Aldershot Town

Aldershot Town
Brough makes switch to Aldershot Aldershot have completed the signing of veteran former Cheltenham Town defender John Brough. The 32-year-old had also interested Conference rivals Forest Green after ending a seven-year stay with Cheltenham at the end of last season. The Shots have also agreed a new deal with midfielder David Lee, 25. The former Southend United and Oldham player, who joined Aldershot from Stevenage last season, has signed a two-year contract.

Conference increases loan quotas
The Conference has increased the number of loan players clubs can use next season after the enforced introduction of the transfer window system. Clubs can register four short-term and four long-term loan players and can play five loan players in a game. Clubs can also sign a keeper for a minimum period of seven days outside the transfer window if they do not have a registered keeper available. The changes are being brought in to soften the blow of the transfer window.

Farnborough sign teenager Smith
Farnborough Town have signed teenager Tyron Smith following his release by Aldershot at the end of last season. The 18-year-old right-sided player has agreed a 12-month deal at Cherrywood Road to become manager Frank Gray's second signing of the summer. "Tyron has bags of potential and enthusiasm and can play an important role in Farnborough Town's future," said Gray. A product of Aldershot's youth system, Smith played 12 games last season.

Shots seeking Johnson replacement
Aldershot have begun the search for a replacement for defender Brett Johnson, who has agreed to join Northampton. As the 19-year-old is under 24, the Conference club are entitled to a fee - and if the clubs cannot agree, the matter will be taken to a tribunal. "He may have been better serving another year with us, but we wish him well," chairman Karl Prentice said. Boss Terry Brown hopes to add another experienced defender to his squad in the wake of the teenager's departure.

Conference LDV entrants confirmed
The Football League has confirmed the 12 Conference teams that will take part in this season's LDV Vans Trophy. Relegated pair Kidderminster and Cambridge are joined by the teams who finished 12th or higher in last season's Conference National table. The other invited sides are Accrington, Aldershot, Crawley, Dagenham & Redbridge, Exeter, Halifax, Hereford, Morecambe, Stevenage and Woking. The first round will take place in the week commencing 17 October.

Conference fixtures are announced
Cambridge United's first Conference game, following their relegation from the Football League, will be away at Forest Green Rovers on 13 August. Meanwhile, Kidderminster Harriers start life outside the League with a home game against Woking. Conference newcomers Altrincham, Grays and Southport have all been handed ties away from home on the opening day. Grays visit Burton Albion, Southport travel to Dagenham & Redbridge while Altrincham go to Stevenage Borough. All the Conference fixtures As is customary, Boxing Day features a number of "derbies" - such as York v Scarborough - with the return fixtures on 2 January. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationwide Conference opening day fixtures (Saturday, 13 August): Accrington Stanley v Canvey Island Aldershot Town v Tamworth Burton Albion v Grays Athletic Dagenham & Redbridge v Southport Forest Green Rovers v Cambridge United Gravesend & Northfleet v Exeter City Hereford United v Scarborough Kidderminster Harriers v Woking Morecambe v Halifax Town Stevenage Borough v Altrincham York City v Crawley Town Tuesday, 16 August Altrincham v Accrington Stanley Cambridge United v Hereford United Canvey Island v Aldershot Town Crawley Town v Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City v Kidderminster Harriers Grays Athletic v Gravesend & Northfleet Halifax Town v Burton Albion Scarborough v Morecambe Southport v York City Tamworth v Forest Green Rovers Woking v Stevenage Borough

Aldershot midfielder breaks leg
Aldershot midfielder David Lee faces a lengthy spell out after suffering a broken leg early in the second half of Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Canvey Island. The 25-year-old sustained a suspected compound fracture of the tibia and fibula and underwent an operation in hospital in Southend that evening. "We wish him all the best and a speedy recovery," secretary Andy Morgan said. Lee's joins a crippling injury list with Shots boss Terry Brown currently without six other senior players.

Halifax 1-1 Aldershot
Chris McPhee's second half penalty earned Aldershot their first point of the season after John Grant had put Halifax ahead after just five minutes. He got on the end of Steven Haslam's perfectly judged cross to head past Nikki Bull from six yards. The Shots were thrown a lifeline just after half time when Ian Dunbavin brought down McPhee in the box. He picked himself up to convert the penalty and earn a draw for the injury-hit Hampshire side. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Halifax: Dunbavin, Young, Ingram, Atherton, Haslam, Brabin, Foster (Senior 75), Midgley (Bowler 84), Killeen, Grant, Sugden (Thompson 45). Subs Not Used: Doughty, Butler. Booked: Ingram, Foster. Goals: Grant 4. Aldershot: Bull, Hamilton (Scott 88), Guyett, Jinadu, Sulaiman, Deen (Mustafa 54), Cozic, Somner, Nick Crittenden, McPhee, Sills (Brayley 74). Subs Not Used: Weait, Winfield. Booked: Somner. Goals: McPhee 51 pen. Att: 1,571 Ref: A Page (Derbyshire).

