League One strugglers Port Vale have sacked manager Darren Moore after Friday’s thrashing by Huddersfield Town left them seven points adrift at the bottom of the table.
Vale’s 5-0 defeat by the Terriers was their seventh in their past nine league games and left them 10 points from safety after 21 matches.
The Valiants have not won a league game since beating Barnsley at Oakwell on 27 September – 12 matches ago.
“This has been a difficult decision and one we haven’t taken lightly, but we believe now is the right moment to make a change,” a club statement, external said.
“We have given the situation time and support to ensure we were doing everything to give this project the best possible chance of success, and while we truly hoped it would turn, we must act in what we believe is the best long-term interest of Port Vale.”