The Salford City Gazette
Match15 Aug 2026
A hiding for Salford City
Beaten 1‑4 by Newport County, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Jack Foster steps up from the Salford City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jack Foster 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
Stephen Collins steps up from the Salford City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stephen Collins 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 Daniel Brown from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Brown 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Salford City promote John Hall from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. John Hall 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Kelly Saravanan was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 17. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Salford City dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Salford City
Travis Akomeah and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Transfer targets Salford City ask about Ben Wilson
- Transfer targets Salford City ask about Stevie Bausor