Soccer-Watford fire coach Still after 15 games in charge


Soccer Football - Championship - Watford v Ipswich Town - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - February 24, 2026 Watford manager Edward Still before the match Action Images/Paul Childs/File photo

May 3 (Reuters) - ⁠Watford sacked coach Edward Still after ⁠they finished 16th in the ‌English Championship, making him the 22nd full-time manager to leave the club since 2014.

Still ​took charge in February after ⁠Javi Gracia's departure, ⁠and won only three of his ⁠15 ‌games in charge. The club ended the season on ⁠a nine-game winless run, including a ​4-0 loss ‌to champions Coventry on Saturday.

"Watford ⁠FC have ​this morning parted company with Head Coach Ed Still. First Team Coach ⁠Karim Belhocine has also ​left the club," the club said on Sunday.

Still was Watford's third full-time manager ⁠this season, after Paulo Pezzolano and Gracia.

Watford have had eight managers, not counting caretaker Charlie Daniels, since the ​2021-22 season, when ⁠they were relegated from the Premier ​League. Six of them ‌lasted less than six ​months.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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