Heart Of Midlothian backroom staff
We hold the names of 36 people on Heart Of Midlothian's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Derek McInnes manages the first team, with Alan Archibald and Paul Sheerin as assistant managers. Heart Of Midlothian's is the 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek McInnes | Manager | First team | 54 | Scotland |  |
| David McNeil | Manager | Under-19s | 31 | Scotland | - |
| Angus Beith | Manager | Reserves | 29 | Scotland | - |
| Alan Archibald | Assistant manager | First team | 47 | Scotland | |
| Paul Sheerin | Assistant manager | First team | 50 | Scotland | |
| Lee Wallace | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 37 | Scotland | - |
| Laurie Ellis | Coach | Under-19s | 45 | Scotland | Queen's Park before that Dundee United |
| Ryan Brady | Coach | Under-19s | 33 | Scotland | Falkirk |
| Ross Grant | Set-piece coach | First team | 33 | Scotland | - |
| Paul Gallacher | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Scotland | - |
| Ross Ballantyne | Goalkeeping coach | Reserves | 43 | Scotland |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Campbell | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 45 | Scotland |  |
| Joel Cliffe | Head physio | Club-wide | 33 | England |  |
| Claire Rankin | Physio | First team | 33 | - | - |
| Ellis Dalgliesh | Physio | Under-19s | 26 | - |  |
| Ross Grady | Physio | Under-19s | 40 | Scotland | Falkirk |
| Michael Williams | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 36 | Scotland | - |
| Jack Ferguson | Sports scientist | Reserves | 29 | Scotland | - |
| Joseph Hughes | Sports scientist | Reserves | 25 | Scotland | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lancefield | Chief scout | Club-wide | 31 | England |  |
| Tam Cook | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | Scotland | - |
| Declan McKean | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 26 | Scotland |  |
| Robert McCunn | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 35 | Scotland | - |
| Euan Blondin | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Scotland |  |
| Claire Ludlam | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 25 | - |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Webster | Head of youth development | 43 | Scotland |  |
| Shelley Kerr | Loan manager | 55 | - | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns Heart Of Midlothian and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calum Paterson | Chair | 62 | Scotland |
| Andrew McKinlay | Managing director | 52 | Scotland |
| Claire Hammond | Director | 51 | - |
| Euan Forbes | Director | 38 | Scotland |
| Gerry Mallon | Director | 55 | Northern Ireland |
| Graeme Jones | Director | 42 | Scotland |
| James Anderson | Director | 64 | Scotland |
| James Franks | Director | 51 | England |
| Ralph Findlay | Director | 63 | Scotland |
Backroom staff at every Scottish Premiership club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Heart Of Midlothian's list is the 2nd longest of the 12, against a median of 24 across the division. Celtic names the most, 39. St Mirren names the fewest, 18.
Heart Of Midlothian against the Scottish Premiership, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 11 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 8 | 5 | 8 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 9 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Heart Of Midlothian's, in every league
Heart Of Midlothian's 36 names make the joint 225th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 212 |  | La Liga 2 | 37 |
| 225 |  | Saudi Pro League | 36 |
| 225 |  | Süper Lig | 36 |
| 225 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 36 |
| 225 |  | Ligue 2 | 36 |
| 225 |  | - | 36 |
| 225 |  | Super Liga | 36 |
| 225 |  | Super Liga | 36 |
| 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 |
Where Heart Of Midlothian's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 31 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 27 of the 31, 87%. The median age is 41. The oldest is James Anderson, director, at 64, and the youngest Claire Ludlam, performance analyst, at 25. 15 members of staff came from another club, most often Kilmarnock (3).
Where Heart Of Midlothian's former staff work now
On Heart Of Midlothian's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Naysmith | Manager | Stenhousemuir |
| Ian Cathro | Manager | Estoril Praia Futebol |
| John McLaughlan | Manager |  |
| Dale Tonge | Assistant manager |  |
| Frankie McAvoy | Assistant manager |  |
| Gordon Forrest | Assistant manager | Shenzhen Peng City |
| Robbie Neilson | Coach | Lommel SK |
| Austin MacPhee | Set-piece coach |  |
| Jack Wilson | Set-piece coach | AC Sparta Praha |
| Craig Maitland | Head physio | Stenhousemuir |
| Karen Gibson | Head physio | |
| Tom Taylor | Sports scientist |  |
| Joseph Harvey | Chief scout |  |
| Alex Threapleton | Recruitment analyst |  |
| Declan Tobin | Performance analyst | Queen's Park |
| Jake Sheard | Performance analyst |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Heart Of Midlothian's manager?
Derek McInnes is the Heart Of Midlothian first-team manager, aged 54. Alan Archibald and Paul Sheerin are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Heart Of Midlothian?
Paul Gallacher coaches the Heart Of Midlothian first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Heart Of Midlothian's head physio?
Joel Cliffe is head physio at Heart Of Midlothian.
Who is Heart Of Midlothian's chief scout?
William Lancefield is chief scout at Heart Of Midlothian.
How many backroom staff do Heart Of Midlothian have?
We hold the names of 36 people on Heart Of Midlothian's staff for 2025/26: 11 in coaching, 8 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 9 owners and directors. That is the 2nd 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 225th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Heart Of Midlothian pays its squad, see Heart Of Midlothian 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.