Watford Football Club is an English football club from Watford, Hertfordshire. They played in the 2013–14 Football League Championship, for the seventh consecutive season since relegation from the Premier League in 2006–07.[3] The manager was Giuseppe Sannino.
| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Raffaele Riva[1] | ||
| Head coach | Gianfranco Zola (until 16 December 2013) Giuseppe Sannino (from 18 December 2013) | ||
| Stadium | Vicarage Road | ||
| Football League Championship | 13th (60 points) | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round (eliminated by Manchester City) | ||
| League Cup | Third round (eliminated by Norwich City) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Troy Deeney (24) All: Troy Deeney (25) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 16,625 v Queens Park Rangers, 29 December 2013 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,824 v Bournemouth, League Cup 2nd round, 28 August 2013 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,512[2] | ||
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Background
editGianfranco Zola replaced Sean Dyche as Watford manager at the end of the 2011–12 season following Sean Dyche's dismissal.[4] Following the takeover of Watford by the Pozzo family, Watford loaned a significant number of players on season-long deals from fellow Pozzo-owned clubs Udinese and Granada.[5] The use of a large number of loan players drew criticism from fellow managers,[6] who argued that a large number of loan players from a few clubs should not be allowed. However, despite the number of loanees at the club, Watford used the second-most academy players after Middlesbrough, using eight different academy players throughout the season.[7]
Pre-season
editWatford attended a pre-season training camp in northern Italy and played friendly fixtures before playing more fixtures in the UK[8][9]
| 7 July 2013 | Val Venosta XI | 0–5 | Watford | Malser Sportzone |
| 16:00 | Report | Forestieri  Pudil Deeney Stewart Assombalonga |
| 10 July 2013 | South Tyrol XI | 0–8 | Watford | Malser Sportzone |
| 17:00 | Faraoni Murray Assombalonga Mensah Anya |
| 20 July 2013 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Watford | Broadhall Way |
| 15:00 | Report | Acuña 52' Troy Deeney 58' |
| 24 July 2013 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Watford | London Road |
| 19.30 | Swanson 58' |
Deeney 60' |
| 30 July 2013 | Boreham Wood | 1–6 | Watford | Meadow Park |
| 19.30 | Simmonds 4' |
Report | Mensah 9' Ikpeazu 24', 34'Battocchio 55'Geijo 58', 88' |
Attendance: 718 |
Football League Championship
edit| 3 August 2013 1 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Watford | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Report | Deeney 11' |
Attendance: 18,830 |
| 10 August 2013 2 | Watford | 6–1 | Bournemouth | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Angella 13', 53' Deeney 56', 88', 90' (pen.)McGugan 66' |
Report | Grabban 30' |
Attendance: 16,295 |
| 17 August 2013 3 | Reading | 3–3 | Watford | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
| 15:00 | Le Fondre 8' Karacan 42', 70' |
Report | Faraoni 66' Deeney 76' (pen.)Fabbrini 90' |
Attendance: 20,875 |
| 25 August 2013 4 | Watford | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 13:15 | McGugan 54' |
Report | Reid 6' |
Attendance: 16,242 |
| 31 August 2013 5 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Watford | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool |
| 15:00 | Ince 83' |
Report | Attendance: 13,345 |
| 14 September 2013 6 | Watford | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Pudil 71' |
Report | Kermorgant 47' (pen.) |
Attendance: 16,431 |
| 17 September 2013 7 | Watford | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | McGugan 13', 87' (pen.) |
Report | Brown 16' |
Attendance: 13,998 |
| 21 September 2013 8 | Barnsley | 1–5 | Watford | Oakwell, Barnsley |
| 15:00 | Scotland 14' |
Report | Deeney 7' Faraoni 18'Forestieri 43'Murray 69'Anya 79' |
Attendance: 9,850 |
| 28 September 2013 9 | Watford | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Battocchio 82' |
Report | Attendance: 14,999 |
| 1 October 2013 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Watford | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
| 19:45 | Rhodes 65' |
Report | Attendance: 12,981 |
| 5 October 2013 11 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Watford | John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield |
| 15:00 | Ward 17' |
Report | Forestieri 18' Pudil 43' |
Attendance: 14,311 |
