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Who’s in, who’s out and what’s available
December 3, 2025
Goalkeeper Coach Alcock becomes latest addition at Wolves
Wolves have appointed Danny Alcock as their Goalkeeper Coach.
Alcock previously worked with new Wolves Head Coach Rob Edwards when both were with the Football Association (FA), where Alcock spent three years as National Goalkeeping Coach.
After retiring from playing, he started his coaching career with Stoke City’s Academy in 2011 and after working for the FA, he spent more than two years in charge of the goalkeeping department at Nottingham Forest.
Last season, Alcock was a First Team Coach at Leicester City and had a brief spell as Interim First Team Manager while also leading the goalkeeping department.
In the summer he became a Goalkeeper Expert Consultant at UEFA and also joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah as Head of Goalkeeping.
Alcock replaces Ricardo Silva, who left the club with previous Head Coach Vitor Pereira, and joins Paul Trollope and Harry Watling in Edwards’ backroom team.
November 29, 2025
Carr leaves Man City to become Tottenham U18s Lead
Jamie Carr has left Manchester City after seven years to become the new Under-18s Coach at Tottenham.
The 34-year-old was most recently U16s Head Coach and U18s Assistant at City.
Academy Director Simon Davies said: “We’re delighted to have Jamie on board. He arrives with a wealth of coaching experience, which has included working around the Professional Development Phase at Manchester City, where he’s made a positive impact on the journeys of a number of elite players.
“He’s a fantastic coach and, crucially, a fantastic person, meaning he’s an excellent fit for our Academy.”
Carr added: “I’m thrilled to be joining Spurs, a fantastic club with a rich history of developing young players. We have so much exciting young talent here and we’re in a great place already with the U18s, so I look forward to integrating with the team of staff and players and helping to continue the incredible work that’s taking place.”
He replaces Stuart Lewis, who stepped up to become First Team Transition Coach in the summer. Head of Coaching Joe Staunton, who had stepped in for Lewis on an interim basis, will support Carr, along with U18s Assistants Bradley Allen and Chris Riley.
Carr has made headlines away from the training ground in recent years, with two incredible charity expeditions. He ran six ultra-marathons in six days across the Sahara Desert in 2022, before completing a 3,000-mile 54-day solo row across the Atlantic Ocean in 2023.
November 26, 2025
Selini joins Middlesbrough coaching staff
David Selini has continued his working partnership with Kim Hellberg by following him to Middlesbrough to become Assistant Head Coach.
Hellberg has been appointed Head Coach of the Championship club in place of Rob Edwards, who moved to Wolves.
Selini first linked up with Hellberg in 2021 at Swedish club Sylvia, before they spent two seasons at IFL Varnamo. In 2023, the pair moved on to Hammarby – leading them to consecutive second-place finishes in the Allsvenskan.
Before moving to Sylvia, he coached part-time while also working as an Interrogator at the Swedish Police Department.
He also founded and ran a football blog called Running The Show.
Adi Viveash, who stepped in as Interim Head Coach after Edwards left, will remain on the club’s coaching staff.
November 26, 2025
Wycombe appoint Hibbert as first Set Piece Coach
Wycombe Wanderers have appointed Dave Hibbert as their first Set Piece Coach.
Hibbert arrives after more than 11 years in various roles with Stoke City – with his most recent one as Lead Professional Development Phase Coach for the Under-21s. Before moving into coaching, he played as a striker for Port Vale, Preston North End, Shrewsbury Town and Peterborough United before ending his career in non-league football.
Tom Stockwell, the League One club’s Director of Football Strategy, commented: “We’re really pleased to bring Dave to the club to work in our first-team staff, but to also align our set-piece strategy across the whole club.”
Hibbert said on LinkedIn that he was “excited and grateful to be joining such a forward-thinking club with huge ambition and great staff”.
He told Wycombe’s website: “We’re keen to implement some of the stuff that we’ve been doing through the data that we’ve been using [at Stoke]. I’ve been looking at the data and we haven’t conceded many from defensive set plays, but where we can get better is attacking corners.”
November 22, 2025
Hussey leaving Newport County to join FAW
Academy Manager Luke Hussey is leaving Newport County to become an Elite Coach Educator with the Football Association of Wales.
Hussey joined Category Three Newport as Head of Coaching in August 2022 and was quickly promoted to Academy Manager.
