There was some major breaking news from the bottom end of League One on Wednesday morning.

One of Blackpool’s main rivals in the battle against relegation from League One has confirmed they have sacked their manager after a midweek defeat that caused major damage to their bid to avoid the drop.

The Tangerines boosted their own prospects of preserving their third tier status when they scrapped their way to a 3-2 home win against bottom of the table Port Vale on Tuesday night as Niall Ennis, Ashley Fletcher and Reuell Walters all found the net at Bloomfield Road. There were further boosts for Ian Evatt’s side as fellow strugglers Burton Albion, Wigan Athletic, Exeter City, Doncaster Rovers, Northampton Town and Rotherham United all failed to collect maximum points from their own fixtures on the same night.

There was some breaking news from the latter of that group on Wednesday morning when Rotherham confirmed they had parted company with manager Matt Hamshaw in the wake of their 5-0 hammering at Peterborough United. Two goals from David Kamara and one apiece from Kyrell Lisbie, Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Archie Collins helped the Posh inflicted a defeat on the Millers that has left them six points from safety with just eight games remaining in the season.

The defeat at London Road has prompted the Millers board into action and they relieved manager Matt Hamshaw of his duties and have placed Dale Tonge, Richard Wood and Andy Warrington in charge of first-team matters for an interim period.

A club statement released on Wednesday morning read: “Rotherham United can confirm that the club has parted ways with first team manager Matt Hamshaw. Following last night’s defeat at Peterborough United, the Board has informed Matt that the difficult decision had been reached to relieve him of his duties with immediate effect. It is with a heavy heart that we end our affiliation with an individual who has strong historical connections and a clear passion for Rotherham United, but with the club currently six points from safety in Sky Bet League One, it was deemed necessary to take action to give the team the best possible opportunity of preserving our divisional status in our remaining nine games this season.

“The process to appoint a new first team manager is under way and updates upon its conclusion will be communicated on themillers.co.uk at the earliest possible opportunity. The interim period will see Dale Tonge, Richard Wood and Andy Warrington oversee first team matters. The club will be making no further comment at this time.”

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