Michael Antony Appleton was born on 4 December 1975 and is an English professional football manager and former player.
32 Facts About Michael Appleton
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Michael Appleton was most recently the head coach of Blackpool.
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Michael Appleton's playing years were cut short by a serious knee injury.
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Michael Appleton began his career as a professional for Manchester United.
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Michael Appleton moved on to West Bromwich Albion in 2001, playing at the West Midlands club for two seasons, ending his playing career there.
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Michael Appleton represented the football teams of both schools, playing as a striker until the age of "12 or 13" before switching to midfield.
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Michael Appleton had a brief loan spell at Wimbledon in 1995, featuring in their makeshift squad for the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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In January 1997, Michael Appleton joined Grimsby Town on a two-month loan from United, scoring three goals in ten league matches for the Mariners, against Swindon Town, Barnsley and Manchester City.
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Michael Appleton played an important part in the Lilywhites' promotion to Division One in 2000 as Division Two champions.
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Michael Appleton was initially expected to be out for the rest of the season.
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Michael Appleton, who played his last first-team game of football in a single-goal victory at Birmingham City on 7 November 2001, made a total of 38 appearances for West Brom.
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Michael Appleton worked in the club's youth side for five years.
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Michael Appleton worked with different age groups before moving up to the senior squad as assistant manager.
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Michael Appleton made two new signings in Joe Mattock and George Thorne on loan from West Bromwich Albion.
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Michael Appleton had previously worked with them when on the coaching staff at West Brom.
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On 7 November 2012, Michael Appleton was appointed manager of Blackpool on a one-year rolling contract.
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Michael Appleton was in charge for a further six League games, of which he won one, drew three and lost two.
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On 10 January 2013, Michael Appleton was given permission to speak to Blackburn Rovers, and it was announced a day later by Rovers that he had agreed to join the club as manager after 65 days in charge of Blackpool.
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On 19 March 2013, after poor results in the Championship, Michael Appleton was relieved of his duties as manager of Blackburn Rovers, having won four of his fifteen games in charge.
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On 4 July 2014, Michael Appleton became the new head coach of Oxford United, replacing Gary Waddock.
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On 20 June 2017, Michael Appleton was confirmed as the new assistant to manager Craig Shakespeare at Premier League club Leicester City, signing a three-year contract.
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On 30 June 2018, it was announced that Michael Appleton had left his position at Leicester with immediate effect following a restructure of the coaching staff.
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On 5 August 2019, West Brom announced that Michael Appleton had been appointed as the coach of their under-23 squad.
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On 23 September 2019, Michael Appleton returned to management, after being appointed at recently promoted League One club Lincoln City on a four-year deal.
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Michael Appleton replaced Danny Cowley, who left to take over at struggling Championship club Huddersfield Town.
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Michael Appleton signed a new four-year deal on 25 February 2021.
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On 30 April 2022, following their victory over Crewe Alexandra on the final day of the season, it was announced that Michael Appleton would be leaving his role as manager.
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On 17 June 2022, Michael Appleton was appointed head coach of Blackpool, his second stint at the club.
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Michael Appleton signed a contract until June 2026, succeeding Neil Critchley, who left two weeks earlier to become assistant to Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa.
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On 18 January 2023, Michael Appleton was sacked as head coach at Blackpool, seven months after his appointment, after achieving one win in eleven games, leaving them 23rd in the Championship relegation zone.
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In June 2005, Michael Appleton announced that he was going to sue the surgeon whom he believed had ended his career early.
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On 13 July 2021, Michael Appleton announced that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and would take a short break to recover from the surgery.