The 2018–19 season was
Watford's 120th year in their history and fourth consecutive season in the
Premier League; their 11th-placed finish in the league was their highest to date in the Premier League era. They also participated in the
EFL Cup
The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
and
FA Cup, reaching the final of the latter before losing to Man City.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Friendlies
Watford confirmed pre-season friendlies with
1. FC Köln
1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ballspi ...
,
Fortuna Düsseldorf,
Stevenage
Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...
,
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
and
Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa.
The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...
.
Competitions
Premier League
League table
Results by matchday
Matches
On 14 June 2018, the
Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on
BBC by
Ruud Gullit and
Paul Ince from
Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge may refer to:
* Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, a village in England
** Battle of Stamford Bridge, 25 September 1066
* Stamford Bridge (bridge), a bridge in the village of Stamford Bridge
* Stamford Bridge (stadium), in L ...
on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on
BBC by
Robbie Keane
Robert David Keane (born 8 July 1980) is an Irish professional Association football, football coach and former Football player, player who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Keane served as Captain (association football ...
and
Carl Ikeme from
Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on
BBC,
Alex Scott and
Ian Wright conducted the draw. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 18 February by
Darren Fletcher &
Wayne Bridge.
EFL Cup
The second round draw was made from the
Stadium of Light
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Sunderland A.F.C. With space for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light is the ninth largest football stadium in England. ...
on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by
David Seaman and
Joleon Lescott
Joleon Patrick Lescott (born 16 August 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He currently works as a coach with the England U21s.
Lescott is a graduate of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy. H ...
.
Appearances and goals
, -
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Goalkeepers
, -
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Defenders
, -
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Midfielders
, -
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Forwards
, -
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Players transferred out during the season
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 Watford F.C. season
Watford
Watford F.C. seasons