Matt Wain

Belper Town is delighted to announce the signing of Attacking Winger Luke Shaw from Leamington FC. Prior to his stint at Step 2, Luke spent several seasons in the Coalville Town side that regularly finished at the top end of Step 3 as well as going on an FA Cup journey where Luke scored the winner away at Notts County before going on to play at Charlton Athletic. Manager Lee Attenborough has been after Luke for a number of years, so is understandably delighted to finally seal the deal. Luke is recovering from a minor injury so will not be available for tomorrow but will likely be involved Boxing Day/New Years Day. Welcome to the Nailers Luke!

🚨 BIG Signing Alert 🚨 After a summer long chase, Lee Attenborough has finally got his man as powerful forward Jacob Fenton joins the Nailers having scored 27 goals and registered 17 assists in all competitions last season for Anstey Nomads, finishing 2nd top scorer in the NPL Midlands. A massive signing for the club and a big welcome to Jacob! Pending the usual FA and league approvals, Jacob will be in the squad for Saturday’s FA Trophy game vs Newcastle Town.

Belper Town are thrilled to announce the permanent return of Jacob Gratton from Cleethorpes Town on a season long contract, for a minor, nominal fee. Jacob needs no introduction to Nailers supporters and will bring some real quality to our attacking areas as Lee Attenborough looks to strengthen. Paperwork has been submitted ahead of the deadline, so, pending league and FA approval, Jacob will be in the squad for tomorrow’s game. Welcome back to the club! 🟡⚫️

𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢 Here is the official Belper Town FC team photo for the 2025/26 season! 📸 𝖬𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖲𝗆𝗂𝗍𝗁

@ChrisWh95 @sophwoodwardd @BelperTownFC 😂 neither did I mate

@sophwoodwardd @BelperTownFC Didn’t know @MattWain2 could move like this 🤣🤣

@BelperTownFC Pre season Pilates 👏🏼👏🏼 a very good effort by all and a great evening! 💛🖤

Belper Town are delighted to confirm the permanent signing of Tavonga Kuleya following his release from Doncaster Rovers. Tav was electric for us in his loan spell last season, chipping in with some important goals before a hamstring injury brought his season to a premature close. A player that manager Lee Attenborough thinks can go back through the levels, he will add even more strength to the Nailers forward options. Welcome back Tav! 🖤💛

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 Belper Town are delighted to announce the return of popular attacking player James Tague. He spent last season at Anstey Nomads, notching 14 goals as they made the playoffs in the NPL Midlands. Welcome back to the club James! 💛🖤

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 Belper Town are delighted to confirm the signing of 27 year old powerful forward Kingsley Adu-Gyamfi from NPL West side Kidsgrove Athletic. Kingsley makes the move to the Nailers having spent several seasons in the West Division and was top scorer for Kidsgrove last season with 18 goals. Welcome to the Nailers Kingsley! 🖤💛

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 Belper Town are delighted to announce the capture of versatile defender/midfielder Micah Edwards who has spent the last five seasons amassing over 130 appearances for Step Three side Barwell. Prior to stepping into non-league, Micah came through the ranks at Derby County and has caught manager Lee Attenborough’s eye over a number of years. Welcome to the Nailers Micah! 🖤💛

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 (𝗂𝗌𝗁) Belper Town are delighted to announce the (re!) signing of Keaton August. Manager Lee Attenborough made it a priority to try and bring the pacy winger back to the club after his impact in the first half of last season and we look forward to seeing him in a Nailers shirt once again! Welcome back Keats! 💛🖤

𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 We are delighted to confirm the final player retentions today, these being Kevin Bastos and Harry Draper. However Harry’s return comes with a but, as manager Lee Attenborough explains: “Harry has committed to the Nailers for next season, however, after some recent scan results revealed some extensive damage to his knee, he will spend a lengthy amount of time on the sidelines undergoing rehabilitation. “Unfortunately at present, it is difficult to put a time scale on his full recovery”

𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 Today we are delighted to announce four more players who have committed to another season with the Nailers! They are: • Lewis Austin • Curtis Burrows • Jonathan Wafula • Bradley Munns

𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 We’re happy to be in a position to announce our retained list and will be doing it position by position so we can make a special effort to welcome back the players who served us so well last season. Here are the first six who will be pulling on the yellow and black again next season: • Kieran Preston • Ben Rhodes • Jack Broadhead • Ioan Evans • Louis Keenan • Tom Zerboni

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗟𝗘𝗘 & 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧! We are delighted to announce that Lee Attenborough and Matthew Wain have tonight agreed new two-year contracts to continue their fantastic work at the Raygar Stadium! Congratulations to both 🤝💛🖤

@masonwarren97 @BelperTownFC All the best mate, thanks for everything 🖤💛

Now the dust has settled, I want to say a big thank you to everyone at @BelperTownFC for a great couple of years. A fantastic club with great people on and off the pitch. Huge thanks to the fans for all the support. Time for pastures new—let’s see what next season brings⚽️

Amazing support all season, thank you to everyone 🖤💛 final push now 💪

@MikeWard2911 @leeatts90 The very least you all deserve for the miles you do and the support you give us mate! Us and the lads appreciate it more than a hand shake can show 💛🖤

Congratulations to Lee and Matt who brought up 100 games in charge with today’s win!

From everyone at Belper Town FC we wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Have a fantastic day and we’ll see you tomorrow 💛🖤