2014–15 Watford F.C. season

Watford F.C.
2014–15 season
ChairmanRaffaele Riva
Head coachBeppe Sannino
(until 31 August)
Óscar García
(from 2–29 September)
Billy McKinlay
(from 29 September-7 October)
Slaviša Jokanović
(from 7 October)
StadiumVicarage Road
Championship2nd (promoted)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Troy Deeney (21)
All:
Troy Deeney (21)

Watford Football Club is an English football club from Watford, Hertfordshire. They played the 2014–15 season in the Football League Championship, for the eighth consecutive season since relegation from the Premier League in 2006–07, securing promotion following a 2–0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion on 25 April 2015, after spending eight consecutive seasons in the Championship. The team's manager was Slaviša Jokanović.

Competitions

Pre-season matches

8 July 2014 Austria SV Feldkirchen 0–7 Watford Bad Bleiberg, Austria
17:00 BST Report Abdi 16'
20' (o.g.)
Vydra 25'
Murray 42'
McGugan 58'
Forestieri 59'
Ranégie 85'		 Stadium: TBA
12 July 2014 Watford 0–0 Rubin Kazan Russia Bad Bleiberg, Austria
18:00 BST Report Stadium: TBA
13 July 2014 Watford 0–0 Chemnitzer FC Germany Bad Bleiberg, Austria
17:00 BST Report Stadium: TBA
19 July 2014 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Watford New Meadow, Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Vernon 83', 90+1' Report Battocchio 18'
Hoban 48'
30 July 2014 Coventry City 1–0 Watford Borehamwood, England
19:30 BST Tudgay 8' Report Stadium: Meadow Park
2 August 2014 Watford 2–2 Udinese Italy Watford, England
15:00 BST McGugan 59'
Ranégie 81'		 Report Widmer 23'
Théréau 76'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,085

Championship

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bournemouth (C, P) 46 26 12 8 98 45 +53 90 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Watford (P) 46 27 8 11 91 50 +41 89
3 Norwich City (O, P) 46 25 11 10 88 48 +40 86 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
4 Middlesbrough 46 25 10 11 68 37 +31 85
5 Brentford 46 23 9 14 78 59 +19 78
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

League 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 27 8 11 91 50  +41 89 14 4 5 48 22  +26 13 4 6 43 28  +15

Last updated: 6 April 2015.
Source: Football League

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GroundHAAHHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWLWWWLWDDWDWDDWLLLLWWWLWLWWLWWWLWWWDWWLDWWWWWD
Position21272242443312213577666656666655664332124333112
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2015. Source: bbc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.[1]

