Simon Parker (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 1986[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton FC Women (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2016–2018 | Southampton Women's FC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lewes Women | ||
| 2022–2023 | SC Uniāo Torreense Women | ||
| 2023–2025 | Blackburn Rovers Women | ||
| 2025– | Southampton FC Women | ||
Simon Parker (born 9 March 1986) is an English professional football coach who is the head coach of Women's Super League 2 club Southampton.
Coaching career
In 2016, Parker was head coach with Southampton Women's FC.[2] During his time at the club, he won the league title and league cup in his first season and overall had a 89%-win rate.[3]
On 17 December 2018, Parker joined Lewes as assistant.[4] In January 2020, he stepped up to become head coach.[5] On 12 October 2021, Lewes parted ways with Parker.[6]
Parker joined Portuguese club SC Uniāo Torreense as head coach for the women's team on 7 October 2022.[7][8]
On 17 July 2023, Parker joined Blackburn Rovers Women.[9] Following the club's decision to withdraw from the Women's Super League 2 to take up a place in the fourth tier, on 30 June 2025, he left his role as head coach.[10]
Parker was appointed head coach of Southampton FC Women on 4 July 2025.[11][3]
References
- ^ "Simon Park – stats and career". Fotmob. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers Women appoint Simon Parker head coach". OneFootball. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b House, Alfie (4 July 2025). "Southampton FC Women appoint Simon Parker as new head coach". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Fran brings in Simon Parker as Assistant". Lewes FC. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Bootroom update January 2020: Women's football". Lewes FC. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Rooks part company with Simon Parker". Lewes FC. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Simon Parker é o novo Treinador". SC Uniāo Torreense (in Portuguese). 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Former Lewes boss Parker lands head coach role at SC Uniāo Torreense". OneFootball. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Welcome, Simon Parker!". Blackburn Rovers FC. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (30 June 2025). "Blackburn Rovers Women head coach Simon Parker departs". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Simon Parker appointed Women's Head Coach". Southampton FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
External links
Profile at Blackburn Rovers F.C. website