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Watford is a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The club were originally founded in 1881 as Watford Rovers and entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886. Watford joined the Football League in 1920. They spent most of their time in lower league divisions in their history.
The club played at several grounds before moving to the Vicarage Road in 1922. Their nicknames are “The Hornets” and “The Golden Boys”. Watford is currently owned by Gino Pozzo and the Pozzo family.
Watford have won the Football League Second Division, Third Division and Fourth Division before making their way into the Premier League. They have also come Runners-up at the 1983-84 FA Cup.
The Hornets’ current manager is Javi Gracia. Their all-time leading goalscorer is Luther Blissett with 186 goals. He also holds the record for the most number of appearances at 503.
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Why Gaston Pereiro would be a smart signing for Watford Back in July, a report from Watford Observer had claimed Watford were interested in signing PSV Eindhoven attacker Gaston Pereiro. However, a deal didn’t go through during the summer transfer window. Watford, of course, would then go on to complete a club-record deal for Senegal … Read more
Why Watford should make a move for Stanislav Lobotka in January Back in January, Watford were interested in signing Celta Vigo midfielder Stanislav Lobotka, but a deal didn’t materialise. Stanislav Lobotka, 24, started his professional career back in Slovakia with Trencin before making a move to Danish club Nordsjaelland in 2015. He earned rave reviews … Read more
Why Tobias Pachonik would be an underwhelming signing for Watford According to claims from Dutch outlet Elf Voetbal, Watford are keeping tabs on former German U-20 international Tobias Pachonik, who currently plies his trade with VVV-Venlo in The Netherlands. This is not the first time, though, that the Hornets have been credited with an interest … Read more
Why Watford should make a move for Mady Camara in January Back in May, a report from Evening Standard had claimed Watford were interested in signing Olympiakos midfielder Mady Camara. In the end, a move didn’t materialise during the summer transfer window. Mady Camara, 22, only moved to Greece last summer from French second-tier outfit … Read more
Why Watford should reignite their interest in James Lea-Siliki Back in June, during the summer transfer window, French outlet Foot Mercato claimed that Watford were interested in signing midfielder James Lea Siliki from French club Rennes. However, a move to the Premier League failed to materialize and Lea Siliki stayed put in his homeland. Watford … Read more
Why Gian Marco Ferrari would be a good signing for Watford Watford’s defeat at Wolves on Saturday was their 11th-consecutive Premier League loss, leaving them rooted to the bottom of the table. A run of poor results saw Watford sack Javi Gracia and replace him with Quique Sanchez Flores. Flores’s side did show a lot … Read more
Why Watford should reignite their interest in playmaker Gaston Pereiro According to a previous report from Watford Observer during the summer transfer window, Watford were interested in signing Uruguayan playmaker Gaston Pereiro from PSV Eindhoven. However, a move to English football never really materialized for the attacking midfielder and the 24-year-old continued to ply his … Read more
Why Watford should reignite their interest in Mateo Musacchio Watford’s horror season in the Premier League showed no signs of taking a positive turnaround this week, as Wolves registered their first victory of the campaign to inflict a fifth league defeat on the Hornets. The Hertfordshire outfit failed able to recover from the ignominy of … Read more
Why Watford should go all out to sign Juanpe Ramirez in January According to a report from the Liverpool Echo, Watford were interested in signing Girona centre-back Juanpe Ramirez. But a deal didn’t materialise and the Hornets instead went on to sign Craig Dawson from West Brom. The Hornets were humiliated by Manchester City, losing … Read more
Everton and Watford both lost on Saturday in the Premier League Marco Silva must be feeling the pressure at Everton after the Toffees lost 2-0 to Sheffield United. The away side have been impressive since their return to the Premier League, but Everton should have had enough in the tank to see off United. The … Read more