West Ham United have announced that first-team coach Stuart Pearce will be leaving his role with immediate effect following two years working with David Moyes' backroom team.
The 60-year-old has helped the Hammers qualify for European competition in each of their least two seasons with sixth and seventh place finishes in the Premier League and played a key role in coaching the team alongside Moyes, Billy McKinlay, Kevin Nolan, Paul Nevin and Xavi Valero.
Pearce spent the final two years of his top-flight playing career at West Ham, winning the Hammer of the Year award at the age of 39 in 2001 and making 50 appearances in claret and blue, scoring three goals. He then returned to the club as one of Moyes' assistants in November 2017 before rejoining the coaching staff for a second time ahead of the 2020/21 season.
