National League news - June 2025
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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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28 June
Brackley Town have rewarded manager Gavin Cowan and his assistant Jamie Haynes with new contracts that will run until 2028.
Cowan led Brackley to promotion to the National League last season as National League North champions.
Goalkeeping coach Ali Worby has also been added to Cowan's backroom team.
Halifax Town have signed defender Dylan Crowe following his departure from Kings Lynn Town.
Crowe began his career at Ipswich Town and earned England caps from under-15 to under-18 level. He made 63 appearances for Kings Lynn.
Defender Ben Brookes will join York City on 1 July when his contract with National League South Maidstone United expires.
27 June
Southend United have signed Notts County midfielder Sam Austin on a two-year contract.
Austin, 28, spent three years at Meadow Lane, helping Notts win promotion back into the EFL in 2022-23.
He becomes the Shrimpers' second signing of the summer.
Tamworth have signed midfielder Reuben Wyatt from League One side Northampton Town on a permanent deal.
Wyatt came through the academy at the Cobblers and has had non-league experience with Rushden and Diamonds and Redditch United.
The Lambs have also agreed a deal for Alfie Bates from Brackley Town, while fellow midfielder Beck-Ray Enoru has also signed a new contract.
Enoru, 22, scored three goals in 37 league appearances in his first season at Tamworth, while 24-year-old Bates moves to The Lamb after making 107 appearances in two years with Brackley.
York City have signed midfielder Hiram Boateng following his release by Mansfield Town.
The Crystal Palace youth product, who played one Premier League game for them, has been with the Stags for three seasons, after spells at Milton Keynes Dons and Exeter City.
Midfielder Brad Walker has returned to Hartlepool United eight years after leaving the club to join Crewe Alexandra.
The 29-year-old will join Pools after his current contract with Tranmere Rovers expires. Since leaving Victoria Park in 2017, he has also played for Shrewsbury Town and Port Vale, as well as having two loan spells at Wrexham.
Hartlepool have also bolstered their defensive options by agreeing a deal for defender Reiss McNally.
The 24-year-old will join officially on 1 July after helping Kidderminster Harriers keep 21 clean sheets on their way to finishing third in the National League North last season.
Rochdale defender Liam Hogan has signed a new contract which will keep him at the club until next summer.
The veteran defender, 36, made 36 appearances in all competitions for the club in the last campaign.
Former Salford City midfielder Liam Humbles has also signed a two-year deal with Rochdale following the expiry of his contract with the League Two club.
The 21-year-old made 11 league appearances for the Ammies but spent last season on loan at Altrincham and Gateshead.
Woking have signed centre-back Chinwike Okoli on a permanent deal after he left Championship side Millwall.
The 21-year-old played 17 times for Woking while on loan last season and has signed a two-year deal
Forest Green Rovers have signed forward Yahaya Bamba from National League South side Eastbourne Borough.
The 26-year-old made 50 league appearances and scored 11 times for Eastbourne following his arrival from Cray Wanderers in March 2024.
Aldershot Town have signed wing-back Archy Taylor.
He was most recently at Hampton & Richmond Borough, where he made 42 appearances, chipping in with three goals and six assists.
Halifax Town have signed midfielder Cody Johnson, 20, after he was released by League One Stockport County, making him their first signing of the summer.
26 June
Aldershot Town have signed former Dorking Wanderers defender Josh Brooking for the forthcoming season.
The 22-year-old former Chelsea and England youth player made 17 National League South appearances for Dorking last season.
Gateshead duo Ben Worman and Brandon Haunstrup are leaving the club as their contracts expire.
Midfielder Worman, 23, departs after almost 18 months at the club, having made 78 appearances.
Haunstrup played 14 games since arriving in April 2024 from Cambridge United.
Eastleigh have signed Cardiff City midfielder Kieron Evans on a free transfer.
The 23-year-old Welshman made 11 appearances for the Bluebirds and spent last season on loan at Newport County, where he scored three goals in 38 games in all competitions.
Sutton United have signed goalkeeper David Aziaya following his release by Bromley.
The 20-year-old began his career in the Norwich City youth academy and has also had spells at Dover Athletic, Salisbury and Dartford.
25 June
Gateshead have signed defender David Ferguson from Hartlepool United on a free transfer.
