Harry Watling

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Harry Watling
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Watling with Hartford Athletic in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth London, England
Club information
Current team
 Hartford Athletic (head coach)
Teams managed
Years Team
2009–2014 Chelsea (academy)
2014–2018 Millwall (academy)
2018–2021 West Ham United (academy)
2021– Hartford Athletic

Harry Watling is an English football coach who is currently the head coach of Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship.[1]

Coaching career[]

Watling earned his UEFA B licence at age 18 and his UEFA A licence at 26, which at the time made him one of the youngest coaches in England to have such a coaching licence.[2]

Watling 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.[1][2]

Hartford Athletic[]

After joining Hartford Athletic on 13 January 2021, he won his first match in charge 3–2 against New York Red Bulls II on 30 April 2021. On 6 June 2021 in his fourth match he broke the club record for the biggest ever win in their history when he beat New York Red Bulls II 7–0 at home who had seven MLS contracted players from the first team in the lineup.[3] On 13 June 2021 he suffered his first loss in charge of Hartford Athletic in a 3–2 loss away to Charlotte Independence.[4]

Personal life[]

Watling is married to professional footballer and Northern Ireland national team player Ciara Watling who currently plays for Southampton of the FA Women's Championship.[5][6]

Managerial statistics[]

Managerial record
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Hartford Athletic United States 13 January 2021 Present 9 5 2 2 20 10 +10 66.67%

References[]

  1. ^ a b Betz, Adam (2020-01-12). "Watling to coach Hartford Athletic". Journal Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ a b McFarland, Shawn (2021-01-13). "Hartford Athletic hires West Ham, Chelsea alum Harry Watling as head coach". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  3. ^ Athletic, Hartford (2021-06-05). "RECAP: Hartford Explodes for Seven Goals in Rout of New York Red Bulls II". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  4. ^ Athletic, Hartford (2021-06-05). "RECAP: Hartford Explodes for Seven Goals in Rout of New York Red Bulls II". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. ^ Seton O'Connor, Myke & Damon (January 13, 2021). "Third Time's the Charm (guest HC Harry Watling)". nutmegstate.libsyn.com (Podcast). Event occurs at 37:05. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Northern Ireland international Ciara Watling joins Charlton Athletic". belfasttelegraph. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-15.


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