
Fleetwood Town backroom staff
We hold the names of 26 people on Fleetwood Town's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Matt Lawlor manages the first team. Fleetwood Town's is the 4th 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Lawlor | Manager | First team | 36 | England | - |
| Mark Yeates | Manager | Under-21s | 40 | Ireland | - |
| Nathan Pond | Player-manager | Under-18s | 40 | Montserrat | - |
| Anthony Gerrard | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 39 | Ireland | - |
| Ross Wallace | Coach | First team | 40 | Scotland | |
| Barry Roche | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 43 | Ireland | |
| Rio Cragg | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 20 | England | - |
| Mario Pereda | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 39 | Chile | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Robertson | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 61 | Scotland | - |
| Josh O'Keefe | Head physio | Club-wide | 36 | Ireland | |
| Brad Steedman | Physio | First team | 27 | Scotland | - |
| Lloyd Balazs | Physio | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Gareth Piper | Physio | Under-21s | 52 | England | - |
| Lauren Lockhart | Physio | Under-21s | 25 | - | - |
| Georgia Lambe | Physio | Under-18s | 27 | - | - |
| Jake Atherton | Sports scientist | First team | 32 | England | |
| Chris Baines | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 26 | England | - |
| Sam Prior | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 22 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Considine | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 23 | England |
| Lewis Appleton | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 23 | England |
| Jake McLeod | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | England |
| Kyle King | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 20 | England |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Higgins | Head of youth development | 33 | England |
| Stuart Murdoch | Loan manager | 69 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Fleetwood Town and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Pilley | Chair | 28 | England |
| Steve Curwood | Director | 52 | England |
Backroom staff at every League Two club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Fleetwood Town's list is the 4th longest of the 24, against a median of 20 across the division. Northampton Town names the most, 30. Crawley Town names the fewest, 11.
Fleetwood Town against the League Two, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FLEETWOOD TOWN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 7 | 10 | |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 4 | 10 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
Backrooms the size of Fleetwood Town's, in every league
Fleetwood Town's 26 names make the joint 410th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 | | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 | | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 | | Chinese Super League | 26 |
| 410 | | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 | Esporte Clube Vitória | Brasileirão Série A | 26 |
| 410 | | - | 26 |
| 410 | | - | 26 |
| 410 | | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 | FC Hradec Králové | Czech First League | 26 |
| 410 | | League Two | 26 |
| 410 | Futebol Clube de Alverca | Primeira Liga | 26 |
| 410 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 26 |
| 410 | Grazer AK 1902 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | K Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 26 |
| 410 | | 2. Bundesliga | 26 |
| 410 | | Indian Super League | 26 |
| 410 | | Major League Soccer | 26 |
| 410 | | La Liga | 26 |
| 410 | | Liga MX | 26 |
| 410 | | Major League Soccer | 26 |
Where Fleetwood Town's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 24 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 15 of the 24, 63%. The median age is 34. The oldest is Stuart Murdoch, loan manager, at 69, and the youngest Kyle King, performance analyst, at 20. 4 members of staff came from another club.
Where Fleetwood Town's former staff work now
On Fleetwood Town's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 27 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Fleetwood Town's manager?
Matt Lawlor is the Fleetwood Town first-team manager, aged 36.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Fleetwood Town?
Barry Roche coaches the Fleetwood Town first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Fleetwood Town's head physio?
Josh O'Keefe is head physio at Fleetwood Town.
How many backroom staff do Fleetwood Town have?
We hold the names of 26 people on Fleetwood Town's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 4th 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 410th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Fleetwood Town pays its squad, see Fleetwood Town 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.






































