Josh Gowling to become player-coach at Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers have announced defender Josh Gowling will join the club's management team as player-coach.
The 30-year-old will join assistant boss Mark Creighton as part of manager Gary Whild's backroom staff.
Gowling has been a fixture in the Harriers defence since joining the club two years ago and has been a professional for more than a decade, playing extensively in League One and League Two with the likes of Gillingham and Bournemouth.
With work on his coaching badges already underway, he has taken the chance to join the management team.
Whild said: "I think the big thing to say firstly is that Josh still has a massive part to play as a player; everyone has seen the contribution he's made over the two years he's been here.
"Josh knows that and knows that this isn't a step for him to ease off in terms of playing and I am sure he will become valuable with what he can bring to the coaching side and we're looking forward to that.
"It's nice to have two guys who are young, hungry and ambitious in him and Mark Creighton."
