Stirling place boss Maybury on gardening leave

Stirling Albion have placed manager Alan Maybury on gardening leave having decided not to extend the former Republic of Ireland full-back's contract beyond the end of the season.

Tony McMinn, Derek Gaston and Andy Somerville will lead the team with Derek Ure and Ross McGeachie joining that group. Coach Mark Kerr has left Forthbank Stadium by mutual consent.

The Binos sit eighth - third bottom - in Scottish League 2 and are all but safe from relegation, being 14 points clear of Edinburgh City at the foot of the table after beating the capital side 1-0 on Saturday to end a five-game run without a win.

But Stirling would be bottom if City and Dumbarton had not received points deductions from the Scottish Professional Football League.

Stirling chairman Fraser McIntyre told his club website: "Alan joined us in a difficult period following our relegation from League 1.

"Whilst these decisions are never easy, we believe this is the right step for the club at this time."

McMinn, who has been 47-year-old Maybury's assistant since he took charge in summer 2024, had been asked to form an interim management team until the end of the season.

Former Leeds United, Heart of Midlothian, Leicester City, St Johnstone, Hibernian and Falkirk full-back Maybury had previously been Edinburgh manager.