2011–12 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2011–12 season
ChairmanGraham Taylor
ManagerSean Dyche
StadiumVicarage Road
Football League Championship11th
FA CupFourth round (eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur)
League CupFirst round (eliminated by Bristol Rovers)
Top goalscorerLeague: Troy Deeney: 11
All: Troy Deeney: 12
Highest home attendance16,314
(vs. Blackpool, 6 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance10,592
(vs Millwall, 27 September 2011)

Watford Football Club (also known simply as Watford, or as The Hornets) is an English football club from Watford, Hertfordshire. The team competed in the EFL Championship in 2011–12, their fifth consecutive season in the second tier of English football since their relegation from the Premier League in 2006–07.[1] The 2011–12 season consisted of pre-season friendlies in July 2011, followed by competitive matches in the Football League, FA Cup and EFL Cup between August 2011 and April 2012. Assistant manager Sean Dyche became manager in July 2011, following the departure of Malky Mackay. The club's captain for the season was central midfielder John Eustace. Watford's chairman was Graham Taylor, who previously took Watford from the Fourth Division to the First Division as manager.

The team was widely tipped for relegation in 2011–12, following the pre-season departures of attacking players Danny Graham, Will Buckley and Don Cowie for a combined total of £4.5million. Following an early run of two wins from the first thirteen league fixtures, Watford's form improved, and the team lost just one of the remaining eleven games in 2011. Watford suffered four defeats in January 2012, and sold Marvin Sordell – then the team's top goalscorer – on the last day of the January transfer window. The team regained its form between February and April, and finished the league season in the top half of the table for the first time in four years.[2] Watford's top scorer was Troy Deeney with 12 goals in all competitions, followed by Sordell with 10. Centre back Adrian Mariappa was voted Watford F.C. Player of the Season,[3] while Sean Murray received the young player award.[4]

Off the field, 2011 and 2012 marked a period of transition. Laurence Bassini purchased the club in March 2011, and after the 2010–11 season several senior members of staff left the club, including chief executive Julian Winter and manager Malky Mackay.[5] Bassini himself attracted criticism from some Watford supporters, as well as chairman Graham Taylor, for his reluctance to speak to supporters or the media.[6] Taylor resigned as chairman at the end of the season,[7] and in June 2012 a company owned by Giampaolo Pozzo and his family took control of the club.[8]

Background

Main articles: 2010–11 Watford F.C. season and History of Watford F.C.

The end of the 2010–11 season signalled the start of a period of change, on and off the pitch. Watford sold the club's top scorer Danny Graham to newly promoted Swansea City for £3.5 million.[9] They also sold Young Player of the season Will Buckley to Brighton & Hove Albion for £1m, and Liam Henderson left on a free transfer to York City. Off the field, Watford's chief executive Julian Winter left the club shortly after the sales of Buckley and Graham, and manager Malky Mackay joined Cardiff City the following week. On 21 June, 20-year-old defender Tom Aldred left on a season-long loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Nathan Ellington went on a free transfer to Ipswich Town.[10] Meanwhile, on the same day, Craig Forsyth came to Watford from Dundee United and Sean Dyche was appointed as new manager.

Pre-Season Friendlies

9 July 2011 Boreham Wood 2–2 Watford Meadow Park
15:00 Noto 12'
Chabaan 40'		 Eustace 30'
Mingoia 48'
19 July 2011 Wealdstone 1–3 Watford St Georges Stadium
19:45 Jolly ?' Yeates ?'
Iwelumo ?'
Sordell ?'
23 July 2011 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Watford Kingsmeadow
15:00 L. Moore 40', 55' Eustace 13' Attendance: 1,613
26 July 2011 Brentford 0–0 Watford Griffin Park
19:45 Attendance: 2,491
30 July 2011 Colchester United 1–0 Watford Weston Homes Community Stadium
15:00 Odejayi 25'

