Crystal Palace backroom staff
We hold the names of 57 people on Crystal Palace's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Oliver Glasner manages the first team, with Michael Angerschmid and Paddy McCarthy as assistant managers. Crystal Palace's is the 11th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Glasner | Manager | First team | 50 | Austria |  |
| Darren Powell | Manager | Under-21s | 49 | England | - |
| Javier Alonso Delgado | Manager | Under-18s | 35 | Spain | - |
| Michael Angerschmid | Assistant manager | First team | 51 | Austria | |
| Paddy McCarthy | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | Ireland | - |
| David Cooper | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 52 | England | - |
| Svetoslav Todorov | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 46 | Bulgaria | - |
| Emanuel Pogatetz | Coach | First team | 42 | Austria |  |
| James Holland | Coach | First team | 36 | Australia | - |
| Ronald Brunmayr | Coach | First team | 50 | Austria | |
| Andy Quy | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 49 | England | Charlotte Football Club before that Burton Albion and Stoke City |
| Julián Speroni | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 46 | Argentina | - |
| Glyn Shimell | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 54 | England |  |
| Harry Bearman | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | England | |
| Jamie Goldsmith | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | England | |
| Max Davidson | Fitness coach | First team | 22 | Northern Ireland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Carmody | Club doctor | Under-21s | 39 | Ireland | - |
| Cian Walsh | Physio | First team | 28 | Ireland | - |
| Joe Ranson | Physio | First team | 34 | England | |
| Joshua Adebayo | Physio | First team | 30 | England |  |
| Laila Braam | Physio | First team | 34 | - | - |
| Charlie Logan | Physio | Under-21s | 36 | Australia | - |
| Ellen Wright | Physio | Under-21s | 27 | - | - |
| Luke Pickard | Physio | Under-21s | 28 | Australia | - |
| Jonathan O'Donoghue | Physio | Under-18s | 27 | Ireland | - |
| Michael Berktold | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 44 | Austria |  |
| Elliot Webber | Sports scientist | First team | 27 | Wales | - |
| Joel Carter | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 31 | Australia | - |
| Miguel Silva | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 27 | Scotland | - |
| George Dean | Sports scientist | Under-18s | 27 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elabbas Eltigani | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | England | - |
| James Scowcroft | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | England | - |
| Jamie Fullarton | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | Scotland |  |
| Joe Gallen | Scout | Club-wide | 52 | Ireland |  |
| Kevin Gallen | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | England |  |
| Michael MacNeill | Scout | Club-wide | 55 | England | - |
| Rob Weaver | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | England | - |
| Tom Stratful | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | England |  |
| Bobby Shojai | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 36 | England | - |
| Nicholas Aiston | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | England | - |
| Tom Johnson | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 33 | England |  |
| Jamie Thompson | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | England |  |
| Kieran Dowler | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | England | - |
| Uche Okolo | Performance analyst | First team | 25 | England | - |
| Deondré Dewar | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 29 | England | - |
| Douglas Wright | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 29 | Scotland | - |
| Dahir Jama | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 26 | England | - |
| Lewis Gates | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 46 | England | - |
| Ohad Efrat | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 34 | Israel |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Stevens | Technical director | 36 | England |
| Gary Issott | Head of youth development | 48 | England |
| Mark Bright | Loan manager | 63 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Crystal Palace and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Parish | Chair | 59 | England | - |
| David Blitzer | Director | 55 | United States | - |
| Joshua Harris | Director | 61 | United States | - |
| Mathew Hobbs | Director | 44 | England |  |
| Woody Johnson | Director | 78 | United States | - |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Crystal Palace's list is the 11th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Crystal Palace against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CRYSTAL PALACE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 16 | 18 | 25 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 14 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 19 | 23 | 49 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 7 | 18 |  |
Backrooms the size of Crystal Palace's, in every league
Crystal Palace's 57 names make the joint 52nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | | Championship | 60 |
| 43 |  | Serie A | 59 |
| 43 |  | Danish Superliga | 59 |
| 43 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Croatian First League | 59 |
| 43 |  | La Liga | 59 |
| 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 |
Where Crystal Palace's staff come from
12 nationalities across the 55 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 29 of the 55, 53%. The median age is 36. The oldest is Woody Johnson, director, at 78, and the youngest Max Davidson, fitness coach, at 22. 19 members of staff came from another club, most often Charlton Athletic (4).
Where Crystal Palace's former staff work now
On Crystal Palace's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 32 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Crystal Palace's manager?
Oliver Glasner is the Crystal Palace first-team manager, aged 50. Michael Angerschmid and Paddy McCarthy are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Crystal Palace?
Andy Quy coaches the Crystal Palace first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Crystal Palace's technical director?
Ben Stevens is technical director at Crystal Palace.
How many backroom staff do Crystal Palace have?
We hold the names of 57 people on Crystal Palace's staff for 2025/26: 16 in coaching, 14 in medical and sports science, 19 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the 11th 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 52nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Crystal Palace pays its squad, see Crystal Palace player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Oliver Glasner. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.