List of Watford F.C. players (1–49 appearances)

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Academy graduate Britt Assombalonga made his Watford debut in 2012.

Watford Football Club is an English association football club, based in Watford, Hertfordshire. The club's history can be traced back to 1881; it took its current name in 1898, following the merger of West Hertfordshire and Watford St. Mary's. Since moving from a ground in Cassio Road in 1922, they have played their home matches at Vicarage Road stadium.[1]

Many players have contributed significantly to the history of the club, despite playing a relatively small number of games. Paul Atkinson, Mo Johnston and Neil Price all featured for Watford in the 1984 FA Cup Final. Nick Wright scored the opening goal in Watford's 2–0 win over Bolton in the 1999 Football League First Division play-off final, a game that Israel international Alon Hazan also participated in. Several players have gone on to become Premier League footballers following successful loan spells at Watford, including Chris Eagles and England international Adam Johnson; others such as Alexandre Bonnot and Steve Brooker played their only top division games in English football with Watford. In the 2009–10 season, on-loan Tom Cleverley became the first person ever to win the club's Player of the Season award having made fewer than 50 Watford appearances. Others made significant contributions to the club after their careers ended. Examples include Ron Gray, who managed the club after he retired as a player, and Price, who at various points commentated on the club's matches for the BBC, worked for the club, and formed the Watford Former Players' Association.[2]

This list contains players who have made 49 or fewer competitive appearances for Watford. It includes appearances and goals in the Premier League, Football League, Southern Football League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, Full Members Cup, UEFA Cup and the Anglo-Italian Cup. Appearances and goals in other competitions or non-competitive matches are not included. The table does not include appearances and goals from 1939–1940, when the season was abandoned after three matches due to the Second World War. Two players—Billy Law and Tom Postlethwaite—made their only competitive appearances for the club in this season, and are therefore not listed.[3] International appearances and goals given are for the senior national team only. Where a player represented his country, but not at full international level, details are given in the notes column.

Key[edit]

Current players' statistics correct as of 5 September 2014.

Symbol Meaning
Contracted to Watford as a player at some stage in the 2014–15 season.
Won the Player of the Season award.
[PM] Spent time as player-manager
* Player holds club record(s)
Apps Number of appearances for Watford

Players[edit]

