Over two decades Gary Mellor has played an important role in growing football in the US.

Congratulations to Chituru after the USA U20 goalkeeper made his debut for Leicester City’s U23 side in a 1-1 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion. Chituru signed for Leicester after impressing in January 2018 on trial from MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps. The 6’8 keeper had a history of playing in England with a variety of […]

Mackenzie Chapman is an English goalkeeper who currently plays for Oldham Athletic.  He played for Accrington Stanley from U8-11 before completing a move to Burnley  where he remained until his scholarship. He joined Manchester United for the first year of his scholarship before joining Oldham where he has been on the bench 9 times for […]

Newport County have announced the signing of Aaron Lewis until the end of the season.. Aaron spent the first half of the season on loan from Lincoln before joining the Exiles on a permanent deal. The defender progressed through Swansea City’s academy ranks before a loan move helped him make his professional debut for Doncaster […]

Grimsby have announced the signing of Jake Eastwood on loan from Sheffield United for the rest of the season. The 6’3 keeper teams up with manager Paul Hurst who took Jake on loan at Scunthorpe United. Jake spent the first half of the 2020/21 season in Scotland on loan with Kilmarnock but unfortunately injury prevented […]

Rochdale have announced the signing of Conor Grant on a permanent deal from Sheffield Wednesday. Conor joined Sheffield Wednesday as a scholar in 2017 where he signed his professional contract in December 2018 going on to make his debut earlier this season in the Carabao Cup against…. Rochdale. Good luck Conor!

Northern Ireland U21 central midfielder Jake Dunwoody has signed for HIFK Football Club ahead of the 2021 season. Jake left Manchester City at 17 to join Stoke City’s academy where he went on to captain the U23 side making over 50 appearances for The Potters. A short spell for Derry followed before Jake has made […]

Elliot Simmons is an English midfielder who currently plays for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League. Elliot spent 5 years playing for MK Dons academy before leaving to sign his first professional contract with Swedish Allsvenskan side Dalkurd FF. That followed with a year on loan in Finland with Mikkelin Palloilijat before he moved […]

Andrew Fisher has committed his long term future to MK Dons by signing a new contract with the side. The 22 year old arrived at Stadium MK on a permanent deal from Blackburn Rovers in the summer after enjoying a successful loan spell with the Dons during the second half of the 2019/20 season. Since […]

Curtis Anderson is an English Goalkeeper who currently plays for Wycombe Wanderers in the English Championship. He signed for the side on 2 September 2020 on a one year contract. Curtis began his career with Blackpool before a transfer to Manchester City aged 11 in 2012 for a fee of £15,000. He remained with their […]

Lewis Salmon is an English forward who currently plays for Altringham. The young attacker has had 2 loans to gain more first team experience playing for Trafford FC and Stalybridge Celtic. He has played for English colleges in 2018. Welcome to #TeamBeswicks

Jeevan Sang is an English/Canadian attacking player who currently plays for Marbella FC in Spain. The 16 year old currently trains regularly with the first team but is yet to make his debut. Jeevan began with Stoke City between u10/11s before he was scouted by Chelsea FC where he remained for a few years before […]

Rob Elliot has signed for Watford FC until the end of the season. The former Charlton Athletic and Newcastle United keeper brings experience and depth to the keeping department at Vicarage Road after making 52 Premier League Appearances during a 222 game professional career. The 34 year old also has 4 senior appearances for the […]

Good luck to Tom Edwards as he has completed his loan move to New York Red Bulls for the 2021 MLS Season. The Potters Academy graduate made his debut for Stoke City in the Premier League against Manchester City and since went on to make over 50 appearances. The fullback has also featured regularly for […]

Peter Kioso has joined Northampton Town on loan from Luton Town for the rest f the season. The 21 year old enjoyed an impressive first half of the season on loan at Bolton Wanderers scoring 3 times in 14 appearances from right back. Kioso started his career at Hartlepool United making 70 appearances and made […]

Good luck to Alfie Doughty as he joins Stoke City after the Potters paid an undisclosed fee to secure his services from Charlton Athletic. The 21 year old is currently recovering from a hamstring injury but is looking forward to showing the Stoke fans the type of player he is. Alfie caught the eye of […]

Congratulations to Cameron Harper as he made his Celtic debut last night against Hibernian in a 1-1 draw. Cameron started the match and played 60 minutes at Celtic Park. Cameron joined Celtic’s Academy in August of 2018 at the age of 16. Since then he has featured for the Celtic U-18s and Reserves while also representing […]

Tim Bailey explains how Brexit affects the regulation of UK football.

