03-07-2025
Former Carlisle United defender lands National League role
Former Carlisle United defender Gary Liddle has joined National League rivals Hartlepool United in a coaching role.
The ex-Blues man has been appointed to the north east club's academy staff.
Liddle will be lead professional development phase coach with Pools.
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It sees the 39-year-old rejoin the club with whom he had three spells during his playing career.
Liddle has since 2024 been manager of Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town.
He will remain in that role alongside his new position at Hartlepool.
The former Carlisle player told the Monkey Hangers' website: "I'm delighted to be coming back to the football club for a fourth spell, this time in a coaching capacity.
"It's obviously a club I hold close – a club I love – and I'm really happy to be given the opportunity by Joe [Monks, head of football operations] and Alex [Cross, academy manager] to be here again.
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"When Joe got in touch about the possibility of a position being available, it was obviously something I was really keen to do alongside my current role as Whitby Town manager.
"I look forward to working with Alex and his staff to continue the excellent ongoing work with nurturing the best young talent the club has, and hopefully guiding those players to become as privileged as I was in playing for this great football club and its fans.
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"I'm looking forward to getting started and seeing everyone again."
Liddle's playing career, which encompassed 800 games, included a spell at Carlisle from 2017 to 2019.
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Signed by Keith Curle, the former Chesterfield, Notts County and Bradford City man made 117 appearances for the Cumbrians, scoring twice.
He went on to play for Walsall and, after his second and third Hartlepool spells, joined South Shields and Spennymoor Town before linking up with Whitby last year.
