2016–17 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2016–17 season
OwnerGino Pozzo
ChairmanRaffaele Riva
ManagerWalter Mazzarri
StadiumVicarage Road
Premier League17th
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Millwall)
EFL CupSecond round
(knocked out by Gillingham)
Top goalscorerLeague: Troy Deeney (10)
All: Troy Deeney (10)
Highest home attendance21,118 v Manchester United
(18 September 2016)
Average home league attendance20,571

The 2016–17 season was Watford's 136th year in existence and second consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] Watford also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Walter Mazzarri took over as manager following the departure of Quique Sánchez Flores.[2]

Pre-season

In May 2016, Watford began to announce the pre-season friendlies.[3][4]

10 July 2016 (2016-07-10) Friendly Woking 1–1 Watford Woking
17:00 BST Carter 24' Report Berghuis 20' Stadium: Laithwaite Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,280
Referee: Dean Treleaven
14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) Friendly Stevenage 0–2 Watford Stevenage
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Referee: Darren Deadman
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Union Berlin 1–3 Watford Austria
15:00 BST Thiel 70' Report Capoue 13'
Deeney 44' (pen.)
Berghuis 84'		 Stadium: Stadion St. Andrä
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly Anzhi Makhachkala 0–0 Watford Austria
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Sportplatz Gralla
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Watford London
15:00 BST Polter 20'
Washington 82'		 Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Referee: Tim Robinson
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) Friendly Watford 2–2 Lorient Watford
15:00 BST Deeney 45' (pen.)
Ighalo 58'		 Report Touré 61'
Philippoteaux 69'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 11 7 20 40 68 −28 028.95
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
EFL Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 41 12 7 22 43 71 −28 029.27

Updated to match played 22 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Swansea City 38 12 5 21 45 70 −25 41
16 Burnley 38 11 7 20 39 55 −16 40
17 Watford 38 11 7 20 40 68 −28 40
18 Hull City (R) 38 9 7 22 37 80 −43 34 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 Middlesbrough (R) 38 5 13 20 27 53 −26 28
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[5][6]
(R) Relegated

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
38 11 7 20 39 67  −28 40 8 4 7 25 28  −3 3 3 13 14 39  −25

