Former Carlisle United man Brennan Dickenson is back on the move in the National League.

He has joined Hartlepool United on loan from Oldham Athletic.

Dickenson, 30, has made the switch to the north east for the second half of the season and could make his debut at Bromley this weekend.

The former Blues wide man has been with Oldham since the start of the campaign and has made 16 appearances, scoring five goals.

But he has now swapped the division's sixth-placed side for the mid-table Monkey Hangers, who are 13th.

"I'm very pleased to be here and hopefully I can hit the ground running," Dickenson told the Pools website.

"I've played at the Suit Direct Stadium a few times over the years and the fans are always great here. I'm looking forward to being out there and getting started."

Dickenson is the second ex-Carlisle man to join Hartlepool in recent times after they brought in defender Tom Parkes last month.

Manager Kevin Phillips added: "I'm delighted that Brennan has decided to join us. He's a wide player with a fantastic left foot.

"He's got great attributes - he's got physicality and can be quite direct, but he's also very sharp and can take a player on.

"He will create competition in the squad and it's an opportunity for him to show what he's about."

Dickenson is one of a number of ex-Carlisle men on Oldham's books, with Joe Garner having joined the Latics this week and Magnus Norman, Hallam Hope and Ethan Walker also in the Latics squad, and Paul Murray and Steve Collis in the coaching ranks.

Former Colchester United, MK Dons and Exeter City man Dickenson was with United from 2020 to 2023, making 55 appearances and scoring three goals.

After being released by the Blues at the end of last season - a campaign which saw Dickenson sidelined with an ACL injury - he linked up with Oldham.