Who is Blackpool's caretaker boss David Dunn? What did he do as a player and what coaching experience does he have?

Known as a skillful, goalscoring midfielder, the 40-year-old enjoyed 18 years as a player, beginning his career with Blackburn Rovers where he came through the youth ranks.

The Great-Harwood born midfielder ended up making 136 appearances during his initial five-year stay at Ewood Park, scoring 30 goals.

His form even earned him an England call-up in 2001 but he didn’t win his first cap until 2002 in a game against Portugal, when he replaced Steven Gerrard at half-time.

In the summer of 2003, Dunn moved to Birmingham City for a £5.5m fee, making 69 appearances during his four years with the club.

He sealed a return to Blackburn in 2007 where he stayed until 2015, making a further 180 appearances for the club.

Upon his departure, the midfielder linked up with Oldham Athletic yet only made eight appearances for the club.

He was, however, put in interim charge at Boundary Park in September 2015 following the sacking of Darren Kelly.

His tenure lasted just three months, departing after leaving Oldham in 22nd place in League One having won just three of his 20 games in charge.

He later returned to Blackburn for a third spell, this time in a coaching capacity to work alongside his former teammate Damien Johnson in the academy setup as Under 23s Assistant Coach.

He would then go on to earn a promotion to first-team coach when Tony Mowbray arrived at the club as manager.

Dunn was appointed Blackpool’s first-team coach in January, linking up with Simon Grayson, only for the manager to get the sack just over a month later.

Despite assistant manager Ian Miller joining Grayson in leaving the club, Dunn will remain in a caretaker role and will take charge of his first game against Bristol Rovers this weekend.

Owner Simon Sadler said: “Given his past success here, Simon Grayson will always be a part of the club’s history and I would like to wish both him and Ian Miller well for the future.

“While the process of appointing a new manager gets underway, I would like to thank David Dunn for agreeing to take charge in the interim.”