Michael Appleton

Shrewsbury Town
Manager

Born on : April 12, 1975 (50 years) at Salford

Nationality : England

Height : 1m75

Current season statistics (2025/2026)

0 Victories 0 Draws

0 Losses 0 League Ranking

0 Goals for 0 Goals against

Main position
Midfield

Manager careerLast updated on 11/07/2025 at 04:21

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2025/2026	Shrewsbury	4
2024/2025	Shrewsbury	3	9	11%1	22%2	67%6	24	33	7	17																						9	11%1	22%2	67%6		7	17
2023/2024	Charlton	3	22	23%5	41%9	36%8	16	30	35	35								6	50%3	33%2	17%1	EFL Trophy2e t2e tour Emirates FA Cup2e t2e tour	15	7								28	29%8	39%11	32%9		50	42
2022/2023	Blackpool	2	27	22%6	30%8	48%13	23	26	28	40								2	50%1	50%1		Emirates FA Cup3e t3e tour Carabao Cup1er 1er tour	4	1								29	24%7	31%9	45%13		32	41
2021/2022	Lincoln City	3	46	30%14	22%10	48%22	17	52	55	63								7	43%3	29%2	29%2	Emirates FA Cup2e t2e tour Papa John's Trophy2e t2e tour Carabao Cup1er 1er tour	11	8								53	32%17	23%12	45%24		66	71
2020/2021	Lincoln City	3	46	48%22	24%11	28%13	5	77	69	50								15	47%7	27%4	27%4	EFL Trophy1/2 1/2 finales Emirates FA Cup2e t2e tour Carabao Cup3e t3e tour	34	22								61	48%29	25%15	28%17		103	72
2019/2020	Lincoln City	3	26	31%8	19%5	50%13	16	42	30	37								4	25%1	25%1	50%2	FA Cup1er 1er tour Leasing.com Trophy3	4	3								30	30%9	20%6	50%15		34	40
2017/2018	Leicester	1	1	100%1			14	9	2	1								1	100%1			Carabao Cup1/8 1/8 de finale	3	1								2	100%2				5	2
2016/2017	Oxford United	3	46	43%20	20%9	37%17	8	69	65	52								16	56%9	25%4	19%3	Checkatrade TrophyFinaFinale FA Cup1/8 1/8 de finale EFL Cup2e t2e tour	35	19								62	47%29	21%13	32%20		100	71
2015/2016	Oxford United	4	46	52%24	30%14	17%8	2	86	84	41								13	62%8	8%1	31%4	Football League TrophyFinaFinale FA Cup1/161/16 de finale Capital One Cup2e t2e tour	23	14								59	54%32	25%15	20%12		107	55
2014/2015	Oxford United	4	46	33%15	35%16	33%15	13	61	50	49								6	33%2	33%2	33%2	FA Cup2e t2e tour Football League Trophy1er 1er tour Capital One Cup2e t2e tour	9	9								52	33%17	35%18	33%17		59	58
2012/2013	Blackburn	2	11	18%2	36%4	45%5	18	46	9	14								4	50%2	25%1	25%1	FA Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	4	1								15	27%4	33%5	40%6		13	15
2012/2013	Blackpool	2	12	17%2	58%7	25%3			19	18								1		100%1			1	1								13	15%2	62%8	23%3		20	19
2012/2013	Portsmouth	3	16	31%5	19%3	50%8	17	18	22	24								4		25%1	75%3	Football League Trophy2e t2e tour League Cup1er 1er tour	3	10								20	25%5	20%4	55%11		25	34
2011/2012	Portsmouth	2	30	27%8	23%7	50%15	22	40	31	41								1			100%1	FA Cup3e t3e tour	0	4								31	26%8	23%7	52%16		31	45
2011/2012	WBA U-23
2010/2011	WBA U-23
2010/2011	WBA U-23
2009/2010	WBA U-23
Total			384	35%133	27%105	38%146	195	589	506	482								80	46%37	25%20	29%23		146	100								464	37%170	27%125	36%169		652	582

Appleton's career statisticsLast updated on 11/07/2025 at 04:21

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

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goals

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2003/2004

WBA

2002/2003

WBA

2001/2002

WBA

Club	Competition															V	D	L
WBA	First Division	18					16	7	1572	0	100%		39%	4		56%	11%	33%
WBA	League Cup	3					2	1	330	0	100%		100%			33%	33%	33%

2000/2001

WBA

Club	Competition															V	D	L
WBA	First Division	1						1	90	0	100%					0%	100%	0%
WBA	Championship Play-Off	2					5		180	0	100%		100%	1		0%	50%	50%