Congratulations to Joe, named Stoke City’s player of the month for December.

Adrian Mariappa has extended his stay at Bristol City until the end of the season after joining the club on a short term deal in November. Adrian joined the Robins as a free agent after leaving Watford when the Hornets were relegated from the Premier League. Since his arrival he has made 7 appearances helping […]

Congratulations to Jack Stevens who is the winner of the Cabling Company Player of the Month for December. Jack was fantastic in December keeping 4 out 5 which made him the overwhelming fans favourite for the award. Well done Jack!

Preston North End have completed their third signing of the January transfer window as Daniel Iversen joins from Leicester City on loan until the end of the season. The Danish international has worked with Preston’s goalkeeper coach before at Rotherham United where he spent the 2019/20 season on loan making 38 appearances in their promotion […]

Congratulations to young Canadian midfielder Harry Paton as he wins Ross County’s Player of the Month award for December. Harry played in all 7 games for Ross County over the month with some impressive performances in the middle of the park. Harry has racked up 48 appearances since joining the club from Hearts in July […]

St Johnstone have announced the signing of Millwall’s James Brown until the end of the season. The Dover born defender arrives at McDiarmid Park having made first team appearances for the Lions and has also had loan spells previously with Carlisle United, Livingston and Lincoln City. Good luck James! 

Congratulations to Rhys Bennett as he extends his stay with the Blues until the end of the season. Rhys has scored 3 goals in his 13 appearances since joining the club in November. This has coincided with an excellent run of results which has seen his side clim to the top of the table. Bennett […]

Inter Miami CF have acquired the rights to defender Patrick Seagrist from New York Red Bulls in exchange for a 2021 MLS SuperDraft third round pick. Inter Miami will also trade up to $50,000 in General Allocation Money to the Red Bulls if Seagrist reaches certain performance incentives. Patrick was selected by New York Red […]

The Columbus Crewe used the team’s 26th Re-Entry draft selection on Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Eric Dick.With this selection the Crew has an opportunity to offer a contract where he can then sign with the defending MLS Cup Champions for the 2021 MLS Season, Eric was eligible for the Re-Entry draft after SKC declined his […]

Congratulations to Jean-Aniel Assi on making his professional debut for Montreal Impact and becoming the youngest player to represent the club at 16 years and 125 days old! The young Canadian winger played for Royal Beauport before joining Montreal in 2017. More recently he was part of the Academy’s U23 group and participated in the […]

Congratulations to Jack Gurr as he makes his debut for Atlanta United in the CONCACAF Champions League. They won 1-0 against Club America in the second leg of the Quarter Final but unfortunately lost 3-1 on aggregate. Jack came off the substitutes bench in the 76th minute with the score at 0-0. Congratulations on your […]

Good luck to Hayden Campbell as the midfielder joins Marine AFC on loan from Salford City. The 20 year old midfielder joined the Ammies in July 2020 and is an attack minded midfielder who can also play just behind a striker as a number 10. He has already made his first team debut for Salford […]

Aaron made his debut last night for Newport County getting the start against Leyton Orient. The Welsh U21 rb joined the side on 16 October 2020 joining until 2nd January 2021. Congratulations on your debut Aaron!

Congratulations to Brendan Burke as he becomes the new Head Coach of the Colorado Switchbacks as they prepare for the 2021 USL Championship season. Brendan spent 5 years working in Philadelphia where he was the Head of Recruitment for the Philadelphia Union’s MLS side before accepting an offer to become the Head Coach of their […]

Congratulations to Billy Clarke on making his 150th appearance for Bradford City  in their 1-0 win against Cambridge United yesterday. The striker has played for the club over 3 separate spells before he returned to the Bantams on 16th July 2020. Congratulations Billy!

