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Yeovil Town came from behind to beat Sherborne Town in their second pre-season friendly on Wednesday.

Goals from defenders Morgan Williams and Jake Wannell in the second half helped the Glovers turn a 1-0 deficit into a second win of the campaign against the Wessex League Premier Division side, who play four tiers below them in the football pyramid.

Much like the opening game against Exmouth Town four days earlier, manager Mark Cooper made plenty of changes across the two halves of the game, with trialists and members of the youth team used throughout.

The defensive quintet of goalkeeper Matt Gould, Lewys Twamley, Finn Cousin Dawson, Kyle Ferguson and Corey Koerner started the first half, alongside youngster Ollie Hughes.

It was all square at 0-0 at Raleigh Grove despite multiple chances falling the way of striker Harvey Greenslade among others.

Three first half trialists were all recognisable from the weekend with midfielder Teo Kurtaran and strikers Kieran Edworthy and Abu Kanu all getting a go from the start. Read more about the background of the trialists – here.

Former Swindon Town academy striker Abu Kanu was among the trialists who featured in the first half. Picture courtesy of Rob Manley.

At the break, only Greenslade and Josh Sims remained on the pitch, nine other changes were made, including the introduction of former Bristol Rovers’ midfielder Luke McCormick representing the trialist family also.

There was no place in the squad for the scorer of the winner against Exmouth, Tahvon Campbell, or Jevani Brown who had been spotted as part of ‘trialist watch’ whilst midfielder Jacob Maddox remains absent of the contracted cohorts.

It was the hosts, that actually took the lead on 53 minutes before Morgan Williams got on the end of a Brett McGavin corner just after the hour. 

In the final ten minutes it was some nice link up play between Charlie Cooper and Jake Wannell which saw the skipper finish off the comeback to join his central defensive partner on the score sheet. 

The Glovers will now head to Hardenhuish Park, the home of Chippenham Town on Saturday, 2pm kick-off.

First half – Yeovil Town: Matt Gould, Lewys Twamley, Finn Cousin-Dawson, Kyle Fergsuon, Corey Koerner, Josh Sims, Teo Kuratan (Trialist), Ollie Hughes, Kieran Edworthy (Trialist), Abu Kanu (Trialist), Harvey Greenslade.

Second half – Yeovil Town: Aidan Stone, Alex Whittle, Morgan Williams, Jake Wannell, Josh Sims, Brett McGavin, Charlie Cooper, James Daly, Luke McCormick (Trialist), Aaron Jarvis, Harvey Greenslade.

Attendance: 965

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Yeovil Town will start and finish at home in the National League Premier Division 2025/26 season.

For the second consecutive year, Hartlepool United will be the opposition at Huish Park for the opening fixture on Saturday 9th August with a visit from Solihull Moors on April 25th for the final fixture of the season.

They will visit Premier Division newcomers Truro City on Boxing Day with a home matches against Eastleigh and Braintree Town on December 30th and January 3rd respectively. As last season, they face the same opposition over the Easter period with a visit from Truro on Good Friday and a trip to Eastleigh on Easter Monday, for the second season in a row.

DateOpponentHome/Away
09/08/2025Hartlepool UnitedHome
16/08/2025Forest Green RoversAway
20/08/2025Brackley TownHome
23/08/2025Braintree TownAway
25/08/2025GatesheadHome
30/08/2025FC Halifax TownAway
02/09/2025Solihull MoorsAway
06/09/2025York CityHome
13/09/2025WokingHome
20/09/2025TamworthAway
24/09/2025Aldershot TownAway
27/09/2025AltrinchamHome
30/09/2025Sutton UnitedAway
04/10/2025Boreham WoodHome
11/10/2025FAC 4QR
18/10/2025RochdaleAway
25/10/2025Carlisle UnitedHome
04/11/2025WealdstoneHome
08/11/2025Scunthorpe UnitedAway
15/11/2025Southend UnitedHome
22/11/2025MorecambeAway
29/11/2025Boston UnitedHome
06/12/2025Hartlepool UnitedAway
13/12/2025FAT3R
20/12/2025Forest Green RoversHome
26/12/2025Truro CityAway
30/12/2025EastleighHome
03/01/2026Braintree TownHome
17/01/2026Brackley TownAway
20/01/2026Aldershot TownHome
23/01/2026WokingAway
31/01/2026TamworthHome
07/02/2026AltrinchamAway
11/02/2026Boreham WoodAway
14/02/2026RochdaleHome
21/02/2026Carlisle UnitedAway
25/02/2026Sutton UnitedHome
28/02/2026Southend UnitedAway
07/03/2026Scunthorpe UnitedHome
14/03/2026Boston UnitedAway
21/03/2026MorecambeHome
25/03/2026WealdstoneAway
28/03/2026GatesheadAway
03/04/2026Truro CityHome
06/04/2026EastleighAway
11/04/2026FC Halifax TownHome
18/04/2026York CityAway
25/04/2026Solihull MoorsHome

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Yeovil Town have confirmed they will not compete in the National League Cup for a second season.

The Glovers have become only the second club in the National League Premier Division to confirm they will not be entering the competition, which includes a number of Under-21s teams from Premier League clubs.

In a statement on Wednesday, the club said: “With the new campaign approaching, our focus is firmly on the league and other key competitions. After reviewing our priorities, we feel it is in the best interests of the club to concentrate fully on our primary objectives for the season ahead.

