National League news - January 2022
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BBC Sport tracks the latest news stories from the National League, including managerial announcements, new signings and contract extensions.
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31 January
Dover Athletic have extended the loan of Maidstone United striker Alfie Pavey for a further month.
The 26-year-old has scored four goals in 10 appearances since joining Dover in November.
Stockport County have signed winger Myles Hippolyte on a free transfer from League Two side Scunthorpe United.
The 27-year-old previously played for fellow National League side Yeovil Town before moving to the Iron in 2020.
Oldham Athletic forward Zak Dearnley, 23, has joined Halifax Town on a short-term deal until the end of the season following his release by the Latics.
29 January
Midfielder Lawson D'Ath has re-joined Yeovil Town after recovering form injury.
The 29-year-old former Exeter City, MK Dons and Northampton player needed surgery after being hurt in the final game of last season, but will now hope to add to the 44 appearances he has made since he first joined the Glovers in 2019.
28 January
Southend United have signed forward Callum Powell from Kettering on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
The 26-year-old is the Poppies' top scorer with 14 goals this season and has moved for an undisclosed fee.
The Shrimpers have also signed 19-year-old midfielder Jack Wood from Kings Langley on a similar deal.
Yeovil Town have signed Stockport County defender Ben Barclay in a one-month loan deal.
The 25-year-old has made 12 appearances for County since signing from Accrington Stanley in the summer, having come through Manchester City's academy and later spending time at Brighton.
Dover Athletic have signed Braintree midfielder Arjanit Krasniqi.
The 22-year-old is a former Kosovo Under-21 captain and had scored two goals in 19 games for Braintree in National League South this season.
27 January
Bromley midfielder Billy Bingham has agreed a new contract with the club.
The 31-year-old is approaching 100 appearances since his move from Gillingham in May 2019 and has featured in 21 National League matches so far this season, scoring once.
Notts County have signed Czech goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros from Liverpool on loan for the rest of the season.
The 20-year-old has played two games for the Premier League club's Under-21 side in the EFL Trophy and had a previous loan spell with Irish club St Patrick's Athletic.
26 January
Eastleigh manager Ben Strevens has left the club after three years in charge, following a third consecutive National League defeat.
Assistant manager Jason Bristow is to take over as caretaker manager with immediate effect.
Bromley have signed midfielder Luke Dreher, 23, on loan from Premier League side Crystal Palace until the end of the season.
Dover Athletic forward Ben Williamson, 33, has left by mutual consent after scoring twice in 25 appearances for the Kent club.
25 January
Dover Athletic have signed Kings Lynn Town forward Michael Gyasi on loan for the rest of the season.
The 21-year-old German-born Ghanaian striker has played 34 times in the National League for the Linnets since joining in December 2020 and is a former academy player at Chelsea and Leicester City.
Maidenhead United have signed striker Shawn McCoulsky following his release by Colchester United earlier this month.
The 25-year-old joins the Magpies on a deal until the end of the season and has also previously played for Newport County and Forest Green Rovers.
FC Halifax Town have signed midfielder Jamie Thomas, 25, on loan from Championship side Preston North End until the end of the season.
Solihull Moors have signed defender Mark Ellis, 33, on loan from League Two side Barrow until the end of the season.
24 January
Barnet have signed full-back Teddy Howe on a undisclosed permanent contract.
The 23-year-old Reading academy graduate was released by Blackpool earlier this month and spent the second half of last season on loan at Scunthorpe United.
Southend United midfielder Will Atkinson, 33, has signed a contract extension with the club until the end of the season.
Grimsby Town have signed Aston Villa midfielder Arjan Raikhy on loan for the rest of the season.
The 19-year-old made eight appearances on loan at fellow National League side Stockport in the first half of the campaign.
FC Halifax Town have signed striker Aaron Martin on loan from Harrogate until the end of the season.
The 30-year-old has played eight times for the League Two Sulphurites this term.
22 January
Boreham Wood have signed left-back Jamie Reckord from Wrexham on an 18-month contract.
The 29-year-old had spells at Ross County, Oldham Athletic and Solihull Moors before joining Wrexham in 2020.
