Every Premier League & EFL manager sacked in the 2024/25 season

Managers coming and going could be very a lot part of life in soccer, and with this yr’s managerial merry-go-round in full swing as we approch the flip of the yr, the variety of dugout modifications within the 2024/25 season is now into the twenties.

Russell Martin just lately turned the newest Premier League boss to lose his job after his time at Southampton got here to an abrupt finish following their poor outcome towards Spurs which left them rooted to the underside of the desk.

He’s on no account the one supervisor to wrestle this season – certainly it’s laborious to maintain up with each change in the case of managers in England’s prime 4 divisions. Fortunately, we’ve got the complete listing right here.

1

Ryan Lowe (Preston North Finish)

Left: twelfth August

Championship facet Preston North Finish parted methods with head coach Ryan Lowe after only one league recreation this season.

Following the Lilywhites’ 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United, Lowe requested to depart the membership, telling Preston’s board he wished “a change”. The defeat to the Blades was Preston’s sixth on the bounce, with Lowe’s facet having misplaced their last 5 video games of the earlier season – a run of type that noticed them fade out of the play-off race.

2

Neil Critchley (Blackpool)

Sacked: twenty first August

Blackpool sacked supervisor Neil Critchley after they started their 2024/25 League One marketing campaign with back-to-back defeats towards Crawley City and Stockport County.

The 45-year-old had beforehand guided Blackpool to the Championship by the use of the play-offs in 2021, and returned to Bloomfield Street in Might 2023 after spells with Aston Villa and QPR. Nonetheless, he was unable to recapture the magic of two years prior, with the Seasiders ending the 2023/24 marketing campaign in eighth.

3

Paul Simpson (Carlisle United)

Sacked: thirty first August

Paul Simpson was let go by Carlisle United following a 2-1 defeat to Tranmere Rovers again in August. The defeat was their third from 4 league matches this season, having been relegated to League Two below Simpson’s tenure final yr.

“Everybody on the membership wish to thank Paul and his employees for his or her efforts,” Carlisle stated in a press release.

4

Steven Schumacher (Stoke Metropolis)

Sacked: sixteenth September

Stoke Metropolis sacked Steven Schumacher after the Potters misplaced three of their first 5 video games of the marketing campaign. The ultimate straw got here by the use of a 1-0 loss to Oxford United on the Kassam Stadium.

Schumacher’s tenure as Stoke boss lasted simply 9 months in complete, with the 40-year-old having left Plymouth Argyle to take the job in December 2023.

Two days after sacking Schumacher, Stoke appointed Norwich Metropolis coach Narcis Pelach as their new supervisor on a three-year contract.

5

Mike Williamson (MK Dons)

Left: nineteenth September

Mike Williamson left MK Dons after a launch clause in his contract was met by fellow League Two membership Carlisle United, the place he changed Paul Simpson.

Williamson, who spent six years as a participant at Newcastle United, had guided the Dons to final season’s play-offs, however suffered a document 8-1 mixture defeat to Crawley City within the semi-finals.

6

Erol Bulut (Cardiff Metropolis)

Sacked: twenty second September

Cardiff Metropolis had been all-time low of the Championship once they fired head coach Erol Bulut in mid-September.

The Bluebirds had picked up only one level from six video games and scored one aim – their worst begin to a season in 94 years. Bulut’s last recreation was a 2-0 dwelling defeat towards Leeds United. He has since been changed by Omer Riza, who stays in interim cost heading into December.

7

Scott Lindsey (Crawley City)

Left: twenty fifth September

Having guided Crawley City to League One final season, supervisor Scott Lindsey left the membership in September to drop down a division and take cost at MK Dons, whom his Crawley facet had thumped within the play-offs.

First-team coaches Jamie Day and Carl Laraman, in addition to goalkeeping coach Steve Hale, additionally adopted Lindsay from Crawley to Buckinghamshire. The Dons misplaced simply one among Lindsey’s first 9 video games, successful six.

8

Mark Robinson (Burton Albion)

Sacked: twenty third October

Mark Robinson was relieved of his duties at Burton Albion following a run of seven successive defeats in all competitions.

“We really feel we’ve got reached some extent the place a change is important to enhance the group’s outcomes,” sporting director Bendik Hareide stated on the time.

Robinson, 58, is the third Burton supervisor in three seasons to have been given the axe earlier than Christmas, following within the footsteps of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Dino Maamria.

9

Mark Kennedy (Swindon City)

Sacked: twenty fifth October

Swindon City sacked head coach Mark Kennedy after lower than 5 months in cost following a 2-1 defeat at Salford. Kennedy gained simply 3 of his 15 video games answerable for the Robins, who had been twenty second in League Two on the time of his departure.

Simply hours after Kennedy’s sacking, Swindon appointed former Bristol Rovers, QPR and Blackpool supervisor Ian Holloway as their new head coach.

10

Erik ten Hag (Manchester United)

Sacked: twenty eighth October

By far and away essentially the most high-profile sacking of the season, Erik ten Hag was let go by Manchester United following a disastrous begin to the season. The Dutchman’s last recreation was a 2-1 defeat to West Ham United, which left the Pink Devils 14th within the Premier League with simply three wins from their opening 9 video games.

