National League news - January 2023

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

Maidenhead United have signed midfielder Adam Leathers on loan from Wycombe Wanderers until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old has made one substitute appearance in League One this term, as well as featuring for the Chairboys in the Papa Johns Trophy.

Eastleigh have signed right-back Lewis Payne on loan for the rest of the season from Premier League side Southampton.

The 18-year-old made his Saints debut in their EFL Cup victory over Cambridge United earlier this season.

Bromley have signed goalkeeper Sam Long on loan from Lincoln City until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old has made six appearances for Lincoln, making his senior debut in the Papa Johns Trophy in August 2021.

Altrincham have signed attacking midfielder Danny Cashman, 22, on loan from Coventry City for the rest of the season.

Cashman, who was previously at Brighton, can also operate as a centre-forward.

The Robins have also signed forward Junior Quitirna on a one-month loan from Fleetwood Town.

The 22-year-old joined Fleetwood earlier on transfer deadline day from Irish side Waterford.

Boreham Wood extend midfielder George Broadbent's loan from Championship promotion chasers Sheffield United until the end of the season.

He has so far scored twice for Wood in 15 National League appearances.

Woking have extended defender Charlie O'Connell's loan agreement from Peterborough United for an additional month.

The 20-year-old joined Woking on 1 January and has made six appearances for the team so far.

The Cards have also signed midfielder Jake Hessenthaler on loan from Crawley Town until the end of the season.

He has made more than 300 EFL appearances across spells at Gillingham, Grimsby Town and Crawley.

30 January

Solihull Moors have signed midfielder David Davis and defender Mitchell Roberts on loan until the end of the season.

Former Wolves and Birmingham City man Davis, 31, arrives from League One club Forest Green, where he has featured 17 times this season.

For Birmingham's Roberts, 22, the move is his second of the season, having spent time on loan at Oldham earlier this season.

Dorking Wanderers have signed midfielder Aaron Kuhl from National League South side Slough Town, with the terms of the deal undisclosed.

The 27-year-old came through the youth ranks at Reading and previously had loan spells with Dundee United and Boreham Wood.

29 January

FC Halifax Town have signed winger Max Wright on loan from Harrogate on a month-long loan deal.

The 24-year-old has made three substitute appearances for the League Two side this season, having started his career with Grimsby.

27 January

Yeovil Town have signed right-back Edwin Agbaje from Ipswich Town on loan for the rest of the season.

The 18-year-old joined Ipswich's academy in 2020 and has made two first-team appearances for the League One club so far.

26 January

Eastleigh's on-loan Queens Park Rangers forward Alfie Lloyd has agreed a deal to stay at the club until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old has scored four goals in his last four appearances - including a goal inside the first eight seconds of the Spitfires' 4-0 win over Dorking Wanderers on 1 January.

Bromley have signed Lincoln City forward Charley Kendall on loan until the end of the season.

The 22-year-old former Queens Park Rangers youngster played 10 times for Sutton United during a loan spell in League Two earlier this season.

Solihull Moors have signed 6 ft 5 in striker Mark Beck on a two-and-a-half year deal from National League North high fliers Darlington.

Moors hope the ex-Carlisle United, Yeovil Town and Harrogate Town target man, the NLN's top scorer this season with 15 goals, can help to stem a run of four straight defeats.

Notts County have signed Oxford United midfielder Jodi Jones on loan for the remainder of the season.

The 25-year-old Malta international has made eight appearances for Oxford since joining the League One side from Coventry City in the summer.

York City midfielder Maziar Kouhyar has signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal.

The 25-year-old Afghanistan international joined the Minstermen from Hereford last March.

23 January

Eastleigh have re-signed midfielder JJ McKiernan on loan until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old initially joined Eastleigh last August and has made 26 appearances so far during this campaign, scoring nine goals, before returning to parent club Watford on 1 January.

York City have signed goalkeeper Maison Campbell, 19, from AFC Telford United on a deal until the end of the season.

Miles Welch-Hayes has swapped League Two side Harrogate Town for a loan spell at Altrincham for the remainder of the season.

The 26-year-old right-back, who joined the Sulphurites from Colchester last summer, has scored one goal in 14 games this season.

Maidstone United have signed Cambridge United central defender Mamadou Jobe, 19, on loan.

20 January

Oldham Athletic have signed midfielder Mark Shelton on a two-and-a-half-year deal from League Two side Hartlepool United.

The 26-year-old won promotion to the English Football League with Pools in 2021 and made a total of 111 appearances for the club.

19 January

Bromley have signed defender Besart Topalloj from Millwall for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old centre-back joined the Ravens on loan last month and has featured in four National league matches.

Torquay United have signed former Maidstone United defender Jacob Mensah on a permanent deal and Sutton United striker Tope Fadahunsi on loan until the end of February.

