Newcastle United now in advanced talks to appoint new boss for Newcastle United Women | OneFootball

The club are now in advanced talks to appoint the new boss for the Newcastle United Women’s team.

Becky Langley was sacked last month after having managed the side for a number of years.

Claire Ditchburn has done well as temporary manager, including a 3-1 derby win over Sunderland on Sunday in front of a near twenty thousand crowd.

BBC Sport have revealed (see below) though that current Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby looks set to be appointed shortly.

The report saying that the club and prospective new manager are in advanced talks.

‘Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby is in advanced talks to become head coach at WSL 2 side Newcastle United.

Oxtoby, 43, has been in charge of Northern Ireland since 2023.

She managed Bristol City from 2018 to 2021 before becoming assistant coach to Emma Hayes at Chelsea for two seasons.

Oxtoby has also had spells as Scotland, Birmingham City, Perth Glory and Australia Under-20s assistant.

She began her managerial career at Nottingham Forest in 2012.

Northern Ireland lost to Norway in the Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs last year.

Last month they lost 5-0 to Iceland on aggregate to miss out on promotion to the top tier of the Nations League.

Newcastle have been without a head coach since Becky Langley left on 21 October with the club ninth in the table.

They went fully professional in 2023 and finished fifth in their first campaign in the second tier last season.