Arsenal Women backroom staff
We hold the names of 33 people on Arsenal Women's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Renée Slegers manages the first team, with Aaron D'Antino as assistant manager. Arsenal Women's is the longest staff list of the 12 Women's Super League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renée Slegers | Manager | First team | 36 | - | - |
| Elliot Allum | Manager | Under-21s | 29 | England | Boreham Wood |
| Aaron D'Antino | Assistant manager | First team | 38 | Australia | Melbourne Victory Football Club |
| David Pipe | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 46 | England | - |
| Kelly Smith | Coach | First team | 46 | - | - |
| Chris Bradley | Set-piece coach | First team | 52 | Australia | - |
| Seb Barton | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Amy Shaw | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | - | - |
| Jack Clover | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | England | - |
| Paudie Roche | Fitness coach | First team | 44 | Ireland | |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Ogunsanya | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 35 | England | - |
| Rose Glenndinning | Head physio | Club-wide | 34 | - | - |
| Emma Saunders | Physio | First team | 33 | - | - |
| Outhman Serbout | Physio | First team | 34 | England |  |
| Alyieana Rahim | Physio | Under-21s | 46 | - | - |
| Ellie Woolhead | Physio | Under-21s | 40 | - | - |
| Isiah Goddard-Joseph | Physio | Under-21s | 24 | England | - |
| Gary Lewin | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 61 | England |  |
| Fran Silver | Sports scientist | First team | 46 | England | - |
| Taylor Olive | Sports scientist | First team | 45 | - | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Murphy | Chief scout | Club-wide | 40 | Scotland | - |
| George Petch | Scout | Club-wide | 35 | England | - |
| Jack Ellaby | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | England | - |
| Kieran Fox | Scout | Club-wide | 40 | England | - |
| Amrit Bains | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 23 | England | - |
| Joe Dyson-Hawkes | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 39 | - | - |
| Sam Booth | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 49 | England | - |
| James Lee | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 36 | England |  |
| Melissa Phillips | Performance analyst | First team | 37 | - | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Honeyman | Head of youth development | 45 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Arsenal Women and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every Women's Super League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Arsenal Women's list is the longest of the 12, against a median of 21 across the division. Leicester City Women names the fewest, 16.
Arsenal Women against the Women's Super League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ARSENAL WOMEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 10 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 9 | 5 | 10 | |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 3 | 4 | London City Lionesses Women |
Backrooms the size of Arsenal Women's, in every league
Arsenal Women's 33 names make the joint 278th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 254 |  | La Liga 2 | 34 |
| 254 |  | Eredivisie | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 254 |  | - | 34 |
| 254 |  | Danish Superliga | 34 |
| 254 |  | League One | 34 |
| 254 |  | Eredivisie | 34 |
| 254 |  | Ekstraklasa | 34 |
| 278 |  | Bundesliga | 33 |
| 278 |  | Saudi Pro League | 33 |
| 278 | | Women's Super League | 33 |
| 278 | FC Baník Ostrava | Czech First League | 33 |
| 278 | HNK Rijeka | Croatian First League | 33 |
| 278 |  | J1 League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Rosenborg BK | Eliteserien | 33 |
| 278 |  | Belgian Pro League | 33 |
| 278 |  | Championship | 33 |
| 278 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 33 |
Where Arsenal Women's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 21 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 17 of the 21, 81%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Gary Lewin, head of sports science, at 61, and the youngest Amrit Bains, recruitment analyst, at 23. 7 members of staff came from another club.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Arsenal Women's manager?
Renée Slegers is the Arsenal Women first-team manager, aged 36. Aaron D'Antino is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Arsenal Women?
Seb Barton coaches the Arsenal Women first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Arsenal Women's head physio?
Rose Glenndinning is head physio at Arsenal Women.
Who is Arsenal Women's chief scout?
Kevin Murphy is chief scout at Arsenal Women.
How many backroom staff do Arsenal Women have?
We hold the names of 33 people on Arsenal Women's staff for 2025/26: 10 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 9 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the longest list of the 12 Women's Super League clubs we hold, against a median of 21. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 278th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Arsenal Women pays its squad, see Arsenal Women player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Renée Slegers. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Women's Super League wages.