July 2024 (Page 4)

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Jordan Stevens is the surprise addition to the Yeovil Town substitutes’ bench as they kick-off their pre-season campaign with a trip to Southern League Division One South side Melksham Town tonight (7.45pm kick-off).

The winger was released by the Glovers at the end of last season but has been spotted with the squad in pre-season training, therefore it is uncertain whether he is simply regaining fitness with Mark Cooper’s side or something more significant.

In the starting XI, there are first outings in green-and-white for on-loan Southampton goalkeeper Ollie Wright, defender Finn Cousin-Dawson and striker Aaron Jarvis, who were all additions to the summer. The trialist in the starting XI is Jacob Roddy, who was released by Charlton Athletic’s academy in the summer after a spell on loan at Oxford City in the National League Premier last season, starts at left wing-back.

Under-18s’ defender Jacob Shore in also in the starting line-up with team-mate Corey Koerner on the bench,

On the bench are new signings goalkeeper/goalkeeper coach Matt Gould, midfielder Brett McGavin and striker Harvey Greenslade, along with another trialist Sam Tisdale, the teenage son of former Exeter City manager and ex-Glovers’ midfielder, Paul. <insert ‘big night for the Trialist Family here>

Yeovil Town: Ollie Wright, Alex Whittle, Michael Smith, Jacob Shore, Finn Cousin-Dawson, Matt Worthington, Charlie Cooper, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Jordan Young, Aaron Jarvis, Jacob Roddy (Trialist).
Substitutes: Matt Gould, Morgan Williams, Jake Wannell, Sam Pearson, Frank Nouble, Brett McGavin, Dylan Morgan, Harvey Greenslade, Corey Koerner, Jordan Stevens, Sam Tisdale (Trialist).

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Yeovil Town have announced their squad numbers for the upcoming season.

There a couple of headlines with neither Jordan Maguire-Drew or Will Buse given a number ahead of the new campaign.

Southampton Loanee Ollie Wright takes the Number 1, whilst JM-D’s number 10 shirt has been given to Frank Nouble – who last season wore 30.

Morgan Williams takes his fifth different number (2, 13, 17, 29 for those wondering) as a Glover and becomes the first YTFC player to be given the number four since the passing of Lee Collins.

New signings Aaron Jarvis (9), Finn Cousin-Dawson (5), Brett McGavin (14), Matt Gould (22), Jordan Thomas (2), and Harvey Greenslade (27) are handed their first number in Green and White.

The Full List as Below – with last year’s number in brackets.

1) Ollie Wright (New)
2) Jordan Thomas (New)
3) Alex Whittle (No Change)
4) Morgan Williams (2)
5) Finn Cousin-Dawson (New)
6) Jake Wannell (No Change)
7) Sam Pearson (27)
8) Matt Worthington (No Change)
9) Aaron Jarvis (New)
10) Frank Nouble (30)
11) Jordan Young (No Change)
14) Brett McGavin (New)
16) Sonny Blu Lo Everton (No Change)
17) Dylan Mordan (12)
22) Matt Gould (New)
23) Michael Smith (No Change)
24) Charlie Cooper (No Change)
27) Harvey Greenslade (New)

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Yeovil Town’s pre-season friendly schedule gets underway with a trip to Melksham Town on Tuesday night, 7.45pm kick-off.

The trip to Wiltshire will be the first opportunity for Glovers’ fans to get eyes on new signings strikers Aaron Jarvis and Harvey Greenslade, midfielder Brett McGavin and on-loan keeper Ollie Wright (among others!) in green-and-white.

We have played Melksham before, most recently in pre-season 2019, straight after the relegation from the Football League, when an XI made up mostly of trialists were thrashed 6-0 – so presumably not very good trialists.

If you are making the trip to the Oakfield Stadium, here’s a few details you might need to know…..

Who are they?
Melksham Town play in the Southern League Division One South and in the 2023/24 season finished it fourth from bottom of the league, that’s three divisions below the National League Premier.

This will be their second game of pre-season having hosted League One Bristol Rovers on Friday night, going down to a 4-2 defeat. The Gas fielded an XI featuring a number of youngsters and went 2-0 up early in the second half before pegged back to 2-2 by Melksham around the hour mark. Rovers’ new signing, defender Dan Ellison who joined from Chippenham Town in the summer, enjoyed his return to Wiltshire scoring twice in that game. 

Melksham are managed by Mark Collier who joined in November 2022 having had experience in Wiltshire football with Chippenham and Swindon Supermarine. 

Ticket information
Tickets are available on Eventbrite – click here to buy – and there is a booking fee attached which explains the weird prices. Adult: £11.55, OAPs: £9.38, 14-16 years: £5.04, 6-13 years: £2.88.

