National League news - January 2021

King's Lynn boss Ian Culverhouse extended his contract with the club on 11 January

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

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30 January

Wealdstone have signed midfielder Deshane Dalling, 22, on loan from Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

Goalkeeper Harry Isted, 23, has also returned to the club on loan for the remainder of the season from Luton Town after playing 11 games for Wealdstone before Christmas and them win the National League South title last season.

Weymouth have signed forward Pierre Fonkeu, 23, after his short-term deal with League Two side Grimsby Town expired at the end of last year.

Dagenham & Redbridge have signed free agent midfielder Mohammed Sagaf, 23, who was released by Carlisle at the end of last season.

Altrincham have signed forward Joe Piggott, 21, after he left League One side Wigan by mutual consent.

28 January

Chesterfield midfielder Joe Rowley has signed a new deal to remain with the club until the summer of 2022.

The 21-year-old midfielder said: "I have been at the club for eight years after coming through the academy. It means everything to me and I want to be successful with Chesterfield."

After making his debut in March 2017, Rowley has gone on to make 98 appearances for the club.

27 January

Yeovil Town have turned defender Max Hunt's loan move from Carlisle United into a permanent transfer.

The terms of the deal for the 21-year-old centre-back, who has agreed an 18-month deal with the Glovers, are undisclosed.

Hunt has featured four times since his switch to Huish Park last month.

Barnet have signed Barrow forward Courtney Baker-Richardson on loan until the end of the season.

The 25-year-old previously spent time at Swansea City, scoring three goals in 17 Championship appearances.

26 January

Torquay United have signed defender Joe Lewis from Championship side Swansea City.

The 21-year-old made 28 appearances while on loan with the Gulls last season before the National League campaign was curtailed early in March.

25 January

Striker Wes Thomas has left Notts County for family reasons.

The former Grimsby and Oxford United player, 33, scored 10 goals for County last season but had been training away from the club this month because of fears about coronavirus.

Solihull Moors' National League game with Notts County has been put back 24 hours to Wednesday, 27 January and switched to Meadow Lane because of adverse weather and the poor condition of the pitch at the SportNation.bet Stadium.

Moors' home fixture with the Magpies will now be played on Tuesday, 13 April.

23 January

Weymouth have signed Cambridge United defender Andrew Dallas, 21, on an initial one-month loan deal.

They have also brought in Spanish winger Joan Luque, 28, from National League South side Maidstone.

22 January

Dover Athletic have extended the loan of Hull City midfielder Ryan Hanson until the end of the season.

Hanson, 20, has made four National League appearances for the Whites since initially joining in November.

Dover have also signed 20-year-old Crystal Palace goalkeeper Oliver Webber on loan until the end of the season.

Webber, who is a Northern Ireland Under 21 international, has yet to make a senior appearance in England.

Woking have re-signed Moussa Diarra from Havant & Waterlooville for an undisclosed fee.

The 30-year-old centre-back, who made 32 league appearances for the Cards last season, has agreed an 18-month contract.

Woking have also re-signed Oxford United midfielder Malachi Napa on a one-month loan deal.

The 21-year-old scored one goal in four league outings in October before injury ended his spell with the Surrey outfit.

Hartlepool full-back Jamie Sterry, 25, has extended his short-term contract to the end of the season.

Pools have also extended defender Ryan Johnson's contract until the end of the season.

21 January

Solihull Moors have signed Newport County defender Kyle Howkins, 24, on loan until the end of the season.

National League leaders Torquay United have signed Truro City goalkeeper James Hamon on a month's loan.

Guernsey-born Hamon began his career at League Two side Exeter City and moved to Southern League side Truro in 2019.

Chesterfield have signed goalkeeper Grant Smith on a deal until the end of the season and defender Gavin Gunning on an 18-month contract.

Smith, 27, was out-of-contract having left fellow National League club Wealdstone earlier this season while Irishman Gunning, 29, was previously with Gloucester City.

