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  1. Woking extend Richards' contract to 2027published at 18:56 GMT 8 January

    Woking have activated an extension in Caleb Richards' contract for an extra year.

    The 27-year-old defender will stay with the Cards until 2027.

    Richards joined the club from Kidderminster Harriers last summer and has made 25 appearances in the National League this season.

  2. Forest Green sign Fulham midfielder Nwoko on loanpublished at 18:36 GMT 8 January

    Forest Green Rovers have signed midfielder Chibuzo Nwoko on loan from Fulham for the rest of the season.

    The 19-year-old has made 16 appearances for Fulham's under-21 side this season and is described by Forest Green manager Robbie Savage as "one of their best young talents" who can play as "a six or an eight".

  3. Scunthorpe bring in Doncaster winger Hurstpublished at 16:27 GMT 8 January

    Scunthorpe United have signed Doncaster Rovers winger Kyle Hurst on loan until the end of the season.

    The 23-year-old spent the first half of the campaign on loan with National League strugglers Gateshead and scored four goals in 25 league games.

    Hurst arrives at Glanford Park after Hull City loanee Tyrell Sellars-Fleming returned to the Championship side earlier on Thursday.

    Forward Sellars-Fleming, 20, scored five goals in 15 league appearances for the Iron.

    Meanwhile Zain Westbrooke's loan deal, also from Doncaster, has been extended until the end of the campaign.

    Midfielder Westbrooke, 29, has played 12 league games for the Iron since joining at the start of October.

  4. Yeovil sign midfielder Page from Walton & Hershampublished at 14:40 GMT 8 January

    Yeovil Town have signed defensive midfielder Jonathon Page from Walton & Hersham on a deal until the end of the season.

    The 24-year-old played under Glovers manager Billy Rowley - who left the seventh-tier outfit earlier to move to Huish Park - and his deal includes the option of an additional year at the club.

  5. Gateshead sign striker Amantchi and midfielder Wardpublished at 12:24 GMT 8 January

    Levi Amantchi warming up ahead of the 2025 League Two play-off final for WalsallImage source, Shutterstock
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    Levi Amantchi played 15 games on loan for Rochdale in the first half of the season

    Gateshead have signed Levi Amantchi and Keaton Ward as they try to escape being bottom of the National League.

    Amantchi has joined from Walsall on a deal until the end of next season, while Ward has made a free transfer move from Altrincham.

    Striker Amantchi, spent the first half of this season in the division with Rochdale, having only been with the Saddlers since January 2025.

    Ward, 25, has a contract for the rest of the season, and has already played 22 league games and scored twice for Alty this campaign.

  6. Altrincham sign winger Khan and midfielder Grantpublished at 18:28 GMT 7 January

    Altrincham have signed winger Otis Khan on a permanent deal and Carlisle United midfielder Josh Grant on loan until the end of the season.

    Khan, 30, has signed an 18-month contract and has also played for Grimsby, Tranmere, Yeovil and Mansfield among previous clubs and represented Pakistan at international level.

    Grant, 27, has made 11 appearances in the National League this campaign and previously played in the EFL for Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle.

    Both could make their debuts for Alty in the trip to Hartlepool on Saturday, 17 January.

  7. Sutton sign Topalloj on free transfer from Bromleypublished at 14:31 GMT 7 January

    Sutton United have signed defender Besart Topalloj on a free transfer from Bromley.

    The 24-year-old spent six months on loan at Gander Green Lane last season, making 25 appearances in the National League and scoring one goal.

    Kosovan Topalloj joined Sutton from Millwall in 2022 and scored three goals in 70 appearances for the Ravens.

    He mutually agreed with Bromley to cancel his contract last week.

  8. Ipswich striker Boatswain extends Woking loanpublished at 14:13 GMT 7 January

    Ipswich Town striker Ashley Boatswain has extended his loan with Woking until the end of the season.

