Football: On the move

transfers

Free or undisclosed nominal fees unless stated

Gary Walsh (goalkeeper) Middlesbrough to Bradford City (pounds 500,000); Samassi Abou (forward) Cannes (Fr) to West Ham (pounds 400,000); Micky Mellon (midfielder) Blackpool to Tranmere (pounds 300,000); Neil Maddison (midfielder) Southampton to Middlesbrough (pounds 250,000); David Eyres (midfielder) Burnley to Preston (pounds 80,000); Mark Patterson (defender) Plymouth to Gillingham (pounds 15,000 plus appearance increments); David Whyte (forward) Reading to Ipswich; Erik Fuglestad (defender) Viking Stavanger (Nor) to Norwich; Ivano Bonetti (forward) Crystal Palace to Genoa (It); Billy Clark (defender) Bristol Rovers to Exeter City; Nick Cusack (forward) Fulham to Swansea; Andy Saville (forward) Wigan to Cardiff; Ian Clark (midfielder) Doncaster to Hartlepool; Jose Quitongo (forward) Hamilton to Hearts.

Loans/trials

John O'Kane (defender) Manchester United to Bradford City; Paul Gibson (goalkeeper) Manchester Utd to Mansfield; Gareth Griffiths (defender) Port Vale to Shrewsbury; Scott Jones (defender) Barnsley to Notts County; Mark Beard (defender) Sheffield Utd to Southend; Glen Crowe (forward) Wolves to Cardiff; Mark Gayle (goalkeeper) Crewe to Chesterfield; Phil King (defender) Swindon to Blackpool; Graham Potter (midfielder) West Bromwich to Northampton; Stuart Gray (midfielder) Celtic to Morton; Andrew McCondichie (forward) Celtic to Hamilton; Joe Walker (defender) Aberdeen to Ross County; Mark Watson (defender) Osters Vaxjo (Swe) to Plymouth (trial).

managerial changes

Doncaster Rovers: In: Dave Cowling. Out: Dave Cowling. In: Danny Bergara (caretaker).

Swansea City: Out: Micky Adams. In: Alan Cork.

Gateshead: Out: Jim Platt. In: Gary Robson and Alan Shoulder (caretakers).