Ross Embleton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 November 1981[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Bedford | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Leyton Orient (interim head coach) | ||
| 2019 | Leyton Orient (interim head coach) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Leyton Orient (interim head coach) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 2023 | Colchester United (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ross Embleton (born 9 November 1981) is an English football coach and former player who is Academy Head of Recruitment for West Ham United.
Playing career
[edit]Embleton played four games in all competitions for Bedford during the 2016–17 season.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Embleton worked as youth development manager at Leyton Orient, in the academy at Tottenham Hotspur, at A.F.C. Bournemouth and Norwich City, and as a first-team coach at Swindon Town.[3][4][1] He then returned to Leyton Orient to work as assistant manager in 2017,[3] and had a short stint as interim head coach in November 2017 alongside Dean Brill.[5] In April 2019 he was charged by the Football Association with misconduct on the basis that his "language and/or behaviour towards a match official was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper".[6]
In June 2019 he became interim head coach of Leyton Orient following the death of Justin Edinburgh.[3] In September 2019 it was announced that Embleton would step down from his role after a permanent manager was appointed, which was expected to be "in the coming weeks", and would take up his old role as assistant head coach.[7] On 17 October 2019 Leyton Orient announced the appointment of Carl Fletcher as head coach, with Embleton's last game in charge being the game on 19 October away to Grimsby Town, before he became assistant head coach under Fletcher.[8] That match ended with a 4–0 victory to Leyton Orient.[9] Fletcher was sacked on 14 November 2019, after failing to win a game during his 29 days in charge, and Embleton returned as interim head coach.[10]
On 23 November 2019 he was sent off for throwing chewing gum at Forest Green Rovers manager Mark Cooper,[11] with Embleton later saying that Cooper made a comment about Justin Edinburgh.[12] Cooper denied the allegations, and the Football Association decided not to investigate the matter further.[13]
On 7 January 2020, Leyton Orient announced that Embleton had been appointed head coach on a 12 month rolling contract.[14] He was sacked on 27 February 2021 following a poor run of results.[15]
In June 2022 he was appointed Head of Recruitment at Colchester United.[16] He became caretaker manager in February 2023.[17] He departed the club in February 2024,[18] and became Academy Head of Recruitment for West Ham United.[19]
Personal life
[edit]Embleton's father, Steve, has held coaching roles at Leyton Orient.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ross Embleton - Assistant Coach - Staff Profiles - Leyton Orient". www.leytonorient.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Ross Embleton". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Leyton Orient: Ross Embleton named interim head coach". BBC Sport. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "NEWS: Ross Embleton named Interim Head Coach". www.leytonorient.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Steve Davis: Leyton Orient sack head coach with club 19th in National League". BBC Sport. 14 November 2017.
- ^ Association, The Football. "FA charges - April 2019". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Ross Embleton: Leyton Orient boss to step down and revert to assistant's role". 23 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Carl Fletcher: Leyton Orient appoint ex-Plymouth boss as head coach". 16 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "EFL: Stoke City score a penalty at last, Brentford beat Millwall in thriller". 19 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Carl Fletcher: Leyton Orient manager sacked after 29 days in charge of League Two club". 14 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Leyton Orient 2-4 Forest Green Rovers". 23 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Leyton Orient: Ross Embleton claim about Mark Cooper denied by Forest Green". 23 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Leyton Orient: Ross Embleton to 'look forward' after Mark Cooper jibe row". 29 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ross Embleton appointed Head Coach". 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Leyton Orient Part Company With Head Coach Ross Embleton". 27 February 2021.
- ^ "U's appoint Ross Embleton as new Head of Recruitment". Gazette.
- ^ "Embleton named interim boss by Colchester" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Embleton Departs For Pastures New". www.cu-fc.com. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Carlaw (@markcarlaw), Mark (5 February 2024). ""Comes to the table" | ExWHUEmployee | Hammers appoint new Head of Recruitment".
- ^ "The Orient Hour – Season 4 Episode 17 (with Steve Tongue, Trevor Singfield and Steve Embleton)". Phoenix FM. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- Living people
- 1981 births
- English men's footballers
- English football managers
- Real Bedford F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. non-playing staff
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. non-playing staff
- AFC Bournemouth non-playing staff
- Norwich City F.C. non-playing staff
- Swindon Town F.C. non-playing staff
- Leyton Orient F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- National League (English football) managers
- Association football coaches
- Colchester United F.C. non-playing staff
- Colchester United F.C. managers
- West Ham United F.C. non-playing staff
- 21st-century English sportsmen