Steven Schumacher: Stoke City sack head coach after nine months in position

Stoke City sack head coach Steven Schumacher following Saturday's defeat by Oxford United.

Stoke City have sacked head coach Steven Schumacher following Saturday's Championship defeat by Oxford United.

Schumacher oversaw victory against his former side Plymouth before the break, and that victory came after a thumping 5-0 Carabao Cup win against fellow Championship side Middlesbrough on 27 August. Stoke chairman John Coates described Schumacher as "one of the most exciting young coaches in the country" after his appointment, with the former Plymouth boss leading the club to a 17th-place finish, six points clear of the drop zone.

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