2006–07 Watford F.C. season
| 2006–07 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Graham Simpson |
| Manager | Aidy Boothroyd |
| Stadium | Vicarage Road |
| FA Premier League | 20th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Semi-finals |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Bouazza (7) All: Bouazza (8) |
| Average home league attendance | 18,750 |
During the 2006–07 English football season, Watford competed in the FA Premier League, after being promoted from the Football League Championship last season.
Season summary
[edit]Watford were involved in the setting of several Premier League records during the season: when Tottenham Hotspur keeper Paul Robinson accidentally scored for Spurs from a long free-kick that bounced over Ben Foster's head, he became only the third keeper to score in the Premier League (the other two being Peter Schmeichel and Brad Friedel); and when Alec Chamberlain (born in 1964) came on a substitute in a Premier League match, he became the oldest player to appear in the Premier League. Watford were relegated after only one season in the top-flight.
Final league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fulham | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 39 | |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 38 | |
| 18 | Sheffield United (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 38 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 34 | |
| 20 | Watford (R) | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 28 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Watford's score comes first[1]
Legend
[edit]| Win | Draw | Loss |
FA Premier League
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2006 | Everton | A | 1–2 | 39,691 | Francis |
| 22 August 2006 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 18,344 | King |
| 26 August 2006 | Manchester United | H | 1–2 | 19,453 | Francis |
| 9 September 2006 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 21,140 | |
| 16 September 2006 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | 18,620 | |
| 23 September 2006 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 | 16,359 | Bouazza |
| 2 October 2006 | Fulham | H | 3–3 | 17,982 | King, Young (2) |
| 14 October 2006 | Arsenal | A | 0–3 | 60,018 | |
| 21 October 2006 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 27,011 | |
| 28 October 2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | 19,660 | |
| 4 November 2006 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | 18,951 | Woodgate (own goal), Young |
| 11 November 2006 | Chelsea | A | 0–4 | 41,936 | |
| 18 November 2006 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 19,738 | DeMerit |
| 28 November 2006 | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | 18,887 | |
| 4 December 2006 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 35,915 | |
| 9 December 2006 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 19,223 | |
| 16 December 2006 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | 49,231 | Bouazza |
| 23 December 2006 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 42,807 | |
| 26 December 2006 | Arsenal | H | 1–2 | 19,750 | Smith |
| 1 January 2007 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | 19,698 | |
| 13 January 2007 | Liverpool | H | 0–3 | 19,746 | |
| 20 January 2007 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | 35,892 | |
| 23 January 2007 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | 16,455 | Emerton (own goal), DeMerit |
| 31 January 2007 | Manchester United | A | 0–4 | 76,032 | |
| 3 February 2007 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | 18,722 | |
| 10 February 2007 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | 34,625 | Henderson (pen) |
| 21 February 2007 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–1 | 18,338 | Henderson |
| 24 February 2007 | Everton | H | 0–3 | 18,761 | |
| 3 March 2007 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–2 | 19,782 | Bouazza, Francis |
| 17 March 2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 36,051 | Henderson |
| 31 March 2007 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 19,793 | |
| 7 April 2007 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–4 | 25,534 | Francis |
| 9 April 2007 | Portsmouth | H | 4–2 | 18,119 | Bouazza (2, 1 pen), Mahon, Priskin |
| 18 April 2007 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–3 | 16,035 | Rinaldi |
| 21 April 2007 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | 18,537 | Priskin |
| 28 April 2007 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | 30,690 | |
| 5 May 2007 | Reading | A | 2–0 | 23,294 | Shittu, King |
| 13 May 2007 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | 19,830 | King (pen) |
FA Cup
[edit]| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 6 January 2007 | Stockport County | H | 4–1 | 11,745 | Mackay (2), Smith, Ashikodi |
| R4 | 27 January 2007 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | 31,168 | McNamee |
| R5 | 17 February 2007 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–0 | 17,016 | Francis |
| QF | 11 March 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–0 | 20,652 | Bouazza |
| SF | 14 April 2007 | Manchester United | N | 1–4 | 37,425 | Bouazza |
League Cup
[edit]| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | 19 September 2006 | Accrington Stanley | H | 0–0 (won 6–5 on pens) | 8,368 | |
| R3 | 24 October 2006 | Hull City | H | 2–1 | 8,274 | Young, Priskin |
| R4 | 7 November 2006 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 (lost 4–5 on pens) | 16,791 | Francis, Shittu |
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]
Chris Powell – Charlton Athletic, 30 June, free[3]
Damien Francis – Wigan Athletic, 12 July, £1,500,000[4]
Danny Shittu – Queens Park Rangers, 6 August, £1,600,000 (rising to £3,000,000)[5]
Tamás Priskin – Győr, 9 August, undisclosed[6]- Ben Foster – Manchester United, 10 August, season-long loan[7]
Albert Jarrett – Brighton & Hove Albion, 16 August, free[8]- Tommy Smith – Derby County, 30 August, £500,000[9]
- Moses Ashikodi –
Rangers, 1 January, nominal fee[10] - Will Hoskins and Lee Williamson – Rotherham United, 5 January, £1,000,000 (joint transfer fee)[11]
- Steve Kabba – Sheffield United, 26 January, £500,000[12]