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England international James Bagshaw played for Watford towards the end of his career.
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Steve Leo Beleck was one of the first players to join Watford on loan from Udinese
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Watford sold Will Buckley to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2011 for £1m – Brighton's record transfer fee.[4][5]
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Wing back Marco Cassetti
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Alan Devonshire played 27 games for Watford, after spending the majority of his career at West Ham United.
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Defender Carl Dickinson joined Watford in 2011
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Defender Tommie Hoban
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Scotland striker Chris Iwelumo joined Watford in 2011.
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Henri Lansbury spent the 2009–10 season on loan to Watford from Arsenal.
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Stephen McGinn playing for Scotland under-21s.
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USA international goalkeeper Tony Meola made a solitary Watford appearance in 1990.
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Academy graduate Sean Murray made his first-team debut at the end of the 2010–11 season.
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Defender Andrew Taylor scored the first goal of his professional career in 2011, while on loan to Watford from Middlesbrough.[6]
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Andros Townsend has played for several clubs on loan from Tottenham, including Watford.
Name Position Years at Watford[a] Apps Goals International honours[b] Notes/refs
Javier Acuña FW 2013 12 1 Paraguay under-20
Laurie Adams FW 1952 1 0  None
Tony Agana MF/FW 1987–1988 20 3  England [c]
Gabriel Agbonlahor FW 2005 2 0  England
Lionel Ainsworth FW 2008–2009 20 0  England [d]
Vic Akers DF 1975 26 0  None
Edward Allan DF 1902–1903 21 0  None
Walter Allan FW 1900–1901 19 1  None
Doug Allder MF 1977 1 0  England [d]
Derrick Allen FW 1956 8 1  None
Wayne Allison FW 1989–1990 7 0  None
Julian Alsford DF 1992–1993 16 1  None
Keith Andrews MF 2014– 6 1  Republic of Ireland
Wayne Andrews FW 1996–1999 37 6  None
Harry Anstiss MF 1923–1924 22 5  None
Arthur Ardley DF 1898 15 0  None
Craig Armstrong MF 1997 15 0  None
Stephen Armstrong FW 2000–2001 4 0  None
Wally Armstrong FW 1927 1 0  None
Thomas Ashbridge FW 1913–1914 23 14  None
Moses Ashikodi FW 2007–2009 4 0  Antigua and Barbuda
England under-19
[d][9]
William Ashmole MF 1919 1 0  None
Britt Assombalonga FW 2012 4 0  None
Bryan Atkinson DF 1955–1956 21 0  None
Paul Atkinson MF 1983–1984 13 0  None
Cédric Avinel DF 2007–2009 3 0  Guadeloupe
Espen Baardsen GK 2000–2002 46 0  Norway
Ernest Bacon DF 1920–1921 12 0  England [e]
James Bagshaw DF 1921 14 0  England
Dennis Bailey FW 1994 8 4  None
Chris Baird DF 2003–2004 18 0  Northern Ireland
Adrian Bakalli MF 1999 2 0 [f]
Guthrie Baker GK 1898–1900 46 0  None [g]
Jimmy Baker DF/FW 1925–1926 9 2  None
Dave Bamber FW 1988 22 4  Great Britain [h][10]
Herbert Banks FW 1903–1904 21 22  England
Bill Barber MF 1957–1960 26 0  None
Cecil Barnard FW 1921 2 1  None
C. Barnes MF 1904–1906 6 2  None
David Barnes DF 1994–1996 17 0  England [d]
Edward Barnes GK 1920 1 0  None
George Barnes MF 1919–1924 5 1  None
Peter Barnes DF 1960–1962 10 0  None
Ernest Barsby DF 1909–1910 4 0  None
Frank Barson DF 1928 10 1  England
Harry Barton FW 1903–1905 39 26  None
Ernie Bateman DF 1955–1956 24 0  None
Billy Bates MF 1942–1949 13 1  None
Bill Baxter DF 1971–1972 12 0  None
Tom Bayley DF 1900 4 0  None
Tuggy Beach DF/FW 1898–1902 49 18  None
Peter Beadle FW 1994–1995 24 1  None
Roger Beament GK 1957 1 0  None
Craig Beattie FW 2011–2012 4 1  Scotland
Sydney Beaumont MF 1909–1911 27 1  None
Billy Beckett FW 1945–1947 15 2  None
Martin Beckton MF 1909–1910 21 2  None
Steve Leo Beleck FW 2012–2013 6 0 Cameroon under-17
Essaïd Belkalem DF 2013–2014 10 0  Algeria
John Bell FW 1924–1926 21 6  None
Bert Bellamy DF 1921–1923 37 2  None
Héctor Bellerín DF 2013–2014 8 0 Spain under-19
Trevor Benjamin FW 2005 2 0  Jamaica
Dale Bennett DF 2009–2013 25 0  None
Charlie Billington DF 1957 17 0  None
Charlie Birse DF 1946–1947 9 0  Scotland [i]
Bill Black FW 1937–1938 16 3  None
Albert Blake MF 1929–1933 29 0  None
Pat Bland GK 1946 1 0  None
Dominic Blizzard MF 2004–2007 36 3  None
Micky Block MF 1966–1967 13 2  England [d]
Patrick Blondeau DF 2001–2002 27 1  France
Jack Blythe DF 1911–1913 49 0  None
Jonathan Bond GK 2012– 19 0  Wales
England under-21
Jack Bonham GK 2013 1 0 Republic of Ireland under-17
Alexandre Bonnot MF 1999–2001 16 0  None
Stuart Brace MF 1965–1966 18 6  None
Jack Bradshaw MF 1919 1 0  None
Ben Brelsford DF 1928–1930 25 1  None
Liam Bridcutt DF 2008–2009 9 0  England [e]
Matthew Briggs DF 2013 9 1 England under-21
Guy Bristow DF 1974–1976 23 0  None
Jimmy Broad FW 1926 2 1  None
Leigh Bromby DF 2008–2009 46 1  None
Steve Brooker FW 1999 2 0  None
Kurtney Brooks FW 2009–2010 1 0  Wales [j]
Matt Broughton MF 1904–1907 14 0  None
George Brown FW 1905–1906 3 0  None
Joe Brown FW 1937–1939 6 2  None
Bobby Brown FW 1961–1963 30 11  England
[k][l]
Reece Brown DF 2013 3 0 England under-20
Wayne Brown DF 2002–2004 37 4  None
Billy Brunt GK 1898–1900 6 0  None
Michael Bryan MF 2009–2012 14 0  Northern Ireland
Prince Buaben MF 2011–2013 33 1  Ghana
Will Buckley MF 2010–2011 43 5  None
Eric Burgess DF 1964 3 0  None
David Byrne MF 1990–1991 18 2  None
Joe Calvert GK 1948 5 0  None
Tommy Carpenter GK 1950–1951 4 0  None
Dave Carr FW 1965 10 3  None
Jimmy Carr MF 1913–1914 18 0  None
Jock Carter FW 1933–1934 17 8  None
Norman Case FW 1950–1951 10 4  None
Darren Caskey MF 1995 6 1  England [d]
Keith Cassells FW 1978–1980 17 0  None
Francis Cassidy MF 1983 1 0  None
Craig Cathcart DF 2009 12 0  Northern Ireland
Aleksandrs Cauņa MF 2009 5 1  Latvia
Johan Cavalli MF 2007–2008 3 0  None
Jimmy Chalmers MF 1901–1902 32 6  None
Nathaniel Chalobah DF/MF 2012–2013 42 5  England
Charlie Chase FW 1946–1948 16 1  None
Park Chu-young FW 2014 2 0  South Korea
Denis Cheney MF 1948 18 5  None
Steve Cherry GK 1995 4 0  England [d]
Gary Chivers DF/MF 1987–1988 19 0  None
Chris Clarke MF 1966 2 0  None
Tracey Clarke FW 1898 13 4  None
Fred Cleaver FW/DF 1908–1910 41 9  None
Archie Clement DF 1930–1931 14 0  None
Tom Cleverley MF 2009–2010 35 11  England
Great Britain

