Tom Shaw — Career, clubs & managerial record
Tom Shaw
Lincoln City· EFL Championship · 
England · Age 40
68/ 100
Developing / mixed
13th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
40
10 JUL 1986
Appointed
29 MAY 2026
Tenure
4M
4 months
Contractⓘ
Until 30 June 2028
Co-head coach agreement
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
4 months
Since 1 JUL 2023
In coaching
4 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Shares first-team responsibility with Michael Skubala as joint co-head coach.
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
- 40
- Contract
- Until 2028
- Current club
- Lincoln City
- Senior managerial experience
- 4 months
- Total coaching experience
- 4 months
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 4
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 2–0–2
- Win rate / PPG
- 50.0% · 1.50
Honours
None recordedHonours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.
Current spell — verified record
4
2
0
2
50%
GF 8 · GA 7 · GD 1 · 2026-08-08 → 2026-08-25
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 4 spells recordedMatches
4
W–D–L
2–0–2
Win rate
50.0%
Points per game
1.50
Draw rate
0.0%
Loss rate
50.0%
Win / loss ratio
1.00
Goals for / against
8 / 7
Goal difference
+1
Goals / conceded per game
2.00 / 1.75
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: Alfreton Town (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Lincoln City (2023–present), Lincoln City (29 May 2026 — Present).
Performance by club
- Lincoln City4 · 2–0–21.50
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
1.50
1.50 PPG at Lincoln City (4 matches)
Highest win rate
50.0%
Lincoln City, 2 wins in 4
Largest sample
4
4 matches at Lincoln City
Club spells
Fully editable (database-backed) — 1 classified spell
Alfreton Town
Player-coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Lincoln City
CurrentAssistant coach · 2019–2023
Matches
4
W–D–L
2–0–2
Win rate
50.0%
PPG
1.50
GF / GA
8 / 7
GD
+1
Formation: —Performance
Matches4Wins2Draws0Losses2Win rate50.0%Points per game1.50Goals for8Goals against7Goal difference+1SampleDeveloping sampleScope: 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
Lincoln City
CurrentCo-head coach · 2023–present
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Performance
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
PROTOTYPE DATA.
Career record
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
Lincoln City
CurrentHead coach · 29 May 2026 — 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
- 4 months
- Total management
- 4 months
- Total coaching
- 4 months
- Current club tenure
- 4 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 Lincoln City shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Tom Shaw (status: PLACEHOLDER).