How to get there
The Oakfield Stadium has been Melksham’s home since 2017 when they moved to a purpose-built stadium which they share with the local rugby club which plays on a pitch adjacent to the football pitch. As such stadiums often are, Melksham is a cashless stadium and operates CARD ONLY – only make sure you take your cards with you.

Address: The Oakfield Stadium, Eastern Way, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 7GU.
Parking: There is free parking at the stadium.

Not the main stand at Oakfield Stadium, home of Melksham Town.
Picture courtesy of Tim Lancaster.


Directions: 

Road: If the traffic is kind to you, the journey from Yeovil to Melksham should be around 1 hour and 15 minutes by road.
The quickest route is to take the A303 west and then on to the A350 just before you get to Chicklade. From there you stay on the A350 past Warminster and through Westbury, until you reach the edge of Melksham when you take the exit and join Western Way.
Follow Western Way until the Spa roundabout on to Spa Road, at the next roundabout it is the second exit on to Snowberry Lane, and then on to Eastern Way at the roundabout after that. You will skirt around some out-of-town housing estates and then take a right-hand turn towards the Oakfield Stadium – hopefully it’s signposted!

Rail: There is a train station in Melksham, but it’s a fair way from the Oakfield Stadium, so you are probably better off driving or getting a lift. It is about a one-hour walk from the train station, there is a bus (272 towards Devizes) which gets you some of the way there but you will still be doing plenty of walking. If you are ‘committed’ enough to try it for a friendly, you can get South West Trains from Yeovil Pen Mill to Westbury and then the Great Western Railway to Melksham, it’s the train that goes to Swindon that you need. But, if you want to catch a train back, there’s every chance you’ll have a seven-and-a-half hour wait Westbury……..so, yeah, probably don’t take the train!

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Tom Bailey is back with transfer round up of the National League, including Glovers corner…

Glovers’ Corner

Before we dive into the National League ins and outs, let’s look at the former Glovers that have moved about in the last couple of weeks. We may miss a few, so if any of you see any we may have missed, tag us on Facebook or Twitter (or X), or leave a comment below and we’ll add them in the next week’s round-up!

Quite a few ex-Glovers on the move this week, with a couple from last season’s squad involved. Zac Bell has joined fellow National League side Maidenhead United following his release from Bristol City, while another right back from last season, Brooklyn Genisi… yep, think that’s how it’s spelled… has joined W*ymouth following his release from Swindon Town. Best of luck to both Bell and Genisi… yep, still think that’s it.

Zac Bell.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

A few more moves from up and down the football pyramid, as Jordan Dyer moves further south, joining Jay Foulston at Torquay United following a couple of seasons under Jerry Gill at Bath City. Craig Eastmond and Omar Sowunmi have both left Sutton United, with Eastmond joining Wealdstone in the National League, and Sowunmi returning to his former employers, and now EFL side Bromley.

Charlie Bateson has joined Shepton Mallet on a permanent basis following his loan spell with the side last season, while an older head has moved too, as Luke Wilkinson has joined National League South outfit Salisbury, following his departure from Woking.

A much more obscure name moves among the EFL, as Callum Morton, who I’ve been reliably informed by our very own Ben Barrett, featured in our academy a few years ago, has moved from Salford City to Northampton Town on a loan deal. Finally, a name more familiar to recent Yeovil years is Jordan Barnett, who has tumbled down the pyramid in recent seasons. He leaves Shaftesbury, and joins Abbey Hey, who recently won promotion from the North West Counties League Division One South… Step 10 in English football.

A man who hasn’t got a new club, but has been seen out and about, is Asmir Begovic, the experienced ‘keeper was spotted in training with Aldershot Town this week keeping fit for the season ahead.

All Transfers

AFC Fylde

One new face for Fylde this week, as the club announced the signing of forward Charlie Jolley from Tranmere Rovers. Josh Kay leaves the club, joining Oldham Athletic on a two year deal.

In

Joe Riley (Walsall)
Corey Whelan (Carlisle United)
Ethan Mitchell (Wigan Athletic)
Charlie Jolley (Tranmere Rovers)

Out

Luke Conlan (Cliftonville)
Pierce Bird (Eastbourne Borough)
Sam Graham (unattached)
Danny Whitehead (Macclesfield)
Ashley Hunter (unattached)
Joe Rowley (unattached)
Tom Walker (Radcliffe)
Chris Neal (unattached)
Kieran Glynn (Scarborough Athletic)
Luke Charman (Hartlepool United)
Connor Barrett (Walsall)
Josh Kay (Oldham Athletic)

 

Aldershot Town

Big news on the departures list for Aldershot this week, as Lorent Tolaj, who scored 19 goals in 44 appearances in the National League last season, has made a permanent move to League Two side Port Vale.

