Where are they now? - As Dave Challinor prepares for Hartlepool United return where are his final starting XI including Bradford City stars and Doncaster Rovers duo - photo gallery

Challinor brings his Stockport County side to the Suit Direct Stadium 13 months on from his decision to leave the club despite signing a new three-year deal just weeks previous.

Just days after watching his Hartlepool side suffer a heavy defeat at Leyton Orient, Challinor completed a shock move to Stockport in the National League where he would then go on to win promotion to the Football League for the second successive season, having guided Pools back to the EFL in the 2021 play-off final against Torquay United.

And following an indifferent start to the season at Edgeley Park, Challinor’s side have seen an upturn in form as he returns to the Suit Direct Stadium with his Stockport side now 14th in the League Two table while the side he left behind struggle at the bottom.

A lot has changed in the 13 months since his exit, with Pools now onto their third manager in that time.

But what of the players to feature under Challinor? Pools were beaten 5-0 at Brisbane Road in what would prove to be his final game at the club before joining the Hatters in November last year.

And here, at The Mail, we look at those who featured in Challinor’s final game in charge as manager against Leyton Orient and where they are at now, with just three of the 14 players involved that afternoon in London still at the Suit Direct Stadium and likely to be involved when Hartlepool host Stockport.