2014–15 Watford F.C. season

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Watford F.C.
2014–15 season
Chairman Raffaele Riva
Head coach Beppe Sannino
(until 31 August)
Óscar García
(from 2–29 September)
Billy McKinlay
(from 29 September-7 October)
Slaviša Jokanović
(from 7 October)
Stadium Vicarage Road
Football League Championship 2nd (promoted)
League Cup 2nd round
(knocked out by Doncaster Rovers)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Watford Football Club is an English football club from Watford, Hertfordshire. They currently play in the 2015–16 Premier League, for the third time since relegation in 2006–07, securing promotion following a 2-0 win against Brighton on 25 April 2015, after spending eight consecutive seasons in the championship. The team manager is Slaviša Jokanović.

Competitions

Pre-season matches

Championship

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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[lower-alpha 1]
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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

Summary

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Ground H A A H H A A H A H H A H H A H A A H A H A H A A H H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H
Result W L W W W L W D D W D W D D W L L L L W W W L W L W W L W W W L W W W D W W L D W W W W W D
Position 2 12 7 2 2 4 2 4 4 3 3 1 2 2 1 3 5 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 4 3 3 2 1 2 4 3 3 3 1 1 2

Last updated: 8 April 2015.
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

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

FA Cup

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Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

League Cup

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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]

Staff

Squad information and statistics

Statistics correct as of 2 May 2015.[3]

2014–15 Watford player details[lower-alpha 3]
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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
2 MF Luke O'Nien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2013 Yes —
3 MF Gianni Munari 21+7 3 1 0 1+1 0 31 3 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No dagger
4 DF Gabriele Angella 32+3 2 1 0 0 0 36 2 1 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2013 No —
5 MF Keith Andrews 4+5 1 0 0 2 0 11 1 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No dagger
5 MF Adlène Guedioura 13+4 3 0 0 0 0 17 3 1 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
6 DF Joel Ekstrand 23+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 25 1 0 1 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No —
7 MF Cristian Battocchio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No —
7 MF Miguel Layún 14+3 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
8 MF Dániel Tőzsér 34+11 5 1 0 0 0 46 5 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No dagger
9 FW Troy Deeney 37+5 21 1 0 0 0 43 21 1 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2010 No —
10 MF Lewis McGugan 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2013 No —
11 FW Fernando Forestieri 10+14 5 1 0 1 0 26 5 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No —
12 DF Lloyd Doyley 5+1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2001 Yes —
13 FW Mathias Ranégie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
14 DF Juan Carlos Paredes 32+7 0 1 0 0 0 40 0 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
15 DF Craig Cathcart 28+1 3 1 0 0 0 30 3 3 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
16 MF Sean Murray 2+4 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 9 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2010 Yes —
17 DF Vujadin Savić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
17 DF Gabriel Tamas 6+1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 1 1 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
18 DF Daniel Pudil 19+4 0 1 0 1+1 0 26 0 1 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No —
19 FW Diego Fabbrini 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 4 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2013 No —
20 FW Matěj Vydra 31+11 16 0+1 0 1+1 0 45 16 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No dagger
21 MF Ikechi Anya 27+8 0 0 0 1 0 36 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No —
22 MF Almen Abdi 28+4 9 0+1 0 0 0 33 9 1 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No —
23 MF Lloyd Dyer 4+10 1 0 0 2 2 16 3 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
23 MF Ben Watson 19+1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
24 FW Odion Ighalo 22+13 20 1 0 2 0 38 20 1 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
25 FW Uche Ikpeazu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2013 No —
26 FW Bernard Mensah 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2011 Yes —
27 DF Josh Doherty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 Yes —
28 MF Connor Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2011 Yes —
29 FW Alex Jakubiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 Yes —
30 GK Jonathan Bond 2+1 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2010 Yes —
31 DF Tommie Hoban 20+7 0 1 0 2 0 30 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
39 DF Sébastien Bassong 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No dagger
39 DF Matthew Connolly 4+2 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No dagger
47 MF Marco Motta 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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

Non-playing staff

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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 Tamaş 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[lower-alpha 1] Player To[lower-alpha 2] 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 Tamaş 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:

  • In the second year: Arie Ammann, Matthew Hall, Harry Kyprianou, Dennon Lewis, Mahlondo Martin, Il Myeong Choi, Kunle Otudeko, Carl Stewart and Alfie Young.[69][70]
  • In the first year: Jacob Cook, Andrew Eleftheriou, Michael Folivi, Max Makaka, Brandon Mason, Ogo Obi, Charlie Rowan and Connor Stevens.[71]

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]

References

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