Shaymen's goalkeeping coach leaves the club after six years

FC Halifax Town’s goalkeeping coach Paul Oakes has left the club to join Radcliffe.

Oakes joined Halifax not long after Pete Wild was appointed as Town boss and has worked with captain Sam Johnson and his understudies, as well as taking on other backroom responsibilities.

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Paul Oakes

He joins National League North side Radcliffe, who finished 13th in the National League North last season, and his departure comes a week after manager and assistant manager Sam Walker left Halifax to join Morecambe, also in the National League North.

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