 Fairbrother then left the club on 27 October, officially for health reasons – his wife had been killed in an accident earlier in the year and he had been under considerable stress.But newspaper reports at the time suggested that he may have been ousted by the board as a result of the club's recent downturn in form.In January 1955 the club announced that Jesse Carver was to be the new manager, a role he began in June of that year with George Raynor as his assistant.