National League news - May 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 April.

31 May

Midfielder Mike Jones has signed a new 12-month contract extension with Chesterfield to keep him with the club until the end of next season.

The 35-year-old joined the Spireites in summer 2022 and went on to make 33 appearances during the course of the 2022-23 campaign.

Kidderminster Harriers have secured defender Reiss McNally on a two-year deal following his release by Solihull.

The 22-year-old had been on loan at the Harriers since November, helping them to promotion from National League North.

30 May

Winger Sam Barratt has signed for Barnet following the expiration of his contract from Maidenhead United.

The 27-year-old made more than 170 appearances for the Magpies over two spells with the club and has also played for Southend United.

Relegated Yeovil Town have signed defender Jamie Sendles-White on a one-year deal with the option of an additional year.

The 29-year-old previously worked with manager Mark Cooper at Swindon Town and most recently played for Welling United where he was captain.

Eastleigh have re-signed striker Paul McCallum following his departure from Dagenham & Redbridge.

The 29-year-old previously played for the Spitfires between 2017 and 2019, scoring 35 goals in 67 appearances.

29 May

Barnet midfielder Harry Pritchard has agreed a new "long-term" contract with the club.

The 30-year-old scored 16 goals in 51 appearances in 2022-23 after arriving from Eastleigh last summer.

27 May

Solihull Moors have signed striker Connor Hall on a two-year deal.

The 25-year-old joins from National League North side Chorley, where he scored 23 goals in 46 games this season.

26 May

Solihull Moors have signed left-back Joe Newton and former Salford and Northampton Town midfielder Matty Warburton.

Newton, 21, joins for an undisclosed fee from National League South side Havant & Waterlooville, where he won supporters' player on the season last term.

Warburton, 31, joins the Moors on a two-year deal after leaving Halifax Town, where he won the FA Trophy this season and reached the National League play-offs last term.

Meanwhile Sam Minihan and Sam Smart have both left the Shaymen at the end of their contracts.

Dorking Wanderers have signed 22-year-old goalkeeper Harrison Male from National League South side Worthing.

25 May

Solihull Moors have signed defender Kyle Morrison, 27, on a two-year contract.

Morrison spent the second half of this season at Kidderminster Harriers, helping them win promotion through the National League North play-offs.

Woking have signed Boreham Wood forward Dennon Lewis on a 12-month deal.

The 26-year-old scored three times in 44 games this season and re-joins the club having spent the 2016-17 season on loan at Woking while a youth player at Watford.

National League North champions AFC Fylde have signed goalkeeper Theo Richardson from former divisional opponents Buxton.

The 24-year-old, who arrives for an undisclosed fee, has signed a two-year deal with the Coasters having the option to extend by a year.

24 May

Chesterfield have signed Alfreton midfielder Bailey Hobson on a two-year deal.

The 20-year-old is the first player to join the Spireites, who lost to Notts County in the National League promotion final, this summer.

Midfielder Matt Worthington and goalkeeper Will Buse have both signed two-year contract extensions to stay with relegated Yeovil Town.

Buse signs a permanent contract after spending time on loan with the club last this season year while Worthington is the Glovers' longest-serving player.

Bromley's Ben Krauhaus has signed a new contract to keep him at the club for a further year.

The academy graduate played 11 times for the club this season and got his first goal in a 1-1 draw with Dagenham and Redbridge in January.

23 May

Notts County have signed loanee Jodi Jones, 25, on a permanent deal following his release by Oxford United.

Long-serving Boreham Wood captain Mark Ricketts is one of six players to be released by the club.

The 38-year-old midfielder has played more than 200 games since joining in the summer of 2016 from Woking.

Will Evans, Josh Rees, Danny Newton, Dennon Lewis and George Williams have also been released while Dion Kelly-Evans has been placed on the transfer list.

22 May

Chesterfield have offered new deals to Mike Jones and Luke Chadwick and have triggered an extension of Jesurun Uchegbulam's contract.

