▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁time , ▁joining ▁We ym outh . ▁Short ▁sp ells ▁followed ▁at ▁Hey bridge ▁Sw ifts , ▁Cambridge ▁United , ▁and ▁New port ▁County . ▁ ▁His ▁management ▁career ▁started ▁at ▁Red bridge ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁After ▁one ▁season ▁there ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁re ins ▁at ▁New port ▁County . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁he ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Conference ▁South ▁title ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁points ▁to ▁spare . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁switched ▁clubs ▁to ▁take ▁charge ▁at ▁League ▁Two ▁side ▁Ald ers hot ▁Town ▁until ▁his ▁dismiss al ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁took ▁charge ▁at ▁Ch el ms ford ▁City ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁before ▁res ign ing ▁five ▁months ▁later . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁management ▁for ▁a ▁five - month ▁spell ▁with ▁Br ent wood ▁Town ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁to ▁purchase ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁Wat ford ▁Hold sw orth ▁primarily ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁stri ker , ▁although ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁t ended ▁to ▁play ▁off ▁the ▁front ▁man . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁pace y ▁stri ker ▁with ▁good ▁shooting ▁ability . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Wat ford , ▁who ▁finished ▁nin th ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁in ▁