Harrogate Town transfer news as Halifax Town sell goalscoring midfielder
Josh Hmami has swapped Halifax Town for Harrogate Town with the Sulphurites hoping he can add goals to their post-relegation revamp.
Harrogate have paid an undisclosed fee – pure profit for the Shaymen, who signed him on a free transfer last summer.
They were attracted in part by the 26-year-old's experience of a division they will be looking to get out of at the first attempt after their six-year stint in the Football League ended last season.
Hmami scored 12 goals and assisted another six in the 2025-26 Conference.
“We wanted someone who is proven at the level, he’s a goalscoring threat, is very mobile and works hard, so overall he ticks lots of boxes for us.” said Harrogate's head of recruitment Lloyd Kerry.
“He’s an ambitious lad and fits the profile we are looking for in that position, we hope
he can bring goals like he did last season.
“It’s a signing that we think shows our ambition, he likes the way the club is going and the project here and we think he’ll be a big part of it going forward.”
Born in Oldham, Barnsley's was one of the academies he played in as a youngster but he came through at Accrington Stanley before moving to Welsh Premier League side The New Saints.
They loaned him to FC United of Manchester and Ramsbottom before permanent moves to Marine, Southport and Kings Lynn before reuniting with manager Adam Lakeland at The Shay last year.
Hmami takes the number of summer recruits at Wetherby Road into double figures.