ECFC Announces New Men's Head Coach After First Day of Training Camp
/After the Electric City Football Club (ECFC) had its first day of training camp at Fleming College for the men’s team, they introduced Jamie Sherwood as their head coach announced on Monday.
Jamie Sherwood, ECFC men’s head coach (left), Neil Morton, ECFC co-founder/co-owner (middle) and Jordan Brown, ECFC striker sharing a moment after training camp. Sherwood was brought from Wales to Peterborough over the weekend. Photo by Luke Best.
“After an extensive search, we believe that Jamie is the right person to lead this project forward,” said Rob Jenkins, ECFC President, “He has had success in Europe at a very high level in both the men’s and women’s game which was very important to us and he bought into what we are trying to do with this project right away.”
Sherwood holds his UEFA A License and spent six years coaching at Cardiff City FC on two separate occasions from 2003-2005 and 2012-2014.
He was an Academy coach on the Men’s side and head coach of Cardiff City Ladies He led Sherwood led the team to a Welsh Cup Title, English Premier League Runners Up, Premier League Cup Finalists, and a FA Cup Quarter Final.
Following his time with Cardiff City LFC, he joined Yeovil Town LFC as the Head Coach where he stayed from 2014 – 2018. He was recognized as FA Womens Super League 2 Club of the Year award twice for his excellence on and off the pitch.
In 2016 he also led Yeovil Town LFC to the league title which saw them gain promotion to the FA Women’s Super League where they played the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. Sherwood won the 2016 Somerset Sports Coach of the Year award thanks to his achievements with Yeovil Town LFC.
“Not many managers, players or supporters get the chance to build a club from its inception and this project gives that opportunity,” said Sherwood. “To be integral to the shaping of a culture, environment and game model is a huge reason why I have been drawn to Electric City FC. Creating an elite environment that allows players to flourish and to produce performances that will bring the community together is such an exciting proposition.”
