List of Watford F.C. players

Formed on 15 April 1898 as a result of the amalgamation of two strong local clubs, Watford St. Mary's and West Herts.

[5][6] Eddie Mummery's five-goal haul against Newport County on 5 January 1924 is the club record for goals scored by a player in a Football League match.

[5] Watford's most-used goalkeeper is Skilly Williams, who played for the club 341 times between 1913 and 1926.

[7] John Barnes and Kenny Jackett share the record for the most international caps won while playing for Watford.

[1] Seven people have played competitively for the club while managing them: John Goodall, Harry Kent, Fred Pagnam, Neil McBain, Bill Findlay, Ken Furphy, and most recently Mike Keen between 1973 and 1975.

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John Barnes made 31 appearances for England during his Watford career. [ 1 ]
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Maurice Cook (right) missed only four games between his debut and final appearance for Watford. [ 13 ]
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Troy Deeney (left) celebrates a goal with Nyron Nosworthy
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Danny Graham was the Football League Championship 's top scorer in the 2010–11 season. [ 14 ]
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Heiðar Helguson played for the club in two periods between 1999 and 2010.
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Andy Hessenthaler played for the team between 1991 and 1996.
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Goalkeeper David James started his career at Watford, and went on to play for England.
Scott Loach
Scott Loach playing in goal for Watford
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Malky Mackay played for Watford as a centre back, and later managed the team.
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Jack McNee played for West Hertfordshire, prior to their merger with Watford St. Mary's in 1898.
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Midfielder Gavin Mahon was voted Watford F.C. Player of the Season in 2003–04.
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Adrian Mariappa graduated from Watford's academy, and has captained the team. [ 15 ]
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Tommy Mooney made 287 Watford appearances between 1994 and 2001.
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Academy graduate Gifton Noel-Williams played for Watford between 1996 and 2003. [ 16 ]
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Hungary striker Tamás Priskin
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Tommy Smith won the Player of the Season award twice during his second spell at the club.
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Centre back Martin Taylor joined Watford in 2010.
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Skilly Williams was Watford's goalkeeper as they won the 1914–15 Southern League . [ 17 ]
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Ashley Young left Watford for a club record fee of £9.65 million in 2007. [ 18 ]