Alan Sheehan: Interim Swansea City boss to stay in charge until end of season as new staff arrive

Sheehan has got his wish, to an extent, after expressing concern that Swansea had staff “filling in” after Williams left the club alongside coaches Ryan Harley and George Lawtey.

While Sheehan had spoken of the need for “permanent roles for permanent people with a permanent plan”, he has at least got help in the shape of Fotheringham and Stearman.

Former midfielder Fotheringham played for a host of clubs including Dundee, Norwich City, Freiburg and Notts County, with Sheehan among his team-mates at Meadow Lane.

He is a former assistant to boss Felix Magath at Hertha Berlin and also worked at Ingolstadt, Kalsruher and Cowdenbeath before being appointed Huddersfield manager, though he was sacked after only four months in charge at the John Smith’s Stadium.

His most recent job was as part of South Korea’s coaching staff under Jurgen Klinsmann.

Ex-England Under-21 defender Stearman retired as a player last summer having played almost 600 senior games.

He is best known for his spells with Leicester City – where he played alongside Sheehan – and Wolverhampton Wanderers, but also represented Ipswich Town, Fulham, Sheffield United, Huddersfield and Derby before dropping down to Solihull.

Stearman was part of the Solihull squad who reached Wembley twice in 2023-24 only to be beaten in the National League play-off final and FA Trophy final.

He leaves a Moors side who are currently 17th in the fifth tier.