Staff · Unattached

Brian Atkinson

Born 19 Jul 1971 · Darlington (age 47)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2019

Current ability
60 of 200
Best job (calc)
99 Assistant Manager First Team
World reputation
5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
2,750
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Defending

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking8
  • Directness9
  • Pressing10
  • Sitting back11
  • Tempo12
  • Width10
  • Depth9
  • Flamboyancy10
  • Flexibility11

Team management

  • Free roles10
  • Marking10
  • Offside trap9
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation9
  • Use of playmaker12
  • Use of substitutes8
  • Dirtiness allowance7

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking7
  • Defending12
  • Fitness9
  • Mental10
  • Tactical9
  • Technical10
  • Working with youngsters10
  • GK distribution1
  • GK handling1
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination16
  • Discipline10
  • Man management9
  • Motivating9

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability10
  • Judging player potential9
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge9
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players8
  • Hardness of training11
  • Interference—
  • Mind games8
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition—
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure—
  • Professionalism—
  • Sportsmanship—
  • Temperament10

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Quickness3 of 5 stars3
  • Strength3 of 5 stars3
  • GK shot stopping1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • GK handling1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • Defending (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Defending (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Possession (technical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (tactical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Attacking (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Assistant Manager First Team992 of 5 stars20
Manager First Team982 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team741.5 of 5 stars15
Data Analyst First Team80.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football50.5 of 5 stars—
Scout50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development50.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director50.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager50.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team30.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
80
Best job (calc)
Assistant Manager First Team
Home reputation
2,750
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Assistant Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Determination3
Judging player potential3
Tactical knowledge3
Attacking2
Defending2
Mental2
Tactical2
Technical2
Judging staff ability1
Negotiating1

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Brian
Last name
Atkinson
Common name
—
Date of birth
19 Jul 1971 age 47 at game start
Place of birth
Darlington
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Darlington
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
6 Oct 2017
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

15
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2001 Darlington (EXT) Sky Bet League Two 351 Unknown fee
2000 Darlington (EXT) Sky Bet League Two 234 Unknown fee
1999 Darlington (EXT) Sky Bet League Two 300 Unknown fee
1998 Darlington (EXT) Sky Bet League Two 432 Unknown fee
1997 Darlington (EXT) Sky Bet League Two 321 Unknown fee
1996 Darlington (EXT) Sky Bet League Two 303 Unknown fee
1995 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 70 Unknown fee
1995 Carlisle United Loan Sky Bet League One 20 Unknown fee
1994 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 170 Unknown fee
1993 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 290 Unknown fee
1992 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 362 Unknown fee
1991 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 302 Unknown fee
1990 Sunderland English Premier Division 60 Unknown fee
1989 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 130 Unknown fee
1988 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 30 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)33615/15 recorded1515/15 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England006 / 0

Staff career

3
  1. Darlington

    1 Oct 2017 – 6 Oct 2017

    Manager First Team

  2. Darlington

    12 Jun 2012 – 1 Oct 2017

    Assistant Manager First Team

  3. Newton Aycliffe

    — – 18 Nov 2011

    Coach First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

2

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2019.