The Spireites have also brought in Ipswich Town goalkeeper Adam Przybek, 20, on loan until the end of the season.

20 January

Aldershot Town midfielder Jermaine Anderson has signed a new contract until the end of the season after a successful short-term deal.

19 January

Woking have signed Bermuda international Jonte Smith on a free transfer.

The 26-year-old striker spent last season with Cheltenham, scoring three times in 18 appearances.

Dagenham & Redbridge have extended the loan of Bolton Wanderers defender Liam Gordon, 21, for the rest of the season.

Gordon has played twice for Daggers since rejoining the club last month, having moved to League Two club Bolton last summer.

18 January

Boreham Wood have signed defender Krystian Pearce on an 18-month deal following his release by Solihull Moors.

The 31-year-old former Mansfield Town player made nine appearances and scored three goals for Solihull after joining on a short-term deal at the start of this season.

King's Lynn have signed defender Tyler Denton following his release by fellow National League side Chesterfield.

The ex-Leeds United, Port Vale, Peterborough United and Stevenage full-back, 25, is the second signing of the window for the Linnets, who are just one place outside the National League relegation zone, four points behind Chesterfield.

National League leaders Torquay United have signed Hull City midfielder Max Sheaf, 20, on loan until the end of the season.

15 January

Bromley have signed forward Courtney Duffus from Yeovil Town.

The 25-year-old former Everton trainee scored 18 goals in 57 league appearances during a two-year spell with the Glovers.

Torquay United have extended the loan spell of Bournemouth defender Sam Sherring until the end of the season.

Wealdstone have signed former Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Dundee defender Josh Meekings.

The 28-year-old, who played in Inverness' Scottish Cup win in 2015, has been a free agent since rejecting a new contract offer from Dundee last summer.

Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard has agreed to extend his contract until the end of the 2023-24 season.

The 35-year-old's previous deal was due to expire at the end of this season. He has been first team manager since October 2015.

Aston Villa defender Dominic Revan has joined Weymouth on loan until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old captained a second-string Villa side in the recent FA Cup third-round defeat by Liverpool.

Altrincham have completed the signing of Mansfield midfielder Alistair Smith on an 18-month contract.

The 20-year-old had been on loan at the J Davidson Stadium, making 11 appearances.

14 January

Barnet have signed QPR defender Themis Kefalas on loan until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old centre-back is yet to make his debut for the R's but has spent time on loan at National League South side Billericay Town.

Maidenhead United have extended the loan of Fulham goalkeeper Taye Ashby-Hammond, 21, until the end of the season.

He has made 14 appearances this term, after 22 in a first spell on loan during the 2019-20 campaign.

Chesterfield have signed midfielder Martin Smith, who was released by League Two club Salford City earlier this week.

The 25-year-old made seven appearances for Salford this season, the most recent in the EFL Trophy last month.

Torquay United midfielder Adam Randell, 20, is to continue his loan spell from Plymouth Argyle for the remainder of the season.

He has scored once in 17 appearances so far for the Gulls.

13 January

Barnet have completed the signing of former Bradford City and Accrington centre-back Ben Richards-Everton.

The 29-year-old has agreed a deal until the end of next season after he was released by the Bantams on Monday.

Sutton have signed Cardiff defender Ben Margetson, 20, on loan until the end of the season.

12 January

Woking have reported a positive Covid test to one of their players which has necessitated their first-team squad to isolate until the weekend - and a few altered fixtures.

This Saturday's FA Trophy tie at Bromley has been put back three days to Tuesday 19 January (19:45 GMT). It has meant moving the two National League fixtures that night, Woking's trip to Altrincham and Bromley's home date with Sutton United.

Altrincham v Woking is now Tuesday 2 March (19:00 BST). Bromley v Sutton, which had already been rearranged once from Boxing Day, has no new date as yet.

11 January

Hartlepool United have extended the loan spell of Salford forward Luke Armstrong until the end of the season.

The 24-year-old has scored six goals in six league appearances since joining Pools last month.