Championship

6 August 2011 1 Burnley 2–2 Watford Turf Moor
15:00 Austin 77'
Treacy 84'		 [11] 45' Forsyth
70' Yeates		 Attendance: 14,617
13 August 2011 2 Watford 0–1 Derby County Vicarage Road
15:00 [12] 51' S. Davies Attendance: 12,263
16 August 2011 3 Watford 0–4 West Ham United Vicarage Road
19:45 [13] 3' Tomkins
45+2' O'Brien
71' Cole
90+1' Parker		 Attendance: 14,747
20 August 2011 4 Coventry City 0–0 Watford Ricoh Arena
15:00 [14] Attendance: 13,043
28 August 2011 5 Watford 2–2 Birmingham City Vicarage Road
15:00 Sordell 80'
Taylor 90+1'		 [15] 39' Rooney
88' Wood		 Attendance: 11,937
10 September 2011 6 Reading 0–2 Watford Madejski Stadium
15:00 [16] 12' Yeates
51' Eustace		 Attendance: 17,128
17 September 2011 7 Barnsley 1–1 Watford Oakwell
15:00 Gray 57' [17] 37' Sordell Attendance: 9,733
24 September 2011 8 Watford 0–1 Nottingham Forest Vicarage Road
15:00 [18] 61' Miller Attendance: 11,437
27 September 2011 9 Watford 2–1 Millwall Vicarage Road
19:45 Dickinson 78'
Forsyth 85'		 [19] 68' Feeney Attendance: 10,592
1 October 2011 10 Southampton 4–0 Watford St Mary's Stadium
15:00 Lambert 22' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
do Prado 70'
Holmes 88'		 [20] Attendance: 23,574
15 October 2011 11 Watford 0–2 Crystal Palace Vicarage Road
15:00 [21] Zaha 66'
Easter 90+2'		 Attendance: 12,559
19 October 2011 12 Leicester City 2–0 Watford King Power Stadium
19:45 Nugent 19'
Beckford 36'		 [22] Attendance: 20,304
22 October 2011 13 Hull City 3–2 Watford KC Stadium
15:00 Fryatt 51'
Mclean 66'
Koren 90+4'		 [23] 36' (o.g.) Chester
56' Iwelumo		 Attendance: 18,324
29 October 2011 14 Watford 3–2 Peterborough United Vicarage Road
15:00 Yeates 5'
Sordell 31' (pen.), 33'		 [24] 15' Frecklington
39' Sinclair		 Attendance: 15,031
1 November 2011 15 Watford 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Vicarage Road
19:45 Deeney 77' [25] Attendance: 11,818
5 November 2011 16 Middlesbrough 1–0 Watford Riverside Stadium
17:20 McDonald 41' [26] Attendance: 14,366
19 November 2011 17 Watford 2–0 Portsmouth Vicarage Road
15:00 Kightly 2'
Sordell 45'		 [27] Attendance: 12,864
26 November 2011 18 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Watford Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 [28] Attendance: 8,389
29 November 2011 19 Watford 2–2 Bristol City Vicarage Road
19:45 Dickinson 25'
Beattie 42'		 [29] 44' Elliott
46' (o.g.) Mariappa		 Attendance: 12,418
3 December 2011 20 Ipswich Town 1–2 Watford Portman Road
15:00 Andrews 45' [30] 70' (pen.) Sordell
74' Deeney		 Attendance: 16,262
10 December 2011 21 Watford 1–1 Leeds United Vicarage Road
15:00 Kightly 28' [31] 90+5' (pen.) Snodgrass Attendance: 13,573
17 December 2011 22 Blackpool 0–0 Watford Bloomfield Road
15:00 [32] Attendance: 11,652
26 December 2011 23 Watford 1–1 Cardiff City Vicarage Road
12:00 Buaben 62' [33] 80' (o.g.) Mariappa Attendance: 14,604
