Whing Further Bolsters Banbury Squad

Three more new Puritans.

Andy Whing, manager of Pitching In Southern Football League Premier Division Central club Banbury United, has bolstered his squad further ahead of Saturday`s opening home game of the 2021/22 season against Stourbridge.

He has brought in Tom Rowley, Harry Reilly and Ben Taylor.

Rowley is an 18-year-old attacking midfielder who was a junior at AFC Dunstable which is where he was picked up by MK Dons as an under-14.

He remained with the Dons for several seasons, progressing through the age groups which great success.

In the summer of 2019, he earned a scholarship and featured on the bench for MK Dons in a Carabao Cup clash with Coventry City.

Reilly is a 25-year-old central midfielder who moves to the Plant Hire Community Stadium from Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Daventry Town.

He had signed for then then-Southern Division One Central outfit in early October 2020 from Banbury`s league rivals Stratford Town, who he had only joined in August 2020 after a spell playing football in the United States.

Coventry-born, he attended the University of Rio Grande and played for the Red Storm.

Taylor is a 24-year-old goalkeeper who spent his youth career playing for notable Football League academies such as MK Dons and Cambridge United.

He has also played for the likes of North Leigh, Gloucester City and Oxford City.

This experience was put to the test across the pond, where he has been studying and playing soccer for the American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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