| David Paul Challinor (born 2 October 1975) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of EFL League One club Stockport County.
As a player he was as a centre-back and played in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Stockport County and Bury. Challinor started his managerial career at Colwyn Bay as player-manager before joining AFC Fylde. In nearly eight years, Challinor won three promotions with the club and won the FA Trophy before departing in 2019. He then joined Hartlepool United where he won promotion to the Football League via the play-offs in his first full season. Mid-way through the following season, Challinor departed for National League side Stockport County. At the end of the season, Challinor won the National League title to return to the Football League. In their first season back in the EFL, Stockport reached the 2023 play-off final but lost on penalties. In the following season, Stockport won the League Two title. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
|  Colwyn Bay | 10/11 |  Conf.North 11/12 | 15 | | | AFC Fylde | 11/19 | | FA Cup 12/13 | 1 | | FA Cup 14/15 | 1 | | FA Cup 15/16 | 1 | | Nat.League 17/18 | 47 | | FA Cup 17/18 | 3 | | Nat.League 18/19 | 49 | | FA Trophy 18/19 | 6 | | Nat.League 19/20 | 16 | | | Hartlepool United | 19/21 | | Nat.League 19/20 | 19 | | FA Cup 19/20 | 4 | | Nat.League 20/21 | 47 | | FA Cup 20/21 | 1 | | FA Trophy 20/21 | 1 | | League Cup 21/22 | 1 | | EFL Trophy 21/22 | 2 | | League Two 21/22 | 15 | | | Stockport County | 21/now | | FA Cup 21/22 | 3 | | Nat.League 21/22 | 31 | | FA Trophy 21/22 | 5 | | League Cup 22/23 | 2 | | League Two 22/23 | 49 | | EFL Trophy 22/23 | 3 | | FA Cup 22/23 | 4 | | League Cup 23/24 | 1 | League Two 23/24  | 46 | | EFL Trophy 23/24 | 4 | | FA Cup 23/24 | 3 | | League Cup 24/25 | 1 | | League One 24/25 | 37 | | EFL Trophy 24/25 | 4 | | FA Cup 24/25 | 3 |
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46 lineups analysed - Number represent player in starting lineup. Click to show
Lineups not confirmed are not included.
See also Team Substitutions
| Lineups found Starting lineup changes since last game | | | | | | | | | | M1 | 05Aug | H | Gillinghm | | 0-1 | 3-4-3 | Initial team: Hinc'fe, Knoyle, Horsfall, Touray, Sout'es, Camps, Sarcevic, Rydel, Olaofe, Powell, Barry, | | | M2 | 12Aug | | Walsall | | 2-1 | 3-4-2-1 | In:Pye, E, Johnson, Madden,
Out:Camps, Rydel, Olaofe, | | | M3 | 15Aug | H | Bradford | | 1-1 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Collar, Rydel, Lemo'ns,
Out:Pye, E, Sarcevic, Powell, | | | M4 | 19Aug | H | Barrow | | 1-0 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Croasdale, Olaofe,
Out:Johnson, Lemo'ns, | | | M5 | 26Aug | | Mansfield | | 3-2 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Wright, Pye, E,
Out:Sout'es, Rydel, | | | M6 | 02Sep | H | Crawley | | 3-3 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Rydel, Powell,
Out:Pye, E, Olaofe, | | | M7 | 09Sep | | Wimbledon | | 1-2 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Sout'es, Pond, A, Pye, E, Sarcevic, Olaofe,
Out:Wright, Touray, Knoyle, Rydel, Madden, | | | M8 | 16Sep | | MK Dons | | 1-2 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Touray,
Out:Pond, A, | | | M9 | 23Sep | H | Wrexham | | 5-0 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Bailey,
Out:Powell, | | | M10 | 30Sep | | Accringtn | | 1-3 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Wright,
Out:Touray, | | | M11 | 03Oct | H | Forest GR | | 2-0 | 4-3-1-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M12 | 07Oct | H | Doncaster | | 1-0 | 3-1-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M13 | 14Oct | | Harrogate | | 1-3 | 4-3-1-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M14 | 21Oct | H | Grimsby | | 3-2 | 4-3-1-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M15 | 24Oct | | Crewe | | 0-2 | 4-3-1-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M16 | 28Oct | H | Tranmere | | 2-0 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Wootton,
