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THE SQUAD YATE TOWN FC
Mike Baker
Ioan Richards Tom Richards Barney Soady Defender/ Jack Stanley
Midfielder
The no-nonsense centre The former Bristol City Jack was initially a scholar at
Ioan started his playing
back returns to the club after Swindon Town and has
careers with a scholarship at youngster joins us from Bath Barney was released from
Cheltenham Town, oad
his spell at Lodge R City where he has spent the Bristol City at the end of last appeared for Salisbury,
under Polly Britton in season after playing in their Thatcham Town and
captaining the youth team. last three seasons,
On leaving Cheltenham Ioan becoming one of their under 23 side and was Swindon Supermarine,
2017/18 season.
signed for Gloucester city in longest serving players. impressive against the before taking time away
He has since played for Bluebells when featuring from Senior football whilst
the NLN, which also included
Larkhall Athletic and more Tom, also had a loan spell at against us last pre season. A focusing on his final year of
a month on loan to
recently with Frome Town. Truro City in the National left sided player with studies at Hartpury. Whilst
Slimbridge. At the start of
last summer he joined League South during his excellent potential, Barney studying Jack continued to
Baker was a schoolboy at time on the books at Bristol will be an exciting addition play in Hartpury's University
Taunton Town and as a
League One Bristol Rovers City. this season side before returning to
member of last season’s
during his early years in senior football this pre
league championship squad
football with his other season.
previous clubs, including
Mangotsfield United and Odd
Down.
Kyle Tooze - Striker
Jamal Salawu - Forward Rex Mannings - Midfield
Kyle Tooze - StrikerY Leighton Tuodolo -
SPONSORED B
CALLUM PARKS Full Back One for the future. Jamal Former Oxford City academy
The experienced forward will signed from Keynsham Town player Rex spent a season
be a familiar face at Lodge New addition Leighton joins in February 2023 and made with Bristol Manor Farm
Road having played for us us from Chippenham Town his full Yate debut against before joining Frome Town
back in 2018. He's a profilic where he was part of their Beaconsfield Town. midway through the 2018/19
goalscorer, and having development setup. Having Previously with Pontypridd season. The right-sided
played at National League previously played Southern United midfielder spent five seasons
South level he will add some League Football for Paulton . in Somerset where he
much needed firepower to Rovers and Slimbridge, became a firm favourite with
the Yate Town forward line. Leighton steps up to the the Robins fans. Was given
Toozey follows the Premier Division South the chance to make the next
Management team from hoping to cement a regular step in his football career
Paulton Rovers where he is spot in the team. when Bath City signed him in
currently top goal scorer in July 2022. Rex joined Yate
the Southern League Town on loan in February
Division 1 South. 2023.