Coach DNA
Playing style
direct
Style consistency
More consistent than 36% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Shrewsbury
Nov 2020 – May 2023 · 144 matches
1.23 points per game in League One (125 matches).
Shrewsbury with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.11 (213 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −29 below the league average under him, −57 under the others.
Most used
- M. Pennington9,780' · Elo 1,873
- M. Maroši8,915' · Elo 1,622
- L. Leahy8,875' · Elo 1,715
- J. Vela6,754' · Elo 1,425
- E. Ebanks-Landell6,485' · Elo 1,409
- D. Udoh5,961' · Elo 1,745
- E. Bennett5,879' · Elo 1,282
- R. Bowman5,428' · Elo 1,332
- G. Nurse5,308' · Elo 1,497
- T. Flanagan4,823' · Elo 1,554
Birmingham
Sept 2017 – Mar 2018 · 28 matches
0.88 points per game in Championship (25 matches).
Birmingham with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.16 (193 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −16 below the league average under him, −46 under the others.
Most used
- H. Dean2,063' · Elo 1,539
- M. Kieftenbeld2,042' · Elo 1,426
- M. Roberts1,980' · Elo 1,536
- D. Stockdale1,800' · Elo 1,475
- J. Grounds1,743' · Elo 1,089
- M. Colin1,719' · Elo 1,598
- S. Gallagher1,617' · Elo 1,763
- D. Davis1,574' · Elo 1,404
- J. Boga1,567' · Elo 2,090
- C. N'Doye1,527' · Elo 1,417
Players under Stephen John Cotterill
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- G. Nurse+406
in 66 matches · Shrewsbury
- R. Pyke+333
in 72 matches · Shrewsbury
- D. Udoh+299
in 89 matches · Shrewsbury
- H. Chapman+277
in 24 matches · Shrewsbury
in 74 matches · Shrewsbury
Fell most
- D. Edwards−168
in 31 matches · Shrewsbury
- T. Flanagan−147
in 56 matches · Shrewsbury
- C. Winchester−139
in 42 matches · Shrewsbury
- D. Stockdale−108
in 20 matches · Birmingham
- C. N'Doye−69
in 21 matches · Birmingham
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−68G. McCleary1202
in 5 matches · Wycombe
−64T. Hamer2004
in 5 matches · Burton Albion
−63L. Wing1795
in 5 matches · Wycombe
−56G. Ward1571
in 3 matches · Bristol Rovers
−48J. Tucker1723
in 5 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
Nemeses
+105Ramirez Longdon1264
in 3 matches · Lincoln
+93T. Johnson1451
in 3 matches · Crewe
+92R. Jackson1440
in 5 matches · Cheltenham
+91L. Freestone1794
in 3 matches · Cheltenham
+91D. Nlundulu1591
in 5 matches · Bolton
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −54
Paul Warne1857
in 3 matches · Derby
- −40
D. Adams1488
in 3 matches · Morecambe
- −25
G. McCann1757
in 3 matches · Peterborough
- −24
J. Hasselbaink1363
in 3 matches · Burton Albion
- −10
Gareth Ainsworth1765
in 3 matches · Wycombe
Nemesis coaches
- +42
L. Richardson1778
in 3 matches · Wigan
- +40
D. Clarke1664
in 3 matches · Port Vale
- +40
in 3 matches · Plymouth
- +39
Karl Robinson1766
in 6 matches · Oxford United
- +38
Kieran McKenna2140
in 3 matches · Ipswich
Playing style
How Stephen John Cotterill'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 2 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.04style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 36% 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.
Shrewsbury138 matches
Birmingham25 matches