Chris Wilder — Career, clubs & managerial record
Chris Wilder
Sheffield United· EFL Championship · 
England · Age 59
74/ 100
Solid
58th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
59
23 SEP 1967
Appointed
15 SEP 2025
Tenure
1Y 1M
1 year, 1 month
Contractⓘ
Rolling agreement
Expiry not publicly disclosed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
1 year, 1 month
Since 1 JUL 2001
In coaching
1 year, 1 month
Includes academy & assistant roles
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
- 58
- Contract
- Not publicly confirmed
- Current club
- Sheffield United
- Senior managerial experience
- 1 year, 1 month
- Total coaching experience
- 1 year, 1 month
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 46
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 20–8–18
- Win rate / PPG
- 43.5% · 1.48
Honours
None recordedHonours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.
Current spell — verified record
46
20
8
18
43.5%
GF 73 · GA 59 · GD 14 · 2025-09-20 → 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 9 spells recordedMatches
46
W–D–L
20–8–18
Win rate
43.5%
Points per game
1.48
Draw rate
17.4%
Loss rate
39.1%
Win / loss ratio
1.11
Goals for / against
73 / 59
Goal difference
+14
Goals / conceded per game
1.59 / 1.28
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: Alfreton Town (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Halifax Town (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Oxford United (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Northampton Town (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Middlesbrough (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Watford (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Sheffield United (2024–present), Sheffield United (15 Sept 2025 — Present).
Performance by club
- Sheffield United46 · 20–8–181.48
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
1.48
1.48 PPG at Sheffield United (46 matches)
Highest win rate
43.5%
Sheffield United, 20 wins in 46
Largest sample
46
46 matches at Sheffield United
Club spells
Fully editable (database-backed) — 1 classified spell
Alfreton Town
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Halifax Town
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Oxford United
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Northampton Town
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Sheffield United
CurrentManager · 2016–2021
Matches
46
W–D–L
20–8–18
Win rate
43.5%
PPG
1.48
GF / GA
73 / 59
GD
+14
Formation: —Performance
Matches46Wins20Draws8Losses18Win rate43.5%Points per game1.48Goals for73Goals against59Goal difference+14SampleEstablishedScope: 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
Middlesbrough
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Watford
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Sheffield United
CurrentManager · 2024–present
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Performance
Matches—Wins—Draws—Losses—Win rateNot publicly confirmedPoints per gameNot publicly confirmedGoals for—Goals against—Goal differenceNot publicly confirmedSampleDeveloping sampleScope: all_competitions
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
PROTOTYPE DATA.
Career record
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
Sheffield United
CurrentHead coach · 15 Sept 2025 — Present
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Confidence: highPerformance
Matches—Wins—Draws—Losses—Win rateNot publicly confirmedPoints per gameNot publicly confirmedGoals for—Goals against—Goal differenceNot publicly confirmedSampleDeveloping sampleScope: 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
- 1 year, 1 month
- Total management
- 1 year, 1 month
- Total coaching
- 1 year, 1 month
- Current club tenure
- 1 year, 1 month
Career passport
Shirts are original GafferLens club-identity visuals — not replica kits, badges or sponsors.
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 Sheffield United shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Chris Wilder (status: PLACEHOLDER).