Former Crystal Palace youngster Mensah, 22, played eight times for Maidstone after joining this season, but left the club late last month.

Fadahunsi, who is 23, scored three goals in August for Sutton and has made 19 appearances for the League Two club in all competitions this season.

18 January

Defender Adam Crookes has signed a new two-and-a-half year deal at York City.

The 25-year-old, who can fill in at full-back or centre-half, has been with the Minstermen since arriving last summer from Grimsby Town.

Oldham Athletic midfielder Ellis Chapman will remain with the club until the end of the season after his loan from League One side Cheltenham Town was extended.

The 22-year-old initially joined the Latics in November on a one-month loan, and has scored one goal in seven games.

FC Halifax have signed defender Adam Senior on loan from League One club Bolton Wanderers.

The 20-year-old has just completed a loan spell in National League North with AFC Telford United.

17 January

Yeovil Town have signed midfielder Jack Clarke on loan from National League rivals Chesterfield until the end of the season.

Clarke, 23, began his career in Aston Villa's academy and spent part of the 2020-21 season on loan at the Glovers, where he made three appearances.

Aldershot Town have signed central midfielder Karoy Anderson and defender Haji Mnoga on loan deals.

Anderson, 18, joins on a one-month deal from Charlton Athletic, having made a goalscoring debut for the League One side in their 3-2 EFL Trophy defeat at Plymouth Argyle in November.

Mnoga, 20, can play at right-back or centre-back and joins from Portsmouth until the end of the season. He spent the first half of this campaign on loan at Gillingham.

Oldham Athletic forward Mike Fondop has signed a new contract to remain with the club until the end of the 2023-24 season.

The 29-year-old has scored six goals for the club this season, including a hat-trick in their 5-1 win over Dorking on 7 January.

Midfielder Mitch Hancox has signed a two-year contract extension with York City.

The 29-year-old has 15 goals in 65 games for the Minstermen since an initial loan move from Hereford in October 2022, which was later made permanent.

16 January

Yeovil Town have signed midfielder Jordan Maguire-Drew on a permanent deal following his departure from Grimsby Town.

The 25-year-old former Brighton trainee, who has scored one goal in four appearances since joining the Glovers on loan last month, has agreed an 18-month contract.

Boreham Wood midfielder Jack Payne has signed a contract extension to run until the end of the 2024-25 season.

The 31-year-old has made 27 appearances since arriving from Crawley last summer and his new deal includes an option for a further 12 months.

Altrincham have signed Chesterfield winger Michael Gyasi on loan for the rest of the season.

Gyasi, 22, joined the Spireites last summer but has only made four appearances, the most recent in September.

Dover Athletic have named 28-year-old midfielder Mitch Brundle as their new manager on an 18-month contract, with an option to extend.

The National League South club initially put him in temporary charge following Andy Hessenthaler's departure earlier this month.

14 January

Yeovil Town have signed former Oldham midfielder Charlie Cooper on an 18-month contract, with an option for a further year.

Cooper made 16 appearances for Oldham this season - the most recent in their 3-0 FA Cup defeat by Wrexham in November - but his deal expired at the end of last month.

13 January

National League leaders Notts County have signed Norwich City and Scotland Under-21 goalkeeper Archie Mair on loan until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old spent the first half of the season on loan at Lincoln City, but failed to make a first-team appearance for the League One club.

Solihull Moors have signed Chesterfield midfielder Tom Whelan on loan for the remainder of the season.

It is the 26-year-old's second loan move of the season, having previously featured for Aldershot Town.

Aldershot Town have signed Peter Abimbola from League Two side Northampton Town on a one-month loan.

The 18-year-old midfielder has made three appearances for Northampton in the EFL Trophy this season.

Maidstone United gave extended Sheffield Wednesday defender Ryan Galvin's loan until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old has scored twice in 19 appearances since joining the Stones in September and was voted the club's player of the month for October.

Bromley have signed Dutch attacking midfielder Mitchel Bergkamp on a permanent deal.

The 24-year-old son of former Arsenal and Netherlands forward Dennis spent time with Watford's under-21 team in 2021.

12 January

Yeovil Town have signed forward Jordan Young from Chippenham Town for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Huish Park having scored 14 goals in 38 league appearances for National League South side.

Torquay United have signed Southampton central defender Nico Lawrence until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old has yet to play for Southampton's first team, but has featured for the Premier League side's academy in the EFL Trophy and been an ever-present in their Premier League Two team.

Chesterfield have signed Altrincham winger Ryan Colclough for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month deal.

The 28-year-old former Wigan man has scored seven goals in 25 league games for Alty this season.

Meanwhile, the Spireites have released midfielder George Cooper, 26.

Cooper joined on a free transfer from Plymouth in the summer but the last of his nine appearances for the club came in November.

