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Jul 2021

Last Updated: 05/07/2021
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Harrogate Town manager Simon Weaver signs new contract

by Thomas Barrett

| 05 Jul, 2021
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The club has been transformed in the 12 years since Simon Weaver took charge, rising from a Conference North club to 17th in Division Two of the English Football League last season.

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Simon Weaver has signed a new three-year deal to stay on as manager of Harrogate Town.

Me Weaver first took the reins at Wetherby Road in May 2009 when he was appointed player-manager by his chairman father Irving Weaver.

The club has been transformed in the 12 years since. It's gone from being a Conference North club in the sixth tier of English football to finishing 17th last season in Division Two of the English Football League — the fourth tier.

Weaver, who was born in Doncaster, is currently the longest-serving manager in the professional game in England.

He said:

"This club has been a massive part of my life for for 12 years, so to take it to 15 is fantastic for me personally.
"I’m excited about the challenge ahead and have as much appetite for it now as I did 12 years ago."





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Town's assistant manager Paul Thirwell has also signed a new three-year contract with the club.

Thirwell, who played for Sheffield United and Sunderland, has worked under Weaver since January 2017.

Their close relationship was captured in the BT Sport documentary Proud To Be Town, which chronicled the club's promotion to League Two in 2019-20.

Weaver added:

"Paul and I are very close, he definitely alleviates pressure on my job with what he brings to the table, he’s a good presence, has a great personality and sense of humour, but overall he is a really good person, which is important to me."


Town will begin their second-ever campaign in the English Football League with a home tie against Rochdale on August 7.