Wayne Rooney was told in a phone call from Andrew Parkinson, Plymouth Argyle’s chief executive, late on Monday night that his time at the club was over. In truth, though, the message had been more forcibly conveyed by the club’s travelling fans at Oxford United 24 hours previously.

Former Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney has been dismissed as manager of Championship club Plymouth Argyle. ‘I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Plymouth Argyle Football Club, in particular Simon Hallett and Neil Dewsnip who I shared great relationships with,’ Rooney told Plymouth’s official website.

Plymouth Argyle director of football Neil Dewsnip is set to leave his role at the club following head coach Wayne Rooney’s exit. The 63-year-old’s departure ends his five-year spell at Plymouth, having been appointed in 2019 after initially joining the club as a technical consultant.

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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.

Wayne Rooney was sacked as Plymouth Argyle head coach on New Year's Eve after a disastrous seven months 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,

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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