West Ham United can confirm that men’s first-team coaches Billy McKinlay, Kevin Nolan, John Heitinga and Henry Newman have left the Club.
All four provided support to David Moyes during his time as manager, as the Club secured three top-nine Premier League finishes, reached the latter stages of three UEFA competitions and won the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Former Scotland international midfielder McKinlay departs after more than four years with the Hammers, across two spells. He initially joined in November 2017, and returned in July 2021, and was an integral and valued member of the coaching staff, on the training pitch, in the presentation room and on matchdays.
Former midfielder Nolan, who captained the Hammers to promotion at Wembley in 2012, was appointed to Moyes’ backroom staff in February 2020. A valuable link between the manager and the dressing room, the 41-year-old was a visible presence on the touchline as the Hammers enjoyed four impressive seasons.
Heitinga was reunited with Moyes in September 2023, having previously played under the Scotsman at Everton, while Newman was added to Moyes’ staff as lead opposition scout in January 2020 and later progressed to the role of first-team coach and assisted Moyes by providing analysis of upcoming opponents.
Head of player recruitment Rob Newman and first-team technical advisor Alan Irvine will also depart, as will fitness coach Nick Davies and head of performance analysis Jamie Osman.
The Club would like to thank Billy, Kevin, John, Henry, Rob, Alan, Nick and Jamie for their hard work, commitment and dedication to West Ham United and wish each of them all the very best in the future.
