Derek Watt Adams
Coach🏴Morecambe · England League Two
373 matches tracked
Coach DNA
Playing style
direct
Style consistency
More consistent than 59% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Morecambe
Nov 2019 – May 2025 · 221 matches
1.16 points per game in League Two / League One (189 matches).
Morecambe with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.02 (171 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −84 below the league average under him, −58 under the others.
Most used
- C. Stockton9,488' · Elo 1,581
- Y. Songo'o7,650' · Elo 1,379
- L. Gibson7,102' · Elo 1,546
- J. Bedeau6,410' · Elo 1,831
- R. Cooney6,159' · Elo 1,607
- S. Lavelle6,147' · Elo 1,628
- A. Wildig5,885' · Elo 1,522
- Carlos Gomes5,723' · Elo 1,702
- F. Rawson4,905' · Elo 1,523
- J. Slew4,835' · Elo 1,392
Ross County
Nov 2023 – Feb 2024 · 11 matches
0.82 points per game in Premiership (11 matches).
Ross County with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.01 (169 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −127 below the league average under him, −102 under the others.
Most used
- J. Brown977' · Elo 1,594
- Y. Dhanda913' · Elo 1,691
- S. Murray912' · Elo 1,492
- W. Nightingale692' · Elo 1,448
- J. White675' · Elo 1,361
- R. Leak630' · Elo 1,644
- J. Baldwin630' · Elo 1,568
- R. Laidlaw630' · Elo 1,575
- B. Purrington618' · Elo 1,707
- S. Allardice540' · Elo 1,345
Bradford
Aug 2021 – Feb 2022 · 37 matches
1.29 points per game in League Two (31 matches).
Bradford with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.50 (221 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +5 above the league average under him, +46 under the others.
Most used
- P. O'Connor3,144' · Elo 1,864
- E. Watt2,739' · Elo 1,758
- A. Gilliead2,727' · Elo 1,469
- Y. Songo'o2,377' · Elo 1,379
- C. Cooke2,350' · Elo 1,462
- L. Ridehalgh2,341' · Elo 1,506
- A. Cook2,181' · Elo 1,571
- O. Threlkeld2,084' · Elo 1,350
- R. O'Donnell1,980' · Elo 1,521
- L. Sutton1,957' · Elo 1,468
Plymouth
Aug 2016 – Apr 2019 · 104 matches
1.26 points per game in League One (91 matches).
Plymouth with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.48 (92 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −42 below the league average under him, +2 under the others.
Most used
- G. Carey8,550' · Elo 1,236
- Unknown (20401)8,190' · Elo 1,249
- Gary Sawyer7,020' · Elo 1,309
- Y. Songo'o6,660' · Elo 1,379
- A. Sarcevic5,760' · Elo 1,796
- R. Edwards5,580' · Elo 1,319
- Rúben Lameiras5,040' · Elo 1,549
- S. Bradley4,320' · Elo 1,971
- Jamie Ness4,230' · Elo 1,206
- F. Ladapo4,050' · Elo 1,544
Players under Derek Watt Adams
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- R. Cooney+550
in 97 matches · Morecambe
- B. Tollitt+507
in 47 matches · Morecambe
- J. McKiernan+458
in 20 matches · Morecambe
- Carlos Gomes+419
in 69 matches · Morecambe
- C. Stockton+401
in 121 matches · Morecambe
Fell most
- R. Williams−165
in 38 matches · Morecambe
- Jamie Ness−158
in 47 matches · Plymouth
in 7 matches · Morecambe
- T. Robinson−101
in 21 matches · Bradford
- D. Crowley−90
in 21 matches · Morecambe
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−98in 5 matches · Burton Albion
−88T. Hamer2004
in 6 matches · Burton Albion
−75A. Oshilaja1764
in 5 matches · Burton Albion
−68M. Taylor1384
in 7 matches · Cheltenham
−66C. Hussey1499
in 4 matches · Walsall
Nemeses
+129T. Thomas1588
in 4 matches · Carlisle
+123L. Armstrong1569
in 5 matches · Carlisle
+117H. Adelakun1739
in 6 matches · Salford City
+115C. Harper1486
in 3 matches · Carlisle
+113S. Ogie1555
in 3 matches · Gillingham
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −38
Paul Warne1857
in 5 matches · Derby
- −34
in 3 matches · Burton Albion
- −30
N. Wood1572
in 3 matches · Salford City
- −30
Paul Hurst1498
in 3 matches · Grimsby
- −29
N. Adkins1442
in 3 matches · Tranmere
Nemesis coaches
- +81
Mark Bonner1530
in 6 matches · Gillingham
- +66
P. Cook1772
in 4 matches · Chesterfield
- +59
D. Artell1704
in 4 matches · Grimsby
- +59
L. Bowyer1396
in 3 matches · Charlton
- +59
G. McCann1757
in 6 matches · Doncaster
Playing style
How Derek Watt Adams'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.
+0.26style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 59% 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.
Morecambe213 matches
Bradford35 matches