23 Dec 2008

Leeds part company with manager McAllister

5:57 am on 23 December 2008

Former English champions and European contenders Leeds Unitedhave parted company with manager Gary McAllister after the club lost its fifth successive match.

Leed now play in League One and lost 3-1 at Milton Keynes to fall to ninth in the third division table.

They were also knocked out of the FA Cup by non-League Histon last month.

McAllister replaced Dennis Wise as manager in January and was a former player at the club who were champions of England in 1992 and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2001.