“We are aware that the National League Cup has not been a priority for many clubs in recent seasons, and we know our supporters are fully focused – like us – on achieving success where it matters most.

“As always, we are grateful for your continued backing and look forward to seeing you throughout the season.“

Up until Yeovil’s withdrawal, only newcomers Carlisle United had officially ruled themselves out of taking part in the competition saw Leeds United’s Under-21s side become its first winners in the 2024/25 season. 

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Yeovil Town’s Under 19s have had their opponents confirmed for their upcoming National League Under 19s Alliance campaign.

The young Glovers are due to face the likes of Eastleigh, Dorchester Town and Weston-super-Mare in an 11-team division.

You can see the full break down of the leagues below – note it is possible to have multiple teams in multiple divisions, see Eastleigh in both the ‘South Division’ and Division E with the Glovers, for example.

 Full fixture lists will be released in due course, home games are scheduled to be played at Alvington this season.

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A screenshot of an interview with Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper speaking to the club's own social media following the 1-0 win at Exmouth Town in their opening pre-season friendly.

Yeovil Town manager Mark Cooper gave the kind of interview you would expect after seeing his side pick up a 1-0 win in their opening pre-season friendly at Exmouth Town on Saturday.

The Glovers’ boss saw summer signing Tahvon Campbell score the game’s only goal after eight minutes against the Southern League Division One South side, but his interest was only in building the fitness of his players.

Speaking to the club’s social media, he said: “Pre-season is about trying to get some fitness, it is our fourth session – Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and today. It is still really early but there were some really good bits, there are some bits we have got to tidy up on but we could have scored six or seven, their goalkeeper was outstanding. The main thing was to get everyone through without any injuries which we have managed to do, then rest up (on Sunday) and get ready for a tough week next week.”

Alongside Campbell, the other new arrivals, winger James Daly and defender Kyle Ferguson, got 45 minutes of action as did six trialists. Former Bristol Rovers striker Jevani Brown and midfielder Luke McCormick and Bristol City right-back Joseph James all played the first half, with ex-Swindon Town forward Abu Kanu, Plymouth Parkway frontman Kieran Edworthy and midfielder Teo Kurtaran, who played last season in the Polish second division, all turned out for the second 45 minutes.

Cooper said he had seen enough for his new players, although there was nothing significant said about whether the trialists were expected to return for training next week ahead of the visit to Sherborne Town for the next friendly on Wednesday night.

He said: “It is going to take time for the new lads to gel in, but the more games we play, the more they are going to get better and better. You saw glimpses of little bits and pieces.”

An image of Jevani Brown, the former Bristol Rovers and Exeter City striker, in pre-season training with Yeovil Town at the SGS WISE Campus in South Gloucestershire.
Jevani Brown, the former Bristol Rovers and Exeter City striker, in pre-season training with Yeovil Town at the SGS WISE Campus.

Asked whether the start to the campaign was early, the manager said: “We thought we were going to have a bigger recruitment drive, so the more games we got gives us a chance to bed those newer players in. I think players will prefer playing games to training in pre-season. I would rather get to the first game of the (league) season with us a little uncooked but everybody fit rather than going hell for leather and getting everybody injured. Apart of Harv (ey Greenslade) with a dislocated finger (on Friday) we have got everybody through  the first four sessions.”

Read what you like in to the comment about having “a bigger recruitment drive“, but pre-season seems to have started around the same time as it did 12 months ago. The first friendly then saw the Glovers take on Melksham Town on 9th July, so they are four days earlier this year.

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An image showing Bristol City defender Joseph James, wearing number two, in action during a pre-season friendly for Yeovil Town at Exmouth Town.

An early first half goal from summer signing striker Tahvon Campbell was the difference between Yeovil Town and Southern League Division One South side Exmouth Town in the opening pre-season friendly on Saturday.

The frontman, who returned to Huish Park following the expiry of his contract at Solihull Moors, turned home a cross from Alex Whittle after eight minutes to earn the victory and it could have been more but for the heroics of Exmouth keeper Aaron Dearing.

As ever in pre-season, the appearance of trialists and the inevitable guessing game as to their identities was a major feature of this fixture. In the starting XI, ex-Bristol Rovers players striker Jevani Brown and midfielder Luke McCormick were joined by young Bristol City full-back Joseph James, who all played the opening 45 minutes.

With a complete change of the XI, trialist strikers Abu Kanu (ex-Swindon Town), Kieren Edworthy (Plymouth Parkway) and midfielder Teo Kurtaran, who played in Poland last season, all took to the field in the second half.

You can find out more about these players in our Spot the Trialist special feature – here.

First half

With the travelling Yeovil fans still trying to figure out who the summer signings – both Tahvon Campbell and James Daly started – and trialists were, the Glovers opened the scoring when a left wing cross from Alex Whittle found Tahvon CAMPBELL who looped one over the keeper.

On 15 minutes, recent signing James Daly hit the crossbar before Mike Landricombe headed over a minute later before Campbell fired another effort wide on the half-hour mark.

On 32 minutes, a free-kick in prime Brett McGavin territory was denied by a stop from Exmouth goalkeeper Aaron Dearing who got down smartly to deny…..well, Brett McGavin. Who else?

