Kidderminster manager leaves days after promotion having been approached by Barrow

Kidderminster manager Adam Murray leaves days after promotion having been approached by recently relegated club Barrow.

Pete O’Rourke first broke the news, tweeting: “Understand Adam Murray had left his role as Kidderminster Harriers manager.

“Adam Murray is being lined up for a move to Barrow as their new manager. Sam Foley has been in interim charge at Barrow but could not prevent their relegation from League Two.”

Harriers can reluctantly confirm that Adam Murray is to leave his position as Manager following an approach from another club.

An update from Chairman Richard Lane#Harriers 🦅

— Kidderminster Harriers (P) 🦅 (@khfcofficial) May 12, 2026

KIDDERMINSTER STATEMENT:

Kidderminster Harriers can reluctantly confirm that Adam Murray is to leave his position as Manager following an approach from another club.

Shortly after the weekend’s final, a club presently in the EFL met a release clause within Adam’s contract to discuss their vacancy, which Adam has expressed a desire to pursue.

We understand the timing of this announcement will come as a disappointment to fans following Saturday’s promotion.

Chairman Richard Lane commented: “Adam has been very open and honest with me since the weekend. While he was a year into a two-year contract and a project with us here, I fully respect that, given the overall financial package on offer, he feels it is an opportunity for him and his family that he cannot turn down.

“While the timing is unfortunate following such a fantastic end to the season, I am sure we all wish Adam nothing but the best for his future.

“At this time and always, our priority is on our fantastic club and its fans; our focus now is on moving quickly with a managerial appointment that will lead us into a new chapter in our history after promotion.”

Richard added to Harriers fans: “Collectively, we have achieved something amazing this season and I want those memories to stay fresh in the minds of our supporters and sponsors, who backed us so incredibly, particularly in those final months of the season.

“We have every cause to celebrate, and we will move forward with nothing but positivity and excitement for our next challenge.”

Understand Adam Murray had left his role as Kidderminster Harriers manager. #Harriers pic.twitter.com/knTS6MuE1E

— Pete O’Rourke (@SportsPeteO) May 12, 2026

Adam Murray is being lined up for a move to Barrow as their new manager. Sam Foley has been in interim charge at Barrow but could not prevent their relegation from League Two. #WeAreBarrow #Harriers pic.twitter.com/HuMNMGFjvm

— Pete O’Rourke (@SportsPeteO) May 12, 2026

ADAM MURRAY’S INTERVIEW AFTER WINNING PROMOTION:

Interviewer: Adam, difficult to put into words what’s just happened, but what a day.

Adam: You got me off guard there, didn’t you? Yeah.

Interviewer: Well, let’s look at it this way. It has been a season’s a season of ups and downs. And to say that’s the ending everyone wanted and this group deserved would be an understatement really.

Adam: Yeah. Look, it’s been a it’s been a grind. um there’s been some some real challenges. There’s been some real high moments.

“But that group of players is a special group of players and and not just footballers, they’re unbelievable people and I think Digger said it last week in his speech before the game is it’s the best changing room he’s ever been in. Um and and the togetherness in there, the the team what people talk about team spirit like team spirit is when you know that the man next to you is going to is going to die for you if needs be, and them boys have got that.

“I’m just so proud of all the players. I’m so proud of the staff. The staff have grinded so hard this season. I’ve pushed them. I’ve pushed them in long days, long hours, and everyone just deserves a lot of credit today and I’m just so happy after the season that the club had last season to to fail at the last hurdle.

“It was always going to be a massive challenge this season to to go again, but everybody everybody’s dug in and I’m just so so pleased for everybody.”

Interviewer: “And there’s been some outside noise and you just feel almost like this group deserves a bit of respect now because coming into the playoffs, Chester, we were told had the momentum. You’ll never get past Macclesfield in the playoffs, you’ll never beat South Shields three times in a season. And yet…”

Adam: “Yeah, I think look, we I’ve said it in my press in the week that this team has been playing under pressure for a long long time, and they’ve had to win games for a long long time.

“And we had it in our presentation this morning and the wording on the slide in my presentation was big and bold. It was too powerful, and I just felt like we was too powerful over the last few months and and I felt it today.

“I felt we would be too powerful, and you know me, Matt, you know me better than a lot of people. And you know how strong I am in my belief in God and my faith. And it’s the same with my boys.

“It’s the same with with my way of playing. I’ve got so much faith in them and and them executing the game plans, and when when I stood in front of them this morning and we did our meeting, I knew it takes something special for somebody to come and beat us.

“And when we spoke about if we punched them on the chin today and we got we got the first goal to go straight after him again because once this group senses blood it takes a lot to hold them back. And we did that.

“We went straight back after them and and killed them off and and let’s not let’s not mix it up. These are a top side that we beat again today. They’re a top top side and a top coach and they’ve had an unbelievable season and I’ve got to be honest, my heart goes out to them because I know how much it takes out of you to be in a title race for 46 games and it’s tiring. So to lose this way I feel for him, but I’m over the moon for for these players and supporters tonight.”

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