ADAM Hinshelwood will come up against a familiar face in Andy Whing when York City travel to Solihull Moors this evening (7:45pm).

The two managers have come full circle, having battled it out for the right-back shirt at Brighton & Hove Albion in the mid-late 2000s to now honing their craft in the Vanarama National League.

And the similarities do not stop there, with both replacing Neal Ardley in the managerial hotseat, Whing at Solihull in June 2023, and Hinshelwood at City back in February.

Whilst the Minstermen sit third – only behind leaders Barnet and Forest Green on goal difference – Moors are seven points further back in 11th, having won as many games as they have lost so far this season. 

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Hinshelwood recalled the managers’ time together on the south coast with a smile, telling The Press: “We were vying for the same position at right-back! 

“He was obviously a lot better than me, played a lot more than me. I think there was one game that he was injured and I filled in for him.

“He’s a great guy is Whingy, he was a really good player, a manager’s dream. He was a seven or eight out of ten every week, really consistent and really reliable.

“He’s doing a really great job in his short managerial career as well.”

Whing has impressed during his time at the Midlands club, whom he led to Wembley twice last season.

Both outings – a week apart – though ended in heartbreak, with a penalty shootout defeat to Bromley denying them promotion to Sky Bet League Two whilst they were again undone on spot-kicks in the FA Trophy final against Gateshead.

And whilst Solihull seem to be showing a slight hangover from that early into the new campaign, Hinshelwood insists there is still a lot that he can learn from his former teammate.

“I’ll have a really good chat with him about it after, and pick his brains on the league as I know he’s been in the National League a bit longer than I have," the City boss continued. 

"There’s always that opportunity to learn. 

“He’s a good lad and we’re good pro’s. It’s always good to see [ex-teammates] doing well in their managerial careers.”