National League news - August 2024
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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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31 August
Woking have signed midfielder Raheem Conte from Cardiff City on a season-long loan.
The 21-year-old defender has made five senior appearances for the Bluebirds.
30 August
Former Hartlepool goalkeeper Brad Young has returned to the club on a season-long loan from Leicester City.
The 22-year-old graduated from the Hartlepool academy and the move is subject to National League approval.
Wealdstone have signed forward Callum McFarlane on loan from Premier League club Fulham and released Jahmari Clarke from his contract.
McFarlane, 20, is a regular in Fulham's Premier League 2 side and played in their EFL Trophy tie at Shrewsbury earlier this month.
Forest Green Rovers have signed forwards Joe Quigley and Harry Cardwell from Chesterfield and Southend respectively in permanent deals.
Quigley, 27, scored 11 goals to help the Spireites win promotion from National League last season, while Cardwell netted 29 times in two-and-a-half seasons with the Shrimpers.
Maidenhead United have signed defender Miles Welch-Hayes on loan from Scottish club Livingston for the rest of the season.
The 27-year-old former Colchester and Harrogate player spent the second half of last season on loan with Dunfermline.
Altrincham have signed striker Jake Bickerstaff on loan until January 2025 from Wrexham.
The 22-year-old made 15 appearances for the Red Dragons last season, scoring two goals.
Southend United have signed former West Ham midfielder Keenan Appiah-Forson on a two-year deal and Luton Town striker Aribim Pepple on loan for the rest of the season.
Appiah-Forson, 22, spent last season with Dagenham & Redbridge, while 21-year-old Pepple has had previous loan spells with Bromley and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Halifax Town have re-signed forward Billy Waters on loan from League One side Wrexham until January.
The 29-year-old scored 21 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions for the Shaymen during a one-season spell in 2021-22.
29 August
Oldham Athletic have signed former Grimsby Town midfielder Otis Khan on a one-year deal.
The 28-year-old Pakistan international was a free agent after leaving the Mariners at the end of last season.
Dagenham & Redbridge have signed goalkeeper Nathan Harvey on a one-year deal.
The 23-year-old was released by Gillingham this summer and did not make a first-team appearance for them, and has also been on the books of West Ham and Charlton.
24 August
Barnet have signed former Aldershot Town midfielder Ryan Glover.
The 23-year-old came up through AFC Bournemouth's academy before joining the Shots in 2022 after a spell in loan and went on to play more than 120 times for the club.
23 August
Oldham Athletic have signed Fleetwood Town midfielder Callum Dolan on loan until January.
The former Manchester United youth player turned professional with the Latics in 2019 but did not play a first-team game and joined Fleetwood after two successful seasons at Warrington Rylands.
Eastleigh have signed left-back Noa Boutin on loan from Premier League side Bournemouth until January.
The 20-year-old made eight appearances for National League South side Weymouth during a loan spell last season.
Barnet's Harry Pritchard has left the club because of "health issues", with both parties mutually agreeing to terminate his contract.
The 31-year-old made 102 appearances for the Bees and scored 26 goals during his time at the club.
Barnet have also signed defender Richard Nartey, 25, previously of Chelsea and Burnley as well as Rohat Matyar.
Nartey had been without a club since leaving Salford last year while 19-year-old Matyar, formerly of Dagenham & Redbridge, joins Barnet's development squad.
22 August
Aldershot have re-signed defender Rollin Menayese on a permanent deal after spending time with the club on loan last season.
The 26-year-old, who also joined the Shots on loan during 2018-19, was released by Walsall at the end of last season after making 42 appearances during his three years with the club.
20 August
Southend United have signed experienced midfielder George Moncur on loan from League One club Leyton Orient for the remainder of the season.
The 31-year-old, who has also played for West Ham, Colchester, Barnsley, Luton and Hull City, made 41 appearances for Orient last season, scoring four goals.
Maidenhead United have signed defensive duo Thierry Latty-Fairweather and Owen Cochrane on loan from York City and Stevenage respectively.
