Valley Seal Deal

Rugby Town have agreed a deal to re-sign attacking midfielder Ryan Seal from Gresley Rovers.

The 32-year-old has agreed a one-year contract at Butlin Road where he scored 20 goals in 42 appearances in his first spell with the club.

Seal scored 20 goals for Gresley last season as they earned promotion from the UCL Premier North.

Seal originally agreed to join Rugby in July 2019 from then-NPL Division One side Stamford and became a fans' favourite scoring 20 goals and providing 25 assists in his first spell for the club.

Ryan joined Northern Premier League side Stamford near the start of the 2018/19 season after scoring 18 goals in 23 games for Quorn in the previous campaign when he featured in both games against Rugby.

Before that Seal scored 93 goals in two seasons for Hinckley AFC in MFL Division One after netting 28 goals for Kirby Muxloe in the MFL Premier in the 2014/15 season.

Seal joined Gresley in June 2021.

Ryan joins Valley's other ten-strong contingent of contract signees Edwin Ahenkorah, Ash Bodycote, Caine Elliott, Luke English, Barry Fitzharris, Matt Hill, David Kolodynski, Keenah Rosser, MJ Semahimbo and Dan Summerfield in agreeing deals for the 2022/23 season.