Dundee backroom staff
We hold the names of 18 people on Dundee's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Steven Pressley manages the first team, with Barry Nicholson as assistant manager. Dundee's is the joint 11th 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, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Pressley | Manager | First team | 51 | Scotland |  |
| Scott Robertson | Manager | Under-19s | 40 | Scotland |  |
| Barry Nicholson | Assistant manager | First team | 46 | Scotland |  |
| Scott Paterson | Coach | First team | 53 | Scotland | Dundee United before that Partick Thistle |
| Glen Johnson | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 39 | England | Queen's Park before that Gillingham and Boreham Wood |
| Scott Teister | Fitness coach | First team | 29 | Scotland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Smith | Head physio | Club-wide | 31 | Scotland | - |
| David Smith | Physio | First team | 29 | England |  |
| Alex Webb | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 27 | Scotland |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Piggott | Chief scout | Club-wide | 37 | Scotland |  |
| Billy Kirkwood | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 66 | Scotland |  |
| Neil Paylor | Performance analyst | First team | 31 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Strachan | Technical director | 68 | Scotland | - |
| Stephen Wright | Head of youth development | 53 | Scotland |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns Dundee and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Keyes | Chair | 56 | United States | - |
| John Nelms | Managing director | 54 | United States | - |
| Bob Hynd | Director | 71 | Scotland | - |
| David Longwell | Director | 50 | Scotland |  |
Backroom staff at every Scottish Premiership club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Dundee's list is the joint 11th longest of the 12, against a median of 24 across the division. Celtic names the most, 39.
Dundee against the Scottish Premiership, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | DUNDEE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 5 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Dundee's, in every league
Dundee's 18 names make the joint 619th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 619 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 18 |
| 619 |  | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 | Akron Togliatti | Russian Premier League | 18 |
| 619 | Al-Hazem Saudi Club | Saudi Pro League | 18 |
| 619 |  | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 |  | Major League Soccer | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
| 619 |  | Indian Super League | 18 |
| 619 | Club Deportivo Riestra | Super Liga | 18 |
| 619 | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | La Liga 2 | 18 |
| 619 | | Scottish Premiership | 18 |
| 619 | FC Zlín | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | FK Dukla Praha | Czech First League | 18 |
| 619 | GS Iraklis Salonika | Superleague Greece | 18 |
| 619 | HNK Vukovar 1991 | Croatian First League | 18 |
| 619 | Le Mans FC | Ligue 1 | 18 |
| 619 |  | League Two | 18 |
| 619 |  | Ligue 2 | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
| 619 |  | League Two | 18 |
| 619 |  | Chinese Super League | 18 |
Where Dundee's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 18 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 14 of the 18, 78%. The median age is 48. The oldest is Bob Hynd, director, at 71, and the youngest Alex Webb, head of sports science, at 27. 12 members of staff came from another club.
Where Dundee's former staff work now
On Dundee's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Bowyer | Manager |  |
| Neil McCann | Manager | |
| Grégory Vignal | Manager |  |
| Tony Docherty | Assistant manager | |
| Alan Combe | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Gerry Docherty | Head physio |  |
| Kevin Milne | Physio | Dundee United |
| Mac Kenney | Head of sports science | |
| Matty Castle | Head performance analyst | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Dundee's manager?
Steven Pressley is the Dundee first-team manager, aged 51. Barry Nicholson is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Dundee?
Glen Johnson coaches the Dundee first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Dundee's head physio?
Bruce Smith is head physio at Dundee.
Who is Dundee's chief scout?
Gary Piggott is chief scout at Dundee.
Who is Dundee's technical director?
Gordon Strachan is technical director at Dundee.
How many backroom staff do Dundee have?
We hold the names of 18 people on Dundee's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 3 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 4 owners and directors. That is the joint 11th 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 619th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Dundee pays its squad, see Dundee 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.