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The Big Interview: Hungerford Town boss Danny Robinson – I’ve plenty more left in the tank!

Danny Robinson still remembers his first game as a Non-League football manager.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 October 2025

Hungerford Town boss Danny Robinson has celebrated his 1,000th game as a manager

By Matt Badcock

Danny Robinson still remembers his first game as a Non-League football manager.
“Winchester City reserves away at Wimborne Town reserves at the old Cuthbury,” the Hungerford Town boss tells The NLP.
“We got beat 3-1. I remember they had one of the Walker brothers playing and he was massive!
“We had a bunch of U18s – with a couple of older players in there – and we got beat.
Hooked
“But to walk out at the Cuthbury…I had been managing a Saturday side – a pub team, truthfully.
“I’d done my coaching badges and my cousin, Andy Leader, gave me the opportunity to go into Winchester...

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