The 2017–18 season was the 120th season in the history of

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

and their third consecutive season in the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

. They also participated in the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Marco Silva Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva (; born 12 July 1977) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right-back, currently manager of club Fulham. He played for a variety of Portuguese clubs, finishing his career with a six-year spell at ...

replaced

Walter Mazzarri Walter Mazzarri (; born 1 October 1961) is an Italian former footballer and head coach, most recently in charge of Serie A club Cagliari. After a 14-year playing career with Italian clubs including Reggiana and Empoli, Mazzarri coached several ...

despite resigning as the manager at

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who were relegated last season, but after just 26 games in charge, he was sacked and was immediately replaced by

Javi Gracia Javier "Javi" Gracia Carlos (; born 1 May 1970) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He played 430 matches both major levels of Spanish football combined, in a 15-year professional career. Afte ...

Squad

First team squad

Transfers

Transfers in

Loans in

Transfers out

Loans out

Friendlies

Watford played the following pre-season friendlies.

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

On 14 June 2017, Watford's league season fixtures were announced.

FA Cup

Watford entered the competition in the third round and were handed a home tie against

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EFL Cup

Watford entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn at home to

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Cards

:''Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 18 December 2017.''

Clean sheets

:''Last updated on 18 December 2017.''

References

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Watford F.C. seasons