The Press guide to York City's 2016/17 National League rivals

Aldershot

Manager: Gary Waddock

Ground: Recreation Ground (capacity 7,500)

Last season: 15th

In - Will Evans (Eastleigh), Jake Cole (Woking), Matt McClure (Dagenham), Bernard Mensah (Watford), Anthony Straker (Grimsby), Scott Rendell (Woking), Nick Arnold (Whitehawk), Luke Bellamy (Dover), Shamir Fenelon (Crawley), Callum Reynolds (Boreham Wood), Jim Kellermann (Wolves), Iffy Allen (Torquay), Mark Smith (Brentford), Josh Wakefield (Bournemouth).

Out - Chris Barker, Phil Smith, Dan Thomas, Sean McGinty (Torquay), Sam Hatton, Jim Stevenson (Dover), Dan Walker (Hemel), Damon Lathorpe (Torquay), Omar Beckles (Accrington), Rhys Browne (Grimsby), Luke Oliver, Joe Oastler (Gosport), Tom Richards

Title odds: 45/1

Star man: Matt McClure

Barrow

Manager: Paul Cox

Ground: Holker Street (4,414)

Last season: 11th

In - Richard Bennett (Northwich), Moussa Diarra (Hampton & Richmond), Ross Hannah (Chester), Lindon Meikle (Alfreton), Paul Turnbull (Macclesfield), Liam Hughes (Inverness), Shaun Beeley (Morecambe), Byron Harrison (Chesterfield), Euan Murray (Stenhousemuir), Nick Anderton (Preston).

Out - Simon Grand (Salford), Jason Walker (Chorley), Brad Carroll (Clitheroe), Dan Eccles (Bradford Park Avenue), Mo Fafana, Dan Pilkington, Paddy Lacey (Accrington), Alex Newby (Clitheroe), Andy Cook (Tranmere), Neil Ashton (Southport), Ashley Grimes (Southport), Steve Williams (AFC Fylde)

Title odds: 18/1

Star man: Shaun Beeley

Boreham Wood

Manager: Luke Garrard

Ground: Meadow Park (4,502)

Last season: 19th

In - Kenny Davis (Braintree), Bruno Andrade (Woking), Matt Paine (Braintree), Adriano Moke (Wrexham), Mark Ricketts (Woking), Daniel Uchechi (BSV Hurturkel), Anthony Jeffrey (Forest Green season-long loan), Grant Smith (Bogor Regis), Angelo Balanta (Carlisle), Morgan Ferrier (Hemel Hempstead Town).

Out - Scott Doe (Dagenham), Luke Howell (Dagenham), Callum Reynolds (Aldershot), Paul White (AFC Fylde), Matt Whichelow (St Albans), Billy Clifford (Crawley), Jordan Chiedozie, Charlie MacDonald (Greenwich Borough), Josh Hill (St Albans), James Russell (St Albans), Sam Cox, Junior Morais (St Albans), Luke Garrard

Title odds: 66/1

Star man: Ricky Shakes

Braintree

Manager: Jamie Day

Ground: Cressing Road (4,202)

Last season: 3rd (beaten play-off semi-fimalists)

In - Barney Williams (Welling), Harry Lee (Welling), Jamie Butler (Hemel Hempstead), Jack Midson (Eastleigh), Jon Ashton (Crawley), Lee Barnard (Crawley), Jerome Okimo (Stevenage), Ian Gayle (Dagenham), Jake Goodman (Millwall), Quade Taylor (Bolton), Sam Cowler (Barnet), Rohdell Gordon (Stevenage), Zach Fagan (Welling), Craig Braham-Barrett (Dover)

Out - Kenny Davis (Boreham Wood), Matt Paine (Boreham Wood), Matt Fry (York), Dan Sparkes (Torquay), Alex Woodyard (Lincoln), Sam Habergham (Lincoln), Mitch Brundle (Gateshead), Anthony Edgar (Woking), Taylor Miles (Lincoln), Mark Phillips (Ebbsfleet), Sean Marks (Maidenhead)

Title odds: 33/1

Star man: Michael Cheek

Bromley

Manager: Neil Smith

Ground: Hayes Lane (5,000)

Last season: 14th

In - Joe Howe (Ebbsfleet), George Porter (Welling), David Martin (Whitehawk), Blair Turgott (Leyton Orient).

