GUISELEY have bolstered their ranks by signing Callum Chippendale from Matlock Town.

The attacking midfielder comes to Guiseley as part of a deal that sees John Johnston leaving the Lions to join Matlock for an undisclosed fee plus Callum.

Johnston made 27 competitive starts for the Lions scoring one goal at home to Avro in the Emirates FA Cup and departs with our best wishes for the future.

 

Chippendale, 26 from the Keighley area, is looking forward to among other things the reduced travelling time to home games and training.

He said: “I am buzzing to make the move to Guiseley though as being a fairly local lad I have always been aware of Guiseley AFC and respected them as a top club.”

After attending Holy Family School at Keighley the former youth player at Bradford City gained his first professional contract at Barnsley FC, where he played in the Under-23s.

On leaving The Tykes Chippendale joined Bradford (Park Avenue), leaving them in 2016 for Boston United.

He gained further experience at Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop North End, Shaw Lane and Buxton prior to joining Matlock Town in the summer of 2019. At the age of 22 he captained Buxton to the play-offs.

The goalscoring midfielder said: “I am hoping for the play-offs at the very least with Guiseley, a club that was a good National League North side and they need to be back there. I will be doing all I can to make that a reality. I want to help the team achieve things this season.”

There were some familiar faces ready to welcome Chippendale to the Guiseley squad as he has previously played with Luke Dean and Spencer Harris.