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Gaffer’s Greatest Gaffer: Farsley Celtic boss Adam Lakeland

In the latest in our series, we pick the brains of Farsley Celtic manager Adam Lakeland whose coaching journey is not your typical one, beginning after he left school.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 August 2021

By Andy Mitchell

WHO inspires the inspirations in the ever-changing world of football? Which traits stand the test of time?
In the latest in our series, we pick the brains of Farsley Celtic manager Adam Lakeland whose coaching journey is not your typical one, beginning after he left school.
As a YTS coach with Blackburn Rovers in his teens, he featured for Accrington Stanley’s youth setup before becoming boss of Rovers Ladies in the top flight of the women’s game for just over four years, regularly going head to head with the very best during an era dominated by the likes of Arsenal and Eve...

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