Everton have parted company with Frank Lampard as manager.
The Toffees have wielded the axe on Lampard after just short of a year in the Goodison Park hot seat.
Everton sit 19th in the Premier League table and have won just one of their previous 14 games in all competitions. With fears of relegation worsening after Saturday’s 2-0 loss to West Ham, Lampard has been relieved of his duties.
There’s no doubt that supporters will always remember Lampard keeping the Blues in the top flight in dramatic circumstances last year.
But with risk of dropping to the Championship, the Everton hierarchy felt Lampard was not the right man who could save them.
It means that the search is now on for an eighth permanent manager of majority owner Farhad Moshiri’s tenure.
And over the past 30 years, there have been just 13. Here’s how Lampard compared on win percentage.
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Frank Lampard has been sacked as Everton manager. Picture: GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images
2. Mike Walker - 17.19%
The Welshman has the worst win ratio of any Everton manager in the post-war era. During his 10 months in charge between January-November 1994, Walker was victorious in just six of the 35 games he oversaw. Photo: Clive Brunskill/Allsport/ Getty Images
3. Howard Kendall - 26.2%
The Goodison Park icon’s third reign as manager which lasted between June 1997-June 1998 didn’t go too well.
Only a 1-1 draw against Coventry on the final day of the season saw Everton avoid relegation from the Premier League. Kendall was inevitably sacked in the aftermath, having won 11 of his 42 matches in the hot seat. Photo: Allsport UK /Allsport/ Getty
4. Frank Lampard - 27.91
The current Everton boss has had a tough time in just under a year at the helm. While he kept the Toffees in the Premier League in 2022-23, the Blues have made a tough stat