| 19 October 2013 12 | Watford | 2-3 | Derby County | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Forestieri 12' McGugan 68' |
Report | Ward 8' Ward 45'Sammon 8' |
Attendance: 16,180 |
| 28 October 2013 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Watford | Falmer Stadium, Brighton |
| 20:00 | Crofts 54' |
Report | 4' Murray |
Attendance: 27,657 |
| 2 November 2013 14 | Watford | 0–3 | Leicester City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 12:15 | Forestieri  36' Ekstrand 77' |
Report | Wood 10' Knockaert 53', 53'Dyer 86' |
Attendance: 16,011 (1,561 away) |
| 9 November 2013 15 | Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Watford | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Adomah 23' Ayala 90+2' |
Report | Deeney 32' Forestieri 73' |
Attendance: 14,344 |
| 23 November 2013 16 | Watford | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Report | Beckford 27' |
Attendance: 15,247 |
| 30 November 2013 17 | Watford | 0–3 | Yeovil Town | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Report | Webster 45' Miller 53'Edwards 90' |
Attendance: 15,263 |
| 7 December 2013 19 | Leeds United | 3–3 | Watford | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 15:00 | Pugh 50' Smith 56' McCormack 78' |
Report | Deeney 14', 86' Battocchio 45+1' |
Attendance: 23,445 |
| 14 December 2013 20 | Watford | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Report | Wickham 24', 70' Roger Johnson 32' Lee 67' Hélan 83' |
Attendance: 15,476 |
| 21 December 2013 21 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Watford | Portman Road, Ipswich |
| 15:00 | Smith 12' McGoldrick 73' (pen.) |
Report | Pudil 60' Ekstrand 72' Thorne 77' Deeney 81' |
Attendance: 16,385 |
| 26 December 2013 22 | Watford | 4–0 | Millwall | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Deeney 10' (pen.) Forestieri 26'Anya 48'McGugan 60' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 15,471 |
| 29 December 2013 23 | Watford | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Angella 39' Acuña 81' |
Report | Phillips 62' Barton 66' |
Attendance: 16,625 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 1 January 2014 | Yeovil Town | P–P | Watford | Huish Park, Yeovil |
| 15:00 | Postponed due to waterlogged pitch |
| 18 January 2014 25 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Watford | Dean Court, Bournemouth |
| 15:00 | Ritchie 12' Grabban 62' (pen.)Pitman 81' |
Report | Angella 45+2',  61'Almunia 72' |
Attendance: 10,353 |
| 25 January 2014 Game postponed (FA Cup) | Watford | P–P | Birmingham City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 |
| 30 January 2014 26 | Nottingham Forest | 4–2 | Watford | City Ground, Nottingham |
| 19:45 | Cox 58', 90', 90+1' Henderson 73' Mackie 82' |
Report | 33', 47', 42', Angella 36' Ekstrand 80' Cassetti |
Attendance: 18,510 |
| 1 February 2014 27 | Watford | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Anya 13' Forestieri 60'Tőzsér 70'Ekstrand 90+5' |
Report | Greer 79' |
Attendance: 16,096 |
| 8 February 2014 28 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Watford | King Power Stadium, Leicester |
| 15:00 | Konchesky 24' James 43'Drinkwater 90+4' |
Report | Forestieri 9', 84' Tőzsér 22'Murray 41'Cassetti 74' |
Attendance: 23,635 |
| 11 February 2014 29 | Watford | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Deeney 33' Bellerín 84'Forestieri 90+4' |
Report | Attendance: 13,904 |
| 15 February 2014 30 | Watford | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Cassetti 37' Deeney 50' (pen.)Diakité 52'Forestieri 58' |
Report | Gibson 35'  57'Chalobah 58' |
Attendance: 15,391 |
| 18 February 2014 31 | Yeovil Town | 0–0 | Watford | Huish Park, Yeovil |
| 15:00 | Webster 71' Miller 90' |
Report | Cassetti 83' |
Attendance: 6,042 |
| 22 February 2014 32 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Watford | Reebok Stadium, Bolton |
| 15:00 | Medo 26' Jutkiewicz 35'Mason 45' |
Report | Ekstrand 56' Angella 90+2'Faraoni 90+6' |
Attendance: 15,179 |
| 1 March 2014 33 | Watford | 4–0 | Blackpool | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Ranégie 15', 39' Deeney 35', 74'Belkalem 79' |
Report | Basham 45' |
Attendance: 14,586 |
| 8 March 2014 Game postponed (FA Cup) | Charlton Athletic | P–P | Watford | The Valley, Charlton, London |
| 15:00 |
| 11 March 2014 34 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Watford | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster |
| 19:45 | Brown 24' Keegan 71'Coppinger 90'Sharp 90+3'Wellens 90+4' |
Report | Ranégie 19' Angella 30'Cassetti 49'Tőzsér 62'Anya 68'Faraoni 90+5' |
Attendance: 6,581 |
| 15 March 2014 35 | Watford | 3–0 | Barnsley | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Battocchio 5' Deeney 16'Pudil 36'Merkel 74' |
