Meet the Staff
Lead Teacher and Coach – Mr.T.Scott
1st team Coach – Mr.P.Shearer
Coaching staff – Mr.M.Bainbridge
At Codsall, we have an outstanding team of football coaching staff that have been employed to deliver the Football Academy programme to the highest possible standard. There will be few schools across the UK able to match the experience and qualifications that we are fortunate to have in place at Codsall.
Coach Biographies
At Codsall, we have an outstanding team of football coaching staff that have been employed to deliver the Football Academy programme to the highest possible standard. There will be few schools across the UK able to match the experience and qualifications that we are fortunate to have in place at Codsall.

Tom Scott joined Codsall in 2015. He is an FA Licensed Course Tutor and delivers coach education to aspiring coaches at venues such as St.George’s Park.
In addition to his teaching and coaching commitments at Codsall he also delivers the Level One and Level Two coaching qualifications to the boys on the Football Academy course.

Peter Shearer joined Codsall in 2012 having had an extended playing career at Birmingham City, Cheltenham Town, Bournemouth, Birmingham City again and finally Peterborough Utd. During his career he played under managers of the calibre of Harry Redknapp, Tony Pulis and Barry Fry.
He has also spent many years coaching in the Academy at Walsall FC and is now 1st team Head Coach at Codsall.
Matt Bainbridge started at Codsall in 2018 having spent many years coaching in the pre-academy at Manchester United, a position that he still holds to this day, part-time.
Chris Hipkin Chris joined the coaching staff in 2021, having coached locally within the area at Brewood Juniors and further afield at Coventry City in their academy too. Chris holds the UEFA B License in coaching.