Every Premier League and EFL manager was fired in the 2024/25 season

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Every Premier League and EFL manager was fired in the 2024/25 season

The managers’ back and forth is part of football’s life, and the number of canoes in the 2024/25 season has been growing before the end of the campaign as the management carousel swings all over the board.

Premier League owners like Russell Martin and Sean Dyche cannot avoid the terrible axe, and the champions see people like Wayne Rooney obey their parade orders after a bleak battle after living alone.

Shooting also prevails throughout the rest of the EFL as clubs scramble to avoid failures through drastic changes.

We have a full list of rejections here, and nearly 50 managers have left their positions this season.

Salary for all 20 Premier League managers (minimum to maximum)

Football Fancast breaks down each Premier League revenue.

Every Premier League and EFL manager will leave on 2024/25
#	manager	Club left	date	Responsible for time
1	Ryan Lowe	Preston	August 12	2 years 249 days
2	Neil Critchley	Blackpool	August 21	1 year, 90 days
3	Paul Simpson	Carlisle	August 31	2 years, 189 days
4	Steven Schumacher	Stoke	September 16	272 days
5	EROL BULUT	Cardiff	September 22	1 year, 111 days
6	Mark Robinson	Burton Albion	October 23	141 days
7	Mark Kennedy	Swinton	October 25	149 days
8	Erik Ten Hag	Manchester United	October 28	2 years, 158 days
9	Paul Hurst	Shrewsbury	November 3	284 days
10	Mark Robins	Coventry	November 7	7 years 246 days
11	Steve Cooper	Leicester	November 24	157 days
12	Tim Walter	Hull	November 27	180 days
13	Jon Brady	Northampton	December 5	3 years 299 days
14	Neil Harris	Millwall	December 10	293 days
15	Gary O’Neill	Wolf	December 15	1 year, 128 days
16	Days Buckingham	Oxford	December 15	1 year 29 days
17	Russell Martin	Southampton	December 15	1 year 177 days
18	Matt Taylor	Bristol Wanderers	December 16	1 year 15 days
19	Charlie Adam	Fleetwood	December 22	357 days
20	Narcis Pelach	Stoke	December 27	100 days
twenty one	Wayne Rooney	Plymouth	December 31	220 days
twenty two	Mark Bonner	Gillingham	January 5	243 days
twenty three	Julen Lopetegui	West Ham	January 8	230 days
twenty four	Rob Edwards	Ludon	January 9	2 years, 53 days
25	Sean Dyche	Everton	January 9	1 year, 345 days
26	Stephen Clemence	Barro	January 19	233 days
27	Ian Evatt	Bolton	January 22	4 years, 205 days
28	Mike Williamson	Carlisle	February 3	137 days
29	Paul Warne	Derby	February 7	2 years 138 days
30	Monk Gary	Cambridge	February 16	349 days
31	Luke Williams	Swansea	February 17	1 year 43 days
32	Nigel Adkins	Transe	February 25	1 year, 115 days
33	Shaun Maloney	Wigan	March 2	2 years 33 days
34	Scott Lindsey	MK Dons	March 2	158 days
35	Michael Duff	Huddersfield	March 9	299 days
36	Darrell Clarke	Barnsley	March 12	293 days
37	Rob Elliot	Crowley	March 19	169 days
38	Steve Evans	Rotherham	March 30	347 days
39	Ivan Juric	Southampton	April 7	105 days
40	Omer Riza	Cardiff	April 19	209 days
41	Tony Mowbray	West Brom	April 21	93 days
42	Johannes Hoff Thorup	Norwich	April 22	327 days
43	Nelson Jardim	Newport	April 24	282 days
44	Inigo Calderon	Bristol Wanderers	May 4	129 days
45	Tom Clakeley	Watford	May 6	1 year, 12 days

1

Ryan Lowe (North End of Preston)

Left: August 12

Champions League team Preston North End splits way with head coach Ryan Lowe after just one league game this season.