With six minutes remaining of the first half, Campbell showed good ability to get past his defender but his touch let him down and the ball went straight to Dearing, then two minutes from time Daly headed one wide.

Yeovil Town's players do some running exercises during the half-time break in their opening pre-season friendly at Exmouth Town.
No rest for Yeovil Town’s players who were put through their paces with more running at half-time at Exmouth Town. Picture courtesy of Rob Manley.

Half-time: Exmouth Town 0 Yeovil Town 1

The start of the second half saw the traditional full change of the starting XI from Yeovil Town and a number of changes from the home side as well. Winger Lewys Twamley found himself playing at right back from the kick-off.

It took until the hour mark for one of the new arrivals,  Twamley, to get an effort to test Dearing in the hosts’ goal before Harvey Greenslade was denied by two sharp stops from the keeper five minutes later.

There was another chance on 66 minutes when trialist midfielder Teo Kurtaran picked out Kieran Edworthy whose effort was saved by Dearing before Twamley had a tame effort from the edge of the box which was easily held by the keeper.

Aaron Jarvis and then Twamley saw efforts blocked by Dearing after 73 minutes and it felt like just a matter of time before another goal was coming for the visitors.

An image showing Yeovil Town under-18s' defender Corey Koerner in action in a pre-season friendly at Exmouth Town.
Under-18s’ captain Corey Koerner, wearing 18, was among the Yeovil Town changes in the second half. Picture courtesy of Rob Manley.

With ten minutes to go there was an unusual substitution as the referee was replaced by the fourth official. Presumably the Devon FA had seen enough from the first man in black. A minute later Greenslade curled an effort which looked like it was going in to the top corner, only for Dearing to get there to turn it wide. He is having quite an afternoon the Exmouth keeper.

Josh Sims had an opportunity to become the latest player to be denied by Dearing with four minutes remaining, but it was not really much to trouble him.

Full time: Exmouth Town 0 Yeovil Town 1

Teams:

First half – Yeovil Town: Aidan Stone, Joseph James (Trialist), Morgan Williams, Jake Wannell, Alex Whittle, Charlie Cooper, Brett McGavin, Luke McCormick (Trialist), Jevani Brown (Trialist), James Daly, Tahvon Campbell.

Second half – Yeovil Town: Matt Gould, Lewys Twamley, Kyle Ferguson, Finn Cousin-Dawson, Corey Koerner, Josh Sims, Harvey Greenslade, Teo Kurtaran (Trialist), Kieran Edworthy (Trialist), Abu Kanu (Trialist), Aaron Jarvis.

Exmouth Town: Aaron Dearing, Sam Morcom (for B Steer, 46) , Ollie Knowles, Mike Landricombe, Aaron Denny (for Slater, 46), Callum Shipton (for Cann, 46), Ben Griffith (for Kennell, 46), Jacob Shore (for Butcher, 46), Issac McCue (for Rowe, 46), Joe Belsten, Matt Wright.

Attendance: 676

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An image of Yeovil Town players warming up ahead of their pre-season friendly at Exmouth Town. Trialists Jevani Brown, Abu Kanu and Luke McCormick are all visible.

Yeovil Town get their pre-season campaign underway with a trip to Exmouth Town on Saturday and, as ever with this time of year, there is a procession of trialists featuring for them.

Some we can expect to not see again but others may stick around. We will try and summarise who our spies on the ground in Devon think they are.

Disclaimer: There’s always a risk of mistaken identity.

Starting XI 

Manager Mark Cooper has named three trialists in his starting XI for Yeovil Town’s opening pre-season friendly of the campaign at Exmouth Town. There are a further three trialists named on the substitutes’ bench. New signings James Daly and Tahvon Campbell are also named in the line-up with defender Kyle Ferguson, the other new arrival this summer, on the bench. The Exmouth side includes former Glovers’ Under-18s’ defender Jacob Shore.

Yeovil Town: Aidan Stone, Morgan Williams, Trialist, Jake Wannell, Alex Whittle, Charlie Cooper, Brett McGavin, Trialist, Trialist, James Daly, Tahvon Campbell. Substitutes: Matt Gould, Ollie Hughes, Blake Watts, Lewys Twamley, Kyle Ferguson, Finn Cousin-Dawson, Corey Koerner, Josh Sims, Harvey Greenslade, Trialist, Trialist, Trialist, Aaron Jarvis.

The Trialists – Starting XI

Jevani Brown – striker

An image of Jevani Brown, the former Bristol Rovers and Exeter City striker, in pre-season training with Yeovil Town at the SGS WISE Campus in South Gloucestershire.
Jevani Brown, the former Bristol Rovers and Exeter City striker, in pre-season training with Yeovil Town at the SGS WISE Campus.

Former Bristol Rovers striker who has been identified as training with the Glovers during the week. He was released by The Gas in the summer having not featured last season. His only game time in the 2024-25 season was 18 matches on loan at Notts County in League Two, scoring twice. The 30-year-old’s record at Rovers was not vintage, scoring once in 33 League One games, and his best spell in League football came with Exeter City where he got 19 goals in 70 appearances, helping them earn promotion to League One in 2022. Prior to that, he was with Colchester United where he was loaned out to Forest Green Rovers, then managed by Glovers’ boss Mark Cooper and assisted by Richard Dryden, now on the coaching staff at Huish Park.

