Coach DNA
Playing style
direct
Style consistency
More consistent than 50% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Cheltenham
Aug 2024 – Jan 2026 · 91 matches
1.22 points per game in League Two (74 matches).
Cheltenham with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.15 (27 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −43 below the league average under him, −26 under the others.
Most used
- J. Day7,024' · Elo 1,542
- E. Archer6,519' · Elo 1,728
- L. Young5,992' · Elo 1,492
- J. Thomas5,474' · Elo 1,658
- Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd4,978' · Elo 1,614
- L. Kinsella4,700' · Elo 1,486
- S. Stubbs4,124' · Elo 1,680
- T. Bradbury3,877' · Elo 1,562
- G. Miller3,422' · Elo 1,555
- S. Bennett2,802' · Elo 1,448
Walsall
Feb 2022 – Apr 2023 · 68 matches
1.24 points per game in League Two (59 matches).
Walsall with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.38 (253 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −20 below the league average under him, −3 under the others.
Most used
- E. Monthe5,757' · Elo 1,685
- D. Daniels4,946' · Elo 1,692
- H. White4,787' · Elo 1,459
- O. Evans4,590' · Elo 1,458
- L. Kinsella4,220' · Elo 1,486
- I. Hutchinson3,794' · Elo 1,661
- T. Knowles3,757' · Elo 1,649
- B. Comley3,236' · Elo 1,703
- L. Gordon2,264' · Elo 1,785
- J. Earing2,211' · Elo 1,558
Newport County
Aug 2017 – Oct 2021 · 230 matches
1.46 points per game in League Two (188 matches).
Newport County with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.31 (137 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +46 above the league average under him, −10 under the others.
Most used
- M. Demetriou17,376' · Elo 1,551
- P. Amond13,894' · Elo 1,306
- S. Bennett13,136' · Elo 1,448
- M. Dolan12,907' · Elo 1,313
- R. Willmott11,856' · Elo 1,181
- J. Sheehan11,284' · Elo 1,955
- J. Day10,189' · Elo 1,542
- J. Labadie9,377' · Elo 1,293
- D. Butler9,063' · Elo 1,615
- R. Haynes8,306' · Elo 1,536
Players under Michael John Flynn
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- E. Archer+953
in 80 matches · Cheltenham
- J. Thomas+665
in 74 matches · Cheltenham
- B. Cooper+483
in 25 matches · Newport County
- M. Dolan+424
in 166 matches · Newport County
- M. Demetriou+416
in 193 matches · Newport County
Fell most
in 31 matches · Newport County
- P. Clarke−132
in 15 matches · Walsall
- M. Taylor−71
in 43 matches · Cheltenham
- B. White−59
in 49 matches · Newport County
- Tom Taylor−54
in 15 matches · Cheltenham
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−69C. Hall1671
in 6 matches · Port Vale
−68C. Hussey1499
in 9 matches · Stockport County
−66A. Flint1641
in 3 matches · Walsall
−61Y. Songo'o1379
in 6 matches · Morecambe
−55N. Townsend1561
in 5 matches · Newport County
Nemeses
+161R. Sotiriou1651
in 7 matches · Bristol Rovers
+145J. Tomlinson1768
in 4 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
+145J. Martin1521
in 3 matches · Newport County
+134H. McKirdy1549
in 6 matches · Crawley Town
+134A. Gilbey1825
in 7 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −38
Nélson Jardim1574
in 3 matches · Newport County
- −26
D. Adams1488
in 7 matches · Morecambe
- −25
John Askey1397
in 3 matches · Hartlepool
- −24
N. Cox1219
in 3 matches · Scunthorpe
- −22
Matt Gray1467
in 3 matches · Sutton Utd
Nemesis coaches
- +82
D. Artell1704
in 9 matches · Grimsby
- +75
John McGreal1316
in 5 matches · Colchester
- +66
Mark Bonner1530
in 5 matches · Gillingham
- +53
G. Bowyer1825
in 3 matches · Salford City
- +51
Jim Bentley1357
in 5 matches · Rochdale
Playing style
How Michael John Flynn'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.
+0.17style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 50% 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 County117 matches
Cheltenham86 matches
Walsall64 matches