Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Stockport County
Nov 2021 – Jan 2026 · 204 matches
1.83 points per game in League Two / League One (168 matches).
Stockport County with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.62 (29 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +83 above the league average under him, +76 under the others.
Most used
- K. Wootton12,931' · Elo 1,958
- B. Hinchliffe12,472' · Elo 1,664
- E. Pye10,490' · Elo 1,984
- F. Horsfall10,029' · Elo 1,826
- W. Collar8,865' · Elo 1,820
- C. Camps7,112' · Elo 1,751
- I. Olaofe7,007' · Elo 1,945
- R. Croasdale6,754' · Elo 1,693
- I. Touray6,334' · Elo 1,820
- O. Bailey6,264' · Elo 1,891
Hartlepool
Nov 2019 – Oct 2021 · 24 matches
1.53 points per game in League Two (15 matches).
Hartlepool with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.96 (77 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −103 below the league average under him, −91 under the others.
Most used
- N. Featherstone1,980' · Elo 1,316
- N. Byrne1,445' · Elo 1,720
- B. Killip1,440' · Elo 1,796
- D. Ferguson1,351' · Elo 1,442
- J. Sterry1,293' · Elo 1,781
- L. Molyneux1,245' · Elo 1,806
- M. Daly1,137' · Elo 1,463
- G. Holohan1,015' · Elo 1,414
- G. Liddle998' · Elo 1,179
- M. Shelton980' · Elo 1,759
Players under David Paul Challinor
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- B. Hinchliffe+960
in 140 matches · Stockport County
- E. Pye+827
in 119 matches · Stockport County
- M. Southam-Hales+709
in 58 matches · Stockport County
- K. Wootton+700
in 164 matches · Stockport County
- A. Wright+670
in 78 matches · Stockport County
Fell most
- O. Odusina−58
in 9 matches · Hartlepool
- E. Jones−32
in 2 matches · Hartlepool
- J. Mitchell−30
in 5 matches · Hartlepool
- S. Cosgrove−29
in 7 matches · Stockport County
- S. Hughes−27
in 12 matches · Stockport County
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−93A. Gilbey1825
in 3 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
−81C. Cooke1462
in 3 matches · Hartlepool
−66L. Evans1728
in 3 matches · Blackpool
−66G. Thomson1386
in 6 matches · Harrogate Town
−61R. Smallwood1637
in 6 matches · Tranmere
Nemeses
+268J. Stokes1865
in 3 matches · Cambridge United
+136J. Austerfield1761
in 4 matches · Salford City
+119K. Dennis1330
in 4 matches · Tranmere
+114L. Tolaj1952
in 4 matches · Plymouth
+108S. Ogie1555
in 4 matches · Gillingham
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −59
G. McCann1757
in 4 matches · Doncaster
- −39
G. Caldwell1789
in 3 matches · Exeter City
- −35
Johnnie Jackson1723
in 4 matches · AFC Wimbledon
- −34
S. Weaver1574
in 7 matches · Harrogate Town
- −26
M. Mellon1618
in 3 matches · Tranmere
Nemesis coaches
- +69
N. Clough1802
in 7 matches · Mansfield Town
- +52
G. Alexander1838
in 3 matches · Bradford
- +47
A. Revell1840
in 4 matches · Stevenage
- +37
Peter Wild1608
in 3 matches · Barrow
- +35
Neil Harris1914
in 4 matches · Cambridge United
Playing style
How David Paul Challinor's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.