31 December 2011 24 Watford 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Vicarage Road
13:00 Sordell 44', 68'
Eustace 84'
Kightly 90+3'		 [34] 47' Sharp Attendance: 11,654
2 January 2012 25 Portsmouth 2–0 Watford Fratton Park
15:00 Futács 54'
Mullins 87'		 [35] Attendance: 14,362
14 January 2012 27 Watford 1–2 Reading Vicarage Road
17:20 Cummings 29' (o.g.) [36] 42' Kebe
85' Le Fondre		 Attendance: 11,291
21 January 2012 27 Birmingham City 3–0 Watford St Andrew's
15:00 Davies 35', 60'
Burke 81'		 [37] Attendance: 18,681
31 January 2012 28 Millwall 0–2 Watford The Den
19:45 [38] 35' Deeney
59' Garner		 Attendance: 9,294
4 February 2012 29 Watford 2–1 Barnsley Vicarage Road
15:00 Eustace 33', 68' [39] 85' Golbourne Attendance: 11,306
11 February 2012 30 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Watford City Ground
15:00 McCleary 19' [40] 44' Deeney Attendance: 21,712
14 February 2012 31 Watford 3–2 Leicester City Vicarage Road
19:45 Mariappa 5'
Murray 33'
Forsyth 80'		 [41] 11', 18' Nugent Attendance: 11,800
18 February 2012 32 Crystal Palace 4–0 Watford Selhurst Park
15:00 Zaha 22'
Martin 38', 50'
Dikgacoi 64'		 [42] Attendance: 13,324
25 February 2012 33 Watford 0–3 Southampton Vicarage Road
15:00 [43] 13', 21', 72' Lambert Attendance: 13,424
3 March 2012 34 Watford 3–2 Burnley Vicarage Road
15:00 Nosworthy 54'
Kacaniklic 72'
Deeney 75'		 [44] 41' Rodriguez
50' (o.g.) Nosworthy		 Attendance: 11,612
7 March 2012 35 West Ham United 1–1 Watford Upton Park
19:45 Vaz Te 87' [45] 68' Murray Attendance: 31,674
10 March 2012 36 Derby County 1–2 Watford Pride Park
15:00 S. Davies 31' [46] 8' Murray
15' Deeney		 Attendance: 23,130
17 March 2012 37 Watford 0–0 Coventry City Vicarage Road
15:00 [47] Attendance: 12,563
20 March 2012 38 Bristol City 0–2 Watford Ashton Gate
19:45 [48] 15' (o.g.) James
20' Murray		 Attendance: 12,017
24 March 2012 39 Watford 2–1 Ipswich Town Vicarage Road
15:00 Murray 71'
Deeney 82'		 [49] 18' Emmanuel-Thomas Attendance: 12,757
31 March 2012 40 Leeds United 0–2 Watford Elland Road
15:00 [50] 5', 89' Iwelumo Attendance: 21,766
6 April 2012 41 Watford 0–2 Blackpool Vicarage Road
15:00 [51] 25', 70' (pen.) Dobbie Attendance: 16,314
9 April 2012 42 Cardiff City 1–1 Watford Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 Miller 45+1' [52] 82' Nosworthy Attendance: 21,259
14 April 2012 43 Watford 1–1 Hull City Vicarage Road
15:00 Deeney 12' [53] 4' Chester Attendance: 11,596
17 April 2012 44 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Watford Falmer Stadium
19:45 Calderón 55'
Buckley 79'		 [54] 6' Murray
44' (pen.) Deeney		 Attendance: 19,189
21 April 2012 45 Peterborough United 2–2 Watford London Road Stadium
15:00 Tomlin 14' (pen.)
Taylor 54'		 [55] 26' Deeney
48' Murray		 Attendance: 8,725
28 April 2012 46 Watford 2–1 Middlesbrough Vicarage Road
12:30 Iwelumo 69'
Deeney 88'		 [56] 85' Emnes Attendance: 14,022

