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BACKROOM STAFF · 2025/26

Swindon Town backroom staff

We hold the names of 18 people on Swindon Town's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Ian Holloway manages the first team, with Marcus Bignot as assistant manager. Swindon Town's is the joint 14th longest staff list of the 24 League Two clubs we hold.

STAFF NAMED18
COACHING7
MEDICAL5
SCOUTING AND ANALYSIS3
NATIONALITIES4
MEDIAN AGE35

Coaching staff

The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 7 people

Swindon Town coaching staff in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Ian Holloway Manager First team 62 England Grimsby Town before that Queens Park Rangers
Kirk McGinn Manager Under-18s 42 England -
Marcus Bignot Assistant manager First team 50 England Cheltenham Town before that Grimsby Town
Gavin Gunning Coach First team 34 Ireland -
David Farrell Coach Under-18s 53 England Peterborough United
Steve Mildenhall Goalkeeping coach First team 47 England Bristol Rovers
Travis Wood Goalkeeping coach Under-18s 25 England -

Medical and sports science

Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people

Swindon Town medical and sports science in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Darren Hiller Club doctor First team 47 England -
Jackson Bradley Head physio Club-wide 29 England -
Ian Hogan Physio First team 27 England -
Joseph Headley Head of sports science Club-wide 32 Jamaica -
Sam Grose Sports scientist Under-18s 27 England Bristol City

Scouting and analysis

Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people

Swindon Town scouting and analysis in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY
Bradley Hardy Head performance analyst Club-wide 25 England
Danyal Nasir Performance analyst First team 29 England
Aaron Hartley Performance analyst Under-18s 27 England

Football management

The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person

Swindon Town football management in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Tim Bell Head of youth development 35 England Cheltenham Town

Owners and directors

Who owns Swindon Town and sits on its board

Swindon Town owners and directors in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY
Clem Morfuni Chair 55 Australia
Anthony Hall Managing director 47 England

Backroom staff at every League Two club

The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26

Swindon Town'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.

Swindon Town against the League Two, department by department

Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club

Swindon Town staff by department against the League Two average and the largest department in the division, 2025/26.
DEPARTMENT SWINDON TOWN AVERAGE MOST AT
Coaching 7 7 10 Gillingham
Medical and sports science 5 4 10 Fleetwood Town
Scouting and analysis 3 4 8 Crewe Alexandra
Football management 1 1 2 Northampton Town
Owners and directors 2 4 9 Salford City

Backrooms the size of Swindon Town's, in every league

Swindon Town's 18 names make the joint 619th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for

Clubs ranked by the number of staff we hold for 2025/26, from 619th to 646th, with Swindon Town among them.
# CLUB LEAGUE STAFF
619 HNK Vukovar 1991 Croatian First League 18
619 Le Mans FC Ligue 1 18
619 Oldham Athletic League Two 18
619 Pau FC Ligue 2 18
619 Querétaro FC Liga MX 18
619 Rochdale League Two 18
619 Shandong Taishan Chinese Super League 18
619 Southend United National League 18
619 St Mirren Scottish Premiership 18
619 St. Louis CITY SC Major League Soccer 18
619 Swindon Town League Two 18
619 US Concarneau - 18
619 Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana Liga MX 18
646 1. FC Magdeburg 2. Bundesliga 17
646 Abha Club Saudi Pro League 17
646 Adelaide United A-League 17
646 AE Kifisias Superleague Greece 17
646 Al-Khaleej FC Saudi Pro League 17
646 Atlético Goianiense - 17
646 Atlético Madrid Women Liga F 17
646 Austin FC Major League Soccer 17

Where Swindon Town's staff come from

4 nationalities across the 18 staff whose nationality we hold

England 15
Australia 1
Ireland 1
Jamaica 1

England supplies 15 of the 18, 83%. The median age is 35. The oldest is Ian Holloway, manager, at 62, and the youngest Bradley Hardy, head performance analyst, at 25. 6 members of staff came from another club, most often Cheltenham Town (2).

Where Swindon Town's former staff work now

On Swindon Town's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 22 people

People who worked at Swindon Town in an earlier season and the club and job they hold in 2025/26.
NAME ROLE NOW NOW AT
Luke Williams Manager Peterborough United
Richie Wellens Manager Leyton Orient
Scott Lindsey Manager Crawley Town
Ben Garner Assistant manager Southampton
Scott Marshall Assistant manager Queens Park Rangers
Sean Wood Assistant manager Reading
Jeremy Newton Coach Southampton
Dean Thornton Goalkeeping coach Millwall
Michael Cooper Fitness coach Tottenham Hotspur Spurs
George Keen Fitness coach Tottenham Hotspur Spurs
Jack Carey Physio Bristol Rovers
Kyler Burns Head of sports science Bristol Rovers
Ricky McFarlane Head of sports science Crawley Town
Kyle Taylor Sports scientist Liverpool
Oliver Daglish Sports scientist Tottenham Hotspur Spurs
Ben Chorley Scout Southampton
Ed Brand Scout Chelsea
Owen Lee Scout Aston Villa
Ross Embleton Scout West Ham United West Ham
John Shannon Head performance analyst Rochdale
Liam McCartan Performance analyst Football Club Midtjylland
Jamie Russell Head of youth development Salford City

Frequently asked questions

Who is Swindon Town's manager?

Ian Holloway is the Swindon Town first-team manager, aged 62. Marcus Bignot is the assistant manager.

Who is the goalkeeping coach at Swindon Town?

Steve Mildenhall coaches the Swindon Town first-team goalkeepers.

Who is Swindon Town's head physio?

Jackson Bradley is head physio at Swindon Town.

How many backroom staff do Swindon Town have?

We hold the names of 18 people on Swindon Town's staff for 2025/26: 7 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 2 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 Swindon Town pays its squad, see Swindon 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.