The 31-year-old made 235 appearances for Hartlepool, scoring 12 goals, and earned promotion to League Two in his first season.
Boston United have signed striker Manni Norkett from Premier League club Nottingham Forest on a one-year contract.
The 20-year-old spent the first half of last season on loan with League Two Cheltenham Town, where he scored one goal in nine games.
Aldershot Town have signed attacking midfielder Kiban Rai following the expiry of his contract with Newport County.
Rai became the first player of Nepalese descent to sign a professional contract with an EFL club.
Josh Barrett has also signed a two-year contract extension with the Shots.
The 27-year-old has scored 21 goals in 66 appearances since joining the club in January 2024.
Solihull Moors defender James Clarke has signed a new deal with the club for the forthcoming season.
The 25-year-old has made more than 150 league appearances for the club since arriving from Mansfield Town in 2021.
24 June
Solihull Moors have signed defender Cameron Green for the 2025-26 season.
The 26-year-old, who came through the academy at Reading, can play at full-back and wing-back and spent last term with Boston United.
Meanwhile, the Moors earlier announced forward Szhem Whyte-Hall had signed a new one-year contract.
The 23-year-old joined the Moors in February on a deal until the end of last season and will now stay until at least the conclusion of the new campaign.
Academy graduate left-back Finn Howell has also agreed a new two-year contract after breaking into the first team last term.
Altrincham have agreed a new contract with goalkeeper Ethan Ross for the 2025-26 season.
The deal is despite Ross still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury he sustained in February.
Ross, 28, had kept nine clean sheets in 27 appearances last season before his injury.
Woking have signed Caleb Williams from Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer.
The 26-year-old defender has signed a one-year deal with the Cards, with the option of a further year.
Craig Ross and Jake Hyde have returned to Woking as player-coaches.
Goalkeeper Ross was an academy graduate who first returned to the club in 2018, making 198 appearances before moving to Maidenhead United five years later.
The 35-year-old returns as player-goalkeeper coach.
Hyde, 34, moved to Kingfield Stadium in 2018 and scored 31 goals in 73 appearances before joining Halifax Town two years later.
He will take on the role of strength and conditioning coach.
York City have signed Oldham Athletic defender Mark Kitching.
The 29-year-old made 113 league appearances for the Latics and helped them win promotion back to League Two last season.
Striker Kwame Thomas has returned to Aldershot Town for a third spell.
The 29-year-old scored one goal in nine appearances on loan from Ebbsfleet United last season, winning the FA Trophy with the club, and previously spent a year with the Shots from 2023 to 2024.
The Shots have also added midfielder Ryan Hill, 27, on a two-year deal.
Hill scored 15 goals in 71 National League appearances in two seasons with Dagenham & Redbridge.
23 June
Solihull Moors have signed Dan Creaney after the striker turned down the offer of a new deal with National League rivals Tamworth.
The 30-year-old scored 108 goals 202 appearances in his six seasons with Tamworth.
Yeovil Town have signed striker Tahvon Campbell following his release by Solihull Moors.
The 28-year-old played 42 games for the Glovers while on loan at the club in 2016 and has also featured for the likes of Forest Green Rovers, Cheltenham Town, and Woking.
Midfielder Dylan Hill has signed a new two-year deal with Boston United.
The 21-year-old has featured 85 times for the Lincolnshire club since arriving from Northampton Town in the summer of 2023.
Scunthorpe United forward Alfie Beestin has signed a new two-year deal.
The 27-year-old joined the Iron from Tadcaster Albion in January 2020 and scored eight goals in 42 league appearances as they won promotion from National League North last season.
Defender Adrian Mariappa has left Wealdstone after one season with the London club.
The 38-year-old Jamaica international made 43 appearances for the Stones.
22 June
Braintree Town have signed striker Lewis Walker from fellow National League side Woking.
Walker, 26, scored 13 goals in 57 games in nearly two seasons with the Surrey club.
Tamworth have signed Jamaica international Tyler Roberts from AFC Fylde on a permanent contract.
The 21-year-old scored three goals and had two assists in 29 games for the relegated Fylde last season and is now set to stay in the National League.
21 June
Brackley Town have signed striker Danny Waldron, 29, from National League rivals Southend United.
