West Brom sack head coach Tony Mowbray after just three months

Mowbray was brought back to The Hawthorns as head coach in mid-January 16 years after the end of his first spell at the helm in 2009.

But the 61-year-old has overseen a rotten run of defeats as the push for the play-offs derailed with five defeats in the last six games, culminating in Easter Monday's 3-1 home defeat to Derby County.

Mowbray signed a two-and-a-half year contract at the club but was relieved of his duties after just three months. Owner and chairman Shilen Patel was present for defeats at Coventry on Friday and against the Rams on Monday and delivered the news to the head coach after his press conference.

First-team coach James Morrison, Mowbray's former midfielder from the boss's first spell, will continue in caretaker charge with goalkeeper coach Boaz Myhill and statistical analyst Damia Abella.

Mowbray also returned to the game from serious health issues having been diagnosed with bowel cancer during his time at Blues, which ultimately came to an end in May 2024.

And he was Patel's Bilkul owner group's first head coach appointment upon being confirmed fit and ready to return to work by his cancer specialist in Manchester. Mowbray replaced Carlos Corberan, who departed the club for Valencia in his homeland on 20 to midnight on Christmas Eve.

The search for Corberan's successor took three-and-a-half weeks and a move for initial first-choice Raphael Wicky, the Swiss coach, broke down over bringing his backroom team to The Hawthorns. 

Mowbray managed just 17 games at the helm in his second spell at The Hawthorns and delivered five victories but also oversaw eight defeats.

Five of those losses came in the last six games as Albion's season fell off its rails. The Baggies were seventh when owners Bilkul brought the popular former title-winner back to the club and the side are down in 10th upon his exit.

But until just a couple of weeks ago the Baggies were where they had been for most of the campaign, fighting for the play-offs amid a pack of rivals who had spent most of the season stumbling over themselves.

The return from the spring internationals has brought dire form from Albion at crunch stage of the season. They lost three on the spin to Norwich, Sunderland and Bristol City - falling in stoppage-time at Carrow Road and Ashton Gate.

The Baggies gave themselves hope by beating Watford but the miserable Easter double-header - watched on by Patel in attendance - confirmed the head coach's fate as the chairman acted decisively to make change.