YORK City boss Jackie McNamara believes he has added a goalscorer to his ranks with the arrival of released Hartlepool striker Scott Fenwick.

The Minstermen have also taken Gaelic football goalkeeper Michael Quinn - the son of ex-Republic of Ireland striker Niall - on trial, along with an unnamed Huddersfield net-minder, as they seek a replacement for the departed Michael Ingham.

Nantwich Town midfielder Charlie Wardle, meanwhile, has been recruited from the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League premier division outfit and will train full-time with the senior squad despite only being 16.

Fenwick, 26, has penned a one-year deal at Bootham Crescent with the option of a further 12 months.

He netted 12 times during an 18-month career for Hartlepool, despite only starting 27 games and being handed 22 further outings as a substitute.

The one-time Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough academy prospect caught the eye of the Sky Bet League Two side after prolific spells with Dunston UTS (11 goals in eight games) and Durham City (51 in 73).

Previously, Fenwick had spent a short stint in Scottish football with Gretna and two years with new City team-mate Richard Brodie's old club Newcastle Benfield.

Gateshead-born Fenwick scored his first professional goal against the Minstermen in a 3-1 defeat for Pools and, despite being moved out wide in a three-pronged forward line last season, he netted six times for the North-East team, before finishing the campaign at National League side Tranmere, where he made three substitute appearances in a month.

On the addition of Fenwick and Wardle, as well as the trialist goalkeeping situation, McNamara said: "Scott Fenwick will give us another bit of competition in those attacking positions and he's a good goalscorer. He has a lot of attributes and is very hungry to do well.

"We have signed Charlie Wardle as well. He's only 16, but he's been playing non-League football regularly for Nantwich and it's very difficult to think of him as that young.

"He will carry on with his education and will be doing his A-levels at York College, while being full-time with us as well. It's a big step up for him, but he will be with the senior squad because he's moved up quickly in the game.

"We've also taken two goalkeepers on trial, because we need competition in that area like the rest of the team.

"One is Niall Quinn's son Michael, who has been a Gaelic football goalkeeper, which is a bit different and the other lad is from Huddersfield. We could look at both in the pre-season games."

McNamara added that he respected Ingham's decision to move on after nine years at the club, but confirmed he would have been in contention to start the season between the sticks, having replaced Scott Flinders for the final game last term and turned in a man-of-the-match performance.

The City boss revealed that Ingham, who turns 36 on Saturday, will join fellow former Minstermen Richard Cresswell and Jonathan Greening in a coaching capacity at the York-based i2i Football Academy, while seeking employment at a part-time club - possibly in the National League too. "He would have had a chance to compete for the number-one spot, but I can understand why he's made the decision he has done, because players have to do what's best for them and their family at his age," McNamara reasoned. "He's at that crossroads between coaching and playing and dipping his feet into both.

"He's going to be playing part-time football from what I understand, while working full-time for the i2i Academy and I wish him all the best. He's been a good servant to York and we might just come up against him during the season."

Transfer-listed striker Vadaine Oliver remains at the club, but McNamara is hoping some tentative interest from higher-division teams might lead to a move that benefits all parties.

"There are a couple of Football league clubs interested and it will be up to him and his agent to sort out things if we're happy about it as well," the Bootham Crescent chief explained.

The Minstermen have returned to pre-season training, meanwhile, with left-back Ben Barber the only injury concern, although his sciatic nerve problem is not thought to be serious.

On the early work at Wigginton Road, McNamara said: "The first day was more about testing and we will test them again at the end of pre-season to see the difference in their speed and endurance levels. We're now building up the ball work now, whilst also working on core fitness.

City play their first friendly on Saturday at home to Middlesbrough (kick-off 12.30pm) and, on his plans for that game, the former Celtic captain revealed: "We will be looking to get every one half a game, rather than preparing for a proper match, because it's a fitness exercise more than anything.

"Everything from now on is geared towards getting us ready for the start of the season. It will only be the last friendly against Newcastle when we will possibly go with the actual team we are looking at start the season with."

McNamara is also looking forward to learning the identities of City's opening day National League opponents when the fixtures are released on Wednesday.

"I would like a home game to start with, but I'm just looking forward to knowing who it will be against, because we then know what we are planning for," he pointed out.