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Adam Lakeland (Manager)
Born: 20 November, 1984 Age 39
Appointed manager 28th September 2023 moving from Curzon Ashton where he was appointed manager October 2021.
A UEFA A Qualified coach his previous managerial postitons being at Farsley Celtic (2017-21) and Northwich Victoria (2016).
Prior to these appointments he was assistant manager at Curzon Ashton (2012-15).

Samuel Walker (Assistant Manager)
Squad number 28

Born: 15 April 1987 Stockport Age 37
Appointed 28th September 2023 moving from Curzon Ashton where he held a similar role and also played as a midfielder.
He made one appearance for Curzon in the 2023-24 season having made 32 appearances in the previous season, scoring twice.
Walker is a UEFA B Qualified Coach whose former clubs include Halifax, Salford, Stockport, Macclesfield, Chorley and Farsley Celtic.
Appearances:
2023-24 - 9 (+3)

Finlay Barnes (Midfield)
Squad Number 20

Born: Great Yarmmouth, 3rd January 2001 Age 23
Signed 29 August 2024 having departed Braintree Town by mutual consent.
He was part of Norwich City’s Under-16 team during the 2016-17 season but also played for the Under-18s and had a spell on loan at Dereham Town.
When his contract with the Canaries ended he joined Norwich United in August 2019, moving on to Leiston in June 2020 scoring 35 goals in 117 games.
He joined Conference side York City in July 2023 and the following month was loaned to Darlington.
The remainder of the 2023-24 season saw him make six appearances for York City (three starts) and have two loan spells at Scarborough, playing against Lynn in both National League North league encounters.
Patrick Boyes (Goal keeper)
Squad Number 21

Born: Womersley, 25th September 2002 Age 22

Signed 25th June 2024 having been released from Fleetwood Town U21s the previous month.
Doncaster based, he was an U18 player with spells at Hull, Huddersfield and Grimsby, joining Hartlepool United in November 2022.
While there he had a loan periods with Pontefract, Liversedge and Stockton and then joined Fleetwood Town in July 2023 joining FC United of Manchester on loan, making 30 appearances.
Dylan Crowe (Defender)
Squad Number 23

Born: Ipswich 13 April 2001 Age 23
Signed 12th January 2024 from Torquay United.

Crowe progressed through the ranks of Ipswich Town during which time he had a spell on loan to Leiston.
He moved to Torquay on a free transfer in July 2022 spending a month in 2023 on loan to Havant & Waterlooville making two appearances.
For Torquay he made 14 National League South appearances (2 starts) inthe 2023-24 season.
Appearances:
2023-24 - 18 (+1)

Josh Coulson (Defender)
Squad Number 6

Born: Cambridge, 28 Jan, 1989 Age 35
Signed from Southend United 6th February 2022 initially on a month's loan that was then extended to the end of the season.
Renewed for the 2023-24 season and taken on role of manager of the U23 team.
Experienced defender who made over 273 appearances (14 goals) for Cambridge United between 2007-2018 before moving to Leyton Orient following a successful loan spell (15 appearances), he the made 117 appearances between 2018-21 in the 4 years he was at the club.
Coulson joined Southend in June 2021 making 8 league appearances, including one against Lynn at The Walks.
Appearances:
2021-22 - 21 (+0) 1 goal
2022-23 - 52 (+1) 8 goals
2023-24 - 47 (+1) 5 goals

Ross Crane (Winger/attack)
Squad Number 14

Born: Ipswich 26 July 2002 Age 22
Signed 24 May 2024 from Leiston Town.
His early football saw him at Colchester United’s Academy and then AFC Sudbury for the 2018-19 season before moving on to Bury Town and then to Ipswich U21s making one first-team appearance as an 82nd substitute in a 2-0 win against Gillingham in an Papa John’s (EFL) Trophy group match in October, 2020.
While with Ipswich he had loan spells with Concord Rangers and Bury Town.
He joined Needham Market in June 2022 following his release from Ipswich Town.
For Leiston, he made 47 appearances in the 2023-24 season scoring 13 goals.
Bartosz Cybulski (Centre forward)
Squad Number 19

