Only four of the 1st team squad under the previous management did not ask for their registrations to be released following the departure of Micheal Morrison and Robert Grimes, the club have retained Chris Turner as club captain, Ashley Higgins as Vice-Captain, Adnan Ahmed and Liam Hutchinson.

Within the first 6 weeks, Mark Fell had added the following players...

Jamie Scott – Goalkeeper, Former Morecambe stopper who more recently played at Colne.

Matthew Fearon – Right Back, Former Accrington youth and Altringham player.

Max Jones – Winger, Former Ashton Athletic and Bacup player, currently in the ACCROSS academy.

Danny Finch – Centre Half, Former PNE & Accrington Youth with good non league experience in his 2nd stint at Nelson.

Daniel Johnson – Centre Half, Played in America & Australia.

Adam Stockdale – Centre Midfield, Former Accrington professional.

Nat Taylor – Winger/Centre midfield, Former Accrington professional, former England Colleges player.

Tom Murphy – Full Back, On loan from Clitheroe, ex-Accrington youth team.

Tom Anderton – Centre Midfield, Former Burscough and ACCROSS Academy player.

Paddy O’Brien – Striker, Played at Carlisle as a youth, most recently at Colne.

Brandon Barski – Striker, a young striker with an excellent scoring pedigree in the West Lancs Premier League.

Darren MacKenzie – Striker, a powerful striker with an excellent left foot who was one of the West Lancs League top scorers.

Dom Mulkerrin – Midfield, a technically excellent footballer who is a dead ball specialist.

Ben Bridson - Striker, former Colne frontman.

There has also been some new additions to the management team...

Christos Christofides – Head Physio

Andy Rohman – Goalkeeping Coach

Rhian Sabatino – Performance Analyst