Ephraim Colclough FW 1900–1901 17 1  None
Theo Coles DF 1921 1 0  None
Ernie Colledge MF 1924 1 0  None
Mike Collins GK 1958–1959 46 0  None
David Connolly FW 1995–1997 34 15  Republic of Ireland
Billy Cooke DF 1954 10 0  None
Jack Cork MF 2009 21 1  England
 Great Britain
Eddie Cother FW 1898–1899 9 1  None
Frank Cotterill FW 1909–1910 15 6  None
Ernest Cottrell FW 1901–1903 39 12  None
Albert Cousins MF 1911 2 0  None
Wilfred Coutanche DF 1921–1923 6 0  None
Bob Cowan FW/DF 1928–1929 6 1  None
John Cowen GK 1965–1967 17 0  England [m]
A.G. Cox DF 1899 1 0  None
Peter Croker DF/GK 1952–1953 26 0  None
Bert Crownshaw MF 1913 1 0  None [n]
Jimmy Crussell FW 1925 1 0  England [k]
Pat Curran IF 1939–1946 4 0  None
Tony Currie MF 1967–1968 21 9  England
George Cutts GK 1921–1923 6 0  None
Ben Dabbs DF 1938–1940 3 0  None
William Dackers FB 1902–1903 28 1  None
Malcolm Dalrymple GK 1974 5 0  England [d]
Ron Daly IF 1950 4 0  None
Alfred Darvill CF 1925 1 0  None
Calum Davenport DF 2008 1 0 England under-21
George Davenport FB/HB 1898–1899 48 1  None
Graham Davies GK 1947–1948 9 0  Wales [o]
Robert Davies HB 1910–1911 17 0  Wales [p]
J. Davis FB 1903 1 0  None
Albert Day CF 1949 4 1  None
Jimmy Day IF 1952 3 0  None
Roger Day IF 1962 1 0  England [k]
Eddie Denton MF 1991 2 0  None
Willie Devine OF 1958–1959 30 6  None
Alan Devonshire MF 1990–1991 27 1  England
Len Dewick GK 1924 7 0  None
Samba Diakité MF 2014 6 0 Mali
Carl Dickinson DF 2011–2012 47 2  None
Perry Digweed GK 1993–1995 31 0  None
Kerry Dixon FW 1996 11 0  England
Josh Doherty MF 2014– 1 0 Northern Ireland under-19
David Donald OF 1913–1914 24 3  None
Gary Donnellan MF 1981 1 0  None
C.F. Drake OF 1902 1 0  None
Charlie Drinkwater OF 1941–1947 10 0  None
Danny Drinkwater MF 2011 12 0  England [d]
George Drury FW 1948–1949 36 3  None
Billy Dryden IF 1913–1914 20 8  None
Reg Dudley FB 1950 1 0  England [k]
Lloyd Dyer MF 2014– 5 3  None
Barry Dyson CF 1968 40 19  None
Terry Eades DF 1976 4 0  None
Mike Early MF 1946 5 1  None
Ray Eastway HB 1951–1952 14 0  None
Sam Eaton IF 1905–1906 12 2  None
Derek Edmonds GK 1971 15 0  England [d]
Harry Edwards HB/IF 1899 7 0  None
Jack Elkes IF 1933 9 1  England [q]
Fred Ellis HB 1931–1932 37 1  None
Sam Ellis DF 1977–1978 40 5  England [r]
Jack English DF 1912–1913 36 0  None
George Ephgrave GK 1951 4 0  None
Roy Evans CF 1951 2 1  None
Hugh Evans CF 1952–1953 7 2  None
Jethro Evans CF 1912–1913 14 1  None
Charlie Ewington DF 1934–1936 12 0  None
Diego Fabbrini FW 2013– 26 1 Italy
John Fairbrother CF 1959–1963 45 22  None
Mark Falco FW 1986–1987 41 16  England [d]
Jean-Alain Fanchone DF 2012 1 0 France under-19
Marco Davide Faraoni DF 2013–2014 45 4 Italy under 21
Thomas Farnall HB 1900, 1902 34 2  None
Albert Farrow HB/OF 1908–1909 9 0  None
W. Fellows HB 1899–1901 19 0  None
John Ferguson OF 1929–1930 4 0  None
George Ferne OF 1900 4 1  None
Peter Fisher IF 1936 3 1  None
Gary Fitzgerald DF 1994 1 0  None
George Fleming FW 1958–1959 31 10  None
Eli Fletcher DF 1926–1927 25 1  None
Leonard Fletcher FW 1935–1938 42 25  None
William Flint FW 1910–1911 20 7  None
