Grant Crookes was a professional

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 footballer who played for Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United F.C.

Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

, Darlington F.C.

Darlington F.C.

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 and Willington F.C.

Willington F.C.

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 He as also been a coach at Halifax Town

F.C. Halifax Town

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, Wakefield

Wakefield F.C.

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 and Bridlington Town.

He left as assistant manager at AFC Emley,at the end of the 2009–10 season where he had been working alongside Ian Banks

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 who also left the club at the end of the 2009–10 season.

2010-11 season saw Ian Banks

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 take over North East Counties rivals Eccleshill United with Crookes again following him as his assistant.Crookes then moved from the Yorkshire area and in March 2011 joined up with Paul Stoneman

Paul Stoneman

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 as his assistant in the Northern League

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 at West Allotment Celtic.This was the 3rd club Crookes and Stoneman had worked together with Bridlington Town and Wakefield

Wakefield

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 been the others.

For the 2011-12 Crookes was appointed the new manager of Chester-Le-Street

Chester-le-Street

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 who play in division 2 of the Northern League

Northern League

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