2016–17 Watford F.C. season

Watford
2016–17 season
Owner Gino Pozzo
Chairman Raffaele Riva
Manager Walter Mazzarri
Stadium Vicarage Road
Premier League 17th
FA Cup Fourth round
(knocked out by Millwall)
EFL Cup Second round
(knocked out by Gillingham)
Highest home attendance 21,118 v Manchester United
(18 September 2016)
Average home league attendance 20,571
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 season was Watford's 136th year in existence and second consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] Watford also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Walter Mazzarri took over as manager following the departure of Quique Flores.[2]

Pre-season

In May 2016, Watford began to announce the pre-season friendlies.[3][4]

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 11 7 20 40 68 −28 028.95
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
EFL Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 41 12 7 22 43 71 −28 029.27

Last updated: 22 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Swansea City 38 12 5 21 45 70 −25 41
16 Burnley 38 11 7 20 39 55 −16 40
17 Watford 38 11 7 20 40 68 −28 40
18 Hull City (R) 38 9 7 22 37 80 −43 34 Relegation to the EFL Championship
19 Middlesbrough (R) 38 5 13 20 27 53 −26 28
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).[5][6]
(R) Relegated.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 7 20 39 67  −28 40 8 4 7 25 28  −3 3 3 13 14 39  −25

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAAH
ResultDLLWWLDWDWLWLLWLLDLLDDWWLDLLWWLWLLLLLL
Position5131810911111097888107111210131414141310121213141291010101315161617

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Staff

Squad information and statistics

Statistics correct as of 23 April 2017.[7][lower-alpha 1]

2015–16 Watford player details
No. Pos Name P G P G P G P G Age Joined club Yth Notes
Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
1GKHeurelho Gomes 3300+100033+1010372014No—
2DFAllan Nyom 0000101000302015No—
3DFMiguel Britos 261200028172332015No—
4DFYounès Kaboul 222200024220322016No—
5DFSebastian Prödl 28+110+100028+2190312015No—
6DFAdrian Mariappa 2+1010003+1000322016Yes—
7MFNordin Amrabat 21+30000021+3030312016No—
8MFTom Cleverley 12+10000012+1030292017No—
9FWTroy Deeney 29+3101+101031+41060302010No—
10FWIsaac Success 2+16100002+16110222016Yes—
11MFValon Behrami 23+10000023+1060332015No—
12MFKenedy 0+1000000+1000222016No—
13GKRene Gilmartin 0000000000312014No—
14DFJuan Carlos Paredes 0000101000312014No—
15DFCraig Cathcart 13+20100014+2030292014No—
16MFAbdoulaye Doucouré 9+61201012+6140252016No—
17MFAdlène Guedioura 9+30101011+3020322015No—
18DFJuan Camilo Zúñiga 6+131000+106+14110322016Nodagger
19FWJerome Sinclair 1+4021003+4100222016Yes—
20FWMatěj Vydra 0+1000101+1000262015No—
20FWMauro Zárate 3000003000312017No—
21MFIkechi Anya 0+1000101+1000302012No—
21FWM'Baye Niang 112000011220232017No—
22MFDaryl Janmaat 13+910+100013+10110292016No—
23MFBen Watson 0+4010102+4001332015No—
24FWOdion Ighalo 14+41100+1115+5210292014No—
25DFJosé Holebas 3020000302120342015No—
26DFBrice Dja Djédjé 001+10001+1000272016No—
27DFChristian Kabasele 5+8211107+8310272016Yes—
29MFÉtienne Capoue 326100+1033+1640302015No—
30GKCostel Pantilimon 0+2020103+2000312016No—
31DFTommie Hoban 0000101000242011Yes—
32DFBrandon Mason 0+1020002+1010212016Yes—
33FWStefano Okaka 7+7310008+7340292016No—
34GKGiedrius Arlauskis 0000000000302015No—
35MFCarl Stewart 000+10000+1000212016Yes—
37MFRoberto Pereyra 12+12000012+1221272016No—
39FWMichael Folivi 0+1000000+1000202016Yes—
42DFAndrew Eleftheriou 0+1000000000202016Yes—
—DFOla Adeyemo 0000000000232016No—
—GKCharlie Bannister 0000000000212016No—
—GKNathan Gartside 0000000000202016Yes—
—FWAlex Jakubiak 0000000000222014Yes—
—FWOgo Obi 0000000000202016Yes—
—MFRhyle Ovenden 0000000000202016Yes—
—DFCharlie Rowan 0000000000202016Yes—
—DFConnor Stevens 0000000000202016Yes—
  1. ↑ From the start of pre-season to the end of the summer transfer window all players currently contracted to the club are listed. From the close of the summer transfer window all players who have been signed to the club since the close of the summer transfer window are listed. The following exceptions are made: a) if a player has appeared in a matchday squad prior to the end of the 2016 summer transfer window they will remain listed for the duration of the season b) players loaned out prior to the start of the season will not be listed until their return, with season-long loans omitted entirely - for players out on loan see the transfers section. Scholars with professional contracts are not listed unless they appear in a first-team matchday squad.
  2. ↑ For players who came through the club's youth system the date used refers to the year their professional contract begun, unless they appeared in a first-team match-day squad prior to that, in which case that date is used.
  3. ↑ A dagger is only displayed if the player was exclusively a loan player during the 2016–17 season. If they signed permanently over the course of the season then it is not displayed.