Waldron made 12 appearances for the Shrimpers last season before ending the campaign on loan at Tamworth.
Meanwhile, Brackley have announced that midfielder Tommy O'Sullivan, who was part of their National League North-winning side, will be leaving the club this summer.
20 June
Tamworth have agreed a deal to sign former Colchester United midfielder Harvey Sayer.
The 22-year-old made five appearances for the U's, including four in League Two in early 2021.
Sayer is The Lambs' first summer signing.
Brackley Town have signed former Cheltenham Town full-back Ryan Haynes.
The 29-year-old began his career with Coventry City and went on to have further spells in the EFL with Cambridge United, Shrewsbury Town, Newport County and Northampton Town before moving to the Robins last summer.
Scunthorpe United have signed left-back Branden Horton from National League rivals Gateshead.
The 24-year-old had spells at Doncaster Rovers and Chesterfield before moving to The Heed in February, making 17 appearances for the club.
19 June
Morecambe have signed forward Jack Stretton, 23, on a one-year contract following the expiry of his contract with League One side Burton Albion.
Stretton, who started his career at Derby, made three substitute appearances for the Brewers after joining them on a short-term deal in February.
Southend United have signed forward Slavi Spasov from National League South side Slough Town on a two-year contract.
The Bulgarian, 23, spent his formative years with Oxford United, becoming the U's youngest ever goalscorer when he netted in an EFL Trophy game aged 16 in September 2018.
Spasov scored 18 goals in all competitions for Slough last season.
Promoted Brackley Town have signed midfielder Zak Brown, 24, following the expiry of his contract with National League North side Kidderminster Harriers.
Aldershot Town midfielder Theo Widdrington has signed a new contract with the club.
The 26-year-old is the son of manager Tommy Widdrington and captained the Shots in May when they won the FA Trophy at Wembley.
Aldershot have not disclosed the length of his new deal.
18 June
York City have signed out of contract defender Ashley Palmer from Chesterfield.
The 32-year-old played the bulk of his career at Stockport County where he achieved two promotions but went on to make 73 appearances for the Spireites.
Scunthorpe United have agreed a short-term contract extension for defender Ross Barrows.
The 27-year-old has not played since he picked up a serious knee injury on New Year's Eve, but his deal has been extended to allow him to continue his rehabilitation and to be in contention for a return to action by the end of 2025.
Aldershot Town vice captain Ollie Harfield has signed a new deal with the club.
The left-back has made more than 100 appearances for the Shots and is currently recovering from a knee injury suffered at the start of the season.
Sutton United have signed defender Harry Phipps after his deal expired at National League South side Dagenham & Redbridge.
During his time at the Daggers Phipps made 143 appearances, he has also previously played for Maidstone.
17 June
Scunthorpe United have confirmed out-of-contract captain Michael Clunan has left the club after two seasons to rejoin his former side, King's Lynn Town.
Clunan, 31, initially signed from the Norfolk club in July 2023 and made 81 appearances.
The Iron have agreed a contract extension with 22-year-old defender Joe Starbuck who made 12 appearances in the club's promotion season from National League North.
Former Aberdeen striker Callum Roberts, 28, has also signed a new one year deal.
The forward finished as top scorer for the north Lincolnshire side last season with 20 league goals in 43 appearances.
Woking have signed attacking midfielder Luke Hall from Worksop Town and defender Aaron Drewe from Oxford City.
Hall, 22 helped his former club win promotion to National League North last season and has agreed a one-year deal, with Woking having an option to extend his contract by a further 12 months.
Drewe has also signed a one-year contract. The 24-year-old started his career at QPR, where he made nine Championship appearances.
Brackley Town midfielder Shane Byrne has signed a new contract for the 2025-26 season. He rejoined The Saints from Kidderminster last summer and has made over 240 appearances in total for the club, scoring 40 goals.
16 June
Sutton United have signed striker Ashley Nadesan on a permanent deal.
The 30-year-old spent last season on loan at Sutton from Gillingham, scoring eight goals in 39 games.
Aldershot winger James Henry has signed a new player-coach deal at the club.
After a prolific season during which he scored 12 goals in 32 games for the Shots, Henry's new hybrid role will see him work alongside manager Tommy Widdrington.
Meanwhile, Richard Dryden has left his role as assistant manager at Aldershot to join the coaching staff at their National League rivals Yeovil Town.
