James Oliver-Pearce
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 October 1991 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2012–2014 | AFC Wimbledon Academy (coach) | ||
| 2014–2015 | AFC Wimbledon U18s (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2021 | AFC Wimbledon U16s | ||
| 2021 | AFC Wimbledon U18s | ||
| 2021–2023 | AFC Wimbledon (first team coach) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Reading (first team coach) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Hull City (assistant) | ||
James Oliver-Pearce (born 23 October 1991) is an English association football coach who was most recently the assistant head coach of EFL Championship club Hull City.[1][2][3][4]
He has previously held coaching positions with both AFC Wimbledon and Reading.[5][1]
Coaching career
[edit]AFC Wimbledon
[edit]In 2012, Oliver-Pearce got his first major coaching role, joining AFC Wimbledon as an academy coach.[5] Ahead of the 2014–15 season, he was promoted to assistant head coach of the U18s.[5] A year later, he became the head coach of the U16s,[5] before being appointed head coach of the U18s in 2021.[5][1] Under Mark Robinson, he earned his place amongst the first team coaching staff.[5] After Robinson was sacked as Wimbledon's head coach,[6] Mark Bowen became interim manager[7] and kept Oliver-Pearce in his role.[5]
Reading
[edit]When Bowen returned to Reading, becoming their Head of Football Operations,[8] he brought Oliver-Pearce with him to serve in the club's first team coaching staff under Paul Ince.[9] Ince was sacked on 11 April 2023,[10] however new interim manager Noel Hunt kept Oliver-Pearce in his role,[5][1] as did Ince's eventual replacement, Rubén Sellés,[5][1] when he became Reading's head coach on 26 June 2023.[11][12]
Hull City
[edit]On 6 December 2024, Sellés was appointed head coach of Hull City,[2] and brought in Oliver-Pearce alongside him as his assistant.[1][2][3] Tobias Loveland also joined the pair from Reading as a first team coach.[2][3] The trio began their new roles on 9 December 2024.[2] He left Hull City on 15 May 2025, when the club parted company with Sellés.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "James Oliver-Pearce". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Sellés appointed new head coach". Hull City A.F.C. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Oliver-Pearce and Loveland join Sellés' backroom team". Hull City A.F.C. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Hull City part company with head coach Selles". BBC Sport. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "James Oliver-Pearce". Reading F.C. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Mark Robinson: AFC Wimbledon head coach leaves club". BBC Sport. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon: League One club hire Mark Bowen as manager until end of season". BBC Sport. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Mark Bowen returns as Head of Football Operations". Reading F.C. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "James Oliver-Pearce and Tony Warner join first team coaching staff". Reading F.C. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Royals part company with Paul Ince". Hull City A.F.C. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Rubén Sellés set to sign subject to work visa clearance". Reading F.C. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Ruben Selles: Reading name former Southampton coach as new manager". BBC Sport. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2025.