42 sports science jobs found in Manchester

Job title: Academy Sports Science & Nutrition Intern (Voluntary) Location: Bristol Rovers Football Club, the Memorial Stadium Hours: TBC hours per week (flexibility and occasional additional or unsocial hours are a requisite of the role) Responsible to: Head of Academy Athletic Development Team: Academy Athletic Development Job Purpose: Bristol Rovers are seeking hardworking, forward-thinking undergraduate or postgraduate students to join Academy Sports Science/Strength & Conditioning & Nutrition department for the 2026/27 season. This placement provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience within an academy environment, supporting the physical development of players across the Foundation Phase (FP) and Youth Development Phase (YDP) & Professional Development Phase (PDP). The role will involve assisting in both gym-based and pitch-based delivery, alongside supporting monitoring, testing, and long-term athlete development processes. Working closely...

Job title: Academy Sports Science Intern (Voluntary) Location: Bristol Rovers Football Club, the Memorial Stadium Hours: TBC hours per week (flexibility and occasional additional or unsocial hours are a requisite of the role) Responsible to: Head of Academy Athletic Development Team: Academy Athletic Development Job Purpose: Bristol Rovers are seeking hardworking, forward-thinking undergraduate or postgraduate students to join the Academy Sports Science & Strength & Conditioning department for the 2026/27 season. This placement provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience within an academy environment, supporting the physical development of players across the Foundation Phase (FP) and Youth Development Phase (YDP) & Professional Development Phase (PDP). The role will involve assisting in both gym-based and pitch-based delivery, alongside supporting monitoring, testing, and long-term athlete development processes. Working closely with the Head of...

Location:   Manchester, GB Full Time / Part Time:   Full Time Contract Type:   Permanent   Based in Manchester, this permanent full-time role supports the delivery of bespoke performance analysis for goalkeeping coaches and players across the Manchester City Academy. Working closely with coaches and players, you will turn performance data and video into meaningful insights that enhance learning, inform development decisions and contribute to a world-leading player development environment.   Who We Are   Manchester City is a football club rooted in East Manchester, with a story that began in 1880 and continues to grow today. Built on resilience, belief and togetherness, success on the pitch is driven by the moments and memories shared with millions of Fans around the world. City is known for its bravery, its determination to the very end and...

Location:   Manchester, GB Full Time / Part Time:   Part Time Contract Type:   Other Casual Closing Date for Application: 24th June 2026   Purpose Established in 1986, City in the Community is Manchester City’s official charity. We support people across Manchester by empowering healthier lives through football. Our programmes place physical and mental wellbeing at their core, whilst also creating healthy futures and healthy communities.    The purpose of this role is to support and deliver fun, engaging sessions on Community Outreach projects across Greater Manchester specifically holiday provision throughout the summer period. Programme delivery includes Football and Multisport sessions as well as Youth Work and educational workshops.   Accountabilities Planning and delivering fun engaging football and...

Manchester City is seeking an outstanding Men’s 1st Team Sports Doctor to join our world-class Performance Department and play a central role in protecting, supporting and optimising the health, availability and performance of our players. This is a rare opportunity to work at the highest level of professional football, embedded within an interdisciplinary 1st team environment that exists to help players develop and the team consistently challenge for major trophies. The successful candidate will provide expert medical care and high-quality clinical decision-making across training, matchdays, rehabilitation, travel and ongoing player health management.    The Role Reporting to the Men’s 1st Team Head of Sports Medicine, you will act as a key medical practitioner within the First Team environment, helping ensure that player care, clinical governance and performance objectives remain fully aligned. You will be responsible for delivering...

About The Role   Role Purpose Bolton Wanderers Football Club is seeking an experienced, highly organised, and pro-active First Team Kit & Equipment Lead to manage all aspects of kit, equipment, and operational match day support across the First Team.   The successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day delivery of elite-level kit and equipment services for the First Team and support staff.  The role will ensure the highest professional standards are maintained across training, matchdays, travel, and club operations in line with Championship football expectations.   This is a role requiring exceptional organisational ability, strong people management skills, attention to details, and the ability to operate effectively within a high-performance sporting environment.   Main areas of responsibility   First Team Operations: Oversee all First Team kit preparation for...

Job title: Lead Academy Goalkeeper Coach U9-U16 Department: Academy Coaching Based at: Blackburn Rovers Academy, Brockhall Village, Old Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8BA. However, flexibility regarding location is required. Reports to: Senior Academy Goalkeeping Coach Responsible for: N/A Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week plus any additional hours necessary for the performance of duties. This may include evening and weekend work. Contractual status: Permanent 1. Job purpose: To lead and deliver the Academy Goalkeeping Programme for Pre Academy to U16 in alignment with the Academy Performance Plan, ensuring a clear development pathway and transition through the phases. The role will support the holistic development of goalkeepers through high-quality coaching, performance analysis, and individual learning plans. 2. Key responsibilities: • To be committed to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all staff and elite players, promoting their...

