Lucas Chaney

Lucas Chaney (born 16 April 1981) is an English manager. He used to be a player as a youngster for the Manchester United academy, but an spine disease made him stop playing prematurely at age 15.

He then became a manager at age 22, managing youth football clubs in Great Manchester, and after some success in the youth leagues he was signed by Stockport County FC in 9 July 2013 to launch his professional career.

He won the Conference North in his first season as a professional manager at Stockport County.

2013–14 season
At the end of the 2012-13 season, Stockport County had been relegated to the Conference North, the 6th division of English Football, accumulating 4 relegations in 11 years. Stockport board decided to bet on Lucas Chaney, who was a young manager in Manchaster who had great success managing youth clubs in the region.

Chaney first professional league match came in 17 August 2013, in the first Skrill North game of the season against Boston United away from home. Stockport lost that game 1-2.

After a bad start in the season, with 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 losses in the first 5 matches, Stockport went on a impressive 10 games with 8 wins and 2 draws.

Stockport were eliminated in the 2nd FA Cup Qualification Round against Vauxhall Motors, losing 2-4 on the aggregate after a replay. They were also eliminated in the FA Trophy 3rd Qualification Round losing 1-2 to Solihull Moors.

From 30 November 2013 to 8 February 2014 Stockport County went on a 12 games unbeaten run, winning 9 games and drawing 3. Stockport went unbeaten again in the last 13 matches of the season, winning 9 and drawing 4. They were considered champions in the 39th round of the league, with 3 games of antecedence, after beating Brackley Town 2-0 away from home.

Club
Stockport County
 * Conference North: 2013-14

Individual

 * Conference North Manager of the Month: September 2013, December 2013, March 2014, April 2014