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 the 201213 season, the team competes in the Football League Championship, the second-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 2 January 2016

Name From To P W D L Win % Honours and achievements Notes
Goodall, JohnJohn Goodall May 1903 May 1910 24690639336.59 Southern League Second Division champions, 190304
United League Champions, 190506
Kent, HarryHarry Kent May 1910 May 1926 48418712117638.64 Southern League First Division champions, 191415
Southern League First Division runners-up, 191920
Pagnam, FredFred Pagnam May 1926 May 1929 12645285335.71
McBain, NeilNeil McBain May 1929 August 1937 3361377112840.77
Findlay, BillBill Findlay August 1937 February 1947 11450253943.86 Football League Third Division South Cup, 1937
Jack Bray March 1947 January 1948 351171731.42
Hapgood, EddieEddie Hapgood February 1948 March 1950 8829273232.95
Gray, RonRon Gray March 1950 August 1951 5613152823.21
Green, HaydnHaydn Green August 1951 October 1952 5416112729.63
Goulden, LenLen Goulden November 1952 October 1955 13652394538.24
Paton, JohnnyJohnny Paton October 1955 February 1956 1526713.34
Goulden, LenLen Goulden February 1956 July 1956 1663737.50
McBain, NeilNeil McBain August 1956 February 1959 12242334734.43
Burgess, RonRon Burgess February 1959 May 1963 20080457540.00 Football League Fourth Division promotion, 195960
McGarry, BillBill McGarry July 1963 October 1964 5726171445.61
Furphy, KenKen Furphy November 1964 July 1971 2951157910138.98 Football League Third Division champions, 196869
Kirby, GeorgeGeorge Kirby August 1971 May 1973 8817264519.32
Keen, MikeMike Keen June 1973 April 1977 17867486337.64
Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor June 1977 May 1987 42819110513244.63 Football League Fourth Division champions, 197778
Football League Third Division runners-up, 197879
Football League Second Division runners-up, 198182
Football League First Division runners-up, 198283
FA Cup runners-up, 198384
Bassett, DaveDave Bassett May 1987 January 1988 23461317.39
Harrison, SteveSteve Harrison January 1988 March 1990 9836273536.73
Lee, ColinColin Lee March 1990 November 1990 28591417.86
Perryman, SteveSteve Perryman November 1990 July 1993 12142354434.71
Roeder, GlennGlenn Roeder July 1993 February 1996 12039324932.50
Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor February 1996 June 1996 1858527.78
Jackett, KennyKenny Jackett June 1996 June 1997 4616191134.78
Taylor, GrahamGraham Taylor June 1997 May 2001 17671456040.34 Football League Second Division champions, 199798
Football League First Division play-off winners, 199899
Vialli, GianlucaGianluca Vialli May 2001 June 2002 4616111934.78
Lewington, RayRay Lewington June 2002 March 2005 13142365332.06
Boothroyd, AidyAidy Boothroyd March 2005 November 2008 15251485333.55 Football League Championship play-off winners, 200506 [1]
Mackay, MalkyMalky Mackay November 2008 November 2008 521240.00
Rodgers, BrendanBrendan Rodgers November 2008 June 2009 271161040.74
Mackay, MalkyMalky Mackay June 2009 June 2011 9230253732.61
Dyche, SeanSean Dyche June 2011 July 2012 4616161434.78
Zola, GianfrancoGianfranco Zola July 2012 December 2013 6629152243.94
Sannino, GiuseppeGiuseppe Sannino December 2013 August 2014 311381038.46
García Junyent, ÓscarÓscar García Junyent September 2014 September 2014 412125.00
McKinlay, BillyBilly McKinlay September 2014 October 2014 211050.00
Jokanović, SlavišaSlaviša Jokanović October 2014 June 2015 352141060.00 Runner up in the 2014–15 Football League Championship
Flores, QuiqueQuique Flores June 2015 present 2185838.10

Playing records

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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
Goodall, JohnJohn Goodall FW 19031907 6917 England England Player-manager
Kent, HarryHarry Kent DF 19091913 699  None Player-manager from 1910
Pagnam, FredFred Pagnam FW 19211927 15774  None Player-manager between 1926 and 1927
McBain, NeilNeil McBain DF 19281931 945 Scotland Scotland Player-manager between 1929 and 1931
Findlay, BillBill Findlay DF 19321944 1376 Scotland Scotland junior Player-manager between 1937 and 1944
Gray, RonRon Gray DF 19421946 294  None
Paton, JohnnyJohnny Paton MF 19521955 9117 Scotland Scotland schoolboys
Furphy, KenKen Furphy DF 19641968 1111  None Player-manager until 1968
Keen, MikeMike Keen DF 19721975 1366  None Player-manager between 1973 and 1975
Harrison, SteveSteve Harrison DF 19781981 1020  None
Roeder, GlennGlenn Roeder DF 19891991 863 England England B
Jackett, KennyKenny Jackett MF 19801990 42834 Wales Wales
Mackay, MalkyMalky Mackay DF 20052008 615 Scotland Scotland
Dyche, SeanSean Dyche DF 20022005 780  None

References

General

Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1. 

Specific
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