Watford F.C.
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| Full name | Watford Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hornets, The Golden Boys, Yellow Army, The 'Orns | |||
| Foondit | 1881 | |||
| Ground | Vicarage Road | |||
| Capacity | 21,577[1] | |||
| Awner | Gino Pozzo[2] | |||
| Chairman | Scott Duxbury[3] | |||
| Head coach | Javi Gracia[4] | |||
| League | EFL Championship | |||
| 2024-25 | EFL Championship, 14t o 24 | |||
| Wabsteid | Club wabsteid | |||
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Watford Football Club is an Inglis professional association fitbaw club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. Thay pley in the Championship. The club wis foondit in 1881, an pleyed at seevral groonds afore flittin intae a permanent location at Vicarage Road in 1922, whare thay remain tae this day. Sin 1997, Watford hae shared the stadium wi Saracens Rugby Club.
The club is best kent for twa spells unner the management o umwhile Ingland manager Graham Taylor. The first lastit frae 1977 til 1987, whan the club rose tae the auld First Division frae the Fowert Division. Ance in the heichest division o Inglis fitbaw, Watford finished seicont in the league in 1983, reached the FA Cup final in 1984, an competit in the UEFA Cup in the 1983-84 season. The seicont period spanned frae 1997 tae 2001, whan Taylor teuk the club frae the recried Seicont Division tae the Premier League in successive seasons. Taylor is currently a non-executive director o the club, an honorary life preses alangside Sir Elton John, wha awned the club durin baith o these eras an haes continued a lang association wi the club. Watford compete in the EFL Championship, follaein relegation frae the Premier League in 2022.
Honours
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| Honour | Year(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Fitbaa League First Division | Runners-up | 1982–83 |
| Fitbaa League Seicont Division | Runners-up | 1981–82 |
| Play-off winners | 1998–99, 2005–06 | |
| Fitbaa League Third Division | Champions | 1968–69, 1997–98 |
| Runners-up | 1978–79 | |
| Fitbaa League Fowert Division | Champions | 1977–78 |
| Soothren Fitbaa League | Champions | 1914–15 |
| Runners-up | 1919–20 | |
| FA Cup | Runners-up | 1983–84, 2018-19 |
| Semi-finalists | 1969–70, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2006–07 | |
| League Cup | Semi-finalists | 1978–79, 2004–05 |
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Stadium Update: North-East Corner Transformation To Begin". Watford F.C. 9 Juin 2015. Archived frae the original on 9 Juin 2015. Retrieved 10 Juin 2015.
- ↑ "Udinese's Pozzo family complete Watford takeover". BBC Sport. 29 Juin 2012. Retrieved 14 Julie 2012.
- ↑ "Club Statement". watfordfc.com (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ↑ "Watford sack Pezzolano and reappoint Gracia". BBC Sport (in Inglis). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