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAAH
ResultDLLWWLDWDWLWLLWLLDLLDDWWLDLLWWLWLLLLLL
Position5131810911111097888107111210131414141310121213141291010101315161617
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 1 Southampton 1–1 Watford Southampton
15:00 BST Redmond 58'
Van Dijk Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Capoue 9'
Guedioura Yellow card 60'
Watson Red card 76'
Gomes Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,488
Referee: Roger East
20 August 2016 2 Watford 1–2 Chelsea Watford
15:00 BST Deeney Yellow card 19'
Capoue 55'
Britos Yellow card 69'
Holebas Yellow card 70'
Behrami Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Cahill Yellow card 20'
Costa Yellow card 56', 87'
Batshuayi 80'
Hazard Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,772
Referee: Jon Moss
27 August 2016 3 Watford 1–3 Arsenal Watford
15:00 BST Prödl Yellow card 17'
Ighalo Yellow card 45+2'
Pereyra 57'
Deeney Yellow card 60'
Amrabat Yellow card 77'
Behrami Yellow card 83'
Holebas Yellow card 89'		 Report Cazorla 9' (pen.)
Sánchez 40'
Özil 45+1'
Wilshere Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,545
Referee: Kevin Friend
10 September 2016 4 West Ham United 2–4 Watford Stratford, London
15:00 BST Antonio 5', 33'
Zaza Yellow card 12'
Byram Yellow card 85'		 Report Ighalo 41'
Behrami Yellow card 42'
Deeney 45+2'
Capoue 53'
Holebas 63'
Okaka Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 56,974
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 September 2016 5 Watford 3–1 Manchester United Watford
12:00 BST Capoue 34'
Britos Yellow card 77'
Holebas Yellow card 77'
Zúñiga 83'
Deeney Yellow card 86', 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Rashford 62'
Pogba Yellow card 75'
Fellaini Yellow card 88'
Depay Yellow card 88'
Rooney Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 21,118
Referee: Michael Oliver
26 September 2016 6 Burnley 2–0 Watford Burnley
20:00 BST Hendrick 38'
Lowton Yellow card 45+2'
Keane 50'		 Report Pereyra Yellow card 22'
Holebas Yellow card 37'
Success Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 18,519
Referee: Mike Jones
1 October 2016 7 Watford 2–2 AFC Bournemouth Watford
15:00 BST Prödl Yellow card 12'
Pereyra Yellow card 28'
Deeney 50'
Behrami Yellow card 56'
Success 65'		 Report Wilshere Yellow card 20'
Wilson 31'
Smith Yellow card 41'
Francis Yellow card 45'
King 62'
Stanislas Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,575
Referee: Mike Dean
16 October 2016 8 Middlesbrough 0–1 Watford Middlesbrough
13:30 BST Barragán Yellow card 21'
Stuani Yellow card 38'
Ramírez Yellow card 42'
De Roon Yellow card 74'		 Report Holebas 54'
Amrabat Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,131
Referee: Roger East
22 October 2016 9 Swansea City 0–0 Watford Swansea
15:00 BST Sigurðsson Yellow card 49'
Britton Yellow card 71'		 Report Capoue Yellow card 45' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,694
Referee: Paul Tierney
29 October 2016 10 Watford 1–0 Hull City Watford
15:00 BST Behrami Yellow card 53'
Dawson 82' (o.g.)		 Report Mason Yellow card 57'
Clucas Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,022
Referee: Jonathan Moss
6 November 2016 11 Liverpool 6–1 Watford Liverpool
14:15 GMT Mané 27', 60'
Coutinho 30'
Can 43'
Firmino 57'
Wijnaldum Yellow card 88', 90+1'		 Report Holebas Yellow card 56'
Janmaat 75'
Britos Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,163
Referee: Michael Oliver
19 November 2016 12 Watford 2–1 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT Capoue 1'
Pereyra 12'
Zúñiga Yellow card 21'
Britos Yellow card 32'		 Report Mahrez 15' (pen.)
Fuchs Yellow card 53'
Drinkwater Yellow card 65'
Gray Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium
Attendance: 20,640
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
27 November 2016 13 Watford 0–1 Stoke City Watford
12:00 GMT Amrabat Yellow card 24'
Britos Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 90'
Holebas Yellow card 40'
Behrami Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Gomes 29' (o.g.) Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium
Attendance: 20,058
Referee: Robert Madley
3 December 2016 14 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Watford West Bromwich
15:00 GMT McAuley Yellow card 15'
Evans 16'
Brunt 34'
McClean Yellow card 84'
Phillips 90+1'		 Report Kabasele 60'
Pereyra Red card 84'
Deeney Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 22,244
Referee: Graham Scott
10 December 2016 15 Watford 3–2 Everton Watford
12:30 GMT Guedioura Yellow card 7'
Okaka 36', 64'
Prödl 59'
Holebas Yellow card 74'		 Report Deulofeu Yellow card 14'
Lukaku 17', 86'
Baines Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,769
Referee: Anthony Taylor
14 December 2016 16 Manchester City 2–0 Watford Manchester
20:00 GMT Zabaleta 33' Yellow card 75'
Silva 86'		 Report Prödl Yellow card 21'
Capoue Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Referee: Kevin Friend
17 December 2016 17 Sunderland 1–0 Watford Sunderland
15:00 GMT Januzaj Yellow card 36'
Van Aanholt 49'		 Report Behrami Yellow card 45+1'
Kaboul Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,267
Referee: Robert Madley
26 December 2016 18 Watford 1–1 Crystal Palace Watford
12:30 GMT Holebas Yellow card 53'
Deeney 71' (pen.)
Britos Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Cabaye 26'
C. Benteke soccer ball with red X 36', Yellow card 45'
Puncheon Yellow card 45+2'
Zaha Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,304
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 January 2017 19 Watford 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Watford
13:30 GMT Holebas Yellow card 44'
Prödl Yellow card 63'
Cathcart Yellow card 83'
Kaboul 90+1'		 Report Kane 27', 33'
Alli 41', 46'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium
Attendance: 20,882
Referee: Michael Oliver
3 January 2017 20 Stoke City 2–0 Watford Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT Diouf Yellow card 19'
