Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Style consistency
More consistent than 46% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Cardiff
Aug 2025 – Oct 2026 · 68 matches
1.82 points per game in League One / Championship (56 matches).
Cardiff with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.11 (137 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +110 above the league average under him, −44 under the others.
Most used
- N. Trott5,230' · Elo 1,973
- J. Bagan5,227' · Elo 1,977
- P. Ng3,982' · Elo 1,977
- R. Wintle3,676' · Elo 1,898
- Y. Salech3,413' · Elo 1,940
- Cian Ashford3,397' · Elo 1,993
- A. Robertson3,360' · Elo 1,994
- C. Willock3,293' · Elo 1,916
- W. Fish3,233' · Elo 2,002
- R. Colwill3,055' · Elo 1,944
Rochdale
Mar 2019 – May 2021 · 109 matches
1.13 points per game in League One (91 matches).
Rochdale with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.21 (127 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: −102 below the league average under him, −44 under the others.
Most used
- J. Keohane7,734' · Elo 1,392
- E. O'Connell7,046' · Elo 1,925
- O. Rathbone6,628' · Elo 1,912
- A. Morley6,299' · Elo 1,814
- Matthew Done4,788' · Elo 1,165
- S. Dooley4,346' · Elo 1,394
- C. Camps4,324' · Elo 1,751
- I. Henderson4,237' · Elo 1,000
- J. McNulty3,696' · Elo 999
- M. Williams3,400' · Elo 1,530
Players under Brian Barry-Murphy
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- O. Kellyman+516
in 42 matches · Cardiff
- A. Morley+471
in 83 matches · Rochdale
- D. Lawlor+431
in 40 matches · Cardiff
- R. Kpakio+414
in 45 matches · Cardiff
- A. Newby+374
in 43 matches · Rochdale
Fell most
- H. Roberts−102
in 26 matches · Rochdale
in 24 matches · Rochdale
in 3 matches · Cardiff
- M. Lund−21
in 40 matches · Rochdale
- E. Hamilton−17
in 5 matches · Rochdale
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−78J. Clark1926
in 5 matches · Luton
−58B. Wiles1839
in 3 matches · Huddersfield
−58O. Beckles1703
in 6 matches · Leyton Orient
−52W. Aimson1781
in 4 matches · Wigan
−42P. Sweeney1636
in 3 matches · Exeter City
Nemeses
+101K. Lisbie1823
in 3 matches · Peterborough
+85L. Akins1678
in 5 matches · Mansfield Town
+75C. Wyke1545
in 5 matches · Sunderland
+73in 3 matches · Wycombe
+71W. Nightingale1448
in 3 matches · AFC Wimbledon
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −64
R. Lowe1708
in 4 matches · Wigan
- −57
Paul Warne1857
in 4 matches · Derby
- −43
John Coleman1478
in 5 matches · Accrington ST
- −21
Keith Hill1182
in 3 matches · Bolton
- −18
Sam Ricketts1406
in 4 matches · Shrewsbury
Nemesis coaches
- +45
R. Wellens1803
in 5 matches · Leyton Orient
- +37
Karl Robinson1766
in 4 matches · Oxford United
- +34
Darren Ferguson1885
in 5 matches · Peterborough
- +32
in 3 matches · Bolton
- +32
Steve Bruce1815
in 3 matches · Blackpool
Playing style
How Brian Barry-Murphy'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.
+0.13style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 46% 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.
Rochdale88 matches
Cardiff67 matches