Dundee United backroom staff
We hold the names of 20 people on Dundee United's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Jim Goodwin manages the first team, with Lee Sharp as assistant manager. Dundee United's is the joint 9th 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Goodwin | Manager | First team | 43 | Ireland |  |
| Alec Cleland | Manager | Under-19s | 54 | Scotland |  |
| Lee Sharp | Assistant manager | First team | 50 | Scotland | |
| David Bowman | Coach | First team | 61 | Scotland | - |
| Andy Payne | Coach | Under-19s | 37 | Scotland | - |
| Paul Dixon | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | Scotland | - |
| Paul Mathers | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 55 | Scotland | |
| Allan Gartshore | Fitness coach | First team | 50 | Scotland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Nicoll | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 54 | Scotland | - |
| Tommy Scanlon | Head physio | Club-wide | 39 | Ireland |  |
| Kevin Milne | Physio | First team | 34 | Scotland |  |
| Andrew Errington | Physio | Under-19s | 26 | Scotland | - |
| Ewan Anderson | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 30 | Scotland | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Goodwin | Chief scout | 27 | Scotland |  |
| Aidan Croll | Head performance analyst | 26 | Scotland | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Allison | Head of youth development | 45 | Scotland | Partick Thistle |
| Brian Grant | Loan manager | 61 | Scotland | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Dundee United and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Scottish Premiership club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Dundee United's list is the joint 9th longest of the 12, against a median of 24 across the division. Celtic names the most, 39. St Mirren names the fewest, 18.
Dundee United against the Scottish Premiership, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | DUNDEE UNITED | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 5 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
Backrooms the size of Dundee United's, in every league
Dundee United's 20 names make the joint 568th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 538 |  | Major League Soccer | 21 |
| 538 | Viking FK | Eliteserien | 21 |
| 538 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | A-League | 21 |
| 568 |  | Ligue 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | - | 20 |
| 568 |  | La Liga 2 | 20 |
| 568 | Charlotte Football Club | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | League Two | 20 |
| 568 | Club Atlético Barracas Central | Super Liga | 20 |
| 568 |  | Super Liga | 20 |
| 568 | Dundee United | Scottish Premiership | 20 |
| 568 |  | League Two | 20 |
| 568 |  | - | 20 |
| 568 | FK Haugesund | Eliteserien | 20 |
| 568 |  | Superleague Greece | 20 |
| 568 | Gotham FC Women | NWSL | 20 |
| 568 | Hamarkameratene | Eliteserien | 20 |
| 568 |  | National League | 20 |
| 568 |  | La Liga 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | La Liga 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | Women's Super League | 20 |
Where Dundee United's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 20 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 16 of the 20, 80%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Jimmy Fyffe, director, at 75, and the youngest Aidan Croll, head performance analyst, at 26. 8 members of staff came from another club, most often Aberdeen (2).
Where Dundee United's former staff work now
On Dundee United's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Micky Mellon | Manager |  |
| Adam Asghar | Manager | |
| Thomas Courts | Manager |  |
| Gordon Forrest | Assistant manager | Shenzhen Peng City |
| Stephen Frail | Assistant manager |  |
| Ryan Moon | Assistant manager |  |
| Robbie Neilson | Coach | Lommel SK |
| Scott Paterson | Coach | |
| Laurie Ellis | Coach | |
| Craig Hinchliffe | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Neil Alexander | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Tony Caig | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Kyler Burns | Head of sports science |  |
| Chris McKean | Scout |  |
| Lee Scott | Recruitment analyst |  |
| Liam Ross | Performance analyst | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Dundee United's manager?
Jim Goodwin is the Dundee United first-team manager, aged 43. Lee Sharp is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Dundee United?
Paul Mathers coaches the Dundee United first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Dundee United's head physio?
Tommy Scanlon is head physio at Dundee United.
Who is Dundee United's chief scout?
Ross Goodwin is chief scout at Dundee United.
How many backroom staff do Dundee United have?
We hold the names of 20 people on Dundee United's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the joint 9th 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 568th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Dundee United pays its squad, see Dundee United 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.