9 August 2014 1 Watford 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Deeney 17'
Vydra 23'
Forestieri 80'		 Report Attendance: 15,546
Referee: Carl Boyeson
16 August 2014 2 Norwich City 3–0 Watford Carrow Road, Norwich
15:00 Johnson 32'
Grabban 59'
Tettey 61'		 Report Ekstrand Red card 3' Attendance: 26,375 (1,470 Hornets)
Referee: Paul Tierney
19 August 2014 3 Rotherham United 0–2 Watford New York Stadium, Rotherham
19:45 Morgan Yellow card 58'
Smallwood Yellow card 83'		 Report Andrews Yellow card 60'
Tamaș Yellow card 71'
Dyer 74'
Munari 87'		 Attendance: 9,361
Referee: David Webb
23 August 2014 4 Watford 4–1 Leeds United Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Forestieri 20', 67'
Deeney 58' (pen.)
Tőzsér 90+1'		 Report Tamaș 32' (o.g.)
Bellusci Red card 57'
Byram Red card 90+3'		 Attendance: 15,674 (1,975 away fans)
Referee: James Linington
30 August 2014 5 Watford 4–2 Huddersfield Town Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Deeney 12'
Abdi 54', 90+4'
Tamaș Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 65'
Andrews 68'		 Report Bunn 48'
Wallace 63'		 Attendance: 14,409 (897 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
13 September 2014 6 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Watford The Valley, London
15:00 Buyens 3' (pen.) Report Attendance: 17,628 (3,199 Hornets)
Referee: Andrew Madley
16 September 2014 7 Blackpool 0–1 Watford Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
19:45 Report Vydra 68' (pen.) Attendance: 9,695
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 September 2014 8 Watford 1–1 AFC Bournemouth Vicarage Road
12:15 Tőzsér Yellow card 68'
Cathcart 83'
Forestieri Yellow card 85'		 Report Arter 63', Yellow card 70'
Cook Yellow card 67'
Surman Yellow card 68'
Elphick Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 14,320
Referee: Oliver Langford
27 September 2014 9 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Watford Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 Gestede 46'
Cairney Yellow card 73'
Tunnicliffe 77'		 Report Vydra 30', Yellow card 61'
Tőzsér 41'
Gomes Yellow card 57'
Angella Yellow card 90+6'		 Attendance: 14,084
Referee: Darren Drysdale
30 September 2014 10 Watford 2–1 Brentford Vicarage Road, Watford
19:45 Pudil Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Ighalo 42', Yellow card 43'
Fabbrini Yellow card 51'
Vydra 70'
Paredes Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Tarkowski Yellow card 43'
Douglas 57'
McCormack Yellow card 90+5'		 Attendance: 15,502 (1,931 Brentford fans)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
4 October 2014 11 Watford 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Doyley Yellow card 30'
Tőzsér 53'
Vydra Yellow card 58'
Paredes Yellow card 65'
Munari Yellow card 71'		 Report Gardner Yellow card 51'
Bruno Yellow card 52'
Dunk 77'		 Attendance: 16,531 (1,886 Brighton fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
18 October 2014 12 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Watford Hillsborough, Sheffield
15:00 Drenthe Yellow card 88' Report Ighalo 21'
Abdi 38'
Ekstrand Yellow card 44'
Pudil Yellow card 55'
Vydra 69'		 Attendance: 20,909
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
21 October 2014 13 Watford 2–2 Nottingham Forest Vicarage Road, Watford
19:45 Ighalo 29'
Vydra 52' (pen.)		 Report Antonio 31', 67'
Mancienne Yellow card 42'		 Attendance: 16,095
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 October 2014 14 Middlesbrough 1–1 Watford Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 Ayala Yellow card 34'
Bamford Yellow card 46'
Kike 49'
Whitehead Yellow card 51'
Fredericks Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Forestieri Yellow card 39'
Deeney 61'		 Attendance: 17,491
Referee: James Adcock
1 November 2014 15 Watford 3–1 Millwall Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Vydra 36'
Tőzsér 45+4'
Hoban Yellow card 62'
Munari 64'		 Report Woolford 12'
Forde Yellow card 22'
Briggs Yellow card 35'
Fuller Yellow card 41'
Dunne Yellow card 45+3'
Williams Yellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Robert Madley
4 November 2014 16 Birmingham City 2–1 Watford St Andrew's, Birmingham
19:45 Donaldson 2', 85'
Davis Yellow card 51'		 Report Forestieri 7'
