Leanne Crichton Returns to Glasgow City as Assistant Coach

Leanne Crichton is set to rejoin Glasgow City as the first team assistant coach, with her tenure commencing in December. Crichton, a former Scotland midfielder, previously played for City across three separate periods, achieving numerous accolades including a domestic treble during her second spell. She departed the club in 2021 to take on a player-coach role at Motherwell. “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, who is currently pursuing a Uefa Pro Licence, will assume the assistant position under Leanne Ross, succeeding Scott Booth. Booth recently transitioned to the head coach role at Aberdeen. “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.”