King's Lynn manager Ian Culverhouse has signed a new contract until the end of the 2022-23 campaign.

The deal was announced before their draw with Halifax on Saturday, with the Linnets 20th in the National League after back-to-back promotions.

Notts County have signed Stevenage striker Inih Effiong, 29, and Harrogate winger Calvin Miller, 23, on loan until the end of the season.

Effiong recently returned to Stevenage after a loan spell with Barnet, where he scored once in five games, while MIller has made 13 appearances for Harrogate this season.

Barnet have signed 6ft 6ins centre-back Liam Daly from National League North side Gloucester City for an undisclosed fee.

The 33-year-old, who was sent off in his final Gloucester appearance against Leamington on 2 January, previously had spells with Solihull Moors and Kidderminster.

Yeovil Town have signed Alex Bradley on a permanent deal from Lincoln City.

The 21-year-old full-back, who featured six times for the Glovers during a loan spell with the club earlier this season, has agreed an 18-month deal at Huish Park.

8 January

Barnet have released defender Bilel Mohsni and midfielder Dean Parrett.

Former Southend and Rangers man Mohsni, 32, featured three times for the Bees while Parrett, 29, made two appearances.

Chesterfield have signed left-back Alex Whittle, 27, following his release by Gloucester City, the former club of manager James Rowe.

Halifax Town have signed defender Jean Leroy-Belehouan, 20, from Premier League side Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season.

Wealdstone have signed former Harrogate defender Maxim Kouogun, 23, on a non-contract basis.

Kouogun, who has spent the majority of his career playing in Ireland, helped Harrogate win promotion to the English Football League last season.

7 January

FC Halifax Town have signed 23-year-old striker Lewis Mansell on a one-month loan deal from Accrington Stanley.

Bromley have signed winger Charlie Wakefield after the 22-year-old left Wealdstone, having scored once in 11 league outings this season.

6 January

Boreham Wood have re-signed striker Junior Morais on loan from Scottish Premiership side St Mirren for the rest of the season.

Morais, 25, last played for the Wood between 2014 and 2016 before he moved to St Albans City ahead of the 2016-17 campaign.

Sutton United have signed Antigua & Barbuda international Rhys Browne.

The 25-year-old former Aldershot, Yeovil and Port Vale winger recently had a spell at Wealdstone.

5 January

King's Lynn Town have signed winger Alex Kiwomya, 24, following his release by fellow National League side Chesterfield last month.

Notts County have extended the loan of Barnsley's Matty Wolfe, 20, until the end of the season, but fellow midfielder Tom Walker is returning to parent club Harrogate Town.

Chesterfield have signed Aston Villa midfielder Jack Clarke, 21, and Stevenage striker Marcus Dinanga, 23, on loan for the remainder of the season.

Bromley have extended the loan of Watford winger Harry Forster until the end of the season. The 20-year-old recently scored twice in an FA Trophy tie against Hemel Hempstead Town.

Yeovil Town have agreed a deal to bring forward Reuben Reid back to the club in time to face Weymouth on Tuesday.

Reid, 32, previously played for the Glovers between 2012 and 2014, helping them to promotion via the League One play-offs in 2012-13. He leaves Cheltenham Town after an 18-month spell in which he scored nine times in 32 appearances.

Solihull Moors have signed centre-back Nathan Cameron, 29, on a short-term deal.

The former Coventry City, Northampton Town and Bury player was most recently at Wigan Athletic before departing in October.

4 January

Altrincham have released strikers Jacob Blyth and Jamie McDonald after short spells with the club.

McDonald, 27, scored once in three games for the club and Blyth, 28, also made three appearances without finding the net.

Stockport County have recalled forward Nyal Bell, 23, from his loan spell with FC Halifax with immediate effect.

Defender Krystian Pearce, 30, has left Solihull Moors at the end of his short-term deal, and forward Nick Clayton-Phillips has returned to West Bromwich Albion following the termination of his injury-disrupted loan spell.

Moors have also extended 19-year-old Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer's loan for the rest of the season.