2014–15 Watford F.C. season
2014–15 season of Watford F.C. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Watford Football Club is an English football club from Watford, Hertfordshire. They played the 2014–15 season in the Football League Championship, for the eighth consecutive season since relegation from the Premier League in 2006–07, securing promotion following a 2–0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion on 25 April 2015, after spending eight consecutive seasons in the Championship. The team's manager was Slaviša Jokanović.
2014–15 season | |||
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Chairman | Raffaele Riva | ||
Head coach | Beppe Sannino (until 31 August) Óscar García (from 2–29 September) Billy McKinlay (from 29 September-7 October) Slaviša Jokanović (from 7 October) | ||
Stadium | Vicarage Road | ||
Championship | 2nd (promoted) | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Troy Deeney (21) All: Troy Deeney (21) | ||
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Competitions
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Pre-season matches
8 July 2014 | ![]() | 0–7 | Watford | Bad Bleiberg, Austria |
17:00 BST | Report | Abdi ![]() ![]() Vydra ![]() Murray ![]() McGugan ![]() Forestieri ![]() Ranégie ![]() |
Stadium: TBA |
12 July 2014 | Watford | 0–0 | Rubin Kazan ![]() | Bad Bleiberg, Austria |
18:00 BST | Report | Stadium: TBA |
13 July 2014 | Watford | 0–0 | Chemnitzer FC ![]() | Bad Bleiberg, Austria |
17:00 BST | Report | Stadium: TBA |
19 July 2014 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–2 | Watford | New Meadow, Shrewsbury |
15:00 BST | Vernon ![]() |
Report | Battocchio ![]() Hoban ![]() |
30 July 2014 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Watford | Borehamwood, England |
19:30 BST | Tudgay ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
Championship
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bournemouth (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 50 | +41 | 89 | |
3 | Norwich City (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 48 | +40 | 86 | Qualification for Championship play-offs[a] |
4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 85 | |
5 | Brentford | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 78 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
League results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 50 | +41 | 89 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 |
Last updated: 6 April 2015.
Source: Football League
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
Result | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | D |
Position | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2015. Source: bbc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]
9 August 2014 1 | Watford | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Deeney ![]() Vydra ![]() Forestieri ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 15,546 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
16 August 2014 2 | Norwich City | 3–0 | Watford | Carrow Road, Norwich |
15:00 | Johnson ![]() Grabban ![]() Tettey ![]() |
Report | Ekstrand ![]() |
Attendance: 26,375 (1,470 Hornets) Referee: Paul Tierney |
19 August 2014 3 | Rotherham United | 0–2 | Watford | New York Stadium, Rotherham |
19:45 | Morgan ![]() Smallwood ![]() |
Report | Andrews ![]() Tamaș ![]() Dyer ![]() Munari ![]() |
Attendance: 9,361 Referee: David Webb |
23 August 2014 4 | Watford | 4–1 | Leeds United | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Forestieri ![]() Deeney ![]() Tőzsér ![]() |
Report | Tamaș ![]() Bellusci ![]() Byram ![]() |
Attendance: 15,674 (1,975 away fans) Referee: James Linington |
30 August 2014 5 | Watford | 4–2 | Huddersfield Town | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Deeney ![]() Abdi ![]() Tamaș ![]() ![]() Andrews ![]() |
Report | Bunn ![]() Wallace ![]() |
Attendance: 14,409 (897 away fans) Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
13 September 2014 6 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Watford | The Valley, London |
15:00 | Buyens ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 17,628 (3,199 Hornets) Referee: Andrew Madley |
16 September 2014 7 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Watford | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool |
19:45 | Report | Vydra ![]() |
Attendance: 9,695 Referee: Scott Duncan |
20 September 2014 8 | Watford | 1–1 | AFC Bournemouth | Vicarage Road |
12:15 | Tőzsér ![]() Cathcart ![]() Forestieri ![]() |
