Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 20% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Shrewsbury
Mar 2025 – Jan 2026 · 42 matches
0.78 points per game in League Two / League One (36 matches).
Shrewsbury with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.09 (159 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −98 below the league average under him, −70 under the others.
Most used
- J. Marquis3,033' · Elo 1,434
- L. Hoole2,846' · Elo 1,725
- T. Perry2,791' · Elo 1,676
- S. Clucas2,701' · Elo 1,345
- W. Boyle2,594' · Elo 1,703
- G. Lloyd2,323' · Elo 1,716
- T. Anderson2,161' · Elo 1,489
- Ismeal Kabia2,058' · Elo 1,604
- S. Stubbs2,009' · Elo 1,680
- William Michael Brook1,895' · Elo 1,647
Charlton
Sept 2023 – Jan 2024 · 28 matches
1.09 points per game in League One (22 matches).
Charlton with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.49 (210 matches, 9 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +18 above the league average under him, +21 under the others.
Most used
- G. Dobson2,251' · Elo 1,939
- A. May2,017' · Elo 1,760
- A. Maynard-Brewer1,986' · Elo 1,836
- L. Jones1,983' · Elo 1,904
- T. Watson1,866' · Elo 1,801
- C. Blackett-Taylor1,843' · Elo 1,632
- M. Hector1,795' · Elo 1,616
- T. Edun1,610' · Elo 1,899
- T. Campbell1,318' · Elo 1,847
- T. Thomas1,216' · Elo 1,588
Blackpool
Jul 2022 – Jan 2023 · 29 matches
0.96 points per game in Championship (27 matches).
Blackpool with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.20 (65 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −66 below the league average under him, −81 under the others.
Most used
- C. Connolly2,279' · Elo 1,885
- J. Yates2,243' · Elo 1,708
- M. Ekpiteta2,240' · Elo 1,822
- K. Dougall1,929' · Elo 1,710
- C. Patino1,676' · Elo 1,735
- D. Thompson1,638' · Elo 1,694
- G. Madine1,615' · Elo 1,564
- J. Thorniley1,465' · Elo 1,773
- S. Carey1,444' · Elo 1,959
- C. Maxwell1,440' · Elo 1,509
Lincoln
Sept 2019 – Apr 2022 · 143 matches
1.32 points per game in League One (120 matches).
Lincoln with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.44 (146 matches, 4 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +18 above the league average under him, −10 under the others.
Most used
- C. McGrandles7,496' · Elo 1,983
- A. Scully6,521' · Elo 1,632
- T. Eyoma6,384' · Elo 1,718
- J. Grant6,384' · Elo 1,777
- R. Poole6,313' · Elo 1,963
- L. Montsma6,302' · Elo 1,614
- T. Hopper5,359' · Elo 1,461
- A. Palmer5,232' · Elo 1,981
- T. Edun5,138' · Elo 1,899
- A. Jackson4,846' · Elo 1,803
Oxford United
Aug 2016 – Apr 2017 · 54 matches
1.50 points per game in League One (46 matches).
Oxford United with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.41 (120 matches, 2 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +27 above the league average under him, +1 under the others.
Most used
- S. Eastwood4,860' · Elo 1,585
- J. Lundstram4,410' · Elo 1,921
- C. Dunkley4,140' · Elo 1,662
- C. Maguire4,030' · Elo 1,384
- Unknown (17389)3,780' · Elo 1,287
- M. Johnson3,510' · Elo 1,672
- C. Nelson3,420' · Elo 1,746
- Joe Skarz2,880' · Elo 1,240
- L. Sercombe2,442' · Elo 1,470
- K. Hemmings2,310' · Elo 1,337
Players under Michael Antony Appleton
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- B. Johnson+450
in 48 matches · Lincoln
- C. Patino+422
in 23 matches · Blackpool
- A. Scully+366
in 119 matches · Shrewsbury
- S. Carey+333
in 22 matches · Blackpool
- J. Lundstram+308
in 49 matches · Oxford United
Fell most
- T. Anderson−229
in 25 matches · Shrewsbury
- J. Marquis−167
in 61 matches · Shrewsbury
- W. Boyle−139
in 30 matches · Shrewsbury
- T. Sang−89
in 26 matches · Shrewsbury
- R. Williams−83
in 17 matches · Blackpool
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−81S. Fraser1464
in 6 matches · Charlton
−68C. Kirk1560
in 4 matches · Charlton
−62R. Wintle1898
in 4 matches · Cardiff
−59S. Clare1673
in 4 matches · Wigan
−52M. Bostwick1235
in 5 matches · Burton Albion
Nemeses
+134R. Hunt1660
in 5 matches · Colchester
+129A. Adomah1194
in 3 matches · Walsall
+118J. Tucker1723
in 7 matches · Colchester
+116Matthew Done1165
in 3 matches · Rochdale
+112L. Burge1570
in 10 matches · Northampton
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −41
Keith Hill1182
in 3 matches · Bolton
- −23
Neil Harris1914
in 6 matches · Cambridge United
- −20
Justin Edinburgh1210
in 3 matches · Northampton
- −9
Paul Lambert1492
in 5 matches · Ipswich
- −8
Russell Martin1976
in 4 matches · Swansea
Nemesis coaches
- +86
D. Clarke1664
in 4 matches · Bristol Rovers
- +66
Phil Brown1478
in 3 matches · Barrow
- +66
Andrew Taylor1642
in 4 matches · Sunderland
- +64
Karl Robinson1766
in 9 matches · Salford City
- +64
Paul Warne1857
in 8 matches · Milton Keynes Dons
Playing style
How Michael Antony Appleton's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
-0.13style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 20% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
Lincoln135 matches
Shrewsbury41 matches
Blackpool29 matches
Charlton26 matches