Peterborough United have hired a coach who will be a key organiser of the club's set-pieces

Former Notts County defender and ex-Chester City interim manager Connell Rawlinson has been added manager Luke Williams’ coaching staff.

Rawlinson (34) was a player when Williams was managing Notts County between 2022 and 2024. He made over 150 appearances for County after also playing in the Football League for Port Vale.

"Connell will be one of our coaching team and the approach will be a collaborative one when it comes to set-pieces," Williams said. “Richard Taylor, (goalkeeping coach), made significant improvements in set pieces towards the back end of last season and we will continue to find the improvements together as a group.

"I know Connell personally. He did an outstanding job as interim manager of Chester City and very nearly got them promoted from a position outside of the play-offs. He got a lot of results in a short space of time. He has showed his ability to coach and manage and he was an outstanding player for me, a real leader at Notts County and I am excited having him on board.

"As a towering centre back, set-pieces were part of the game that he really enjoyed, his attitude to set-pieces were really positive and he was very much a threat from them.”

Rawlinson took over as interim boss at National League side Chester City last season and inspired a huge improvement in results, taking them into the play-offs where they were beaten by Macclesfield Town after extra time.