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Watford FC

Watford FC

England · Championship · Championship
Squad size28
Avg age24.7
Nations23
Latest season2015
Squad value €54.90m

About Watford FC

Watford Football Club is a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The team played at several grounds in their early history, including what is now West Herts Sports Club, before moving to Vicarage Road in 1922. They have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Luton Town.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Honours — 1 titles across 1 competition

English top flight 1
Liverpool
Squad size28active players
Avg age24.7years
Domestic10England
Foreigners1864% of squad
EU passport21non-EU: 7
Nationalities23different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
11
18–22
8
23–26
6
27–30
3
31+

Position breakdown

GK
3 (11%)
DEF
10 (36%)
MID
7 (25%)
FWD
8 (29%)
86% foreign players
24 of 28
25.3y avg squad age
3 Goalkeepers
10 Defenders
7 Midfielders
8 Attackers
40 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
379 players ever
€9.30m biggest signing ever
€980k biggest sale ever
24 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Caleb Wiley Defender - Left-Back 21 United States left 180.00m 2026-05-31 €8.00m
Imrân Louza Midfield - Central Midfield 27 Morocco France left 178.00m 2028-06-30 €6.00m
Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfield - Attacking Midfield 26 Georgia right 183.00m 2029-06-30 €4.50m
Edo Kayembe Midfield - Central Midfield 27 DR Congo left 183.00m 2026-06-30 €4.00m
Nestory Irankunda Attack - Right Winger 20 Australia Burundi right 175.00m 2030-06-30 €4.00m
Jérémy Petris Defender - Right-Back 28 Martinique France right 183.00m 2029-06-30 €2.80m
Formose Mendy Defender - Centre-Back 25 Senegal Guinea-Bissau right 191.00m 2026-06-30 €2.50m
Kwadwo Baah Attack - Left Winger 23 Germany England right 182.00m 2029-06-30 €2.50m
Pierre Dwomoh Midfield - Central Midfield 21 Belgium Ghana right 188.00m 2028-06-30 €2.20m
Luca Kjerrumgaard Attack - Centre-Forward 23 Denmark 190.00m 2026-06-30 €2.00m
Nampalys Mendy Midfield - Defensive Midfield 33 Senegal France right 168.00m 2026-06-30 €1.80m
Rocco Vata Attack - Second Striker 21 Ireland Albania right 184.00m 2028-06-30 €1.80m
Egil Selvik Goalkeeper 28 Norway left 193.00m 2028-06-30 €1.50m
Jeremy Ngakia Defender - Right-Back 25 DR Congo England right 184.00m 2027-06-30 €1.50m
Marc Bola Defender - Left-Back 28 England DR Congo left 185.00m 2028-06-30 €1.50m
Mattie Pollock Defender - Centre-Back 24 England right 190.00m 2029-06-30 €1.50m
James Abankwah Defender - Centre-Back 22 Ireland Ghana right 188.00m 2026-06-30 €1.00m
Vivaldo Semedo Attack - Centre-Forward 21 Portugal Angola left 194.00m 2030-06-30 €800k
Kévin Keben Defender - Centre-Back 22 Cameroon right 187.00m 2028-06-30 €700k
Nathan Baxter Goalkeeper 27 England right 193.00m 2027-06-30 €650k
Othmane Maamma Attack - Right Winger 20 Morocco France both 182.00m 2029-06-30 €600k
Hector Kyprianou Midfield - Defensive Midfield 24 Cyprus England right 189.00m 2030-06-30 €550k
James Morris Defender - Left-Back 24 England left 183.00m 2026-06-30 €500k
Mamadou Doumbia Attack - Centre-Forward 20 Mali left 192.00m 2029-06-30 €500k
Max Alleyne Defender - Centre-Back 20 England Barbados both 185.00m 2026-06-30 €500k
Moussa Sissoko Midfield - Central Midfield 36 France Mali right 187.00m 2026-06-30 €500k
Tom Ince Attack - Right Winger 34 England Barbados left 178.00m 2026-06-30 €500k
Alfie Marriott Goalkeeper 22 England 0.00m 2025-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
06/07 2007-01-31 Gareth Williams Midfield - Central Midfield Leicester Transfer €1.25m
12/13 2012-07-30 Almen Abdi Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Loan
13/14 2013-07-19 Almen Abdi Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Transfer
09/10 2009-07-01 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Watford U18 Transfer
09/10 2010-05-31 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Kilmarnock FC Return from loan
10/11 2010-09-01 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Yeovil Town Return from loan
10/11 2011-01-22 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Bradford Return from loan
10/11 2011-05-01 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Wycombe Return from loan
04/05 2004-07-01 Brynjar Gunnarsson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Forest Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Watford U18 Transfer
08/09 2008-10-01 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Wealdstone Return from loan
08/09 2009-03-01 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Kettering Return from loan
11/12 2012-02-01 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Brentford Return from loan
