Chris Wilder — Data, evidence & sources
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
Current Club — All Competitions
46
20
8
18
43.5%
GF 73 · GA 59 · GD 14 · 2025-09-20 → 2026-08-25
Current Season — League
2 matches · 0–2–0 · 0%
Current Club — League
43 matches · 18–8–17 · 41.9%
All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.
Data profile
Verified career record
Aggregated from individual senior spells
Spells awaiting a verified match record: Alfreton Town (2001–2002), Halifax Town (2002–2008), Oxford United (2008–2014), Northampton Town (2014–2016), Middlesbrough (2021–2022), Watford (2023–2024), Sheffield United (2024–present), Sheffield United (Third Sheffield United spell, distinct from earlier spells. Not merged with any 2023-12 spell.).
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 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).