Knaresborough Town swoop for former Leeds United and Swansea City midfielder.
Knaresborough Town have signed former Leeds United and Swansea City midfielder Sam Leverett for the 2025/25 season.
After progressing through the Whites’ development system, the 22-year-old was offered a professional contract by the Swans in the summer of 2021.
Leverett, who played regularly for the Championship heavyweights’ Under-23s and captained them, signed a permanent agreement with Farsley Celtic in the National League North in September 2023.
He began the season with Farsley but spent the majority of the season with Bridlington Town, who play in the Northern Premier League’s second tier, one league higher than Knaresborough.
Leverett, a left-footer, is a dynamic, ball-playing central midfielder known for his impressive passing range. He joins goalkeeper Ed Hall, right back Josh Hardcastle, the versatile and experienced Dan Thirkell, winger Slater Barnes, and strikers Jack Dyche and Ben Gelder at Manse Lane.
Boro, who ended 12th in the NCEL Premier Division previous season and reached the NCEL League Cup final, begin the new season at home against newly promoted Horbury Town on July 26 (3pm). They have been drawn at home to Bridlington in the FA Cup’s extra preliminary round, which is set for the following Saturday, August 2.
Simon Parkes and his team will face Marske United in the FA Vase’s first qualifying round on August 23. Boro began their pre-season campaign last week, losing 4-0 away to Northern League side Northallerton Town.
They were then defeated 1-0 by North Shields on Saturday afternoon. The team will then travel to Ilkley Town, followed by games against Blyth Town (h), Pontefract Collieries (h), Harrogate Railway (a), and South Leeds later this month.
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