National League

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Kidderminster Harriers have made two signings before Saturday's FA Cup first Round tie with Doncaster Rovers at Aggborough.

Sam Austin has signed on loan until the end of the season and young Middlesbrough striker Layton Campbell has joined on a short-time loan initially until January.

Austin, 29, left Aggborough after six seasons to join Notts County in 2023 and was part of the Magpies side that won promotion back to the EFL in his first season.

He moved on to Southend in the summer of 2025 but now re-joins a Harriers team who have slipped to 13th in the National League after failing to win any of their last eight games.

Their only victory during that time was the 2-1 FA Cup fourth qualifying round win at home to Solihull Moors which earned them Saturday's tie against League One strugglers Rovers (15:00 GMT).

Former Blackpool youth team player Campbell, 20, has been with Boro since last season after scoring 15 goals in 16 games for non-league Whitley Bay.

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Eastleigh have signed Charlton Athletic defender Joshua Laqeretabua on a short-term loan deal.

The 21-year-old centre-half spent the first month of the season on loan at Dorking Wanderers where he played five times.

Laqeretabua has made 10 senior appearances for Charlton, with one of them coming in the Championship last season.

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Altrincham have signed forward Pharrell Brown for their National League campaign.

Brown, 21, was without a club after leaving Hull City in the summer after two seasons with the Tigers, but he made 11 appearances on loan for Hartlepool United last season.

The Robins, who are seventh in the table, have not revealed the length of Brown's deal.

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Hornchurch have signed defender Harry Taylor on loan from fellow National League side Southend United.

The 29-year-old will be with the Urchins until 3 January 2027.

Taylor has made nine appearances for Southend this season, and 168 in total since joining the Shrimpers from Barnet in 2022.

Prior to his switch to Southend, he had previously had loan spells at Hampton & Richmond, Staines Town and Woking.

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Barrow have signed Pijus Otegbayo on loan from Championship club Stoke City until January.

The 19-year-old Irish defender made three league appearances for the Potters last season, but has not featured in this campaign.

Otegbayo, who goes straight into the starting line-up for the game with Boston United (15:00 GMT) is the younger brother of Sheffield Wednesday player Gabriel.

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FC Halifax Town have signed defender Lucas Houghton on a month-long loan deal from Championship side Blackburn Rovers.

The 19-year-old right-back made his debut for Rovers' senior team in their 2-1 defeat by Sheffield United in the Carabao Cup in August.

He joins in time to be available for selection for the Shaymen's home fixture against Yeovil Town on Saturday [12:30 GMT].

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AFC Fylde have signed midfielder Archie Lang on a two-year deal.

The 21-year-old joins, having left Bamber Bridge earlier this week, where he made a total of 15 appearances this season.

He could make his debut in Friday's National League fixture against Hornchurch, the club said.

"It's been a long time coming, but I'm really happy to be here, and I'm just ready to kick on now," he said.

"I want to push myself, and this feels like the right place to do so."