Source: Daily_Mail
THE 2009/10 managerial merry-go-round: Full list of departures for the season
West Ham have sacked manager Gianfranco Zola.The Italian is the 42nd boss to leave his post since last August across the four divisions in England.The number of departures last season was 54, including 11 Barclays Premier League bosses - Alan Curbishley, Kevin Keegan, Juande Ramos, Harry Redknapp, Roy Keane, Tony Adams, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Ricky Sbragia, Guus Hiddink, Steve Bruce Wigan, Tony Mowbray - who either resigned or were fired.The first sacking this season was Norwich's Bryan Gunn, who was shown the door after the 7-1 thrashing of Norwich by Colchester. Confronted: Gunn (far right) was sacked five days after first game of the seasonManagerial departures this season August 14 - Bryan Gunn, Norwich CityAugust 18 - Paul Lambert, ColchesterAugust 29 - Simon Davey, BarnsleySeptember 2 - Peter Jackson, LincolnSeptember 8 - Stuart Gray, Northampton TownSeptember 9 - Mark Robins, RotherhamSeptember 26 - Colin Todd, DarlingtonOctober 2 - Gudjon Thordarson, Crewe AlexandraOctober 9 - Peter Taylor, Wycombe WanderersOctober 9 - John Barnes, Tranmere RoversOctober 12 - Ian McParland, Notts CountyOctober 14 - Gary Waddock (Aldershot)October 18 - Mike Newell, GrimsbyOctober 20 - Gareth Southgate, MiddlesbroughNovember 1 - Russell Slade (Brighton) November 10 - Darren Ferguson (Peterborough)November 24- Paul Hart (Portsmouth) City sickener: Hughes was out of a job just before ChristmasDecember 10 - Paul Sturrock (Plymouth)December 11 - Martin Allen (Cheltenham)December 13 - Brian Laws (Sheffield Wednesday)December 15 - Hans Backe (Notts County)December 16 - Brendan Rodgers (Reading)December 16 - Jim Magilton (QPR)December 19 - Mark Hughes (Manchester City)December 29 - Alan Irvine (Preston North End)December 30 - Gary Megson (Bolton Wanderers)January 8 - Owen Coyle (Burnley)January 14 - Paul Hart (QPR)February 1 - Mark Cooper (Peterborough)February 8 - Stuart McCall (Bradford) Axed: Zola's West Ham narrowly avoided relegation to the ChampionshipMarch 1 - Neil Warnock (Crystal Palace)March 8 - John Trewick (Hereford)March 15 - Phil Brown (Hull City)March 18 - Gary Johnson (Bristol City)March 21 - Steve Staunton (Darlington)April 3 - Geraint Williams (Leyton Orient)April 28 - Ian Hendon (Barnet)April 30 - Paul Simpson (Shrewsbury)May 4 - Chris Coleman (Coventry)May 6 - Dave Penney (Oldham)May 10 - Mark Stimson (Gillingham)May 11 - Gianfranco Zola (West Ham)