Partick Thistle backroom staff
We hold the names of 24 people on Partick Thistle's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Mark Wilson manages the first team, with Alex Rae as assistant manager. Partick Thistle's is the joint 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, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Wilson | Manager | First team | 41 | Scotland | - |
| Gary Irvine | Manager | Under-19s | 40 | Scotland | - |
| Alex Rae | Assistant manager | First team | 55 | Scotland |  |
| Craig Reid | Coach | Under-19s | 39 | Scotland | - |
| Kenny Arthur | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 46 | Scotland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg McKean | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 37 | Scotland | - |
| Robin Dicke | Head physio | Club-wide | 46 | Netherlands | |
| Cameron Logan | Physio | First team | 22 | Scotland | - |
| Connor McGown | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 23 | Scotland | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Turnbull | Chief scout | 57 | England |  |
| Dave Cherry | Scout | 41 | Scotland | - |
| Gordon Jones | Scout | 39 | Scotland |  |
| Greg Shaw | Scout | 39 | England | - |
| Liam Young | Scout | 34 | Scotland | - |
| Richard Swann | Scout | 39 | England | - |
| Steve Clark | Recruitment analyst | 42 | Scotland | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Dargo | Head of youth development | 47 | Scotland |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Partick Thistle and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Gill | Managing director | 35 | England |  |
| Alistair Gray | Director | 64 | Scotland | - |
| Allan McGraw | Director | 63 | Scotland | - |
| Caroline Mackie | Director | 59 | - | - |
| Donald McClymont | Director | 57 | Scotland | - |
| Elliot Gilmour | Director | 52 | Scotland | - |
| Ian Baraclough | Director | 54 | England |  |
Backroom staff at every Scottish Championship club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Partick Thistle's list is the joint longest of the 11, against a median of 16 across the division. Arbroath names the fewest, 9.
Partick Thistle against the Scottish Championship, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | PARTICK THISTLE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 5 | 5 | 7 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 3 | 6 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 7 | 3 | 7 | Partick Thistle |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 5 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Partick Thistle's, in every league
Partick Thistle's 24 names make the joint 459th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 459 |  | Major League Soccer | 24 |
| 459 |  | Major League Soccer | 24 |
| 459 | Falkirk | Scottish Premiership | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 |  | Liga MX | 24 |
| 459 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 | KSC Lokeren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 |
| 459 | | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 | Partick Thistle | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 | | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 |  | League Two | 24 |
| 459 |  | Ligue 2 | 24 |
| 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 |
Where Partick Thistle's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 23 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 17 of the 23, 74%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Alistair Gray, director, at 64, and the youngest Cameron Logan, physio, at 22. 7 members of staff came from another club, most often Rangers (2).
Where Partick Thistle's former staff work now
On Partick Thistle's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Caldwell | Manager |  |
| Kris Doolan | Manager |  |
| Alan Archibald | Assistant manager |  |
| Brian Kerr | Assistant manager |  |
| Darian MacKinnon | Player and assistant manager |  |
| Scott Paterson | Coach |  |
| Ryan McCann | Coach | |
| Lee Scott | Recruitment analyst |  |
| Paul McDonald | Head of youth development |  |
| Scott Allison | Head of youth development | Dundee United |
| Martin Christie | Director | Stenhousemuir |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Partick Thistle's manager?
Mark Wilson is the Partick Thistle first-team manager, aged 41. Alex Rae is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Partick Thistle?
Kenny Arthur coaches the Partick Thistle first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Partick Thistle's head physio?
Robin Dicke is head physio at Partick Thistle.
Who is Partick Thistle's chief scout?
Lee Turnbull is chief scout at Partick Thistle.
How many backroom staff do Partick Thistle have?
We hold the names of 24 people on Partick Thistle's staff for 2025/26: 5 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 7 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the joint 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 459th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Partick Thistle pays its squad, see Partick Thistle 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.