Phil Parkinson — Manager stats & performance
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
EFL Championship category ranks
Current Club — All Competitions
276
157
66
53
56.9%
GF 530 · GA 304 · GD 226 · 2021-08-21 → 2026-08-22
Current Club — League
231
132
56
43
57.1%
GF 438 · GA 247 · GD 191 · 2021-08-21 → 2026-08-22
Current Season — League
2
0
2
0
0%
GF 2 · GA 2 · GD 0 · 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-22
Current Club Form
5 competitive matches in current spell
- LWrexhamv · Competitive ·
- DWrexhamv · Competitive ·
- LWrexhamv · Competitive ·
- DWrexhamv · Competitive ·
- DWrexhamv · Competitive ·
Manager Last 5
Five most recent verified competitive senior matches
- LWrexhamv · Competitive ·
- DWrexhamv · Competitive ·
- LWrexhamv · Competitive ·
- DWrexhamv · Competitive ·
- DWrexhamv · Competitive ·
Each result stays attributed to the club managed at the time; previous-club matches are never presented as current-club results.
Source: api_football. Dataset CHAMPIONSHIP_2026_V_20260828004536. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.
Career record
Data not yet available
GafferLens has not yet verified a match-by-match record for Phil Parkinson. Rather than publish estimated figures, performance statistics stay empty until a licensed data source is connected. The tactical profile on this page is a provisional editorial reading.
Strengths
Structure without the ball
Distances between units stay short for long periods.
Restart value
Set pieces are a genuine, repeatable source of goals.
Considerations
Chance creation
Open-play volume is limited when the team has to lead a game.
Pressure absorption
Long spells defending increase the chance of a late concession.
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).