BBC · Jun 17, 2025
Hyde returns to Watford in academy coaching role
Micah Hyde in action for Watford against Chelsea in the Premier League in February 2000Former Watford midfielder Micah Hyde has returned to the club he spent seven years with as a player after being appointed academy head of coaching.
The 50-year-old made 286 appearances for the Hornets between 1997 and 2004, and helped them win promotion to the Premier League in 1999.
Hyde joins after five years at QPR as a senior professional development coach in the Hoops' academy. He replaces Jimmy Gilligan, who left Vicarage Road earlier this month.
Academy director and fellow ex-Watford midfielder Richard Johnson said he is "looking forward to rekindling the partnership" he had on the pitch with Hyde.