Salford City terminated Karl Robinson's contract immediately following their League Two play-off final loss to Notts County.
Salford City Football Club announced that Karl Robinson would be leaving his role as head coach with immediate effect. The club issued a statement confirming this decision was made unanimously by the board and executive team after a thorough evaluation of football operations.
The statement praised Robinson for maintaining professionalism and integrity throughout his tenure. The club expressed that while tough, this was the right time to move forward as they prepare for the next phase of Salford City’s development.
Karl Robinson had been in charge at Moor Lane for nearly two and a half years, tying him with Graham Alexander as the club’s joint-longest serving manager in the Football League era.
During his time, Robinson guided Salford to eighth and fourth-placed finishes in League Two across his two full seasons in charge. Former clubs he managed include MK Dons, Charlton, and Oxford.
The club highlighted his consistent professional conduct during his time at Salford City.
The decision to part ways came nine days after Salford’s 3-0 defeat to Notts County in the play-off final at Wembley.
Salford had started the season with strong ambitions for promotion, but their hopes of automatic advancement were weakened by a poor run of five losses in six games during January and February.
They ultimately missed out on securing automatic promotion on the final matchday after failing to win at third-bottom Crawley Town.
Salford City began the campaign under a new ownership structure, with only Gary Neville and David Beckham from the Class of 92 remaining as investors.
Both former England internationals and Manchester United legends were present at Wembley for the play-off defeat. Beckham and Neville have remained involved in the club’s ownership group throughout Robinson’s tenure.
Following the Notts County loss, Robinson apologized to supporters, stating his team had ‘let them down’.
His remarks came in the aftermath of a heavy defeat that ended their promotion hopes. The apology underscored the frustration felt by both the manager and the fanbase after falling short in the decisive match.
Robinson’s exit marks the end of a significant chapter for the club under his leadership.
The future of Robinson’s assistant manager Alex Bruce and the broader coaching team remains undecided.
Salford City confirmed that efforts to appoint a replacement would begin immediately. The club emphasized that no final decisions had been made regarding the rest of the coaching staff at this time.
The focus is now on identifying a new head coach to lead the team into the next campaign.