Sol Campbell appointed as manager of Macc Town

Sol Cambell is the new manager of Macclesfield Town.

The club confirmed that the former Tottenham, Arsenal and England central defender takes his first job in management having previously been an unsuccessful applicant for vacant positions at Oxford United, Grimsby and Oldham.

The club’s statement read: “Macclesfield Town are delighted to announce that former Arsenal and England defender Sol Campbell is to become our new first team manager, after agreeing an 18-month deal with the club.” Campbell will be unveiled in a press conference on Thursday.

He takes over a club bottom of the Football League, despite Saturday’s 1-0 win over Yeovil Town, and currently seven points from safety. Macclesfield have been without a manager since Mark Yates was sacked on 8 October after his team failed to win any of their first 12 league games. Danny Whittaker, the veteran midfielder, had been acting as caretaker boss alongside former Silkmen player Neil Howarth.

Having led the club to promotion from the National League last season as champions, long-serving manager John Askey chose to move on to League One Shrewsbury, who sacked him on 12 November.