List of Watford F.C. players (1–49 appearances)

For players who made 50 or more appearances for Watford, see List of Watford F.C. players.

A young man wearing a yellow shirt, red shorts and red socks, standing on a grass field
Academy graduate Britt Assombalonga made his Watford debut in 2012.

Watford Football Club is an English association football club, based in Watford, Hertfordshire. The club's history can be traced back to 1881; it took its current name in 1898, following the merger of West Hertfordshire and Watford St. Mary's. Since moving from a ground in Cassio Road in 1922, they have played their home matches at Vicarage Road stadium.[1]

Many players have contributed significantly to the history of the club, despite playing a relatively small number of games. Paul Atkinson, Mo Johnston and Neil Price all featured for Watford in the 1984 FA Cup Final. Nick Wright scored the opening goal in Watford's 2–0 win over Bolton in the 1999 Football League First Division play-off final, a game that Israel international Alon Hazan also participated in. Several players have gone on to become Premier League footballers following successful loan spells at Watford, including Chris Eagles and England international Adam Johnson; others such as Alexandre Bonnot and Steve Brooker played their only top division games in English football with Watford. In the 2009–10 season, on-loan Tom Cleverley became the first person to win the club's Player of the Season award having made fewer than 50 Watford appearances. Others made significant contributions to the club after their careers ended. Examples include Ron Gray, who managed the club after he retired as a player, and Price, who at various points commentated on the club's matches for the BBC, worked for the club, and formed the Watford Former Players' Association.[2]

This list contains players who have made 49 or fewer competitive appearances for Watford. It includes appearances and goals in the Premier League, Football League, Southern Football League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, Full Members Cup, UEFA Cup and the Anglo-Italian Cup. Appearances and goals in other competitions or non-competitive matches are not included. The table does not include appearances and goals from 1939–1940, when the season was abandoned after three matches due to the Second World War. Two players—Billy Law and Tom Postlethwaite—made their only competitive appearances for the club in this season, and are therefore not listed.[3] International appearances and goals given are for the senior national team only. Where a player represented his country, but not at full international level, details are given in the notes column.

Key

Current players' statistics correct as of 5 September 2014.

Symbol Meaning
‡ Contracted to Watford as a player at some stage in the 2014–15 season.
† Won the Player of the Season award.
[PM] Spent time as player-manager
* Player holds club record(s)
Apps Number of appearances for Watford

