Here’s your comprehensive club-by-club overview of the January 2026 transfer activity in Scotland’s second tier.
Airdrieonians
New Signings: Robbie Mahon, forward (from Edinburgh City, undisclosed); Dom Thomas, forward (from Ayr United); Jake Hastie, midfielder (Ayr United, loan converted to permanent); Adam Devine, defender (unattached).
Loan Signings: Charlie McArthur, defender (from Newcastle United); Harry Stone, goalkeeper (from Heart of Midlothian); Owen Stirton, forward (from Dundee United).
Departures: Liam McStravick, midfielder (to Cliftonville, undisclosed); Cammy Bruce, defender (to Crusaders, undisclosed).
Loan Expired: Tate Xavier-Jones, forward (returned from Luton Town).
Loan Departures: Cammy Cooper, forward (to Kelty Hearts); Divine Iserhienrhien, forward (to Edinburgh City); Cole Williams, midfielder (to Edinburgh City); Dylan Williams, midfielder (to Edinburgh City).
Arbroath
New Signings: Tom Beadling, defender (from Western Sydney Wanderers); Scott Robinson, midfielder (from Hamilton Academical).
Loan Signings: Tom Lang, defender (from Falkirk); Lewis Gillie, defender (from Hibernian).
Departures: Arran Pettifer, midfielder (to Kelty Hearts); Lennon Connolly, midfielder (to Clyde); Rocco Hickey-Fugaccia, midfielder (to Elgin City).
Loan Expired: Brooklyn Kabongolo, defender (returned from Livingston); Taylor Steven, forward (returned from St Johnstone).
Ayr United
New Signings: No permanent transfers.
Loan Signings: Max Thompson, goalkeeper (from Newcastle United); George Finney, defender (from Everton); Ben Summers, midfielder (from Celtic, converted to permanent).
Departures: Dom Thomas, forward (to Airdrieonians); Aaron Brown, forward (to Dumbarton); Jake Hastie, midfielder (to Airdrieonians, loan converted to permanent).
Dunfermline Athletic
New Signings: Callumn Morrison, forward (from Linfield, undisclosed).
Loan Signings: Graham Carey, midfielder (from Livingston); Olly Thomas, forward (from Bristol City).
Departures: Taylor Sutherland, forward (to Montrose).
Loan Expired: Barney Stewart, forward (returned from Falkirk).
Loan Departures: Sam Fisher, defender (to Kelty Hearts); Sam Young, defender (to East Kilbride); Freddie Rowe, midfielder (to East Fife).
Greenock Morton
New Signings: Ian Murray, manager; Fergus Owens, defender (from Hamilton Academical).
Departures: Billy Davies, interim head coach; Tomi Adeloye, forward.
Loan Expired: Sonny Hart, defender (returned from Swindon Town).
Loan Departures: Dylan Corr, defender (to Kelty Hearts).
Partick Thistle
New Signings: Cale Loughrey, defender (from Hamilton Academical).
Loan Signings: Oisin Smyth, midfielder (from St Mirren); Fraser Taylor, midfielder (from St Mirren).
Departures: No permanent transfers.
Loan Expired: Sean McArdle, midfielder (returned from Celtic).
Loan Departures: Thomas Horn, forward (to Cumbernauld Colts); Che Campbell, midfielder (to East Stirlingshire); Alex Mann, defender (to Pollok); Liam Rooney, defender (to Pollok); Luis Cameron, goalkeeper (to Drumchapel United); Jamie Low, defender (to Glenfton Athletic).
Queen’s Park
New Signings: Ricki Lamie, defender (from Hamilton Academical); Callum Smith, forward (from Raith Rovers).
Departures: Josh Fowler, forward (to St Johnstone, undisclosed).
Loan Departures: Timam Scott, midfielder (to Annan Athletic); Darryl Carrick, defender (to Annan Athletic); Aiden McGinlay, midfielder (to Clyde).
Raith Rovers
New Signings: No permanent transfers.
Loan Signings: Andy Winter, forward (from Livingston).
Departures: Callum Smith, forward (to Queen’s Park).
Loan Expired: Josh Gentles, midfielder (returned from Rangers).
Loan Departures: Logan Raeside, midfielder (to Dundonald Bluebell).
Ross County
New Signings: Stuart Kettlewell, manager; Jack Wells-Morrison, midfielder (from Crystal Palace).
Loan Signings: Levis Pitan, defender (from Piast Gliwice).
Departures: Ronan Hale, forward (to Gillingham, undisclosed); George Robesten, midfielder (to Weston-super-Mare); Scott Fraser, midfielder; Jack Wells-Morrison, midfielder.
Loan Departures: Jamie Williamson, midfielder (to Strathspey Thistle); Andrew MacLeod, midfielder (to Strathspey Thistle).
St Johnstone
New Signings: Josh Fowler, forward (from Queen’s Park, undisclosed).
Loan Signings: Alfredo Agyeman, forward (from Falkirk).
Departures: Adama Sidibeh, forward (to Stockport County, undisclosed).
Loan Expired: Jannik Wanner, forward (returned from Livingston).
Loan Departures: Craig Hepburn, goalkeeper (to East Kilbride).