Brown comes with off-the-field controversy, he was suspended by Exeter in February 2023 for an incident where he slapped a woman and spat at her outside a nightclub. He pleaded guilty to one charge of beating and one charge of using threatening behaviour and was fined £5,000. After the conviction his lawyer said his client had been “under the influence of alcohol” and had “taken steps” to address his behaviour. Reports at the time of the court case in 2023 suggested Brown had been supported by the Professional Footballers’ Association for alcohol-related issues for the previous two years. He was released at the end of his contract and joined Bristol Rovers, then managed by Joey Barton, in the summer of 2023, but did not feature under either subsequent Rovers’ boss’ Matt Taylor (although was a substitute for Rovers in last summer’s 3-0 win at Huish Park last July) or Iñigo Calderón despite the slide in to relegation. When he signed for Notts County, manager Stuart Maynard described the incident in Exeter as “out of character” for Brown and added: “He has now gone away and taken help and we believe that every day he is trying to become a better person.“

Luke McCormick – midfielder

A midfielder with considerable Football League experience to his name who is reportedly among the players who travelled to Exmouth. The 26-year-old made 25 appearances for Bristol Rovers last season, plus five during a loan spell at Forest Green Rovers, before joining Jevani Brown as one of 15 players released in May. He began his career in the Chelsea academy with loan spells at Shrewsbury Town and Bristol Rovers before signing for AFC Wimbledon for the 2021-22 season, then back to the Memorial Ground in the summer of 2022. He scored three times for Rovers last season, but failed to score in his five appearances (four as substitute) at Forest Green.

Joseph James – right back

Started in the number two shirt for the Glovers at Exmouth. A young right back who was awarded his first professional contract at Bristol City at the end of last season having been at Ashton Gate since he was eight years old. He appeared twice for the Robins’ first team in the 2023-24 season, including a Championship start in a 2-0 defeat at Cardiff, and had a spell on loan at Bath City in National League South last season.

Trialists – on the bench

The other three players on trial at Huish Park appeared at the start of the second half at Exmouth with Cooper fielding an entire new XI after the break.


Abu Kanu – striker

An image showing Abu Kanu, a former Swindon Town academy player, in pre-season training with Yeovil Town.
Abu Kanu, the former Swindon Town academy player in pre-season training with Yeovil Town.

A 19-year-old striker who has been without a club since his release from Swindon Town’s academy in July 2024. He was a star of the youth set-up as a scholar, scoring 39 goals in the Under-18s in 2022-23, and went on to make two substitute appearances for the Robins’ first team in League Two and started two EFL Trophy matches. He suffered serious anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in September 2023 which put him out for ten months and despite returning for the Under-18s he was released at the end of his scholarship. He appears to have been without a club since then, but was spotted in videos of pre-season training posted by Yeovil.

Kieran Edworthy – striker

Striker who was with Plymouth Parkway in the Southern League last season. The son of former Plymouth Argyle and Crystal Palace defender, Marc, the 19-year-old scored plenty of goals in the Under-18s at Home Park and has been named among the substitutes in a League One fixture before signing for Plymouth Parkway at the start of last season.

Teo Kurtaran – midfielder

This one is a bit more of a guess and based purely on the strength of a post on X/Twitter in the week. Let’s assume it is him. Central midfielder who has been playing in Poland for second tier side GKS Tychy since January 2024. Born in Kingston-upon-Thames, London, he has previously played in the lower reaches of non-League for clubs including Kingstonian and Walton & Hersham which would stack up with what Callum thinks. If it is Kurtaran, it would not be his first time trialling in the Westcountry, he impressed in pre-season for Bristol Rovers back in 2023 but never signed.

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As pre-season edges ever closer, I’m back with some transfer round-ups of all 24 National League clubs, giving you a view of all the ins and outs ahead of our new season, and who we may be coming up against!

Each week, we’ll be covering who has moved where for not only ourselves, but for our upcoming National League opponents, to keep you all in the loop ahead of the coming 2025/26 National League season! (source: Transfermarkt)

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!

There have been  a fair few moves for former Glovers, these are the ones we’ve identified at Gloverscast HQ! Reuben Reid made the forbidden move, joining W*ymouth from Weston-super-Mare shortly after the previous season finished. Josh Neufville, who had two loan spells with the club, jumped from one promotion winning side to another, as he joined Bradford City on a three year deal. Ben Barclay has signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, while Jake Hyde and Harry Kite have both joined National League sides; you can see which sides further down in this article! The final player movement we’ve got noted is Ben Seymour, the midfielder has joined Taunton Town on a season long loan.

Into off-field moves, and we’ll kick it off with Ed Upson calling it a day; the scorer of that goal spent the final years of his playing career with with Bury Town (different team to the former EFL side Bury), and finished with 590 career appearances, 147 of which came in green and white, with 18 goals, one of which altered the history of our club forever. Ryan Mason secured his first proper management gig by stepping into the vacant West Bromwich Albion head coach role, and Jerry Gill has made his way to London, joining Dagenham & Redbridge.

Josh Neufville. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

All Transfers

Aldershot Town

There are seven new faces for Aldershot so far, with plenty leaving the club too, including coach Richard Dryden, who joined Yeovil Town this summer.

Early signings include a former Glover, Tristan Abrahams, who joined from relegated Maidenhead United.

