Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 43% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Shrewsbury
Oct 2016 – Nov 2024 · 124 matches
1.44 points per game in League One (111 matches).
Shrewsbury with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.10 (292 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −47 below the league average under him, −40 under the others.
Most used
- A. Nsiala7,615' · Elo 1,414
- Mathew John Sadler7,380' · Elo 1,077
- S. Whalley5,940' · Elo 1,373
- A. Rodman5,400' · Elo 1,239
- Abumere Tafadzwa Ogogo5,130' · Elo 1,361
- J. Nolan4,500' · Elo 1,360
- Junior Brown4,320' · Elo 1,313
- D. Henderson3,870' · Elo 2,335
- B. Godfrey3,690' · Elo 1,833
- J. Bolton3,330' · Elo 1,572
Grimsby
Aug 2016 – Oct 2023 · 107 matches
1.13 points per game in League Two (87 matches).
Grimsby with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.29 (254 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −55 below the league average under him, −15 under the others.
Most used
- H. Clifton7,262' · Elo 1,736
- L. Waterfall6,236' · Elo 1,394
- M. Crocombe5,439' · Elo 2,011
- M. Efete5,304' · Elo 1,466
- G. Holohan5,028' · Elo 1,414
- N. Maher4,574' · Elo 1,434
- A. Smith3,860' · Elo 1,765
- A. Driscoll-Glennon3,479' · Elo 1,537
- D. Amos3,144' · Elo 1,545
- K. Green2,957' · Elo 1,751
Scunthorpe
Aug 2019 – Jan 2020 · 38 matches
1.10 points per game in League Two (30 matches).
Scunthorpe with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.82 (99 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +25 above the league average under him, −103 under the others.
Most used
- A. Gilliead2,943' · Elo 1,469
- H. McGahey2,888' · Elo 1,557
- J. Perch2,566' · Elo 1,462
- M. Lund2,461' · Elo 1,385
- R. McArdle2,430' · Elo 1,080
- Abobaker Eisa2,189' · Elo 1,326
- Junior Brown2,106' · Elo 1,313
- Lee Novak1,961' · Elo 1,316
- R. Watson1,953' · Elo 1,252
- K. van Veen1,725' · Elo 1,468
Ipswich
Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 · 15 matches
0.64 points per game in Championship (14 matches).
Ipswich with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.10 (124 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −141 below the league average under him, −90 under the others.
Most used
- L. Chambers1,350' · Elo 1,449
- J. Knudsen1,215' · Elo 1,550
- T. Chalobah1,078' · Elo 2,428
- C. Skuse1,066' · Elo 1,370
- G. Edwards1,034' · Elo 1,481
- J. Nolan1,015' · Elo 1,360
- A. Nsiala885' · Elo 1,414
- J. Donacien856' · Elo 1,679
- G. Ward781' · Elo 1,571
- K. Jackson779' · Elo 1,767
Players under Paul Hurst
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- M. Efete+554
in 66 matches · Grimsby
- K. Green+522
in 46 matches · Grimsby
- B. Morris+482
in 65 matches · Shrewsbury
- J. McAtee+473
in 46 matches · Grimsby
- B. Godfrey+420
in 41 matches · Shrewsbury
Fell most
- A. Butler−181
in 15 matches · Scunthorpe
- D. Rose−126
in 15 matches · Grimsby
- J. Knudsen−75
in 14 matches · Ipswich
- C. Skuse−69
in 13 matches · Ipswich
- E. Bennett−60
in 12 matches · Shrewsbury
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−54J. Guthrie1649
in 5 matches · Northampton
−50L. Burge1570
in 4 matches · Northampton
−49T. Nichols1579
in 6 matches · Mansfield Town
−47C. MacDonald1578
in 5 matches · Mansfield Town
−46Anthony Gerrard1165
in 3 matches · Oldham
Nemeses
+142S. Khan1433
in 3 matches · Swindon Town
+120B. Killip1796
in 3 matches · Barnsley
+97E. Osadebe1566
in 4 matches · Bradford
+91L. Jephcott1489
in 3 matches · Swindon Town
+91D. Kemp1818
in 4 matches · Stevenage
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −44
J. Brady1747
in 3 matches · Northampton
- −41
G. Alexander1838
in 4 matches · Salford City
- −32
Jim Bentley1357
in 3 matches · Rochdale
- −30
Karl Robinson1766
in 4 matches · Salford City
- −24
Neal Ardley1290
in 3 matches · AFC Wimbledon
Nemesis coaches
- +61
R. Lowe1708
in 4 matches · Plymouth
- +48
Scott Lindsey1686
in 3 matches · Crawley Town
- +41
D. Clarke1664
in 7 matches · Barnsley
- +41
G. Caldwell1789
in 3 matches · Exeter City
- +39
Uwe Rösler1835
in 6 matches · Fleetwood Town
Playing style
How Paul Hurst'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.
+0.11style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 43% 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.
Grimsby99 matches
Shrewsbury36 matches
Scunthorpe26 matches