The Shots did have two new faces to enjoy as well, as Ryan Jones arrived on a two year deal from Bristol Rovers, while 21 year old Kai Corbett signed from Peterborough United on a one year deal.

In

Haydon Vaughan (Bracknell Town)
Pat Nash (Farnham Town)
Emmanuel Maja (Banbury United)
Marcus Dewhurst (Wealdstone)
Luke Jenkins (Chelmsford City)
Cameron Hargreaves (King’s Lynn Town)
Ryan Jones (Bristol Rovers)
Kai Corbett (Peterborough United)

Out

Ethan Burnett (unattached)
Stuart O’Keefe (Chatham Town)
Zain Walker (Welling United)
Tommy Willard (Worthing)
Alex MacAllister (Leatherhead)
Jasper Sheik (unattached)
Finlay Westen (unattached)
Cian Harries (Woking)
Coby Rowe (unattached)
Mason Obeng (Walton & Hersham)
Lorent Tolaj (Port Vale)

Altrincham

A new face, and a departure for a new Glover – Altrincham welcomed Tom Crawford through the door from Hartlepool United this week, while Matt Gould joined Yeovil in a player-coach role, ending a four year spell with Altrincham.

In

Lucas Weaver (Colne)
Joe Nuttall (Oldham Athletic)
Tom Crawford (Hartlepool United)

Out

Joey Jones (Walton & Hersham)
Mitch Hancox (Chester)
Dior Angus (AFC Telford United)
George Burroughs (unattached)
Dan Mooney (Boston United)
Liam Brockbank (unattached)
Sam Roscoe (Linfield)
Chris Conn-Clarke (Peterborough United)
Matt Gould (Yeovil Town)

Matt Gould signing for Yeovil Town.

Barnet

In unusual news, nothing happened regarding arrivals or departures this week at Barnet!

In

Rhys Browne (Woking)
Jermaine Francis (Chelmsford City)
Nik Tavares (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Joe Grimwood (Braintree Town)
Finley Wilkinson (Hitchin Town)
Nick Hayes (Ipswich Town)
Joe Kizzi (Sutton United)
Joe Rye (Worthing)
Mark Shelton (Oldham Athletic)
Myles Kenlock (Ebbsfleet United)
Billy Clifford (Ebbsfleet United)
Anthony Hartigan (Mansfield Town)

Out

Ben Wynter (Woking)
Connor Stevens (Chesham United)
Dale Gorman (Woking)
Moussa Diarra (Eastbourne Borough)
Gary Hooper (unattached)
Courtney Senior (unattached)
Laurie Walker (Solihull Moors)
Sam Granville (Cheshunt)

Ex-Glover Dale Gorman is finally booked by referee Gary Parsons. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Boston United

One more new face for Boston this week, as the oldest sounding 20 year old joins the Pilgrims – Tony Weston (yes, he’s 20) joins on loan from ex-Glover Paul Warne’s Derby County until January.

Brad Nicholson also confirmed his departure from the club this week, while Keziah Martin has joined Rushall Olympic in the National League North.

In

Frankie Maguire (Sheffield United)
Kieran Coates (Chester)
Dan Mooney (Altrincham)
Adam Marriott (Bromley)
Sam Osborne (Buxton)
Cameron Green (Welling United)
Tony Weston (Derby County)

Out

Kelsey Mooney (Accrington Stanley)
Michael Gyasi (unattached)
Keziah Martin (Rushall Olympic)
Ethan Sephton (Alvechurch)
Sam Smart (Farnborough)
Jimmy Knowles (Accrington Stanley)
Sam Essien (Matlock Town)
Brad Nicholson (unattached)

Braintree Town

One more new face for Braintree this week, as Louie Annesley signs for the club from Dundalk, the 24 year old has already made 43 international appearances for Gibraltar and will provide vital experience following the departure of club captain Baris Altintop.

Speaking of Altintop, he’s found a new home; Northern Ireland champions Larne, who will feature in Champions League qualifying action against Latvian side RFS. There are unconfirmed departures of three more Braintree players, however with no news from the club or the player’s social media accounts, we won’t be adding them until it’s confirmed.

