The Calgary Wild has confirmed the appointment of Lydia Bedford as the club’s first head coach. The Athletic reported on Thursday Bedford was set to leave her role with Brentford Under-18s to take the job at the newly-formed Northern Super League (NSL) side.

Lydia Bedford, the first woman to hold a coaching position at an English Premier League club, will take on a new role in Calgary with Wild FC when the inaugural season of the Northern Super League kicks off in April.

Under-18 head coach Lydia Bedford has joined Canadian side Calgary Wild.She departs the club after spending a season and a half with the young Bees, playing a key role in the Academy

Former Leicester City women's manager Lydia Bedford has become head coach at Calgary Wild, one of six teams forming the Northern Super League in Canada. Bedford had been in charge of Brentford's under-18s men's team and spent the summer with England's under-19s squad at the Women's European Championship.

The chance to return to women's soccer and on the ground floor of a new venture pried Lydia Bedford away from a Premier League club.

Lydia Bedford is set to leave her role with Brentford Under-18s to become the new head coach of Calgary Wild. Bedford, 37, will be officially unveiled at the club’s McMahon Stadium on Friday. She will combine duties for both clubs during January before leaving Brentford,

The Calgary Wild women's pro soccer team has named Lydia Bedford the team's first head coach. The Wild are part of the six-team Northern Super League starting its inaugural season in April. Bedford was manager of Leicester City's women's team and also a former assistant manager of Arsenal's women.