Complex sentence: After retiring as a player in 1996 following a one-year spell at Larne, David Jeffrey returned to the club as Anderson's assistant manager, until Anderson resigned on the morning of 4 January 1997 to become Director of Football at Newry Town.
Split into simpler sentences: After retiring as a player in 1996 following a one-year spell at Larne, David Jeffrey returned to the club as Anderson's assistant manager. This partnership lasted until Anderson resigned on the morning of 4 January 1997 to become Director of Football at Newry Town.