It has been a busy transfer window across the Broad Acres with all Yorkshire’s football clubs doing business in and out.
Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City were barred from buying players or even paying loan fees for them after their financial issues of 2025, but still both Championship clubs added to their squads.
And some, such as League Two Harrogate Town made big changes to try and secure a happy ending to 2025-26.
EYE-CATCHER: Sheffield United loaned former England midfielder Kalvin Phillips (Image: Alex Grimm/Getty Images)placeholder image
EYE-CATCHER: Sheffield United loaned former England midfielder Kalvin Phillips (Image: Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
In: Charlie Lennon (Middlesbrough, undisclosed), Eoghan O'Connell (free agent), Tom Bradshaw (Oxford United, loan), Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers, loan), Owen Goodman (Crystal Palace, loan), Corey O’Keefe (Stockport County, end of loan).
Out: Davis Keillor-Dunn (Wrexham, undisclosed), Neil Farrugia (Dundee United, undisclosed), Bayley McCann (Doncaster Rovers, undisclosed), Fabio Jalo (Oldham Athletic, loan), Kacper Lopata (Walsall, loan), Jon Russell (Mansfield Town, loan), Jackson Smith (Rochdale, loan), Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday, following end of loan, Jake Rooney (Boston United, following end of loan)), Caylan Vickers (Brighton and Hove Albion, end of loan).
BRADFORD CITY
In: Lee Evans (Blackpool, undisclosed), Kayden Jackson (Derby County, undisclosed), Ethan Wheatley (Manchester United, loan), Paul Mullin (Wrexham, loan), Harrison Ashby, Joe White (both Newcastle United, loan), Louie Sibley (Oxford United, loan).
MARVELOUS MOVE: Zimbabwe midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is a Sheffield Wednesday player (Image: FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image
MARVELOUS MOVE: Zimbabwe midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is a Sheffield Wednesday player (Image: FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)
Out: Callum Kavanagh (Oldham, undisclosed), Lewis Richards (Crawley Town, undisclosed), Alex Pattison (Walsall, undisclosed), Brad Halliday (Dundee, free), Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers, loan), Neill Byrne (Doncaster Rovers, loan) Harry Ibbitson (Chorley, loan), Andy Cook (Grimsby Town, loan), Tom McIntyre (released, following end of loan).
DONCASTER ROVERS
In: Hakeeb Adelakun (Cheltenham Town, free), Darren Robinson (Derby, free), Bayley McCann (Barnsley – loaned to Alfreton Town), Elliot Lee (Wrexham, loan), Neill Byrne (Bradford, loan), Zander Clark (Heart of Midlothian, loan), Francis Okoronkwo (Everton, loan), Jake Oram (Hallam, end of loan), Kasper Williams (Stocksbridge Park Steels, end of loan).
Out: Ian Lawlor (Crewe Alexandra, free), Kyle Hurst and Zain Westbrooke (Scunthorpe United, loan), Joe Sbarra (Solihull Moors, loan), Connor O'Riordan (Blackburn Rovers, end of loan), Toyosi Olusanya (Aberdeen, following end of loan), Damola Ajayi (Bromley, following end of loan), Charlie Crew (Leeds United, end of loan).
SLAM DUNC: Rotherham United's lengthy pursuit of Duncan Watmore finally paid off on deadline day (Image: Richard Pelham/Getty Images)placeholder image
SLAM DUNC: Rotherham United's lengthy pursuit of Duncan Watmore finally paid off on deadline day (Image: Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
HARROGATE TOWN
In: Sam Waller (Burnley, undisclosed), Aiden Marsh (Truro City, free), Cathal Heffernan (Newcastle United, free), Chanse Headman (Brentford, free), Grant Horton (Waterford, free), Tobias Brenan (Wigan Athletic, loan), Emmerson Sutton (Queens Park Rangers, loan), Emile Acquah (Dundee, loan), Henry Gray (Ipswich Town, loan), Robbie Wilson (Garforth Town, end of loan).
