Phil Parkinson — Data, evidence & sources
Phil Parkinson
Wrexham· EFL Championship · 
England · Age 58
73/ 100
Solid
50th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
58
1 DEC 1967
Appointed
1 JUL 2021
Tenure
5Y 3M
5 years, 3 months
Contractⓘ
Until 30 June 2028
Extended following successive promotions
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 JAN 2003
In coaching
5 years, 3 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
Current Club — All Competitions
276
157
66
53
56.9%
GF 530 · GA 304 · GD 226 · 2021-08-21 → 2026-08-22
Current Season — League
2 matches · 0–2–0 · 0%
Current Club — League
231 matches · 132–56–43 · 57.1%
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: Colchester United (2003–2006), Hull City (2006–2006), Charlton Athletic (2008–2011), Bradford City (2011–2016), Bolton Wanderers (2016–2019), Sunderland (2019–2020), Wrexham ().
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 Wrexham shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Phil Parkinson (status: PLACEHOLDER).