Shawcross 45+3'
Crouch 49'		 Report Doucouré Yellow card 76'
Kabasele Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 27,010
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
14 January 2017 21 Watford 0–0 Middlesbrough Watford
15:00 GMT Okaka Yellow card 78'
Britos Yellow card 90+1'
Deeney Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Fábio Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium
Attendance: 20,659
Referee: Jonathan Moss
21 January 2017 22 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Watford Bournemouth
15:00 GMT King 48'
Afobe 82'
S. Cook Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Kabasele 24'
Deeney 64'
Holebas Yellow card 70'
Kaboul Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,123
Referee: Lee Mason
31 January 2017 23 Arsenal 1–2 Watford Holloway, London
19:45 GMT Gabriel Yellow card 21'
Monreal Yellow card 25'
Iwobi 58'
Sánchez Yellow card 86'		 Report Kaboul 10'
Deeney 13'
Prödl Yellow card 66'
Okaka Yellow card 88'
Cleverley Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,035
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 February 2017 24 Watford 2–1 Burnley Watford
15:00 GMT Niang Yellow card 6', 45+2'
Deeney 10'
Holebas Yellow card 20'
Capoue Yellow card 33'
Prödl Yellow card 77'
Cathcart Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Hendrick Red card 6'
Barnes 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,178
Referee: Michael Oliver
11 February 2017 25 Manchester United 2–0 Watford Manchester
15:00 GMT Mata 32'
Martial 60'
Valencia Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,301
Referee: Robert Madley
25 February 2017 26 Watford 1–1 West Ham United Watford
17:30 GMT Deeney 3' (pen.)
Janmaat Yellow card 36'
Cleverley Yellow card 68'
Doucouré Yellow card 79'
Holebas Yellow card 83'		 Report Antonio Yellow card 45+10' Yellow-red card 86'
Kouyaté Yellow card 65'
Ayew 73'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,702
Referee: Craig Pawson
4 March 2017 27 Watford 3–4 Southampton Watford
15:00 GMT Deeney 4', Yellow card 83'
Okaka Yellow card 44' 79'
Prödl Yellow card 73'
Doucouré 90+4'		 Report Cédric Yellow card 14'
Tadić 28'
Gabbiadini Yellow card 33', 83'
Redmond 45+2', 86'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,670
Referee: Jonathan Moss
18 March 2017 28 Crystal Palace 1–0 Watford Selhurst, London
15:00 GMT Deeney 68' (o.g.) Report Cleverley Yellow card 38'
Prödl Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,109
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 April 2017 29 Watford 1–0 Sunderland Watford
15:00 BST Britos 59'
Capoue Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Jones Yellow card 72'
Khazri Yellow card 77'
Koné Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,805
Referee: Lee Probert
4 April 2017 30 Watford 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Watford
19:45 BST Niang 13', Yellow card 70'
Britos Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 65'
Deeney 49'		 Report Robson-Kanu Yellow card 43'
McClean Yellow card 45+6'
Livermore Yellow card 59'
Nyom Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,090
Referee: Paul Tierney
8 April 2017 31 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Watford Tottenham, London
12:30 BST Alli 33'
Dier 39'
Son 44', 55'		 Report Doucouré Yellow card 34' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,706
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 April 2017 32 Watford 1–0 Swansea City Watford
15:00 BST Capoue 42' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,272
Referee: Lee Mason
22 April 2017 33 Hull City 2–0 Watford Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Niasse Red card 25'
N'Diaye Yellow card 42'
Marković 62' Yellow card 66'
Clucas 71'
Robertson Yellow card 81'		 Report Prödl Yellow card 68' Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 20,432
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 May 2017 34 Watford 0–1 Liverpool Watford
20:00 BST Prödl Yellow card 48'
Capoue Yellow card 69'
Success Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Lucas Yellow card 44'
Can 45+2'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,959
Referee: Craig Pawson
6 May 2017 35 Leicester City 3–0 Watford Leicester
15:00 BST Ndidi 38'
Mahrez 58'
Albrighton 90+2'		 Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Roger East
12 May 2017 36 Everton 1–0 Watford Liverpool
19:45 BST Barkley 56' Report Behrami Yellow card 39'
Janmaat Yellow card 39'
Holebas Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,550
Referee: Kevin Friend
15 May 2017 37 Chelsea 4–3 Watford Fulham, London
20:00 BST Terry 22'
Aké Yellow card 30'
Azpilicueta 36'
Batshuayi 49'
Chalobah Yellow card 58'
Fàbregas 88'		 Report Holebas Yellow card 3'
Amrabat Yellow card 11'
Capoue 24'
Janmaat 51'
Okaka 74', Yellow card 90+4'
Prödl Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Deeney Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,473
Referee: Lee Mason
21 May 2017 38 Watford 0–5 Manchester City Watford
15:00 BST Doucouré Yellow card 45+1' Report Kompany 5'
Agüero 23', 36'
Fernandinho 41'
Jesus 58'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,829
Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
7 January 2017 Third round Watford 2–0 Burton Albion Watford
15:00 GMT Kabasele 21'
Sinclair 77'		 Report Naylor Yellow card 45+2'
Flanagan Yellow card 62'
Brayford Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road Stadium
Attendance: 13,270
Referee: Lee Mason
29 January 2017 Fourth round Millwall 1–0 Watford Bermondsey, London
12:00 GMT Morison 85'
Wallace Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Britos Yellow card 90+6'
Mason Yellow card 81'
Abdoulaye Doucouré Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,772
Referee: Martin Atkinson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
23 August 2016 Second round Watford 1–2 Gillingham Watford
19:45 BST Ighalo 58' Report Byrne 82'
Dack 102'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,004
Referee: James Linington