In

Ryan Clampin (Eastleigh)
James Vennings (Bromley)
Kyrell Lisbie (Cray Valley Paper Mills)
George Langston (Eastleigh)
Marley Marshall-Miranda (Colchester United)
Inih Effiong (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Finlay Barnes (York City)
Jamal Fyfield (Boreham Wood)
Callum Powell (Southend United)
Chay Cooper (Colchester United)
Louis Lomas (unattached)
Louie Annesley (Dundalk)

Out

Joe Grimwood (Barnet)
Alfie Payne (St Albans City)
Gianni Crichlow (Hampton & Richmond Borough)
Jack Sims (Sutton United)
Lewis Miccio (St Albans City)
Baris Altintop (Larne)
Aaron Blair (Maidstone United)

Dagenham & Redbridge

Two new singings for the Daggers this week, as Christian N’Guessan joins the side from Sutton United, while Harrison Day makes the step up from Step 3 football to join from Concord Rangers.

In

Oscar Rutherford (Eastleigh)
Josh Umerah (Hartlepool United)
Trent Rendall (QPR)
Dion Pereira (Luton Town)
Reece Grego-Cox (Woking)
Dylan Stephenson (Newcastle United)
Paul Kalambayi (AFC Wimbledon)
Christian N’Guessan (Sutton United)
Harrison Day (Concord Rangers)

Out

Nik Tavares (Barnet)
Sydney Ibie (Hemel Hempstead Town)
Josh Hare (Boreham Wood)
Lewis Page (Ebbsfleet United)
David Longe-King (unattached)
Omar Mussa (unattached)
Rohan Matyar (unattached)
Inih Effiong (Braintree Town)
Elliott Johnson (Hednesford Town)

Dion Pereira in action against Notts County.
Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Eastleigh

A fourth new signing for Eastleigh this week, as Tyrese Shade joins on a permanent deal from Swindon Town, Shade spent time on loan at Solihull Moors last season as they fought for promotion from the National League.

Two new homes for former players this week too, as Nigel Atangana joins Kaya Tshaka at Havant & Waterlooville, while Aidan Barlow stays in the National League with Rochdale.

In

Luis Fernandez (Hampton & Richmond Borough)
Deji Sotona (Doncaster Rovers)
Angel Waruih (Brentford)
Tyrese Shade (Swindon Town)

Out

Brennan Camp (Dorking Wanderers)
Ryan Clampin (Braintree Town)
Aaron Martin (retired)
Ben Reeves (unattached)
George Langston (Braintree Town)
Oscar Rutherford (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Luka Chalwell (unattached)
Nigel Atangana (Havant & Waterlooville)
Aidan Barlow (Rochdale)
Enzio Boldewijn (Wealdstone)
Luke Croll (unattached)
Kaya Tshaka (Havant & Waterlooville)

Ebbsfleet United

No new faces for Fleet fans to get excited about this week, or new departures either.

In

Jim Kellermann (Woking)
Lewis Page (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Louis John (Sutton United)
Tyler Cordner (York City)
Giles Phillips (Oxford City)

Out

Chris Haigh (Worthing)
Matthias Fanimo (unattached)
Shaquile Coulthirst (Maidstone United)
Joe Martin (unattached)
Jordon Ibe (unattached)
Chris Solly (retired)
Hayden White (unattached)
Omari Sterling-White (unattached)
David Amoo (unattached)
Darren McQueen (Hornchurch)
Ouss Cisse (unattached)
Myles Kenlock (Barnet)
Billy Clifford (Barnet)

FC Halifax Town

Halifax’s quiet start to the pre-season continues, with no new arrivals or departures to mention this week.

In

Tom Pugh (Scunthorpe United)
Will Smith (Harrogate Town)

Out

Luke Summerfield (Kidderminster Harriers)
Tom Scott (unattached)
Rob Harker (unattached)
Tom Wilson (King’s Lynn Town)
Jack Hunter (Hartlepool United)
Jamie Stott (unattached)
Tylor Golden (unattached)
Jordan Keane (unattached)

Forest Green Rovers

Forest Green announced the arrival of midfielder Adam May from Cambridge United, the 26 year old made 146 appearances across four years at the League One side. If he can stay fit, he’s going to be a big threat in this division…

In

Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town)
Sean Long (Cheltenham Town)
Ben Tozer (Wrexham)
Tom Knowles (Walsall)
Adam May (Cambridge United)

Out

Matty Stevens (AFC Wimbledon)
Dominic Bernard (unattached)
Richard Keogh (retired)
Finn Bell (unattached)
Jack Carter (unattached)
Nathan Holland (unattached)
Darnell Johnson (unattached)
Jordon Garrick (unattached)
Sean Robertson (unattached)
Alex Gorrin (unattached)
Fankaty Dabo (unattached)
David Davis (unattached)
Reece Brown (unattached)
Luke Daniels (unattached)
Murphy Bennett (unattached)

Tom Knowles.

