Jobs in Football
Jobs in Football
How well do you know football vocabulary?
This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are used to describe different jobs people do working for a football club.
- chairman
- chief scout
- club doctor
- first team coach
- fitness coach
- groundsmen
- kit man
- manager
- physio
- stewards
Use the activity in the LEARN section to learn 10 words and phrases used to describe different football words.
After you have finished with the learning activity, use the QUIZ to see how much you've learned and to score some points. There are also worksheets you can download to help you learn these football words.
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Learn and practise the words
Activity: This activity tests your knowledge of the 10 words above. Match the words with the pictures.
Test yourself: Match the words and the pictures
Quiz - How many words have you learnt?
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Comments
01/04/2023
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My name's Almir de Jesus Pereira, I am a Brazilian. I live in Pedro Canário-ES, Brazil. State North. I like to study English.
01/04/2023 17:37
Chelsea
1326
My name's Almir de Jesus Pereira, I am a Brazilian. I live in Pedro Canário-ES, Brazil. State North. I like to study English.
15/02/2023
points
100% - easy for me.
15/02/2023 10:10
Liverpool
759
100% - easy for me.
01/02/2023
points
Easy
01/02/2023 08:55
Tottenham Hotspur
690
Easy
19/04/2021
points
Yes I did!
19/04/2021 16:16
Arsenal
1512
Yes I did!
11/04/2021
points
I didn't see two pictures. I guessed. :)
11/04/2021 21:07
Liverpool
513
I didn't see two pictures. I guessed. :)
24/03/2021
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There is a problem with 2 pictures in (Matching Test) they didn't appeared!
24/03/2021 13:52
Arsenal
438
There is a problem with 2 pictures in (Matching Test) they didn't appeared!
17/11/2020
points
Hi, another one of the useful lesson for me! I am happy) Thanks
17/11/2020 17:21
Liverpool
272
Hi, another one of the useful lesson for me! I am happy) Thanks
31/10/2020
points
I'm fine. Happy Halloween ;)
31/10/2020 21:21
Chelsea
351
I'm fine. Happy Halloween ;)
11/09/2020
points
Good!
11/09/2020 04:21
Liverpool
264
Good!
23/06/2020
points
Very good
23/06/2020 15:56
Newcastle United
1505
Very good
03/06/2020
points
It was amazing :)
But I have a question ,
what's the difference between the coach and the manager ?
Thanks a lot Rich and Jack
03/06/2020 22:18
Manchester United
6510
It was amazing :)
But I have a question ,
what's the difference between the coach and the manager ?
Thanks a lot Rich and Jack
11/04/2020
points
ok.
11/04/2020 21:38
Manchester United
496
ok.
14/02/2020
points
Hi Jack!
I always supposed that during the game when a player injured club doctor treat her/him on the pitch not physio. I think it's not right.
All my best wishes. Bye.
14/02/2020 18:14
Tottenham Hotspur
5527
Hi Jack!
I always supposed that during the game when a player injured club doctor treat her/him on the pitch not physio. I think it's not right.
All my best wishes. Bye.
18/02/2020
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Hi Hsn,
Jack's not around at the moment so I hope you don't mind if I answer your question :)
I've had a read of the rules and regulations about this and it seems that in 2012 it became compulsory for there always to be a team doctor on the side of the pitch, in addition to a physio.
The only people who can treat an injured player on the pitch is the club doctor or the physio. I think both of them go on to the pitch and they decide together how to treat the injured player.
Hope that helps.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
18/02/2020 08:25
Liverpool
594
Hi Hsn,
Jack's not around at the moment so I hope you don't mind if I answer your question :)
I've had a read of the rules and regulations about this and it seems that in 2012 it became compulsory for there always to be a team doctor on the side of the pitch, in addition to a physio.
The only people who can treat an injured player on the pitch is the club doctor or the physio. I think both of them go on to the pitch and they decide together how to treat the injured player.
Hope that helps.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
02/11/2019
points
cool.
02/11/2019 18:27
Manchester City
314
cool.
22/10/2019
points
There are some other jobs in football. I believe you should add another section.
22/10/2019 00:17
Liverpool
581
There are some other jobs in football. I believe you should add another section.
25/08/2019
points
yes it's very easy
25/08/2019 13:44
Manchester City
1734
yes it's very easy
25/08/2019
points
It's ok Ihave done it wit great right
25/08/2019 13:42
Manchester City
1734
It's ok Ihave done it wit great right
04/06/2019
points
It was easy.
04/06/2019 19:00
Liverpool
473
It was easy.
24/03/2019
points
Good lesson.
24/03/2019 11:44
Chelsea
1745
Good lesson.
06/01/2019
points
good
06/01/2019 14:20
Chelsea
56
good
29/11/2018
points
gg wp
29/11/2018 14:41
Arsenal
241
gg wp
29/01/2018
points
Yes, I did. But I made four mistakes on matching because I haven't seen two pictures!
29/01/2018 18:53
Liverpool
319
Yes, I did. But I made four mistakes on matching because I haven't seen two pictures!
05/12/2017
points
I'm getting better.
05/12/2017 14:59
Manchester United
823
I'm getting better.
12/11/2017
points
I got most of quesstions right.
12/11/2017 23:44
Manchester United
130
I got most of quesstions right.
24/10/2017
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I don't have clear the differen between manager and first team coach.
24/10/2017 22:59
Chelsea
297
I don't have clear the differen between manager and first team coach.
