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Glasgow City are delighted to announce Leanne Ross
as permanent Head Coach at the club. Ross has taken
interim charge of the club since the resumption of
matches after the Christmas break and is unbeaten
during her tenure with 10 wins in 11 matches in all
competitions.
Under Ross’ leadership, City have opened up a six
point advantage at the top of the Scottish Women’s
Premier League and have progressed to the quarter
finals of the Women’s Scottish Cup.
The winner of twenty seven trophies as a Glasgow
City player, the step up to Head Coach will see Ross
sign as a permanent Glasgow City staff member rather
than a limited time contract and will also see her
continue in her role as part of the Scotland National Team set up.
Leanne Ross said: “It is an honour for me to be offered the Head Coach position at Glasgow
City, particularly at this early stage in my coaching career. Having spent 14 happy and successful
years here as a player, it is no secret just how much this club means to me.
“Glasgow City has a proud and successful history, of which I played my part, and now as Head
Coach, I am excited to see what I can contribute to the next chapter.
“I will continue to drive the high standards and promote the values of the club in order
continue the excellent work and progress our ambitions on and off the pitch.
“I am grateful to the players, staff, fans and the board for the support they have shown whilst
I held the interim position and I now look forward to repaying their belief in me as I get started in
the Head Coach role.”
Chief Executive Officer Laura Montgomery said on the appointment: "We are delighted to
officially appoint Leanne as permanent Head Coach of Glasgow City.
"It has been clear to see the extremely positive impact she has had both on and off the pitch
since taking interim charge in December. Leanne is an intelligent, meticulous, extremely hard
working and diligent coach, but most importantly she is a born leader and winner. She got the very
best out of our team as Captain and she is most definitely showing signs of a very promising young
coach who is getting the best out of the team as Head Coach.
"I very much look forward to working closely with her in her new position over the many years
to come."
Ross’ first match as permanent Head Coach is on Sunday at home to Glasgow Women which
is the last round of SWPL games before the split. Kick off is at 4.10pm at Petershill Park.
Photo - Georgia Reynolds x GCFC

Gemma Grainger's Wales will face Portugal in an international challenge match on Tuesday 11th
April (KO 5.30pm) in Guimarães.
Portugal, who are ranked 22nd in the world rankings, booked their place in the 2023 FIFA
Women’s World Cup last month after beating Cameroon in the intercontinental play-off final.
The fixture will take place at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques and will be the first meeting
between the two sides since 2018, when they played out a goalless draw in a friendly in Almada.
Broadcast details for the match will be confirmed in due course.
The game comes five days after Wales’ fixture against Northern Ireland at the Cardiff City
Stadium, with tickets for the match on sale now on the FAW ticketing website (£8 adults, £6 senior
citizens 65+, £4 juniors 16 and under).
Discounted Red Wall priority and group bookings for clubs, schools and fan groups (£6
adults, £4 senior citizens, £2 juniors) are also available until 12:00 Friday 17th March. The group
booking form is available as a PDF or Doc file.
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