Advancing Player Health in the Premier League

Nov 18

● 11:30

- 01:00 PM

Date

Nov 11, 2026

Time

11:30

- 01:00 PM

Location

Victoria Suite

Audience

All Attendees

About this Session

The Premier League plays a central role in advancing player health across the professional game, from Academy environments through to first-team football. This presentation will provide an overview of the League’s player health work, highlighting the breadth of activity it spans and how it aligns with clubs, practitioners and wider football stakeholders to optimise the physical and mental health of players.

Across this work, the League seeks to support clubs and practitioners by connecting regulation, research, education and applied practice. The aim is to strengthen standards, develop the workforce and inform club practice.

Speakers

Mr Michael Brownlow

BSc (Hons) MSc MCSP HCPC

Mr Mike Brownlow is a Chartered Physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience working in elite sport environments and supporting the UK high-performance system. He is currently Senior Player Health Manager at the Premier League, where he contributes to the development and delivery of player health strategy across the professional game.

Prior to joining the Premier League, Mike held an Athlete Health Consultant role within the UK Sports Institute and prior to this he spent three Olympic cycles as a Physiotherapist and strategic leader in GB Winter Sport. His wider experience includes previous roles with British Swimming and Nottingham Forest FC.

Mr Brownlow has authored/co-authored papers and editorials on topics linked to injury and illness surveillance and football specific topics.