Watford Football Club are an English association football club, based in Watford, Hertfordshire. As of 2022, the team competes in the EFL Championship, the second-highest level of the English football league system. Three people – Len Goulden, Neil McBain and Quique Sánchez Flores – have taken charge of the club on two occasions, while Graham Taylor had three stints as manager of the club.
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scope=col | Manager | scope=col | From | scope=col | To | scope=col | M | scope=col | W | scope=col | D | scope=col | L | scope=col | Win % | scope=col | Honours and achievements | scope=col | Notes |
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scope=row | 253 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 35.97 | Southern League Second Division champions, 1903 - 04 United League Champions, 1905 - 06 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 484 | 187 | 121 | 176 | 38.64 | Southern League First Division champions, 1914 - 15 Southern League First Division runners-up, 1919 - 20 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 133 | 49 | 28 | 56 | 36.84 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 364 | 152 | 77 | 135 | 41.76 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 114 | 50 | 25 | 39 | 43.86 | Football League Third Division South Cup, 1937 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 27.50 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 95 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 33.68 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 56 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 23.21 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 64 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 32.81 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 143 | 54 | 41 | 48 | 37.76 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17.65 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 35.29 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 131 | 44 | 35 | 52 | 33.59 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 220 | 92 | 50 | 78 | 41.82 | Football League Fourth Division promotion, 1959 - 60 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 68 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 42.65 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 334 | 132 | 86 | 116 | 39.52 | Football League Third Division champions, 1968 - 69, FA Cup semi-finalists, 1970, whilst in second flight | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 97 | 21 | 27 | 49 | 21.65 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 196 | 73 | 52 | 71 | 37.24 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 527 | 244 | 124 | 159 | 46.30 | 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 FA Cup semi-finalists, 1987 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 25 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 115 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 34.78 | Watford relegated to EFL 2nd division | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 35 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 20 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 132 | 44 | 37 | 51 | 33.33 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 139 | 44 | 40 | 55 | 31.65 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27.78 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 55 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 36.40 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 202 | 79 | 52 | 71 | 39.11 | Football League Second Division champions, 1997 - 98 Football League First Division play-off winners, 1998 - 99 | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 52 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 38.46 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 150 | 51 | 39 | 60 | 34 | FA Cup semi-finalists, 2003, whilst in second flight | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 176 | 65 | 51 | 60 | 36.93 | Football League Championship play-off winners, 2005 - 06, FA Cup semi-finalists, 2007, whilst in second flight | [1] | ||||||||||||
scope=row | [2] | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 41.93 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 99 | 33 | 25 | 41 | 33.33 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 49 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 34.69 | — | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 75 | 33 | 15 | 27 | 44 | — | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 41.67 | — | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | — | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | — | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 58.33 | Runner up in the 2014–15 Football League Championship, promotion to English Premier League | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 36.36 | Took Watford to the semi-final of the 2015–16 FA Cup | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 41 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 29.27 | — | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30.77 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | 66 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 37.88 | Took Watford to the final of the 2018–19 FA Cup | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16.67 | — | |||||||||||||
scope=row | (caretaker) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||||||
scope=row | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31.82 | — | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | (caretaker) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Watford relegated to EFL Championship | — | |||||||||||
scope=row | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40.91 | — | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 58.33 | Watford promoted to Premier League | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14.29 | — | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11.10 | Watford relegated to EFL Championship | — | ||||||||||||
scope=row | September 2022[3] | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 27.27 | — | — | |||||||||||
scope=row | March 2023 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 40.01 | — | — | |||||||||||
scope=row | Chris Wilder | March 2023 | May 2023 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27.27 | — | — | |||||||||
scope=row | Valérien Ismaël | May 2023 | March 2024 | 48 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 27.08 | — | — | |||||||||
scope=row | March 2024 | March 2024 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14.29 | — | — |
Fourteen Watford managers played for Watford before or whilst managing them.
scope=col | Player | scope=col | Position | scope=col | Years | scope=col | Apps | scope=col | Goals | scope=col | National team | scope=col | Notes |
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scope=row | FW | 69 | 17 | England | Player-manager | ||||||||
scope=row | DF | 1909 - 1913 | 69 | 9 | Player-manager from 1910 | ||||||||
scope=row | FW | 1921 - 1927 | 157 | 74 | Player-manager between 1926 and 1927 | ||||||||
scope=row | DF | 1928 - 1931 | 94 | 5 | Scotland | Player-manager between 1929 and 1931 | |||||||
scope=row | DF | 1932 - 1944 | 137 | 6 | Scotland junior | Player-manager between 1937 and 1944 | |||||||
scope=row | DF | 1942 - 1946 | 29 | 4 | — | ||||||||
scope=row | MF | 1952 - 1955 | 91 | 17 | Scotland schoolboys | — | |||||||
scope=row | DF | 1964 - 1968 | 111 | 1 | Player-manager until 1968 | ||||||||
scope=row | DF | 1972 - 1975 | 136 | 6 | Player-manager between 1973 and 1975 | ||||||||
scope=row | DF | 1978 - 1981 | 102 | 0 | — | ||||||||
scope=row | DF | 1989 - 1991 | 86 | 3 | England B | — | |||||||
scope=row | MF | 1980 - 1990 | 428 | 34 | Wales | — | |||||||
scope=row | DF | 2005 - 2008 | 61 | 5 | Scotland | — | |||||||
scope=row | DF | 2002 - 2005 | 78 | 0 | — |