John Gregory has left Crawley Town.

Former Aston Villa boss Gregory was appointed in December 2013 but unfortunately had to relinquish the role in December 2014 to undergo major heart surgery and Dean Saunders stepped in but couldn't save the club from relegation from League One.

Gregory said: "I would just like to take the opportunity to thank everyone at Crawley Town FC for their support over the last 18 months. Unfortunately I did not get the results on the field this season that I managed to get during the second half of 2013-14. Dean Saunders inherited the difficult task of trying to rescue our season with 24 games to go in January of this year.

"I would like to thank the Board of Directors, in particular, for standing by me and supporting me during the very difficult time I endured whilst undergoing open heart surgery."