12/13 2012-10-28 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back AFC Wimbledon Return from loan
12/13 2012-12-08 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Yeovil Town Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-18 Nestory Irankunda Attack - Right Winger FC Bayern II Transfer €3.00m
10/11 2010-07-01 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Carlisle United Transfer
10/11 2011-01-05 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Stockport Return from loan
11/12 2011-08-31 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Inverness CT Return from loan
11/12 2011-10-24 Craig Beattie Attack - Centre-Forward Swansea Loan
16/17 2016-07-21 Brice Dja Djedje Midfield - Defensive Midfield Marseille Transfer €3.60m
17/18 2018-06-30 Brice Dja Djedje Midfield - Defensive Midfield Lens Return from loan
17/18 2017-08-31 Marvin Zeegelaar Defender - Left-Back Sporting CP Transfer €3.00m
18/19 2019-06-30 Marvin Zeegelaar Defender - Left-Back Udinese Return from loan
05/06 2005-07-01 Jordan Stewart Defender - Left-Back Leicester Transfer €150k
22/23 2023-01-01 Ismaël Koné Midfield - Central Midfield Montréal Transfer €8.00m
15/16 2015-09-01 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker AS Roma Loan
15/16 2016-06-28 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker Atl. Nacional Return from loan
22/23 2023-01-01 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward Real Cartagena Transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward Indep. Medellín Return from loan
23/24 2023-12-31 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward New York Return from loan
23/24 2024-05-31 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward Gillingham Return from loan
24/25 2025-06-30 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward PAOK Saloniki B Return from loan
25/26 2026-06-30 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward Millonarios Return from loan
21/22 2021-07-09 Joshua King Attack - Centre-Forward Everton Transfer
94/95 1994-07-01 David Connolly Attack - Centre-Forward Watford U18 Transfer
13/14 2014-01-01 Alexander Merkel Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Loan
13/14 2013-07-19 Gabriele Angella Defender - Centre-Back Udinese Transfer
15/16 2016-05-31 Gabriele Angella Defender - Centre-Back QPR Return from loan
21/22 2022-01-01 Yáser Asprilla Attack - Right Winger Envigado Transfer €3.00m
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
09/10 2009-07-01 Gareth Williams Midfield - Central Midfield Career break Transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Almen Abdi Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Return from loan
16/17 2016-07-28 Almen Abdi Midfield - Central Midfield Sheff Wed Transfer €3.60m
09/10 2010-02-01 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Kilmarnock FC Loan
10/11 2010-07-28 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Yeovil Town Loan
10/11 2010-11-12 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Bradford Loan
10/11 2011-02-01 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Wycombe Loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Rob Kiernan Defender - Centre-Back Wigan Transfer
05/06 2005-07-01 Brynjar Gunnarsson Midfield - Defensive Midfield Reading Transfer €350k
08/09 2008-09-01 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Wealdstone Loan
08/09 2008-11-01 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Kettering Loan
11/12 2011-10-01 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Brentford Loan
12/13 2012-08-31 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back AFC Wimbledon Loan
12/13 2012-11-22 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Yeovil Town Loan
12/13 2013-01-24 Dale Bennett Defender - Right-Back Forest Green Transfer
10/11 2010-11-12 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Stockport Loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Inverness CT Loan
11/12 2011-09-01 Tom Aldred Defender - Centre-Back Colchester Utd. Transfer
11/12 2012-01-08 Craig Beattie Attack - Centre-Forward Swansea Return from loan
17/18 2018-01-12 Brice Dja Djedje Midfield - Defensive Midfield Lens Loan
18/19 2018-08-17 Brice Dja Djedje Midfield - Defensive Midfield Ankaragücü Transfer
18/19 2019-01-10 Marvin Zeegelaar Defender - Left-Back Udinese Loan
19/20 2020-01-24 Marvin Zeegelaar Defender - Left-Back Udinese Transfer €2.00m
08/09 2008-07-01 Jordan Stewart Defender - Left-Back Derby Transfer
24/25 2024-07-03 Ismaël Koné Midfield - Central Midfield Marseille Transfer €12.00m
15/16 2016-01-15 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker Atl. Nacional Loan
15/16 2016-06-29 Víctor Ibarbo Attack - Second Striker AS Roma Return from loan
22/23 2023-01-02 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward Indep. Medellín Loan
