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  1. Hartlepool bring in McKeown from Spennymoorpublished at 18:18 BST 11 June

    Hartlepool United have brought in Corey McKeown from National League North side Spennymoor Town.

    The winger, 22, has signed a one-year contract, with the club having the option to extend it to a second year.

    McKeown is the fourth player signed by Pools already under their new boss Lee Clark.

  2. Home extends Heed stay as Storey exits for Carlislepublished at 11:15 BST 11 June

    Gateshead midfielder Josh Home is put under pressure by an opponentImage source, Shutterstock
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    Midfielder Josh Home playing for Gateshead

    Josh Home has signed a two-year contract extension with an option for a further 12 months with National League side Gateshead.

    The 20-year-old midfielder joined the Tyneside outfit from Birmingham City on loan in December 2023 before making his stay permanent the following season.

    Home, who has signed a deal until May 2028, made 39 league appearances for Gateshead as they finished 18th in the fifth tier last season.

    Gateshead remain in the hunt for a new manager after Rob Elliot and assistant Louis Storey both left to join Carlisle United.

    Elliot departed for Cumbria last month and both clubs announced on Wednesday evening that Storey, 32, had turned down a new deal as player-coach at Gateshead to join him.

    Storey has joined Carlisle as solely a coach, not a player.

  3. Yeovil sign defender Davies from Carlislepublished at 10:26 BST 11 June

    Football Archie Davies wearing a blue, white, and red Carlisle United shirt during an EFL football match.Image source, Rex Features
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    Archie Davies played 47 times for Carlisle across two seasons

    Yeovil Town have signed defender Archie Davies from fellow National League side Carlisle on a two-year deal.

    The 27-year-old made 27 appearances for the Cumbrians last season under Mark Hughes, helping his side to the National League play-off semi-finals.

    In all, he has made 150 senior appearances across the EFL, National League and League of Ireland for clubs including Crawley Town, Aldershot, and Dundalk.

    He made his professional debut with Brighton in 2019.

    "It's a club that looks like it is moving in the right direction, so I am really happy to be here," Davies told the club website., external

    "I am an attacking wing-back, I like to get forward, trying to get the fans off their seats."

    Davies is the latest signing made by the Glovers in recent weeks, after securing the services of Stephen Walker, Johl Powell,Mason Obeng, and Zain Westbrooke.

  4. Woking sign Bournemouth's Clarke on two-year dealpublished at 18:26 BST 10 June

    Ashley Clarke of AFC BournemouthImage source, Getty Images
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    Ashley Clarke came through the youth ranks at AFC Bournemouth

    Woking have completed the signing of Ashley Clarke on a two-year deal from AFC Bournemouth.

    The 20-year-old, who can play up front or on the wing, enjoyed a spell on loan at AFC Totton in National League South last season, scoring 11 goals.

    "He can beat people on the inside or outside, breaks well in attacking transitions, and has good end product, plus the versatility to play two or three different attacking positions," Woking's director of football, Jody Brown, said.

    Clarke joins striker Liam Dulson, midfielder Harrison Sohna and defender Zico Asare as new arrivals at Kingfield this summer.

  5. Hartlepool sign Bromley winger Ilungapublished at 18:03 BST 10 June

    Brooklyn Ilunga in action for BromleyImage source, Shutterstock

    Hartlepool United have signed winger Brooklyn Ilunga on a two-year deal after his contract ended at Bromley.

    The 22-year-old joins the Teesside club having made more than 100 senior appearances.

    Having come out of the MK Dons academy, Ilunga went on to join Bromley in January 2025 and helped them win the League Two title last term.

    "There is a real determination throughout the football club to build a strong, competitive group capable of challenging this season and I wanted to be part of that," he said.

  6. Solihull sign Forest defender Hanks for 2026-27 published at 11:58 BST 10 June

    Justin Hanks in action for Nottingham Forest's under-21 side. He is wearing a pink and blue patterned shirt with navy blue short sleeves and three pink stripes running down the shoulders. He is walking and looking into the distance. The background is red showing the empty seats in the stand.Image source, Getty Images
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    Justin Hanks is yet to break into the Nottingham Forest first team

    Soliuhull Moors have signed Nottingham Forest defender Justin Hanks.

