Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Shelbourne
Feb 2026 – Jul 2026 · 22 matches
1.38 points per game in Premier Division (21 matches).
Shelbourne with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.64 (118 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +57 above the league average under him, +4 under the others.
Most used
- K. Ledwidge2,045' · Elo 1,608
- Wessel Speel1,955' · Elo 1,735
- H. Wood1,854' · Elo 1,721
- S. Bone1,370' · Elo 1,532
- J. Lunney1,275' · Elo 1,519
- K. McInroy1,210' · Elo 1,549
- E. Caffrey1,167' · Elo 1,593
- P. Barrett1,157' · Elo 1,498
- J. Martin1,111' · Elo 1,537
- D. Kelly1,061' · Elo 1,604
Players under Joey O'Brien
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- D. Kelly+75
in 18 matches · Shelbourne
- Wessel Speel+60
in 21 matches · Shelbourne
- R. Freitas+39
in 17 matches · Shelbourne
- S. Moore+34
in 2 matches · Shelbourne
- S. Boyd+21
in 16 matches · Shelbourne
Fell most
- W. Jarvis−49
in 17 matches · Shelbourne
- J. Martin−34
in 17 matches · Shelbourne
- H. Wood−30
in 21 matches · Shelbourne
- James Roche−15
in 3 matches · Shelbourne
- P. Barrett−10
in 13 matches · Shelbourne
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−29A. Greene1285
in 3 matches · Shamrock Rovers
−18J. Byrne1653
in 3 matches · Shamrock Rovers
−17T. Sobowale1706
in 3 matches · Shamrock Rovers
−15D. Grant1711
in 3 matches · Shamrock Rovers
−11M. Healy1704
in 3 matches · Shamrock Rovers
Nemeses
+105E. Beach1525
in 3 matches · Derry City
+52Patrick McClean1584
in 3 matches · Derry City
+47H. Vaughan1500
in 3 matches · Bohemians
- +35
M. Noonan1609
in 3 matches · Shamrock Rovers
+30D. Akinyemi1235
in 3 matches · Derry City
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
Hardly any coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
Hardly any coach gained Elo against him.
Playing style
How Joey O'Brien's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.