Jack Clarke and Emmanuel Oyeleke will leave at the end of their contracts, while Ross Fitzsimons's departure for Scunthorpe had already been announced by the relegated club.

Scunthorpe United have rejected an offer from an unnamed Championship club for teenage goalkeeper Owen Foster.

Midfielder Tom Pugh has signed a new one-year deal with the Iron, Dean Rance has verbally agreed a contract but attacker Cameron Wilson rejected his terms and will depart.

Bromley midfielder Mitchel Bergkamp has signed a new contract for the 2023-24 season.

The 24-year-old, son of former Arsenal and Netherlands forward Dennis Bergkamp, joined Bromley in January and has made eight league appearances.

Altrincham captain Jordan Hulme is leaving the club to play for Radcliffe in the Northern Premier League.

Hulme made 193 appearances and scored 82 goals for Alty over two spells, spread over six years.

He will now drop down two levels to link back up with the management team from his time at Salford - Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley - who are in charge at Radcliffe.

Maidenhead have signed defender Kevin Lokko from National League South side Farnborough.

The 27-year-old has experience in the fifth tier with Aldershot Town, Dover Athletic, and Harrogate Town.

Maidstone have signed forward Lamar Reynolds, who spent this season with Braintree.

The 27-year-old has previously played for Concord Rangers and Dagenham & Redbridge.

Relegated Scunthorpe United have signed midfielder Michael Clunan following his departure from King's Lynn Town.

Clunan, 29, has agreed a one-year deal with the Iron after spending the past eight seasons with the Linnets.

21 May

Woking goalkeeper that Will Jaaskelainen, 24, has signed a one-year contract extension.

He has yet to play a first team game after joining the club from AFC Wimbledon in February, but played more than 80 times for Crewe Alexandra in Leagues One and Two.

20 May

Eastleigh have signed midfielder Jake Taylor, 31, following his departure from League Two side Stevenage.

19 May

Notts County have offered new deals to seven players and released three following their promotion to League Two.

Woking midfielder Rohan Ince has signed a new two-year contract.

The 30-year-old former Brighton player has scored 10 goals in 86 appearances since moving to the Cards in the summer of 2021.

Barnet have signed centre-back Adebola Oluwo from National League South side Chelmsford City.

The 23-year-old has spent the past three seasons at Chelmsford where he featured more than 80 times.

Relegated Maidstone United have signed attacker Razzaq Coleman De-Graft from Lewes of the Isthmian Premier.

18 May

Goalkeeper Joe McDonnell has signed a new contract to stay at Eastleigh.

The 28-year-old, who joined the Spitfires from Notts County in 2020, kept 17 clean sheets in 46 league games this season.

17 May

National League North bound Scunthorpe United have signed Chesterfield goalkeeper Ross Fitzsimons on a two-year deal.

The 28-year-old made 38 appearances for the Spireites this season and was part of the team that was beaten on penalties by Notts County in the National League promotion final on Saturday.

Wealdstone have released Lewis Kinsella, David Sesay, Simeon Akinola, Joel Taylor and Malachi Napa following their 13th place finish, their highest in 37 years.

Contract negotiations are ongoing with Max Kretzschmar and Sam Habergham, while the club have retained 15 players.

16 May

Relegated Torquay United have signed striker Bradley Ash from Weymouth ahead of the 2023-24 season.

The 27-year-old scored 24 goals for the National League South side during this campaign, and has played for Weston-Super-Mare and Chippenham Town previously.

Goalkeeper Grant Smith is among nine players released by relegated Yeovil Town following the end of the season.

Smith played every minute of all but Yeovil's final four games during this campaign.

Max Evans, Max Hunt, Ben Richards-Everton, Chiori Johnson, Lawson D'Ath, Toby Stephens, Charlie Wakefield and Ollie Hulbert will also depart the club.

Midfielder Matthew Worthington, Yeovil's longest serving player, has been offered a new deal.

