Non-League Paper

BUTLER’S EXIT HERALDS NEW ERA FOR IRON

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 November 2026

SCUNTHORPE United are expected to unveil their new manager in the coming days following the departure of Andy Butler.
The former Iron, Walsall and Doncaster Rovers defender was sacked just hours after Tuesday night’s 4-1 defeat at Tamworth which left his side third bottom of the National League table.
Since arriving as Glanford Park boss in May 2024, Butler steered the Iron to promotion from National League North in his first full season in charge, via the play-offs, before securing an impressive fifth-placed finish in the National League last season.
In all, the 42-year-old ...

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