STRIKER Neil Tolson, released by Leigh RMI, has been signed by Nationwide Conference rivals Kettering Town.

The 29-year-old scored over 50 league and cup goals with Walsall, Bradford, York and Southend before injury forced him out of the full-time game in May, 2001.

After playing locally, Tolson then made a comeback with Leigh last October and has now been snapped up by Kettering player-manager Carl Shutt.

Kettering are three points adrift at the bottom of the Nationwide Conference table, while RMI are third from the bottom.