Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 33% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Exeter City
Aug 2018 – Oct 2026 · 232 matches
1.61 points per game in League Two / League One (195 matches).
Exeter City with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.31 (223 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +51 above the league average under him, −45 under the others.
Most used
- P. Sweeney16,232' · Elo 1,636
- A. Collins14,819' · Elo 1,854
- J. Taylor10,939' · Elo 1,431
- M. Jay10,901' · Elo 1,419
- J. Key9,059' · Elo 2,028
- R. Bowman8,805' · Elo 1,332
- N. Law7,709' · Elo 1,279
- J. Sparkes7,664' · Elo 1,779
- R. Williams6,229' · Elo 1,803
- A. Hartridge5,966' · Elo 1,847
Bristol Rovers
Dec 2023 – Dec 2024 · 57 matches
1.15 points per game in League One (47 matches).
Bristol Rovers with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.99 (122 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −79 below the league average under him, −68 under the others.
Most used
- J. Wilson3,374' · Elo 1,453
- C. Taylor3,373' · Elo 1,845
- L. Thomas3,189' · Elo 1,621
- K. Conteh2,884' · Elo 1,607
- C. Martin2,697' · Elo 1,557
- A. Evans2,591' · Elo 1,662
- H. Vale2,305' · Elo 1,947
- S. Sinclair2,160' · Elo 1,259
- J. Griffiths2,070' · Elo 1,854
- C. Mola1,802' · Elo 1,734
Rotherham
Oct 2022 – Nov 2023 · 55 matches
0.90 points per game in Championship (52 matches).
Rotherham with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.85 (85 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −104 below the league average under him, −150 under the others.
Most used
- V. Johansson4,508' · Elo 2,098
- O. Rathbone3,766' · Elo 1,912
- C. Bramall3,634' · Elo 1,731
- C. Humphreys3,514' · Elo 1,734
- J. Hugill2,590' · Elo 1,412
- L. Peltier2,531' · Elo 1,299
- W. Harding2,491' · Elo 1,957
- C. Ogbene2,361' · Elo 1,937
- H. Odoffin1,958' · Elo 1,930
- J. Lindsay1,742' · Elo 1,417
Players under Matthew James Taylor
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- A. Hartridge+718
in 79 matches · Exeter City
- J. Sparkes+651
in 108 matches · Exeter City
- M. Jay+547
in 142 matches · Exeter City
- A. Collins+537
in 171 matches · Exeter City
- J. Key+504
in 110 matches · Exeter City
Fell most
- C. Taylor−167
in 44 matches · Bristol Rovers
- J. Wilson−143
in 40 matches · Bristol Rovers
- R. Wood−134
in 19 matches · Rotherham
- J. Griffiths−134
in 23 matches · Bristol Rovers
- J. Garrett−126
in 11 matches · Bristol Rovers
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−73N. Canavan1438
in 6 matches · Barrow
−66M. Stevens1700
in 7 matches · Forest Green
−63K. Knoyle1827
in 7 matches · Cambridge United
−60G. Taylor1302
in 6 matches · Cambridge United
−60L. Kitching2183
in 3 matches · Forest Green
Nemeses
+154C. Taylor2106
in 4 matches · Wycombe
+149J. Roles1558
in 4 matches · Crawley Town
+122H. Kyprianou2029
in 4 matches · Peterborough
+122J. Murphy929
in 3 matches · Tranmere
+118in 4 matches · Port Vale
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −43
R. Wellens1803
in 7 matches · Leyton Orient
- −36
Gareth Ainsworth1765
in 3 matches · QPR
- −33
D. Artell1704
in 4 matches · Crewe
- −32
M. Cooper1358
in 7 matches · Barrow
- −23
Jim Bentley1357
in 4 matches · AFC Fylde
Nemesis coaches
- +80
Keith Curle1385
in 8 matches · Oldham
- +70
J. Brady1747
in 5 matches · Port Vale
- +66
Michael Jolley1335
in 5 matches · Barrow
- +47
M. Mellon1618
in 4 matches · Tranmere
- +44
N. Pearson1710
in 3 matches · Bristol City
Playing style
How Matthew James Taylor'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.
+0.02style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 33% 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.
Exeter City161 matches
Rotherham54 matches
Bristol Rovers52 matches