List of Watford F.C. managers
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Graham Taylor led Watford to their highest ever league position in 1983.
Watford Football Club are an English association football club, based in Watford, Hertfordshire. As of 2016, the team competes in the Premier League, the highest level of the English football league system.
Three managers, Len Goulden, Neil McBain and Malky Mackay, have taken charge of the club on two separate occasions, while Graham Taylor had three stints as manager of the club. The statistics in the following table account for the league games of each manager.
Correct as of 7 April 2016
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Honours and achievements | Notes |
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| Goodall, JohnJohn Goodall | May 1903 | May 1910 | 246 | 90 | 63 | 93 | 36.59 | Southern League Second Division champions, 1903–04 United League Champions, 1905–06 |
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| Kent, HarryHarry Kent | May 1910 | May 1926 | 484 | 187 | 121 | 176 | 38.64 | Southern League First Division champions, 1914–15 Southern League First Division runners-up, 1919–20 |
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| Pagnam, FredFred Pagnam | May 1926 | May 1929 | 126 | 45 | 28 | 53 | 35.71 | — | |
| McBain, NeilNeil McBain | May 1929 | August 1937 | 336 | 137 | 71 | 128 | 40.77 | — | |
| Findlay, BillBill Findlay | August 1937 | February 1947 | 114 | 50 | 25 | 39 | 43.86 | Football League Third Division South Cup, 1937 | |
| Jack Bray | March 1947 | January 1948 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 31.42 | — | |
| Hapgood, EddieEddie Hapgood | February 1948 | March 1950 | 88 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 32.95 | — | |
| Gray, RonRon Gray | March 1950 | August 1951 | 56 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 23.21 | — | |
| Green, HaydnHaydn Green | August 1951 | October 1952 | 54 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 29.63 | — | |
| Goulden, LenLen Goulden | November 1952 | October 1955 | 136 | 52 | 39 | 45 | 38.24 | — | |
| Paton, JohnnyJohnny Paton | October 1955 | February 1956 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13.34 | — | |
| Goulden, LenLen Goulden | February 1956 | July 1956 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 37.50 | — | |
| McBain, NeilNeil McBain | August 1956 | February 1959 | 122 | 42 | 33 | 47 | 34.43 | — | |
| Burgess, RonRon Burgess | February 1959 | May 1963 | 200 | 80 | 45 | 75 | 40.00 | Football League Fourth Division promotion, 1959–60 | |
| McGarry, BillBill McGarry | July 1963 | October 1964 | 57 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 45.61 | — | |
| Furphy, KenKen Furphy | November 1964 | July 1971 | 295 | 115 | 79 | 101 | 38.98 | Football League Third Division champions, 1968–69 | |
| Kirby, GeorgeGeorge Kirby | August 1971 | May 1973 | 88 | 17 | 26 | 45 | 19.32 | — | |
| Keen, MikeMike Keen | June 1973 | April 1977 | 178 | 67 | 48 | 63 | 37.64 | — | |
| Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor | June 1977 | May 1987 | 428 | 191 | 105 | 132 | 44.63 | Football League Fourth Division champions, 1977–78 Football League Third Division runners-up, 1978–79 Football League Second Division runners-up, 1981–82 Football League First Division runners-up, 1982–83 FA Cup runners-up, 1983–84 |
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| Bassett, DaveDave Bassett | May 1987 | January 1988 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17.39 | — | |
| Harrison, SteveSteve Harrison | January 1988 | March 1990 | 98 | 36 | 27 | 35 | 36.73 | — | |
| Lee, ColinColin Lee | March 1990 | November 1990 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 17.86 | — | |
| Perryman, SteveSteve Perryman | November 1990 | July 1993 | 121 | 42 | 35 | 44 | 34.71 | — | |
| Roeder, GlennGlenn Roeder | July 1993 | February 1996 | 120 | 39 | 32 | 49 | 32.50 | — | |
| Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor | February 1996 | June 1996 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27.78 | — | |
