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Newtonian Dan
Mellanby prepares
for his first season in
charge at the town's
Northern League
football club.
He spoke to Aycliffe Today editor
MARTIN WALKER about the
challenge ahead...
He has some big boots to fill, but Dan
Mellanby is relishing the challenge of
succeeding Allan Oliver as manager at
Moore Lane Park this summer.
Oliver has moved “upstairs”,
becoming the club’s chairman after
seven seasons in charge and having
etched several achievements into the
club’s history books.
When Oliver took over in 2007, with
Aycliffe playing in the Durham Alliance
League, it was always an ambition to
get his hometown cub to the top flight
of the Northern League and to bring
FA Cup and FA Vase football to the
town.
Promotion to the Wearside League
was achieved in 2008 before they won
that league at their first attempt.
The club established themselves in
the Northern League, finishing L