The 2011–12 winter
transfer window
In association football, a transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club, club can add players to their squad who were previously under contract with another club. Such a Transfer (association football), transfer is comp ...
for English football transfers opened on 1 January and will close on 31 January. Additionally, players
without a club may join at any time, clubs below
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
level may sign players
on loan
In sports, a loan involves a particular player being able to temporarily play for a club other than the one to which they are currently contracted. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to a full season, sometimes persisting for multiple seasons ...
at any time, and clubs may sign a
goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
on an emergency loan if they have no registered goalkeeper available. This list includes transfers featuring at least one Premier League or
Football League Championship
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club which were completed after the end of the
summer 2011 transfer window and before the end of the 2011–12 winter window.
Transfers
* Player officially joined his club on 1 January 2012.
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Transfers Winiter 2011-12
Winter 2011-12
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