Category: Jon Whitney

Walsall’s Banks’ Stadium Jon Whitney has been appointed as manager of Walsall on a permanent basis. The 45-year-old had been in interim charge since the sacking of Sean O’Driscoll in March. He guided the Saddlers to a third place finish in League One but their promotion bid was ended by Barnsley in the play-offs. Whitney, who was…

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Sean O’Driscoll Walsall have placed Jon Whitney in charge of first-team affairs after sacking Sean O’Driscoll as manager. O’Driscoll was axed by the League One club on Sunday after a 3-1 home to defeat to Barnsley a day previously stretched their winless run to six matches. The former Liverpool assistant, who left Anfield following Brendan…

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