Players

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England international James Bagshaw played for Watford towards the end of his career.
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Steve Leo Beleck was one of the first players to join Watford on loan from Udinese
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Watford sold Will Buckley to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011 for £1m – Brighton's record transfer fee.[4][5]
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Wing back Marco Cassetti
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Alan Devonshire played 27 games for Watford, after spending the majority of his career at West Ham United.
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Defender Carl Dickinson joined Watford in 2011
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Defender Tommie Hoban
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Scotland striker Chris Iwelumo joined Watford in 2011.
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Henri Lansbury spent the 2009–10 season on loan to Watford from Arsenal.
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Stephen McGinn playing for Scotland under-21s.
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USA international goalkeeper Tony Meola made a solitary Watford appearance in 1990.
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Academy graduate Sean Murray made his first-team debut at the end of the 2010–11 season.
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Defender Andrew Taylor scored the first goal of his professional career in 2011, while on loan to Watford from Middlesbrough.[6]
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Andros Townsend has played for several clubs on loan from Tottenham, including Watford.
Name Position Years at Watford[a] Apps Goals International honours[b] Notes/refs
Javier Acuña FW 2013 12 1 Paraguay under-20 —
Laurie Adams FW 1952 1 0  None —
Tony Agana MF/FW 1987–1988 20 3  England [c]
Gabriel Agbonlahor FW 2005 2 0  England —
Lionel Ainsworth FW 2008–2009 20 0  England [d]
Vic Akers DF 1975 26 0  None —
Edward Allan DF 1902–1903 21 0  None —
Walter Allan FW 1900–1901 19 1  None —
Doug Allder MF 1977 1 0  England [d]
Derrick Allen FW 1956 8 1  None —
Wayne Allison FW 1989–1990 7 0  None —
Julian Alsford DF 1992–1993 16 1  None —
Keith Andrews ‡ MF 2014– 6 1  Republic of Ireland —
Wayne Andrews FW 1996–1999 37 6  None —
Harry Anstiss MF 1923–1924 22 5  None —
Arthur Ardley DF 1898 15 0  None —
Craig Armstrong MF 1997 15 0  None —
Stephen Armstrong FW 2000–2001 4 0  None —
Wally Armstrong FW 1927 1 0  None —
Thomas Ashbridge FW 1913–1914 23 14  None —
Moses Ashikodi FW 2007–2009 4 0  Antigua and Barbuda
England under-19 		[d][9]
William Ashmole MF 1919 1 0  None —
Britt Assombalonga FW 2012 4 0  None —
Bryan Atkinson DF 1955–1956 21 0  None —
Paul Atkinson MF 1983–1984 13 0  None —
Cédric Avinel DF 2007–2009 3 0  Guadeloupe —
Espen Baardsen GK 2000–2002 46 0  Norway —
Ernest Bacon DF 1920–1921 12 0  England [e]
James Bagshaw DF 1921 14 0  England —
Dennis Bailey FW 1994 8 4  None —
Chris Baird DF 2003–2004 18 0  Northern Ireland —
Adrian Bakalli MF 1999 2 0 [f]
Guthrie Baker GK 1898–1900 46 0  None [g]
Jimmy Baker DF/FW 1925–1926 9 2  None —
Dave Bamber FW 1988 22 4  Great Britain [h][10]
Herbert Banks FW 1903–1904 21 22  England —
Bill Barber MF 1957–1960 26 0  None —
Cecil Barnard FW 1921 2 1  None —
C. Barnes MF 1904–1906 6 2  None —
David Barnes DF 1994–1996 17 0  England [d]
Edward Barnes GK 1920 1 0  None —
George Barnes MF 1919–1924 5 1  None —
Peter Barnes DF 1960–1962 10 0  None —
Ernest Barsby DF 1909–1910 4 0  None —
Frank Barson DF 1928 10 1  England —
Harry Barton FW 1903–1905 39 26  None —
Ernie Bateman DF 1955–1956 24 0  None —
Billy Bates MF 1942–1949 13 1  None —
Bill Baxter DF 1971–1972 12 0  None —
Tom Bayley DF 1900 4 0  None —
Tuggy Beach DF/FW 1898–1902 49 18  None —