Gateshead

Finally, some new faces for Gateshead fans to get excited about! Four new faces for the Heed, firstly forward Owen Oseni who joins from Derby County following a successful loan spell at Rushall Olympic last season. Next, Fenton John joins from Middlesbrough, the 20 year old spending the majority of his young career within the youth sides of the Boro academy. Defender Jamie Bramwell joins from Grimsby Town on a one year deal, and Tiernan Brooks joins on a permanent deal from Notts County.

There were however, some big name departures from the side too. Ed Francis joins Exeter City in the EFL on a permanent move, before Marcus Dinanga, who scored two in our FA Cup clash last season, made a permanent move to EFL side Bromley. Two big departures from the club, but they’ve had many over the seasons, let’s see how they cope without their star men.

In

Owen Oseni (Derby County)
Fenton John (Middlesbrough)
Jamie Bramwell (Grimsby Town)
Tiernan Brooks (Notts County)

Out

Lirak Hasani (Torquay United)
Joe Cook (Worthing)
Connor McBride (Rochdale)
Lewis Knight (unattached)
James Montgomery (unattached)
Jordan Hunter (Chester)
Ed Francis (Exeter City)
Marcus Dinanga (Bromley)

Hartlepool United

No new faces, but a new home for a previously mentioned name – Tom Crawford joined Altrincham this week.

In

Luke Charman (AFC Fylde)
Jack Hunter (FC Halifax Town)
Nathan Sheron (Oldham Athletic)
Adam Campbell (Crawley Town)

Out

Josh Umerah (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Jake Hastie (unattached)
Brody Paterson (unattached)
Edon Pruti (unattached)
Alex Lacey (unattached)
Callum Cooke (unattached)
Tom Crawford (Altrincham)
Mikael Ndjoli (unattached)
Chris Wreh (unattached)

Maidenhead United

Another new face for Maidenhead to celebrate this week, as former Glover Zac Bell joins the club (mentioned above). One or two departures to mention as well, as Charlee Adams found a new home at Hornchurch, while Sam Beckwith has relocated up north with Rochdale.

It’s also worth mentioning a quick congratulations to Maidenhead following the transfer of Max Kilman from Wolves to West Ham this week. Kilman was signed by Wolves from Maidenhead, in which a sell-on clause was included. This has led to one of the biggest transfer payments to a non-league club in history, a fantastic achievement for a semi-pro side!

In

Tyrese Dyce (Slough Town)
Ruben Carvalho (Wingate & Finchley)
Joseph Ajose (QPR)
Nathan Ferguson (Wealdstone)
Zac Bell (Bristol City)

Out

Ashley Nathaniel-George (York City)
Charlee Adams (Hornchurch)
Daniel Jinadu (unattached)
Lewis Kinsella (retired)
David Omilabu (unattached)
Harry Parsons (Chippenham Town)
Sam Beckwith (Rochdale)

Oldham Athletic

Plenty of incomings for Oldham fans to enjoy this week, as four new arrivals graced Boundary Park. Josh Kay was the first arrival, joining from fellow National League side AFC Fylde, before defender Manny Monthe signed on from Northampton Town. Harry Charsley became the third addition of the week, stepping down from League Two side Newport County to join the Latics, and finally, a big move between local rivals, as Rochdale forward Jesurun Uchegbulam signed on. Mike Fondop has also returned, following an initial departure.

There are also new homes and departures to add to the list, as Dan Ward joined South Shields on a permanent deal this week. Former players finding new homes include Dan Langley, who signed with Morpeth Town and Jordan Windass, who has joined Clitheroe.

In

Reagan Ogle (Scunthorpe United)
Josh Kay (AFC Fylde)
Manny Monthe (Northampton Town)
Harry Charsley (Newport County)
Jesurun Uchegbulam (Rochdale)

Out

Benny Couto (unattached)
Llyton Chapman (unattached)
Frazer Cookson (unattached)
Brennan Dickinson (Queen of the South)
Devarn Green (unattached)
Dan Gardner (unattached)
Hallam Hope (unattached)
Oliver Kilner (unattached)
Dan Langley (Morpeth Town)
Harrison McGahey (The New Saints)
Jake Forshaw (unattached)
Ben Tollitt (unattached)
Jordan Windass (Clitheroe)
Mark Shelton (Barnet)
Joe Nuttall (Altrincham)
Nathan Sheron (Hartlepool United)

Rochdale

Some incomings and outgoings for Rochdale this week – beginning with incomings, Aidan Barlow has signed from Eastleigh, and Sam Beckwith has joined from Maidenhead United. Fan favourite Jimmy Keohane has signed for Galway United, following over 200 appearances for the Dale, and as mentioned above, Jesurun Uchegbulam has signed for rivals Oldham Athletic.

A new home has been found for a former player too, as Michael Afuye joins Curzon Ashton in the National League North. Finally, Cameron John has left the club.

