National League North

Andy aims to Whing it and give Saints a new lease of life!

Andy Whing insists rebuilt Brackley Town needed a new lease of life – and he’s speaking for himself too.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 August 2026

Andy Whing is back in the National League with Brackley

2026-27 NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH PREVIEW
Andy Whing insists rebuilt Brackley Town needed a new lease of life – and he’s speaking for himself too.
By Andy Mitchell

The Saints will be unrecognisable on their return to National League North with defender Kyle Morrison and frontrunner Matt Lowe the only permanent fixtures to stick around after the part-timers suffered a brutal immediate relegation from Non-League’s top tier.
Having gone close time and again, Brackley’s band of stalwarts won this division in 2025 under Gavin Cowan but ran out of steam in a predominantly full-time National League.
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