The Salford City Gazette
Squad17 Aug 2026
Mark Howard keeps Salford City in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Salford City
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Daniel Chesters runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Salford City rebuffed over Nathan Trott
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Cardiff City have kept their man, and Salford City go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Salford City supporters have found a favourite in Kallum Cesay
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Kallum Cesay has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Robert Harris joins the Salford City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robert Harris is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Mark Morris steps up from the Salford City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mark Morris has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Joshua Miller steps up from the Salford City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joshua Miller has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Salford City promote Benjamin Howard from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Benjamin Howard has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Kallum Cesay at his very best
- Transfer targets Salford City try to borrow Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson
- Match Salford City share the spoils with Newport County