Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 21% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Colchester
Jan 2024 – Oct 2026 · 136 matches
1.39 points per game in League Two (119 matches).
Colchester with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.04 (141 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +28 above the league average under him, −32 under the others.
Most used
- M. Macey8,686' · Elo 1,701
- E. Iandolo8,322' · Elo 1,713
- A. Read8,193' · Elo 1,655
- J. Payne7,774' · Elo 1,649
- H. Anderson6,252' · Elo 1,706
- J. Tucker5,593' · Elo 1,723
- R. Hunt5,553' · Elo 1,660
- T. Flanagan5,259' · Elo 1,554
- E. Bishop4,693' · Elo 1,693
- O. Edwards4,573' · Elo 1,811
Portsmouth
Aug 2021 – Jan 2023 · 85 matches
1.53 points per game in League One (68 matches).
Portsmouth with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.78 (199 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +84 above the league average under him, +101 under the others.
Most used
- S. Raggett6,829' · Elo 1,543
- C. Ogilvie5,666' · Elo 1,839
- R. Curtis5,230' · Elo 1,966
- G. Bazunu4,168' · Elo 2,038
- C. Robertson3,914' · Elo 1,551
- J. Morrell3,616' · Elo 1,778
- M. Harness3,557' · Elo 1,807
- M. Romeo3,341' · Elo 1,642
- R. Hackett3,303' · Elo 1,959
- R. Tunnicliffe2,996' · Elo 1,431
Huddersfield
Sept 2019 – Jul 2020 · 40 matches
1.28 points per game in Championship (39 matches).
Huddersfield with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.36 (188 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −41 below the league average under him, −33 under the others.
Most used
- C. Schindler3,600' · Elo 1,706
- K. Ahearne-Grant3,105' · Elo 1,888
- L. O'Brien3,023' · Elo 1,945
- J. Hogg2,585' · Elo 1,390
- E. Kachunga2,456' · Elo 1,523
- T. Chalobah2,449' · Elo 2,428
- J. Bacuna2,213' · Elo 1,838
- D. Simpson2,083' · Elo 1,396
- K. Grabara1,973' · Elo 2,041
- H. Toffolo1,620' · Elo 1,942
Lincoln
Nov 2016 – Sept 2019 · 118 matches
1.71 points per game in League Two / League One (101 matches).
Lincoln with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.29 (129 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +44 above the league average under him, +15 under the others.
Most used
- M. Bostwick9,471' · Elo 1,235
- Neal James Eardley9,138' · Elo 1,284
- H. Anderson7,235' · Elo 1,706
- H. Toffolo5,310' · Elo 1,942
- M. Rhead5,293' · Elo 1,077
- A. Woodyard5,149' · Elo 1,411
- Matthew James Green4,625' · Elo 1,104
- Bruno Andrade4,250' · Elo 1,310
- J. Vickers4,243' · Elo 1,827
- J. Akinde4,140' · Elo 1,287
Players under Danny Cowley
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- H. Anderson+553
in 176 matches · Colchester
in 37 matches · Colchester
- S. Raggett+434
in 119 matches · Colchester
- Bruno Andrade+379
in 52 matches · Lincoln
- S. Habergham+378
in 39 matches · Lincoln
Fell most
- T. Lo-Tutala−60
in 10 matches · Colchester
- J. Morrell−47
in 62 matches · Portsmouth
- D. Simpson−44
in 25 matches · Huddersfield
- R. Harbottle−43
in 12 matches · Colchester
- E. Harrison−34
in 14 matches · Portsmouth
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−81B. Stevenson1627
in 5 matches · Cheltenham
−73M. Clark1577
in 6 matches · Gillingham
−65L. McGee1703
in 5 matches · Tranmere
−64C. Ripley1635
in 6 matches · Swindon Town
−64L. O'Connor1656
in 5 matches · Tranmere
Nemeses
+194N. Ennis1785
in 3 matches · Plymouth
+188E. Archer1728
in 4 matches · Cheltenham
+142J. Thomas1658
in 5 matches · Cheltenham
+106W. Stanway1650
in 5 matches · Cheltenham
+105G. Dobson1939
in 3 matches · Charlton
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −44
John Coleman1478
in 6 matches · Accrington ST
- −40
N. Adkins1442
in 4 matches · Tranmere
- −34
M. Cooper1358
in 4 matches · Forest Green
- −28
M. Appleton1536
in 3 matches · Shrewsbury
- −25
Keith Curle1385
in 4 matches · Northampton
Nemesis coaches
- +82
Karl Robinson1766
in 7 matches · Salford City
- +49
S. Weaver1574
in 6 matches · Harrogate Town
- +43
Liam Manning1841
in 3 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
- +39
P. Cook1772
in 7 matches · Chesterfield
- +38
John Doolan1595
in 4 matches · Accrington ST
Playing style
How Danny Cowley'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 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
-0.11style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 21% 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.
Colchester134 matches
Portsmouth83 matches
Huddersfield40 matches
Lincoln22 matches