John Eustace
Derby County· EFL Championship · 
England · Age 46
71/ 100
Solid
34th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
46
3 NOV 1979
Appointed
13 FEB 2025
Tenure
1Y 8M
1 year, 8 months
Contractⓘ
Until 30 June 2028
Three-and-a-half-year agreement
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
1 year, 8 months
Since 1 JAN 2018
In coaching
1 year, 8 months
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
Analytical summary
John Eustace is the head coach at Derby County. John Eustace makes Derby County hard to beat: a disciplined block, low-risk build-up and value taken from restarts. Provisional editorial tactical profile.
GafferLens-covered managers
EFL Championship managers
GafferLens-covered managers
Current-role match record: NOT YET AVAILABLE
Five most recent verified competitive senior matches, club attribution preserved
Derived from date of birth
Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Current Club — All Competitions
66
26
14
26
39.4%
GF 89 · GA 85 · GD 4 · 2025-02-14 → 2026-08-22
Current Season — League
2 matches · 0–1–1 · 0%
Current Club — League
62 matches · 26–13–23 · 41.9%
All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.