The 45 year-old is well known in the area, as well as playing senior football for the Club, Chris also played senior football for Loxwood and Billingshurst. His first role in management was as Assistant Manager of Heath’s Reserve Team. He went on to become First Team Manager at Billingshurst, then had a short spell in charge at Loxwood before returning to the Club last season as Under 23 Coach.

This season as well as Heath’s Under 23 Coach, Chris became Assistant Manager of the Southern Combination League Division 2 Rep side where he supported the Rep Manager Kristian Sorensen. This partnership continues today but in a role reversal with Kristian becoming Chris’s Assistant Manager/Coach and supported by UEFA B Coach Gary Newton.

Heath Vice Chairman Ian Flack said “Chris is very ambitious and has impressed the interview panel who felt that he shared the clubs ambitions and he hopes his appointment heralds an exciting new era for the Club”.