Barnsley Football Club can today announce a further addition to the Club’s Senior Leadership team.
Ann Hough joins the Reds as our Head of Football Operations and Club Secretary having recently left Huddersfield Town. Ann joined Huddersfield over 30 years ago, during which time she climbed the ranks to become Operations Director and joined the Terrier’s board of Directors in 2007. Ann was named Woman of the Year at the 2017 Yorkshire Awards following promotion Huddersfield’s promotion to the Premier League.
Ann will be responsible for all of the men’s and women’s first team football operations as well as the administrative side of the football department including academy and starts work immediately.
Following her appointment Ann said: “I am thrilled to join the staff at Barnsley, once Jon had made contact with me to discuss the newly created position I was immediately excited by the vision and direction that the board clearly has for the men’s, women’s and academy teams in the coming years.
"I have worked in Football in this region for many years and I know how passionate the fans are and how hungry they are for success. I look forward to supporting Neill, Jess and Mladen as well as helping to guide some of the other hard-working staff already in place at Oakwell.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for me, and I am looking forward to getting to know everyone around the Club.”
CEO Jon Flatman added: “Ann brings a wealth of experience and knowledge with her to the Club, she is widely regarded as one of the best administrators and operators in the game who has worked at the highest level.
“As soon as we saw an opportunity to bring her to Barnsley we jumped at it. It has been vitally important that we bring in a candidate with a proven track record to oversee the other hard-working people in the department and we are thrilled that Ann has agreed to join the staff at Oakwell.”
