Sunderland backroom staff
We hold the names of 48 people on Sunderland's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Régis Le Bris manages the first team. Sunderland's is the joint 16th 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, 25 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Régis Le Bris | Manager | First team | 49 | France |  |
| Graeme Murty | Manager | Under-21s | 50 | Scotland |  |
| Finbarr Lynch | Manager | Under-18s | 43 | Ireland | - |
| Jordan Moore | Manager | Under-18s | 35 | England | - |
| John Hewitson | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 59 | England | Hartlepool United |
| Alessandro Barcherini | Coach | First team | 39 | Italy |  |
| Isidre Madir | Coach | First team | 51 | Spain |  |
| Michael Proctor | Coach | First team | 44 | England | - |
| Andy Inness | Coach | Under-21s | 42 | England | - |
| Jonjo Dickman | Coach | Under-21s | 43 | England | - |
| Leroy Lita | Coach | Under-21s | 40 | England | - |
| Matt Craddock | Coach | Under-21s | 40 | England |  |
| Stuart English | Coach | Under-18s | 40 | England |  |
| James Brayne | Set-piece coach | First team | 40 | England | - |
| Neil Cutler | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 48 | England |  |
| Jonny Maddison | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 30 | England | - |
| Mark Prudhoe | Goalkeeping coach | Under-21s | 61 | England | - |
| Jonathan Norris | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | England | - |
| Keith McGrath | Fitness coach | First team | 31 | England | Hartlepool United before that Sheffield Wednesday |
| Luke Cooper | Fitness coach | First team | 31 | England |  |
| Shad Forsythe | Fitness coach | First team | 52 | United States |  |
| Alasdair Hamilton | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 30 | Wales | - |
| Jordan Harvey | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 29 | England |  |
| Conor Dunne | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 26 | Ireland | - |
| Lee Fairley | Fitness coach | Under-18s | 37 | England |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ross | Club doctor | First team | 40 | England | - |
| Peter Brand | Head physio | Club-wide | 49 | England | - |
| Ben Palmer | Physio | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Craig Evans | Physio | First team | 31 | England | - |
| Kyle Mortland | Physio | Under-18s | 32 | Northern Ireland | - |
| Jamie Harley | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 40 | England | |
| Liam Howells | Sports scientist | First team | 32 | Ireland | - |
| Scott Ainsley | Sports scientist | First team | 50 | England | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Crean | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | Scotland | - |
| Chris Morris | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | England | - |
| Matthew Barratt | Scout | Club-wide | 30 | England |  |
| Ross Appleton | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 46 | England | - |
| Becky Bones | Performance analyst | First team | 22 | - | - |
| Mark Boddy | Performance analyst | First team | 41 | England | - |
| Rachel Hindle | Performance analyst | First team | 33 | - | |
| Joshua Goodfellow | Performance analyst | Under-21s | 33 | England | - |
| Adam Nodding | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 24 | England | - |
| Jack Temple | Performance analyst | Under-18s | 24 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Nicholls | Head of youth development | 34 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Sunderland and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyril Louis-Dreyfus | Owner | 27 | Switzerland | - |
| Florent Ghisolfi | Director | 40 | France |  |
| Igor Levin | Director | 56 | United States | - |
| Juan Sartori | Director | 44 | Uruguay | - |
Backroom staff at every Premier League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Sunderland's list is the joint 16th longest of the 20, against a median of 60 across the division. Liverpool names the most, 101. Coventry City names the fewest, 36.
Sunderland against the Premier League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | SUNDERLAND | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 25 | 18 | 25 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 14 | 22 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | 23 | 49 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 7 | 18 |  |
Backrooms the size of Sunderland's, in every league
Sunderland's 48 names make the joint 96th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 96 |  | Championship | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
| 96 |  | Premier League | 48 |
| 96 |  | Serie B | 48 |
| 96 | | Premier League | 48 |
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | La Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Super Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Primeira Liga | 47 |
| 104 |  | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 | | Ligue 1 | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Championship | 47 |
| 104 |  | Serie B | 47 |
Where Sunderland's staff come from
11 nationalities across the 46 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 31 of the 46, 67%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Mark Prudhoe, goalkeeping coach, at 61, and the youngest Becky Bones, performance analyst, at 22. 18 members of staff came from another club, most often Blackburn Rovers (2).
Where Sunderland's former staff work now
On Sunderland's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 32 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sunderland's manager?
Régis Le Bris is the Sunderland first-team manager, aged 49.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sunderland?
Neil Cutler coaches the Sunderland first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Sunderland's head physio?
Peter Brand is head physio at Sunderland.
How many backroom staff do Sunderland have?
We hold the names of 48 people on Sunderland's staff for 2025/26: 25 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 10 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 16th 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 96th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Sunderland pays its squad, see Sunderland player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Régis Le Bris. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Premier League wages.