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Watford Football Club are an association football team from the county of Hertfordshire, England. Waford has played in the Championship since being relegated from the Premier League in 2006–07. The club finished the season in 13th position out of 24 Championship teams. The club went through four managers during the season.

Background, review and events

The 2008–09 season was their second consecutive one in the Football League Championship, following relegation from the Premier League in 2006–07.[1]

They reached the fifth round of both the League Cup and FA Cup, where they were eliminated by Premier League sides Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea respectively. Both teams went on to reach the finals of the corresponding competitions, with Chelsea going on to win the 2009 FA Cup Final.[2]

Off the pitch, there were a series of personnel changes through the course of the season. Chairman Graham Simpson and chief executive Mark Ashton resigned, and were replaced by Jimmy Russo and Julian Winter respectively. Following a decline in form throughout 2008, manager Aidy Boothroyd left the club by mutual consent, and was replaced by Brendan Rodgers. In turn, Rodgers controversially left the club a few weeks after the last game of the season, having previously suggested that rumours linking him to Reading were "questioning his integrity".[3] His replacement was first team coach and former player Malky Mackay.[4]

The season is perhaps best remembered for the "ghost goal" incident, which occurred in a league match against Reading on 20 September 2008. Following a corner from Reading player Stephen Hunt, John Eustace kicked the ball across the line, level with the six-yard box. Initially, linesman Nigel Bannister seemed to signal for a goal kick, and players from both sides ran away from the penalty area, waiting for goalkeeper Scott Loach to take it. However, Bannister walked over to referee Stuart Attwell, and after a brief discussion, Attwell awarded Reading a goal. The match eventually finished 2–2. The match also marked Loach's debut; the "ghost goal" was the first goal he conceded in his Watford career.[MR 1][5]

Match results

League Championship

League results

Championship match details
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
9 August 2008 Crystal Palace Away 0–0 15,614
16 August 2008 Charlton Athletic Home 1–0 Smith 14,413
23 August 2008 Nottingham Forest Away 2–3 Smith (2) 20,005
30 August 2008 Ipswich Town Home 2–1 Eustace, O'Toole 16,345
13 September 2008 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0–2 17,066
16 September 2008 Plymouth Argyle Home 1–2
20 September 2008 Reading Home 2–2 Smith 57', O'Toole 64' 14,761 [MR 1]
27 September 2008 Sheffield United Away 1–2
30 September 2008 Burnley Away 2–3
4 October 2008 Preston North End Home 2–1 Harley 12', Smith 21' 14,087 [MR 2]
18 October 2008 Southampton Away 3–0
21 October 2008 Cardiff City Home 2–2
25 October 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 2–3 Rasiak 21', O'Toole 47' 16,386 [MR 3]
28 October 2008 Preston North End Away 0–2 11,234 [MR 4]
1 November 2008 Blackpool Home 3–4 Hoskins 4', Rasiak 36', Smith 68' pen. 13,517 [MR 5]
9 November 2008 Swansea City Away 1–3
15 November 2008 Barnsley Away 1–2
22 November 2008 Queens Park Rangers Home 3–0 Smith 26' pen., Ward 34', Williamson 45' 16,201 [MR 6]
25 November 2008 Bristol City Away 1–1 Smith 72' 15,551 [MR 7]
29 November 2008 Doncaster Rovers Home 1–1 Smith 31' 14,008 [MR 8]
6 December 2008 Birmingham City Away 2–3 Priskin 7', Jenkins 89' 18,174 [MR 9]
10 December 2008 Norwich City Home 2–1 Priskin 16', Smith 64' 13,268 [MR 10]
13 December 2008 Coventry City Home 2–1 Smith 62' pen., O'Toole 72' 14,075 [MR 11]
20 December 2008 Derby County Away 0–1
26 December 2008 Bristol City Home 2–4 Rasiak 49', Elliott 65 o.g. 15,527 [MR 12]
28 December 2008 Queens Park Rangers Away 0–0
9 January 2009 Reading Away 0–4
17 January 2009 Sheffield United Home 0–2
27 January 2009 Burnley Home 3–0
31 January 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1–3
17 February 2009 Swansea City Home 2–0
21 February 2009 Blackpool Away 2–0 M. Williamson 54, Priskin 85 7,451 [MR 13]
28 February 2009 Crystal Palace Home 2–0
3 March 2009 Plymouth Argyle Away 1–2
7 March 2009 Charlton Athletic Away 3–2
10 March 2009 Nottingham Forest Home 2–1
14 March 2009 Sheffield Wednesday Home 2–2
18 March 2009 Cardiff City Away 1–2
21 March 2009 Ipswich Town Away 0–0
4 April 2009 Doncaster Rovers Away 2–1 Hird 13' o.g., Cowie 18' 12,126 [MR 14]
7 April 2009 Southampton Home 2–2
11 April 2009 Barnsley Home 1–1
13 April 2009 Norwich City Away 0–2
18 April 2009 Birmingham City Home 0–1 16,180 [MR 15]
25 April 2009 Coventry City Away 3–2 Smith 58', Rasiak 61', Priskin 74' 17,195 [MR 16]
3 May 2009 Derby County Home 3–1 McAnuff 14', Rasiak 28', 41' 16,131 [MR 17]

