Crewe Alexandra backroom staff
We hold the names of 27 people on Crewe Alexandra's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Lee Bell manages the first team, with Ryan Dicker as assistant manager. Crewe Alexandra's is the 3rd longest staff list of the 24 League Two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Bell | Manager | First team | 42 | England |
| Mike Jackson | Manager | Under-21s | 34 | England |
| David Vaughan | Manager | Under-18s | 42 | Wales |
| Ryan Dicker | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | British Virgin Islands |
| Kenny Lunt | Coach | First team | 45 | England |
| Paul Antrobus | Coach | Under-18s | 60 | England |
| Ray Walker | Coach | Under-18s | 61 | England |
| Fred Barber | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 61 | England |
| Tom Bourne | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 24 | England |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Doherty | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 64 | England | - |
| James Wignall | Head physio | Club-wide | 33 | England |  |
| James Fau-Goodwin | Physio | Under-21s | 32 | England | - |
| Dante Harris | Physio | Under-18s | 27 | England | - |
| George Farrell | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 29 | England | - |
| Daniel Wright | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 25 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Swift | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | England | - |
| Dan Bloomfield | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England | - |
| Joe Peach | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England | - |
| Josh Hanratty | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 28 | England | - |
| Oliver Holland | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 23 | England | - |
| Joseph Pragg | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | England | - |
| Robbie Page | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | England |  |
| Matt Brehaut | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 31 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Pettitt | Technical director | 34 | England |
| Aidan Callan | Head of youth development | 48 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Crewe Alexandra and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every League Two club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Crewe Alexandra's list is the 3rd longest of the 24, against a median of 20 across the division. Northampton Town names the most, 30. Crawley Town names the fewest, 11.
Crewe Alexandra against the League Two, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CREWE ALEXANDRA | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 7 | 10 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 4 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 4 | 9 |  |
Backrooms the size of Crewe Alexandra's, in every league
Crewe Alexandra's 27 names make the joint 389th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 370 | SK Beveren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 28 |
| 370 | SK Sigma Olomouc | Czech First League | 28 |
| 370 |  | - | 28 |
| 370 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | J1 League | 28 |
| 370 |  | - | 28 |
| 389 |  | League One | 27 |
| 389 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 27 |
| 389 | Chengdu Rongcheng | Chinese Super League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Super Liga | 27 |
| 389 |  | - | 27 |
| 389 | | League Two | 27 |
| 389 |  | - | 27 |
| 389 |  | Eredivisie | 27 |
| 389 | Fredrikstad FK | Eliteserien | 27 |
| 389 |  | Süper Lig | 27 |
| 389 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 27 |
| 389 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Belgian Pro League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Primeira Liga | 27 |
| 389 | Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
| 389 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 27 |
Where Crewe Alexandra's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 27 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 25 of the 27, 93%. The median age is 34. The oldest is Charles Grant, chair, at 70, and the youngest Oliver Holland, head performance analyst, at 23. 3 members of staff came from another club.
Where Crewe Alexandra's former staff work now
On Crewe Alexandra's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| David Artell | Manager |  |
| James Collins | Manager |  |
| Paul Green | Manager |  |
| Alex Morris | Coach |  |
| Arlen Birch | Coach | |
| Ryan Devlin | Fitness coach |  |
| Sam Boydell | Fitness coach |  |
| Ash Pracy | Physio |  |
| Nick Oakley | Physio |  |
| Tom Butterfield | Physio | |
| Eve Elliott | Physio |  |
| Joe Phillips | Sports scientist |  |
| Chris Johnson | Chief scout |  |
| John Dillon | Scout | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Crewe Alexandra's manager?
Lee Bell is the Crewe Alexandra first-team manager, aged 42. Ryan Dicker is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Crewe Alexandra?
Fred Barber coaches the Crewe Alexandra first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Crewe Alexandra's head physio?
James Wignall is head physio at Crewe Alexandra.
Who is Crewe Alexandra's technical director?
Sam Pettitt is technical director at Crewe Alexandra.
How many backroom staff do Crewe Alexandra have?
We hold the names of 27 people on Crewe Alexandra's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 3rd longest list of the 24 League Two clubs we hold, against a median of 20. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 389th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Crewe Alexandra pays its squad, see Crewe Alexandra player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on League Two wages.