Brackley Town are delighted to announce their second new signing of the summer as experienced goalkeeper Jonny Maxted joins the Saints upon expiry of his contract at Newport County.*

The 30-year-old has a wealth of football league experience, including promotions from League One and League Two.

Born in Yorkshire, he started his career at Doncaster Rovers, before playing for Hartlepool United and Forest Green Rovers, he switched to Guiseley where he was credited with helping The Lions reach the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history.

He signed for Acrrington Stanley for an undisclosed fee in January 2018, and he made his debut against Notts County, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 home win. He then joined Exeter City in 2019 and he was nominated for January 2020 EFL League Two player of the month after keeping four consecutive clean sheets in the league. On 29 June 2020 he played for Exeter City in the behind closed doors League Two play-off final. After 26 appearances for the Grecians between 2019 and 2021, he made the switch to Northampton Town, where he was part of the Cobbler's League Two winning squad.

Jonny moved from Northampton Town to Newport County in July 2023 and made his debut for Newport in the starting line-up for the EFL Cup 1–1 draw against Brentford, which Brentford won on penalties.

Brackley Town manager Gavin Cowan had this to say about his latest new signing “Jonny comes with a wealth of league experience and we are very pleased to have captured his signature. Big, strong and dominant, Jonny will slot in nicely to marshall our defensive line.”

Welcome to St James Park Jonny!

*Subject to league and FA approval.

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