Forest Green Rovers backroom staff
We hold the names of 23 people on Forest Green Rovers's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Robbie Savage manages the first team, with John McMahon as assistant manager. Forest Green Rovers'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, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Savage | Manager | First team | 50 | Wales | - |
| Michael Byrne | Manager | Under-18s | 45 | England | - |
| John McMahon | Assistant manager | First team | 61 | England |  |
| Dan Connor | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 44 | Ireland |  |
| Dan Watson | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 47 | England |  |
| Graham Eastgate | Fitness coach | First team | 56 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Smith | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 65 | England |  |
| Jason Ford | Club doctor | First team | 54 | England | - |
| Jim Holmes | Club doctor | First team | 39 | England | - |
| Jake Roe | Head physio | Club-wide | 35 | England |  |
| Alfie Carter | Physio | First team | 44 | England | - |
| Ryan Scholes | Physio | Under-18s | 28 | England | - |
| Tom Huelin | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 41 | England | - |
| Liam Curnow | Sports scientist | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Henry Symons | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 29 | England | - |
| Jonathan Watkins | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 34 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Carter | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 28 | England | |
| Billy Mellor-Brook | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England | - |
| Hisashi Kuwahara | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 24 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Klukowski | Head of youth development | 38 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Forest Green Rovers and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Vince | Chair | 63 | England | - |
| Asif Rehmanwala | Director | 48 | England | - |
| Mark Bowen | Director | 61 | Wales |  |
Backroom staff at every National League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Forest Green Rovers'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.
Forest Green Rovers against the National League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | FOREST GREEN ROVERS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 3 | 10 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 3 | 11 | FC Halifax Town |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hartlepool United |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Forest Green Rovers's, in every league
Forest Green Rovers's 23 names make the joint 483rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 483 |  | Division 1 Féminine | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
Where Forest Green Rovers's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 23 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 20 of the 23, 87%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Alistair Smith, chief doctor, at 65, and the youngest Hisashi Kuwahara, performance analyst, at 24. 7 members of staff came from another club, most often Cheltenham Town (2).
Where Forest Green Rovers's former staff work now
On Forest Green Rovers's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 13 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Edwards | Manager |  |
| Scott Lindsey | Manager |  |
| Steve Cotterill | Manager | |
| Gary McDermott | Manager |  |
| Richie Kyle | Coach |  |
| Jon-Paul Pittman | Coach | |
| Pat Mountain | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Alex Kay | Physio |  |
| Alfie Sparks | Recruitment analyst |  |
| Jack Crabb | Performance analyst |  |
| Ian Weston | Technical director | Yeovil Town |
| Hannah Dingley | Head of youth development | |
| Rich Hughes | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Forest Green Rovers's manager?
Robbie Savage is the Forest Green Rovers first-team manager, aged 50. John McMahon is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Forest Green Rovers?
Dan Connor and Dan Watson coach the Forest Green Rovers first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Forest Green Rovers's head physio?
Jake Roe is head physio at Forest Green Rovers.
How many backroom staff do Forest Green Rovers have?
We hold the names of 23 people on Forest Green Rovers's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 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 Forest Green Rovers pays its squad, see Forest Green Rovers 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.