{
  "id": 16904968,
  "title": "Struggling Scunthorpe sack boss Butler",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/struggling-scunthorpe-sack-boss-butler",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T13:36:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/struggling-scunthorpe-sack-boss-butler-131920754.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scunthorpe United have dismissed manager Andy Butler following a troubling run of form. The club sacked the 42-year-old after a sequence of six losses in their past seven National League matches. Butler led the team to promotion from National League North in the 2024-25 season and secured a fifth-place finish last year. However, the Iron have struggled to maintain that level of success this campaign, accumulating five points fewer than they did last season. The 62 victories Butler achieved in 127 matches under his tenure did not prove sufficient in a statement on the club's website, Scunthorpe expressed gratitude for Butler's commitment, work rate, and dedication. The manager, who had three spells with the club as a player, appeared to be frustrated with his players' lack of effort, stating that they had protected the players too much and that some lacked a 100% commitment. Despite this, Scunthorpe face a challenging match against Lincolnshire rivals Boston United on Saturday.",
  "summary": "Scunthorpe United sack boss Andy Butler after a run of six defeats in seven National League games.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}