Warrington Town triple signing confirmed

Warrington Town can confirm the signings of Dontai Gabidon, Troy Bourne and Matthew Tweedley, who have all featured as trialists during the club's pre-season programme.

Winger Gabidon, 24, has caught the eye in the most recent pre-season games against Chorley and Vauxhall Motors, where he scored a cracking goal from 25 yards.

He arrives on loan from Macclesfield, who signed him for a fee from FC United of Manchester in September 2024.

Manager Paul Carden said: “He’s lively and he wants to make things happen.

"He’ll give us pace and he’ll give us a direct focal point, which we haven’t had. He's proven at this level that he can get goals from out wide, so he gives us an attacking threat.

"He's not trained with us yet, so we just need to get some stuff into him - his position with and without the ball and what we expect from him in certain areas of the pitch."

Defender Bourne, 27, spent the past 10 years at Nantwich Town, where he was club captain, amassing more than 300 appearances and winning a number of accolades.

He scored the goal that fired the Dabbers into the FA Cup first round in 2019.

He has featured in all but one of the pre-season games as Trialist J, forging an effective centre-back partnership with Scott Butler.

Carden said of Bourne: "Troy told me last summer when I was at Nantwich that it would be his last season there.

"I have always known of Troy from when we've come up against him in the past, and I know him even better now.

"He's definitely ready to come in. He's proven his fitness and ability, and I think him and Scott Butler have looked good together at the back.

"He was always one of the better defenders in the NPL, and his versatility often went against him at times because he was so dependable in different positions.

"For me, he's definitely a centre-half. He's come in and proven his fitness, and I look forward to seeing more of him."

Completing the trio of signings is central midfielder Tweedley, aka Trialist A, who has been an ever-present during the Yellows' pre-season programme.

He came through the youth ranks at Bolton Wanderers, who he joined at the age of five, and made his first team debut in the EFL Trophy in 2021.

On departing Bolton last summer, the 21-year-old trained with the Yellows initially before signing for Carden at Nantwich Town.

On Tweedley, Carden added: "With Tweeds, you know what you're going to get. He's non-stop, and he's enthusiastic about playing.

"He covers every blade of grass and lands on a lot of second balls. He's played in the Bolton first team and they really think a lot of him, but they also know that he needs to go out and find his way.

"He's a good team player. When you see him in the middle of the pitch and he has the license to press the opposition, he can be really effective for us.

"He's at a good age and has played a lot of games, and now he has the hunger to really kick on."

Further signings will follow ahead of the season-opener against Cleethorpes Town on August 9.

Current 2025/26 squad:

• Josh Amis
• Murphy Bennett
• Troy Bourne
• Scott Butler
• Reece Daly
• Bohan Dixon
• Dontai Gabidon
• Sam Gill
• Evan Gumbs
• Jay Harris
• Liam Isherwood
• Matthew Makinson
• James Melhado
• David Morgan
• Kallan Murphy
• Matthew Tweedley
• Matty Waters