City lost and were relegated to the third tier for the first time in their history and, a month later, Holloway was also shown the door.

Worley was the survivor, though, as one of Holloway’s final jobs was to offer the ex-Chelsea man a permanent move.

However, since then, Worley has been unable to do enough to impress current boss Nigel Pearson and has spent most of the past 16 months away from the club.

Last season, he had a spell at Luton and is currently on loan at Crewe.