Ted Copeland

{{Short description|English football manager (born 1940)}}

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Ted Copeland (born 22 February 1940) is an English former football coach. He managed the England women's side between 1993 and 1998, leading them to a quarter-final appearance in the 1995 World Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/england-into-quarterfinals-1586174.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/england-into-quarterfinals-1586174.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=England into quarter-finals|work=The Independent|date=12 June 1995|accessdate=9 November 2009}}

Copeland spent 12 years working as a lecturer in physical education at the University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.{{cite web|url=http://www.fortworthfc.com/bio_copeland.asp|title=Coach:Ted Copeland|accessdate=9 November 2009|publisher=Fortworth FC}} While in Saudi Arabia, he also played for and coached Ettifaq FC in the Saudi Premier League and coached the Saudi Under-16 and Under-19 National Teams.

He had a spell with Hartlepool United where he was first-team coach.{{cite news|url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/reds_to_teach_tomorrow_s_stars_a_lesson_1_412730?referrerPath=2.1709|title=Reds to teach tomorrow's stars a lesson|author=Martin Morgan|publisher=North West Evening Male|date=10 February 2005|accessdate=9 November 2009}}

In 1990, Copeland became the Football Association's Regional Director of Coaching for the North of England. In 1993, he added the part-time role of England women's coach to his duties and remained in both posts until 1998. His successor, Hope Powell became the first full-time manager of the England women's team.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandcaps.co.uk/about-hope-powell-manager-england-women-s-team.html|title=Hope Powell:England Women's Team|publisher=England Caps (UK)|accessdate=9 November 2009}}

He later worked as director of sport at East Durham College and was director of education services for a sports marketing company, Navigator.{{cite news|url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/156784/navigator-guides-soccer-s-youth|title=Navigator Guides Soccer's Youth|publisher=Sports Business|date=2 August 2005|accessdate=11 September 2009}}

In August 2006, Copeland and his wife Cindy took early retirement and moved to Parcent, Alicante.