Newcastle United backroom staff
We hold the names of 84 people on Newcastle United's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Eddie Howe manages the first team, with Jason Tindall as assistant manager. Newcastle United's is the 4th 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, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Howe | Manager | First team | 47 | England |  |
| Chris Moore | Manager | Under-18s | 41 | England | - |
| Jason Tindall | Assistant manager | First team | 47 | England | |
| Neil Winskill | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 47 | England | - |
| James Marwood | Assistant manager | Under-18s | 35 | England |  |
| Graeme Jones | Coach | First team | 55 | England |  |
| Jordan Tribe | Coach | First team | 33 | England |  |
| Simon Weatherstone | Coach | First team | 45 | England | |
| Stephen Purches | Coach | First team | 45 | England | |
| Mark Atkinson | Coach | Under-21s | 41 | England |  |
| Robbie Stockdale | Coach | Under-21s | 45 | Scotland |  |
| Ian Bogie | Coach | Under-18s | 57 | England | - |
| Martin Mark | Set-piece coach | First team | 31 | Denmark |  |
| Adam Bartlett | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 39 | England | - |
| Shwan Jalal | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 41 | Iraq |  |
| Tony Caig | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 51 | England | Dundee United before that Livingston |
| Ben Ascroft | Goalkeeping coach | Under-18s | 26 | England |  |
| Craig Musham | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | England | - |
| James Allan | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | England | - |
| Nick Grantham | Fitness coach | First team | 53 | England |  |
| James Newton | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 32 | England |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Catterson | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 47 | England | - |
| Jonny King | Head physio | Club-wide | 36 | England |  |
| Alix Ronaldson | Physio | First team | 33 | - |  |
| Daniel Marti | Physio | First team | 40 | Spain | - |
| Nathan Ring | Physio | First team | 44 | England | |
| Sean Beech | Physio | First team | 43 | England | - |
| Carl Nelson | Physio | Under-21s | 47 | England | - |
| Chris Walker | Physio | Under-21s | 28 | England | - |
| Stephen Weir | Physio | Under-18s | 64 | England | - |
| James Bunce | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 38 | England |  |
| Colin Clancy | Sports scientist | First team | 41 | Scotland | |
| Daniel Hodges | Sports scientist | First team | 37 | England | |
| John Fitzpatrick | Sports scientist | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Liam Mason | Sports scientist | First team | 40 | England |  |
| Sean Miller | Sports scientist | First team | 32 | Scotland |  |
| Ross McLellan | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 27 | Scotland |  |
| Scott Pearce | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 35 | England | |
| Simon Tweddle | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 42 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 34 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Nickson | Chief scout | Club-wide | 59 | England | - |
| Andy Howe | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | England | |
| Billy Jeffrey | Scout | Club-wide | 68 | Scotland | - |
| David Goodwin | Scout | Club-wide | 70 | England | - |
| Hédy Hassine | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | France |  |
| Jack Ross | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Scotland | |
| Marcel Bout | Scout | Club-wide | 62 | Netherlands |  |
| Mick Tait | Scout | Club-wide | 68 | England | - |
| Norman Wooster | Scout | Club-wide | 61 | England | - |
| Peter Clark | Scout | Club-wide | 45 | England |  |
| Peter Ramage | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | England | - |
| Sam Chesney-Benson | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | England | - |
| Thomas Federspiel | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | Germany |  |
| Chris Scott | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 46 | England | - |
| Christopher Nix | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 37 | England | |
| Ciaran Hughes | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | England |  |
| Claire Burrows | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 38 | - | |
| Graeme Tiffin | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 32 | England | |
| Josh Appleyard | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 30 | England |  |
| Kamil Potrykus | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 40 | Poland |  |
| Kevin Metcalfe | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 34 | England | - |
| Michael Emmerson | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 34 | England |  |
| Ollie Slater | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 25 | England | |
| Seb Dunn | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 27 | England |  |
| Thomas Coffield | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 39 | England | - |
