Watford F.C. Player of the Season

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Gavin Mahon, recipient of the award in 2003–04

Watford Football Club are an English football club, from Watford, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1881 as Watford Rovers, the club has competed in the Football League since 1920, with the exceptions of 1999–2000 and 2006–07, when it competed in the Premier League. First introduced by the Watford Observer in the 1972–73 season, the Watford F.C. Player of the Season award is voted for annually by supporters of the club.[1] It recognises the best overall performance by an individual player through the season. Each year the winner is presented with the Watford Observer Trophy at the club's end-of-season awards dinner.[2]

Goalkeeper Andy Rankin won the initial award in the 1972–73 season, ahead of Colin Franks and Duncan Welbourne. In 1973–74 Andrew Rankin won the award for the second time, becoming the first of eight players to do so as of 2010.[1][3] Another goalkeeper, Tony Coton, is the only player to have received the title for a third time. Coton is one of three players to have won the award in consecutive seasons, the others being Wilf Rostron in 1982–83 and 1983–84, and most recently Tommy Smith in 2007–08 and 2008–09. Eight winners of the award have represented their country at international level, of whom only John McClelland went on to become Watford's Player of the Season for a second time.[3]

Towards the end of each season, fans vote directly for the Player of the Season. Historically this has been conducted by post, but in recent years it has taken place on the Watford Observer's website. This system was earmarked for change in 2009.[4] After every match, the Watford Observer encouraged fans to rate each individual player's performance on a five-point scale. At the end of the season the votes were to be collated, with the winner being the player who had the highest average rating over the course of the season.[5] However, this system did not prove popular, and in March 2010 the Observer decided to revert to the traditional method of voting.[6]

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[edit] Winners

      dagger Inducted into the Watford Hall of Fame
Correct as of 9 May 2011 (2011 -05-09).
Season Level[nb 1] Name Position[nb 2] Watford appearances Watford goals Country International caps Notes
1972–73 3 Rankin, AndyAndy Rankin Goalkeeper 329 0  England 0
1973–74 3 Jennings, BillyBilly Jennings Forward 100 37  England 0 [nb 3]
1974–75 3 Rankin, AndyAndy Rankin Goalkeeper 329 0  England 0
1975–76 4 Jenkins, RossRoss Jenkins Forward 398 142  England 0 [nb 4]
1976–77 4 Mercer, KeithKeith Mercer Forward 154 53  England 0
1977–78 4 Garner, AlanAlan Garner Defender 232 16  England 0
1978–79 3 Jenkins, RossRoss Jenkins Forward 398 142  England 0 [nb 4]
1979–80 2 Bolton, IanIan Bolton Defender 287 36  England 0 dagger
[9]
1980–81 2 Sims, SteveSteve Sims Defender 219 8  England 0
1981–82 2 Taylor, LesLes Taylor Midfielder 211 20  England 0 dagger
[10]
1982–83 1 Rostron, WilfWilf Rostron Defender 404 30  England 0
1983–84 1 Rostron, WilfWilf Rostron Defender 404 30  England 0
1984–85 1 McClelland, JohnJohn McClelland Defender 234 3  Northern Ireland 53 dagger
[11][12]
1985–86 1 Coton, TonyTony Coton Goalkeeper 291 0  England 0 dagger
[nb 5][14]
1986–87 1 Coton, TonyTony Coton Goalkeeper 291 0  England 0 dagger
[nb 5][14]
1987–88 1 McClelland, JohnJohn McClelland Defender 234 3  Northern Ireland 53 dagger
[11][12]
1988–89 2 Hodges, GlynGlyn Hodges Midfielder 102 19  Wales 18 [15]
1989–90 2 Coton, TonyTony Coton Goalkeeper 291 0  England 0 dagger
[nb 5][14]
1990–91 2 James, DavidDavid James Goalkeeper 98 0  England 53 dagger
[16][17][18]
1991–92 2 Gibbs, NigelNigel Gibbs Defender 491 7  England 0 dagger
[nb 6]
1992–93 2 Furlong, PaulPaul Furlong Forward 91 41  England 0 [nb 7]
1993–94 2 Porter, GaryGary Porter Midfielder 472 57  England 0 [nb 8]
1994–95 2 Miller, KevinKevin Miller Goalkeeper 151 0  England 0
1995–96 2 Mooney, TommyTommy Mooney Forward 287 64  England 0 dagger
[23]
1996–97 3 Miller, KevinKevin Miller Goalkeeper 151 0  England 0
1997–98 3 Chamberlain, AlecAlec Chamberlain Goalkeeper 288 0  England 0
1998–99 2 Palmer, SteveSteve Palmer Defender 272 9  England 0 [nb 9]
1999–2000 1 Page, RobertRobert Page Defender 252 3  Wales 41 [25][26]
2000–01 2 Mooney, TommyTommy Mooney Forward 287 64  England 0 dagger
[23]
2001–02 2 Chamberlain, AlecAlec Chamberlain Goalkeeper 288 0  England 0
2002–03 2 Gayle, MarcusMarcus Gayle Defender 115 9  Jamaica 14 [27]
2003–04 2 Mahon, GavinGavin Mahon Midfielder 215 7  England 0 [14][28]
2004–05 2 Helguson, HeiðarHeiðar Helguson Forward 228 75  Iceland 53 [12][29][30]
2005–06 2 King, MarlonMarlon King Forward 87 37  Jamaica 18 [23][31][32]
2006–07 1 Foster, BenBen Foster Goalkeeper 81 0  England 5 [nb 10][34]
2007–08 2 Smith, TommyTommy Smith Forward 306 64  England 0 [nb 11][17]
2008–09 2 Smith, TommyTommy Smith Forward 306 64  England 0 [nb 11][37]
2009–10 2 Cleverley, TomTom Cleverley Midfielder 35 11  England 0 [nb 12][39]
2010–11 2 Graham, DannyDanny Graham Forward 98 41  England 0 [40][41]