Before that he was Head of Coaching at Bristol City and spoke to TGG for this 2021 article.
November 19, 2025
Wright becomes Director of Football at AFC Totton
Former Brighton and Hove Albion Academy Recruitment Manager David Wright has been named the new Director of Football at National League South side AFC Totton.
He succeeds James Beattie at the club, who were promoted from the Southern League Premier Division South via the play-offs last season.
Wright has more than 20 years’ experience in the professional game. He left Brighton after six years in December, after setting up their Academy’s national recruitment structure and revamping their local recruitment. He has also been Academy Director at Stoke City and Head of Recruitment and Football Performance at Portsmouth and since leaving the Seagulls has been helping Southampton with their national recruitment of young players.
He will work closely with First Team Manager Jimmy Ball, with whom he has worked before, to support all aspects of football strategy, recruitment and player development to ensure alignment across the club.
Wright said: “I’m delighted to be joining AFC Totton at such an exciting stage in the club’s journey. The progress made here in recent years has been outstanding and I’m looking forward to building on that.”
Chairman Kevin Hebenton said: “We are delighted that AFC Totton has been able to attract someone of Dave’s calibre.”
November 9, 2025
Fisher appointed First Team Physio at Everton
Paul Fisher has been appointed First Team Physio at Everton, working on injury prevention, performance and rehab of injured players.
Fisher previously worked for Tottenham for six-and-a-half years, first as Lead Academy Physio and then First Team Physio, before leaving in March this year.
He also has experience of working for GB Basketball, GB Gymnastics and Essex County Cricket Club. Everton advertised the First Team Physio role on TGG Jobs earlier this year.
Fisher will report into Head of Medical Services Adam Newall.
November 5, 2025
Sidhu leaves Arsenal for Analyst role at Spurs
Praneel Sidhu has left Arsenal to become First Team Performance Analyst at north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Sidhu had been Under-21 Performance Analyst for the Gunners since November 2024.
Before that, he spent three years at Shrewsbury Town – as Head First Team Performance Analyst and YDP Academy Coach – and was then PDP Transition Analyst and Coach at Burnley for a year before joining Arsenal.
November 5, 2025
Crystal Palace appoint Quy as First Team Goalkeeping Coach
Crystal Palace have appointed Andy Quy as Goalkeeping Coach for their first team.
He replaces Dean Kiely, who left Palace in the summer after more than seven years in the role. Julian Speroni filled in while the club searched for Kiely’s permanent successor.
Quy has performed the same role at Lincoln City, Stoke City, Brentford, Charlotte FC, where he was also Assistant Coach, and most recently Huddersfield Town. He has also worked in goalkeeping coaching at different levels for Derby County, Aston Villa and Burton Albion.
He was a goalkeeper himself – starting his career at Spurs without making a senior appearance. Quy spent three seasons playing for Hereford United in the fifth tier before injury forced him to end his playing career early.
On his LinkedIn page, he said his duties at Palace will include “leading all goalkeeper coaching sessions for the first team”, “preparing goalkeepers for the demands of the Premier League” and “implementing performance analysis and cutting-edge technology to enhance goalkeeper decision-making and match readiness”.
Quy said the impact of the role “plays a critical part in sustaining Crystal Palace’s competitive edge in the Premier League by ensuring first-team goalkeepers are prepared, resilient and capable of influencing games at the highest level”.
November 1, 2025
Chelsea confirm Fallows has joined Leadership Team
Chelsea have confirmed that former Liverpool Director of Scouting and Recruitment Dave Fallows has today (November 1st) started work with their Sporting and Leadership Team.
TGG reported last month that Fallows, 45, would be joining and Chelsea have now confirmed that he has signed a contract through to 2031.
In his new role, Fallows will focus on scouting and data, loans and player pathways, and ‘overall football staff development and evolution,’ Chelsea said.
The other members of Chelsea’s Sporting Leadership Team are Sporting Directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, Director of Global Recruitment Sam Jewell and Director of Recruitment and Talent Joe Shields.
Stewart and Winstanley said: “We’re delighted to welcome Dave to Chelsea. His arrival strengthens an already talented group as we continue to build for long-term success on the pitch.”
Fallows added: “I’m delighted to join the club and to be working closely with Paul, Laurence, Joe and Sam and the other talented staff across Chelsea’s men’s, women’s and youth teams.
