Barrow AFC backroom staff
We hold the names of 16 people on Barrow AFC's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Barrow AFC's is the joint 8th longest staff list of the 21 National League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Ireland | Assistant manager | First team | 53 | England |  |
| Sam Foley | Player and assistant manager | First team | 38 | Ireland | - |
| David Worrall | Coach | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Ali Uzunhasanoglu | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 58 | Türkiye |  |
| Chace Homer | Fitness coach | First team | 27 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karly Bland | Head physio | Club-wide | 30 | - |  |
| Liam Welby | Physio | First team | 36 | England | - |
| Richard Eaves | Physio | First team | 31 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Harvey | Chief scout | Club-wide | 24 | England |  |
| Robbie Barrow | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England | - |
| Ross Hughes | Performance analyst | First team | 23 | England | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Barrow AFC and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every National League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Barrow AFC's list is the joint 8th longest of the 21, against a median of 15 across the division. Carlisle United names the most, 34. Scunthorpe United names the fewest, 9.
Barrow AFC against the National League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | BARROW AFC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 5 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 3 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 3 | 11 | FC Halifax Town |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 2 | Hartlepool United |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Barrow AFC's, in every league
Barrow AFC's 16 names make the joint 676th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 646 | PS Kalamata | Superleague Greece | 17 |
| 646 | SC Austria Lustenau | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 |
| 646 | Stenhousemuir | Scottish Championship | 17 |
| 646 |  | Women's Super League | 17 |
| 646 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 | Wieczysta Kraków | Ekstraklasa | 17 |
| 676 | 1. FC Slovácko | Czech First League | 16 |
| 676 | Auckland Football Club | A-League | 16 |
| 676 |  | Scottish Championship | 16 |
| 676 | | National League | 16 |
| 676 |  | La Liga 2 | 16 |
| 676 | İKAS Eyüpspor | Süper Lig | 16 |
| 676 |  | Women's Super League | 16 |
| 676 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | A-League | 16 |
| 676 |  | Superleague Greece | 16 |
| 676 | Queen's Park | Scottish Championship | 16 |
| 676 |  | Liga F | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 |  | Chinese Super League | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
Where Barrow AFC'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 36. The oldest is Tony Shearer, director, at 61, and the youngest Ross Hughes, performance analyst, at 23. 4 members of staff came from another club.
Where Barrow AFC's former staff work now
On Barrow AFC's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Evatt | Manager |  |
| Pete Wild | Manager | |
| Adam Temple | Assistant manager | |
| Jamie Day | Assistant manager |  |
| Jason Taylor | Assistant manager |  |
| Peter Atherton | Assistant manager |  |
| Rob Kelly | Assistant manager |  |
| Lewis Dunwoody | Coach |  |
| Josh Lillis | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Chris Wilding | Fitness coach |  |
| Matt Butterfield | Physio |  |
| Gary Simpson | Scout |  |
| Tommy Johnson | Scout | |
| Levi Gill | Managing director | Partick Thistle |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Barrow AFC?
Ali Uzunhasanoglu coaches the Barrow AFC first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Barrow AFC's head physio?
Karly Bland is head physio at Barrow AFC.
Who is Barrow AFC's chief scout?
Joseph Harvey is chief scout at Barrow AFC.
How many backroom staff do Barrow AFC have?
We hold the names of 16 people on Barrow AFC's staff for 2025/26: 5 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis and 5 owners and directors. That is the joint 8th longest list of the 21 National League clubs we hold, against a median of 15. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 676th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Barrow AFC pays its squad, see Barrow AFC player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on National League wages.