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Leicester City 46 18 12 16 66 55 +11 66
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 17 15 14 52 52 0 66
11 Watford 46 16 16 14 56 64 −8 64
12 Derby County 46 18 10 18 50 58 −8 64
13 Burnley 46 17 11 18 61 58 +3 62
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Round by round summary

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDLLDDWDLWLLLLWWLWDDWDDDWLLLWWDWLLWDWDWWWLDDDDW
Points111236771010101010131616192021242526273030303033363740404043444748515457575859606164
Position[a]13172122221617191517202122212121191918171818181718181818161615171717161416141311111314131411
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Relegation position
  1. ^ Positions refer to Watford's league placing at the end of the day on which they played the match.

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
7 January 2012 R3 Watford 4–2 Bradford City Vicarage Road
15:00 Deeney 3'
Sordell 40'
Forsyth 56', 59'		 [57] 8' Hanson
88' Wells		 Attendance: 8,935
27 January 2012 R4 Watford 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Vicarage Road
19:45 [58] 42' van der Vaart Attendance: 15,384

Football League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup
10 August 2011 Bristol Rovers P–P Watford Memorial Stadium
[59]
23 August 2011 R1 Bristol Rovers 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Watford Memorial Stadium
19:45 Harrold 5' Sordell 2' Attendance: 4,432
Penalties
Kuffour soccer ball with check mark
McGleish soccer ball with red X
Virgo soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with check mark
Carayol soccer ball with check mark		 Eustace soccer ball with red X
Sordell soccer ball with check mark
Mariappa soccer ball with check mark
Dickinson soccer ball with red X

Players

Statistics

Correct as of 28 April 2012.

2011–12 Watford player details[n 2]
No. Pos Name P G P G P G P G Age Joined club Yth Notes
Championship FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
1 GK Scott Loach 31 0 1 0 0 0 32 0 0 1 23 years, 337 days 2006 No —
2 DF Lee Hodson 20 0 1 0 0 0 21 0 1 0 20 years, 209 days 2009 Yes —
3 DF Carl Dickinson 39 2 1 0 1 0 41 2 9 0 25 years, 28 days 2011 No —
4 MF John Eustace 39 4 2 0 1 0 42 4 5 0 32 years, 177 days 2008 No —
5 DF Martin Taylor 22 1 0 0 0 0 22 1 0 0 32 years, 171 days 2010 No —
6 DF Adrian Mariappa 39 1 2 0 1 0 42 1 7 1 25 years, 208 days 2005 Yes —
7 MF Mark Yeates 33 3 2 0 1 0 36 3 1 0 27 years, 108 days 2011 No —
8 MF Josh Walker 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 23 years, 67 days 2010 No —
9 FW Troy Deeney 43 11 2 1 1 0 46 12 7 0 23 years, 304 days 2010 No —
10 FW Chris Iwelumo 39 4 1 0 0 0 40 4 2 0 33 years, 271 days 2011 No —
11 MF Craig Forsyth 20 3 1 2 1 0 22 5 5 0 23 years, 64 days 2011 No —
12 DF Lloyd Doyley 33 0 2 0 1 0 36 0 4 1[n 3] 29 years, 149 days 2001 Yes —
13 GK Rene Gilmartin 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 24 years, 333 days 2010 No —
14 MF Ross Jenkins 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 21 years, 171 days 2008 Yes —
15 MF Stephen McGinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 years, 148 days 2010 No —
16 MF Michael Bryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 years, 67 days 2009 Yes —
17 DF Dale Bennett 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 years, 113 days 2008 Yes —
18 FW Alexander Kacaniklic 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 0 20 years, 290 days 2012 No Loan player
18 FW Michael Kightly 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3 1 0 26 years, 95 days 2011 No Loan player
18 FW Andreas Weimann 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 years, 267 days 2011 No Loan player
19 MF Prince Buaben 29 1 1 0 1 0 31 1 2 0 24 years, 5 days 2011 No —
20 FW Marvin Sordell 26 8 2 1 1 1 29 10 3 0 21 years, 71 days 2009 Yes —
20 FW Marcello Trotta 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 years, 212 days 2012 No Loan player
21 DF David Mirfin 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 27 years, 10 days 2011 No —
22 MF Sean Murray 18 7 1 0 0 0 19 7 1 0 18 years, 200 days 2010 Yes —
23 MF Piero Mingoia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 years, 191 days 2010 Yes —
24 FW Matthew Whichelow 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 years, 213 days 2010 Yes —
25 FW Joe Garner 22 1 2 0 0 0 24 1 2 0 24 years, 16 days 2011 No —
26 MF Britt Assombalonga 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 19 years, 144 days 2011 Yes —
27 FW Gavin Massey 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 19 years, 207 days 2010 Yes —
28 MF Chez Isaac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 years, 164 days 2011 Yes —
29 DF Adam Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 years, 213 days 2010 Yes —
30 GK Jonathan Bond 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 years, 345 days 2010 Yes —
31 DF Tom James 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 years, 161 days 2011 No —
32 MF Jonathan Hogg 40 0 1 0 0 0 41 0 9 0 23 years, 144 days 2011 No —
33 DF Nyron Nosworthy 32 2 2 0 0 0 34 2 7 0 31 years, 200 days 2011 No Initially on loan; signed permanently
34 GK Jack Bonham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 years, 227 days 2010 Yes —
35 GK Tomasz Kuszczak 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 30 years, 39 days 2012 No Loan player
37 FW Craig Beattie 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 28 years, 103 days 2011 No Loan player

Transfers

Unless a country is specified, all clubs play in the English football league system.