Latty-Fairweather 21, made 23 appearances last season for York across all competitions, scoring two goals and signs for the season.
Cochrane, 20, has made one appearance for Stevenage and joins on an initial one-month loan.
Gateshead have signed former Crewe midfielder Charlie Colkett on a one-year deal.
The 27-year-old spent part of last season on loan at Notts County and counts Bristol Rovers, Swindon and Cheltenham among former clubs.
19 August
Sutton United have signed teenage midfielder Finley Barbrook on loan from Premier League side Ipswich Town until the end of the season.
The 19-year-old played 30 times on loan at National League South outfit Chelmsford City last season.
17 August
Wealdstone have signed former Reading striker Jahmari Clarke on a short-term contract.
The 20-year-old made 14 appearances for the Royals first team after making his debut as a 17-year-old in August 2021.
Clarke also played for Forest Green Rovers and had spells with Boreham Wood and Yeovil in the National League last season.
Gateshead have signed defender Jean Belehouan on a one-year deal with the option of an extension.
The 23-year-old left Tranmere at the end of last season and has also played for Boston after beginning his career at Sheffield United.
16 August
Former Bolton striker Conor Wilkinson has agreed a one-year deal with Solihull Moors.
Wilkinson, 29, has spent most of the last decade playing in Leagues One and Two including spells at Gillingham, Leyton Orient, Walsall and Colchester, where he ended last season.
15 August
Yeovil Town have signed free-agent winger Josh Sims on a two-year deal.
The Yeovil-born forward, 27, left Ross County in the summer and has had spells at Reading New York Red Bulls and Doncaster Rovers having come up through the ranks at Southampton - where he played in the Premier League and Europa League.
14 August
Woking have signed former Northern Ireland youth international goalkeeper Ollie Webber after he impressed on trial.
The 24-year-old was on the books at Crystal Palace and Portsmouth before spending the last two seasons with Glentoran.
Eastleigh winger Deji Sotona is likely to miss the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL injury on his Spitfires debut against Maidenhead.
Sotona, who joined the club last month after leaving Boston, came on as a second-half substitute during Eastleigh's 2-0 victory on Saturday but was forced off late in the game.
13 August
Dagenham and Redbridge have signed Wycombe Wanderers defender Luca Woodhouse on loan until 1 January.
The 20-year-old - who has had loans at non-league sides Worthing, Banbury and Slough Town - played twice in pre-season for the Daggers while on trial.
Gateshead have re-signed defender Brandon Haunstrup on a one-year contract.
The 27-year-old left-back first joined the Heed at the end of last season after couple of campaigns in League One with Cambridge United.
His new deal includes an option to extend by a further 12 months at the club's discretion.
9 August
Barnet have signed free agent Harry Chapman on a permanent deal following his release by Bradford earlier in the summer.
The 26-year-old attacking midfielder made 58 appearances for Bradford during his two years at the club, and has also had spells with Blackburn Rovers, Burton and Shrewsbury.
Braintree Town have re-signed defender Joe Grimwood, 23, on loan from Barnet following a spell with the Iron last season.
Rochdale have signed winger Courtney Senior on a one-year deal.
The 27-year-old joins having spent last season with Barnet in the National League and later had spells on loan at Yeovil Town and Hartlepool United.
Halifax have signed former Barrow midfielder Owen Bray, 21, after a successful trial.
8 August
Eastleigh have signed central defender Niall Maher, who recently left Grimsby Town.
Maher, 29, started his career at Bolton, spent time on loan at Blackpool and has also had spells at Bury, Telford and Halifax.
Rochdale midfielder Harvey Gilmour have signed a new deal to remain with the club until the summer of 2026.
The 25-year-old is the third Rochdale palyer to sign a new deal in as many days, after Kyron Gordon and Ryan East both penned new contracts this week.
7 August
Eastleigh have signed Jai Semenyo, 21, to a permanent deal after his contract expired at Cardiff City this summer.
The defender is the brother of Antonie Semenyo who plays for AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.
