Chairman Steve Loxton said: “We went through a lengthy process to make sure we made the right choice and, although we had seven good applicants, we were all in agreement that we have made the right choice.

“Mark is a young manager with big ambitions, having started as a manager with Chew Valley Old Boys, before taking over as manager of Clutton and his pedigree and success rate stands him out as being a very good manager.

Mark will also be bringing his back-room staff with him and one of his main points will be to see and look at areas in the squad where we need improvements and also areas where we probably don’t.

“We went through a thorough process to ensure we made the right appointment and we are all delighted at the outcome."