Brentford appoint Bedford as under-18s head coach

Bedford guided Leicester to information during the 2021-22 season.

Brentford person appointed erstwhile Leicester City women's manager Lydia Bedford arsenic caput manager of their under-18s side.

She volition enactment alongside Jon-Paul Pittman, who volition articulation arsenic adjunct manager from Forest Green Rovers.

In 2021-22 Bedford guided Leicester to information aft joining with the nine bottommost of the Women's Super League.

Her astir caller relation was astatine Arsenal wherever she served arsenic an adjunct manager for the WSL broadside this season.

"[We're] truly pleased that we've managed to pull specified talented coaches arsenic Lydia and Jon-Paul to our under-18 squad for adjacent year," Brentford said successful a statement.

"We undertook an extended recruitment process for these roles. Lydia and Jon-Paul were the 2 champion candidates. I'm definite they volition excel, and we each look guardant to moving with them done pre-season and beyond."

Bedford began her coaching vocation successful 2008 and earned her Uefa Pro Licence successful 2019 and has managed England women's sides astatine under-15, U16 and U17 levels.

Brentford's elder squad finished ninth successful the Premier League this play nether manager Thomas Frank successful their 2nd top-flight run since earning promotion from the Championship.