Aldershot boss makes triple swoop
Aldershot boss Terry Brown has made a triple swoop ahead of the Conference's first transfer window deadline. Experienced former Barnet and Rochdale centre-back Greg Heald, 33, has penned a one-year deal after a recent non-contract spell at Burton. Winger Ryan Williams, 27, has moved to the Recreation Ground on a month's loan from Bristol Rovers. Meanwhile, young Northampton striker Matt Gearing has agreed a season-long loan deal with the Shots.

Shots could sign Posh midfielder
Peterborough midfielder Andre Boucaud is holding talks over a possible loan switch to Aldershot Town. Boucaud, 20, has not started a game for Peterborough this season and would be allowed to leave London Road to make room for potential new arrivals. He joined Posh from Reading last summer following two previous loan spells, and has made 40 appearances for them. Shots boss Terry Brown has seen his squad decimated by injuries in the opening weeks of the season. The Hampshire side currently prop up the Conference table with just one league win.

Aldershot 0-1 Hereford
Daniel Carey-Bertram grabbed the only goal of the game to earn Hereford a valuable three points at Aldershot. Carey-Bertram's strike came with barely a minute on the clock and it was a fine finish, drilling home right-footed from the left-hand side of the penalty area. Chris McPhee went close to an equaliser for the hosts but he was foiled by Bulls' goalkeeper Wayne Brown. Matthew Bailey nearly made it 2-0 on the hour but Shots keeper Nikki Bull tipped his shot around the post. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldershot: Bull, Hamilton, Heald, Guyett, Reed, Nick Crittenden, Watson (Scott 41), Boucaud (Holloway 45), Deen (Barnard 69), Sills, McPhee. Subs Not Used: Weait, Sulaimani. Booked: Boucaud, Deen, Reed, Sills. Hereford: Brown, Green, Mkandawire, Blewitt, Jeannin, Brady, Stanley, Ferrell, Purdie, Bailey (James 90), Carey-Bertram. Subs Not Used: Mawson, Pitman, Evans, Williams. Booked: Blewitt, James. Goals: Carey-Bertram 2. Att: 2,656 Ref: G Ward (Kent).

Shots willing to let defenders go
Conference strugglers Aldershot Town have placed experienced defender Tarkan Mustafa on the transfer-list. The 32-year-old full-back, who joined the Shots in January, has been told that he can leave either on loan or on a permanent basis. Mustafa, whose previous clubs include Dagenham and Rushden and Diamonds, has only started five games this season. Centre-back Tobi Jinadu, 21, has also been made available as they look to recover a poor start to the season.

Safety first for Aldershot boss
Aldershot boss Terry Brown is keen to ensure their Conference safety before he thinks about anything else. "We need to concentrate on the next game at Hereford on Tuesday, and make sure we get something out of that," he told Sir Stanley. "We are as near the bottom as the top, and we're not arrogant enough to think that (getting involved in a relegation scrap) couldn't happen to us. "Once we have got 45 or 46 points, we can start looking up."

Aldershot 3-1 Dagenham
Goals from Darren Barnard, Ryan Williams and Gary Holloway helped Aldershot see off Dagenham. Barnard opened the scoring with a 30-yard screamer into the bottom corner and Williams added another when he turned in Leroy Griffiths' cross. The Daggers pulled a goal back when Chris Moore set up Craig Mackail-Smith to score from six yards. But the Shots made sure of victory when Holloway met a Williams cross with an overhead kick that soared into the net. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aldershot: Bull, Hamilton, Barnard (Sulaiman 72), Heald, Jinadu, Crittenden, Watson, Holloway, Williams (Scott 86), Griffiths, Dixon (Hudson 33). Subs Not Used: Weait. Booked: Holloway, Watson. Goals: Barnard 20, Williams 45, Holloway 84. Dag & Red: Roberts, Cole, Blackett, Uddin, Griffiths, Foster (Akurang 45), Saunders, Southam, Lettejallon (Vickers 83), Moore, Mackail-Smith. Subs Not Used: Schoburgh, Johnson, Hogan. Booked: Lettejallon. Goals: Mackail-Smith 69. Att: 2,010 Ref: S Beck (Essex)

Dixon injury blow for Aldershot
Aldershot will be without on-loan Wycombe striker Jonny Dixon for a month after he was injured in Saturday's win over Dagenham & Redbridge. "Jonny went to Wycombe for tests and he has ruptured his hamstring," said Shots boss Terry Brown. "It is likely to be a month on the sidelines," he told his club's website. Dixon, 22, has scored three times in seven games during his second loan stay with the Shots and Brown is keen to sign him permanently in the summer.

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