Vincent Kompany’s Burnley may be waltzing to the Championship title, but the Belgian falls short to reported former Leeds United target Carlos Corberan when it comes to the best performing manager in the second tier.
The swift turnaround of managers in the Championship this season means there have been 38 different permanent bosses in the dugouts this term, with Rob Edwards and Alex Neil having taken charge of two clubs. And despite the Clarets being seven points clear at the summit and 17 points clear of third, it is the highly sought after Corberan who has actually picked up the most points per game in the matches they have overseen.
Corberan’s West Brom have taken 30 points from the 13 games he has been in charge, giving him a points per game average of 2.31 - the best in the division. Kompany’s 65 points from 29 games puts him on 2.24.
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It is no wonder that the Baggies moved swiftly to hand the 39-year-old a contract extension on Tuesday evening to wade off the reported interest from the movers and shakers at Leeds United.
Middlesbrough’s climb up the table under Michael Carrick is reflected by the former Manchester United man’s third place on 2.21. Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom is fourth, with the Blades averaging exactly two points per game. Luton manager Rob Edwards, despite losing his job at Watford, is fifth on 1.78 with Hull boss Liam Rosenior (1.67) sixth after an impressive start to his tenure at the MKM Stadium.
Of the 10 managers who remain in their jobs from the opening day of the season, Birmingham manager John Eustace is the lowest-placed with 1.21 points per game. At the bottom of the table it’s no surprise to see Kolo Toure whose seven games in charge of Wigan yielded just two points.
Also down there are former West Brom boss Steve Bruce (0.85) and ex-Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder (0.91), who both saw their teams fly up the table following their departures.
League table of Championship managers
| Manager | Team(s) | Record | PPG |
1. Carlos Corberan |
(West Brom) | P13 W10 D0 L3 Pts30 | 2.31 |
| 2. Vincent Kompany | (Burnley) | P29 W19 D8 L2 Pts65 | 2.24 |
| 3. Michael Carrick | (Boro) | P14 W10 D1 L3 Pts31 | 2.21 |
| 4. Paul Heckingbottom | (Sheff Utd) | P29 W17 D7 L5 Pts58 | 2.00 |
| 5. Rob Edwards | (Watford/Luton) | P18 W9 D5 L4 Pts32 | 1.78 |
| 6. Liam Rosenior | (Hull) | P12 W5 D5 L2 Pts20 | 1.67 |
| 7. Paul Warne | (Rotherham) | P9 W3 D5 L1 Pts14 | 1.58 |
| 8. Slaven Bilic | (Watford) | P20 W9 D4 L7 Pts31 | 1.55 |
| 9. Gary Rowett | (Millwall) | P28 W12 D7 L9 Pts43 | 1.54 |
| 10. Jon Dahl Tomasson | (Blackburn) | P29 W14 D2 L13 Pts44 | 1.52 |
| 11. Tony Mowbray | (Sunderland) | P23 W9 D7 L7 Pts34 | 1.48 |
| 12. Michael Beale | (QPR) | P21 W9 D4 L8 Pts31 | 1.48 |
| 13. Dean Smith | (Norwich) | P24 W10 D5 L9 Pts35 | 1.46 |
| 14. Nathan Jones | (Luton) | P20 W7 D8 L5 Pts29 | 1.45 |
| 15. Ryan Lowe | (Preston) | P29 W11 D7 L11 Pts 40 | 1.38 |
| 16. Russell Martin | (Swansea) | P20 W10 D9 L10 Pts39 | 1.34 |
| 17. Mark Robins | (Coventry) | P29 W10 D8 L11 Pts38 | 1.31 |
| 18. Paul Ince | (Reading) | P29 W11 D5 L13 Pts38 | 1.31 |
| 19. Nigel Pearson | (Bristol City) | P29 W9 D9 L11 Pts36 | 1.24 |
| 20. Alex Neil | (Sunderland/Stoke) | P28 W9 D7 L12 Pts34 | 1.21 |
| 21. John Eustace | (Birmingham) | P29 W9 D8 L12 Pts35 | 1.21 |
| 22. Steve Morison | (Cardiff) | P10 W3 D2 L5 Pts11 | 1.10 |
| 23. Shota Arevladze | (Hull) | P10 W3 D2 L5 Pts11 | 1.10 |
| 24. Mark Hudson | (Cardiff) | P16 W4 D6 L7 Pts19 | 1.06 |
| 25. Mark Fotheringham | (Huddersfield) | P20 W5 D6 L9 Pts21 | 1.05 |
| 26 Neil Critchley | (QPR) | P8 W1 D5 L2 Pts8 | 1.00 |
| 27. Leam Richardson | (Wigan) | P20 W5 D5 L10 Pts20 | 1.00 |
| 28. Michael Appleton | (Blackpool) | P27 W6 D8 L13 Pts26 | 0.96 |
| 29. Matt Taylor | (Rotherham) | P19 W4 D6 L9 Pts18 | 0.95 |
| 30. Chris Wilder | (Middlesbro) | P11 W2 D4 L5 Pts10 | 0.91 |
| 31. Steve Bruce | (West Brom) | P13 W1 D8 L4 Pts11 | 0.85 |
| 32. Michael O'Neill | (Stoke) | P5 W1 D1 L3 Pts4 | 0.80 |
| 33. Danny Schofield | (Huddersfield) | P8 W1 D1 L6 Pts 4 | 0.5 |
| 34. Kolo Toure | (Wigan) | P7 W0 D2 L6 Pts2 | 0.29 |
- Also managed: David Wagner (Norwich) P3 Pts6, Mick McCarthy (Blackpool) P2 Pts1, Sabri Lamouchi (Cardiff) P2 Pts0, Shaun Maloney (Wigan) P1 Pts1.
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