Craig Forsyth DF/MF 2011–2013 26 5  England Scotland
Arthur Foxall DF 1923–1924 3 1  None
Fred Foxall OF 1923–1924 35 2  None
Albert Francis OF 1924 1 0  None
John Frankish DF 1913 2 0  None
Paul Franklin DF 1981–1986 43 0  None
John Fraser FW 1962–1964 29 4  None
Graham French GK 1964 4 0  England [d]
John Furie DF 1967 1 0  None
George Furr FW 1906–1909 41 3  None
Vic Furr MF 1925 1 0  None
Bert Gale HB 1901, 1909–1910 5 0  None
Charlie Gallogly FB 1952–1954 47 0  Ireland
Ray Garbutt CF 1950–1951 23 8  None
Joe Garner MF 2011–2012 27 1 England under-19
Johnny Gavin OF 1958–1959 46 13  Republic of Ireland
Mark Gavin MF 1990–1991 13 0  None
Jimmy Gay MF 1930 5 0  None
George Gemmell CF 1911–1912, 1914–1915 6 1  None
Frank George GK 1964–1965 10 0  None
Ricky George OF 1964–1965 5 0  None
Alex Geijo FW 2012–2013 20 2  None
Peter Gibbs GK 1975–1976 4 0  None
Billy Gibson MF 2008–2010 1 0  None
Frank Gibson OF 1946 1 0  None
Patrick Gillespie FB 1945–1947 16 0  None
Jimmy Gilligan FW 1981–1985 41 13  None
Rene Gilmartin GK 2010–2012 7 0  Republic of Ireland [s]
Charlie Gladwin FB 1919–1920 12 0  None
Heurelho Gomes GK 2014– 5 0 Brazil
Jimmy Gooch HB 1956–1957 44 0  None
Micky Good HB 1899–1901 29 7  None
Ted Goodier FB 1935 1 0  None
Peter Gordon IF 1958–1960 46 13  None
Peter Goy GK 1964–1965 30 0  None
Micky Gray IF 1947 10 3  None
Ron Gray HB 1942–1943, 1945–1947 29 4  None [t]
Rodney Green FW 1968–1970 33 8  None
Brian Greenhalgh FW 1975 21 2  None
Robert Greenslade HB 1901–1903 31 0  None
Tom Grieve OF 1904 1 0  None
William Grimes FW 1906–1907 16 4  None
Arthur Grimsdell HB 1911–1912 41 4  England
Ernie Grimsdell FB 1913–1920 15 0  England [k]
Joe Groome CF 1927–1928 17 14  None
Gordon Haigh IF 1951–1952 31 7  None
Fitz Hall DF 2012–2014 28 1  None
Andrew Hamilton OF 1900–1901 6 1  None
Jock Hamilton HB 1901–1902 32 3  None
John Hamilton IF 1967 11 2  England [u]
Jack Hamilton IF 1921 2 0  None
Richard Hammett GK 1900–1901 36 0  None
Tony Hapgood OF 1953 1 0  None
A. Harding FB/CF 1901–1903 15 0  None
Paul Harding MF 1993 2 0  None
Ivor Harper IF 1952 3 0  None
John Harris FW 1925–1926 32 5  None
Gerald Harrison MF 1990 10 0  None
Barry Hartle IF 1958–1960 45 8  None
Tom Hartley IF 1948 6 1  None
Howard Harvey CF/IF 1901–1903 42 4  None
William Hastings OF 1914–1917 35 6  None
Harry Hawkins IF/HB 1937–1938 5 0  None
Norrie Haywood CF 1933 1 0  None
David Heard OF 1960 1 0  England [d]
Liam Henderson FW 2008–2011 21 0  None
Billy Hendry HB 1898 5 0  None
Liburd Henry FW 1989–1990 15 1  None
Jimmy Hernon IF 1954–1956 45 11  None
Arthur Hetherington OF 1938 8 1  None
Peter Hetherston MF 1987–1988 9 2  None
Bill Hicklin HB 1947–1948 23 5  None
Bert Higgins GK 1902–1908, 1910 47 0  None
Sid High OF 1948–1949 7 3  None
Danny Hill MF 1996 1 0  England [m]
Richard Hill MF 1987 4 0  None
Ralph Hills OF 1927–1929 31 3  None
Jimmy Hindmarsh CF 1907–1908 10 4  None
Tommie Hoban DF 2011– 32 2 Republic of Ireland under-19 [14]
Steve Hodge MF 1995 2 0  England
Cornelius Hogan HB 1901 2 0  None
Dean Holdsworth FW 1987–1989 20 3  England [v]
Peter Holland IF 1928–1930 22 3  England [e]