In

Kwame Thomas (Ebbsfleet United)
Kiban Rai (Newport County)
Tristan Abrahams (Maidenhead United)
Ryan Hill (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Archy Taylor (Hampton & Richmond Borough)
Jed Meerholz (Bristol City)
Josh Brooking (unattached)

Out

George Milner-Smith (Havant & Waterlooville)
Ollie Bray (Salisbury)
Jordi van Stappershoef (Maidenhead United)
Christian Maghoma (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Lachlan Byrd (Farnborough)
Jack Barham (Chelmsford City)
Aaron Jones (Sutton United)
Ollie Turner (unattached)
Kai Corbett (unattached)
Emmanuel Maja (unattached)

Tristan Abrahams in a Yeovil shirt during his loan spell in 2019-20. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz

Altrincham

It’s a huge summer for Altrincham, as their two top scorers from last season, Regan Linney and Alex Newby, have both been snapped up by Carlisle and York respectively, while Justin Amaluzor has stepped up to the EFL with Grimsby.

A former Glover has joined the Robins though, as Billy Sass-Davies signed on for the season, while a nearly-Glover, James Gale, has also signed.

In

Keaton Ward (Boston United)
Billy Sass-Davies (Hartlepool United)
Sam Reed (Sheffield Wednesday)
James Gale (Mansfield Town)
Jimmy Knowles (Accrington Stanley)

Out

James Jones (Chester)
Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town)
Alex Newby (York City)
Regan Linney (Carlisle United)
Harvey Randle (unattached)
Rob Lainton (unattached)
Matt Penney (unattached)
Remi Thompson (unattached)
Regan Griffiths (unattached)
Eddy Jones (unattached)
George Wilson (unattached)

Boreham Wood

It’s been a steady start in recruitment for Boreham Wood, with four additions to their newly promoted squad, with a handful of departures as well.

In

Joe Newton (Boreham Wood)
Junior Dixon (Birmingham City)
Aaron Henry (Charlton Athletic)
Jeff King (York City)

Out

Josh Hare (Hornchurch)
Kwesi Appiah (Ebbsfleet United)
Tyrone Marsh (Bedford Town)
Jayden Richardson (St Mirren)
Mo Sagaf (unattached)
David Agbontohoma (unattached)

Boston United

Following their great escape, Boston have been very busy so far this summer, with a long list of incomings and outgoings already; there is a former Glover among the additions too, as Michael Kelly signs on from Scunthorpe United!

A target for the Glovers last season, Cameron Green, has left the club, joining Solihull Moors.

In

Alex Lankshear (Blackpool)
Ben Grist (Leicester City)
Lenell John-Lewis (York City)
Rhys Lovett (Welling United)
Jordan Cropper (Barnet)
Liam Waldock (Alfreton Town)
Michael Kelly (Scunthorpe United)
Bobby Jones (Curzon Ashton)
Manni Norkett (Nottingham Forest)
Kieren Donnelly (Halesowen Town)

Out

Michael Bostwick (St Albans City)
Tom Leak (Chester)
Adam Marriott (King’s Lynn Town)
Brad Nicholson (Solihull Moors)
Mitchell Roberts (Hereford)
Keaton Ward (Altrincham)
Cameron Gregory (Brackley Town)
Jai Rowe (Raith Rovers)
Cameron Green (Solihull Moors)
Kieran Coates (unattached)

Brackley Town

Brackley have been very sensible in their recruitment ahead of their first season in the National League, with six new faces replacing the six departures.

In

Cameron Gregory (Boston United)
Zak Brown (Kidderminster Harriers)
Danny Waldron (Southend United)
Kyle Morrison (Kidderminster Harriers)
Ryan Haynes (Cheltenham Town)
Jack Price (unattached)

Out

Dempsey Arlott-John (Harborough Town)
Danny Newton (Harborough Town)
George Carline (Harborough Town)
Alex Gudger (Halesowen Town)
Alfie Bates (Tamworth)
Liam Cross (St. Ives Town)

Braintree Town

In a stark contrast to last year’s extensive recruitment drive, it’s been very quiet in Essex, with just two new faces for the Iron; Kyrell Lisbie continued his rise up the football pyramid, as he was snapped up by Peterborough United.

In

Lewis Walker (Woking)
Freddie Hockey (Chelmsford City)

Out

Louie Annesley (Dorking Wanderers)
Kyrell Lisbie (Peterborough United)
Philip Haxthausen (unattached)
Jamal Fyfield (unattached)

Carlisle United

Carlisle’s first season in the National League for 21 years has led to some aggressive recruitment from the Cumbrians, as they’ve signed some of the leading players from last season; Regan Linney joins from Altrincham, while David Ajiboye and Junior Luamba had successful loan spells at York.

Former Glover Ben Barclay has moved down south to Brighton, joining the club as an overage player and mentor for the academy.

In

David Ajiboye (Peterborough United)
Morgan Feeney (Shrewsbury Town)
Sam Murray (Manchester United)
Regan Linney (Altrincham)
Junior Luamba (Salford City)

Out

Taylor Charters (Queen of the South)
Matthew Dennis (Notts County)
Ben Barclay (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Will Patching (Coleraine)
Anton Dudik (unattached)
Aran Fitzpatrick (unattached)
Callum Guy (unattached)
Josh Vela (unattached)
Paul Dummett (unattached)
Dylan McGeouch (unattached)
Sam Lavelle (unattached)

Ben Barclay. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Eastleigh

Following a summer clear out with their retained list, Eastleigh have been measured in their additions so far with four new faces.

