FA Cup

CLEGG LEAVES AN ATH-ER GO HERO

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 December 2019

By Matt Badcock

HAT-TRICK HEROES: Michael Clegg led Atherton Collieries to three promotions in five years on the way to Step 3

MICHAEL CLEGG says he didn’t take the decision to leave hometown club Atherton Collieries for Ashton United lightly.
The 35-year-old manager has led Colls on an historic run of success winning three promotions in five years to take them from the North West Counties Division One to the BetVictor NPL Premier division.
Clegg and his management staff were approached out of the blue on Tuesday morning following Jody Banim’s departure from league rivals Ash...

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