Ipswich Town backroom staff
We hold the names of 50 people on Ipswich Town's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Kieran McKenna manages the first team, with Martyn Pert as assistant manager. Ipswich Town's is the 15th 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, 19 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran McKenna | Manager | First team | 39 | Northern Ireland |  |
| John McGreal | Manager | Under-21s | 53 | England |  |
| Matthew Pooley | Manager | Under-18s | 32 | England | - |
| Martyn Pert | Assistant manager | First team | 47 | England | |
| Geraint Williams | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 63 | Wales | - |
| Charlie Turnbull | Coach | First team | 34 | England | - |
| Junior Stanislas | Coach | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Sone Aluko | Coach | First team | 36 | Nigeria | - |
| Chris Casement | Coach | Under-21s | 37 | Northern Ireland | - |
| Mark Hudson | Set-piece coach | First team | 43 | England |  |
| Rene Gilmartin | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | Ireland |  |
| Carl Pentney | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 36 | England | - |
| Mark Cousins | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 38 | England | - |
| Daniel Peacock | Fitness coach | First team | 28 | England | |
| Geoff Robinson | Fitness coach | First team | 32 | England | - |
| Jon Ashton | Fitness coach | First team | 42 | England |  |
| Luke Sewell | Fitness coach | First team | 26 | England | - |
| Maxwell Cambridge | Fitness coach | First team | 24 | England | - |
| Aaron Shields | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 24 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Ferguson | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 44 | Wales |  |
| Matt Byard | Head physio | Club-wide | 58 | England | - |
| Alice Grindrod | Physio | First team | 32 | - | - |
| Jack Wilce | Physio | Under-21s | 32 | England | - |
| Andrew Rolls | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 51 | England | |
| Kit Barnes | Sports scientist | First team | 28 | England | - |
| Matt Allen | Sports scientist | First team | 38 | England |  |
| Harry Triptree | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 25 | England |  |
| Mark Armitage | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 40 | England |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 17 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Court | Chief scout | Club-wide | 50 | England | |
| Adam Whiteside | Scout | Club-wide | 33 | England |  |
| Bob Arber | Scout | Club-wide | 74 | England |  |
| Peter Braund | Scout | Club-wide | 58 | England |  |
| Peter Bulmer | Scout | Club-wide | 34 | England |  |
| Ryan Durrant | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | England | |
| Adam Cuthbert | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | England | - |
| Daniel Hill | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 28 | England | - |
| Jacob Ashton | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 26 | England | - |
| Will Stephenson | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 34 | England | - |
| Cillian Callaly | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 28 | Ireland | - |
| Joseph Western | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | England | - |
| Judah Davies | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | England | - |
| Michele Aragona | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | Italy |  |
| Morgan Howells | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | England | - |
| Alfie Davidson | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 22 | England | - |
| Tom Chilton | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Godbold | Technical director | 44 | England | - |
| Ben Chenery | Head of youth development | 48 | England | - |
| Danny Searle | Loan manager | 47 | England | Aldershot Town |
Owners and directors
Who owns Ipswich Town and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ashton | Managing director | 54 | England | |
| Dmitri Halajko | Director | 45 | England | |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Ipswich Town's list is the 15th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Ipswich Town against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | IPSWICH | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 19 | 18 | 25 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 17 | 23 | 49 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 7 | 18 | |
Backrooms the size of Ipswich Town's, in every league
Ipswich Town's 50 names make the joint 86th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 |  | La Liga | 52 |
| 79 | Calcio Padova | Serie B | 51 |
| 79 |  | Primeira Liga | 51 |
| 79 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatian First League | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ekstraklasa | 51 |
| 79 |  | La Liga | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ligue 1 | 51 |
| 79 |  | Serie A | 51 |
| 86 |  | Belgian Pro League | 50 |
| 86 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 50 |
| 86 | | Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Russian Premier League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 86 |  | Serie B | 50 |
| 92 |  | Ekstraklasa | 49 |
| 92 |  | Primeira Liga | 49 |
| 92 |  | Serie B | 49 |
| 92 |  | Russian Premier League | 49 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 96 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 48 |
| 96 |  | Eredivisie | 48 |
Where Ipswich Town's staff come from
6 nationalities across the 49 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 41 of the 49, 84%. The median age is 35. The oldest is Bob Arber, scout, at 74, and the youngest Alfie Davidson, performance analyst, at 22. 22 members of staff came from another club, most often Bristol City (4).
Where Ipswich Town's former staff work now
On Ipswich Town's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Olly Lee | Manager | |
| Matt Gill | Assistant manager |  |
| Adem Atay | Assistant manager | |
| Kieron Dyer | Coach | Chesterfield |
| Terry Connor | Coach |  |
| Sam Darlow | Coach |  |
| Andy Liddell | Fitness coach |  |
| Ivan Mukandi | Fitness coach | |
| David Smith | Physio |  |
| Andy Costin | Head of sports science |  |
| Harry Jell | Sports scientist |  |
| Nathan Griffith | Sports scientist | |
| Scott Mitchell | Chief scout |  |
| Dave Bowman | Scout | |
| Sam Williams | Scout | |
| George Buckley | Performance analyst |  |
| Bryan Klug | Technical director | |
| Gary Probert | Loan manager | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Ipswich Town's manager?
Kieran McKenna is the Ipswich Town first-team manager, aged 39. Martyn Pert is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Ipswich Town?
Rene Gilmartin coaches the Ipswich Town first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Ipswich Town's head physio?
Matt Byard is head physio at Ipswich Town.
Who is Ipswich Town's chief scout?
Mick Court is chief scout at Ipswich Town.
Who is Ipswich Town's technical director?
Jamie Godbold is technical director at Ipswich Town.
How many backroom staff do Ipswich Town have?
We hold the names of 50 people on Ipswich Town's staff for 2025/26: 19 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 17 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 15th 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 86th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Ipswich Town pays its squad, see Ipswich Town player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Kieran McKenna. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.