Portsmouth sack manager Kenny Jackett after almost four years in charge with club just outside League One Play-off spots and a day after Wembley defeat to Salford City
Portsmouth have sacked manager Kenny Jackett after almost four years in charge just a day after their defeat to Salford City in the Papa John’s Trophy Final at Wembley.
Pompey sit seventh in League One, just outside the Play-off places, but the 59-year-old has been unable to lead the Fratton Park club back to the Championship during his tenure.
They reached the Play-offs in the past two seasons but suffered semi-final elimination at the hands of Sunderland in 2019 and Oxford United last year.
Portsmouth have sacked manager Kenny Jackett just a day after they lost on penalties to Salford City in the final of the Papa John’s Trophy at Wembley
In a club statement on Sunday morning, Portsmouth chief executive Mark Catlin said: ‘Portsmouth Football Club would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Kenny for the work he has done during his near four-year spell at the club and we all wish him well for the future.
‘It has been an emotional past few weeks for everyone associated with Pompey and we now begin the process – which will be as short as possible – of appointing someone who we believe can give us the best chance of finishing inside the top six. These talks begin today.’
More to follow.