Inter Miami CF announced today that Lewis Morgan has been named the clubs Most Valuable Player in the Club’s inaugural season. The winger was fantastic through the entire season as he topped the clubs scoring and assists charts with 5 and 8 respectively as he helped the side clinch their spot in the MLS Playoffs. […]

Good luck to Connor Taylor as he joins Chester FC from Stoke City on a month loan. The 19 year old defender is set to join up at the Deva Stadium having already had a loan spell at Ashton United. Connor progressed through the ranks at Port Vale as well as playing for England Schoolboys. […]

Gary Mellor brokers deal between Global Institute of Sport and Inter Miami CF.

Matthew Wright made his SPL debut for Ross County against Rangers.

Abdi Mohamed is a Kenyan defender who currently plays for Greenville Triumph in the USL League One. He began his college career with the Ohio State Buckeyes where he played 58 times between 2015-17 scoring 9 goals. He transferred ahead of his senior year to join the Akron Zips making 24 appearances helping lead them […]

Ryley Kraft is an American who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL League One. He began his youth career with Sacramento Republic before being acquired by Orlando City B on 8th March 2017 where he went on to make 7 appearances. The 22 year old midfielder played for OKC Energy in 2018 before […]

Daniel Steedman is a Scottish midfielder who currently plays for Atlanta United 2 in the USL Championship. He played his college career for Virginia Cavaliers making 37 appearances between 2018-19 before signing an amateur contract with Charlotte Independence so he could retain his NCAA Eligibility. The 20 year old signed his first professional contract with […]

Danny Vitiello is an American goalkeeper who currently plays for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Championship. He played his college career for Albany Great Danes making 60 appearances over his 4 years between 2014-18. He signed his first professional contract on 8 January 2019 when he joined Nashville SC. The 6’2 keeper signed for Pittsburgh […]

Jean-Aniel Assi is a 16 year old winger who played for Royal Beauport before joining Montreal Impact in 2017. He is a regularly with the Academy’s U23 group and participated in the 2020 First team training camp. He was named on the CONCACAF U15 tournament All Star 11 in 2019. Beswicks Sports is delighted to […]

The FA has published its new criteria for the issue of a Governing Body Endorsement – essential for overseas players. Tim Bailey explains all.

Mateo Pinilla is a Colombian-American defender who currently plays for Houston Dynamo’s Academy. He is a regular with the USA Youth National team and has been with the Dynamo since U12. Mateo has stood out at every level to date which is why Houston rate him so highly. Mateo has represented the USA but is […]

Jake Jervis has extended his stay in Finland as the forward has signed until the summer of 2022. He made 10 appearances since joining the club in August 2020 before extending his contract with the club until the end of the 2022 season. Jake began his youth career at Wolverhampton Wanderers before he ended up […]

Congratulations to Jay Rodriguez as he extends his contract at Burnley until June 2022. The striker has scored 11 times this season for the Premier League side since returning to the club from West Bromwich Albion in July 2019. The former England international has scored 98 times and is looking to reach 3 figures against […]

Beswicks Sports has brokered a deal between Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor and Betbull.

Congratulations to Joe Bursik as he made his England U21 Debut last night where he kept a clean sheet in a 5-0 win against Albania in the UEFA Euro U21 Qualifying round.  Joe is currently on loan at Doncaster Rovers for the 2020 season having made 11 appearances so far. Congratulations Joe

Congratulations to Matthew Wright who made his debut for Ross County in a 3-0 win over Stirling Albion.

Rhys Bennett has signed for Carlisle United on a short term deal since leaving Peterborough at the end of the 2019/20 season. Rhys began his career at Bolton Wanderers where he signed his first professional contract in 2009. In 2012 he moved to Rochdale where he went on to make 110 appearances for The Dale […]

Congratulations to Hayden Campbell as he made his debut for Salford City last night as they won 2-1 against Rochdale in the Football League Trophy Group Stage. The first year pro came off the bench in the 59th minute with the score tied at 1-1 before playing a role in the winner! Well done Hayden!

Congratulations to Charlie Bell as he made his debut for Portsmouth last night as they lost 1-0 to West Ham United in the Football League Trophy Group stage. The second year scholar played 79 minutes in a Man of the Match performance where he was rated at a 9.1/10. Congratulations Charlie!