Peter Beadle FW 1994–1995 24 1  None —
Roger Beament GK 1957 1 0  None —
Craig Beattie FW 2011–2012 4 1  Scotland —
Sydney Beaumont MF 1909–1911 27 1  None —
Billy Beckett FW 1945–1947 15 2  None —
Martin Beckton MF 1909–1910 21 2  None —
Steve Leo Beleck FW 2012–2013 6 0 Cameroon under-17 —
Essaïd Belkalem ‡ DF 2013–2014 10 0  Algeria —
John Bell FW 1924–1926 21 6  None —
Bert Bellamy DF 1921–1923 37 2  None —
Héctor Bellerín DF 2013–2014 8 0 Spain under-19 —
Trevor Benjamin FW 2005 2 0  Jamaica —
Dale Bennett DF 2009–2013 25 0  None —
Charlie Billington DF 1957 17 0  None —
Charlie Birse DF 1946–1947 9 0  Scotland [i]
Bill Black FW 1937–1938 16 3  None —
Albert Blake MF 1929–1933 29 0  None —
Pat Bland GK 1946 1 0  None —
Dominic Blizzard MF 2004–2007 36 3  None —
Micky Block MF 1966–1967 13 2  England [d]
Patrick Blondeau DF 2001–2002 27 1  France —
Jack Blythe DF 1911–1913 49 0  None —
Jonathan Bond ‡ GK 2012– 19 0  Wales
England under-21 		—
Jack Bonham GK 2013 1 0 Republic of Ireland under-17 —
Alexandre Bonnot MF 1999–2001 16 0  None —
Stuart Brace MF 1965–1966 18 6  None —
Jack Bradshaw MF 1919 1 0  None —
Ben Brelsford DF 1928–1930 25 1  None —
Liam Bridcutt DF 2008–2009 9 0  England [e]
Matthew Briggs DF 2013 9 1 England under-21 —
Guy Bristow DF 1974–1976 23 0  None —
Jimmy Broad FW 1926 2 1  None —
Leigh Bromby DF 2008–2009 46 1  None —
Steve Brooker FW 1999 2 0  None —
Kurtney Brooks FW 2009–2010 1 0  Wales [j]
Matt Broughton MF 1904–1907 14 0  None —
George Brown FW 1905–1906 3 0  None —
Joe Brown FW 1937–1939 6 2  None —
Bobby Brown FW 1961–1963 30 11  England
 [k][l]
Reece Brown DF 2013 3 0 England under-20 —
Wayne Brown DF 2002–2004 37 4  None —
Billy Brunt GK 1898–1900 6 0  None —
Michael Bryan MF 2009–2012 14 0  Northern Ireland —
Prince Buaben MF 2011–2013 33 1  Ghana —
Will Buckley MF 2010–2011 43 5  None —
Eric Burgess DF 1964 3 0  None —
David Byrne MF 1990–1991 18 2  None —
Joe Calvert GK 1948 5 0  None —
Tommy Carpenter GK 1950–1951 4 0  None —
Dave Carr FW 1965 10 3  None —
Jimmy Carr MF 1913–1914 18 0  None —
Jock Carter FW 1933–1934 17 8  None —
Norman Case FW 1950–1951 10 4  None —
Darren Caskey MF 1995 6 1  England [d]
Keith Cassells FW 1978–1980 17 0  None —
Francis Cassidy MF 1983 1 0  None —
Craig Cathcart ‡ DF 2009 12 0  Northern Ireland
Aleksandrs Cauņa MF 2009 5 1  Latvia —
Johan Cavalli MF 2007–2008 3 0  None —
Jimmy Chalmers MF 1901–1902 32 6  None —
Nathaniel Chalobah DF/MF 2012–2013 42 5  England —
Charlie Chase FW 1946–1948 16 1  None —
Park Chu-young FW 2014 2 0  South Korea —
Denis Cheney MF 1948 18 5  None —
Steve Cherry GK 1995 4 0  England [d]
Gary Chivers DF/MF 1987–1988 19 0  None —
Chris Clarke MF 1966 2 0  None —
Tracey Clarke FW 1898 13 4  None —
Fred Cleaver FW/DF 1908–1910 41 9  None —
Archie Clement DF 1930–1931 14 0  None —
Tom Cleverley MF 2009–2010 35 11  England
Great Britain 		†
Ephraim Colclough FW 1900–1901 17 1  None —
Theo Coles DF 1921 1 0  None —
Ernie Colledge MF 1924 1 0  None —
Mike Collins GK 1958–1959 46 0  None —
David Connolly FW 1995–1997 34 15  Republic of Ireland —
Billy Cooke DF 1954 10 0  None —
Jack Cork MF 2009 21 1  England
 Great Britain 		—
Eddie Cother FW 1898–1899 9 1  None —
Frank Cotterill FW 1909–1910 15 6  None —
Ernest Cottrell FW 1901–1903 39 12  None —
Albert Cousins MF 1911 2 0  None —
Wilfred Coutanche DF 1921–1923 6 0  None —
Bob Cowan FW/DF 1928–1929 6 1  None —
John Cowen GK 1965–1967 17 0  England [m]
A.G. Cox DF 1899 1 0  None —
Peter Croker DF/GK 1952–1953 26 0  None —
Bert Crownshaw MF 1913 1 0  None [n]
Jimmy Crussell FW 1925 1 0  England [k]
Pat Curran IF 1939–1946 4 0  None —
Tony Currie MF 1967–1968 21 9  England —
George Cutts GK 1921–1923 6 0  None —
Ben Dabbs DF 1938–1940 3 0  None —
William Dackers FB 1902–1903 28 1  None —
Malcolm Dalrymple GK 1974 5 0  England [d]
Ron Daly IF 1950 4 0  None —
Alfred Darvill CF 1925 1 0  None —
Calum Davenport DF 2008 1 0 England under-21 —
George Davenport FB/HB 1898–1899 48 1  None —