“I’ve been impressed by a lot of the work that has gone on already around the development and recruitment strategy for players at all levels. I look forward to playing a part in building on the foundations they’ve already established with the talented squads developed under the owners.”
October 26, 2025
Modeste named Head of Player Recruitment and Insights by Burton
Harrison Modeste has been appointed to the new position of Head of Player Recruitment and Insights by Burton Albion.
Modeste joins from Turkish side Göztepe, where he has been Lead Recruitment Analyst for the last year, and was also Recruitment Analyst at fellow League One side Barnsley from 2021 to 2024.
At the Pirelli Stadium he will report into Sporting Director Richard Dorman, who joined the Brewers in May.
“I’m really excited to get started,” he said. “I’ve followed the team closely since the beginning of the season and I look forward to working closely with Richard and Gary [Bowyer] to help stabilise the club in League One.
“In the short term, it’s really important that we get a good look at players from the EFL and other domestic divisions who can come in and make an impact in January to help Gary strengthen the squad.
“Looking to the longer term, my job will be to find players with strong resell value who will come to Burton Albion to develop before taking the next step in their career. Much like Rumarn Burrell last season.”
Dorman added: “We’re delighted to welcome Harrison to Burton Albion as he takes charge of our recruitment department. His experience across the EFL, combined with his global talent identification expertise, makes him an outstanding addition to our existing team and network.
“Our ambition is to build a strong football structure, led by exceptional people in every department. The staff appointments we’ve made this season represent important steps toward creating a sustainable and progressive football club.”
October 22, 2025
Wilshere appoints two new coaches at Luton
New Luton manager Jack Wilshere has appointed David Bridges and Tim Corcoran as First Team Coaches.
Bridges mentored former Arsenal players including Wilshere during his time working for the Professional Footballers’ Association as a Coach Developer. He has also worked for Lincoln – first as Head of Coaching in their Academy and then as Assistant Head Coach. He played for Cambridge United and Stevenage, but spent most of his career in the non-league game.
Corcoran worked for Arsenal for more than 20 years – starting on their facilities team as a 16-year-old and working his way up to become a member of manager Mikel Arteta’s first-team coaching staff.
Wilshere told Luton’s website: “David knows this league, he knows players in this league and he knows what it feels like. He’ll help me when I’m thinking about planning a game and if we’re going away somewhere I’ve never been, he will be able to give me a little bit of something I don’t have.
“Tim used to walk 10 miles a day to get to Arsenal in the early days and he did every job, because he has the same love for the game as me.”
Bridges and Corcoran join Chris Powell in Wilshere’s backroom team.
October 22, 2025
Manchester City promote Owen to First Team Physio
Alex Owen has been promoted to First Team Physio by Manchester City.
Owen has been at the club for nearly seven years, having joined in November 2018 as Women’s First Team Physio. In February 2020, he became Academy Physio and at the end of 2021, took on the role of Lead Under-18s Physio. He held that job until December 2024 when he became EDS Physio.
Before joining City, he worked for Vauxhall Motors and then had two internships at Liverpool – later becoming a part-time Academy Physio with the club for two years. He also spent five years as Head of Academy Sports Medicine and Science at Bury and away from football had a year as the Senior Physio for GB Taekwondo.
October 20, 2025
Brentford appoint Burke as B Team Assistant
Chris Burke has left his role as Head of Development and Under-19s Coach at Kilmarnock to become B Team Assistant at Brentford.
The former winger played 180 games during five seasons with Kilmarnock before joining their coaching ranks in July 2023.
“Kilmarnock has been such a special part of my life since the day I arrived in 2017,” said Burke, who also played for Rangers and Birmingham City.
“I’ve had some incredible memories here, from moments on the pitch to working with the next generation of players. It’s been a privilege to represent the club and to coach within an environment that means so much to me.”
Burke’s move to Brentford unites him with Neil MacFarlane, who he assists for Scotland’s U19s. MacFarlane was Brentford’s B Team Head Coach before being promoted to the senior side in the summer.
Former Bees player Sam Saunders was then promoted from B Team Assistant to Head Coach.
October 16, 2025
Strength and Power Coach leaves Leicester after 13 years
Mitch Willis, one of the staff who helped Leicester City achieve the 'impossible dream' of winning the Premier League in 2015/16, has left the club after 13 years.
