Former EFL football boss running for Team BFF

A former EFL football boss will run this year's London Marathon in support of the British Forces Foundation.

Jon Brady, who managed League One side Northampton Town between February 2021 and December 2024, will line up alongside fellow Team BFF members – Jeannette Pope, Mike Sutcliffe, Lucy Walsh, Emma Clayton, Charlene Stanton and Alison Towler – on April 27.

Brady, who guided the Cobblers to promotion from League Two in 2023, said he was inspired to raise funds for the BFF after spending time in the club's pre-season training with the British Army at Kendrew Barracks in Rutland.

"I wanted the players to understand and experience first-hand from the soldiers real leadership and what it takes to deliver under extreme pressure," he explained. "This helped build a solid foundation for our success over the years and for that I am truly grateful."

Brady, who managed exactly 200 games at Northampton, writes on his fundraising page: "I would like to do this for all our forces that protect our country."

His "non-negotiable" target for the marathon is to finish, but added he was aiming to cross the line in under three-and-a-half hours.