A highly experienced and decorated centre forward, the former AFC Bournemouth striker joined the Magpies in March 2025, scoring a memorable 16-minute hatrick on his debut. The Jersey-born forward is a prolific goalscorer with a wealth of experience in the Football League, scoring over 180 goals across the Championship, League One and League Two for clubs including AFC Bournemouth, Bristol City, Ipswich and Portsmouth. Pitman made the move into non-league football in recent seasons, scoring over 50 goals in consecutive seasons for AFC Portchester and then Shaftesbury, before moving to The Avenue Stadium. A coach with AFC Bournemouth's academy, this season Brett will assist Tommy Killick as Player-Coach.