Hannah Dingley is formally the primary lady within the historical past of English skilled males’s soccer to function head coach after being appointed interim coach by the Forest Inexperienced Rovers on July 4. She is going to take over the teaching duties beforehand held by Duncan Ferguson, which is able to proceed with the staff after simply six months on the job.
Dingley’s first recreation as interim coach was a pleasant in opposition to Melksham City on Wednesday, leading to a 1–1 draw.
“I’m very enthusiastic about this subsequent step in my profession,” Dingley stated in a press release. “Pre-season has simply began and the complete season will begin very quickly. It is an thrilling time in soccer. I am grateful for the possibility to step up and lead such a forward-thinking and forward-thinking membership.”
She is new to the place, however has a number of years of expertise with the group. 4 years in the past, Dingley was employed as coach of the membership’s Fourth Division academy. She additionally helped launch the FGR Women Academy in 2021.
Forest Inexperienced Rovers chairman Dale Vince stated selecting Dingley was a straightforward determination due to every little thing she has executed for the membership to this point.
“Hannah was the pure option to grow to be interim head coach of the primary staff – she has executed a implausible job main our Academy and matches properly with the values of the membership,” Vince stated in a press release. “Maybe it’s vital for the lads’s recreation that this appointment sees us breaking new floor on benefit – and Hannah turns into the primary feminine head coach in English (males’s) soccer.”
