Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 12% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Burton Albion
Dec 2024 – Oct 2026 · 94 matches
1.23 points per game in League One (82 matches).
Burton Albion with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.03 (135 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −39 below the league average under him, −111 under the others.
Most used
- K. Lofthouse6,276' · Elo 1,826
- K. Chauke6,170' · Elo 1,838
- J. Armer6,009' · Elo 1,848
- U. Godwin-Malife5,869' · Elo 1,852
- C. Webster4,574' · Elo 1,853
- J. Beesley4,135' · Elo 1,834
- B. Collins3,728' · Elo 1,790
- G. Evans3,705' · Elo 1,830
- T. Sibbick3,652' · Elo 1,802
- A. Hartridge3,629' · Elo 1,847
Salford City
Aug 2021 – May 2022 · 52 matches
1.52 points per game in League Two (46 matches).
Salford City with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.44 (222 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +35 above the league average under him, +50 under the others.
Most used
- J. Lowe4,325' · Elo 1,366
- J. Turnbull3,787' · Elo 1,636
- T. King3,420' · Elo 1,543
- B. Thomas-Asante3,397' · Elo 2,176
- M. Lund3,076' · Elo 1,385
- L. Shephard2,886' · Elo 1,580
- A. Eastham2,743' · Elo 1,373
- I. Touray2,650' · Elo 1,820
- C. Ndaba2,561' · Elo 1,674
- T. Vassell2,157' · Elo 1,587
Bradford
Mar 2019 – Feb 2020 · 48 matches
1.31 points per game in League Two / League One (42 matches).
Bradford with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.35 (254 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +11 above the league average under him, +31 under the others.
Most used
- A. O'Connor3,620' · Elo 1,457
- R. O'Donnell3,240' · Elo 1,521
- C. Wood3,150' · Elo 1,571
- B. Richards-Everton2,672' · Elo 1,251
- K. Mellor2,310' · Elo 1,425
- P. O'Connor2,289' · Elo 1,864
- James Vaughan2,237' · Elo 1,403
- A. Henley1,877' · Elo 1,285
- D. Connolly1,796' · Elo 1,372
- Hope Akpan1,656' · Elo 1,262
Blackpool
Aug 2016 – Aug 2018 · 56 matches
1.30 points per game in League One (47 matches).
Blackpool with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.50 (129 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −28 below the league average under him, +7 under the others.
Most used
- C. Robertson4,140' · Elo 1,551
- C. Daniel4,050' · Elo 1,252
- O. Turton3,870' · Elo 1,695
- C. Tilt3,780' · Elo 1,695
- S. Longstaff3,420' · Elo 2,171
- Unknown (20057)3,330' · Elo 1,284
- V. Solomon-Otabor3,240' · Elo 1,603
- K. Mellor3,060' · Elo 1,425
- K. Vassell2,970' · Elo 1,551
- Jay Francis Spearing2,880' · Elo 1,356
Players under Gary David Bowyer
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- F. Delap+544
in 27 matches · Burton Albion
- C. Webster+494
in 58 matches · Burton Albion
- K. Chauke+433
in 77 matches · Burton Albion
- R. Burrell+419
in 24 matches · Burton Albion
- T. Shade+362
in 44 matches · Burton Albion
Fell most
- I. Henderson−153
in 16 matches · Salford City
- E. Doyle−88
in 17 matches · Bradford
in 32 matches · Blackpool
- B. Collins−79
in 41 matches · Burton Albion
- I. Touray−74
in 32 matches · Salford City
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−49S. Seddon1728
in 4 matches · AFC Wimbledon
−48J. Tilley1696
in 4 matches · AFC Wimbledon
−45D. Pratley1403
in 3 matches · Leyton Orient
−42L. Akins1678
in 4 matches · Mansfield Town
−41T. Archibald1754
in 3 matches · Leyton Orient
Nemeses
+113in 4 matches · Plymouth
+97C. Lines1244
in 5 matches · Stevenage
+89J. Wollacott1618
in 4 matches · Crawley Town
+89in 3 matches · Colchester
+88J. Murphy929
in 3 matches · Tranmere
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −43
M. Flynn1610
in 3 matches · Walsall
- −37
Johnnie Jackson1723
in 3 matches · AFC Wimbledon
- −33
Keith Hill1182
in 5 matches · Scunthorpe
- −24
John Sheridan1282
in 3 matches · Oldham
- −23
G. Alexander1838
in 5 matches · Bradford
Nemesis coaches
- +59
P. Cook1772
in 4 matches · Chesterfield
- +43
John Yems1363
in 3 matches · Crawley Town
- +34
R. Lowe1708
in 5 matches · Wigan
- +32
M. Duff1867
in 5 matches · Wycombe
- +30
Darren Ferguson1885
in 5 matches · Peterborough
Playing style
How Gary David Bowyer'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.
-0.25style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 12% 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.
Burton Albion93 matches
Salford City52 matches
Bradford25 matches