Report | Arter ![]() ![]() Cook ![]() Surman ![]() Elphick ![]() |
Attendance: 14,320 Referee: Oliver Langford |
27 September 2014 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Watford | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
15:00 | Gestede ![]() Cairney ![]() Tunnicliffe ![]() |
Report | Vydra ![]() ![]() Tőzsér ![]() Gomes ![]() Angella ![]() |
Attendance: 14,084 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
30 September 2014 10 | Watford | 2–1 | Brentford | Vicarage Road, Watford |
19:45 | Pudil ![]() ![]() Ighalo ![]() ![]() Fabbrini ![]() Vydra ![]() Paredes ![]() |
Report | Tarkowski ![]() Douglas ![]() McCormack ![]() |
Attendance: 15,502 (1,931 Brentford fans) Referee: Graham Salisbury |
4 October 2014 11 | Watford | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Doyley ![]() Tőzsér ![]() Vydra ![]() Paredes ![]() Munari ![]() |
Report | Gardner ![]() Bruno ![]() Dunk ![]() |
Attendance: 16,531 (1,886 Brighton fans) Referee: Simon Hooper |
18 October 2014 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | Watford | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
15:00 | Drenthe ![]() |
Report | Ighalo ![]() Abdi ![]() Ekstrand ![]() Pudil ![]() Vydra ![]() |
Attendance: 20,909 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
21 October 2014 13 | Watford | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Vicarage Road, Watford |
19:45 | Ighalo ![]() Vydra ![]() |
Report | Antonio ![]() Mancienne ![]() |
Attendance: 16,095 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
25 October 2014 14 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Watford | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
15:00 | Ayala ![]() Bamford ![]() Kike ![]() Whitehead ![]() Fredericks ![]() |
Report | Forestieri ![]() Deeney ![]() |
Attendance: 17,491 Referee: James Adcock |
1 November 2014 15 | Watford | 3–1 | Millwall | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Vydra ![]() Tőzsér ![]() Hoban ![]() Munari ![]() |
Report | Woolford ![]() Forde ![]() Briggs ![]() Fuller ![]() Dunne ![]() Williams ![]() |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Robert Madley |
4 November 2014 16 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Watford | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
19:45 | Donaldson ![]() Davis ![]() |
Report | Forestieri ![]() Andrews ![]() Deeney ![]() |
Attendance: 18,309 Referee: Mark Heywood |
8 November 2014 17 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Watford | Portman Road, Ipswich |
15:00 | McGoldrick ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report | Paredes ![]() Ekstrand ![]() Munari ![]() |
Attendance: 22,490 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
22 November 2014 18 | Watford | 1–2 | Derby County | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Munari ![]() ![]() Doyley ![]() Deeney ![]() Tőzsér ![]() |
Report | Keogh ![]() Ibe ![]() Bryson ![]() |
Attendance: 17,421 Referee: Keith Stroud |
29 November 2014 19 | Watford | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Report | Le Fondre ![]() ![]() Noone ![]() |
Attendance: 15,668 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
5 December 2014 20 | Fulham | 0–5 | Watford | Craven Cottage, London |
19:45 | Bettinelli ![]() |
Report | Abdi ![]() Deeney ![]() Bassong ![]() |
Attendance: 16,772 Referee: Paul Tierney |
13 December 2014 21 | Watford | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Deeney ![]() Abdi ![]() Tőzsér ![]() |
Report | McMananman ![]() McCann ![]() |
Attendance: 15,297 Referee: Mark Haywood |
20 December 2014 22 | Reading | 0–1 | Watford | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
15:00 | Williams ![]() Murray ![]() |
Report | Abdi ![]() ![]() Angella ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 18,522 Referee: Gavin Ward |
26 December 2014 23 | Watford | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Deeney ![]() Tőzsér ![]() |
Report | Dicko ![]() Stearman ![]() Price ![]() |
Attendance: 17,443 Referee: Graham Scott |
28 December 2014 24 | Cardiff City | 2–4 | Watford | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff |
15:00 | Le Fondre ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Guedioura ![]() Ighalo ![]() Angella ![]() |
Attendance: 22,208 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
10 January 2015 25 | Huddersfield Town | 3–1 | Watford | John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield |
15:00 | Hudson ![]() Wells ![]() Robinson ![]() Vaughan ![]() Lynch ![]() |
