Oxford United backroom staff
We hold the names of 35 people on Oxford United's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Matt Bloomfield manages the first team, with Mike Dodds as assistant manager. Oxford United's is the 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bloomfield | Manager | First team | 41 | England |  |
| Pablo Haysham | Manager | Under-21s | 33 | England | - |
| Mike Dodds | Assistant manager | First team | 39 | England |  |
| Chris Hackett | Coach | First team | 42 | England | - |
| Craig Short | Coach | First team | 57 | England |  |
| Rob Hall | Coach | Under-18s | 31 | England | - |
| Lewis Price | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 40 | Wales |  |
| Steven Caro | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 23 | England | - |
| Matt Willmott | Fitness coach | First team | 34 | England |  |
| George Millbank | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 31 | England | - |
| Daniel Busch | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 29 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Baldock | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 38 | England | - |
| Nick Meace | Head physio | Club-wide | 34 | England |  |
| Daniel Cluett | Physio | First team | 32 | Malta |  |
| John Elliott | Physio | First team | 60 | England | - |
| Luís Ferreira | Physio | First team | 29 | Portugal | - |
| Indie Sale | Physio | Under-18s | 24 | - | - |
| Chris Short | Sports scientist | First team | 55 | England |  |
| Samuel Coleman | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 36 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mitchell | Chief scout | Club-wide | 39 | England | |
| Andy Mitchell-Bradley | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | England | - |
| Brian Horseman | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | England | - |
| Dave Bowman | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | Ireland |  |
| Fionn Bell | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 28 | England | - |
| Harry Saunders | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 24 | England | - |
| Isaac Alder | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England | - |
| Ben Cirne | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | England | |
| Tom Daws | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | England |  |
| Charlie Johnson | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 21 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevie Kinniburgh | Head of youth development | 36 | Scotland |
Owners and directors
Who owns Oxford United and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erick Thohir | Owner | 55 | Indonesia |  |
| Grant Ferguson | Chair | 62 | Scotland | - |
| Ed Waldron | Director | 29 | England | - |
| Tiger | Director | 35 | Thailand |  |
| Tim Williams | Director | 37 | England | - |
Backroom staff at every League One club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Oxford United's list is the 5th longest of the 24, against a median of 30 across the division. Leicester City names the most, 67. Burton Albion names the fewest, 19.
Oxford United against the League One, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | OXFORD UNITED | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 10 | 14 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 7 | 21 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | 7 | 24 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 5 | 14 |  |
Backrooms the size of Oxford United's, in every league
Oxford United's 35 names make the joint 242nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | Red Star FC | Ligue 2 | 36 |
| 225 |  | La Liga | 36 |
| 225 |  | Süper Lig | 36 |
| 225 |  | Bundesliga | 36 |
| 242 |  | Scottish Premiership | 35 |
| 242 |  | Super Liga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Ligue 1 | 35 |
| 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 |
Where Oxford United's staff come from
8 nationalities across the 34 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 26 of the 34, 76%. The median age is 35. The oldest is Dave Bowman, scout, at 64, and the youngest Charlie Johnson, performance analyst, at 21. 14 members of staff came from another club, most often Wycombe Wanderers (3).
Where Oxford United's former staff work now
On Oxford United's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Des Buckingham | Manager | Al-Kholood Club |
| John Mousinho | Manager |  |
| Karl Robinson | Manager |  |
| Wayne Brown | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Luke Taylor | Fitness coach | Al-Kholood Club |
| Amy Cranston | Head physio |  |
| Andrew Proctor | Physio |  |
| Naythan Din-Kariuki | Recruitment analyst | |
| Eddie Denton | Head performance analyst | |
| Holly Pickett | Head performance analyst | San Diego Wave FC Women |
| Gavin Boorman | Performance analyst |  |
| Darryl Eales | Chair | Solihull Moors |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Oxford United's manager?
Matt Bloomfield is the Oxford United first-team manager, aged 41. Mike Dodds is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Oxford United?
Lewis Price coaches the Oxford United first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Oxford United's head physio?
Nick Meace is head physio at Oxford United.
Who is Oxford United's chief scout?
Scott Mitchell is chief scout at Oxford United.
How many backroom staff do Oxford United have?
We hold the names of 35 people on Oxford United's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 10 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 5th 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 242nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Oxford United pays its squad, see Oxford 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.