Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 41% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Oldham
Oct 2023 – Oct 2026 · 39 matches
1.36 points per game in League Two (28 matches).
Oldham with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.42 (26 matches, 1 coach).
Line-up Elo: −104 below the league average under him, −21 under the others.
Most used
- M. Hudson3,204' · Elo 1,706
- E. Monthe2,985' · Elo 1,685
- R. Woods2,695' · Elo 1,698
- J. Robson2,475' · Elo 1,690
- D. Daniels2,365' · Elo 1,692
- T. Pett2,095' · Elo 1,659
- L. Hannant1,645' · Elo 1,481
- J. Caprice1,642' · Elo 1,623
- R. Ogle1,535' · Elo 1,378
- M. Fondop-Talum1,511' · Elo 1,608
Tranmere
Nov 2017 – Mar 2023 · 197 matches
1.41 points per game in League Two / League One (165 matches).
Tranmere with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (185 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −26 below the league average under him, −29 under the others.
Most used
- K. Morris10,058' · Elo 1,426
- J. Dacres-Cogley8,150' · Elo 1,874
- Scott David Davies7,862' · Elo 1,434
- E. Monthe7,836' · Elo 1,685
- C. Jennings7,381' · Elo 1,458
- J. Caprice6,629' · Elo 1,623
- L. O'Connor5,793' · Elo 1,656
- R. Doohan5,338' · Elo 1,537
- P. Clarke5,311' · Elo 1,087
- T. Davies5,297' · Elo 1,477
Dundee Utd
Aug 2020 – May 2021 · 38 matches
1.16 points per game in Premiership (38 matches).
Dundee Utd with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.04 (76 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −48 below the league average under him, −50 under the others.
Most used
- J. Robson2,951' · Elo 1,690
- M. Reynolds2,906' · Elo 1,398
- B. Siegrist2,880' · Elo 1,703
- L. Shankland2,708' · Elo 1,911
- I. Harkes2,665' · Elo 1,896
- L. Smith2,560' · Elo 1,629
- C. Butcher2,361' · Elo 1,504
- M. Connolly2,141' · Elo 1,493
- R. Edwards2,102' · Elo 1,319
- N. Clark2,030' · Elo 1,306
Shrewsbury
Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 · 13 matches
0.91 points per game in League One (11 matches).
Shrewsbury with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.43 (139 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +22 above the league average under him, −2 under the others.
Most used
- J. Leutwiler1,170' · Elo 1,146
- G. Deegan1,080' · Elo 1,021
- Junior Brown1,080' · Elo 1,313
- Unknown (20262)1,080' · Elo 1,314
- R. McGivern1,080' · Elo 960
- Unknown (20392)990' · Elo 1,310
- Louis Dodds900' · Elo 987
- I. Toney810' · Elo 2,237
- J. O'Brien720' · Elo 1,190
- J. Grimmer540' · Elo 1,843
Players under Michael Joseph Mellon
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- M. Hudson+546
in 36 matches · Oldham
- J. Murphy+507
in 26 matches · Tranmere
- J. Robson+476
in 64 matches · Oldham
- J. Hawkes+388
in 91 matches · Oldham
- B. Siegrist+384
in 32 matches · Dundee Utd
Fell most
- Neil Danns−81
in 22 matches · Tranmere
- A. Spörle−72
in 24 matches · Dundee Utd
- K. Harratt−69
in 11 matches · Oldham
- Ian Black−67
in 6 matches · Shrewsbury
- L. Feeney−58
in 23 matches · Tranmere
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−81S. Foley1197
in 7 matches · Barrow
−75A. Gilbey1825
in 4 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
−66P. Sweeney1636
in 5 matches · Cheltenham
−64C. Thomas1499
in 6 matches · Crewe
−64J. Powell1569
in 4 matches · Crawley Town
Nemeses
+107T. Charters1446
in 3 matches · Carlisle
+102K. Broadfoot1254
in 4 matches · Kilmarnock
+95R. Flynn1209
in 3 matches · ST Mirren
+93A. Cook1571
in 4 matches · Bradford
+93O. Bogle1382
in 4 matches · Newport County
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −61
M. Taylor1644
in 4 matches · Exeter City
- −43
Paul Tisdale1383
in 4 matches · Stevenage
- −38
John Yems1363
in 3 matches · Crawley Town
- −31
John Coleman1478
in 3 matches · Accrington ST
- −30
Neil Harris1914
in 4 matches · Cambridge United
Nemesis coaches
- +66
Karl Robinson1766
in 3 matches · Salford City
- +50
Graham Coughlan1522
in 3 matches · Newport County
- +49
G. Alexander1838
in 4 matches · Motherwell
- +44
David Flitcroft1354
in 3 matches · Mansfield Town
- +40
Gareth Ainsworth1765
in 5 matches · Gillingham
Playing style
How Michael Joseph Mellon'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.
+0.09style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 41% 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.
Tranmere137 matches
Dundee Utd38 matches
Oldham31 matches