Report | Hoban ![]() Ighalo ![]() Layún ![]() |
Attendance: 13,843 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
17 January 2015 26 | Watford | 5–0 | Charlton Athletic | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Cathcart ![]() Deeney ![]() Ighalo ![]() Tőzsér ![]() |
Report | Solly ![]() Bikey ![]() |
Attendance: 17,703 Referee: Darren Bond |
24 January 2015 27 | Watford | 7–2 | Blackpool | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Ighalo ![]() Deeney ![]() Vydra ![]() Angella ![]() |
Report | Orlandi ![]() Davies ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 17,015 Referee: Fred Graham |
30 January 2015 28 | AFC Bournemouth | 2–0 | Watford | Dean Court, Bournemouth |
19:45 GMT | Cook ![]() Kermorgant ![]() Arter ![]() Ritchie ![]() Elphick ![]() |
Report | Angella ![]() |
Attendance: 10,904 Referee: Lee Probert |
7 February 2015 29 | Watford | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Paredes ![]() Cathcart ![]() Munari ![]() Ighalo ![]() |
Report | Spearing ![]() Kilgallon ![]() |
Attendance: 15,011 Referee: Andy Madley |
10 February 2015 30 | Brentford | 1–2 | Watford | Griffin Park, Brentford, London |
19:45 | Bidwell ![]() Gray ![]() Dean ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report | Ighalo ![]() Paredes ![]() |
Attendance: 10.524 Referee: Keith Stroud |
14 February 2015 31 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–4 | Watford | Macron Stadium, Bolton |
15:00 | Bannan ![]() Clough ![]() Le Fondre ![]() |
Report | Cathcart ![]() Ighalo ![]() ![]() Abdi ![]() Ekstrand ![]() Deeney ![]() |
Attendance: 14,230 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
21 February 2015 32 | Watford | 0–3 | Norwich City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Cathcart ![]() Watson ![]() |
Report | Tettey ![]() Johnson ![]() Grabban ![]() Jerome ![]() |
Attendance: 18,602 Referee: Carl Berry |
24 February 2015 33 | Watford | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Vicarage Road, Watford |
19:45 | Ighalo ![]() Deeney ![]() |
Report | Árnason ![]() Smallwood ![]() |
Attendance: 13,468 Referee: Andy Davies |
28 February 2015 34 | Leeds United | 2–3 | Watford | Elland Road, Leeds |
15:00 | Sharp ![]() Austin ![]() Cook ![]() |
Report | Deeney ![]() Vydra ![]() Watson ![]() Abdi ![]() |
Attendance: 24,705 Referee: Andy Haines |
3 March 2015 35 | Watford | 1–0 | Fulham | Vicarage Road, Watford |
19:45 | Deeney ![]() Guedioura ![]() |
Report | Fofana ![]() Richards ![]() |
Attendance: 15,809 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
7 March 2015 36 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Watford | Molineux, Wolverhampton |
15:00 | Afobe ![]() Price ![]() ![]() |
Report | Vydra ![]() Deeney ![]() Hoban ![]() ![]() Forestieri ![]() |
Attendance: 23,146 Referee: Brendan Malone |
14 March 2015 37 | Watford | 4–1 | Reading | Vicarage Road, Watford |
19:45 | Abdi ![]() Vydra ![]() Deeney ![]() Forestieri ![]() |
Report | Karacan ![]() |
Attendance: 16,660 Referee: Darren Bond |
17 March 2015 38 | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Watford | DW Stadium, Wigan |
19:45 | Perch ![]() |
Report | Guedioura ![]() Forestieri ![]() Deeney ![]() |
Attendance: 10,684 Referee: David Coote |
21 March 2015 39 | Watford | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Angella ![]() |
Report | Murphy ![]() Mings ![]() Tabb ![]() Chaplow ![]() |
Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
3 April 2015 40 | Derby County | 2–2 | Watford | Pride Park, Derby |
19:45 | Bent ![]() Bryson ![]() Ince ![]() Keogh ![]() |
Report | Watson ![]() Vydra ![]() Motta ![]() Deeney ![]() Ighalo ![]() Connolly ![]() Catchart ![]() |
Attendance: 31,748 Referee: Kevin Friend |
6 April 2015 41 | Watford | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Vicarage Road, Watford |
12:30 | Deeney ![]() Ighalo ![]() Guedioura ![]() Layún ![]() |
Report | Reach ![]() Leadbitter ![]() |
Attendance: 19,656 Referee: Mike Jones |
11 April 2015 42 | Millwall | 0–2 | Watford | The Den, Bermondsey, London |
15:00 | Harding ![]() Nelson ![]() Beevers ![]() |
Report | Vydra ![]() Guedioura ![]() |
Attendance: 12,075 Referee: Simon Hooper |
15 April 2015 43 | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Watford | City Ground, Nottingham |
19:45 | Wilson ![]() Gardner ![]() |
Report | Ighalo ![]() Connolly ![]() Deeney ![]() Abdi ![]() ![]() Motta ![]() Cathcart ![]() |
Attendance: 20,723 Referee: Paul Tierney |
18 April 2015 44 | Watford | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Cathcart ![]() ![]() |
