2015–16 Watford F.C. season

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Watford
2015–16 season
Chairman Raffaele Riva
Owner Gino Pozzo
Manager Quique Flores
Stadium Vicarage Road Stadium
Premier League 14th
FA Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Second Round
(knocked out by Preston North End)
Top goalscorer League:
Odion Ighalo (14)
All:
Odion Ighalo (16)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Watford's 135th year in existence and first season back in the Premier League after gaining promotion the previous season.[1] This season Watford participate in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Pre-season friendlies

On 14 May 2015, Watford announced they will travel to AFC Wimbledon on 11 July 2015 in a pre-season friendly.[2] On 10 June 2015, a trip to Germany was confirmed.[3] On 18 June 2015, the Hornets announced 2015 UEFA Europa League winners' Sevilla will visit on 1 August 2015.[4] A day later a fifth pre-season friendly was confirmed against Cardiff City.[5] On 1 July 2015, Watford announced they will kick pre-season off with a trip to St Albans City.[6] On 10 July 2015, Hornets confirmed they will travel to Scotland to face Dundee United on 25 July 2015.[7]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Premier League — 13th 8 August 2015 15 May 2016
FA Cup Third round Semi-Final 9 January 2016
League Cup Second round — Second round 25 August 2015 25 August 2015

Last updated: 2 April 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 12 9 17 40 50 −10 31.58
FA Cup 4 4 0 0 5 1 +4 100.000
League Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00.00
Total 39 15 8 16 38 42 −4 38.46

Last updated: 21 April 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

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Main article: 2015-16 Premier League

League table

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Everton 38 11 14 13 59 55 +4 47
12 Swansea City 38 12 11 15 42 52 −10 47
13 Watford 38 12 9 17 40 50 −10 45
14 West Bromwich Albion 38 10 13 15 34 48 −14 43
15 Crystal Palace 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[8]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 9 17 40 50  −10 45 6 6 7 20 19  +1 6 3 10 20 31  −11

Last updated: 21 May 2016.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A A H A H H A H A A H A A H
Result D D D L W W L D L W W L L W W W W D L L L L W D L W D L L L L D W L W L L D
Position 5 11 11 16 12 9 13 11 14 12 9 11 13 11 9 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 10 9 10 8 10 12 12 14 14 15 12 12 12 13 13 13

Last updated: 21 April 2016.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[9]

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

FA Cup

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Main article: 2015-16 FA Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

League Cup

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Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

Watford entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Preston North End.[10]

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

Staff

Squad information and statistics

Statistics correct as of 2 April 2016.[11]

