James Baxter
Professional development phase coach
James Baxter became Albion’s under-18 professional development phase coach in January 2020, working alongside Mark Beard.
He joined Albion in 2012 as a lead foundation phase coach working with under-7s up to under-12s, before working his way up through the age groups in the academy.
Having coached with Southampton for eight-years, he spent six months at Portsmouth, joining the Albion academy from there.
Baxter holds a UEFA A licence, as well as a degree in Coaching for Performance in Football.
Following the departure of Beard to Stockport County, Baxter led the under-18s for the first half of the 2021/22 season, before Gary Dicker became joint coach in January 2022.