Watford FC football managers Ken Furphy, Steve Perryman, Glenn Roeder, Ray Lewington, Adrian Boothroyd, Watford football manager

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Ken Furphy

Furphy had spells playing for Runcorn, Darlington and Workington before his instalment as the Watford manager in 1964. His period in charge of the club was a mighty success; he guided the club to promotion to the second division for the first time in the clubs football history in 1969. In the year 1970 he brought about even more success, helping the Hornets reach the semi finals of the FA Cup. In total he spent seven seasons in charge of Watford before moving on to manage Blackburn in 1971, a club he was in charge of for two seasons. In December 1973 he was installed as the manager of Sheffield United, helping them nearly reach Europe with great league performances. He later on finished his coaching career working with American clubs.

Graham Taylor
Taylor became the youngest ever manager, aged 27, managing Lincoln City in 1972. His record at the club was unbelievable, he led the club to the forth division title in 1976 and in total spent four seasons at the club before moving to Watford in 1976. Taylor’s record at Watford was second to none, he guided them from the forth division to the first in just under four years. He led them to second place in the first division by the end of the 82-83 season. Further success came the following season as he took Watford to the 1984 FA Cup final. His great run at Watford earned him a move to managing Aston Villa. He spent three seasons in charge of the Midlands club, by the end of 1989-90 season, helping the club finish in an incredible second position.
His great managerial career earned him the England job, however his period in charge was hampered by injuries to key players and England failed to qualify for the 1994 world cup. Between 1994 and 1995, Taylor managed Wolves, taking the club to the play offs. In the summer of 1996, Taylor was installed manager of Watford once again and he repeated his magic, helping Watford to promotion from the third tier of English football back into the premiership by the 1999-2000 season. Between 2002 and 2003, Taylor went on to manage Aston Villa for a second spell.

Steve Perryman
Perryman commenced his managerial career as player manager of Brentford towards the late 1980’s. His good spell at Brentford earned him a lucrative managerial deal at Watford in the summer of 1990. He provided stability for the Hornets during his three year tenure in charge at the club. He later on became acknowledged as a foreign manager, managing Kashiwa Reysol of Japan between 2001 and 2002.

Glenn Roeder
Roeders first season in management was far from successful; he managed Gillingham, just escaping relegation out of the football league with the club. At the start of the 1993-94 season, Roeder was hired as manager of Watford and in an incredible debut season he nearly took Watford to the brink of the play offs. After a remarkable first season in charge, Watford gradually declined and he eventually got the sack in February 1996.
Roeder later on went on to manage West Ham for two seasons, nearly taking the club to Europe and has now established himself as a great premiership manager, in charge of Newcastle.

Ray Lewington
Lewington began his managerial career at Fulham in the 1985-86 season, after two years at the club he went into coaching and had a long spell during the 1990’s coaching Crystal Palace. In the year 2000, Brentford appointed Lewington in charge at the start of the 2000-2001, taking the club to the Football league trophy final. Lewington’s era in charge of Watford from the start of the 2002 summer did not start off well as the club had to off load several key players. Despite a poor finish in the league table in all three seasons, he did taste FA Cup and League Cup success; he guided the Hornets to two remarkable semi final appearances in the FA Cup and League Cup in 2003 and 2005 respectively. Lewington was released by the club towards the end of 2005, many felt he should have stayed as he did a great job within regards to the resources they had at their disposal.

Adrain Boothroyd
Boothroyds playing career ended early after picking up an injury, he played for Huddersfield, Bristol Rovers, Mansfield and Peterborough during his career.
Boothroyd was appointed first team coach of Leeds United in 2004 and at the start of the 2005-06 he was surprisingly named manager of Watford. He guided the Hornets to an incredible run during the season, which in turn resulted in a third place finish and a play off place. They won the play off final 3-0 against Leeds United and Watford is now a premiership club. He is currently the youngest manager in the Premier League.

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