Chris Davies — Career, clubs & managerial record

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Manager dossier

Chris Davies

Birmingham City· EFL Championship · England flagEngland · Age 41

Employed4-3-3PossessionEFL Championship hub →
GafferScore

76/ 100

Strong

66th percentile of covered managers

High confidenceUpdated today

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 21 AUG 2026 · HIGH

Age

41

27 MAR 1985

Appointed

6 JUN 2024

Tenure

2Y 4M

2 years, 4 months

Contractⓘ

Until 30 June 2028

Four-year agreement

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

2 years, 4 months

Since 25 JUN 2024

In coaching

2 years, 4 months

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role
Head coach
Current base shape
4-3-3
Appointed
06 Jun 2024
Contract expiry
30 Jun 2028
Senior managerial experience
2 years, 4 months
Date of birth
27 Mar 1985
Place of birth
Not available
Tactical identity
Possession
Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

Career summary

Age
41
Contract
Until 2028
Current club
Birmingham City
Senior managerial experience
2 years, 4 months
Total coaching experience
2 years, 4 months
Senior spells
1
Matches (recorded)
114
W–D–L (recorded)
64–26–24
Win rate / PPG
56.1% · 1.91

Honours

None recorded

Honours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.

Birmingham City

Current spell — verified record

Matches

114

Wins

64

Draws

26

Losses

24

Win %

56.1%

GF 178 · GA 114 · GD 64 · 2024-08-10 → 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 7 spells recorded

Matches

114

W–D–L

64–26–24

Win rate

56.1%

Points per game

1.91

Draw rate

22.8%

Loss rate

21.1%

Win / loss ratio

2.67

Goals for / against

178 / 114

Goal difference

+64

Goals / conceded per game

1.56 / 1.00

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. Awaiting verified results: Liverpool (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Swansea City (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Celtic (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Leicester City (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Tottenham Hotspur (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Birmingham City (06 Jun 2024 — Present).

Performance by club

  • Birmingham City114 · 64–26–241.91

Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.

Career highs

  • Strongest return

    1.91

    1.91 PPG at Birmingham City (114 matches)

  • Highest win rate

    56.1%

    Birmingham City, 64 wins in 114

  • Largest sample

    114

    114 matches at Birmingham City

Club spells

Fully editable (database-backed) — 1 classified spell

  • Liverpool

    Academy coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed

    Match record for this spell is not yet verified.

    Formation: —
  • Swansea City

    First-team coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed

    Match record for this spell is not yet verified.

    Formation: —
  • Celtic

    Assistant manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed

    Match record for this spell is not yet verified.

    Formation: —
  • Leicester City

    Assistant manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed

    Match record for this spell is not yet verified.

    Formation: —
  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Assistant head coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed

    Match record for this spell is not yet verified.

    Formation: —
  • Birmingham City

    Current

    Head coach · 2024–present

    Matches

    114

    W–D–L

    64–26–24

    Win rate

    56.1%

    PPG

    1.91

    GF / GA

    178 / 114

    GD

    +64

    Formation: —

    Performance

    Matches114
    Wins64
    Draws26
    Losses24
    Win rate56.1%
    Points per game1.91
    Goals for178
    Goals against114
    Goal difference+64
    SampleEstablished

    Scope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record

    Tactical identity

    Base shape (this spell)

    Not publicly confirmed

    Alternative formations

    Not publicly confirmed

    PROTOTYPE DATA.

    Career record

    Conclusion of spell
    Ongoing
  • Birmingham City

    Current

    Head coach · 06 Jun 2024 — Present

    Match record for this spell is not yet verified.

    Formation: —Confidence: high

    Performance

    Matches—
    Wins—
    Draws—
    Losses—
    Win rateNot publicly confirmed
    Points per gameNot publicly confirmed
    Goals for—
    Goals against—
    Goal differenceNot publicly confirmed
    SampleDeveloping sample

    Scope: all_competitions

    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
2 years, 4 months
Total management
2 years, 4 months
Total coaching
2 years, 4 months
Current club tenure
2 years, 4 months

Career passport

Prototype dataset
  1. Birmingham City

    Head coach

  2. Birmingham City

    Head coach

  3. Tottenham Hotspur

    Assistant head coach

  4. Leicester City

    Assistant manager

  5. Birmingham City

    Current manager

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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 today · Confidence HIGH · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic Birmingham City shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Chris Davies (status: PLACEHOLDER).