Friday, January 3, 2014

January moves in Scotland

It never fails to annoy me how poor news outlets are at tracking the comings-and-goings during transfer windows.  Lists in the newspapers, or on the BBC site are always incomplete or inaccurate (unless, of course, Rangers or Celtic are involved).  How hard can it be to get this stuff right?

Well, I'm about to find out.  I pledge to do my best to update this article as often as possible over January, and hopefully to track all moves in the four divisions of the SPFL - with your help, if you would point out any moves I've missed, either by twitter or by adding comments.  

The criteria?  Well, I've listed a few moves that happened in the second half of December, because I think they're relevant.  I won't mention a player leaving a club (on loan or otherwise) unless they've played first team football before.  And I won't mention players returning to clubs from loan spells - though I will note their departures.

Does that seem enough to go with?

Wish me luck...

(last update: 23:00 on 31 January)

PREMIERSHIP
ABERDEEN
IN: Adam Rooney (Oldham Athletic), Shaleum Logan (Brentford, loan), Alan Tate (Swansea City, loan)
OUT: Gregg Wylde (St. Mirren), Josh Magennis (St. Mirren, loan), Jamie Masson (Elgin City, loan), Lawrence Shankland (Dunfermline Athletic, loan), Michael Hector (Reading, end of loan), Chris Clark (released)

CELTIC
IN: Stefan Johansen (Stromsgodset, £2m), Leigh Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers, £1m), Holmbert Fridjonsson (Fram Reykjavik, £150k)
OUT: Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace, £700k), Bahrudin Atajic (Shrewsbury Town, loan), Joe Chalmers (Falkirk, loan), Paul George (Hamilton Accies, loan), Dylan McGeouch (Coventry City, loan), Tom Rogic (Melbourne Victory, loan), Mo Bangura (released)

DUNDEE UNITED
IN: Farid El Alagui (Brentford, loan), Curtis Good (Newcastle United, loan)
OUT: Ross Smith (Peterhead), Chris Erskine (Partick Thistle, loan), Kudus Oyenuga (Boreham Wood, loan), David Goodwillie (Blackburn Rovers, end of loan)

HEARTS
IN: Paul McCallum (West Ham United, loan)
OUT: Adam King (Swansea City, £200k)

HIBERNIAN
IN: Daniel Boateng (Arsenal, loan), Danny Haynes (Notts County, loan), Duncan Watmore (Sunderland, loan)
OUT: Fraser Mullen (Raith Rovers), Rowan Vine (Greenock Morton), Ross Caldwell (Alloa Athletic, loan), Tim Clancy (released)

INVERNESS CT
IN: Greg Tansey (Stevenage)
OUT: Curtis Allen (Glentoran), Toby Agdestein (released)

KILMARNOCK
IN: Alexei Eremenko (Kairat Almaty), David Moberg Karlsson (Sunderland, loan), Vitalijs Maksimenko (Brighton & Hove Albion, loan)
OUT: Gary Fisher (East Fife), Reuben Gabriel (Beveren), Kyle Jacobs (Livingston), Mark Stewart (Derry City), James Fowler (Cowdenbeath, loan), Jude Winchester (Cliftonville, loan), Rabiu Ibrahim, David Silva (released)

MOTHERWELL
IN: Henri Anier (Viking Stavanger, loan made permanent)
OUT: Adam Cummins (Dundee, loan), Bob McHugh (Queen of the South, loan), Dan Twardzik (Dundee, end of loan)

PARTICK THISTLE
IN: Lee Mair (St. Mirren), Gary Fraser (Bolton Wanderers, loan made permanent), Prince Buaben (Carlisle United, loan), Chris Erskine (Dundee United, loan), George Moncur (West Ham United, loan), Lyle Taylor (Sheffield United, loan)
OUT: John Baird (Raith Rovers), Ross Forbes (Dunfermline Athletic), Mark McGuigan (Albion Rovers), Hugh Murray (Dumbarton), Liam Lindsay (Alloa Athletic, loan), Henoc Mukendi (Liverpool, end of loan), Mark Kerr (released)

ROSS COUNTY
IN: Yoann Arquin (Notts County), Evangelos Oikonomou (Veria), Erik Cikos (Slovan Bratislava, loan), Filip Kiss (Cardiff City, loan), Jordan Slew (Blackburn Rovers, loan), Yann Songo'o (Blackburn Rovers, loan), Michael Tidser (Rotherham United, loan)
OUT: Steven Ross (Brora Rangers, loan), Orhan Mustafi (Grasshopper Zurich, end of loan),Mihael Kovacevic, Branislav Micic (released)

