Former Barrow AFC boss Lee Turnbull has taken up a role with one of the Bluebirds' fellow League Two strugglers.

The 54-year-old has joined bottom club Scunthorpe United as chief operating officer.

The Iron, who are ten points adrift of safety at the foot of the division, announced Turnbull's appointment at the same time as confirming chairman Peter Swann was stepping down.

Scunthorpe say Turnbull - Holker Street boss from 2003-5 after a playing spell with the club - will "oversee the club's operational procedures and will be taking on the chairman's roles".

The former Bluebirds man was a player with Scunthorpe in the 1990s and held other roles with the club.

He has left a scouting position at Peterborough in order to rejoin the Sands Venue Stadium strugglers, who are odds-on to be relegated to the National League.

Writing on the Scunthorpe website, Turnbull said: "I'd like to think I have lots of experience and knowledge, having been in professional football for 38 years since leaving school.

"At this club, I've captained it, managed the community scheme for numerous years, been involved in the football staff as assistant manager on interim periods and as the head of recruitment.

"Hopefully a lot of those transferable skills I've gathered here and throughout my career will help me deal with a new challenge but also benefit the football club.

"We're all aware of the challenges of the last couple of years, with the pandemic and the club at this moment in a precarious position in the league table, but we need to draw a line in the sand and push forward."