Rooney joins the Saints from Pitching In Southern League Premier Division Central side Stratford Town, who he signed for in August.

The 34-year-old had joined National League side Solihull Moors in March 2020 from League Two side Salford City on a contract until May 2022 for an undisclosed fee.

He gained promotion from the National League via the Promotion Final with the Ammies in 2018/19, scoring 21 goals in the process.

He joined Salford on the back of a highly successful spell with Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership where he scored 88 goals in 197 appearances, won the League Cup, scored goals in Europe and picked up a `golden boot`.

Solihull supporters will also know the forward from his time at Birmingham City for whom he spent one playing season with and scored his first European goal against NK Maribor.

However, it was at Stoke City where his career began, and he became the club’s youngest ever hat-trick scorer on the last day of the 2005/06 season against Brighton.

He has also enjoyed spells at Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Oldham Athletic as well as being on loan with the likes of Yeovil Town, Chesterfield, Bury and Swindon Town.

Manager Johnson told https://www.brackleytownfc.com: "I am delighted to get Adam over the line. He is someone who was of real importance to get in. I’ve always liked Adam as a player, he gave me a hard time many years ago when I played against him and have seen him play against my teams in recent years.

“He is someone who can hold it up to bring others into play, will win his headers, work hard for the team and most importantly knows where the goal is. His career and the clubs he’s been at speaks for itself."

Rooney follows Johnson’s first signing, the equally experienced midfielder Martin Woods (pictured).

The 36-year-old moves to St James`s Park from National League side FC Halifax Town, where he had been since August 2020.

He started his career at Leeds United coming through their academy and he was capped by Scotland Youth making appearances at under-17, 19 and under-21 levels.

He made one substitute appearance, and he had a loan spell with Hartlepool United whilst at Elland Road.

He gained Premier League experience joining Sunderland, making 7 appearances, before having spells with Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Barnsley.

He moved back north of the border, joining Ross County for two spells with a couple of months at Shrewsbury Town in between.

He was part of the Partick Thistle side which was relegated through the play-offs at the end of the 2017/18 season before joining Dundee in November 2018 until the end of the season.

Johnson added: "I am really pleased to get this signing over the line as Martin will bring a wealth of experience on and off the pitch. After playing over 70 games at Halifax over the last two seasons in the league above, He has a lot to offer and will play a pivotal role in our promotion push".