Out: Moses Emmanuel (Dover), Pierre-Joseph Dubois (Welling), Sean Francis (Welling), Paul Rodgers (Bishop's Stortford), Adam Birchall, Aaron Tumwa (Margate), Ali Fuseini (Margate), Moses Ademola

Title odds: 80/1

Star man: Alan Julian

Chester

Manager: Jon McCarthy

Ground: Deva Stadium (5,376)

Last season: 17th

In- Blaine Hudson (Wrexham), Ross Killock (Leeds), Elliott Durrell (Tamworth), Liam Roberts (Walsall season-long loan), Evan Horwood (Northampton), Theo Vassell (Walsall - six-month loan), James Akintunde (Cambridge), Wade Joyce (Stockport).

Out - Ross Hannah (Barrow), John Rooney (Wrexham), Ben Heneghan (Motherwell), Craig Hobson (Altrincham), Ryan Higgins, Ian Sharps, Liam Roberts (Walsall)

Title odds: 55/1

Star man: James Akintunde

Dagenham & Redbridge

Manager: John Still

Ground: Victoria Road (6,078)

Last season: 23rd in League Two (relegated)

In - Scott Doe (Boreham Wood), Luke Howell (Boreham Wood), Christian Assombalonga (Waltham Abbey), Elliot Justham (Luton), Fejiri Okenabirhie (Harrow), Lee Donnellan (QPR), Curtley Williams (Luton), Matt Robinson (Luton), Craig Robson (Bognor Regis), Josh Staunton (Charlton), Jordan Maguire-Drew (Brighton six-month loan).

Out - Jodi Jones (Coventry), Ashley Chambers (Grimsby), Ashley Hemmings (Mansfield), Josh Passley, Liam O'Brien, Jack Connors (Ebbsfleet), Clevid Dikamona (Bourg-en-Bresse), Justin Hoyte, Ian Gayle (Braintree), Matt Richards, Zavon Hines, Ade Yusuff (Chatham), Christian Doidge (Forest Green), Joss Labadie (Newport), Matt McClure (Aldershot), Jamie Cureton

Title odds: 10/1

Star man: Scott Doe

Dover

Manager: Chris Kinnear

Ground: Crabble Athletic (5,745)

Last season: 5th (beaten play-off semi-finalists)

In: Jim Stevenson (Aldershot), Steve Arnold (Forest Green), Mitchell Pinnock (Kingstonian), Moses Emmanuel (Bromley).

Out: Stefan Payne (Barnsley), Craig Barham-Barrett (Braintree), Naby Diallo, Tom Murphy (Maidstone), Duane Ofori-Acheampong, Andrew Rafferty, Nicky Deverdics (Hartlepool), Luke Bellamy (Aldershot), Sean Raggett (Lincoln), Harry Crawford (Welling), Lee Hook

Title odds: 20/1

Star man: Moses Emmanuel

Eastleigh

Manager: Chris Todd

Ground: Ten Acres (5,192)

Last season: 7th

In - David Pipe (Forest Green), Jake Howells (Luton), Adam Dugdale (Morecambe), Adam Dawson (Nuneaton), Scott Wilson (Weston Super Mare), Connor Essam (Leyton Orient), Mikael Mandron (Sunderland), Ayo Obileye (Charlton), Ryan Cresswell (Northampton), Ryan Bird (Yeovil), Ryan Huddart (Arsenal)

Out - Lee Cook, Josh Payne (Crawley), Lewis Noice (Winchester), Paul Reid, Kaid Mohamed, Jack Midson (Braintree), Will Evans (Aldershot), Matt Fanimo (Margate), Jamie Turley (Newport), Dan Harding, Tony Lee, Michael Poke (Woking)