Born: Poland, 15th October 2002 Age 22
Signed 22 August 2023 on a two year contract having been one of a host of players to be released by Derby County at the end of the 2022-23 season after failing to force himself into the plans of head coach Paul Warne.
Starting his youth career with Nottingham Forest, the six foot six inch centre forward was a member of Ram’s Academy at U18 and U21 levels who had loan periods with Matlock Town (one goal in six appearances), Solihull Moors and AFC Fylde in the 2022-23 season
For Solihull, his appearances were mostly from the bench, making eleven appearances, two starts, and scoring three goals.
Joining Fylde in March 2023 he made seven appearances, four starts, including the match at The Walks.
For the Rams he made four Championship appearances in 2021-22, one start, and, last season, two appearances in the EFL Trophy.

Transfered to Spalding United 24 September 2024 for an undisclosed fee.
Appearances:
2023-24 - 25 (+16) 9 goals
2024-25 - 0 (+4)

Cameron Forde-Brown (Attacking midfielder)
Squad Number 22

Born: 7 March 2003 Age 21
Spent nine years at Southend United including a loan spell with AFC Sudbury for who he made eight appearances at the end of the 2021-22 season. The following season saw him appear for Marlow and Coggeshall Town. Joined King's Lynn Town U23s and had a spell on loan to Ipswich Wanderers in the 2023-24 season.
Loaned to Felixstowe & Walton United at the beginning of 2024-25.
Appearances:
2023-24 - 0 (+4) 0

Josh Hmami (Attacking midfielder)
Squad Number 7

Born: Oldham 17 Dec 1999 Age 24
Signed 17 June 2024. Previously with Southport but declined a contract renewal as he searched for full time football.
He made 103 appearances for Southport having made his debu in August 2021, scoring 11 goals.
His youth career saw him at Bolton Wanderers’ Academy, Barnsley Under-16s and then a two-year scholarship with Accrington Stanley Under-18s.
He joined Welsh Premier League club TNS in 2019 which saw him have loan spells with FC United and Ramsbottom, transferring to Marine for the 2020-21 season.

Tommy Hughes
Squad Number 8


Born: Ipswich 28 Oct, 2000 Age 24
Signed 1st January 2023 from Ipswich Town.
Signed on schoolboy forms in 2008 and then Ipswich Academy in July 2017, and he had loan spells with Bury Town, Lowestoft Town and Leiston before making his debut on 8 October 2019 as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Gillingham in the EFL Trophy and made two further substitute appearances in the EFL Trophy and FA Cup during the season. He was out of the game for nearly two years through injury but made a dream comeback in the U23 team against QPR in January 2022, scoring a hat trick in the 4-2 win.
Hughes joined Torquay United on loan in August with the intention that he would stay until the end of the 2022 but he returned to Portman Road after making two appearances (one start) in order to get more regular first team football with Ipswich Under 23s.
Appearances:
2022-23 - 11 (+6) 1 goal
2023-24 - 14 (+9) 1 goal

Ben Isaacson
Squad Number 18

Born: Cambridge, Dec 02, 2002 Age 21
Isaacson started out at Norwich City Academy, being released at Under 16 level, before joining the Linnets' Academy in the summer of 2021.
Loaned to Ely City and then Corby Town November 2023 (8 appearances), ending the season on loan to Bury Town.
On two year contract at Lynn starting July 2023.
Departed Lynn 10th September 2024 - contract ended by mutual consent enabling him to seek first team football elsewhere.
Subsequently joined AFC Sudbury.
Appearances:
2023-24 - 5 (+1)

