Former Manchester United, Liverpool and England midfielder Paul Ince has been appointed player-manager of Macclesfield Town, the struggling League division two club announced today.
Macclesfield, who are bottom of the division without a win all
season, said Ince had signed a 14-month contract with a six-month
rolling contract to be agreed later.
Ince, who turned 40 on Saturday, will not be eligible to play
for the club until the transfer window reopens in January.
Ince made his name at West Ham United as a tough-tackling
midfielder before moving to Old Trafford in 1989 where he helped
Manchester United to end a 26-year title drought by winning the
newly-formed Premier League in 1992-93.
After more than 200 appearances for United Ince had spells
with Inter Milan, Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Wolverhampton
Wanderers.
He was capped 53 times for his country and in a match against
the United States in 1993 became the first black player to captain
England.
Ince will take charge of his first game for Macclesfield at
home to Mansfield on Saturday.
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