Mansfield Town backroom staff
We hold the names of 25 people on Mansfield Town's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Nigel Clough manages the first team, with Gary Crosby as assistant manager. Mansfield Town's is the 17th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Clough | Manager | First team | 59 | England |  |
| Steve Chettle | Manager | Under-18s | 56 | England |  |
| Gary Crosby | Assistant manager | First team | 61 | England | |
| Andy Garner | Coach | First team | 59 | England | |
| Ian McParland | Coach | Under-18s | 63 | Scotland | - |
| Jamie McGuire | Coach | Under-18s | 41 | England | Boston United |
| Simon Ward | Coach | Under-18s | 50 | England | - |
| Adam Collin | Player and goalkeeping coach | First team | 40 | England | - |
| David Waldie | Fitness coach | First team | 42 | England |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raman Prabu | Club doctor | First team | 35 | India |
| Tom Whittamore | Head physio | Club-wide | 43 | England |
| Thomas Chapman | Physio | Under-21s | 31 | England |
| Harry Hurst | Sports scientist | First team | 27 | England |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Clough | Chief scout | Club-wide | 61 | England | |
| Matthew Ash | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 33 | England | |
| Oliver Watson | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 33 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Cooper | Head of youth development | 45 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Mansfield Town and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Radford | Chair | 59 | England |
| Carolyn Radford | Managing director | 43 | - |
| Alex Sherriff | Director | 37 | - |
| Bill Broughton | Director | 55 | England |
| James Beachill | Director | 59 | England |
| Mark Burton | Director | 61 | England |
| Paul Brown | Director | 43 | England |
| Steve Hymas | Director | 63 | England |
Backroom staff at every League One club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Mansfield Town's list is the 17th longest of the 24, against a median of 30 across the division. Leicester City names the most, 67. Burton Albion names the fewest, 19.
Mansfield Town against the League One, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | MANSFIELD TOWN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 10 | 14 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 7 | 21 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 7 | 24 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 5 | 14 |  |
Backrooms the size of Mansfield Town's, in every league
Mansfield Town's 25 names make the joint 442nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 442 |  | Chinese Super League | 25 |
| 442 | Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | Super Liga | 25 |
| 442 | FC Slovan Liberec | Czech First League | 25 |
| 442 |  | League Two | 25 |
| 442 |  | La Liga 2 | 25 |
| 442 |  | Scottish Premiership | 25 |
| 442 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 25 |
| 442 |  | Süper Lig | 25 |
| 442 | Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 25 |
| 442 | Kristiansund BK | Eliteserien | 25 |
| 442 | | League One | 25 |
| 442 |  | Primeira Liga | 25 |
| 442 | NK Varaždin | Croatian First League | 25 |
| 442 |  | - | 25 |
| 442 |  | Chinese Super League | 25 |
| 442 | Vålerenga Fotball | Eliteserien | 25 |
| 442 | York City | League Two | 25 |
| 459 |  | Süper Lig | 24 |
| 459 | Asociación Atlética Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | Super Liga | 24 |
| 459 | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | Brasileirão Série A | 24 |
| 459 |  | Thai League | 24 |
Where Mansfield Town's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 23 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 21 of the 23, 91%. The median age is 45. The oldest is Ian McParland, coach, at 63, and the youngest Harry Hurst, sports scientist, at 27. 8 members of staff came from another club, most often Burton Albion (5).
Where Mansfield Town's former staff work now
On Mansfield Town's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Evans | Manager |  |
| Joe Dunne | Manager |  |
| Paul Raynor | Assistant manager | |
| John Dempster | Coach |  |
| Greg Abbott | Coach |  |
| Sam Collins | Coach |  |
| Ian Pledger | Goalkeeping coach | Boston United |
| Daryl Taylor | Fitness coach |  |
| Luke Jelly | Sports scientist | |
| Dan Ashby | Recruitment analyst |  |
| David Sharpe | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Mansfield Town's manager?
Nigel Clough is the Mansfield Town first-team manager, aged 59. Gary Crosby is the assistant manager.
Who is Mansfield Town's head physio?
Tom Whittamore is head physio at Mansfield Town.
Who is Mansfield Town's chief scout?
Simon Clough is chief scout at Mansfield Town.
How many backroom staff do Mansfield Town have?
We hold the names of 25 people on Mansfield Town's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 8 owners and directors. That is the 17th 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 442nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Mansfield Town pays its squad, see Mansfield 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.