Successful managers who started in non-League
Martin O’Neill got started in management with Grantham Town and went on to win multiple titles at Celtic(Image credit: Alamy)Some managers go straight in at the very highest level of the game – think Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta; others have to commence their coaching journey in the lower reaches of the pyramid.
The latter applies to every gaffer here – all of whom eventually coached in at least the second tier of English or Scottish football, and most of them in the top flight.
These are some of the most successful managers who started out in non-League…
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Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open…
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