6 August
Solihull Moors have signed centre-back Jordan Tunnicliffe on a one-year deal.
Tunnicliffe, 30, was a free agent, having left Wrexham earlier this summer when his contract with them expired.
Rochdale defender Kyron Gordon has signed a new contract, keeping him with the club until the summer of 2026.
Gordon, 22, joined Dale in January from AFC Fylde on a short-term deal and made 19 appearances.
He initially signed a one-year contract extension earlier in the summer, but he has now penned a longer deal.
5 August
Bristol City defender Raphael Araoye has joined Yeovil Town on loan until the end of January.
The 19-year-old spent time on loan at Weston-super-Mare last season.
Maidenhead United have signed Reading goalkeeper Harvey Collins.
The 21-year-old had been on trial since being released by the Royals in May having been with the League One club since he was 11.
Tamworth have signed George Morrison on a season-long loan from League Two club Fleetwood Town.
The 18-year-old midfielder signed his first professional contract at Highbury two years ago and was on loan in National League North last season at King's Lynn.
3 August
Hartlepool United have signed former Crewe Alexandra defender Billy Sass-Davies and experienced goalkeeper Adam Smith after both impressed during trial periods.
The move sees Sass-Davies play under manager Darren Sarll for the third time, after spells together at Yeovil and Woking.
Smith also enjoyed time working with Sarll at Yeovil, where they reached the National League play-offs in 2019-20.
Dagenham & Redbridge have agreed a two year deal to bring winger/wing-back Ralph Vigrass to the club.
The 18-year-old was at Bracknell Town last season as they finished in the play-off spots of the Southern League Premier Division.
Wealdstone have signed midfielder Yacou Traore on loan from Championship side Middlesbrough.
Traore made 42 appearances for Boro's Under-18 side before moving up to the Under-21s, where has since made 17 appearances.
Aldershot Town have re-signed midfielder Dejan Tetek for the upcoming campaign.
Tetek made 16 appearances for the Shots last season and has featured in some of their pre-season games, before making his return official ahead of the new season.
2 August
Eastleigh have signed former Southampton left-back Jake Vokins on a permanent deal.
The 24-year-old ended last season on loan at the Spitfires and has previously had loan spells at Sunderland, Ross County and Woking.
Southend United have signed Billericay Town full-back George Wind on a two-year contract, with an option for a third.
He made over 100 appearances for Isthmian League club Billericay and is the first signing since the Shrimpers were taken over by a consortium led by Australian businessman Justin Rees.
Striker Henry Sandat has joined Wealdstone on a season-long loan from Championship side Hull City.
The 19-year-old moved to the Tigers in 2023 and spent most of last season on loan with Southend United, where he began his career.
Sutton have made a 16th summer signing with striker Ashley Nadesan joining from Gillingham on a season-long loan.
The 29-year-old has made more than 250 English Football League appearances during his career at clubs that also include Crawley, Carlisle and Fleetwood.
Gateshead have signed forward Mark Beck on loan from fellow National League side Solihull Moors and have brought in midfielder Tyrelle Newton after he impressed during a trial.
Beck, 30, joins on a deal which runs until January of 2025, while the 20-year-old Newton, who left Luton Town earlier this year, has signed a two-year contract.
1 August
FC Halifax Town have signed former Leeds United player Harvey Sutcliffe on a permanent deal after his release from Elland Road.
Sutcliffe, 20, has spent his entire career in the Leeds academy meaning it will be the right-back's first season of senior football at the Shay Stadium.
Sutton United have signed centre-half Charlie Waller on loan from League Two side MK Dons.
Waller, 19, came through the Dons' academy and spent last season on loan at Billericay Town and Banbury United.
York City have signed former Doncaster Rovers and Rochdale full-back Cameron John after a successful trial period.
The 24-year-old, who made 32 appearances in the National League last season, was a free agent after leaving Dale earlier this summer.
Wealdstone have signed midfielder Christian Scott following a trial with the National League side.
The 19-year-old has played youth football in Portugal before coming to England this summer.