19 years, 2 titles: Meet Liverpool’s greatest manager you’ve never heard of

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Tom Watson remains Liverpool’s longest-serving manager and the first to lift a league title for the club, and his story is now rightly in the spotlight thanks to ‘Red Dawn’. Liverpool’s history with managers is illustrious, with only 21 full-time figures since the club’s formation in 1892.

Liverpool’s first title-winning manager While there are countless dossiers on the likes of Shankly, Paisley and Klopp, biographies on Watson have been sparse, such was the time period he served in. An ode to Tom Watson’s legacy We are all aware Liverpool Football Club is steeped in rich history, but there is something enriching about delving into untouched club history, and few do it better than Goulding and Smith.

Though there may have been challenges of uncovering details about Watson without an endless timeline of interviews or archives, you are not left feeling wanting when it comes to Watson’s story. ‘Red Dawn’ expertly sets the scene using key figures before, during and after his time at Liverpool, giving justice to the story of a man who helped Liverpool Football Club become what it is today. In an age when information is so easily at our fingertips, looking back in time on Watson’s story is refreshing and leaves you questioning why he has gone unheralded for so long. * You can start reading ‘Red Dawn: The Ballad of Tom Watson and Liverpool FC’s First Champions’ by purchasing a copy here