National League news - May 2019

BBC Sport tracks the latest news stories from the National League, including managerial announcements, new signings and contract extensions.

You can catch up with all of the National League news from April here. Meanwhile, check out the gossip page for the latest rumours and see our list of the latest manager ins and outs.

31 May

AFC Fylde have signed midfielder Jordan Williams, 23, on a two-year deal, following the end of his contract with League One club Rochdale.

Dover Athletic have agreed to sign Harrogate Town midfielder Michael Woods, 29, on a two-year contract, with the deal to be completed on 1 July.

Striker Scott Rendell, 32, has joined Eastleigh on a one-year deal, after being released by Aldershot Town.

Danny Hollands, Cavaghn Miley and Ben Williamson have all signed 12-month contract extensions at the club.

Hartlepool midfielder Liam Noble has signed a new one-year deal. Noble, 28, was the club's top scorer last season with 13 goals.

30 May

AFC Fylde have signed forward Matty Kosylo from FC Halifax Town on a two-year contract, with the option for a further year. The 26-year-old scored 24 goals in 76 appearances during three seasons with the Shaymen.

Forward Reeco Hackett-Fairchild has joined Bromley on a permanent deal after being released by Charlton. Hackett-Fairchild, 21, played five times for Bromley on loan this season.

FC Halifax Town defender Michael Duckworth has signed a new one-year deal with the club. Former Fleetwood man Duckworth, 27, has played 23 times for the Shaymen.

29 May

Dover Athletic have signed midfielder Jack Munns on a two-year deal. The 25-year-old will join the Whites from 1 July having spent last season with Dagenham & Redbridge.

Former Crystal Palace defender John Pemberton has left his position as academy manager at Chesterfield to become manager of National League North club Kidderminster Harriers.

28 May

Solihull Moors have signed striker Paul McCallum, 25, on a two-year deal after he turned down a contract offer from fellow National League club Eastleigh.

Bromley have signed defender Chris Bush, 26, from fellow National League side Ebbsfleet United.

Dagenham & Redbridge have signed 26-year-old midfielder Harold Odametey from Maidenhead United on a one-year deal.

Torquay United have signed Brazilian goalkeeper Lucas Covolan Cavagnari, 27, from Isthmian Premier Division club Worthing.

Goalkeeper Scott Loach, 31, is to leave Hartlepool this summer when his contract expires, after two years with the National League club.

Meanwhile, Pools have signed Braintree Town keeper Ben Killip.

Midfielder Devonte Redmond will leave Salford City when his contract expires at the end of June.

The 22-year-old scored two goals in 15 league appearances this season as the club were promoted to the English Football League via the play-offs.

27 May

Bromley have signed midfielder Billy Bingham after the 28-year-old's deal at League One side Gillingham expired.

Adi Yussuf has left Solihull Moors after the 27-year-old forward, who scored 14 goals in 46 league appearances this season, failed to agree terms on a new contract.

Sutton United have made 20-year-old striker David Ajiboye, who netted 16 goals for Worthing in the Isthmian Premier Division this season, their first signing of the summer.

25 May

Harrogate Town have signed midfielder Brendan Kiernan, 26, from National League South outfit Welling United.

24 May

AFC Fylde have signed defender Kyle Jameson, 20, on a two-year deal following his release by Championship side West Bromwich Albion.

Forward Jordan Murphy, 22, has signed a new one-year deal with Solihull Moors, with the option of a further year.

Chesterfield have re-signed defender Haydn Hollis, 26, on a one-year contract. He made 35 National League for the Spireites during a loan spell from Forest Green Rovers in 2018-19.

Simon Walton has joined Havant & Waterlooville as a player-coach from Maidstone United.

22 May

Hartlepool United centre-back Myles Anderson has agreed a new contract having played 38 times since joining last summer.

21 May

Defender Joe Kizzi, 25, has joined Bromley after turning down the offer of a new contract with National League South side Billericay Town.

Leyton Orient captain Jobi McAnuff, 37, has signed a new one-year contract with the National League champions.

Solihull Moors forward Jordan Murphy, 22, has signed a new one-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months.

Dagenham & Redbridge midfielder Matt Robinson, 24, has signed a new one-year contract with the club.

Meanwhile, the Daggers have also brought in Spanish midfielder Joan Luque on a one-year deal.

The 26-year-old former Barcelona trainee played 11 times for Concord Rangers after his release from Lincoln City in January.

AFC Fylde have signed left-back Scott Duxbury, 23, from Stockport County on a two-year contract with an option for an extra 12 months.

20 May

Dover Athletic have signed Turkish goalkeeper Yusuf Mersin, 24, on a two-year deal.

Mersin made 19 appearances in three years for Crawley before being released by the League Two club earlier this month.

Harrogate Town have signed midfielder Scott Brown, 34, following his exit from League One club Accrington Stanley.

National League champions Leyton Orient have released striker Jay Simpson, 30, midfielders Charlie Lee, 32, and Alex Lawless, 34, and goalkeeper Charlie Grainger, 22.

Barrow have signed strikers Scott Quigley from Blackpool and Dior Angus from Port Vale. Angus ended this season on loan with Barrow.

Maidenhead have signed defender Freddie Grant after he left Wealdstone.

18 May

Forward James Akintunde and left-back Rene Steer have signed contract extensions with Maidenhead United.

