Peaks,
51, joins the Lambs on an 18-month contract with a remit to ensure Premier
Division Central status and then attempt a return to the Vanarama National
League North in 2022/23.
Peaks
joined the Diamonds management team in May 2012 as assistant to Mark Starmer,
bringing a wealth of United Counties League experience as well as his notable
career history with the original Rushden & Diamonds where he was eighth in
their all-time appearance list, having played 205 times between 1992 and 1997.
Peaks
took over control of first-team affairs in a caretaker role following Starmer’s
resignation in March 2014 and was installed on a permanent basis a month later.
In
his first full season at the helm, he took the club to a league and cup
`double` in the United Counties League.
He
has since led to the end of season play-offs twice before winning promotion to
Step 3 at the end of the 2017/18 season and they have consistently been in and
around the top end of the league, although obviously Covid prevented any further
attempts at promotion in the past two seasons.
Tamworth
chairman Bob Andrews told his club`s website: “We had some very high calibre
applications, but Andy stood out as the person we believe that can take
Tamworth forward to the next level. He has an excellent pedigree, and we look
forward to working with him”. |