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.

Wayne Rooney's time in charge of Plymouth Argyle lasted just a few months, with the England and Manchester United star leaving his managerial post with the Championship side

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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 has been fired as Plymouth Argyle coach after just seven months in charge of the struggling Championship team

L ess 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 b

Plymouth sit bottom of the Championship heading into 2025, four points adrift from safety, and the club chose to make a change in the dugout as a result. The role was Rooney’s fourth as a manager after Derby County, DC United and Birmingham City, and is another job he leaves without achieving any real success to speak of.

Coleen Rooney is reportedly "devastated" following the dismissal of her husband Wayne from his managerial role at Plymouth Argyle, insiders have claimed. The former Manchester United and England legend was shown the door at Home Park after a string of poor results saw Argyle languishing at the bottom of the Championship standings.

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