Blue Square Premier leaders Oxford United are the club to have signed Welsh midfielder Lee Fowler for the rest of the season following his release by league rivals Kettering Town.
Fowler, 26, had been a regular for the Poppies this season since moving from Forest Green Rovers in the summer. But the ex-Wales under-21 international lost his first-team place a month ago and was released on Boxing Day.
He is expected to go straight into Chris Wilder's squad for the New Year's Day trip to Rushden & Diamonds.
Fowler started his career with Coventry City before moving on to Huddersfield Town, Burton Albion, Forest Green and latterly Kettering, where he made eighteen appearances.
Cardiff-born Fowler has also spent time on loan with Scarborough and Newport County.