| Jackett, KennyKenny Jackett | June 1996 | June 1997 | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 34.78 | — | |
| Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor | June 1997 | May 2001 | 176 | 71 | 45 | 60 | 40.34 | Football League Second Division champions, 1997–98 Football League First Division play-off winners, 1998–99 |
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| Vialli, GianlucaGianluca Vialli | May 2001 | June 2002 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 34.78 | — | |
| Lewington, RayRay Lewington | June 2002 | March 2005 | 131 | 42 | 36 | 53 | 32.06 | — | |
| Boothroyd, AidyAidy Boothroyd | March 2005 | November 2008 | 152 | 51 | 48 | 53 | 33.55 | Football League Championship play-off winners, 2005–06 | [1] |
| Mackay, MalkyMalky Mackay | November 2008 | November 2008 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | — | |
| Rodgers, BrendanBrendan Rodgers | November 2008 | June 2009 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 40.74 | — | |
| Mackay, MalkyMalky Mackay | June 2009 | June 2011 | 92 | 30 | 25 | 37 | 32.61 | — | |
| Dyche, SeanSean Dyche | June 2011 | July 2012 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 34.78 | — | — |
| Zola, GianfrancoGianfranco Zola | July 2012 | December 2013 | 66 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 43.94 | — | — |
| Sannino, GiuseppeGiuseppe Sannino | December 2013 | August 2014 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 38.46 | — | — |
| García Junyent, ÓscarÓscar García Junyent | September 2014 | September 2014 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 | — | — |
| McKinlay, BillyBilly McKinlay | September 2014 | October 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | — | — |
| Jokanović, SlavišaSlaviša Jokanović | October 2014 | June 2015 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 60.00 | Runner up in the 2014–15 Football League Championship | — |
| Flores, QuiqueQuique Flores | June 2015 | May 2016 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38.10 | Took Watford to the semi-final of the 2015-16 FA Cup | — |
| Mazzarri, WalterWalter Mazzarri | July 2016 |
Playing records
Kenny Jackett spent his entire playing career at Watford
Fourteen Watford managers played for Watford before or whilst managing them.
| Name | Position | Years | Apps | Goals | National team | Notes |
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| Goodall, JohnJohn Goodall | FW | 1903–1907 | 69 | 17 |  England |
Player-manager |
| Kent, HarryHarry Kent | DF | 1909–1913 | 69 | 9 | None | Player-manager from 1910 |
| Pagnam, FredFred Pagnam | FW | 1921–1927 | 157 | 74 | None | Player-manager between 1926 and 1927 |
| McBain, NeilNeil McBain | DF | 1928–1931 | 94 | 5 |  Scotland |
Player-manager between 1929 and 1931 |
| Findlay, BillBill Findlay | DF | 1932–1944 | 137 | 6 | Scotland junior |
Player-manager between 1937 and 1944 |
| Gray, RonRon Gray | DF | 1942–1946 | 29 | 4 | None | — |
| Paton, JohnnyJohnny Paton | MF | 1952–1955 | 91 | 17 | Scotland schoolboys |
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| Furphy, KenKen Furphy | DF | 1964–1968 | 111 | 1 | None | Player-manager until 1968 |
| Keen, MikeMike Keen | DF | 1972–1975 | 136 | 6 | None | Player-manager between 1973 and 1975 |
| Harrison, SteveSteve Harrison | DF | 1978–1981 | 102 | 0 | None | — |
| Roeder, GlennGlenn Roeder | DF | 1989–1991 | 86 | 3 | England B |
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| Jackett, KennyKenny Jackett | MF | 1980–1990 | 428 | 34 |  Wales |
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| Mackay, MalkyMalky Mackay | DF | 2005–2008 | 61 | 5 | Scotland |
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| Dyche, SeanSean Dyche | DF | 2002–2005 | 78 | 0 | None | — |
References
- General
Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- Specific
- ↑ Adrian Boothroyd's managerial career soccerbase.com
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