League Two side Swindon Town have sacked manager Jody Morris after just 18 games in charge.
The 44-year-old was appointed at the end of January following the departure of Scott Lindsey to Crawley Town.
The Robins were sixth in the table at the time but won just four games under him and are now 10th.
It was former midfielder Morris’ first managerial role, having been Frank Lampard’s number two at Derby County and Chelsea.
His last game in charge was on Saturday Defeated 2-1 at Crewe and his assistant Ed Brand, who only joined in March, has also left the County Ground.
“Our aim when they took over was to push on and finish the second half of the season strongly, but as a club we have not achieved our goals,” the club said in a statement.
“With just one more league game before we reach the end of the season, we believe now is the right time to take a fresh approach as we look to return success to this great club for the 2023-24 season.”
Swindon reached the play-offs last season before losing to Port Vale over two legs, but now sit 17 points off the top seven ahead of their final game of the season, against Lindsey’s Crawley.
Steve Mildenhall and Gavin Gunning will be in charge of this match on May 8.
Morris made 173 appearances for Chelsea as a player between 1996 and 2003 and also had spells at Leeds, Rotherham, Millwall and St Johnstone, before ending his career at Bristol City in 2013.
He joined Chelsea’s coaching staff after retirement, where he worked with their youth players, before moving to Derby in 2018 to work alongside Lampard.
The following year, the pair moved to Stamford Bridge when Lampard was appointed head coach for the first time.
