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BACKROOM STAFF · 2025/26

Millwall backroom staff

We hold the names of 38 people on Millwall's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Alex Neil manages the first team, with Martin Canning as assistant manager. Millwall's is the 17th longest staff list of the 24 Championship clubs we hold.

STAFF NAMED38
COACHING9
MEDICAL10
SCOUTING AND ANALYSIS9
NATIONALITIES4
MEDIAN AGE43

Coaching staff

The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 9 people

Millwall coaching staff in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Alex Neil Manager First team 44 Scotland Stoke City before that Sunderland, Preston North End and Norwich City
Kevin Nugent Manager Under-21s 56 Ireland Barnet
Martin Canning Assistant manager First team 43 Scotland Stoke City before that Sunderland and Hamilton Academical
Paul Robinson Assistant manager Under-21s 43 England -
David Livermore Coach First team 45 England Gillingham before that Cardiff City
Chris Perry Coach Under-18s 52 England -
Dean Thornton Goalkeeping coach First team 37 England Southampton before that Swansea City, Milton Keynes Dons and Swindon Town
Tyler McCarthy Goalkeeping coach Under-21s 27 England -
Ben Dixon Fitness coach First team 38 England Watford

Medical and sports science

Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people

Millwall medical and sports science in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Wathik El Alami Chief doctor Club-wide 49 England Gillingham
Gary Hemens Head physio Club-wide 46 England Gillingham
Joey Lampier Physio First team 32 England -
Sid Bullett Physio First team 22 England -
Thomas Birch Physio First team 29 England -
Lucy Thomas Physio Under-21s 44 - -
Perry Blanchette Head of sports science Club-wide 35 England Colchester United
Harry Towner Sports scientist Under-21s 27 England -
Martin Davidson Sports scientist Under-18s 26 England AFC Wimbledon
Ralph Gerard-Cross Sports scientist Under-18s 25 England -

Scouting and analysis

Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 9 people

Millwall scouting and analysis in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Ian Hazel Scout Club-wide 57 England -
Max Rawlings Scout Club-wide 29 England -
Patrick Ryan Scout Club-wide 31 England Crystal Palace
Paul Cartman Scout Club-wide 39 England -
Lucas Millgate Recruitment analyst Club-wide 29 England -
Daniel Millard Performance analyst First team 32 England Birmingham City
Sam Percival Performance analyst First team 29 England -
Kieran Jones Performance analyst Under-21s 29 England -
Rory Harding Performance analyst Under-18s 31 England Crawley Town before that AFC Wimbledon

Football management

The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person

Millwall football management in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY
Scott Fitzgerald Head of youth development 55 Ireland

Owners and directors

Who owns Millwall and sits on its board

Millwall owners and directors in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
James Berylson Chair 44 United States -
Mark Fairbrother Managing director 45 England -
Constantine Gonticas Director 59 England -
Demos Kouvaris Director 58 United States -
Matthew Sidman Director 55 United States -
Peter Garston Director 63 England -
Richard Press Director 85 United States -
Steve Gallen Director 51 England Charlton Athletic
Trevor Keyse Director 77 England -

Backroom staff at every Championship club

The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26

Southampton 61 Blackburn Rovers 60 Wolves 60 Norwich 57 West Ham 54 Derby County 53 Bristol City 48 Queens Park Rangers 47 Sheff Utd 47 Cardiff 46 Birmingham City 45 Burnley 45 Middlesbrough 45 Charlton Athletic 42 Swansea City 39 Watford 39 Millwall 38 Lincoln City 34 Portsmouth 33 Preston North End 33 Stoke City 33 Bolton Wanderers 32 West Brom 31 Wrexham 29

Millwall's list is the 17th longest of the 24, against a median of 45 across the division. Southampton names the most, 61. Wrexham names the fewest, 29.