Title odds: 17/2

Star man: Ryan Cresswell

Forest Green

Manager: Mark Cooper

Ground: The New Lawn (5,032)

Last season: 2nd (beaten play-off finalists)

In - Christian Doidge (Dagenham), Jon Moran (Nantwich), Drissa Traore (Swindon), Mohamed Chemlal (Le Havre B), Liam Noble (Notts County), Olly Mehew (Bristol Rovers), Blake Davies (Bristol Rovers), Ethan Pinnock (Dulwich Hamlet), Harry Hickford (MK Dons), Sam Russell (Gateshead), Rhys Murphy (Oldham), Matt Tubbs (Portsmouth), Simon Lefebvre (Bourdeaux), Fabien Robert (Swindon).

Out - David Pipe (Eastleigh), James Jennings (Cheltenham), Clovis Kamdjo (York), Delano Sam-Yorke (Woking), Brett Williams (Torquay), Lenny Pidgeley, Dale Eve, Steven Arnold (Dover), Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester), Jon Parkin (Newport), Anthony Jeffrey (Boreham Wood season-long loan).

Title odds: 7/2

Star man: Matt Tubbs

Gateshead

Manager: Neil Aspin

Ground: Gateshead International Stadium (11,800)

Last season: 9th

In - Reece Styche (Kidderminster), Jamal Fyfield (Wrexham), Liam Hogan (Tranmere), Manny Smith (Wrexham), Wes York (Wrexham), Antony Sweeney (Carlisle), James Bolton (Halifax), Nyal Bell (Rochdale), Toby Ajala (Torquay), Sam Johnson (season loan - Port Vale), Mitch Brundle (Braintree), George Smith (Barnsley), Dan Hanford (Carlisle), Sam Jones (Alfreton).

Out - James Curtis (Spennymoor), Craig Baxter (South Shields), Darren Holden, Matty Pattison (Blyth), Simon Ramsden (Darlington), Jimmy Phillips, Rob Ramshaw, Jamie Chandler (Spennymoor), James Marwood, Jon Shaw, Sam Russell (Forest Green), Mechak Kanda, Sam Johnson (Port Vale)

Title odds: 22/1

Star man: Reece Styche

Guiseley

Manager: Mark Bower

Ground: Nethermoor Park (4,200)

Last season: 20th

In- Ashley Palmer (North Ferriby), Danny East (Grimsby), Javan Vidal (Wrexham), Marcus Williams (Kerala Blasters), Tim Deasy (Altrincham), Jordan Preston (Blackburn), Michael Rankine (Altrincham), Nicky Clee (Altrincham).

Out: Ollie Norburn (Macclesfield), James Hurst (Telford), Tom Craddock (Spennymoor), Nicky Boshell (Bradford Park Avenue), Ryan Toulson (Bradford Park Avenue), Gavin Rothery (Gainsborough), Ben Parker (Harrogate Town), Danny Hall (Curzon Ashton), Steven Drench (Halifax), Zac Thompson, Liam Dickinson

Title odds: 100/1

Star man: Rob Atkinson

Lincoln

Manager: Danny Cowley

Ground: Sincil Bank (10,312)

Last season: 13th

In - Alex Woodyard (Braintree), Sam Habergham (Braintree), Adam Marriott (Stevenage), Nathan Arnold (Grimsby), Sean Raggett (Dover), Taylor Miles (Braintree), Jonny Margetts (Tranmere)

Out: Liam Hearn (Ilkeston), Conor Robinson (North Ferriby), Aidan Grant (Corby), Nat Brown (Boston), Greg Tempest (Nuneaton), Chris Bush (Chelmsford), Matt Sparrow (Sorrento), Tony Diagne.

Title odds: 16/1

Star man: Matt Rhead

Macclesfield

Manager: John Askey

Ground: Moss Rose (6,355)

Last season: 10th

In - Jack Mackreth (Tranmere), Craig Ross (Whitehwak), Ollie Norburn (Guiseley), Kinglsey James (Halifax).