In

Connor McBride (Gateshead)
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (Notts County)
Finlay Armstrong (Fleetwood Town)
Tarryn Allarakhia (Wealdstone)
Aidan Barlow (Eastleigh)
Sam Beckwith (Maidenhead United)

Out

Adam Clayton (unattached)
Tyrese Sinclair (York City)
Michael Afuye (Curzon Ashton)
Max Taylor (unattached)
George Nevett (Peterborough United)
Cameron John (unattached)
Jesurun Uchegbulam (Oldham Athletic)

Solihull Moors

One new arrival this week for Solihull, as defender Olly Tipton joins from Wolves on a two year deal. A departure to mention too, as Connor Hall joins Brackley Town on a permanent deal.

In

Sam Bowen (Newport County)
Laurie Walker (Barnet)
Finley Holmes (Studley)
Olly Tipton (Wolves)

Out

Joe Sbarra (Doncaster Rovers)
Richard Stearman (unattached)
Max Brogan (Scunthorpe United)
Jack Myatt (unattached)
Harry Chesterton (unattached)
Luke Carsley (unattached)
Finn Barker (unattached)
Leo Wood (unattached)
Taylor Eades (unattached)
Ashton DeMulder (unattached)
Callum Maycock (AFC Wimbledon)
Connor Hall (Brackley Town)

Southend United

No incomings or outgoings for Southend, but continued signs of progress in their takeover battle.

In

N/A

Out

Callum Powell (Braintree Town)

Sutton United

Sutton continue to be the busiest side in the division, as there are plenty of incomings and outgoings to discuss. On the incomings front, Jack Wadham was the first arrival of the week, joining from Bournemouth following a loan spell at Worthing last season. Harry Ransom joined a couple of days later, the centre back joining from Crawley Town after making 20 appearances last season in their promotion campaign.

Onto outgoings, and there are a lot to mention. Two former Glovers have made new homes, as mentioned at the top of the running order, as Omar Sowunmi and Craig Eastmond join Bromley and Wealdstone respectively. Ben Goodliffe has returned to the EFL with Colchester United on a permanent deal, Christian N’Guessan has joined Dagenham & Redbridge, and Harry Smith has signed with Swindon Town. Oliver Khinda has also left the club, signing with Merstham.

In

Dillon De Silva (Wealdstone)
Siju Odelusi (Aveley)
Eduino Vaz (Aveley)
Jayden Harris (Carlisle United)
Jack Sims (Braintree Town)
Nana Boateng (Millwall)
Tyler French (Dundee)
Matt Rush (Maidstone United)
Jeremy Sivi (Middlesbrough)
Will Davies (York City)
Lewis Simper (Cambridge United)
Jack Wadham (Bournemouth)
Harry Ransom (Crawley Town)

Out

Harry Beautyman (Woking)
Joe Kizzi (Barnet)
Craig Eastmond (Wealdstone)
Rob Milsom (unattached)
Jonathan Barden (unattached)
Lee Angol (unattached)
Tope Fadahunsi (unattached)
Brad House (unattached)
Scott Kashket (unattached)
Deon Moore (unattached)
Christian N’Guessan (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Craig Dundas (unattached)
Tobi Ogundega (unattached)
Oliver Khinda (Merstham)
Harry Smith (Swindon Town)
Omari Patrick (unattached)
Louis John (Ebbsfleet United)
Craig Clay (unattached)
Sam Hart (Port Vale)
Ben Goodliffe (Colchester United)
Omar Sowunmi (Bromley)

Tamworth

Only the one new home for a previous player this week for Tamworth, as Lindon Meikle joins Ilkeston Town.

In

Kai Lissimore (Kidderminster Harriers)
Tom McGlinchey (Coalville Town)
Kennedy Digie (Alfreton Town)
Miracle Okafor (Halesowen Town)
Alex Fletcher (Rushall Olympic)
Haydn Hollis (Dorking Wanderers)

Out

Callum Reilly (unattached)
Brad Gascoigne (unattached)
Alex Jones (Stourbridge)
Lindon Meikle (Ilkeston Town)
Dempsey Arlott-John (Rushall Olympic)

Wealdstone

A much quieter week for Wealdstone this week, with just one new signings to mention – Craig Eastmond signs on from Sutton United.