Report | Grounds ![]() |
Attendance: 19,156 Referee: Mark Haywood |
25 April 2015 45 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Watford | Brighton |
12:15 | Kayal ![]() Stephens ![]() Greer ![]() |
Report | Deeney ![]() ![]() Cathcart ![]() Angella ![]() Guedioura ![]() Vydra ![]() |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium, Brighton Attendance: 28,841 Referee: Keith Stroud |
2 May 2015 46 | Watford | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Vicarage Road, Watford |
12:15 | Vydra ![]() |
Report | Semedo ![]() Nuhiu ![]() |
Attendance: 20,250 Referee: Lee Probert |
FA Cup
4 January 2015 Third round | Chelsea | 3–0 | Watford | Stamford Bridge, London |
14:00 | Willian ![]() Rémy ![]() Zouma ![]() |
Report | Paredes ![]() Tőzsér ![]() |
Attendance: 41,010 Referee: Kevin Friend |
League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Watford were drawn away to Stevenage.[2]
12 August 2014 Round One | Stevenage | 0–1 | Watford | Broadhall Way, Stevenage |
19:45 | Report | Dyer ![]() |
Attendance: 3,969 (1,860 Hornets fans) Referee: Carl Berry |
Squad statistics
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No. = Squad number Pos = Playing position P = Number of games played G = Number of goals scored |
GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward |
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 2014–15 † Loan player[b]
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Statistics correct as of 2 May 2015.[3]
No. | Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | ![]() |
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Age | Joined club | Yth | Notes |
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Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||||
1 | GK | Heurelho Gomes | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2014 | No | — |
2 | MF | Luke O'Nien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2013 | Yes | — |
3 | MF | Gianni Munari | 21+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2014 | No | † |
4 | DF | Gabriele Angella | 32+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2013 | No | — |
5 | MF | Keith Andrews | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2014 | No | † |
5 | MF | Adlène Guedioura | 13+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2014 | No | — |
6 | DF | Joel Ekstrand | 23+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2012 | No | — |
7 | MF | Cristian Battocchio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2012 | No | — |
7 | MF | Miguel Layún | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2015 | No | — |
8 | MF | Dániel Tőzsér | 34+11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2014 | No | † |
9 | FW | Troy Deeney | 37+5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2010 | No | — |
10 | MF | Lewis McGugan | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2013 | No | — |
11 | FW | Fernando Forestieri | 10+14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2012 | No | — |
12 | DF | Lloyd Doyley | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2001 | Yes | — |
13 | FW | Mathias Ranégie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2014 | No | — |
14 | DF | Juan Carlos Paredes | 32+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2014 | No | — |
15 | DF | Craig Cathcart | 28+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2014 | No | — |
16 | MF | Sean Murray | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2010 | Yes | — |
17 | DF | Vujadin Savić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2015 | No | — |
17 | DF | Gabriel Tamaș | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 2014 | No | — |
18 | DF | Daniel Pudil | 19+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2012 | No | — |
19 | FW | Diego Fabbrini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2013 | No | — |
20 | FW | Matěj Vydra | 31+11 | 16 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2014 | No | † |
21 | MF | Ikechi Anya | 27+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2012 | No | — |
22 | MF | Almen Abdi | 28+4 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2012 | No | — |
23 | MF | Lloyd Dyer | 4+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2014 | No | — |
23 | MF | Ben Watson | 19+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2015 | No | — |
24 | FW | Odion Ighalo | 22+13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2014 | No | — |
25 | FW | Uche Ikpeazu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2013 | No | — |
