Marvin Bartley has left Queen of the South.
The former Hibs and Livingston midfielder mutually agreed a departure from his role as manager.
The decision was announced by the club at the conclusion of their final match of the League One season.
The Dumfries side had been two goals up against Montrose but lost 3-2 after a second-half collapse.
Queen of the South had harboured ambitions of competing at the top of the table but ended the season in seventh.
A club statement confirmed: "With the season now coming to a conclusion, after what has been a challenging campaign, we have mutually agreed to part company with manager Marvin Bartley.
"We would like to pass on our thanks to Marvin for his efforts over the course of the season and wish him well for the future."
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Chairman Billy Hewitson commented: "We had all hoped for a successful season competing at the top end of the league but unfortunately this was not meant to be so the decision has been made to part company with Marvin.
"We thank him and wish him well going forward."
Bartley said on the decision: "We obviously wanted a successful season but it wasn’t meant to be for one reason or another including injuries.
"A young group will have improved and learned a lot this year and be better for it. This will allow the club a full summer to move forward.
"I would like to thank the coaching staff players, the board, the fans and everyone at the club especially the volunteers for all their efforts during my time at the club."
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