Grant agrees new one-year deal at Accrington
Accrington Stanley have agreed a one-year contract extension with midfielder Conor Grant.He only moved to Wham Stadium in February this season on a deal until the end of the season.But the 30-year-old made 16 appearances and will now spend the whole of this campaign with Stanley."Conor's going to be massive going forward for us, he knows the place and the dressing room - he settled in straight away and hit the ground running," said , externalAccrington manager John Doolan.
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