John Eustace — Career, clubs & managerial record
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
Career summary
- Age
- 46
- Contract
- Until 2028
- Current club
- Derby County
- Senior managerial experience
- 1 year, 8 months
- Total coaching experience
- 1 year, 8 months
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 66
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 26–14–26
- Win rate / PPG
- 39.4% · 1.39
Honours
None recordedHonours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.
Current spell — verified record
66
26
14
26
39.4%
GF 89 · GA 85 · GD 4 · 2025-02-14 → 2026-08-22
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 recordedMatches
66
W–D–L
26–14–26
Win rate
39.4%
Points per game
1.39
Draw rate
21.2%
Loss rate
39.4%
Win / loss ratio
1.00
Goals for / against
89 / 85
Goal difference
+4
Goals / conceded per game
1.35 / 1.29
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: Kidderminster Harriers (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Queens Park Rangers (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Queens Park Rangers (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Birmingham City (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Blackburn Rovers (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Derby County (13 Feb 2025 — Present).
Performance by club
- Derby County66 · 26–14–261.39
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
1.39
1.39 PPG at Derby County (66 matches)
Highest win rate
39.4%
Derby County, 26 wins in 66
Largest sample
66
66 matches at Derby County
Club spells
Fully editable (database-backed) — 1 classified spell
Kidderminster Harriers
Player-manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Queens Park Rangers
Assistant manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Queens Park Rangers
Caretaker manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Birmingham City
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Blackburn Rovers
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Derby County
CurrentManager · 2025–present
Matches
66
W–D–L
26–14–26
Win rate
39.4%
PPG
1.39
GF / GA
89 / 85
GD
+4
Formation: —Performance
Matches66Wins26Draws14Losses26Win rate39.4%Points per game1.39Goals for89Goals against85Goal difference+4SampleEstablishedScope: 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
Derby County
CurrentHead coach · 13 Feb 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, 8 months
- Total management
- 1 year, 8 months
- Total coaching
- 1 year, 8 months
- Current club tenure
- 1 year, 8 months
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 MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Derby County shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for John Eustace (status: PLACEHOLDER).