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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
Pre-season matches edit
| 8 July 2014 |  SV Feldkirchen | 0–7 | Watford | Bad Bleiberg, Austria |
| 17:00 BST | Report | Abdi  16' 20' (o.g.)Vydra 25'Murray 42'McGugan 58'Forestieri 59'Ranégie 85' |
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 83', 90+1' |
Report | Battocchio 18' Hoban 48' |
| 30 July 2014 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Watford | Borehamwood, England |
| 19:30 BST | Tudgay 8' |
Report | Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 2 August 2014 | Watford | 2–2 | Udinese  | Watford, England |
| 15:00 BST | McGugan 59' Ranégie 81' |
Report | Widmer 23' Théréau 76' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,085 |
Championship edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 edit
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 17' Vydra 23'Forestieri 80' |
Report | Attendance: 15,546 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 16 August 2014 2 | Norwich City | 3–0 | Watford | Carrow Road, Norwich |
| 15:00 | Johnson 32' Grabban 59'Tettey 61' |
Report | Ekstrand  3' |
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  58'Smallwood 83' |
Report | Andrews 60' Tamaș 71'Dyer 74'Munari 87' |
Attendance: 9,361 Referee: David Webb |
| 23 August 2014 4 | Watford | 4–1 | Leeds United | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Forestieri 20', 67' Deeney 58' (pen.)Tőzsér 90+1' |
Report | Tamaș 32' (o.g.) Bellusci 57'Byram 90+3' |
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 12' Abdi 54', 90+4'Tamaș 60'  65'Andrews 68' |
Report | Bunn 48' Wallace 63' |
Attendance: 14,409 (897 away fans) Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 13 September 2014 6 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Watford | The Valley, London |
| 15:00 | Buyens 3' (pen.) |
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 68' (pen.) |
Attendance: 9,695 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 20 September 2014 8 | Watford | 1–1 | AFC Bournemouth | Vicarage Road |
| 12:15 | Tőzsér 68' Cathcart 83'Forestieri 85' |
Report | Arter 63', 70' Cook 67'Surman 68'Elphick 90+1' |
Attendance: 14,320 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 27 September 2014 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Watford | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Gestede 46' Cairney 73'Tunnicliffe 77' |
Report | Vydra 30', 61' Tőzsér 41'Gomes 57'Angella 90+6' |
Attendance: 14,084 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 30 September 2014 10 | Watford | 2–1 | Brentford | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | Pudil 26' 90+3' Ighalo 42', 43'Fabbrini 51'Vydra 70'Paredes 90+2' |
Report | Tarkowski 43' Douglas 57'McCormack 90+5' |
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 30' Tőzsér 53'Vydra 58'Paredes 65'Munari 71' |
Report | Gardner 51' Bruno 52'Dunk 77' |
Attendance: 16,531 (1,886 Brighton fans) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 18 October 2014 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | Watford | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
| 15:00 | Drenthe 88' |
Report | Ighalo 21' Abdi 38'Ekstrand 44'Pudil 55'Vydra 69' |
Attendance: 20,909 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 21 October 2014 13 | Watford | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | Ighalo 29' Vydra 52' (pen.) |
Report | Antonio 31', 67' Mancienne 42' |
Attendance: 16,095 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 25 October 2014 14 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Watford | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Ayala 34' Bamford 46'Kike 49'Whitehead 51'Fredericks 90+2' |
Report | Forestieri 39' Deeney 61' |
Attendance: 17,491 Referee: James Adcock |
| 1 November 2014 15 | Watford | 3–1 | Millwall | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Vydra 36' Tőzsér 45+4'Hoban 62'Munari 64' |
Report | Woolford 12' Forde 22'Briggs 35'Fuller 41'Dunne 45+3'Williams 90+4' |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 4 November 2014 16 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Watford | St Andrew's, Birmingham |
| 19:45 | Donaldson 2', 85' Davis 51' |
Report | Forestieri 7' Andrews 81'Deeney 89' |
Attendance: 18,309 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 8 November 2014 17 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Watford | Portman Road, Ipswich |
| 15:00 | McGoldrick 43' Smith 83' |
Report | Paredes 33' Ekstrand 58'Munari 75' |
Attendance: 22,490 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 22 November 2014 18 | Watford | 1–2 | Derby County | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Munari 67', 90+3' Doyley 84'Deeney 90+3'Tőzsér 90+4' |
Report | Keogh 13' Ibe 39'Bryson 81' |
Attendance: 17,421 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 29 November 2014 19 | Watford | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Report | Le Fondre 12', 71' Noone 88' |
Attendance: 15,668 Referee: Phil Gibbs |
| 5 December 2014 20 | Fulham | 0–5 | Watford | Craven Cottage, London |
| 19:45 | Bettinelli 18' |
Report | Abdi 15', 51' Deeney 20' (pen.), 37', 90+3'Bassong 77' |
Attendance: 16,772 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 13 December 2014 21 | Watford | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Deeney 20', 82' Abdi 54'Tőzsér 78' |
Report | McMananman 20' McCann 45' |
Attendance: 15,297 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 20 December 2014 22 | Reading | 0–1 | Watford | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
| 15:00 | Williams 72' Murray 90+2' |
Report | Abdi 29', 70' Angella 38' 45+1' |
Attendance: 18,522 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 26 December 2014 23 | Watford | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Deeney 43' Tőzsér 71' |
Report | Dicko 57' Stearman 64'Price 90+3' |
Attendance: 17,443 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 28 December 2014 24 | Cardiff City | 2–4 | Watford | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Le Fondre 20' Jones 90+1' |
Report | Guedioura 42', 63' Ighalo 45+1'Angella 83' |