24/10/2017
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Hi Jmesav92
Rich (part of the Premier Skills English team) answered this question two comments down. Can you see his answer?
Thanks
Jack - The Premier Skills English team
24/10/2017 23:16
Arsenal
560
Hi Jmesav92
Rich (part of the Premier Skills English team) answered this question two comments down. Can you see his answer?
Thanks
Jack - The Premier Skills English team
29/08/2017
points
aced it
29/08/2017 09:20
Arsenal
1
aced it
09/05/2017
points
I would like to know the differences between: Manager vs First team coach.... thanks
09/05/2017 10:32
Manchester United
700
I would like to know the differences between: Manager vs First team coach.... thanks
10/05/2017
points
Hi Emiza99
Welcome to Premier Skills English!
This is a tricky one and is about football culture as well as language. In the UK, managers do many more things than coach the players and choose the team. Managers choose new players and deal with transfers and they deal with all aspects of the club from the youth teams to the first team. A first team coach works next to the manager or, in some countries, alone but his job is to only train the players in the first team. In other countries (like Spain and Italy I think) there isn't really a manager because transfers are often chosen by the club or president.
Hope that helps!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
10/05/2017 09:11
Liverpool
594
Hi Emiza99
Welcome to Premier Skills English!
This is a tricky one and is about football culture as well as language. In the UK, managers do many more things than coach the players and choose the team. Managers choose new players and deal with transfers and they deal with all aspects of the club from the youth teams to the first team. A first team coach works next to the manager or, in some countries, alone but his job is to only train the players in the first team. In other countries (like Spain and Italy I think) there isn't really a manager because transfers are often chosen by the club or president.
Hope that helps!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
24/12/2016
points
great
24/12/2016 21:25
Chelsea
310
great
12/07/2016
points
I got those right
12/07/2016 05:07
Manchester United
223
I got those right
15/06/2016
points
thanks
15/06/2016 16:29
Manchester City
1734
thanks
08/03/2016
points
Yes,I did all of them true.
08/03/2016 04:10
Leicester City
1761
Yes,I did all of them true.
28/02/2016
points
Seriously, I'm confused between manager, coach, and chairman! Here, the coach is the person who trains the team and makes plans and methods (defending, attacking, ...), and He is the person blamed when loosing. The chairman is the owner or the sponsor of the team! I can't understand the function of manager, when listening to podcasts,I thought that is the coach because you give much importance to him!
28/02/2016 22:48
Newcastle United
3189
Seriously, I'm confused between manager, coach, and chairman! Here, the coach is the person who trains the team and makes plans and methods (defending, attacking, ...), and He is the person blamed when loosing. The chairman is the owner or the sponsor of the team! I can't understand the function of manager, when listening to podcasts,I thought that is the coach because you give much importance to him!
29/02/2016
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Yes, the difference between coach and manager can be confusing and the defintion of the job can depend on the country you are talking about. A manager performs the role of coach plus he has a role in other aspects of the club such as choosing and buying players although the chairman, of course, has the money. Manager is usually the format that is used in the UK. In other countries, such as Spain, the chairman also choses the players so they hire a coach who only deals with the players. Hope that helps!
29/02/2016 08:34
Liverpool
594
Yes, the difference between coach and manager can be confusing and the defintion of the job can depend on the country you are talking about. A manager performs the role of coach plus he has a role in other aspects of the club such as choosing and buying players although the chairman, of course, has the money. Manager is usually the format that is used in the UK. In other countries, such as Spain, the chairman also choses the players so they hire a coach who only deals with the players. Hope that helps!
29/02/2016
points
thank you very much Rich! It's ok! Here, in Tunisia, just like Spain -if I well understand some issues about football- we have not 'manager', just chairman and coach, a doctor and a physio, that's all I think. The chairman and coach do all tasks.
29/02/2016 12:05
Newcastle United
3189
thank you very much Rich! It's ok! Here, in Tunisia, just like Spain -if I well understand some issues about football- we have not 'manager', just chairman and coach, a doctor and a physio, that's all I think. The chairman and coach do all tasks.
02/02/2016
points
easy one
02/02/2016 06:01
Southampton
328
easy one
18/01/2016
points
oh yay so good
18/01/2016 04:11
Chelsea
260
oh yay so good
21/11/2015
points
I've got everything right
21/11/2015 09:08
Arsenal
2320
I've got everything right
16/11/2015
points
I've got everything right. Thank you for useful vocabular!
16/11/2015 14:07
Arsenal
2453
I've got everything right. Thank you for useful vocabular!
02/11/2015
points
too easy
02/11/2015 20:13
Liverpool
1182
too easy
25/10/2015
points
That's great!
25/10/2015 15:15
Arsenal
3557
That's great!
22/09/2015
points
Really useful quiz
22/09/2015 12:17
Chelsea
1814
Really useful quiz
24/08/2015
points
Phrase: to be in charge of.
I have to remember.
24/08/2015 20:53
Leicester City
44
Phrase: to be in charge of.
I have to remember.
26/04/2015
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Did it in the first attept!
26/04/2015 07:33
Manchester City
813
Did it in the first attept!
11/03/2015
points
great
11/03/2015 18:39
Arsenal
2
great
02/09/2014
points
feels good.
02/09/2014 06:00
Manchester United
0
feels good.
15/06/2014
points
Great! I've just learnt another meaning for the word "steward".
15/06/2014 09:54
Manchester United
0
Great! I've just learnt another meaning for the word "steward".