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
46 16 10 20 68 72  −4 58 11 6 6 42 32  +10 5 4 14 26 40  −14

Last updated: 17 March 2013.
Source: Fussballdaten.de

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 44 −2 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 13 17 51 58 −7 61
13 Watford 46 16 10 20 68 72 −4 58
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 17 7 22 42 53 −11 58
15 Crystal Palace 46 15 12 19 52 55 −3 56[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Crystal Palace were give a one-point deduction for using an ineligible player during a match against Sheffield United on 3 May 2009.[6]

FA Cup

FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A 		Watford
scorers 		Opposition
scorers 		Attendance Ref.
Third round 3 January 2009 Scunthorpe United Home 1–0 Rasiak 67' — 8,690 [MR 18]
Fourth round 24 January 2009 Crystal Palace Home 4–3 DeMerit 17', Cork 27', Hoskins 67', Rasiak 70' Hill 48', Ifill 83', 90' 10,006 [MR 19]
Fifth round 14 February 2009 Chelsea Home 1–3 Priskin 69' Anelka 75', 77', 90' 16,851 [MR 20]

League Cup

League Cup match details
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A 		Watford
scorers 		Opposition
scorers 		Attendance Ref.
First round 12 August 2008 Bristol Rovers Home 1–0 Hoskins 88' — 5,574 [MR 21]
Second round 28 August 2008 Darlington Home 2–1 (a.e.t.) Francis 37', O'Toole 116' Blundell 90' 5,236 [MR 22]
Third round 23 September 2008 West Ham United Home 1–0 Mullins 70' o.g. — 12,914 [MR 23]
Fourth round 11 November 2008 Swansea City Away 1–0 Williamson 21' — 9,549 [MR 24]
Fifth round 3 December 2008 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1–2 Priskin 13' Pavlyuchenko 45' pen., Bent 76' 16,501 [MR 25]