Dryden has previously worked with Yeovil boss Mark Cooper at Forest Green Rovers, Tamworth, Darlington, Notts County and Barrow.
Woking defender Tunji Akinola has signed a new one-year contract extension until the end of next season.
Akinola, 26, has made 76 appearances and scored six goals since joining the club in 2023.
Wealdstone have signed winger Sak Hassan from Isthmian League Premier Division side Hashtag United.
The 24-year-old scored 22 goals in 90 games after joining in the summer of 2023, and has 10 international caps for Somalia.
Meanwhile, midfielder Craig Eastmond has left Wealdstone to join National League South's Eastbourne Borough.
The 34-year-old joined the Stones in 2024 but has only managed to make 12 first team appearances since.
Altrincham winger Olly Crankshaw has signed a new one-year deal. The 26-year-old managed only six games last season because of injuries.
Midfielder Nathan Sheron has signed a new two-year contract with Hartlepool United.
The 27-year-old made 44 appearances for Pools last season after joining from Oldham Athletic in July.
Meanwhile, defender Dan Dodds has left Hartlepool to join South Shields in National League North.
Gateshead have confirmed they have parted company with defender Robbie Tinkler following the end of his contract.
The 28-year-old made 215 appearances for the National League outfit across three separate spells with the club.
Boston United have signed goalkeeper Bobby Jones from National League North club Curzon Ashton.
The 23-year-old, who kept 20 clean sheets in 45 league appearances last season, is the sixth summer signing by the Pilgrims.
Tamworth forward Kai Williams has left the club following the expiry of his contract. The 28-year-old scored one goal in 21 games last season.
13 June
Aldershot Town midfielder Dejan Tetek has signed a new deal for the 2025-26 season.
Since moving to the club from Reading in October 2023 the former Serbia youth player has made 45 appearances, scoring two goals.
Young defender Jacob Scott has signed a new two-year contract with Boston United.
The 19-year-old established himself in the first team towards the end of the season having joined from Northampton Town last summer.
Brackley Town have signed defender Kyle Morrison from Kidderminster Harriers.
The 29-year-old centre-back was on loan at National League side Solihull Moors until February before finishing the 2024-25 campaign with Kidderminster.
Goalkeeper Jonny Maxted has signed a new one-year contract with Brackley.
The 31-year-old kept 22 clean sheets in 50 appearances across all competitions last season as the Saints earned promotion to the National League.
Rochdale have signed Woking defender Dan Moss on a one-year deal.
The 24-year-old made 110 National League appearances in three seasons with the Cards.
Boreham Wood have announced assistant manager Mark Ricketts has left the club after helping them win an immediate return to the National League last season.
The former Wood captain will be replaced by Jack Payne who will take on the role while also remaining a member of the playing squad.
12 June
Sutton United have signed former Queen's Park central defender Will Tizard.
The 22-year-old spent last season at the Scottish Championship side having previously been at Chippenham Town after coming through Southampton's academy.
Woking have signed midfielder Jack Turner following his departure from Scottish Championship club Queen's Park.
The club have not disclosed the length of the 22-year-old former Southampton academy graduate's contract.
Meanwhile defender Dan Moss has left Woking after his contract ended.
Moss, 24, was signed from Millwall in 2022 and made 122 appearances for the Cards.
Former Barrow defender Junior Tiensia has joined Wealdstone on a permanent deal.
The 24-year-old played 12 times for Barrow last season having begun his career from Millwall.
Promotion-winning midfielder Alfie Bates has left Brackley Town before their debut season in the National League.
The 24-year-old made 107 appearances for the Northamptonshire club, scoring four goals and helping them win the National League North title last season.
"It's only down to Alfie's work commitments that we feel we have to safeguard the club and a deal couldn't be done," said Brackley boss Gavin Cowan.
11 June
Eastleigh have signed striker Aaron Blair on a free transfer from Maidstone and goalkeeper Nick Townsend from Newport County.
Blair, 25, scored 21 goals for the Stones in National League South last season while 30-year-old Townsend made more than 200 appearances for Newport during seven years with the Welsh club.
Eastleigh have also announced captain Jake Taylor has signed a new one-year contract to extend the midfielder's stay at the club into a third season.