Staff

Squad information and statistics

Statistics correct as of 23 April 2017.[7][a]

2015–16 Watford player details
No. Pos Name P G P G P G P G Age Joined club Yth Notes
Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
1 GK Heurelho Gomes 33 0 0+1 0 0 0 33+1 0 1 0 43 2014 No —
2 DF Allan Nyom 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 36 2015 No —
3 DF Miguel Britos 26 1 2 0 0 0 28 1 7 2 39 2015 No —
4 DF Younès Kaboul 22 2 2 0 0 0 24 2 2 0 39 2016 No —
5 DF Sebastian Prödl 28+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 28+2 1 9 0 37 2015 No —
6 DF Adrian Mariappa 2+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 38 2016 Yes —
7 MF Nordin Amrabat 21+3 0 0 0 0 0 21+3 0 3 0 37 2016 No —
8 MF Tom Cleverley 12+1 0 0 0 0 0 12+1 0 3 0 35 2017 No —
9 FW Troy Deeney 29+3 10 1+1 0 1 0 31+4 10 6 0 36 2010 No —
10 FW Isaac Success 2+16 1 0 0 0 0 2+16 1 1 0 29 2016 Yes —
11 MF Valon Behrami 23+1 0 0 0 0 0 23+1 0 6 0 39 2015 No —
12 MF Kenedy 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 28 2016 No —
13 GK Rene Gilmartin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 2014 No —
14 DF Juan Carlos Paredes 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 37 2014 No —
15 DF Craig Cathcart 13+2 0 1 0 0 0 14+2 0 3 0 35 2014 No —
16 MF Abdoulaye Doucouré 9+6 1 2 0 1 0 12+6 1 4 0 32 2016 No —
17 MF Adlène Guedioura 9+3 0 1 0 1 0 11+3 0 2 0 39 2015 No —
18 DF Juan Camilo Zúñiga 6+13 1 0 0 0+1 0 6+14 1 1 0 39 2016 No †
19 FW Jerome Sinclair 1+4 0 2 1 0 0 3+4 1 0 0 28 2016 Yes —
20 FW Matěj Vydra 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 0 0 32 2015 No —
20 FW Mauro Zárate 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 37 2017 No —
21 MF Ikechi Anya 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 0 0 37 2012 No —
21 FW M'Baye Niang 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2 2 0 30 2017 No —
22 MF Daryl Janmaat 13+9 1 0+1 0 0 0 13+10 1 1 0 35 2016 No —
23 MF Ben Watson 0+4 0 1 0 1 0 2+4 0 0 1 39 2015 No —
24 FW Odion Ighalo 14+4 1 1 0 0+1 1 15+5 2 1 0 35 2014 No —
25 DF José Holebas 30 2 0 0 0 0 30 2 12 0 40 2015 No —
26 DF Brice Dja Djédjé 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 34 2016 No —
27 DF Christian Kabasele 5+8 2 1 1 1 0 7+8 3 1 0 33 2016 Yes —
29 MF Étienne Capoue 32 6 1 0 0+1 0 33+1 6 4 0 36 2015 No —
30 GK Costel Pantilimon 0+2 0 2 0 1 0 3+2 0 0 0 37 2016 No —
31 DF Tommie Hoban 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 2011 Yes —
32 DF Brandon Mason 0+1 0 2 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 0 27 2016 Yes —
33 FW Stefano Okaka 7+7 3 1 0 0 0 8+7 3 4 0 35 2016 No —
34 GK Giedrius Arlauskis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 2015 No —
35 MF Carl Stewart 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 27 2016 Yes —
37 MF Roberto Pereyra 12+1 2 0 0 0 0 12+1 2 2 1 34 2016 No —
39 FW Michael Folivi 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 26 2016 Yes —
42 DF Andrew Eleftheriou 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2016 Yes —
— DF Ola Adeyemo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 2016 No —
— GK Charlie Bannister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2016 No —
— GK Nathan Gartside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 2016 Yes —
— FW Alex Jakubiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2014 Yes —
— FW Ogo Obi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 2016 Yes —
— MF Rhyle Ovenden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 2016 Yes —
— DF Charlie Rowan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2016 Yes —
— DF Connor Stevens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2016 Yes —
  1. ^ From the start of pre-season to the end of the summer transfer window all players currently contracted to the club are listed. From the close of the summer transfer window all players who have been signed to the club since the close of the summer transfer window are listed. The following exceptions are made: a) if a player has appeared in a matchday squad prior to the end of the 2016 summer transfer window they will remain listed for the duration of the season b) players loaned out prior to the start of the season will not be listed until their return, with season-long loans omitted entirely - for players out on loan see the transfers section. Scholars with professional contracts are not listed unless they appear in a first-team matchday squad.
  2. ^ For players who came through the club's youth system the date used refers to the year their professional contract begun, unless they appeared in a first-team match-day squad prior to that, in which case that date is used.
  3. ^ A dagger is only displayed if the player was exclusively a loan player during the 2016–17 season. If they signed permanently over the course of the season then it is not displayed.

