Where are they now? The first Blackpool side managed by Michael Appleton - including Bolton, Wigan, & Sheffield United

Blackpool come up against their former manager Michael Appleton this Saturday when they travel to The Valley to face Charlton Athletic.

Appleton is back in football management after succeeding Dean Holden in the Addicks hot-seat. He's been in charge since September 8, and has so far overseen four games with two wins and two draws, and so he is yet to taste defeat.

Before taking charge of Charlton, the 47-year-old was manager of Blackpool but was sacked on January 18, 2023 with the club 23rd in the Championship.

Mick McCarthy came in and then Stephen Dobbie oversaw an interim period but neither could save them from being relegated. Neil Critchley like Appleton was then appointed for a second time earlier this summer, and now we have the battle of the two former Blackpool bosses.

Appleton had two spells at Bloomfield Road, and first took over in November 2012 when he left then-at-the-time cash strapped Portsmouth. He took charge of the side for his first game three-days later, a Lancashire Derby with Bolton Wanderers.

It was the first possible start for him as Mark Davies opened the scoring for the Trotters but Tom Ince soon issued a response three minutes later. Bolton - managed by Dougie Freedman - went in front for a second time through Chung-yong Lee but Nathan Delfouneso off the bench earned Blackpool a point in their first game of the Appleton era.

Flick through to see what the first Blackpool 11, and two subs are doing now after playing the first game of Michael Appleton's first spell in charge. We start from the goalkeeper and move into the attack, as well as the substitutes.