Stoke City backroom staff
We hold the names of 33 people on Stoke City's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Mark Robins manages the first team, with James Rowberry as assistant manager. Stoke City's is the joint 19th longest staff list of the 24 Championship clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Robins | Manager | First team | 55 | England |  |
| Dean Marney | Manager | Under-18s | 41 | England | - |
| James Rowberry | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | Wales |  |
| Liam Lawrence | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 43 | Ireland | - |
| Andy Matthews | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 37 | England | - |
| Ryan Shawcross | Coach | First team | 37 | England | - |
| Andy Wilkinson | Coach | Under-18s | 40 | England | - |
| Darren Behcet | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | England |  |
| Fraser McNab | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 27 | England | - |
| George Ford | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 26 | England | - |
| Peter Room | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 25 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Lancett | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 32 | England |  |
| Duncan Goodall | Club doctor | First team | 44 | Scotland |  |
| Gareth Hikin | Physio | First team | 36 | England | - |
| Jake Cunningham | Physio | First team | 27 | England |  |
| Jordan Beech | Physio | Under-21s | 32 | England |  |
| Josh Carter | Physio | Under-21s | 28 | England | - |
| Joel Dawson | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 34 | England | - |
| Jordan White | Sports scientist | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Ben Cope | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 32 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic McGiveron | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | England | - |
| Mamady Sidibé | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | Mali | - |
| Robert Scott | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 26 | England |  |
| Ryan Cunningham | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 29 | England | - |
| James Dodd | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | England | - |
| James Moores | Performance analyst | First team | 25 | England |  |
| Eddie Rooney | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 33 | England | - |
| Timothy Koerner | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 24 | England | - |
| Ben Moran | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 27 | England | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Stoke City and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coates | Chair | 54 | England | - |
| Jonathan Walters | Director | 41 | Ireland |  |
| Peter Coates | Director | 87 | England | - |
| Richard Smith | Director | 58 | England | - |
Backroom staff at every Championship club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Stoke City's list is the joint 19th longest of the 24, against a median of 45 across the division. Southampton names the most, 61. Wrexham names the fewest, 29.
Stoke City against the Championship, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | STOKE CITY | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 14 | 20 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 10 | 15 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 9 | 12 | 28 |  |
| Football management | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of Stoke City's, in every league
Stoke City's 33 names make the joint 278th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 278 |  | Saudi Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Women's Super League | 33 |
| 278 | FC Baník Ostrava | Czech First League | 33 |
| 278 | HNK Rijeka | Croatian First League | 33 |
| 278 |  | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Rosenborg BK | Eliteserien | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 | | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | League One | 33 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 1 | 32 |
| 292 |  | Championship | 32 |
| 292 | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | Brasileirão Série A | 32 |
| 292 | Estoril Praia Futebol | Primeira Liga | 32 |
| 292 |  | J1 League | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ligue 2 | 32 |
| 292 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Eliteserien | 32 |
| 292 |  | Ekstraklasa | 32 |
Where Stoke City's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 33 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 28 of the 33, 85%. The median age is 34. The oldest is Peter Coates, director, at 87, and the youngest Timothy Koerner, performance analyst, at 24. 11 members of staff came from another club.
Where Stoke City's former staff work now
On Stoke City's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 45 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Stoke City's manager?
Mark Robins is the Stoke City first-team manager, aged 55. James Rowberry is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Stoke City?
Darren Behcet coaches the Stoke City first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Stoke City have?
We hold the names of 33 people on Stoke City's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 9 in scouting and analysis and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 19th longest list of the 24 Championship clubs we hold, against a median of 45. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 278th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Stoke City pays its squad, see Stoke City player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Mark Robins. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Championship wages.