Wayne Rooney named as new Plymouth Argyle head coach
Argyle had been looking for a new boss after the dismissal of Ian Foster towards the end of last season
Wayne Rooney has been named as Plymouth Argyle's new head coach.
The Championship side in Devon had been looking for a new boss after the dismissal of Ian Foster towards the end of last season.
Director of football Neil Dewsnip and coach Kevin Nancekivell took over and guided Plymouth to Championship safety.
Rooney, 38, was appointed Birmingham manager in October 2023, but was sacked in January this year.
Here is a look at his managerial record in more detail
Derby
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 were bottom of the Championship at the time but climbed 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 - 12 for entering administration and nine for historical financial breaches.
They rallied with three successive wins in December 2021 and 10 in their final 25 games of the season and without the deductions would have finished 17th on 55 points.
Rooney won 24, drew 22 and lost 39 of his 85 games as Rams manager, including those with the managerial group in charge, for a 28.2 per cent win rate.
DC United
That win percentage dipped to 25.9 with DC United as Rooney, having been appointed in July 2022, was unable to make his mark as a head coach in Major League Soccer.
His side were mathematically eliminated from play-off contention in the 2023 season despite the win over New York City on October 8 that marked the end of Rooney's reign.
Rooney's "mutually agreed" departure came with him having been boss for the whole of that season and the last 15 matches of the 2022 campaign.
His final record in all competitions, including two games in the US Open Cup and three in the Leagues Cup, read won 14, drew 14, lost 26.
Birmingham
Rooney was appointed as boss of Birmingham - who were taken over by United States-based Shelby Companies Limited in July and had seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady become a minority owner the following month - last October, two days on from the sacking of John Eustace while lying sixth in the Championship table.
He spoke of the goal of promotion, but defeat in his first match, 1-0 at Middlesbrough, set the tone and another 14 games later he departed with the team languishing in 20th place.
Blues registered victories in only two of Rooney's 15 matches, with nine losses, for a win percentage of 13.3.
That gave him an overall managerial record of 40 wins from 154 games (26 per cent), with 40 draws and 74 defeats.