Attendance: 22,208 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 10 January 2015 25 | Huddersfield Town | 3–1 | Watford | John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield |
| 15:00 | Hudson 46' Wells 52'Robinson 65'Vaughan 77'Lynch 83' |
Report | Hoban 16' Ighalo 65'Layún 90+5' |
Attendance: 13,843 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 17 January 2015 26 | Watford | 5–0 | Charlton Athletic | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Cathcart 15' Deeney 25'Ighalo 44', 58'Tőzsér 90+3' |
Report | Solly 5' Bikey 90+2' |
Attendance: 17,703 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 24 January 2015 27 | Watford | 7–2 | Blackpool | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Ighalo 47', 54', 73', 81' Deeney 53'Vydra 59'Angella 66' |
Report | Orlandi 8' Davies 39', 42' |
Attendance: 17,015 Referee: Fred Graham |
| 30 January 2015 28 | AFC Bournemouth | 2–0 | Watford | Dean Court, Bournemouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Cook 28' Kermorgant 35' (pen.)Arter 39'Ritchie 57'Elphick 87' |
Report | Angella 1' |
Attendance: 10,904 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 7 February 2015 29 | Watford | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Paredes 20' Cathcart 28'Munari 45+1'Ighalo 83' |
Report | Spearing 19' Kilgallon 55' |
Attendance: 15,011 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 10 February 2015 30 | Brentford | 1–2 | Watford | Griffin Park, Brentford, London |
| 19:45 | Bidwell 38' Gray 53'Dean 56'Smith 82' |
Report | Ighalo 68', 90+1' Paredes 90+2' |
Attendance: 10.524 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 14 February 2015 31 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–4 | Watford | Macron Stadium, Bolton |
| 15:00 | Bannan 32' Clough 37', 85'Le Fondre 41' |
Report | Cathcart 7' Ighalo 25', 90+1'Abdi 69'Ekstrand 74'Deeney 90' |
Attendance: 14,230 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 21 February 2015 32 | Watford | 0–3 | Norwich City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Cathcart 53' Watson 67' |
Report | Tettey 38' Johnson 38'Grabban 65' (pen.), 85'Jerome 70' |
Attendance: 18,602 Referee: Carl Berry |
| 24 February 2015 33 | Watford | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | Ighalo 18', 56' Deeney 54' |
Report | Árnason 53' Smallwood 76' |
Attendance: 13,468 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 28 February 2015 34 | Leeds United | 2–3 | Watford | Elland Road, Leeds |
| 15:00 | Sharp 6' Austin 19' Cook 21' |
Report | Deeney 39' Vydra 56', 80' Watson 48' Abdi 87' |
Attendance: 24,705 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 3 March 2015 35 | Watford | 1–0 | Fulham | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | Deeney 9' Guedioura 83' |
Report | Fofana 53' Richards 59' |
Attendance: 15,809 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 7 March 2015 36 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Watford | Molineux, Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 | Afobe 14' Price 51' 90' |
Report | Vydra 30' Deeney 65'Hoban 82' 90'Forestieri 90' |
Attendance: 23,146 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 14 March 2015 37 | Watford | 4–1 | Reading | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | Abdi 1' Vydra 39'Deeney 48'Forestieri 85' |
Report | Karacan 70' |
Attendance: 16,660 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 17 March 2015 38 | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Watford | DW Stadium, Wigan |
| 19:45 | Perch 74' |
Report | Guedioura 18' Forestieri 53'Deeney 54', 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 10,684 Referee: David Coote |
| 21 March 2015 39 | Watford | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Angella 37' |
Report | Murphy 28' Mings 52'Tabb 90'Chaplow 90' |
Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 3 April 2015 40 | Derby County | 2–2 | Watford | Pride Park, Derby |
| 19:45 | Bent 45' (pen.) Bryson 56' Ince 57' Keogh 90' |
Report | Watson 7' Vydra 23' Motta 45' Deeney 65' Ighalo 75' Connolly 90' Catchart 90' |
Attendance: 31,748 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 6 April 2015 41 | Watford | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 12:30 | Deeney 37' Ighalo 65'Guedioura 70'Layún 90' |
Report | Reach 26' Leadbitter 90' |
Attendance: 19,656 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 11 April 2015 42 | Millwall | 0–2 | Watford | The Den, Bermondsey, London |
| 15:00 | Harding 54' Nelson 76' Beevers 79' |
Report | Vydra 26' Guedioura 56' |
Attendance: 12,075 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 15 April 2015 43 | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | Watford | City Ground, Nottingham |
| 19:45 | Wilson 60' Gardner 72' |
Report | Ighalo 4' Connolly 41' Deeney 52' Abdi 55', 87' Motta 65' Cathcart 71' |
Attendance: 20,723 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 18 April 2015 44 | Watford | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 15:00 | Cathcart 56', 61' |
Report | Grounds 58' |
Attendance: 19,156 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 25 April 2015 45 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Watford | Brighton |
| 12:15 | Kayal 43' Stephens 90'Greer 90' |
Report | Deeney 29', 87' Cathcart 61'Angella 66'Guedioura 90'Vydra 90' |
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 25' |
Report | Semedo 73' Nuhiu 90' |
Attendance: 20,250 Referee: Lee Probert |
FA Cup edit
| 4 January 2015 Third round | Chelsea | 3–0 | Watford | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 14:00 | Willian 58' Rémy 70'Zouma 72' |
Report | Paredes 26' Tőzsér 66' |
Attendance: 41,010 Referee: Kevin Friend |
League Cup edit
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 52' |
Attendance: 3,969 (1,860 Hornets fans) Referee: Carl Berry |
| 26 August 2014 Round Two | Watford | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| 19:45 | Dyer 31' |
Report | Tyson 12' (pen.) Wakefield 52' |
Attendance: 7,318 (270 Rovers fans) Referee: Andy Woolmer |
Squad statistics edit
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
- ^ 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.
