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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
(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)