Scott Phelan

Scott Phelan
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-13) 13 March 1988
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Everton Women (interim head coach)
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Bradford City 13 (0)
2008–2011 FC Halifax Town 100 (13)
2011–2012 Kidderminster Harriers 15 (1)
2011–2012 → Vauxhall Motors (loan) 2 (0)
2012 Vauxhall Motors 2 (0)
2012 Altrincham 11 (2)
Total 143 (16)
International career
2003–2004 England U16 5 (0)
2004–2005 England U17 6 (0)
2006 England U18 1 (0)
Managerial career
2026– Everton Women
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scott Phelan (born 13 March 1988) is an English football coach and former professional player who is the interim head coach of Women's Super League side Everton Women.

Playing career

Born in Liverpool, Phelan was a trainee at Everton, captaining the under 18 and reserve sides,[1] until he was released in 2007 without making a senior appearance. He was handed a trial at Bradford City, after which he was handed a one-year contract to become the third young midfielder to join League Two side Bradford City from the Toffees in recent years, following Tom Kearney and Steven Schumacher.[2][3] He made his league debut when he came on as a late substitute in Bradford's 2–1 victory over Wrexham on 25 August 2007.[4][5] He played 15 games for Bradford, 12 of which have been in the league, but the last came in December 2007,[4] before he was one of 13 players to be released on 29 April 2008.[6] He played one more game in the club's final game of the season, four days later, as City lost 2–1 to Wycombe Wanderers,[7][8] bringing his total number of appearances for the club to 16.[4]

After four months without a club, Phelan joined Northern Premier League Division One North-side FC Halifax Town in September 2008.[1] Phelan was handed his Halifax debut a day later in a 7–1 victory over Salford City as a second-half substitute,[9] a role he had for the next three games.[10]

In May 2011 he signed for Kidderminster Harriers after the expiry of his contract with Halifax.[11]

He joined Vauxhall Motors on loan in December 2011.[12] He was released by Kidderminster Harriers in February 2012, joining Vauxhall Motors for two weeks, before joining Altrincham.[13] He quit playing in August 2012 to become a full-time coach at Everton.[14]

Coaching career

On 4 February 2026, it was announced that Phelan had been appointed as the interim head coach of Women's Super League side Everton for the remainder of the 2025-26 season, replacing Brian Sørensen.[15][16] Speaking about the switch to managing in the women's game, he said "People have told me that that the women's team is very important – it's not just a recent thing with the growth of the game and how the profile has improved – the presence of the women's team at Everton has been here for a long time."[17] His first match as head coach was a 1–0 win over London City Lionesses on 8 February 2026.[18] Following Everton's 1–0 win against West Ham United on 15 February 2026, Phelan became the first head coach in the club's history to lead Everton to two successive victories in the WSL.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "FC Halifax Town v Salford City: Midfielder signs". Evening Courier. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Bradford capture ex-Everton man". BBC Sport. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  3. ^ Parker, Simon (30 July 2007). "Former Toffee treads well-worn path to City". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "Scott Phelan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Bradford 2–1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
  6. ^ Parker, Simon (29 April 2008). "Johnson one of 13 axed by City". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
  7. ^ Parker, Simon (2 May 2008). "Phelan rewarded for his attitude". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Wycombe 2–1 Bradford". BBC Sport. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  9. ^ "FC Halifax Town 7 Salford City 1: Shaymen hit the goal trail". Evening Courier. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  10. ^ "Harrogate Railway v FC Halifax Town: Scott follows a familiar route". Evening Courier. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  11. ^ "Scott Phelan signs for Kidderminster Harriers". bantamsfan.co.uk. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Vauxhall Motors have signed Scott Phelan on loan from Kidderminster Harriers". Vauxhall Motors F.C. 22 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Now Phelan joins Alty". NonLeagueDaily.com. 6 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ^ "Altrincham's Scott Phelan Set To Become A Coach at Everton". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  15. ^ Nelson, Craig (4 February 2026). "Everton sack Sorensen days after first home WSL win of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Club Statement". Everton F.C. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Everton manager Scott Phelan wants 'freedom and bravery' from his side". BBC Sport. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Phelan outlines 'hope' for positive end to season". BBC Sport. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  19. ^ Ramsdale, Ben (15 February 2026). "Phelan demands 'more' despite making history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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