Successful managers who started in non-League

Martin O'Neill got started in management with Grantham Town and went on to win multiple titles at Celtic (Image credit: Alamy)

Paul Cook as manager of Wigan Athletic in 2020 (Image credit: Alamy)

Danny Cowley as manager of Lincoln City in 2019 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Steve Evans as manager of Rotherham United in 2014 (Image credit: Alamy)

Nigel Clough as manager of Burton Albion in 2016 (Image credit: Alamy)

Brian McDermott as manager of Reading in 2013 (Image credit: Alamy)

Rob Edwards celebrates Luton's promotion to the Premier League, 2023 (Image credit: Alamy)

David Pleat as Tottenham manager at the 1987 FA Cup final (Image credit: Alamy)

Chris Wilder celebrates Sheffield United's promotion to the Premier League, 2019 (Image credit: Alamy)

Neil Lennon as manager of Celtic in 2013 (Image credit: Alamy)

Neil Warnock as manager of Sheffield United in 2006 (Image credit: Alamy)

Graham Potter as manager of Brighton in 2020 (Image credit: Alamy)

Fred Stewart as manager of Cardiff City in 1929 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Howard Wilkinson as manager of Leeds in 1991 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Martin O'Neill celebrates Leicester's 1997 League Cup victory (Image credit: Getty Images)

Ron Atkinson as manager of Manchester United in 1983 (Image credit: Alamy)

Tom Watson as manager of Liverpool in 1905 (Image credit: Alamy)