Report | Dawson 28' Mellis 55' |
Attendance: 14,531 |
| 22 March 2014 36 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Watford | DW Stadium, Wigan |
| 15:00 | Beausejour 40' Waghorn 57', 60' |
Report | McGugan 36' Tőzsér 58'Diakité 83'Ekstrand 89' |
Attendance: 14,556 |
| 25 March 2014 37 | Watford | 3–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | Cassetti 4' Deeney 71' (pen.)Battocchio 88'Angella 76' |
Report | Dunn 27' Conway 64'Gestede 90+3'Evans 78'Kane 85'Kilgallon 90' |
Attendance: 13,921 |
| 29 March 2014 38 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–4 | Watford | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
| 15:00 | Afobe 54' Lee 71' |
Report | Angella 5', 38' McGugan 23' Pudil 42' Deeney 49', 51' Tőzsér 56' |
Attendance: 22,057 |
| 5 April 2014 39 | Watford | 1–1 | Burnley | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Deeney 8' Faraoni 88' |
Report | Arfield 86' |
Attendance: 16,182 |
| 8 April 2014 40 | Watford | 3–0 | Leeds United | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | Abdi 9' Cassetti 28' Anya 32' Deeney 66' |
Report | Wootton 49' Hunt 61' |
Attendance: 16,212 |
| 12 April 2014 41 | Millwall | 2–2 | Watford | The Den, South Bermondsey, London |
| 15:07 | Martin 26' Morison 64' Woolford 90', 90' |
Report | Riera 4' McGugan 17', 37' Abdi 86' Murray 84' |
Attendance: 10,851 |
| 19 April 2014 42 | Watford | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Riera 21' Angella 60', 63' McGugan 65', 70' Tőzsér 83' |
Report | Wordsworth 50' |
Attendance: 16,615 |
| 21 April 2014 43 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Watford | Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush, London |
| 15:00 | Barton 76' Austin 86', 90' |
Report | Ranégie 51', 58' Riera 55' Abdi 60' |
Attendance: 16,951 |
| 26 April 2014 44 | Derby County | 4–2 | Watford | Pride Park, Derby |
| 15:00 | Hendrick 28', 81' Forsyth 60'Martin 86' |
Report | Cassetti 4' 68' Deeney 5', 90'Riera 22'Tőzsér 51'Ranégie 70' |
Attendance: 25,922 |
| 29 April 2014 45 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Watford | The Valley, Charlton, London |
| 19:45 | Harriott 22', 77' Jackson 69' Hughes 90' |
Report | Belkalem 45' Deeney 60' Riera 65' 79' Ranégie 84' |
Attendance: 15,815 |
Football League Cup
edit| 6 August 2013 Round 1 | Bristol Rovers | 1–3 | Watford | Memorial Ground |
| 19:45 | Richards 41' |
Report | Murray 19', 35' Angella 30' |
Attendance: 4,875 |
| 28 August 2013 Round 2 | Watford | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Vicarage Road |
| 19:45 | Ward 15' (o.g.) Battocchio 66' |
Report | Attendance: 9,824 |
FA Cup
edit| 4 January 2014 Round 3 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Watford | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| 15:00 | Emmanuel-Thomas 84' |
Report | Murray 83' |
Attendance: 10,165 |
| 14 January 2014 Round 3 replay | Watford | 2–0 | Bristol City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | Faraoni 29' McGugan 64' |
Report | Attendance: 7,302 |
| 25 January 2014 Round 4 | Manchester City | 4–2 | Watford | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester |
| 15:00 | Džeko 10' Agüero 60', 79', 90+2' Kolarov 87' |
Report | Forestieri 21' Deeney 30' Pudil 48' Cassetti 82' |
Attendance: 46,514 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 65 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 64 |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 60 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 59 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 57 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Summary
editUpdated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Players
editStatistics
edit|
No. = Squad number Pos = Playing position P = Number of games played G = Number of goals scored
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GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward
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Yth = Whether player went through Watford's youth system Joined club = Year that player became a Watford first team player[a] Age = Current age Left club during 2013–14 † Loan player
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Statistics correct as of game played 3 May 2014.[10]
Numbers in brackets indicate substitute appearances
| No. | Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | 
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Age | Joined club | Yth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Manuel Almunia | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2012 | No | — |
