Robert John Page

An international captain at schoolboy, youth, U-21, ‘B’ and Full levels who began his association with Watford by travelling from south Wales during school holidays. Although never looking a novice or out of his depth when selected, Robert Page was made to wait quite some time for a decent first-team run. Although he enjoyed a long Football League career as a centre-half, he actually began it at right-back, at St Andrews. His first League goal came in his 160th appearance in the competition, in which he never scored in a home match. His international career brought him 41 Full caps and the surely unrepeatable experience of playing away from home against Brazil and Barnet in the space of four days, for Wales and Watford, respectively. After a management career that had begun in the lower divisions, Page was unexpectedly thrust into the limelight as caretaker manager of the Wales national side that progressed in Euro 2020. In 2022 he became the first man to lead Wales to a World Cup Finals tournament since 1958.

West Herts / Watford Career