MATT Gray has today been sacked as Sutton United manager after four and a half years in charge.

The U's have made their decision with the club currently bottom of League Two, with only three wins to their name all season.

Gray, 42, had been one of the longest-serving managers in the EFL, having taken over at Sutton in May 2019, after a period in interim charge.

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In 2021, he led the club to promotion for the first time in their 123-year history and named National League Manager of the Year.

But Sutton's 8-0 defeat at leaders Stockport County last weekend left them six points adrift of safety, in the table and has prompted the club's board to act.

 

In a statement, the Sutton United Board of Directors said: ''The Board of Directors at Sutton United has made the extremely difficult decision to part company with manager Matt Gray.

"Matt will forever have a large place in Sutton United's history as the manager who took us in to the Football League for the first time in our 123-year existence, and to a Wembley final and within a point of the play-offs in our first season at this level.

"However this season's results have been disappointing and our league position, as we approach the half way mark of the season, led us to decide with great reluctance that a change is necessary.

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"We would like to express our massive gratitude to Matt for the success he has given us during his four and a half years in charge, and for his endless dedication, commitment and hard work in that time, all done with an attitude, passion and energy that made him hugely popular in every area of the club.

"He will always be welcome at Sutton, and we offer him every good wish for his future career.

"An update on the managerial position in the immediate future will be given later.''