26 | FW | Bernard Mensah | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2011 | Yes | — |
27 | DF | Josh Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2014 | Yes | — |
28 | MF | Connor Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2011 | Yes | — |
29 | FW | Alex Jakubiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2014 | Yes | — |
30 | GK | Jonathan Bond | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2010 | Yes | — |
31 | DF | Tommie Hoban | 20+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2011 | Yes | — |
32 | MF | George Byers | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2014 | Yes | — |
33 | DF | Jorell Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2014 | Yes | — |
34 | GK | Rene Gilmartin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2014 | No | — |
39 | DF | Sébastien Bassong | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2014 | No | † |
39 | DF | Matthew Connolly | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2015 | No | † |
47 | MF | Marco Motta | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2014 | Yes | — |
Staff
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Non-playing staff
- Head-coach: Slaviša Jokanović (from 7 October)[4]
- Assistant coach: Dean Austin (from 15 January)[5]
- Assistant coach: Ruben Martinez (from 11 September; joint caretaker head coach 15–29 September)[6][7][8]
- Assistant coach: Javier Pereira (from 11 September; joint caretaker head coach 15–29 September)[6][7][8]
- Goalkeeping coach: Alec Chamberlain
- Goalkeeping coach: Paolo De Toffol
- Technical director: Luke Dowling (from 3 September)[9]
- Academy manager: Chris McGuane[10]
- Lead professional development coach: David Horseman (from 1 December)[11]
- Academy Head of Coaching: Barry Quin (acting youth-team coach between Hughes' departure and appointment of Horseman)[10]
- Chief scout: Filippo Giraldi
- Head of medical: Richard Collinge (from 9 February)[12]
- Head of sports science: Gianni Brignardello
- Sport Scientist: Ben Dixon
- Kit manager: Will Jones
- Assistant kit manager: Craig Charles
Information correct as of 13 May 2015.[13]
Former non-playing staff
- Head coach: Beppe Sannino (until 31 August)[14]
- Head coach: Óscar García (2–29 September)[15]
- Head-coach: Billy McKinlay (29 September–7 October; assistant coach: 26–29 September)[16][15][4]
- Assistant coach: Giovanni Cusatis (until 11 September)[6]
- Assistant coach: Francesco Troise (until 11 September)[6]
- Technical director: Gianluca Nani (until 2 September)[17]
- Youth team coach: David Hughes (until 6 August)[18]
- Head of medical: Marco Cesarini (until late December)[12]
- First-team analyst: Adam Carter
Transfers
In
Date | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
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23 May 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [19] |
27 May 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [20] |
12 June 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [21] |
24 June 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [22] |
16 July 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [23] |
25 August 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [24] |
24 October 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [25] |
9 January 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [26] |
23 January 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [27] |
23 January 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [28] |
26 February 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [29] |
Out
Date[a] | Player | To[b] | Fee | Ref |
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4 June 2014 | ![]() | Retired | Released | [30] |
4 June 2014 | ![]() | Retired | Released | [30] |
4 June 2014 | ![]() | Free Agent | Released | [30] |
4 June 2014 | ![]() | Free agent | Released | [30] |
4 June 2014 | ![]() | Free Agent | Released | [30] |
4 June 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Released | [30][31] |
4 June 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Released | [30] |
2 July 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [32] |
17 July 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [33] |
31 July 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [34] |
1 August 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [35] |
14 January 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | Free | [36] |
Loans in
