Ayr United backroom staff
We hold the names of 16 people on Ayr United's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Scott Brown manages the first team, with Steven Whittaker as assistant manager. Ayr United's is the joint 6th longest staff list of the 11 Scottish Championship clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Brown | Manager | First team | 40 | Scotland |  |
| Steven Whittaker | Assistant manager | First team | 41 | Scotland | |
| Tommy Tait | Coach | First team | 57 | Scotland | - |
| Jamie Murphy | Player-coach | First team | 35 | Scotland | - |
| Dave Timmins | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 54 | England |  |
| Stuart Galloway | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 60 | Scotland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Maguire | Head physio | Club-wide | 47 | Scotland |
| William Hubbard-Perez | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 21 | Spain |
| Kieran Black | Sports scientist | First team | 21 | Scotland |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Glendinning | Chief scout | 36 | Scotland |  |
| David Tweed | Scout | 37 | England | - |
| Greg Marshall | Recruitment analyst | 24 | Scotland | - |
| Jamie Watt | Head performance analyst | 23 | Scotland | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| David White | Head of youth development | 47 | Scotland |
Owners and directors
Who owns Ayr United and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Smith | Chair | 54 | Scotland | - |
| Graeme Mathie | Managing director | 42 | Scotland |  |
Backroom staff at every Scottish Championship club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Ayr United's list is the joint 6th longest of the 11, against a median of 16 across the division. Livingston names the most, 24. Arbroath names the fewest, 9.
Ayr United against the Scottish Championship, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | AYR UNITED | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 5 | 7 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 3 | 6 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 3 | 7 | Partick Thistle |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Ayr United's, in every league
Ayr United's 16 names make the joint 676th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 | PS Kalamata | Superleague Greece | 17 |
| 646 | SC Austria Lustenau | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 |
| 646 | Stenhousemuir | Scottish Championship | 17 |
| 646 |  | Women's Super League | 17 |
| 646 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
| 646 | Wieczysta Kraków | Ekstraklasa | 17 |
| 676 | 1. FC Slovácko | Czech First League | 16 |
| 676 | Auckland Football Club | A-League | 16 |
| 676 | | Scottish Championship | 16 |
| 676 |  | National League | 16 |
| 676 |  | La Liga 2 | 16 |
| 676 | İKAS Eyüpspor | Süper Lig | 16 |
| 676 |  | Women's Super League | 16 |
| 676 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | A-League | 16 |
| 676 |  | Superleague Greece | 16 |
| 676 | Queen's Park | Scottish Championship | 16 |
| 676 |  | Liga F | 16 |
| 676 |  | - | 16 |
| 676 |  | Chinese Super League | 16 |
Where Ayr United's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 16 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 13 of the 16, 81%. The median age is 41. The oldest is Stuart Galloway, goalkeeping coach, at 60, and the youngest Kieran Black, sports scientist, at 21. 5 members of staff came from another club, most often Fleetwood Town (2).
Where Ayr United's former staff work now
On Ayr United's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Stewart | Assistant manager |  |
| Aiden McGeady | Scout |  |
| Craig Dargo | Head of youth development | Partick Thistle |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Ayr United's manager?
Scott Brown is the Ayr United first-team manager, aged 40. Steven Whittaker is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Ayr United?
Dave Timmins coaches the Ayr United first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Ayr United's head physio?
Steven Maguire is head physio at Ayr United.
Who is Ayr United's chief scout?
Keith Glendinning is chief scout at Ayr United.
How many backroom staff do Ayr United have?
We hold the names of 16 people on Ayr United's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the joint 6th longest list of the 11 Scottish Championship clubs we hold, against a median of 16. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 676th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Ayr United pays its squad, see Ayr United player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Scottish Championship wages.