Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy has received a vote of confidence from the club’s fans as he attempts to engineer an unlikely escape from the Barclays Premiership’s relegation zone.

Managing a football club is a precarious business these days. We list the managers who have fallen by the wayside so far this season.

Darlington manager Gary Bennett has resigned from the Third Division club becoming the 18th manager to lose his job in the Premiership and Nationwide Leagues this season.