The
former Norwich City defender has led Lynn to back-to-back promotions, which has
seen the club involved in their first-ever season in the top flight of the
National League.
In
2017, he took charge of the club in the Southern League Premier Division and
led them to a second-place finish, after which they lost to Slough Town in the
play-off final.
He
subsequently left The Walks and was named manager of Grantham Town at the end
of May 2018.
However,
after resigning as Grantham boss in October 2018, he returned to the dug-out at
Lynn a month later.
Despite
Lynn being in the bottom half of the Southern League Central Premier table when
Culverhouse re-joined the club, form improved, and the team climbed the table
strongly in the second half of the season.
They
clinched the runners-up spot on the final day of the season before winning the
play-offs and a `Super` play-off at Warrington Town to earn themselves a place
in the National League North in 2019/20.
After
suffering a 3-0 defeat to Guiseley AFC on the opening day of the National
League North season, Culverhouse and his team defied the odds and found
themselves embroiled in a promotion battle with York City.
When
the season was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the
Linnets were second in the table, two points behind York City, but crucially
had two games in hand.
Following
much deliberation by the National League and Football Association, the league
was finally settled on a points-per-game calculation, crowning Lynn as
champions.
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