Neil Cugley

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Neil Cugley is an English football manager who managed Folkestone Invicta.

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Early life

Cugley grew up and went to school in Folkestone, and played for the town cricket team. [1]

Playing career

Cugley made his debut at the age of eighteen for Folkestone Town, playing at centre-half in the 1970s before returned in the 1980s as a striker, scoring forty-six goals in 1982–83. [2]

Managerial career

In 1997, Cugley was appointed manager of Folkestone Invicta and in 2018 held the honour of the longest football managerial reign in England's top seven tiers after Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger retired that year. [3] [4] In 2022, during his twenty-sixth season as Invicta's manager, making him England's longest-serving manager, he decided to step down as the club's manager. [5] [6] Because of his long tenure as manager, he has been dubbed "Mr. Invicta". [7]

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References

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  2. "Non-League Paper Lifetime Achievement: Neil Cugley". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com.
  3. "Folkestone Invicta boss Neil Cugley on long trips and an even longer tenure". bbc.com.
  4. "MANAGER'S GREATEST MANAGER: Neil Cugley". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com.
  5. "Neil Cugley on his decision to stand down as manager of Isthmian Premier club Folkestone Invicta". kentonline.co.uk.
  6. "'I'm not leaving Folkestone Invicta' insists club stalwart who has stepped down as manager". kentlive.news.
  7. "The Bostik Friday Interview: Mr Invicta".