Ramsgate have sacked joint managers Jim and Danny Ward.

The decision was made on Thursday, with the Thanet club lying 20th in Ryman League Division 1 South.

A statement on the club's website said: "Due to a poor season the Board has decided that a change is needed and so Jim and Danny Ward have been relieved of their managerial duties with immediate effect."

The Ward brothers returned to Southwood in May 2015 having led Whitstable to eighth, their best ever finish in the Ryman League.

It was their third spell in charge of the Rams, who finished 12th last season. However this season the side had won just seven of their 27 matches and over Christmas took just one point from three matches.

Their last game in charge was a 1-0 defeat at Hythe on Monday.

During their previous spell the Wards took Ramsgate from the Kent League to the Ryman Premier League play-offs where they were defeated in the semi-finals by Staines.