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LLOYD’S SO PROUD TO TAKE OVER

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 May 2026

MARKET Drayton Town manager David Lloyd and his assistant Adam Proudlock are preparing for the next North West Counties Division One South season after the club were reprieved from relegation.
The two former Market Drayton players have replaced Dan Dawson, who resigned three days before the Greenfields outfit finished third from bottom. However, they were spared the drop from Step 6 thanks to their points-per-game average of 0.79.
It is Lloyd’s first job in management while former Wolves, Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport striker Proudlock previously ran Newport Town and Eccle...

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