2013–14 Watford F.C. season

Watford
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]
Home colours
Away colours

Watford Football Club is an English football club from Watford, Hertfordshire. They will play in the 2013–14 Football League Championship, for the seventh consecutive season since relegation from the Premier League in 2006–07.[3] The team manager is Giuseppe Sannino.

Background

Gianfranco Zola replaced Sean Dyche as Watford manager at the end of the 2011–12 season following Sean Dyche's dismissal.[4] Following the successful 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 both the media[6] and fellow managers,[7] taking a stance that using a large number of loan players from a few clubs should not be allowed. However, despite the number of loanees at the club, Watford maintained their traditional use of academy players; Watford used the second-most academy players after Middlesbrough, utilising eight different academy players throughout the season.[8]

Pre Season

Watford will spend the early part of their pre-season in the village of Mals in Northern Italy, attending a pre-season training camp and playing friendly fixtures before playing more fixtures in the UK[9][10]

Football League Championship

Football League Cup

FA Cup

League table

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 59 601 59
15 Leeds United 46 16 9 21 59 678 57

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Summary

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAAH
Result W W D D L D W W W L W L D L D L L D D L D W D L D L W D W W D L W L W L D W D W D W L L L L
Position 9 1 2 5 7 8 6 5 4 7 5 7 7 7 7 10 10 12 12 13 14 12 13 15 15 16 13 14 13 12 11 12 11 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 13 12 12 13 13 13

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Players

Statistics

No. = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

P = Number of games played

G = Number of goals scored

= Yellow cards

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

= Red cards

Yth = Whether player went through Watford's youth system

Joined club = Year that player became a Watford first team player[lower-alpha 1]

Age = Current age

      Left club during 2013–14

dagger Loan player

Statistics correct as of game played 3 May 2014.[11]
Numbers in brackets indicate substitute appearances

2013–14 Watford player details[lower-alpha 2]
No. Pos Name P G P G P G P G Age Joined club Yth Notes
Championship FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
1GKAlmunia, ManuelManuel Almunia 370100038010362012No
2DFBrown, ReeceReece Brown 0 (1)000202 (1)000222013No
3DFBellerín, HéctorHéctor Bellerín 6 (2)000006 (2)010192013Nodagger
4DFAngella, GabrieleGabriele Angella 39 (1)7301 (1)143 (2)8111252013No
5DFBelkalem, EssaïdEssaïd Belkalem 5 (3)000207 (3)040252013Nodagger
6DFEkstrand, JoelJoel Ekstrand 31 (2)0303037 (2)0110252012No
7MFBattocchio, CristianCristian Battocchio 21 (14)4303127 (14)520222012No
8MFMcEachran, JoshJosh McEachran 5 (2)000106 (2)000212013Nodagger
8MFMerkel, AlexanderAlexander Merkel 7 (4)100007 (4)111212014Nodagger
9FWDeeney, TroyTroy Deeney 4424310 (1)047 (1)2540252010No
10MFMcGugan, LewisLewis McGugan 31 (3)10200 (1)033 (4)1170252013No
11FWForestieri, FernandoFernando Forestieri 19 (9)7211 (1)022 (10)880242012No
12DFDoyley, LloydLloyd Doyley 23 (1)0100 (1)024 (2)010312001Yes
13FWRanégie, MathiasMathias Ranégie 8 (2)400008 (2)421292014No
15FWAcuña, JavierJavier Acuña 3 (6)000316 (6)120252013No
15MFRiera, AlbertAlbert Riera 6 (2)100006 (2)131322014No
16MFMurray, SeanSean Murray 22 (12)3213227 (12)620192010Yes
17DFHall, FitzFitz Hall 3 (2)010004 (2)000332013No
18DFPudil, DanielDaniel Pudil 29 (8)21 (1)03033 (9)270282012No
19DFFaraoni, MarcoMarco Faraoni 26 (12)2103131 (12)490222013No
20FWFabbrini, DiegoDiego Fabbrini 8 (13)11 (1)02011 (14)120232013No
20FWChu-young, ParkPark Chu-young 1 (1)000001 (1)000262014Nodagger
21MFAnya, IkechiIkechi Anya 29 (6)5200 (1)031 (7)500262012No
22MFAbdi, AlmenAlmen Abdi 9 (4)20 (2)00 (1)09 (7)220272012No
23MFIriney, Iriney 12 (3)0200014 (3)040332013No
23MFDiakité, SambaSamba Diakité 1 (5)000001 (5)011252014Nodagger
25FWIkpeazu, UcheUche Ikpeazu 0000000000192013No
26FWMensah, BernardBernard Mensah 0 (1)000000000192011Yes
27DFCassetti, MarcoMarco Cassetti 32 (3)11 (1)01 (1)034 (5)1101362012No
28MFSmith, ConnorConnor Smith 100 (1)02 (1)03 (2)010212011Yes
28MFTőzsér, DánielDániel Tőzsér 200000020080282014Yesdagger
29MFGeorge Thorne 8000008010212013Nodagger
29DFNeill, LucasLucas Neill 0 (1)000000 (1)000362014No-
30GKBond, JonathanJonathan Bond 9 (1)0203014 (1)000202010Yes
31DFHoban, TommieTommie Hoban 5 (2)000005 (2)010202011Yes
32MFO'Nien, LukeLuke O'Nien 0 (1)000000 (1)000192013Yes
33DFNosworthy, NyronNyron Nosworthy 5010006010332011No
36FWJakubiak, AlexAlex Jakubiak 1000001000172010Yes
37DFDoherty, JoshJosh Doherty 0 (1)000000 (1)000182012Yes
MFJenkins, RossRoss Jenkins 0000000000222008Yes
DFThompson, AdamAdam Thompson 0000000000202010Yes