In

Nick Townsend (Newport County)
Temi Eweka (Maidstone United)
Aaron Blair (Maidstone United)
Kieron Evans (Cardiff City)

Out

Joe McDonnell (AFC Wimbledon)
Corey Panter (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Nathan Rogers (Westfield)
Lee Hodson (AFC Totton)
Deji Sotona (unattached)
Tommy Scott (unattached)
Chris Maguire (unattached)
Scott Quigley (unattached)
Solomon Nwabuokei (unattached)
Jai Semenyo (unattached)
Malachi Dotse (unattached)

FC Halifax Town

It’s a big summer for Halifax, who have some big gaps to fill following the departures of Adam Senior and Ryan Galvin to the Football League, as well as manager Chris Millington. New boss Adam Lakeland has made a start on replacing those big names, with four arrivals so far.

In

David Kawa (Aveley)
Dylan Crowe (King’s Lynn Town)
Cody Johnson (Stockport County)
Will Hugill (Burnley)
AJ Warburton (Avro)

Out

Ryan Galvin (Barnet)
Adam Senior (Barnet)
Jack Evans (Harrogate Town)
Jimiel Chikukwa (unattached)
Adan George (unattached)
Frankie Sinfield (unattached)

Forest Green Rovers

The summer started steadily for Forest Green, as they retained the majority of their squad from last season’s playoff failure; however, the manager has since changed, and the new faces have flown through the door, as Robbie Savage takes charge at The New Lawn. Three former Macclesfield players followed him, while a former Glover, Ben Tozer, announced his retirement from football (not related to Savage’s arrival!)

In

Yahya Bamba (Eastbourne Borough)
Tre Pemberton (Macclesfield)
Neil Kengni (Macclesfield)
Luke McNicholas (Wrexham)
Laurent Mendy (Macclesfield)

Out

Emmanuel Osadebe (Barnet)
Jamie Searle (Eastbourne Borough)
Ben Tozer (retired)
Tyrese Omotoye (unattached)
Jordon Garrick (unattached)
Teddy Jenks (unattached)

Gateshead

Following a turbulent summer, in which a proposed takeover fell through, Gateshead have seen a flurry of departures, without much to replace them yet. Their sole addition is solid though, as David Ferguson joins from Hartlepool. An obscure former Glover also left the club, as Brandon Haunstrup departed for the National League South.

In

David Ferguson (Hartlepool United)

Out

Jean Belehouan (Scunthorpe United)
Jamie Bramwell (Stockton Town)
Tom Allan (Darlington)
Robbie Tinkler (South Shields)
Branden Horton (Scunthorpe United)
Brandon Haunstrup (AFC Totton)
Ben Worman (Solihull Moors)
Luke Hannant (Oldham Athletic)
Ryan Bartley (Maidenhead United)
Aidan Rutledge (Darlington)
Greg Olley (unattached)
Will McGowan (Darlington)

Brandon Haunstrup, who appeared twice on trial during pre-season, turned out for Gateshead on Saturday. He had a spell on loan on Tyneside whilst with Cambridge United last season.

Hartlepool United

Another club with a turbulent off-field situation, including the departure of their third manager in 12 months, it has been a slow start to recruitment for the Stags. As mentioned above, former Glover Billy Sass-Davies has left the club to join Altrincham.

In

Jay Benn (Lincoln City)
Reiss McNally (Kidderminster Harriers)
Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers)
Danny Johnson (Walsall)

Out

Luke Waterfall (Worksop Town)
Manny Onariase (Maidenhead United)
Anthony Mancini (Rochdale)
Billy Sass-Davies (Altrincham)
Daniel Dodds (South Shields)
David Ferguson (Gateshead)
Josh Mazfari (Redcar Athletic)
Greg Sloggett (unattached)
Joel Dixon (unattached)
Jack Robinson (unattached)
Gary Madine (unattached)
Kieran Wallace (unattached)
Max Storey (unattached)
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Rochdale)

Morecambe

Yet another club in ongoing off-field crisis, and one that isn’t getting enough attention. We stand with you Morecambe fans, and hope a sale is completed swiftly for you. In light of that, not much transfer activity has happened, with just the one arrival in the form of Jack Stretton.

In

Jack Stretton (Burton Albion)

Out

Ryan Schofield (Coleraine)
Ross Millen (Inverness CT)
Adam Lewis (Chesterfield)
Lee Angol (Cheltenham Town)
David Tutonda (Rochdale)
George Ray (retired)
Saul Fox-Akande (unattached)
Callum Cooke (unattached)
Hallam Hope (unattached)
Jordan Slew (unattached)
Stuart Moore (unattached)
Max Taylor (unattached)

Rochdale

Following their playoff disappointment last year, Rochdale are looking to build upon a solid season, and have included a former Glover in their recruitment drive, as Dan Moss signed for the Dale from Woking. A now-fully fledged Glover has left the club too, as Kyle Ferguson signed for us earlier this week! Courtney Senior (remember him?) was released in the summer too.

