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FOOTBALL - Kidderminster Harriers confirm departures of assistant manager and first team coach

Aaron Sutcliffe 20th May, 2026 Updated: 20th May, 2026

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have confirmed assistant manager Stuart Watkiss and first team coach Mario Oliveira have left the club.

Watkiss and Oliveira depart Aggborough after helping the club win promotion from the National League North via the play-offs this season.

Harriers are currently searching for a new manager to replace former boss Adam Murray following his shock departure to Barrow.

A club statement reads: “Harriers can confirm that assistant manager Stuart Watkiss and first team coach Mario Oliveira have both left the club.

“The club wishes to thank them for their efforts and contribution to the promotion winning season and wish them all the best in the future.”

Watkiss returned to Harriers in October to assist Murray after the pair also worked together at Eastbourne Borough.




He previously managed Harriers from November 2004 to January 2006 winning 17 of his 55 games at the helm.

Watkiss took charge of Kidderminster during the club’s most recent stint as a Football League club.


Oliveira joined Harriers as first team coach last summer as part of Murray’s backroom team following stints as a coach at Nottingham Forest and Lincoln City.