Tranmere sack manager Crosby after losing run

Andy Crosby kept Tranmere Rovers up in League Two last season before being given a permanent deal in May 2025 Tranmere Rovers have sacked manager Andy Crosby, 10 months after he was appointed on a permanent basis. Crosby leaves Prenton Park off the back of 10 losses from 11 League Two games, which has left Tranmere 19th in the table. The club are eight points off the relegation places with 11 games of the season remaining following Tuesday's defeat by relegation-threatened Newport County. "Andy did a great job for us last year and has undoubtedly been dealt a tough hand this season with the exceptionally high level of injuries we have experienced," said chairman Mark Palios. "However, I felt a change was unfortunately necessary to try to address the poor run of results. "I have no doubt that Andy has put his all into the role over the last 12 months in difficult circumstances, and I wish him all the best for the future." Andy Parkinson will take over on an interim basis for Saturday's visit of Oldham Athletic, with Connor Jennings and Joe Murphy assisting. Crosby initially led the club on an interim basis after former boss Nigel Adkins was dismissed in February 2025 before being appointed on a permanent deal in May. He earned six wins and five draws from 13 games in charge of Tranmere at the tail end of last season as they avoided relegation by finishing 20th and nine points clear of the drop zone. Their recent form has taken a drastic turn in comparison to their finish last term, however, with the club winning just twice since the turn of the year. Following their 2-0 victory at Harrogate on New Year's Day, Tranmere have picked up three points from a possible 33. During that period, the gap between themselves and the bottom two has decreased from 15 to eight points, while they have conceded 10 goals in their past three games, including a 5-0 hammering by Notts County on 21 February. Prior to his sacking, Tranmere Rovers' Official Supporters' Club had called , external for an "immediate change" to the managerial team, saying Crosby's position was "untenable". More to follow. Premier League: Man Utd level at Newcastle as Arsenal extend lead over Man City & West Ham win Arsenal edge past Brighton to go seven points clear Man City stumble as Forest claim unlikely draw The 1994 figure skating scandal that shocked the world The rebellious story of the 1993 feud in darts Get up close and personal with Africa's magnificent felines Discover the history of the telephone on its 150th anniversary Watershed moment as Russia's sporting exile ends 'Drive to Survive got me into F1 - now I work at Williams' Liverpool top-five failure 'could cost £120m' BBC Women's Football Weekly. Audio BBC Women's Football Weekly 'It's better to be chased' - the mentality of a title race Why does Scotland lead the way on football headers? Man Utd eye wingers, after getting rid under Amorim All you need to know about new F1 cars Wolves score late winner to secure shock win against Liverpool. Video Wolves score late winner to secure shock win against Liverpool 'Fin stole my fly-half spot!' – Atkinson on England's new 10-12 combo Haaland? Kane? R9? Ranking the best centre-forwards this century Key areas for Scotland against champions France Should we have high hopes for Hamilton and Ferrari? F1 Q&A 'I cheated head-injury assessment to play on in 2017 Lions Test' 'I knew the risks, I'd do it again' - Moody opens up in new BBC documentary 'There were tears - but I had to peek behind curtain of head injuries in rugby' New era of Formula 1 - what is changing in 2026? Iran, the US, and a World Cup that starts in three months Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.