He has spent over four years at the Amex
Brighton and Hove Albion have sacked manager Chris Hughton with immediate effect. His coaching staff have also left the club.
The Sussex club finished 17th in the Premier League this season but failed to win in any of their final nine league matches this season.
The club have issued a statement on their decision to part company with Hughton, thanking him for all his work over the past four-and-a-half-years.
Brighton & Hove Albion have confirmed that Chris Hughton has left the club with immediate effect.
Hughton’s assistant Paul Trollope and first-team coach Paul Nevin have also left. #BHAFC 🔵⚪️
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) May 13, 2019
The statement reads: “Brighton & Hove Albion have confirmed that Chris Hughton has left the club with immediate effect. Hughton’s assistant Paul Trollope and first-team coach Paul Nevin have also left.
“The club have confirmed that the process to find Chris’s successor is underway, and that there will be no further comment at this stage.”
Chairman Tony Bloom said: “Chris has done an excellent job over the past four and a half years. First stabilising our club, reaching the play-offs in his first full season, securing our first ever promotion to the Premier League, and retaining our status in two successive seasons.
“Undoubtedly, this has been one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make as chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion, but ultimately one I have made due to how we struggled in the second half of the season.
“Our run of 3 wins from 23 Premier League matches put our status at significant risk. It is with that in mind, and the performances during that period, that I now feel it’s the right time for a change.
“Chris will always be very fondly remembered by Albion staff and fans as one of our club’s finest and most-respected managers.
“I would like to wish Chris, Paul and Paul – who have all worked extremely hard throughout their time here – every success for the future, and thank them on behalf of everyone at the club.
“They will always be welcome at the Amex, and will be remembered here with great affection.”
