Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Style consistency
More consistent than 94% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Carlisle
Sept 2024 – Feb 2025 · 24 matches
0.71 points per game in League Two (21 matches).
Carlisle with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.34 (109 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −57 below the league average under him, −24 under the others.
Most used
- S. Lavelle1,850' · Elo 1,628
- D. Sadi1,495' · Elo 1,642
- C. Harper1,441' · Elo 1,486
- G. Breeze1,440' · Elo 1,605
- J. Mellish1,405' · Elo 1,760
- L. Armstrong1,147' · Elo 1,569
- H. Neal1,077' · Elo 1,717
- B. Barclay1,041' · Elo 1,627
- H. Biggins956' · Elo 1,609
- A. Hayden877' · Elo 1,593
Milton Keynes Dons
Oct 2023 – Sept 2024 · 46 matches
1.66 points per game in League Two (41 matches).
Milton Keynes Dons with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.46 (97 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +58 above the league average under him, +91 under the others.
Most used
- A. Gilbey3,629' · Elo 1,825
- J. Tomlinson3,392' · Elo 1,768
- W. O'Hora3,119' · Elo 1,908
- J. Payne2,850' · Elo 1,649
- D. Harvie2,601' · Elo 1,887
- M. Williams2,258' · Elo 1,530
- C. Norman2,025' · Elo 1,571
- M. Dean1,818' · Elo 1,898
- D. Lewington1,731' · Elo 1,040
- K. Lofthouse1,731' · Elo 1,826
Gateshead
Oct 2019 – Oct 2023 · 10 matches
Most used
- G. Olley900' · Elo 1,253
- O. Bailey716' · Elo 1,778
- D. Ward698' · Elo 971
- A. Campbell698' · Elo 1,575
- R. Tinkler540' · Elo 1,020
- Mike Williamson540' · Elo 1,108
- C. Scott450' · Elo 1,321
- A. Nicholson450' · Elo 1,026
- L. Storey450' · Elo 1,011
- J. Chapman450' · Elo 1,674
Players under Michael James Williamson
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- K. Lofthouse+471
in 24 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
- M. Dean+335
in 24 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
- M. Kelly+321
in 19 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
- S. Wearne+255
in 29 matches · Carlisle
- G. Breeze+218
in 16 matches · Carlisle
Fell most
- H. Biggins−90
in 14 matches · Carlisle
- D. Burns−79
in 2 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
- Jordan Jones−76
in 12 matches · Carlisle
- A. Stewart−74
in 2 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
- E. Embleton−68
in 5 matches · Carlisle
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−25C. Tilt1695
in 3 matches · Salford City
−23M. Demetriou1551
in 3 matches · Crewe
−21C. McAleny1351
in 3 matches · Salford City
−20D. Johnson1245
in 3 matches · Walsall
−16P. Lewis1387
in 3 matches · Morecambe
Nemeses
+105C. Kavanagh1715
in 3 matches · Bradford
+101J. Kelly1503
in 3 matches · AFC Wimbledon
+94L. Kelly1826
in 3 matches · Crawley Town
+82H. Rodgers1736
in 3 matches · Grimsby
+80S. Walker1797
in 3 matches · Bradford
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −11
M. Sadler1750
in 3 matches · Walsall
- −10
Phil Parkinson1029
in 4 matches · Altrincham
- −9
Lee Bell1819
in 3 matches · Crewe
Nemesis coaches
- +61
D. Artell1704
in 3 matches · Grimsby
- +45
Danny Cowley1676
in 3 matches · Colchester
- +40
Scott Lindsey1686
in 3 matches · Crawley Town
- +38
Stuart Maynard1669
in 3 matches · Notts County
- +23
Johnnie Jackson1723
in 5 matches · AFC Wimbledon
Playing style
How Michael James Williamson'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.
+0.73style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 94% 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.
Milton Keynes Dons45 matches
Carlisle23 matches