After his days as manager at Chelsea and West Ham, Gianfranco Zola took over the reigns at Watford in summer of 2012. He stayed at Vicarage Road for more than a year before calling it quits on December 16, last year.

Watford went through a bumpy ride as the club bosses were unable to find a man who could bring stability to the Championship team as more managers took the job but left in quick succession.

Fellow Italian Giuseppe Sannino came in for Zola but he resigned after nine months, making way for Oscar Garcia.

Garcia, the former Brighton and Maccabi Tel Aviv manager, was appointed by Watford at the beginning of September.

However, the Spaniard did not last the entire month as doctors advised him to quit his post at Watford following severe chest pains.

He was hospitalised and required more time to rest.

Billy McKinlay then came in for Garcia but left after just eight days, leaving the Hornets looking for a fourth manager in six weeks. Slavisa Jokanovic is the current boss at promotion-seekers Watford.

Other events for October:

• On Day 2 of the Champions League, Arsenal beat Galatasaray 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium, while Liverpool go down 0-1 in Basel.

• In the Europa League group phase matches, Everton claim a 1-1 draw away in Russia against Krasnodar.

Other results: Celtic-Dinamo Zagreb 1-0, Tottenham-Besiktas 1-1.

• Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale is named Welsh FA player of the year for a record fourth time.

• Watford sack Billy McKinlay and appoint Slavisa Jokanovic for their fourth manager in almost a month. Russell Slade leaves Leyton Orient to take over at Cardiff.

• Ex-Celtic boss Neill Lennon takes over at Bolton, replacing Dougie Freeman.

• In a European Championship qualifier, England put five past San Marino (Jagielka, Rooney pen, Welbeck, Townsend, Della Valle og). In another match Wales draw 0-0 at home with Bosnia.

• In the first leg of the Under-21 championship play-off at Moli-neux, England beat Croatia 2-1 (Kane, Berahino).

• In a Euro Championship qualifier, Ireland crush Gibraltar 7-0. Scotland beat Georgia at home 1-0 while Northern Ireland send the home fans happy with a 2-0 win over Faroe Islands.

• England keep their perfect record in the Euro qualifiers, beating Estonia away 1-0 (Rooney).

Other results: Wales-Cyprus 2-0, Germany-Ireland 1-1, Greece-Northern Ireland 0-2, Poland-Scotland 2-2.

• In the return of the Under-21 play-offs, England register another 2-1 win (Moore, Hughes) in Croatia for a 4-2 aggregate. England secure their 10th straight victory in the competition to claim a place in next June’s European Championship finals that will be played in the Czech Republic.

• Southampton manager Ronald Koeman and Saints striker Graziano Pelle are voted Manager and Player of the Month respectively for September.

• In the Champions League third group match, Chelsea register a record score of 6-0 in beating Maribor at home.

Other results: CSKA Moscow-Manchester City 2-2, Liverpool-Real Madrid 0-3, Anderlecht-Arsenal 1-2.

• Northern Ireland rise 28 places in the FIFA rankings and now they’re 43rd in the world list after their latest Euro Championship qualifying phase victories over Faroe Islands and Greece.

• In the group phase of the Europa League, Tottenham Hotspur beat Greek side Asteras Tripolis 5-1 at White Hart Lane.

• Gary Rowett is called by Birmingham to fill the managerial place of sacked Lee Clarke.

• In a League Cup fourth round shock, Bournemouth eliminate West Brom 2-1.

Leading marksmen

English Premier League
12 − Aguero (Man. City)
10 − Costa (Chelsea)

Scottish Premiership
8 − Andreu (Hamilton)
6 − Clarkson (Dundee)

The Championship
10 − Gestede (Blackburn), Murphy (Ipswich Town), Assombalonga (N. Forest), Martin (Derby County)
9 − Antonio (Sheff. Wed), Wilson (Bournemouth)

Average attendances
01. Manchester United - 75,326
02. Arsenal - 59,967
03. Newcastle United - 50,261
04. Manchester City - 45,561
05. Liverpool - l44,647
06. Sunderland - 42,500
07. Chelsea - 41,566
08. Everton - 38,992
09. Tottenham Hotspur - 35,862
10. West Ham United - 34,949
11. Aston Villa - 32,895
12. Leicester City - 31,592
13. Southampton - 29,462
14. QPR - 29,018
15. Stoke City - 27,081
16. West Bromwich - 24,770
17. Crystal Palace - 24,208
18. Hull City - 23,190
19. Swansea City - 20,472
20. Burnley - 20,137