Out: Paul Turnbull (Barrow), Shwan Jalal (Wrexham), Theo Bailey-Jones, Efe Sodje

Title odds: 40/1

Star man: Danny Whitaker

Maidstone United

Manager: Jay Saunders

Ground: Gallagher Stadium (3,030)

Last season 3rd in National League South (promoted via play-offs)

In: Ben Greenhalgh (Concord Rangers), Kevin Lokko (Welling), Tom Murphy (Dover), Anthony Acheampong (Ebbsfleet), Jack Evans (Eastbourne), Will Godmon (Faversham)

Out - Matt Bodkin, Alex Akrofi (Concord Rangers, loan), Manny Parry (Margate), Charles Banya, Charley Robertson (Faversham), Alfie Kitt (East Grinstead),

Title odds: 66/1

Star man: Kevin Lokko

North Ferriby United

Manager: Steve Housham

Ground: Grange Lane (2,700)

Last season: 2nd in National League North (promoted via play-offs)

In - Conor Robinson (Lincoln), Simon Russell (Gainsborough), Steve Brogan (Gainsborough), Rory Watson (Hull - season-long loan), Connor Oliver (Blackpool), Taron Hare (York), Jordan Cooke (Worksop), Vinny Mukendi (Oxford City), Jake Skelton (Leeds), Ryan Fallowfield (Harrogate Town).

Out - Liam King (Halifax), Tom Denton (Halifax), Danny Hone (Halifax), Tom Nicholson (Halifax), Ashley Palmer (Guiseley), Wayne Brooksby (Harrogate Town), Josh Wilde (Halifax), Nathan Hotte (Halifax), Russell Fry.

Title odds: 150/1

Star man: Rory Watson

Solihull Moors

Manager: Marcus Bignot

Ground: Damson Park (3,050)

Last season: National League North champions

In: Nathan Vaughan (Worcester), Jamie Osbourne (Redditch), Harry White (Barnsley), Charlie Morris (Boldmere St Michaels), Jordan Fagbola (Colwyn Bay), Omari Sterling-James (Cheltenham00, Sheperd Murombedzi (Hayes & Yeading), Bobby Moseley (Stoke), Nat Kelly.

Out - Darren Byfield, Michael Nottingham (Salford City), Junior English (Worcester), Gaz Dean (Brackley), Callum Gittings (Telford), James Armson (Brackley), Adam Walker (Brackley),Andy Gooding (Rugby), Gavin Cowan

Title odds: 110/1

Star man: Theo Streete

Southport

Manager: Andy Bishop

Ground: Haig Avenue (6,008)

Last season: 16th

In - Jonathan Royle (Wrexham), Ross White (Wrexham), James Gray (Wrexham), Neil Ashton (Barrow), Ashley Grimes (Barrow), Tyrone Belford (season-long loan Swindon), John Cofie (Telford), Keil O'Brien (Bury), Chris Doyle (Morecambe), James Caton (Shrewsbury), Joe Kearns (Crewe), Ryan Crump (Blackburn).

Out: Alex Whittle (York), Jon Viscosi (Oskarshamns), Mike Phenix (Salford), Andy Coughlin, Andy Wright, Michael Brewster, Johnny Lynch, Steven Hewitt (Accrington), Paul Rutherford (Wrexham), Adam Blakeman (Chorley), Matthew Challoner (Chorley).

Title odds: 100/1

Star man: Ashley Grimes

Sutton United

Manager: Paul Doswell

Ground: Gander Green Lane (5,013)

Last season: National League South champions

In - Bradley Hudson-Odoi (Wealdstone), Roarie Deacon (Crawley), Chris Dickson (Ermis Aradippou), Noor Husin (Reading).

