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EFL Championship

LgeEngland flagEngland · 2026/27 · 24 clubs · 25 managers

GafferLens covers every EFL Championship head coach in the 2026/27 season — 25 managers across 24 clubs. Rank them by GafferScore or current form, browse club by club, and open any profile for that manager's style of play, base shape, tactical evolution and career record.

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Highest rated

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Chris Davies

Birmingham City

76

Best attacking manager

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Chris Davies

Birmingham City

81

Best pressing manager

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Chris Davies

Birmingham City

78

Best player developer

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Julien Stéphan

Queens Park Rangers

83

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EFL Championship Manager Rankings

Every EFL Championship manager ranked by GafferScore.

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Chris Davies

Birmingham City · 4-3-3

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76

GafferScore

2
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Nuno Espírito Santo

West Ham United · 5-3-2

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76

GafferScore

3
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Chris Wilder

Sheffield United · 3-4-2-1

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74

GafferScore

4
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Phil Parkinson

Wrexham · 4-4-2

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73

GafferScore

5
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John Mousinho

Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1

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72

GafferScore

6
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Julien Stéphan

Queens Park Rangers · 4-3-3

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72

GafferScore

7
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John Eustace

Derby County · 4-4-2

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71

GafferScore

8
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Alex Neil

Millwall · 4-4-2

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71

GafferScore

9
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Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End · 4-4-2

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70

GafferScore

10
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Nathan Jones

Charlton Athletic · 4-4-2

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69

GafferScore

11
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Michael Skubala

Bristol City · 4-3-3

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69

GafferScore

12
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Tom Shaw

Lincoln City · 4-3-3

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68

GafferScore

13
TM

Tony Mowbray

Blackburn Rovers · —

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0

GafferScore

14
SS

Steven Schumacher

Bolton Wanderers · —

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0

GafferScore

15
NH

Nicky Hayen

Burnley · —

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0

GafferScore

16
BB

Brian Barry-Murphy

Cardiff City · —

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0

GafferScore

17
CC

Chris Cohen

Lincoln City · —

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0

GafferScore

18
KH

Kim Hellberg

Middlesbrough · —

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0

GafferScore

19
PC

Philippe Clement

Norwich City · —

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0

GafferScore

20
TE

Tonda Eckert

Southampton · —

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0

GafferScore

21
MR

Mark Robins

Stoke City · —

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0

GafferScore

22
VM

Vítor Matos

Swansea City · —

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0

GafferScore

23
AD

Alessio Dionisi

Watford · —

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0

GafferScore

24
JM

James Morrison

West Bromwich Albion · —

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0

GafferScore

25
CP

César Peixoto

Wolverhampton Wanderers · —

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0

GafferScore

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EFL Championship Manager Rankings · England

  1. 1
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    Chris Davies

    Birmingham City
    76
  2. 2
    🇵🇹

    Nuno Espírito Santo

    West Ham United
    76
  3. 3
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    Chris Wilder

    Sheffield United
    74
  4. 4
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    Phil Parkinson

    Wrexham
    73
  5. 5
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    John Mousinho

    Portsmouth
    72

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