Sports double up on experience

EVO-STIK League Mickleover Sports have signed two of the most well-travelled and experienced strikers in Non-League football.

Sports manager John McGrath will be able to call on the services of forwards Matthew Barnes-Homer and Louis Briscoe when his side host Marine in the EVO-STIK League's top flight after snapping the pair up on Tuesday.

Briscoe, 29, arrived at Station Road from Sutton Coldfield Town. His most notable spell since kicking odff his career at Port Vale in 2005 came at Mansfield Town where he made 175 appearances and scored 34 goals while helping the Stags win promotion to the Football League.

AFC Telford United and former England C striker Barnes-Homer, pictured, switched to the Don Amott Arena after playing on dual-registration with Halesowen Town.

As well as spells in the United States and Sweden since starting out at Wolverhampton Wanderers, he has scored goals for a host of clubs including Aldershot Town, Brackley Town, Bromsgrove Rovers, Cambridge United, Farnborough, Forest Green Rovers, Hednesford Town, Kettering, Kidderminster Harriers, Luton Town, Macclesfield Town and Whitehawk.

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