Congratulations to Sam Barratt as he made his debut for Fleetwood Town last night as they won 2-1 against Sunderland in the Football League Trophy Group Stage. The second year scholar came on in the 89th minute to get his first experience of professional football. Congratulations Sam!

Congratulations to Andy Fisher who made his debut for MK Dons yesterday in their defeat to Blackpool. Andy signed for MK Dons on Deadline Day ending his 9 year association with Blackburn Rovers. Congratulations on your debut Andy!

Dillon Phillips has signed for Cardiff City on a 3 year contract for an undisclosed fee. The 25 year old goalkeeper joined Charlton Athletic when he was 8 years old before progressing through their academy to become their #1 during their promotion winning season of 2018/19. Dillon made 46 Championship appearances last season keeping 9 […]

Aaron Lewis has signed for Newport County on loan as he joins the League Two side from Lincoln City. Aaron progressed through Swansea’s academy and made his professional debut  during a loan spell with Doncaster Rovers in the 2018/19 season. The Wales U21 rightback departed the Liberty Stadium last summer before signing a deal with […]

Andy Fisher has signed for MK Dons on a permanent deal from Blackburn Rovers. He played on loan for the side last season. The 22 year old goalkeeper progressed through the academy at Blackburn Rovers signing his first professional contract in January 2016. He made his senior debut for Rovers in August 2017 keeping a […]

Good luck to Tom Edwards as he joins Fleetwood Town on a season long loan from Stoke City. The 21 year old right back joins the Cod Army with more than 50 Premier League and Sky Bet Championship games under his belt since his debut in October 2017 against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. […]

Peter Kioso has joined Bolton Wanderers on loan from Championship side Luton Town until the end of the season. The 21 year old right back has featured twice for the Hatters playing in their Carabao Cup ties against Reading and Manchester United where he collected the Man of the Match awards at Old Trafford. Peter […]

Congratulations to Beckham Sunderland who becomes FC Cincinnati’s first ever Homegrown Player as he becomes available for the rest of the 2020 MLS regular season.

Mark Segbers has joined LAFC on loan from Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship. The 5’10 defender has joined the side with 7 games left of the regular season with his new side sitting in 4th place in the Western Conference. Segbers was the 9th overall selection in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by the […]

Dre Fortune was selected by his teammates as the Offensive Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player for North Carolina FC. Fortune has continued to grow and evolve as a player since 2017 where he became the first North Carolina FC Youth academy player to sign a contract with the first team. This […]

Matthew Wright is a Scottish forward who currently plays for Ross County. He was selected by North of Scotland U15 squad which is where he was originally scouted by the club. Matthew received his 2 year scholarship from Ross County when he was 15 where scored over 30 goals over the 2 years. He got […]

Well done to Sam Barratt as he got his first inclusion with the first team at Fleetwood Town as the 18 year old defender was named on the bench for their 3-0 win against Aston Villa U21s in the Football League Trophy. The defender currently sits in 3rd place with his U18 side in their […]

Rhys Brailsford is an English defender who is a first year scholar for Derby County. Rhys was born and raised in Derby and has been with the Rams academy since he was eight years old. He has played various different positions as he came through the academy but is most comfortable at right back where […]

The upcoming star Aidan Stone has been pushing for the number 1 shirt at Mansfield this past season and all his work has paid off now earning himself a new contract with the team for the upcoming season. Stone made 4 appearances last year for the Stags, starting 3 times in the League. Stone has […]

Mansfield Town’s solid back man shows his loyalty to the club and signs a new contract deal for the upcoming seasons. James Clarke played a crucial role for the squad last season’s making 17 appearances for the 1st team, 12 of which in the league. James is a young 20-year-old defender who shows real potential […]

Adam Davies has won Stoke City’s Player of the Month for September driven by Acorn Motor Group. The Welsh international kept 4 clean sheets in 5 games and fully deserved the fans votes to win the award. It’s his first award since joining The Potters in June 2019 after a promotion season with Barnsley where […]

Charlie Lakin has signed for Ross County on loan from English Championship side Birmingham City. He spent last season on loan for Stevenage making 20 appearances in League Two. Charlie made his Birmingham City debut in February 2018 and last played for the side in their EFL Cup loss to Cambridge United. Good luck Charlie!