| 2 | DF | Reece Brown | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2013 | No | — |
| 3 | DF | Héctor Bellerín | 6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2013 | No | † |
| 4 | DF | Gabriele Angella | 39 (1) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 43 (2) | 8 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 2013 | No | — |
| 5 | DF | Essaïd Belkalem | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2013 | No | † |
| 6 | DF | Joel Ekstrand | 31 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 (2) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 2012 | No | — |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Battocchio | 21 (14) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 (14) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2012 | No | — |
| 8 | MF | Josh McEachran | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2013 | No | † |
| 8 | MF | Alexander Merkel | 7 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2014 | No | † |
| 9 | FW | Troy Deeney | 44 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 47 (1) | 25 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2010 | No | — |
| 10 | MF | Lewis McGugan | 31 (3) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 33 (4) | 11 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 2013 | No | — |
| 11 | FW | Fernando Forestieri | 19 (9) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 22 (10) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2012 | No | — |
| 12 | DF | Lloyd Doyley | 23 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 24 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2001 | Yes | — |
| 13 | FW | Mathias Ranégie | 8 (2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (2) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 2014 | No | — |
| 15 | FW | Javier Acuña | 3 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 (6) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2013 | No | — |
| 15 | MF | Albert Riera | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 2014 | No | — |
| 16 | MF | Sean Murray | 22 (12) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 (12) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2010 | Yes | — |
| 17 | DF | Fitz Hall | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2013 | No | — |
| 18 | DF | Daniel Pudil | 29 (8) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 (9) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 2012 | No | — |
| 19 | DF | Marco Faraoni | 26 (12) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 (12) | 4 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 2013 | No | — |
| 20 | FW | Diego Fabbrini | 8 (13) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 (14) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2013 | No | — |
| 20 | FW | Park Chu-young | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2014 | No | † |
| 21 | MF | Ikechi Anya | 29 (6) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 31 (7) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2012 | No | — |
| 22 | MF | Almen Abdi | 9 (4) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (7) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2012 | No | — |
| 23 | MF | Iriney | 12 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2013 | No | — |
| 23 | MF | Samba Diakité | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2014 | No | † |
| 25 | FW | Uche Ikpeazu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2013 | No | — |
| 26 | FW | Bernard Mensah | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2011 | Yes | — |
| 27 | DF | Marco Cassetti | 32 (3) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 34 (5) | 1 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2012 | No | — |
| 28 | MF | Connor Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2011 | Yes | — |
| 28 | MF | Dániel Tőzsér | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 2014 | Yes | † |
| 29 | MF | George Thorne | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2013 | No | † |
| 29 | DF | Lucas Neill | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2014 | No | - |
| 30 | GK | Jonathan Bond | 9 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2010 | Yes | — |
| 31 | DF | Tommie Hoban | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2011 | Yes | — |
| 32 | MF | Luke O'Nien | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2013 | Yes | — |
| 33 | DF | Nyron Nosworthy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2011 | No | — |
| 36 | FW | Alex Jakubiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2010 | Yes | — |
