From Ashton Gate to Anfield, Wembley and Watford – Roy Hodgson’s English record

Watford have appointed Roy Hodgson to his eighth managerial job in English football.

The 74-year-old, already the oldest manager in Premier League history during his time with Crystal Palace, has now managed 17 clubs and four national teams in a coaching career spanning 47 years and eight countries.

Here, the PA news agency looks at his record in his homeland.

After beginning his managerial career in Sweden with Halmstad, Hodgson’s first job in England was a brief and unsuccessful spell at Bristol City, winning only three out of 21 games in just under four months in charge. City were relegated to the Fourth Division before being declared bankrupt while Hodgson headed back to Sweden with Orebro and Malmo, on to Switzerland with Neuchatel Xamax and the national team and then to Inter Milan in Italy.

Blackburn, champions three seasons earlier, tempted Hodgson back to England and he led them to sixth in the Premier League and UEFA Cup qualification. Things turned sour the following season, though, with a first-round exit to Lyon in Europe and just two wins from their first 14 league games before Hodgson left in November 1998 with Rovers bottom of the table. Brian Kidd was unable to save them from relegation.

After another lengthy spell overseas with Inter and Udinese in Serie A, Scandinavian clubs Copenhagen and Viking and the national teams of Finland and the United Arab Emirates, Hodgson returned home for arguably his most successful job in England. He won 50 of 128 games in charge, saving Fulham from relegation in 2007-08 and then leading them to seventh and 12th-placed finishes and a memorable Europa League final in 2010. They finished second behind Roma in their group and knocked out teams including Juventus and final