2006–07 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2006–07 season
ChairmanGraham Simpson
ManagerAidy Boothroyd
StadiumVicarage Road
FA Premier League20th (relegated)
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bouazza (7)
All: Bouazza (8)
Average home league attendance18,750

During the 2006–07 English football season, Watford competed in the FA Premier League, after being promoted from the Football League Championship last season.

Season summary

Watford were involved in the setting of several Premier League records during the season: when Tottenham Hotspur keeper Paul Robinson accidentally scored for Spurs from a long free-kick that bounced over Ben Foster's head, he became only the third keeper to score in the Premier League (the other two being Peter Schmeichel and Brad Friedel); and when Alec Chamberlain (born in 1964) came on a substitute in a Premier League match, he became the oldest player to appear in the Premier League. Watford were relegated after only one season in the top-flight.

Final league table

Main article: 2006–07 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Fulham 38 8 15 15 38 60 −22 39
17 Wigan Athletic 38 10 8 20 37 59 −22 38
18 Sheffield United (R) 38 10 8 20 32 55 −23 38 Relegation to Football League Championship
19 Charlton Athletic (R) 38 8 10 20 34 60 −26 34
20 Watford (R) 38 5 13 20 29 59 −30 28
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

Watford's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 2006 Everton A 1–2 39,691 Francis
22 August 2006 West Ham United H 1–1 18,344 King
26 August 2006 Manchester United H 1–2 19,453 Francis
9 September 2006 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 21,140
16 September 2006 Aston Villa H 0–0 18,620
23 September 2006 Wigan Athletic A 1–1 16,359 Bouazza
2 October 2006 Fulham H 3–3 17,982 King, Young (2)
14 October 2006 Arsenal A 0–3 60,018
21 October 2006 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 27,011
28 October 2006 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 19,660
4 November 2006 Middlesbrough H 2–0 18,951 Woodgate (own goal), Young
11 November 2006 Chelsea A 0–4 41,936
18 November 2006 Portsmouth A 1–2 19,738 DeMerit
28 November 2006 Sheffield United H 0–1 18,887
4 December 2006 Manchester City A 0–0 35,915
9 December 2006 Reading H 0–0 19,223
16 December 2006 Newcastle United A 1–2 49,231 Bouazza
23 December 2006 Liverpool A 0–2 42,807
26 December 2006 Arsenal H 1–2 19,750 Smith
1 January 2007 Fulham A 0–0 19,698
13 January 2007 Liverpool H 0–3 19,746
20 January 2007 Aston Villa A 0–2 35,892
23 January 2007 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 16,455 Emerton (own goal), DeMerit
31 January 2007 Manchester United A 0–4 76,032
3 February 2007 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 18,722
10 February 2007 West Ham United A 1–0 34,625 Henderson (pen)
21 February 2007 Wigan Athletic H 1–1 18,338 Henderson
24 February 2007 Everton H 0–3 18,761
3 March 2007 Charlton Athletic H 2–2 19,782 Bouazza, Francis
17 March 2007 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 36,051 Henderson
31 March 2007 Chelsea H 0–1 19,793
7 April 2007 Middlesbrough A 1–4 25,534 Francis
9 April 2007 Portsmouth H 4–2 18,119 Bouazza (2, 1 pen), Mahon, Priskin
18 April 2007 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 16,035 Rinaldi
21 April 2007 Manchester City H 1–1 18,537 Priskin
28 April 2007 Sheffield United A 0–1 30,690
5 May 2007 Reading A 2–0 23,294 Shittu, King
13 May 2007 Newcastle United H 1–1 19,830 King (pen)

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 2007 Stockport County H 4–1 11,745 Mackay (2), Smith, Ashikodi
R4 27 January 2007 West Ham United A 1–0 31,168 McNamee
R5 17 February 2007 Ipswich Town H 1–0 17,016 Francis
QF 11 March 2007 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 20,652 Bouazza
SF 14 April 2007 Manchester United N 1–4 37,425 Bouazza

League Cup

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 19 September 2006 Accrington Stanley H 0–0 (won 6–5 on pens) 8,368
R3 24 October 2006 Hull City H 2–1 8,274 Young, Priskin
R4 7 November 2006 Newcastle United H 2–2 (lost 4–5 on pens) 16,791 Francis, Shittu

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Alec Chamberlain
2 DF England ENG James Chambers
3 DF England ENG Jordan Stewart
4 DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay
5 DF England ENG Clarke Carlisle
6 DF United States USA Jay DeMerit
7 MF Jamaica JAM Damien Francis[notes 1]
8 MF England ENG Gavin Mahon (captain)
9 FW Jamaica JAM Marlon King[notes 2]
10 FW England ENG Darius Henderson
11 DF England ENG Chris Powell
12 DF England ENG Lloyd Doyley[notes 3]
14 MF England ENG Dominic Blizzard
15 FW England ENG Steve Kabba
16 GK England ENG Richard Lee
17 DF Nigeria NGA Danny Shittu
18 FW Algeria ALG Hameur Bouazza[notes 4]
19 MF England ENG Anthony McNamee
20 MF Sierra Leone SLE Alhassan Bangura
21 MF France FRA Toumani Diagouraga
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF England ENG Junior Osborne
23 DF England ENG Adrian Mariappa[notes 5]
24 FW Hungary HUN Tamás Priskin[notes 6]
25 MF Scotland SCO Gareth Williams
26 GK England ENG Ben Foster (on loan from Manchester United)
27 FW Jamaica JAM Joel Grant[notes 7]
28 MF Sierra Leone SLE Albert Jarrett
29 FW England ENG Tommy Smith
30 MF England ENG Jordan Parkes
31 MF Brazil BRA Douglas Rinaldi (on loan from Veranópolis)
32 DF France FRA Cédric Avinel[notes 8]
33 GK England ENG Scott Loach
34 MF England ENG Ben Gill
35 MF England ENG Alex Campana
36 FW England ENG Moses Ashikodi[notes 9]
37 FW England ENG Will Hoskins
38 MF England ENG Lee Williamson[notes 10]
40 FW England ENG Theo Robinson[notes 11]
41 MF France FRA Johan Cavalli