After Lilywhites beat Sheffield United 2-0, Lowe asked to leave the club, telling Preston’s board that he wanted to “change.” The defeat against the Blade was Preston’s sixth place in the bounce, and Law’s team lost the last five games of the last season – with a great performance that drove them away from the playoffs.

2

Neil Cridgeley (Blackpool)

Fired: August 21

Blackpool fired manager Neil Critchley after starting a major league game with back-to-back defeats with Crawley Town and Stockport County.

The 45-year-old had previously won the championship by coaching Blackpool in 2021 and returned to Bloomfield Road in May 2023 after spelling with Aston Villa and QPR. However, he was unable to regain the magic of two years ago, and the Ocean Man completed his 2023/24 campaign in eighth place.

3

Paul Simpson (Carlisle United)

Fired: August 31

Paul Simpson was released by Carlisle United after defeating Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in August. The failure was their third game of four league games this season, and was relegated to second place during Simpson’s tenure last year.

“Everyone at the club wants to thank Paul and his staff for their efforts,” Carlisle said in a statement.

4

Steven Schumacher (Stoke City)

Dismissed: September 16

Stoke City fired Steven Schumacher as the potter lost three of the first five games of the campaign. The last straw was a 1-0 loss to Oxford United at Casam Stadium.

Schumacher’s tenure as Stoke’s boss lasted a total of nine months, and the 40-year-old left Plymouth Argyle to work in December 2023.

Two days after the firing of Schumacher, Stoke appointed Norwich City coach Narcis Pelach as the new manager of the three-year contract.

5

Cardiff City

Fired: September 22

Cardiff City was the bottom of the championship when it fired head coach Erol Bulut in mid-September.

The Blue Jays scored just 1 point in six games and scored one goal – their worst start in 94 years. Brut’s final game was a 2-0 home win against Leeds United. He has since been replaced by Omer Riza, who is still on temporary charges, entering December.

6

Mark Robinson (Burton Albion)

Dismissed: October 23

Mark Robinson released his duties at Burton Albion after seven straight defeats in all competitions.

“We think we have met the necessary conditions to improve the team’s performance,” sports director Bendik Hareide said at the time.

Robinson, 58, is the third Burton manager in the first three seasons of Christmas, following in the footsteps of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Dino Maamria.

7

Mark Kennedy (Swindon Town)

Dismissed: October 25

Swindon Town fired head coach Mark Kennedy less than five months after Salford beat 2-1. Kennedy won only three of his 15 games, Robins, who finished second in second place when he left.

Just hours after Kennedy’s sack, Swinton appointed former Bristol Rovers, QPR and Blackpool manager Ian Holloway as their new head coach.

8

Erik Ten Hag (Manchester United)

Dismissed: October 28

By far, the most eye-catching sack of the season, Erik Ten was released by Manchester United after a disastrous start to the season. The Dutchman’s final game was a 2-1 win over West Ham United, which ranked 14th in the Premier League and had only three wins in the opening nine games.

Although he coached Manchester United to two trophys during his two and a half years at Old Trafford, the ten are called the club’s worst manager ever. Ruben Amorim has since stepped in to his replacement.

9

Paul Hurst (Shrewsbury Town)

Dismissed: November 3

Shrewsbury Town split up with head coach Paul Hurst, and only 1 win in all competitions, which put them in second place in the league first. Assistant boss Chris Doig was also let go.

Hurst and Doig were in the club’s second match, after leading SHREWS to the league’s first post-season final in 2018.

“Everyone at the football club is very disappointed, their second spell is not resolved, and we find ourselves in our current position,” Shrewsbury said in a statement.

10

Mark Robbins (Coventry City)

Dismissed: November 7

Coventry City fired its boss Mark Robins after winning just four of its 14 championship games this season. Robins, 54, was in charge of Sky Blues for 2,803 days, which made him the longest position manager in the British Football League at the time.

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard was named Robins’ successor to Robins, replacing interim boss Rhys Carr.