Michael Petrasso has joined English National League side Barnet FC on loan from Canadian Premier League side York9 FC. The 25 year old Canadian International has signed a new contract with his CPL Side and will rejoin them at the end of June 2021. The winger began his career as an academy player in Toronto […]

Brody Paterson has joined Queens Park on a season long loan ahead. The 19 year old athletic left back is looking to get his first experience of first team football. The Celtic youngster recently signed a 3 year contract with The Bhoys keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023. Brody was a […]

Jamille Matt has scored his first goal of the season for Forest Green Rovers in their 1-1 draw with Walsall. His side has 26 shots compared to Walsall’s 2 but unfortunately couldn’t break down their resolute defence. Jamille joined Forest Green on 20th July as the 6’4 forward joined from Newport County where he played […]

Everyone at Beswicks Sports was delighted to see Hayden Campbell involved with the first team yesterday in Salford City’s 2-0 victory over Morecambe in the Football League Trophy. It was Hayden’s first time on the bench for Salford since joining the club from Port Vale. Congratulations Hayden

Hayden Campbell has signed for Salford City after spending 11 years at Port Vale. He captained the side in his second year completing his scholarship where he played predominately as a #10 just off the striker after being pushed further forward from his usual  box to box midfield position. Salford announced Hayden signing on 23rd […]

Congratulations to Tom Bloxham as the young forward made his first team debut last night in Shrewsbury Town’s 3-0 victory against Newcastle United U21s in the Football League Trophy Group stages. The 16 year old began his youth career at Leicester City at 8 years old after being scouted playing for a local side. He […]

Mitchell Curry is an English 21 year old striker who progressed through the academy at Middlesborough before signing his first professional contract in 2016. Sunderland announced the signing of Mitchell on Thursday 17th September 2020. Good luck Mitchell!

Luke Zona is a central defender who currently plays for Walsall Under 18s. He joined the club for his scholarship after progressing through Burton’s Academy from U12s. He played every game last year for The Saddlers U18s as a first year scholar and broke through to their U23s for the second half of the season. […]

Adam Davies and his Stoke City side opened their 2020/21 Championship season with a goalless draw away to Millwall. Michael O’Neill introduced the 3-5-2 system at the end of last season to help secure Championship survival for The Potters and he chose to utilise it again during yesterday’s campaign opener against Millwall. It’s a structure […]

Charlton Athletic fans were over the moon with the performance of Alfie Doughty yesterday after he scored his first goal on the opening day of the League One season vs Crewe Alexandra. Doughty played on the right of a front 3 for Charlton yesterday showed his qualities once again as he gave his side the […]

Congratulations to Elliot Osbourne as he made his League Debut for Stevenage in their 1-1 draw away at Barrow on the opening weekend of the League Two Season. The 24 year old attacking midfielder joined The Boro from from Stockport County where he made 82 appearances since joining them in 2018 where he had played […]

Good luck to Cameron Breadner as he heads to Station Park on loan until 3rd January 2021. The 19 year old forward was born in Paisley and progressed through St Mirren’s academy before featuring in their first team squad on a number of occasions. Good luck Cameron!

Jack Ruddy is an English Goalkeeper who began his career for Rangers before emigrating to Spain in 2010 where he played for Real Murcia. In 2014 Jack returned to the the UK signing for Bury where he made his professional debut on 14th November 2015 in League One against Gillingham. The following summer he signed […]

Congratulations to Dayne St Clair as he made his MLS debut for Minnesota United keeping a clean sheet in their 4-0 win against Real Salt Lake last night. The Loons have moved up to 3rd in the Western Conference as they look to better last years 4th place finish. The 6’5 Canadian Youth International goalkeeper […]

Lasse Sorensen has made his debut for MK Dons since joining The Dons on Friday on a season long loan from Stoke City. It was a successful 90 mins for the Danish Youth International against Coventry in the EFL Cup where he finished with his passing stats of 90% Total Pass Completion with 6/6 Successful […]

Jonathan Bond has signed a new contract keeping him at The Hawthorns. On 16 July 2018 Bond joined West Bromwich Albion and was part of the 2019/20 squad that got the Baggies back promoted to the Premier League. Jonathan has 7 caps for England at U21 & U20, however he previously played for Wales at […]

