Huddersfield boss becomes the seventh League One manager to lose his job this season.
Lee Grant’s reign as Huddersfield Town manager is over after just eight months.
A 3-1 defeat at Burton Albion on Saturday made ‘The Terriers’ board act even though the club are still in a League One play-off place.
The 42-year-old was appointed by Huddersfield on a three-year deal in May, his first role in management after three years on the coaching staff at Ipswich Town.
But he has paid the price for Huddersfield falling off the pace in the race for automatic promotion. Huddersfield are 10 points behind second-placed Lincoln City ahead of a home game against third-placed Bradford City next Saturday. Huddersfield are at Posh on January 31.
Huddersfield owner Kevin Nagle said: "Entering this season with renewed optimism and hope having proactively reshaped our first team throughout the summer, we were clear about not only our ambitions but how we wanted to achieve them, and the type of team on the pitch we wanted to enjoy alongside our supporters.
"Sadly, on current form, none of those objectives are being met, and with just under half of the season remaining we feel no other option but to make a change to put the side back on track.”
Grant is the seventh League One manager to lose his job this season including Darren Ferguson at Posh. The other departees are Darren Moore (Port Vale), Noel Hunt (Reading), Matt Bloomfield (Luton Town), Mike Dodds (Wycombe) and Steve Bruce (Blackpool).