Liverpool Women backroom staff
We hold the names of 20 people on Liverpool Women's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Gareth Taylor manages the first team, with Amber Whiteley and Chad Gribble as assistant managers. Liverpool Women's is the joint 8th 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Taylor | Manager | First team | 52 | Wales |  |
| Amber Whiteley | Assistant manager | First team | 40 | - | - |
| Chad Gribble | Assistant manager | First team | 35 | England |  |
| Niamh Russell | Coach | Under-21s | 38 | - | - |
| Andrew Lonergan | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 41 | England | - |
| Colm Smith | Fitness coach | First team | 36 | Ireland | - |
| Charlie Hignett | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 40 | - | - |
| Rachel Thomson | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 42 | - | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Woodhouse | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 47 | - |
| Hina Chauhan | Head physio | Club-wide | 38 | - |
| Ally Hadjiminas | Physio | First team | 48 | - |
| Chris Underwood | Physio | First team | 41 | England |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Clarkson | Chief scout | Club-wide | 38 | England |  |
| Jordan Kevan | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 31 | England |  |
| Marcus Wilkinson | Performance analyst | First team | 43 | England |  |
| Noah Sansbury | Performance analyst | First team | 26 | England | - |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niamh Fahey | Technical director | 37 | - |
| Simon O'Neill | Head of youth development | 46 | England |
Owners and directors
Who owns Liverpool Women and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy O'Boyle | Managing director | 42 | Northern Ireland | |
| Heather Carroll | Managing director | 43 | - | - |
Backroom staff at every Women's Super League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Liverpool Women's list is the joint 8th longest of the 12, against a median of 21 across the division. Arsenal Women names the most, 33. Leicester City Women names the fewest, 16.
Liverpool 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 | LIVERPOOL WOMEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 4 | 6 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 4 | 5 | 10 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 3 | 4 | London City Lionesses Women |
Backrooms the size of Liverpool Women's, in every league
Liverpool Women's 20 names make the joint 568th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 568 | Dundee United | Scottish Premiership | 20 |
| 568 |  | League Two | 20 |
| 568 |  | - | 20 |
| 568 | FK Haugesund | Eliteserien | 20 |
| 568 |  | Superleague Greece | 20 |
| 568 | Gotham FC Women | NWSL | 20 |
| 568 | Hamarkameratene | Eliteserien | 20 |
| 568 |  | National League | 20 |
| 568 |  | La Liga 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | La Liga 2 | 20 |
| 568 | | Women's Super League | 20 |
| 568 |  | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | Scottish Premiership | 20 |
| 568 |  | Major League Soccer | 20 |
| 568 |  | League One | 20 |
| 568 | Qingdao Hainiu | Chinese Super League | 20 |
| 568 | Royal Francs Borains | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 20 |
| 568 | Royal Olympic Club Charleroi | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 20 |
| 568 |  | Ligue 2 | 20 |
| 568 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 20 |
| 568 |  | Major League Soccer | 20 |
Where Liverpool Women's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 11 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 8 of the 11, 73%. The median age is 41. The oldest is Gareth Taylor, manager, at 52, and the youngest Noah Sansbury, performance analyst, at 26. 6 members of staff came from another club.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Liverpool Women's manager?
Gareth Taylor is the Liverpool Women first-team manager, aged 52. Amber Whiteley and Chad Gribble are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Liverpool Women?
Andrew Lonergan coaches the Liverpool Women first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Liverpool Women's head physio?
Hina Chauhan is head physio at Liverpool Women.
Who is Liverpool Women's chief scout?
Rob Clarkson is chief scout at Liverpool Women.
Who is Liverpool Women's technical director?
Niamh Fahey is technical director at Liverpool Women.
How many backroom staff do Liverpool Women have?
We hold the names of 20 people on Liverpool Women's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 4 in medical and sports science, 4 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the joint 8th 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 568th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Liverpool Women pays its squad, see Liverpool Women player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Gareth Taylor. 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.