Rick Passmoor

Rick Passmoor (born 11 September 1967) is an English professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Women's Super League club Leicester City. He has previously managed Leeds United, Lincoln, and Notts County, as well as served on the coaching staff of West Ham United.

Club career Passmoor started his senior career with Sunderland. He then moved to Carlisle United, where his father had previously played. From 1984 to 1987, Passmoor closed out his playing career with Scunthorpe United, operating primarily as a centre-back. Passmoor also had gone on trials with the England youth national team program as a child. Passmoor was promoted to manage Leeds United's women's senior team in 2007. The following year, he led Leeds United to the FA Cup final, where the team lost to Arsenal, 4–1. In 2010, Passmoor piloted Leeds to a FA Women's Premier League Cup title and was subsequently named the FA's Manager of the Year.

On 1 February 2013, Passmoor was hired as the manager of Lincoln Ladies. In his first competitive match at the helm, he guided Notts County to a 1–0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup; the following match, Passmoor piloted the team to a victory against his former club, Leeds United, to advance to the cup semifinals. At the end of his first season in charge, Passmoor helped the club avoid a brief scare of relegation and secure a berth in the following season of the FA WSL. From 2014 onwards, Passmoor managed Lincoln Ladies under the rebranded title of Notts County following a relocation to Nottingham.

Passmoor departed from Notts County after the 2017 season. In 2018, he returned to Scunthorpe United, where he had previously played in the 1980s.

On 4 September 2023, Passmoor was unveiled at WSL club West Ham United as one of Rehanne Skinner's assistant coaches ahead of the 2023–24 season. In September 2025, he left West Ham with 12 months remaining in his contract, opting to depart partially due to family-related reasons.

Following the sacking of Amandine Miquel,