Dunfermline Athletic backroom staff
We hold the names of 23 people on Dunfermline Athletic's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Neil Lennon manages the first team, with Kevin McDonald as assistant manager. Dunfermline Athletic's is the 4th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Lennon | Manager | First team | 54 | Northern Ireland |  |
| John McLaughlan | Manager | Reserves | 62 | Scotland |  |
| Kevin McDonald | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | England | - |
| Iain Brunskill | Coach | First team | 48 | England |  |
| Andy Collier | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 32 | Scotland | - |
| Steven Curnyn | Fitness coach | First team | 38 | Scotland |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Grealis | Club doctor | First team | 37 | Scotland | - |
| Karen Gibson | Head physio | Club-wide | 44 | - |  |
| Alan Richmond | Physio | First team | 59 | Scotland | - |
| Euan Heeps | Physio | First team | 20 | Scotland | - |
| Euan Donaldson | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 30 | Scotland |  |
| Mike Zaleski | Sports scientist | First team | 28 | Scotland |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Ritchie | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Scotland | - |
| Matty Castle | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 41 | Scotland |  |
| Davie Honeyman | Performance analyst | First team | 47 | Scotland | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hendry | Head of youth development | 70 | Scotland |
Owners and directors
Who owns Dunfermline Athletic and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Sofer | Owner | 47 | United States | - |
| James Bord | Owner | 44 | England | - |
| Jim Leishman | Chair | 71 | Scotland | - |
| David Cook | Managing director | 45 | Scotland |  |
| Drew Main | Director | 63 | Scotland | - |
| Faisal Bin Jamil | Director | 38 | Bahrain | - |
| Ian Laing | Director | 37 | Scotland | - |
Backroom staff at every Scottish Championship club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Dunfermline Athletic's list is the 4th longest of the 11, against a median of 16 across the division. Livingston names the most, 24. Arbroath names the fewest, 9.
Dunfermline Athletic against the Scottish Championship, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 5 | 7 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 3 | 7 | Partick Thistle |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 5 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Dunfermline Athletic's, in every league
Dunfermline Athletic's 23 names make the joint 483rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 459 |  | Belgian Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 |  | Superleague Greece | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Liga MX | 23 |
| 483 |  | Super Liga | 23 |
| 483 |  | League One | 23 |
| 483 | | Scottish Championship | 23 |
| 483 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 23 |
| 483 | Fakel Voronezh | Russian Premier League | 23 |
| 483 | FC Halifax Town | National League | 23 |
| 483 | FK Pardubice | Czech First League | 23 |
| 483 |  | National League | 23 |
| 483 | GKS Katowice | Ekstraklasa | 23 |
| 483 |  | Ligue 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 | | Scottish Premiership | 23 |
Where Dunfermline Athletic's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 22 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 16 of the 22, 73%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Jim Leishman, chair, at 71, and the youngest Euan Heeps, physio, at 20. 9 members of staff came from another club.
Where Dunfermline Athletic's former staff work now
On Dunfermline Athletic's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Whittaker | Assistant manager |  |
| Neil Alexander | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Owain Fôn Williams | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Tommy Scanlon | Head physio | Dundee United |
| Gary McColl | Head of sports science |  |
| Stephen Wright | Head of youth development | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Dunfermline Athletic's manager?
Neil Lennon is the Dunfermline Athletic first-team manager, aged 54. Kevin McDonald is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Dunfermline Athletic?
Andy Collier coaches the Dunfermline Athletic first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Dunfermline Athletic's head physio?
Karen Gibson is head physio at Dunfermline Athletic.
How many backroom staff do Dunfermline Athletic have?
We hold the names of 23 people on Dunfermline Athletic's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 4th 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 483rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Dunfermline Athletic pays its squad, see Dunfermline Athletic 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.