Crichton to return to Glasgow City as assistant coach

Leanne Crichton will return to Glasgow City as first team assistant coach, taking up the role in December.

Former Scotland midfielder Crichton had three playing spells at City, the domestic treble during her second stint just some of the honours she accumulated. She left for Motherwell in 2021, becoming player-coach.

"The excitement immediately comes from being back at a team competing at the top of the table and looking for silverware at a place where I had spent a huge part of my career and experienced many enjoyable seasons over the years," Crichton said.

"I always felt that I would at some point come back to Glasgow City because of the love that I have for the club but I thought it was important that I went away and proved myself in a new environment. I had a fantastic time working alongside Paul Brownlie at Motherwell and hopefully everyone saw what we were trying to achieve."

Crichton is undergoing a Uefa Pro Licence course and will replace Scott Booth as Leanne Ross' assistant, with Booth having taken over at Aberdeen as head coach.

"It's going to be a real buzz to work with Leanne, we were room-mates with the national team and team-mates at Glasgow City," said Crichton. "We have always challenged each other but there is always that respect between us and a shared work ethic to push for the very best.

"This is the first time that I will have had the opportunity to work at a fully professional side and being involved in that day to day, working with a very talented group of players, is super exciting too."

Ross added: "Leanne is somebody with deep connections at the club and brings a lot of experience in the game both as a player and now as a coach working with Motherwell and the Scotland youth national teams.

"It felt like a good fit and she is the right person with the process to bring her in completed pretty quickly. I don't think there is anybody else better in terms of knowing me and I know we will be able to work together to continue to build that relationship."