23/24 2023-08-02 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward New York Loan
23/24 2024-02-01 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward Gillingham Loan
24/25 2024-08-15 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward PAOK Saloniki B Loan
25/26 2025-07-27 Jorge Hurtado Attack - Centre-Forward Millonarios Loan
22/23 2022-07-13 Joshua King Attack - Centre-Forward Fenerbahce Transfer
97/98 1997-07-01 David Connolly Attack - Centre-Forward Feyenoord Transfer
13/14 2014-06-30 Alexander Merkel Midfield - Central Midfield Udinese Return from loan
15/16 2015-09-01 Gabriele Angella Defender - Centre-Back QPR Loan
16/17 2016-07-01 Gabriele Angella Defender - Centre-Back Udinese Transfer
21/22 2022-02-04 Yáser Asprilla Attack - Right Winger Envigado Loan
24/25 2024-08-23 Yáser Asprilla Attack - Right Winger Girona Transfer €18.00m
12/13 2012-09-21 Ross Jenkins Midfield - Defensive Midfield Plymouth Loan
NationalityPlayers% of squad
England 4 14.3%
Morocco France 2 7.1%
England Barbados 2 7.1%
United States 1 3.6%
Georgia 1 3.6%
DR Congo 1 3.6%
Australia Burundi 1 3.6%
Martinique France 1 3.6%
Senegal Guinea-Bissau 1 3.6%
Germany England 1 3.6%
Belgium Ghana 1 3.6%
Denmark 1 3.6%
Senegal France 1 3.6%
Ireland Albania 1 3.6%
Norway 1 3.6%
DR Congo England 1 3.6%
England DR Congo 1 3.6%
Ireland Ghana 1 3.6%
Portugal Angola 1 3.6%
Cameroon 1 3.6%
Cyprus England 1 3.6%
Mali 1 3.6%
France Mali 1 3.6%
SeasonCompetition
99/00FA Cup
99/00League Cup
99/00Premier League
98/99FA Cup
98/99First Division
98/99League Cup
97/98EFL Trophy
97/98FA Cup
97/98League Cup
97/98Second Division
96/97FA Cup
96/97Second Division
95/96First Division
95/96League Cup
94/95FA Cup
94/95League Cup
93/94FA Cup
93/94First Division
92/93FA Cup
92/93First Division
92/93League Cup
91/92League Cup
91/92Second Division
90/91Rumbelows Cup
90/91Second Division
89/90FA Cup
89/90Second Division
88/89FA Cup
88/89Second Division
87/88FA Cup
87/88First Division (- 91/92)
87/88League Cup
86/87First Division (- 91/92)
25/26Championship
25/26EFL Cup
24/25Championship
24/25EFL Cup
24/25FA Cup
23/24Championship
23/24EFL Cup
23/24FA Cup
22/23Championship
22/23EFL Cup
22/23FA Cup
21/22EFL Cup
21/22FA Cup
21/22Premier League
20/21Championship
20/21EFL Cup
20/21FA Cup
31 matches this season · 959 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-02-14 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Preston North End FC 2–2 Watford FC D
2026-02-07 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Southampton FC 1–0 Watford FC L
2026-01-31 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L
2026-01-24 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Watford FC D
2026-01-21 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D
2026-01-17 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 0–2 Millwall FC L
2026-01-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W
2025-12-29 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Norwich City FC 1–1 Watford FC D
2025-12-26 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC L
2025-12-20 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D
2025-12-13 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Wrexham AFC 1–2 Watford FC W
2025-12-09 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W
2025-12-06 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W
2025-12-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Birmingham City FC 1–1 Watford FC D
2025-11-25 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L
2025-11-22 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Derby County FC 2–2 Watford FC D
2025-11-07 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D
2025-11-04 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Watford FC D
2025-11-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W
2025-10-25 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Coventry City FC 3–1 Watford FC L
2025-10-22 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W
2025-10-18 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC L
2025-10-04 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W
2025-10-01 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Portsmouth FC 2–2 Watford FC D
2025-09-27 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W
2025-09-22 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Millwall FC 1–0 Watford FC L
2025-09-13 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L
2025-08-30 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 2–2 Southampton FC D
2025-08-23 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Swansea City AFC 1–1 Watford FC D
2025-08-16 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Watford FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W
2025-08-09 GB2 REGULAR SEASON Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Watford FC L

