Gateshead backroom staff
We hold the names of 15 people on Gateshead's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Rob Elliot manages the first team. Gateshead's is the joint 11th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Elliot | Manager | First team | 39 | Ireland |
| Tony Wigham | Manager | Under-18s | 36 | England |
| Jacob Butterfield | Player and assistant manager | First team | 35 | England |
| Ben Clark | Coach | First team | 42 | England |
| Louis Storey | Player-coach | First team | 31 | England |
| Pete Jameson | Player and goalkeeping coach | First team | 32 | England |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frazer Bell | Head physio | Club-wide | 40 | England |
| Alex Tan | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 25 | England |
| Angelos Mappouras | Sports scientist | First team | 25 | England |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Lucas | Head performance analyst | 25 | England |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alun Armstrong | Head of youth development | 50 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Gateshead and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every National League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Gateshead's list is the joint 11th longest of the 21, against a median of 15 across the division. Carlisle United names the most, 34. Scunthorpe United names the fewest, 9.
Gateshead against the National League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | GATESHEAD | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 6 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 3 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 3 | 11 | FC Halifax Town |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | Hartlepool United |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Gateshead's, in every league
Gateshead's 15 names make the joint 695th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 695 | Bay FC Women | NWSL | 15 |
| 695 | Boreham Wood | National League | 15 |
| 695 |  | I-League | 15 |
| 695 |  | Thai League | 15 |
| 695 | Clube do Remo | Brasileirão Série A | 15 |
| 695 | Eastleigh | National League | 15 |
| 695 |  | Frauen-Bundesliga | 15 |
| 695 |  | Süper Lig | 15 |
| 695 |  | Süper Lig | 15 |
| 695 |  | Frauen-Bundesliga | 15 |
| 695 | Gateshead | National League | 15 |
| 695 | Houston Dash Women | NWSL | 15 |
| 695 | Mirassol Futebol Clube | Brasileirão Série A | 15 |
| 695 |  | - | 15 |
| 695 |  | Division 1 Féminine | 15 |
| 695 | Perth Glory Football Club | A-League | 15 |
| 695 | Qingdao West Coast | Chinese Super League | 15 |
| 695 |  | - | 15 |
| 695 |  | - | 15 |
| 695 |  | Ligue 2 | 15 |
| 695 |  | La Liga 2 | 15 |
Where Gateshead's former staff work now
On Gateshead's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Clark | Chief scout | Bromley |
| Chris Bell | Head performance analyst | |
| Neil Pinkerton | Director | Hartlepool United |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Gateshead's manager?
Rob Elliot is the Gateshead first-team manager, aged 39.
Who is Gateshead's head physio?
Frazer Bell is head physio at Gateshead.
How many backroom staff do Gateshead have?
We hold the names of 15 people on Gateshead's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 11th 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 695th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Gateshead pays its squad, see Gateshead 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.