Toolstation NCEL Division One
Richard Tracey has joined the coaching staff at Glasshoughton Welfare
Former Ossett Albion manager Richard Tracey has joined the coaching staff at Glasshoughton Welfare.
Tracey will be lending a hand to Darren Holmes and Lee Vigars at training and on match-days.
Since leaving Ossett in October after four solid years in charge, Tracey had been helping Thackley in a similar capacity until the departure of Chris Reape last weekend.
The role suits Tracey down to the ground because of his day job as a senior member of a staff at a school.
Holmes and Vigars must be thrilled to get him on board because of his huge contacts book and experience in the game.
Tracey played in the Football League for the likes of Macclesfield Town and Carlisle United – under former Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson – and he notably played in the game which saw goalkeeper Jimmy Glass score the unforgettable 94th minute winner to keep Carlisle in the Football League at the expense of Scarborough.
When he dropped into the Non League, he turned out for Bradford (Park Avenue), Ossett Town, Frickley Athletic and Stocksbridge Park Steels, among others.