Graham Davies GK 1947–1948 9 0  Wales [o]
Robert Davies HB 1910–1911 17 0  Wales [p]
J. Davis FB 1903 1 0  None —
Albert Day CF 1949 4 1  None —
Jimmy Day IF 1952 3 0  None —
Roger Day IF 1962 1 0  England [k]
Eddie Denton MF 1991 2 0  None —
Willie Devine OF 1958–1959 30 6  None —
Alan Devonshire MF 1990–1991 27 1  England —
Len Dewick GK 1924 7 0  None —
Samba Diakité MF 2014 6 0 Mali —
Carl Dickinson DF 2011–2012 47 2  None —
Perry Digweed GK 1993–1995 31 0  None —
Kerry Dixon FW 1996 11 0  England —
Josh Doherty ‡ MF 2014– 1 0 Northern Ireland under-19 —
David Donald OF 1913–1914 24 3  None —
Gary Donnellan MF 1981 1 0  None —
C.F. Drake OF 1902 1 0  None —
Charlie Drinkwater OF 1941–1947 10 0  None —
Danny Drinkwater MF 2011 12 0  England [d]
George Drury FW 1948–1949 36 3  None —
Billy Dryden IF 1913–1914 20 8  None —
Reg Dudley FB 1950 1 0  England [k]
Lloyd Dyer ‡ MF 2014– 5 3  None —
Barry Dyson CF 1968 40 19  None —
Terry Eades DF 1976 4 0  None —
Mike Early MF 1946 5 1  None —
Ray Eastway HB 1951–1952 14 0  None —
Sam Eaton IF 1905–1906 12 2  None —
Derek Edmonds GK 1971 15 0  England [d]
Harry Edwards HB/IF 1899 7 0  None —
Jack Elkes IF 1933 9 1  England [q]
Fred Ellis HB 1931–1932 37 1  None —
Sam Ellis DF 1977–1978 40 5  England [r]
Jack English DF 1912–1913 36 0  None —
George Ephgrave GK 1951 4 0  None —
Roy Evans CF 1951 2 1  None —
Hugh Evans CF 1952–1953 7 2  None —
Jethro Evans CF 1912–1913 14 1  None —
Charlie Ewington DF 1934–1936 12 0  None —
Diego Fabbrini ‡ FW 2013– 26 1 Italy —
John Fairbrother CF 1959–1963 45 22  None —
Mark Falco FW 1986–1987 41 16  England [d]
Jean-Alain Fanchone DF 2012 1 0 France under-19 —
Marco Davide Faraoni DF 2013–2014 45 4 Italy under 21 —
Thomas Farnall HB 1900, 1902 34 2  None —
Albert Farrow HB/OF 1908–1909 9 0  None —
W. Fellows HB 1899–1901 19 0  None —
John Ferguson OF 1929–1930 4 0  None —
George Ferne OF 1900 4 1  None —
Peter Fisher IF 1936 3 1  None —
Gary Fitzgerald DF 1994 1 0  None —
George Fleming FW 1958–1959 31 10  None —
Eli Fletcher DF 1926–1927 25 1  None —
Leonard Fletcher FW 1935–1938 42 25  None —
William Flint FW 1910–1911 20 7  None —
Craig Forsyth DF/MF 2011–2013 26 5  England Scotland —
Arthur Foxall DF 1923–1924 3 1  None —
Fred Foxall OF 1923–1924 35 2  None —
Albert Francis OF 1924 1 0  None —
John Frankish DF 1913 2 0  None —
Paul Franklin DF 1981–1986 43 0  None —
John Fraser FW 1962–1964 29 4  None —
Graham French GK 1964 4 0  England [d]
John Furie DF 1967 1 0  None —
George Furr FW 1906–1909 41 3  None —
Vic Furr MF 1925 1 0  None —
Bert Gale HB 1901, 1909–1910 5 0  None —
Charlie Gallogly FB 1952–1954 47 0  Ireland —
Ray Garbutt CF 1950–1951 23 8  None —
Joe Garner MF 2011–2012 27 1 England under-19 —
Johnny Gavin OF 1958–1959 46 13  Republic of Ireland —
Mark Gavin MF 1990–1991 13 0  None —
Jimmy Gay MF 1930 5 0  None —
George Gemmell CF 1911–1912, 1914–1915 6 1  None —
Frank George GK 1964–1965 10 0  None —
Ricky George OF 1964–1965 5 0  None —
Alex Geijo FW 2012–2013 20 2  None —
Peter Gibbs GK 1975–1976 4 0  None —
Billy Gibson MF 2008–2010 1 0  None —
Frank Gibson OF 1946 1 0  None —
Patrick Gillespie FB 1945–1947 16 0  None —
Jimmy Gilligan FW 1981–1985 41 13  None —
Rene Gilmartin ‡ GK 2010–2012 7 0  Republic of Ireland [s]
Charlie Gladwin FB 1919–1920 12 0  None —
Heurelho Gomes ‡ GK 2014– 5 0 Brazil —
Jimmy Gooch HB 1956–1957 44 0  None —
Micky Good HB 1899–1901 29 7  None —
Ted Goodier FB 1935 1 0  None —
Peter Gordon IF 1958–1960 46 13  None —
Peter Goy GK 1964–1965 30 0  None —
Micky Gray IF 1947 10 3  None —
Ron Gray HB 1942–1943, 1945–1947 29 4  None [t]
Rodney Green FW 1968–1970 33 8  None —
Brian Greenhalgh FW 1975 21 2  None —
Robert Greenslade HB 1901–1903 31 0  None —
Tom Grieve OF 1904 1 0  None —
William Grimes FW 1906–1907 16 4  None —
Arthur Grimsdell HB 1911–1912 41 4  England —
Ernie Grimsdell FB 1913–1920 15 0  England [k]
Joe Groome CF 1927–1928 17 14  None —
Gordon Haigh IF 1951–1952 31 7  None —
