Watford 2022–23 football season
The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the existence of Watford Football Club and the club's first season back in the Championship since the 2020–21 following their relegation from the Premier League last season . In addition to the league, they will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup .
Players
Current squad
As of 8 May 2023 [ 5]
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
^ On 31 January, Qunia was recalled back from Elche and loaned to Rotherham
Pre-season and friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
On June 24, Watford announced their pre-season schedule, which included a training camp in Austria .[ 83] A replacement fixture for the Austria training camp was confirmed, against Panathinaikos .[ 84]
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Championship
1 August 2022
8 May 2023
Matchday 1
11th
46
16
15
15
56
53
+3
0 34.78
FA Cup
7 January 2023
Third round
Third round
1
0
0
1
0
2
−2
00 0.00
EFL Cup
23 August 2022
Second round
Second round
1
0
0
1
0
2
−2
00 0.00
Total
48
16
15
17
56
57
−1
0 33.33
Championship
League table
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[ 85]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
16
15
15
56
53
+3
63
11
6
6
35
23
+12
5
9
9
21
30
−9
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H H A H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H H A A H Result W D W D D L W D L D W L L W L W W W L W D D W L L W W D L D D D W L D L W D L L D W L L D W Position 7 6 3 3 2 7 4 6 10 10 7 10 12 10 15 12 10 6 7 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 8 9 11 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 11
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = Postponed
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[ 86]
FA Cup
The Hornets were drawn away to Reading in the third round.[ 88]
Win
Draw
Loss
EFL Cup
Watford entered in the second round and were drawn at home to Milton Keynes Dons .[ 89]
Win
Draw
Loss
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of 8 May 2023
Goalscorers
As of 8 May 2023
Assists
As of 8 May 2023
Clean sheets
As of 8 May 2023
No.
Player
Championship
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Total
1
Daniel Bachmann
16
0
0
16
Total
16
0
0
16
See also
References
External links
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions