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Altrincham have signed former Tranmere Rovers forward Sam Taylor.

The 22-year-old was one of 12 players to leave the League Two club upon expiration of his contract at the end of last season.

Taylor came through the Tranmere academy and made six first team appearances after signing his first professional contract at Prenton Park in 2022.

He spent most of the 2025-26 campaign on loan at NIFL Premiership side Linfield, where he scored two goals in 33 appearances in all competitions.

Tamworth have further bolstered their squad with the signings of defenders Tom Handley and Tommy Fogarty.

Handley, 25, has arrived from Merthyr Town - he scored seven goals in 44 appearances for the National League North club last season.

Fogarty, 21, was recently released by Birmingham City. He ended last season on loan at Morecambe.

The arrivals take the number of Tamworth summer signings so far to six.

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Gateshead have signed defender Tommy Lavery from Sunderland on a two-year deal.

The 20-year-old, who plays primarily at right-back, joined the Black Cats academy at the age of nine but did not make a senior competitive appearance.

Lavery spent the 2025-26 season on loan at NIFL Premiership side Cliftonville and then National League club Halifax Town, where he made nine appearances in all competitions.

"I know what the National League is like now. I know how to win games," Lavery told the Tynesiders' club website.

"I feel like I've got experience in the game from last year, so I 100% know what we need to do this year and I'll help the team as much as possible."

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Barrow have completed the signing of defender Paul Kalambayi from Dagenham & Redbridge.

The 26-year-old began his career with AFC Wimbledon, spending eight seasons with the club and making 88 appearances in League One and League Two before joining the Daggers in June 2024.

During his two-season spell there, he spent the first half of last term on loan with Kidderminster Harriers in National League North, playing under Barrow boss Adam Murray.

His temporary move ended before Harriers went on to clinch promotion via the play-offs.

"PK's game suits the way that we want to play. He's a really physical, aggressive, ball-winning defender," assistant boss Andy Taylor said., external

"He's used to playing the way the gaffer wants to play, which I think is a big plus."

Kalambayi is the ninth new signing this summer for the Bluebirds and the second to have played for Kidderminster after the arrival of defender George Walker.

Strikers Alex Reid and Olly Crankshaw, full-backs Marcel Oakley and Danny Amos as well as defenders Kennedy Digie and Xavier Benjamin and midfielder Isaac Marriott.

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Harrogate Town midfielder Lucas Barnes has signed a new one-year contract.

The 19-year-old came through the Sulphurites academy and made his first team debut on the final day of the 2024-25 season against Morecambe in League Two.

He signed his first professional contract with the club in the summer of 2025 and made one substitute league appearance last season.

"We think he can push the more experienced players and really stake a claim for a shirt," said Harrogate's head of player recruitment Lloyd Kerry.

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Scunthorpe United have signed attacker Kyle Hurst on a permanent deal after he left League One club Doncaster Rovers.

The 24-year-old joined the Iron on loan in January and made five National League appearances before suffering an injury that kept him out for the remainder of the season.

Hurst scored 16 goals in 108 games in all competitions during a four-year spell at Doncaster, where his contract expired this summer.

He also spent six months on loan at Gateshead in the first half of the 2025-26 campaign, scoring four goals in 31 appearances.

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Kidderminster Harriers have signed former Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Olly Tipton, taking their number of summer recruits so far to four.

The 23-year-old has spent the past two seasons in the National League with Solihull Moors, where he made 82 appearances.

Although he did not break into the first team at Molineux, he was a regular in the club's under-21s side and got his senior break during a loan spell in League Two with Notts County in the 2023-24 season.

Tipton follows midfielders Callum Dolan and Max Brogan and striker Lewis Walker in joining Harriers as they prepare for their return to the National League under new boss Paul Wotton.

The club have also announced that former academy striker Samson Hewett has signed a new contract.

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Boston United have signed defender Kai Mauro from Cadiz C - one of the reserve sides that represents the Spanish second division club.

The 19-year-old is also the second Gibraltar international to join Boston in as many days, following the arrival of midfielder Nicholas Pozo from Lincoln Red Imps.

Mauro, whose move to the National League side is dependent on international clearance, joins the Pilgrims on a one-year deal that also have a further 12-month option.

