National League news - May 2025

BBC Sport tracks the latest news stories from the National League, including managerial announcements, new signings and contract extensions.

Check out the gossip page for the latest rumours, use our transfers page to track signings made by English Football League clubs or read more National League news from April.

18 May

Sutton United have signed defender Edon Pruti for an undisclosed fee from National League South side Slough Town.

The 23-year-old has previously been on the books at Burnley and Brentford and has experience of League Two with Hartlepool United.

16 May

Woking winger Matt Ward has signed a two-year contract extension.

Since joining from Ipswich Town last summer the 21-year-old has scored six goals in 48 appearances.

15 May

Woking full-back Tariq Hinds has signed a new two-year contract extension.

The 24-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur academy player has played 17 times for the Cards since joining from Braintree Town in January.

13 May

Woking forward Aiden O'Brien has signed a new two-year contract with the club.

The 31-year-old former Millwall and Republic of Ireland player has scored four goals in 13 appearances since moving to the Cards in January.

9 May

Left-back Joe Newton is one of 15 players released by Solihull Moors, despite making 80 appearances in his two seasons with the club.

Moors have also released Marcel Oakley, Joss Labadie, Max Martin, Ackeme Francis-Burrell, Joel Shambrook, Manny Duku, Elliot Thorpe, Morgan Owen, Tyler Bruck, Gus Mafuta, Kade Craig, Aaron Flahavan, Joe Dodoo and Jordan Tunnicliffe.

Meanwhile, striker Conor Wilksonson has signed a new two-year contract with the Moors.

8 May

Eastleigh have released goalkeeper Joe McDonnell after five seasons with the National League club.

The 30-year-old - who started all 46 league games this season - made 247 appearances for the Spitfires after joining in the summer of 2020.

Lee Hodson, Chris Maguire, Solomon Nwabuokei, Corey Panter, Scott Quigley, Nathan Rogers, Jai Semenyo, Tommy Scott and Deji Sotona have also been released.

The club have taken up 12-month extensions on the contracts of Lloyd Humphries, Jake Vokins and Angel Waruih while Ludwig Francillette, Jake Taylor, Nathan Tshikuna and Connor Underhill have all been offered new deals.

6 May

Woking have released Ben Wynter, Dion Kelly-Evans, Jacob Jones, Ollie Webber, Dennon Lewis, Jermaine Anderson, Rohan Ince, Reece Grego-Cox, Matt Robinson, Charlie Sayers and Lewis Walker, whose contracts all expired this summer.

Meanwhile, the Cards have offered new deals to Will Jaaskelainen, Dan Moss, Tariq Hinds, Tunji Akinola, Matt Ward, Chinwike Okoli and Aiden O'Brien, and have taken up options to extend the contracts of Timi Odusina and Jamie Andrews.

Josh Coley is among seven players released by Sutton United at the end of their contracts.

Ryan Jackson, Steve Arnold, Matt Kerbey, Sam Roberts, Jay Williams and Jack Rose are also leaving the south London club.