Out: Tom Cursons (Boston, loan), James Belshaw (Notts County, undisclosed), Marcus Etherington (Stocksbridge, loan), Kyle Jameson (released).
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
NEW BOY IN TOWN: League Two Harrogate Town signed goalkeeper Sam Waller from Burnley on deadline day (Image courtesy of Harrogate Town)placeholder image
NEW BOY IN TOWN: League Two Harrogate Town signed goalkeeper Sam Waller from Burnley on deadline day (Image courtesy of Harrogate Town)
In: Ryan Hardie (Wrexham, loan), Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle, undisclosed), Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City, undisclosed), Nik Tzanev (Newport County, free), Bobby Wales (Swansea City, loan), Cameron Humphreys (Ipswich Town, loan), Neo Eccleston (Grimsby, end of loan).
Out: Ben Wiles (Milton Keynes Dons, undisclosed), Ruben Roosken (Oxford United, loan), Herbie Kane (Plymouth Argyle, loan), Jacob Chapman (Crawley Town, loan), Joe Taylor (Wigan, loan), Leo Castledine (Middlesbrough, following end of loan), Owen Goodman (Barnsley, following end of loan), Zepiqueno Redmond (Aston Villa, end of loan).
In: Paddy McNair (San Diego Chargers, free), Kieran Dowell (Rangers, free), James Debayo (free agent), Lewis Koumas (Liverpool, loan), Toby Collyer (Manchester United, loan), Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City, loan), Matty Jacob (Reading, end of loan).
Out: Joe Ndala (Sheffield Wednesday, following end of loan), Enis Destan (Waterlo, loan), Kasey Palmer (Luton Town, loan), Harry Vaughan (Bohemians, loan), Brandon Williams (released).
LEEDS UNITED
In: Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton, loan), Charlie Crew (Doncaster, end of loan).
MIDDLESBROUGH
In: Fin Munroe (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Leo Castledine (Chelsea, undisclosed), Joe Wildsmith (West Bromwich Albion, loan), Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton, loan), Adilson Malanda (Charlotte, end of loan), Law McCabe (Plymouth Argyle, end of loan).
Out: Lukas Engel (Real Salt Lake City, undisclosed), Charlie Lennon (Barnsley, undisclosed), Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City, loan), Abdoulaye Kante (Saint-Etienne, loan), Sverre Nypan (Manchester City, end of loan).
ROTHERHAM UNITED
In: Brandon Cover (Leicester City, undisclosed), Emmanuel Adegboyega (Norwich City, undisclosed), Duncan Watmore (free agent), Gabriele Biancheri (Manchester United, loan), Lino Sousa (Aston Villa, loan), Harry Gray (Leeds, loan), Ciaran McGuckin (Eastleigh, end of loan).
Out: Sean Raggett (Cambridge United. loan), Josh Ayres (Alfreton, loan), Reece Wilson (Brighouse Town, loan), Kion Etete (St Mirren, following end of loan), Thomas Holmes (Luton Town, end of loan), Martin Sherif (Everton, end of loan).
SHEFFIELD UNITED
In: Joe Rothwell (Rangers, undisclosed), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City, loan), Leo Hjelde (Sunderland, loan), Ki-Jana Hoever (Wolverhampton Wanderers, loan).
Out: Ehije Ukaki (Atromitos, loan), Ryan One (Lincoln City, loan), Nils Zetterstrom (Genoa, loan), Sam Curtis (Chesterfield, loan), Louie Marsh (Falkirk, loan), Louie Barry (Stockport County, following end of loan), Ben Godfrey (Brondby, following end of loan).
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
In: Marvelous Nakamba (Luton, loan), Joe Ndala (Manchester City, loan), Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace, loan), Jerry Yates (Luton, loan), Murphy Cooper (QPR, loan), Jaden Heskey (Manchester City, loan).
Out: Bailey Cadamarteri (Wrexham, undisclosed), Barry Bannan (Millwall, undisclosed), Yisa Alao (Chelsea, undisclosed), Harry Amass (Norwich City, following end of loan), Ethan Horvath (New York Red Bulls, following end of loan), Killian Barrett (Barrow, loan).