Fitz Hall DF 2012–2014 28 1  None —
Andrew Hamilton OF 1900–1901 6 1  None —
Jock Hamilton HB 1901–1902 32 3  None —
John Hamilton IF 1967 11 2  England [u]
Jack Hamilton IF 1921 2 0  None —
Richard Hammett GK 1900–1901 36 0  None —
Tony Hapgood OF 1953 1 0  None —
A. Harding FB/CF 1901–1903 15 0  None —
Paul Harding MF 1993 2 0  None —
Ivor Harper IF 1952 3 0  None —
John Harris FW 1925–1926 32 5  None —
Gerald Harrison MF 1990 10 0  None —
Barry Hartle IF 1958–1960 45 8  None —
Tom Hartley IF 1948 6 1  None —
Howard Harvey CF/IF 1901–1903 42 4  None —
William Hastings OF 1914–1917 35 6  None —
Harry Hawkins IF/HB 1937–1938 5 0  None —
Norrie Haywood CF 1933 1 0  None —
David Heard OF 1960 1 0  England [d]
Liam Henderson FW 2008–2011 21 0  None —
Billy Hendry HB 1898 5 0  None —
Liburd Henry FW 1989–1990 15 1  None —
Jimmy Hernon IF 1954–1956 45 11  None —
Arthur Hetherington OF 1938 8 1  None —
Peter Hetherston MF 1987–1988 9 2  None —
Bill Hicklin HB 1947–1948 23 5  None —
Bert Higgins GK 1902–1908, 1910 47 0  None —
Sid High OF 1948–1949 7 3  None —
Danny Hill MF 1996 1 0  England [m]
Richard Hill MF 1987 4 0  None —
Ralph Hills OF 1927–1929 31 3  None —
Jimmy Hindmarsh CF 1907–1908 10 4  None —
Tommie Hoban ‡ DF 2011– 32 2 Republic of Ireland under-19 [14]
Steve Hodge MF 1995 2 0  England —
Cornelius Hogan HB 1901 2 0  None —
Dean Holdsworth FW 1987–1989 20 3  England [v]
Peter Holland IF 1928–1930 22 3  England [e]
Stan Hopkinson GK 1947 1 0  None —
Oscar Horne OF 1909 5 0  None —
Fred Horner GK 1902 29 0  None —
George Howard FB 1906 1 0  None —
Ted Hufton GK 1932 2 0  England —
Roger Hugo FW 1965–1966 26 6  None —
George Hunt HB 1946–1949 35 0  None —
Stan Hurst OF 1936–1937 30 12  None —
Odion Ighalo ‡ FW 2014– 4 0 Nigeria under-20 —
Alex Inglethorpe FW 1990–1994 17 3  None —
Bill Inglis HB 1932–1933 12 0  None —
Iriney MF 2013–2014 17 0  None —
Derek Irvin FW 1968 2 1  None —
Bob Irvine IF 1933–1934 23 2  Ireland —
Ernie Ison OF 1932 3 1  None —
Chris Iwelumo FW 2011–2012 47 5  England Scotland —
Frank Jackett IF / HB 1949–1953 14 0  None —
Billy Jackson OF 1935 4 1  None —
Alex Jakubiak ‡ FW 2014– 1 0 Scotland under-19 —
Tom James DF 2012 1 0  None —
William Janes OF 1899 2 1  None —
Alfred Jebb HB / OF 1912–1913 41 0  None —
Alec Jeffrey HB 1900–1901 21 0  None —
Nigel Jemson FW 1995 4 0  England [m]
George Jewett FB 1927–1928 29 0  None —
Bedford Jezzard CF 1945 3 1  England —
Richard Jobson DF 1982–1984 38 4  England [v]
David Johnson FW 1981–1983 14 0  None —
George Johnson IF 1937–1938 25 9  None —
George Johnson HB 1938 1 0  None —
Mo Johnston FW 1983–1984 46 27  Scotland —
Bryn Jones FB 1963 2 0  Wales [p]
David Jones IF 1938 2 0  None —
Jimmy Jones HB 1904–1905 7 0  None —
Ormond Jones GK 1936 8 0  Wales [o]
Trevor Jones OF 1949–1950 16 3  None —
Morris Jones IF 1951–1952 28 7  None —
Harry Jordan HB 1898–1899 1 0  None —
Alex Kačaniklić MF 2012 12 1  Sweden —
William Kelly OF 1910–1911 31 8  None —
Andy Kennedy FW 1990–1991 29 5  England [w]
Mike Kenning MF 1972–1973 44 3  None —
Rob Kiernan DF/MF 2009–2011 2 0  Republic of Ireland [x]
Michael Kightly MF 2011–2012 12 3  England [m]
E. Kilner OF 1912–1913 5 0  None —
Tommy King GK 1955–1956 21 0  None —
Badger Kirby OF 1922 1 0  None —
Jim Kirkpatrick FB 1927 9 0  None —
Martin Kuhl MF 1988 4 0  None —
Tomasz Kuszczak GK 2012 13 0  Poland —
Peter Kyle CF 1909–1910 13 4  None —
Dick Lacey FW 1923 3 1  None —
David Laing OF 1937–1938 17 5  None —
Henri Lansbury MF 2009–2010 39 5  England [m]
Norman Lawson FB 1960 1 0  None —
Jimmy Lawton CF 1967–1968 16 3  None —
Jimmy Leaver HB 1926–1927 35 3  None —
Jack Lee OF 1924–1925 8 0  None —
Don Lees FW 1904–1905 7 2  None —
Fred Le May OF 1932 4 0  None —
Ken Lesslie OF 1948 8 2  None —
Thomas Lewis OF 1920 1 0  None —
Thomas Lindsay OF 1930 9 1  None —
Spencer Lister OF 1898–1899 12 3  None —
Frank Lock FB 1955–1957 44 1  England [y]
Clive Lomas CB 1966 7 0  None —
Roy Low FW 1967–1968 26 4  England [e]
