 Watling with Hartford Athletic in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Watling | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hartford Athletic | ||
| 2024 | Ebbsfleet United | ||
Harry Watling is an English football coach. He is currently a assistant head coach of Middlesbrough.
Coaching career
[edit]Watling earned his UEFA B licence at age 18, A licence at 26 and his Pro licence at 33.[1] He went on to work as an academy coach with Chelsea from 2009 to 2014, Millwall from 2014 to 2018, and West Ham United from 2018, before becoming head coach of USL Championship side Hartford Athletic on 13 January 2021.[2][1]
He won his first match in charge of Hartford against New York Red Bulls II, and in his fourth match recorded the club's biggest ever win with a 7-0 victory, again against New York Red Bulls II.[3] Hartford registered a 5th place league finish in Watling’s first season. On 25 June 2022, Watling resigned from his role as Hartford coach to attend to family matters in England.[4]
On 25 July 2022, Watling joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers as a first team coach.[5] 4 months later he followed departing manager Michael Beale to Rangers.[6]
On 12 September 2024, Watling was appointed manager of National League club Ebbsfleet United.[7] On 11 December 2024, after registering 1 win & 4 draws in 13 matches, Watling resigned from his role & departed via mutual consent. [8]
Watling joined Middlesbrough F.C. as assistant head coach as a part of the staff of Rob Edwards on 24 June 2025.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Watling is married to Northern Ireland women's national football team player Ciara Watling.[10][11]
Managerial statistics
[edit]| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Hartford Athletic | 
|
13 January 2021 | 25 June 2022 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 40.82% |
| Ebbsfleet United | 
|
12 September 2024 | 11 December 2024 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 16.6% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b McFarland, Shawn (13 January 2021). "Hartford Athletic hires West Ham, Chelsea alum Harry Watling as head coach". courant.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Betz, Adam (12 January 2020). "Watling to coach Hartford Athletic". Journal Inquirer. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Athletic, Hartford (5 June 2021). "RECAP: Hartford Explodes for Seven Goals in Rout of New York Red Bulls II". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Hartford Athletic Head Coach Harry Watling resigns". 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Beale appoints new coach Harry Watling".
- ^ "Watling: It's A Privilege". www.rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Fleet announce new manager". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Club statement: Harry Watling". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Rob Edwards Appointed Head Coach".
- ^ Seton O'Connor, Myke & Damon (13 January 2021). "Third Time's the Charm (guest HC Harry Watling)". nutmegstate.libsyn.com (Podcast). Event occurs at 37:05. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Northern Ireland international Ciara Watling joins Charlton Athletic". belfasttelegraph. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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