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF England ENG Ashley Young (to Aston Villa)
25 MF England ENG Matthew Spring (to Luton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW Ivory Coast CIV Claude Seanla (to Kettering Town)
32 DF England ENG Sheku Kamara (released)

Transfers

In

Out

Transfers in: Decrease >£5,700,000 (rising to >£7,100,000)
Transfers out: Increase >£8,200,000 (rising to >£9,950,000)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Alec Chamberlain 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK England ENG Richard Lee 14 0 9+1 0 2 0 2 0
26 GK England ENG Ben Foster 33 0 29 0 3 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG James Chambers 15 0 8+4 0 1+1 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Jordan Stewart 36 0 30+1 0 3 0 2 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Malky Mackay 17 2 13+1 0 2 2 0+1 0
5 DF England ENG Clarke Carlisle 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF United States USA Jay DeMerit 39 2 29+3 2 5 0 2 0
11 DF England ENG Chris Powell 18 0 9+6 0 2+1 0 0 0
12 DF England ENG Lloyd Doyley 25 0 17+4 0 0+2 0 2 0
17 DF Nigeria NGA Danny Shittu 34 2 27+3 1 2 0 2 1
23 DF England ENG Adrian Mariappa 25 0 17+2 0 5 0 1 0
30 DF England ENG Jordan Parkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF France FRA Cédric Avinel 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Jamaica JAM Damien Francis 39 5 28+4 3 5 1 2 1
8 MF England ENG Gavin Mahon 38 1 33+1 1 3 0 1 0
14 MF England ENG Dominic Blizzard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 MF England ENG Anthony McNamee 10 1 4+3 0 2 1 1 0
20 MF Sierra Leone SLE Al Bangura 20 0 12+4 0 2 0 1+1 0
21 MF France FRA Toumani Diagouraga 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Gareth Williams 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Sierra Leone SLE Albert Jarrett 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF Brazil BRA Douglas Rinaldi 7 1 6+1 1 0 0 0 0
38 MF England ENG Lee Williamson 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF France FRA Johan Cavalli 4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Jamaica JAM Marlon King 14 4 12+1 4 0+1 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Darius Henderson 41 3 24+11 3 3+1 0 2 0
15 FW England ENG Steve Kabba 14 0 6+5 0 2+1 0 0 0
18 FW Algeria ALG Hameur Bouazza 38 8 27+5 6 3+1 2 2 0
24 FW Hungary HUN Tamás Priskin 22 3 7+9 2 2+1 0 3 1
29 FW England ENG Tommy Smith 37 2 32 1 5 1 0 0
36 FW England ENG Moses Ashikodi 3 1 0+2 0 1 1 0 0
37 FW England ENG Will Hoskins 9 0 4+5 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW England ENG Theo Robinson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
15 MF England ENG Ashley Young 23 4 20 3 0+1 0 2 1
25 MF England ENG Matthew Spring 9 0 2+4 0 0 0 2+1 0
31 FW Ivory Coast CIV Claude Stephane Seanla 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
32 DF England ENG Sheku Kamara 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 15 May 2007
Source: Competitions

References

  1. ^ "Watford 2006-2007 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Watford - 2006/07".
  3. ^ "Watford capture Charlton's Powell". BBC News. 30 June 2006.
  4. ^ "Watford sign Francis from Wigan". BBC News. 12 July 2006.
  5. ^ "Watford sign R's defender Shittu". BBC News. 6 August 2006.
  6. ^ "Watford sign Hungary star Priskin". BBC Sport. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Watford sign Foster on loan again". BBC News. 10 August 2006.
  8. ^ "Jarrett completes move to Watford". BBC Sport. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Derby striker returns to Watford". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  10. ^ "Watford complete Ashikodi swoop". BBC News. 1 January 2007.
  11. ^ "Watford sign Williamson & Hoskins". BBC News. 5 January 2007.
  12. ^ "Watford land Blades striker Kabba". BBC News. 26 January 2007.
  13. ^ "Williams completes Watford switch". BBC News. 31 January 2007.
  14. ^ "Watford complete triple signing". BBC News. 31 January 2007.
  15. ^ "Young completes £9.65m Villa move". BBC News. 23 January 2007.
  16. ^ "Watford man Spring rejoins Luton". BBC News. 18 January 2007.

Notes

  1. ^ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  2. ^ King was born in Dulwich, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2004.
  3. ^ Doyley was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.
  4. ^ Bouazza was born in Évry, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Algeria in February 2007.
  5. ^ Mariappa was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Fiji internationally through his father and Jamaica internationally through his maternal grandparents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in June 2012.
  6. ^ Priskin was born in Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), but also qualified to represent Hungary internationally and made his international debut for Hungary in August 2005.
  7. ^ Grant was born in Ealing, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Jamaica in May 2014.
  8. ^ Avinel was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his international debut for Guadeloupe in December 2008.
  9. ^ Ashikodi was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but was raised in England and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-19 level. He also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in September 2012.
  10. ^ Williamson was born in Derby, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and was called up by Jamaica in 2008 before making his international debut in September 2015.
  11. ^ Robinson was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.