Notts County sack head coach Maynard
Notts County have sacked head coach Stuart Maynard after he failed to guide them to promotion from League Two.The 44-year-old's 16 months in charge of the Magpies have come to an end five days after the club had their season ended in the play-off semi-finals by AFC Wimbledon.After their second-leg defeat at Plough Lane, Maynard had said he was "confident" about keeping his job under mounting pressure.Notts' regular season had ended two weeks earlier to the sound of boos from supporters at Meadow Lane as the Magpies were beaten by League Two champions Doncaster Rovers.It was a game the East Midlands club needed to win to have any chance of snatching an automatic promotion spot on the final day.They ended up finishing sixth in the table, with a woeful run of just one win from their final eight matches – including the play-offs - costing them dearly in their bid for promotion to League One.
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