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  1. Wealdstone sign goalkeepers Long and Searlepublished at 14:06 BST 17 October

    Wealdstone have signed goalkeepers Sam Long and Jamie Searle.

    Long, 23, arrives on a 28-day loan from League Two side Salford City. He has previously played for Lincoln City and Bromley in England but is yet to make a senior appearance for The Ammies.

    Searle, 25, has joined on a non-contract agreement, having previously played for Forest Green, Eastbourne and Barnsley.

  2. Woking sign Browne and Bromley duo on loanpublished at 13:09 BST 17 October

    Woking have signed central defenders Rico Browne and Nathan Patten on short-term loan deals, as well as utility player Nathan Paul-Lavaly.

    Browne, 22, has arrived on a three-month loan from Walsall while Patten and Paul-Lavaly have joined on one-month deals from Bromley.

    Patten, 19, is a product of Bromley's youth system and spent time on loan last campaign at Havant & Waterlooville.

    Paul-Lavaly, 20, has also come through the Ravens' ranks and can play either at full-back or as a winger.

    Browne, meanwhile, started his career in Birmingham City's academy before signing for the Saddlers in 2024.

  3. Worthing sign ex-Man City and Wolves youngsterpublished at 13:00 BST 17 October

    Harvey Griffiths of Wolverhampton Wanderers runs with the ball during a Premier League 2 match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea at Aggborough StadiumImage source, Getty Images
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    Midfielder Griffiths was released by Wolves this summer

    Worthing have signed former Manchester City and Wolves youngster Harvey Griffiths on a short-term contact.

    The 23-year-old midfielder had been training with the Reds and featured in their National League Cup defeat by Ipswich Town Under-21s on Tuesday.

    Griffiths, who had been a free agent after leaving Wolves this summer, signed in time to be available for Worthing's FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie against Wealdstone on Saturday.

  4. Eastleigh sign defender Koiki on short term dealpublished at 18:15 BST 16 October

    Ali Koiki smiling towards camera wearing Northampton Town black track suit with club badgeImage source, Shutterstock

    Eastleigh have signed defender Ali Koiki on a short-term deal.

    The 27-year-old left-back began his career at Burnley without making a first-team appearance.

    He went on loan to League Two Swindon in 2019, making 15 appearances in a five-month spell. After a brief spell at Bristol Rovers, the defender joined Northampton Town in 2021.

    He went on to spend four seasons at Sixfields making 93 appearances for the Cobblers, scoring twice.

    Koiki's final season was interrupted by injury, with his final game being March 2025.

    He arrives as the National League club look to ease their growing injury list, and will be available for selection for Saturday's FA Cup game against Brentwood.

  5. Fylde sign Yeovil forward McCormick on loanpublished at 18:41 BST 15 October

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    Luke McCormick has scored 14 goals in 40 league appearances for Yeovil

    AFC Fylde have signed Yeovil Town forward Luke McCormick on loan until 13 January.

    The 27-year-old was appointed Glovers captain in the summer and has scored six goals in eight National League games this season.

    However, he has not featured since 15 September and boss Billy Rowley said earlier this month he was "probably not" going to play for the club again because of what he called "a dispute"., external

    The former Chelsea trainee could make his debut for the Coasters in Saturday's FA Cup fourth round qualifying tie against Atherton Collieries.

  6. Woking extend loan stay of QPR defender Putmanpublished at 14:41 BST 14 October

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    Jaiden Putman (right) has one senior appearance for QPR, in the Carabao Cup last season against Plymouth

    Woking have extended Queens Park Rangers defender Jaiden Putman's loan deal until the end of the season.

    The 20-year-old has played nine times for the Cards, although he was sent off in his most recent National League appearance, against Solihull Moors last month.

    "Jaiden has grown within the squad, both in his performances and as a personality - getting an extension agreed with QPR is a real positive," Woking's director of football Jody Brown told the club website., external

  7. AFC Fylde sign Salford winger Malcolm on loanpublished at 18:57 BST 13 October

    Kyrell Malcolm, wearing a red shirt of Salford, celebrates a win at Notts County in August 2025Image source, Shutterstock
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    Kyrell Malcolm has made five appearances for Salford this season

    National League side AFC Fylde have signed winger Kyrell Malcolm on a three-month loan from Salford City.

    The 19-year-old has made 20 first-team appearances for the Ammies, and became the youngest player to play for the club in a league game, aged 16, when he started against Colchester in League Two in February 2024.

    AFC Fylde head coach Craig Mahon told the club website:, external "We believe he has the qualities to make a big impact here."

  8. Hartlepool sign Grimsby defender Lavelle on loanpublished at 18:17 BST 13 October

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    Sam Lavelle's last league outing for Grimsby came against Bristol Rovers in February

    Hartlepool have signed Grimsby Town defender Sam Lavelle on a 28-day loan.

    The 30-year-old has made one EFL Trophy appearance for the Mariners this season.

    He could make his debut for Pools, who are 20th in the National League, against Marine in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round on Saturday.

    "We are thrilled to complete the signing of Sam; he's a solid League Two defender, and he'll provide us with leadership and experience in the backline," boss Pete Wild told the club website., external

  9. Gateshead players and staff paid delayed wagespublished at 17:51 BST 13 October

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    Gateshead are eight points adrift of safety in the National League

    The players and staff at Gateshead have been paid their delayed wages for September.,

    It emerged on 1 October that the wages had not been paid after director Mark Nellist withdrew his funding support and resigned from the board.

    The National League club are being taken over by American investment company Flacks Group, and interim chairman Graham Wood said earlier this week that he expected the monies to be paid by Tuesday.

    Gateshead, who sacked former Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole last month, are bottom of the table with four points from 13 games.

  10. Barrow make two more additions to squadpublished at 14:34 BST 10 October

    Barrow have brought in goalkeeper Noah Cooper and defender Adam Alimi-Adetoro to further boost their squad for the National League.

    Cooper, 20, has joined on loan from Stoke City, while Alimi-Adetoro was at Halifax Town for two years before leaving in the summer.

    Having trained with the Bluebirds for a few weeks, the 24-year-old Irishman has signed a permanent contract, the length of which has not been revealed.

    Alimi-Adetaro has gone straight onto the substitutes' bench for the game at Tamworth (15:00 BST).