SHREWSBURY TOWN have sacked manager Paul Hurst with the club languishing second bottom of League One.
Hurst returned to manage The Shrews for the second time in January 2024 – but sees himself back out the exit door just 10 months later.
Hurst, 50, had been instrumental in keeping the club in League One last season.
But the EFL gaffer has been given his marching orders after a dismal run of two wins in 19 games this season.
The brutal decision was made following an emergency board meeting held this morning.
The final nail in the coffin came after Shrewsbury were knocked out of the FA Cup first round following a 2-1 defeat to League Two side Salford on Saturday.
The last time the club failed to make it past the first round was in 2013.
A club statement read: “It is with regret that Shrewsbury Town can confirm we have parted company with head coach Paul Hurst and assistant boss Chris Doig.
“We would also like to thank them for the outstanding work they did in their first spell – which saw us reach the play-off final and the final of the EFL Trophy.
“It was that success that led to the Chairman taking responsibility for re-hiring Paul and Chris earlier this year.
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“And everyone at the football club is hugely disappointed their second spell hasn’t worked out and we find ourselves in our current position. The search for a new head coach is now underway.”
Despite saving them last season, Hurst won just six of his 37 games during his charge of his second stint at New Meadow.
He previously managed the club for 19 months from 2016 to 2018.
The former full-back led The Town to the play-off final in 2018, which they ultimately lost to Rotherham.
The Englishman left Shrewsbury just three days later to replace Mick McCarthy as boss of Ipswich Town.
But Hurst was sacked from the The Tractor Boys after five months in charge, before stints at Scunthorpe and Grimsby.
Moreover, the Salop’s remain one of the favourites for the drop this season after finishing 19th last term.
Club chiefs are searching for a new manager for the second time this year after Matt Taylor was dismissed in January.
Hurst rejoined Shrewsbury when the club was sitting 20th in the table.
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