Stan Hopkinson GK 1947 1 0  None
Oscar Horne OF 1909 5 0  None
Fred Horner GK 1902 29 0  None
George Howard FB 1906 1 0  None
Ted Hufton GK 1932 2 0  England
Roger Hugo FW 1965–1966 26 6  None
George Hunt HB 1946–1949 35 0  None
Stan Hurst OF 1936–1937 30 12  None
Odion Ighalo FW 2014– 4 0 Nigeria under-20
Alex Inglethorpe FW 1990–1994 17 3  None
Bill Inglis HB 1932–1933 12 0  None
Iriney MF 2013–2014 17 0  None
Derek Irvin FW 1968 2 1  None
Bob Irvine IF 1933–1934 23 2  Ireland
Ernie Ison OF 1932 3 1  None
Chris Iwelumo FW 2011–2012 47 5  England Scotland
Frank Jackett IF / HB 1949–1953 14 0  None
Billy Jackson OF 1935 4 1  None
Alex Jakubiak FW 2014– 1 0 Scotland under-19
Tom James DF 2012 1 0  None
William Janes OF 1899 2 1  None
Alfred Jebb HB / OF 1912–1913 41 0  None
Alec Jeffrey HB 1900–1901 21 0  None
Nigel Jemson FW 1995 4 0  England [m]
George Jewett FB 1927–1928 29 0  None
Bedford Jezzard CF 1945 3 1  England
Richard Jobson DF 1982–1984 38 4  England [v]
David Johnson FW 1981–1983 14 0  None
George Johnson IF 1937–1938 25 9  None
George Johnson HB 1938 1 0  None
Mo Johnston FW 1983–1984 46 27  Scotland
Bryn Jones FB 1963 2 0  Wales [p]
David Jones IF 1938 2 0  None
Jimmy Jones HB 1904–1905 7 0  None
Ormond Jones GK 1936 8 0  Wales [o]
Trevor Jones OF 1949–1950 16 3  None
Morris Jones IF 1951–1952 28 7  None
Harry Jordan HB 1898–1899 1 0  None
Alex Kačaniklić MF 2012 12 1  Sweden
William Kelly OF 1910–1911 31 8  None
Andy Kennedy FW 1990–1991 29 5  England [w]
Mike Kenning MF 1972–1973 44 3  None
Rob Kiernan DF/MF 2009–2011 2 0  Republic of Ireland [x]
Michael Kightly MF 2011–2012 12 3  England [m]
E. Kilner OF 1912–1913 5 0  None
Tommy King GK 1955–1956 21 0  None
Badger Kirby OF 1922 1 0  None
Jim Kirkpatrick FB 1927 9 0  None
Martin Kuhl MF 1988 4 0  None
Tomasz Kuszczak GK 2012 13 0  Poland
Peter Kyle CF 1909–1910 13 4  None
Dick Lacey FW 1923 3 1  None
David Laing OF 1937–1938 17 5  None
Henri Lansbury MF 2009–2010 39 5  England [m]
Norman Lawson FB 1960 1 0  None
Jimmy Lawton CF 1967–1968 16 3  None
Jimmy Leaver HB 1926–1927 35 3  None
Jack Lee OF 1924–1925 8 0  None
Don Lees FW 1904–1905 7 2  None
Fred Le May OF 1932 4 0  None
Ken Lesslie OF 1948 8 2  None
Thomas Lewis OF 1920 1 0  None
Thomas Lindsay OF 1930 9 1  None
Spencer Lister OF 1898–1899 12 3  None
Frank Lock FB 1955–1957 44 1  England [y]
Clive Lomas CB 1966 7 0  None
Roy Low FW 1967–1968 26 4  England [e]
Dominic Ludden DF 1994–1997 39 0  None
George Lunn HB 1941–1947 7 0  None
Thomas Lynch GK 1937 2 0  None
Frank Lyon FB 1902–1903 14 0  None
Herbert Lyon IF/CF 1901–1902 32 14  None
Patrick McArdle OF 1910–1911 12 0  None
Frank McAvoy HB 1902–1903 24 2  None
Alan McCarthy DF 1993–1994 9 0  England
 Wales
[z]
Kevin McCarthy MF 1975–1977 38 1  None
Albert McClenaghan DF 1978 2 0  None
Jimmy McCrae HB 1926 2 0  None
Tom McCready FB 1963 3 0  England [aa]
Dennis McCrystal GK 1950 1 0  None
Robert McCulloch MF 1925 14 2  None
Josh McEachran OF 2013 8 0 England under-21
Stephen McGinn MF 2010–2011 42 2  Scotland [ab]
Mick McGovern FW 1972 5 0  None