The Strength and Power Coach, who joined the Foxes in July 2012, has left to become Head of Performance Services for British Weight Lifting.
Writing on LinkedIn, Willis said: “After 13 incredible seasons, my time at Leicester City is coming to an end as I prepare to take on a new challenge.”
Leicester City have advertised for a replacement on TGG Jobs, stating that the successful applicant will “play a key role in developing and delivering evidence-based strength and power programmes for first-team players.”
October 13, 2025
Stephenson appointed Sheffield United First Team Head of Analysis
Sheffield United have appointed Joe Stephenson as their First Team Head of Analysis.
Stephenson returns to Bramall Lane, where he had nine months as Academy Performance Analyst Intern during the 2017/18 season. He had a similar placement with Sheffield Wednesday before that.
Since then, he has spent three years with Wolves, most of which was as Loans and Recruitment Analyst, a year as Swansea’s Head of Academy Analysis, two seasons with Middlesbrough as First Team Analyst – Lead Opposition and seven months at Luton as Senior First Team Analyst.
Most recently he had a four-month contract as Head of Analysis (Consultant) at Plymouth in the closing months of last season.
September 25, 2025
Crowther leaves Stockport to take on Villa U18s job
Jamie Crowther has been appointed as the U18s Professional Development Phase (PDP) Coach at Aston Villa.
Crowther joins from Stockport County, where he had been Senior PDP Coach/Under-21s lead since July 2022.
For the past two seasons, he has also been the Wales Under-18s Assistant Coach.
Crowther played for Colwyn Bay, Barrow, Connah’s Quay Nomads, Aberystwyth Town and Caernarfon Town before moving into coaching as First Team Coach at Airbus UK Broughton in July 2020. He left there for Stockport two years later.
September 24, 2025
Horseman appointed PDP Elite Player Development Coach by Arsenal
Former Forest Green Rovers Manager Dave Horseman has been appointed Professional Development Phase Elite Player Development Coach at Arsenal.
Horseman is a highly-experienced UEFA Pro Licence coach who worked for Southampton for four years, including as Under-21s Head Coach, before a short six-month stint in charge of Forest Green.
For the last four months he has been a PDP coach at Manchester United. At Arsenal he will work closely with PDP Lead Ken Gillard and U21s Head Coach Max Porter to manage the club’s U19s in the UEFA Youth League and the EFL Trophy.
Academy Manager Per Mertesacker said: “We are really pleased to welcome David into our Academy.
“He has a detailed knowledge of the game and will bring his wealth of footballing experience into the club to help progress both our staff and players alike.
“As a person, he will fit into our environment and culture perfectly, and will continue to help us drive our vision for the future. I look forward to seeing how he brings his skills to life on and off the pitch, and, in turn, help to challenge and care for our boys.”
Horseman added: “I’m absolutely delighted to be joining the Arsenal Academy. It’s a fantastic opportunity, and I’m really looking forward to supporting the development of the players while also leading the UEFA Youth League and EFL Trophy teams.”
September 17, 2025
Wright becomes Head of Analytics Solutions at City Football Group
Dougie Wright has been promoted to Head of Analytics Solutions at City Football Group.
In his new role, Wright will lead the Analytics Solutions function within the wider Football Intelligence department, led by Brian Prestidge.
His other responsibilities will include supporting the club’s analytical process support, implementing performance technologies in human performance, and designing and rolling out IP tools relating to scouting and recruitment.
Wright, who joined City Football Group as a Football Intelligence Analyst in March 2021, previously worked as a Video Analyst for Livingston and a Recruitment Analyst for Wigan Athletic.
September 17, 2025
Collins leaves Blackburn for Burnley Academy role
Adam Collins has left Blackburn Rovers to become Head of Academy Operations at local rivals Burnley.
Collins had been Head of Performance Analysis for both the first team and Academy at Rovers since November 2022.
He has previously worked for both Manchester United, as Performance Analyst for the first team, and Manchester City, as Head of Performance Analysis for the Academy, as well as for Sheffield United and Scunthorpe United.
Writing on LinkedIn about his new role at Turf Moor, he said: “It takes me back into the Academy and learning environment full-time, where my passion has always been….at an exciting time, with the Academy recently returning to Category 1 status.”