West Ham United Women backroom staff
We hold the names of 20 people on West Ham United Women's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Rita Guarino manages the first team, with Steve Kirby as assistant manager. West Ham United 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, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Guarino | Manager | First team | 54 | - | - |
| Steve Kirby | Assistant manager | First team | 42 | England |  |
| Chris Pipe | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 39 | England | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Clarke-Irons | Physio | First team | 36 | England |
| Roisin Durkin | Physio | First team | 27 | - |
| Richard Collinge | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 48 | England |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Higgins | Chief scout | Club-wide | 43 | England | - |
| Alan McMaster | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Scotland | - |
| Ashwin Ballal | Scout | Club-wide | 25 | India | - |
| David Straughair | Scout | Club-wide | 43 | England | - |
| Karl Craven | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | England | - |
| Reece Cotton | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | England | - |
| Ryan Brown | Scout | Club-wide | 31 | England | - |
| João Panão | Performance analyst | First team | 30 | Portugal |  |
| Max Robertson | Performance analyst | First team | 42 | England | - |
| Nicholas Wain | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | England |  |
Owners and directors
Who owns West Ham United 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
West Ham United 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.
West Ham United 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 | WEST HAM UNITED WOMEN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 3 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 3 | 6 | 10 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 10 | 5 | 10 | |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Owners and directors | 4 | 3 | 4 | London City Lionesses Women |
Backrooms the size of West Ham United Women's, in every league
West Ham United Women's 20 names make the joint 568th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 568 | | Women's Super League | 20 |
| 597 | A.D. Ceuta F.C. | La Liga 2 | 19 |
| 597 |  | Superleague Greece | 19 |
| 597 |  | Saudi Pro League | 19 |
| 597 | Altrincham | National League | 19 |
| 597 | Bohemians Praha 1905 | Czech First League | 19 |
| 597 |  | League One | 19 |
| 597 |  | La Liga 2 | 19 |
| 597 |  | Liga MX | 19 |
| 597 | Dalian Yingbo | Chinese Super League | 19 |
| 597 |  | Ligue 2 | 19 |
Where West Ham United Women's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 14 staff whose nationality we hold
England supplies 11 of the 14, 79%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Karren Brady, director, at 56, and the youngest Ashwin Ballal, scout, at 25. 3 members of staff came from another club.
Frequently asked questions
Who is West Ham United Women's manager?
Rita Guarino is the West Ham United Women first-team manager, aged 54. Steve Kirby is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at West Ham United Women?
Chris Pipe coaches the West Ham United Women first-team goalkeepers.
Who is West Ham United Women's chief scout?
Mark Higgins is chief scout at West Ham United Women.
How many backroom staff do West Ham United Women have?
We hold the names of 20 people on West Ham United Women's staff for 2025/26: 3 in coaching, 3 in medical and sports science, 10 in scouting and analysis and 4 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 West Ham United Women pays its squad, see West Ham United Women player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Rita Guarino. 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.