Luke James is back for good!

Morpeth Town AFC are delighted to welcome Luke James back to Craik Park on a two-year contract.

The forward joins following his departure from South Shields, after spending last season on loan with the Highwaymen where he made 45 appearances.

James will also have the chance the pass on his experience from playing higher up the league pyramid as he also joins the Morpeth Town AFC academy as a coach.

James told the club: “I’m really excited to get going again. I loved every minute of last season, the squad is so tight-knit and all pushing in the same direction and I’m sure we can have a successful season again!”

Craig Lynch is equally as joyful about the deal: “We are delighted to make Luke our second signing, obviously it feels like he’s already here but to have a player of Luke’s standard permanently shows we are doing something right at the club.

“He was brilliant last season, a joy to watch at times, and hopefully we can build on that again this season.”