ST JOHNSTONE
IN: Fisayo Adarabioyo (unattached), Chris Iwelumo (Scunthorpe United), Wade Joyce (Barnsley), Michael O'Halloran (Bolton Wanderers), Mark Davies (Nottingham Forest, loan), James Dunne (Stevenage, loan)
OUT: David Robertson (Greenock Morton), Liam Caddis (Alloa, loan), Chris Kane (Dumbarton, loan), Gwion Edwards (Swansea City, end of loan), Rory Fallon, Sanel Jahic (released)

ST MIRREN
IN: Gregg Wylde (Aberdeen), Adam Campbell (Newcastle United, loan), Josh Magennis (Aberdeen, loan)
OUT: Kealan Dillon (Athlone Town), Danny Grainger (Dunfermline Athletic), Lee Mair (Partick Thistle), Gary Harkins (Oldham, loan), Jake Caprice (Blackpool, end of loan), David Cornell (Swansea City, end of loan), David Barron (released)


CHAMPIONSHIP
ALLOA ATHLETIC
IN: Liam Caddis (St Johnstone, loan), Ross Caldwell (Hibernian, loan), Liam Lindsay (Partick Thistle, loan)
OUT: Declan McManus (Aberdeen, end of loan), Alex Salmon (Carlisle United, end of loan)

COWDENBEATH
IN: Chris Kane (Dunfermline Athletic), Sammy Stewart (Glenavon), Sebastian Usai (AFC United), Darren Brownlie (Partick Thistle, loan), James Fowler (Kilmarnock, loan) David Gold (Hibernian, loan)
OUT: Grant Adam (Airdrieonians), Marc McKenzie (East Fife), Andrew Russell (Berwick Rangers), David Cowan (released)

DUMBARTON
IN: Mark McLaughlin (Greenock Morton), Hugh Murray (St. Mirren, loan made permanent), Chris Kane (St Johnstone, loan), Michael Miller (Celtic, loan), Callum Thomson (St. Mirren, loan)
OUT: Martin McNiff (Annan Athletic), Kevin Smith (East Fife), Ally McKerracher (Kilbirnie Ladeside, loan), Owen Ronald (Kirkintilloch, loan), Aaron Barry (Sheffield United, end of loan)

DUNDEE
IN: Sean Bonnet-Johnson (unattached), Stephen Hughes (East Fife), Christian Nade (unattached), Adam Cummins (Motherwell, loan)
OUT: James Thomson (Broughty Athletic), Leighton McIntosh (Arbroath, loan)

FALKIRK
IN: Mark Beck (Carlisle United, loan), Joe Chalmers (Celtic, loan)
OUT: Jay Fulton (Swansea City, £250k), Craig Comrie (Stirling Albion), Rakesh Bingham (Wigan Athletic, end of loan)

GREENOCK MORTON
IN: Darren Cole (Rangers), Jamie McCormack (Wigan Athletic), Garry O'Connor (unattached), David Robertson (St Johnstone), Ben Sampayo (Brighton & Hove Albion), Jack Smith (East Fife), Rowan Vine (Hibernian), Stuart Findlay (Celtic, loan), Barrie McKay (Rangers, loan)
OUT: Michal Habai (Livingston), Mark McLaughlin (Dumbarton), Jonathan Page (Dunfermline Athletic), Tomas Peciar (Ostersunds), Stephen Stirling (Stranraer), Jake Nicholson, Nacho Novo, Craig Reid (released)

HAMILTON ACCIES
IN: Jason Scotland (Barnsley), Paul George (Celtic, loan)
OUT: Ryan Finnie, Jon McShane (released)

LIVINGSTON
IN: Michal Habai (Greenock Morton), Kyle Jacobs (Kilmarnock), Nejc Mevlja (Maribor), Craig Sives (Hume City)
OUT: Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United, £200k), Coll Donaldson (Queens Park Rangers, £150k), -Patrik Twardzik (Celtic, end of loan)

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
IN: Bob McHugh (Motherwell, loan)
OUT: Dan Orsi (Annan Athletic)

RAITH ROVERS
IN: John Baird (Partick Thistle), Fraser Mullen (Hibernian)
OUT: Kevin McCann, Colin Stewart (released)


LEAGUE ONE
AIRDRIEONIANS
IN: Grant Adam (Cowdenbeath), Chris McCluskey (Rossvale), Stefan Milojevic (FK Bezanija), Florian Moulet (unattached), Keigan Parker (Shettleston)
OUT: Jamie Barclay (Pollok), Andrew Duncan (Pollok), Mick O'Byrne (Stirling Albion), David Sinclair (Pollok), Willie McLaren (released)