Boston United have signed Michael Kelly on a two-year deal after the defender left newly-promoted National League side Scunthorpe United.
The 27-year-old is reunited with Pilgrims boss Graham Coughlan, who he previously played under at Bristol Rovers.
10 June
Altrincham have signed Accrington Stanley striker Jimmy Knowles for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old scored twice in 16 league appearances for the League Two side last season and ended the campaign on loan in the National League with Boston.
Defender Andrew Boyce has signed a new one-year contract with Scunthorpe United.
The 34-year-old is in his second stint with the Iron and made 40 appearances last season as they were promoted to the National League via the National North play-offs.
York City have signed Altrincham attacking midfielder Alex Newby.
The 29-year-old scored 15 goals in 44 National League appearances for Alty last season.
Sutton United have signed winger Jaiden White following his departure from National League North side Hereford.
The 23-year-old scored nine goals in 29 appearances for the Bulls last season.
Aldershot have signed Tristan Abrahams following the expiry of his deal at Maidenhead United.
The former Leyton Orient and Gillingham striker scored 11 goals in 42 National League appearances for the Magpies last season.
9 June
Defender Temi Eweka has joined Eastleigh after rejecting a new contract at Maidstone United.
Eweka, 25, previously played at National League level during two seasons with Maidenhead United and also featured for Slough Town.
Sutton United have signed Slough Town winger David Ogbonna, their sixth new arrival so far this summer.
The 23-year-old scored 31 goals in two seasons with Hertford Town before joining the Rebels in 2023.
Scunthorpe United have re-signed forward Joey Dawson from Celtic and striker Declan Howe from Gainsborough.
Dawson, 22, came through the club's academy and made his debut for the Iron aged 16 before joining the Scottish Premiership side, for whom he made one appearance, in the summer of 2021.
Howe, 27, scored 50 goals in 77 league appearances for seventh tier Trinity in the past two seasons.
The Iron have also confirmed a new two-year contract for experienced striker Danny Whitehall.
Boston United midfielder Jordan Richards has signed a new one-year deal with the National League club.
The 27-year-old has made 119 appearances in two spells with the Lincolnshire side.
8 June
Southend United have offered a new deal to striker Macaulay Bonne, who made 39 appearances for the club, scoring five goals, after joining them on a one-year contract in September.
Forward Danny Waldron, who played 19 games in 2024-25, is leaving Roots Hall along with midfielder Jack Wood.
Altrincham have signed forward James Gale, who spent last season on loan at Solihull Moors and Boston United, following his release by Mansfield Town.
Matty Kosylo has agreed a new deal with the club, having scored twice in 25 games in 2024-25, but will now be involved in a player-coach role.
Tamworth midfielder Kai Lissimore has agreed a new contract with The Lambs for the 2025-26 season.
The 21-year-old joined the club from Kidderminster Harriers last summer but was restricted to five appearances because of injury.
6 June
Tamworth defender Luke Fairlamb has signed a new one-year contract with the Lambs.
The 31-year-old made 29 appearances in all competitions for the club last season.
Altrincham have signed Sheffield Wednesday defender Sam Reed.
The 22-year-old left-back ended last season on loan at Scarborough Athletic in National League North.
Boston United have completed the signing of midfielder Liam Waldock, 24, from Alfreton Town.
The former Sheffield Wednesday youngster has agreed a two-year contract having also represented Boston's Lincolnshire rivals, Gainsborough Trinity.
Solihull Moors midfielder Kian Ryley has signed a new two-year contract with the National League club.
The 20-year-old made seven appearances for Moors last season, scoring once in an FA Trophy defeat by Radcliffe Borough.
Long-serving Wealdstone midfielder Alex Dyer is one of three players released by the club.
Dyer, who played 299 times in two spells, departs alongside Mustapha Carayol and Archie Matthews.
The club are in talks over new deals with Craig Eastmond, Will Randall, Anthony Georgiou, Adrian Mariappa, Josh Grant, Jaydn Mundle-Smith, Tobi Omole, Jed Brown and Micah Obiero.
Stones have also triggered options to extend the contracts of Mason Barrett, Deon Woodman, Christian Scott and Dominic Hutchinson for another year while Dante Baptiste, Jacob Adams and Jeffrey Sekyere have all signed new deals.
