Wilson leaves Rangers to become Chief Football Officer at Forest
Ross Wilson has been Sporting Director at Rangers since October 2019
Written by Training Ground Guru — April 13, 2023
ROSS WILSON has left Rangers after three-and-a-half years to become Chief Football Officer at Nottingham Forest.
The Scot is one of the most experienced football leaders in Britain, having held senior positions at Southampton, Huddersfield, Watford and Falkirk.
At Forest he will replace Filippo Giraldi, who was sacked as Sporting Director by the club this week. Forest also have a Director of Football in Kiriakos Dourekas, who is a long-standing associate of owner Evangelos Marinakis, having worked under him at Olympiakos for more than 20 years.
Wilson started his career at Falkirk and moved to Watford and Huddersfield Town before joining Southampton in 2015, initially as Director of Scouting and Recruitment and then Director of Football Operations.
During his time as Sporting Director at Rangers the club won their first league title in 10 years and also reached the final of the UEFA Europa League the following season.
PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS WITH SPORTING DIRECTOR (OR EQUIVALENT)
- Arsenal: Sporting Director - Edu
- Aston Villa: Sporting Director - Johan Lange
- Bournemouth: Technical Director - Richard Hughes; Assistant Technical Director - Simon Francis
- Brentford: Director of Football - Phil Giles
- Brighton: Technical Director - David Weir; Assistant Technical Director: Mick Cave
- Chelsea: Sporting Directors - Laurence Stewart & Paul Winstanley; Technical Director: Christopher Vivell
- Crystal Palace: Sporting Director - Dougie Freedman
- Everton: Director of Football - Kevin Thelwell
- Fulham: Director of Football Operations - Tony Khan
- Leeds United: Director of Football - Victor Orta
- Leicester City: Director of Football - Jon Rudkin
- Liverpool: Sporting Director - Julian Ward
- Manchester City: Director of Football - Txiki Begiristain
- Manchester United: Football Director- John Murtough, Assistant Football Director - Andy O’Boyle
- Newcastle United: Technical Director - Dan Ashworth
- Nottingham Forest: Chief Football Officer: Ross Wilson; Director of Football - Kyriakos Dourekas
- Southampton: Director of Football Operations - Matt Crocker
- Tottenham: Chief Football Officer: Scott Munn; Managing Director, Football - Fabio Paratici
- West Ham: Sporting Director - Mark Noble
- Wolves: Sporting Director - Matt Hobbs
