National League news - February 2023

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 January.

28 February

Wealdstone defender Miguel Freckleton has been recalled from his loan spell by parent club Sheffield United.

The 19-year-old made 14 National League appearances for the Stones after arriving on loan in November.

25 February

Yeovil Town have signed midfielder Josh Owers and forward Seb Palmer-Houlden on loan from Bristol City's academy.

Owers, 20, and Palmer-Houlden, 19, have agreed deals until the end of the National League campaign.

23 February

National League leaders Notts County have signed midfielder Connor Lemonheigh-Evans on loan from Stockport County until the end of the season.

The 26-year-old has made 19 appearances for League Two side Stockport after joining them from Torquay in the summer.

20 February

Woking manager Darren Sarll has signed a contract extension.

Sarll, who took over in late March 2022, has agreed to stay in charge until the summer of 2025.

Meanwhile Woking have agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract extension with forward Reece Grego-Cox to the end of the 2024-25 season.

The Republic of Ireland youth international has nine goals in 16 league games for the Cardinals this season.

FC Halifax have extended the loan of Bolton defender Adam Senior for another month.

The 21-year-old has made five appearances - all starts - since arriving in January.

Gateshead have signed midfielder Callum Whelan on loan from Solihull Moors for the rest of the season.

The 24-year-old has made 20 appearances for Solihull since joining them from Oldham last summer.

17 February

Bromley have signed Cameron Green after the full-back left Hayes & Yeading.

The 23-year-old had stints at Wrexham and St Albans City last season.

Maidstone United have signed experienced winger Mark Marshall.

The 35-year-old former Port Vale, Bradford, Charlton and Northampton man made four appearances for Crawley Town earlier this season.

Meanwhile, centre-back Mamadou Jobe will stay with the Stones until the end of the season after having his loan from Cambridge United extended.

The 19-year-old has made four appearances since arriving at the Gallagher Stadium.

Maidenhead United have signed St Kitts & Nevis forward Harry Panayiotou, 28, on a one-month loan from fellow National League side Aldershot Town.

Oldham Athletic have signed winger Devarn Green until the end of season following a trial period with the club.

The former Scunthorpe and Southport player, 26, had most recently been with Telford.

Barnet have brought in Sheffield United defender Finley Potter on loan until the end of the season.

The 18-year-old centre-back has played for England at under-18 level and is a regular for the Blades side at the same age group.

Harrogate Town have loaned defender Will Smith to Scunthorpe United on an initial one-month deal.

Smith, 24, has 117 appearances to his name from spells at Barnsley, Darlington and the Suphurites, where he won the FA Trophy and National League promotion finals.

16 February

Altrincham have re-signed Preston North End midfielder Aaron Bennett on loan until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old Wales Under-19 international scored three goals in 10 National League appearances for the Robins earlier in the campaign but was forced to return to Deepdale because of a hamstring injury.

Bromley have brought in Birmingham City midfielder Ryan Stirk on loan until the end of the season.

The 22-year-old Wales Under-21 international, who spent last season on loan at Mansfield Town, has featured twice for the Blues this season.

15 February

Scunthorpe United have signed Ben Richards-Everton, 31, on loan from Yeovil Town until the end of the season.

The centre-back, whose career includes spells at Accrington Stanley, Bradford City and Barnet, made 19 appearances for the Glovers.

Christie Pattisson and Hady Ghandour have left struggling Maidstone United by mutual consent.

Midfielder Pattisson, 25, made 83 appearances during two and a half seasons with the Stones, while striker Ghandour, 23, played 24 times after joining from Charlton, initially on loan, in 2021.

13 February

Aldershot Town have signed midfielder Henry Ochieng from Chelmsford City.

The 24-year-old, who has represented Kenya at under-23 level and featured 36 times for the Clarets, has signed an 18-month contract with the Shots.

Dorking Wanderers have signed Crawley Town defender Tony Craig on loan until the end of the season.

The 37-year-old former Millwall and Brentford centre-back featured 20 times for the Reds in the first half of the campaign.

11 February

Woking have signed midfielder Lewis Simper on loan from League One side Cambridge United until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old has played 21 games for the U's and had previous loan spells with Concord Rangers and Yeovil Town.

10 February

Chesterfield have signed Dagenham & Redbridge striker Paul McCallum on loan until the end of the season.

The 29-year-old former Leyton Orient and Eastleigh player has scored five goals in 23 National League outings for the Daggers in 2022-23.

Hull City defender Jevon Mills has joined Solihull Moors on a 28-day loan deal.

The 19-year-old Republic of Ireland Under-19 international has had one senior outing for the Tigers and featured five times in the league for Gateshead earlier in the campaign.

Yeovil Town have brought in Plymouth Argyle defender Ryan Law on loan until the end of the season.

The 23-year-old spent the first half of this season on loan at Gillingham, making 24 appearances in all competitions.

Maidstone United have signed former Derby County winger Josh Shonibare, 24, after he impressed while training with the club.

9 February

Aldershot Town defender Tyler Cordner has signed a one-year extension to his contract through until 2025.

The centre-back has missed just one league game for the Shots so far this season and has scored five goals.

7 February

Barnet have signed Leyton Orient forward Harry Smith on loan until the end of the season.

The 27-year-old has made 10 appearances for the O's this season, and featured five times during a spell at Exeter earlier in the campaign.

Dagenham & Redbridge have signed striker Inih Effiong from Aldershot Town for an undisclosed fee.

The 31-year-old, who has scored 14 goals in 30 National League appearances for the Shots this season, has signed a contract until the summer of 2024.