Player information

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Estonia EST Mart Poom
2 DF England ENG Gavin Hoyte (on loan from Arsenal)
3 DF England ENG Mat Sadler
4 MF England ENG Jack Cork (on loan from Chelsea)
6 DF United States USA Jay DeMerit
7 MF Scotland SCO Don Cowie
8 MF England ENG John Eustace
9 FW Hungary HUN Tamás Priskin
10 FW Poland POL Grzegorz Rasiak (on loan from Southampton)
11 MF Jamaica JAM Jobi McAnuff
12 DF England ENG Lloyd Doyley
13 GK England ENG Scott Loach
14 MF Jamaica JAM Lee Williamson
15 DF England ENG Jon Harley
16 GK England ENG Richard Lee
17 GK England ENG Stuart Searle
18 FW England ENG Theo Robinson
19 FW England ENG Steve Kabba
20 MF Sierra Leone SLE Al Bangura
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW England ENG Tommy Smith
22 FW England ENG Will Hoskins
23 DF England ENG Adrian Mariappa
24 DF England ENG Mike Williamson
25 MF Scotland SCO Gareth Williams
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John-Joe O'Toole
27 MF England ENG Billy Gibson
28 MF Latvia LVA Aleksandrs Cauņa (on loan from Skonto)
30 GK Wales WAL Jonathan North
31 DF England ENG Jordan Parkes
32 MF England ENG Lewis Young
33 FW England ENG Liam Henderson
35 MF England ENG Ross Jenkins
36 DF England ENG Eddie Oshodi
37 FW England ENG Marvin Sordell
38 DF England ENG Rob Kiernan
39 DF England ENG Danny Rose (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
40 DF Estonia EST Andrei Stepanov
41 DF Northern Ireland NIR Lee Hodson

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Nigeria NGA Sam Sodje (on loan from Reading)
5 DF England ENG Leigh Bromby (on loan to Sheffield United)
7 MF Jamaica JAM Damien Francis (retired)
7 MF England ENG Liam Bridcutt (on loan from Chelsea)
19 FW England ENG Lionel Ainsworth (to Huddersfield Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF England ENG Darren Ward (on loan from Wolves)
28 FW England ENG Moses Ashikodi (to Shrewsbury Town)
29 DF France FRA Cédric Avinel (on loan to Gueugnon)
30 GK England ENG Mark Tyler (on loan from Peterborough United)
34 DF England ENG Dale Bennett (on loan to Kettering Town)

Transfers

In

Date Nationality Position Name Club From Fee Reference
18 July 2008  ENG DF Jon Harley Burnley Free [8]
26 January 2009  ENG DF Mike Williamson Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed [9]
2 February 2009  SCO MF Don Cowie Inverness CT Nominal [10]

Out

Date Nationality Position Name Club To Fee Reference
30 May 2008  ENG MF Jordan Stewart Derby County Free [11]
8 July 2008  FRA MF Toumani Diagouraga Hereford United Undiclosed [12]
22 July 2008  ENG FW Darius Henderson Sheffield United £2,000,000 [13]
6 August 2008  NGA DF Danny Shittu Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed [14]
23 January 2009  ENG FW Lionel Ainsworth Huddersfield Town Undisclosed [15]
27 February 2009  ENG FW Moses Ashikodi Shrewsbury Town Free [16][17]

Loan In

Date Nationality Position Name Club From Length Reference
15 August 2008  POL FW Grzegorz Rasiak Southampton Full-Season [18]
27 November 2008  ENG MF Liam Bridcutt Chelsea One Month [19]
31 December 2008  ENG DF Gavin Hoyte Arsenal Until end of season [20]
2 January 2009  ENG MF Jack Cork Chelsea Until end of season [21]
2 February 2009  LAT MF Aleksandrs Cauņa Skonto FC Until end of season [10]
24 March 2009  ENG DF Danny Rose Tottenham Hotspur Until end of season [22]

Loan Out

Date Nationality Position Name Club To Length Reference
30 May 2008  ENG FW Nathan Ellington Derby County Full-Season [11]
5 August 2008  ENG FW Moses Ashikodi Hereford United Until January [23]
21 November 2008  ENG FW Lionel Ainsworth Hereford United One Month [24]
12 January 2009  ENG DF Leigh Bromby Sheffield United Until end of season [25]
23 January 2009  FRA DF Cédric Avinel FC Gueugnon Until end of season [26]