In

Ghana international Prince Buaben joined Watford from Dundee United
Date Player From Fee
21 June 2011 Craig Forsyth Dundee Undisclosed [61]
4 July 2011 David Mirfin Scunthorpe United Free (end of contract) [62]
13 July 2011 Mark Yeates Sheffield United Undisclosed [63]
14 July 2011 Prince Buaben Dundee United Free (end of contract) [64]
19 July 2011 Chris Iwelumo Burnley Undisclosed [65]
29 July 2011 Carl Dickinson Stoke City Undisclosed [66]
4 August 2011 Tom James Stratford Town Free [67]
27 August 2011 Jonathan Hogg Aston Villa Undisclosed [68]
31 August 2011 Joe Garner Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [69]
10 January 2012 Nyron Nosworthy Sunderland Undisclosed [70]

Out

Don Cowie joined Cardiff City on a free transfer
Date[n 4] Player To Fee
26 May 2011 Liam Henderson York City Free (end of contract, released)[71]
6 June 2011 Will Buckley Brighton & Hove Albion £1m[72]
7 June 2011 Danny Graham Swansea City £3.5m[73]
21 June 2011 Nathan Ellington Ipswich Town Free (end of contract, released)[74]
27 June 2011 Mat Sadler Walsall Free (end of contract, released)[75]
28 June 2011[76] Rob Kiernan Wigan Athletic Free (end of contract, rejected renewal)[77]
1 July 2011 Don Cowie Cardiff City Free (end of contract, rejected renewal)[78]
31 August 2011 Tom Aldred Colchester United Free (contract terminated)[79]
31 August 2011 Eddie Oshodi Forest Green Rovers [n 5] Free (contract terminated)
31 January 2012 Marvin Sordell Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed [81]

Loans

  • ‡ Loan end date was end of season
  • † Watford academy scholar

In

Two men wearing yellow shirts, red shorts and red socks, standing on a grass field. Both appear to be celebrating: one man has his arms aloft, the other is following him.
Nyron Nosworthy transferred to Watford after an initial loan period.
Start Player From End
26 August 2011 Andreas Weimann Aston Villa 23 September 2011 [n 6]
11 October 2011 Michael Kightly Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 January 2012 [n 7]
24 October 2011 Craig Beattie Swansea City 8 January 2012 [86]
28 October 2011 Nyron Nosworthy Sunderland 8 January 2012 [87]
30 January 2012 Alexander Kacaniklic Fulham End of the season [n 8]
21 February 2012 Tomasz Kuszczak Manchester United 28 April 2012 ‡ [90]
23 February 2012 Marcello Trotta Fulham 24 March 2012 [91]

