Daisy Hill FC have announced the appointment of former Bolton Wanderers full back Nicky Hunt as the new first team manager.
He replaces Lee Hill, who left the club earlier this week.
In a playing career that spanned 20 years, Nicky is probably best remembered for his ten year spell at Wanderers, where he made 126 appearances, and also won ten England under 21 caps.
Once his playing career finished, he moved into coaching, and held roles at Ashton United and Warrington Rylands, before joining Atherton Collieries, where he was Assistant to Michael Clegg.
Speaking about his appointment, Nicky said:
“I've been coaching 3 or 4 years now at non-league level, in the Northern Premier League, and I’ve really enjoyed it, being Assistant Manager to Cleggy (Michael Clegg) who's now at Atherton Colls.
“But I just thought it was time for me to make that step up, and this opportunity came about really quickly.
“From the moment I met up with Aaron (Daisy Hill Chairman), I knew it was something that I wanted to do and wanted to be a part of, and hopefully we can crack on now for the remaining 28 league games this season.
“I grew up literally 5 minutes’ walk down the road, and my parents still live in Daisy Hill, so for me, it's really close to home.
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