from Leeds United's World Cup wannabe to Harrogate Town's young defenders
The transfer window is in full swing with most of Yorkshire’s league clubs having added to their squads for the second half of the season.
Financial issues last summer mean Championship clubs Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday are restricted in what they can do this month, but it has not stopped the Tigers dipping their toe in the market, whilst the Owls are on the lookout for loan additions.
For Bradford City, Huddersfield Town and Middlesbrough it is about adding the players who can push them over the line in their promotion bids, whilst Barnsley will be looking to forced their way into the picture after a mid-season wobble. Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United and Harrogate Town need recruits to get them out of the relegation zone, Leeds United have signed an Argentina international and Sheffield United a Dutch Under-21 player to keep their heads above water.
Clubs have until 7pm on February 2 to make loans and buy players for the remainder of the campaign.
Here are the deals done so far in the county.
BARNSLEY
In: Eoghan O'Connell (free agent), Owen Goodman (Crystal Palace, loan),
Out: Neil Farrugia (Dundee United, undisclosed), Bayley McCann (Doncaster Rovers, undisclosed), Kacper Lopata (Walsall, loan), Jon Russell (Mansfield Town, loan), Jackson Smith (Rochdale, loan), Murphy Cooper (Queens Park Rangers, end of loan), Caylan Vickers (Brighton and Hove Albion, end of loan), Jake Rooney (Derby County, end of loan).
BRADFORD CITY
In: Harrison Ashby, Joe White (both Newcastle United, loan), Louie Sibley (Oxford United, loan).
Out: Alex Pattison (Walsall, undisclosed), Brad Halliday (Dundee, free), Andy Cook (Grimsby Town, loan).
DONCASTER ROVERS
In: Hakeeb Adelakun (Cheltenham Town, free), Darren Robinson (Derby, free), Bayley McCann (Barnsley – loaned to Alfreton Town), Zander Clark (Heart of Midlothian, loan), Francis Okoronkwo (Everton, loan).
Out: Ian Lawlor (Crewe Alexandra, free), Kyle Hurst and Zain Westbrooke (Scunthorpe United, loan), Joe Sbarra (Solihull Moors, loan), Jake Oram (Hallam, loan), Kasper Williams (Stocksbridge Park Steels, loan), Connor O'Riordan (Blackburn Rovers, end of loan), Toyosi Olusanya (Houston Dynamo, end of loan), Charlie Crew (Leeds United, end of loan), Damola Ajayi (Tottenham Hotspur, end of loan).
HARROGATE TOWN
In: Cathal Heffernan (Newcastle United, free), Chanse Headman (Brentford, free), Grant Horton (Waterford, free), Emile Acquah (Dundee, loan), Henry Gray (Ipswich Town, loan), Robbie Wilson (Garforth Town, end of loan).
Out: James Belshaw (Notts County).
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
In: Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle, undisclosed), Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City, undisclosed), Cameron Humphreys (Ipswich Town, loan), Neo Eccleston (Grimsby, end of loan).
Out: Ben Wiles (Milton Keynes Dons, undisclosed), Joe Taylor (Wigan Athletic, loan), Leo Castledine (Middlesbrough, following end of loan), Owen Goodman (Barnsley, following end of loan), Zepiqueno Redmond (Aston Villa, end of loan).
HULL CITY
In: James Debayo (free agent), Matty Jacob (Reading, end of loan).
Out: Harry Vaughan (Bohemians, loan),
LEEDS UNITED
In: Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton, loan), Charlie Crew (Doncaster, end of loan).
Out: Harry Gray (Rotherham United, loan).
MIDDLESBROUGH
In: Fin Munroe (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Leo Castledine (Chelsea, undisclosed), Adilson Malanda (Charlotte, end of loan), Lukas Engel (Cincinnati, end of loan).
Out: None.
ROTHERHAM UNITED
In: Harry Gray (Leeds, loan), Ciaran McGuckin (Eastleigh, end of loan).
Out: Reece Wilson (Brighouse Town, loan), Tom Holmes (Luton Town, end of loan), Martin Sherif (Everton, end of loan).
SHEFFIELD UNITED
In: Ki-Jana Hoever (Wolverhampton Wanderers, loan).
Out: Sam Curtis (Chesterfield, loan), Louie Marsh (Falkirk, loan), Louie Barry (end of loan), Ben Godfrey (Atalanta, end of loan).
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
In: None.
Out: Killian Barrett (Barrow, loan), Ethan Horvath (Cardiff, end of loan).