Rochdale backroom staff
We hold the names of 18 people on Rochdale's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Jim McNulty manages the first team, with Jason Taylor as assistant manager. Rochdale'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McNulty | Manager | First team | 40 | Scotland | - |
| Jason Taylor | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | England |  |
| Matt Done | Coach | First team | 37 | England |  |
| Josh Lillis | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | England | |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Tensel | Club doctor | First team | 44 | England | - |
| Becky O'Loughlin | Head physio | Club-wide | 29 | - |  |
| Cameron Lukash | Physio | First team | 26 | England | - |
| Ryan Wilkinson | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 35 | England | - |
| Steven Wensley | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 44 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Shannon | Head performance analyst | 32 | England |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Brown | Head of youth development | 50 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Rochdale and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Ogden | Chair | 45 | England |
| Simon Gauge | Chair | 54 | England |
| Adam Saul | Director | 49 | England |
| Jamie Willoughby | Director | 49 | England |
| Murray Knight | Director | 80 | Scotland |
| Richard Knight | Director | 69 | England |
| Tony Pockney | Director | 49 | England |
Backroom staff at every League Two club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Rochdale'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.
Rochdale against the League Two, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ROCHDALE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 4 | 7 | 10 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 4 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 4 | 8 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
Backrooms the size of Rochdale's, in every league
Rochdale's 18 names make the joint 619th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 646 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 17 |
| 646 |  | Saudi Pro League | 17 |
| 646 | Adelaide United | A-League | 17 |
Where Rochdale's former staff work now
On Rochdale's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 22 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Rochdale's manager?
Jim McNulty is the Rochdale first-team manager, aged 40. Jason Taylor is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Rochdale?
Josh Lillis coaches the Rochdale first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Rochdale's head physio?
Becky O'Loughlin is head physio at Rochdale.
How many backroom staff do Rochdale have?
We hold the names of 18 people on Rochdale's staff for 2025/26: 4 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 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 Rochdale pays its squad, see Rochdale 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.