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126th season in existence of Watford FC
Watford 2024–25 football season
The 2024–25 season is the 126th season in the history of Watford and their third consecutive season in the Championship . The club are participating in the Championship , the FA Cup , and the EFL Cup .
Current squad [ edit ]
As of 4 May 2024 [3]
No.
Name
Position
Nationality
Date of birth (Age)
Signed from
Since
Fee
Ends
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Daniel Bachmann
GK
9 July 1994 (age 29)
Stoke City
2017
Free Transfer
2028
116
0
Defenders
2
Jeremy Ngakia
RB
7 September 2000 (age 23)
West Ham United
2020
Free Transfer
2027
74
0
3
Francisco Sierralta
CB
6 May 1997 (age 27)
Udinese
2020
Undisclosed
2027
88
2
4
Wesley Hoedt
CB
6 March 1994 (age 30)
Anderlecht
2023
£2,000,000
2025
63
4
5
Ryan Porteous
CB
25 March 1999 (age 25)
Hibernian
2023
£500,000
2027
57
5
13
João Ferreira
RB
22 March 2001 (age 23)
Benfica
2023
£2,500,000
2027
5
1
15
Mattie Pollock
CB
28 September 2001 (age 22)
Grimsby Town
2021
£300,000
2026
24
0
42
James Morris
LB
23 November 2001 (age 22)
Southampton
2021
Free Transfer
2026
31
0
45
Ryan Andrews
RB
26 August 2004 (age 19)
Academy
2012
—
2028
51
3
Midfielders
10
Imran Louza
CM
1 May 1999 (age 25)
Nantes
2021
£10,000,000
2028
60
6
11
Ismaël Koné
CM
16 June 2002 (age 21)
Montréal
2023
£8,000,000
2027
63
4
16
Giorgi Chakvetadze
AM
29 August 1999 (age 24)
Gent
2024
Undisclosed
2027
37
1
18
Yáser Asprilla
AM
19 November 2003 (age 20)
Envigado
2022
£3,000,000
2026
86
7
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru
CM
17 September 1999 (age 24)
Manchester City
2019
Free Transfer
2025
49
4
39
Edo Kayembe
CM
3 June 1998 (age 26)
KAS Eupen
2022
£4,700,000
2026
71
5
Forwards
7
Tom Ince
RW
30 January 1992 (age 32)
Reading
2023
£500,000
2025
29
2
9
Mileta Rajović
ST
17 July 1999 (age 24)
Kalmar FF
2023
£1,000,000
2028
43
11
12
Ken Sema
LW
30 September 1993 (age 30)
Östersunds
2018
Undisclosed
2025
159
12
17
Jorge Hurtado
ST
6 September 2003 (age 20)
Real Cartagena
2023
Undisclosed
2029
1
0
19
Vakoun Bayo
ST
10 January 1997 (age 27)
Sporting Charleroi
2022
£5,800,000
2027
67
11
28
Samuel Kalu
RW
26 August 1997 (age 26)
Bordeaux
2022
£3,000,000
2025
13
0
34
Kwadwo Baah
LW
27 January 2003 (age 21)
Rochdale
2021
Free Transfer
2026
0
0
47
Shaq Forde
ST
5 May 2004 (age 20)
Academy
2012
—
2024
1
0
59
Jack Grieves
CF
5 December 2004 (age 19)
Academy
2020[a]
—
2026
5
0
—
Mamadou Doumbia
ST
18 February 2006 (age 18)
Black Stars
2024
Undisclosed
2030
0
0
Transfers [ edit ]
^ Played in Watford Academy 2013-2019. Rejoined in 2020.
^ Transfer was announced on 19 February, but joined the club on 1 July.
Loaned in [ edit ]
Loaned out [ edit ]
Released / Out of Contract [ edit ]
Pre-season and friendlies [ edit ]
On 22 May, Watford announced their initial pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Reading (behind closed doors ), Boreham Wood , Stevenage , Gillingham , Wycombe Wanderers and Brentford .[8] . On 13 June, they added an away match against Scottish side Hibernian .[9]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Competitions [ edit ]
Championship [ edit ]
League table [ edit ]
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)
[11] Notes:
^ Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023-24 seasons and other EFL regulations, with a further two points suspended.[10]
Results summary [ edit ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Matches [ edit ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Cup [ edit ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Statistics [ edit ]
Appearances and goals [ edit ]
As of pre-season
List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions