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Graham Coughlan

Coach🇮🇪

Waterford · Irish Premier Division

1522Current Elo

170 matches tracked

Coach DNA

Playing style

direct

Style consistency

More consistent than 74% of multi-club coaches

Bristol RoversMansfield TownNewport CountyWaterfordDomestic cupInternational cup

Club record

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

Waterford

Jun 2026 – Oct 2026 · 10 matches

1.60 points per game in Premier Division (10 matches).

Waterford with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.08 (90 matches, 3 coaches).

Line-up Elo: −11 below the league average under him, −56 under the others.

Most used

  1. K. Long913' · Elo 1,556
  2. S. McMullan913' · Elo 1,542
  3. Benny Couto911' · Elo 1,520
  4. J. Mahon901' · Elo 1,554
  5. P. Amond901' · Elo 1,306
  6. T. Lonergan885' · Elo 1,528
  7. H. Cann815' · Elo 1,559
  8. C. Noonan801' · Elo 1,504
  9. J. Houston636' · Elo 1,481
  10. E. McLaughlin607' · Elo 1,460

Newport County

Oct 2022 – Apr 2024 · 93 matches

1.29 points per game in League Two (78 matches).

Newport County with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.21 (230 matches, 9 coaches).

Line-up Elo: −27 below the league average under him, −7 under the others.

Most used

  1. S. Bennett6,941' · Elo 1,448
  2. W. Evans6,573' · Elo 1,954
  3. N. Townsend5,355' · Elo 1,561
  4. O. Bogle5,157' · Elo 1,382
  5. B. Morris5,033' · Elo 1,589
  6. M. Baker4,433' · Elo 1,624
  7. A. Wildig3,917' · Elo 1,522
  8. J. Clarke3,774' · Elo 1,343
  9. R. Delaney3,611' · Elo 1,645
  10. H. Charsley3,591' · Elo 1,437

Mansfield Town

Aug 2020 – Nov 2020 · 14 matches

Most used

  1. R. Menayese1,170' · Elo 1,461
  2. R. Sweeney1,080' · Elo 1,822
  3. Marek Štěch990' · Elo 1,342
  4. H. Charsley926' · Elo 1,437
  5. F. Rawson919' · Elo 1,523
  6. C. O'Keeffe899' · Elo 1,817
  7. G. Maris865' · Elo 1,682
  8. A. Cook752' · Elo 1,571
  9. J. Perch728' · Elo 1,462
  10. M. Benning703' · Elo 1,433

Bristol Rovers

Dec 2018 – Dec 2019 · 53 matches

1.61 points per game in League One (44 matches).

Bristol Rovers with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.12 (196 matches, 5 coaches).

Line-up Elo: −46 below the league average under him, −40 under the others.

Most used

  1. T. Craig4,490' · Elo 1,156
  2. E. Upson4,038' · Elo 1,300
  3. O. Clarke3,677' · Elo 1,621
  4. Abumere Tafadzwa Ogogo3,389' · Elo 1,361
  5. L. Sercombe3,050' · Elo 1,470
  6. J. Clarke-Harris2,563' · Elo 1,623
  7. A. Rodman2,496' · Elo 1,239
  8. A. Kilgour2,321' · Elo 1,795
  9. J. Bonham2,160' · Elo 1,869
  10. T. Lockyer2,160' · Elo 1,591

Players under Graham Coughlan

Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.

Rose most

  1. A. Kilgour+342

    in 26 matches · Bristol Rovers

  2. J. Houston+265

    in 8 matches · Waterford

  3. J. Clarke+250

    in 67 matches · Newport County

  4. L. Sercombe+244

    in 36 matches · Bristol Rovers

  5. T. Craig+238

    in 50 matches · Bristol Rovers

Fell most

  1. B. Morris−70

    in 57 matches · Newport County

  2. H. Charsley−59

    in 65 matches · Newport County

  3. K. Long−49

    in 10 matches · Waterford

  4. L. Jephcott−49

    in 16 matches · Newport County

  5. N. Townsend−44

    in 60 matches · Newport County

Opponents

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

Favourite opponents

  1. M. Ehmer portrait

    M. Ehmer1463

    in 5 matches · Gillingham

    −54
  2. T. Dieng portrait

    T. Dieng1441

    in 4 matches · Gillingham

    −51
  3. A. Okonkwo portrait

    A. Okonkwo1948

    in 3 matches · Wrexham

    −44
  4. C. Thomas portrait

    C. Thomas1499

    in 4 matches · Crewe

    −44
  5. N. Chilvers portrait

    N. Chilvers1681

    in 5 matches · Colchester

    −42

Nemeses

  1. E. Watt portrait

    E. Watt1758

    in 4 matches · Salford City

    +94
  2. B. Halliday portrait

    B. Halliday1674

    in 4 matches · Bradford

    +91
  3. D. Oyegoke portrait

    D. Oyegoke1658

    in 3 matches · Bradford

    +82
  4. M. Lund portrait

    M. Lund1385

    in 3 matches · Salford City

    +73
  5. A. O'Connor portrait

    A. O'Connor1457

    in 4 matches · Harrogate Town

    +71

Coaches

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

Favourite coaches

  1. M. Mellon1618

    in 3 matches · Oldham

    −34

  2. P. Parkinson2009

    in 3 matches · Wrexham

    −21

  3. G. McCann1757

    in 3 matches · Doncaster

    −21

  4. Johnnie Jackson1723

    in 4 matches · AFC Wimbledon

    −20

Nemesis coaches

  1. N. Clough1802

    in 6 matches · Mansfield Town

    +42

  2. Lee Bell1819

    in 4 matches · Crewe

    +38

  3. D. Challinor1941

    in 4 matches · Stockport County

    +19

  4. John Coleman1478

    in 3 matches · Accrington ST

    +19

  5. Peter Wild1608

    in 3 matches · Barrow

    +17

Playing style

How Graham Coughlan'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.

direct

+0.43style consistency across 2 clubs

More consistent than 74% 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.

Newport County87 matchesBristol Rovers20 matches