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Lordswood Appoint From Within
Lordswood Appoint From Within
Southern Counties East League Premier Division club Lordswood have announced the appointment of Neil Hunter as their new manager following the resignation of Darren Anslow.
Saturday 16 May 20 I 09:00:02 I Photo by

Hunter (pictured) is no stranger to the SCEL, having been involved with clubs for the past fifteen years.

 

He has worked previously at Erith & Belvedere and Beckenham Town and was part of the successful management team at Fisher that challenged for the Premier Division title two years ago.

 

He was part of the Punjab United team early in the 2019/20 season before joining Anslow’s coaching set-up at Martyn Grove in January.

 

Hunter had impressed the committee in the short space of time that he was involved and expressed an immediate interest in taking on the role once Anslow had advised of his intention to leave.

 

Joining Hunter at the club are Michael Dodsworth as assistant manager and Sonny Gladdish as first team coach.

 

Dodsworth needs no introduction to Lordswood having featured as a player during his career and has played at many clubs in the SCEL and Isthmian Leagues.

 

He recently had a coaching role at local rivals K Sports.

 

Gladdish had stints in both the Charlton Athletic and Millwall academy as a player before moving into coaching.

 

He had four successful years with Maidstone United in their youth set up before joining East Grinstead Town in the Isthmian League.

 

He has also had roles at Hastings United, Margate, Sheppey United and K Sports.

 

Vice-chairman, Paul Caulfield told  https://www.lordswoodfc.club: “We are delighted to welcome Neil, Michael and Sonny on board as the new management of the first team. Neil is well respected within non-League football and his enthusiasm for the role really shone through.

 

“The club is reaching an important stage with its development of the youth structure and we are looking forward to seeing further progression as our Kent Youth sides push on towards men’s football. The key link between the youth set-up and the first team is the reserve section and we are delighted that Imran Englefield and Chris Gardner will continue their management of the reserves, who had a great season in 2019/20 with a number of players having already featured in the first team.

 

“Whilst we still do not know when football will resume, we are pleased to have finalised the management structure so that preparations can begin to ensure we have a settled squad raring to go when we finally get the green light to play again.”

 

Anslow resigned due to family reasons having taken the reins in June last year from former boss Richard Styles, who had departed for Tunbridge Wells following three seasons at the helm.

 

Anslow had led the Lords to 13th in the SCEL Premier Division before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic with 10 games still to play.

 

This news follows the recent announcement by assistant manager Owen Price who left the club last week.

 

Caulfield added: “Darren has advised due to extra work commitments and a desire to spend more time with his family, that he wishes to take a break away from football which is completely understandable.

 

“We would like to thank Darren and Owen for all their time and efforts last season. They came onboard at a difficult time and didn’t have long to raise a competitive squad for the 2019/20 season. They achieved some noticeable performances and results to ensure we remained comfortable in the league and highlighted their potential. We wish them both the very best in their future management careers”.

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Lordswood Appoint From Within
Lordswood Appoint From Within
Saturday 16 May 20 I 09:00:02
Photo by

Hunter (pictured) is no stranger to the SCEL, having been involved with clubs for the past fifteen years.

 

He has worked previously at Erith & Belvedere and Beckenham Town and was part of the successful management team at Fisher that challenged for the Premier Division title two years ago.

 

He was part of the Punjab United team early in the 2019/20 season before joining Anslow’s coaching set-up at Martyn Grove in January.

 

Hunter had impressed the committee in the short space of time that he was involved and expressed an immediate interest in taking on the role once Anslow had advised of his intention to leave.

 

Joining Hunter at the club are Michael Dodsworth as assistant manager and Sonny Gladdish as first team coach.

 

Dodsworth needs no introduction to Lordswood having featured as a player during his career and has played at many clubs in the SCEL and Isthmian Leagues.

 

He recently had a coaching role at local rivals K Sports.

 

Gladdish had stints in both the Charlton Athletic and Millwall academy as a player before moving into coaching.

 

He had four successful years with Maidstone United in their youth set up before joining East Grinstead Town in the Isthmian League.

 

He has also had roles at Hastings United, Margate, Sheppey United and K Sports.

 

Vice-chairman, Paul Caulfield told  https://www.lordswoodfc.club: “We are delighted to welcome Neil, Michael and Sonny on board as the new management of the first team. Neil is well respected within non-League football and his enthusiasm for the role really shone through.

 

“The club is reaching an important stage with its development of the youth structure and we are looking forward to seeing further progression as our Kent Youth sides push on towards men’s football. The key link between the youth set-up and the first team is the reserve section and we are delighted that Imran Englefield and Chris Gardner will continue their management of the reserves, who had a great season in 2019/20 with a number of players having already featured in the first team.

 

“Whilst we still do not know when football will resume, we are pleased to have finalised the management structure so that preparations can begin to ensure we have a settled squad raring to go when we finally get the green light to play again.”

 

Anslow resigned due to family reasons having taken the reins in June last year from former boss Richard Styles, who had departed for Tunbridge Wells following three seasons at the helm.

 

Anslow had led the Lords to 13th in the SCEL Premier Division before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic with 10 games still to play.

 

This news follows the recent announcement by assistant manager Owen Price who left the club last week.

 

Caulfield added: “Darren has advised due to extra work commitments and a desire to spend more time with his family, that he wishes to take a break away from football which is completely understandable.

 

“We would like to thank Darren and Owen for all their time and efforts last season. They came onboard at a difficult time and didn’t have long to raise a competitive squad for the 2019/20 season. They achieved some noticeable performances and results to ensure we remained comfortable in the league and highlighted their potential. We wish them both the very best in their future management careers”.

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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