Former MK Dons skipper joins Rotherham as assistant manager

Former MK Dons captain Peter Leven has joined Rotherham United as assistant manager to Lee Clark.

The 42-year-old joins the Millers to partner with Clark following the departure of boss Matty Hamshaw and his assistant Dale Tonge.

Leven made 130 appearances for Dons during three seasons, netting 22 goals before departing for Oxford United. He began his coaching career in the Middlesbrough academy, and has since taken opportunities in the same role at Kilmarnock, Dynamo Brest in Belarus and Orenburg in Russia.

Most recently, Leven has been a part of the Aberdeen coaching setup, and has been caretaker manager of the Dons on numerous occasions.

Leven has also been linked with a return to Milton Keynes on several occasions too as he sought a way into first-team management.

The Millers’ new management team are left with a tough task on their hands to avoid relegation to League Two this season. Rotherham sit 22nd in League One with eight games remaining, and are six points adrift of safety, and just five from the bottom of the pile.