2015–16 Watford player details[lower-alpha 3]
No. Pos Name P G P G P G P G Age Joined club Yth Notes
Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
1 GK Heurelho Gomes 38 0 1 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
2 DF Allan Nyom 29+3 0 4 0 0 0 33+3 0 8 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
3 DF Miguel Britos 24 0 2 0 1 0 27 0 6 1 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
4 MF Mario Suárez 8+7 0 1+1 0 0 0 9+8 0 1 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2016 No —
5 DF Sebastian Prödl 19+2 2 3 0 0 0 22+2 2 4 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
6 DF Joel Ekstrand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No —
7 MF José Manuel Jurado 27 0 2+1 0 0 0 29+1 0 3 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
8 MF Valon Behrami 14+7 0 1 0 0 0 15+7 0 3 1 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
9 FW Troy Deeney 36+2 13 5 2 0 0 41+2 17 5 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2010 No —
10 FW Obbi Oularé 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
11 MF Nordin Amrabat 4+8 0 2+1 0 0 0 6+9 0 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2016 No —
13 GK Rene Gilmartin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
14 DF Juan Carlos Paredes 7+10 0 1+1 0 1 0 9+11 0 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
15 DF Craig Cathcart 34+1 1 5 0 0 0 39+1 1 4 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
16 DF Nathan Aké 20+4 1 3 0 1 0 24+4 1 2 1 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No dagger
17 MF Adlène Guedioura 3+15 0 3+2 1 0 0 6+17 1 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
18 GK Costel Pantilimon 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2016 No —
19 FW Víctor Ibarbo 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No dagger Loan terminate
20 MF Steven Berghuis 0+9 0 1 0 0+1 0 1+10 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
21 MF Ikechi Anya 17+11 0 1+4 0 0 0 18+15 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No —
22 MF Almen Abdi 25+7 2 3+2 0 1 0 29+9 2 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No —
23 MF Ben Watson 31+4 2 5 0 1 0 37+4 2 3 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
24 FW Odion Ighalo 36+1 15 2+3 2 0 0 38+5 17 3 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No —
25 DF José Holebas 11 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 2 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
26 FW Bernard Mensah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2011 Yes —
27 DF Essaïd Belkalem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2013 No —
28 MF Connor Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2011 Yes —
29 MF Étienne Capoue 33 0 3 0 0 0 36 0 6 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No —
30 DF Jorell Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 Yes —
31 DF Tommie Hoban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2011 Yes —
32 MF Alessandro Diamanti 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No dagger Loan terminate
33 MF Lloyd Dyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No Contract terminate
34 GK Giedrius Arlauskis 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No Out on loan
35 DF Josh Doherty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 Yes —
36 FW Alex Jakubiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 Yes —
37 DF Alfie Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2015 Yes —
38 DF Mahlondo Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2015 Yes —
39 FW Dennon Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 2015 Yes —
40 MF George Byers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 Yes —
— DF Gabriele Angella 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2013 No Out on loan
— DF Daniel Pudil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No Out on loan
— DF Juanfran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No Out on loan
— MF Abdoulaye Doucouré 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2016 No Out on loan
— MF Miguel Layún 2+1 1 0 0 1 0 3+1 1 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No Out on loan
— FW Adalberto Peñaranda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2016 No Out on loan
— FW Diego Fabbrini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2013 No Sold
— FW Fernando Forestieri 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2012 No Sold
— FW Matěj Vydra 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2015 No Out on loan
— FW Uche Ikpeazu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2013 No Out on loan
— FW Mathias Ranégie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 2014 No Out on loan
  1. ↑ For players who came through the club's youth system the date used refers to when they signed a professional contract, unless they appeared in a first-team match-day squad prior to that, in which case that date is used.
  2. ↑ A dagger is only displayed if the player was exclusively a loan player during the 2015–16 season. If they signed permanently over the course of the season then it is not displayed.
  3. ↑ All players who have been signed to the club since the opening day of the 2015–16 season are listed. Scholars with professional contracts are not listed unless they appear in a first-team matchday squad.

Non-playing staff

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Information correct as of 24 May 2016.[17]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee Ref
30 June 2015 Spain Juanfran Spain Real Betis £1,500,000 [18]
1 July 2015 Lithuania Giedrius Arlauskis Romania Steaua București Free transfer [19]
1 July 2015 Austria Sebastian Prödl Germany Werder Bremen Free transfer [20]
1 July 2015 Czech Republic Matěj Vydra Italy Udinese Undisclosed [21]
2 July 2015 Greece José Holebas Italy Roma £1,800,000 [22]
6 July 2015 France Étienne Capoue England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed (~ £5,700,000) [23][24]
11 July 2015 Switzerland Valon Behrami Germany Hamburg Undisclosed (~ £3,000,000) [25][26]
14 July 2015 Cameroon Allan Nyom Italy Udinese Undisclosed [27]
22 July 2015 Uruguay Miguel Britos Italy Napoli Free transfer [28]
22 July 2015 Spain José Manuel Jurado Russia Spartak Moscow Undisclosed [29]
23 July 2015 Netherlands Steven Berghuis Netherlands AZ £4,600,000 [30]
1 September 2015 Algeria Adlène Guedioura England Crystal Palace Undisclosed [31]
1 September 2015 Belgium Obbi Oularé Belgium Club Brugge Undisclosed [32]
18 January 2016 Morocco Nordin Amrabat Spain Málaga Undisclosed [33]
19 January 2016 Romania Costel Pantilimon England Sunderland Undisclosed [34]
30 January 2016 Spain Mario Suárez Italy Fiorentina Undisclosed (~ £4,000,000) [35]
1 February 2016 France Abdoulaye Doucouré France Rennes Undisclosed [36]
1 February 2016 Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda Italy Udinese Undisclosed [36]

