Doncaster Rovers backroom staff
We hold the names of 23 people on Doncaster Rovers's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Grant McCann manages the first team, with Cliff Byrne as assistant manager. Doncaster Rovers's is the joint 18th 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, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant McCann | Manager | First team | 45 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Paul Green | Manager | Under-18s | 42 | Ireland |  |
| Cliff Byrne | Assistant manager | First team | 43 | Ireland | |
| Barry Richardson | Coach | First team | 55 | England |  |
| James Coppinger | Coach | First team | 44 | England | - |
| Ebun Thomas | Coach | Under-18s | 37 | England |  |
| Josh Law | Coach | Under-18s | 35 | England | - |
| Kyle Letheren | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 37 | Wales | Hartlepool United |
| Stephen Hernandez | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 35 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Douglas | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 57 | England | - |
| Dave Rennie | Head physio | Club-wide | 57 | England |  |
| Lewis Bulmer | Physio | First team | 32 | England | York City |
| Kay Holmes | Physio | Under-18s | 29 | - | - |
| Oliver Ward | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 23 | England | - |
| Elliot Mounfield | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 25 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Glover | Chief scout | Club-wide | 55 | Scotland | |
| Jack Manship | Scout | Club-wide | 27 | England | Boston United |
| Craig Collins | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 36 | England | - |
| Thomas Malkin | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | England | - |
| Emily Brett | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 27 | - | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Swift | Head of youth development | 29 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Doncaster Rovers and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every League One club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Doncaster Rovers's list is the joint 18th longest of the 24, against a median of 30 across the division. Leicester City names the most, 67. Burton Albion names the fewest, 19.
Doncaster Rovers against the League One, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | DONCASTER ROVERS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 10 | 14 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 7 | 21 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 5 | 7 | 24 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 5 | 14 |  |
Backrooms the size of Doncaster Rovers's, in every league
Doncaster Rovers's 23 names make the joint 483rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 459 |  | Ligue 2 | 24 |
| 459 |  | Belgian Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Superleague Greece | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Liga MX | 23 |
| 483 |  | Super Liga | 23 |
| 483 | | League One | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Championship | 23 |
| 483 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 23 |
| 483 | Fakel Voronezh | Russian Premier League | 23 |
| 483 | FC Halifax Town | National League | 23 |
| 483 | FK Pardubice | Czech First League | 23 |
| 483 |  | National League | 23 |
| 483 | GKS Katowice | Ekstraklasa | 23 |
| 483 |  | Ligue 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
Where Doncaster Rovers's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 21 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 16 of the 21, 76%. The median age is 37. The oldest is Terry Bramall, director, at 82, and the youngest Oliver Ward, head of sports science, at 23. 10 members of staff came from another club, most often Peterborough United (3).
Where Doncaster Rovers's former staff work now
On Doncaster Rovers's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Butler | Manager |  |
| Chad Gribble | Assistant manager |  |
| Jamie Smith | Assistant manager |  |
| John Schofield | Assistant manager | |
| Danny Schofield | Coach |  |
| Gary McSheffrey | Coach |  |
| Gavin Strachan | Coach |  |
| Tony Cook | Coach | |
| Paul Gerrard | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Ben Rome | Fitness coach |  |
| Jonathan Chatfield | Head physio | |
| James Walsh | Head of sports science | |
| Rob Lee | Head of sports science |  |
| Graham Younger | Chief scout |  |
| Michael Cairney | Chief scout |  |
| David Watson | Scout |  |
| Ryan Simpson | Head performance analyst |  |
| Adam Henshall | Loan manager |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Doncaster Rovers's manager?
Grant McCann is the Doncaster Rovers first-team manager, aged 45. Cliff Byrne is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Doncaster Rovers?
Kyle Letheren coaches the Doncaster Rovers first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Doncaster Rovers's head physio?
Dave Rennie is head physio at Doncaster Rovers.
Who is Doncaster Rovers's chief scout?
Lee Glover is chief scout at Doncaster Rovers.
How many backroom staff do Doncaster Rovers have?
We hold the names of 23 people on Doncaster Rovers's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the joint 18th 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 483rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Doncaster Rovers pays its squad, see Doncaster Rovers 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.