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Ian Woan |
Assistant Manager: Ian Woan
Woan was recruited from fellow npower Championship side Portsmouth, where he was First Team Coach to Steve Cotterill.
He will be fondly remembered by Nottingham Forest fans for the successful decade he spent with the club between 1990 and 2000.
Woan was at The City Ground when Forest were promoted from Division 1 in 1993/94, he was also part of the squad who finished in third place in the Premier League the following year. He hekoed as they finished as Champions of Division 1 in 1997/98.
Known as an expert free-kick taker during his playing days, his involvement in the Forest first-team tailed off towards the end of the 1990s but he was instrumental during his time at the club.
Woan left Forest in 2000 and spent a short spell with Swindon Town before moving to America and turning out for Colombus Crew and Miami Fusion.
The midfielder finished his career in England with Shrewsbury, making over 50 appearances for the The Shrews before jumping back across the Atlantic to the American A-League.
Woan returned to Swindon in September 2004 to begin his coaching career to oversee the youth team at The County Ground.
In July 2006 he left the Robins to join up with Paul Hart at Rushden & Diamonds as First Team Coach.
After Hart's exit from The Diamonds, the former midfielder returned to Nottingham Forest on a part-time basis to work with Forest's Academy. He then linked up with his former team-mate Stuart Pearce at Manchester City and assisted ex-Hornet Kenny Jackett with the reserve side.
In 2007, Woan joined then Premier League side Portsmouth as their Under-18s coach. Two years later he was caretaker manager along with Paul Groves for a short period following Hart's exit.
Avram Grant was appointed Pompey boss in November 2009 and he kept Woan on as part of his backroom staff, then following Cotterill's appointment last summer Woan retained his role alongside Guy Whittingham
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Tony Loughlan |
First-team Coach: Tony Loughlan
The 41-year-old knows Dyche from their days as youngsters at Nottingham Forest and joins the club having had Championship coaching experience with Roy Keane at Sunderland and Ipswich Town.
As a player he started his career in Leicester, appearing in the non league with Leicester United.
He then moved the short distance to The City Ground when Brian Clough was in charge and it was here he linked up with Dyche, who was also a player under the legendary Forest boss.
The midfielder only made a couple of appearances though for Forest and was released in 1993 following injury.
Loughlan joined Kettering the same year and had a short stay with The Poppies before Lincoln signed the Croydon-born midfielder.
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Alec Chamberlain |
Goalkeeping Coach: Alec Chamberlain
Alec Chamberlain is a Watford legend having played for the Hornets in well over 250 games since he moved from Sunderland for a paltry £40,000 in 1996.
The goalkeeper enjoyed a testimonial season in 2005/06 and retired after appearing as a substitute in Watford's final Premier League fixture in 2006/07 against Newcastle United.
Appointed to the coaching staff in between those dates, Alec is now a long-standing and well respected member of the Hornets' backroom staff. He now focuses on the goalkeepers at Vicarage Road and takes a keen interest in the development of the younger 'keepers at the club.
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Dave Hart |
Head of Medical: Dave Hart
Dave Hart joined the Hornets in summer 2011 after spending the past three seasons as assistant to the senior physiotherapist at Coventry City.
With experience at Wolverhampton Wanderers to call upon previous to that, Hart's role is to oversee all medical-based requirements for Watford's playing staff at both first-team and Academy levels.
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Matt Springham |
Sports Scientist: Matt Springham
Born and bred in Watford, Matt went to school in Bushey before studying an undergraduate degree at Hertfordshire University in Sports and Exercise Science.
In 2009 he graduated from Brunel University with a Masters in Human Performance Science (UKSCA accredited).
The Hornets' Sports Scientist is responsible for ensuring the squad is physically prepared for training and competitive games, as well as overlooking strengthening and working on individual programmes.
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David Stephens |
Video and Performance Technician: David Stephens
Stephens was at Hertfordshire University when he applied for an internship in video analysis with the Hornets, during the club's Premier League campaign in 2006-07.
He has been helping analyse Watford's first-team matches for three years and replaced Neil McIlhargey in the role of Video and performance technician in summer 2010.
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Ben Dixon |
Assistant Fitness Coach: Ben Dixon
Dixon has been at Watford since 2008 where he started as an intern in the Sports Science department.
He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Sports Science then went on to do an MSC in the subject at London Metropolitan University.
He spent the next two years as an intern with the Hornets before progressing to the Assistant Fitness Coach role in the 2010-11 season.
He is responsible for the first team and U18s fitness and injured player rehabilitation.
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Will Jones |
Kit Manager: Will Jones
Jones, is responsible for the training kit and match kit for all members of the football staff.
On a matchday he and his assistant Craig Charles are also responsible for the dressing rooms and all associated equipment for use by the various teams that Watford field.
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David Hughes |
Youth Team (Under-18) Coach: David Hughes
THE Hornets appointed David Hughes to the position of Youth Team Coach in September 2011. He leaves a position as Head of Youth at Shrewsbury Town to take up a new challenge with Watford.
A UEFA 'A' licenced coach as well as being a qualified in Sports Science, Hughes had a playing career which started at Aston Villa and included spells with the Shrews and Cardiff City.
He gained coaching experience within Cardiff's Academy set-up, as well as part of the Barry Town management team set-up, before taking up the Head of Youth role in Shropshire in 2009.
