Harrogate Railway Athletic are inviting applications for the post of first team manager.

The Rail preserved their Toolstation NCEL Premier Division status having finished the 2016/17 season in nineteenth position.

The club say that applicants should ideally have football management/coaching experience and good player contacts at Step 5 level.

Anyone interested is asked, in the first instance, to send an application/CV to the club's football secretary David Shepherd by email at shep@therailfc.com.

Closing date for applying is Sunday 21st May, 2017, and interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held as soon as practical after that date.