Halifax Town have signed winger Connor Douglas from Leeds United.

The 20-year-old did not make an appearance for the Whites' senior side but did play for their under-21s in the EFL Trophy.

He ended last season on loan at National League North side Buxton, where he worked under new Shaymen boss John McGrath.

Halifax have not disclosed the length of Douglas' deal.

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Tamworth have signed midfielder Oliver Dyson and left-back Joshua Bailey.

Dyson, 26, who has previously featured for York City and Barrow, joins the National League side from Spennymoor Town.

Bailey, 20, started his professional career with Shrewsbury Town and has joined Tamworth after an impressive season with Worcester City, where he scooped the players' player, supporters' player and young player of the season awards.

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Sutton United have signed midfielder Omar Mussa following his departure from fellow National League club Wealdstone.

The 25-year-old Burundi international made 34 appearances for the Stones last season and has also played for Torquay United, Dagenham & Redbridge, Weymouth, Dover Athletic and Walsall.

"As soon as I spoke with the management and heard about the plans and ambitions here, it felt like the right move for me," Mussa told the club website.

Sutton head coach, Chris Agutter, said: "This is the third time I've tried to sign Omar and I'm very happy that it's third time lucky."

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Boston United have signed Gibraltar international midfielder Nicholas Pozo on a one-year deal.

The 21-year-old featured for Lincoln Red Imps in the Europa Conference League last season after they started their European campaign in the Champions League qualifying rounds.

Pozo, who has been capped 25 times for his country, has a further one-year option on his deal with the National League side.

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Hornchurch have signed midfielder Nathan Ferguson after his departure from fellow National League side Hartlepool United.

The 30-year old has previously played for the likes of Crawley Town, Wealdstone, Maidenhead United and Southend United.

Urchins manager Daryl McMahon told the club's website:, external "I've known Nathan for a long time, going back to his days when he was in Dagenham & Redbridge's youth team.

"He is an athletic box-to-box player, with a good passing range as well as bringing real physicality."

Southend United have appointed Adam Atay as assistant to new head coach Kieron Dyer.

The 40-year-old moves to Roots Hall from an academy coaching role at Norwich City, having also worked for Aston Villa and Ipswich Town during his career.

He previously worked alongside Dyer at Ipswich with the club's under-18 side.

"I've worked closely with him in the past and he understands how I want the game to be coached and played," said Dyer, who was named as former boss Kevin Maher's replacement earlier this month.

"It's also nice to know Adz turned down an offer to coach at a higher level because he believes in the project we are building here. He will be a big asset for the club."

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Tamworth have signed Antigua and Barbuda international TJ Bramble and fellow midfielder Morgan Roberts.

Bramble, 25, joins the Lambs after turning down the offer of a new deal with National League South side Maidstone, where he spent one season.

Former Northampton Town and Swindon Town attacking midfielder Roberts, 25, made the move to Staffordshire after leaving Brackley Town following their relegation from the National League.

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Wealdstone have signed left wing-back Joe Newton following his departure from fellow National League side Boreham Wood.

Newton has also previously played for Solihull Moors, and was part of their team that lost the National League play-off final to Bromley in 2024.

"Joe has good energy, gets up and down the pitch and him being left-footed is a bonus," said Stones' boss Gary Waddock.

Meanwhile, Anthony Georgiou has left Wealdstone by mutual consent, having made more than 80 appearances since joining from Leyton Orient in 2023.

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Scunthorpe United have re-signed Reagan Ogle on a one-year contract from Oldham Athletic.

Ogle spent two years with Oldham and helped them win promotion out of the National League in 2025.

But the Australian defender, 27, now returns to Scunthorpe, having played 77 games for them in the two seasons before that.

Ogle is the Iron's fourth summer signing as they try to better last season's fifth place in the National League.

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Forward Dan Creaney has signed a new 18-month deal with Tamworth after scoring six goals in 23 National League appearances in the 2025-26 season.

Creaney is in his second spell with The Lambs, having returned from Solihull Moors, and has 115 goals for the club in all competitions overall.

He is one of 10 players, including goalkeeper Jas Singh and centre-backs Jordan Cullinane-Liburd and Haydn Hollis, who have agreed to stay with the club following last season's 11th-place finish and the recent takeover by US businessman Abdullah Ashraf.