Victoria Jepson (born 23 February 1987) is an English professional football coach and manager who is currently the senior assistant head coach of Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur, where she was previously the club's assistant coach and had a spell as interim head coach. She managed Liverpool in both the WSL and Women's Championship from 2018 to 2021.
.jpg) Jepson in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Macclesfield, England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2018–2021 | Liverpool | ||
| 2023 | Tottenham Hotspur (interim) | ||
Career history
editLiverpool
editShe started working at Liverpool in 2009 holding various roles including coaching across the entire elite girls pathway from u11s up to the u21s squad whilst holding coach education courses with the Premier League abroad in Indonesia, China, Hong Kong and Qatar .[1] In addition she has worked for The FA at their girls' excellence camps which help to develop the country's best younger players. In 2014, Jepson was nominated for the FA Female Development Coach of the Year, and won the award the following year after transitioning several youth players into the senior Liverpool FC Women's Squad.[2]
Jepson was appointed assistant manager to Neil Redfearn at Liverpool in June 2018. After just one game, Redfearn departed the club, leaving Jepson as part of the interim managerial team headed by Chris Kirkland.[3] On 26 October 2018, Jepson was appointed as first team manager on a permanent basis.[4] Jepson's first game in charge was a 1–0 victory against Hope Powell's Brighton Hove Albion. Liverpool finished the season 8th out of 12 teams in the league.
The following season, Liverpool were relegated from the Women's Super League on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis following the curtailment of the season eight games early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Liverpool had won one game, picking up six points from 14 games during the 2019–20 FA WSL.[5]
She continued with the team following relegation until, on 12 January 2021, Liverpool announced that Jepson had left the club by mutual consent with the team sat in third place in the Championship.[6]
Tottenham Hotspur
editJepson joined Tottenham Hotspur as assistant coach to Rehanne Skinner in July 2021.[7] In March 2023, she was named interim head coach following the firing of Skinner.[8] Jepson was appointed senior assistant head coach to Robert Vilahamn at Tottenham on 26 July 2023.[9]
Personal life
editBorn in Macclesfield, Jepson attended Macclesfield College and coached at Macclesfield Town.[10]
Managerial statistics
editAll competitive games (league and domestic cups) are included.
- As of 27 May 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Liverpool | 26 October 2018 | 12 January 2021 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 30 | 84 | 84 | +0 | 31.58 |
| Tottenham Hotspur (interim) | 13 March 2023 | 7 July 2023 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 25.00 |
| Career total | 65 | 20 | 12 | 33 | 98 | 101 | −3 | 30.77 | ||
References
edit- ^ 'Behind The Badge' interview from 2016 on the Liverpool FC website
- ^ Award report on The FA website
- ^ "Chris Kirkland takes charge of Liverpool Women after Redfearn resignation". The Guardian. 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Vicky Jepson appointed LFC Women manager".
- ^ "Chelsea named Women's Super League champions, Liverpool relegated". BBC Sport. 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool FC Women club statement". Liverpool FC.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (3 July 2021). "Vicky Jepson joins Spurs Women as assistant coach". SheKicks. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "WSL side Tottenham sack manager Skinner". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Club announcement – New role for Vicky". Tottenham Hotspur. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Interview on the Cheshire FA website