Dominic Ludden DF 1994–1997 39 0  None —
George Lunn HB 1941–1947 7 0  None —
Thomas Lynch GK 1937 2 0  None —
Frank Lyon FB 1902–1903 14 0  None —
Herbert Lyon IF/CF 1901–1902 32 14  None —
Patrick McArdle OF 1910–1911 12 0  None —
Frank McAvoy HB 1902–1903 24 2  None —
Alan McCarthy DF 1993–1994 9 0  England
 Wales 		[z]
Kevin McCarthy MF 1975–1977 38 1  None —
Albert McClenaghan DF 1978 2 0  None —
Jimmy McCrae HB 1926 2 0  None —
Tom McCready FB 1963 3 0  England [aa]
Dennis McCrystal GK 1950 1 0  None —
Robert McCulloch MF 1925 14 2  None —
Josh McEachran OF 2013 8 0 England under-21 —
Stephen McGinn MF 2010–2011 42 2  Scotland [ab]
Mick McGovern FW 1972 5 0  None —
Robert McGuire OF 1914–15 3 0  None —
Lewis McGugan ‡ MF 2013– 40 11 England under-19 —
Jock McHugh GK 1933–1941 40 0  None —
David McKinley FW 1908–1909 26 6  None —
Joe McLauchlan CF 1913–1916 21 8  None —
Tommy McMillan IF/OF 1956–1958 33 13  None —
F.A. McMorran HB 1914–1914 7 0  None —
Robert McWilliams OF 1930–1931 22 1  None —
Laurence Mahon HB 1913 11 0  None —
Sam Malpass FB 1943–1949 41 0  None —
Reuben Marden OF/CF 1955–1956 41 11  None —
Leo Markham FW 1972–1975 35 3  None —
William Markland FB 1919–1920 13 0  None —
William Marshall HB 1922 2 0  None —
Dennis Maskell OF 1951–1952 5 0  None —
Gavin Massey FW 2010–2012 9 0  None —
Harry Matthew HB 1903 10 0  None —
Jimmy Maxwell OF 1926 4 1  England [i]
James Meara MF 1993 2 0  None —
Gordon Mee GK 1945–1946 8 0  None —
Colin Meldrum FB 1960–1962 40 0  None —
Terry Melling FW 1966–1967 30 7  None —
Tony Meola GK 1990 1 0  United States —
Bernard Mensah ‡ FW 2013– 1 0  None —
Alexander Merkel MF 2014 11 1 Germany under-20 —
Harry Middleton FW 1911–1912 23 5  None —
Dossie Miles HB 1929–1930 17 1  None —
Ted Miller OF 1922 2 0  England [k]
Paul Miller DF 1988–1989 30 1  None —
Peter Miller IF 1930–1931 16 2  None —
Rev Miller OF 1922 1 0  None —
Harry Mingay GK 1927 3 0  None —
Piero Mingoia MF 2010–2011 7 1  None —
David Mirfin DF 2011–2012 5 0  None —
Joe Moffat HB 1908–1909 18 0  England [i]
Jack Moore OF 1909–1910 23 4  None —
Ian Morgan MF 1973–1974 18 1  None —
Taffy Morgan CF 1902–1904 16 9  Wales [p]
Billy Morgan HB 1903–1904 22 10  None —
Steve Morrow DF 1991 9 0  Northern Ireland —
Alf Moule CF 1928–1929 11 4  None —
Geoffrey Mujangi Bia MF 2012–2013 5 0 Belgium —
Gianni Munari ‡ MF 2014– 6 1  None —
Stuart Munn HB 1901–1904 39 0  None —
Jimmy Murray IF 1902–1903 29 6  England [i]
Jordon Mutch MF 2010–2011 23 5  England [d]
Lucas Neill DF 2014 1 0 Australia —
Warren Neill DF 1996 1 0 —
James Ness CF 1911 5 2 —
Neuton DF 2012–2013 9 0  None —
Robert Newman IF 1922 1 0 —
Tommy Niblo FW 1906–1907 42 11 —
Peter Nicholas MF 1991–1992 46 1 —
George Norman CF 1912 8 4 —
Luke O'Nien ‡ MF 2014– 1 0 —
Joe North CF/IF 1926–1927 6 0 —
Ralph Oelofse HB/FB 1953–1954 15 0 —
Paul Okon DF 2002 15 0  Australia —
Joseph Orme GK 1911–1913 14 0 —
Billy Orr HB/FB 1906–1907 12 0 —
Johnny Osbourne HB/IF 1948–1949 35 13 —
Eddie Oshodi DF 2009–2011 2 0  England [d]
Davie Ovenstone OF 1937 2 0 —
Fred Packham OF 1926–1927 5 0 —
R. Padley FW 1903 1 0 —
Charlie Palmer FB 1981–84 18 1 —
Fred Palmer HB 1907–10 19 2 —
Thomas Pangborn IF 1901–02 26 5 —
Harry Pantling FB/HB 1911–1914 39 0  England —
Jack Papworth CF 1925 27 12 —
Juan Carlos Paredes ‡ MF 2014– 5 0 Ecuador —
Dick Parker CF 1927–1928 14 3 —
Jordan Parkes DF 2006–2010 5 0  England [d]
Bob Parkinson CF 1900–1901 15 5 —
Martin Patching MF 1979–1983 36 6 —
Sandy Pate FB 1965–1967 15 0 —
Tommy Paterson IF/HB 1952–1954 48 7 —
Jim Paton FB 1929–1930 5 0 —
John Paull FB 1898–1899 —
Derek Payne MF 1994–1996 42 1 —
John Pearce DF 1971 1 0 —
Fred Pheby FW 1906 1 0 —
Harold Phipps HB 1952–1953 47 0 —
Bill Pick OF 1930–1931 30 5 —
Les Pilkington OF 1950–1951 5 0 —
W. Pillon OF 1907 1 0 —
Geoff Pitcher MF 1995–1996 17 2 —
Colin Pluck DF 1997 2 0 [ac]
Gary Plumley GK 1987 1 0  None —
Richard Poole FW 1976–1977 9 1 —
William Poole CF 1923–1925 43 9 —

