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.

LONDON (AP) — Wayne Rooney was fired as Plymouth Argyle coach on Tuesday after just seven months in charge of the struggling Championship team. The 39-year-old former England and Manchester United striker was hired in May and departs with Plymouth last in the English second tier with four wins in 23 games this season.

Wayne Rooney has departed as manager of second-tier Plymouth Argyle after agreeing to mutually parts ways with the club after 25 games.

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.

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