Woking have signed defenders Charlie McArthur and Josh Grant, as the National League club wrestles with an injury crisis.

McArthur, 21, joins on a one-month loan deal from League Two side York City, while free agent Grant has arrived on what the Cards are calling a short-term deal.

"We were close to signing Josh before he joined Carlisle last summer," Woking director of football Jody Brown said.

"We'd obviously prefer to have time to bed people in, prepare and maintain continuity, but having 10 of our 11 defenders unavailable is unprecedented."

McArthur, who can play at centre-back or left-back, joined York in the summer from Newcastle United, but has made just one substitute appearance in League Two.

However, he does have experience in that division having made 10 appearances in a loan spell at Carlisle United.

Grant's previous clubs include Bristol Rovers, Wealdstone and Carlisle.