However, the headline managerial news in the English Football League probably came in League Two, where Crawley have appointed Harry Kewell as their new head coach.
The 38-year-old Australian, who played in two Champions League finals during his time with Liverpool, was one of three summer appointments in the bottom tier of the EFL, with Swindon's David Flitcroft and Barnet's Rossi Eames completing the line-up.