Although he guided United to 2 trophies throughout his two-and-a-half-year spell at Previous Trafford, Ten Hag has been dubbed the membership’s worst-ever supervisor. Ruben Amorim has since stepped in as his substitute.

11

Paul Hurst (Shrewsbury City)

Sacked: third November

Shrewsbury City parted methods with head coach Paul Hurst after a run of simply 1 win in 12 video games in all competitions, leaving them second from backside in League One. Assistant boss Chris Doig was additionally let go.

Hurst and Doig had been of their second spell on the membership, having beforehand led the Shrews to the League One play-off last in 2018.

“Everybody on the soccer membership is massively dissatisfied their second spell hasn’t labored out and we discover ourselves in our present place,” Shrewsbury stated in a press release.

12

Mark Robins (Coventry Metropolis)

Sacked: seventh November

Coventry Metropolis fired boss Mark Robins after a run of simply 4 wins in 14 Championship video games this season. Robins, 54, had been answerable for the Sky Blues for two,803 days, making him the English Soccer League’s longest-serving supervisor on the time.

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has been appointed as Robins’ successor on a two-and-a-half-year deal, changing interim boss Rhys Carr.

13

Steve Cooper (Leicester Metropolis)

Sacked: twenty fourth November

Steve Cooper was sacked by Leicester Metropolis after simply 5 months in cost.

The Foxes had gained simply 2 of 12 Premier League video games below the Welshman, who had guided Nottingham Forest again to the highest flight in 2022 for the primary time in 23 years, earlier than preserving them within the division the next yr.

“I really checked to see if it was actual,” former Leicester striker Gary Lineker stated whereas talking about Cooper’s sacking on his The Relaxation is Soccer podcast, including: “I used to be shocked, really.”

14

Tim Walter (Hull Metropolis)

Sacked: twenty seventh November

Hull Metropolis determined to name time on Tim Walter’s time on the MKM Stadium after simply 17 league video games in cost, with the group within the Championship relegation zone.

His last recreation was a 2-0 dwelling defeat by the hands of Sheffield Wednesday that left the Tigers with no win in 9 video games.

Proprietor Acun Ilicali had instructed BBC Radio Humberside earlier than the sport towards Wednesday that he wouldn’t sack Walter whatever the outcome, however he subsequently went again on his phrase.

15

Jon Brady (Northampton City)

Resigned: fifth December

Australian supervisor Jon Brady left Northampton City of his personal accord in early December, bringing an finish to just about 4 years in cost.

The Cobblers had reached their highest league positions below Brady, however after winless run had left them languishing in the direction of the underside of the League One desk, Brady determined it was finest to half methods.

Ian Sampson has since taken interim cost.

16

Ruben Selles (Studying)

Left: sixth December

Former Southampton boss Ruben Selles left Studying in December to interchange the sacked Tim Walter at Hull Metropolis.

The Spaniard had been tasked with taking the Royals out of the third tier in what has been a difficult time for the Berkshire membership.

However the Spaniard noticed steering the Tigers away from bother within the Championship as a extra engaging mission, although they solely picked up one level from his opening two video games on the helm.

17

Neil Harris (Millwall)

Resigned: 14th December

Neil Harris bid a second farewell to the Millwall dugout after their defeat to Middlesbrough in mid-December. Harris had introduced previous to the match that it could be his final recreation as Lions boss.

Talking of his resolution to depart, Harris defined: “I all the time stated after I returned that I would depart when the time felt proper, and now’s that point.”

Having saved the membership from relegation following his return in early 2024, Harris seems to be ready to take a break from administration.

18

Gary O’Neil (Wolves)

Sacked: fifteenth December

Whereas Gary O’Neil’s first marketing campaign at Wolverhampton Wanderers was an undoubted success, his second season in cost had sprialled uncontrolled.

With the membership among the many essential strugglers within the Premier League, his last video games had been marred by gamers shedding their cool – he was even left to strip Mario Lemina of the Wolves captaincy in consequence.

A defeat to relegation rivals Ipswich proved to be the ultimate straw, bringing an finish to a tenure that lasted simply shy of 500 days.

19

Des Buckingham (Oxford)

Sacked: fifteenth December

Regardless of guiding Oxford United to their first second-tier season in 25 years, Des Buckingham was relieved of his duties after enduring a run of only one win in 15 video games.

The U’s had began comparatively brightly given their newfound standing amid play-off success the yr earlier than, however Buckingham has paid the value for stalling progress.

It’s a huge name from the membership, with some followers expressing their disappointment after his departure was introduced.

20

Russell Martin (Southampton)

Sacked: fifteenth December

Russell Martin misplaced his job at Southampton after Saints chiefs misplaced endurance with the Premier League’s backside membership.

His last recreation was a brutal 5-0 thrashing by the hands of Tottenham Hotspur, with scars of their earlier 9-0 reverses inevitably reappearing.

Martin had stayed true to his philosophy following the Saints’ play-off triumph in Might, however his failure to earn factors on the prime degree finally compelled his former employers’ arms.