Andrews Yellow card 81'
Deeney Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 18,309
Referee: Mark Heywood
8 November 2014 17 Ipswich Town 1–0 Watford Portman Road, Ipswich
15:00 McGoldrick Yellow card 43'
Smith 83'		 Report Paredes Yellow card 33'
Ekstrand Yellow card 58'
Munari Yellow card 75'		 Attendance: 22,490
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
22 November 2014 18 Watford 1–2 Derby County Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Munari 67', Yellow card 90+3'
Doyley Yellow card 84'
Deeney Yellow card 90+3'
Tőzsér Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Keogh Yellow card 13'
Ibe 39'
Bryson 81'		 Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 November 2014 19 Watford 0–1 Cardiff City Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Report Le Fondre 12', Yellow card 71'
Noone Yellow card 88'		 Attendance: 15,668
Referee: Phil Gibbs
5 December 2014 20 Fulham 0–5 Watford Craven Cottage, London
19:45 Bettinelli Red card 18' Report Abdi 15', 51'
Deeney 20' (pen.), 37', 90+3'
Bassong Yellow card 77'		 Attendance: 16,772
Referee: Paul Tierney
13 December 2014 21 Watford 2–1 Wigan Athletic Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Deeney 20', 82'
Abdi Yellow card 54'
Tőzsér Yellow card 78'		 Report McMananman Yellow card 20'
McCann 45'		 Attendance: 15,297
Referee: Mark Haywood
20 December 2014 22 Reading 0–1 Watford Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 Williams Yellow card 72'
Murray Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Abdi Yellow card 29', 70'
Angella Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 45+1'		 Attendance: 18,522
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 December 2014 23 Watford 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Deeney Yellow card 43'
Tőzsér Yellow card 71'		 Report Dicko 57'
Stearman Yellow card 64'
Price Yellow card 90+3'		 Attendance: 17,443
Referee: Graham Scott
28 December 2014 24 Cardiff City 2–4 Watford Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 Le Fondre 20'
Jones 90+1'		 Report Guedioura 42', 63'
Ighalo 45+1'
Angella 83'		 Attendance: 22,208
Referee: Stuart Attwell
10 January 2015 25 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Watford John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
15:00 Hudson Yellow card 46'
Wells 52'
Robinson Yellow card 65'
Vaughan 77'
Lynch 83'		 Report Hoban Yellow card 16'
Ighalo 65'
Layún Yellow card 90+5'		 Attendance: 13,843
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
17 January 2015 26 Watford 5–0 Charlton Athletic Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Cathcart 15'
Deeney 25'
Ighalo 44', 58'
Tőzsér 90+3'		 Report Solly Yellow card 5'
Bikey Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 17,703
Referee: Darren Bond
24 January 2015 27 Watford 7–2 Blackpool Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Ighalo 47', 54', 73', 81'
Deeney 53'
Vydra 59'
Angella 66'		 Report Orlandi 8'
Davies Yellow card 39', 42'		 Attendance: 17,015
Referee: Fred Graham
30 January 2015 28 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Watford Dean Court, Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Cook Yellow card 28'
Kermorgant 35' (pen.)
Arter Yellow card 39'
Ritchie 57'
Elphick Yellow card 87'		 Report Angella Red card 1' Attendance: 10,904
Referee: Lee Probert
7 February 2015 29 Watford 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Paredes Yellow card 20'
Cathcart Yellow card 28'
Munari Yellow card 45+1'
Ighalo 83'		 Report Spearing Yellow card 19'
Kilgallon Yellow card 55'		 Attendance: 15,011
Referee: Andy Madley
10 February 2015 30 Brentford 1–2 Watford Griffin Park, Brentford, London
19:45 Bidwell Red card 38'
Gray 53'
Dean Yellow card 56'
Smith Yellow card 82'		 Report Ighalo 68', 90+1'
Paredes Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 10.524
Referee: Keith Stroud
14 February 2015 31 Bolton Wanderers 3–4 Watford Macron Stadium, Bolton
15:00 Bannan Yellow card 32'
Clough 37', 85'
Le Fondre 41'		 Report Cathcart Yellow card 7'
Ighalo 25', Yellow card 90+1'
Abdi 69'
Ekstrand 74'
Deeney 90'		 Attendance: 14,230
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 32 Watford 0–3 Norwich City Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Cathcart Yellow card 53'