Peterborough Sports have appointed former Manchester United, Barnsley and Panathinaikos goalkeeper Luke Steele, 38, as joint manager with striker Michael Gash.

Former boss Jimmy Dean recently left the National League North club to take over at Scunthorpe United.

6 February

Scunthorpe United have signed forward Danny Elliott from fellow National League side Boreham Wood for an undisclosed fee.

The 27-year-old had been on loan at Gateshead, scoring six goals in nine appearances, with Boreham Wood saying they had accepted a "substantial bid" from the Iron.

Scunthorpe have also signed Stevenage goalkeeper Aaron Chapman.

The former Accrington and Peterborough keeper, 32, made nine appearances for Stevenage after signing last summer.

York City have signed centre-back Mark Ellis on loan from League Two side Barrow until the end of the season.

The 34-year-old has spent time on loan in the National League this season with Torquay United, where he made nine league appearances between October and January.

5 February

Josh Gowling has left his role as manager of National League North side Hereford by mutual consent.

The 39-year-old former Bournemouth, Torquay and Kidderminster Harriers defender first took over on an interim basis in January 2020 and had been in permanent charge since July that year.

Having guided the club to 12th-placed finishes in his two full seasons in charge the Bulls are in 15th place this season and have lost four of their last five league games.

Maidenhead United winger Reece Smith has signed a contract extension.

The 20-year-old has scored five goals in 58 National League appearances for the club since his debut in March 2021.

4 February

Woking have signed Finland Under-21 goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen.

The 24-year-old, who was a free agent after spending the first part of this season at AFC Wimbledon, played more than 80 times for Crewe Alexandra between 2017 and 2022.

Gateshead have signed striker Marcus Dinanga for an undisclosed fee from their fellow National League side Altrincham.

The 25-year-old, who has scored seven goals so far this term, will stay with the Heed until the end of the season with the club having the option of extending the deal for another year.

Dorking have re-signed striker Jason Prior following his departure from Havant & Waterlooville.

Prior helped Dorking win promotion to the National League last season before joining the Hawks in the summer.

He returns to Dorking looking to add to his tally of 68 goals in 120 appearances.

3 February

Aldershot Town have signed Swindon Town midfielder Morgan Roberts on loan until the end of the season.

The 22-year-old former Northampton Town player moved to Swindon in the summer from non-league side Banbury.

The Shots have also signed versatile winger Tyler Frost on an 18-month-contract.

The 23-year-old made nine appearance for Harrogate Town in League Two this season.

Altrincham have signed FC United of Manchester striker Regan Linney, 25, for an undisclosed fee.

Linney scored 61 goals in 133 games for FC United and could make his Alty debut against league leaders Wrexham on Saturday.

Dorking Wanderers have signed former Crawley Town midfielder George Francomb, 31.

He left the Reds on transfer deadline day after making 138 league appearances.

Derby County striker Bartosz Cybulski has extended his loan spell with Solihull Moors by another month.

The 20-year-old has scored one goal in seven appearances for the Moors since arriving at the start of December.

Wealdstone have signed Swansea City winger Tarrelle Whittaker on loan until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old is yet to make his senior debut for the Championship club.

2 February

Altrincham have signed winger Tyrese Sinclair on loan from League Two side Rochdale until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old, son of former Leicester defender Frank Sinclair, has made 33 appearances for Dale since joining from Mansfield in summer 2022.

Boreham Wood have signed Sheffield Wednesday defender David Agbontohoma on a permanent basis after a loan spell with the club.

The 21-year-old arrived from Hillsborough with Boreham Wood's defence suffering an injury crisis at the turn of the year. He made his debut against Accrington in the FA Cup third round.

Eastleigh have signed striker Kairo Mitchell on loan from Notts County until the end of the season.

The 25-year-old joined the Magpies in August 2021 and has scored three goals in 39 games, with two of those coming this season.

Oldham defender Josef Yarney has extended his deal until the end of the season.

The 25-year-old joined on a short-term deal last month and has scored once in three appearances for David Unsworth's men.

Scunthorpe have signed Nottingham Forest midfielder Billy Fewster on loan until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old, who made his Reds debut against Blackpool in the FA Cup last month, is the club's first signing since they came out of a transfer embargo at the start of the week.

The Iron have also added winger Dion Sembie-Ferris, 26, after he left Peterborough Sports, Barnet forward Sean Shields, 31, Cove Rangers striker Gerry McDonagh, 24, Forest Green midfielder Harvey Bunker, 19 and Hull City defender Jake Leake, also 19.

The move sees Sembie-Ferris link up with again with boss Jimmy Dean, who made the same move on Monday.

Shields will not be eligible to face his former side on Friday.

McDonagh started his career with Nottingham Forest and scored two goals in 15 appearances in the Scottish Championship this season.

Midfielder Bunker made 15 appearances for the League One side this season and has joined on loan until the end of the campaign.

Leake, who is yet to make his debut for the Tigers, spent time on loan at National League North side Boston last season.

1 February

Halifax have signed Liverpool striker Fidel O'Rourke, 20, on loan until the end of the season.

O'Rourke recently returned to Anfield after a loan spell with Welsh Premier League side Caernarfon Town, where he scored seven goals in 10 appearances.

Altrincham have signed young trio Joe Hugill, Sonny Aljofree and Maxi Oyedele on loan from Premier League side Manchester United until the end of the season.

Odedele previously appeared for the Robins in their 1-0 defeat by Chesterfield on 24 January, while Aljofree, also 18, trained with United's first team ahead of this season's opening-day fixture against Brighton.

Hugill, 19, joined United from Sunderland for £300,000 in the summer of 2020.