The National League Table of National Club Managers as Players

[rudebwoyben]

Here’s a thread idea I’ve borrowed from another football forum. What would the National League table look like based on each club’s manager’s playing career? Below is each club (at the moment) and manager:

Aldershot Town: Danny Searle
Barnet: Darren Currie
Borehamwood: Luke Garrard
Bromley: Neil Smith
Chesterfield: John Pemberton
Dagenham: Daryl Mcmahon
Dover Athletic: Andy Hessenthaler
Eastleigh: Ben Strevens
Halifax Town: Pete Wild
Harrogate Town: Simon Weaver
Hartlepool Utd: Dave Challinor
Kings Lynn: Ian Culverhouse
Maidenhead Utd: Alan Devonshire
Notts County: Neil Ardley
Solihull Moors: James Shan
Stockport County: Jim Gannon
Sutton Utd: Matt Gray
Torquay Utd: Gary johnson
Wealdstone: Dean Brennan
Woking: Alan Dowson
Wrexham: Dean Keates
Yeovil Town: Darren Sarll
At first glance, I’d say that Maidenhead would be the next National League champions with Barnet in play-off contention but it would be interesting to do a more detailed table.

 

[Soup Ladle]

Jesus mate, you should get out more.

 

[ForzaCounty]

Notts runners up?

Gannon, Challinor and maybe Hessenthaler would be in the playoffs IMO

 

[shoddycollins]

Culverhouse > Gannon, Challinor or Hessenthaler

 

[#Beebot]

Solihull would be 24th. We can only hope.

 

[rudebwoyben]

Jesus mate, you should get out more.

I did! That’s why I haven’t put together a table!

 

[rudebwoyben]

Culverhouse > Gannon, Challinor or Hessenthaler

Culverhouse and Ardley played quite a lot of seasons in the top division so would finish 2nd and 3rd in this table.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

John Pemberton was a decent Premiership defender for a while. Not many other top flight players on that list.

 

[rudebwoyben]

John Pemberton was a decent Premiership defender for a while. Not many other top flight players on that list.

Ardley and Culverhouse spent 9 seasons as players in the top division while Pemberton spent 8, so it’s pretty close between them!

 

[JaredSUFC]

Gray was a solid Conference South player so that’s us fighting relegation then

 

[Monkey Tennis]

Ardley and Culverhouse spent 9 seasons as players in the top division while Pemberton spent 8, so it’s pretty close between them!

Presumably Culverhouse was in the Norwich team that beat Bayern Munich, and Pemberton got to a couple of FA cup finals - Ardley was pretty average from what I remember.

 

[PuB]

How are those positions decided?

I NEED to know

 

[shoddycollins]

Solihull would be 24th. We can only hope.

23rd above Halifax surely, as Pete Wild never even had a professional football career.

 

[rudebwoyben]

How are those positions decided?

I NEED to know

Subjective assessment of their playing careers!

 

[Soup Ladle]

Subjective assessment of their playing careers!

Seems like you haven't gone out yet. Do the table!

 

[rudebwoyben]

Seems like you haven't gone out yet. Do the table!

I’m at the Hive now for a special screening of our match at Yeovil I’ll have you know!

 

[Magpie Mike]

About the only thing we will ever win at this level.