Steve Evans resigns as Mansfield Town boss with club just two points off League Two automatic promotion spots
Also departing Field Mill will be Evans' assistant Paul Raynor, leaving the Stags fifth in League Two
STEVE EVANS has resigned as Mansfield Town boss.
The former Rotherham and Leeds chief leaves the Stags with them in fifth spot in League Two and only two points off the automatic promotion spots.
Evans has been at Field Mill since November 2016. He leaves the club along with his assistant Paul Raynor.
In statement on the club website, chairman John Radford described how he had "reluctantly accepted" Evans's resignation.
He said: “Whilst I am disappointed by their decision, there are no individuals bigger than Mansfield Town Football Club.
"The process of appointing a new management team which can lead the club to League One is already underway.
“Mansfield Town Football Club has progressed year-upon-year in recent seasons both on and off the field.
“The club has a fantastic, encouraging and vociferous fan base; a loyal, patient and supportive board of directors and a dedicated and hard-working team of behind-the-scenes staff.
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“With this in mind, along with our current healthy standing in Sky Bet League Two, the vacant post of manager at One Call Stadium is surely one of the most attractive in the English Football League.
“Our ambitions of promotion this season remain as fervent and steadfast as ever and we will leave no stone unturned in our process of appointing the right manager to lead our talented squad of players.”
Academy manager John Dempster will take temporary charge of the squad for Saturday’s trip to Stevenage.