Former Liverpool women manager Matt Beard was found hanged at his home in north Wales, a coroner’s court hearing has been told.

Beard, who led Liverpool to back-to-back Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014, died on September 20 at the age of 47.

Coroner John Griffiths said paramedics were called to his home in Deeside, Flintshire before Beard was taken to hospital in Chester.

The hearing, which took place on Monday in Ruthin, north Wales, was adjourned for a full inquest at a later date.

Former Liverpool manager Matt Beard was ‘found hanged at his home’

Published September 29, 2025 4:24pm Updated September 29, 2025 6:02pm

Former Liverpool women manager Matt Beard was found hanged at his home in north Wales, a coroner’s court hearing has been told.

Beard, who led Liverpool to back-to-back Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014, died on September 20 at the age of 47.

Coroner John Griffiths said paramedics were called to his home in Deeside, Flintshire before Beard was taken to hospital in Chester.

The hearing, which took place on Monday in Ruthin, north Wales, was adjourned for a full inquest at a later date.

Beard, who led Liverpool to back-to-back Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014, died on September 20 at the age of 47.

Coroner John Griffiths said paramedics were called to his home in Deeside, Flintshire before Beard was taken to hospital in Chester.

The hearing, which took place on Monday in Ruthin, north Wales, was adjourned for a full inquest at a later date.

Beard returned to take over the Liverpool women’s team for a second time in 2021 and helped the Reds return to the top-flight with promotion as Championship champions in 2022.

Liverpool sacked Beard in February this year before he had a brief two-month spell in charge of Burnley which came to an end when he resigned in August.

A minute’s silence was held in tribute to Beard before all WSL fixtures on Sunday, while Liverpool’s match against Aston Villa was postponed.

Manchester United women manager Marc Skinner described Beard as an ‘icon’ and Liverpool boss Arne Slot also paid tribute to the ‘great human being’.

‘My reaction was one of grief,’ said Slot, who arrived at Anfield last year.

‘I met him last season and he not only did great things for this football club, for the women’s team, back-to-back league titles, came back to [the] new women’s team when they were playing one division below, so that tells you probably how much he loved the club as well.