Scott Porter says his time as a football manager is over after a trophy-laden career at Hythe Town, Whitstable Town and Hollands & Blair, ending with spells at Lydd Town and Lordswood

With promotions, cup wins and an FA Cup run to the first round proper, Scott Porter has a record to be proud of but admits his love for football management is gone.

Porter has announced his decision to step away from football management after 16 years at the helm of several Kent clubs, citing the changing nature of the game and a desire to focus on family and life outside football.

Porter, who has managed Hythe Town, Whitstable Town, Hollands & Blair, and most recently Lordswood, reflected on his long career and the highs and lows that come with non-league management.

He won the Kent League title at Hythe and a memorable FA Cup run that put the club on the national stage. Promotion also came at Whitstable during a treble-winning season.

He’s enjoyed wins in the Kent Senior Cup, Kent Senior Trophy and the SCEFL Challenge Cup, twice.

But at 46, he’s no longer got the desire to manage, and the tipping point came after a 9-0 defeat for Lordswood - a game he wasn’t even there to watch!

“I was in Spain with my wife for her birthday,” he said.

“All the preparations were in place for while I was away, but I was there in the villa being updated, and the disappointment of losing by that scoreline was embarrassing really.

“I then had to deal with the aftermath of it while I was away, trying to get new players in for the Saturday match away at Lewisham. I was trying to get certain players in from different clubs and leaning on managers at higher levels to help us out.

“I got back on the Friday, and we went to Lewisham the following day, on a horrendous pitch, and I'm thinking, ‘What am I doing?’

“It was the last 15 minutes and I just looked at (coach) Shaun Welford and (assistant) Mark Lane and just said, ‘What are we doing? Where