2013–14 Watford F.C. season
2013–14 season | |||
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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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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.
Background
[edit]Gianfranco 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
[edit]Watford 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 ![]() Troy Deeney ![]() |
24 July 2013 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Watford | London Road |
19.30 | Swanson ![]() |
Deeney ![]() |
30 July 2013 | Boreham Wood | 1–6 | Watford | Meadow Park |
19.30 | Simmonds ![]() |
Report | Mensah ![]() Ikpeazu ![]() Battocchio ![]() Geijo ![]() |
Attendance: 718 |
Football League Championship
[edit]3 August 2013 1 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Watford | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
15:00 | Report | Deeney ![]() |
Attendance: 18,830 |
10 August 2013 2 | Watford | 6–1 | Bournemouth | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Angella ![]() Deeney ![]() McGugan ![]() |
Report | Grabban ![]() |
Attendance: 16,295 |
17 August 2013 3 | Reading | 3–3 | Watford | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
15:00 | Le Fondre ![]() Karacan ![]() |
Report | Faraoni ![]() Deeney ![]() Fabbrini ![]() |
Attendance: 20,875 |
25 August 2013 4 | Watford | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Vicarage Road, Watford |
13:15 | McGugan ![]() |
Report | Reid ![]() |
Attendance: 16,242 |
31 August 2013 5 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Watford | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool |
15:00 | Ince ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 13,345 |
14 September 2013 6 | Watford | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Pudil ![]() |
Report | Kermorgant ![]() |
Attendance: 16,431 |
17 September 2013 7 | Watford | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
19:45 | McGugan ![]() |
Report | Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 13,998 |
21 September 2013 8 | Barnsley | 1–5 | Watford | Oakwell, Barnsley |
15:00 | Scotland ![]() |
Report | Deeney ![]() Faraoni ![]() Forestieri ![]() Murray ![]() Anya ![]() |
Attendance: 9,850 |
28 September 2013 9 | Watford | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Battocchio ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 14,999 |
1 October 2013 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Watford | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
19:45 | Rhodes ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 12,981 |
5 October 2013 11 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Watford | John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield |
15:00 | Ward ![]() |
Report | Forestieri ![]() Pudil ![]() |
Attendance: 14,311 |
19 October 2013 12 | Watford | 2-3 | Derby County | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Forestieri ![]() McGugan ![]() |
Report | Ward ![]() Ward ![]() Sammon ![]() |
Attendance: 16,180 |
28 October 2013 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Watford | Falmer Stadium, Brighton |
20:00 | Crofts ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Attendance: 27,657 |
2 November 2013 14 | Watford | 0–3 | Leicester City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
12:15 | Forestieri ![]() Ekstrand ![]() |
Report | Wood ![]() Knockaert ![]() ![]() Dyer ![]() |
Attendance: 16,011 (1,561 away) |
9 November 2013 15 | Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Watford | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
15:00 | Adomah ![]() Ayala ![]() |
Report | Deeney ![]() Forestieri ![]() |
Attendance: 14,344 |
23 November 2013 16 | Watford | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Report | Beckford ![]() |
Attendance: 15,247 |
30 November 2013 17 | Watford | 0–3 | Yeovil Town | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Report | Webster ![]() Miller ![]() Edwards ![]() |
Attendance: 15,263 |
7 December 2013 19 | Leeds United | 3–3 | Watford | Elland Road, Leeds |
15:00 | Pugh ![]() Smith ![]() McCormack ![]() |
Report | Deeney ![]() Battocchio ![]() |
Attendance: 23,445 |
14 December 2013 20 | Watford | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Report | Wickham ![]() ![]() Roger Johnson ![]() Lee ![]() Hélan ![]() |
Attendance: 15,476 |
21 December 2013 21 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Watford | Portman Road, Ipswich |
15:00 | Smith ![]() McGoldrick ![]() |
Report | Pudil ![]() Ekstrand ![]() Thorne ![]() Deeney ![]() |
Attendance: 16,385 |
26 December 2013 22 | Watford | 4–0 | Millwall | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Deeney ![]() Forestieri ![]() Anya ![]() McGugan ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 15,471 |
29 December 2013 23 | Watford | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Angella ![]() Acuña ![]() |
Report | Phillips ![]() Barton ![]() |
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 ![]() Grabban ![]() Pitman ![]() |
Report | Angella ![]() ![]() Almunia ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() Henderson ![]() Mackie ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 18,510 |
1 February 2014 27 | Watford | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Anya ![]() Forestieri ![]() Tőzsér ![]() Ekstrand ![]() |
Report | Greer ![]() |
Attendance: 16,096 |
8 February 2014 28 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Watford | King Power Stadium, Leicester |
15:00 | Konchesky ![]() James ![]() Drinkwater ![]() |
Report | Forestieri ![]() ![]() Tőzsér ![]() Murray ![]() Cassetti ![]() |
Attendance: 23,635 |
11 February 2014 29 | Watford | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Deeney ![]() Bellerín ![]() Forestieri ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 13,904 |
15 February 2014 30 | Watford | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Cassetti ![]() Deeney ![]() Diakité ![]() Forestieri ![]() |
Report | Gibson ![]() ![]() Chalobah ![]() |
Attendance: 15,391 |
18 February 2014 31 | Yeovil Town | 0–0 | Watford | Huish Park, Yeovil |
15:00 | Webster ![]() Miller ![]() |
Report | Cassetti ![]() |
Attendance: 6,042 |
