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