Kilmarnock backroom staff
We hold the names of 23 people on Kilmarnock's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Neil McCann manages the first team, with Billy Dodds as assistant manager. Kilmarnock's is the joint 7th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil McCann | Manager | First team | 50 | Scotland |  |
| Kris Doolan | Manager | Under-19s | 38 | Scotland | Partick Thistle |
| Billy Dodds | Assistant manager | First team | 56 | Scotland |  |
| Craig Clark | Coach | First team | 39 | Scotland | - |
| Ryan McCann | Coach | Under-19s | 43 | Scotland | Partick Thistle |
| Fraser Stewart | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 36 | Scotland | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Goodwin | Head physio | Club-wide | 37 | Scotland |  |
| Jordan Templeton | Physio | First team | 23 | Scotland | - |
| Alannah MacPherson | Physio | Under-19s | 28 | - | - |
| Jake Simpson | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 34 | England | |
| John Cox | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 25 | Scotland |  |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Morrow | Chief scout | Club-wide | 40 | Northern Ireland |  |
| Brian Smith | Scout | Club-wide | 65 | Scotland | - |
| Maurice Coll | Scout | Club-wide | 57 | Scotland | - |
| Sam Tee | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | England | - |
| Graeme McArthur | Performance analyst | First team | 37 | Scotland |  |
| Lee Thomson | Performance analyst | Under-19s | 31 | Scotland | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Di Giacomo | Head of youth development | 43 | Scotland |
Owners and directors
Who owns Kilmarnock and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Scottish Premiership club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Kilmarnock's list is the joint 7th longest of the 12, against a median of 24 across the division. Celtic names the most, 39. St Mirren names the fewest, 18.
Kilmarnock against the Scottish Premiership, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | KILMARNOCK | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 6 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 5 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Football management | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 5 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Kilmarnock's, in every league
Kilmarnock's 23 names make the joint 483rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 483 |  | Scottish Championship | 23 |
| 483 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 23 |
| 483 | Fakel Voronezh | Russian Premier League | 23 |
| 483 | FC Halifax Town | National League | 23 |
| 483 | FK Pardubice | Czech First League | 23 |
| 483 |  | National League | 23 |
| 483 | GKS Katowice | Ekstraklasa | 23 |
| 483 |  | Ligue 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | Süper Lig | 23 |
| 483 | | Scottish Premiership | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
| 483 |  | Women's Super League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Division 1 Féminine | 23 |
| 483 |  | Major League Soccer | 23 |
| 483 | Radomiak Radom | Ekstraklasa | 23 |
| 483 |  | La Liga | 23 |
| 483 | Royal Football Club de Liège | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 23 |
| 483 |  | Scottish Premiership | 23 |
| 483 |  | League One | 23 |
Where Kilmarnock's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 20 staff whose nationality we hold
Scotland supplies 17 of the 20, 85%. The median age is 39. The oldest is Cathy Jamieson, director, at 68, and the youngest Jordan Templeton, physio, at 23. 9 members of staff came from another club, most often Carlisle United (2).
Where Kilmarnock's former staff work now
On Kilmarnock's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 16 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Derek McInnes | Manager | |
| Alan Archibald | Assistant manager | |
| Andy Millen | Assistant manager |  |
| Paul Sheerin | Assistant manager | |
| Tony Docherty | Assistant manager | |
| Chris Burke | Assistant manager |  |
| Alex Dyer | Coach | Bromley |
| Peter Leven | Coach | |
| Colin Doyle | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Marco Garofalo | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Alan White | Physio |  |
| Euan Donaldson | Head of sports science | |
| Gary Piggott | Chief scout | |
| Jonathan Paterson | Scout | |
| James Fowler | Head of youth development |  |
| Paul McDonald | Head of youth development | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kilmarnock's manager?
Neil McCann is the Kilmarnock first-team manager, aged 50. Billy Dodds is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Kilmarnock?
Fraser Stewart coaches the Kilmarnock first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Kilmarnock's head physio?
Ross Goodwin is head physio at Kilmarnock.
Who is Kilmarnock's chief scout?
Sam Morrow is chief scout at Kilmarnock.
How many backroom staff do Kilmarnock have?
We hold the names of 23 people on Kilmarnock's staff for 2025/26: 6 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 5 owners and directors. That is the joint 7th 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 483rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Kilmarnock pays its squad, see Kilmarnock 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.