Aberdeen backroom staff
We hold the names of 35 people on Aberdeen's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Stephen Robinson manages the first team, with Brian Kerr and Tony Docherty as assistant managers. Aberdeen's is the 3rd longest staff list of the 12 Scottish Premiership clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Robinson | Manager | First team | 50 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Stuart Duff | Manager | Under-19s | 43 | Scotland | - |
| Brian Kerr | Assistant manager | First team | 43 | Scotland | |
| Tony Docherty | Assistant manager | First team | 54 | Scotland |  |
| Ian Burchnall | Coach | First team | 42 | England |  |
| Peter Leven | Coach | First team | 41 | Scotland | FC Orenburg before that Kilmarnock |
| Mark Slater | Coach | Under-19s | 46 | Scotland | - |
| Craig Hinchliffe | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 53 | Scotland |  |
| Kevin Stewart | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 45 | Scotland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Nolan | Head physio | Club-wide | 42 | Ireland |  |
| Charlotte Clarke | Physio | First team | 25 | - | - |
| Beth Walker | Physio | Under-19s | 26 | Scotland | - |
| Graham Kirk | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 41 | Scotland | - |
| Jake Griffiths | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 25 | England |  |
| Ryan Martin | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 23 | Scotland | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Mowbray | Chief scout | Club-wide | 47 | England |  |
| Erik Edman | Scout | Club-wide | 46 | Sweden | - |
| Gareth Elder | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | Northern Ireland | - |
| Graeme Ellis | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | Scotland | |
| Ross Clarkson | Scout | Club-wide | 37 | Scotland |  |
| Marc Rochon | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 40 | Scotland |  |
| Finlay Murray | Performance analyst | First team | 21 | Scotland | - |
| Kerr Innes | Performance analyst | First team | 22 | Scotland | - |
| Kevin Symon | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Scotland |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Glennie | Head of youth development | 50 | Scotland |
Owners and directors
Who owns Aberdeen and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cormack | Chair | 66 | Scotland | - |
| Alan Burrows | Managing director | 42 | Scotland | |
| David Lawrie | Director | 60 | Scotland | - |
| Dimitrios Efstathiou | Director | 46 | United States | - |
| Kevin MacIver | Director | 56 | Scotland | - |
| Lutz Pfannenstiel | Director | 52 | Germany | St. Louis CITY SC before that Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Stewart Milne | Director | 74 | Scotland | - |
| Tom Crotty | Director | 67 | United States | - |
| Willie Garner | Director | 69 | Scotland | - |
| Zoe Ogilvie | Director | 57 | - | - |
Backroom staff at every Scottish Premiership club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Aberdeen's list is the 3rd longest of the 12, against a median of 24 across the division. Celtic names the most, 39. St Mirren names the fewest, 18.
Aberdeen against the Scottish Premiership, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ABERDEEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 8 | 11 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 5 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 9 | 6 | 14 | |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Aberdeen's, in every league
Aberdeen's 35 names make the joint 242nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 225 |  | Premier League | 36 |
| 225 |  | Liga MX | 36 |
| 225 | | Scottish Premiership | 36 |
| 225 |  | League One | 36 |
| 225 | N.E.C. Nijmegen | Eredivisie | 36 |
| 225 |  | La Liga | 36 |
| 225 | Red Star FC | Ligue 2 | 36 |
| 225 |  | La Liga | 36 |
| 225 |  | Süper Lig | 36 |
| 225 |  | Bundesliga | 36 |
| 242 | | Scottish Premiership | 35 |
| 242 |  | Super Liga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Ligue 1 | 35 |
| 242 |  | J1 League | 35 |
| 242 | NK Slaven Belupo | Croatian First League | 35 |
| 242 |  | League One | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Primeira Liga | 35 |
| 242 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 35 |
| 242 |  | Danish Superliga | 35 |
Where Aberdeen's staff come from
7 nationalities across the 33 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 23 of the 33, 70%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Stewart Milne, director, at 74, and the youngest Finlay Murray, performance analyst, at 21. 15 members of staff came from another club, most often St Mirren (3).
Where Aberdeen's former staff work now
On Aberdeen's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Derek McInnes | Manager | |
| Jim Goodwin | Manager | Dundee United |
| Lee Sharp | Assistant manager | Dundee United |
| Paul Sheerin | Assistant manager | |
| Steve Agnew | Coach |  |
| Craig Samson | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Gordon Marshall | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Craig Robertson | Scout |  |
| Ronnie Jepson | Scout | |
| Lee Scott | Recruitment analyst | |
| Blair Wighton | Performance analyst | |
| Graeme McArthur | Performance analyst |  |
| Jordi Rams | Performance analyst |  |
| Marta Rams Aragay | Performance analyst | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Aberdeen's manager?
Stephen Robinson is the Aberdeen first-team manager, aged 50. Brian Kerr and Tony Docherty are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Aberdeen?
Craig Hinchliffe coaches the Aberdeen first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Aberdeen's head physio?
Willie Nolan is head physio at Aberdeen.
Who is Aberdeen's chief scout?
Darren Mowbray is chief scout at Aberdeen.
How many backroom staff do Aberdeen have?
We hold the names of 35 people on Aberdeen's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 9 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 10 owners and directors. That is the 3rd longest list of the 12 Scottish Premiership clubs we hold, against a median of 24. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 242nd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Aberdeen pays its squad, see Aberdeen player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Scottish Premiership wages.