| 37 | DF | Josh Doherty | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2012 | Yes | — |
| — | MF | Ross Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2008 | Yes | — |
| — | DF | Adam Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2010 | Yes | — |
Transfers
editupdates as 20 September 2013
In
edit| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2013 | Uche Ikpeazu | Reading | Free[11] |
| 2 July 2013 | Lewis McGugan | Nottingham Forest | Free[12] |
| 19 July 2013 | Daniel Pudil | Granada | Free[13] |
| 19 July 2013 | Marco Cassetti | Udinese | Free[13] |
| 19 July 2013 | Cristian Battocchio | Udinese | Free[13] |
| 19 July 2013 | Almen Abdi | Udinese | Free[13] |
| 19 July 2013 | Diego Fabbrini | Udinese | Free[13] |
| 19 July 2013 | Gabriele Angella | Udinese | Free[13] |
| 19 July 2013 | Javier Acuña | Udinese | Free[13] |
| 19 July 2013 | Marco Faraoni | Udinese | Free[13] |
| 22 July 2013 | Ikechi Anya | Granada | Free[14] |
| 22 July 2013 | Reece Brown | Manchester United | Free[14] |
| 24 July 2013 | Joel Ekstrand | Udinese | Free[15] |
| 25 July 2013 | Iriney | Granada | Free[15] |
| 3 January 2014 | Mathias Ranegie | Udinese | Free[16] |
| 24 February 2014 | Lucas Neill | Unattached | Free[17] |
Out
editAt the end of the 2012–13 season, the club announced that seven players would be released at the end of their contracts, alongside Chris Iwelumo, who had already agreed to join Scunthorpe United.[18] After being released by the club, Jack Bonham signed for Brentford,[19] Stephen McGinn signed for Sheffield United[20] and Mark Yeates signed for Bradford City.[21]
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2013 | Chris Iwelumo | Scunthorpe United | Free[18] |
| 7 June 2013 | Jack Bonham | Brentford | Free[18] |
| 7 June 2013 | Mark Yeates | Bradford City | Released[18] |
| 7 June 2013 | Prince Buaben | - | Released[18] |
| 7 June 2013 | Stephen McGinn | Sheffield United | Free[18] |
| 7 June 2013 | Piero Mingoia | Accrington Stanley | Released[18] |
| 7 June 2013 | Aaron Tumwa | - | Released[18] |
| 7 June 2013 | Stephan Hamilton-Forbes | - | Released[18] |
| 1 July 2013 | Craig Forsyth | Derby County | Undisclosed[22] |
| 2 July 2013 | John Eustace | Derby County | Free[23] |
| 20 July 2013 | Lee Hodson | Milton Keynes Dons | Free[24] |
| 24 July 2013 | Carl Dickinson | Port Vale | Mutual Termination[25] |
| 29 July 2013 | Jonathan Hogg | Huddersfield Town | £400k[26] |
| 31 July 2013 | Britt Assombalonga | Peterborough United | £1.3M[27] |
| 9 January 2014 | Adam Thompson | Southend United | Undisclosed[28] |
Loans
editupdates as 20 September 2013
In
edit| Start | Player | Parent club | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2013 | Essaïd Belkalem | Granada | 30 June 2014[29] |
| 20 September 2013 | Josh McEachran | Chelsea | 2 January 2014[30] |
| 6 November 2013 | George Thorne | West Bromwich Albion | 2 January 2014[31] |
| 22 November 2013 | Héctor Bellerín | Arsenal | 18 February 2014[32][33][34] |
| 3 January 2014 | Alexander Merkel | Udinese | 30 June 2014[16] |
| 29 January 2014 | Dániel Tőzsér | Genoa | 30 June 2014[35] |
| 31 January 2014 | Samba Diakité | QPR | 30 June 2014[36] |
| 31 January 2014 | Park Chu-young | Arsenal | 30 June 2014[37] |
Out
edit| Start | Player | To | Loan End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2013 | Adam Thompson | Southend United | 4 January 2014[38] |
International
editOn 14 August 2013, Cristian Battocchio made his Italian Under-21 debut in a 4–1 friendly win over Slovakia.[39]
Coaching staff
edit| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Giuseppe Sannino |
| Assistant coach | Adolfo Sormani |
| Assistant coach | Bastiano Porcu |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alec Chamberlain |
| Youth (U-18) Coach | David Hughes |
| Chief scout | Filippo Giraldi |
| Scouting Co-Ordinator | Luke Warrington |
| Head of Medical | Marco Cesarini |
| Kit Manager | Will Jones |
| Head of sports science | Gianni Brignardello |
| Sports scientist | Ben Dixon |
References
edit- ^ For players who came through the club's youth system the date used refers to when they signed a professional contract, unless they appeared in a first-team match-day squad prior to that, in which case that date is used.
- ^ All players who have been signed to the club since the opening day of the 2013–14 season are listed
- ^ Smith, Frank. "Riva is Watford's New Chairman". Watford Observer. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Watford's season in 30 numbers".
- ^ Bevan, Chris (21 April 2007). "Watford 1–1 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
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