Workplace
Lower-league & semi-professional clubs
Second-tier and below, down to part-time and non-league football.
What working life is like
Small staffs where one person covers several jobs. A fast way to gain responsibility, with modest pay and a lot of flexibility.
Roles found here, by how much a qualification matters
Required
- Assistant Coach
- Head Coach / Manager
- Club Physiotherapist
- Semi-Professional / National-List Referee
- Club Finance Director
Strongly preferred
- Goalkeeper Coach
- Sports Therapist
- Sport Scientist
- Strength & Conditioning Coach
- Player Registration & Compliance Officer
- Match-Day Steward
- Head Groundsperson / Pitch Manager
- Local Football Reporter
- Club Accountant
- Community Foundation Officer
Helpful
- Set-Piece Coach
- Soft-Tissue Therapist (Masseur)
- Performance Analyst (Academy / Lower League)
- First-Team Performance Analyst
- Opposition Analyst
- Recruitment Analyst
- Football Operations Manager
- Groundsperson
- Ticketing Manager
- Stadium Operations Manager
- Commercial Assistant
- Sponsorship Sales Executive
- Fan Engagement Manager
- Head of Commercial / Commercial Director
- Club Press & Communications Officer
Not needed
- Semi-Professional Player
- Professional Player (Lower Leagues)
- Match Scout (Part-Time)
- Professional Scout
- Chief Scout
- Football Administrator
- Kit Manager
- Supporter Liaison Officer
- Hospitality & Ticket Sales Executive
- Social Media & Digital Content Manager
- Club Video Producer / Editor
- Football Photographer
- Club Secretary / Administrator
- Club Chief Executive