Non-playing staff

  • Head-coach: Walter Mazzarri
  • Assistant coach: Nicolo Frustalupi
  • Assistant coach: Claudio Nitti
  • Assistant coach: Luca Vigiani
  • Goalkeeping coach: Paolo De Toffol
  • Goalkeeping coach: Alec Chamberlain
  • Fitness coach: Giuseppe Pondrelli
  • Technical director: Luke Dowling[8]
  • Chief scout: Filippo Giraldi
  • Scout: Roberto Miggiano
  • Analyst: Fabio Corradini
  • Under-21 coach: Harry Kewell[9]
  • Under-21 assistant manager: Hayden Mullins[10]
  • Academy manager: Chris McGuane[11]
  • Lead professional development coach: David Horseman[12]
  • Academy head of coaching: Barry Quin[11]
  • Head of medical: Richard Collinge
  • Head of sports science: Gianni Brignardello
  • Sport scientist: Ben Dixon
  • Head of Prevention and Osteopath: Daniel Reguera
  • First-team Sports Rehabilitation: Mike Spanou
  • First-team Sports Rehabilitation: Moto Watanabe
  • Kit manager: Will Jones

Information correct as of 11 July 2016.[13]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2016Belgium Christian KabaseleBelgium Genk£6,000,000[14][15]
1 July 2016England Jerome SinclairEngland Liverpool£4,000,000[16]
1 July 2016Nigeria Isaac SuccessSpain Granada£12,500,000[17][15]
21 July 2016Ivory Coast Brice Dja DjédjéFrance Marseille£4,000,000[18][19]
8 August 2016England Charlie BannisterEngland Aston VillaFree[20][21]
19 August 2016France Younès KaboulEngland Sunderland£4,000,000[22][23]
19 August 2016Argentina Roberto PereyraItaly Juventus£13,000,000[24][25]
24 August 2016Netherlands Daryl JanmaatEngland Newcastle United£7,000,000[26][27]
29 August 2016Italy Stefano OkakaBelgium AnderlechtUndisclosed[28]
30 August 2016Jamaica Adrian MariappaEngland Crystal PalaceFree transfer[29]
25 January 2017Argentina Mauro ZárateItaly FiorentinaUndisclosed[30]

