Barnsley have parted company with head coach Daniel Stendel following a run of 10 Championship games without a win.
The 45-year-old German took charge at Oakwell in June 2018[1] and led the Tykes to promotion from League One in his first season in English football.
Adam Murray has been appointed caretaker manager with the club currently second from bottom.
Barnsley have not won since beating Fulham 1-0 at home on the opening day of the season.
Stendel’s final game in charge was a 5-1 defeat at Preston North End[2] on Saturday, a game they went into with a back four with an average age of 20.
He led Barnsley to an immediate return to the second tier last season following relegation in 2017-18, with the South Yorkshire side finishing second in League One and going through the entire campaign unbeaten at home.
But key members of the promotion-winning squad left Oakwell over the summer, including goalkeeper Adam Davies, centre-back Liam Lindsay and Ethan Pinnock and striker Kieffer Moore.
A dozen players were brought in, most of them on four-year contracts, but the majority are aged 22 and under.
Former Hannover 96 boss Stendel won 31 of his 66 games in charge of the club, the third highest win ratio of any permanent manager in the club’s history.
Barnsley’s next Championship game is at home against Swansea City on 19 October.
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- ^ took charge at Oakwell in June 2018 (www.bbc.co.uk)
- ^ 5-1 defeat at Preston North End (www.bbc.co.uk)
