Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Style consistency
More consistent than 36% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Colchester
Mar 2023 – Oct 2023 · 28 matches
1.08 points per game in League Two (25 matches).
Colchester with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (257 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −35 below the league average under him, +4 under the others.
Most used
- C. Hall2,352' · Elo 1,671
- N. Chilvers2,222' · Elo 1,681
- A. Read1,819' · Elo 1,655
- S. Tovide1,537' · Elo 1,716
- J. Fevrier1,489' · Elo 1,837
- J. Tchamadeu1,277' · Elo 1,931
- O. Goodman1,260' · Elo 1,868
- W. Greenidge1,157' · Elo 1,513
- J. Taylor1,131' · Elo 1,841
- M. Egbo1,065' · Elo 1,718
Charlton
Jul 2022 – Dec 2022 · 29 matches
1.20 points per game in League One (20 matches).
Charlton with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.48 (213 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +19 above the league average under him, +20 under the others.
Most used
- G. Dobson2,019' · Elo 1,939
- J. Wollacott1,800' · Elo 1,618
- S. Clare1,749' · Elo 1,673
- S. Fraser1,748' · Elo 1,464
- E. O'Connell1,622' · Elo 1,925
- J. Stockley1,616' · Elo 1,695
- J. Rak-Sakyi1,586' · Elo 1,935
- R. Inniss1,530' · Elo 1,516
- A. Morgan1,458' · Elo 1,770
- C. Kirk1,358' · Elo 1,560
Swindon Town
Aug 2021 – May 2022 · 55 matches
1.70 points per game in League Two (47 matches).
Swindon Town with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.40 (219 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +107 above the league average under him, +3 under the others.
Most used
- E. Iandolo4,058' · Elo 1,713
- L. Reed3,908' · Elo 1,828
- D. Conroy3,531' · Elo 1,588
- R. Hunt3,514' · Elo 1,660
- J. Wollacott3,510' · Elo 1,618
- H. McKirdy3,331' · Elo 1,549
- A. Odimayo3,244' · Elo 1,547
- J. Payne3,200' · Elo 1,649
- T. Simpson2,507' · Elo 1,581
- J. Williams2,492' · Elo 1,470
Bristol Rovers
Dec 2019 – Nov 2020 · 33 matches
0.85 points per game in League One (26 matches).
Bristol Rovers with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.23 (233 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −42 below the league average under him, −40 under the others.
Most used
- A. Kilgour2,344' · Elo 1,795
- L. Leahy1,800' · Elo 1,715
- E. Upson1,782' · Elo 1,300
- T. Craig1,626' · Elo 1,156
- J. Clarke-Harris1,388' · Elo 1,623
- C. Harries1,277' · Elo 1,472
- A. Rodman1,227' · Elo 1,239
- A. Jaakkola1,182' · Elo 1,344
- M. Ehmer1,170' · Elo 1,463
- Z. Westbrooke1,156' · Elo 1,613
Players under Ben Garner
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- L. Barry+426
in 15 matches · Swindon Town
- T. Simpson+402
in 30 matches · Swindon Town
- J. Fevrier+396
in 23 matches · Colchester
in 23 matches · Swindon Town
- M. Baudry+358
in 19 matches · Swindon Town
Fell most
- L. Leahy−95
in 21 matches · Bristol Rovers
- E. Upson−95
in 24 matches · Bristol Rovers
- L. Sercombe−76
in 12 matches · Bristol Rovers
- T. Craig−65
in 18 matches · Bristol Rovers
- F. Sears−52
in 8 matches · Colchester
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−72S. Hoskins1504
in 3 matches · Northampton
−54E. Monthe1685
in 5 matches · Walsall
−54D. Daniels1692
in 5 matches · Walsall
−52E. Osadebe1566
in 5 matches · Bradford
−46H. White1459
in 5 matches · Walsall
Nemeses
+144M. Foulds1619
in 3 matches · Harrogate Town
+113A. Drinan1710
in 4 matches · Leyton Orient
+87L. Chambers1449
in 5 matches · Colchester
+84D. Pratley1403
in 3 matches · Leyton Orient
+80A. Dozzell1935
in 3 matches · QPR
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −58
M. Flynn1610
in 3 matches · Walsall
- −23
Matt Gray1467
in 3 matches · Sutton Utd
- −10
Mark Bonner1530
in 3 matches · Cambridge United
Nemesis coaches
- +34
D. Moore1732
in 3 matches · Sheffield Wednesday
- +22
James Rowberry1427
in 3 matches · Newport County
- +20
M. Mellon1618
in 3 matches · Tranmere
- +20
N. Clough1802
in 4 matches · Mansfield Town
- +19
M. Robins1999
in 3 matches · Coventry
Playing style
How Ben Garner'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 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.04style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 36% 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.
Swindon Town53 matches
Bristol Rovers30 matches
Colchester28 matches
Charlton27 matches