21 January
Southend United have signed Afghanistan international midfielder Noor Husin from Dartford for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old, who has also had spells with Crystal Palace, Notts County and Stevenage, has agreed a two-and-a-half year contract.
Yeovil Town have extended the loan of Watford midfielder Sonny Blu Lo-Everton until the end of the season.
He has made 22 appearances so far for the Glovers, scoring twice, including one in their National League win at Wrexham in November.
Grimsby Town defender David Longe-King has joined fellow National League side Woking on loan for the remainder of the season.
Centre-back Longe-King, 26, previously played for Newport County in League Two before joining the Mariners last July.
Woking have also signed Northampton forward Nicke Kabamba on loan until the end of the season.
The 28-year-old striker joined Northampton from Kilmarnock last summer.
Chesterfield have signed striker Joe Quigley from Yeovil Town for an undisclosed fee.
The 26-year-old has agreed a deal until 2024 with the Spireites having scored six goals in 16 National League appearances for Yeovil this season.
20 January
Aldershot Town have agreed to extend the loan of Bournemouth winger Ryan Glover until the end of the season.
Glover, 21, has made 13 league appearances for The Shots so far this season since joining in October on an initial deal until January.
Southend United have signed striker Harry Cardwell from Chorley for an undisclosed fee.
Cardwell, 25, has joined the Shrimpers on a two-and-a-half year deal and spent the second-half of last season on loan at Stockport County.
19 January
King's Lynn Town have made a double signing, with defender Olly Scott and midfielder Zain Walker securing contracts until the end of the season.
Scott, 21, arrives after a successful trial last month, while Walker, 20, had a month-long loan with the Linnets from parent club Bristol Rovers last September.
18 January
Maidenhead United have signed goalkeeper Harry Palmer on an undisclosed-length contract.
Palmer, 26, has previously played for Yeovil Town and, most recently, Sutton United.
15 January
Yeovil Town assistant manager Terry Skiverton has left Huish Park after 23 years at the club.
The former centre-back, 46, made 382 appearances for the Glovers and has also been manager and academy boss at the National League side.
Wealdstone will add US businessman Brad Johnson to their board of directors later this month.
The 57-year-old is part of the ownership group of Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.
Weymouth have signed striker Jordan Greenidge after he left League Two side Newport earlier this month.
The 22-year-old started his career at Stoke and has since spent time playing in Cyprus and Spain.
14 January
Grimsby Town have signed midfielder Scott Burgess, following the termination of his contract with League Two side Port Vale.
The 25-year-old has only made three appearances for Vale this season, and joins on a deal until the end of the season.
The Mariners have also agreed a youth loan until the end of the season for Hull City centre-back Andy Smith.
Smith, 20, spent the first half of this season on loan at Salford City, but only made four appearances in all competitions for the Ammies.
Dover Athletic have extended Henry Woods' loan spell from Gillingham until the end of the season.
The 22-year-old has made 21 appearances in all competitions for Dover since joining the club in July.
Chesterfield have extended defender Luke Croll's deal until the end of the season.
The 27-year-old joined on a short-term contract in November after leaving Dagenham & Redbridge in the summer.
FC Halifax Town have signed midfielder Sam McLintock from Southern League Premier Central side Alvechurch.
McLintock, who has scored six goals in 27 appearances this season, will return to the Worcestershire side on loan to aid his development.
13 January
Yeovil Town have extended Jack Robinson's loan from Championship side Middlesbrough until the end of the season.
The 20-year-old defender has made 13 appearances for the Glovers, scoring once.
Grimsby Town have signed defender Danny Amos on a deal until the end of the season.
Amos, 22, was a free agent following the end of his contract with Port Vale last month.
12 January
Dover Athletic have signed former Leyton Orient defender Myles Judd on a "non-contract basis".
The 22-year-old right-back made 66 appearances for Orient and played nine times while on loan at Barnet last season.
11 January
Wealdstone have signed Stoke City striker Douglas Taylor and Leyton Orient goalkeeper Sam Sargeant on loan.
Taylor, 20, has agreed a one-month youth loan while Sargeant, 24, has signed a seven-day emergency loan and helped the O's win promotion from the National League 2019.