ARBROATH
IN: Paul McManus (Forfar Athletic), Kevin Nicoll (Albion Rovers), Sandy Wood (Montrose), Leighton McIntosh (Dundee, loan)
OUT: Darren Smith (Stirling Albion), Graham Bayne (released)

AYR UNITED
IN:
OUT: Kyle McAusland (Rangers, end of loan)

BRECHIN CITY
IN: Ryan Ferguson (Dundee United), Robert Thomson (Dunfermline Athletic) 
OUT: Stuart Anderson (Formartine United), Ryan Donnelly (Albion Rovers), Calum Antell (Queen of the South, end of loan)

DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC
IN: Ross Forbes (Partick Thistle), Danny Grainger (St. Mirren), Jonathan Page (Greenock Morton), Lawrence Shankland (Aberdeen, loan)
OUT: Chris Kane (Cowdenbeath), Robert Thomson (Brechin City), Ryan Ferguson (Dundee United, end of loan)

EAST FIFE
IN: Marc McKenzie (Cowdenbeath), Kevin Rutkiewicz (Carolina Railhawks), Kevin Smith (Dumbarton), Gary Fisher (Kilmarnock, loan made permanent), Stephen O'Neill (Aberdeen, loan)
OUT: Michael Andrews (Berwick Rangers), Stephen Hughes (Dundee), Jack Smith (Greenock Morton), James Thomson (Dundee, end of loan), Alexis Dutot, Blair Henderson, Cedric Tuta (released)

FORFAR ATHLETIC
IN:
OUT: Bryan Deasley (Montrose), Paul McManus (Arbroath)

RANGERS
IN:
OUT: Andrew Mitchell (Annan Athletic), Barrie McKay (Greenock Morton, loan)

STENHOUSEMUIR
IN: Stewart Greacen (Derry City)
OUT: Josh Watt (East Stirling, loan), Ross Smith (Dundee United, end of loan)

STRANRAER
IN: Stephen Stirling (Greenock Morton)
OUT:


LEAGUE TWO
ALBION ROVERS
IN: Ryan Donnelly (Brechin City), Mark McGuigan (Partick Thistle, loan made permanent)
OUT: Jordan Allan (Dundee United, end of loan), Kevin Nicoll (Arbroath)

ANNAN ATHLETIC
IN: Luke Hammond (unattached), Andrew Mitchell (Rangers, loan made permanent), Martin McNiff (Dumbarton), Dan Orsi (Queen of the South), Josh Todd (Carlisle United, loan made permanent)
OUT: Greg Anderson (Dalbeattie Star, loan), Steven Logan (Newcastle United, end of loan)

BERWICK RANGERS
IN: Michael Andrews (East Fife), Paul Currie (Bonnyrigg), Ross McMullen (Tranent Juniors), Andrew Russell (Cowdenbeath)
OUT: Neil Janczyk (Clyde), Paul Grant (Hibernian, end of loan), Owen Ronald (Dumbarton, end of loan), Gary O'Connor (released)

CLYDE
IN: Bradley Coyne (Stirling Albion), Neil Janczyk (Berwick Rangers), Joe McGovern (Dundee United, loan)
OUT: Sean Fitzharris (East Kilbride, loan made permanent), Grant Dickie (Cumnock Juniors, loan), Kieran McGachie (Civil Service Strollers, loan), Gavin Brown (released)
 
EAST STIRLING
IN: Andrew Grimshaw (Larbert Athletic), Josh Watt (Stenhousemuir, loan)
OUT: David McCaughie (Luncarty, loan), Calum Gallagher (Rangers, end of loan)

ELGIN CITY
IN: Jamie Masson (Aberdeen, loan)
OUT: Ross McKinnon (released)

MONTROSE
IN: Bryan Deasley (Forfar Athletic, loan made permanent), Craig Duguid (Aberdeen), Calum Ferguson (Inverness CT, loan)
OUT: Sandy Wood (Arbroath)

PETERHEAD
IN:
OUT: Reece Donaldson (Raith Rovers, end of loan)

QUEEN'S PARK
IN:
OUT:

STIRLING ALBION
IN: Craig Comrie (Falkirk), Mick O'Byrne (Airdrieonians), Darren Smith (Arbroath)
OUT: Jamie Clark (Bo'ness United), Bradley Coyne (Clyde)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Fantastic Effort this. Why can't the SPFL get the clubs to do it and post it on their site next to the club details?
Damian