| Andrew Forrester | Performance analyst | First team | 37 | South Africa | - |
| Daniel García Vallejo | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | Spain | - |
| Joe Friar | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | England | - |
| Jordan Davison | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | England | |
| Kieran Taylor | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | England | - |
| Matthew Hutchinson | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | England | - |
| Haydn Rockall | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 33 | England | - |
| Catherine Shields | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 32 | - | |
| Liam Murray | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 29 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudarshan Gopaladesikan | Technical director | 33 | United States |  |
| Steve Harper | Head of youth development | 50 | England | - |
| Shola Ameobi | Loan manager | 43 | Nigeria | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Newcastle United and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasir Al-Rumayyan | Chair | 55 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| David Hopkinson | Managing director | 52 | Canada | - |
| Abdulmajid Ahmed Alhagbani | Director | 45 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Asmaa Mohammed Rezeeq | Director | 36 | Saudi Arabia | - |
| Jacobo Solis | Director | 56 | Spain | - |
| Jamie Reuben | Director | 38 | England |  |
| Roger Thornton | Director | 60 | England | - |
| Ross Wilson | Director | 42 | Scotland | |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Newcastle United's list is the 4th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Newcastle United against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | NEWCASTLE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 21 | 18 | 25 | |
| Medical and sports science | 18 | 14 | 22 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 34 | 23 | 49 |  |
| Football management | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 8 | 7 | 18 | |
Backrooms the size of Newcastle United's, in every league
Newcastle United's 84 names make the 5th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Premier League | 101 |
| 2 | | Premier League | 100 |
| 3 |  | Serie A | 86 |
| 4 | | Premier League | 85 |
| 5 | | Premier League | 84 |
| 6 |  | Super Liga | 83 |
| 7 |  | Serie A | 81 |
| 7 |  | Serie A | 81 |
| 9 | | Serie A | 79 |
| 10 | | Premier League | 78 |
| 11 | | Premier League | 75 |
| 12 |  | Serie A | 72 |
| 12 |  | Eredivisie | 72 |
| 14 |  | Bundesliga | 71 |
| 15 |  | Serie A | 70 |
| 16 | | Premier League | 69 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 17 |  | Eredivisie | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie B | 68 |
| 17 |  | Serie A | 68 |
| 21 |  | Serie B | 67 |
Where Newcastle United's staff come from
14 nationalities across the 81 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 58 of the 81, 72%. The median age is 40. The oldest is David Goodwin, scout, at 70, and the youngest Ollie Slater, recruitment analyst, at 25. 45 members of staff came from another club, most often AFC Bournemouth (6).
Where Newcastle United's former staff work now
On Newcastle United's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Rafa Benítez | Manager |  |
| Antonio Gómez | Assistant manager | |
| Ben Dawson | Assistant manager |  |
| Elliott Dickman | Coach | Hartlepool United |
| Steve Agnew | Coach |  |
| Chris Wilding | Fitness coach | |
| Paco De Miguel | Fitness coach | |
| Adam Rowan | Fitness coach | |
| Lee Fairley | Fitness coach | |
| Danny Murphy | Head physio | |
| Jamie Harley | Head of sports science | |
| Andreas Fehse | Scout | |
| Guy Ipoua | Scout | |
| Mark Leyland | Performance analyst | |
| Graham Carr | Director |  |
| Nick Hammond | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Newcastle United's manager?
Eddie Howe is the Newcastle United first-team manager, aged 47. Jason Tindall is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United?
Adam Bartlett and Shwan Jalal coach the Newcastle United first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Newcastle United's head physio?
Jonny King is head physio at Newcastle United.
Who is Newcastle United's chief scout?
Steve Nickson is chief scout at Newcastle United.
Who is Newcastle United's technical director?
Sudarshan Gopaladesikan is technical director at Newcastle United.
How many backroom staff do Newcastle United have?
We hold the names of 84 people on Newcastle United's staff for 2025/26: 21 in coaching, 18 in medical and sports science, 34 in scouting and analysis, 3 in football management and 8 owners and directors. That is the 4th longest list of the 20 Premier League clubs we hold, against a median of 60. Across every league we hold, that list is the 5th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Newcastle United pays its squad, see Newcastle United player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Eddie Howe. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.