Yahoo Sports Ipswich Women name Phillips as assistant boss
Ipswich Town Women have appointed Lauren Phillips as assistant to manager Joe Sheehan.
Phillips left her previous role as first-team technical coach at Championship club Southampton last month.
While there, she helped Saints move to a fully professional set-up and Ipswich hope she can play a similar role as they look to seal promotion this season from Women's National League Southern Premier.
They are currently top of the third-tier table on goal difference from Hashtag United, but have two games in hand.
"There's massive ambition here. The growth of the club and the investment into the team made the project really exciting for me to be a part of," said Phillips, who has also worked with Arsenal and the England youth coaching group.
"There's a really good, young squad here which has huge potential, and they are showing those traits at the moment with an unbeaten run in the league."
Sheehan added: "We are absolutely thrilled to bring Lauren in and I think she will be a great asset for us for the foreseeable future.
"She brings such great experience and knowledge into the team and is an outstanding addition to our club."
Town are next in action on Sunday when they are away to Manchester City in the fourth round of the Women's FA Cup.