In

Deon Woodman (QPR)
Enzio Boldewijn (Eastleigh)
Archie Matthews (Swansea City)
Elliot Simmons (Vancouver FC)
Sam Ashford (Cliftonville)
Todd Miller (Bromley)
Adrian Mariappa (Salford City)
Craig Eastmond (Sutton United)

Out

Dillon De Silva (Sutton United)
Jaiden Bartolo (Wycombe Wanderers)
Nathan Ferguson (Maidenhead United)
Marcus Dewhurst (Aldershot Town)
Corie Andrews (unattached)
Manny Duku (unattached)
Tarryn Allarakhia (Rochdale)
Charlie Baker (Crawley Town)

Woking

No new signings for Woking, but a move for a former player (and Glover) to mention – Luke Wilkinson has signed for Salisbury, returning to the National League South for the first time since his time at Boreham Wood in 2011/12.

In

Harry Beautyman (Sutton United)
Ben Wynter (Barnet)
Cian Harries (Aldershot)
Jacob Jones (Cove Rangers)
Dale Gorman (Barnet)
Timi Odusina (Bradford City)
Max Dyche (Northampton Town)

Out

Jim Kellermann (Ebbsfleet United)
Alexis Andre Jr. (unattached)
Charlie Wakefield (unattached)
Ricky Korboa (Livingston)
Rhys Browne (Barnet)
Alfie Pavey (Eastbourne Borough)
Luke Wilkinson (Salisbury)
Sam Habergham (unattached)
Paul Osew (unattached)
Emmanuel Oyeleke (Farnborough)
Alan Judge (unattached)
Greg Taylor (King’s Lynn Town)
Robbie Willmott (unattached)
Josh Casey (Farnborough)
Scott Cuthbert (retired)
Reece Grego-Cox (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Curtis Edwards (Notts County)

Yeovil Town

One new face for us this week, as goalkeeper Matt Gould joins in a player-coach role from Altrincham. The 30 year old will bring experience to our young core of keepers this season no doubt, welcome Matt! As mentioned above as well, Charlie Bateson has joined Shepton Mallet on a permanent basis, best of luck Charlie!

In

Harvey Greenslade (Bristol Rovers)
Brett McGavin (Torquay United)
Finn Cousin-Dawson (Bradford City)
Jordan Thomas (Hampton & Richmond Borough)
Aaron Jarvis (Torquay United)
Ollie Wright (Southampton)

Out

Rhys Murphy (Dorking Wanderers)
Jordan Stevens (unattached)
Josh Owers (AFC Totton)
Malachi Linton (W*ymouth)
Alex Fisher (unattached)
Jake Hyde (Chelmsford City)
Ollie Haste (unattached)
Will Dawes (Chippenham Town)
Benjani Jr. (unattached)
Charlie Bateson (Shepton Mallet)

York City

No new faces for York this week, but a couple of departures to mention. Adam Woodyard made a move to League Two side Colchester United, and Scott Barrow has joined Darlington. Maison Campbell has also found a new home at Scunthorpe United.

In

Harrison Male (Dorking Wanderers)
Ollie Pearce (Worthing)
Joe Felix (Worthing)
Ashley Nathaniel-George (Maidenhead United)
Tyrese Sinclair (Rochdale)
Alex Hunt (Grimsby Town)
Darragh O’Connor (Greenock Morton)

Out

Michael Duckworth (Scarborough Athletic)
Scott Barrow (Darlington)
Scott Burgess (unattached)
Kai Kennedy (Queen of the South)
Quévin Castro (unattached)
Finlay Barnes (Braintree Town)
Sam Sanders (Truro City)
Will Davies (Sutton United)
Tyler Cordner (Ebbsfleet United)
Maison Campbell (Scunthorpe United)
Adam Woodyard (Colchester United)

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Yeovil Town have unveiled the new home and away shirt for the 2024/25 season today with Bradfords returning as the front of shirt sponsor for the first time since the 2008/09 season.

The new kits are manufactured by Errea and feature the glove design, which has been a feature on the new artwork used on the club’s social media channels, in subtle stripes.

The home is green – of course – and the away shirt is white and is modelled by the toughest centre back pairing in National League, Jake Wannell and Morgan Williams.

Speaking the club’s official site regarding the new sponsorship with Bradfords, club CEO Keith Weston, said:“We are thrilled to welcome Bradfords as our main sponsor for the 2024/25 season. Their long-standing support is invaluable to our club’s success, and we look forward to this renewed collaboration, creating memorable experiences for our fans and achieving great things together. We hope to create similar memories to those from our successful rise in the 2000s.”

What do you think? Give it a score from 1 – 7 and let us know in the comments!

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It’s polling day across the United Kingdom, so we thought we’d take our own poll today.

We want to know how you’re feeling about Yeovil Town’s summer business so far. Below are the ins and outs and we want you to score on the scale on 1-7, with 7 being happiest.

