Brian Barry-Murphy — Career, clubs & managerial record
Brian Barry-Murphy
Cardiff City· EFL Championship · 
Republic of Ireland
0/ 100
Below current top-level standard
4th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
Not publicly disclosed
Appointed
16 JUN 2025
Tenure
1Y 4M
1 year, 4 months
Contractⓘ
Expiry not publicly disclosed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
1 year, 4 months
In coaching
1 year, 4 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review
Career summary
- Age
- Not publicly confirmed
- Contract
- Not publicly confirmed
- Current club
- Cardiff City
- Senior managerial experience
- 1 year, 4 months
- Total coaching experience
- 1 year, 4 months
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 60
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 34–12–14
- Win rate / PPG
- 56.7% · 1.90
Honours
None recordedHonours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.
Current spell — verified record
60
34
12
14
56.7%
GF 112 · GA 71 · GD 41 · 2025-08-02 → 2026-08-25
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 1 spells recordedMatches
60
W–D–L
34–12–14
Win rate
56.7%
Points per game
1.90
Draw rate
20.0%
Loss rate
23.3%
Win / loss ratio
2.43
Goals for / against
112 / 71
Goal difference
+41
Goals / conceded per game
1.87 / 1.18
Clubs managed
1
Honours recorded
0
Assistant, set-piece and academy roles are excluded from all totals. Goal data is held for every counted spell.
Performance by club
- Cardiff City60 · 34–12–141.90
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
1.90
1.90 PPG at Cardiff City (60 matches)
Highest win rate
56.7%
Cardiff City, 34 wins in 60
Largest sample
60
60 matches at Cardiff City
Club spells
Fully editable (database-backed) — 1 classified spell
Cardiff City
CurrentHead coach · 16 Jun 2025 — Present
Matches
60
W–D–L
34–12–14
Win rate
56.7%
PPG
1.90
GF / GA
112 / 71
GD
+41
Formation: —Confidence: highPerformance
Matches60Wins34Draws12Losses14Win rate56.7%Points per game1.90Goals for112Goals against71Goal difference+41SampleEstablishedScope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
Career record
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
- Last verified
- 27 Aug 2026
Sources
OFFICIAL_CLUB
- Senior management
- 1 year, 4 months
- Total management
- 1 year, 4 months
- Total coaching
- 1 year, 4 months
- Current club tenure
- 1 year, 4 months
Career passport
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Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated this week · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Cardiff City shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Brian Barry-Murphy (status: PLACEHOLDER).