Robert McGuire OF 1914–15 3 0  None
Lewis McGugan MF 2013– 40 11 England under-19
Jock McHugh GK 1933–1941 40 0  None
David McKinley FW 1908–1909 26 6  None
Joe McLauchlan CF 1913–1916 21 8  None
Tommy McMillan IF/OF 1956–1958 33 13  None
F.A. McMorran HB 1914–1914 7 0  None
Robert McWilliams OF 1930–1931 22 1  None
Laurence Mahon HB 1913 11 0  None
Sam Malpass FB 1943–1949 41 0  None
Reuben Marden OF/CF 1955–1956 41 11  None
Leo Markham FW 1972–1975 35 3  None
William Markland FB 1919–1920 13 0  None
William Marshall HB 1922 2 0  None
Dennis Maskell OF 1951–1952 5 0  None
Gavin Massey FW 2010–2012 9 0  None
Harry Matthew HB 1903 10 0  None
Jimmy Maxwell OF 1926 4 1  England [i]
James Meara MF 1993 2 0  None
Gordon Mee GK 1945–1946 8 0  None
Colin Meldrum FB 1960–1962 40 0  None
Terry Melling FW 1966–1967 30 7  None
Tony Meola GK 1990 1 0  United States
Bernard Mensah FW 2013– 1 0  None
Alexander Merkel MF 2014 11 1 Germany under-20
Harry Middleton FW 1911–1912 23 5  None
Dossie Miles HB 1929–1930 17 1  None
Ted Miller OF 1922 2 0  England [k]
Paul Miller DF 1988–1989 30 1  None
Peter Miller IF 1930–1931 16 2  None
Rev Miller OF 1922 1 0  None
Harry Mingay GK 1927 3 0  None
Piero Mingoia MF 2010–2011 7 1  None
David Mirfin DF 2011–2012 5 0  None
Joe Moffat HB 1908–1909 18 0  England [i]
Jack Moore OF 1909–1910 23 4  None
Ian Morgan MF 1973–1974 18 1  None
Taffy Morgan CF 1902–1904 16 9  Wales [p]
Billy Morgan HB 1903–1904 22 10  None
Steve Morrow DF 1991 9 0  Northern Ireland
Alf Moule CF 1928–1929 11 4  None
Geoffrey Mujangi Bia MF 2012–2013 5 0 Belgium
Gianni Munari MF 2014– 6 1  None
Stuart Munn HB 1901–1904 39 0  None
Jimmy Murray IF 1902–1903 29 6  England [i]
Jordon Mutch MF 2010–2011 23 5  England [d]
Lucas Neill DF 2014 1 0 Australia
Warren Neill DF 1996 1 0
James Ness CF 1911 5 2
Neuton DF 2012–2013 9 0  None
Robert Newman IF 1922 1 0
Tommy Niblo FW 1906–1907 42 11
Peter Nicholas MF 1991–1992 46 1
George Norman CF 1912 8 4
Luke O'Nien MF 2014– 1 0
Joe North CF/IF 1926–1927 6 0
Ralph Oelofse HB/FB 1953–1954 15 0
Paul Okon DF 2002 15 0  Australia
Joseph Orme GK 1911–1913 14 0
Billy Orr HB/FB 1906–1907 12 0
Johnny Osbourne HB/IF 1948–1949 35 13
Eddie Oshodi DF 2009–2011 2 0  England [d]
Davie Ovenstone OF 1937 2 0
Fred Packham OF 1926–1927 5 0
R. Padley FW 1903 1 0
Charlie Palmer FB 1981–84 18 1
Fred Palmer HB 1907–10 19 2
Thomas Pangborn IF 1901–02 26 5
Harry Pantling FB/HB 1911–1914 39 0  England
Jack Papworth CF 1925 27 12
Juan Carlos Paredes MF 2014– 5 0 Ecuador
Dick Parker CF 1927–1928 14 3
Jordan Parkes DF 2006–2010 5 0  England [d]
Bob Parkinson CF 1900–1901 15 5
Martin Patching MF 1979–1983 36 6
Sandy Pate FB 1965–1967 15 0
Tommy Paterson IF/HB 1952–1954 48 7
Jim Paton FB 1929–1930 5 0
John Paull FB 1898–1899
Derek Payne MF 1994–1996 42 1
John Pearce DF 1971 1 0
Fred Pheby FW 1906 1 0
Harold Phipps HB 1952–1953 47 0
Bill Pick OF 1930–1931 30 5
Les Pilkington OF 1950–1951 5 0
W. Pillon OF 1907 1 0
Geoff Pitcher MF 1995–1996 17 2
Colin Pluck DF 1997 2 0 [ac]
Gary Plumley GK 1987 1 0  None
Richard Poole FW 1976–1977 9 1
William Poole CF 1923–1925 43 9

