New Boss Richards Wins February Award For National League South

Since taking charge of Gloucester in mid-December, Richards has excelled so far in his first role in football management.

A former Tigers player- having appeared over 100 times for the club, Richards was first-team assistant-manager under the reign of former manager Tim Harris.

After a brief period of adjustment - with the side sitting inside the bottom three - February was where Richards began to leave his mark.

A five-match unbeaten run- including three straight victories over Welling United, Concord Rangers and Wealdstone- propelled the side rapidly up the National League South table.

Joe Hanks’ wonder strike at Havant & Waterlooville in the final match of the month may have been in vein, but the performance showed just how far they’ve come in just a short period of time.