The Salford City Gazette
Squad17 Aug 2026
53 days out for Jack Arnoll after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Salford City will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Ben Cisse due for a Salford City medical
Everything agreed with West Bromwich Albion, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
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.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Wigan Athletic tell Salford City: Joe Whitworth is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Daniel Udoh gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market17 Aug 2026
Salford City promote Liam Lawrence from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Liam Lawrence 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
One of our own: John King joins the Salford City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. John King 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
Salford City promote Luke Jones from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luke Jones 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
One of our own: Jason Hill joins the Salford City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jason Hill is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Words exchanged at Salford City
- Transfer targets A loan move for Harrison McMahon is in the works
- Player ratings Luke Garbutt stands above it all