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Collier stands down at Town

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 June 2026

SAM Collier has stepped down as manager of Fairford Town after exactly a year in the hotseat.
Collier led the club to a seventh place finish in the Hellenic Premier Division last term, but after a recent player exodus, told the club that he no longer feels he is the right man to man to lead the rebuild.
He will be replaced in the top job by Ryan Souter with Nathan Wallace as assistant.
Souter and Wallace take the helm after three years working with both the Under 18s and reserve sides.
Souter said: “I know the potential within this club. I’m excited to continue develo...

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