Mart Poom

GK 2007–2009 19 0  Estonia
Cliff Powell DF 1988 1 0
Jimmy Poxton OF 1934–35 26 10
Hugh Prentice CF 1910 1 0
John Price FB 1955 26 0
Neil Price DF 1982–1984 13 0
John Proudfoot CF 1902 13 5
Chris Pullan DF/MF 1987–1990 15 0
David Pygall IF 1956–1960 21 2
Micky Quinn FW 1995 5 0
Andrew Ralston DF 1905 2 1
John Rand IF 1926–1927 6 0
Mathias Ranégie FW 2014– 10 4 Sweden
Bill Ratcliffe HB 1948–1949 25 0
Charlie Rattray OF 1934–1935 26 1
Ernie Reading FW 1904–1905 6 0
Neil Redfearn MF 1988–1989 36 7
Mel Rees GK 1987–1988 5 0
Jimmy Reid IF 1905–1906 22 9
John Reid OF 1956 1 1
Micky Reid CF 1952–1956 19 8
Jack Reynolds OF 1907–1908 28 4
Joe Reynolds HB 1930 6 0
Dave Richards FB 1931–1933 43 0
Ian Richardson FW 1983–1985 15 5
Lee Richardson MF 1989–1990 44 1
Fred Riddell FW 1908–1909 6 0
Albert Riera DF 2014 8 1 Spain
Stuart Rimmer FW 1988 11 2
Douglas Rinaldi MF 2007–2008 7 1  None
Alex Ritchie OF 1933–1934 17 3
Bob Ritchie OF 1949 1 0
Alan Rivers DF 1967 2 0
Joe Roberts OF 1926–1927 20 5
Tommy Roberts FB 1954 1 0
Len Robertson IF 1946 6 2
Fred Robins HB 1898–1899 24 2  None [g]
E. Robinson HB 1913 1 0
Reg Robinson HB 1937–1938 7 0
Mark Robson MF 1989 1 0
Mark Rooney DF 1997 1 0
Danny Rose MF 2009 7 0  England
 Great Britain
Ronny Rosenthal FW 1997–1999 39 11 Israel
Bobby Ross HB 1946–1947 35 6
Brian Rowan DF 1971–1972 13 0
Paul Rumble FB 1988 1 0
Dave Russell GK 1926 7 0
George Russell FB 1926–1927 12 1
Jack Rutherford GK 1931–1933 32 0
John Ryden HB 1961–1962 26 1
John Sanchez HB 1960–1961 26 1
Kenny Sansom DF 1994 1 0  England
Herbert Saunders GK 1909 2 0
James Saunders GK 1910 5 0
Ron Saunders FW 1964–1965 41 18
Harry Savage OF 1921–1922 7 1
Harry Scott IF 1933 1 0
Frank Searle HB 1933 5 0
Trevor Senior FW 1987–1988 33 5
Mat Sadler DF 2008–2011 35 0  England [d]
Scott Severin MF 2009–2010 11 1  Scotland
Connor Smith MF/FW 2012– 12 0 Republic of Ireland under-19
Gabriel Tamaș DF 2014– 7 0 Romania
Andrew Taylor DF 2010–2011 19 1  England [m]
Adam Thompson DF 2010–2013 16 1 Northern Ireland [ad]
George Thorne MF 2013 8 0 England under-19
Andros Townsend MF 2011 3 0  England
Daniel Tozser MF 2014– 25 1 Hungary
Marcello Trotta FW 2012 1 0  Italy U21
Josh Walker MF 2010–2012 7 0  England [d]
Andreas Weimann MF 2011 22 4  Austria
Matthew Whichelow MF 2010–2013 24 3  None
Mike Williamson DF 2009 23 3  None
Eric Worthington FW 1949–1951 30 4  None
Bill Yates GK 1926–1929 49 0  None
Lewis Young FW 2008–2010 4 0  None

