Cambridge United backroom staff
We hold the names of 34 people on Cambridge United's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Neil Harris manages the first team, with Adam Barrett as assistant manager. Cambridge United's is the joint 6th 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, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Harris | Manager | First team | 48 | England |  |
| Liam O'Neil | Manager | Under-18s | 31 | England | - |
| Adam Barrett | Assistant manager | First team | 45 | England |  |
| Barry Corr | Coach | First team | 40 | Ireland | - |
| Martin Davies | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | Wales |  |
| Jack Manuel | Fitness coach | First team | 26 | England |  |
| Adam Fleming | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 29 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Clifton | Head physio | Club-wide | 28 | England |  |
| Ollie Jones | Sports scientist | First team | 26 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Tyler-Hicks | Chief scout | Club-wide | 34 | England | |
| Danny Laurent | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | England | - |
| Jack Thorpe | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | England | |
| Lee Roots | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | England | - |
| Paul Brush | Scout | Club-wide | 67 | England |  |
| Craig Deighton | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 32 | England | - |
| Wayne Blackman | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 27 | England | - |
| Laurence Bloom | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 44 | England | |
| Matthew Saunders | Performance analyst | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Matthew Swan | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 23 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Knighton | Head of youth development | 34 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Cambridge United and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Barry | Owner | 63 | England |
| Shaun Grady | Chair | 64 | England |
| Dave Matthew-Jones | Director | 45 | England |
| Dion Dublin | Director | 56 | England |
| Eddie Clarke | Director | 79 | England |
| Gisela Otten | Director | 35 | - |
| Godric Smith | Director | 60 | England |
| Graham Daniels | Director | 63 | Wales |
| Ian Mather | Director | 67 | England |
| Lee Fraser | Director | 45 | England |
| Mark Bonner | Director | 39 | England |
| Mark Green | Director | 49 | United States |
| Mike Davey | Director | 67 | England |
| Renford Sargent | Director | 79 | England |
Backroom staff at every League One club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Cambridge United's list is the joint 6th longest of the 24, against a median of 30 across the division. Leicester City names the most, 67. Burton Albion names the fewest, 19.
Cambridge United against the League One, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CAMBRIDGE UNITED | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 7 | 10 | 14 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 2 | 7 | 21 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | 7 | 24 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 14 | 5 | 14 | |
Backrooms the size of Cambridge United's, in every league
Cambridge United's 34 names make the joint 254th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 242 |  | J1 League | 35 |
| 242 | NK Slaven Belupo | Croatian First League | 35 |
| 242 |  | League One | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Primeira Liga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Danish Superliga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 35 |
| 254 |  | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 | | League One | 34 |
| 254 |  | National League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 | Fagiano Okayama | J1 League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Bundesliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ligue 1 | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ligue 2 | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 |  | Championship | 34 |
| 254 | Motor Lublin | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
Where Cambridge United's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 33 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 29 of the 33, 88%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Eddie Clarke, director, at 79, and the youngest Matthew Swan, performance analyst, at 23. 10 members of staff came from another club, most often Millwall (3).
Where Cambridge United's former staff work now
On Cambridge United's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Waddock | Manager | Wealdstone |
| Jimmy Unwin | Manager | |
| Joe Dunne | Manager | |
| Kevin Betsy | Coach |  |
| Peter Gill | Coach | |
| Mick Halsall | Coach |  |
| Kevin Pilkington | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Mikey Burroughs | Physio |  |
| Oliver Renyard | Physio |  |
| Alex Bevens | Head of sports science | |
| Matt Walker | Sports scientist |  |
| Marc Tracy | Chief scout | |
| Alex Fraser | Scout | |
| Ben Strang | Scout |  |
| Jonathan Kaye | Recruitment analyst |  |
| Callum Tychowski | Performance analyst |  |
| Colin Calderwood | Technical director |  |
| Adam Webb | Owner |  |
| Jez George | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Cambridge United's manager?
Neil Harris is the Cambridge United first-team manager, aged 48. Adam Barrett is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Cambridge United?
Martin Davies coaches the Cambridge United first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Cambridge United's head physio?
Hayden Clifton is head physio at Cambridge United.
Who is Cambridge United's chief scout?
Nicholas Tyler-Hicks is chief scout at Cambridge United.
How many backroom staff do Cambridge United have?
We hold the names of 34 people on Cambridge United's staff for 2025/26: 7 in coaching, 2 in medical and sports science, 10 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 14 owners and directors. That is the joint 6th 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 254th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Cambridge United pays its squad, see Cambridge United 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.