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Darren Ferguson

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— · England League One

1885Current Elo

383 matches tracked

Coach DNA

Playing style

possession-based

DoncasterPeterboroughDomestic cupInternational cup

Club record

League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.

Peterborough

Jan 2019 – Jan 2026 · 329 matches

1.50 points per game in League One / Championship (274 matches).

Peterborough with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.34 (183 matches, 6 coaches).

Line-up Elo: +33 above the league average under him, +13 under the others.

Most used

  1. A. Collins11,906' · Elo 1,854
  2. F. Kent11,150' · Elo 1,791
  3. J. Clarke-Harris9,924' · Elo 1,623
  4. H. Burrows9,672' · Elo 1,996
  5. J. Knight9,099' · Elo 1,759
  6. R. Edwards9,092' · Elo 2,021
  7. J. Ward8,969' · Elo 1,891
  8. N. Thompson8,901' · Elo 1,474
  9. D. Butler8,885' · Elo 1,615
  10. M. Beevers8,797' · Elo 1,415

Doncaster

Aug 2016 – May 2018 · 54 matches

1.22 points per game in League One (46 matches).

Doncaster with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.52 (126 matches, 3 coaches).

Line-up Elo: −92 below the league average under him, +61 under the others.

Most used

  1. J. Marquis4,680' · Elo 1,434
  2. T. Rowe4,230' · Elo 1,404
  3. N. Mason3,780' · Elo 1,552
  4. A. Butler3,600' · Elo 1,358
  5. I. Lawlor3,510' · Elo 1,650
  6. Matthew James Blair3,510' · Elo 1,512
  7. J. Wright3,420' · Elo 1,711
  8. B. Whiteman3,420' · Elo 1,948
  9. J. Houghton3,330' · Elo 1,681
  10. James Coppinger3,330' · Elo 911

Players under Darren Ferguson

Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.

Rose most

  1. K. Lisbie+816

    in 33 matches · Peterborough

  2. R. Edwards+742

    in 104 matches · Peterborough

  3. J. Morgan+676

    in 21 matches · Peterborough

  4. James Dornelly+570

    in 59 matches · Peterborough

  5. Harley Mills+565

    in 40 matches · Peterborough

Fell most

  1. George Boyd−127

    in 25 matches · Peterborough

  2. J. Grant−67

    in 23 matches · Peterborough

  3. Joseph Ward−35

    in 8 matches · Peterborough

  4. K. Lolos−31

    in 12 matches · Peterborough

  5. M. Godden−30

    in 7 matches · Peterborough

Opponents

Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).

Favourite opponents

  1. B. Close portrait

    B. Close1669

    in 8 matches · Doncaster

    −104
  2. M. Ehmer portrait

    M. Ehmer1463

    in 8 matches · Gillingham

    −63
  3. N. Freeman portrait

    N. Freeman1762

    in 8 matches · Stevenage

    −63
  4. C. Piergianni portrait

    C. Piergianni1780

    in 5 matches · Stevenage

    −61
  5. J. Beesley portrait

    J. Beesley1834

    in 5 matches · Burton Albion

    −58

Nemeses

  1. I. Ndiaye portrait

    I. Ndiaye2430

    in 3 matches · Everton

    +224
  2. N. Guinness-Walker portrait

    N. Guinness-Walker1716

    in 8 matches · Northampton

    +176
  3. S. Dieng portrait

    S. Dieng1982

    in 3 matches · QPR

    +137
  4. A. Kamara portrait

    A. Kamara1891

    in 3 matches · Portsmouth

    +132
  5. B. Sheaf portrait

    B. Sheaf1940

    in 3 matches · Coventry

    +130

Coaches

Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).

Favourite coaches

  1. Gareth Ainsworth1765

    in 4 matches · Shrewsbury

    −69

  2. K. Jackett1411

    in 7 matches · Portsmouth

    −60

  3. Steven Schumacher1994

    in 4 matches · Bolton

    −44

  4. M. Duff1867

    in 6 matches · Wycombe

    −43

  5. Paul Lambert1492

    in 5 matches · Ipswich

    −36

Nemesis coaches

  1. Michael Skubala2003

    in 5 matches · Lincoln

    +70

  2. Sam Ricketts1406

    in 3 matches · Shrewsbury

    +61

  3. M. Bloomfield1889

    in 5 matches · Luton

    +61

  4. Desmond Buckingham1863

    in 5 matches · Oxford United

    +59

  5. Neil Critchley1708

    in 6 matches · Blackpool

    +59

Playing style

How Darren Ferguson's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)

Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.

possession-based

One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.