Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 54% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Bengaluru
Oct 2022 – Dec 2023 · 30 matches
1.47 points per game in Indian Super League (30 matches).
Bengaluru with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.47 (105 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +26 above the league average under him, +17 under the others.
Most used
- G. Singh Sandhu2,725' · Elo 1,606
- R. Singh2,400' · Elo 1,570
- S. Wangjam2,188' · Elo 1,614
- Javi Hernández2,091' · Elo 1,385
- A. Jovanović1,868' · Elo 1,319
- S. Chhetri1,732' · Elo 1,165
- S. Jhingan1,727' · Elo 1,507
- R. Krishna1,669' · Elo 1,364
- N. Bhutia1,464' · Elo 1,477
- R. Kumar1,302' · Elo 1,403
Fleetwood Town
Feb 2021 – Nov 2021 · 43 matches
1.13 points per game in League One (38 matches).
Fleetwood Town with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (245 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −3 below the league average under him, −12 under the others.
Most used
- D. Andrew3,758' · Elo 1,612
- A. Cairns3,600' · Elo 1,557
- J. Hill2,925' · Elo 2,343
- J. Rossiter2,691' · Elo 1,441
- D. Batty2,418' · Elo 1,524
- C. Camps2,309' · Elo 1,751
- G. Garner2,252' · Elo 1,590
- C. Connolly1,890' · Elo 1,885
- H. Biggins1,764' · Elo 1,609
- K. Vassell1,684' · Elo 1,551
Blackpool
Aug 2019 – Feb 2020 · 38 matches
1.28 points per game in League One (29 matches).
Blackpool with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.48 (147 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +9 above the league average under him, −5 under the others.
Most used
- Jay Francis Spearing2,956' · Elo 1,356
- L. Feeney2,874' · Elo 1,090
- O. Turton2,534' · Elo 1,695
- A. Gnanduillet2,473' · Elo 1,339
- B. Heneghan2,364' · Elo 1,631
- R. Edwards2,246' · Elo 1,319
- J. Husband2,211' · Elo 1,806
- J. Alnwick2,100' · Elo 1,809
- C. Tilt1,902' · Elo 1,695
- N. Delfouneso1,850' · Elo 1,315
Bradford
Feb 2018 – May 2018 · 14 matches
1.00 points per game in League One (14 matches).
Bradford with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.36 (127 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −11 below the league average under him, +38 under the others.
Most used
- Anthony McMahon1,260' · Elo 1,192
- C. Doyle1,260' · Elo 886
- N. Knight-Percival1,170' · Elo 1,245
- A. Gilliead1,170' · Elo 1,469
- C. Guy1,080' · Elo 1,467
- Unknown (44968)1,080' · Elo 1,169
- Unknown (82340)1,080' · Elo 1,308
- C. Wyke990' · Elo 1,545
- T. Dieng900' · Elo 1,441
- Romain Vincelot810' · Elo 1,273
Sunderland
Aug 2017 – Oct 2017 · 18 matches
0.67 points per game in Championship (15 matches).
Sunderland with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.87 (31 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −44 below the league average under him, −110 under the others.
Most used
- D. Ndong1,519' · Elo 1,652
- G. Honeyman1,148' · Elo 1,771
- James Vaughan1,090' · Elo 1,403
- A. McGeady1,062' · Elo 1,495
- L. Cattermole1,045' · Elo 1,321
- L. Koné1,035' · Elo 1,469
- J. Steele990' · Elo 2,055
- Billy Jones981' · Elo 1,200
- A. Matthews944' · Elo 1,484
- L. Grabban922' · Elo 1,659
Preston
Aug 2016 – May 2017 · 51 matches
1.35 points per game in Championship (46 matches).
Preston with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.47 (129 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: −54 below the league average under him, +16 under the others.
Most used
- G. Cunningham3,880' · Elo 1,403
- T. Clarke3,869' · Elo 1,368
- C. Maxwell3,690' · Elo 1,509
- J. Hugill3,341' · Elo 1,412
- C. Robinson3,065' · Elo 1,779
- D. Johnson3,005' · Elo 1,674
- A. McGeady2,878' · Elo 1,495
- P. Huntington2,863' · Elo 1,305
- B. Pearson2,840' · Elo 1,710
- P. Gallagher2,474' · Elo 1,245
Players under Simon Nicholas Grayson
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- C. Maxwell+428
in 44 matches · Blackpool
- C. Robinson+348
in 43 matches · Preston
- S. Narayanan+310
in 24 matches · Bengaluru
- S. Kaikai+255
in 25 matches · Blackpool
- G. Garner+248
in 34 matches · Fleetwood Town
Fell most
- D. Batty−108
in 32 matches · Fleetwood Town
- J. Garner−87
in 13 matches · Fleetwood Town
- C. Main−83
in 8 matches · Bengaluru
- M. Clark−81
in 13 matches · Fleetwood Town
- K. Veendorp−81
in 9 matches · Bengaluru
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−37R. James1796
in 3 matches · Doncaster
−33T. Anderson1489
in 3 matches · Doncaster
−33R. Philippoteaux1210
in 3 matches · NorthEast United
−33A. Rodman1239
in 3 matches · Bristol Rovers
−29J. Mackie1218
in 4 matches · Oxford United
Nemeses
+115K. Phillips1928
in 3 matches · Leeds
+113T. Taylor1638
in 4 matches · Burton Albion
+91L. Ayling2030
in 3 matches · Leeds
+88S. Kaikai1785
in 3 matches · Blackpool
+88K. Roofe1716
in 3 matches · Leeds
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −29
D. Moore1732
in 3 matches · Sheffield Wednesday
- −23
K. Jackett1411
in 3 matches · Portsmouth
- −15
L. Johnson1733
in 4 matches · Sunderland
- −15
in 3 matches · Mumbai City
- −11
N. Clough1802
in 3 matches · Burton Albion
Nemesis coaches
- +56
John Coleman1478
in 4 matches · Accrington ST
- +55
Mick McCarthy1561
in 3 matches · Ipswich
- +48
J. Hasselbaink1363
in 4 matches · Burton Albion
- +45
in 3 matches · Barnsley
- +42
Rafael Benítez2018
in 3 matches · Newcastle
Playing style
How Simon Nicholas Grayson'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 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.21style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 54% 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.
Preston47 matches
Fleetwood Town42 matches
Bengaluru30 matches
Blackpool29 matches