Simon Grayson returns to Blackpool on two-year deal after being named Terry McPhillips’ successor at Bloomfield Road

Simon Grayson has returned to Blackpool for a second spell as manager after agreeing a two-year deal at Bloomfield Road.

Terry McPhillips resigned as manager on Friday after shocking the new Seasiders regime by informing them he no longer intended to continue in management.

The League One side have moved swiftly to find a replacement though, with former Sunderland boss Grayson handed the reins.

Grayson, 49, began his managerial career with Blackpool and led them to promotion to the Championship in 2007 before leaving the club a year later to join Leeds.

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The experienced coach has also masterminded three further promotions from League One with Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.

Speaking to the club’s official website, Grayson said: “When Terry (McPhillips) made the decision on Tuesday that he wanted to leave, the club contacted me to see whether I would be interested in coming back.

“After speaking to (owner) Simon (Sadler), (executive chairman) Michael (Bolingbroke) and (managing director) Ben (Hatton), I thought it was an exciting project to come back to Blackpool and try and take the club forward, especially with the brand new optimism under the new owner.

“It’s now a new era and it’s important that we get this football club, with its fantastic history and tradition, back to some good, positive days again.”

The club’s owner Simon Sadler explained the thinking behind the appointment adding: “It was important to act swiftly and appoint a new manager who can hit the ground running.

“Simon’s achievements at this level and above speak for themselves.

“He has a proven track record of getting teams promoted from this division and had great success at this club previously, building a team full of winners and leaders who set the platform for the years that followed.

“As I stated on Monday, the goal is to get this club back in the Championship within the next few years, and Simon is the man to help us achieve that.”