Huddersfield Town backroom staff
We hold the names of 37 people on Huddersfield Town's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Liam Manning manages the first team, with Martin Drury as assistant manager. Huddersfield Town's is the joint 2nd 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, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Manning | Manager | First team | 39 | England |  |
| Michael Tonge | Manager | Under-21s | 42 | England | - |
| Oliver Jefferies | Manager | Under-18s | 34 | England |  |
| Martin Drury | Assistant manager | First team | 39 | England |  |
| James Krause | Coach | First team | 38 | England | |
| Jon Stead | Coach | First team | 42 | England |  |
| Lewis Dunwoody | Coach | First team | 29 | England |  |
| George Danaher | Coach | Under-21s | 25 | England | - |
| Oran Thompson | Coach | Under-18s | 24 | England | - |
| Jonathan Hogg | Player-coach | Under-21s | 36 | England | - |
| Chris Elliott | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 32 | England | - |
| Neil Bennett | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 44 | Scotland | - |
| Dan Hughes | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | England | - |
| Jordan Foster | Fitness coach | First team | 29 | England | |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Kershaw | Head physio | Club-wide | 50 | England | - |
| Craig Sedgwick | Physio | First team | 42 | England | |
| Matt Greenlees | Physio | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Vikki Stevens | Physio | First team | 36 | - | |
| Alessandra Norreriis | Physio | Under-18s | 31 | - | - |
| Nichola Moreland | Physio | Under-18s | 34 | - | |
| Patrick Cassidy | Physio | Under-18s | 31 | England | - |
| Philip McEvoy | Physio | Under-18s | 33 | England | - |
| Luke Dopson | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 33 | England |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Sutton | Chief scout | Club-wide | 31 | England |  |
| Lee Mellor | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | England | - |
| Jake Pearson | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 27 | England | - |
| Owen Bullman | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 23 | England | - |
| James Beck | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 29 | England | - |
| Adam Housley | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | England |  |
| Adam O'Rourke | Performance analyst | First team | 22 | England | - |
| Makenzie Longley | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | England | - |
| Joe Wilson | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 24 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Worthington | Head of youth development | 42 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Huddersfield Town and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Nagle | Owner | 70 | United States | - |
| Jake Edwards | Managing director | 49 | England | - |
| Chris Markham | Director | 38 | England |  |
| Lee Maybury | Director | 53 | England | |
Backroom staff at every League One club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Huddersfield Town's list is the joint 2nd longest of the 24, against a median of 30 across the division. Leicester City names the most, 67. Burton Albion names the fewest, 19.
Huddersfield Town against the League One, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | HUDDERSFIELD | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 14 | 10 | 14 | |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 7 | 21 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 9 | 7 | 24 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 5 | 14 |  |
Backrooms the size of Huddersfield Town's, in every league
Huddersfield Town's 37 names make the joint 212th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 |  | Ligue 1 | 38 |
| 200 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | - | 38 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
| 200 |  | Belgian Pro League | 38 |
| 212 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 | FC Orenburg | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Russian Premier League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 37 |
| 212 | Go Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 37 |
| 212 | | League One | 37 |
| 212 |  | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Belgian Pro League | 37 |
| 212 |  | Danish Superliga | 37 |
| 212 | Mantova 1911 | Serie B | 37 |
| 212 |  | League One | 37 |
| 212 |  | Serie B | 37 |
| 212 |  | La Liga 2 | 37 |
| 225 |  | Saudi Pro League | 36 |
| 225 |  | Süper Lig | 36 |
| 225 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 36 |
Where Huddersfield Town's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 34 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 32 of the 34, 94%. The median age is 34. The oldest is Kevin Nagle, owner, at 70, and the youngest Adam O'Rourke, performance analyst, at 22. 15 members of staff came from another club, most often Barnsley (5).
Where Huddersfield Town's former staff work now
On Huddersfield Town's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 36 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Huddersfield Town's manager?
Liam Manning is the Huddersfield Town first-team manager, aged 39. Martin Drury is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Huddersfield Town?
Chris Elliott coaches the Huddersfield Town first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Huddersfield Town's head physio?
Liam Kershaw is head physio at Huddersfield Town.
Who is Huddersfield Town's chief scout?
Tom Sutton is chief scout at Huddersfield Town.
How many backroom staff do Huddersfield Town have?
We hold the names of 37 people on Huddersfield Town's staff for 2025/26: 14 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 9 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 2nd 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 212th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Huddersfield Town pays its squad, see Huddersfield Town 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.