Watford sack Ed Still, 22nd head coach since 2014, after 83 days in charge

Watford have sacked head coach Ed Still after winning just three of his 15 matches in charge.Still, whose younger brother Will Still was sacked by Watford’s Championship rivals Southampton in November, was at Vicarage Road for less than three months and was their third head coach of the campaign.The 35-year-old was Watford’s 22nd permanent head coach appointment, not including interims, since 2014. The club have developed a reputation for sacking and replacing coaches under the Pozzo family, who own the club. Watford FC have this morning parted company with Head Coach Ed Still. First Team Coach Karim Belhocine has also left the club. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/h0lK2BlgqR — Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) May 3, 2026Born in Belgium to English parents, Still had previously managed Charleroi, Eupen, Kortrijk and Anderlecht in the Belgian Pro League, with his move to Watford his first appointment in English football.Advertisement