[edit] Statistics

A man in a grey football shirt and goalkeeping gloves standing on a playing pitch in front of a goal.
Ben Foster was voted Player of the Season while on loan from Manchester United.
A man in a jacket and tie standing in a car park outside a football stadium.
Tommy Mooney, winner in 1995–96 and 2000–01.
Wins by playing position
Position[nb 2] Number of winners[nb 13]
Goalkeeper 11
Defender 10
Midfielder 5
Forward 13
Wins by country
Country Number of winners[nb 13]
 England 32
 Iceland 1
 Jamaica 2
 Northern Ireland 2
 Wales 2

[edit] Footnotes

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Tom Cleverley is the only player to win the award having made fewer than 50 appearances.
  1. ^ The official "Level" of competition in the structure of the English league system
  2. ^ a b For a full description of positions see association football positions.
  3. ^ Jennings represented England at youth level.[7]
  4. ^ a b Not to be confused with Ross Jenkins (footballer born 1990), who won the Watford Young Player of the Season award in 2008–09.[8]
  5. ^ a b c Coton made one appearance for England B.[13]
  6. ^ Gibbs spent his entire playing career at Watford.[19]
  7. ^ Furlong made six appearances for England C, scoring one goal.[20][21]
  8. ^ Porter made 12 appearances for the England under-21 team, scoring one goal.[22]
  9. ^ Palmer is listed as a defender as he played most games this season as a central defender. He has played in every position for the club.[24]
  10. ^ Foster was on loan at Watford from Manchester United.[10][33]
  11. ^ a b Smith made one appearance for England under-21, scoring one goal.[35][36]
  12. ^ Cleverley has played six times for England under-21.[38]
  13. ^ a b Multiple winners are counted multiple times.


