West Brom sacks Mason amid dismal away run
West Brom sacked manager Ryan Mason after the club's 2-1 defeat at Leicester City continued a slide down the Championship table and extended its miserable away run.
Mason took charge at the Hawthorns ahead of the 2025-2026 season after working for Tottenham in a variety of roles, including two stints in interim charge in 2021 and 2023.
But the former midfielder has failed to oversee a promotion push and leaves with West Brom closer to the relegation zone (seven points) than the play-off places (10 points).
Adbul Fatawu's brilliant 94th-minute volley condemned Albion to defeat at the King Power Stadium last time out, bringing up 10 consecutive away defeats - the Baggies' worst such run in almost 100 years.
In a short club statement, West Brom confirmed assistant coach Nigel Gibbs and first-team coach Sam Pooley had departed along with Mason.
Sitting 18th in the table, West Brom is on course for its worst finish in over a quarter of a century, having last finished lower in the second tier in 1999-2000.
James Morrison – who made 341 appearances for West Brom between 2007 and 2019 – will take charge on an interim basis while the club seeks a permanent replacement.
