SCOTT Brown and Steven Whittaker have departed their roles at Ayr United after more than 100 games in charge.
The manager and his assistant leave the club having spent more than two years in the Somerset Park hotseat.
United confirmed the departure of the management duo on Monday (March 30) with the pair leaving by mutual consent.
It followed a disappointing 3-0 loss away to Raith Rovers on Friday night, March 27.
A statement said: "Ayr United confirms that Scott Brown and Steven Whittaker have left the club by mutual consent.
"The club wishes to thank them both for their dedication throughout their time at Ayr United and wish them every success for their future careers.
"Training today will be taken by Jamie Murphy, Tommy Tait and Dave Timmins and there will be a further communication regarding an interim position in due course."
Arriving in January 2024, the pair took over following the sacking of Lee Bullen whilst The Honest Men sat ninth in the Scottish Championship.
They went on to help United to a seventh place finish at the end of that campaign, avoiding the relegation play-off by two points.
In their first full campaign at the helm, Brown and Whittaker guided Ayr to a third place finish and entered the promotion play-off quarter-final.
Despite a 1-0 first leg win over Partick Thistle, United's Premiership dream ended at that stage with the Jags earning a 2-0 win in the reverse fixture to earn progress to the semis.
The current campaign started in a positive manner for The Honest Men who occupied a play-off position for much of the season.
However, the management duo now depart amid a challenging eight-match winless run for the South Ayrshire outfit.
The club have won just one Scottish Championship match so far in 2026 - dropping to eighth place in the standings as a result.
Draws have proved a major issue, with the Somerset Park side losing only nine of their 30 matches so far - the fourth fewest of any team in the league.
Fourteen draws, the most of anyone in the division, during that time means United have won just seven times this campaign - only bottom two Ross County and Airdrieonians have picked up fewer victories.
Heading into their final six matches, Ayr remain seven points clear of Ross County in the relegation play-off and eight ahead of bottom club Airdrieonians.
Next up for the Somerset Park outfit is a home match against title hopefuls Partick Thistle on Saturday, April 4.
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