Sheffield Wednesday backroom staff
We hold the names of 29 people on Sheffield Wednesday's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Henrik Pedersen manages the first team. Sheffield Wednesday's is the 14th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Pedersen | Manager | First team | 47 | Denmark | Strømsgodset Toppfotball before that 1. FC Union Berlin |
| Andy Sharp | Manager | Under-21s | 46 | England | - |
| Jordan Broadbent | Manager | Under-18s | 38 | England |  |
| Andy Holdsworth | Coach | First team | 41 | England | - |
| Craig Mudd | Coach | First team | 39 | England |  |
| Giles Coke | Coach | First team | 39 | England |  |
| Pete Shuttleworth | Coach | First team | 46 | England |  |
| Oliver Schofield | Coach | Under-18s | 23 | England | - |
| Darryl Flahavan | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | England |  |
| Ben Ledger | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 27 | England |  |
| Ryan McMahon | Fitness coach | First team | 27 | England |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taaha Nadeem | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 30 | England | - |
| António Quintela | Head physio | Club-wide | 41 | Portugal | - |
| Dean Taylor | Physio | First team | 47 | England | - |
| Paul Teather | Physio | First team | 47 | England | - |
| Rob Lee | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 34 | Wales |  |
| Ben Parker | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | England | - |
| Christopher Brealey | Sports scientist | First team | 29 | England | - |
| Dominic Millward | Sports scientist | First team | 26 | England | - |
| Jack Newbery | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 28 | England | - |
| Ryan Huby | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 26 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Brown | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | England |  |
| Robbie Bloodworth | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 28 | England | |
| Richard Stirrup | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 34 | England | - |
| Ben Clough | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | England | - |
| Ben King | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | England |  |
| Stuart Kemp | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Scotland | Aldershot Town |
| Emma Alderson | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 25 | - | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Pepper | Head of youth development | 51 | England |  |
Backroom staff at every League One club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Sheffield Wednesday's list is the 14th longest of the 24, against a median of 30 across the division. Leicester City names the most, 67. Burton Albion names the fewest, 19.
Sheffield Wednesday against the League One, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 10 | 14 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 7 | 21 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 0 | 5 | 14 |  |
Backrooms the size of Sheffield Wednesday's, in every league
Sheffield Wednesday's 29 names make the joint 349th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga 2 | 29 |
| 349 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 |
| 349 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatian First League | 29 |
| 349 | OL Lyonnes Women | Division 1 Féminine | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 | | League One | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 |  | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | Championship | 29 |
| 370 |  | Ligue 1 | 28 |
| 370 |  | Süper Lig | 28 |
| 370 |  | Liga MX | 28 |
| 370 |  | Russian Premier League | 28 |
| 370 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 28 |
Where Sheffield Wednesday's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 28 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 24 of the 28, 86%. The median age is 34. The oldest is Jonathan Pepper, head of youth development, at 51, and the youngest Oliver Schofield, coach, at 23. 14 members of staff came from another club, most often Bradford City (2).
Where Sheffield Wednesday's former staff work now
On Sheffield Wednesday's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 36 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sheffield Wednesday's manager?
Henrik Pedersen is the Sheffield Wednesday first-team manager, aged 47.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sheffield Wednesday?
Darryl Flahavan coaches the Sheffield Wednesday first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Sheffield Wednesday's head physio?
António Quintela is head physio at Sheffield Wednesday.
How many backroom staff do Sheffield Wednesday have?
We hold the names of 29 people on Sheffield Wednesday's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis and 1 in football management. That is the 14th 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 349th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Sheffield Wednesday pays its squad, see Sheffield Wednesday 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.