Watson Yellow card 67'		 Report Tettey Yellow card 38'
Johnson Yellow card 38'
Grabban 65' (pen.), 85'
Jerome 70'		 Attendance: 18,602
Referee: Carl Berry
24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 33 Watford 3–0 Rotherham United Vicarage Road, Watford
19:45 Ighalo 18', 56'
Deeney 54'		 Report Árnason Yellow card 53'
Smallwood Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 13,468
Referee: Andy Davies
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 34 Leeds United 2–3 Watford Elland Road, Leeds
15:00 Sharp 6'
Austin 19'
Cook Yellow card 21'		 Report Deeney 39'
Vydra 56', 80'
Watson Yellow card 48'
Abdi Yellow card 87'		 Attendance: 24,705
Referee: Andy Haines
3 March 2015 35 Watford 1–0 Fulham Vicarage Road, Watford
19:45 Deeney 9'
Guedioura Yellow card 83'		 Report Fofana Yellow card 53'
Richards Yellow card 59'		 Attendance: 15,809
Referee: Trevor Kettle
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Watford Molineux, Wolverhampton
15:00 Afobe 14'
Price 51' Yellow card 90'		 Report Vydra 30'
Deeney 65'
Hoban Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 90'
Forestieri Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 23,146
Referee: Brendan Malone
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 37 Watford 4–1 Reading Vicarage Road, Watford
19:45 Abdi 1'
Vydra 39'
Deeney 48'
Forestieri 85'		 Report Karacan 70' Attendance: 16,660
Referee: Darren Bond
17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) 38 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Watford DW Stadium, Wigan
19:45 Perch Yellow card 74' Report Guedioura Yellow card 18'
Forestieri Yellow card 53'
Deeney 54', 90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 10,684
Referee: David Coote
21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 39 Watford 0–1 Ipswich Town Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Angella Yellow card 37' Report Murphy Yellow card 28'
Mings Yellow card 52'
Tabb Yellow card 90'
Chaplow 90'		 Attendance: 19,038
Referee: Andy D'Urso
3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 40 Derby County 2–2 Watford Pride Park, Derby
19:45 Bent 45' (pen.)
Bryson Yellow card 56'
Ince 57'
Keogh Yellow card 90'		 Report Watson Yellow card 7'
Vydra 23'
Motta Red card 45'
Deeney Yellow card 65'
Ighalo 75'
Connolly Yellow card 90'
Catchart Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 31,748
Referee: Kevin Friend
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 41 Watford 2–0 Middlesbrough Vicarage Road, Watford
12:30 Deeney 37'
Ighalo 65'
Guedioura Yellow card 70'
Layún Yellow card 90'		 Report Reach Yellow card 26'
Leadbitter Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 19,656
Referee: Mike Jones
11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 42 Millwall 0–2 Watford The Den, Bermondsey, London
15:00 Harding Yellow card 54'
Nelson Yellow card 76'
Beevers Yellow card 79'		 Report Vydra 26'
Guedioura 56'		 Attendance: 12,075
Referee: Simon Hooper
15 April 2015 43 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Watford City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 Wilson Red card 60'
Gardner 72'		 Report Ighalo 4'
Connolly 41'
Deeney Yellow card 52'
Abdi Yellow card 55', 87'
Motta Yellow card 65'
Cathcart Yellow card 71'		 Attendance: 20,723
Referee: Paul Tierney
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 44 Watford 1–0 Birmingham City Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00 Cathcart 56', Yellow card 61' Report Grounds Yellow card 58' Attendance: 19,156
Referee: Mark Haywood
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 45 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Watford Brighton
12:15 Kayal Yellow card 43'
Stephens Yellow card 90'
Greer Yellow card 90'		 Report Deeney 29', Yellow card 87'
Cathcart Yellow card 61'
Angella Yellow card 66'
Guedioura Yellow card 90'
Vydra 90'		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 28,841
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 May 2015 46 Watford 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Vicarage Road, Watford
12:15 Vydra 25' Report Semedo Yellow card 73'
Nuhiu 90'		 Attendance: 20,250
Referee: Lee Probert

