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Ironton Departs Citizens
Ironton Departs Citizens
Nick Ironton has resigned as manager of Pitching In Southern League Division One Central club Welwyn Garden City.
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Ironton returned to the Citizens` helm in June 2019 after a four year break to take the reins at Herns Lane, in succession to Dean Barker, who left for Kings Langley.

 

Ironton managed Arlesey Town in two spells, winning three successive Isthmian League promotions and taking the Bedfordshire side to the First Round of the FA Cup and quarter finals of the FA Trophy.

 

He also developed the careers of Dave Kitson, Craig Mackail-Smith and Jack Midson before they all went into the professional game.

 

Ironton spent two seasons at Ware, saving the East Hertfordshire club from near certain relegation and has also managed Vanarama National League South outfit Hemel Hempstead Town.

 

A former England semi-professional international midfielder Ironton enjoyed a glittering playing career winning two Conference titles and an FA Trophy with Enfield and a third Conference crown with Barnet, having begun as a professional at Queens Park Rangers.

 

His first season back in charge of Welwyn Garden City was ended by the pandemic with the Citizens sitting fourth in the table, and the second campaign saw Ironton`s side reach the Third Round of the FA Trophy.

 

But a behind-closed-doors encounter was lost 5-1.

 

This season saw the Citizens finish fifth, but they were denied a place in the play-offs due to ground grading issues and, ironically, the team that finished sixth and replaced them in the play-offs, North Leigh, went on to beat Ware and win a place in the Premier Division Central. 

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Ironton Departs Citizens
Ironton Departs Citizens
Saturday 07 May 22 I 08:06:02
Photo by

Ironton returned to the Citizens` helm in June 2019 after a four year break to take the reins at Herns Lane, in succession to Dean Barker, who left for Kings Langley.

 

Ironton managed Arlesey Town in two spells, winning three successive Isthmian League promotions and taking the Bedfordshire side to the First Round of the FA Cup and quarter finals of the FA Trophy.

 

He also developed the careers of Dave Kitson, Craig Mackail-Smith and Jack Midson before they all went into the professional game.

 

Ironton spent two seasons at Ware, saving the East Hertfordshire club from near certain relegation and has also managed Vanarama National League South outfit Hemel Hempstead Town.

 

A former England semi-professional international midfielder Ironton enjoyed a glittering playing career winning two Conference titles and an FA Trophy with Enfield and a third Conference crown with Barnet, having begun as a professional at Queens Park Rangers.

 

His first season back in charge of Welwyn Garden City was ended by the pandemic with the Citizens sitting fourth in the table, and the second campaign saw Ironton`s side reach the Third Round of the FA Trophy.

 

But a behind-closed-doors encounter was lost 5-1.

 

This season saw the Citizens finish fifth, but they were denied a place in the play-offs due to ground grading issues and, ironically, the team that finished sixth and replaced them in the play-offs, North Leigh, went on to beat Ware and win a place in the Premier Division Central. 

Copyright Non League Today. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to the Non League Today website as the source and a link back to the Non League Today website.
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