Jon Brady has resigned as manager of League One Northampton Town.
The 49-year-old leaves after three and a half years in charge with the club 21st in the table.
The announcement comes just 48 hours after Brady had talked about his pride at the work that had been done during his time at Sixfields Stadium before his 200th game in charge against Stevenage.
The Cobblers lost that game 2-0 – their sixth league match without a win.
Brady’s assistant Ian Sampson has been put in interim charge and will lead the team in Monday’s home game against Peterborough.
The club said they received Brady’s resignation on Wednesday and accepted it “given the circumstances”.
“We really appreciate what Jon has done for the club, initially within the academy and over the last four years or so as first-team manager,” chairman Kelvin Thomas said.
“I personally appreciated Jon’s kind words earlier this week when he acknowledged how well-supported he had been by the club.
“However we also all fully understand the real pressures that come with being a manager and while we all would have preferred things to be different, we understand Jon’s decision.
“We will now work with Jon and the LMA [League Managers’ Association] on his exit agreement.”
Although unable to save Northampton from relegation to League Two when he took interim charge in February 2021, Brady led the Cobblers back to the third tier two seasons later.
He consolidated their place in League One last term, finishing 14th and a comfortable 16 points clear of the relegation places.
But this season has been tough with only four wins so far, leaving the club in the bottom four.