Oldham Athletic backroom staff
We hold the names of 18 people on Oldham Athletic's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Micky Mellon manages the first team, with Gary Brabin as assistant manager. Oldham Athletic's is the joint 14th 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, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micky Mellon | Manager | First team | 53 | Scotland |  |
| Danny Philliskirk | Manager | Under-18s | 34 | England | - |
| Gary Brabin | Assistant manager | First team | 54 | England |  |
| Scott Davies | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | England | |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Liversedge | Head physio | Club-wide | 65 | England | |
| Claire Swindell | Physio | First team | 35 | - |  |
| Luke Livesey | Physio | First team | 25 | England | - |
| Rebecca Else | Physio | Under-18s | 22 | - | - |
| Andy Hodgen | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 39 | England | |
| Ben Haigh | Sports scientist | First team | 25 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McPhillips | Chief scout | Club-wide | 56 | England |  |
| Jason Scrivener | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | South Africa | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Skarz | Head of youth development | 36 | England |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Oldham Athletic and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Rothwell | Chair | 75 | England | - |
| Darren Royle | Director | 51 | England |  |
| Joe Royle | Director | 76 | England | |
| Luke Rothwell | Director | 49 | England | - |
| Susan Schofield | Director | 47 | - | - |
Backroom staff at every League Two club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Oldham Athletic's list is the joint 14th longest of the 24, against a median of 20 across the division. Northampton Town names the most, 30. Crawley Town names the fewest, 11.
Oldham Athletic against the League Two, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 4 | 7 | 10 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 4 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 4 | 8 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 4 | 9 |  |
Backrooms the size of Oldham Athletic's, in every league
Oldham Athletic's 18 names make the joint 619th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
| 619 |  | Indian Super League | 18 |
| 619 | Club Deportivo Riestra | Super Liga | 18 |
| 619 | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | La Liga 2 | 18 |
| 619 |  | Scottish Premiership | 18 |
| 619 | FC Zlín | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | FK Dukla Praha | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | GS Iraklis Salonika | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Croatian First League | 18 |
| 619 | Le Mans FC | Ligue 1 | 18 |
| 619 | | League Two | 18 |
| 619 |  | Ligue 2 | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
| 619 |  | League Two | 18 |
| 619 |  | Chinese Super League | 18 |
| 619 |  | National League | 18 |
| 619 |  | Scottish Premiership | 18 |
| 619 | St. Louis CITY SC | Major League Soccer | 18 |
| 619 |  | League Two | 18 |
| 619 |  | - | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
Where Oldham Athletic's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 15 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 13 of the 15, 87%. The median age is 43. The oldest is Joe Royle, director, at 76, and the youngest Rebecca Else, physio, at 22. 10 members of staff came from another club, most often Tranmere Rovers (4).
Where Oldham Athletic's former staff work now
On Oldham Athletic's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Richie Wellens | Manager |  |
| Tony Philliskirk | Manager |  |
| Paul Terry | Assistant manager | |
| Ali Uzunhasanoglu | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Steve Collis | Goalkeeping coach | York City |
| Becky O'Loughlin | Head physio | |
| Harry Reddick | Head physio |  |
| Harry McNeilly | Physio |  |
| Stuart Irwin | Physio | |
| John Ebbrell | Scout |  |
| Paul Scholes | Scout | |
| Daniel Coates | Head performance analyst | York City |
| Dylan Mistry | Head performance analyst | Solihull Moors |
| Robbie Page | Performance analyst | |
| James Molloy | Performance analyst | |
| Ian Baraclough | Director | Partick Thistle |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Oldham Athletic's manager?
Micky Mellon is the Oldham Athletic first-team manager, aged 53. Gary Brabin is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Oldham Athletic?
Scott Davies coaches the Oldham Athletic first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Oldham Athletic's head physio?
Ian Liversedge is head physio at Oldham Athletic.
Who is Oldham Athletic's chief scout?
Terry McPhillips is chief scout at Oldham Athletic.
How many backroom staff do Oldham Athletic have?
We hold the names of 18 people on Oldham Athletic's staff for 2025/26: 4 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the joint 14th 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 619th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Oldham Athletic pays its squad, see Oldham Athletic 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.