The 32-year-old has signed a contract with Trinity – the delay in obtaining his signature being due to the fact that he had been on a season-long loan to the Quakers` league rivals Boston United, who extended the deal after reaching the play-offs which have only recently been completed.

Ainge started his career at home-town Bradford City, playing 18 times in League One and League Two, before moving briefly to Bradford Park Avenue at the start of 2009/10.

He then moved to Guiseley AFC and helped them win promotion from the Northern Premier to Conference North and stayed with them until 2012/13, making 134 appearances.

He signed for Luton Town in 2012, making 27 appearances, and then on to FC Halifax Town (64 appearances), before going back to Park Avenue halfway through the 2014/15 season.

He moved to Harrogate Town at the start of the 2016/17 season, and it was in January 2017 when he was converted to a striker, scoring 23 goals in the remainder of that season.

He scored 13 goals in 15 games in the 2017/18 season before reverting back to centre-back when moving to Darlington in the summer of 2018.