25 October 1919. He was moderately prolific in his first season, scoring twelve League goals, although Harry White finished higher in the scoring charts. The next season, 1920–21, Pagnam finished as Arsenal's top scorer with 14 goals, despite having been sold to Cardiff City in March 1921 for £3,000Arsenal were quite strapped for cash at the time. In all he scored 27 goals in 53 appearances for Arsenal. He lasted just nine months at Cardiff. His six goals from 14 appearances helped them gain promotion to the First Division in their first season in the Football League, but he was less successful at the higher level, and moved on to Watford of the Third Division South in December 1921 for a club-record fee of £1,000. In five seasons and 144 league matches, he scored 67 goals (74 from 157 appearances in all competitions) for Watford, and was the Third Division South top scorer in 1922–23 with 30 goals. Managerial career In 1926, Pagnam became Watford's manager; he spent three years in the job but achieved little. Watford finished 21st out of 22 in his first season but improved to 8th in 1928–29. After leaving Watford, he managed Galatasaray and the Turkish national team. Pagnam then coached in the Netherlands at DWV, HVV Den Haag, De Volewijckers, HFC Haarlem and CVV Vriendenschaar. Personal life Pagnam served in the Royal Garrison Artillery and the London Regiment during the First World War. He was declared a deserter on 20 April 1918. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he returned to the UK with his Dutch wife to run a pub. Pagnam died in 1962 aged 70. Honours As a player Watford Third Division South top scorer: 1922–23 References External links 1891 births 1962 deaths Military personnel from Lancashire People from Poulton-le-Fylde English footballers Association football forwards Lytham F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Southport F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Watford F.C. players English Football League players Arsenal F.C. wartime guest players Blackpool F.C. wartime guest players English football managers Watford F.C. managers Galatasaray S.K. (football) managers Turkey national football team managers HVV Den Haag managers AFC DWS managers English Football League managers Expatriate football managers in Turkey Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands English expatriate football managers AVV De Volewijckers managers British Army