Start | Player | Parent club | End | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 June 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [37] |
7 July 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [38] |
24 July 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 February 2015 | [39][40] |
30 July 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 24 October 2014 | [41] |
4 August 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [42] |
8 October 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 January 2015 | [43] |
26 November 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2015 | [44] |
27 February 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 25 April 2015 | [45] |
19 March 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [46] |
Loans outs
Start | Player | To | End | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 August 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [47] |
13 August 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 November 2014 | [48][49] |
14 August 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [50][51] |
22 August 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [52] |
26 August 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [53] |
28 August 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 15 January 2015 | [54] |
19 November 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 January 2015 | [55] |
26 November 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 25 January 2015 | [56] |
27 November 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [57][51][58] |
16 January 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 16 March 2015 | [59][60] |
19 January 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [61] |
28 January 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 March 2015 | [62][63] |
2 February 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [64] |
5 February 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 31 December 2015 | [65] |
11 February 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [66] |
13 March 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [67] |
26 March 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 June 2015 | [60] |
Reserves and academy
Summarize
Perspective
In 2014–15, Watford's under-21 side competed in the Under-21 Premier League Cup, progressing through four rounds before losing 3–2 away at Southampton in the quarter-finals. They also played in the Herts Senior Cup, progressing through one round before losing to Hemel Hempstead in the quarter-finals.[68] The under-18s finished 5th in the South-East Conference of the Football League Youth Alliance, subsequently qualifying for Merit League One. In the FA Youth Cup they entered in the third round, losing 3–1 away at Swansea.[10]
Watford's academy in 2014–15 consisted of 17 scholars:
- In the second year: Arie Ammann, Matthew Hall, Harry Kyprianou, Dennon Lewis, Mahlondo Martin, Il Myeong Choi, Kunle Otudeko, Carl Stewart and Alfie Young.[69][70]
- In the first year: Jacob Cook, Andrew Eleftheriou, Michael Folivi, Max Makaka, Brandon Mason, Ogo Obi, Charlie Rowan and Connor Stevens.[71]
Panos Armenakas was announced as joining the first-year in April 2014, but in June he signed for Italian club Udinese, who are also owned by the Pozzo family.[72] On 1 September the club announced second-year midfielder Tom Rosenthal had left to join Belgian side S.V. Zulte Waregem in order for him to be closer to an ill family member.[73] On 15 September striker Ogo Obi signed a two-year scholarship deal with the club, with a one-year professional deal from its expiration in 2016.[74] Obi had been with the club since the under-11 age-group, but had spent time on trial with Manchester United over the pre-season.[75] Goalkeeper Shaun Rowley, a scholar with Shrewsbury Town, joined the academy on a youth loan for the early part of the reason, returning to his parent club in October.[76] Stewart transferred to Udinese in January.[77] In February Folivi signed a deal that would see him become professional at the end of his scholarship in 2016, with the club holding the option of adding a further year.[78]
On 1 May, Watford announced that Lewis, Martin and Young would be offered professional contracts of an unspecified length, while Hall would have his scholarship extended after he suffered from an injury in 2014–15. Ammann, Choi, Otudeko and Kyprianou, who was an unused substitute for the first-team's FA Cup game away at Bristol City on 4 January 2014, were released.[70][79]
References
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