Wolverhampton Wanderers backroom staff
We hold the names of 60 people on Wolverhampton Wanderers's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Rob Edwards manages the first team, with Harry Watling, Paul Trollope and Rui Pedro Silva as assistant managers. Wolverhampton Wanderers's is the joint 2nd 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, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Edwards | Manager | First team | 42 | Wales |  |
| James Collins | Manager | Under-21s | 47 | England |  |
| Richard Walker | Manager | Under-18s | 44 | England |  |
| Harry Watling | Assistant manager | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Paul Trollope | Assistant manager | First team | 53 | Wales | |
| Rui Pedro Silva | Assistant manager | First team | 48 | Portugal |  |
| Ian Sharps | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 44 | England |  |
| James McPike | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 37 | England | - |
| Jack Parrish | Coach | Under-21s | 27 | England | - |
| Arlen Birch | Coach | Under-18s | 28 | Wales |  |
| Callum McKenzie | Coach | Under-18s | 43 | Wales | - |
| Shawn Briscoe | Coach | Under-18s | 34 | England | - |
| Danny Alcock | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 41 | England | |
| Jonathan Flatt | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 30 | England | - |
| Scott Bevan | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 45 | England |  |
| Nathan Wolland | Fitness coach | First team | 26 | England |  |
| Sam Cook | Fitness coach | First team | 25 | England | - |
| Brendan Hoyer | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 30 | Australia | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Win | Club doctor | First team | 49 | - | |
| Simon Jones | Club doctor | Under-21s | 45 | England | - |
| Rui Fuste | Head physio | Club-wide | 40 | Portugal | - |
| Danny Fishwick | Physio | First team | 35 | England | |
| Matt Butterfield | Physio | First team | 37 | England |  |
| Oliver Leaper | Physio | First team | 39 | England |  |
| Josh Plail | Physio | Under-21s | 30 | England | - |
| Thomas Maundrell | Physio | Under-21s | 27 | England | - |
| Lydia Smith | Physio | Under-18s | 33 | - | FK Bodø/Glimt |
| Phil Hayward | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 41 | England |  |
| Stephen Gilpin | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | England |  |
| Ted Maw | Sports scientist | First team | 24 | England | - |
| Tom Male | Sports scientist | First team | 33 | England | - |
| Jess Fay | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 32 | - | - |
| Matt Coe | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 31 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wrigglesworth | Chief scout | Club-wide | 33 | England |  |
| Alex Acton | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | England | - |
| Elliot Sutcliffe | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | England | - |
| Gabriel Gomes | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | Brazil | - |
| Gary Anderson | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | Scotland | - |
| Jan Koch | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | Germany | - |
| John Suppers | Scout | Club-wide | 53 | Netherlands | - |
| Pablo Rodríguez | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Spain | - |
| Tom Thacker | Scout | Club-wide | 47 | England |  |
| Ethan Skea | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 28 | England |  |
| Will Sanders | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 32 | England | - |
| Tom Green | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 34 | England | |
| Blair Wighton | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | Scotland |  |
| Dan Smith | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | England |  |
| Ed Ames | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | England | - |
| John Boston | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | England | - |
| Tate James | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | England | - |
| Tom Hocking | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Ben Chapman | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 21 | England | - |
| Jon Pickering | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 28 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Jackson | Technical director | 53 | England |  |
| Jonathan Hunter-Barrett | Head of youth development | 34 | England | - |
| Steve Davis | Loan manager | 59 | England | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Wolverhampton Wanderers and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Championship club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Wolverhampton Wanderers's list is the joint 2nd longest of the 24, against a median of 45 across the division. Southampton names the most, 61. Wrexham names the fewest, 29.
Wolverhampton Wanderers against the Championship, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | WOLVES | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 18 | 14 | 20 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 15 | 10 | 15 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 20 | 12 | 28 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
Backrooms the size of Wolverhampton Wanderers's, in every league
Wolverhampton Wanderers's 60 names make the joint 39th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 31 |  | Premier League | 62 |
| 31 |  | Serie A | 62 |
| 35 |  | Ligue 1 | 61 |
| 35 |  | Super Liga | 61 |
| 35 | | Championship | 61 |
| 35 |  | Serie A | 61 |
| 39 | | Championship | 60 |
| 39 |  | Bundesliga | 60 |
| 39 |  | Serie A | 60 |
| 39 | | Championship | 60 |
| 43 |  | Serie A | 59 |
| 43 |  | Danish Superliga | 59 |
| 43 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatian First League | 59 |
| 43 |  | La Liga | 59 |
| 47 |  | La Liga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Bundesliga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Primeira Liga | 58 |
| 52 |  | Premier League | 57 |
Where Wolverhampton Wanderers's staff come from
10 nationalities across the 57 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 42 of the 57, 74%. The median age is 34. The oldest is John Gough, director, at 76, and the youngest Ben Chapman, performance analyst, at 21. 25 members of staff came from another club, most often Birmingham City (2).
Where Wolverhampton Wanderers's former staff work now
On Wolverhampton Wanderers's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 45 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Wolverhampton Wanderers's manager?
Rob Edwards is the Wolverhampton Wanderers first-team manager, aged 42. Harry Watling, Paul Trollope and Rui Pedro Silva are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers?
Danny Alcock coaches the Wolverhampton Wanderers first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Wolverhampton Wanderers's head physio?
Rui Fuste is head physio at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Who is Wolverhampton Wanderers's chief scout?
Ben Wrigglesworth is chief scout at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Who is Wolverhampton Wanderers's technical director?
Matt Jackson is technical director at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
How many backroom staff do Wolverhampton Wanderers have?
We hold the names of 60 people on Wolverhampton Wanderers's staff for 2025/26: 18 in coaching, 15 in medical and sports science, 20 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 2nd longest list of the 24 Championship clubs we hold, against a median of 45. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 39th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Wolverhampton Wanderers pays its squad, see Wolverhampton Wanderers player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Rob Edwards. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Championship wages.