National League news - November 2021

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All the latest news from the National League

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

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30 November

Notts County have appointed Tom Weal as their new goalkeeper coach following Jake Kean's move to Burton Albion.

Weal was previously head of academy goalkeeping at Norwich City.

29 November

Winger Jordan Maguire-Drew has signed for Grimsby Town on an 18-month deal, after leaving Woking earlier in the month.

The ex-Brighton, Leyton Orient and Crawley wide man could face another of his former clubs in Dagenham & Redbridge should he debut this weekend.

King's Lynn Town have parted company with manager Ian Culverhouse after three years in charge.

The former Norwich defender, 57, has left "by mutual agreement" with the club second bottom in the National League.

Weymouth have signed Cambridge United defender Leon Davies on a one-month loan.

The 22-year-old has made two appearances for the U's this season, both in the EFL Trophy.

27 November

Aldershot Town have signed Queens Park Rangers defender Joe Gubbins on loan.

The 20-year-old signed a three-year deal with QPR in 2020 after progressing through Southampton's Academy.

26 November

Wealdstone have signed Sierra Leone international full-back David Sesay on a free transfer.

The 23-year-old left National League rivals Barnet earlier on Friday having played six times for the Bees since joining them from Crawley Town in the summer.

Notts County have signed winger Connor Parsons on loan from Wycombe until 29 January.

The former Norwich player, 21, has made three appearances in the EFL Trophy this season for the League One Chairboys.

Dover Athletic have brought in striker Alfie Pavey on a month's loan from Maidstone United.

The 26-year-old previously scored 12 goals in 38 appearances for the Whites after joining from Havant & Waterlooville in November 2018.

25 November

King's Lynn Town have signed striker Ken Charles on a deal until the summer of 2023.

The former Colchester player scored 13 goals for Isthmian League Premier Division side Cheshunt and has recently recovered from a shoulder injury.

24 November

Grimsby Town have terminated the contract of winger Filipe Morais by mutual consent.

The 36-year-old last appeared for the Mariners in April when team-mate Stefan Payne was sent off for headbutting him in a 1-0 defeat at Bradford.

23 November

Boreham Wood have signed Monserrat midfielder James Comley on an undisclosed-length deal.

The former St Albans player, 30, made 196 appearances for Maidenhead United before leaving the club this summer.

The club have also extended the loan of goalkeeper Taye Ashby-Hammond, 22, from Championship side Fulham.

22 November

Grimsby Town have signed young Bristol City striker Sam Bell on a short-term loan deal which runs until January 2022.

The 19-year-old made his senior debut for the Robins in December 2020 and has made a total of seven appearances for the club.

Solihull Moors have signed right-back James Clarke on loan until 29 December from League Two side Mansfield.

The 21-year-old Republic of Ireland youth international has made seven appearances for the Stags this season.

20 November

Maidenhead United have signed former Swindon, Crawley and Aldershot defender Jamie Sendles-White on a short-term deal.

The 27-year-old Northern Irishman was released by the Shots at the end of last season.

19 November

Stockport County have announced that Clint Hill is to rejoin manager Dave Challinor as his assistant, a day after he left League Two side Hartlepool United.

Hill had spent just a month with Pools and now links back up with Challinor just two weeks following his appointment by the Hatters.

Notts County goalkeeping coach Jake Kean has left to join League One club Burton Albion.

The 30-year-old had been at Meadow Lane since the beginning of the 2019-20 season.

Wealdstone have extended the loan of Fulham defender Connor McAvoy until the beginning of January, and signed left-back Jayden Sweeney on a one-month loan from Leyton Orient.

McAvoy, 19, initially joined on a one-month deal last month and has scored once in three appearances while Sweeney, also 19, has played 12 senior games for the League Two O's.

18 November

King's Lynn Town have signed former Stevenage midfielder Arthur Iontton on a deal to the end of the season.

The 20-year-old made four appearances in 2020-21 but was released in the summer.

16 November

Weymouth have confirmed defender Calvin Brooks has decided to leave the club in order to better balance playing with his work commitments.

Brooks, 27, has made seven league appearances for The Terras this season.

15 November

Stockport County forward Connor Jennings will return to first-team duty after successful rehabilitation from surgery to treat chondroid sarcoma - a rare type of cancer.

The 30-year-old, who has not played since 6 February, has trained with the Hatters squad on a non-contact basis for the past five weeks but has been given the all-clear to step up to full training.

Maidenhead United have extended the loan of midfielder Jay Mingi from Portsmouth until January.

The 21-year-old has made six appearances since joining the Magpies on an initial one-month loan in October.

12 November

Chesterfield have signed centre-back Tyrone Williams from Solihull Moors for what is described as a "considerable undisclosed fee".

The 27-year-old played 139 times for Solihull and has signed a contract until 2024 with the Spireites.

Weymouth have signed winger Tom Blair from Eastleigh on a deal until the end of the 2022-23 season.

Blair, 22, joined Eastleigh in 2020 and spent the first part of this season on loan at Salisbury.

11 November

Dagenham and Redbridge have signed striker Junior Morias from King's Lynn Town for an undisclosed fee.

The former Wycombe, Peterborough and Northampton forward, 26, moved to Kings Lynn in the summer from St Mirren and scored once in seven appearances.

9 November

Boreham Wood have signed forward Dennon Lewis from Wealdstone for an undisclosed fee.

The 24-year-old has agreed a deal to the end of the season, with an option for a further year.

Meanwhile the Stones have signed 24-year-old former Bolton winger Jamie Mascoll.

King's Lynn Town have signed defender Baris Altintop from Bury Town on a deal until June 2023.

The 21-year-old came through Ipswich Town's academy and was formerly captain at AFC Sudbury.

Southend United have won an appeal against the red card shown to Zak Brunt during their FA Cup tie against Chesterfield.

The 19-year-old midfielder will be available for Saturday's league game against Woking.

Grimsby Town forward Montel Gibson has left the club by mutual consent.

The 23-year-old scored three goals in 25 appearances in 2020-21, but has not played this season.

6 November

Chesterfield have signed free-agent defender Luke Croll on a short-term contract.

The 26-year-old former Crystal Palace trainee made 24 appearances for Dagenham & Redbridge last season.

5 November

Maidenhead United have signed Wycombe Wanderers defender Andre Burley on loan until the end of the season.

The 22-year-old St. Kitts and Nevis international, who can also play in midfield, moved to Wycombe from Reading in December and has played twice in the Carabao Cup and once in the EFL Trophy for the League One club this season.

Altrincham have signed Stoke City midfielder Adam Porter on a four-week youth loan.

The 19-year-old has been cleared to play in Saturday's FA Cup tie against Gateshead by his parent club.

4 November

Yeovil Town have extended defender Dan Moss' loan deal from Millwall until 24 January 2022.

The 20-year-old has started 13 matches for Yeovil so far this season.

Dagenham & Redbridge striker Paul McCallum has been handed a two-match suspension by the FA for improper conduct.

McCallum was sent off during the team's FA Cup qualifying tie against Wealdstone on 16 October.

3 November

Midfielder Elliot Newby's loan deal from Stockport County to FC Halifax Town has been extended until the end of the year.

The 25-year-old has made six substitute appearances for the Shaymen.

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