English manager SACKED by EFL club after leaving side rooted to bottom of League One table

BURTON have SACKED manager Mark Robinson with the club rock bottom of League One.

Robinson, 58, left his previous job as Chelsea’s development squad boss to become Burton head coach in June.

Mark Robinson has been sacked by League One outfit Burton Albion

But Robinson has been dismissed just five months after replacing Martin Paterson, with the Brewers already 11 points from safety.

Burton remain winless in League One this season, having lost seven and drawn four of their opening 11 games.

Robinson has only won only ONE of his 14 games in charge – beating Leicester City’s Under-21s in the EFL Trophy in August.

And the club’s Scandinavian owners decided enough was enough following Tuesday’s 3-2 home loss to Wycombe Wanderers.

He was the first appointment made by Burton’s new owners – the Nordic Football Group – when the Sweden-based consortium took control of the east Staffordshire club in the summer.

Sporting director Bendik Hareide said: “During our time working together, we’ve all got to know and appreciate ‘Robbo’, which is why we have great regret over the fact that this has not worked out in the way any of us would have wanted.

He told the club website: “We have to be objective with our decision-making, and we feel we have reached a point where a change is necessary to improve the team’s results.

“We believe we have a talented squad, and we remain committed to our football strategy. Now is the time to re-group and look to deliver a positive season for our fantastic supporters.”

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Assistant manager Tom Hounsell will step up as interim head coach until a permanent successor is named.

But coaches John Brayford, Jake Kean and Elliott Axtell will continue in their first team roles.

Burton have conceded 24 goals this season, second behind Peterborough, who have sunk 25 – but also scored that many as well.

After joining Chelsea‘s development coaching set up in May 2022, Robinson steered the Under-21s to third place in a league of 26 teams during his second season.

During his time at Cobham, Lewis Hall progressed to the first team with several appearances as well as Bashir Humphries and Omari Hutchinson making their debuts.

Before Chelsea, Robinson spent 19 years as a coach at AFC Wimbledon before being announced as the permanent first-team manager in 2021.

But AFC Wimbledon parted company with Robinson by mutual consent in March 2022 after a poor run of form.

Meanwhile, Burton narrowly avoided relegation from League One last season – finishing 20th in the table.