Swansea City sack Alan Sheehan as head coach
Swansea City have dismissed head coach Alan Sheehan.
This was just over six months after the club appointed him as their permanent manager.
Author | Chris Thomas
The Irishman had earned praise for what the club described as "two highly impressive stints in interim charge" before taking the job full-time late in the 2024-25 season, following Luke Williams’s departure.
Swansea City can confirm the club has parted ways with head coach Alan Sheehan.
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However, Sheehan’s side have managed only four wins from their opening 15 Championship matches, leaving Swansea with their poorest start to a campaign since relegation from the Premier League in 2018. Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat to Ipswich Town has left them 18th in the table.
Swansea’s owners, Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen, said: "Alan has been instrumental in helping improve the club through two periods of time. Alan has a tireless work ethic, an honest approach and a positive attitude. He has put his full effort into the job on behalf of the club.
"The club would like to place on record its thanks to Alan for all of his hard work during his time at Swansea City. We wish Alan and his family all the best for the future."
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Sheehan first joined the club as assistant to Michael Duff in the summer of 2023 and took interim charge following Duff’s departure that December. In his first spell, he guided Swansea to 11 points from a possible 21 before Williams arrived as the permanent successor.
A little over a year later, Sheehan was again called upon after Williams’s sacking and inspired an impressive turnaround. Swansea collected 24 points from 13 games under his second interim tenure, finishing 11th despite having been in relegation trouble earlier in the season.
His efforts were rewarded with a three-year deal announced last April, and optimism was high after significant summer backing from the club’s new owners, Cravatt and Cohen, who invested heavily in the squad. Adam Idah, Marko Stamenic, Zeidane Inoussa and Ethan Galbraith were among the high-profile arrivals.
But the momentum from last season has quickly faded. Swansea’s attacking struggles have been particularly stark, with the team registering the Championship’s lowest expected goals figure (12.48) and creating fewer big chances (15) than any other side in the division.
