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Stevenage defender Saxon Earley has signed a new contract.

The 23-year-old left-back made 21 appearances in League One last season, when Stevenage were beaten in the play-off semi-finals by Stockport County.

He signed for the club last June on a free transfer from Plymouth Argyle, where he was part of the squad which won promotion to the Championship in 2023.

Stevenage have not disclosed the length of Earley's new deal.

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Stevenage have signed goalkeeper Daniel Barden, who left Norwich City at the end of last season.

The 25-year-old spent last term on loan at National League South club Dagenham and Redbridge and is Stevenage's fifth signing of the summer.

Barden made two Championship appearances for Norwich, both during the 2020-21 campaign.

He briefly stepped away from the game in October 2021 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, before returning to action the following season.

Stevenage have not disclosed the length of Barden's contract.

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Port Vale have signed striker Tyreece Simpson on a one-year deal.

Simpson, 24, was available on a free transfer after he left League One side Stevenage at the end of last season - and he has agreed to drop into League Two with the Valiants, who were relegated from the third tier in April.

St Kitts and Nevis international Simpson is an Ipswich Town academy product but has, since leaving Portman Road, had permanent spells with Huddersfield Town and Stevenage as well as loan spells at Swindon Town, Northampton Town and Colchester United.

He missed all of last term injured, having suffered a ruptured Achilles in pre-season, as Stevenage reached the League One play-offs and he was among seven senior players to leave the club at the end of their contracts.

Vale have made him their eighth signing of a busy summer, having already recruited Lewis Montsma, Jasper Moon, Max Watters, Aaron McGowan, Kyle Dempsey, Matthew Craig and Jackson Smith.

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Mikael Mandron will join Stevenage on a two-year contract after leaving St Mirren, the 31-year-old striker's switch to Oxford United having collapsed following their transfer embargo. (Mark Hendry on X, external)

Want more transfer news from the EFL? Take a look at Wednesday's gossip column here.

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The TV schedule for the opening two months of the English Football League's 2026-27 season have been announced and with that, there are a few games getting a headline slot.

Here are the new dates to jot into your calendars across the EFL in August and September:

• Thursday, 20 August - Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City (20:00 BST)

• Sunday, 23 August - West Bromwich Albion v Burnley (12:00 BST)

• Friday, 28 August - Wrexham v Birmingham City (20:00 BST)

• Sunday, 6 September - Birmingham City v Wolves (12:00 BST)

• Monday, 7 September - Bromley v AFC Wimbledon (20:00 BST)

• Thursday, 10 September - Stevenage v Luton Town (20:00 BST)

• Friday, 11 September - West Ham United v Wrexham (20:00 BST)

• Sunday, 13 September - Sheffield United v Wolves (12:00 BST)

• Thursday, 17 September - AFC Wimbledon v MK Dons (20:00 BST)

• Friday, 18 September - Bristol City v Watford (20:00 BST)

• Sunday, 20 September - Wolves v West Bromwich Albion (12:00 BST)

The above matches are the single-game choices whose dates have been moved for TV coverage - there are also a number of Saturday lunchtime, evening and multi-game midweek matches also being televised. The full list is available here., external

The BBC Sport website will have live text commentaries of all the above fixtures and you can also tune in to games via your local BBC Radio station.

Sheffield Wednesday want to take goalkeeper Filip Marschall from League One rivals Stevenage. He could be in line to replace current number one, Pierce Charles who seems set to move on from Hillsborough. (Alan Nixon - Patreon), external

Want more EFL transfer gossip? Read more of Friday's headlines here.