Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 31% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Chesterfield
Oct 2022 – Oct 2026 · 131 matches
Most used
- T. Naylor7,996' · Elo 1,589
- L. Mandeville7,712' · Elo 1,721
- L. Gordon6,552' · Elo 1,805
- A. Dobra6,460' · Elo 1,758
- D. Markanday5,899' · Elo 1,811
- R. Boot5,580' · Elo 1,740
- K. McFadzean5,325' · Elo 1,549
- R. Stirk4,222' · Elo 1,785
- J. Grimes4,219' · Elo 1,587
- C. Dunkley3,873' · Elo 1,662
Ipswich
Mar 2021 – Dec 2021 · 44 matches
1.28 points per game in League One (36 matches).
Ipswich with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.76 (138 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +17 above the league average under him, +75 under the others.
Most used
- L. Woolfenden2,064' · Elo 2,072
- A. Nsiala1,937' · Elo 1,414
- M. Bonne1,797' · Elo 1,484
- L. Evans1,601' · Elo 1,728
- J. Donacien1,584' · Elo 1,679
- G. Edmundson1,530' · Elo 1,905
- S. Fraser1,415' · Elo 1,464
- Sam Morsy1,350' · Elo 1,855
- T. Holý1,350' · Elo 1,492
- K. Vincent-Young1,344' · Elo 1,666
Wigan
Aug 2017 – Jul 2020 · 152 matches
1.51 points per game in Championship / League One (138 matches).
Wigan with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (184 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +1 above the league average under him, −34 under the others.
Players under Paul Anthony Cook
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Gary Roberts+631
in 39 matches · Wigan
- R. Sheckleford+618
in 25 matches · Chesterfield
- R. Colclough+546
in 57 matches · Chesterfield
- D. Oldaker+523
in 49 matches · Chesterfield
- T. Williams+484
in 18 matches · Chesterfield
Fell most
- P. Madden−134
in 29 matches · Chesterfield
- J. Fleck−134
in 39 matches · Chesterfield
- J. Garner−103
in 61 matches · Wigan
- C. Connolly−85
in 19 matches · Wigan
- J. Windass−77
in 56 matches · Wigan
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−68R. Hunt1660
in 6 matches · Colchester
−60C. McJannet1734
in 4 matches · Grimsby
−60O. Bailey1778
in 3 matches · Doncaster
−60J. Ironside1449
in 4 matches · Tranmere
−55B. Jackson1541
in 4 matches · Barrow
Nemeses
+227L. Gordon1785
in 5 matches · Walsall
+186L. Moult1272
in 4 matches · Crewe
+102Sonny Aljofree1601
in 3 matches · Rotherham
+96A. Hughes1726
in 5 matches · Preston
+91S. Finley1459
in 8 matches · Tranmere
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −59
Karl Robinson1766
in 7 matches · Salford City
- −59
D. Artell1704
in 6 matches · Grimsby
- −55
Gary Rowett1904
in 3 matches · Millwall
- −45
G. McCann1757
in 8 matches · Doncaster
- −41
D. Clarke1664
in 4 matches · Tranmere
Nemesis coaches
- +88
M. Sadler1750
in 6 matches · Walsall
- +52
Gareth Ainsworth1765
in 5 matches · Gillingham
- +46
A. Neil2093
in 4 matches · Preston
- +45
Mark Robinson1495
in 3 matches · AFC Wimbledon
- +43
S. Cotterill1606
in 3 matches · Cheltenham
Playing style
How Paul Anthony Cook's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
-0.01style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 31% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
Chesterfield121 matches
Wigan94 matches
Ipswich42 matches