Out

Date[lower-alpha 1] Player Transferred to[lower-alpha 2] Fee Ref
19 May 2015 Italy Marco Motta n/a Free transfer (Released) [37]
19 May 2015 England Luke O'Nien England Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer (Released) [37]
19 May 2015 Serbia Vujadin Savić Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Free transfer (Released) [37]
4 July 2015 England Jonathan Bond England Reading Undisclosed (~ £250,000) [38][39]
6 July 2015 Hungary Dániel Tőzsér England Queens Park Rangers Long-term loan cancelled [40]
16 July 2015 England Lewis McGugan England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed (~ £300,000) [41]
11 August 2015 Italy Cristian Battocchio France Stade Brestois 29 Undisclosed [42]
29 August 2015 Italy Fernando Forestieri England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed (~ £3,000,000) [43][44]
22 January 2016 Republic of Ireland Connor Smith England AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [45]
27 January 2016 Italy Diego Fabbrini England Birmingham City £1,500,000 [46]
  1. ↑ Where a player has been released, the date given is when their release was announced by Watford, not when their contract expired or when they joined their next club.
  2. ↑ Where a player has been released, the club they subsequently joined is listed, provided it is professional and occurred during the 2015-16 season.

Loans in

Date from Player Loaned from Date until Ref
14 August 2015 Netherlands Nathan Aké England Chelsea End of season [47]
17 August 2015 Italy Alessandro Diamanti China Guangzhou Evergrande 13 January 2016 [48]
1 September 2015 Colombia Víctor Ibarbo Italy Cagliari End of season [49]

Loans out

Date from Player Loaned to Date until Ref
13 July 2015 England Uche Ikpeazu England Port Vale 2 January 2016 [50]
16 July 2015 Spain Juanfran Spain Deportivo La Coruña End of season [51]
27 July 2015 Italy Diego Fabbrini England Middlesbrough 27 January 2016 [52]
5 August 2015 Republic of Ireland Sean Murray England Wigan Athletic 16 January 2016[lower-alpha 1] [54]
29 August 2015 Czech Republic Daniel Pudil England Sheffield Wednesday End of season [55]
1 September 2015 Italy Gabriele Angella England Queens Park Rangers End of season [56]
1 September 2015 Mexico Miguel Layún Portugal Porto End of season [57]
1 September 2015 Republic of Ireland Connor Smith England Stevenage 29 September 2015 [58]
1 September 2015 Czech Republic Matěj Vydra England Reading End of season [59]
21 January 2016 England Uche Ikpeazu England Blackpool End of season [60]
28 January 2016 Lithuania Giedrius Arlauskis Spain Espanyol End of season [61]
1 February 2016 France Abdoulaye Doucouré Spain Granada End of season [36]
1 February 2016 Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda Spain Granada End of season [36]
  1. ↑ On 1 September 2015, Murray's Wigan loan was extended until 16 January 2016.[53]

Reserves and academy

Watford's academy in 2015–16 consists of 17 scholars:

  • In the second year: Jacob Cook, Andrew Eleftheriou, Michael Folivi, Nathan Gartside, Max Makaka, Brandon Mason, Ogo Obi, Charlie Rowan and Connor Stevens.[62]
  • In the first year: Denílson Carvalho, Ashley Charles, Treon Johnson, Dion Pereira, Joshua Roe, Louis Rogers, Max Ryan, David Sesay and Andrew Thomas.

In September 2014 and February 2015 respectively, strikers Ogo Obi and Michael Folivi signed agreements for one-year professional contracts to start at the end of their scholarships.[63][64]

References

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