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Harvey Greenslade - Bristol RoversWill Dawes - Chippenham
Brett McGavin - Torquay UnitedRhys Murphy - Dorking
Jordan Thomas - Hampton & RichmondMalachi Linton - W*ymouth
Aaron Jarvis - Torquay UnitedBenjani Jr - Released
Sam Pearson - RetainedOllie Haste - Released
Finn Cousin-Dawson - BradfordJake Hyde - Chelmsford
Ollie Wright - Southampton (L)Alex Fisher - Released
Matt Gould - AltrinchamJosh Owers - Released
Josh Sims - Free AgentJordan Stevens - Released
Dom Bernard - Free TransferWill Buse - Weston-super-Mare (L)
Ciaran McGuckin - Rotherham (L)Dylan Morgan - Weston-super-Mare (L)
James Plant - Port Vale (L)Jordan Thomas - Salisbury (L)
Kofi Shaw - Bristol Rovers (L)Jordan Young - Torquay
Caleb HughesJordan Thomas - Torquay (L)
Pedro Borges - Exeter (L)Harvey Greenslade - Weston (L)
Sean McGurk - Swindon (L)Dylan Morgan - Torquay
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Joe Day has joined Cheltenham Town in a player-coach role, following a successful season long loan last season with Yeovil Town.

Day joined the Glovers after the start of last season, on a loan from Newport County that helped facilitate Olly Thomas’ move to the Welsh outfit.

The 33 year old goalkeeper made 40 appearances last season, keeping 15 clean sheets en route to the National League South title. There were hopes that Day would be returning to the club on a permanent basis, but with Yeovil having made their moves within the goalkeeping department, with the arrivals of Ollie Wright and Matt Gould, it seems there is no space for Day.

Day reunites with former manager Michael Flynn, having made 250+ appearances under Flynn during their time together at Newport.

Best of luck to you Joe!

Super Joe Day in Goal
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On this episode, we speak to Ollie Bassett who, when he made his debut for Paul Sturrock’s side in 2015 was the youngest player to represent the club at EFL level. He made just two first-team appearances for the club but talks about his memories good and bad of that time and a career which has since taken him from Dorchester to being named the Player of the Year in the Canadian Premier League – via New Zealand, Australia and Nuneaton!

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Matt Gould has bolstered the Yeovil Town goalkeeping team joining as a player/goalkeeper coach having departed National League Premier side Altrincham.

The 30-year-old played ten games for Alty last season and takes on coaching responsibilities for the Glovers’ glovemen following the departure of Phil Osborn a couple of weeks ago.

In his interview with the club’s YouTube channel, Gould said the move was partly down to geography with his family being based in Portishead, near Bristol.

He said: “I am local to Bristol, my family live in Portishead, my Mum and Dad live about 20 minutes away, so that is one reason but Yeovil is a massive club and I am really excited to be here.

“The Gaffer (manager Mark Cooper) has had a lot of promotions and I am really excited to work with the staff here and a group of players which have just won promotion, so it is a new opportunity for me.

“I love doing both roles (coaching and playing) because I still love to play but I also really enjoy coaching. Over the last four years I have had some really good relationships with my goalkeepers and playing in some massive games, so I am excited to be here and hopefully get out on that pitch one day.”

The new arrival joins youngster Ollie Wright, who joined on a season-long loan from Premier League side Southampton last week, and Will Buse in the Huish Park goalkeeping group.

Speaking about Wright, Gould added: “When I spoke to the Gaffer, he had already brought Ollie to the club. He had a really good season last year (on loan at both Worthing and Bath City), he is a tall boy, good with his feet. I watched a fair few of his clips over the summer and I am really looking forward to working with him.

“He has obviously got a great background with Southampton, so I am looking forward to working with their coaches and hopefully between us we can have a really good goalkeeping department and keep clean sheets for the club.”

He comes from a good sporting family with his father, Jonathan, having played between the posts for Celtic, his grandfather, Bobby, being the former FA Cup-winning Wimbledon manager who was also in charge of Wales at the end of the 1990s, and his uncle, Richard, being a former chief executive of Somerset County Cricket Club.

Speaking of his family, he added: “I want to make them all proud. My first goal was to be a professional footballer and I managed to do that ten years ago when I started out at Cheltenham Town and to make my way in the game has been a dream come true and hopefully I have another ten or 12 years of at least being a player-coach.”

Gould is also an international having represented New Zealand as a result of the time he spent in the country when his father was player-manager of Hawke’s Bay United. He played two friendly games in January 2022.

He joined Altrincham at the start of the 2020-21 season and spent a three-month stint on loan at Nantwich Town. In 2022 his role was extended to include a goalkeeper coaching role whilst he completed his qualifications.

Quite where Buse, who started last season between the posts in National League South with the Glovers and then joined Bath City on loan, fits in the future plans of Cooper remains in question – but with pre-season training underway this week, we may well find out soon.