Notes[edit]

A young man, wearing a black tracksuit top with blue and white stripes along the sleeves. Behind him is a building with a blue wall.
Devon White played 45 games for Watford between 1996 and 1997.
  1. ^ Years given denote the span between a player's first and last peacetime appearance—they do not take into account appearances for Watford while peacetime competitions were suspended due to the First and Second World Wars. Where a player spent multiple periods at the club, these periods are denoted as multiple ranges of years.
  2. ^ Where a player did not compete internationally, no country is denoted. Only the highest level of international competition is given, except where a player competed for more than one country, in which case the highest level for each country is shown. Between 1926 and 1950, two competing teams claimed to represent the island of Ireland.
    Ireland denotes players who played for the Irish Football Association team.
    Republic of Ireland denotes players who played for the Football Association of Ireland team.
    For more information, see Ireland national football team (1882–1950) and Republic of Ireland national football team.[7][8]
  3. ^ Represented England at semi-professional level.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Represented England at youth level.
  5. ^ a b c d Represented England at schoolboy level.
  6. ^ Represented Belgium at under-21 level
  7. ^ a b Player made additional appearances for West Hertfordshire prior to the start of the 1898–99 season.[18]
  8. ^ Represented Great Britain at the World Student Games.
  9. ^ a b c d Represented Scotland at junior level
  10. ^ Represented Wales at youth level
  11. ^ a b c d e f Represented England at amateur level
  12. ^ Represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games
  13. ^ a b c d e f Represented England at under-21 level
  14. ^ Crownshaw was contracted to Watford between 1909 and 1916. He played regularly for the reserves, and for the first team during wartime competitions. He made his sole competitive first team appearance in 1913.[11]
  15. ^ a b Represented Wales at schoolboy level.
  16. ^ a b c Represented Wales at amateur level.
  17. ^ Played for England in "unofficial" international matches.
  18. ^ Represented England at under-23 level.
  19. ^ Represented Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.
  20. ^ Ron Gray managed the club from 1950 until 1951.[12]
  21. ^ Played for Scotland at under-23 level.[13]
  22. ^ a b Played for the England B national football team
  23. ^ Represented Scotland at youth level.
  24. ^ Represented Republic of Ireland at youth level.
  25. ^ Represented England in an "unofficial" senior match.[15]
  26. ^ McCarthy played for England at youth level, but Wales at under-21 level.[16]
  27. ^ Represented Scotland at schoolboy level.[17]
  28. ^ Represented Scotland at under-21 level.
  29. ^ Now known as Colin Miles.
  30. ^ Represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level.

References[edit]

A young man wearing a black shirt and shorts, standing on a grass field.
Academy graduate Liam Henderson
General
  • Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  • "TheFA.com: Archive". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  • "Watford player appearances". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  • Watford Football Club archive 1881-2017
Specific
  1. ^ Jones p. 9
  2. ^ Smith, Frank (30 March 2012). "A pub 'to call home and their own'". Watford Observer.
  3. ^ Jones p.253
  4. ^ "Official: Buckley moves for £1m". Watford Football Club. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  5. ^ Camillin, Paul (6 June 2011). "Albion Sign Buckley in Record Deal". Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Watford 3–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  7. ^ Byrne, Peter (1996). Football Association of Ireland: 75 years. Dublin: Sportsworld. p. 59. ISBN 1-900110-06-7.
  8. ^ Ryan, Sean (1997). The Boys in Green: the FAI international story. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 1-85158-939-2.
  9. ^ "Moses Ashikodi". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  10. ^ Jones p. 30
  11. ^ Trefor Jones (1998). Watford Season by Season. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.
  12. ^ Jones p. 270
  13. ^ Jones pp.279–288
  14. ^ "Hoban plays as Irish pegged back". Watford Observer. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  15. ^ Jones p. 148
  16. ^ Jones p. 152
  17. ^ Jones p. 282
  18. ^ Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. pp. 24–27. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.