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup
4 January 2015 Third round Chelsea 3–0 Watford Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 Willian 58'
Rémy 70'
Zouma 72'		 Report Paredes Yellow card 26'
Tőzsér Yellow card 66'		 Attendance: 41,010
Referee: Kevin Friend

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Watford were drawn away to Stevenage.[2]

12 August 2014 Round One Stevenage 0–1 Watford Broadhall Way, Stevenage
19:45 Report Dyer 52' Attendance: 3,969 (1,860 Hornets fans)
Referee: Carl Berry
26 August 2014 Round Two Watford 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Vicarage Road, Watford
19:45 Dyer 31' Report Tyson 12' (pen.)
Wakefield 52'		 Attendance: 7,318 (270 Rovers fans)
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Squad statistics

Statistics correct as of 2 May 2015.[3]

2014–15 Watford player details[c]
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 Heurelho Gomes 44 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 34 2014 No —
2 MF Luke O'Nien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2013 Yes —
3 MF Gianni Munari 21+7 3 1 0 1+1 0 31 3 2 0 31 2014 No †
4 DF Gabriele Angella 32+3 2 1 0 0 0 36 2 1 0 26 2013 No —
5 MF Keith Andrews 4+5 1 0 0 2 0 11 1 2 0 34 2014 No †
5 MF Adlène Guedioura 13+4 3 0 0 0 0 17 3 1 0 29 2014 No —
6 DF Joel Ekstrand 23+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 25 1 0 1 26 2012 No —
7 MF Cristian Battocchio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2012 No —
7 MF Miguel Layún 14+3 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 26 2015 No —
8 MF Dániel Tőzsér 34+11 5 1 0 0 0 46 5 2 0 29 2014 No †
9 FW Troy Deeney 37+5 21 1 0 0 0 43 21 1 0 26 2010 No —
10 MF Lewis McGugan 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 26 2013 No —
11 FW Fernando Forestieri 10+14 5 1 0 1 0 26 5 0 0 25 2012 No —
12 DF Lloyd Doyley 5+1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 32 2001 Yes —
13 FW Mathias Ranégie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 2014 No —
14 DF Juan Carlos Paredes 32+7 0 1 0 0 0 40 0 2 0 27 2014 No —
15 DF Craig Cathcart 28+1 3 1 0 0 0 30 3 3 0 26 2014 No —
16 MF Sean Murray 2+4 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 9 0 0 0 21 2010 Yes —
17 DF Vujadin Savić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2015 No —
17 DF Gabriel Tamaș 6+1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 1 1 31 2014 No —
18 DF Daniel Pudil 19+4 0 1 0 1+1 0 26 0 1 0 29 2012 No —
19 FW Diego Fabbrini 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 4 0 0 0 24 2013 No —
20 FW Matěj Vydra 31+11 16 0+1 0 1+1 0 45 16 0 0 23 2014 No †
21 MF Ikechi Anya 27+8 0 0 0 1 0 36 0 0 0 27 2012 No —
22 MF Almen Abdi 28+4 9 0+1 0 0 0 33 9 1 0 28 2012 No —
23 MF Lloyd Dyer 4+10 1 0 0 2 2 16 3 0 0 32 2014 No —
23 MF Ben Watson 19+1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 2 0 29 2015 No —
24 FW Odion Ighalo 22+13 20 1 0 2 0 38 20 1 0 25 2014 No —
25 FW Uche Ikpeazu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2013 No —
26 FW Bernard Mensah 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 2011 Yes —
27 DF Josh Doherty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2014 Yes —
28 MF Connor Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2011 Yes —
29 FW Alex Jakubiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2014 Yes —
30 GK Jonathan Bond 2+1 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 21 2010 Yes —
31 DF Tommie Hoban 20+7 0 1 0 2 0 30 0 0 0 21 2011 Yes —
32 MF George Byers 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 2014 Yes —
33 DF Jorell Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2014 Yes —
34 GK Rene Gilmartin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2014 No —
39 DF Sébastien Bassong 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 28 2014 No †
39 DF Matthew Connolly 4+2 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 27 2015 No †
47 MF Marco Motta 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 28 2014 Yes —
  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. ^ A dagger is only displayed if the player was exclusively a loan player during the 2014–15 season. If they signed permanently over the course of the season then it is not displayed.
  3. ^ All players who have been signed to the club since the opening day of the 2014–15 season are listed

