Greenhalgh gets keys to the Gate

Margate have appointed Ben Greenhalgh as First Team Player-Manager.

The 32-year-old attacker has been at Hartsdown Park since the 2021-22 season.

The Hartsdown Park club were relegated from the Isthmian League Premier Division having finished fourth-from-bottom having picked up 39 points.

“After a long and thorough process, with plenty of applicants for a new manager, Ben stood out for us, having already dedicated three years to this club, and his ambitions align with ours, to bounce straight back up to the Isthmian Premier Division,” said a club statement.

Greenhalgh, who has previously played for the likes of Welling United, Ebbsfleet United,and Dartford, Tonbridge Angels and Margate, said; “It’s a privilege to, not only be part of this club as a player, but to join some great managers in the history books of Margate FC, is not something I take for granted.”

“I thank the club for this opportunity and look forward to steering us back to winning ways.”