CREWE ALEXANDRA have sacked Steve Davis after more than five years as manager and replaced him with immediately with David Artell.
Davis, 51, was the fourth longest-serving manager in the top four divisions of English football, having been appointed in November 2011.
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His departure follows Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Mansfield in League Two which leaves them in 18th place in the table.
The Alex were relegated last season and their form has continued to be poor, having taken only two points from their last seven games.
A statement on Crewe’s website said: “The club would like to thank Steve for his service and endeavour as both manager and previously in his role as assistant manager.
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“The club’s former promotion-winning captain David Artell has been appointed manager and further details will be announced in due course.”
Artell, 36, is a former Crewe club captain and has been playing as a centre-back for Northern Premier League Droylsden this season.
Artell was a member of the team as they won promotion at the end of that season, beating Cheltenham in the play-off final at Wembley before being released.
He won seven international caps for Gibraltar in 2014-15, having qualified to play for them through his father.
Davis spent four seasons as a player at Crewe during his career before moving on to Burnley, Barnsley and Oxford.
He returned to Gresty Road as assistant to Gudjon Thordarson in 2009 and two years later succeeded Dario Gradi as manager.
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