Staff

Non-playing staff

  • Head-coach: Slaviša Jokanović (from 7 October)[4]
  • Assistant coach: Dean Austin (from 15 January)[5]
  • Assistant coach: Ruben Martinez (from 11 September; joint caretaker head coach 15–29 September)[6][7][8]
  • Assistant coach: Javier Pereira (from 11 September; joint caretaker head coach 15–29 September)[6][7][8]
  • Goalkeeping coach: Alec Chamberlain
  • Goalkeeping coach: Paolo De Toffol
  • Technical director: Luke Dowling (from 3 September)[9]
  • Academy manager: Chris McGuane[10]
  • Lead professional development coach: David Horseman (from 1 December)[11]
  • Academy Head of Coaching: Barry Quin (acting youth-team coach between Hughes' departure and appointment of Horseman)[10]
  • Chief scout: Filippo Giraldi
  • Head of medical: Richard Collinge (from 9 February)[12]
  • Head of sports science: Gianni Brignardello
  • Sport Scientist: Ben Dixon
  • Kit manager: Will Jones
  • Assistant kit manager: Craig Charles

Information correct as of 13 May 2015.[13]

Former non-playing staff

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee Ref
23 May 2014 Brazil Heurelho Gomes England Tottenham Hotspur Free [19]
27 May 2014 Romania Gabriel Tamaș England Doncaster Rovers Free [20]
12 June 2014 England Lloyd Dyer England Leicester City Free [21]
24 June 2014 Northern Ireland Craig Cathcart England Blackpool Free [22]
16 July 2014 Ecuador Juan Carlos Paredes Spain Granada Undisclosed [23]
25 August 2014 Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Free [24]
24 October 2014 Nigeria Odion Ighalo Italy Udinese Undisclosed [25]
9 January 2015 Mexico Miguel Layún Spain Granada Undisclosed [26]
23 January 2015 England Ben Watson England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [27]
23 January 2015 Serbia Vujadin Savić France Bordeaux Free [28]
26 February 2015 Italy Marco Motta Italy Juventus Free [29]

Out

Date[a] Player To[b] Fee Ref
4 June 2014 Spain Manuel Almunia Retired Released [30]
4 June 2014 Italy Marco Cassetti Retired Released [30]
4 June 2014 England Fitz Hall Free Agent Released [30]
4 June 2014 England Ross Jenkins Free agent Released [30]
4 June 2014 Australia Lucas Neill Free Agent Released [30]
4 June 2014 Jamaica Nyron Nosworthy England Blackpool Released [30][31]
4 June 2014 Spain Albert Riera Italy Udinese Released [30]
2 July 2014 Italy Marco Faraoni Italy Udinese Undisclosed [32]
17 July 2014 England Gary Woods England Leyton Orient Free [33]
31 July 2014 England Reece Brown England Barnsley Undisclosed [34]
1 August 2014 Paraguay Javier Acuña Paraguay Club Olimpia Undisclosed [35]
14 January 2015 Romania Gabriel Tamaș Romania Steaua București Free [36]
  1. ^ Where a player has been released, the date given is when their release was announced by Watford, not when their contract expired or when the joined their next club.
  2. ^ Where a player has been released, the club they subsequently joined is listed, provided it is professional and occurred during the 2014–15 season.

Loans in

Start Player Parent club End Ref
26 June 2014 Czech Republic Matěj Vydra Italy Udinese 30 June 2015 [37]
7 July 2014 Hungary Dániel Tőzsér Italy Parma 30 June 2015 [38]
24 July 2014 Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews England Bolton Wanderers 2 February 2015 [39][40]
30 July 2014 Nigeria Odion Ighalo Italy Udinese 24 October 2014 [41]
4 August 2014 Italy Gianni Munari Italy Parma 30 June 2015 [42]
8 October 2014 Cameroon Sébastien Bassong England Norwich City 9 January 2015 [43]
26 November 2014 Algeria Adlène Guedioura England Crystal Palace 1 January 2015 [44]
27 February 2015 Algeria Adlène Guedioura England Crystal Palace 25 April 2015 [45]
19 March 2015 England Matthew Connolly Wales Cardiff City 30 June 2015 [46]

