Garry Monk sacked as Sheffield Wednesday manager with club 23rd in Championship

ByEurosport

Updated 09/11/2020 at 21:20 GMT

Sheffield Wednesday have sacked manager Garry Monk after the club made a poor start to the new Championship season. The Owls are second from bottom with three wins, three draws and five defeats, but have seen their 12-point deduction for breaching spending rules halved.

Garry Monk has been sacked as Sheffield Wednesday manager with the club one place off the bottom of the Championship.

Monk joined the club in September 2019 and was in charge for 58 games.

His dismissal comes just a week after the Owls saw their 12-point deduction for breaching EFL spending rules halved to six points.

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A statement from chairman Dejphon Chansiri said: “I feel the time is right to make a change and I wish Garry and his team all the best for the future.

“I would like to say thank you for the time and effort Garry and his staff have committed to Sheffield Wednesday.”

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The Owls had won three, drawn three and lost five of their opening 11 games of the season and are level on six points with bottom-placed Derby.

Monk has previously managed Swansea, Leeds, Middlesbrough, and Birmingham.

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