Exhibition: The Team Behind the Team

Photographs of the 'Team Behind the Team' of Loughborough Football Programme 2025-26 season.

Success on the pitch is never achieved by the players and coaches alone.​

Behind every performance is a dedicated team of people working away from the spotlight — providing the expertise, care, organisation and commitment that allows players and teams to perform at their best.​

Commissioned by the University's Director of Football Richard Allen, the photographs in this exhibition celebrate the team behind the teams at Loughborough University. Taken by photographer Becca Taylor during the 2025/26 season, they document the important contributions made by staff, students and volunteers in creating a successful environment for Loughborough Students Football (including Loughborough Students Cerebral Palsy Team), Loughborough Lightning Football and Loughborough Students Futsal.

Some roles are highly visible; many are not. From preparation and performance support to analysis, medical care, operations, communications and the countless jobs undertaken on training and matchdays, every contribution matters.​

These photographs capture moments that can easily go unnoticed but are fundamental to success. They tell the story of the people, relationships and collective effort that exist behind what we see on the pitch.​

Because no team succeeds alone.​

Great performances are built not only by those who cross the white line, but by the team behind them.

Becca Taylor is a sports & documentary photographer with a passion for capturing the emotion, energy and stories behind sport. Her work spans grassroots and competitive sport, with a particular focus on the authentic moments which is used to tell the stories of athletes, teams and sporting communities, with an emphasis on the moments that can often go unseen.

Lboro Lates

This exhibition will have an additional opening on Friday 9 October, 6​-9pm as part of Lboro Lates. This event is an evening of free exhibitions, open studios and creative experiences across the town, which allows visitors and residents to explore Loughborough's thriving creative scene.

Accessibility

There is step-free access into the gallery via a ramp and side door, which the exhibition invigilator can open for you. If you require the invigilator’s assistance, then please alert them on arrival by calling to them or waving at them – the entrance to the gallery is fully glazed and the main entrance door should be open to make this possible.

For more information about the venue, including photographs, view the access guide for Martin Hall on AccessAble.

If you have any specific access requirements, then please contact LU.Arts@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk in advance of your visit and they will do their best to accommodate them.