Ex-Hatter plays a first senior game in over four years after signing for Bath City

Former Luton striker Isaac Vassell played his first competitive match in over four years when he came on for Bath City during their 2-1 National League South defeat at home to Braintree Town on Tuesday night.

The 30-year-old moved to Kenilworth Road back in July 2016, as he scored 16 goals in 55 games for Town before moving to Birmingham City, then managed by Harry Redknapp, for an undisclosed fee in August 2017, snapped up by. Vassell only made 24 outings in two years for the Blues, with persistent injuries scuppering his chances of ever getting a run in the side at St Andrew’s, ultimately moving to Cardiff City two years later. He made just three appearances for the Bluebirds, scoring once, that in a 2-1 victory over the Hatters in August 2019, his last game on August 27, a 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Luton, as a serious hamstring problem curtailed his time in Wales.

Released in the summer of 2022, the ex-Truro City forward hadn’t played a senior game until Tuesday night having joined the Romans after training with Bristol Rovers recently. Against an Iron side containing on-loan Hatters defender Ben Tompkins, Bath had taken the lead on 18 minutes through Cody Cooke, before Aaron Blair (68) and Shaq Coulthirst (84) netted for the visitors to put them 2-1 in front. Vassell then came on for the closing stages, but it wasn’t enough as Tompkins helped the visitors to a seventh successive victory and nine matches unbeaten overall.

Striker Joe Taylor grabbed an assist as Lincoln City swept aside Shrewsbury Town 3-0 in League One on Tuesday night. With the hosts ahead, his delightful backheel set up Reeco Hackett-Fairchild to fire home the second goal as the Imps have now won five out of six and are nine unbeaten. Young attacker Jayden Luker came off the bench with 20 minutes to go as Woking beat Gateshead 3-2 in the National League in midweek. The teenager was introduced with the Cards losing 2-1, but then Charley Kendall’s penalty and Ricky Korboa’s effort in the closing stages saw the hosts triumph.

Forward Aribim Pepple had the final moments as Inverness Caledonian Thistle drew 0-0 at home Dunfermline in the Scottish Championship, while Millar Matthews-Lewis played 75 minutes as Farnborough drew 1-1 with Chelmsford City in National League South. Jake Burger came on late on as St Albans were held to a 3-3 draw by Weymouth, as goalkeeper Jameson Horlick featured for Dorchester Town who hit back from 3-0 down to draw 4-4 at AFC Totton, who had ex-Hatters striker Scott Rendell on the scoresheet with a penalty. Jacob Pinnington and Josh Allen also both started as AFC Sudbury lost 2-0 at Kettering Town in Southern League Premier Central.