David Bridges Joins Coaching Staff as City Announce Staff Appointments

Lincoln City have made several appointments since the conclusion of the 2023/24 season, including David Bridges joining the coaching staff.

Bridges was previously head of coaching in City’s academy from 2018 until 2021 and he now rejoins the Imps as assistant head coach. Since leaving in 2021, he has been with the Professional Footballers’ Association where he has been working as a coach developer helping the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Granit Xhaka, Jermain Defoe and Jack Wilshere complete their coaching badges.

His arrival completes the coaching structure the new season, with Bridges working alongside fellow assistant head coach Tom Shaw and first-team goalkeeper and set-piece coach Scott Fry to support head coach Michael Skubala. Bridges is the replacement for the outgoing Chris Cohen, who left the Imps for Stoke City at the start of the summer.

Josh Snowden is City’s head of sport science, having joined towards the very end of the 2023/24 season. Jack Coles will join as head of recruitment from Coventry City as the club looks to strengthen their talent ID, scouting and recruitment department, with a further resource still to be added to specialise in data science.

George Bush has also joined the club as first-team performance analyst with a further addition arriving in the coming weeks to lead the performance analysis department.

City have also announced that long-standing chief scout Marc Tracy will also take on the role of loans manager where he will closely monitor City’s young professional players out on loan.

As previously mentioned by the club, Jon Pepper has taken the role of technical director for Lincoln City Women alongside his role with the Academy, while Calum Oakenfold has also stepped up to become head of Academy and coaching.

There has been further staff changes in the day-to-day running of the club too. Jason Futers joining as chief growth & innovation officer. Tom Hall becomes director of finance, having stepped up from his previous role as head of finance. Matt Murgett takes on an expanded role as head of governance encompassing safeguarding and equality as well as football administration for the Academy.

City’s chief executive Liam Scully said: “The restructuring and recruitment across the sporting and business operations side of the club is an important step forward as we continue to grow the football club on and off the field.

“We are incredibly excited and humbled at the quality of people we have been able to attract to the club, which speaks volumes for our ambition and commitment to continued growth.

“It has also been great to reward and support the growth of colleagues who have been with us for several years. We pride ourselves on being a place where people can come and develop as people and as professionals, and these changes are exciting for Lincoln City Football Club as well as the people involved.

“I speak on behalf of the rest of the team in saying we look forward to collectively working together, delivering a club that the fans and community can continue to be proud of.”