Millwall against the Championship, department by department

Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club

Millwall staff by department against the Championship average and the largest department in the division, 2025/26.
DEPARTMENT MILLWALL AVERAGE MOST AT
Coaching 9 14 20 West Ham United West Ham
Medical and sports science 10 10 15 Blackburn Rovers
Scouting and analysis 9 12 28 Southampton
Football management 1 2 3 Southampton
Owners and directors 9 6 11 Blackburn Rovers

Backrooms the size of Millwall's, in every league

Millwall's 38 names make the joint 200th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for

Clubs ranked by the number of staff we hold for 2025/26, from 189th to 212th, with Millwall among them.
# CLUB LEAGUE STAFF
189 R Antwerp FC Belgian Pro League 39
189 Randers Football Club Danish Superliga 39
189 Swansea City Championship 39
189 Vissel Kobe J1 League 39
189 VVV-Venlo - 39
189 Watford Championship 39
200 1. FC Nürnberg 2. Bundesliga 38
200 Al-Nassr Football Club Saudi Pro League 38
200 Dynamo Dresden 2. Bundesliga 38
200 Fenerbahçe A.Ş. Süper Lig 38
200 Millwall Championship 38
200 Molde FK Eliteserien 38
200 Panathinaikos AO Superleague Greece 38
200 RC Lens Ligue 1 38
200 Sportklub Rapid Austrian Bundesliga 38
200 U.S. Salernitana 1919 - 38
200 VfL Bochum 1848 2. Bundesliga 38
200 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Belgian Pro League 38
212 Baltika Kaliningrad Russian Premier League 37
212 FC Orenburg Russian Premier League 37
212 FC Rostov Russian Premier League 37

Where Millwall's staff come from

4 nationalities across the 37 staff whose nationality we hold

England 29
United States 4
Ireland 2
Scotland 2

England supplies 29 of the 37, 78%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Richard Press, director, at 85, and the youngest Sid Bullett, physio, at 22. 14 members of staff came from another club, most often Gillingham (3).

Where Millwall's former staff work now

On Millwall's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 22 people

People who worked at Millwall in an earlier season and the club and job they hold in 2025/26.
NAME ROLE NOW NOW AT
Gary Rowett Manager Leicester City Leicester
Neil Harris Manager Cambridge United
Adam Barrett Assistant manager Cambridge United
Callum Davidson Assistant manager Leicester City Leicester
Joe Edwards Assistant manager Coventry City
Dominic Colman Goalkeeping coach Colchester United
Seb Barton Goalkeeping coach Arsenal Women
Glyn Shimell Goalkeeping coach Crystal Palace
Bobby Bacic Head physio AFC Wimbledon
Paul Tanner Head physio Bristol City
Alexandros Stefanakis Physio Queens Park Rangers
James Murray Physio Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton
Alex Aldridge Chief scout Colorado Rapids
Dan McLoone Chief scout Leyton Orient
Harvey Bussell Chief scout Utah Royals Women
Joe Carnall Chief scout Birmingham City
Nicholas Tyler-Hicks Chief scout Cambridge United
Laurence Bloom Head performance analyst Cambridge United
Ben Cirne Performance analyst Oxford United
Kenny Brown Head of youth development West Ham United West Ham
Josh Kennard Director Crewe Alexandra
Terry Bullivant Director Sutton United

Frequently asked questions

Who is Millwall's manager?

Alex Neil is the Millwall first-team manager, aged 44. Martin Canning is the assistant manager.

Who is the goalkeeping coach at Millwall?

Dean Thornton coaches the Millwall first-team goalkeepers.

Who is Millwall's head physio?

Gary Hemens is head physio at Millwall.

How many backroom staff do Millwall have?

We hold the names of 38 people on Millwall's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 9 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 9 owners and directors. That is the 17th longest list of the 24 Championship clubs we hold, against a median of 45. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 200th longest of 815.

Where to next

For what Millwall pays its squad, see Millwall player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Alex Neil. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Championship wages.