Less than 250 days after being appointed as the new manager of Plymouth Argyle, Wayne Rooney has departed by mutual consent, the club announced. He leaves a club sitting at the bottom of the Championship after conceding a league-high 51 goals while also scoring the joint-fewest goals with 22.

Wayne Rooney has come to a mutual agreement with Plymouth Argyle to leave his role as head coach. The former England captain, 39, leaves the club after winning just four of his 23 league games in charge.

Plymouth Argyle have confirmed the departure of manager Wayne Rooney by mutual consent. Rooney joined Plymouth back in May but departs just seven months later, having won five of his 25 games in charge as the team fell to the bottom of the Championship,

Plymouth Argyle have mutually agreed to part ways with head coach Wayne Rooney after just over seven months in charge, the second-tier Championship club said on Tuesday.

Wayne Rooney has today left Plymouth Argyle by mutual consent after a disastrous run of results which has left the club at the bottom of the Championship.

Wayne Rooney departs Plymouth Argyle after a difficult run of form. What’s next for the club and its former manager?

Wayne Rooney was fired as Plymouth Argyle coach on Tuesday after just seven months in charge of the struggling Championship team.

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Plymouth Argyle’s marketing department may have hoped they were playing it safe by using an image of manager Wayne Rooney for the January entry on the club's 2025 calendar, but that plan was scuppered by confirmation of his exit on New Year’s Eve.

Rooney leaves with the football club at the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table, four points from safety.

James Vickery and Alan Richardson are joined by former Argyle left-back Brian McGlinchey and Pilgrims' supporter Jo Benwell