Mart Poom

GK 2007–2009 19 0  Estonia —
Cliff Powell DF 1988 1 0 —
Jimmy Poxton OF 1934–35 26 10 —
Hugh Prentice CF 1910 1 0 —
John Price FB 1955 26 0 —
Neil Price DF 1982–1984 13 0 —
John Proudfoot CF 1902 13 5 —
Chris Pullan DF/MF 1987–1990 15 0 —
David Pygall IF 1956–1960 21 2 —
Micky Quinn FW 1995 5 0 —
Andrew Ralston DF 1905 2 1 —
John Rand IF 1926–1927 6 0 —
Mathias Ranégie ‡ FW 2014– 10 4 Sweden —
Bill Ratcliffe HB 1948–1949 25 0 —
Charlie Rattray OF 1934–1935 26 1 —
Ernie Reading FW 1904–1905 6 0 —
Neil Redfearn MF 1988–1989 36 7 —
Mel Rees GK 1987–1988 5 0 —
Jimmy Reid IF 1905–1906 22 9 —
John Reid OF 1956 1 1 —
Micky Reid CF 1952–1956 19 8 —
Jack Reynolds OF 1907–1908 28 4 —
Joe Reynolds HB 1930 6 0 —
Dave Richards FB 1931–1933 43 0 —
Ian Richardson FW 1983–1985 15 5 —
Lee Richardson MF 1989–1990 44 1 —
Fred Riddell FW 1908–1909 6 0 —
Albert Riera DF 2014 8 1 Spain —
Stuart Rimmer FW 1988 11 2 —
Douglas Rinaldi MF 2007–2008 7 1  None —
Alex Ritchie OF 1933–1934 17 3 —
Bob Ritchie OF 1949 1 0 —
Alan Rivers DF 1967 2 0 —
Joe Roberts OF 1926–1927 20 5 —
Tommy Roberts FB 1954 1 0 —
Len Robertson IF 1946 6 2 —
Fred Robins HB 1898–1899 24 2  None [g]
E. Robinson HB 1913 1 0 —
Reg Robinson HB 1937–1938 7 0 —
Mark Robson MF 1989 1 0 —
Mark Rooney DF 1997 1 0 —
Danny Rose MF 2009 7 0  England
 Great Britain 		—
Ronny Rosenthal FW 1997–1999 39 11 Israel —
Bobby Ross HB 1946–1947 35 6 —
Brian Rowan DF 1971–1972 13 0 —
Paul Rumble FB 1988 1 0 —
Dave Russell GK 1926 7 0 —
George Russell FB 1926–1927 12 1 —
Jack Rutherford GK 1931–1933 32 0 —
John Ryden HB 1961–1962 26 1 —
John Sanchez HB 1960–1961 26 1 —
Kenny Sansom DF 1994 1 0  England —
Herbert Saunders GK 1909 2 0 —
James Saunders GK 1910 5 0 —
Ron Saunders FW 1964–1965 41 18 —
Harry Savage OF 1921–1922 7 1 —
Harry Scott IF 1933 1 0 —
Frank Searle HB 1933 5 0 —
Trevor Senior FW 1987–1988 33 5 —
Mat Sadler DF 2008–2011 35 0  England [d]
Scott Severin MF 2009–2010 11 1  Scotland —
Connor Smith ‡ MF/FW 2012– 12 0 Republic of Ireland under-19 —
Gabriel Tamaș ‡ DF 2014– 7 0 Romania —
Andrew Taylor DF 2010–2011 19 1  England [m]
Adam Thompson DF 2010–2013 16 1 Northern Ireland [ad]
George Thorne MF 2013 8 0 England under-19 —
Andros Townsend MF 2011 3 0  England
Daniel Tozser ‡ MF 2014– 25 1 Hungary —
Marcello Trotta FW 2012 1 0  Italy U21 —
Josh Walker MF 2010–2012 7 0  England [d]
Andreas Weimann MF 2011 22 4  Austria
Matthew Whichelow MF 2010–2013 24 3  None —
Mike Williamson DF 2009 23 3  None —
Eric Worthington FW 1949–1951 30 4  None —
Bill Yates GK 1926–1929 49 0  None —
Lewis Young FW 2008–2010 4 0  None —