Paul Jones (Goalkeeper/Coach)
Squad Number 1

Born: Maidstone, 28 June 1986 Age 38
Signed June 2021.
Jones began his career with the youth system of Charlton Athletic in 2001 before signing for Leyton Orient's youth system in 2002.
Although not making a first team appearance there he impressed youth coach Alex Inglethorpe sufficiently to follow him to Exeter City when Inglethorpe became manager there and went on to make 158 league appearances.
After a loan period with Peteborough United he joined Posh on a free transfer in June 2011.
After his first season with Peterborough he rejected the opportunity to stay and moved on to Crawley Town making 92 league appearances before joining Portsmouth in June 2014. He made 55 league appearances for Pompey in his two seasons with which also saw him loaned back to Crawley for seven weeks.
He then spent two seasons with Norwich as third choice keeper making just the one league cup appearance.
Jones returned to Exeter at the beginning January 2018 on loan for the remainder of that season and was released subsequently by the Canaries.
Following a trial with Kilmarnock he joined Fleetwood in August 2018 making three appearances in this season for them before joining Sheffield Wednesday as third choice keeper making the first team squad on eight occasions but not playing and leaving in July 2020.
Appointed player-coach soon after the departure on manager Tommy Widdrington in April 2023.
Appearances:
2021-22 - 48 (+0)
2022-23 - 39 (+0)
2023-24 - 45 (+0)

Kyle Callan-McFadden (central defender)
Squad Number 4

Born: Ramelton , County Donegal, Ireland 20 April 1995 Age 29
Signed 20th November 2020 when he moved to Norfolk for family reasons, leaving League of Ireland club Sligo Rovers.
Agreed two year contract with Lynn, June 2021.
The centre back joined Norwich City’s Academy at the age of 16 as a first year scholar in the summer of 2011 having impressed in trials.
McFadden began with Irish side Swilly Rovers with whom he was capped at Republic of Ireland Under-16 level and he then received further caps with Norwich at Under 17 level.
He helped the Canaries win the FA Youth Cup playing in both legs of the final against Chelsea.
He made his first team debut for the Canaries on 28 July 2014 in a friendly against OGC Nice and his professional debut in Norwich's 3–1 League Cup second round victory against Crawley Town in August 2014, playing the full 90 minutes.
He was released by Norwich at the end of the 2014–15 season but later played for Ireland's Under21s.
He moved on to join Orlando City B in October 2015.
On 2 December 2016, Callan-McFadden was signed by Sligo Rovers of the League of Ireland Premier Division, making over one hundred appearances, scoring five times.
Apart from playing for the Canaries, McFadden also has links with Norfolk via his wife who has family in Tasburgh.
“If fans come to see me they can expect to see hard tackles, powerful heading, and a player that’s good with the ball at his feet,” Callan-McFadden is quoted as saying in an On The Ball City match-day programme.
Appearances:
2020-21 - 34 (-) 0 goals
2021-22 - 16 (-) 0 goals
2022-23 - 22 (+6) 0 goals
2023-24 - 46 (+0) 2 goals
Paulius Falcao (Central Defender)
Squad Number 36

A member of the KLTFC U19 Academy who was with Norwich City's U12 and U14 Academy, Dersingham Rovers U16s and Heacham FC.
He made 36 appearances for Heacham in the 2023-24 season (27 starts) scoring once. For the Linnets’ U19s in the same season he scored seven goals from 19 appearances and 8 appearances, 1 goal, for the U23s. On contract June 2024 and joined Deeping Rangers on loan at the beginning of the 2024-25 season.

Cody Johnson (Central midfield)
Squad Number 30

Born: Oldham 3rd Octber 2004 Age 20
Signed 6th August 2024 on loan from Stockport County until January 1st 2025.
The 19 year old central midfielder played against Lynn when on a loan spell with Banbury United in February 2023 and was an unused substitute when Scarborough Athletic visited The Walks in January 2024.
In addition to his loan spells at Banbury and Scarborough he also had a very brief spell with Rochdale which saw him included in the squad for the opening day of the 2023-4 season but he was then recalled.
A product of County’s Academy he also had a spell on loan to Stockport Town.
He made four League Two appearances for Stockport in the 2023-24 season.
Ethan Lack (Defensive midfield)
Squad Number 34

