After Alex Neil left to join Stoke City, the 60-year-old took over at the Stadium of Light and guided the team to a play-off semifinal.
With Sunderland currently sitting ninth in the championship with 27 points—three points out of the top six—Mowbray has been dismissed.
After their most recent 1-1 draw at The Den with Millwall, the Black Cats will play West Brom at the Stadium of Light on Saturday in their next Championship match.
However, here we examine the field of contenders to succeed Mowbray at the Academy of Light and identify the front-runners:
1. Gus Poyet
The current Greece head coach is 33/1 to take the Sunderland job.
2. Nigel Pearson
The former Bristol City man has been given odds of 33/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking, and he remains at that price today.
3. Leam Richardson
The former Wigan man has been given odds of 33/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking.
4. Karl Robinson
The former Leeds and Oxford man has been given odds of 33/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking.
5. Aitor Karanka
The former Middlesbrough man has been given odds of 33/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking.
6. Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock is priced at 28/1 to take the Sunderland job.
7. Roberto Martinez
The former Everton man is 25/1 to take the Sunderland job.
9. Michael Duff
The former Swansea man has been given odds of 33/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking.
10. Jocelyn Gourvennec
The former Lille man has been given odds of 25/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning.
11. Gary Rowett
The former Millwall man has been given odds of 25/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning.
12. Eric Roy
The former Sunderland player has been given odds of 25/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 10/1 yesterday morning.
13. Cesc Fabregas
The former Arsenal man is currently priced at 25/1 to take the Sunderland job.
14. Thierry Henry
The former Arsenal man has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning.
15. Roy Keane
The former Sunderland man has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning.
16. Pierre Sage
The current Lyon coach has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning.
17. Patrick Vieira
The former Arsenal man has been given odds of 33/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking.
18. Lee Carsley
The current England under-20 coach has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking, and he remains at that price this morning.
19. Kevin Phillips
The former Sunderland man has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 16/1 yesterday morning
20. Kevin Muscat
The former Millwall man has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking, and he remains at that price this morning. Photo:
21. Jim Goodwin
The current Dundee United manager has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning
22. Jesse Marsch
The former Leeds man has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning.
23. Ian Evatt
The Bolton coach is rated at 20/1 to take the Sunderland job by the bookies.
24. Francesco Farioli
The current Nice manager has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning.
25. Diego Martinez
The former Espanyol man has been given odds of 20/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning.
26. Luka Elsner
The Le Havre head coach is not 16/1 with the bookies to replace Tony Mowbray at Sunderland.
27. Frank Lampard
The former Chelsea man has been given odds of 16/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 12/1 yesterday morning.
28. Nathan Jones
The former Southampton man has been given odds of 12/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 33/1 yesterday morning.
29. John Eustace
The former Birmingham City manager has been given odds of 12/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 8/1 yesterday morning.
30. Graham Potter
The former Chelsea man has been given odds of 12/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 16/1 yesterday morning.
31. Paul Heckingbottom
The former Sunderland player has been given odds of 5/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking.
32. Will Still
The current Remis coach has been given odds of 6/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking.
33. Steven Schumacher
The current Plymouth boss has been given odds of 5/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 2/1 yesterday morning.
34. Kim Hellberg
The current Allsvenskan manager has been given odds of 4/1 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 14/1 yesterday morning.
35. Julien Sable
The current Nice assistant has been given odds of 11/10 by the bookies to take the Sunderland job after Tony Mowbray’s sacking. He was 4/6 yesterday morning.
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