Shane Baptiste has made a number of signings ahead of his return as Woodford Town First Team Manager, which properly kicks off later this week when we travel to Catons Lane to face Saffron Walden Town on the opening day of the Essex Senior League season.

Retained Players

Andre Anderson
Jaedon Phillips
James Runham

We are delighted that Andre, Jaedon and James have all committed to the Club for the upcoming season. All three have previously worked under Shane Baptiste during his previous tenure at Ashton's, and we look forward to seeing them back in a Woodford Town shirt throughout the 2026/27 campaign.

New signings

Emmanuel Sergio - formerly of White Ensign.
Uko Oji - formerly of Leyton Orient Academy.
Solomon Ofori - previously won the ESL title and promotion through the play-offs.
Jahziah Blackford - won Young Player of the Season during the 2025/26 campaign at Frenford.
Tanel Ayvaz - previously played at Step Four with Sporting Bengal United and Haringey Borough.
Sidi Haidara - previously won promotion from the ESL with Sporting Bengal United.
Angus Hastings - joins from Cockfosters, where he started in the FA Vase Final last season.
Ashlee Jones - reached the FA Youth Cup Final in 2005 and has had an esteemed career in non-league.

We are delighted to welcome all seven new signings to Ashton's, and we can't wait to see how they fare when they pull on the yellow and blue shirt for the first time in the 2026/27 campaign.

Returning Players

The following players have all returned to Ashton's, most following a short time away at various clubs throughout the non-league pyramid.

Kahlil Kirwan-Meade
Sam Owusu
Ollie Sotoyinbo
Marko Protic
Miles Mitchell-Nelson
Mike Agboola
James Jewers
Normand Kebi
Manny Martins
Luke Steele
Eli Benoit
Manny Martins
Jibran Ahmed

We are delighted that the trailing ten players have all returned to Ashton's, and we cannot wait to see them back in yellow and blue. Each player was a huge part of the side that reached the Third Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup last season, and we are hoping that they will be able to provide many more magical moments in the coming campaign, and in years to come in IG8.

Departing Players:

Manny Agboola
Pharrell Chinyere
Martin Arnauchkov
Jake Boxer
Ben Thomas
Jermaine Anderson
Mo Kebe
Ryan Hervel
Denzel Effah
Dimi Christou
Tolani Odetoyinbo
Sam May-Parrott
Myles John
Yemi Adelani
Myles Weekes
Billy Barr
Fenton Kehinde
Nicholas Solomon
George Lusardi

We would like to thank each player for their commitment to Woodford Town FC throughout the course of their spells at the Club, and wish them the best of luck for the future. The door is never closed at Ashton,'s and we hope that we will see them all at some point across the forthcoming season.