Hamilton Academical backroom staff
We hold the names of 17 people on Hamilton Academical's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Fagan | Manager | Under-19s | 41 | Scotland | - |
| Darian MacKinnon | Player and assistant manager | First team | 39 | Scotland | Partick Thistle |
| Dylan McGowan | Player and assistant manager | First team | 33 | Australia | - |
| Darren Jackson | Coach | First team | 58 | Scotland | - |
| Ryan Marshall | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 34 | Scotland |  |
| Dean Lyness | Player and goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 33 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Lee | Head physio | Club-wide | 45 | Scotland |  |
| Euan Taylor | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 26 | Scotland | - |
| Mark Wright | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 23 | Scotland | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Jones | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | England |
| Zak Cameron | Scout | Club-wide | 24 | Scotland |
| Matthew Rowley | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | Scotland |
| Ross Graham | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 24 | Scotland |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Leitch | Head of youth development | 55 | Scotland |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Hamilton Academical and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Edwards | Owner | 40 | England |
| Allan Currie | Chair | 46 | Scotland |
| Neil Blankstone | Director | 57 | England |
Backrooms the size of Hamilton Academical's, in every league
Hamilton Academical's 17 names make the joint 646th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 646 | Bryne FK | Eliteserien | 17 |
| 646 | Chesterfield | League Two | 17 |
| 646 | Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | Super Liga | 17 |
| 646 |  | Super Liga | 17 |
| 646 | Club NXT | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 17 |
| 646 |  | Major League Soccer | 17 |
| 646 |  | Women's Super League | 17 |
| 646 |  | La Liga 2 | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 |  | League Two | 17 |
| 646 | | - | 17 |
| 646 | Inter Kashi | Indian Super League | 17 |
| 646 |  | I-League | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 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 |
Where Hamilton Academical's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 17 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 12 of the 17, 71%. The median age is 34. The oldest is Darren Jackson, coach, at 58, and the youngest Mark Wright, sports scientist, at 23. 4 members of staff came from another club.
Where Hamilton Academical's former staff work now
On Hamilton Academical's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Dougie Imrie | Manager |  |
| Guillaume Beuzelin | Manager |  |
| Martin Canning | Assistant manager |  |
| Brian Potter | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Caitlin Wright | Head physio |  |
| Esteban Robles | Physio |  |
| John Cox | Sports scientist |  |
| Keith Glendinning | Chief scout |  |
| Brian Rice | Scout | |
| Jonathan Paterson | Scout | |
| Lee McCafferty | Scout | |
| Declan McKean | Recruitment analyst |  |
| João Panão | Performance analyst |  |
| Kevin Symon | Performance analyst |  |
| George Cairns | Head of youth development | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Hamilton Academical?
Ryan Marshall coaches the Hamilton Academical first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Hamilton Academical's head physio?
Gavin Lee is head physio at Hamilton Academical.
How many backroom staff do Hamilton Academical have?
We hold the names of 17 people on Hamilton Academical's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 owners and directors. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 646th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Hamilton Academical pays its squad, see Hamilton Academical player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages.