Brian Barry-Murphy — Data, evidence & sources

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Manager dossier

Brian Barry-Murphy

Cardiff City· EFL Championship · Republic of Ireland flagRepublic of Ireland

Employed—Not yet verifiedEFL Championship hub →
GafferScore

0/ 100

Below current top-level standard

4th percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated this week

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 17 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

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

Current role
Head coach
Current base shape
—
Appointed
16 Jun 2025
Contract expiry
—
Senior managerial experience
1 year, 4 months
Date of birth
Not yet available
Place of birth
Not available
Tactical identity
Not yet verified
Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review

Cardiff City

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

60

Wins

34

Draws

12

Losses

14

Win %

56.7%

GF 112 · GA 71 · GD 41 · 2025-08-02 → 2026-08-25

Current Season — League

2 matches · 0–2–0 · 0%

Current Club — League

48 matches · 27–12–9 · 56.3%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.

Data profile

Prototype dataset
MetricValuePercentileComparison group
Attack01stCovered managers
Defence01stCovered managers
Pressing01stCovered managers
Possession01stCovered managers
Build-Up01stCovered managers
Transition01stCovered managers
Player Development01stCovered managers
Tactical Flexibility01stCovered managers
GafferScore04thCovered managers

Verified career record

Aggregated from individual senior spells

Matches60
Wins34
Draws12
Losses14
Win percentage56.7%
Points per game1.90
Goal difference+41
Senior spells counted1

Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.

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).