Out

Date[lower-alpha 1] Player Transferred to[lower-alpha 2] Fee Ref
28 May 2016Mexico Miguel LayúnPortugal Porto£6,000,000[31]
3 June 2016Sweden Joel EkstrandEngland Bristol CityFree transfer (Released)[32][33]
3 June 2016Scotland George ByersWales Swansea CityFree transfer (Released)[32][34]
3 June 2016Northern Ireland Josh DohertyEngland Leyton OrientFree transfer (Released)[32][35]
3 June 2016England Uche IkpeazuEngland Cambridge UnitedFree transfer (Released)[32][36]
3 June 2016England Jorell JohnsonEngland Hemel Hempstead TownFree transfer (Released)[32]
3 June 2016England Mahlondo MartinEngland Kings LangleyFree transfer (Released)[32]
3 June 2016England Bernard MensahEngland Aldershot TownFree transfer (Released)[32][37]
3 June 2016England Luke SimpsonEngland York CityFree transfer (Released)[32][38]
3 June 2016England Alfie YoungEngland HendonFree transfer (Released)[32][39]
1 July 2016Italy Gabriele AngellaItaly UdineseUndisclosed[40]
4 July 2016Spain José Manuel JuradoSpain Espanyol£1,500,000[41][42]
12 July 2016Spain JuanfranSpain Deportivo La CoruñaFree transfer[43]
28 July 2016Switzerland Almen AbdiEngland Sheffield Wednesday£3,500,000[44]
28 July 2016Czech Republic Daniel PudilEngland Sheffield Wednesday£1,500,000[44]
10 August 2016Algeria Essaïd BelkalemFrance OrléansFree transfer (Released)[45][46]
27 August 2016Czech Republic Matěj VydraEngland Derby County£12,500,000[47]
31 August 2016Scotland Ikechi AnyaEngland Derby County£4,000,000[48][49]
31 August 2016Republic of Ireland Sean MurrayEngland Swindon TownFree transfer[50]
31 August 2016Cameroon Allan NyomEngland West Bromwich Albion£4,000,000[51][52]
31 January 2017Algeria Adlène GuediouraEngland Middlesbrough£3,500,000[53]
31 January 2017Nigeria Odion IghaloChina Changchun Yatai£20,000,000[54]
  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. The group of players released on 3 June 2016 had contracts that expired on 30 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Where a player has been released, the club they subsequently joined is listed, provided it occurred during the 2016-17 season.

    Loans in

    Date from Player Loaned from Date until Ref
    16 July 2016Colombia Juan Camilo ZúñigaItaly NapoliEnd of Season[55]
    30 August 2016Brazil KenedyEngland Chelsea13 December 2016[56][57]
    31 August 2016Israel Haviv OhayonIsrael Maccabi Tel AvivEnd of Season[58]
    12 January 2017England Tom CleverleyEngland EvertonEnd of Season[59]
    26 January 2017France M'Baye NiangItaly AC MilanEnd of Season[60]

    Loans out

    Mathias Ranegie started the season on loan at Djurgårdens IF for the duration of the 2016 Allsvenskan season, having joined in February 2016.[61]

    Date from Player Loaned to Date until Ref
    11 July 2016Venezuela Adalberto PeñarandaItaly Udinese5 January 2017 [lower-alpha 1][63]
    27 July 2016Belgium Obbi OularéBelgium Zulte WaregemEnd of season[64]
    27 July 2016England Dennon LewisEngland WokingEnd of season[65]
    1 August 2016Netherlands Steven BerghuisNetherlands FeyenoordEnd of season[66]
    16 August 2016Spain Mario SuárezSpain ValenciaEnd of season[67]
    26 August 2016Republic of Ireland Tommie HobanEngland Blackburn RoversEnd of season[68]
    31 August 2016Scotland Alex JakubiakEngland Fleetwood TownEnd of season[69]
    5 January 2017Venezuela Adalberto PeñarandaSpain MálagaEnd of season[62]
    26 January 2017Belgium Obbi OularéNetherlands Willem IIEnd of season[70]
    30 January 2017Scotland Alex JakubiakEngland Wycombe WanderersEnd of season[71]
    31 January 2017England Michael FoliviEngland Coventry CityEnd of season[72]
    31 January 2017Ecuador Juan Carlos ParedesGreece OlympiacosEnd of season[73]
    31 January 2017England Jerome SinclairEngland Birmingham CityEnd of season[74]
    1. ↑ On 5 January 2017, Adalberto Peñaranda was recalled from his loan at Udinese to join Malaga on loan.[62]

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