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Tom Hancock

Successful managers who started in non-League

Martin O'Neill got started in management with Grantham Town and went on to win multiple titles at Celtic (Image credit: Alamy)
Paul Cook as manager of Wigan Athletic in 2020 (Image credit: Alamy)
Danny Cowley as manager of Lincoln City in 2019 (Image credit: Getty Images)
Steve Evans as manager of Rotherham United in 2014 (Image credit: Alamy)
Nigel Clough as manager of Burton Albion in 2016 (Image credit: Alamy)
Brian McDermott as manager of Reading in 2013 (Image credit: Alamy)
Rob Edwards celebrates Luton's promotion to the Premier League, 2023 (Image credit: Alamy)
David Pleat as Tottenham manager at the 1987 FA Cup final (Image credit: Alamy)
Chris Wilder celebrates Sheffield United's promotion to the Premier League, 2019 (Image credit: Alamy)
Neil Lennon as manager of Celtic in 2013 (Image credit: Alamy)
Neil Warnock as manager of Sheffield United in 2006 (Image credit: Alamy)
Graham Potter as manager of Brighton in 2020 (Image credit: Alamy)
Fred Stewart as manager of Cardiff City in 1929 (Image credit: Getty Images)
Howard Wilkinson as manager of Leeds in 1991 (Image credit: Getty Images)
Martin O'Neill celebrates Leicester's 1997 League Cup victory (Image credit: Getty Images)
Ron Atkinson as manager of Manchester United in 1983 (Image credit: Alamy)
Tom Watson as manager of Liverpool in 1905 (Image credit: Alamy)
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