2000/2001

Preston NE

180

Club	Competition										V	D	L
Preston NE	First Division	2	2	90	1	1	180	100%		1	100%	0%	0%
Preston NE	League Cup	1			3		90	100%	25%	1	0%	0%	100%
Preston NE	FA Cup	1			1		90	100%	100%		0%	0%	100%

1999/2000

Preston NE

427

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Preston NE	League Cup	2	1		169			2	169	0	100%		40%			100%	0%	0%
Preston NE	FA Cup	3					1	2	258	0	100%					67%	0%	33%

1998/1999

Preston NE

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Preston NE	League Cup	2						2	210	0	100%		100%			0%	100%	0%
Preston NE	FA Cup	1							4	0	0%	1				0%	0%	100%

1997/1998

Preston NE

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Preston NE	League Cup	3					1	2	203	0	67%	1	75%			100%	0%	0%
Preston NE	FA Cup	1					2		90	0	100%			1		0%	0%	100%

1996/1997

Man United U-23

1996/1997

Man United

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Man United	League Cup	2					2		74	0	50%	1	100%			50%	0%	50%

1995/1996

1994/1995

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

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Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Runner-ups

Championship

2002

Manager's titles

Runner-ups

League Two	1	2016
EFL Trophy	2	20172016

Transfers

27/03/25 >	Shrewsbury	mana.
08/09/23 > 24/01/24	Charlton	mana.
01/07/22 > 18/01/23	Blackpool	mana.
20/09/19 > 01/05/22	Lincoln City	mana.
25/10/17 > 30/06/18	Leicester	a. m.
17/10/17 > 25/10/17	Leicester	mana.
30/06/17 > 01/07/18	Leicester	a. m.
01/07/14 > 30/06/17	Oxford United	mana.
12/01/13 > 19/03/13	Blackburn	mana.
07/11/12 > 12/01/13	Blackpool	mana.
10/11/11 > 07/11/12	Portsmouth	mana.
11/02/11 > 10/11/11	WBA U-23	mana.
07/02/11 > 11/02/11	WBA	mana.
01/07/09 > 07/02/11	WBA U-23	mana.

14/11/03 >	Retired
19/01/01 > 13/11/03	WBA	1.2 M€
01/07/97 > 19/01/01	Preston NE	750 k€
17/01/97 > 15/03/97	Grimsby Town	Loan
15/09/95 > 15/10/95	Lincoln City	Loan
01/07/94 > 01/07/97	Man United U-23

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 07/07/2025 at 12:30

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Blackburn	15	27%4	33%5	40%6	13	15
Blackpool	42	21%9	40%17	38%16	52	60
Charlton	28	29%8	39%11	32%9	50	42
Leicester	2	100%2	0%0	0%0	5	2
Lincoln City	144	38%55	23%33	39%56	203	183
Oxford	173	45%78	27%46	28%49	266	184
Portsmouth	51	25%13	22%11	53%27	56	79
Shrewsbury	9	11%1	22%2	67%6	7	17

Player career by clubLast updated on 07/07/2025 at 12:30

Club	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Man United	2			74		50%1	50%1	50%1
Preston NE	16	3	431	1294	3	88%14	56%9	31%5
WBA	24			2172	5	100%24	46%11	33%8

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Peterborough	10	5	20	15
Burton	10	5	15	12
Crewe	6	5	10	4
Shrewsbury	14	4	14	14
Wimbledon	11	4	10	9
Plymouth	10	4	14	15
Charlton	8	4	11	10
Wigan	7	4	11	11
Swindon Town	7	4	10	5
Exeter City	6	4	18	7
Bradford	5	4	11	2
Bury	4	4	11	4
Sunderland	12	3	13	15
Ipswich Town	10	3	9	11
Northampton	10	3	13	13
Accrington	10	3	17	14
Gillingham	9	3	6	9
Wycombe	9	3	13	12
MK Dons	8	3	13	9
Cambridge	8	3	11	10

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Grimsby Town	4	1	1
Wrexham	2	2	1
Fulham	2	1	1
Swindon Town	2	2	0
Rotherham	2	2	0
Blackburn	1	1	0
Plymouth	1	1	0
Enfield	1	1	0
Man City	1	1	0
Birmingham	1	1	0
Palace	1	1	0
Nottingham	1	1	0
Burnley	1	1	0
Preston NE	1	1	0
Gillingham	1	1	0
Stockport	3	1	0
Bolton	2	0	0
Arsenal	1	0	0
Everton	1	0	0
Charlton	1	0	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Portsmouth	11	6	16
Millwall	9	6	8
Bolton	8	5	14
Ipswich Town	10	5	11
Oxford	7	5	14
Northampton	10	5	13
Accrington	10	5	14
Shrewsbury	14	5	14
Bristol Rovers	7	5	10
Sunderland	12	4	15
Middlesbrough	4	4	13
Coventry	7	4	10
Sheffield U	5	4	11
Southend	6	4	11
Gillingham	9	4	9
Wycombe	9	4	12
Burton	10	4	12
Charlton	8	3	10
Wigan	7	3	11
Luton Town	6	3	11

