Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 53% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Leicester
Feb 2026 – May 2026 · 14 matches
1.00 points per game in Championship (13 matches).
Leicester with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.73 (78 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −12 below the league average under him, +160 under the others.
Most used
- L. Thomas1,208' · Elo 2,028
- H. Winks1,057' · Elo 2,044
- Ricardo Pereira1,044' · Elo 1,912
- S. Mavididi1,025' · Elo 1,960
- P. Daka1,002' · Elo 1,968
- O. Skipp991' · Elo 1,995
- J. Stolarczyk948' · Elo 2,027
- A. Fatawu947' · Elo 2,012
- C. Okoli924' · Elo 1,993
- D. Mukasa845' · Elo 1,886
Oxford United
Dec 2024 – Jan 2026 · 54 matches
1.12 points per game in Championship (51 matches).
Oxford United with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.05 (41 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −94 below the league average under him, −85 under the others.
Most used
- J. Cumming4,590' · Elo 1,889
- M. Helik4,140' · Elo 1,903
- C. Brannagan3,659' · Elo 1,952
- W. Vaulks3,435' · Elo 1,650
- C. Brown3,243' · Elo 2,094
- P. Płacheta2,669' · Elo 1,767
- S. Long2,583' · Elo 1,775
- M. Harris2,374' · Elo 1,901
- G. Leigh2,333' · Elo 1,677
- T. Goodrham2,080' · Elo 1,818
Birmingham
Aug 2016 – May 2024 · 30 matches
1.55 points per game in Championship (29 matches).
Birmingham with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.14 (395 matches, 13 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −35 below the league average under him, −33 under the others.
Most used
- M. Morrison1,980' · Elo 1,523
- R. Shotton1,890' · Elo 1,421
- J. Grounds1,890' · Elo 1,089
- J. Spector1,515' · Elo 1,217
- M. Kieftenbeld1,498' · Elo 1,426
- D. Davis1,486' · Elo 1,404
- Stephen Gleeson1,318' · Elo 1,213
- Clayton Andrew Donaldson1,310' · Elo 1,003
- David Rhys George Cotterill1,299' · Elo 1,050
- Jacques Ilonda Maghoma1,249' · Elo 1,306
Millwall
Oct 2019 – Oct 2023 · 197 matches
1.46 points per game in Championship (183 matches).
Millwall with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.40 (239 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −22 below the league average under him, −22 under the others.
Most used
- J. Cooper16,441' · Elo 2,116
- B. Bialkowski13,416' · Elo 1,506
- M. Wallace12,783' · Elo 1,772
- S. Hutchinson12,055' · Elo 1,434
- J. Wallace9,978' · Elo 1,765
- T. Bradshaw8,777' · Elo 1,552
- D. McNamara8,674' · Elo 1,949
- S. Malone8,374' · Elo 1,489
- B. Mitchell8,203' · Elo 2,048
- G. Saville6,930' · Elo 1,731
Stoke City
Aug 2018 – Jan 2019 · 29 matches
1.35 points per game in Championship (26 matches).
Stoke City with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.27 (135 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +43 above the league average under him, −5 under the others.
Most used
- J. Butland2,340' · Elo 1,982
- J. Allen2,332' · Elo 1,373
- T. Ince2,066' · Elo 1,628
- B. Martins Indi2,004' · Elo 1,708
- Ashley Williams1,943' · Elo 1,455
- E. Pieters1,937' · Elo 1,635
- B. Afobe1,869' · Elo 1,632
- R. Shawcross1,803' · Elo 1,377
- R. Woods1,778' · Elo 1,698
- J. McClean1,704' · Elo 1,459
Derby
Mar 2017 – May 2018 · 60 matches
1.63 points per game in Championship (57 matches).
Derby with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.33 (178 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +72 above the league average under him, +23 under the others.
Most used
- S. Carson5,220' · Elo 859
- R. Keogh4,778' · Elo 1,387
- C. Davies4,313' · Elo 1,441
- T. Huddlestone4,196' · Elo 1,234
- T. Lawrence3,440' · Elo 1,783
- B. Johnson3,288' · Elo 1,297
- M. Vydra3,269' · Elo 1,718
- A. Weimann3,160' · Elo 1,603
- C. Forsyth3,150' · Elo 1,558
- Andre Wisdom2,959' · Elo 1,500
Players under Gary Rowett
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- B. Mitchell+451
in 115 matches · Millwall
- D. McNamara+371
in 109 matches · Millwall
- Unknown (82017)+359
in 31 matches · Derby
- B. Bialkowski+343
in 149 matches · Millwall
- T. Burey+298
in 57 matches · Millwall
Fell most
- P. Crouch−232
in 22 matches · Stoke City
- M. Phillips−128
in 27 matches · Oxford United
in 23 matches · Stoke City
- J. Lascelles−70
in 7 matches · Leicester
- J. Ayew−63
in 13 matches · Leicester
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−113A. Hughes1726
in 12 matches · Preston
−99L. Lindsay1801
in 10 matches · Preston
−78T. Kalas1676
in 12 matches · Bristol City
−78A. Browne1929
in 12 matches · Middlesbrough
−73D. Johnson1674
in 10 matches · Stoke City
Nemeses
+143A. Fletcher1806
in 4 matches · Wigan
+139in 3 matches · Burnley
+127J. Dunne2019
in 8 matches · QPR
+114K. McFadzean1549
in 8 matches · Coventry
+113B. Cabango2118
in 11 matches · Swansea
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −126
A. Neil2093
in 11 matches · Millwall
- −62
R. Lowe1708
in 5 matches · Preston
- −44
Jimmy Phillips1278
in 3 matches · Bolton
- −43
L. Bowyer1396
in 4 matches · Birmingham
- −35
M. O'Neill2040
in 6 matches · Stoke City
Nemesis coaches
- +88
Vitor Emanuel Soares Matos2073
in 3 matches · Swansea
- +74
T. Mowbray1889
in 9 matches · West Brom
- +71
in 11 matches · Preston
- +62
N. Clough1802
in 3 matches · Burton Albion
- +57
L. Rosenior2333
in 4 matches · Hull City
Playing style
How Gary Rowett'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 5 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.21style consistency across 5 clubs
More consistent than 53% 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.
Millwall194 matches
Derby55 matches
Oxford United53 matches
Birmingham29 matches
Stoke City26 matches