St Mirren backroom staff
We hold the names of 18 people on St Mirren's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. St Mirren'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, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Kelly | Manager | Under-19s | 27 | Scotland |
| Scott Galloway | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | Scotland |
| Jamie Langfield | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Scotland |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Docherty | Head physio | Club-wide | 65 | Scotland |  |
| Elizabeth Martin | Physio | Under-19s | 24 | - | - |
| Gary McColl | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 38 | Scotland |  |
| Max Snedden | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 22 | Scotland | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Park | Chief scout | 67 | Scotland |  |
| Ross Horsburgh | Head performance analyst | 41 | Scotland | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan McManus | Head of youth development | 50 | Scotland |
| Craig McLeish | Loan manager | 35 | Scotland |
Owners and directors
Who owns St Mirren and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Needham | Chair | 64 | Scotland | - |
| Keith Lasley | Managing director | 45 | Scotland |  |
| Dougie Falconer | Director | 53 | Scotland | - |
| Gary Peebles | Director | 58 | Scotland | - |
| Ian Beattie | Director | 58 | Scotland | - |
| Jim Irvine | Director | 65 | Scotland | - |
| Paul McNeill | Director | 51 | Scotland | - |
Backroom staff at every Scottish Premiership club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
St Mirren's list is the joint 11th longest of the 12, against a median of 24 across the division. Celtic names the most, 39.
St Mirren against the Scottish Premiership, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ST MIRREN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 3 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 5 | 8 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| Football management | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 6 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of St Mirren's, in every league
St Mirren's 18 names make the joint 619th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 619 |  | National League | 18 |
| 619 | | Scottish Premiership | 18 |
| 619 | St. Louis CITY SC | Major League Soccer | 18 |
| 619 |  | League Two | 18 |
| 619 |  | - | 18 |
| 619 |  | Liga MX | 18 |
| 646 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 17 |
| 646 |  | Saudi Pro League | 17 |
| 646 | Adelaide United | A-League | 17 |
| 646 | AE Kifisias | Superleague Greece | 17 |
| 646 | Al-Khaleej FC | Saudi Pro League | 17 |
| 646 |  | - | 17 |
Where St Mirren's former staff work now
On St Mirren's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 21 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Goodwin | Manager | Dundee United |
| Stephen Robinson | Manager | |
| Brian Kerr | Assistant manager | |
| Diarmuid O'Carroll | Assistant manager | AC Sparta Praha |
| Lee Sharp | Assistant manager | Dundee United |
| Pål Fjelde | Set-piece coach |  |
| Craig Samson | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Aaron Gilfillan | Fitness coach | |
| Gavin Lee | Head physio |  |
| Ross McLellan | Sports scientist |  |
| David Hartley | Sports scientist | |
| Gary Piggott | Chief scout | |
| Martin Foyle | Chief scout |  |
| Graeme Ellis | Scout | |
| Jack Ross | Scout | |
| Euan Fotheringham | Performance analyst |  |
| Andy Webster | Head of youth development | |
| David Clarkson | Head of youth development | |
| James Fowler | Head of youth development | |
| Gus MacPherson | Director |  |
| Martin Christie | Director | Stenhousemuir |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the goalkeeping coach at St Mirren?
Jamie Langfield coaches the St Mirren first-team goalkeepers.
Who is St Mirren's head physio?
Gerry Docherty is head physio at St Mirren.
Who is St Mirren's chief scout?
John Park is chief scout at St Mirren.
How many backroom staff do St Mirren have?
We hold the names of 18 people on St Mirren's staff for 2025/26: 3 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 7 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 St Mirren pays its squad, see St Mirren 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.