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Stockport	3	2	4
Arsenal	1	1	4
Bolton	2	1	5
Everton	1	1	2
Charlton	1	1	1
Coventry	1	1	3
Leicester	1	1	2
Millwall	1	1	2
Barnsley	1	1	3
Norwich City	1	1	2
Walsall	1	1	2
Grimsby Town	4	1	2
Wimbledon FC	1	1	1

Results with or without him

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2003/2004	WBA	0%	0%	0	70%	20%	20	-
2002/2003	WBA	0%	0%	0	17%	63%	41	-
2001/2002	WBA	52%	33%	21	63%	19%	32	Slightly negative
2000/2001	WBA	0%	33%	3	35%	35%	17	-
2000/2001	Preston NE	50%	50%	4	38%	45%	29	-
1999/2000	Preston NE	80%	20%	5	60%	17%	52	-
1998/1999	Preston NE	0%	33%	3	48%	23%	52	-
1997/1998	Preston NE	75%	25%	4	34%	36%	50	-
1996/1997	Man United U-23	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1996/1997	Man United	50%	50%	2	52%	21%	29	-
1995/1996	Man United U-23	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-
1994/1995	Man United U-23	0%	0%		0%	0%	0	-

Key figures

Michael Appleton has played in the first 11 in Championship in each of the last 12 away from home matches

He has played in the first 11 in Championship in each of the last 21 matches

Appleton has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 19 away from home matches

He has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 33 matches

Appleton has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 15 at home matches

The player has played in the first 11 in non-league and non-national team competition in each of the last 12 matches

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Manchester United
22/10/1996	LC	Man United - Swindon Town	2 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
27/11/1996	LC	Leicester - Man United	2 - 0	First loss
Preston North End
12/08/1997	LC	Rotherham - Preston NE	1 - 3	First match with the club, first victory
26/08/1997	LC	Preston NE - Rotherham	2 - 0	First start
03/01/1998	FAC	Preston NE - Stockport	1 - 2	First loss
10/08/1999	LC	Preston NE - Wrexham	1 - 0	First goal
West Bromwich Albion
07/04/2001	FD	Fulham - WBA	0 - 0	First match with the club, first start
17/05/2001	CPO	Bolton - WBA	3 - 0	First loss
27/08/2001	FD	WBA - Gillingham	1 - 0	First victory

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 07/07/2025 at 12:30

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
FA Cup	FA Cup	6			442	83%5	33%2		67%4
League Cup	League Cup	13	1	1076	1076	85%11	54%7	23%3	23%3
Championship	Championship	21	2	921	1842	100%21	57%12	14%3	29%6
Championship Play-Off	Championship Play-Off	2			180	100%2		50%1	50%1

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2003/2004	WBA	2	1	35	17	11	2	4	27	16
2002/2003	WBA	1	19	26	38	6	8	24	29	65
2001/2002	WBA	2	2	89	46	27	8	11	61	29
2000/2001	WBA	2	6	74	46	21	11	14	60	52
2000/2001	Preston NE	2	9	41	28	12	5	11	35	39
1999/2000	Preston NE	3	1	95	46	28	11	7	74	37
1998/1999	Preston NE	3	5	79	46	22	13	11	78	50
1997/1998	Preston NE	3	15	59	46	15	14	17	56	56

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Michael Appleton

Shrewsbury TownManager

Games list

Current season statistics (2025/2026)

Manager careerLast updated on 11/07/2025 at 04:21

Appleton's career statisticsLast updated on 11/07/2025 at 04:21

Notes

Player's evolution

Player's titles

Runner-ups

Manager's titles

Runner-ups

Transfers

Manager career by clubLast updated on 07/07/2025 at 12:30

Player career by clubLast updated on 07/07/2025 at 12:30

Manager's favourite opponents

Player's favourite opponents

Manager's worst opponents

Player's worst opponents

Results with or without him

Key figures

First times

Manchester United

Preston North End

West Bromwich Albion

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 07/07/2025 at 12:30

Player's results for each season

Match ratings and personal notes

Closest teammates

Most visited opponents

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