Born: Northampton 14 December 2003 Age 20
Signed for Lynn for the 2022-23 season and was part of the Academy Under 23 team for 23-24 making 15 appearances. Had a loan period with Daventry in October 2022 and also played for Thame United.
Formerly with Northampton U18s, captaining the team in 2021-22.
Tyler Key (Goal Keeper)
Squad Number 31

Born: Cambridge 2005
Played for his home club at Under 16 level in 2020-21 season and Cambridge United 19s in the 2021-22 season.
Made his first team debut for Ely City in January 2023 making 18 appearances and signing for King's Lynn in October 2023.
Joined Deeping Rangers for the 2024-25 season,
Jonathon Margetts (Forward)
Squad Number 10

Born: Doncaster, 28 September 1993 Age 31
Signed 19th January 2024 from Matlock Town.
A former Hull, Tranmere Rovers, Scunthorpe, and Boston United player who went gone on to play for a variety of clubs including Tadcaster, Frickley Athletic, Belper, Stamford and then Matlock Town.
He made his Stamford debut in January 2022 scoring 13 goals from 15 appearances by the end of the season. In 2022-23 he scored 36 goals in 40 competitive appearances but moved to Matlock following Stamford’s switch to the Southern League which was too much for the Doncaster based player.
For Matlock he scored 28 goals in as many matches (or 33 in 30 if those games against now defunct Marske United are included).
Appearances:
2023-24 - 14 (+2) 9 goals
Josh McCammon (Midfielder)
Squad Number 11

Born: Huntingdon, 7 July 1999 Age 25
Signed 30 June 2024 Josh McCammon from Peterborough Sports.
McCammon joined Peterbrough Sports from Northampton Town Under 18s in 2017 and played 150 games for Sports, scorinng 39 goals.
He was almost ever present in the 2023-24 season for Sports, just missing the 1-1 drawing against Lynn at Lincoln Road.
Emmanuel Oke (Defender/midfielder)
Squad Number 38

Born: Gravesend 27 Oct 2002 Age 22
Signing announced 26th June 2023, Oke was allowed to leave previous club Margate in order to try playing at a hight level and given a two year contract at Lynn with a further option.
The midfielder/defender Emmanuel made 25 appearances for Margate in the 2022-23 season, scoring once, with a disciplinary record of four cautions and one dismissal.
The previous season saw him at Mangotsfield United where he made 20 appearances and prior to that he was with Corinthian.
Playing football from the age of five he was involved with Arsenal Grassroot Soccer, Charlton Centre of Excellence and Dartford Reds Under 11s and then Dartford Academy.
Went on season long loan to Bishop's Stortford 15 Decemder 2023.
Appearances:
2023-24 - 9 (+7)
Gold Omotayo (striker)
Squad Number 9

Born: Zurich, 27 January 1994 Age 30
In his second spell with the club having first signed in July 2021 on a two year deal having declined the offer of pre-season with his previous club Wrexham.
Full name Gold Ire Omotayo Agbomoagan, a 6ft 4in striker.
Starting with FC Zurich as a goal-keeper he switched to an outfield player in his early teens. He played regional football with FC Schlieren and FC Wettswil-Bonstetten before coming to England and joining Isthmian League Premier Division side Whitehawk in July 2017.
A record of 11 goals in 16 games earned him a trial at Bury where he signed a one year deal. Scoring, what turned out to be his only goal for Bury, on his debut against Yeovil on the opening day of the 2018-19 season, a spell of seven games without a goal saw him join Maidstone on a 35 day loan (five appearances - 1 start) 1 goal.
Leaving Bury, having made 17 appearances (4 starts), he moved to Yeovil Town in August 2019 where he scored twice in 17 appearances and then to FC Halifax Town in October 2020 making four appearances without scoring.
He moved on to Gloucester City in February 2021 playing and scoring on his 73-minute debut, which turned out to be his only game with the Tigers because of the season closing.
He joined Wrexham in April 2021 where he scored three goals from eleven appearances - two of these being against Lynn.