In

Bryce Hosannah (AFC Fylde)
Anthony Mancini (Hartlepool United)
Dan Moss (Woking)
David Tutonda (Morecambe)

Out

Kyle Ferguson (Yeovil Town)
Kairo Mitchell (unattached)
Bradley Kelly (unattached)
Courtney Senior (unattached)
Charlie Weston (unattached)

Kyle Ferguson gives it the big’un!
Pic Gary Brown

Scunthorpe United

After two seasons out of the National League, Scunthorpe are back, and they’ve made a start on strengthening their side with six new faces; as mentioned earlier, Michael Kelly left to join Boston, the Scotsman made 20 league appearances during the 2020-21 season for the Green and Whites.

In

Oli Ewing (Leicester City)
Jean Belehouan (Gateshead)
Declan Howe (Gainsborough Trinity)
Joey Dawson (Celtic)
Branden Horton (Gateshead)
Dubem Eze (Bolton Wanderers)

Out

Finley Shrimpton (Chester)
Ross Fitzsimons (Northampton Town)
Michael Kelly (Boston United)
Michael Clunan (King’s Lynn Town)
Sam Fishburn (unattached)
Jason Law (unattached)

Solihull Moors

Following a disappointing season, Solihull have recruited well so far this summer, with additions like Dan Creaney and Ben Worman signalling the Moors’ intentions for the season ahead.

A former Glover came back from Solihull too, as Tahvon Campbell signed on for the season, becoming Yeovil’s first signing of the summer!

In

Brad Nicholson (Boston United)
Tyler French (Sutton United)
Dan Creaney (Tamworth)
Cameron Green (Boston United)
Ben Worman (Gateshead)
Oscar Rutherford (Dagenham & Redbridge)

Out

Jordan Tunnicliffe (Kidderminster Harriers)
Joe Newton (Boreham Wood)
Joss Labadie (Hednesford Town)
Tyler Bruck (Redditch United)
Morgan Owen (Redditch United)
Aaron Flahavan (Redditch United)
Joel Shambrook (Redditch United)
Max Martin (Redditch United)
Tahvon Campbell (Yeovil Town)
Marcel Oakley (unattached)
Kade Craig (unattached)
Ackeme Francis-Burrell (unattached)
Elliot Thorpe (unattached)
Manny Duku (unattached)
Joe Dodoo (unattached)
John Bostock (unattached)

Tahvon Campbell during his previous loan spells at Huish Park. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Southend United

A quiet start to the summer for Southend, but they’ve retained the majority of their defeated playoff finalists!

In

Harry Boyes (Sheffield United)
Slavi Spasov (Slough Town)
Sam Austin (Notts County)

Out

Danny Waldron (Brackley Town)
Jack Wood (Walton & Hersham)

Sutton United

The busiest side of last season’s summer additions, Sutton have wasted no time in retaining that title, with 10+ signings! They’ll have a void to fill up front though as their top scorer from last season, Will Davies, signed for League Two side Fleetwood Town.

In

David Aziaya (Bromley)
Liam Vincent (Tonbridge Angels)
Kane Crichlow (Chelmsford City)
Mo Dabre (Tonbridge Angels)
Will Tizzard (Queen’s Park)
Aaron Jones (Aldershot Town)
Jaiden White (Hereford)
Harry Phipps (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Perry Cotton (Bolehall)
Edon Pruti (Slough Town)
David Ogbonna (Slough Town)

Out

Josh Coley (Ebbsfleet United)
Steve Arnold (Hemel Hempstead Town)
Tyler French (Solihull Moors)
Harry Ransom (Worthing)
Will Davies (Fleetwood Town)
Jay Williams (unattached)
Matt Kerbey (unattached)
Ryan Jackson (unattached)
Jack Rose (unattached)

Tamworth

Tamworth come off the back of a seriously impressive return to the National League by losing their top scorer, Dan Creaney, to Solihull Moors. They’ll have an uphill battle to replace his goals, but have made five additions so far to their squad.

In

Reuben Wyatt (Northampton Town)
Joe Riley (AFC Fylde)
Harvey Sayer (Lowestoft Town)
Alfie Bates (Brackley Town)
Tyler Roberts (AFC Fylde)

Out

Jamie Willets (Halesowen Town)
Munashe Sundire (Torquay United)
Alex Fletcher (AFC Telford United)
Kai Williams (Hereford)
Dan Creaney (Solihull Moors)
Kyle Finn (Halesowen Town)

Truro City

Another debutant at this level, Truro haven’t raced out of the gates with their recruitment, but have made some impressive additions as well as retaining the majority of their title-winning side! Harry Kite joined the Tinners following the expiry of his contract in the summer.

In

Harry Kite (Yeovil Town)
Lirak Hasani (Torquay United)

Out

Andrew Neal (Plymouth Parkway)
Jaze Kabia (Grimsby Town)
Dan Lincoln (unattached)
Farren Simons (unattached)
Jamil Roberts (unattached)
Morgan Jones (unattached)

Harry Kite celebrates with his teammates. Photo by Gary Brown.

Wealdstone

There are just two new faces through the door at Wealdstone so far, as former Glover Craig Eastmond joins National League South Eastbourne Borough.

In

Junior Tiensia (Barrow)
Sak Hassan (Hashtag United)

Out

Craig Eastmond (Eastbourne Borough)
Jacob Adams (Tonbridge Angels)
Alex Dyer (St Albans City)
Kallum Cesay (Salford City)
Adrian Mariappa (unattached)

Woking

One of Yeovil’s National League South champions have joined Woking this season, as Jake Hyde joined in a player-coach role for the season; two ex-Glovers left too, as Dan Moss and Rohan Ince joined Rochdale and Hampton & Richmond Borough respectively.

