Celtic backroom staff
We hold the names of 39 people on Celtic's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Martin O'Neill manages the first team, with Shaun Maloney as assistant manager. Celtic's is the 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, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin O'Neill | Manager | First team | 73 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Adam Asghar | Manager | Under-19s | 30 | Scotland |  |
| Shaun Maloney | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | Scotland |  |
| Gavin Strachan | Coach | First team | 46 | Scotland |  |
| Mark Fotheringham | Coach | First team | 41 | Scotland | - |
| Stephen McManus | Coach | First team | 42 | Scotland |  |
| Stevie Hammell | Coach | Under-19s | 43 | Scotland | |
| Jonny Hayes | Coach | Reserves | 38 | Ireland | - |
| Stevie Woods | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 55 | Scotland | - |
| Colin Meldrum | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 49 | Scotland | - |
| Michael McGovern | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 41 | Northern Ireland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Williamson | Head physio | Club-wide | 54 | Scotland | - |
| David Minihane | Physio | First team | 30 | Ireland |  |
| Andy Boles | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 37 | Scotland | |
| William Currie | Sports scientist | First team | 30 | Scotland | - |
| David Hartley | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 37 | England |  |
| Jack Holroyd | Sports scientist | Reserves | 33 | England |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 14 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Strachan | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | Scotland | - |
| David Pleat | Scout | Club-wide | 80 | England | - |
| James Bell-Walker | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | England |  |
| Lee McCafferty | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | Scotland |  |
| Mark Cooper | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Scotland | - |
| Neil Moran | Scout | Club-wide | 44 | England | - |
| Steve Watson | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | England | - |
| Tosh McKinlay | Scout | Club-wide | 60 | Scotland | - |
| Alex Lawrence | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | Scotland | - |
| Antoine Ortega | Performance analyst | First team | 34 | France | - |
| Greg Wallace | Performance analyst | First team | 32 | Scotland | - |
| Michael Gallacher | Performance analyst | First team | 29 | Scotland | - |
| Peter Houston | Performance analyst | First team | 66 | Scotland |  |
| Ross Mitchell | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Scotland | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris McCart | Head of youth development | 58 | Scotland |
Owners and directors
Who owns Celtic and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dermot Desmond | Owner | 74 | Ireland |
| Michael Nicholson | Managing director | 49 | Scotland |
| Brian Rose | Director | 55 | Scotland |
| Brian Wilson | Director | 76 | Scotland |
| Chris McKay | Director | 49 | Scotland |
| Sharon Brown | Director | 56 | - |
| Tom Allison | Director | 77 | Scotland |
Backroom staff at every Scottish Premiership club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Celtic's list is the longest of the 12, against a median of 24 across the division. St Mirren names the fewest, 18.
Celtic against the Scottish Premiership, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | CELTIC | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
| Medical and sports science | 6 | 5 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 14 | 6 | 14 | |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Celtic's, in every league
Celtic's 39 names make the joint 189th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | Club Football Estrela da Amadora | Primeira Liga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Danish Superliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Belgian Pro League | 40 |
| 174 |  | J1 League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Russian Premier League | 40 |
| 174 | SK Slavia Praha | Czech First League | 40 |
| 174 |  | Bundesliga | 40 |
| 174 |  | La Liga 2 | 40 |
| 189 |  | Superleague Greece | 39 |
| 189 | | Scottish Premiership | 39 |
| 189 |  | La Liga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Süper Lig | 39 |
| 189 | KVC Westerlo | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 |  | Belgian Pro League | 39 |
| 189 |  | Danish Superliga | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 189 |  | J1 League | 39 |
| 189 |  | - | 39 |
| 189 |  | Championship | 39 |
| 200 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 38 |
Where Celtic's staff come from
5 nationalities across the 38 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 26 of the 38, 68%. The median age is 43. The oldest is David Pleat, scout, at 80, and the youngest Ross Mitchell, performance analyst, at 28. 13 members of staff came from another club, most often Motherwell (3).
Where Celtic's former staff work now
On Celtic's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 23 people
Frequently asked questions
Who is Celtic's manager?
Martin O'Neill is the Celtic first-team manager, aged 73. Shaun Maloney is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Celtic?
Stevie Woods coaches the Celtic first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Celtic's head physio?
Tim Williamson is head physio at Celtic.
How many backroom staff do Celtic have?
We hold the names of 39 people on Celtic's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 6 in medical and sports science, 14 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 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 189th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Celtic pays its squad, see Celtic player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Martin O'Neill. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Scottish Premiership wages.