On The Move by Ian Watts





Here we go again, after a short hot close season the 22 clubs making up the Vanarama National North are back in serious action again on Saturday.


Old stomping ground......Hereford !

One new opponent - if not a new ground is Hereford, and a competitive game against Ashton United for the first time in many a year is also on County’s 2018/19 itinerary, plus the chance to welcome back some old friends such as Andy Preece who is now part of the management team at Chorley, and Kayode Odejayi who has signed on again for Guiseley.

Andy Preece


As part of my role for the programme - trying to reduce the opposition pen-pictures to something that will fit on two pages and still be readable, I try to follow the comings and goings at our rivals. The turnaround is usually fairly predictable with the higher placed sides from last season having the fewest additions.

Below is a list of the transfers I have spotted and who you might get to see in an opposition shirt this season - with a fair few ex-Hatters in the mix. I am sure in some cases trialists will have been offered deals this week, perhaps including an ex-Hatter from a fair few years ago Gary McSheffrey who has been with Boston pre-season.

AFC Telford United additions: Andre Brown ( CF ) from Kidderminster H, Adam Dawson ( W ) Southport, Jud Ellis ( M ) Market Drayton T, Darryl Knights ( F ) Tamworth, Sheridan Martinez ( G ) Solihull Moors, James Mcquilkin ( M ) Kidderminster, Stephan Morley ( D ) Kettering T, Theo Streete ( CD ) Brackley T, Dan Udoh ( CF ) Crewe Alex, .

Alfreton Town additions: Declan Bacon ( F ) Bottesford T, Curtis Bateson ( F/W ) Gainsborough Tr, Josh Clackstone ( RB/CD ) Hull C, Danny Clarke ( F/M ) FC Halifax T, James Clifton ( RB ) Boston U, Tom Denton ( F/CD ) Halifax, Ross Durrant ( G ) North Ferriby U, Nathan Hotte ( M/CD/F ) Halifax, Bobby Johnson ( M ) North Ferriby, Craig King ( M/F ) Gainsborough, Jack Lane ( LB/CD ) Tamworth, Tom Nicholson ( G ) Halifax, Richard Peniket ( W ) Gateshead, Martin Riley ( CD ), Josh Wilde ( LB ) both Halifax, .
Tom Denton



Altrincham additions: Liam Goulding ( CD ), Sean Williams ( M ) both Warrington T, .

Ashton United additions: Oliver Crowley ( LB ) Stalybridge Cel, Zack Dale ( W ) Barnoldswick T, Craig Hobson ( F ) Averystwyth T, curtis jones ( CD ) Southport, Matt Regan ( CD ) Curzon Ashton, Scott Sephton ( M ) Trafford, Darren Thornton ( CD ) Stafford R, .

Blyth Spartans additions: Fewster ( F ) Spennymoor T, Kieran Green ( M ) Gateshead, Jamie Holmes ( F ), Alex Nicholson ( RB ) both South Shields, .

Boston United additions: ( LW ) Lincoln C, Jordan Gough ( LB ) Chester FC, Spencer Harris ( CD/M ) Shaw Lane, Ashley Jackson ( LB ) Ossett T, Andre Johnson ( F ) Alfreton T, Jonathon Margetts ( F ) Scunthorpe U, Adam Marriott ( F ) Royston T, John McCombe ( cd ), Ben Middleton ( CD/RB ) both Harrogate T, Dylan Parkin ( G ) Chesterfield, Grant Roberts ( M/D ), Nicky Walker ( w ) both Gainsborough, .

Brackley Town additions: Luke Fairlamb AFC Rushden & D, Connor Hall  Biggleswade T, Gregg Smith ( F ) Boston, .


Bradford (Park Avenue) additions: Jake Beesley ( F ) Salford C loan, Conor Branson ( CD ) Pittsburgh Riverhounds [USA], Danny Lowe ( CD/LB ) Guiseley, Ben McKenna ( W ) Curzon Ashton, .

Chester FC additions: Scott Burton ( M ) Salford, Anthony Dudley ( F ) Salford loan, Simon Grand ( CD ) AFC Fylde, George Green ( M/F ) Nuneaton, Steve Howson ( CD ) Southport, Matty Hughes ( CF ) Chorley, Danny Livesey ( CD ) Bolton W, Dan Mooney ( F ) Fleetwood T loan, Jon Moran ( CD ) Forest Green Rov, John Pritchard ( FB/M ) Ashton U, Theo Roberts  Wigan Ath, Grant Shenton ( G ) Trafford, Dominic Smalley ( RB/m ) Ashton U, Gary Stopforth ( M ) Colne, .
Matt Hughes



Chorley additions: Louis Almond ( F ) York C, Cameron Belford ( G ) Forest Green, Wes Fletcher ( F ) The New Saints [wal], Courtney Meppen-Walter ( CD ) Glossop NE, Elliot Newby ( W ) AFC Telford U, .