- ^ A dagger is only displayed if the player was exclusively a loan player during the 2014–15 season. If they signed permanently over the course of the season then it is not displayed.
- ^ All players who have been signed to the club since the opening day of the 2014–15 season are listed
Staff edit
Non-playing staff edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
In edit
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2014 |  Heurelho Gomes |
 Tottenham Hotspur |
Free | [19] |
| 27 May 2014 |  Gabriel Tamaș |
Doncaster Rovers |
Free | [20] |
| 12 June 2014 | Lloyd Dyer |
Leicester City |
Free | [21] |
| 24 June 2014 |  Craig Cathcart |
Blackpool |
Free | [22] |
| 16 July 2014 |  Juan Carlos Paredes |
 Granada |
Undisclosed | [23] |
| 25 August 2014 |  Rene Gilmartin |
St Patrick's Athletic |
Free | [24] |
| 24 October 2014 |  Odion Ighalo |
Udinese |
Undisclosed | [25] |
| 9 January 2015 |  Miguel Layún |
Granada |
Undisclosed | [26] |
| 23 January 2015 | Ben Watson |
Wigan Athletic |
Undisclosed | [27] |
| 23 January 2015 |  Vujadin Savić |
 Bordeaux |
Free | [28] |
| 26 February 2015 | Marco Motta |
Juventus |
Free | [29] |
Out edit
| Date[a] | Player | To[b] | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2014 | Manuel Almunia |
Retired | Released | [30] |
| 4 June 2014 | Marco Cassetti |
Retired | Released | [30] |
| 4 June 2014 | Fitz Hall |
Free Agent | Released | [30] |
| 4 June 2014 | Ross Jenkins |
Free agent | Released | [30] |
| 4 June 2014 |  Lucas Neill |
Free Agent | Released | [30] |
| 4 June 2014 |  Nyron Nosworthy |
Blackpool |
Released | [30][31] |
| 4 June 2014 | Albert Riera |
Udinese |
Released | [30] |
| 2 July 2014 | Marco Faraoni |
Udinese |
Undisclosed | [32] |
| 17 July 2014 | Gary Woods |
Leyton Orient |
Free | [33] |
| 31 July 2014 | Reece Brown |
Barnsley |
Undisclosed | [34] |
| 1 August 2014 |  Javier Acuña |
Club Olimpia |
Undisclosed | [35] |
| 14 January 2015 | Gabriel Tamaș |
Steaua București |
Free | [36] |
- ^ Where a player has been released, the date given is when their release was announced by Watford, not when their contract expired or when the joined their next club.
- ^ Where a player has been released, the club they subsequently joined is listed, provided it is professional and occurred during the 2014–15 season.
Loans in edit
| Start | Player | Parent club | End | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2014 |  Matěj Vydra |
Udinese |
30 June 2015 | [37] |
| 7 July 2014 |  Dániel Tőzsér |
Parma |
30 June 2015 | [38] |
| 24 July 2014 | Keith Andrews |
Bolton Wanderers |
2 February 2015 | [39][40] |
| 30 July 2014 | Odion Ighalo |
Udinese |
24 October 2014 | [41] |
| 4 August 2014 | Gianni Munari |
Parma |
30 June 2015 | [42] |
| 8 October 2014 |  Sébastien Bassong |
Norwich City |
9 January 2015 | [43] |
| 26 November 2014 |  Adlène Guedioura |
Crystal Palace |
1 January 2015 | [44] |
| 27 February 2015 | Adlène Guedioura |
Crystal Palace |
25 April 2015 | [45] |
| 19 March 2015 | Matthew Connolly |
 Cardiff City |
30 June 2015 | [46] |
Loans outs edit
Reserves and academy edit
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]
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