Squad, appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Estonia EST Mart Poom 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
14 GK England ENG Scott Loach 38 0 31 0 3 0 4 0
16 GK England ENG Richard Lee 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Gavin Hoyte 10 0 7 0 3 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Mat Sadler 16 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF United States USA Jay DeMerit 38 1 32 0 3 1 3 0
12 DF England ENG Lloyd Doyley 43 0 37 0 2 0 4 0
15 DF England ENG Jon Harley 43 1 37 1 2 0 4 0
23 DF England ENG Adrian Mariappa 47 1 39 1 3 0 5 0
24 DF England ENG Mike Williamson 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Jack Cork 21 1 19 0 2 1 0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Don Cowie 11 3 10 3 1 0 0 0
11 MF Jamaica JAM Jobi McAnuff 45 3 40 3 3 0 2 0
14 MF Jamaica JAM Lee Williamson 38 3 34 2 1 0 3 1
Forwards
9 FW Hungary HUN Tamas Priskin 41 14 36 12 2 1 3 1
21 FW England ENG Tommy Smith 49 17 44 17 2 0 3 0

References

Match reports

  1. ^ a b "Watford 2–2 Reading". BBC Sport. 20 September 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Watford 2–1 Preston". BBC Sport. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Watford 2–3 Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Preston 2–0 Watford". BBC Sport. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Watford 3–4 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Watford 3–0 QPR". BBC Sport. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Bristol City 1–1 Watford". BBC Sport. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Watford 1–1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Birmingham 3–2 Watford". BBC Sport. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Watford 2–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Watford 2–1 Coventry". BBC Sport. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Watford 2–4 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Blackpool 0–2 Watford". BBC Sport. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Doncaster 1–2 Watford". BBC Sport. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Watford 0–1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Coventry 2–3 Watford". BBC Sport. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  17. ^ "Watford 3–1 Derby". BBC Sport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  18. ^ "Watford 1–0 Scunthorpe". BBC. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  19. ^ "Watford 4–3 Crystal Palace". BBC. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  20. ^ "Watford 1–3 Chelsea". BBC. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  21. ^ "Watford 1–0 Bristol Rovers". BBC. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  22. ^ "Watford 2–1 Darlington (aet)". BBC. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  23. ^ "Watford 1–0 West Ham". BBC. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
  24. ^ "Swansea 0–1 Watford". BBC. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  25. ^ "Watford 1–2 Tottenham". BBC. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

Other references

  1. ^ Chris Bevan (21 April 2007). "Watford 1–1 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  2. ^ Chris Bevan (30 May 2009). "Chelsea 2–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  3. ^ Frank Smith (22 May 2009). "'No contact at all' from Reading for Rodgers". Newsquest.
  4. ^ "Mackay appointed Watford manager". BBC Sport. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  5. ^ Richard Evans (30 June 2010). "England's future stars – ones to watch for the 2014 World Cup squad". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Crystal Palace have one point deduction for fielding ineligible Rui Fonte". The Guardian. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  7. ^ "FootballSquads – Watford – 2008/09".
  8. ^ "Defender Harley signs for Watford". BBC Sport. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Watford sign defender Williamson". BBC Sport. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Watford swoop for double signing". BBC Sport. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Rams sign Ellington and Stewart". BBC Sport. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Bulls sign midfielder Diagouraga". 8 July 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Henderson makes switch to Blades". BBC Sport. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  14. ^ Staff (6 August 2008). "Bolton sign defender Shittu". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Huddersfield make double signing". BBC Sport. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Watford terminate Ashikodi deal". BBC Sport. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Shrewsbury sign striker Ashikodi". BBC Sport. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Rasiak joins Watford". Eurosport. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Watford land Chelsea's Bridcutt". BBC Sport. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Watford swoop for defender Hoyte". BBC Sport. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Chelsea's Cork loaned to Watford". BBC Sport. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Watford sign Rose from Tottenham". BBC Sport. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Hereford snap up Ashikodi on loan". BBC Sport. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  24. ^ Carley, Steve (20 November 2008). "Ainsworth returns to boost Bulls". Worcester News. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  25. ^ Smith, Frank (13 January 2009). "Bromby: 'I didn't want to leave Sheffield United in the first place'". Watford Observer. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  26. ^ Smith, Frank (23 January 2009). "Have Watford fans seen the last of Avinel". Watford Observer. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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