Southern League Central outfit Hednesford Town unveiled its new manager on Friday – a man who has won the FA Trophy.
The Pitmen announced that former Wrexham and Coventry striker Andy Morrell would be taking hold of the reins ahead of the 2020/21 season.
The 45-year-old took Wrexham to Wembley twice in his first job as a manager. As well as winning the FA Trophy in 2013, his side it all the way to the National League play-off final too.
Morrell also had a spell at Staffordshire rivals Tamworth where he took the Lambs from send bottom to just missing out on a play-off spot in the National League North in the 2014/15 season, going onto stay at the club for another three years.
During his playing days, Morrell played over 500 senior games, scoring more than 130 goals along the way.
His prolific 34-goal season for Wrexham in the 2002/03 campaign saw him named in the PFA Team of the Year.
Speaking on signing for Hednesford Town, Morrell stated: “I am very grateful for this opportunity to become manager of Hednesford Town at this very exciting time and along with the new owners and staff developing a football club that the community and fans can be proud of”.
The club announced a change of ownership last month with new owners Graham Jones and Hayden Dando coming in at the helm.
In a joint statement regarding the appointment of Morrell, they said: “We would again like to place our thanks on record to Danny Glover, Dean Glover and Ben Bailey for guiding the club through a difficult period last season.
“Whilst we had a number of candidates available to us, from the moment we first spoke with Andy we were impressed by his level of knowledge, enthusiasm and genuine excitement at the project here at Keys Park.
“Andy’s career has seen him stay in his previous management roles for over three years which in football says a lot about the character of the man; his attitude, expertise and ability are a fantastic fit with our ‘one club one badge ethos’.
“We are very excited about the season ahead with Andy in charge and we look forward with real enthusiasm to the season ahead.”
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