Cotterill takes charge of Burnley

Burnley have confirmed Steve Cotterill as their new manager after four weeks of searching for a successor.

Burnley have confirmed Steve Cotterill as their new manager after four weeks of searching.

Chairman Barry Kilby and the Turf Moor board have finally identified the former Cheltenham and Stoke boss as the man to succeed Stan Ternent.

One of his first key tasks will be to strengthen the remnants of a squad Ternent left behind – widely regarded as one of the smallest in the Football League.

Cotterill is still a month short of his 40th birthday but has already built a reputation as one of the brightest bosses and coaches in the game.

After his ill-fated five-month spell at Sunderland as Howard Wilkinson’s assistant, Cotterill added to his valuable Premiership experience last season when he joined the Leicester City coaching staff in a bid to stave off relegation.

But a return to managing in his own right has always been purely a matter of time.