Sheffield Wednesday announce that manager Darren Moore has left the club by mutual consent
Sheffield Wednesday announce manager Darren Moore has left the club by mutual consent… just three weeks after securing promotion to the Championship
Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore has left the club by mutual consent just three weeks after leading the Owls to promotion from League One.
Moore, 49, who guided the Owls to the Sky Bet Championship through the playoffs last month, is leaving Hillsborough after just over two years in the job. His backroom staff has also left, the club has announced.
“Both sides believe that now is the right time to go our separate ways,” Owls chairman Dejphon Chansiri told the club’s official website.
Sheffield Wednesday’s journey with Darren has been unique in many ways and always as a team. In the football industry, travel is coming to an end and now the time has come, we both agree.
“The mutual respect we have for each other is immense on a personal and professional basis and I extend my sincere gratitude for the dedication and dedication Darren has given to our club. Darren will always be welcome in Hillsborough.”
Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore has left the club by mutual consent
The club said the search for a new manager to take them to the second tier next season was ongoing.
Former West Brom and Doncaster boss Moore said: ‘I would like to take the time to thank the chairman Mr Chansiri for giving me the opportunity to lead this great football club in Sheffield Wednesday. It has been a journey in every way.
“Both the chairman and myself are determined to get this club back into the championship.
“I am very happy that this has been achieved and I hope the football club continues to develop and soon fulfill my dream of bringing them back to the Premier League where they belong.”
Moore steered the Owls to a 1-0 victory over Barnsley after extra time in the League One play-off final 21 days ago after overcoming an unprecedented 4-0 first-leg deficit in their semi-final against Peterborough.
Moore, 49, who guided the Owls to the Sky Bet Championship through the playoffs
He said he wanted to thank all Wednesday fans “from the bottom of my heart” for their passion and support.
Moore added: ‘This was most evident during the second leg of the playoffs at Hillsborough when so many people across the country thought it wasn’t possible, we came together to achieve the impossible.
“The scenes I’ve seen from the technical room at Wembley, especially before the winning goal, will be images I’ll never forget.”
The Owls were in the bottom three of the Championship when Moore replaced the fired Tony Pulis in March 2021 and were relegated at the end of that season.
They lost to Sunderland in the semi-finals of the 2022 League One play-offs and returned to the Championship via the play-offs last season after setting a new club record of 23 league games unbeaten before being beaten against Barnsley in March .