FC Halifax Town backroom staff
We hold the names of 23 people on FC Halifax Town's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Adam Lakeland manages the first team, with Sam Walker as assistant manager. FC Halifax Town's is the joint 2nd 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lakeland | Manager | First team | 40 | England |
| Jack Garside | Manager | Under-18s | 32 | England |
| Sam Walker | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | England |
| Paul Oakes | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | England |
| Jack Atkinson | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 26 | England |
| Munro Gellan | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 20 | England |
| Isaac Birch | Fitness coach | First team | 26 | England |
| Andrew Holleyhead | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 39 | England |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Robinson | Physio | Under-18s | 26 | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth McClelland | Chief scout | Club-wide | 43 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Adam Zejma | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | England | - |
| Connor Johnson | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | England | - |
| Joseph Saxby | Scout | Club-wide | 22 | England | - |
| Lewis Carney | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | England | - |
| Michael Eggleston | Scout | Club-wide | 48 | England | - |
| Mick Kane | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Scotland | - |
| Toby Lees | Scout | Club-wide | 22 | England | - |
| Kai Frizzle | Performance analyst | First team | 20 | England | - |
| Owen Peacock | Performance analyst | First team | 23 | England | - |
| Hamish Manley | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 22 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Walsh | Head of youth development | 29 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns FC Halifax Town and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Bosomworth | Chair | 71 | England |
| Bobby Ham | Director | 83 | England |
Backroom staff at every National League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
FC Halifax Town's list is the joint 2nd longest of the 21, against a median of 15 across the division. Carlisle United names the most, 34. Scunthorpe United names the fewest, 9.
FC Halifax Town against the National League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FC HALIFAX TOWN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 1 | 3 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 11 | 3 | 11 | FC Halifax Town |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hartlepool United |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of FC Halifax Town's, in every league
FC Halifax Town's 23 names make the joint 483rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Superleague Greece | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Liga MX | 23 |
| 483 |  | Super Liga | 23 |
| 483 |  | League One | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Championship | 23 |
| 483 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 23 |
| 483 | Fakel Voronezh | Russian Premier League | 23 |
| 483 | FC Halifax Town | National League | 23 |
| 483 | FK Pardubice | Czech First League | 23 |
| 483 | | National League | 23 |
| 483 | GKS Katowice | Ekstraklasa | 23 |
| 483 |  | Ligue 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Premiership | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
Where FC Halifax Town's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 22 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 20 of the 22, 91%. The median age is 29. The oldest is Bobby Ham, director, at 83, and the youngest Kai Frizzle, performance analyst, at 20. 1 member of staff came from another club.
Where FC Halifax Town's former staff work now
On FC Halifax Town's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Millington | Manager | Solihull Moors |
| Pete Wild | Manager |  |
| Andy Cooper | Assistant manager | Solihull Moors |
| Mark Trueman | Coach |  |
| Steve Nichol | Coach | |
| Jamie Fullarton | Scout |  |
| Dylan Mistry | Head performance analyst | Solihull Moors |
Frequently asked questions
Who is FC Halifax Town's manager?
Adam Lakeland is the FC Halifax Town first-team manager, aged 40. Sam Walker is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at FC Halifax Town?
Paul Oakes coaches the FC Halifax Town first-team goalkeepers.
Who is FC Halifax Town's chief scout?
Gareth McClelland is chief scout at FC Halifax Town.
How many backroom staff do FC Halifax Town have?
We hold the names of 23 people on FC Halifax Town's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 1 in medical and sports science, 11 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the joint 2nd 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 483rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what FC Halifax Town pays its squad, see FC Halifax Town 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.