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Danielle Bowman

WU19 Head Coach

Danielle Bowman was appointed women's under-19 head coach in September 2024.

The former midfielder played for Arsenal, Chelsea, Notts County and Albion.

She made 66 appearances for Albion between 2018-22, scoring three goals.

Danielle holds a UEFA A Licence and has previously coached in the WSL with West Ham United.

Danielle Bowman

WU19 Head Coach

Danielle Bowman was appointed women's under-19 head coach in September 2024.

The former midfielder played for Arsenal, Chelsea, Notts County and Albion.

She made 66 appearances for Albion between 2018-22, scoring three goals.

Danielle holds a UEFA A Licence and has previously coached in the WSL with West Ham United.

Tim Tapscott

WU19 Assistant Head Coach

Josh Dowsett

Lead Academy Goalkeeping Coach (W&G)

Tim Tapscott was appointed women's under-19 assistant head coach in September 2024. He holds a UEFA B licence, having previously spent 14 years coaching with the Albion Foundation, before having a four-year spell with the girls’ academy.
He spent a season with the men's academy, before becoming Danielle Bowman's assistant.

Josh joined Albion in January 2022 as the girls’ lead academy goalkeeping coach and holds a Goalkeeping A Licence.

He previously worked at Sheffield United Women and their men's academy, as well as Newport County's men's academy.

Tim Tapscott

WU19 Assistant Head Coach

Josh Dowsett

Lead Academy Goalkeeping Coach (W&G)

Gary Dicker

Under-21s Professional Development Phase Coach

Gary Dicker returned to the club in July 2021 as over-age player in the under-23 squad, before calling time on his playing career and beginning work with the under-18s in January 2022.

The former midfielder made more than 150 appearances for Albion after joining in March 2009 from Stockport County. He made the move permanent in July 2009 and spent the next four seasons with the club.

After spells with Rochdale, Crawley Town and Carlisle, Dicker joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock in 2016, making more than 150 appearances and coaching the reserve team for four years before he was released at the end of last season.

Following Andrew Crofts's appointment as first team coach under Roberto De Zerbi, Gary Dicker made the step up to become under-21s head coach Shannon Ruth's assistant in September 2022.