Bristol City have followed Bournemouth in handing their managerial post to their former No.2.

Dean Holden has been named as head coach of the Robins, just over a month after the departure of Lee Johnson after four years in the role.

Last week Bournemouth took the option of appointing Jason Tindall as their new boss after Eddie Howe ended his long association with the Cherries as they prepare for life back in the Championship.

Holden ended the season in caretaker charge of Bristol City who finished 12th in the table, level on points with Rovers.

And chief executive Mark Ashton believes the 40-year-old is the right man to lead the club, who also announced the appointments of Keith Downing and Paul Simpson as part of his new-look backroom team, both having experienced of working with the England age groups.

“We are delighted to announce Dean as Bristol City’s head coach,” Ashton said.

“We undertook a rigorous recruitment process and, while that rightly took time because of how important it was, we believe we have made the correct decisions about the head coach and the coaching structure.

 “Dean has a clear vision of how he wants to take us forward and we believe that, along with the addition of Keith and Paul, we will have a coaching team that can deliver that vision. Everyone involved with the club should be excited about this next chapter for Bristol City.”

Huddersfield Town are another club who will head in to the 2020/21 season with a new manager  after the appointment of Carlos Corberan, as will Birmingham City after naming Aitor Karanka as their new manager.

It just leaves recently relegated Watford, who sacked Nigel Pearson last month, as the only second tier looking for a permanent boss.