A look at Wayne Rooney’s managerial record following Plymouth departure

Wayne Rooney is out of work after leaving Plymouth with the club bottom of the Championship table.

The former England striker headed into the job with a 26 per cent win rate for his managerial career, which fell still further with just five wins in 25 games as Argyle boss.

Here, we look at the 39-year-old’s record in detail.

Rooney moved from his playing role at Derby into the manager’s seat in November 2020, initially sharing the job with Liam Rosenior, Shay Given and Justin Walker.

They climbed from the bottom of the Championship to 18th, eight points clear of the relegation zone, before a late-season slump saw them survive by just a point.

Their relegation the following season came after a total of 21 points were deducted for financial breaches including entering administration. They rallied with three successive wins in December 2021 and 10 in their final 25 games and without the deductions would have finished 17th on 55 points.

Rooney won 24, drew 22 and lost 39 of his 85 games, including those with the managerial group in charge, for a creditable 28.2 per cent win rate in the circumstances.

Appointed by another of his former clubs in July 2022, Rooney was unable to make his mark as a head coach in Major League Soccer.

His side were mathematically eliminated from play-off contention in 2023 despite the win over New York City on October 8th that marked the end of Rooney’s reign.

His “mutually agreed” departure came with him having been boss for the whole of that season and the last 15 matches of 2022.

His final record in all competitions read won 14, drew 14, lost 26.

Rooney was appointed as boss of Birmingham – who were taken over by United States-based Shelby Companies Limited in July last year with seven-time