Transfers

updates as 20 September 2013

In

Date Player From Fee
1 July 2013Uche IkpeazuReadingFree[12]
2 July 2013Lewis McGuganNottingham ForestFree[13]
19 July 2013Daniel PudilGranadaFree[14]
19 July 2013Marco CassettiUdineseFree[14]
19 July 2013Cristian BattocchioUdineseFree[14]
19 July 2013Almen AbdiUdineseFree[14]
19 July 2013Diego FabbriniUdineseFree[14]
19 July 2013Gabriele AngellaUdineseFree[14]
19 July 2013Javier AcuñaUdineseFree[14]
19 July 2013Marco FaraoniUdineseFree[14]
22 July 2013Ikechi AnyaGranadaFree[15]
22 July 2013Reece BrownManchester UnitedFree[15]
24 July 2013Joel EkstrandUdineseFree[16]
25 July 2013IrineyGranadaFree[16]
3 January 2014Mathias RanegieUdineseFree[17]
24 February 2014Lucas NeillUnattachedFree[18]

Out

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.[19] After being released by the club, Jack Bonham signed for Brentford,[20] Stephen McGinn signed for Sheffield United[21] and Mark Yeates signed for Bradford City.[22]

Date Player To Fee
3 June 2013Chris IwelumoScunthorpe UnitedFree[19]
7 June 2013Jack BonhamBrentfordFree[19]
7 June 2013Mark YeatesBradford CityReleased[19]
7 June 2013Prince Buaben-Released[19]
7 June 2013Stephen McGinnSheffield UnitedFree[19]
7 June 2013Piero MingoiaAccrington StanleyReleased[19]
7 June 2013Aaron Tumwa-Released[19]
7 June 2013Stephan Hamilton-Forbes-Released[19]
1 July 2013Craig ForsythDerby CountyUndisclosed[23]
2 July 2013John EustaceDerby CountyFree[24]
20 July 2013Lee HodsonMilton Keynes DonsFree[25]
24 July 2013Carl DickinsonPort ValeMutual Termination[26]
29 July 2013Jonathan HoggHuddersfield Town£400k[27]
31 July 2013Britt AssombalongaPeterborough United£1.3M[28]
9 January 2014Adam ThompsonSouthend UnitedUndisclosed [29]

Loans

updates as 20 September 2013

In

Start Player Parent club End
12 August 2013Essaïd BelkalemGranada 30 June 2014[30]
20 September 2013Josh McEachranChelsea 2 January 2014[31]
6 November 2013George ThorneWest Bromwich Albion 2 January 2014[32]
22 November 2013Héctor BellerínArsenal 18 February 2014[33][34][35]
3 January 2014Alexander MerkelUdinese 30 June 2014[17]
29 January 2014Dániel TőzsérGenoa 30 June 2014 [36]
31 January 2014Samba DiakitéQPR 30 June 2014 [37]
31 January 2014Park Chu-youngArsenal 30 June 2014 [38]

Out

Start Player To Loan End Date
9 August 2013Adam ThompsonSouthend United4 January 2014 [39]

International

On 14 August 2013, Cristian Battocchio made his Italian Under-21 debut in a 41 friendly win over Slovakia.[40]

CountryTeamPlayer
 AlgeriaSeniorBelkalem, EssaïdEssaïd Belkalem
 ScotlandSeniorAnya, IkechiIkechi Anya
 EnglandUnder-21Bond, JonathanJonathan Bond
 ItalyUnder-21Battocchio, ChristianChristian Battocchio
 Northern IrelandUnder-21Thompson, AdamAdam Thompson
 Republic of IrelandUnder-21Murray, SeanSean Murray
 Republic of IrelandUnder-21Smith, ConnorConnor Smith

Coaching staff

Role Name
Head CoachGiuseppe Sannino
Assistant CoachAdolfo Sormani
Assistant CoachBastiano Porcu
Goalkeeping CoachAlec Chamberlain
Youth (U-18) CoachDavid Hughes
Chief ScoutFilippo Giraldi
Scouting Co-OrdinatorLuke Warrington
Head of MedicalMarco Cesarini
Kit ManagerWill Jones
Head of Sports ScienceGianni Brignardello
Sports ScientistBen Dixon

References

  1. 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.
  2. All players who have been signed to the club since the opening day of the 2013–14 season are listed
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  11. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Hornets Sign Ikpeazu". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  12. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: McGugan Joins Watford". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Eight Signed & More To Come!". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  14. 1 2 Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Anya & Brown Sign". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  15. 1 2 Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Iriney & Ekstrand Sign". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  16. 1 2 Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Ranegie & Merkel Sign". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  17. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Lucas Neill Signs". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Released Players Confirmed". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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  20. BBC Sport. "Sheffield United: Febian Brandy one of four new signings". BBC.co.uk/sport. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  21. BBC Sport. "Mark Yeates: Bradford City clinch signing of former Watford winger". BBC.co.uk/sport. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  22. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Forsyth Signs For Rams". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  23. Watford Observer. "Derby County agree one-year deal with ex-Watford captain John Eustace". Watford Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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  25. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Dickinson Departs". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  26. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Hogg Goes To Town". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  27. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Britt Makes Posh Move". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  28. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Thompson Joins Shrimpers". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  29. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Belkalem Signs". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  30. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Hornets Sign McEachran". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  31. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Hornets Sign Thorne". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  32. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Defender Signs". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  33. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Bellerin’s Back". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  34. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Bellerin Recalled". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  35. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Midfielder Signs". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  36. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Samba Signs". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  37. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Park Arrives On Loan". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  38. Club Website. "OFFICIAL: Thompson To Shrimpers". Watfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
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