Out

A young man wearing a yellow shirt, red shorts and red socks, standing on a grass field
Britt Assombalonga became the 50th academy player to make his Watford debut in 2012, following two loan periods.
Start Player To Level End
21 June 2011 Tom Aldred Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scottish Premier League 25 August 2011 [n 9]
11 August 2011 Michael Bryan Bradford City League Two 3 January 2012 [94]
13 August 2011 Jonathan Bond Brackley Town Southern League Premier Division 13 October 2011 [n 10]
25 August 2011 Adam Thompson Brentford League One 25 October 2011 [n 11]
30 August 2011 Josh Walker Stevenage League One 17 November 2011 [n 12]
12 September 2011 Gavin Massey Yeovil Town League One 14 January 2012 [n 13]
15 September 2011 Chez Isaac Boreham Wood Conference South 16 December 2011 [n 14]
15 September 2011 Matthew Whichelow Exeter City League One 11 October 2011 [97][110]
27 October 2011 Dale Bennett Brentford League One 27 November 2011 [111]
4 November 2011 Jonathan Bond Forest Green Rovers Conference 1 December 2011 [n 15]
23 November 2011 Rene Gilmartin Yeovil Town League One 19 January 2012 [n 16]
25 November 2011 Britt Assombalonga Wealdstone Isthmian League Premier Division 3 February 2012 [n 17]
25 November 2011 Connor Smith † Wealdstone Isthmian League Premier Division 2 May 2012 ‡ [n 17]
1 January 2012 Dale Bennett Brentford League One 1 February 2012 [119]
1 January 2012 Chez Isaac Tamworth Conference 28 March 2012 [n 18]
5 January 2012 Piero Mingoia Brentford League One 23 January 2012 [n 19]
13 January 2012 Josh Walker Scunthorpe United League One 14 April 2012 [n 20]
19 January 2012 Gavin Massey Colchester United League One 16 February 2012 [n 21]
31 January 2012 David Mirfin Scunthorpe United League One 5 May 2012 ‡ [129]
31 January 2012 Matthew Whichelow Wycombe Wanderers League One 28 February 2012 [130]
2 February 2012 Tommie Hoban † Wealdstone Isthmian League Premier Division 2 May 2012 ‡ [n 22]
9 February 2012 Adam Thompson Brentford League One 5 May 2012 ‡ [n 23]
10 February 2012 Britt Assombalonga Braintree Town Conference 10 March 2012 [136]
16 February 2012 Rene Gilmartin Crawley Town League Two 18 March 2012 [137]
17 February 2012 Jack Bonham † Harrow Borough Isthmian League Premier Division 1 April 2012 [n 24]
17 February 2012 Stephan Hamilton-Forbes † Harrow Borough Isthmian League Premier Division 14 March 2012 [n 25]
17 February 2012 Aaron Tumwa † Harrow Borough Isthmian League Premier Division 28 April 2012 ‡ [138]
23 February 2012 Jonathan Bond Dagenham & Redbridge League Two 22 March 2012 [n 26]
17 March 2012 Gavin Massey Colchester United League One 14 April 2012 [143]
22 March 2012 Jonathan Bond Bury League One 5 May 2012 ‡ [142]
22 March 2012 Piero Mingoia Hayes & Yeading Conference 28 April 2012 ‡ [n 27]

Reserves and academy

Watford's reserve side played friendlies in 2011–12, following their withdrawal from the Totesport.com Combination East Division. The under-18s played their home games at Watford's training base at the UCL training ground, London Colney. They are members of the FA Premier Academy League. They went out of the FA Youth Cup in the fourth round away at Newcastle United, losing 2–1,[146] having beaten Millwall 2–1 away in the third round.[147] They also played in the Herts Senior Cup, going out to Bishop's Stortford in the first round.[148] The side were coached by technical skills coach Adam Pilling from the end of August until the first week of October, when David Hughes, who had been appointed on 22 September,[149] took up his position as youth team coach.[150]

Watford's academy consists of 20 scholars:

  • In the second year, goalkeeper Jack Bonham, defenders Chimdi Akubuine, Matt Bevans, Tommie Hoban, Brandon Horner and Aaron Tumwa, midfielders Stephan Hamilton Forbes, and Sean Murray, and strikers Dereece Gardner, Michael Kalu and Connor Smith.
  • In the first year, defenders Kyle Connolly, David O'Connor and Jordan Wilmore, midfielders Austin Eaton, Kamaron English, Luke O'Nien, Jack Westlake, and strikers Bernard Mensah and Morgan Ferrier.

Murray signed a professional contract during the 2010 pre-season, alongside his scholarship forms.[151] Bonham and Hoban signed a professional deals in September 2010 and May 2011 respectively.[152] In July 2011 Mensah signed a contract that saw him turn professional on his 17th birthday. Ferrier joined Watford on 20 September after a trial period, having previously been in Arsenal's youth system.[153] Connolly joined on 1 December at second year scholar age, following a trial period.[154] In April Watford announced the fates of the remaining second-year scholars; Hamilton Forbes, Smith and Tumwa were given professional contracts, Akubine, Horner, Kalu and Gardner were released, while Bevans had his scholarship extended due an injury which kept him sidelined from October.[155]

Hoban and Murray both made first-team appearances during 2010–11, while Smith was an unused substitute. Murray has played for the first-team in 2011–12, while Bonham has been an unused substitute. Bonham, Hamilton-Forbes, Hoban, Smith and Tumwa have all been loaned to non-league sides in 2011–12.