Curzon Ashton additions: Max Cartwright ( D ) Ashton U, Michael Clarke ( CF/CD ) COUNTY, Connor Hughes ( W ), Danny Morton ( RB ) both Stalybridge, Chris Sharp ( CF ) Alfreton, 

                                                                             
Chris Sharp


Darlington additions: Simon Ainge ( FCD/CF ) Harrogate, Liam Hughes ( F/M ) Billericay T, Jonny Maddison ( G ) Yeovil T, Jordan Nicholson ( F ) Barnet, .

FC United of Manchester additions: Luke Ashworth ( CD ) Stalybridge, Jack Banister ( M ) Widnes, Brad Barnes ( M ) Warrington, Matt Dempsey ( M ) Ossett A, Liam Dickinson ( F ) Stalybridge, Brodie Litchfield ( F ) Stocksbridge PS, Chris Lynch ( RB/CD ) Coll, Steve O'Halloran ( LB/Cd ) COUNTY, Kurt Willoughby ( F ) Clitheroe, Harry Winter ( M ) COUNTY, .



Guiseley additions: Paul Clayton ( CF ) Shaw Lane, Scott Garner ( CD ) Halifax, Andy Halls ( RB ) Chester, Niall Heaton ( CD ) Nuneaton, Kingsley James ( M/D ) Chester, Terry Kennedy ( CD ) Harrogate, Cliff Moyo ( RB/CD ) Halifax, Louie Swain ( CF/LB ) Harrogate, Jon Worsnop ( G ) Southport, .

                                                                                 
                                                                             
Andy Hall


Hereford FC additions: Calvin Dinsley ( M ) Gloucester C, Danny Greenslade (LB ) Weston-super-Mare, Lewis Hall ( LB/M ) Gloucester, Martin Horsell ( G ) Yate T, Marko Radovanovic ( G ) Peninsula Power [Aus], Callum Sainty ( M ) Barry T, Keiran Thomas ( RB ) Gloucester, Harry White ( F ) Chester, .

Kidderminster Harriers additions: James Baxendale ( M ) Alfreton, Ashley Chambers ( RW/F ), Billy Daniels ( CF ) both Nuneaton, Ryan Johnson ( LB/CD ) Stevenage loan, Kane Richards ( W ) Dover Ath, Craig Westcarr ( CF ) Alfreton, Ed Williams ( W/F ) Gloucester, .

Leamington additions: James Bowen ( LB ) Hereford FC, Brad Caswell ( G ), Kieran Morris ( M/CD ) both Stafford, Matt Stenson ( F ) Barwell, Connor Taylor ( M ) Tamworth, .

Nuneaton Borough additions: Miles Addison ( CD ) Kilmarnock, Kemy Agustien ( M ) SV TEC Tiel, Dior Angus ( F ), Michael Calveley ( M ) both Port Vale loan, Ash Carter ( D/M ) Alvechurch, Owain Jones ( CF ) Merthyr T, Devon Kelly-Evans ( M ) Coventry C, Joslain Mayebi ( G ) Royal Eagles [rsa], Curtis Obeng ( FB ) Solihull Moors, Harry Panayiotou ( F ) Barrow, James Wesolowski ( M ) Guiseley, Theo Wharton ( M ) York, .

Southport additions: Ryan Astles ( D ) Chester, Zac Corbett ( M ) FCU of Manchester, Liam Davies ( F ) Skelmersdale U, Devarn Green  Tranmere Rov, Dan Hanford ( CD ) Gateshead, Andy Hollins ( CD ) Rochdale, Josh Langley ( CD ) Fylde, Andrew Parry ( D/M ) Barrow, Mike Phenix ( F ) Salford, .




                                                        
Mike Phenix






Spennymoor Town additions: Adam Boyes ( F ) Bradford PA, Steve Brogan ( M ) Boston, Matthew Gould ( G ) Stourbridge, Jake Hibbs ( M/RB ) Halifax, Kris Thackray ( D ) Gzira U [MLT[, Callum Williams ( RB ) Newcastle U, .

York city additions: Tom Allan ( CD ) Alfreton, Jordan Burrow ( CF ) Gateshead, Kallum Griffiths ( RB ) Spennymoor, Macaulay Langstaff ( F ), Russell Penn ( M ) both Gateshead, Joe Tait ( CD ) Spennymoor, Jake Wright ( F/M ) Harrogate, Wes York ( W ) Gateshead, .

Ian Watts

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