Wigan Athletic lose key member of backroom staff to Rangers
Jimmy Barrow has become the latest member of the Wigan Athletic backroom staff to depart the club.
The 40-year-old - the son of Latics legend Graham - was in his second stint at Wigan.
He followed Owen Coyle from Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2013 to become fitness coach, serving under Gary Caldwell before leaving in 2017.
After four years at Fleetwood Town, Barrow returned to Wigan as head of performance under Leam Richardson.
He now moves north of the border to become the new first-team performance coach of Scottish giants Rangers, taking over from Rhys Owen.
Barrow 'will work alongside Derek McInnes, the coaching staff and players, helping ensure the men's first team is physically prepared to meet the demands of the season' according to the club's official website.
Rangers CEO Jim Gillespie said: “James is another strong addition to our football department and will bring valuable expertise as we continue to build the support available to our players and coaching staff."
Barrow will be reunited at Ibrox with Thelo Aasgaard, who joined Rangers last summer.
Aasgaard left Latics in January 2025 to join Luton Town, but his stay with the Hatters last only six months due to their relegation to League One.
Barrow’s departure from Wigan is part of the club’s ‘football backroom staff restructure’ which was recently confirmed.
He follows sporting director Gregor Rioch and goalkeeping coach Tony Warner out of the door this summer.
The new structure is as follows: senior advisor: Graham Barrow; head of recruitment: Joe Riley; head coach: Gary Caldwell; assistant manager: David Perkins; first-team individual development coach: Peter Atherton; goalkeeping coach: Kevin Miller; lead analyst: Lauren Jones; first-team analyst: Sam Riordan.