Job Title: Head of Physiotherapy Department: Senior Medical Department Based at: Senior Training Centre, Brockhall Village, Old Langho, BB6 8FA. Flexibility regarding location is required. Reports to: Head of Technical Development Responsible for: Senior Medical Department Staff Hours of work: A minimum of 40 hours per week plus any additional hours necessary for the performance of duties. This will include regular evening and weekend work. Contractual status: Permanent 1. Job purpose: To lead and manage a comprehensive physiotherapy service for all first team players, implementing evidence based treatment and an objective rehabilitation service to all members of the first team squad. 2. Duties and responsibilities: • To be committed to ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of all elite players, promoting their well-being needs whilst maintaining professional boundaries; • To provide, coordinate and implement all medical provision for the...

Who are we:  Everton Football Club is one of world sport's most respected and revered names - a by-word for innovation, professionalism and community. During the course of a glittering history spanning three centuries, the Club has been shaped and guided by its aspirational motto  Nil Satis Nisi Optimum  - nothing but the best is good enough. Alongside a Senior Men’s Team that has played more games in English football's top flight than any other, Everton Women have been a leading light in driving forward the professionalism of the women’s game. With roots that go back to the mid-1980s, Everton Women were formally established in 1995 and won the English league title just three seasons later. League runners-up five times in the following decade, the team also won two Women's FA Cups and a Women's League Cup before proudly becoming one of the eight founder members of the Women's Super League in 2011.  In September 2025, the iconic Goodison Park...

Stoke City Football Club of the English Football League is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Academy Sports Scientist to apply scientific principles to improve athletic performance and support its sports science operations at our Clayton Wood Training Ground in Trent Vale.  Reporting to the Head of Academy Sports Science, the successful applicant will work in conjunction with the coaching department and will aid the planning of age group training sessions, primarily for the Youth Development Phase and Foundation Development Phase, but also assisting with the Professional Development Phase when needed. Main Responsibilities Improving performance through developing, implementing and evaluating various training programmes. Providing Sports Science support at tournaments as necessary. Attending national and regional meetings, workshops and training courses as appropriate. Providing match day Sports Science support and post-match recovery strategies....

Job Title:                     Head of Academy Goalkeeping Reports to:                  Academy Director Location:                     Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (with travel to the training venue) Hours:                          No less than 40 per week – to include evenings & weekends Salary:                          Dependant on Experience   Who we are:   Blackpool Football Club is an English Professional Association Football Club based in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire.   The Club was founded in 1887 and has a very storied history, from being a founding member of the Lancashire League in 1889, rising to the Top-Flight of the Football League (the old First Division) in 1930, to winning the FA Cup in 1953 and being promoted to the Premier League in 2010 (becoming the first Club to gain promotion from every division of the Football League via the play-off system).   The Club currently competes in League One, the third...

About The Role   The role requires the candidate:     Provide pitch-side emergency aid and acute injury management at training and fixtures for players aged 8-16 years.  Uphold and demonstrate the values, standards and behaviours expected by Mansfield Town FC both inside & outside the Club.  Liaising with the Lead Academy Physiotherapist and Head of Academy Sports Science and Medicine, optimise assessment and treatment of academy schoolboy players.  Provide pitch side trauma cover during evening training sessions (potential cover Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays).   Provide pitch site trauma cover during schoolboys’ fixtures on Sunday (home and away).   To support the sport science and medicine...

First Team Performance Analyst – Post Match Newcastle United Permanent Newcastle Upon Tyne Competitive Salary We are the heartbeat of the city. Come and be a part of a long and proud history where we strive to be the best in everything we do, on and off the pitch. Bringing the people and communities together, join the Newcastle United Family, as we embark on the next steps of our exciting journey. Turn insight into an edge across recruitment, prep and performance. About the role At Newcastle United, post-match analysis isn’t retrospective – it’s decisive. This is a rare opportunity to sit at the heart of the First Team environment, influencing technical and tactical outcomes through world class, evidence‑based analysis that directly supports the Head Coach, coaching staff and players. If you thrive in high performance sport, enjoy turning complex data and video into clear, impactful insight, and want your work to...

About the Coaching Team:  Our Coaching Team are passionate about developing talent at all levels, from our youngest Academy members to the first team. Our holistic coaching philosophy emphasises technical skills, tactical awareness, mental resilience, and sportsmanship.   We prioritise open communication with players and their families, providing regular updates on training progress and development opportunities. Join us in elevating the standard of coaching at Sunderland AFC, where every player is encouraged to grow, excel, and love the game!  The Opportunity:  The U13–U18 Goalkeeping Coach will play a key role in developing the club’s next generation of goalkeeping talent, delivering a high-quality coaching programme that supports players throughout the Academy pathway. The successful candidate will design and deliver engaging, age-appropriate training sessions that enhance the technical, tactical, physical and...

