Tom Watson (football manager)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 1859 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
Date of death | 6 May 1915 (aged 56) | ||
Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Woodbine | |||
Rosewood | |||
Heaton | |||
Managerial career | |||
Newcastle West End | |||
Newcastle East End | |||
1888–1896 | Sunderland | ||
1896–1915 | Liverpool | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tom Watson (April 1859 – 6 May 1915) was an English football manager who managed Sunderland and Liverpool around the turn of the 20th century.[1] In winning the league title with both clubs—the first title for both—he was the first manager to do so with two clubs. Watson remains Liverpool's longest-serving manager, spending a total of nineteen years at the Merseyside club.[2][3]
Early career
In 1881, Watson formed Newcastle upon Tyne-based club Rosehill.[4] Being involved in local football, Watson played for local clubs Woodbine, Rosewood and Heaton.[5] Prior to joining Sunderland, Watson was involved in a secretarial capacity at hometown clubs Newcastle West End and Newcastle East End.[6] Acting as a general manager for both clubs, Watson helped Newcastle West End secure a lease of St James' Park, before resigning in December 1887 due to a crush at a game between Shankhouse, who had been loaned St James' Park, and Aston Villa.[7] Watson later joined Newcastle East End in time for the 1888–89 season, where he continued to recruit Scottish international players, a tactic he had employed at West End.[8]
Sunderland
Watson was in charge at Sunderland for six seasons from 1889–96. During this time, he led the club into
Liverpool
Watson moved to
Honours
As manager
Sunderland (1889–96)
- Football League First Division
- Winner: 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95
- Runner-up: 1893–94
Liverpool (1896–1915)
- Football League First Division
- Winner: 1900–01, 1905–06
- Runner-up: 1898–99, 1909–1910
- Football League Second Division
- Winner: 1904–05
- FA Cup
- Runner-up: 1913–14
- Sheriff of London Charity Shield
- Winner: 1906–07
See also
- List of English football championship winning managers
References
- ^ Statistics. "A timeline for Liverpool Football Club". LFChistory.net. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Long may they reign - Liverpool FC's longest-serving managers". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool's longest serving managers". 90min.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ John Williams. Reds: Liverpool Football Club - The Biography. Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Mainstream Digital.
- ^ "Newcastle East End". They wore the Newcastle shirt. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Tom Watson". LFC History. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ The Accidental Groundhopper: Ground 223: Action Park, Shankhouse FC: The Accidental Groundhopper: Ground 223: Action Park, Shankhouse FC, accessdate: March 3, 2020
- ^ Neil Carter (2006). The Football Manager: A History. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
- ^ a b Days, p 21.
- ^ a b Kelly, Stephen F. (1988). The Official Illustrated History of Liverpool FC: You'll Never Walk Alone. p. 19. London: Queen Anne Press
- ^ "When the FA Cup Final Was Played in the Shadow of the Crystal Palace". VICE Sports. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.