Barnsley backroom staff
We hold the names of 30 people on Barnsley's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Conor Hourihane manages the first team, with Richard Keogh as assistant manager. Barnsley's is the joint 11th longest staff list of the 24 League One 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Hourihane | Manager | First team | 34 | Ireland | - |
| Nicky Eaden | Manager | Under-18s | 52 | England | Chesterfield before that Coventry City |
| Richard Keogh | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | Ireland | - |
| Tom Harban | Coach | First team | 39 | England | - |
| Calum Selby | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | England | - |
| Ryan Laight | Coach | Under-18s | 39 | England | - |
| Sam Collins | Coach | Under-18s | 48 | England |  |
| Scott Flinders | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 39 | England | - |
| Bobby Mimms | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 61 | England |  |
| Jordan Hardy | Fitness coach | First team | 27 | England | Chesterfield |
| Bradley Rufus | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 33 | England |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Arundel | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 47 | England |  |
| John Harban | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 64 | England | - |
| Sarah de Mello | Physio | First team | 28 | - | - |
| Luke Jelly | Sports scientist | First team | 33 | England | |
| Niall Armstrong | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 25 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Trevillion | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 28 | England | - |
| Will Frost | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England | - |
| Ryan Simpson | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 33 | England |  |
| Andreas Bancheri | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Canada | - |
| Ed Davies | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | England | - |
| Blake Smallman | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 25 | England | - |
| Sam Hunt | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 25 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hassell | Head of youth development | 45 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Barnsley and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every League One club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Barnsley's list is the joint 11th longest of the 24, against a median of 30 across the division. Leicester City names the most, 67. Burton Albion names the fewest, 19.
Barnsley against the League One, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | BARNSLEY | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 10 | 14 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 7 | 21 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 5 | 14 |  |
Backrooms the size of Barnsley's, in every league
Barnsley's 30 names make the joint 328th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 310 |  | Ekstraklasa | 31 |
| 310 |  | Scottish Premiership | 31 |
| 310 |  | League One | 31 |
| 310 |  | J1 League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Chinese Super League | 31 |
| 310 |  | Bundesliga | 31 |
| 310 |  | La Liga 2 | 31 |
| 310 | Tromsø IL | Eliteserien | 31 |
| 310 |  | Ligue 2 | 31 |
| 310 |  | Championship | 31 |
| 328 | | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | - | 30 |
| 328 |  | Super Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 | Excelsior Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 30 |
| 328 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Czech First League | 30 |
| 328 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Primeira Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Chinese Super League | 30 |
Where Barnsley's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 27 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 23 of the 27, 85%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Jean Cryne, director, at 72, and the youngest Blake Smallman, performance analyst, at 25. 8 members of staff came from another club, most often Chesterfield (2).
Where Barnsley's former staff work now
On Barnsley's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 35 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Barnsley's manager?
Conor Hourihane is the Barnsley first-team manager, aged 34. Richard Keogh is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Barnsley?
Scott Flinders coaches the Barnsley first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Barnsley have?
We hold the names of 30 people on Barnsley's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the joint 11th longest list of the 24 League One clubs we hold, against a median of 30. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 328th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Barnsley pays its squad, see Barnsley player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on League One wages.