‘Huge blow!’ Emile Acquah heads into Football League with Barrow AFC

Forward made his England C debut while with the Magpies last season

Vanarama National League Maidenhead United will be without their striker Emile Acquah after the forward moved to Barrow in the EFL League Two.

The centre-forward joined Maidenhead permanently last summer from Southend United following two previous loan spells and scored 13 National League goals for the Magpies.

A statement released by the club said: “We can confirm the departure of striker, Emile Acquah, who joins Sky Bet League Two side, Barrow AFC, for an undisclosed fee.”

Huge blow! https://t.co/LEaFMC2d0f
— Joshua Browne (@JoshuaB_BM) July 11, 2023

Last season, Aqcuah made his debut for the England C semi-professional side and is the latest in a steady stream of young talent who have been able to showcase their skills at York Road and earn a move to a professional club.

In recent years the Magpies have seen Max Kilman join Wolves, Danilo Orsi join Harrogate Town, Josh Coley head to Exeter City and Sam Barratt to Southend United while Danny Whitehall joined Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.

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Tom Canning

Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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