Notes

A young man, wearing a black tracksuit top with blue and white stripes along the sleeves. Behind him is a building with a blue wall.
Devon White played 45 games for Watford between 1996 and 1997.
  1. ^ Years given denote the span between a player's first and last peacetime appearance—they do not take into account appearances for Watford while peacetime competitions were suspended due to the First and Second World Wars. Where a player spent multiple periods at the club, these periods are denoted as multiple ranges of years.
  2. ^ Where a player did not compete internationally, no country is denoted. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level for each country is shown. Between 1926 and 1950, two competing teams claimed to represent the island of Ireland.
    Ireland denotes players who played for the Irish Football Association team.
    Republic of Ireland denotes players who played for the Football Association of Ireland team.
    For more information, see Ireland national football team (1882–1950) and Republic of Ireland national football team.[7][8]
  3. ^ Represented England at semi-professional level.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Represented England at youth level.
  5. ^ a b c d Represented England at schoolboy level.
  6. ^ Represented Belgium at under-21 level
  7. ^ a b Player made additional appearances for West Hertfordshire prior to the start of the 1898–99 season.[18]
  8. ^ Represented Great Britain at the World Student Games.
  9. ^ a b c d Represented Scotland at junior level
  10. ^ Represented Wales at youth level
  11. ^ a b c d e f Represented England at amateur level
  12. ^ Represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games
  13. ^ a b c d e f Represented England at under-21 level
  14. ^ Crownshaw was contracted to Watford between 1909 and 1916. He played regularly for the reserves, and for the first team during wartime competitions. He made his sole competitive first team appearance in 1913.[11]
  15. ^ a b Represented Wales at schoolboy level.
  16. ^ a b c Represented Wales at amateur level.
  17. ^ Played for England in "unofficial" international matches.
  18. ^ Represented England at under-23 level.
  19. ^ Represented Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.
  20. ^ Ron Gray managed the club from 1950 until 1951.[12]
  21. ^ Played for Scotland at under-23 level.[13]
  22. ^ a b Played for the England B national football team
  23. ^ Represented Scotland at youth level.
  24. ^ Represented Republic of Ireland at youth level.
  25. ^ Represented England in an "unofficial" senior match.[15]
  26. ^ McCarthy played for England at youth level, but Wales at under-21 level.[16]
  27. ^ Represented Scotland at schoolboy level.[17]
  28. ^ Represented Scotland at under-21 level.
  29. ^ Now known as Colin Miles.
  30. ^ Represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level.

References

A young man wearing a black shirt and shorts, standing on a grass field.
Academy graduate Liam Henderson
General
  • Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. T.G. Jones. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  • "TheFA.com: Archive". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  • "Watford player appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  • Watford Football Club archive 1881-2017
Specific
  1. ^ Jones p. 9
  2. ^ Smith, Frank (30 March 2012). "A pub 'to call home and their own'". Watford Observer.
  3. ^ Jones p.253
  4. ^ "Official: Buckley moves for £1m". Watford Football Club. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  5. ^ Camillin, Paul (6 June 2011). "Albion Sign Buckley in Record Deal". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Watford 3–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  7. ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 59. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
  8. ^ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
  9. ^ "Moses Ashikodi". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  10. ^ Jones p. 30
  11. ^ Trefor Jones (1998). Watford Season by Season. T.G. Jones. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.
  12. ^ Jones p. 270
  13. ^ Jones pp.279–288
  14. ^ "Hoban plays as Irish pegged back". Watford Observer. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  15. ^ Jones p. 148
  16. ^ Jones p. 152
  17. ^ Jones p. 282
  18. ^ Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. T.G. Jones. pp. 24–27. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.