Dorking have signed defender Joe Cook on a free from Chesterfield.

The 23-year-old made six appearances for Wanderers during a loan spell earlier this season.

Burnley forward Joe McGlynn has joined National League North side Kidderminster on loan for the rest of the season.

The 20-year-old spent the first half of the season at Oldham Athletic.

10 January

York City midfielder Dan Pybus has signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal.

The 25-year-old has been ever-present in the National League for the Minstermen this season after joining in the summer.

Altrincham have completed the permanent signing of Stoke City left-back Eddy Jones and have extended the loan of Stockport County striker Connor Jennings by a further month.

Jones made 19 appearances during a loan spell at the J Davidson Stadium in the first half of the season, following 13 during the 2021-22 campaign.

Jennings, 31, has scored once in eight appearances for the club after initially joining in November.

9 January

Dagenham and Redbridge have extended Joel Taylor's loan from Notts County for a further month.

The 26-year-old, who originally agreed a two-month deal, has made six appearances for the Daggers so far.

Maidenhead United have extended Fulham defender Idris Odutayo's loan until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old has made eight appearances for the Magpies so far.

Queen Park Rangers' Sri Lanka international winger Dillon De Silva has extended his loan at Torquay United until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old has made 14 appearances for the Gulls since joining in October and scored three goals.

York City have signed Cardiff City winger Ollie Tanner, 20, on loan until the end of the season.

Tanner made two appearances for the Bluebirds this season, including coming on as a sub in Sunday's 2-2 draw in the FA Cup against Premier League Leeds.

7 January

Oldham have signed defender Josef Yarney on a non-contract basis following a successful trial.

The former Everton and Newcastle youth player, 25, had a two-and-a-half-year spell with the Latics' fellow National League side Chesterfield and had previous Football League experience while on loan at Morecambe in 2018-19.

Woking have re-signed midfielder Solomon Nwabuokei on loan until the end of the season.

The 26-year-old left the Cards to join Barrow in the summer after making 41 appearances for Woking last season.

Yeovil have ended the season-long loan deal of forward Louis Britton early by mutual consent.

The 21-year-old made only thee appearances this season after joining from Cork City.

The Glovers have also confirmed striker Jake Scrimshaw has left with 18 months left on his contract because of a "personal issue" having not featured in the squad since October.

6 January

Woking have signed Salford City striker Marcus Dackers on loan for the remainder of the campaign.

The 19-year-old has featured seven times for the League Two outfit this season, and scored three goals in six National League outings for Southend in September and October.

Forward Andrew Oluwabori has extended his loan deal with Yeovil Town until the end of the season.

Oluwabori joined on a short-term deal in November and has since made seven appearances for the team.

Boreham Wood have signed Sheffield Wednesday defender David Agbontohoma on loan.

The 21-year-old centre back began his career at Arsenal and Southampton and has played twice in the Carabao Cup for the Owls.

Maidstone United have signed French defender Yoan Zouma on loan from National League rivals Dagenham and Redbridge for the rest of the season.

The 24-year-old, who is the younger brother of France and West Ham defender Kurt, joined the Daggers from Barrow in December 2021 but has only played three times this season.

Milton Keynes Dons wing-back Brooklyn Ilunga has joined Wealdstone on loan for the rest of the season.

The 19-year-old, who made his League One debut as a 17-year-old in May 2021, spent the first half of this season on loan at National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town where he played 18 times.

Aldershot Town have signed central midfielder Oliver Pendlebury from National League South side Farnborough on a deal until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old began his career at Reading's academy where he won England youth honours before a spell at Wycombe Wanderers in League One.

5 January

Barnet head coach Dean Brennan has signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with the club.

The 42-year-old took charge in September 2021 following the departure of Harry Kewell.

Solihull Moors have signed Oxford United midfielder Oisin Smyth in an initial one-month loan deal.

The 22-year-old Northern Irishman has made two appearances for Oxford since joining them from Dungannon Swifts a year ago.

4 January

Gateshead have extended the loan of Middlesbrough midfielder Kamil Conteh until 29 April.

The 20-year-old has played 15 of a possible 16 matches since joining the Tynesiders from Boro, and scored two goals.

Torquay United have signed midfielder Ricky Aguiar on a one-month loan deal from Swindon Town.

The 21-year-old is contracted to the League Two club until 2025 and has made 24 league appearances since signing for the Robins in August 2021.

3 January

Wealdstone have extended the loan deals of 19-year-old defenders Charlie Barker and Miguel Freckleton until the end of the season.

Charlton Athletic's Barker has made seven National League appearances for the club this season, while Freckleton has featured the same amount of times since arriving from Sheffield United.

Aldershot Town have signed striker Jake Hutchinson on loan from Colchester United until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old spent the first half of this campaign on loan at Eastbourne Borough in the National League South, where he scored 14 goals.