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John Jones

Welsh manager Hannah Dingley makes history as first woman to take charge of a pro men's team in English football

Welshwoman Hannah Dingley has made history as the first woman to take charge of an English Football League club.

Forest Green Rovers have appointed Dingley following the departure of Duncan Ferguson, who was appointed in January but was unable to keep the club in League One with Rovers winning just six of their 46 games. Rovers have now moved to install Dingley in interim charge, making her the first woman to lead a men's professional senior team in England.

Dingley, 39, was born and raised in Carmarthen and joined Rovers in 2019 as an academy coach. She remains the only woman to manage a men's EFL academy, while she also initiated the launch of Rovers' girls academy in 2021.

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