Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 45% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Swindon Town
Oct 2024 – Jan 2026 · 73 matches
1.67 points per game in League Two (60 matches).
Swindon Town with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.32 (165 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +18 above the league average under him, +21 under the others.
Most used
- G. Kilkenny5,410' · Elo 1,801
- W. Wright5,385' · Elo 1,772
- C. Ripley3,931' · Elo 1,635
- A. Drinan3,582' · Elo 1,710
- O. Clarke3,410' · Elo 1,621
- T. Nichols3,372' · Elo 1,579
- H. Smith3,304' · Elo 1,638
- P. Glatzel2,832' · Elo 1,674
- Joel McGregor2,494' · Elo 1,707
- Finley Munroe2,246' · Elo 1,725
Grimsby
Jan 2020 – Dec 2020 · 38 matches
1.21 points per game in League Two (33 matches).
Grimsby with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.16 (208 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −47 below the league average under him, −39 under the others.
Most used
- James Karl McKeown2,880' · Elo 1,272
- L. Hendrie2,607' · Elo 1,538
- M. Pollock2,594' · Elo 2,049
- L. Waterfall2,444' · Elo 1,394
- H. Clifton2,228' · Elo 1,736
- D. Preston1,841' · Elo 1,206
- E. Hewitt1,377' · Elo 1,613
- D. Rose1,217' · Elo 1,187
- C. Vernam1,202' · Elo 1,712
- Matthew James Green1,201' · Elo 1,104
QPR
Nov 2016 – May 2018 · 80 matches
1.17 points per game in Championship (76 matches).
QPR with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.27 (153 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −69 below the league average under him, −49 under the others.
Most used
- A. Smithies6,570' · Elo 1,656
- J. Bidwell6,399' · Elo 1,806
- M. Luongo5,482' · Elo 1,886
- N. Onuoha5,195' · Elo 1,543
- L. Freeman5,190' · Elo 1,450
- P. Wszołek4,264' · Elo 1,856
- J. Lynch4,180' · Elo 1,286
- C. Washington3,883' · Elo 1,527
- J. Scowen3,811' · Elo 1,802
- M. Smith3,321' · Elo 1,476
Players under Ian Scott Holloway
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Finley Munroe+791
in 27 matches · Swindon Town
- J. Snowdon+699
in 27 matches · Swindon Town
- Filozofe Mabete+546
in 24 matches · Swindon Town
- B. Kirkman+429
in 22 matches · Swindon Town
- Joel McGregor+425
in 43 matches · Swindon Town
Fell most
- O. Palmer−65
in 25 matches · Swindon Town
- D. Rose−55
in 17 matches · Grimsby
- K. LuaLua−54
in 19 matches · QPR
- S. Scannell−50
in 9 matches · Grimsby
- Sam Russell−48
in 5 matches · Grimsby
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−75D. Rose1481
in 5 matches · Barrow
−74J. Bolton1572
in 3 matches · Fleetwood Town
−43M. Virtue-Thick1601
in 3 matches · Fleetwood Town
−41J. Swift1789
in 3 matches · Reading
−35G. McEachran1728
in 3 matches · Grimsby
Nemeses
+133Unknown (82017)1406
in 3 matches · Derby
+99in 3 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
+99Alan Hutton1469
in 3 matches · Aston Villa
+87P. Huntington1305
in 4 matches · Bradford
+87J. Muldoon1308
in 4 matches · Harrogate Town
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −27
D. Artell1704
in 3 matches · Grimsby
- −20
Neil Warnock1645
in 3 matches · Cardiff
- −6
Mick McCarthy1561
in 4 matches · Ipswich
- −6
G. Monk1630
in 3 matches · Birmingham
- −5
Danny Cowley1676
in 4 matches · Colchester
Nemesis coaches
- +56
S. Weaver1574
in 4 matches · Harrogate Town
- +52
Karl Robinson1766
in 4 matches · Salford City
- +47
Dean Smith2054
in 4 matches · Brentford
- +35
John Doolan1595
in 4 matches · Accrington ST
- +32
Steve Bruce1815
in 4 matches · Aston Villa
Playing style
How Ian Scott Holloway'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.
+0.12style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 45% 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.
QPR75 matches
Swindon Town69 matches
Grimsby37 matches