Northern Premier League

HULL’S SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS BRED SUCCESS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 June 2017

By CHRIS DUNLAVY

GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY

BIGGEST ACHEIVEMENT: Billy Heath and his North Ferriby side celebrate winning the FA Trophy in 2015
PICTURE: Action Images

BILLY Heath was just 28 when he realised his dream of making it as a pro would never be fulfilled.
“Some players never know when the game’s up, but I did,” explains the FC Halifax Town boss. “Injuries caught up with me and I knew I was on the slide.
“There’s nothing worse than watching good players drop through the levels and I didn’t want that to happen to me. It was time to go.&...

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