Ellis is well known to supporters, having spent nine years playing for the Lions as well as his work with the Community Foundation and the academy which he will continue with.

He has made 700 appearances in his playing career, including over 400 for GAFC, and has a vast knowledge of the Northern Premier Division having won it as a player with Guiseley in 2010 and Farsley in 2019.

Ellis also won promotion with the Lions into the Vanarama National League back in 2015 and will also be registered as a player for the coming season.

Assisting Ellis will be Danny Forrest, who joins after spending six years at Silsden AFC as manager.

Under Forrest, Silsden won the North West Counties League title accumulating 103 points and scoring 110 goals, whilst Forrest himself won the league’s manager of the year award.

He also led Silsden to their highest ever league finish at Step 5 and their furthest ever progression in the FA Vase.

As a Guiseley player, Forrest made 99 appearances scoring 18 goals across five seasons.

Chairman Gary Douglas told https://guiseleyafc.co.uk: “As the club enters a new era in the Northern Premier League it was imperative that we appointed a management team who could bring the club together. I feel in appointing the two Dannys we can build again on the solid base we at Guiseley have established over the past three decades.”

“From speaking to the new management team, I know we will be recruiting players who wish to play for this great club and for each other with total commitment. Danny and Danny are the guys to do this, and I am confident we will all enjoy the football next season.”

Ellis said “I feel now is the right time, I think I have great experience, I know a lot of people in the game and obviously I can still play which is an added bonus. I think this is a great way to transition from a player to a manager, obviously it is a shame we went down, and we are having to rebuild which is going to be tough. I am open to the challenge; I am thriving in it and I can’t wait. It is a great opportunity.

“I am going fully at it like I would with everything. I have won the league twice, I am aware of how tough the league is and all the teams in it. I want to be competitive and aim for top spot like any manager would”.