Hannah Dingley: Forest Green Rovers names first female boss of a men's professional football side

Forest Green Rovers person named Hannah Dingley arsenic their caller caretaker boss, making her the archetypal pistillate to negociate a nonrecreational men's squad successful English football.

Forest Green announced Dingley, the club's academy head, would beryllium enactment successful caretaker complaint of the archetypal team.

Her archetypal lucifer successful complaint volition beryllium a affable astatine Melksham Town connected Wednesday.

Dingley said: "I'm truly excited for this adjacent measurement of my career. Pre-season has conscionable begun, and the afloat play kicks disconnected precise soon.

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"It's an breathtaking clip successful football. I americium grateful for the accidental to measurement up and pb specified a progressive and forward-thinking club."

She archetypal joined the nine successful 2019 to instrumentality complaint of the academy and remains the lone pistillate to negociate a men's English Football League academy.

Dingley besides initiated the club's girls academy which launched successful 2021.

More to follow.