Bath Voice Sports News: City sack Darren Way as manager in shock announcement as James Moon takes charge

March 22, 2026

By Harry Mottram: With mounting speculation over Bath City’s future in National League South – the sixth division of the football pyramid – The Board have moved to release Darren Way of his role as manager. In a statement they posted online: “The Board of Bath City Football Club have today announced that men’s team Manager Darren Way has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect. The decision was reached after recent disappointing performances which have left the club in a relegation battle.”

BCFC Board Chair David McDonagh said; “The Board believe that we need to make a change to give us the best chance of survival in the league this season. We thank Darren for all his hard work in his time at Bath City and wish him all the best for the future.

“We believe that we have a squad capable of fighting to stay up and are all focusing on Tuesday’s game now and know that our fans are with the players and club for the nine games left.”

Tuesday night’s game will be managed by James Moon, Bath City Academy Manager with support from a group of senior players. The Club are seeking to appoint a manager to the end of the season as soon as possible.

Without a league win since January and a string of defeats with the latest on Saturday away at Tonbridge fans had taken to social media to vent their frustration at the situation.

Bath City FC changed managers in December 2024 when Jerry Gill left and was replaced by Darren Way due to a poor run of results. It worked as the team finished in mid table last season. In the past the team have been relegated and managed to come back up – and of course have spent much of their history in the division above (currently called the National League) when in the past they were close to becoming a full time member of the Football League’s old Fourth Division.

The next few fixtures are now crucial if City are to escape the drop zone. If the team can string together half a dozen wins in April and May then all is possible.

Match reports: https://www.bathcityfc.com/