Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 18% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Wrexham
Oct 2021 – Oct 2026 · 183 matches
Most used
- M. Cleworth11,099' · Elo 1,986
- A. Okonkwo10,677' · Elo 1,948
- J. McClean8,336' · Elo 1,459
- E. Lee7,694' · Elo 1,773
- G. Dobson6,970' · Elo 1,939
- E. O'Connell6,306' · Elo 1,925
- R. Barnett6,192' · Elo 1,806
- T. O'Connor5,965' · Elo 1,920
- M. James5,629' · Elo 1,847
- P. Mullin5,571' · Elo 1,657
Sunderland
Oct 2019 – Nov 2020 · 48 matches
1.66 points per game in League One (38 matches).
Sunderland with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.80 (141 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +140 above the league average under him, +126 under the others.
Most used
- L. O'Nien3,802' · Elo 2,060
- D. Hume3,587' · Elo 1,616
- M. Power3,485' · Elo 1,770
- C. Maguire3,174' · Elo 1,384
- J. Willis3,121' · Elo 1,631
- G. Dobson2,691' · Elo 1,939
- C. Wyke2,550' · Elo 1,545
- L. Gooch2,473' · Elo 1,755
- T. Flanagan2,297' · Elo 1,554
- J. McLaughlin2,121' · Elo 1,253
Bolton
Dec 2018 – Aug 2019 · 30 matches
0.56 points per game in Championship / League One (27 matches).
Bolton with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.30 (194 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −194 below the league average under him, −17 under the others.
Most used
- J. Lowe1,718' · Elo 1,366
- R. Matthews1,710' · Elo 1,387
- M. Beevers1,685' · Elo 1,415
- D. Wheater1,639' · Elo 1,314
- Sammy Ameobi1,608' · Elo 1,585
- Unknown (19708)1,547' · Elo 1,295
- J. Magennis1,540' · Elo 1,518
- P. Olkowski1,521' · Elo 1,547
- C. Connolly1,358' · Elo 1,885
- C. Noone1,301' · Elo 1,296
Players under Philip John Parkinson
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- M. Cleworth+884
in 129 matches · Wrexham
- S. Dalby+615
in 48 matches · Wrexham
- R. Barnett+605
in 100 matches · Wrexham
- L. Young+565
in 41 matches · Wrexham
- J. Mendy+479
in 47 matches · Wrexham
Fell most
- Unknown (19708)−137
in 19 matches · Bolton
- S. Fletcher−132
in 77 matches · Wrexham
- L. O'Brien−126
in 54 matches · Wrexham
- J. Lowe−95
in 20 matches · Bolton
- C. Connolly−90
in 16 matches · Bolton
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−84L. Reed1828
in 6 matches · Mansfield Town
−75C. Brannagan1952
in 4 matches · Oxford United
−61D. Keillor-Dunn1882
in 5 matches · Barnsley
−53R. Dickie1922
in 4 matches · Bristol City
−53A. Flint1641
in 6 matches · Mansfield Town
Nemeses
+91J. Marquis1434
in 3 matches · Shrewsbury
+87C. Klarer2138
in 5 matches · Birmingham
+84B. Gladwin1453
in 3 matches · Crawley Town
+81E. Pye1984
in 4 matches · Stockport County
+79T. Iwata2062
in 4 matches · Birmingham
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −44
Lee Bell1819
in 4 matches · Crewe
- −42
N. Clough1802
in 6 matches · Mansfield Town
- −31
N. Jones1900
in 4 matches · Charlton
- −30
in 5 matches · Preston
- −29
Karl Robinson1766
in 4 matches · Salford City
Nemesis coaches
- +76
Chris Davies2097
in 5 matches · Birmingham
- +72
Ben Garner1550
in 3 matches · Bristol Rovers
- +52
in 5 matches · Cardiff
- +42
Sergej Jakirović2108
in 3 matches · Hull City
- +34
S. Weaver1574
in 4 matches · Harrogate Town
Playing style
How Philip John Parkinson'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.
-0.15style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 18% 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.
Wrexham177 matches
Sunderland43 matches
Bolton27 matches