Friday, June 21, 2013

Elsewhere In League Two... (6)

The past week has seen over a dozen signings in League Two as recruitment drives across the country ramp up a notch. There have been a couple of cross-divisional moves as well as several non-league transfers as managers pounce on their targets in time for the beginning of pre-season training.

AFC Wimbledon have been the busiest club having signed 3 new players in the past couple of days. Ashley Bayes arrives from Basingstoke while goalkeeper Ross Worner links up with the London club following his departure from Aldershot Town. Neal Ardley's third capture was striker Charlie Sheringham, son of Manchester United legend Teddy, and he links up with the Wombles from Championship outfit AFC Bournemouth. To date they have brought in 5 new faces this summer.

Matty Lund in action for Rovers - Lifted from: bbc.co.uk
Keith Hill's Rochdale have swooped for defender Ashley Eastham on a free transfer from Blackpool and have also completed a deal for a former Rovers loanee. Matt Lund has signed a 2 year deal with Dale having also played for Southend United in this division last season. Morecambe have made their second signing in the shape of winger Marcus Marshall and Newport County have sealed the signature of ex-Oxford United centre half Harry Worley. 

Elsewhere, Plymouth Argyle have re-signed Reuben Reid on loan from Yeovil Town, this time for a full-season, and James Beattie's Accrington Stanley have brought in full-back Nicky Hunt. Cheltenham Town have completed a double-signing, their first of the summer, with veteran forward Jamie Cureton and young defender Troy Brown linking up with Mark Yates' men. Portsmouth have signed Barnet ace Ricky Holmes on a free transfer after weeks of negotiations and Mansfield Town have plucked Sam Clucas from Blue Square Premier side Hereford United.

Rovers are now among just a third of League Two clubs who have signed either no new players or just the 1 so far.

Here is a club-by-club guide to transfer activity as of 21/6/13:

Accrington Stanley ins - Nicky Hunt (Rotherham United, Free)

AFC Wimbledon ins - Chris Arthur (Havant & Waterlooville, Free), Barry Fuller (Barnet, Free), Ross Worner (Aldershot Town, Free), Charlie Sheringham (AFC Bournemouth, Free), Ashley Bayes (Basingstoke, Free)

Bristol Rovers ins - Steve Mildenhall (Millwall, Free)

Burton Albion ins - Alex MacDonald (Burnley, Free), Adam Reed (Sunderland, Free), Dominic Knowles (Burnley, Free) 

Bury ins - None.

Cheltenham Town ins - Jamie Cureton (Cheltenham Town, Free), Troy Brown (Aldershot Town, Free)

Chesterfield ins - Aaron Chapman (Belper Town, Free), Eoin Doyle (Hibernian, Free), Jimmy Ryan (Scunthorpe United, Free)

Dagenham & Redbridge ins - None.

Exeter City ins - None.

Fleetwood Town ins - Matty Blair (York City, Free), Liam Hogan (FC Halifax Town, Free), Jeff Hughes (Notts County, Free), Steven Schumacher (Bury, Free), Stewart Murdoch (Falkirk, Free)

Hartlepool United ins - None.

Mansfield Town ins - Jamie McGuire (Fleetwood Town, Free), Paul Black (Oldham Athletic, Free), Keiran Murtagh (Cambridge United, Free), John McCombe (Port Vale, Free), Martin Riley (Wrexham, Free), Sam Clucas (Hereford United, Free)

Morecambe ins - Tony Diagne (Macclesfield Town, Undisclosed), Marcus Marshall (Bury, Free)

Newport County ins - Adam Chapman (Oxford United, Undisclosed), Chris Zebroski (Eastleigh, Free), Harry Worley (Oxford United, Free)

Northampton Town ins - None.

Oxford United ins - Jonathan Meades (AFC Bournemouth, Free), David Hunt (Crawley Town, Free), Danny Rose (Fleetwood Town, Free), Josh Shama (Reading, Free)

Plymouth Argyle ins - Luke McCormick (Oxford United, Free), Lewis Alessandra (Morecambe, Free), Reuben Reid (Yeovil Town, Season-Long Loan)

Portsmouth ins - Patrick Agyemang (Stevenage, Free), Yassin Moutaouakil (Hayes & Yeading, Free), Danny East (Hull City, Free), Sonny Bradley (Hull City, Free), Romain Padovani (AS Monaco, Free), Tom Craddock (Oxford United, Free), Joe Devera (Swindon Town, Free), John Sullivan (Charlton Atheltic, Free), Andy Barcham (Scunthorpe United, Free), Ricky Holmes (Barnet, Free)

Rochdale ins - Bastien Henry (Sheffield Wednesday, Free), Scott Hogan (Hyde, Free), Peter Vincenti (Aldershot Town, Free), Oliver Lancashire (Aldershot Town, Free), Ashley Eastham (Blackpool, Free), Matt Lund (Stoke City, Free)

Scunthorpe United ins - Andy Dawson (Hull City, Free), Chris Iwelumo (Watford, Free), Terry Hawkridge (Gainsborough, Undisclosed), Luke Waterfall (Gainsborough, Undisclosed)

Southend United ins - None.

Torquay United ins - None.

Wycombe Wanderers ins - Nick Arnold (Reading, Season-Long Loan)

York City ins - Ryan Jarvis (Torquay United, Free), Colin Clay (Chesterfield, Free), Ryan Bowman (Hereford United, Undisclosed Fee - Under 23), Wes Fletcher (Burnley, Free), Chris Kettings (Blackpool, Season-Long Loan), Sander Puri (St. Mirren, Free)

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