David Button has arrived at The Hawthorns from Brighton and Hove Albion ahead of the Baggies’ upcoming Premier League campaign. The goalkeeper came through the ranks at Tottenham Hotspur progressing through the academy. He signed for Charlton Athletic in 2012 before completing moves to Brentford, Fulham and then Brighton who he joined in 2018. David […]

Lasse Sorensen has joined MK Dons on loan from Stoke City for the 2020/21 season where he featured 6 times for the Potters last season all coming after the 2019/20 campaign restarted in June. The Denmark U20 International will be looking to make his debut tomorrow for his new side against Coventry in the EFL […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has made 2020 a very testing year for everyone, and that’s been no different to those in the world of football. With leagues in every continent put on hold, players were tasked with keeping themselves in shape during the lockdown in order to be ready when matches resumed. But along with the […]

Liam Trotter has signed for Bromley ahead of the 2020/21 season. The experienced midfielder became the first addition to the squad having joined from Orange County SC in California,USA. He started his career at Ipswich Town breaking through to the first team before loan spells at Millwall, Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United. He returned to […]

Lewis Morgan has received his first man of the match award for his Inter Miami side in their MLS match last night against Nashville. This is Lewis’ first season outside Scotland as he broke through to first team football playing for St Mirren in the Scottish Championship where he was their star man in their […]

Stoke City have progressed to the second round of the Carabao Cup after their penalty shootout victory over Blackpool at the bet365 Stadium. After 90 minutes the game was tied at 0-0 the two sides headed to penalties before Adam Davies denied Oliver Sarkic and Keshi Anderson to help The Potters progress to the next […]

Inter Miami CF earned their first victory in Club history with a 3-2 win over Orlando City SC in its first match at Inter Miami CF Stadium. Congratulations to both Lewis Morgan and Jay Chapman on being part of history for their new MLS side. Lewis joined in January 2020 from Celtic where the Scottish […]

Congratulations to 18 year old forward Cameron Harper who was on Celtic’s bench for the first time yesterday in their 1-0 win against Dundee United. He was also included into the preliminary Champions League Squad for their qualifiers. Cameron signed a long term deal with Nike as the young forward continued to score goals and […]

Congratulations to Matt Polster on making his MLS Debut for New England Revolution in they 0-0 draw with Philadelphia Union. Polster was immense as a deep-lying midfielder recording seven possessions gained and led the Revs in passing percentage (89.2 percent) where he completed 58 of his 65 passes. Matt had signed for the Revs following […]

Congratulations to Patrick Metcalfe on making his MLS Debut last night for the Vancouver Whitecaps as he got the start against Toronto FC. He played 90 minutes in a central midfield role in a 1-0 loss. Patrick made his Debut for the Whitecaps during the MLS Is Back tournament in a 4-3 loss against Seattle […]

Good luck to Romaine Sawyers and Jonathan Bond ahead of their upcoming Premier League season with West Bromwich Albion. The Baggies unfortunately got relegated to the Championship back in 2017/18 where our very own Jay Rodriguez finished the season as the clubs top scorer. Slaven Bilić’s side have been working hard in the first week […]

Ryan Jay is an English centre forward who currently plays for Stoke City. Ryan has been at Stoke City since he was 7 years old and has recently signed his 2 year scholarship with the Potters. He is a quick technical player with an eye for goal and will look to lead the line for […]

Nick Hayes has signed for Salford City ahead of the 2020 season. He played the full 90 minutes for his new side in the Ammies first pre-season friendly against Crewe Alexandra. He came through the youth ranks at Ipswich Town before signing for Norwich City The 21 year old keeper has also represented England at […]

Daniel Iversen started his career in his native Denmark with Esbjerg before his move to Leicester City in January 2016. He has since completed loan moves in League Two with Oldham Athletic making 49 appearances before joining Rotherham United for their 2019/20 season where they got promoted to the Championship. He now heads to the […]

Alex MacDonald who left Mansfield Town earlier this summer, is reunited with former boss Steve Evans having played under the Gills Manager at Field Mill during the 2017/18 campaign. Alex spent three-and-a-half years at previous club Mansfield, playing in 123 games before deciding he wanted to take on a new challenge. The energetic midfielder has […]