About the Coaching Team:  Our Coaching Team are passionate about developing talent at all levels, from our youngest Academy members to the first team. Our holistic coaching philosophy emphasises technical skills, tactical awareness, mental resilience, and sportsmanship.   We prioritise open communication with players and their families, providing regular updates on training progress and development opportunities. Join us in elevating the standard of coaching at Sunderland AFC, where every player is encouraged to grow, excel, and love the game!  The Opportunity:  The Head of Academy and U21 Goalkeeping Coach is a pivotal leadership role responsible for shaping and driving the club’s goalkeeping vision across the Academy and U21 programme. This individual will lead the strategic development of goalkeepers and goalkeeping coaches, creating a clear pathway that supports player progression from youth football to the professional game....

About the Performance and MedicineTeam:  Our mission is to support every athlete in reaching peak performance while reducing injury risk.  Through a multi-disciplinary approach that blends sports science, nutrition, medicine, and psychology, we deliver personalised programs tailored to each player’s needs.  We work closely with coaches to balance training loads, guide recovery, and provide insights into player readiness. Mental wellness is also a key focus, with sports psychologists helping athletes build resilience under pressure.  The Opportunity:  Sunderland Football Club is seeking an ambitious and talented Performance Senior Sous Chef to help deliver an elite catering and nutrition programme for our first-team players. Working alongside the Performance Executive Head Chef, Performance Head Chef and Head of Nutrition, you will create exceptional, performance-focused meals that support training, recovery and matchday...

Job Role Contribute towards Cardiff City’s Performance and Medical Departments vision of optimising player availability and physical performance through elite, integrated, evidence-based performance nutrition support, specifically working with First Team players.    Key Responsibilities • Lead the overall First Team nutrition strategy, ensuring alignment and the integration of elite nutrition practices. • Ensuring the day-to-day implementation of performance nutrition support to First Team players; ensuring that each player’s individual nutritional needs are targeted. • Lead the planning and delivery of periodised nutrition strategies aligned with performance objectives, training and competition demands (e.g., “fuel for the work required”). • Oversee all matchday nutrition provision, attending home and away fixtures, delivering handson provision where required. • Encourage and promote the implementation of...

Salary: TBC on interview Location: MFC Academy, Well Hall, Kidbrooke Lane, Eltham, SE9 6TE Responsible to: Head of Academy Sports Science and Medicine Hours of work: No fixed hours. Shifts arranged subject to availability, including Monday- Friday evening sessions (16:30-19:00) and weekend matchdays. ATTENTION: Applicants must be willing to work at least 2 Sundays per month. About us: Established in 1885, Millwall Football Club is one of the most famous football clubs in England. Currently competing in the EFL Championship, they play their home games at The Den, which is based in South Bermondsey, and has been the home of the Club since 1994. Role Overview: Millwall Football Club is looking to recruit committed, knowledgeable, self-motivated Chartered Physiotherapists, Sports Therapists or Sports Rehabilitator to join the Academy Sports Science & Medicine department. The role of the Academy Therapist is fundamental to the long-term vision of Millwall...

ABOUT US Founded in 1932, Wigan Athletic were elected to the Football League in 1978 and were promoted out of the Fourth Division in 1981/82. Latics won the Third Division title in 1996/97, the Football League Trophy in 1999, and the Second Division in 2002/03, before securing promotion to the Premier League in 2004/05. Latics famously won the FA Cup in 2013, beating Premier League giants Manchester City in the Final. However, Latics were relegated later that year, bringing their memorable eight-season stay in the top flight to an end. The FA Cup success did, though, mean Latics gained their place in the UEFA Europa League the following season. Relegated from the Championship in 2014/2015, the Club won the League One title in 2015/16 and repeated this feat in 2017/18 and 2021/22 respectively.  *Whilst we endeavour to respond to every applicant, please note that due to the number of applications we receive, only those selected for an interview may be contacted....

Job Title: Lead Physiotherapist (Boys Academy)   Department: Football Division – Boys Academy Medical and Sport Science Department   Hours of Work: Full-time (working patterns aligned to the demands of elite football, including matchdays and travel where required)   Contract Type: Permanent   Salary: Attractive Remuneration Package depending on experience   Location: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground   Closing Date:  Sunday 21 June 2026   The Department Our Boys Academy is a Premier League Category One environment, built on delivering consistent, high-performance support across every stage of the player pathway. Operating at the intersection of development and elite performance, our Sport Science and Medicine Department plays a critical role in preparing players for the demands of First Team football.   Working closely with the Loans and Emerging Talent and First Team...