[edit] References

General
Further reading
  • Phillips, Oliver (2001). The Golden Boys: A Study of Watford's Cult Heroes. Alpine Press Ltd. p. 230. ISBN 0-9528631-6-2. 
  • Phillips, Oliver (1991). The Official Centenary History of Watford FC 1881–1991. Watford Football Club. pp. 181–182, 271–272. ISBN 0-9509601-6-0. 
Specific
  1. ^ a b Phillips, Oliver (1991). The Official Centenary History of Watford FC 1881–1991. Watford football club. pp. 271–272. ISBN 0-9509601-6-0. 
  2. ^ "Hornets star first player to retain trophy for 22 years". Watford Observer. Newsquest. 3 May 2009. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/search/4339460.Smith_is_Watford_s_Player_of_the_Season_again/. Retrieved 6 October 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Former Watford Players of the Season". Watford F.C. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/Awards/0,,10400~1034010,00.html. Retrieved 4 October 2009. 
  4. ^ "Still time to vote for your Player of the Season". Watford Observer. Newsquest. 9 April 2009. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/4281857.Tamas_in_twin_trophy_frame/. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  5. ^ "Supporters to pick their own Watford FC's player of the season". Watford Observer. Newsquest. 10 August 2009. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/4538710.You_pick_player_of_the_season/. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  6. ^ "One week left to vote for Watford's Player of the Season". Watford Observer. Newsquest. 23 March 2010. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/5078067.Have_you_voted_for_your_top_Hornet_yet_/?ref=mr. Retrieved 23 August 2010. 
  7. ^ "On This Day: 20 February". West Ham United F.C. http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1562424,00.html. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  8. ^ "Player of the Season". Watford F.C. 10 July 2009. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1647090,00.html. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  9. ^ "Hall of Fame". Watford F.C. 10 June 2009. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1647089,00.html. Retrieved 6 October 2009. 
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  16. ^ "David James". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/MensSeniorTeam/Archive.aspx?p=326461. Retrieved 5 May 2011. 
  17. ^ a b "Roll of Honour". Watford F.C. 6 May 2008. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1306878,00.html. Retrieved 6 October 2009. 
  18. ^ "David James: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=3869. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 
  19. ^ "Nigel Gibbs: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2840. Retrieved 6 October 2009. 
  20. ^ "Furlong Adds Experience". Barnet F.C. http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10431~1506158,00.html. Retrieved 6 October 2009. 
  21. ^ "Paul Furlong:All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2694. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 
  22. ^ "England - U-21 International Results 1986-1995 - Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u21-intres86.html. Retrieved 8 October 2009. 
  23. ^ a b c "Marlon Wins Player of the Year". Watford F.C. 2 May 2006. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~824294,00.html. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  24. ^ Tongue, Steve (31 October 2000). "Palmer the all-rounder ready for United test". The Independent (London: Independent News & Media). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/palmer-the-allrounder-ready-for-united-test-637456.html. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  25. ^ Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin. "Appearances for Wales National Team". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/wal-recintlp.html. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  26. ^ "Robert Page: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=6068. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 
  27. ^ "Player Profile:Marcus Gayle". AFC Wimbledon. http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/players.php?squad=1&Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&player_id=1254&position=. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  28. ^ "Gavin Mahon: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9651. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 
  29. ^ "Félagsmaður" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ). http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=26035&pListi=4. Retrieved 5 May 2011. 
  30. ^ "Heidar Helguson: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=19042. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
  31. ^ "National Team- Profile". Jamaica Football Federation. http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/RBoyz_Profile/Profile1.htm#MKing. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
  32. ^ "Marlon King: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=15062. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 
  33. ^ "Ben Foster:All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=32442. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 
  34. ^ "Ben Foster". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/MensSeniorTeam/Archive.aspx?p=328875. Retrieved 9 May 2011. 
  35. ^ "Tommy Smith: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=12983. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 
  36. ^ Richard Williams (1 September 2000). "Joe Cole fires young England". guardian.co.uk (London: Guardian News and Media). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2000/sep/01/newsstory.sport5. Retrieved 28 October 2009. 
  37. ^ "Player of the Season". Watford F.C. 3 May 2009. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1647087,00.html. Retrieved 6 October 2009. 
  38. ^ "Tom Cleverley". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/C/Tom-Cleverley-Manchester-Utd. Retrieved 4 May 2010. 
  39. ^ "Player of the season". Watford Football Club. 18 April 2010. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~2028625,00.html. Retrieved 4 May 2010. 
  40. ^ "Danny Graham: All time playing career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=38086. Retrieved 9 May 2011. 
  41. ^ Matthews, Anthony (30 April 2011). "Danny Graham is Player of the Season". Watford Observer. Newsquest. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9001895.Danny_Graham_is_Player_of_the_Season/. Retrieved 9 May 2011. 
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