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Owen Coyle Sacked By Bolton Wanderers, Here's His Trotters Managerial Career In Pictures

GALLERY: Sacked Coyle's Bolton Managerial Career
Samuel Luckhurst

Owen Coyle has been sacked by Championship side Bolton Wanderers after the club's dismal start to the Championship season.

The Trotters have won just three of their 11 matches and were eliminated from the Capital One Cup by League One side Crawley Town.

Coyle has lost almost half of his 126 games in charge of the club he played for during the 90s.

He told the club website he had “always been driven to act in the best interests of the club and care passionately about it".

Chairman Phil Gartside added: “Owen poured his heart and soul into the job, both on and off the pitch, and he led our club with great dignity during some very challenging times.

“It is the right time for a change. We set a target at the beginning of the season and want to get back on track.

Coyle joined the Trotters in January 2010 in acrimonious circumstances, having deserted rivals Burnley halfway through the Premier League term. The Clarets were relegated that season.

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Angry Burnley fans in the stands show there disapproval towards former Burnley manager Owen Coyle (credit:PA)
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Burnley fans show there disapproveal towards former manager Owen Coyle prior to kick off (credit:PA)
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Bolton Wanderers' Owen Coyle waves to fans after the final whistle. (credit:PA)
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Bolton Wanderers' manager and former Burnley manager Owen Coyle (centre) shakes hands with Burnley's Martin Paterson (left) and Wade Elliott (right) after the final whistle. (credit:PA)
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Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle (left) has a argument with Aston Villa First Team Coach Kevin MacDonald (right) on the touchline (credit:PA)
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Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle (centre) has a argument with Aston Villa First Team Coach Kevin MacDonald (right) on the touchline (credit:PA)
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Tottenham Hotspur's Luka Modric (2nd left), Bolton Wanderers' Ivan Klasnic, referee Howard Webb and manager Bolton Wanderers' manager Owen Coyle look on after Fabrice Muamba collapses on the pitch (credit:PA)
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Tottenham Hotspur's Benoit Assou-Ekotto (centre), William Gallas and Bolton Wanderers' manager Owen Coyle look on as Fabrice Muamba is treated on the pitch after collapsing (credit:PA)
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Tottenham Hotspur's Benoit Assou-Ekotto (left), William Gallas, Carlo Cudicini and Bolton Wanderers' manager Owen Coyle look on after Fabrice Muamba collapses on the pitch (credit:PA)
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Bolton Wanderers' manager Owen Coyle (L) addresses the media outside the London Chest Hospital on March 20, 2012, after visiting player Fabrice Muamba who suffered a cardiac arrest Saturday during a game against Tottenham. Bolton player Fabrice Muamba spent a 'comfortable night' in intensive care as he continues his recovery from a cardiac arrest, doctors treating him said on Tuesday. The 23-year-old is spending his fourth day at the London Chest Hospital after collapsing on the pitch during an FA Cup quarter-final against Tottenham on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BOLTON, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Bolton Wanderers Manager Owen Coyle clashes with Tottenham Coach Joe Jordan during the Barclays Premier League match between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at the Reebok Stadium on May 2, 2012 in Bolton, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Owen Coyle manager of Bolton Wanderers reacts during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers at Britannia Stadium on May 13, 2012 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Owen Coyle manager of Bolton Wanderers protests to the assistant referee during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers at Britannia Stadium on May 13, 2012 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Bolton Wanderers' manager Owen Coyle has a disagreement with referee Chris Foy during the match (credit:PA)
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Bolton Wanderers' manager Owen Coyle during the third round Carling Cup match at Turf Moor, Burnley. (credit:PA)
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Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle has words with referee Phil Dowd after the npower Championship match at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 02/10/2012 of Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle. (credit:PA)

Despite a decent first half of the 2010-11 campaign in which Bolton lost just five league games and were praised for their brand of football, they still finished 14th in the Premier League table - the same position they finished in the previous year.

And disaster struck the following year when they were relegated by a single point on the final day of the season after they failed to defeat Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.

The Trotters suffered key injuries ahead of the beginning of the season but their failure to sign a striker to replace Johan Elmander was a negligent mistake by the Scot.

Coyle commendably lead the club through Fabrice Muamba's health scare when he suffered a cardiac arrest in March, but he has now become the second Scottish manager to leave a relegated Premier League club after Steve Kean's resignation last month.

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