Non-playing staff

  • Head-coach: Walter Mazzarri
  • Assistant coach: Nicolo Frustalupi
  • Assistant coach: Claudio Nitti
  • Assistant coach: Luca Vigiani
  • Goalkeeping coach: Paolo De Toffol
  • Goalkeeping coach: Alec Chamberlain
  • Fitness coach: Giuseppe Pondrelli
  • Technical director: Luke Dowling[8]
  • Chief scout: Filippo Giraldi
  • Scout: Roberto Miggiano
  • Analyst: Fabio Corradini
  • Under-21 coach: Harry Kewell[9]
  • Under-21 assistant manager: Hayden Mullins[10]
  • Academy manager: Chris McGuane[11]
  • Lead professional development coach: David Horseman[12]
  • Academy head of coaching: Barry Quin[11]
  • Head of medical: Richard Collinge
  • Head of sports science: Gianni Brignardello
  • Sport scientist: Ben Dixon
  • Head of Prevention and Osteopath: Daniel Reguera
  • First-team Sports Rehabilitation: Mike Spanou
  • First-team Sports Rehabilitation: Moto Watanabe
  • Kit manager: Will Jones

Information correct as of 11 July 2016.[13]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2016 Belgium Christian Kabasele Belgium Genk £6,000,000 [14]
1 July 2016 England Jerome Sinclair England Liverpool £4,000,000 [15]
1 July 2016 Nigeria Isaac Success Spain Granada £12,500,000 [16]
21 July 2016 Ivory Coast Brice Dja Djédjé France Marseille £4,000,000 [17][18]
8 August 2016 England Charlie Bannister England Aston Villa Free [19][20]
19 August 2016 France Younès Kaboul England Sunderland £4,000,000 [21][22]
19 August 2016 Argentina Roberto Pereyra Italy Juventus £13,000,000 [23][24]
24 August 2016 Netherlands Daryl Janmaat England Newcastle United £7,000,000 [25][26]
29 August 2016 Italy Stefano Okaka Belgium Anderlecht Undisclosed [27]
30 August 2016 Jamaica Adrian Mariappa England Crystal Palace Free transfer [28]
25 January 2017 Argentina Mauro Zárate Italy Fiorentina Undisclosed [29]

