- Rangers Women assistant coach Andy Thomson will leave this summer to become Hearts Women’s head coach.
- Thomson helped Rangers secure a third straight Sky Sports Cup and Scottish Cup success during his brief spell.
- Men’s physio Stevie Walker also departed Rangers for Hearts at the end of the season.
Rangers have confirmed that Women’s assistant coach Andy Thomson will leave the club this summer after being appointed head coach of Hearts Women. The move adding to a broader pattern of staff changes between Ibrox and Tynecastle in recent months.
Thomson departs after joining Rangers’ backroom team in February 2025, playing a role in a successful period that included a third consecutive Sky Sports Cup and Scottish Cup triumph in May of that year.
He was on the touchline yesterday, as Rangers lost to Celtic in the 2025/26 Scottish Cup final at Hampden. This will now be his final game with the Gers and Leanne Crichton.
A former Scotland women’s national team assistant coach, Thomson will now take on his first head coach position at Hearts, marking a significant step in his managerial career.
Club pay tribute to departing coach Andy Thomson
Rangers paid tribute to his contribution in an official statement, thanking him for his work during a productive spell in Glasgow.
“Rangers can today confirm women’s Assistant Coach Andy Thomson will depart the club this summer to take over as Hearts women’s Head Coach,” the club said.
“Everyone at Rangers thanks Andy for his efforts and wishes him all the best for the future.”
He takes over Hearts as champions, with Eva Olid winning their first ever SWPL title before her departure.
Ibrox exodus to Tynecastle
Thomson’s departure comes during a wider period of transition across Rangers’ football departments. With men’s first-team physio Stevie Walker also leaving the club at the end of the season to take up a role at Hearts. Media content producer Ewan Waddell also swapped Govan for Gorgie late in the season.
While Walker’s move affects the men’s set-up and Thomson’s departure impacts the women’s structure, both exits underline a notable flow of personnel between the two clubs this summer.
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Thomson’s exit adds to a backdrop of reflection for Rangers women following a trophyless campaign that ended with defeat to the Hoops in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden.
The result, combined with earlier setbacks in domestic competitions, has increased focus on squad and staff evolution ahead of the new season.
Rangers are now expected to review their coaching structure in the women’s game as preparations begin for pre-season, with the aim of stabilising and rebuilding after a challenging conclusion to the 2025/26 campaign.
