Rick Passmoor set to take over as interim Leicester City manager | OneFootball

Rick Passmoor (West Ham United)

Rick Passmoor is set to be announced as interim Leicester City manager.

Reports suggest that the confirmation is imminent.

Passmoor was most recently assistant coach to Rehanne Skinner at West Ham United, but has a long track record in the women’s game.

He has had two spells as manager of Leeds United Ladies. In the first, from 2007, he led his side to the Women’s FA Cup final and finished third in the FA Women’s Premier League (the domestic top tier prior to the launch of the Women’s Super League) in 2007-08. In the second, starting in the 2022-23 season, the team won the FA Women’s National League Plate. Players who progressed through Passmoor’s Leeds side included future Lionesses Ellen White, Steph Houghton, Jade Moore, Carly Telford and Jess Clarke, current Ireland coach Carla Ward, and noted co-commentator Lucy Ward.

In the WSL era, Passmoor was manager of Lincoln Ladies, who became Notts County Women before they withdrew from the league in 2017. Their 2015 season was notably successful, reaching the finals of the Women’s FA Cup and the League Cup.

A player with Scunthorpe United in the mid-1980s, Passmoor has also worked in men’s football, initially with the Iron as an assistant and with the youth set-up. In 2000, he moved to Leeds United as senior academy coach, working with young players who went on to the professional game, including Sam Byram, Kalvin Phillips, Fabian Delph, Tom Cairney and Lewis Cook, as well as his work with the women’s team.

Passmoor returned to Scunthorpe United in 2018, first as youth development manager and later as head of coaching and coach development.

Leicester City’s managerial merry-go-round

Leicester City announced the departure of previous manager Amandine Miquel last week. She took over in July 2024, and led the side to a 10th-place finish, with 20 points from 22 games.

A statement from the club at the time thanked Miquel and her assistant Amaury Messuwe, wishing them the best for the future, and added: “The squad continues its preparations under the wider coaching team ahead of the new WSL season.”

They are now seeking their fifth permanent manager in four years following the tenures of Jonathan Morgan, Lydia Bedford, Willie Kirk and Miquel.

Matt Beard, the former Liverpool manager, left his role at Burnley last week after two months and had been linked with the role, but has been placed on three months of gardening leave.

Leicester City begin their WSL campaign with a visit to Manchester United at Leigh Sports Village on Sunday, September 7th.