    The 21-year-old has played seven times for Forest's under-21 side but did not make a first-team appearance, although he was named in a number of matchday squads for the club's Europa League campaign last season.

    "It's a great club with real ambition, and as soon as I heard about the opportunity, it felt like the right move for me," Hanks told the Moors' website., external

    Hanks becomes the club's second signing of the summer following another defender, Matty Carson, from Boston United.

  7. Hartlepool sign forward Nolan on two-year contractpublished at 17:29 BST 9 June

    Jack Nolan in action for Morecambe last seasonImage source, Shutterstock

    Hartlepool United have signed forward Jack Nolan on a two-year deal following the expiry of his contract with Morecambe.

    The 25-year-old scored 19 goals for Morecambe despite their relegation from the National League and was their leading goalscorer.

    He joins Pools on a contract until the end of the 2027-28 season.

    "Pools is a massive football club with a proud history, passionate supporters and clear ambition for the future," he said.

  8. National League confirms key dates for new seasonpublished at 12:00 BST 9 June

    Josh Stones hoists the National League trophy in the air as he celebrates winning the title and promotion to the EFL with York City after their dramatic 1-1 draw with Rochdale in April.Image source, Getty Images
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    Josh Stones celebrates winning the National League title with York City

    The National League have confirmed key dates for the 2026-27 campaign.

    Fixtures will be released on Friday, July 10, with the opening games taking place on Saturday, August 8.

    The league's final day will be on Saturday, April 24.

    The promotions weekend at Wembley will be on Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9.

  9. Midfielder Mussa departs Wealdstonepublished at 18:17 BST 8 June

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    Omar Mussa (left) has played for Walsall, Dover Athletic, Weymouth, Dagenham & Redbridge and Torquay United prior to Wealdstone

    Wealdstone midfielder Omar Mussa has opted to leave the National League club.

    The 25-year-old Burundi international made 34 appearances for the Stones after joining from Torquay United last July.

    Belgium-born Mussa was not among the players named in Wealdstone's retained list released on Sunday.

    Jack Cook, Olufela Olomola, Mason Barrett and Jeffrey Sekyere were all confirmed as having signed new deals.

  10. Defender Cook among four to sign new Wealdstone dealspublished at 16:54 BST 7 June

    Defender Jack Cook has signed a new contract with National League side Wealdstone, keeping him at the club for a sixth season.

    The 32-year-old, who has made more than 200 appearances for the Stones, has been joined in signing a new deal by striker Olafela Olomola, defender Mason Barrett and forward Jeffrey Sekyere.

    Defenders Deon Woodman and Connor McAvoy, goalkeeper Dante Baptiste, striker Micah Obiero and midfielder Dylan Kadji remain under contract with the club.

  11. Relegated Morecambe sign O'Kane as Nolan departspublished at 12:40 BST 7 June

    Jack Nolan in action for Morecambe.Image source, Shutterstock
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    Jack Nolan moved to Morecambe from Gillingham last September

    Morecambe have signed midfielder Taelor O'Kane from AFC Fylde, while winger Jack Nolan has left the club following their relegation from the National League.

    O'Kane, 20, has signed a one-year contract with the option of a further 12 months following the expiry of his deal with the National League North champions.

    Nolan, 25, scored 19 goals in 39 National League appearances last season but it was not enough to prevent the Shrimps succumbing to their second consecutive relegation.

    Nolan came through the ranks at Reading and then had spells at Walsall, Accrington Stanley and Gillingham before moving to Morecambe last September.

  12. Sutton sign defender Nightingale from Aldershotpublished at 20:47 BST 6 June

    Will NightingaleImage source, Shutterstock

    Sutton United have signed Will Nightingale after the defender turned down the chance to trigger a contract extension with Aldershot Town.

    The 30-year-old centre-back, who has previously played in the Scottish Premiership for Ross County, featured 38 times for Aldershot in his solitary season with the Hampshire side.

    Nightingale joined the Shots after being released by AFC Wimbledon, a club he first joined as a nine-year-old and where he went on to make more than 200 first-team appearances.