Peterborough have sacked Darren Ferguson after the 2-1 home defeat by fellow strugglers Blackpool, which left them bottom of League One.

Blackpool – with Ian Evatt at the helm after he replaced Steve Bruce, who was sacked at the start of the month – took the lead when a Josh Bowler shot hit the unlucky Peter Kioso and went in after 35 minutes. Posh levelled when Matt Garbett fired home from outside the box just before half-time, but the visitors won it with five minutes to go when Scott Banks curled home.

Speaking after the defeat, Ferguson had accepted “results are not good enough” but called for everyone to stick together. However, the club’s chair, Darragh MacAnthony, later confirmed he had reluctantly decided to dismiss Ferguson, who had been in his fourth spell at the club.

“I have made the decision to terminate Darren Ferguson’s contract after today’s game. The decision wasn’t taken lightly, but it’s a decision I feel is the correct one for the football club,” MacAnthony said in a statement. “The gaffer is for me the greatest manager in the club’s history who I will always consider to be part of my family and the club’s...