Watford Football Club are an English association football club, based in Watford, Hertfordshire. As of 2026, the team competes in the EFL Championship, the second-highest level of the English football league system. Four people – Len Goulden, Neil McBain, Javi Gracia and Quique Sánchez Flores – have taken charge of the club on two occasions, while Graham Taylor had three stints as manager of the club.

Managers Correct

ManagerFromToMWDLWin %Honours and achievementsNotes25391649835.97Southern League Second Division champions, 1903–04United League Champions, 1905–0648418712117638.64Southern League First Division champions, 1914–15Southern League First Division runners-up, 1919–2013349285636.84—3641527713541.76—11450253943.86Football League Third Division South Cup, 19374011101927.50—9532293433.68—5613152823.21—6421142932.81—14354414837.76—1736817.65—1763835.29—13144355233.59—22092507841.82Football League Fourth Division promotion, 1959–606829211842.65—3341328611639.52Football League Third Division champions, 1968–69,FA Cup semi-finalists, 1970, whilst in second flight9721274921.65—19673527137.24—52724412415946.30Football League Fourth Division champions, 1977–78Football League Third Division runners-up, 1978–79Football League Second Division runners-up, 1981–82Football League First Division runners-up, 1982–83FA Cup runners-up, 1983–84FA Cup semi-finalists, 198728781325.00—11540363934.78Watford relegated to EFL 2nd division357101820.00—13244375133.33—13944405531.65—1858527.78—5520201536.40—20279527139.11Football League Second Division champions, 1997–98Football League First Division play-off winners, 1998–995220112138.46—15051396034.00FA Cup semi-finalists, 2003, whilst in second flight17665516036.93Football League Championship play-off winners, 2005–06,FA Cup semi-finalists, 2007Adrian Boothroyd's managerial career soccerbase.com (caretaker)521240.00—311361241.93—9933254133.33—4917171534.69—7533152744.00—361591241.67—412125.00—211050.00—362151058.33Runner up in the 2014–15 Football League Championship, promotion to English Premier League441691936.36Took Watford to the semi-final of the 2015–16 FA Cup411272229.27—26851330.77—6625132837.88Took Watford to the final of the 2018–19 FA Cup1224616.67— (caretaker)20110.00—22751031.82— (caretaker)20020.00Watford relegated to EFL Championship2298540.91—362141158.33Watford promoted to Premier League14211114.29—18231311.10Watford relegated to EFL ChampionshipSeptember 202211353 —March 2023261079 —Chris WilderMarch 2023May 2023 11335 —Valérien IsmaëlMay 2023March 202448131619 —Tom Cleverley March 2024May 202559201425 0—Paulo Pezzolano 13 May 20258 October 202510334 .00—Javi Gracia 8 October 20251 February 202620866 .00— Charlie Daniels (caretaker)1 February 20269 February 20262011 .00— Edward Still9 February 20263 May 202615348 .00— Alessio Dionisi5 June 20262200 .00—

Playing records

Fifteen Watford managers played for Watford before or whilst managing them.

PlayerPositionYearsAppsGoalsNational teamNotesFW6917 EnglandPlayer-managerDF1909–1913699Player-manager from 1910FW1921–192715774Player-manager between 1926 and 1927DF1928–1931945 ScotlandPlayer-manager between 1929 and 1931DF1932–19441376 Scotland juniorPlayer-manager between 1937 and 1944DF1942–1946294—MF1952–19559117 Scotland schoolboys—DF1964–19681111Player-manager until 1968DF1972–19751366Player-manager between 1973 and 1975DF1978–19811020—DF1989–1991863 England B—MF1980–199042834 Wales—DF2005–2008615 Scotland—DF2002–2005780—DF2005–2008615 Scotland—DF2002–2005780—MF2009–2010 and 2017–202318719 England—

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