Wigan Athletic backroom staff
We hold the names of 34 people on Wigan Athletic's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Gary Caldwell manages the first team, with Peter Atherton as assistant manager. Wigan Athletic's is the joint 6th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Caldwell | Manager | First team | 43 | Scotland |  |
| Marc Maddocks | Manager | Under-18s | 46 | England | - |
| Peter Atherton | Assistant manager | First team | 55 | England |  |
| Frankie Bunn | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 62 | England |  |
| David Perkins | Coach | First team | 43 | England | |
| Chris Brown | Coach | Under-21s | 33 | England |  |
| Louis Kearns | Set-piece coach | First team | 23 | England | - |
| Tony Warner | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 51 | Trinidad & Tobago |  |
| Daniel Crofts | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 29 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Maden-Wilkinson | Head physio | Club-wide | 33 | England |  |
| Fintan Grogan | Physio | First team | 27 | England | - |
| Nick McCarthy | Physio | First team | 43 | England |  |
| Jacob Jones | Physio | Under-21s | 28 | England | - |
| Sam Burton | Physio | Under-18s | 27 | England | - |
| Tom Jarrald | Physio | Under-18s | 27 | England | - |
| James Barrow | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 39 | England |  |
| Jack Winnard | Sports scientist | First team | 29 | England | - |
| Oliver Green | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 33 | England | - |
| Matthew Barrow | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 27 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Riley | Chief scout | Club-wide | 33 | England | |
| Aiden McGeady | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Ireland |  |
| Tom Costello | Player and academy scout | Club-wide | 22 | England | - |
| Josh Kearns | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 19 | England | |
| Lewis Barlow | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England | - |
| Lauren Jones | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 31 | - |  |
| Charlie Ennis | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | England |  |
| Seán Rowlinson | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 30 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Campbell | Head of youth development | 34 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Wigan Athletic and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every League One club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Wigan Athletic's list is the joint 6th longest of the 24, against a median of 30 across the division. Leicester City names the most, 67. Burton Albion names the fewest, 19.
Wigan Athletic against the League One, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | WIGAN ATHLETIC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 7 | 21 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 8 | 7 | 24 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 5 | 14 |  |
Backrooms the size of Wigan Athletic's, in every league
Wigan Athletic's 34 names make the joint 254th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 254 |  | Championship | 34 |
| 254 | Motor Lublin | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 | NK Istra 1961 | Croatian First League | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | La Liga 2 | 34 |
| 254 |  | Eredivisie | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 | | League One | 34 |
| 254 |  | Eredivisie | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 278 |  | Bundesliga | 33 |
| 278 |  | Saudi Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Women's Super League | 33 |
| 278 | FC Baník Ostrava | Czech First League | 33 |
| 278 | HNK Rijeka | Croatian First League | 33 |
| 278 |  | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
Where Wigan Athletic's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 31 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 28 of the 31, 90%. The median age is 33. The oldest is Brenda Spencer, chair, at 79, and the youngest Josh Kearns, recruitment analyst, at 19. 14 members of staff came from another club, most often Fleetwood Town (3).
Where Wigan Athletic's former staff work now
On Wigan Athletic's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 35 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Wigan Athletic's manager?
Gary Caldwell is the Wigan Athletic first-team manager, aged 43. Peter Atherton is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Wigan Athletic?
Tony Warner coaches the Wigan Athletic first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Wigan Athletic's head physio?
Joe Maden-Wilkinson is head physio at Wigan Athletic.
Who is Wigan Athletic's chief scout?
Joe Riley is chief scout at Wigan Athletic.
How many backroom staff do Wigan Athletic have?
We hold the names of 34 people on Wigan Athletic's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 6 owners and directors. That is the joint 6th 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 254th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Wigan Athletic pays its squad, see Wigan Athletic 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.