- Gareth Williams – Leicester City, 31 January, £600,000[13]
Johan Cavalli – Istres, 31 January, free[14]- Cédric Avinel – Créteil, 31 January, free
Douglas Rinaldi – Veranópolis, 31 January, six-month loan
Out
[edit]- Ashley Young – Aston Villa, 23 January, £8,000,000 (rising to £9,650,000)[15]
- Matthew Spring – Luton Town, 18 January, £200,000 (rising to £300,000)[16]
Claude Seanla – Kettering Town- Sheku Kamara – released
- Francino Francis – Redditch United, free
- Les Ferdinand – retired
- Joe O'Cearuill – Arsenal, free
- Transfers in:
>£5,700,000 (rising to >£7,100,000) - Transfers out:
>£8,200,000 (rising to >£9,950,000)
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
|
Alec Chamberlain | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | GK | ENG
|
Richard Lee | 14 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK | ENG
|
Ben Foster | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
James Chambers | 15 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Jordan Stewart | 36 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | SCO
|
Malky Mackay | 17 | 2 | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Clarke Carlisle | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  USA
|
Jay DeMerit | 39 | 2 | 29+3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | DF | ENG
|
Chris Powell | 18 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | ENG
|
Lloyd Doyley | 25 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | NGA
|
Danny Shittu | 34 | 2 | 27+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 23 | DF | ENG
|
Adrian Mariappa | 25 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ENG
|
Jordan Parkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | DF | FRA
|
Cédric Avinel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | JAM
|
Damien Francis | 39 | 5 | 28+4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Gavin Mahon | 38 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG
|
Dominic Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG
|
Anthony McNamee | 10 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | SLE
|
Al Bangura | 20 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | FRA
|
Toumani Diagouraga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | SCO
|
Gareth Williams | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | SLE
|
Albert Jarrett | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | BRA
|
Douglas Rinaldi | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | ENG
|
Lee Williamson | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | MF | FRA
|
Johan Cavalli | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | JAM
|
Marlon King | 14 | 4 | 12+1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG
|
Darius Henderson | 41 | 3 | 24+11 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | ENG
|
Steve Kabba | 14 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW |  ALG
|
Hameur Bouazza | 38 | 8 | 27+5 | 6 | 3+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | HUN
|
Tamás Priskin | 22 | 3 | 7+9 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 29 | FW | ENG
|
Tommy Smith | 37 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | ENG
|
Moses Ashikodi | 3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW | ENG
|
Will Hoskins | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | FW | ENG
|
Theo Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | ENG
|
Ashley Young | 23 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 25 | MF | ENG
|
Matthew Spring | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | CIV
|
Claude Stephane Seanla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | DF | ENG
|
Sheku Kamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 15 May 2007
Source: Competitions
References
[edit]- ^ "Watford 2006-2007 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Watford - 2006/07".
- ^ "Watford capture Charlton's Powell". BBC News. 30 June 2006.
- ^ "Watford sign Francis from Wigan". BBC News. 12 July 2006.
- ^ "Watford sign R's defender Shittu". BBC News. 6 August 2006.
- ^ "Watford sign Hungary star Priskin". BBC Sport. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ^ "Watford sign Foster on loan again". BBC News. 10 August 2006.
- ^ "Jarrett completes move to Watford". BBC Sport. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Derby striker returns to Watford". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Watford complete Ashikodi swoop". BBC News. 1 January 2007.
- ^ "Watford sign Williamson & Hoskins". BBC News. 5 January 2007.
- ^ "Watford land Blades striker Kabba". BBC News. 26 January 2007.
- ^ "Williams completes Watford switch". BBC News. 31 January 2007.
- ^ "Watford complete triple signing". BBC News. 31 January 2007.
- ^ "Young completes £9.65m Villa move". BBC News. 23 January 2007.
- ^ "Watford man Spring rejoins Luton". BBC News. 18 January 2007.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
- ^ King was born in Dulwich, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2004.
- ^ Doyley was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013.
- ^ Bouazza was born in Évry, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Algeria in February 2007.
- ^ Mariappa was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Fiji internationally through his father and Jamaica internationally through his maternal grandparents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in June 2012.
- ^ Priskin was born in Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), but also qualified to represent Hungary internationally and made his international debut for Hungary in August 2005.
- ^ Grant was born in Ealing, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Jamaica in May 2014.
- ^ Avinel was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his international debut for Guadeloupe in December 2008.
- ^ Ashikodi was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but was raised in England and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-19 level. He also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in September 2012.
- ^ Williamson was born in Derby, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and was called up by Jamaica in 2008 before making his international debut in September 2015.
- ^ Robinson was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.