Brackley Town have named former AFC Telford boss Gavin Cowan as their new manager.

The 41-year-old takes over from interim boss Gareth Dean, who was in charge for the National League North play-off final, which saw them lose 2-0 to Kidderminster.

15 May

Wrexham have released 15 players following their promotion to League Two.

Goalkeeper Craig Ross, defenders Joe McNerney and Kacper Lopata and midfielder Tyreke Johnson have been released by Woking this summer.

Ross, 33, and McNerney, 33, both graduated through the Woking academy, making 200 and 236 appearances respectively for the club.

Will Jaaskelainen, Kyran Lofthouse, James Daly, Jermaine Anderson and Rohan Ince have all been offered new contracts, while Sid Nelson has been offered the chance to return to pre-season training having only played two minutes for the club this campaign.

Scunthorpe United have confirmed the signing of defender Michael Kelly and forward Danny Whitehall from Eastleigh on two-year deals, once their existing contracts expire in July.

Kelly, 25, scored once in 26 games for the Spitfires in the National League and FA Cup this past season, while Whitehall, 27, scored 12 in 38 games across the recent campaign.

Midfielder Kieran Glynn will join newly promoted AFC Fylde from National League North side Scarborough Athletic when his contract expires on 1 July.

The 22-year-old has signed a one-year contract with the Coasters holding the option to extend the deal.

12 May

Midfielder Matt Robinson is among seven players released by Dagenham & Redbridge following the end of the 2022-23 season, after seven years with the club that saw him make 250 appearances.

Paul McCallum, Mauro Vilhete, Jay Bird, Ansu Janneh, Ryley Scott and Yoan Zouma are also leaving.

Myles Weston has agreed a one-year contract extension to stay, while the Daggers have exercised an option to keep Aaron Blair and Sydney Ibie.

Sam Ling, Mo Sagaf and George Saunders have also all been offered new deals.

Angelo Balanta, Omar Mussa and Manny Onariase remain under contract but have been told they can transfer.

Dorking Wanderers have released defenders Sami El-Abd and Jordan Cheadle, midfielders Nicky Wheeler, Adam Mekki, Alfie Egan and James Dickson, and goalkeeper Dan Lincoln after finishing 16th in their debut season in the National League.

11 May

Defender Morgan Williams is to stay at relegated Yeovil Town next season after the club triggered a one-year contract extension.

The 23-year-old, who joined the club in 2021 having spent two spells on loan previously, made 31 appearances this season before an injury ruled him out in March.

Torquay United have completed the permanent signing of winger Jack Stobbs, 26, from Oldham on a deal for the 2023-24 season.

Stobbs joined the Gulls on loan from the Latics in March.

10 May

York City have triggered contract extensions for Alex Whittle, Lenell John-Lewis, Maison Campbell and Ryan Fallowfield, and remain in negotiations with Gus Mafuta, Maxim Kouogun, Michael Duckworth, Paddy McLaughlin and Scott Barrow.

Fraser Kerr, Luke James, Manny Duku, AJ Greaves and Nathan Thomas have been released, but the latter two players have been invited to return for pre-season.

Goalkeeper Mark Halstead, midfielders Tom Lapslie and Kevin Dawson and defender Ollie Tomlinson have all signed new deals to stay with relegated Torquay United.

Halstead and Lapslie featured regularly for the Gulls this season, with Halstead playing in 40 of the club's 46 league games and Lapslie in 33.

Dawson initially joined Torquay on loan from Gloucester City in March but has made the move permanent while Tomlinson spent two months on loan with Chippenham Town this spring.

9 May

Altrincham have released nine players after their first season as a professional outfit.

Ben Pringle, Harry Perritt, Zak Goodson, Brad Jackson, Egli Kaja, Ross Barrows, Joe Cooney, Harlan Rodgers-Morris, Eden Bailey will all leave Moss Lane, while 14 players remain under contract.