Sutton United have signed Aldershot Town defender Aaron Jones after he rejected an offer to remain at the club.
Jones played made 70 appearances for the Shots over a two year period, scoring five goals.
5 June
Wealdstone have appointed former Stones captain Sam Cox as their new maanager.
The 34-year-old was previously interim boss for the final five games of the 2023-24 season, guiding the club to safety with a final day win at Oldham.
Cox has been coaching in the academy of former club Tottenham and made 80 appearances in the Stones colours between 2016 and 2019.
Defender Kennedy Digie, 28, and midfielder Jordan Ponticelli, 26, have become the latest players to sign new deals with Tamworth.
The duo have agreed one-year contracts at The Lamb for 2025-26.
Solihull Moors have signed Brad Nicholson after the defender left Boston United at the end of the season.
The 26-year-old made 19 appearances in the second half of last season for the Pilgrims after joining from Scunthorpe United in January.
4 June
Altrincham defender Tylor Golden has agreed a new one-year deal.
The 25-year-old made 41 appearances last season after joining the Robins from FC Halifax Town.
Boston United defender Zak Mills has signed a new one-year deal.
The 33-year-old former Port Vale, Oldham Athletic, Morecambe and Grimsby Town man has made 191 appearances for the Pilgrims over two spells.
Tamworth captain Ben Milnes has signed a new one-year contract.
The 33-year-old midfielder made 31 appearances for the club last season.
Midfielder Tom McGlinchey and defender Callum Cockerill-Mollett have also signed deals to remain with the club next season.
Last season, McGlinchey, 28, scored 10 goals in 42 league appearances, while Cockerill-Mollett, 26, featured 22 times.
Yeovil have announced former Northern Ireland international defender Michael Smith has left the club following the expiry of his contract.
The 36-year-old joined the Glovers in 2023 and earned promotion to the National League in his first season at Huish Park.
Dagenham & Redbridge have appointed Lee Bradbury as their new manager.
The 49-year-old has left his role as first-team coach at Port Vale to take over the National League South side.
As a player, Bradbury had spells at clubs including Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Portsmouth and Bournemouth, and has previously been in charge of Havant & Waterlooville and Eastleigh.
Brackley Town midfielder Scott Pollock has signed a new contract for the 2025-26 season. He scored nine goals in 33 appearances as they won promotion as National League North champions.
3 June
Boreham Wood have signed striker Junior Dixon on a contract to run until the end of the 2026-27 season.
The 20-year-old made 37 appearances during a loan spell in 2024-25 before being released by Birmingham City.
Tamworth goalkeeper Jas Singh, 35, midfielder Tom Tonks, 33, and defender Haydn Hollis, 32, have all signed new deals to remain with the Lambs for the 2025-26 season.
Altrincham have signed former Hartlepool United centre-back Billy Sass-Davies, 25, who had enjoyed two previous loan spells with the Robins.
Yeovil Town duo Jake Wannell and Charlie Cooper have extended their contracts.
Wannell, 30, has agreed new terms at Huish Park, while Cooper, 28, has activated an extension clause in his deal.
The Glovers are negotiating with Harry Kite, Caleb Hughes, Michael Smith, Marcel Lavinier, Will Buse, Alex Whittle and Dom Bernard after their contracts expired at the end of the season, but Sonny Blu Lo-Everton has left the club.
2 June
Boston United have signed defender Ben Grist on a two-year deal following his release by relegated Premier League side Leicester City.
The 20-year-old, who joined Leicester from Grimsby Town in the summer of 2021, failed to make a first-team appearance in his four years with the East Midlands club.
Hartlepool United goalkeeper Josh Mazfari has left the club after two years at Victoria Park.
The 20-year-old spent the 2024-25 campaign on loan at Redcar Athletic where he helped them win promotion from the Northern League Division One.
1 June
Halifax Town goalkeeper Sam Johnson has signed a new two-year deal at the club.
The 32-year-old made 39 appearances for The Shaymen in the 2024-25 season as they reached the play-offs.
Southend United have signed goalkeeper Nathan Harness on an emergency loan from MK Dons ahead of the National League promotion final against Oldham.
The 25-year-old made three appearances for The Shrimpers during a previous loan spell in January, keeping two clean sheets.