This is a new role that the club has introduced to oversee the development programme and pathways from the youth development phase into adult football at the club.

Fox brings to the club several years of experience in coaching and managing youth teams and he will combine his new role with being a member of the first team playing squad.

The defender numbers Haverhill Rovers, Stowmarket Town, AFC Sudbury, Needham Market, Stanway Rovers and Mildenhall Town amongst his former clubs

Fox also won promotion from the Isthmian League North with one of his former sides, Leiston in 2011/12

His new role will involve him working with Hadleigh`s youth and senior team managers and coaches with the emphasis on player development and player retention by creating an improved pathway for young players to progress into the senior teams.