Eastleigh have released Michael Kelly, Jake Hesketh, Ousseynou Cisse, Gerry McDonagh, Jake Scrimshaw and Tristan Abrahams after their ninth-place finish.

The club are continuing to negotiate with Christian Maghoma, Vincent Harper and Danny Whitehall.

7 May

Aldershot have released Kodi Lyons-Foster, Harrison Panayiotou, Marcel Elva-Fountaine, Ryan Hall, Jai Rowe, Michael Klass, Ben De Lacy-Turner and Lewis Horn-Haynes at the end of their campaign.

The Shots have triggered an extension in Alex MacAllister's contract, while a new deal has been offered to Keane Anderson.

Myles Kenlock, Josh McQuoid, Corey Jordan, Oliver Pendlebury, Ben Shroll and Maxwell Mullins remain in negotiations with the 18th-placed side.

5 May

Boreham Wood have signed goalkeeper Joe McDonnell on an emergency loan from Eastleigh for the rest of their play-off campaign.

The 28-year-old - who played 46 times for Eastleigh this season - is likely to start Sunday's semi-final at Notts County after first choice keeper Nathan Ashmore was injured in Tuesday's eliminator win over Barnet.

Winger Rob Hall is among five players who have been released by Barnet at the end of their contracts.

Daniel Powell, Jamar Loza, James Callan and Kian Flanagan are the other players set to depart The Hive.

The North London club - who lost their play-off eliminator with Boreham Wood on Tuesday - have 17 players under contract for next season, including top scorer Nicke Kabamba, and have offered a new deal to midfielder Sam Woods.

4 May

Scunthorpe United have confirmed that 10 players will be leaving the club after they were relegated to National League North.

Ben Richards-Everton, Colin Daniel, Daniel Gallimore, Elliott Whitehouse, George Taft, Jack Moore-Billam, Jordan Hallam, Liam Feeney, Mason O'Malley and Sean Shields are not being offered new deals.

Ten senior players, including former Barnsley midfielder Jacob Butterfield, remain contracted to the Glanford Park side but the club said in a statement that they "anticipate some of them may leave this summer".

The Iron have offered new contracts to Tom Pugh, Cameron Wilson and Dean Rance.

3 May

Relegated Torquay United manager Gary Johnson has confirmed that midfielder Asa Hall and vice-captain Dean Moxey have both agreed new contracts to stay with the club, when they return to the National League South next season.

Tom Lapslie, Mark Halstead, Rhys Lovett and Jack Stobbs have been offered new contracts while discussions remain ongoing with Ollie Tomlinson and Dan Martin.

Ben Wyatt, Jacob Mensah, Olaf Koszela, Ali Omar, Jack Winsor, Lewis Brooks, and Alex Moyse have all been released.

Relegated Maidstone United have signed defender Devonte Aransibia for their first season back in National League South.

The defender most recently played in the same division for Tonbridge Angels.

2 May

Maidstone United have confirmed that Dom Odusanya, Henry Woods, Jack Cawley, James Alabi, Jerome Binnom-Williams, Joan Luque, Mark Marshall, Regan Booty, Tom Hadler, Tushaun Walters and Yusuf Mersin will be leaving the club following their bottom-place finish in the National League.

1 May

Oldham Athletic have released nine players following their debut season in the National League.

Jordan Clarke, Vani Da Silva, Zaine Francis-Angol, Joe Edwards, Oliver Kilner, Lois Maynard, Chris Porter, Jack Stobbs and Trey Turner will all leave the club.

The Latics remain in negotiations with Devarn Green, Matt Hudson, Junior Luamba and Joe Yarney.

Solihull Moors have released Alex Gudger, Ben Coker, Joey Jones, Callum Whelan, Ethan Vaughan, Junior Tiensia, Reiss McNally and Matt Preston at the end of their contracts.

Neal Ardley's side have offered contracts to Ryan Boot, Justin Donawa, Andrew Dallas and James Clarke.