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Michael Appleton

England1975-12-0450 years
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Most matches forOxford United138 recorded matches
Most points in a season2015/1686 poäng · 46 matches
Most points withOxford United216 poäng
Most frequent opponentShrewsbury12 spelade matches
Highest points per matchLeicester3,00 · 1 matches
Biggest win4-goal marginStevenage – Oxford United · 31 Oct 2015

Results and matches · Matches as coach

405Matches
531Points
1.31Points per match
140–111–154W–D–L
8Clubs and national teams
Recent form

Points and form use recorded results. 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw, before penalty shoot-outs and without table deductions.

Career statistics

SeasonTeamsCompetition
2011/12PortsmouthChampionship329815351.09
2012/13BlackburnChampionship9243101.11
2012/13BlackpoolChampionship12363151.25
2012/13PortsmouthLeague One15537181.20
2014/15Oxford UnitedLeague Two46151615611.33
2015/16Oxford UnitedLeague Two4624148861.87
2016/17Oxford UnitedLeague One4620917691.50
2017/18LeicesterPremier League110033.00
2019/20LincolnLeague One268513291.12
2020/21LincolnLeague One46221113771.67
2021/22LincolnLeague One46141022521.13
2022/23BlackpoolChampionship276813260.96
2023/24CharltonLeague One22598241.09
2024/25ShrewsburyLeague One912650.56
2025/26ShrewsburyLeague Two225611210.95

Historical coverage may be incomplete. Contradictory coaching records are excluded. Statistics use recorded match coaches and unambiguous coaching tenures. Overlapping tenures are not used to guess coaches. Missing results are excluded from points per match. A missing end date does not mean the coach is still in charge.

245 matches with a recorded match coach · 160 matches linked through coaching tenure.

About this page and its data

Coach profile

See the coach’s recorded clubs, fixtures and results. Connections show coached players, opposing players, opposing coaches and teams, with evidence for each count.

Points per match is (3 × wins + draws) divided by matches with a known result. Table deductions are excluded. History may be incomplete; a missing end date does not mean the coach is still in charge.

FootSam combines stored provider data and reviewed historical imports. Availability varies by competition, season and statistic. Records are linked to reviewed identities; missing information is kept distinct from recorded zero values.

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