Former Carlisle United prospect makes non-league switch
Former Carlisle United prospect Cameron Salkeld has made FA Trophy finalists Spennymoor Town his latest destination.
The midfielder has joined the National League North club ahead of the 2025/26 season.
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It follows his departure from fellow sixth-tier club Darlington.
Salkeld, who came through the youth side at Carlisle and made two first-team appearances, scoring once, had been with Darlo for the last two years.
Now he makes the switch to another north east outfit.
Spennymoor boss Graeme Lee has welcomed the arrival of the former Blue to the Brewery Field.
'The way Cam plays the game suits us down to the ground,' said Lee in a club statement.
'I've said it numerous times that we're at our best when we play with real intensity, and Cam does that with his work rate and the distances he covers during games.
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'He is full of running, has great ability, good experience and can play in a few different roles so he's someone we're delighted to be adding to our squad for 2025/26.'
Salkeld's two senior outings for Carlisle came in the EFL Trophy under Keith Curle in the 2016/17 campaign.
He made his debut at 17 as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers' Under-21s in October 2016 before, a month later, coming off the bench to score in a 4-2 win over Fleetwood Town.
He also impressed for United's youth team as they reached the fourth round in the same season.
He moved on from Carlisle in 2018 and has since had spells at Gateshead, Greenock Morton, Ayr United and Clyde before joining Darlington in 2023.
Spennymoor finished ninth in National League North last season as well as reaching the FA Trophy final, where they lost 3-0 to Aldershot Town at Wembley.
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