A UEFA A licence coach, his first post was as under-18 head coach for Australian girls team Ballarat Devils in February 2011.

A year later, Winch (pictured on the left) became player-manager of the men`s team, Ballarat North United until October 2012.

He returned to England and became girls development programme manager at Nottingham Central College until December 2014 and was also manager of Radcliffe Olympic`s Ladies side.

In July 2015 he took over as manager of Nottingham Forest Ladies and in February 2016 moved down the M1 to take on the same role at Leicester City Ladies.

At the same time, he was also under-16 youth development phase coach at Burton Albion until April 2018 when he took on a similar role at Forest.