Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 11% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Tranmere
Sept 2023 – Feb 2025 · 77 matches
1.16 points per game in League Two (68 matches).
Tranmere with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.32 (214 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −34 below the league average under him, −14 under the others.
Most used
- L. McGee6,168' · Elo 1,703
- C. Jennings5,981' · Elo 1,458
- J. Turnbull5,492' · Elo 1,636
- L. O'Connor5,445' · Elo 1,656
- T. Davies5,139' · Elo 1,477
- R. Hendry4,331' · Elo 1,835
- C. Wood4,266' · Elo 1,571
- H. Saunders3,855' · Elo 1,473
- K. Morris3,499' · Elo 1,426
- B. Walker2,844' · Elo 1,558
Charlton
Apr 2021 – Oct 2021 · 25 matches
1.23 points per game in League One (22 matches).
Charlton with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.49 (231 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +18 above the league average under him, +11 under the others.
Most used
- J. Stockley1,767' · Elo 1,695
- A. Matthews1,587' · Elo 1,484
- A. Famewo1,449' · Elo 1,921
- C. MacGillivray1,260' · Elo 1,821
- A. Gilbey1,160' · Elo 1,825
- Jason Daniel Pearce1,154' · Elo 1,446
- C. Gunter1,137' · Elo 1,263
- A. Morgan1,126' · Elo 1,770
- Benjamin Watson1,090' · Elo 1,201
- R. Inniss1,017' · Elo 1,516
Hull City
Dec 2017 – May 2019 · 78 matches
1.28 points per game in Championship (72 matches).
Hull City with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.03 (111 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −23 below the league average under him, −21 under the others.
Most used
- J. Bowen5,667' · Elo 2,343
- J. Irvine5,172' · Elo 1,768
- M. Henriksen4,763' · Elo 1,529
- D. Marshall4,366' · Elo 1,513
- K. Grosicki3,922' · Elo 1,420
- F. Campbell3,632' · Elo 1,417
- T. Kane3,363' · Elo 1,525
- E. Lichaj3,255' · Elo 1,551
- R. Burke2,819' · Elo 1,805
- S. Kingsley2,641' · Elo 1,836
Players under Nigel Howard Adkins
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- R. Apter+373
in 36 matches · Tranmere
- D. Marshall+312
in 49 matches · Hull City
- J. de Wijs+309
in 32 matches · Hull City
- T. Kane+295
in 41 matches · Hull City
- S. Kingsley+274
in 32 matches · Hull City
Fell most
- K. Dennis−180
in 51 matches · Tranmere
- C. Norman−179
in 33 matches · Tranmere
- S. Finley−140
in 23 matches · Tranmere
- Evandro Goebel−114
in 32 matches · Hull City
- L. Norris−91
in 32 matches · Tranmere
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−43J. Belshaw1803
in 3 matches · Harrogate Town
−43L. Freeman1450
in 3 matches · QPR
−43M. Baker1624
in 3 matches · Newport County
−40B. Morris1589
in 3 matches · Newport County
−37L. Akins1678
in 3 matches · Mansfield Town
Nemeses
+164in 3 matches · Salford City
+125S. Walker1797
in 3 matches · Bradford
+114N. Khumbeni1493
in 3 matches · Gillingham
+86R. Keogh1387
in 5 matches · Forest Green
+86J. Smith1819
in 3 matches · Grimsby
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −40
N. Clough1802
in 3 matches · Mansfield Town
- −9
D. Moore1732
in 3 matches · Port Vale
- −7
G. Monk1630
in 3 matches · Birmingham
- −6
A. Neil2093
in 3 matches · Preston
- −1
Daniel Farke2336
in 3 matches · Norwich
Nemesis coaches
- +62
F. Lampard2175
in 3 matches · Derby
- +48
John Doolan1595
in 3 matches · Accrington ST
- +39
M. Sadler1750
in 4 matches · Walsall
- +38
Johnnie Jackson1723
in 4 matches · AFC Wimbledon
- +35
Tony Pulis1516
in 3 matches · Middlesbrough
Playing style
How Nigel Howard Adkins'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.
-0.26style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 11% 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.
Tranmere75 matches
Hull City75 matches
Charlton25 matches