17 May

Relegated Havant & Waterlooville have signed midfielder Roarie Deacon, 27, from Sutton United.

Deacon played under new Havant boss Paul Doswell during his time at Sutton.

16 May

Former Swindon Town and Chesterfield defender Bradley Barry, 24, has joined Barrow on a two-year deal.

Defender Danny Livesey has left National League play-off winners Salford City to join Chester on a permanent deal, having spent the entire 2018-19 season on loan with the National League North club.

Former Birmingham City and Wolves defender Roger Johnson, 36, has been released by National League side Bromley.

Frankie Sutherland and Aiden Enver are also leaving the Kent club.

Maidenhead United manager Alan Devonshire has agreed a new two-year contract extension to stay at York Road until at least the end of the 2021-22 season.

Devonshire is in his second spell in charge of the Magpies and led them to the National League South title in 2016-17.

Longest-serving Wrexham player Mark Carrington, 32 - who joined the Dragons in 2013 - has signed a new one-year deal to take his stay at The Racecourse Ground into a seventh season.

Havant & Waterlooville midfielder Wes Fogden, 31, has agreed a new contract to stay with the club until the end of the 2019-20 season.

15 May

Harrogate Town have signed 6ft 4ins centre-back Connor Hall, 25, from National League North club Brackley Town.

Striker Morgan Penfold, 20, has joined Barrow on an initial two-year deal following his release by League One club Peterborough United.

Havant & Waterlooville have re-signed Kenya international Jonah Ayunga, 21, following his release by fellow National League side Sutton United.

14 May

Midfielder John Rooney, defender Connor Brown and goalkeeper Johnny Saltmer have all signed new one-year deals with Barrow.

Dagenham & Redbridge have signed 19-year-old Maidstone goalkeeper Josh Strizovic, who spent time on loan at Basildon United this season.

13 May

Kenya striker Jonah Ayunga has left Sutton United, shortly after being placed on the transfer list, while ex-England youth international midfielder Roarie Deacon also leaves the club after failing to agree terms.

Eastleigh have released forwards James Constable, Chris Zebroski and Ollie Dennett, and defender Lewis Harvey.

Josh Hare, Andrew Boyce, Oscar Gobern, Cavaghn Miley, Paul McCallum, Ben Williamson, Mark Yeates, Danny Hollands and Joey Jones have all been offered new deals by the Spitfires.

Hartlepool United have completed the permanent signing of striker Nicke Kabamba from relegated Havant & Waterlooville.

The 26-year-old scored seven goals in 17 games for Pools during a loan spell in the second half of this season.

Maidstone United have signed 20-year-old striker Ibrahim Olutade from Leatherhead on a two-year contract.

10 May

Barrow director Jamie Reid, brought in by previous owner Paul Casson in 2014, has stepped down from his role after five years, having stayed on to help smooth through the transition to new owners late in 2018. "Jamie will always be well thought of in Barrow," said chairman Paul Hornby.

Bromley have signed striker Michael Cheek, 27, from fellow National League club Ebbsfleet. Cheek scored 16 goals to end the 2018-19 season as Ebbsfleet's leading scorer.

Maidstone United have signed centre-back Lewis Knight on a one-year contract.

The 26-year-old moves to the Gallagher Stadium from National League South club St Albans City.

9 May

Club captain Alan Massey and midfielder James Comley have both signed new contracts with Maidenhead United.

Harrogate Town duo Jordan Thewlis and Dominic Knowles have left the club following the expiration of their contracts.

Dagenham & Redbridge have released 11 players including former Yeovil and Chesterfield defender Nathan Smith.

Tomi Adeloye, Liam Bellamy, James Blanchfield, Alex Davey, Gavin Hoyte, Lewis Moore, Jack Munns, Ben Nunn, Luke Pennell and Lamar Reynolds have also left the Daggers.

8 May

Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Elliot Justham has extended his contract with the east London club until the summer of 2021.

New Havant & Waterlooville manager Paul Doswell has signed defender Dean Beckwith following his release by former club Sutton United.

Beckwith, 35, has twice won promotion from National League South - with Eastleigh in 2014 and Sutton two years later.

Defender Jake Goodman, who will have an operation this week as he continues his recovery from a serious knee injury, has signed a new deal with Bromley.

Midfielder Michael Woods, 29, has left Harrogate Town following the expiration of his contract.

Jack Barthram, Jacob Blyth, Lee Molyneux and Nathan Waterston have all left Barrow after their deals expired, while Brian Wilson and Rhys Turner have been "invited" back to pre-season training.

Defender Nathan Clarke, 34, has agreed a new one-year deal with Halifax.

7 May

Drew Talbot has been released by Chesterfield after making more than 300 appearances for the club.

The Spireites have let 12 players go in all - including Bradley Barry and Ify Ofoegbu - with Robbie Weir, Charlie Wakefield and Jonathan Smith having their deals extended.

Maidenhead United have signed striker Shamir Fenelon, 24, after three seasons with Aldershot.

3 May

Bromley have signed Montserrat international striker Adrian Clifton from National League rivals Maidenhead United.

Meanwhile Adam Mekki, Frankie Raymond, George Porter, Jack Holland, Jordan Higgs, Luke Coulson, Marc-Anthony Okoye, Omar Bugiel and Sam Wood have signed new contracts.

But David Gregory, Richard Brindley, Joe Quigley, Kyle De Silva and Reece Meekums will all be leaving at the end of their current deals.