Mark Leather — Professional Football Medical Support Q&A — Injury Rehab Network

The next Injury Rehab Network event with BASRaT is on Wednesday, 15th April, featuring a Q&A session with Mark Leather, Physiotherapist. Mark will share insights from his career in elite sport, along with reflections on how professional football and its medical support have evolved over time.

Taking place online on Wednesday, 15th April 2026, from 7pm – 8pm. Click here to read the post event blog and watch the recording. 

Mark Leather, Physiotherapist

Mark Leather qualified as a physiotherapist in 1983, spending four years in the NHS before transitioning into a career in professional football. He has worked in the Premier League for over a decade, including six years as Head Physiotherapist at Liverpool FC, and more than 20 years as Head Physiotherapist at various clubs, such as Sunderland, Preston North End, Burnley, and Brighton. More recently, he served as Head of Performance and Medicine at Bolton Wanderers.

Beyond football, Mark has served as Head Physiotherapist at Wigan Warriors RLFC and has worked at the Commonwealth Games (1986) and the World University Games (2007). He was a Physiotherapist to the England Futsal Team for ten years, lectured for the Football Association for over 20 years, and has acted as a Consultant Physiotherapist for IPRS.

Following a successful period at Edge Hill University, Mark joined the University of Central Lancashire as a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the MSc Football Science and Rehabilitation and the MSc Football Medical Leadership & Performance programmes, both of which are delivered online. He is Director of Mark Leather Physiotherapy Ltd and a guest columnist for the Daily Mail and The Times on sports injury matters.

After semi-retiring in September 2024, he continued in his university role until June 2025 and now holds the position of Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Lancashire. He is currently a Subject Matter Expert at Setanta College, Dublin, and an External Examiner at St John’s York University and the University of Essex.

Session format: Q&A

Mark will share insights from his career in elite sport, along with reflections on how professional football and its medical support have evolved over time.

Post event blog and recording

• Date – Wednesday 15th April 2026
• Time – 7pm – 8pm
• Cost – Free
• Location – Online (Zoom)
• Post event blog and recording – click here

The next event of the Injury Rehab Network

The next event of the Injury Rehab Network in partnership with BASRaT will take place online on Wednesday, 15th  April from 7pm – 8pm. Anyone professionally involved with or studying sports medicine, performance and rehabilitation from injury is welcome to attend – click here to read the post event and watch the recording

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