Carl Serrant (born 12 September 1975) is an English

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coach and former player, who is the first-team coach of

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Career

Born in Bradford,

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, Serrant made more than 100 appearances in

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with

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

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, Bury as well as earning a cap for

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before his professional career was cut short by injury. He later returned to play in non-league for Bradford Park Avenue,

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and Farsley Celtic. Whilst at Farsley he joined the coaching staff at

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. In November 2007 he joined

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as a

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. After less than a year with Palace, Serrant moved to

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as a strength conditioning coach. In 2017, he was appointed joint head of fitness and conditioning at

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. On 22 February 2022 Serrant was appointed assistant manager to James Rowberry at Newport County. On 10 October 2022 Rowberry was sacked with Newport in 18th place in League two after 13 league matches of the 2022–23 season. Serrant was also sacked Newport's Sporting Director

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took the role of caretaker manager.Kelly caretaker Newport manager
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* 1975 births Living people Footballers from Bradford Men's association football fullbacks English men's footballers England men's B international footballers Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Bury F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Farsley Celtic F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff Crystal Palace F.C. non-playing staff Sheffield United F.C. non-playing staff Queens Park Rangers F.C. non-playing staff Cardiff City F.C. non-playing staff Newport County A.F.C. non-playing staff {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub