Wilkins arrives at Greens Meadow to fill the vacant role following the departure of Dale Brooks and will be Stow boss Paul Musgrove’s number two for the 2021/22 season.

A midfielder or defender in his playing days, Wilkins had a successful playing career with the likes of Cambridge United, Colchester United and Hereford United, before going into management.

He had 14 successful years as Bury Town boss from 2000 to 2014, guiding the Ram Meadow outfit to a couple of promotions along the way.

A spell at Leiston followed, from 2014 to 2016, before he joined Needham Market, initially as assistant to Mark Morsley, taking over as boss in the summer of 2017 until February 2020.

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