On leaving Lynn he joined AFC Fylde in July 2023 making 17 league appearances (three goals) and then moved to Kidderminster Harriers four months later making 18 appearances (8 starts) scoring 3 goals.
Appearances:
2021-22 - 39 (+3) 11 goals
2022-23 - 41 (+7) 25 goals
Kian Ronan (defender/midfielder )
Squad Number 2

Born: Harlow, 9 March 2001 Age 23
Signed 8th July 2023, he had been playing much of his football in Gibraltar with Manchester 62 and Lincoln Red Imps.
Ronan played youth football with Ipswich Town making two appearances in the 2018–19 FA Youth Cup. He had a loan spell with Isthmian League North team Mildenhall Town in the 2018-19 season.
He has represented Gibraltar at a number of youth levels, making his senior international debut in September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League against San Marino going on to make 25 appearances.
Appearances:
2023-24 - 36 (+3)
Freddie Sass (left sided defender )
Squad Number 3

Born: Chester, 27 July 2001 Age 23
Signed 7th June 2024 having finished last season with Marine having started the campaign with Southport and coming on as a substitute against the Linnets at The Walks in September, which saw Lynn fall to a 4-1 defeat. Sass made four league appearances for Southport before moving on to Marine in January 2020
Sass began his career at Egerton Youth and then Macclesfield Academy before spells at Egerton, Stalybridge Celtic, Tadcaster Albion and Mossley, moving to Southport in the summer of 2023.
While at Southport he had loan spell with Macclesfield (six appearances).
Despite being offered a contract with Marine Sass opted to pursue a career in full-time football.
He made 17 league appearances for Marine, scoring three goals, and played in both league play-off games which saw Marine promoted to National League North.
Greg Taylor (Defender)
Squad Number 5

Born: Bedford, January 15 1990 Age 34
Initially signed on loan from Woking 11th January 2024 for the remainder of the season.
A move made permanent 1st June 2024 following release from Woking.
Taylor moved to Woking during the summer having been at Cambridge United since 2013 - making 267 EFL appearances.
Starting his career with Northampton U18s in 2008 he had spells with Kettering and Darlington before joining Luton in 2011.
While at Luton he had loan spells with Tamworth and Mansfield Town before joining Cambridge United.
At Woking he made 20 appearances (15 starts).
Appearances:
2023-24 - 17 (+0)
Theo Williams (Forward)
Squad Number

Born: 9 October 2003 Age 21
Signed 27th September from Fleetwood Town
A product of the youth system of Sheffield United he signed his first professional contract in July 2021.
The 2022–23 season saw him on loan spells with Darlington and Farsley Celtic scoring 5 goals in 13 games for the latter, including a goal at The Walks in March 2023 in their 2-1 win.
He joined Fleetwood Town in July 2023, making his debut and his only league appearance against as a substitute against Shrewsbury Town in August 2023.
In October 2023, he joined National League South club Torquay United on a short-term loan deal making ten appearances.
Tom Wilson (Defender)
Squad Number 15

Born: Sheffield 8th May 2001 Age 23
Signing announced 31st May 2024 following the end of his contract with FC Halifax Town.
Wilson came through the youth ranks at Sheffield United before joining Hallam FC on his release.
He moved on to Stalybridge Celtic in June 2020 during which time he went on loan with Belper Town and made the move there permanent in August 2021.
He helped the The Nailers to promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division via the playoffs but the following season saw them relegated while Wilson was named the Supporters’ Young Player of the Season. In his two full seasons with Belper he made 81 appearances, scoring 11 times.
Joining Halifax for the 2023-24 season he made just the one National League appearance, against Eastleigh in September 2023.
Finley Whiteley (attacking midfielder)
Squad Number 15

Signed 24th July 2024 after impressing in pre-season friendlies. The Norwich born 18 year old made 41 appearances for Fakenham Town in the 2023-24 season scoring five goals and appeared for Norwich City in the Southern Premier Division of the National Football Youth League.
Loaned to Lowestoft Town October 2024.