    The 20-year-old has made 16 appearances in all competitions for the Cards, scoring four goals.

  9. Sutton sign goalkeeper Haighpublished at 19:01 GMT 6 January

    Chris Haigh in action for Worthing in February 2025Image source, Shutterstock
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    Chris Haigh in action for Worthing in February 2025

    National League strugglers Sutton United have announced the signing of goalkeeper Chris Haigh.

    The 28-year-old kept seven clean sheets in 21 starts for Chelmsford City in National League South and also played in City's FA Cup first round win over Braintree and their subsequent second round exit against Weston-super-Mare.

    Haigh is reunited with his former Worthing manager Chris Agutter, having left the Rebels to join Chelmsford last summer, and will take on a player-coach role at Gander Green Lane.

    The U's lie fourth-bottom, sitting in the relegation zone on goal difference.

    Haigh began his career at Watford and had a stint at Gillingham before moving around numerous non-league clubs in the south east, helping Ebbsfleet and Oxford City to promotion to the National League and winning man of the match at Wembley as Concord Rangers were edged out by Harrogate in the FA Trophy final in 2021.

  10. Scunthorpe extend Mahady loan for extra monthpublished at 17:55 GMT 6 January

    Rory Mahady wearing a Scotland goalkeeper's training topImage source, Shutterstock
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    Rory Mahady has won one cap for Scotland Under-21s

    Scunthorpe United have extended the loan of goalkeeper Rory Mahady for another month.

    Mahady, 19, initially joined from Leeds United in October and has since played in 11 games for the Iron.

  11. Elliott-Wheeler extends loan stay with Gatesheadpublished at 14:58 GMT 6 January

    Aidan Elliott-Wheeler (left) playing for Gateshead against Walsall in the FA Cup in pouring rain, with Walsall midfielder Charlie Lakin about to challenge himImage source, Getty Images
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    Aidan Elliott-Wheeler has played in seven games for Gateshead

    Aidan Elliot-Wheeler is to remain on loan with Gateshead for the rest of the season.

    The Oxford United defender, 19, has made six appearances for the Heed since his initial move in late November.

    But Kian Pennant and Ibrahim Bakare have returned to Leicester City and Kyle Hurst to Doncaster Rovers upon the completion of their loan deals with the Tyneside club.

  12. Evans to stay with Hartlepool for another monthpublished at 13:36 GMT 6 January

    George Evans warming up for a Hartlepool match, wearing a zip-up training topImage source, Getty Images
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    George Evans joined Hartlepool on loan at the start of October

    Hartlepool United have extended the loan of Millwall goalkeeper George Evans until February.

    The 20-year-old has played 12 National League games for Pools this season and kept four clean sheets.

  13. Goalkeeper Brown leaves Solihullpublished at 12:49 GMT 6 January

    Solihull Moors crest graphicImage source, BBC Sport

    Goalkeeper Rory Brown has left Solihull Moors following the end of his contract.

    The former Wolverhampton Wanderers academy graduate joined the Moors from Northern Ireland side Coleraine last summer on a contract until 6 January 2026.

    The 25-year-old from Londonderry did not make a league appearance for Solihull but did play three times in the National League Cup.

    The club described Brown as a "committed and valued member of the squad throughout his time at Damson Park".

  14. Jennings extends loan spell at Suttonpublished at 09:39 GMT 6 January

    AFC Wimbledon midfielder Kai Jennings has extended his loan at Sutton United until the end of the season.

    He had originally joined the club until 4 January and made 14 appearances in the first half of the campaign.

  15. Kacurri returns to Arsenal after Morecambe loanpublished at 09:31 GMT 6 January

    Maldini Kacurri in action for ArsenalImage source, Getty Images

    Maldini Kacurri has returned to Arsenal following the end of his loan deal with Morecambe.

    The 20-year-old defender made 18 National League appearances during his time with the club and scored one goal which came in a 2-0 victory over Brackley Town in November.