Brentford backroom staff
We hold the names of 56 people on Brentford's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Keith Andrews manages the first team. Brentford's is the joint 12th longest staff list of the 20 Premier League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Andrews | Manager | First team | 44 | Ireland |  |
| Gary McDermott | Manager | Under-18s | 38 | England |  |
| Sam Saunders | Manager | Reserves | 41 | England | - |
| Kieran Driscoll | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 34 | England |  |
| Chris Burke | Assistant manager | Reserves | 41 | Scotland |  |
| Jack Lester | Coach | First team | 49 | England | |
| Kevin O'Connor | Coach | First team | 43 | Ireland | - |
| Mehmet Ali | Coach | First team | 38 | England |  |
| Neil MacFarlane | Coach | First team | 47 | Scotland | - |
| Jon-Paul Pittman | Coach | Under-18s | 38 | United States | |
| Stephen Rice | Set-piece coach | First team | 40 | Ireland | - |
| Manu Sotelo | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 44 | Spain |  |
| Dan Hill | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 34 | England | - |
| Jani Viander | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 49 | Finland | - |
| Ben Spong | Fitness coach | First team | 34 | England |  |
| Matthew Bramhall | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahil Gupta | Club doctor | First team | 38 | England |  |
| Nick Hess | Physio | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Richard Potts | Physio | First team | 38 | England |  |
| Wayne Gill | Physio | First team | 49 | England |  |
| Yaw Billy | Physio | First team | 36 | Australia | - |
| Jacob Mitchell | Physio | Under-18s | 32 | England | - |
| Michael English | Physio | Under-18s | 40 | England | |
| Ben Ryan | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 53 | England | - |
| Arian Forouhandeh | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | England |  |
| Cameron Tucker-White | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 28 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Bradley | Chief scout | Club-wide | 34 | Scotland | - |
| Ben Strang | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | England |  |
| Daniel Ashworth | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | England | - |
| Filipe Oliveira | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Portugal |  |
| Gary Simpson | Scout | Club-wide | 64 | England |  |
| Konstantinos Kynigopoulos | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Greece | - |
| Luke Joyce | Scout | Club-wide | 38 | England |  |
| Marcus Bean | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | Jamaica | - |
| Martín Francia | Scout | Club-wide | 29 | Argentina | - |
| Simon Tracey | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | England | |
| Tamás Balogh | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Hungary | - |
| Allisdair Jenkins | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 28 | England | - |
| Dylan Vaghela | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 24 | England | - |
| Liam Toner | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | England | - |
| Luke Stopforth | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 36 | England | - |
| Josh Kirk | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 31 | England | |
| Benjamin Chevreau | Performance analyst | First team | 24 | France | - |
| Harry Rose | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 23 | England | - |
| Haydée Agras | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 47 | - | - |
| Kieran Swift | Performance analyst | Reserves | 26 | England |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Dykes | Technical director | 40 | England |  |
| David Rainford | Head of youth development | 46 | England | - |
| David Langridge | Loan manager | 29 | England | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Brentford and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Benham | Owner | 57 | England |
| Cliff Crown | Chair | 68 | England |
| Deji Davies | Director | 45 | England |
| Nity Raj | Director | 52 | England |
| Phil Giles | Director | 50 | England |
| Preeti Shetty | Director | 39 | - |
| Stewart Purvis | Director | 77 | England |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Brentford's list is the joint 12th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Brentford against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | BRENTFORD | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 16 | 18 | 25 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 20 | 23 | 49 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 7 | 18 |  |
Backrooms the size of Brentford's, in every league
Brentford's 56 names make the joint 57th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 |  | La Liga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Serie B | 58 |
| 47 |  | Bundesliga | 58 |
| 47 |  | Primeira Liga | 58 |
| 52 |  | Premier League | 57 |
| 52 |  | Bundesliga | 57 |
| 52 |  | Eredivisie | 57 |
| 52 |  | Championship | 57 |
| 52 |  | Serie A | 57 |
| 57 | | Premier League | 56 |
| 57 | Cesena F.C. | Serie B | 56 |
| 57 |  | Premier League | 56 |
| 60 |  | Serie B | 54 |
| 60 |  | Bundesliga | 54 |
| 60 |  | Russian Premier League | 54 |
| 60 |  | Championship | 54 |
| 64 |  | Super Liga | 53 |
| 64 |  | Serie B | 53 |
| 64 |  | Championship | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
Where Brentford's staff come from
13 nationalities across the 54 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 38 of the 54, 70%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Stewart Purvis, director, at 77, and the youngest Harry Rose, performance analyst, at 23. 22 members of staff came from another club, most often Sheffield United (3).
Where Brentford's former staff work now
On Brentford's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 30 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Brentford's manager?
Keith Andrews is the Brentford first-team manager, aged 44.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Brentford?
Manu Sotelo coaches the Brentford first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Brentford's chief scout?
Chris Bradley is chief scout at Brentford.
Who is Brentford's technical director?
Lee Dykes is technical director at Brentford.
How many backroom staff do Brentford have?
We hold the names of 56 people on Brentford's staff for 2025/26: 16 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 20 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the joint 12th longest list of the 20 Premier League clubs we hold, against a median of 60. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 57th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Brentford pays its squad, see Brentford player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Keith Andrews. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.