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Experienced Duo Join Rylands Management Team
Experienced Duo Join Rylands Management Team
North West Counties League Premier Division club Rylands FC have announced that David Mannix and Stuart Wellstead have joined manager David McNabb’s management team ahead of the 2020/21 season.
Tuesday 26 May 20 I 08:53:12 I Photo by

Mannix is a Liverpool academy product who was part of the squad that won the UEFA Champions League in 2005, arguably the greatest Champions League final in history!

 

The midfielder was playing for Liverpool’s reserve side at just 15 years of age and also regularly trained with the first team at the age of 16. He also represented England at youth level 15 times.

 

Unfortunately, a number of serious injuries hampered much of his progress and prevented what could have been a long and illustrious career at Liverpool.

 

Despite the injuries, Mannix was included in Liverpool’s 25-man squad for the 2005 UEFA Champions League campaign that resulted in a dramatic comeback from 3-0 down to AC Milan.

 

He later had spells at Accrington Stanley, Chester City and Norwegian outfit HamKam before moving into non-League football with Vauxhall Motors and Colwyn Bay before having a memorable stay with Rylands` local neighbours Warrington Town.

 

He was in the Warrington side that reached the FA Cup Second Round in 2014/15, assisting the winning goal to knock out League Two Exeter City along the way.

 

Mannix, 34, who also runs his own academy, is a UEFA A license coach and has had spells as assistant manager with Clitheroe and more recently Bangor City in Wales.

 

Wellstead (pictured) is a familiar figure at the club, having been joint manager and player during Rylands` inaugural season in the North West Counties League in 2018/19.

 

He helped the club become Division One South champions and Division One champions of champions.

 

Wellstead has a long history within the NWCL and the Northern Premier League having represented a number of clubs over the last 17 years including notable spells with Runcorn Linnets, winning the NWCL Premier Division in 2017/18 as well as ending last season with runaway leaders 1874 Northwich before the league was ground to a stop due to the Coronavirus incident.

 

During his last spell with the club Wellstead, also 34, started to work on his coaching qualifications and brings a great insight and experience to some of the young players within the club.

 

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Experienced Duo Join Rylands Management Team
Experienced Duo Join Rylands Management Team
Tuesday 26 May 20 I 08:53:12
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Mannix is a Liverpool academy product who was part of the squad that won the UEFA Champions League in 2005, arguably the greatest Champions League final in history!

 

The midfielder was playing for Liverpool’s reserve side at just 15 years of age and also regularly trained with the first team at the age of 16. He also represented England at youth level 15 times.

 

Unfortunately, a number of serious injuries hampered much of his progress and prevented what could have been a long and illustrious career at Liverpool.

 

Despite the injuries, Mannix was included in Liverpool’s 25-man squad for the 2005 UEFA Champions League campaign that resulted in a dramatic comeback from 3-0 down to AC Milan.

 

He later had spells at Accrington Stanley, Chester City and Norwegian outfit HamKam before moving into non-League football with Vauxhall Motors and Colwyn Bay before having a memorable stay with Rylands` local neighbours Warrington Town.

 

He was in the Warrington side that reached the FA Cup Second Round in 2014/15, assisting the winning goal to knock out League Two Exeter City along the way.

 

Mannix, 34, who also runs his own academy, is a UEFA A license coach and has had spells as assistant manager with Clitheroe and more recently Bangor City in Wales.

 

Wellstead (pictured) is a familiar figure at the club, having been joint manager and player during Rylands` inaugural season in the North West Counties League in 2018/19.

 

He helped the club become Division One South champions and Division One champions of champions.

 

Wellstead has a long history within the NWCL and the Northern Premier League having represented a number of clubs over the last 17 years including notable spells with Runcorn Linnets, winning the NWCL Premier Division in 2017/18 as well as ending last season with runaway leaders 1874 Northwich before the league was ground to a stop due to the Coronavirus incident.

 

During his last spell with the club Wellstead, also 34, started to work on his coaching qualifications and brings a great insight and experience to some of the young players within the club.

 

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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