Aberdeen hunt yet another manager after ill-fated Robinson reign

Robinson sacked after less than eight months, leaving Aberdeen second bottom with just three wins from 12 matches.

Stephen Robinson has been sacked as Aberdeen head coach following a 4-0 home defeat to Hibernian on Saturday. The Northern Irishman, appointed in March on a three-and-a-half-year deal, departs as the shortest-serving full-time manager by games played in the club's history.

Aberdeen sit second bottom of the Scottish Premiership with the joint-worst attacking record and have won just three of their last 12 matches. Robinson's appointment came after he had struggled at St Mirren, winning just once in 13 Premiership outings despite lifting the League Cup three months earlier.

Chairman Dave Cormack acknowledged the recurring cycle of managerial upheaval, saying "it's embarrassing that we're having to go through my sixth permanent appointment." The club's problems are traced back to the 2021 decision to replace Derek McInnes with Stephen Glass, who lasted less than a year. Cormack and sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel now begin their search for Robinson's successor.