MIKE APPLEBY
By Matt Badcock

SORELY MISSED: Mike Appleby, the well-respected FA’s Leagues and Clubs manager, passed away this week
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ENGLAND C manager Paul Fairclough has led the tributes to one of Non-League’s most infl uential fi gures, Mike Appleby, who has passed away.
Appleby, 65, spent more than 30 years working for the Football Association and held the role of Leagues and Clubs manager where he was pivotal in how the National League System looks today.
He died in hospital on Tuesday following complications with coronavirus.
Appleby was the driving force...