Bristol City have sacked their manager Steve Cotterill after a miserable run of one win from their past 12 matches in all competitions.
The 51-year-old guided the club to the League One title and also oversaw the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy win at Wembley last season.
But the Championship club have found the going tough in recent weeks and despite holding Premier League side West Bromwich Albion to a draw on Saturday, the club are third-bottom of the Championship.
The former Cheltenham and Burnley manager was embroiled in a post-match argument with fans following the 2-1 home defeat by Preston, which proved to be Cotterill’s last match in charge.
The club’s chairman Keith Dawe said: “I brought Steve Cotterill into Bristol City just over two years ago as I believed he could keep us in League One that year and build from there.
“Steve did keep us in the division and went on, in conjunction with the rest of the organisation, to deliver a League One championship and Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. That season will live in the memory for a long time.
“Sadly, since the highs of last March and May things have not gone our way on the pitch and Steve has now left the club.”
Cotterill had given his pre-match press briefing on Thursday before hosting Middlesbrough, and revealed the club’s failure to sign the Bolton striker Zach Clough despite agreeing a £2m.
The club’s assistant manager John Pemberton and under-21 coach Wade Elliott will take charge of the team in the interim period.
