National League news - March 2022

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.

Check out the gossip page for the latest rumours, use our transfers page to track signings made by English Football League clubs or read more National League news from February.

25 March

Grimsby Town have signed former Burnley academy player Jordan Cropper and Dagenham & Redbridge midfielder Joey Jones on a deal until the end of the season.

21-year-old free agent Cropper has trained with the Mariners for the past week and joins having had two spells on loan with Chesterfield in the National League during 2020-21.

Jones, 27, previously played for Salford City, making 27 appearances before his switch to the Daggers in November 2020 following his release by the Ammies and he has made 36 appearances during his time with the club.

Altrincham have signed Salford City midfielder Hayden Campbell on loan from the League Two club until the end of the season.

The 22-year-old has played around Greater Manchester, having also had spells with FC United of Manchester and Stalybridge Celtic.

24 March

National League leaders Stockport County have signed Morecambe forward Courtney Duffus, Hartlepool defender Zaine Francis-Angol and Hull City midfielder Andy Cannon on loan until the end of the season.

Duffus, 26, previously played in the National League for Bromley last season, scoring five goals in 18 appearances, while 26-year-old former Hatters academy player Cannon has made 10 appearances for the Tigers this season.

Francis-Angol, 28, is reunited with Dave Challinor having worked with him at Pools and AFC Fylde previously.

Promotion-chasing Halifax have signed Northern Ireland Under-21 international Pierce Bird on loan from relegation-threatened King's Lynn Town.

The 22-year-old former Notts County, Eastleigh and Boston central defender, who has made 13 league appearances this season since joining the Linnets last July, is not eligible for Saturday's meeting between King's Lynn and Halifax.

Fellow promotion hopefuls Solihull Moors have signed former Birmingham City youngster Callum Reilly on an initial one-month loan from Leyton Orient.

Midfielder Reilly, 28, played in the Championship for Burton Albion, in League One for Coventry City, Bury and Gillingham and then spent two seasons with AFC Wimbledon before signing a one-year deal with Orient on deadline day in August.

Weymouth have signed defender Ben Greenwood on loan from Championship side Bournemouth.

The 19-year-old joins having started all six of the Cherries' Premier League Cup fixtures this season.

Southend United have signed 33-year-old centre-back Kenny Clark on loan from fellow National League side Dagenham & Redbridge until the end of the season.

The Shrimpers have also signed defender Joe Gubbins, 20, on loan from Championship side QPR.

Maidenhead have signed Wycombe Wanderers central defender Jake Wakely on loan until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old former Chelsea youth player, who spent the second half of last season on loan with Brighton Under-23s, has made one first-team appearance since joining Wycombe in July.

23 March

Notts County have signed centre-back Sam Graham from Rochdale for a third loan spell at the club.

The 21-year-old has played 13 times for League Two Rochdale this season.

22 March

Eastleigh have appointed former Weymouth manager Brain Stock as their new assistant manager.

The 40-year-old re-united with new Spitfires boss Lee Bradbury, who he played for while at Havant and Waterlooville in 2018 when they were promoted to the National League.

Grimsby Town have signed midfielder Gavan Holohan from League Two side Hartlepool United on a deal until the end of the 2023-24 season.

Holohan, 30, helped Pools win promotion back to the EFL last season and is eligible to face Solihull Moors on Tuesday evening.

19 March

Forest Green Rovers midfielder Opi Edwards has returned to Torquay United for his third loan spell as the Devon club try to make the play-offs.

The 22-year-old helped the Gulls win the National League South title in 2019 and spent time at Plainmoor again the following season.

Aldershot Town have signed goalkeeper Ethan Ross on loan from National League rivals Stockport County until the end of the season.

Ross, 25, has played 10 times for County this season but has not featured in the first team since their 5-3 FA Cup first-round replay win over Bolton Wanderers in November.

Wealdstone have reached an agreement with Charlton Athletic to extend winger Charles Clayden's loan deal for the remainder of the season.

Clayden, 21, initially joined on a one-month deal and has so far made seven appearances for the Stones, scoring once.

18 March

Defender Ben Shroll has signed an 18-month contract extension with Aldershot Town.

Shroll, 21, has made four appearances since progressing to the first-team squad at the start of the season and is currently on loan with Havant & Waterlooville in National League South.

Yeovil Town have signed West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Ted Cann, 21, on a short-term deal.

Cann returns to Huish Park having spent a month on loan at the club in January 2020 where he played twice in the league and once in the FA Trophy.

Midfielder Josh Neufville has also returned to the club on loan from Luton Town until the end of the season.

Neufville, 20, spent the second half of last season at Yeovil, scoring five goals, but broke his ankle in May 2021.

15 March

Bromley have signed Charlton midfielder James Vennings, 21, on loan until the end of the season.

He spent time on loan in the National League with Aldershot earlier this campaign.

Dagenham & Redbridge have re-signed Scunthorpe defender Emmanuel Onariase, 25, for an undisclosed fee.

He has signed a contract until the end of the 2023-24 season.

14 March

National League leaders Stockport County have extended the loan of goalkeeper Luca Ashby-Hammond, 20, from Fulham until the end of the season.

Solihull Moors have signed full-back James Clarke from League Two club Mansfield Town in a permanent deal.

The 21-year-old has played 17 games for Solihull since joining them on loan in November, but the Stags will receive a sell-on fee as part of any future transfer.

11 March

Aldershot Town have extended forward Tommy Willard's contract until the end of the 2023-24 season.

Willard, 21, is a product of the Shots' academy and has broken through to the first team this season.

Meanwhile goalkeeper Dillon Barnes and midfielder James Vennings have returned to parent clubs QPR and Charlton Athletic respectively.

Jamaican international Barnes, 25, made four appearances for Aldershot during a short spell while Vennings, 21, has featured 13 times in two loan spells this season.

Maidenhead United have signed goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore on a short-term loan from Boreham Wood.

Ashmore, 32, made 12 National League appearances earlier this season for his parent club.

10 March

Boreham Wood captain David Stephens has signed a new two-year contract.

The 30-year-old defender is the club's longest-serving player having joined the Meadow Park club in October 2015 from Barnet and has made almost 200 appearances.

Dagenham & Redbridge have signed free agent midfielder Ansu Janneh.

Janneh, 23, has been on trial with the Daggers as well as Norwich City and Aldershot Town in recent years.

His previous non-league stints have included appearances for Walton Casuals and Staines Town.

5 March

Grimsby Town have signed midfielder Callum Jones from Championship side Hull City on a short-term one-month loan deal.

The 20-year-old spent the first half of the season on loan at League One side Morecambe, making 18 appearances before he was recalled.

4 March

New Eastleigh boss Lee Bradbury has signed midfielder Ronan Silva on loan for the rest of the season from his former club Crawley Town.

The 21-year-old agreed his first professional contract with League Two Crawley in February and links back up with former Reds assistant boss Bradbury at the Silverlake Stadium.

Aldershot Town defender Alfie Saunders has signed a new contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2024.

The 20-year-old, who came up through the club's academy ranks, has played seven times for the club this season.

King's Lynn Town have extended the loan stays of Southend United defender Josh Coulson, 33, and Bristol Rovers midfielder Cameron Hargreaves, 23, by a further month.

Wycombe Wanderers midfielder Olly Pendlebury, 20, has joined Woking on loan until the end of the season.

1 March

Dover Athletic captain Ryan Hanson is recovering after having emergency surgery on Monday for a "non-football-related condition".

The club say the 21-year-old midfielder's operation went well, after Hanson had been taken ill at home, though he will be out of action for "up to three weeks".