Loans outs

Start Player To Level End Ref
5 August 2014 Algeria Essaïd Belkalem Turkey Trabzonspor Turkish Süper Lig 30 June 2015 [47]
13 August 2014 England Alex Jakubiak England Oxford United League Two 4 November 2014 [48][49]
14 August 2014 England Jorell Johnson England Hemel Hempstead Town Conference South 30 June 2015 [50][51]
22 August 2014 England Luke O'Nien England Wealdstone Conference South 30 June 2015 [52]
26 August 2014 Italy Cristian Battocchio Italy Virtus Entella Italian Serie B 30 June 2015 [53]
28 August 2014 Sweden Mathias Ranégie England Millwall Championship 15 January 2015 [54]
19 November 2014 England Lewis McGugan England Sheffield Wednesday Championship 1 January 2015 [55]
26 November 2014 England Uche Ikpeazu England Crewe Alexandra League One 25 January 2015 [56]
27 November 2014 England Alex Jakubiak England Dagenham & Redbridge League Two 30 June 2015 [57][51][58]
16 January 2015 Italy Diego Fabbrini England Millwall Championship 16 March 2015 [59][60]
19 January 2015 England Lloyd Dyer England Birmingham City Championship 30 June 2015 [61]
28 January 2015 England Uche Ikpeazu England Doncaster Rovers League One 10 March 2015 [62][63]
2 February 2015 England Lewis McGugan England Sheffield Wednesday Championship 30 June 2015 [64]
5 February 2015 Sweden Mathias Ranégie China Dalian Aerbin China League One 31 December 2015 [65]
11 February 2015 England Bernard Mensah England Braintree Town Conference 30 June 2015 [66]
13 March 2015 England Uche Ikpeazu England Crewe Alexandra League One 30 June 2015 [67]
26 March 2015 Italy Diego Fabbrini England Birmingham City Championship 30 June 2015 [60]

Reserves and academy

In 2014–15, Watford's under-21 side competed in the Under-21 Premier League Cup, progressing through four rounds before losing 3–2 away at Southampton in the quarter-finals. They also played in the Herts Senior Cup, progressing through one round before losing to Hemel Hempstead in the quarter-finals.[68] The under-18s finished 5th in the South-East Conference of the Football League Youth Alliance, subsequently qualifying for Merit League One. In the FA Youth Cup they entered in the third round, losing 3–1 away at Swansea.[10]

Watford's academy in 2014–15 consisted of 17 scholars:

Panos Armenakas was announced as joining the first-year in April 2014, but in June he signed for Italian club Udinese, who are also owned by the Pozzo family.[72] On 1 September the club announced second-year midfielder Tom Rosenthal had left to join Belgian side S.V. Zulte Waregem in order for him to be closer to an ill family member.[73] On 15 September striker Ogo Obi signed a two-year scholarship deal with the club, with a one-year professional deal from its expiration in 2016.[74] Obi had been with the club since the under-11 age-group, but had spent time on trial with Manchester United over the pre-season.[75] Goalkeeper Shaun Rowley, a scholar with Shrewsbury Town, joined the academy on a youth loan for the early part of the reason, returning to his parent club in October.[76] Stewart transferred to Udinese in January.[77] In February Folivi signed a deal that would see him become professional at the end of his scholarship in 2016, with the club holding the option of adding a further year.[78]

On 1 May, Watford announced that Lewis, Martin and Young would be offered professional contracts of an unspecified length, while Hall would have his scholarship extended after he suffered from an injury in 2014–15. Ammann, Choi, Otudeko and Kyprianou, who was an unused substitute for the first-team's FA Cup game away at Bristol City on 4 January 2014, were released.[70][79]

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