Incredible stat reveals a QUARTER of current Premier League gaffers have managed Watford… can you name them all?
NO less than a QUARTER of gaffers currently managing in the Premier League have taken charge of WATFORD.
But can you name them all?
The Hornets are no strangers to hiring and firing, going through 22 managers since Aidy Boothroyd’s exit in 2008.
Chris Wilder has become their THIRD boss of the current season after Rob Edwards and Slaven Bilic.
And Watford’s incredible turnover means that 25 per cent of the Premier League’s current gaffers have been in control at Vicarage Road during some point in their career.
The stunning stat was figured out by boffin fans of the Championship side, who are five points off the playoff positions.
The first manager is none other than Brendan Rodgers, now in charge at Leicester.
Watford was his first gig in the dugout after cutting his teeth at Chelsea.
Rodgers joined in November 2008 and saved the Hornets from relegation.
But he departed in June 2009 to take charge of rivals Reading.
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Next in the list is Everton boss Sean Dyche, best known for his decade at Burnley.
Like Rodgers, he too got his first managerial break at Watford.
Dyche, who had been an U18s coach under Rodgers before becoming assistant to Malky Mackay after his counterpart’s Reading move, finally landed the top job in June 2011.
But despite finishing 11th — Watford’s best finish in four years — he was shown the door a year later after Gino Pozzo’s takeover.
The next man on the list is Marco Silva, now at Fulham after also managing Everton and Hull.
He joined Watford in May 2017 but was sacked in January 2018 after an “unwarranted approach by a rival”… which turned out to be Everton.
The Toffees ended up paying £4million compensation for Silva, who is now flying high at Craven Cottage.
Fourth up is Javi Gracia, who recently landed the Leeds job.
He replaced Silva in January 2018, eventually leading Watford to top-flight safety and the FA Cup final.
But Gracia was shown the door in September 2019 after a dismal start to the campaign.
Last but not least is former England manager Roy Hodgson.
The icon is back in the Premier League with Crystal Palace, having left the Eagles in 2021.
His two Palace spells sandwiched a rather lacklustre five months spent at Watford last year.
Hodgson joined on January 25 2022 and was tasked with saving the Hornets from the drop.
But he could not work his magic and decided to retire at the end of the campaign before being lured out of comfort by Steve Parish.