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| Charlton part company with Dowie | Charlton part company with Dowie |
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| Charlton have announced that manager Iain Dowie has left the club. | Charlton have announced that manager Iain Dowie has left the club. |
| The 41-year-old, who took over from long-standing boss Alan Curbishley in the summer, has only been in charge for 12 Premiership games. | The 41-year-old, who took over from long-standing boss Alan Curbishley in the summer, has only been in charge for 12 Premiership games. |
| But the Addicks have only won two league matches and following a 3-2 defeat at Wigan on Saturday are bottom of the table with eight points. | But the Addicks have only won two league matches and following a 3-2 defeat at Wigan on Saturday are bottom of the table with eight points. |
| The former Crystal Palace boss did lead Charlton into the Carling Cup quarter-finals last week. | The former Crystal Palace boss did lead Charlton into the Carling Cup quarter-finals last week. |
| The club said on their website that they would make a full statement on Tuesday morning. | The club said on their website that they would make a full statement on Tuesday morning. |
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| Dowie is the first Premiership manager to lose his job this season. | Dowie is the first Premiership manager to lose his job this season. |
| After a playing career which took in spells at West Ham, Southampton and Palace,as well as Northern Ireland, Dowie took his first steps into management at Oldham. | |
| He led them to the Division Two (now League One) play-offs in 2003 but afterfinancial trouble hit the club, he moved on to Palace in 2003. | |
| The south London club were languishing in 19th in Division One but asensational run of form saw them reach the end-of-season play-offs and earnpromotion to the Premiership. | |
| They very nearly survived their promotion season but were relegated on adramatic final day following a 2-2 draw at Charlton. | |
| They reached the play-offs again last season but lost in the semi-finals toWatford, less than two weeks before Dowie departed. |