22 February 2014 32 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Watford | Reebok Stadium, Bolton |
15:00 | Medo ![]() Jutkiewicz ![]() Mason ![]() |
Report | Ekstrand ![]() Angella ![]() Faraoni ![]() |
Attendance: 15,179 |
1 March 2014 33 | Watford | 4–0 | Blackpool | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Ranégie ![]() Deeney ![]() Belkalem ![]() |
Report | Basham ![]() |
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 ![]() Keegan ![]() Coppinger ![]() Sharp ![]() Wellens ![]() |
Report | Ranégie ![]() Angella ![]() Cassetti ![]() Tőzsér ![]() Anya ![]() Faraoni ![]() |
Attendance: 6,581 |
15 March 2014 35 | Watford | 3–0 | Barnsley | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Battocchio ![]() Deeney ![]() Pudil ![]() Merkel ![]() |
Report | Dawson ![]() Mellis ![]() |
Attendance: 14,531 |
22 March 2014 36 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Watford | DW Stadium, Wigan |
15:00 | Beausejour ![]() Waghorn ![]() ![]() |
Report | McGugan ![]() Tőzsér ![]() Diakité ![]() Ekstrand ![]() |
Attendance: 14,556 |
25 March 2014 37 | Watford | 3–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
19:45 | Cassetti ![]() Deeney ![]() Battocchio ![]() Angella ![]() |
Report | Dunn ![]() Conway ![]() Gestede ![]() Evans ![]() Kane ![]() Kilgallon ![]() |
Attendance: 13,921 |
29 March 2014 38 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–4 | Watford | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
15:00 | Afobe ![]() Lee ![]() |
Report | Angella ![]() ![]() McGugan ![]() Pudil ![]() Deeney ![]() Tőzsér ![]() |
Attendance: 22,057 |
5 April 2014 39 | Watford | 1–1 | Burnley | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Deeney ![]() Faraoni ![]() |
Report | Arfield ![]() |
Attendance: 16,182 |
8 April 2014 40 | Watford | 3–0 | Leeds United | Vicarage Road, Watford |
19:45 | Abdi ![]() Cassetti ![]() Anya ![]() Deeney ![]() |
Report | Wootton ![]() Hunt ![]() |
Attendance: 16,212 |
12 April 2014 41 | Millwall | 2–2 | Watford | The Den, South Bermondsey, London |
15:07 | Martin ![]() Morison ![]() Woolford ![]() ![]() |
Report | Riera ![]() McGugan ![]() ![]() Abdi ![]() Murray ![]() |
Attendance: 10,851 |
19 April 2014 42 | Watford | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Riera ![]() Angella ![]() ![]() McGugan ![]() ![]() Tőzsér ![]() |
Report | Wordsworth ![]() |
Attendance: 16,615 |
21 April 2014 43 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Watford | Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 | Barton ![]() Austin ![]() ![]() |
Report | Ranégie ![]() ![]() Riera ![]() Abdi ![]() |
Attendance: 16,951 |
26 April 2014 44 | Derby County | 4–2 | Watford | Pride Park, Derby |
15:00 | Hendrick ![]() Forsyth ![]() Martin ![]() |
Report | Cassetti ![]() ![]() Deeney ![]() ![]() Riera ![]() Tőzsér ![]() Ranégie ![]() |
Attendance: 25,922 |
29 April 2014 45 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Watford | The Valley, Charlton, London |
19:45 | Harriott ![]() Jackson ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Report | Belkalem ![]() Deeney ![]() Riera ![]() ![]() Ranégie ![]() |
Attendance: 15,815 |
3 May 2014 46 | Watford | 1–4 | Huddersfield Town | Vicarage Road, Watford |
15:00 | Hoban ![]() Tőzsér ![]() Angella ![]() Deeney ![]() |
Report | Deeney ![]() Ranégie ![]() |
Attendance: 15,370 |
Football League Cup
[edit]6 August 2013 Round 1 | Bristol Rovers | 1–3 | Watford | Memorial Ground |
19:45 | Richards ![]() |
Report | Murray ![]() Angella ![]() |
Attendance: 4,875 |
28 August 2013 Round 2 | Watford | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Vicarage Road |
19:45 | Ward ![]() Battocchio ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 9,824 |
24 September 2013 Round 3 | Watford | 2–3 (a.e.t) | Norwich | Vicarage Road |
19:45 | Acuna ![]() Faraoni ![]() |
Report | Murphy ![]() Hooper ![]() |
Attendance: 11,178 |
FA Cup
[edit]4 January 2014 Round 3 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Watford | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
15:00 | Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() |
Report | Murray ![]() |
Attendance: 10,165 |
14 January 2014 Round 3 replay | Watford | 2–0 | Bristol City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
19:45 | Faraoni ![]() McGugan ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,302 |
25 January 2014 Round 4 | Manchester City | 4–2 | Watford | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester |
15:00 | Džeko ![]() Agüero ![]() Kolarov ![]() |
Report | Forestieri ![]() Deeney ![]() Pudil ![]() Cassetti ![]() |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Summary
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Players
[edit]Statistics
[edit]
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 2013–14 † Loan player
|
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 |
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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
[edit]updates 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
[edit]At 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
[edit]updates 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
[edit]On 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
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- ^ "Watford's season in 30 numbers".
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- ^ BBC Sport. "Gianfranco Zola named as new Watford manager". BBC.co.uk/sport. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Muro, Giuseppe (11 July 2012). "Watford are not a feeder club for Italians, says Gianfranco Zola". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ BBC Sport. "Ian Holloway: Crystal Palace boss questions Watford loan "loophole"". BBC.co.uk/sport. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Nursey, James. "Watford boss Gianfranco Zola on the anti-loans campaign". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Club Website. "PRE-SEASON: NY Cosmos At The Vic" Archived 24 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Club Website. "PRE-SEASON ITALY: Games Confirmed" Archived 6 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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