Southend United have signed full-back Leon Davies from League One side Cambridge United on a contract for the rest of the season.
The 22-year-old, who played more than 60 games for the U's, made two National League appearances for Weymouth during a loan spell in December.
Maidenhead United have signed goalkeeper Daniel Gyollai on a permanent deal from Peterborough United.
The Hungarian initially joined the Magpies in December on a one-month deal and has made two appearances for the club.
10 January
Wealdstone have extended the loan agreement of Connor McAvoy from Fulham until the end of the season.
The 19-year-old defender joined from the Championship club in October.
8 January
Weymouth have signed Portsmouth defender Haji Mnoga on loan until the end of the season.
The 19-year-old spent time on loan at fellow National League side Bromley in the first half of the campaign.
King's Lynn have extended the loan of AFC Bournemouth winger Connor Kurran-Browne for the rest of the season.
The 19-year-old made his Linnets debut in their 1-0 defeat at Chesterfield on New Year's Day.
7 January
Bromley have signed midfielder Scott Wagstaff from Aldershot Town on a permanent deal.
The 31-year-old spent five years with Charlton Athletic at the start of his career and has also played for Bristol City, Gillingham, AFC Wimbledon and Forest Green Rovers.
Torquay United have agreed a loan deal until the end of the season for Sunderland attacking midfielder Stephen Wearne.
Wearne, 21, has featured twice this season for the Black Cats in the EFL Trophy scoring in both games, including the winner against Manchester United Under-21s in October.
Notts County have extended the loan of Nottingham Forest wing-back Jayden Richardson until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old scored his first goal for the club in the 3-1 win over Wrexham on 2 January.
Weymouth have signed former Southampton goalkeeper Tommy Scott.
The 22-year-old has also played for local sides Poole Town, Hamworthy and Wimborne Town.
Dover centre-half Harry Ransom will remain with the club until the end of the season after his loan from League Two side Crawley Town was extended.
Ransom, 22, joined on an initial four-month loan and has made 17 appearances for the club during that time, scoring once.
6 January
Boreham Wood have agreed to extend the loan of Fulham goalkeeper Taye Ashby-Hammond until the end of the season.
The 22-year-old has kept seven clean sheets in 10 appearances since arriving on a short-term loan in October.
Stockport County have signed defender Ryan Johnson from Port Vale for an undisclosed fee.
The 25-year-old has signed a deal until 2023 at Edgeley Park.
Altrincham have signed midfielder Elliot Osborne, 25, from League Two side Stevenage on a permanent deal.
5 January
Gibraltar international defender Louie Annesley has extended his loan at Woking until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old Blackburn Rovers player, who has won 25 caps for his country, has made eight league appearances for Woking.
Aldershot have re-signed forward Harrison Panayiotou on an 18-month contract.
The 27-year-old, who scored 12 goals for the Shots last season, left the club in August to join Livingston, but returns after making only five appearances for the Scottish Premiership side.
4 January
Notts County have signed Sheffield United midfielder Zak Brunt, 20, on loan until the end of the season.
Brunt spent the first half of the season with Southend United, who have extended the loan stay of one Blades player and brought in another to replace Brunt.
Centre-back Kacper Lopata, 20, will remain at Roots Hall until the end of the campaign, while midfielder Harrison Neal, also 20, arrives on a similar arrangement from Bramall Lane.
Solihull Moors have extended the loan of Sheffield United left-back Harry Boyes until the end of the season.
The 20-year-old has scored one goal in 13 appearances for the club.
2 January
Winger Nathan Tormey, 21, has left National League side Bromley by mutual consent.
Tormey joined the club in the summer after leaving Arsenal but made only one league appearance.
1 January
Boreham Wood have brought in Harrogate Town forward Danilo Orsi on loan for the rest for the season.
The 25-year old, who spent last season at Maidenhead United, has scored six goals in 14 appearances for the Yorkshire club, four of them coming in the Papa John's Trophy.
Yeovil Town have signed Jamaica goalkeeper Dillon Barnes on a short-term loan from Queens Park Rangers.
The 25-year-old comes in as cover due to Grant Smith's two-match suspension and has previously had spells at Burton Albion, Colchester United and Scottish top-flight side Hibernian.
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