Aggregated from 31 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 9W-12D-10L 1.26 pts/game
Goals scored 37 1.19 per match
Goals conceded 37 1.19 per match
Goal difference +0
Clean sheets 3 10% of matches
Failed to score 10 32% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 8W-4D-4L 23-16 goals
Away record 1W-8D-6L 14-21 goals

Highlights

Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.

FC Watford Youth
Watford FC U18
Watford FC U21
16 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Alec Chamberlain Goalkeeper England 31 2,820 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Peter Kennedy Defender - Left-Back Northern Ireland 21 1,840 2 0 2 1 5 0 0.10 0.00 0.10
Chris Day Goalkeeper England 12 1,080 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
David Perpetuini Defender - Left-Back England Italy 13 971 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.09 0.00 0.09
Darren Ward Defender - Centre-Back England 9 720 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.13 0.00 0.13
Tommy Smith Attack - Centre-Forward England 24 656 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.27 0.00 0.27
Richard Johnson Midfield Australia 25 602 3 1 4 1 4 0 0.45 0.15 0.60
Dominic Foley Attack - Centre-Forward Ireland 12 434 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.21 0.00 0.21
Allan Smart Attack - Centre-Forward Scotland England 16 212 5 0 5 0 1 0 2.12 0.00 2.12
Charlie Miller Midfield - Attacking Midfield Scotland 16 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Paul Robinson Defender - Left-Back England 35 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Adrian Bakalli Defender - Centre-Back Belgium 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Steve Palmer Defender - Centre-Back England 40 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jóhann Gudmundsson Attack - Left Winger Iceland 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Des Lyttle Defender - Right-Back England 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Steve Brooker Attack - Centre-Forward England 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Watford FC

What is Watford FC?

Watford FC is a professional football club based in England, competing in Championship.

How many players are in Watford FC's squad?

Watford FC currently has 28 players in the first-team squad in our database.

How many trophies has Watford FC won?

Watford FC has won 1 recorded league/cup titles across 1 competitions in our database — including 1 English top flight title.

What league does Watford FC play in?

Watford FC plays in Championship.