Out

Date[a] Player Transferred to[b] Fee Ref
28 May 2016 Mexico Miguel Layún Portugal Porto £6,000,000 [30]
3 June 2016 Sweden Joel Ekstrand England Bristol City Free transfer (Released) [31][32]
3 June 2016 Scotland George Byers Wales Swansea City Free transfer (Released) [31][33]
3 June 2016 Northern Ireland Josh Doherty England Leyton Orient Free transfer (Released) [31][34]
3 June 2016 England Uche Ikpeazu England Cambridge United Free transfer (Released) [31][35]
3 June 2016 England Jorell Johnson England Hemel Hempstead Town Free transfer (Released) [31]
3 June 2016 England Mahlondo Martin England Kings Langley Free transfer (Released) [31]
3 June 2016 England Bernard Mensah England Aldershot Town Free transfer (Released) [31][36]
3 June 2016 England Luke Simpson England York City Free transfer (Released) [31][37]
3 June 2016 England Alfie Young England Hendon Free transfer (Released) [31][38]
1 July 2016 Italy Gabriele Angella Italy Udinese Undisclosed [39]
4 July 2016 Spain José Manuel Jurado Spain Espanyol £1,500,000 [40][41]
12 July 2016 Spain Juanfran Spain Deportivo La Coruña Free transfer [42]
28 July 2016 Switzerland Almen Abdi England Sheffield Wednesday £3,500,000 [43]
28 July 2016 Czech Republic Daniel Pudil England Sheffield Wednesday £1,500,000 [43]
10 August 2016 Algeria Essaïd Belkalem France Orléans Free transfer (Released) [44][45]
27 August 2016 Czech Republic Matěj Vydra England Derby County £12,500,000 [46]
31 August 2016 Scotland Ikechi Anya England Derby County £4,000,000 [47][48]
31 August 2016 Republic of Ireland Sean Murray England Swindon Town Free transfer [49]
31 August 2016 Cameroon Allan Nyom England West Bromwich Albion £4,000,000 [50][51]
31 January 2017 Algeria Adlène Guedioura England Middlesbrough £3,500,000 [52]
31 January 2017 Nigeria Odion Ighalo China Changchun Yatai £20,000,000 [53]
  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 they joined their next club. The group of players released on 3 June 2016 had contracts that expired on 30 June 2016.
  2. ^ Where a player has been released, the club they subsequently joined is listed, provided it occurred during the 2016-17 season.

Loans in

Date from Player Loaned from Date until Ref
16 July 2016 Colombia Juan Camilo Zúñiga Italy Napoli End of Season [54]
30 August 2016 Brazil Kenedy England Chelsea 13 December 2016 [55][56]
31 August 2016 Israel Haviv Ohayon Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv End of Season [57]
12 January 2017 England Tom Cleverley England Everton End of Season [58]
26 January 2017 France M'Baye Niang Italy AC Milan End of Season [59]

Loans out

Mathias Ranegie started the season on loan at Djurgårdens IF for the duration of the 2016 Allsvenskan season, having joined in February 2016.[60]

Date from Player Loaned to Date until Ref
11 July 2016 Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda Italy Udinese 5 January 2017 [a] [62]
27 July 2016 Belgium Obbi Oularé Belgium Zulte Waregem End of season [63]
27 July 2016 England Dennon Lewis England Woking End of season [64]
1 August 2016 Netherlands Steven Berghuis Netherlands Feyenoord End of season [65]
16 August 2016 Spain Mario Suárez Spain Valencia End of season [66]
26 August 2016 Republic of Ireland Tommie Hoban England Blackburn Rovers End of season [67]
31 August 2016 Scotland Alex Jakubiak England Fleetwood Town End of season [68]
5 January 2017 Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda Spain Málaga End of season [61]
26 January 2017 Belgium Obbi Oularé Netherlands Willem II End of season [69]
30 January 2017 Scotland Alex Jakubiak England Wycombe Wanderers End of season [70]
31 January 2017 England Michael Folivi England Coventry City End of season [71]
31 January 2017 Ecuador Juan Carlos Paredes Greece Olympiacos End of season [72]
31 January 2017 England Jerome Sinclair England Birmingham City End of season [73]
  1. ^ On 5 January 2017, Adalberto Peñaranda was recalled from his loan at Udinese to join Malaga on loan.[61]

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