Out:Barry, | | | M17 | 11Nov | | Swindon | | 2-4 | 4-2-3-1 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M18 | 18Nov | H | Colchestr | | 2-0 | 3-5-2 | In:Touray,
Out:Sarcevic, | | | M19 | 25Nov | | Newport | | 2-1 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Powell,
Out:Wright, | | | M20 | 28Nov | H | Salford | | 0-0 | 3-4-3 | In:Knoyle, Madden,
Out:Collar, Bailey, | | | M21 | 09Dec | | Morecambe | | 1-1 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Sarcevic, Bailey,
Out:Knoyle, Powell, | | | M22 | 16Dec | H | Sutton U | | 8-0 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Byrne, Knoyle, Camps,
Out:Sout'es, Sarcevic, Olaofe, | | | M23 | 22Dec | H | Notts Co | | 2-1 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Olaofe,
Out:Camps, | | | M24 | 26Dec | | Barrow | | 2-2 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Camps,
Out:Madden, | | | M25 | 29Dec | | Bradford | | 0-0 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Wright, Powell, Madden,
Out:Byrne, Croasdale, Wootton, | | | M26 | 01Jan | H | Mansfield | | 0-2 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Croasdale, Wootton,
Out:Powell, Olaofe, | | | M28 | 13Jan | H | Walsall | | 3-1 | 4-4-2 | In:Byrne, Bristow, Lemo'ns, Olaofe,
Out:Pye, E, Knoyle, Touray, Madden, | | | M30 | 27Jan | | Doncaster | | 1-5 | 4-4-2 | In:Sout'es, Powell, Madden,
Out:Byrne, Croasdale, Wootton, | | | M31 | 03Feb | H | Harrogate | | 1-1 | 4-4-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M32 | 10Feb | | Grimsby | | 1-3 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Cass, L, Croasdale, Sarcevic,
Out:Sout'es, Bailey, Madden, | | | M33 | 13Feb | H | Crewe | | 1-3 | 4-1-3-2 | In:Touray, Madden,
Out:Wright, Camps, | | | M34 | 17Feb | | Tranmere | | 4-0 | 4-1-4-1 | In:Byrne, Bennett, Bailey,
Out:Horsfall, Touray, Madden, | | | M27 | 20Feb | | Gillinghm | | 0-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Horsfall, Touray, Collar, Hippolyte, Wootton, Madden,
Out:Bennett, Bristow, Lemo'ns, Bailey, Powell, Olaofe, | | | M35 | 24Feb | H | Swindon | | 0-0 | 3-5-2 | In:Lemo'ns, Powell, Olaofe,
Out:Collar, Croasdale, Wootton, | | | M37 | 09Mar | H | Newport | | 1-0 | 3-5-2 | In:Pye, E, Bristow, Wootton,
Out:Byrne, Touray, Olaofe, | | | M38 | 14Mar | | Salford | | 2-2 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Bailey, Camps, Olaofe,
Out:Hippolyte, Powell, Lemo'ns, | | | M39 | 18Mar | | Crawley | | 1-1 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Kane, T, Touray, Richards,
Out:Cass, L, Bristow, Madden, | | | M40 | 23Mar | H | MK Dons | | 5-0 | 4-3-3 | In:Lemo'ns, Powell, Madden,
Out:Bailey, Sarcevic, Richards, | | | M41 | 29Mar | | Forest GR | | 0-3 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Knoyle, Richards,
Out:Kane, T, Olaofe, | | | M42 | 01Apr | H | Wimbledon | | 1-0 | 4-3-1-2 | *** Repeat 11 *** | | | M43 | 06Apr | | Sutton U | | 1-3 | 5-3-2 | In:Byrne, Bailey, Sarcevic, Olaofe,
Out:Lemo'ns, Powell, Richards, Wootton, | | | M36 | 09Apr | | Colchestr | | 1-2 | 3-5-2 | In:Lemo'ns, Powell, Bristow,
Out:Touray, Bailey, Camps, | | | M44 | 13Apr | H | Morecambe | | 2-0 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Bailey, Camps, Wootton,
Out:Byrne, Lemo'ns, Powell, | | | M29 | 16Apr | | Notts Co | | 2-5 | 4-3-1-2 | In:Lemo'ns, Powell,
Out:Bailey, Olaofe, | | | M45 | 20Apr | H | Accringtn | | 4-2 | 4-3-3 | In:Barry,
Out:Powell, | | | M46 | 27Apr | | Wrexham | | 2-1 | 3-4-1-2 | In:Byrne, Powell, Hippolyte,
Out:Knoyle, Bristow, Madden, | | | Color References: GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos |
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