 Tom Watson
Job Title: Manager with 17.08.1896-06.05.1915
Date of Birth: 09.04.1859
Dead 06.05.1915
With the Reds: 1996-1915
Arrived from: Southampton
Signed for LFC: 17.08.1896
First game in charge: 01.09.1896
LFC league games as manager: 678
Total LFC games as manager: 742
Contract expiry: Until death 06.05.1915
Former Clubs as Player:
Former Clubs as Staff: Sunderland
Birthplace: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Characteristics:
Honours as Staff: 2 Division One Championships 00/01, 05/06, 1 Division
Second Championship 04/05, 1 Sheriff of London Charity Shield 06, 1 Liverpool Senior Cup
00/01
Runners up: 2 Division One Championship 98/99, 09/10, 1 FA Cups 13/14
Former Honours as Staff: 3 Division One Championships 91/92, 92/93, 94/95
(all as Sunderland)
Runners up: 1 Division One Championship 93/94 (as Sunderland)
Personal Honours:
The Managerial Record
| Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
% |
| League |
678 |
297 |
128 |
253 |
1123 |
980 |
43.81% |
| FA Cup |
63 |
31 |
13 |
19 |
98 |
75 |
49.21% |
| Other |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
100.00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
742 |
329 |
141 |
272 |
1226 |
1056 |
44.34% |
Matches that are won or lost in a penalty shoot-out are counted as a draw in
those numbers. |
PROFILE
Previously manager of Sunderland's 'Team of all Talents', where he won three first
division championship medals for the club. Tom Watson was unquestionably one of the great
figures of the early days of the Football League, and was a tremendous 'catch' for
Liverpool. John McKenna was responsible for convincing this highly able man that his
future lay at Anfield and his judgement was richly rewarded.
Watson twice brought the League Championship to Anfield and also took Liverpool to
their first ever FA Cup final. One of Watson's finest signings was the fiery Scotsman Alex
Raisbeck, who was widely held to be the finest Scottish international of his generation.
Raisbeck's caps and a rare pink and yellow Scotland shirt reside in the Club Museum as
testimony to this day.
Watson lived for at least part of his time as Secretary/manager of Liverpool at 106
Domingo Vale and then moved even closer to the ground in 1910 when he resided at 246
Anfield Road.
Watson worked hard for the war effort during 1914-15, encouraging 1 player, 2
directors sons and a great number of shareholders to enlist, and the playing staff
donating 12.5% of their salaries to the war. Over J500 was collected at the ground and 18
footballs sent to the trenches to help morale, whilst servicemen were admitted for free
into the ground.
Watson died in May 1915 and at his funeral took place on the 11th, the coffin was
carried by Alex Raisbeck, Teddy Doig, Goddard, Wilson, Parry, Fleming and Robinson as well
as the club trainer William Connell. He is buried at Anfield Cemetery.
Born: April 1859, Heaton Died: May 1915
Players
bought & sold by George Kay
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