Out: Tom Bolarinwa (Grimsby), Stuart Fleetwood (Bath)

Title odds: 80/1

Star man: Kevin Amankwaah

Torquay

Manager: Kevin Nicholson

Ground: Plainmoor (6,500)

Last season: 18th

In - Brett Williams (Forest Green), Damon Lathorpe (Aldershot), Dan Sparkes (Braintree), Brendan Moore (Fleetwood), Sean McGinty (Aldershot), Lathaniel Rowe-Turner (Kidderminster), Jamie Robba (Lynx), Jamie Reid (Exeter three-month-loan), Chay Scrivens (West Brom six-month loan), Arman Verma (Kidderminster)

Out - Iffy Allen (Aldershot), Danny Racchi, Amos Kabeya, Liam Prynn, Oneil Odofin (Corby), Exodus Geohaghon, Toby Ajala (Gateshead), Dan Butler (Newport), Shaun Harrad (Wrexham), Angus MacDonald (Barnsley)

Title odds: 33/1

Star man: Brett Williams

Tranmere

Manager: Gary Brabin

Ground: Prenton Park (16,567)

Last season: 6th

In - Andy Cook (Barrow), Connor Jennings (Wrexham), Darren Stephenson (Chorley), Jeff Hughes (Cambridge).

Out - Liam Hogan (Gateshead), Martin Riley (Wrexham), Jack Mackreth (Macclesfield), Cole Stockton (Morecambe - six-month loan), Jonny Margetts (Lincoln), Matt Hill (Bradford Park Avenue), Ben Jago, Sam Ramsbottom (Galway), Marcus Holness, Michael Higdon, Liam Davies, Gary Taylor-Fletcher

Title odds: 7/1

Star man: Andy Cook

Woking

Manager: Garry Hill

Ground: Kingfield (6,036)

Last season: 12th

In - Fabio Saraiva (Merstham), Michael Poke (Eastleigh), Max Kretzschmar (Wycombe), Ben Gordon (Bradford Park Avenue), Dennon Lewis (Watford season-long loan), Zak Ansah (Charlton), Nathan Ralph (Newport), Anthony Edgar (Braintree), Chike Kandi (Bognor Regis), Delano Sam-Yorke (Forest Green), Gozie Ogwu (Wycombe), Brandon Hall (Ebbsfleet), Charlie Penny (Dulwich).

Out - John Goddard (Swindon), Bruno Andrade (Boreham Wood), Jake Cole (Aldershot), Mark Ricketts (Boreham Wood), Scott Rendell (Aldershot), Chris Arthur (Crawley), Godfrey Poku (Oxford City), Giuseppe Sole (Hampton & Richmond).

Title odds: 66/1

Star man: Brian Saah

Wrexham

Manager: Gary Mills

Ground: Racecourse Ground (10,771)

Last season: 8th

In - Kai Edwards (The New Saints), Jordan White (Livingston), Khallem Bailey-Nicholls (Birmingham), Callum Powell (Rugby), Hamza Bencherif (Halifax), Martin Riley (Tranmere), John Rooney (Chester), Anthony Barry (Accrington), Curtis Tilt (Telford), Nortei Nortey (Welling), Michael Bakare (Welling), Shwan Jalal (Macclesfield), Shaun Harrad (Torquay), Jordan Evans (Fulham), Paul Rutherford (Southport), Chris Dunn (Cambridge United), Keiron Wolland (Colwyn Bay), Tyler Harvey (Plymouth), Paul Rutherford (Southport).

Out - Lee Fowler (Telford), Manny Smith (Gateshead), Wes York (Gateshead), Adriano Moke (Boreham Wood), Blaine Hudson (Chester), Cameron Belford (Stranraer), Louis Briscoe (Tamworth), Iwan Cartwright (Nuneaton), Jake Doran, James Gray (Southport), Danny Reynolds (Telford), Jonathan Royle (Southport), Aaron Simpson, Javan Vidal (Guiseley), Ross White (Southport), Joe Williams, Jamal Fyfield (Gateshead), Kayden Jackson (Barnsley), Connor Jennings (Tranmere), Simon Heslop (York), Connor Bell (Servette).

Title odds: 11/1

Star man: Shaun Harrad