In

Chinwike Okoli (Millwall)
Craig Ross (Maidenhead United)
Caleb Richards (Kidderminster Harriers)
Jack Turner (Queen’s Park)
Jake Hyde (Chelmsford City)
Aaron Drewe (Oxford City)
Luke Hall (Worksop Town)

Out

Jacob Jones (Penybont)
Rohan Ince (Hampton & Richmond Borough)
Dion Kelly-Evans (Chester)
Jermaine Anderson (Hemel Hempstead Town)
Dennon Lewis (Dorking Wanderers)
Lewis Walker (Braintree Town)
Matt Robinson (Maidenhead United)
Dan Moss (Rochdale)
Ollie Webber (unattached)
Reece Grego-Cox (unattached)
Charlie Sayers (unattached)
Ben Wynter (unattached)

Jake Hyde scoring in pre-season.

Yeovil Town

There are three new faces at Huish Park, you can read more about them by clicking their names! We said goodbye to two of our champions, as Michael Smith and Sonny Blu Lo-Everton left the club. Dom Bernard, Marcel Lavinier and Caleb Hughes were all listed as being in talks with manager Mark Cooper when the club published its retained and released list a month ago, but no details have been given about their status yet.

In

James Daly (Harrogate Town)
Kyle Ferguson (Rochdale)
Tahvon Campbell (Solihull Moors)

Out

Harry Kite (Truro City)
Jordan Thomas (Torquay United)
Marcel Lavinier (unattached)
Dom Bernard (unattached)
Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (unattached)
Caleb Hughes (unattached)
Michael Smith (unattached)

Michael Smith does something wonderful, probably
(Pic C/O Gary Brown)

York City

Finally, York have made some impressive moves in the window so far, adding promotion experience to their already talented side; one former Glover has left the club, as Zanda Siziba was released.

In

Hiram Boateng (Mansfield Town)
Ollie Banks (Chesterfield)
Alex Newby (Altrincham)
Ash Palmer (Chesterfield)
Mark Kitching (Oldham Athletic)
Ben Brookes (Maidstone United)

Out

Lenell John-Lewis (Boston United)
Olly Dyson (Spennymoor Town)
Adam Crookes (Gainsborough Trinity)
Maziar Kouhyar (Notts County)
Jeff King (Boreham Wood)
Levi Andoh (unattached)
Thierry Latty-Fairweather (unattached)
Zanda Siziba (unattached)
Alex Hernandez (unattached)

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Who wants some football news? Here you go!

The Vanarama  Enterprise National League has announced that a multi-ball system will be in use for the 2025/26 season across all three National League divisions.

Some might say that this is mainly a ploy to talk about and have the new Mitre Ultimax Ball in more images and coverage, others may point out the potential benefit to pace of play.

Each game will have 10 “active match balls” assigned to it; one in play, one with the fourth official and eight distributed around the pitch on cones. Two down each side and two behind each goal.

The referee has the right to deactivate the multi-ball system for any game, at any given time, for any given reason. 

So now you know, multi-ball. 

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Former Bristol Rovers winger James Daly has become the latest new arrival at Yeovil Town.

The 25-year-old was released by League Two Harrogate Town at the end of last season where he made 45 appearances, scoring four times. The original announcement referred to Daly signing a one-year contract at Huish Park, however, in his own post on social media about the move he refers to signing for “a couple of years.”

He becomes the third new face to arrive ahead of the start of the pre-season campaign which gets underway with a visit to Exmouth Town on Saturday following the signings of fellow frontman Tahvon Campbell and defender Kyle Ferguson.

Speaking to the club’s social media, Daly said: “I am delighted to get it sorted. I spoke to the Gaffer (Mark Cooper) and Richard (Dryden) to make the initial conversations and they both sold it to me. I know Yeovil is a massive club with a massive fan base so hopefully I can come here and get this club where it needs to be.

“I had a great season last year in terms of getting grips to the experience of League football and I had a great time with Woking so I know what this league is all about and I know which teams are expected to do well, so hopefully I can bring that knowledge and experience here.”

The player has been training with his new team-mates at their new training facility at the SGS Wise Campus, near Bristol, this week and admits he has had a warm welcome.

He added: “I have been welcomed with open arms and felt at home straight away which is a massive thing. It has been a few hard days graft, but that is what you need to be successful.

“I was here (as an opposition player) a few years ago but now I am here the pitch looks immaculate, it is a massive infrastructure. There have been some great memories made here in the past and it is time to make our own memories and hopefully get this place rocking on a matchday.”

Having started his career in the academy at Crystal Palace, the left-sided wideman joined Bristol Rovers in January 2020 and went on to make 32 appearances in his first season at the Memorial Stadium before making the move to Stevenage in the summer of 2021.

He spent one season at Stevenage before joining Woking where he was part of Darren Sarll’s side which reached the National League Premier Division play-offs and showed enough to earn a move back to the EFL with Harrogate.

In the 2023-24 season he appeared regularly in the first half of the season before joining Aldershot on loan in February 2024 and helped them to the brink of the National League play-offs, finishing eighth, and worked alongside Yeovil’s new coach, Richard Dryden before returning to Harrogate for last season.