Biggleswade Town boss Chris Nunn has announced he will step down after the final day of the season following 12-years at Langford Road

The Waders boss announced with a heartfelt post on Twitter that Saturday’s final day of the season clash against Dorchester Town would be his last at Langford Road, after a fairytale 12-years at the club.

In his tweet announcing the ‘sad and tough’ decision, ‘Nunny’ sent an emotional message to his loyal fans: “To the Green Army, there are no words for that can describe how I feel about you guys, you had my back at all times and for that I am eternally grateful.”

He added: ‘I love you loads,’ before tributes flooded in from players, fans and rivals.

Nunn’s remarkable transformation of Biggleswade Town alongside chairman Maurice Dorrington, began in late 2006.

After saving the club from certain relegation in his first half-season, he inspired the Waders’ most successful period of their history, fulfilling Dorrington’s ten-year plan to turn the Bedfordshire side into a step three club.

Starting at step six, in his first full season, he turned the side into promotion contenders, and in 2008/09, he guided the club not only into their brand new home on Langford Road, but to the league title.

By 2011, Nunn had surpassed the Waders previous highest position in English football, before the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons served as the highpoint in the Waders’ golden era.

In 2014, they won the play-offs, earning promotion to step-three, and in 2015, they reached the FA Cup first-round proper for the first time in the club’s history, after beating Canvey Island

1-0 following Brett Donnelly’s late winner.

Having successfully endured the tough transition to the Southern Premier League, Nunn’s penultimate season saw him set Biggleswade’s current highest ever league position, with a superb ninth place finish.

Nunn took the reigns with the club without a ground of their own, on the verge of step seven football. He leaves with the club comfortably in step three, in one of the best grounds in the league and as a highly respected figure in non-league football.

His final game against Dorchester will be an emotional and important moment for the Green Army. He signed off his announcement saying: ‘The future is in safe hands guys, no need to panic.’