Ashington and manager Marc Ellison parted company by mutual agreement earlier this week, the club announced. Paul Dunn has been brought in on an interim basis and has asked former Sunderland player Liam Bridcutt to be his assistant.
The Colliers are in the relegation zone, and their position worsened on Tuesday night when Beverley Town won 1-0 at Silsden. That result lifted the East Riding side above both Ashington and Grimsby Borough, who are now fourth from bottom.
Dunn's first match in charge is on Saturday (7 November) at home to Consett, with a 3pm kick-off. Four of Ashington's next five league matches are at Woodhorn Lane.
Captain Karl Ross, who joined the club eight years ago, said the players need the fans more than ever. "It's a fresh start and things have gone well at training - it was a great session on Tuesday night and the intensity was high. However we need everyone to be singing off the same hymn sheet. We also need the supporters to get behind us more than ever. They make a difference 100 per cent and since I joined the club eight years ago, they have always been brilliant."
Looking ahead to the Consett game, the 28-year-old added: "We look like a team who are low on confidence but we'll be bang up for it. We know on our day we can beat anyone and we're at home so it's down to us."