2006–07 Watford F.C. season

Watford
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

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

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 the 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.

Results

Watford's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

FA Premier League

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	13,766	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


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


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

First-team squad

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Alec Chamberlain
2	DF	ENG	James Chambers
3	DF	ENG	Jordan Stewart
4	DF	SCO	Malky Mackay
5	DF	ENG	Clarke Carlisle
6	DF	USA	Jay DeMerit
7	MF	JAM	Damien Francis[notes 1]
8	MF	ENG	Gavin Mahon (captain)
9	FW	JAM	Marlon King[notes 2]
10	FW	ENG	Darius Henderson
11	DF	ENG	Chris Powell
12	DF	ENG	Lloyd Doyley[notes 3]
14	MF	ENG	Dominic Blizzard
15	FW	ENG	Steve Kabba
16	GK	ENG	Richard Lee
17	DF	NGA	Danny Shittu
18	FW	ALG	Hameur Bouazza[notes 4]
19	MF	ENG	Anthony McNamee
20	MF	SLE	Alhassan Bangura
21	MF	FRA	Toumani Diagouraga


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	ENG	Junior Osborne
23	DF	ENG	Adrian Mariappa[notes 5]
24	FW	HUN	Tamás Priskin[notes 6]
25	MF	SCO	Gareth Williams
26	GK	ENG	Ben Foster (on loan from Manchester United)
27	FW	JAM	Joel Grant[notes 7]
28	MF	SLE	Albert Jarrett
29	FW	ENG	Tommy Smith
30	MF	ENG	Jordan Parkes
31	MF	BRA	Douglas Rinaldi (on loan from Veranópolis)
32	DF	FRA	Cédric Avinel[notes 8]
33	GK	ENG	Scott Loach
34	MF	ENG	Ben Gill
35	MF	ENG	Alex Campana
36	FW	ENG	Moses Ashikodi[notes 9]
37	FW	ENG	Will Hoskins
38	MF	ENG	Lee Williamson[notes 10]
40	FW	ENG	Theo Robinson[notes 11]
41	MF	FRA	Johan Cavalli

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ENG	Ashley Young (to Aston Villa)
25	MF	ENG	Matthew Spring (to Luton Town)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	FW	CIV	Claude Seanla (to Kettering Town)
32	DF	ENG	Sheku Kamara (released)

Transfers

In

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

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

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Alec Chamberlain	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK		Richard Lee	14	0	9+1	0	2	0	2	0
26	GK		Ben Foster	33	0	29	0	3	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF		James Chambers	15	0	8+4	0	1+1	0	1	0
3	DF		Jordan Stewart	36	0	30+1	0	3	0	2	0
4	DF		Malky Mackay	17	2	13+1	0	2	2	0+1	0
5	DF		Clarke Carlisle	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF		Jay DeMerit	39	2	29+3	2	5	0	2	0
11	DF		Chris Powell	18	0	9+6	0	2+1	0	0	0
12	DF		Lloyd Doyley	25	0	17+4	0	0+2	0	2	0
17	DF		Danny Shittu	34	2	27+3	1	2	0	2	1
23	DF		Adrian Mariappa	25	0	17+2	0	5	0	1	0
30	DF		Jordan Parkes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	DF		Cédric Avinel	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF		Damien Francis	39	5	28+4	3	5	1	2	1
8	MF		Gavin Mahon	38	1	33+1	1	3	0	1	0
14	MF		Dominic Blizzard	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF		Anthony McNamee	10	1	4+3	0	2	1	1	0
20	MF		Al Bangura	20	0	12+4	0	2	0	1+1	0
21	MF		Toumani Diagouraga	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
25	MF		Gareth Williams	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Albert Jarrett	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF		Douglas Rinaldi	7	1	6+1	1	0	0	0	0
38	MF		Lee Williamson	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF		Johan Cavalli	4	0	2+1	0	1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Marlon King	14	4	12+1	4	0+1	0	0	0
10	MF		Darius Henderson	41	3	24+11	3	3+1	0	2	0
15	FW		Steve Kabba	14	0	6+5	0	2+1	0	0	0
18	FW		Hameur Bouazza	38	8	27+5	6	3+1	2	2	0
24	FW		Tamás Priskin	22	3	7+9	2	2+1	0	3	1
29	FW		Tommy Smith	37	2	32	1	5	1	0	0
36	FW		Moses Ashikodi	3	1	0+2	0	1	1	0	0
37	FW		Will Hoskins	9	0	4+5	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW		Theo Robinson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
15	MF		Ashley Young	23	4	20	3	0+1	0	2	1
25	MF		Matthew Spring	9	0	2+4	0	0	0	2+1	0
31	FW		Claude Stephane Seanla	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
32	DF		Sheku Kamara	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Last updated: 15 May 2007
Source: Competitions

References

http://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/2006-2007/results
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2006-2007/faprem/watford.htm
"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

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.

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[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/2006-2007/results

[2] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2006-2007/faprem/watford.htm

[14] "Watford capture Charlton's Powell". BBC News. 30 June 2006.

[15] "Watford sign Francis from Wigan". BBC News. 12 July 2006.

[16] "Watford sign R's defender Shittu". BBC News. 6 August 2006.

[17] "Watford sign Hungary star Priskin". BBC Sport. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2008.

[18] "Watford sign Foster on loan again". BBC News. 10 August 2006.

[warning-19] "Jarrett completes move to Watford". BBC Sport. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

[20] "Derby striker returns to Watford". BBC Sport. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

[21] "Watford complete Ashikodi swoop". BBC News. 1 January 2007.

[22] "Watford sign Williamson & Hoskins". BBC News. 5 January 2007.

[23] "Watford land Blades striker Kabba". BBC News. 26 January 2007.

[24] "Williams completes Watford switch". BBC News. 31 January 2007.

[25] "Watford complete triple signing". BBC News. 31 January 2007.

[26] "Young completes £9.65m Villa move". BBC News. 23 January 2007.

[27] "Watford man Spring rejoins Luton". BBC News. 18 January 2007.

[3] Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.

[4] King was born in Dulwich, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2004.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] 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.

[9] 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.

[10] Avinel was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his international debut for Guadeloupe in December 2008.

[11] 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.

[12] 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.

[13] Robinson was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.