Notes

  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 professional players are listed apart from any who are still scholars and haven't featured in a 2011–12 first-team squad and Tom Aldred and Eddie Oshodi (who had originally been awarded the squad number 25), both of whom left before the end of the summer transfer window without making an appearance in a 2011–12 matchday squad.
  3. ^ Doyley's sending off in the home fixture against Leicester City was subsequently rescinded.[60]
  4. ^ For players whose contract expired, the date given refers to when they signed for their new club, apart from Rob Kiernan whose signature date for Wigan Athletic is unknown. Therefore, his date refers to when he left Watford.
  5. ^ Oshodi did not join Forest Green until 7 October 2011.[80]
  6. ^ Weimann joined Watford on a loan until early January on 26 August 2011, but the loan was terminated early by Aston Villa.[82][83]
  7. ^ Kightly joined Watford on a loan until after Watford's fixture against Portsmouth on 19 November. However the loan was extended until 3 January.[84][85]
  8. ^ Kacaniklic's loan was meant to last until the end of the season, but he was recalled by Fulham on 27 March.[88][89]
  9. ^ Aldred joined Inverness on a six-month loan on 21 June 2011, but it was terminated early.[92][93]
  10. ^ Bond's loan originally lasted until 13 September, but was extended to 11 October.[95][96][97]
  11. ^ Thompson's loan originally lasted until 25 September, but was extended to 25 October.[98][99]
  12. ^ Walker joined Stevenage on a loan until mid-January. However, while his loan did not officially expire until then, Watford recalled him on 17 November so he could play development football prior to becoming available for the first team.[100][101]
  13. ^ Massey's loan originally lasted until 12 October, but was extended three times, first to 6 November, then to 11 December and then to 14 January. The loan was extended for a further month on 4 January, but was then cancelled on 12 January.[102][103][104][105][106][107]
  14. ^ Isaac's loan was initially announced to last until 15 October, however on 10 November the loan was extended until 16 December.[108][109]
  15. ^ Bond's loan originally lasted until 4 December, but he was recalled a few days early.[112][113]
  16. ^ Gilmartin's loan initially lasted until 3 January, but on 1 January it was extended until 3 February. However, the loan was terminated on 19 January.[114][115][116]
  17. ^ a b Assombalonga and Smith were originally due to remain at Wealdstone until 3 January, but on 4 January it was announced that the loan had been extended for a further month.[117][118]
  18. ^ Isaac's loan was initially announced to last until 1 February, but it was extended twice, first to 1 March, then to 28 March.[114][120][121]
  19. ^ Mingoia's loan was set to last until 5 February, but he returned to Watford on 23 January.[122][123]
  20. ^ Walker had been set to sign for Scunthorpe on a free transfer, but he was unable due to FIFA regulations, so signed on on an initial one-month loan. He continued to play for Scunthorpe after that month, and it was announced on 20 March that loan had been extended to 13 April. However, Walker played the final match of his loan spell on 14 April.[124][125][126]
  21. ^ Massey's loan was set to last until 19 February, but he was recalled a few days early.[127][128]
  22. ^ Thompson's loan initially lasted until 2 March, but on 6 March it was announced the loan had been extended until 10 April.[131][132]
  23. ^ Thompson's loan initially lasted until 7 March, but was extended twice, first until 10 April, then until 5 May.[133][134][135]
  24. ^ Bonham's loan initially lasted until 12 March, but on 14 March it was announced the loan had been extended until 14 April. However, Bonham was forced to return early after he broke a bone in his hand.[138][139][140]
  25. ^ Hamilton-Forbes was loaned "until further notice", and it was announced he had returned on 14 March.[138][139]
  26. ^ Bond's loan was supposed to last until 25 March, but he was recalled a few days early on 22 March and joined Bury on loan the same day.[141][142]
  27. ^ Mingoia's loan was announced to last until 25 April, but he played in Hayes & Yeading's final match of the season on 28 April.[144][145]

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